Hi Andrew, AGM is not a brand of battery. It's a type of battery. AGM stands for Absorbed Glass Mat. I think it uses lead-acid, but the acid is not a free liquid but contained in a glass fabric mat. Ned
On Sun, Sep 20, 2020 at 12:17 PM Andrew Strasfogel <astrasfo...@gmail.com> 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 < > mercedes@okiebenz.com> 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 >> _______________________________________ >> http://www.okiebenz.com >> >> To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ >> >> To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: >> http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com >> >> _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
