From: wolverine01@charter.net
On 2/8/2025 1:53 PM, sticks wrote:
> I'm embarrassed I didn't just do this right away. Couldn't have been
> easier. Only positive thing about not doing it was I at least learned
> about the diesel particulate filter.
>
> The hardest part of the whole thing was getting the rubber stick on
> plugs into the grommets on the panel. Once you get them in, it does
> stick very good even to a cold window. Very overcast here today, but it
> immediately turned on when faced upright, and if you turn it down away
> from the light it goes off. So I know it is working.
>
> Two pictures. The outside view shows how small it is and easy to get on
> the window. The inside shows the little green light that goes on when
> it is charging. Stays green when charging and blinks when charging is
> full. It stops at 13.5 volts, and when battery gets down to 13 Volts it
> restarts.
>
> I anticipate taking this with when we go out because if we're set up for
> even a week somewhere that might be enough to draw down the battery so
> it wouldn't start. Eliminating that concern is a very good thing. This
> was a very affordable solution to the battery issue.
>
>
>
I got a notification tonight from the Mercedes App that the battery is
extremely low and they were shutting off some of the functions of the
app, or something like that. It was very overcast and probably didn't
get much charge today, but it is still crazy that in one week you can
get stranded. The app told me to take it out and drive it for over a
half hour. HA!
Tomorrow I'll put a volt meter on it and see if it went up at all and go
from there. I might also have to use a regular tender for the day to
try and get it back up. I think the one I have is 2 amps which is about
twice the power I think. Or, I might just start it if possible again.
Still can't take it out for a spin yet.
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