I once had a flat battery at the airport due to an interior light left on. It took a long time for the service truck to put enough power back in for my '85 190D to start...
Curt Sent from Yahoo Mail on Android On Thu, Jan 24, 2019 at 10:27 AM, Jim Cathey<jim.cathey...@gmail.com> wrote: A serious no-start problem can be caused by something as stupid as flipping on the rear-seat dome light switch, and forgetting to turn it off. Depending on where/how you park, you might not notice this. Similarly, stuck-on glove box or trunk lamps can be difficult to notice, but are _easy_ to detect by hand: Just open the relevant door and turn off the switch immediately with one hand. Use the other to feel the lamp. If it's hot, which takes some seconds to occur, then it must have been on more than the brief flash expected during the experiment. -- Jim _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com