Hi All,
I’m a newbie poster looking for advice with a frustrating problem.
The battery keeps draining in my 2006 S500 4Matic and now I can’t start my car!!???!!
That’s two problems, but I can deal with the quiescent drain issue later.
After reading through the Encyclopedia (thank you, thank you, thank you!!!) I figure I also need an AGM type battery rather than the sealed liquid type I installed.
BUT meanwhile, back at the ranch … I have to figure out how to get my car started.
The battery had been drained totally flat so I took it out for recharging.
After reinstalling it the key wouldn’t turn in the ignition so I installed new button batteries in the key fob.
Then I was able to crank the engine over but it just wouldn’t catch.
The car has fuel, ran fine before the battery died and the 30 amp fuel pump fuse (#52) is good.
After being away for over a week the battery was flat again so I installed my spare battery.
Now I am unable to turn the ignition key and the wipers come on and don’t respond to controls.
I disconnected the battery to save the charge.
Has anyone experienced something like this?
Is there a reset procedure to start the engine after a totally dead battery?
PS - I often don’t use the car for a week or two so I just bought a solar trickle charger and regulator that I plan to use once I have my baby running again.:crying
I’m a newbie poster looking for advice with a frustrating problem.
The battery keeps draining in my 2006 S500 4Matic and now I can’t start my car!!???!!
That’s two problems, but I can deal with the quiescent drain issue later.
After reading through the Encyclopedia (thank you, thank you, thank you!!!) I figure I also need an AGM type battery rather than the sealed liquid type I installed.
BUT meanwhile, back at the ranch … I have to figure out how to get my car started.
The battery had been drained totally flat so I took it out for recharging.
After reinstalling it the key wouldn’t turn in the ignition so I installed new button batteries in the key fob.
Then I was able to crank the engine over but it just wouldn’t catch.
The car has fuel, ran fine before the battery died and the 30 amp fuel pump fuse (#52) is good.
After being away for over a week the battery was flat again so I installed my spare battery.
Now I am unable to turn the ignition key and the wipers come on and don’t respond to controls.
I disconnected the battery to save the charge.
Has anyone experienced something like this?
Is there a reset procedure to start the engine after a totally dead battery?
PS - I often don’t use the car for a week or two so I just bought a solar trickle charger and regulator that I plan to use once I have my baby running again.:crying
