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Side and Parking Lamps
1. Pull out the bulb holder with the bulb.
2. Replace the bulb.
3. Insert the bulb holder.
4. Secure the housing cap.High Beam Headlamp
1. Unplug the cable connector from the bulb.
2. Press the retaining spring towards the headlamps
and outwards (direction of arrow).
3. Remove the bulb.
4. Insert the new bulb so that the retaining lugs are fed into
the recesses in the reflector section of the bulb holder.5. Clip in the retaining springs.
6. Press on the cable connector.
7. Secure the housing cap.
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Oil ServiceOil change
Engine:
Oil change and filter replacement
Check fluid levels of the following system, refill as
necessary.
If fluid is lost, trace and eliminate cause – as a separate
order.
Power-assisted steering
Lubrication work:
Trailer tow hitch (original equipment)
Maintenance
ASSYST maintenance computer resetFunction check
Signalling system,
warning and indicator lamps
Headlamps, exterior lighting
Windscreen wipers,
windscreen washer system
Check for leaks and damage.
Check for abrasion points and ensure that
lines are correctly routed!
All assemblies:
Engine, transmission, transfer case, front axle, rear
axle, steering, power steering pump
All lines and hoses, sensor cables
Rubber boots on front axle drive shafts,
rubber boots on front axle suspension ball joints, shock
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270 INDEXSeats
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Driver’s and Front Passenger’s Seat. . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Folding Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Head Restraint. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Rear Seat Bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 58
Security System with Towing and Passenger
Compartment Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Audible Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Switching off the Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Visual Alarm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Selector Lever Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Service Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Disposal of Service Products . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 208
Skid Control, Acceleration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Snow Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170Spare Wheel Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Special Maintenance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
Speed Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Sprinter Original Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
SRS Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Standard Fuse and Relay Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Starter Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Starting the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Stopping the Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Suggestions For Obtaining Service For
Your Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Sun Roof
Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Mechanical Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Sun Roof, Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Switch Locations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Switch,Starter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
TTachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
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INDEX 271
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Tie Down Rings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Tire Grip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Tire Pressure Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Tire Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Tires
Changing the Tire . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Comfort Tire Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Hydroplaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Installing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Snow Chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Spare Wheel Location. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Tire Grip . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Tire Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Tire Pressures Table . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Tires, Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Towing a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Towing Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Towing Protection and Passenger Compartment
Protection Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
If the Engine is Damaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
If the Front Axle is Damaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
If the Rear Axle is Damaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
If the Transmission is Damaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Attaching a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Checking Weights of Vehicle and Trailer . . . . . . 179
Electrical Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Loading a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Parking a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Towing a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Trailer Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Vehicle and Trailer Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Transmission, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Trip Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Freightliner-all.book Pag e 271 Monday, December 1, 2003 2:54 PM