2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER oil change

Int
rod uction Acti
veSer vice System (ASSYS T)
Gener alnot es Your
Sprinterise quip ped with theActive
Service System (ASSYST).The
maintenanc ecomputer tracksdistance
driven andthetime elapsed sinceyourlast
service. Theservice isshown inthe
multifunction displayint he instrumen t
cluster.
The multifunction displayshows amessage
approximately onemont hbefore the
maintenanc eservice isdue. Itindicates when
the next service isdue inmiles ordays.
The symbols orletters onthe service display
show thetype ofservice thatisdue.
0002 orA Oil
service plus
0001 orB Maintenanc
eservice
Service duedatedisplay Vehicles
withsteering wheelbuttons
One ofthe following messages appears:
^0002Service A:Due in... days ^0002Service
A:Due in... miles ^0002Service
ADuenow Vehicles
withoutsteering wheelbuttons
One ofthe following messages appears:
^0002 for
service A
^0001 for
service B
The remaining distanceinmiles (mi)orthe
remaining timeindays (d)isshown.
Service duedatehasbeen excee ded Aq
ualifi edspec ialist workshop,e.g. an
auth orizedS printe rD ealer resetsthe servic e
display duringtheservic eappointm ent. Vehicles
withsteering wheelbuttons
If the servic eduedate hasbeen exceeded,
one ofthe following messages willappear in
the display:
^0002Servi ceA:Exceede dby... days
^0002Servi
ceA:Exceede dby... miles
Addition
ally,awarning tonesounds.
Vehicles withoutsteering wheelbuttons
If the servic eduedate hasbeen exceeded,
ten secon dsafter switching onthe ignition
the 0002 or0001 symbol flashesforthe
servic e.Am inus signalsoappears infro ntof
the serv icedue date.
Serv iceinfor mation You
canfindal istwith descriptions ofthe
maint enancework inthis book let,start ing
fro m( Ypage 10).Following every
mainten anceservice, theauthorized Sprinter
dealer willreset theservice intervaldisplay
by conf irming themainten ancework
performed.
The authorized Sprinterdealer performin gthe
mainten anceservice willconf irmthework
has been carried outusing theconf irmation
pages inthis Maintenan ceBooklet
(Y page 15).
We cont inuously strivetoimprove our
products andaskforyour understan dingthat
we reserve theright tomake changes tothe
periodic maintenancework forour vehicles.
The informat ioninthis booklet isaccurate at
time ofprintin g.At the time ofyour scheduled
mainten anceappointment swithyour
authorized Sprinterdealer, themost current
service information willbeutilized foryour
vehicle's ageormileage. Pleasecheckwith
your authorized Sprinterdealer forany
changes tothe periodic maintenancework for
your vehicle.
i Ifthe ASS YST service intervaldisplay has
been accident allyreset, haveanauthorized 4
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The
sequence ofSprint erservices isA-

repl
aced more frequently thanindica tedby
the maintenance computer.
R COO LANT
The coola nt(wa ter/anticorrosi on/
antifreeze mixture)shouldbe repl aced at
the speci fiedmaintenance intervals.
The coola ntmay need tobe repl aced more
frequ ently ifit is not maintai nedcorrectly
and/or anticorrosi on/antifreeze products
other thanthose approved foryou rvehicle
are being used.Youcanfind coolant
inst ruct ions under the"Coolant" sectionof
the vehicle Operator 'sManual. Contactan
auth orizedSpr inter De aler foralist of
ant icorrosio n/ant ifreez eproduct sthata re
appro vedforyour vehicle. Wea
ritem s
The main tenan cecomput errec omm ends the
ins pec tiono fcertain wearparts, however, it
cann otjudge thecondition ofthese wear
parts. Onlyqualified aftersalestechnician s
can determ ineifaw ear part should be
replaced. Appr
oved engine oilsand filter s
General informationabout engine oil En
gine oilsand oilfilters arespecially tested
for their suitability inour engin esand
durability forour servic einterva ls.T herefore,
only useapproved engineoilsand oilfilters
required forvehicles withamaint enanc e
co mput er.Con ventional petrole um-based
oils must notb eu sed forvehicles equipped
with theASSYST maintenanc ecomput er. The
following casesarenot cover edbythe
New Vehicle Limited Warranty:
R using engineoilsand oilfilters with
specific ationsotherthanthose express ly
required bythe maint enanc ecomputer.
R changing theengine oiland oilfilter at
longer change intervalsthan those
specified bythe mainten ancecomputer.
R using anyoiladditives.
We recomm endMOBIL OIL.
MB sheet numbers Use
thefollowing tabletodetermin ethe MB
sheet numbers. Refertothe Operator's
Manual todetermin ethe engine typeofyour
vehicle. Themodel andengine typecanbe
found inthe "Service products and
capacities" sectionofthe "Technical data"
chapter under"Engine oil". Engine
type MB
sheet number 642 228.
51,229. 51 i
MB sheet numbers areprinted onthe
outside ofthe oilcont ainer.
Viscosity gradesfor engine oils In
this table, select theoilviscosity according to
the lowest anticipated airtemperature beforethe
next oilchange. 6
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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.

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:
Date: Mileage:
Date: Mileage:12
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Eve
ry 0,000 miles
Once
at1, 000 miles
0
Ev ery2y ears (J2)
Eve
ry 0,000 miles
2
,000 miles
0