2008 DODGE SPRINTER remote start

83 Controls in detail
Opening and closing
3
\3 Opening and closingYour vehicle is supplied with either 2 or
4* remote keyless entry transmitters or
4 keys* without remote control.
Vehicle keys* which were not included
with delivery must be activated before
they can be used. You can obtain further
information at any authorized Sprinter
Dealer.
When leaving the vehicle, always take
the key* or remote keyless entry trans-
mitter with you and lock the vehicle. The
engine could be started by anyone with
a valid key* or remote keyless entry
transmitter that is left inside the vehicle.You will find information about opening
and closing your vehicle with the key in
the “Locking and unlocking the vehicle
with the key” section (
\2
page 88).
I n c l u d e d w i t h y o u r v e h i c l e a r e 2 o r 4 * r e -
mote keyless entry transmitters with a
folding mechanical key.
Remote control with key
iUSA only:
This device complies with Part 15 of
the FCC rules. Operation is subject
to the following two conditions:
(1) This device may not cause harm-
ful interference, and
(2) this device must accept any in-
terference received, including inter-
ference that may cause undesired
operation.
Any unauthorized modification to
this device could void the user’s au-
thority to operate the equipment.
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237 Controls in detail
Auxiliary heating/ventilation*
3
The auxiliary heating heats the coolant
and the vehicle interior and is therefore
more favorable to the engine and con-
sumes less fuel. The fuel tank must be at
least a quarter full to ensure that the
auxiliary heating/ventilation operates
correctly.
The maximum heating period is
60 minutes.
You can use the auxiliary heating / ven-
tilation to:\4
ventilate or preheat the vehicle inte-
rior and to de-ice the windows
\4
start the engine better in cold weath-
er
\4
support the vehicle’s heating system
while the engine is running and out-
side temperatures are low (heater
booster function) (
\2
page 234)
You can use the operating system to de-
fine up to three switch-on times, one of
which can be selected to switch on the
auxiliary heating / ventilation
(
\2
page 240).You can switch the auxiliary heating /
ventilation on and off immediately using:
\4
the auxiliary heating / heater booster
switch (
\2
page 238)
\4
the auxiliary heating remote control*
(\2
page 239)
iThe auxiliary heating automatically
switches to heater booster mode af-
ter the engine is started.
!
CAUTION
Switch on the auxiliary heating at reg-
ular intervals (at least once a month)
for approximately 10 minutes.
Make sure that the hot air flow is not
obstructed. The auxiliary heating
would otherwise overheat and switch
off.
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454 Practical hintsWhat to do if ...
5
Problem
Possible cause / result
Suggested solutions
The battery check lamp on the remote control
for the auxiliary heating does not light up
briefly when a button is pressed.
The remote control batteries are discharged.
\1Change the remote control batteries
(\2page 541).
The auxiliary heating does not switch on or the
engine does not start.
Lack of fuel.
The fuel tank is less than a quarter full. The aux-
iliary heating switches off automatically.
\1Refuel at the nearest refueling station.
\1Then start the auxiliary heating repeat-
edly until the fuel lines are full.
The undervoltage protection circuit integrated
in the control unit switches off the auxiliary
heating because the on-board voltage is less
than 10 V.
\1If necessary, have the alternator and
the battery checked.
The fuse has blown.
\1Replace the fuse (\2page 589).
\1Have the cause of the blown fuse
checked at an authorized Sprinter Deal-
er.
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639 Index
stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587
trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
working on the vehicle . . . . . . . . 207Auxiliary heating
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
heater booster function . . . . . . . 234
malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
with water heater
changing the remote control
batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
selecting a switch-on time . . . 240
setting the switch-on time . . . 242
B
Bar
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
BASsee Brake AssistBatteryauxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
charge indicator lamp . . . . . . . . 469
check lamp (auxiliary heating
remote control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
in the auxiliary heating remote
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
in the engine compartment . . . . 577
in the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540
indicator lamp (key) . . . . . . . . . . . 86
isolating switch . . . . . . . . . 338
,339
recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
reconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
starter battery
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
Bead
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Belt force limiters
. . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Bi-xenon headlamps
. . . . . . . . . . 527
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Body builder guideline
. . . . . . . . . .11
Bottle holdersee Cup holdersBrake Assist (BAS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .71
display message . . . . . . . . 500
–501
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 462,465
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Brake fluid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617
checking the brake fluid level . . 331
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
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644 IndexE
EBVsee Electronic brake force distributionElectric sliding door
. . . . . . . . 92
,98
programming the key . . . . . . . . . . 97
programming the remote control . 97
reset . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
unlocking mechanism for the
electric drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Electrical heater booster
system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 235
Electrical systemfuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . 339Electrical/electronic
equipment
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602
Electronic
brake force distribution (EBV)
. . . 76
display message . . . . . . . . 498–499
indicator lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 462
Electronic Stability
Program (ESP
®)
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . 493
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 462, 468
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 468
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 461
Emergency exit window
. . . . . . . . 66
Emergency modeautomatic transmission . . . . . . . 441Emergency tensioning
retractors
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44
Emission control
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Enginediagnostic, indicator lamp . . . . . 477engine power output, modifying . . . . 10malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 436
not running smoothly . . . . . . . . 438
number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632
operating safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
starting problems . . . . . . . . . . . 437
switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193Engine cleaning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Engine electronicstampering with . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602Engine oil
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
,606
adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
checking the level . . . . . . . . . . . 323
display message . . . . . . . . 508–510
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 471
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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
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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
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