Clutching at straws - NAC

[Kent McLean]

Robert Myers wrote:
> My son and I swapped cars for a week so he could use the larger 
> storage capacity of my wife's Scoobie-Doo.  Meanwhile I'm driving his 
> Mercedes SLK 320 - with a dead battery.  <Oh Joy!>
> So.  I need to know the type of battery his little runabout 
> requires.  
> Anyone have a clue offhand?

Googling, I found this:
"Yeph, dead battery - call 1-800-FOR-MERC, they will bring you new one to your 
house and install it. About 100$ if you out of warranty."

<http://www.benzworld.org/forums/r170-slk-class/1189129-wont-start.html>

There are other caveats, too, like having the radio code, and this one:
"but for Model Year 2001 and newer SLKs, you also have to calibrate the ESP 
steering angle sensor (I think the procedure is in the owner's manual)."

<http://www.benzworld.org/forums/r170-slk-class/1193591-battery-replacement-info-battery-etc.html>

And my guess is that maybe the year might make a difference, unless the model 
had a short life.

-- 
Kent McLean
1990 V8 w/5-speed and other mods
1991 200 TQA #3, with mods
1999 A4 Avant, V6 Tiptronic
gone: '91 200 TQA x2, '94 100 S Avant, '89 200 TQ "Bad Puppy"