AGM is a type of battery Advanced? Gel Mat I think it means. Not your
standard water/lead/acid type
--FT
On 9/20/20 12:17 PM, Andrew Strasfogel via Mercedes wrote:
Thanks, Ned. Is the Mercedes branded replacement battery for a Bluetec car
made by AGM or do you have to request it?
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020, 10:13 AM ned kleinhenz via Mercedes <
[email protected]> wrote:
I found AGM batteries are a really good thing. In the winter of 2019 my
2006 Mercedes E320CDI needed a new battery. When they checked the serial
number of the old battery, it was found to be the original battery sold in
that car when new. That was 13 years and 200,000 miles ago. I had
the Mercedes dealer replace it with a new $300 AGM battery.
In 2015, I had to replace the original AGM battery in my 2000 BMW Z3. All
I could get quickly was a standard wet cell battery at Sears. That battery
never performed well in the infrequent use this car gets. This summer that
battery would no longer take a charge so I replaced it with a new AGM
battery. A standard battery at O’Reilly’s would have cost $150. The AGM
battery cost $200. The difference in life expectancy is ~5 years vs ~10
to 15 years. I believe the cost of an AGM battery is well worth it if you
keep cars as long as I do.
Ned Kleinhenz
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