Car won't start, battery dead. manual and battery locked in trunk. I know to use manual key to unlock but where is the hot point under the hood to hook up battery charger on a 2005 s430? Also, are there settings suhc as 6v or 12 v to put the charger on? I am no mechanic.
Re: Car won't start, battery dead. manual and battery...
Call someone in service dept at a mbz dealership. They can input your cars vin number and tell you if that car has battery connections under the hood. My 2000 s430 doesnt have any under the hood.
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You should have a trunk lock cylinder in the trunk lid. Look to the right side of the license l plate by the license plate light and you will see a black plastic cover. Remove the cover to expose the lock cylinder then use your key.
If you can't unlock the door with a key, you may be able to go under the car and connect a jumper cable to the starter wire like you would to the battery.
Owner's manual should show method of using key to open trunk in this situation. On some, you turn key as far as it will go, then manually operate latch and key will turn further and unlock trunk. No manual latch? Should be a way under hood to supply power from jumper cables.
The trunk latch is operated by a solenoid which it requires power to operate. since the batery is flat then it won't work. I'm not sure where the positive terminal is under the hood but you can connect the positive lead to the alternator wire terminal, and the negative lead can be connected any where on the engine.
Good luck......
I am hoping you don't have the doors locked.
Open the hood and there will be a HOT point (jump station) under the hood. It will usually be housed in red plastic. Jump start it there and all should be a go from there.
Good luck!
Look under your hood, you will find contact points for jump starting. If you have a battery charger, you can connect it to those jumper points, and that will give you enough juice to operate the trunk lock.
I have the same issue (battery is completely dead in my 1998 Mercedes C280 and I can't pop open the trunk). I looked under the hood and have no idea where the positive charging post would be - can anyone help me find it? Thanks
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