2006 DODGE SPRINTER brake fluid

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES 309
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Check fluid levels for the following systems, correct
as necessary.
Should there be a loss of fluid which cannot be
explained by regular use, trace and eliminate
the cause.
Engine cooling system
Check corrosion inhibitor/antifreeze,
refill as necessary.
Hydraulic brake system
Battery
Windscreen washer system
Engine
Fuel filter renewal
Air cleaner with maintenance indicator:
Check degree of contamination.
Air cleaner filter element renewed as
necessary.Chassis and body
Trailer coupling:
Check operation, play and retaining fixtures
Secondary rubber springs:
Visual check
Tire pressures:
Correct as necessary, including spare tyre
Check thickness of brake pads
Brake test
Check condition of brake disks. Brake disks renewal as
necessary
– as a separate order
Check condition of steering mechanism
Heating/ventilation dust filter renewal

310 MAINTENANCE SCHEDULESM
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Additional Maintenance Work
Automatic transmission once only at 80,000 miles/
128000km
Oil and filter change
During every second maintenance service
Air cleaner without maintenance indicator:
Air cleaner filter element renewal
Check poly-V-belt for wear and signs of damage
During every fourth maintenance service
Change rear axle fluidAdditional Maintenance Work After ... Years
Every 2 years
Change brake fluid
Every 3 years
Air cleaner filter element renewal
(note installation date
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Every 15 years or 100,000 miles
Coolant renewal
Note coolant composition

318 INDEX
ASSYST . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
ASSYST Maintenance Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Automatic Lock Feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Automatic Transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Accelerator Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Gear Selector Lever Position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Maneuvering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Selector Lever Manually Unlocking. . . . . . . . . . . 153
Stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Auxiliary Drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Auxiliary Heat Exchanger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Auxiliary Heater
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Timer Auxiliary Heater (Water and Air Heater) 134
Tips for Coping with Problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
BBatteries. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Charging the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Disconnecting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Reconnecting the Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Replacing Batteries in Remote Keyless Entry . . . . 22Battery Charge Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Belt Tensioners
Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Belt Tensioners and Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Bleeding the Diesel Fuel System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Body Builder Guideline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Brake Assist System (BAS) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Brake fluid. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Brake Fluid Reservoir . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Brake Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Brake Pad Wear Indicator. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Fluid Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Brake System, Anti-Lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Service Brake . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Bulbs
Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Front Lamp Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
CCapacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296

INDEX 323
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Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
LLamps
Acceleration Skid Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Acceleration Skid Control Warning Lamp . 146, 169
Additional Brake Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Indicator Lamp. 164
Battery Charge Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Brake Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Coolant Level Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Electronic Brake Force Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Engine Control Unit Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 109
Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Oil Level Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Exit Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Reading Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Reserve Fuel Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Seat Belt Warning Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Side-Marker Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
SRS Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Taillamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Water in Fuel Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lifting Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Lighter, Cigar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Lighting, Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Lock, Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Locking, Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
MMaintenance Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Maintenance Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Maintenance Schedules
Additional Maintenance Work After ... Years . . 310
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Dust Filter for Heating/Ventilation
Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Engine Oil Change and Filter Replacement . . . . 307