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Hi I have a mercedez 400e the car will start i can drive it then when i park it for a few hours the battery id dead can you please help me to find somebody to help me fix it thanks
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you can take it to a local parts store and they should be able to check the voltage of the battery and alternator. You may just have a bad battery or your alternator is not working and charging the battery anymore.
Turn on the ignition switch to the on but not run position do you see an icon on the instrument panel representing a battery, if you do not see this battery icon the alternator is not seeing power to allow it to charge. Start the engine does the battery icon go out. Put a volt meter across the battery terminals with the engine off, at rest the battery voltage should be 12.6 volts if the battery is fully charged. Now get a friend to start the car while you watch the voltmeter, the voltage reading across the battery should read approximately 14.6 volts if the alternator is charging correctly. You would need an inductive ampmeter to determine if there is a parasitic draw on the battery.