How to Start a Stored Mercedes

1. Clear a path to the Mercedes if you have a cramped storage area. Make enough room so you can enter the driver's-side door without damaging the car or anything else you have in storage.
2. Engage your seat belt if you plan to drive the vehicle after you start it. Insert your key in the ignition and turn it clockwise. If the Mercedes does not start immediately, it may be a simple problem that can be fixed easily.
3. State a voice command if your Mercedes is one of the models with voice activation. Mercedes was the first car to invest in voice-recognition technology, so if you have a model produced after 1997, you may have that option.
4. Fill the tank with fresh gasoline if your Mercedes does not start after you've utilized the voice command. Your gasoline can degrade if you leave it in the tank for long periods. Use only the grade of fuel your Mercedes Benz requires to run; for example, do not use regular unleaded gas if your car is designed for premium fuel.

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How to Reset the Oil Engine Light on a BMW X5 2003 for Free

1. Sit in the driver seat of the X5. Insert the key into the ignition. Press and hold the odometer button on the dashboard.
2. Turn the ignition key to the 'Acc.' or 'on' position while continuing to press the odometer button. Watch the service panel and release the odometer button when the panel displays the service panel notice.
3. Repeatedly press the odometer button until you see 'Reset' or 'Re' on the display. When 'Reset' begins to flash, press and release the odometer button a final time. Watch for the new service interval to appear, then push 'End SIA.'
4. Turn the key to the 'off' position and remove it from the ignition.

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How to Change a Head Gasket on a 1995 BMW 525i

1. Turn the engine of your 525i off and leave it until it has fully cooled down. Pop open the hood. Remove the bolt attached to the negative battery terminal using a wrench. Lift the cable away from the terminal.
2. Place a drain pan underneath the radiator. Find the drain plug at the bottom of the radiator. Remove the plug and drain the coolant in to the pan.
3. Use your hands to pull thew coolant line, vacuum line and upper radiator hose out of their connectors. You must remove the coolant from the radiator before carrying out this step or it will cause coolant to leak everywhere.
4. Remove the bolts attached to the alternator, exhaust manifold and intake manifold using a socket wrench. Lift them from the engine. Remove the bolts which hold the rear timing belt cover in place. Remove the cover to gain access to the cylinder head.
5. Remove the bolts on the cylinder head starting in the top left hand side and working your way around in a cross-hatch pattern. Each bolt must be reinstalled in the exact place from which it was removed. Lift off the cylinder head and take out the damaged head gasket. Place the new head gasket on the engine block and reattach the cylinder head by reinserting the bolts.
6. Place the timing belt cover back in position within the engine and reattach the mounting bolts. Reattach the alternator, intake manifold and exhaust manifold by securing it place with the bolts.
7. Press the earlier removed hoses and lines back in to their connectors by pushing them in with your hands. Remove the cap off the radiator and pour coolant back inside the radiator. Place the negative cable back on the battery terminal and secure with the clamp bolt.

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How to Find the Trim Level Package on a Mercedes Benz

1. Go to a website that offers comprehensive listings of available Mercedes-Benz vehicles, like Mercedes-Benz USA or Motor Trend. Select 'Mercedes-Benz.'
2. Choose the year and model. This will include sedans, coupes, sport utility vehicles and other styles.
3. Select the trim. For example, a trim-level package for the C-Class is the C300 Luxury Sedan.
4. Consider all the attributes that accompany the trim level package. This will include details related to performance, handling, interior and exterior features.

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How to Install a Timer on an Eclipse Turbo

1. Disconnect negative battery terminal before you begin. This is done by removing the cable from the black terminal of the Eclipse's battery. Inside the car, remove the three screws from the underside of the steering column. These hold the column cover in place. Once removed, the cover will lift off, exposing the Eclipse's ignition harness.
2. Separate the Eclipse's ignition harness. It is a blue plug with a male and female end. The harness will easily unplug by hand. Insert the supplied turbo timer harness into the Eclipse's stock ignition harness. The turbo timer harness will have a matching male and female connector, so it will plug directly into the stock harness.
3. Mount your turbo timer unit in the desired location. A popular choice is atop the steering column. Fix it in place with the supplied double-sided tape, and plug it into the turbo timer wiring harness. Tuck excess harness wire into the dashboard and secure it with zip ties.
4. Run the ground wire from the turbo timer wiring harness to a grounding source. An easy choice on the Eclipse is any of the nearby frame screws drilled into the chassis. Run the ground wire over to one of these, and wind the exposed wire's end around the neck of screw. Secure excess wire with zip ties.
5. Remove the Eclipse's center console cover. This is done by first pulling up on the cup area until it unsnaps, and then doing the same for the rest of the console assembly. Once unsnapped, the plastic covering will lift easily out of place, exposing the parking break assembly.
6. Route the parking brake wire from the turbo timer assembly through the dashboard to the center console area. Splice this wire into the parking brake switch by stripping approximately .2 inches of the parking brake switch's insulation, and then wrapping the turbo timer's parking brake wire end around the exposed switch wire. Crimp the connection with wire crimps supplied in the turbo timer kit.
7. Tuck all remaining excess wiring into the dashboard and console area and secure it with zip ties. Replace center console and steering column covers by reversing the operation of removal. Replace the negative battery terminal. Start your Eclipse and ensure that the turbo timer powers on and operates fully.

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BMW Z3 Radio Removal

1. Locate the two small flaps on the sides of the deck. Place the blade of the flathead screwdriver on the inside edge of the flap, between the flap itself and the buttons on the stereo, and pop the flaps open.
2. Unscrew the screws underneath the flaps using the hex-head key. Then grip the stereo either by the flaps, or by the opening for the tape deck and pull it toward you.
3. Remove the stereo from the dashboard. Remove the antenna and wiring harness using your hands, then take the stereo out of the car.

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How to Replace an Audi Power Window Motor

1. Loosen and remove the two screws holding the inner door in place on the inside top left and right of the door.
2. Remove the window control latch by inserting a screwdriver into the hole beneath the latch on the underside of the door handle. Press up on the latch and it will pop out. Lift the latch out of the handle and disconnect it from the wiring running into the door.
3. Lift the inner door up and pull away to remove the cover from the door frame. Disconnect the connections going to the latch, the speaker and the car alarm system. You do not need to disconnect the wire going to the door lock.
4. Remove the old motor by loosening and removing the three mounting screws and pulling the motor away from the door.
5. Install the new motor in place by lining it up with the three mounting points and fastening it with screws.
6. Reconnect the latch controls, the speaker and alarm systems, and reinstall the inner door cover. Reconnect the latch and pop it back into the door handle. Fasten the screws in the top left and right of the inner door to hold the cover in place.
7. Power on your car and test that the new motor is functioning properly.

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How Do I Open the Sunroof in a 2000 Audi A4?

1. Park the Audi A4 on level ground.
2. Switch the ignition on. You can't open the sunroof unless the ignition is on.
3. Turn the sunroof knob to the 'O' setting and press the knob down to tilt the sunroof open. The sunroof knob is located at the center of the roof of the Audi, near the sunroof.
4. Adjust how high the sunroof tilts open. Press the knob to raise the tilt, and pull the knob to lower the tilt.
5. Slide the sunroof open by turning the sunroof knob to the '1' setting.

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How to Change the Battery on an Audi A4

1. Pop the hood and pull away the rubber molding that sits at the firewall near the cowl using your hands. Then pull away the tray located there to expose most of the battery.
2. Unbolt the passenger side of the wiper cowl using a 3/8-inch ratchet and socket, as well as a Phillips-head screwdriver. Once you've disconnected the hardware, pull the cowl away from the vehicle to expose the rest of the battery.
3. Disconnect the negative terminal from the battery using an open-end wrench, then repeat the process for the positive terminal. Unbolt the battery tie-down from the car using a 3/8-inch ratchet and socket. Once it's disconnected, pull the battery out of the cowl and place it to the side.
4. Place the replacement battery in the cowl, and reconnect the battery terminals using an open-end wrench, connecting first the positive terminal, then the negative. Then reinstall the battery tie-down using the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket.
5. Reinstall the passenger side windshield cowl using the Phillips-head screwdriver and the 3/8-inch ratchet and socket, Slide the plastic battery cover onto the firewall, and then reinstall the rubber molding by pushing it in place.

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How to Slim Down Your Cheeks

1. Calculate how many calories your body needs to consume each day to maintain proper function. This is called your BMR, or Basal Metabolic Rate. According to Patricia Goroway, author of 'Facial Fitness,' proper diet is mandatory to slim down your cheeks. As your body loses weight, your facial area will lose weight as well.Use the following equation to determine your BMR:Women: 655 + (4.35 x weight in pounds) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years) = BMRMen: 66 + (6.23 x weight in pounds) + (12.7 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in year) = BMR
2. Perform a primary cheek exercise for 60 seconds a day, every day. A primary cheek exercise will strengthen the muscles of your cheeks and slim down your face, says Reinhold Benz, author of 'Five-Minute Face-lift.' To perform a primary cheek exercise, suck in your cheeks as far as you can. Now, try to touch your nose with your tongue while keeping your cheeks sucked in. Hold this position for five seconds before releasing and repeating. Repeat this exercise for 60 seconds a day to slim down your cheek area.
3. Perform a daily chin and neck exercise, as these exercises subtly use the muscles in your cheeks. These movements will help burn fat from your cheeks and your neck line. Burning fat from your neck line tightens the skin on your face, resulting in slimmer cheeks, according to Annelise Hagen, author of 'The Yoga Face.' To perform a chin and neck exercise, lay down on a bed, flat on your back with arms and legs relaxed. Flex your neck and bring your chin to your chest and hold for 30 seconds before releasing and resting for 15 seconds. Repeat once more after the 15 second rest period to conclude the chin and neck exercise. Do this daily to slim your cheek area.

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