[W126 Coupe] Battery for 560

[Markus Meyer]

I've had the best luck with Interstate Batteries.  The one I replaced in my
last 560 had exceeded the warranty period by almost 2 years.  I have one in
one of my other cars now that is 10 years old and still going.  The one in
another car is 7 years old and still going.

Mercedes used to use that brand but has recently switched to Deka.

Markus

On Tue, May 3, 2011 at 2:05 AM, Robert Karl Stonjek <rstonjek at bigpond.net.au

> wrote:



>  What's the best battery for a 560SEC (euro, higher compression)?

>

> The last two batteries in my car do not appear to have been adequate, the

> original (on purchase) being Bosch BDIW65I with CCA of 550 and RC of 105.

> That battery was hopeless.

>

> I had it replaced with a Century DIN 85L with CCA of 600 and RC of 135.

> This is a bigger battery but it only lasted 5 years and is now gone, but it

> never really cranked the motor over fast enough in my opinion.

>

> The owner's manual suggests a 91A/h battery.

>

> Online battery selectors suggest DIN 88 or DIN 100.  The battery should be

> no more than 350*175mm by my measurement.  It could be taller than 175

> (current battery height), but no more than around 200mm.

>

> Batteries I've seen online include the Federal 649MF (900CCA, 100A/h,

> DIN95) but they are hard to get and expensive in Oz.

>

> The Dekor 58515 (DIN88L) looks good (CCA 750, RC 165) but it is expensive

> ($70 more than the battery I last purchased plus I have to pay freight of

> $50 to get down to where I live ie it is not available locally).  This is a

> 'maintenance free' battery.

>

> The main physical difference between DIN88 and DIN100 is 19 verses 21 plate

> construction (outside dimensions can be the same depending on manufacturer).

>

> It looks like DIN100 is the best option, but what brand and where can you

> get them from (in Oz).  I suppose the low compression cars (9:1) don't have

> so much of a problem with cold cranking (CCA) as the higher compression

> (10:1) euro version.

>

> And another problem you probably don't have ~ hitting kangaroos.  I hit one

> at 140kph a few days ago.  It hit on the lower right hand (driver's) side

> bending the bumper bar and destroying the fog lamp but doing no other

> significant damage.  The roo was killed outright and was in very messy

> condition.  Had I been going slower it would have had time to put in another

> hop and would have been caught right in the middle of my grill, probably

> leaving the car undrivable and very expensively damaged.

>

> Not quite sure how I'm going to straighten the bumper (is bent downward,

> maybe a couple of cm ie an inch).

>

> Robert

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