I was working on my crossfire today doing power wiring for the stereo. I pulled out the battery and tray to get the power wire thru the firewall, and came across this - it's got a mercedes part number, but I can't find anything - part number is A0005410063. Anybody know what this is, and should I be worried about it just laying around???



thanks! Bill

 

Look here for the answer (particularly post #7):

https://www.crossfireforum.org/forum...here-goes.html

 

hey, thanks!

Bill

 

I've seen this question a few times. Funny thing is I got curious and went to look to see if I have one and I don't. Or maybe I do and it's under the battery like so many other's have discovered.

Les

 

Thats so funny! I just found one of these in my car and was about to post up a pic wondering if anyone knew where it belonged!

Bill

 

What timing! I've had that part sitting on my workbench for several months and have been wondering where it came from. Now I know it's from the battery I replaced. Guess I can toss it in the recycle trash now.

 

Sounds like there may be more than a few folks interested in getting it from you. Don't toss it yet. I'll have to look and see if I kept the one from my battery.

 

Hi Fellas, I got one of those as well at the back of the battery. Its is for clipping over the positive post of the battery to prevent accidental shorting.

 

No it is not, it fits in the front top end of the battery to collect acid spillage from the vent hole.
On our car the rear end vent is plugged with a small plastic plug and the item in question goes in the front plug hole to collect acid spillage and let the gases exhaust.
Not having the plug and vent in place allows any acid that spills get on your car and eat at the metal.
This feature may not be on all batteries, on my replacement battery which has the two vent holes I used both of the plugs from the OEM battery and the red terminal cover.