Int
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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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