84 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANELLegend For Instruments And Controls
1. Left-hand air vent.
2. Multifunction switch.
3. Cruise control.
4. Hood release lever.
5. Instrument cluster, refer to "Instrument Cluster
and Indicator Lamps".
6. Hazard warning flasher switch.
7. Steering wheel with horn, front driver airbag.
8. Fuse box.
9. Windshield wiper switch, refer to "Windshield
Wiper Switch".
10. Ignition lock/starter switch.
11. Center air vents.
12. Upper air vents.
13. Radio, see individual manual.14. Temperature control switch.
15. Airflow control switch.
16. Air distribution switch.
17. Temperature sensor, automatic heating
control / air conditioning, regulated.
18. Air conditioning switch.
19. Heater booster switch.
20. Residual engine heat utilization switch.
21. Gear selector lever (automatic transmission)
22. Timer for auxiliary heater (water- or air heater).
23. Electrical outlet.
24. Ashtray.
25. Cup holder.
26. Front passenger airbag.
27. Right-hand air vent.
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UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 99
4
Engine Control Unit Indicator LampWhen the key is in position 2 in the ignition lock, the
engine control unit indicator lamp± will light up in
the instrument cluster. It must go out when the engine
is running.If the engine control unit indicator lamp
±
remains on
or lights up again while the vehicle is moving, the fuel tank
was run empty or a fault has developed in the engine
control unit. The engine’s power output may be reduced.
Refuel and bleed the fuel system or have the cause
traced and rectified by an authorized Sprinter Dealer.
Indicator Lamp Symbolsv
Acceleration skid control (ASR), or electronic
stability program (ESP),
or slippery surface warning.
1
Airbag malfunction (USA only).
A
High beam on.
#
Battery not being charged.
Water in fuel filter.
2
Brake pads worn.
ù
Engine oil level too low.
/
Coolant level too low.
;
Brake fluid level too low and electronic brake
force distribution (EBV) malfunction (USA only)
.
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INDEX
10
A Special Note Concerning Vehicle Alteration . . . . 184
Acceleration Skid Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Warning Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137, 157
Acceleration Skid Control (ASR). . . . . . . . . . . . 157, 158
Air Bag, Front Seat Passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Air Conditioner for the Rear Passenger
Compartment
Air Recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Air Strainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Air Conditioning
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Dehumidification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Rear Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117Air Conditioning, Regulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Air Filter Restriction Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Air Recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Air Vents
Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Upper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Driver’s . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Airbag Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Airbag, Drivers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
Alarm Pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22Freightliner-all.book Pag e 261 Monday, December 1, 2003 2:54 PM
264 INDEXCleaning
Cup Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Hard Plastic Trim Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Light Alloy Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Plastic and Rubber Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Steering Wheel and Gear Selector Lever . . . . . . . 224
Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Wiper Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Comfort Tire Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Compartments in Front Doors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Constant RPMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Consumer Assistance
Be Reasonable with Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
If You Need Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Prepare a List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Prepare for the Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256Coolant Level Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
Cup Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
DDe-Fogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Dehumidification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
De-Icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Diesel Fuels for Use at Very Low Temperatures. . . 171
Displaying Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Doors
Front Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 23
Rear Cargo Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Draining Fuel Filter with Water Separator . . . . . . . 175
Driver’s Airbag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41EElectric Sun Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Electrical Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Fuse and Relay Optional Equipment . . . . . . . . . . 230
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10
Fuse, Relay, and Diode Assignments - Optional
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Relay Assignment, Standard Equipment . . . . . . 230
Standard Fuse and Relay Equipment . . . . . . . . . 226
Electrical Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Electronic Brake Force Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Lamp. . . . . . . . 148
Electronic Stability Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Emission Label, Vehicle/Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Emission Related Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Emissions Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Engine Break-in Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Engine Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Engine Control Unit Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Engine Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Engine Oil Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Indicator in Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Engine Oil Level - Display in Instrument Cluster . 105
Engine Oil Level Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97Engine Oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Engine Speed, Maximum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Engine, Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Exhaust Gas, Inhalation of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
FFog Lamp Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Folding Seat at Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Fording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Front Seat Passenger Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Fuel Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Fuel Filter with Water Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Fuel Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Bleeding the Diesel Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Diesel Fuels for Use at Very Low
Temperatures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Draining Fuel Filter with Water Separator . . . . . 175
Fuel Filter with Water Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
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INDEX 269
10
Overheating (Air Heater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Overheating (Water Heater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131PPassenger Compartment Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Alarm Pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 21
Pedals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Permissible Roof Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Programmed Top Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173RRear Cargo Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Rear Seat Bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Regular Checks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Relay Assignment, Standard Equipment . . . . . . . . . 230
Remote Keyless Entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 16
Locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Replacing Batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 18
Unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17Removing a Wheel. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Replacing Wiper Blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Reporting safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Reserve Fuel Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Residual Engine Heat Utilization . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Residual Engine Heat Utilization (REST). . . . . . . . . 115
Restraints, Occupant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Retrofitting Seat Mounting Cups . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Ribbed V-Belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Roof Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
RPMs, Constant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
SSafety Tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Seat Belt Warning Lamp and Airbag Malfunction . . 38
Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 37
Belt Tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Fastening and Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Height Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Seat Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
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