SprinterWisc
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Hello friends! Haven't posted in awhile - life has been too busy! The van has been doing well! UNTIL ... I let someone use it! I usually never let people drive my vehicles, but it happened, and when it was returned, guess who forgot to turn off the headlights! They were on for about 8 hours. Of course, the battery was totally dead!
I had someone come to jump it for me, but we weren't successful. We used the positive terminal connector in the engine bay. The other vehicle ran for about 10 minutes before I attempted a start, and not so much as a turnover. We let the other vehicle run for awhile, and I would eventually get cabin lights, but as soon as I tried to start, everything would go dead.
I've never had to jump start the Sprinter before, so I thought I'd check and see if someone can give me some tips. Is there anything I have to do other than connecting to terminal and ground? I read the user's manual about jump starting, and I did everything it told me to do. It mentioned the disconnect cable that's down by the accelerator pedal. It didn't say if I should unplug it or not, so I left it plugged in. Maybe it's that dead? Would a towing company have a stronger battery charger than another vehicle?
Thanks for the help friends!
-Michael
I had someone come to jump it for me, but we weren't successful. We used the positive terminal connector in the engine bay. The other vehicle ran for about 10 minutes before I attempted a start, and not so much as a turnover. We let the other vehicle run for awhile, and I would eventually get cabin lights, but as soon as I tried to start, everything would go dead.
I've never had to jump start the Sprinter before, so I thought I'd check and see if someone can give me some tips. Is there anything I have to do other than connecting to terminal and ground? I read the user's manual about jump starting, and I did everything it told me to do. It mentioned the disconnect cable that's down by the accelerator pedal. It didn't say if I should unplug it or not, so I left it plugged in. Maybe it's that dead? Would a towing company have a stronger battery charger than another vehicle?
Thanks for the help friends!
-Michael