2008 DODGE SPRINTER load capacity

409 Operation
Maintenance and servicing
4
\3 Maintenance and servicingWarning
G
Before carrying out maintenance opera-
tions and repairs, please make sure that
you read the relevant sections of the tech-
nical documentation, such as:Operating instructions and workshop in-
formationFamiliarize yourself in advance in particu-
lar with legal requirements, such as:Safety at work and accident prevention
regulations.
Continued
Warning (Continued)
G
You may otherwise fail to recognize dan-
gers and could injure yourself or others.When working underneath the vehicle,
you must place the vehicle on stands with
sufficient load-bearing capacity.Never use the vehicle jack instead. There
is a risk that the vehicle jack could give
way and the vehicle could drop, seriously
injuring yourself or others, or causing
damage to property.
Continued
Warning (Continued)
G
The jack is only designed to raise the ve-
hicle for a short time.Always have the maintenance work car-
ried out and checked at an authorized
Sprinter Dealer which has the necessary
specialist knowledge and tools to carry
out the work required.
Continued
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629 *Technical data
Lashing points and carrier systems
6
\3 Lashing points and carrier systems
You will find further information on the
lashing eyes in the “Controls in detail”
section (
\2
page 280).
Lashing eyesThe maximum tensile load of the lashing
eyes is:
Load rails*The maximum tensile load of the lashing
points in the load compartment is:
Lashing points!
CAUTION
Observe the data on the maximum
load-bearing capacity of the individu-
al lashing points.
During full-braking applications, for
example, forces can be involved that
are much greater than the weight
force of the load.
Always use several lashing points in
order to distribute force absorption,
and make sure that the lashing
points have an equal load.
Lashing eyes
Permissible
nominal tensile
force
Crewbus
3500 N
Panel van
5000 N
Lashing point
Permissible
nominal tensile
force
Load rails in the
load compart-
ment floor
5000 N
Lower load rail on
the side wall
2500 N
Upper load rail on
the side wall
1500 N
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636 *Technical dataVehicle identification labels
6
USA only - for vehicles with a gross
weight capacity less than 10,000 lbs
(4536 kg) only.
The tire and loading information placard
is located on the driver’s door B-pillar.
1Tire and loading information placard
For tire and loading information, see
"Loading the vehicle" (
\2
page 351).
iThe data shown on the labels is for il-
lustrative purposes only. The data is
specific to each vehicle and may vary
from the data shown in the illustra-
tion.
Refer to the label on your vehicle for
data specific to your vehicle.Tire and loading information plac-
ard
iThe data shown on the placard is for
illustrative purposes only. The load
limit data and seating data is specific
to each vehicle and may vary from
the data shown in the illustration.
Refer to the placard on your vehicle
for data specific to your vehicle.
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649 Index
K
Keybattery check lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 86
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
changing the batteries . . . . 539
,540
lost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 448
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 446–449
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 445
Key no.
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632
Key positions
Kickdown
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Kilopascal
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 396
L
Lamp failure monitor
. . . . . . . . . 129
Languagedisplay
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166Lashing eyes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
mounting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
permissible tensile load . . . . . . . 629
Lashing eyes/rails
. . . . . . . . . . . 280
Lashing pointsmaximum load-bearing capacity . . 629Lashing points and aids
. . . . . . . 280
permissible tensile load . . . . . . . 629
LATCH type child restraint
system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
License plate lamp
. . . . . . . 530
,531
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 534
Light-alloy wheels
. . . . . . . . . . . 420
Lighting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525
exterior – see Exterior lighting
instrument . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
interior, front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
interior, rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
lamp failure monitor . . . . . . . . . 129
Lightsautomatic headlamp control . . . 132
front foglamp indicator lamp . . . 130
headlamp flasher . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
low-beam headlamps . . . . . . . . 130
reading lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
rear foglamp indicator lamp . . . 130
L
K
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655 Index
fore-and-aft adjustment . . . . . . . 114
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 122
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
suspension . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
suspension lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
swivelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
vertical lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116Seat belt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
adjusting height . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 425
telltale . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 482
wearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Seat heatingswitching on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123Seating capacity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Securing a load
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
Securing tensioning straps
. . . . 280
Selector leverlock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
,201
Servicecalling up the due date
vehicles with steering wheel
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
vehicles without steering
wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411Service information
. . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Service lifetires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349Service products
. . . . . . . . 322
,410
capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621
coolants, lubricants, etc. . . . . . . 616
diesel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612engine oils . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 606
fuels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610
gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 610
notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 604
windshield washer fluid . . . . . . . 333
Setting the blower speed
. . . . . 220
Setting the date
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
vehicles with steering wheel
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
vehicles without steering wheel
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Settingsresetting all (vehicles with steering
wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162Shift rangeautomatic transmission . . . . . . . 204
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
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659 Index
direction of rotation, spinning . . 351
driving instructions . . . . . . . . . . 195
important guidelines . . . . . . . . . 346
inflation pressure . . . . . . . . 361
,365
information placard . . . . . . . . . . 352
inspection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 347
load limit information . . . . . . . . . 355
load rating . . . . . . . . .383
,384
,398
loading Information . . . . . . . . . . 352
loading terminology . . . . . . . . . . 393
loading the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . 351
low tire pressure indicator . . . . . 478
maximum load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
messages in the multifunction
display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 478
ply composition and material
used . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398problems under/overinflation . . 380
,
382
radial-ply tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
retreads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 344
rotating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 351
,399
seating capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
service life . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
sizes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 383
speed rating . . . . . . . 199
,386
,398
storing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 350
temperature . . . . . . . . 363
,364
,627
terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
TIN . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387,397
Tire Identification Number see TIN
Tire Pressure Monitoring System
(TPMS), (USA only) . . . . . . . . . . 367
TPMS malfunction indicator . . . 478traction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
,398
tread . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
tread depth . . . . . . . . . . . . 349,405
Treadwear Indicator (TWI) . . . . . 196
Treadwear Indicators . . . . . . . . . 398
valves . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 345
vehicle maximum load on . . . . . 399
wear pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 401
winter tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 404
Tongue Weight Ratingsee TWRTopTether
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .64
Tow-away protection
. . . . . . . . . . .78
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661 Index
leaving in storage . . . . . . . . . . . 456
locking with key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
locking/unlocking centrally . . . . 105
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
with remote control . . . . . . . . . 86
with the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
registering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585
towing out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587
tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588Vehicle alteration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Vehicle capacity weight
. . . . . . . 399
Vehicle identification plates
. . . 632
Vehicle loadingload limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
loading terminology . . . . . . . . . . 393
terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Vehicle maximum load on the
tire
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Vehicle safety certification label
. . 632
Vehicle tool kit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515
W
Warning labels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Warning lampESP
®/ASR . . . . . . . . . . . 72
,73
,461
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Warning triangle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Warranty information
. . . . . . . . . . 9
Washer fluid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Water separatordraining the fuel filter . . . . . . . . 542
Wheel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Wheel nuts/wheel boltsretightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554
tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . 554Wheel, tires and
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Windows
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
cleaning the rear window . . . . . 421
cleaning the side windows . . . . 421
cleaning the windshield . . . . . . . 420
fogged-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
,231
power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Windshieldcleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
,223
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
W
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