Q: No Start only clicking, new battery
I had this problem with my Mercedes 300D like a few weeks ago and i had the battery tested and it was dead, so I paid a lot to buy a new giant battery for my Mercedes and now its doing the same clicking noise and the battery light is on on the dash. What's going on
My car has 277994 miles.
My car has an automatic transmission.
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