
307 Practical hints
Changing bulbs
5
\1Switch off the lighting.
\1Open the hood (\2page 185).
Bi-xenon headlamps*
High-beam headlamps, low-beam head-
lamps
1Catches
2Housing cover
Front bulbs
Bulb
Model
1
Additional turn signal
PY 16 W
2
Turn signal
PY 21 W
3
Halogen headlamp:
low-beam headlamp
H7 55 W
Bi-xenon headlamp*:
low-beam headlamp /
high-beam headlamp
D1S-35 W
4
Halogen headlamp:
high-beam headlamp
H7 55 W
Cornering lamp*
(Canada only)
H7 55 W
5
Foglamp*
H11 55 W
6
Parking lamp/side
marker/standing
lamp (Canada only)
WY 5 W
Warning
G
Xenon bulbs carry a high voltage. You could
receive a serious or fatal electric shock if
you touch the electrical contacts on the xe-
non bulbs. Do not remove housing cover 2
(\2page 307) if the headlamps are xenon
headlamps.
Bulb
Model
Do not change xenon bulbs yourself.
Instead, always have them changed at an
authorized Sprinter Dealer which has the
necessary specialist knowledge and tools to
carry out the work required.
The manufacturer recommends that you use
an authorized Sprinter Dealer for this pur-
pose. In particular, work relevant to safety
or on safety-related systems must be car-
ried out at an authorized Sprinter Dealer.

308 Practical hintsChanging bulbs
5
\1Press catches1 down.
\1Swing housing cover2 in the direc-
tion of the arrow and remove it.
3Low-beam headlamps
4Halogen high-beam headlamps/xenon
headlamp cornering lamp*
\1Pull the connector off the bulb holder.
\1Unclip the retainer spring and remove
the bulb.
\1Insert the new bulb such that the base
locates in the recess of the bulb holder.
\1Clip on the retainer spring and plug the
connector onto the bulb.
\1Insert housing cover 2 into lower
brackets.\1Swing housing cover 2 toward head-
lamp casing.
\1Pull first the inner and then the outer
catch1 upward until it audibly engag-
es in place.
Turn signals
1Bulb holder
\1Turn bulb holder1 and the bulb coun-
terclockwise and remove the holder.
\1Press down on the bulb, turn it counter-
clockwise and remove it from bulb
holder1.
\1Press the new bulb into bulb holder1
and screw it in clockwise.\1Place bulb holder1 into the lamp and
turn it clockwise.
Parking lamps/side marker
1Cap
\1Turn cap1 counterclockwise and re-
move it.
\1Remove the bulb holder together with
the bulb.
\1Pull the bulb out of the bulb holder.
\1Press the new bulb into the bulb holder.
\1Insert the bulb holder with bulb into the
reflector.
\1Replace cap1 and turn it clockwise to
the stop.

383 Index
seats
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
windshield
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
Heater booster function
. . . . . . . . 137
Heater booster system
. . . . . . . . . 138
Heating
rear window
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
windshield
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
, 134
High-beam headlamps
. . . . . . . 77
, 307
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
High-pressure cleaners
. . . . . . . . . 242
Hood
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Horn . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Hydroplaning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
I
Identification lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . 311
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . 311
, 313
Ignition lock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
Indicator
vehicles with steering wheel buttons
Service due date
. . . . . . . . . . . . 238
vehicles without steering wheel buttons
service due date . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Indicator and warning lamps
brake system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269braking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
–??
engine oil level
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
seat belt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
seat belt reminder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
SRS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
water separator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Indicator lamp
ABS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
ASR . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
, 269
, 270
BAS
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
, 269
, 270
battery charge
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
brake pad/lining wear
. . . . . . . . . . 273
coolant
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
engine diagnostic
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
ESP
® . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
, 269
, 272
handbrake
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
operating speed governor (ADR)
. . 154
poly-V-belt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
preglow
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
, 276
reserve warning indicator (fuel)
. . . 276
windshield washer/headlamp cleaning
system washer fluid level
. . . . . . . . 280
Inflation pressure
see Tires, Inflation pressures
Information regarding electronic
recording devices
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . 14
, 84
lighting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85speedometer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
tachometer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
vehicles with steering wheel buttons
selecting the language
. . . . . . . . 100
setting the status line . . . . . . . . . 100
Instrument lighting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Interior lighting
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
front
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Interior lighting, rear
. . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Interior motion sensor . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Intermittent wipe
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
ISOFIX child seat securing system
. 39
TopTether
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
J
Jack
jacking points
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
preparing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
storage location
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 300
Jump-starting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
connection point
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 340
Jump-starting connection point
. . 340
I
J

384 IndexK
Key
battery check lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
buttons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
changing the batteries
. . . . . . . . . . 315
lost
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 260
malfunction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
–261
problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 259
Key no.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Key positions
Kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Kilopascal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
L
Language
display
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Lashing eyes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
mounting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
permissible tensile load
. . . . . . . . . 371
Lashing eyes/rails
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Lashing points
maximum load-bearing capacity
. . 371
Lashing points and aids
. . . . . . . . . 158
permissible tensile load . . . . . . . . . 371LATCH type child restraint system
. 39
License plate lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Light-alloy wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Lighting
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
exterior – see Exterior lighting
instrument
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
interior, front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
interior, rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Lights
automatic headlamp control
. . . . . . 78
front foglamp indicator lamp . . . . . . 77
headlamp flasher
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
low-beam headlamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . 77
reading lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
rear foglamp indicator lamp
. . . . . . . 77
Limit speed
flat tire
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Load distribution
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Loading guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Locator lighting
setting (vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Locking button (key)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Locking knob
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Low-beam headlamps
. . . . . . . . 77
, 307
automatic headlamp control
. . . . . . 78changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
constant headlamp mode
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
driving abroad
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
M
Magnetic door retainer
. . . . . . . . . . . 61
Malfunction memory
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95
Maximum engine speed
. . . . . . . . . . 85
Maximum load rating, tires . . . . . . 229
Maximum loaded vehicle weight,
tires
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Maximum roof load
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Maximum speed
programmed
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Menu (vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
audio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 94
malfunction memory
. . . . . . . . . . . . 95
operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
trip computer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
LM K