2005 DODGE SPRINTER airbag

THINGS TO KNOW BEFORE STARTING YOUR VEHICLE 51
2
WARNING!
Do not attempt to manually open the front airbag
covers. You may damage the airbags and you
could be injured because the airbags may not
function as designed. These protective covers for
the airbag cushions are designed to open only
when the airbags are inflating.
Do not modify any components of the restraint
systems or their wiring.
Observe relevant safety precautions when
discarding off airbag units. Any authorized
Sprinter Dealer can provide information and
assistance.
Make sure to give any new owner of your vehicle
this Owner’s Manual so that the new owner will
be aware of all safety warnings.
WARNING!
If the instrument cluster indicates a malfunction
of the "SRS ", as explained above, we strongly rec-
ommend that you visit an authorized Sprinter
Dealer immediately to have the system checked;
otherwise the "SRS " may not be activated when
needed in an accident, which could result in seri-
ous or fatal injury, or it might deploy unexpected-
ly and unnecessarily, which could also result in
injury or death.
The activation of the "SRS " temporarily releases a
small amount of dust from the airbag. This dust,
however, is neither injurious to your health, nor
does it indicate a fire in the vehicle. The dust
might cause some temporary breathing difficulty
for people with asthma or other breathing trouble.
To avoid this, you may wish to get out of the
vehicle as soon as it is safe to do so. If you have
any breathing difficulty but cannot get out of the
vehicle after the airbag inflates, then get fresh air
by opening a window or door.
Given the considerable deployment speed and the
textile structure of the airbag, there is a risk of
abrasions and injuries due to airbag deployment.

90 UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANELLegend For Instruments And Controls
1. Left-hand air vent.
2. Multifunction switch.
3. Speed 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 .
23. Electrical outlet .
24. Ashtray .
25. Cup holder .
26. Front passenger airbag .
27. Right-hand air vent .
28. Glove compartment .
NOTE: For layout of switches, see previous page.

UNDERSTANDING YOUR INSTRUMENT PANEL 93
4
Indicator Lamp Symbolsv
Acceleration skid control (ASR)
or electronic stabi lity program (ESP)*
or slippery surface warning.
1
Airbag Malfunction (USA only).
Parking brake applied.
A
High beam on, refer to "Multifunction Switch".
#
Battery not being charged,
refer to "Battery Charge Indicator Lamp".
Water in fuel filter, refer to "Water in Fuel
Indicator Lamp".
2
Brake pads worn.
:
Engine oil level too low,
refer to "Engine Oil Level Indicator Lamp".
/
Coolant level too low,
refer to "Coolant Level Indicator Lamp".
;
Brake fluid level too low and electronic brake force
distribution (EBD) malfunction (USA only).
*2500 Type Vehicles only.
3
Brake fluid level too low and electronic brake force
distribution (EBD) malfunction (Canada only).
<
Seat belt warning lamp.
-
Anti-lock brake system (ABS) malfunction.
Electronic stability program (ESP)* malfunction.
±
Engine control unit malfunction.
k
Acceleration skid control (ASR) malfunction
and brake assist system (BAS)
1malfunction.
™
Constant RPMs on.
W
Fluid level in windshield washer low.
q
Preheating.

INDEX
10
AA Special Note Concerning Vehicle Alteration . . . . 194
Acceleration Skid Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Deactivating. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Warning Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143, 166
Acceleration Skid Control (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . 166, 167
Air Conditioner for the Rear Passenger Compartment
125 Air Recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Air Strainer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Air Conditioning Climate Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Dehumidification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Rear Passenger Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
Air Conditioning, Regulated . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
Air Filter Restriction Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219 Air Recirculation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Air Vents
Center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Side . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Upper . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50
Airbag and Belt Tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Airbag Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Alarm Pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Indicator Lamp . . . 161
Appearance and Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Armrest . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
ASSYST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265

278 INDEXASSYST Maintenance Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Automatic Lock Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145Accelerator Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Gear Selector Lever Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Maneuvering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Selector Lever Manually Unlocking. . . . . . . . . . . 150
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Auxiliary Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Auxiliary Heat Exchanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Auxiliary Heater Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Timer Auxiliary Heater (Water and Air Heater) 132
Tips for Coping with Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138BBatteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Disconnecting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Reconnecting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Replacing Batteries in Remote Keyless Entry . . . . 22
Battery Charge Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104 Belt Tensioners
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Belt Tensioners and Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Bleeding the Diesel Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Body Builder Guideline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Brake Assist System (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Brake fluid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Brake Fluid Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Brake Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Brake Pad Wear Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164 Fluid Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Brake System, Anti-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155 Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Service Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Bulbs Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
Front Lamp Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
CCapacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
Care of Vehicle

280 INDEXClock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Comfort Tire Pressures . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Compartments in Front Doors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Constant RPMs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Consumer Assistance Be Reasonable with Request . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
If You Need Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Prepare a List . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Prepare for the Appointment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Coolant Level Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Coolant, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Cooling System, Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Corrosion Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Cup Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85DDe-Fogging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Dehumidification . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 124
De-Icing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Diesel Fuels for Use at Very Low Temperatures . . 180
Displaying Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 113
Doors Front Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Rear Cargo Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Sliding Door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Draining Fuel Filter with Water Separator . . . . . . . 184
Driver’s Airbag. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Driving Safety Systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
EElectric Sun Roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Electrical Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238 Fuse and Relay Optional Equipment . . . . . . . . . . 242
Fuse, Relay, and Diode Assignments - Optional
Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Relay Assignment, Standard Equipment . . . . . . 242
Standard Fuse and Relay Equipment. . . . . . . . . . 239
Electrical Outlet . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Electronic Brake Force Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Electronic Brake Force Distribution Lamp . . . . . . . . 157
Electronic Stability Program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Emission Label, Vehicle/Engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 7
Emission Related Component . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Emissions Control System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Engine Break-in Recommendations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52

INDEX 281
10
Engine Cleaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Engine Control Unit Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Engine Coolant. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Engine Cooling System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Engine Oil Consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221Indicator in Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Engine Oil Level - Display in Instrument Cluster . 112
Engine Oil Level Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Engine Oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Engine Speed, Maximum . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Engine, Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Exhaust Gas, Inhalation of . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 192FFax Machines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Fire Extinguisher . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Fog Lamp Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Folding Seat at Partition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Fording . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 192
Front Seat Passenger Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48 Fuel Filter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Fuel Filter with Water Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Fuel Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Bleeding the Diesel Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Diesel Fuels for Use at Ve ry Low Temperatures 180
Draining Fuel Filter with Water Separator . . . . . 184
Fuel Filter with Water Separator . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Fuel Tank Capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Fuse and Relay Optional Equipment . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Fuse, Relay, and Diode Assignments - Optional
Equipment. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Fuses, Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
GGear Selector Lever Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Glove Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Lockable Glove Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86HHazard Warning Flasher Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Head Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62

284 INDEX
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
With ASSYST Maintenance Computer . . . . . . . . 266
Without ASSYST Maintenance Computer . . . . . 265
Maximum Engine Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Mechanical Sun Roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Mechanical Sun Roof Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Mirrors Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Mobile Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Mopar® Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
Multi-Function Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Multifunction Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
OOccupant Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Opening/Closing doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Operation, Window. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Ornamental Moldings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Outlet, Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83 Outside Temperature Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Overheating (Air Heater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
PPassenger Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Passenger Airbag, Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Passenger Compartment Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Alarm Pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Pedals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Permissible Roof Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Power Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 141
Programmed Top Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182RRadio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Radio Transmitters . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Rear Cargo Doors. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
Rear Seat Bench . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64 Removal and Installation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 64
Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . . . . . . 258
Refueling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Regular Checks. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218