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Mercedes-Benz Sprinter (from 1995 to 2000, the year of issue)

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Detection of faulty consumer



If the battery is working properly on the eve of a sudden it does not talk, it is possible that being in faulty consumer per night defused it. Check It should first measuring the current in the circuit. If necessary, the faulty consumer. This should be done as follows:
- Remove the negative terminal from the battery, connect a universal tester between the negative terminal of the battery and "weight". If the tester indicates the presence of current, the circuit is faulty the consumer;
- To connect back to the negative terminal, open the fuse box and remove one fuse. Connect the fuse wires to the terminals of the tester. If the instrument does not show the current circuit of the consumer in order. A small current is allowed. Devices such as the clock, radio or alarm, constantly consume electricity from the battery. However, in their current circuit is much lower than the defective device;
- Continue to measure the fuse until the specified device in the chain which is a large current. Table fuse in the manual will help to determine which device is connected through the fuse;
- Disconnect the suspect consumer and measure current. If the tester is no longer shows the current device is found defective.




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