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533 Practical hints
Changing bulbs
5
Changing the rear bulbs (chassis)Example illustration of chassis
1Securing screws
2Lens
3Perimeter lamp, side marker
4Turn signal lamp
5Brake lamp6Tail lamp
7Rear foglamp (driver’s side)
8License plate lamp
9Reverse lamp
\1
Switch off the lighting.
\1
Undo screws
1
and remove lens
2
.
\1
Press the bulb into the bulb holder
and screw it out in a counterclock-
wise direction.
\1
Press the new bulb into the bulb
holder and screw it in clockwise.
\1
Replace lens
2
and retighten
screws
1
.
\1
Switch off the lighting.
Identification lamps W 5 W (cab
chassis only) Changing additional bulbs1Securing screws
2Bulb holder
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\1
Switch off the lighting.
\1
Undo screws
1
and remove lamp
housing.
\1
Turn the bulb holder
2
and remove it
together with the bulb.
\1
Pull the bulb out of the bulb holder 2
.
\1
Press the new bulb into the bulb hol-
der
2
.
\1
Screw the bulb holder
2
containing
the bulb into the lamp housing.
\1
Carefully reattach the lamp housing
and retighten screws
1
.
License plate lamp
W5W
1Bulb holder with lens
2Recess
\1
Insert a screwdriver or similar imple-
ment into recess
2
and carefully
pry off lens
1
.
\1
Pull the bulb out of the bulb holder.
\1
Insert the new bulb.
\1
Align lens
1
and clip it in, making
sure that it engages.
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Clearance lamp*
W5W
(cargo and passenger vans only)
1Securing screw
2Lamp housing
\1
Undo screw
1
and remove lamp
housing
2
in the direction of the
arrow.
\1
Turn the bulb holder and remove it
together with the bulb.
\1
Pull the bulb out of the bulb holder.
\1
Press the new bulb into the bulb
holder.
\1
Screw the bulb holder containing the
bulb into the lens.
\1
Replace lamp housing
2
in the op-
posite direction to the arrow and re-
tighten screw
1
.
Side marker lamps*
W5W
The lamps are mounted on the side of
the vehicle.
1Lens
2Bulb holder
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\1
Insert a screwdriver or similar imple-
ment at the side and carefully pry off
lens
1
in the direction of the arrow.
\1
Turn bulb holder
2
in the direction
of the arrow and remove it together
with the bulb.
\1
Remove bulb
2
from the bulb hold-
er.
\1
Press the new bulb into bulb
holder
2
.
\1
Screw bulb holder
2
together with
the bulb into the lens.
\1
On vans and crewbuses, reattach the
lens together with bulb holder
2
.
Identification lamps
12V 4CP
(cargo vans only)
1Securing screw\1
Remove screw
1
and remove the
lamp housing.
\1
Press the bulb into the socket, turn it
counterclockwise and remove it
from the holder.
\1
Press the new bulb into the bulb
holder and screw it in clockwise.
\1
Carefully reattach the lamp housing
and retighten screw
1
.
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Entry lamp*
W5W
1Lamp housing
2Bulb holder
3Cable connector\1
Press in the latching springs of lamp
housing
1
using a suitable tool, for
example a screwdriver.
\1
Pry off lamp housing
1
.
\1
Remove cable connector
3
.
\1
Turn bulb holder
2
in the direction
of the arrow and remove it together
with the bulb.
\1
Remove bulb
2
from the bulb holder.
\1
Press the new bulb into bulb
holder
2
.
\1
Screw bulb holder
2
together with
the bulb into lamp housing
1
.
\1
Connect cable connector
3
. The
connector’s locking spring must en-
gage.
\1
Align lamp housing
1
and engage it.
Interior lamp
K18W
Interior lamp
1Lamp housing
2Festoon lamp
N82.20-2081-31
N82.20-2079-31
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\1
Switch off the lighting.
\1
Press in the latching springs of lamp
housing
1
using a suitable tool, for
example a screwdriver.
\1
Pry off lamp housing
1
.
\1
Remove bulb
2
from the bulb hold-
er.
\1
Insert new bulb
2
.
\1
Align lamp housing
1
on the right
and engage it.
!
CAUTION
Have the interior lamps in the over-
head control panel changed at an au-
thorized Sprinter Dealer which has
the necessary specialist knowledge
and tools to carry out the work re-
quired.
The manufacturer recommends that
you use an authorized Sprinter Deal-
er for this purpose.
You could damage the overhead con-
trol panel.
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640 IndexBrake lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
,531
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
high-mounted third brake lamp . 530
Brake pads/liningsdisplay message . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
wear indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470Brake systembrake pad/lining wear
indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
,497
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 462,464
malfunction . . . 465
,466
,467
,500
Brakingdriving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Breaking in
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
changing
see Changing bulbsdisplay message . . . . . . . . . . . . 503
see Lamp failure monitor . . . . . . 129
C
Capacities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621
Cards holder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Care
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . 418
Care of batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Care of the vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . 416
after driving off-road or on
construction sites . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Carrier systems
. . . . . . . . . 285
,630
Catalytic converter
. . . . . . . . . . . 312
CD player/CD changer
. . . . . . . . 159
Cell phone
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Center console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26switch unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Central lockinglocking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
locking/unlocking
(from the inside) . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Central locking systemmalfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . 445
,446
Certification label
. . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525
clearance lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
identification lamps . . . . . . 533
,536
interior lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
license plate lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 534
rear lamp units
chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533
panel van/crewbus . . . . . . . . 531
side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 535
C
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641 Index
Checking tire pressure electronically
with the Advanced Tire Pressure
Monitoring System
(Advanced TPMS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Checking tire pressure electronically
with the Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Checks, regular
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Childrenin the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
ISOFIX seat securing system . . . . 61
LATCH type child restraint
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
restraint systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Chock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
Cigarette lighter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Cleaning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
,424
after driving off-road or
on construction sites . . . . . . . . . 425
air cleaner element . . . . . . . . . . 415
cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
padded boss of the steering
wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
rear view camera lens . . . . . . . . 422
rear view camera monitor . . . . . 424
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Clearance lampchanging bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
see identification lamp . . . . . . . 533Clocksetting
vehicles with steering wheel
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
vehicles without steering
wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Cockpit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Cold tire inflation pressure
. . . . 394
COMANDsee the separate Operating
InstructionsComfort seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Constant headlamp mode
. . . . . 171
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