O.K. Caitlin ;
Just pop the hood after shut down and disconnect the _negative_ battery cable clamp , then in the morning it'll have plenty to get you fired up .
This was a mandatory thing when I lived in New Hampshire in the 1960's & we had mostly crappy old worn out 6 volt vehicles , even the clock would run the battery down too far to start reliably in deepest winter .
Just remember : DO NOT allow any fool to spray ether (starting fluid) anywhere near your precious Mercedes as it WILL kill the engine ! .
Next time I remind you to have the valves adjusted & do the Diesel Purge & thin hot oil & filter change in August or September , I'm betting you'll listen .
At this point ,it's prolly $ well spent to have your local Indie M-B Garage do it , you can prolly hang around & drink coffee while they do it , takes a few hours in the cold though .
Keep the faith ! Spring *is* coming .
-Nate
Caitlin wrote:
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> It's 30deg here right now...that's NOT centigrade ;)
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> Been mostly having good solid starts...2 bad days in a row where the parasitic drain (still haven't found it) took too much out of the battery (sat too long due to icy roads, etc) and we needed a jump each time, so we invested in a trickle charger and haven't needed it yet.
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> My friends with the wagon are not having such good results...I'm trying to help them out by passing along the wisdom from here...
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> ...and dreaming of moving to Cali ;)
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> Caitlin
> Santa Fe
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