2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER MY13 Maintenance Booklet

Reg
ular checks
In addition tothe maintenance service ,you
sho ulda lsop erform regular checks onthe
fol lowi ng (e.g. weekl y,wh en refu eling, or
bef ore any long jou rney ):
R Oi llev el –D epending onthe vehicle
equipment, checkthe oillevel ofthe engine
using either theoildipstick orusing the
cont rolsystem viathe multifunction
steering <001B000F00180018001D003E00110022001D00150020000D00220025001C0015
002000240025/ display.
Refer tothe Operator's Manualformore
information onmeasuring theengine oil
level.
R Cool antlevel –The correct procedure for
check ingthe coolant levelisdescribed in
the Operator's Manual.
R Bra kefluid level –Ifthe brake fluidhasto
be refilled, visitanauthorized Sprinter
Dealer andhave thecause determined, e.g.
leakage orworn brake pads.
R Windshield washersystem–Ifthe
washer fluidlevel fallsbelow 1/3full,the
warning lampforthe washer fluidlevel
lights up.Add washer fluidmixed withan
approved windshield washerconcentrate,
test funct ionand check wiperblades.
R Lighting system
R Tire condition andtirepressur e–C heck
at least once amonth.Refer tothe "Tires
and Wheels" sectioninthe Operator's
Manual forguidel inesandthecorrect
procedure forcheck ingthe tire condition
and tirepressure. Notes
onthe warra nty
An exten siveandwell-equ ippednetwork of
authorized SprinterDealers isavaila bleto
carry outmaintenanc ework. Your authorized
Sprint erDealer canensure thatyour vehicle
is thoroughly servicedandrepaired by
professionals.
Please seetheService andWarranty
Inform ationBooklet fordetailed information
on warranty termsandcoverage. Please
followthemaintenance
instructions inthis Maintenance Booklet,
even ifyou allow athird partyto use the
vehicle andentrust themwithcareofthe
vehicle .Only inthis way willyou beable
to ensure thatyour warr anty rightsare
not affected .
Service, replacement, orrepa irof the
emission controldevices andsystem s
can beperf ormed byany automotive
repa irestablishm entorindividu alusing
certified parts.
We strongly recomm endthatany
maint enance workonyour vehicle is
carr iedout byyour authoriz edSpr inter
Dealer whichisfully equipp edtoperf orm
this service.
Please notethat special instruct ions and
special measuring devicesarerequired for
servicin gthe engines inorder tocomply with
legal requirement sconcern ingexhaust
emissions. Modifyingortamperin gwith
emissions componentsisn otpermissible.
Your authorized SprinterDealer isfamiliar
with therelevant regulations. Service
records
Your authorized SprinterDealer willcert ifyin
this booklet themaint enanc eservic esthat it
has perform edon your vehicle.
Other thanthemaint enanc eservic es
described, theMainten anceBookletdoes not
recor dorreflect anyrepair workthatmay
have been perform edon your vehicle. Please
keep those receipt swithyour vehicle
recor ds.
You canfind infor mation aboutthewarranty
in your Serviceand Warrant yInformation
Book let.
Your authorized SprinterDealer willgladly
provide moreinformation onthe
maint enanc eofyour vehicle. Introd
uction
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Part
s/operating materials
We recommen dusing only genuine
Mercedes-B enzparts forservice andrepair
work, sincethese conform toour
specifications. Inaddition, useonly fuels,
lubricants andcorrosion inhibitors/
antifreez eagents thatcorrespond tothe
factory specifications. Pleaseseeyour
authorized SprinterDealer formore
information onthis subject. Emission
systemmaintenance Emission
controlsystem caution -
diesel engine s
Your Sprint erisequipp edwith emission
cont roldevices tocomply withcurrent diesel
exhaust emission regulations incountr ies
where thevehicle iscertif iedforsale. Follow
our recommen dedmaintenan ceinstruc tions
in order toensure theproper operating state
of your vehicle.
Note thefollowing:
a) Diesel engines requiredieselfuelwith
extr emely lowsulfur contentforroad vehicles
(maximum 15ppm sulfur), incompliance with
ASTM D975stand ard. Fa ilur et ou seultra low
su lfur high wa ydiese lfue l(UL SD) cansever ely
da ma gethe vehicle'se xhau st gas
af tertr eatment syste m.
b) We appro vethe useo fB5(stand ardU LSD,
wh ich mayconta inup to5% bio-d iese l)for all
Blu eEFFI CIENC Y®
dies el eng ines.
Die selfue lstha tcont ain ahigher propo rtion
can severe lydamage theengin eand fuel
syst emand arenotp ermit ted.
Contac tyour Serv iceCenter formore
infor mation .Ift he B5 bio-diesel blendisnot
clearly labeledtoindicate thatitmeets the
ULSD standard, itshould notbeused. The
New Vehicle Limited Warranty doesnotcover
damage causedbythe use fuels thatdonot
meet ourapproved fuelstandards. c)
The prescribed enginemaintenance
work must becarried outfully andatthe
requir edintervals.
d) The exhaust gasafter treat ment
system operation mustnotbemodified
in any way. Alteration sarenot permissible
by law. Alteration scan also damage the
catalytic converterand result inincreased
fuel consumption andimpaired engine
running condition s.
If the "CHECK ENGINE" indicator lamplights
up inthe instrumen tcluster whentheengine
is runn ing,this indic ates thattheremay bea
malfun ction inthe enginecon trol syst emor
in the exhaust gasaftert reat men tsyst em.
We recomm endh avingt he malf unction
ch ecke da ssoona spossible . BlueEFF
ICIENCY ®
exhaust gas
aftert reatm entusing DEF
BlueEFFICIENCY ®
exhaust gas
aftertreatmen trequires areducing agent
(DE F)inorder tofunc tion properly.
Maintain ingthe level andcondition ofthe DEF
is part ofthe regular maintenanc eservic e
work.
DE Fisa non -flamm able,non-toxic, colorless
and odorless, water-soluble liquid.
! Only useDEFa ccor ding toISO 22241.Do
not add special additives toDE Fo rdilute it
with water .This can damage the
BlueEFFICIE NCY®
exhaust gas
aftertr eatment . Desc
ription ofemission system
maintenance jobs
The composition ofexhaust emissions is
influenced notonly bythe exhaust gas
aftertr eatment system,butalso byvarious
engine partsandtheir settin gs.
Maintenanc eofthe exhaust systemmust
therefore includetheseengine parts.Some
maintenanc ejobs areactually onlytests. 8
Des
cription ofemission systemmaintenance jobsMaintenance
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ofbio-diese l,e.g. B20 orpure bio-dies elfuel,

They
areimportan t,however, becausethey
allow earlydetect ionofdiscrepanc ieswhich
can later leadtoincreased exhaust
emissions. Itis generally lesscostlyto adjust
deviations ofthis sort immediately thanto
wait until theyincur highrepair costs.The
mainten anceintervalshave been determin ed
so that thevehicle, undernormal operating
condit ions,should operate properly between
mainten anceservices. Changing
theengine oiland filter
Change theengine oiland oilfilter every
increase, determinethe cause andtake
nec essary correctives teps. Donot reset the
serv iceinterval display ifthe oillevel isfilled
up orthe oilischan gedattim esoth erthan
the recomm endedintervals . Rep
lacing thea irfilt er
Und ernor mal dust conditio ns,the airfilter
the airfiltercap and housin gbefor eremo ving
the airfilter. Rep
lacing thef uel filter Checking
thed iesel particle filter
The level ofthe diesel particle filter must be
chec kedforthe firsttim ea t100,00 0m iles.
If the satur ation levelisstill below the
thr eshold valueat100 ,000m iles, the
satur ation levelofthe diesel particle filter
must bechec kedagain ateach subsequen t
oil serv iceplus/m aintenan ceserv ice.
If the level ofthe diesel particlefilterisabove
the limit value, thediesel particlefiltershould
be replac ed. Onc
ethe new diesel particle filter has been
fit ted, thechec kingcycle startsagain after
100 ,000m iles. Checking
andadding DEF Main
tenanceserv icedescr iptions Veh
icle maintena nceserv icework
(includ ingemissi onsyst em
ma intena nce)
i The maint enanceserv ices should be
carr iedout atthe spec ified mileage oraft er
the spec ified numb erofyears (which ever
com esfirs t).
You canfindd etailed descriptions ofthe
maint enanceserv ices here (Ypage 10).
You canfindad escription ofthe scopeof
maint enancefor the exhaust systemhere
(Y page 8). Main
tenanceserv icedescr iptions
9Maintena nce
Booklet1,
000 miles. Ifoil consumpt ionshould
0 0
Check
andadd DEFe ver y1 ,000m iles.
should bereplac edever y4
,00 0m iles. Clean
0
2
Repl
acethefuel filter ever y0 ,000m iles.

Mainten
anceservicedesc riptions
Oil servi ceplus/m aintenan ceservi ce Oil
servi ce
plus Mainten
ance
servi ce Chec
kbyserv ice advisor Chec
kvehicle forcorr osion, acciden tand paint
da ma ge ^ ^
Bra
ketest ^ ^
Oi
ls ervice Engi
ne:oila nd filter cha nge ^ ^
Lub
ricatio nwork Lu
bri cati ngthe trailerh itch ^
Lubric
atethe hing eson the rear door ^
Main
tenance Check
functionand condit ion In
dicat ors,indic atorlamps ^
Headlamp
s,ext erior lighting ^
Winds
hieldwipers, rearwinds hieldwiper, windshield
washer system, headlamp cleaningsyst em ^
Fro
ntand rear seat belts ,seat belt buck les,seat belt
buck leext ens ions ^ ^
Integr
itytest andcondit ioncheck
Obser veline routingand chafing.
If the reisfluid loss, determin ethe cause andreme dy
it All
assemb lies:engine, transm ission ,transf ercase,
axles, steerin g,power steerin gpump, brakes ^ ^
All
lines ,hoses andsensor cables ^ ^
All
reser voirs,shoc kabsorbers ,fron taxle joints,
cove rs,slee ves ,dustc aps ^ ^
Sup
pleme ntary rubb er spr ings ^ ^
Stee
ringmech anism: tierod ,stee ring lever ,rub ber
sl ee ves ,dustc aps ^ ^10
Mai
ntenan ceservic edescri ptio nsMai ntenan ceBoo klet

Oil
service
plus Maint
enance
service Check
fluidlevel andcorrect
If there isfluid loss, determ inethe cause andremedy
it (separate invoice) En
gine cooling system: corrosion inhibitor /
antif reeze ^
Hydraulic
brakesystem ^ ^
Power
steerin g ^
Auxiliary
batteryint he engine compart ment ^
Windshield
washersystem ^
DE
Freservoir ^ ^
Engine
Check
poly-V-belt forsigns ofwear anddamage ^ ^
Chassis
andbody Test
trailer hitch:check function,play and
attac hment ^
Sliding
door:check waterdrainbores ^
Road
wheels, brakes Check
andcorrecttire pressures, includingspare
wheel ^ ^
Tire
sealant: checkexpiration date,replace (separate
invoic e) ^
Check
thickness ofthe brake padsandcondition of
the brake discs. Vehicles withtwin tires andsuper-
wide tires: rearwheels mustberemoved and
remount ed(separate invoice) ^
Parkin
gbrake: check levertravel ^
Service
indicator Reset
themaint enanc ecomput er ^ ^Maint
enance service descript ions
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Add
itiona lwork Ret
ighten nutsand bolt s Rear
axle:ret ight enu-b olts Repl
acefuel filter with waterseparator Replace
dustfilter forrear-c ompart mentair-condit ioning system Replace
thedust filter forthe heating /ventilation orthe activ ated charc oal/com bination
filter forthe air-c ondit ioning system (observe theinstallation date) Auto
matic transmission :oiland filter chan ge Replace
airfilter elemen t(observe theinstallation date) Replace
thepoly-V-belt For
thefirst time at100,000 miles Check
levelofthe diesel particle filter Hydraulic
brakesystem: renewbrakefluid Every
150,000 miles/every 10years (J10) Rear
axle: oilchange Every
150,000 miles/every 15years (J15) Renew
coolant (observe coolantmixtureratio) Confirmat
ions Tire
rotation
For inform ationabout tirerotat ion,see(Ypage 5). Date: Mileage:
Date: Mileage:
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Date: Mileage:12
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at1, 000 miles
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Ev ery2y ears (J2)
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Deliv
eryi nspection Delivery
inspection
Carried outaccor dingtofact oryspecific ations Mileage
Locat
ion Date
Signat
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