# Change batt

**URL:** <https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-batt/41796>\
**Category:** Maintenance/Repairs\
**Tags:** mercedes-benz, s-class\
**Created:** [January 3, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-batt/41796 "2010-01-03T19:09:42Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 6\
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**Author:** ![unodos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/278dde/32.png) [@unodos](https://community.cartalk.com/u/unodos)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 7:09pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-batt/41796/1 "2010-01-03T19:09:42Z")

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change batt. now my check egn.lite is on, ABS lite is on, speed odo.doesn’t work,  
  
  
  
 what do I need to do

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 9:03pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-batt/41796/2 "2010-01-03T21:03:25Z")

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Uh oh! What year is your Benz?

Tester

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**Author:** ![unodos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/278dde/32.png) [@unodos](https://community.cartalk.com/u/unodos)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 9:30pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-batt/41796/3 "2010-01-03T21:30:38Z")

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2000

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 9:54pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-batt/41796/4 "2010-01-03T21:54:56Z")

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I think that anyone who owns a 2000 model year vehicle or newer should read this before disconnecting the battery. [http://www.aa1car.com/library/battery\_disconnect\_problems.htm](http://www.aa1car.com/library/battery_disconnect_problems.htm)

Tester

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**Author:** ![unodos](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/u/278dde/32.png) [@unodos](https://community.cartalk.com/u/unodos)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 10:39pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-batt/41796/5 "2010-01-03T22:39:58Z")

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So if I go and erase the codes will this take careof the problems

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**Author:** ![Tester](https://sea1.discourse-cdn.com/cartalk/user_avatar/community.cartalk.com/tester/32/15976_2.png) [@Tester](https://community.cartalk.com/u/Tester)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2010, 10:45pm UTC](https://community.cartalk.com/t/change-batt/41796/6 "2010-01-03T22:45:55Z")

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No. you want to drive the vehicle for a while and see if the computers/modules will relearn their adaptive memory. If after a hundred miles of driving, and there’s still a problem with any of the systems, it means a trip to the dealer.

Tester