Charging a Totally Dead Battery

Some chargers won't start the charge cycle without some help

Kent will demonstrate a good way you can charge a super dead battery. Some battery chargers will not work unless there is some good voltage in the battery. You will need another battery and some jumpers to do this.

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Problem & Solution

Common among these chassis:

Classic Sedans
Ponton
R107
W108 W109
W110 W111 W112 Sedan
W111 W112 Coupe
W113
W114
W115
W116
W123
W124
W126
R129
W140
W201
W202
W208
W210
W211
W220

In his "quick tip" video series Kent Bergsma shares short automotive maintenance tips and tricks that you may find helpful when repairing your own car. Each tip is one to two minutes in length, covers only one specific topic, and is geared for the do-it-yourself home mechanic. Using these tips can help protect you AND your car, and possibly save you hundreds of dollars $$$. 

Check out all his videos in this Quick Tip series by watching the full play list by going to this link https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3kyizX5hNio&list=PLtRKk64pu2wqSt3egtiV2zacFs5YX7VuY