Why does battery drain on 2000 slk230 K 6100 miles

Asked by mondarosa Mar 16, 2017 at 07:24 AM about the 2000 Mercedes-Benz SLK 230 Supercharged

Question type: Maintenance & Repair

2000 slk 230 K 6100 parked for 5 years, put new battery in and noises started
coming out of engine compartment, I thought it was energizing systems in the
car, if  opened the door I could hear things starting under hood. Battery
drained 2 days

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Paul answered 8 years ago

You may has a parasitic short in the car, below is a quick and easy way to help locate the draw... copy and paste the below..

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Paul answered 8 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9wLrTjeb9TY

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In2etive answered 5 years ago

If your car is draining the battery most likely is probably the alternator you can check the fuses and change some a relay but most likely just make sure everything is in proper order if nothing seems out of the ordinary then might be a dead battery

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