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| G-AMG G-Class DIY Host Date registered: May 2006 Location: South Texas Vehicle(s): '04 G55, '80 280GE, '99 S420, '98 E320, 2011 E350  | Photo DIY- Battery Service Yes, another overly pragmatic post on a bread & butter subject... but a item we can often "overlook". Since batteries are such a Mission Critical Item, I like to keep mine in tip-top shape, so I am not left stranded somewhere unpleasant. A good preventative program (ie. at each B-Service) should detect a bad cell prior to battery failure, and one of the ways to protect from a failure is keeping the fluid levels/acid balance in the normal range. Just a few notes, 1- You are working around ACID (Corrosive), and Hydrogen Gas (explosive) so use appropriate protection. 2- When performing a conductance test, it is important to do the test with the battery in a "relaxed" state. This means several hours after driving, OR if you have driven the car, you must turn on the Headlights for 30 seconds, turn them off, then wait a few minutes for the battery to "normalize". G (1.JPG) (2.JPG) (3.JPG) (4.JPG) (5.JPG) (6.JPG) (7.JPG) (8.JPG) (9.JPG) Attachments ----------------  1.JPG (69KB - 178 downloads) 2.JPG (128KB - 172 downloads) 3.JPG (89KB - 170 downloads) 4.JPG (76KB - 183 downloads) 5.JPG (68KB - 169 downloads) 6.JPG (69KB - 153 downloads) 7.JPG (77KB - 169 downloads) 8.JPG (97KB - 179 downloads) 9.JPG (73KB - 175 downloads) | |
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