2012 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER radio

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Radio Changing stations (vehicles with
steering wheel buttons) ................... 77
Cleaning the display ...................... 162
Setting
station selection (vehicles
with steering wheel buttons) ............ 84
Rain/light sensor
Setting the sensitivity (vehicles
with steering wheel buttons) ............ 84
Windshield wipers ............................ 94
Range (vehicles with steering
wheel buttons) ..................................... 86
Reading lamp ....................................... 92
Rear bench seat ................................... 66
Rear-compartment air
conditioning Changing the air filter ....................173
see Climate control .......................... 97
Rear-compartment heating
see Climate control .......................... 97
Rear doors ............................................ 57
Rear fog lamp ...................................... 90
Changing bulbs ......................236, 237
Rear lamp
Changing bulbs ......................236, 237
Rear view camera .............................. 122
Malfunction .................................... 216
Monitor menu ................................ 124
Switching off the monitor while
driving ............................................ 128
Switching on .................................. 123
Switching the monitor on/off ........ 123
Rear-view camera
Cleaning ......................................... 163
Cleaning the monitor ..................... 162
Rear-view mirror .................................. 69
Rear window defroster ....................... 95
Rear window heating Malfunction .................................... 211
Rear window wiper ............................. 94
Refilling Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) ............. 143
Tool for DEF tank filler cap ............182
Refrigerant ......................................... 161
Refueling ............................................ 142Remote control
see Key ............................................ 52
Replacing bulbs
see Changing bulbs ............... 233, 234
Reserve fuel
Tank ......................................... 72, 193
Restraint system
Display message
............................ 203
Malfunction .................................... 191
Restraint systems
see SRS
Reverse gear
Engaging (automatic
transmission) ................................. 114
Reverse warning feature .................. 141
Rims .................................................... 280
Roll-back warning see PARKTRONIC ........................... 122
Roof carrier ................................ 149, 284
Roof load (maximum) ........................284
Roof rack see Roof carrier .....................149, 284
Roof ventilator in the cargo
compartment ..................................... 108 S
SAE classification (engine oils) ........157
Safety Children in the vehicle .....................41
Child restraint systems ....................42
Overview of occupant safety
systems
...........................................
32
Safety systems
see Driving safety systems


Seat
Co-driver's seat ............................... 63
Driver's seat .................................... 63
Folding seat ..................................... 67
Luxury seat ...................................... 63
Rear bench seat ............................... 66
Standard seat .................................. 63
Suspension seat .............................. 63
Swivel seat ....................................... 65
Twin co-driver's seat ........................ 65 Index
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Troubleshooting
Automatic transmission .................214
Driving systems
............................. 215
Turn signals ......................................... 90
Changing bulbs .............. 235, 236, 237
Two-way radio
Installation ..................................... 277U
Unlocking With button ...................................... 55
With key ........................................... 52V
Vehicle Assemblies .................................... 174
Cleaning ......................................... 162
Dimensions .................................... 280
Electronics

..................................... 276
Individual settings (vehicles with
steering wheel buttons) ................... 78
Loading .......................................... 261
Towing ........................................... 248
Tow-starting ................................... 248
Transporting .................................. 250
Weights .......................................... 280
Vehicle identification number .......... 277
Vehicle identification plates ............277
Vehicle key Malfunction .................................... 217
Vehicle tool kit .................................. 182
Voltage supply Fuses ............................................. 239W
Warning and indicator lamp Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) ............. 190
Warning and indicator lamps .............24
PARKTRONIC ................................. 215
Seat belt ........................................ 196
Warning lamp .................................... 183
Warning tones ................................... 212
Warning triangle ................................ 183
Washer fluid Display message ............................ 208
Indicator lamp ................................

196Topping up .....................................
171
Wiping with ...................................... 95
Wheel
Changing ....................................... 229
Rim size ......................................... 280
Spare wheel ................................... 185
Wheel chock

...................................... 229
Wheel nuts/wheel bolts Retightening .................................. 233
Tightening torque ........................... 232
Wheels
Changing/replacing .......................271
Checking ........................................ 253
Storing ........................................... 273
Wheel size/tire size ....................... 280
Window curtain air bag ....................... 41
Windows
Cleaning ......................................... 162
Cleaning the windshield ................. 163
Washing system ....................... 95, 171
Windshield
Cleaning ......................................... 163
Windshield heater ............................... 95
windshield heating Malfunction .................................... 211
Windshield washer fluid
Indicator lamp ................................ 196
Windshield wipers ............................... 94
Malfunction .................................... 219
Rain/light sensor ............................. 94
Replacing the wiper blades ............ 174
Setting the sensitivity (vehicles
with steering wheel buttons and
rain/light sensor) ............................. 84
Winter diesel ..................................... 154
Winter operation ....................... 153, 254
Winter tires M+S tires ....................................... 254
Working speed governor (ADR) ........ 117 X
Xenon headlamps see Bi-Xenon headlamps

Index
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Steering wheel with buttons
Function Page
0046
Display 74
Controls the on-board
computer
0047
Selects a submenu or
adjusts the volume
74
005A Up/increases the
volume
005B Down/reduces the
volume
008A
Using the telephone 86
006A Accepts a call/starts
dialing
007F Ends a call/rejects an
incoming call 0088
Scrolling from one menu to
another
74
0059 Forwards
0058 Back
0086
Scrolling from one
submenu to another
74
0029 Forwards
002D Back Center console
Function Page
0046
Stowage compartment 130
0047
Radio; see the separate
operating instructions
008A
Air-conditioning control
panel
97
0088
Center console switch unit 27
0086
• Stowage compartment or
• CD changer; see the
separate operating
instructions
0087
Cup holder with 132
• ashtray 128
• cigarette lighter 129
006E
12 V socket 13326
Center console
At a glance

Deactivating automatic locking when
driving
X
Turn the key to position 1 or 2 in the ignition
lock when the doors are closed.
X For the entire vehicle: press upper
section 0046 of central locking button until
the indicator lamp in the button flashes
twice.
X For the sliding doors and rear doors
only:
press lower section 0047 of the central
locking button until the indicator lamp in
the button flashes twice. Ignition lock
005D
To insert/remove the key, to lock the
steering wheel
004A To unlock the steering wheel, power
supply for some consumers (e.g. the
radio)
004B To switch on the ignition, power supply for
all consumers preglow and drive position
004C To start the engine
i To unlock the steering wheel, move the
steering wheel slightly while turning the key
to position 1.
On vehicles with a battery isolating switch,
you must first switch on the electrical
system (Y page 87). Driver's door and co-driver's door
G
Warning
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you close and open the doors. Exercise
particular care, especially if children are near
the vehicle.
Only open the doors when road and traffic
conditions permit. Make sure that there is
sufficient clearance when opening the doors.
You could otherwise cause injury to yourself
and others.
You can open the driver's or co-driver's door
from the inside at any time, even if it is locked. X
Pull door handle 0046.
Locking knob 0047 pops up.
The door opens. Sliding door
General notes G
Warning
Make sure that nobody can become trapped
as you close and open the doors. Exercise
particular care, especially if children are near
the vehicle.
Only open the doors when road and traffic
conditions permit. Make sure that there is
sufficient clearance when opening the doors.
You could otherwise cause injury to yourself
and others. 56
Opening and closing
Controls

008A
Using the telephone
006A
Accepts a call
007F Ends a call 0088
Scrolls from one menu to another
0059
Forwards
0058 Back 0086
Scrolls within a menu
0029
Forwards
002D Back Several functions are combined thematically
in the menus.
The display changes when you press one of
the buttons on the steering wheel.
For example, the Audio
menu has functions
for controlling the
radio or CD player. You can
use a function to call up information or to
change the settings for the vehicle.
i Operation of the audio equipment using
the steering wheel buttons and making
settings using the AUDIO menu only
function as described if Sprinter audio
equipment is installed. If you are using
audio equipment from another
manufacturer, the described functions may
be restricted or not available at all.
You can think of the order of the menus and
of the functions within a menu as a circle:
X Press the 0059 or 0058 button repeatedly
to call up the menus in succession.
X Press the 002D or 0029 button repeatedly
to call up the functions within a menu in
succession.
Unlike other menus, you will find submenus
within the Settings menu. For information
on how to use these submenus, see the
"Settings menu" section .
The number of menus depends on the
optional equipment installed in your vehicle. On-board computer with steering wheel buttons
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Controls Z

Standard display
In the basic setting, the odometer and the trip
meter are shown in the upper part of the
display. This is referred to as the standard
display.
Using the steering wheel buttons
X
Press the 0059 or 0058 button repeatedly
until the standard display appears. 0046
Odometer
0047 Trip meter
008A Outside temperature or digital
speedometer
0088 Clock
0086 Selector lever position or current shift
range
Displaying the coolant temperature Using the steering wheel buttons
X
Press the 0059 or 0058 button repeatedly
until the standard display appears.
X Press 0029 or 002D to select the coolant
temperature. The temperature displayed may climb to
250 ‡ (120 †) when the vehicle is being
driven
in
normal conditions, and if the coolant
contains the correct concentration of corrosion inhibitor and antifreeze. At high
outside temperatures and when driving in
mountainous terrain, the coolant
temperature may
rise

to the end of the scale. Audio menu
You can use

the functions in the AUDIO menu
to control the audio equipment that you have
just switched on.
Operation of the audio equipment using the
steering wheel buttons and making settings
using the AUDIO menu only function as
described if Sprinter audio equipment is
installed. If you are using audio equipment
from another manufacturer, the described
functions may be restricted or not available
at all.
If no audio equipment (Sound 5 or Audio 20)
is switched on, you will see the AUDIO off
message.
Selecting a radio station Using the steering wheel buttons
X
Switch on the radio (see the separate
operating instructions).
X Press the 0059 or 0058 button repeatedly
until the display shows the currently
selected station.
The kind of search depends on the setting
for radio station selection . The nearest
stored station will be selected or the
station search starts

(except on Audio 20). 0046
Reception frequency
0047 Waveband or waveband with memory
preset number On-board computer with steering wheel buttons
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Controls Z

X
Press 0029 or 002D to select the desired
station.
i It is only possible to store new stations
using the audio system. See the separate
operating instructions.
You can also operate the radio in the same
way as usual.
Operating the CD player Using the steering wheel buttons
X
Switch on the radio (see the separate
operating instructions) and select the CD
player.
X Press the 0059 or 0058 button repeatedly
until the
settings for the current CD appear
in the display. 0046
Current CD (with CD changer)
0047 Current track
X Press 0029 or 002D to select a CD track. Message memory menu
The on-board computer stores certain display
messages. In the Message memory menu,
you can call up stored display messages. G
Warning
The on-board computer only records and
displays malfunctions and warnings from
certain systems. For this reason, you should
always make sure that your vehicle is safe to
use. You could otherwise cause an accident
by driving an unsafe vehicle.
Using the steering wheel buttons
X Press the 0059
or 0058 button repeatedly,
until the number of stored display messages,
e.g. 2
messages, appears in the
display.
If no malfunctions have occurred, the No
messages message appears.
X Press 0029

or 002D to scroll through the
stored display messages.
Potential display messages are described
in the "Practical advice" section
(Y page 201).
X Press the 0059 or 0058 button to change
to a different display.
i The message memory is cleared when
you switch off the ignition. Settings menu
You will find two functions in the Settings
menu: the To reset: Press the 0
button for 3 sec. function, with which you
can reset all settings to the factory defaults.
You will also find submenus which you can
use to make individual settings on the vehicle.
Using the steering wheel buttons
X Press the 0059 or 0058 button repeatedly
until the Settings

menu appears in the
display. Settings menu
Resetting all settings
You can reset the functions in all submenus
to the factory settings.78
On-board computer with steering wheel buttons
Controls

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Lighting (Y page 82)
-Activating/deactivating daytime running
lamp
mode and surround lighting (locator
lighting)
- Setting the exterior lighting delayed
switch-off
R Vehicle ( Y page 84)
- Setting the radio station selection
- Setting the windshield wiper sensitivity
R Auxiliary heating( Y page 104)
R Convenience(Y page 85)
-Key-dependent settings
Instrument cluster submenu Selecting the unit for temperature
Using the steering wheel buttons
X
Press the 0059 or 0058 button repeatedly
until the Settings menu appears in the
display.
X Press 0029 to switch to the submenu
selection.
X Press 005A or 005B button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press 0029 to select the Temperat.
function.
The selection marker is on the current
setting. X
Press 005A or 005B
to select the unit for all
messages in the display: °C (degrees
Celsius) or °F (degrees Fahrenheit). Selecting the unit for the digital
speedometer
Using the steering wheel buttons
X
Press the 0059 or 0058 button repeatedly
until the Settings menu appears in the
display.
X Press 0029 to switch to the submenu
selection.
X Press 005A or 005B button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press 0029 to select the Dig. speedo.
function.
The selection marker is on the current
setting. X
Press 005A or 005B to select the unit for
the digital speedometer: km/h or mph.
Selecting the unit for the odometer
Using the steering wheel buttons
X Press the 0059 or 0058 button repeatedly
until the Settings menu appears in the
display.
X Press 0029 to switch to the submenu
selection.
X Press 005A or 005B button to select the
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press 0029 to select the Trip function.
The selection marker is on the current
setting. 80
On-board computer with steering wheel buttons
Controls