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2002 Mercedes Benz C240 Repair Question


Topics covered: Battery, Battery cable, Door.
Mileage: 170,000 miles.

Asked on February 1, 2012

Battery draining on mercedes c240 (year 2002) if the car is not used for 1-2 days

Checked for any external / internallamp,radio remaining ON, no problem found.

Disconnected the electric adjustment for both the front seats still battery drained.
Avatar Asked by Prabhat

Answer

Replied on February 1, 2012

Current draw test will show up a problem, hook an Amp meter between battery Pos and battery cable, key off doors closed, read amps if high, pull fuses on at a time to see which circuit is pulling current, there will be a normal draw around .1-.2 amps for system memory.

Tiny Answered by mhpautos (expert)
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