2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER lights

X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Press button 0005.
Whe nthe button is released, indicator lamp
on button 0006lights up for about
5s econds.
X Lock the vehicle.
The interior motion sensor is deactivated.
The interior motion sensor remains
deactivated until you lock the vehicle again.
Deactivate the interior motion sensor when
locking your vehicle:
R with people or animals remaining inside
R with the side windows remaining open
R when transporting it on a ferry or car
transporter, for example
This will preven tfalse alarms. 62
Theft deterrent locking systemSafety

Driver's door
Rear door
0008
Locked
0009 Unlocked
X To unlock the driver' sor rear door: press
the key release button on the remote
control.
The key folds out.
X Insert the key fully into the door lock and
turn it to position 0009.
The door is unlocked.
X To lock the vehicle: lock all doors except
the driver's door and, if necessary the rear
door, fro minside .To do this, press down
the door locking buttons.
X Press the key release button on the remote
control.
The key folds out.
X Insert the key fully into the driver's door
lock and turn it to position 0008.
The driver's door is locked. Remote control battery
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Batteries contain toxic and corrosive
substances. If batteries are swallowed, it can
result in severe health problems. There is a
risk of fatal injury.
Keep batteries out of the reach of children. If
a battery is swallowed, seek medical attention
immediately. H
Environmental note Batteries contain dangerous
substances. It is against the
law to dispose of them with
the household rubbish. They
must be collected separately
and recycled to protect the
environment.
Dispose of batteries in an
environmentally friendly
manner
.Take discharged
batteries to a qualified
specialist workshop or a
special collectio npoint for
used batteries.
The key batteries contain perchlorate
material, which may require special handling
and regard for the environment. Check with
your local government’s disposal guidelines.
California residents, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/
HazardousWaste/Perchlorate/
index.cfm.
We recommend that you have batteries
changed at a qualified specialist workshop.
Checking the batteries X
Press the 0009or0008 button for longer
than two seconds.
If battery indicator lamp (Y page 64) lights
up briefly, the batteries in the remote
control still have sufficient charge. 66
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Central locking
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Activate the child-proof door locks if children
are traveling in the vehicle .The children could
otherwise open the doors while the vehicle is
in motion, injuring themselves and others. G
WARNING
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in a child
restraint system. Children could otherwise
injure themselves on parts of the vehicle.
They could be severely or even fatally injured
by prolonged exposure to intense heat or
cold.
If children open a door, they could:
R injure other people
R get out of the vehicle and thereby injure
themselves or be injured by a passing
vehicle
R severely injure themselves by falling down,
in particular due to the vehicle height
Always take the key with you when leaving the
vehicle, even if you are only leaving for a short
time.
You can open a locked front door from the
inside at any time. You can only open a locked
sliding door or rear door from the inside if the
child-proof locks have not been activated. Locking and unlocking manually
Central locking buttons
Use the central locking buttons to centrally
lock/unlocke
itherthe entire vehicle or just
the sliding doors and rear doors from the
inside.
X To lock/unlock the entire vehicle: press
the upper 0006central locking button
when the doors are closed.
When the entire vehicle is locked, the
indicator lamp in the 0006central locking
button lights up.
i If the key is in position 0or is no longer in
the ignition lock, the indicator lamp in the
0006 central locking button remains lit
for5 seconds.
X To lock/unlock the sliding doors and
rear doors: press the lower section of the
0001 central locking button when the
doors are closed.
When the sliding doors and rear doors are
locked, the indicator lamp in the upper
0006 central locking button lights up. Automatic locking
General notes The vehicle locks automatically as standard
once a speed of
9mph (15 km/h) has been
reached. Depending on the vehicle's
equipment, the doors may be locked
automatically once the ignition is switched
on. Information on the functions of the Central locking
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Electrical closing assist
If your vehicle is equipped with electrical
closing assist, you will require less force to
close the sliding door. Electrical step
Important safety notes
If you do no tuse the grab handle and the step,
you could injure yourselfw hen getting in and
out of the vehicle.
In order to reduce risks:
R draw the passengers' attention to the
electrical step. Wait until the electrical step
is fully extended.
R do not jump out of the vehicle.
R only use the grab handle and step. Only
they are designed for such a load.
R keep grab handles, access steps and entry
sills free from dirt, e.g. mud, clay, snow and
ice. Operation and obstacle detection
Electrical step
The sliding door of your vehicle can be
equipped with an electrical access step.
X When getting in and out of the vehicle, use
the grab handles and electrical step 0005.
Electrical step 0005automatically extends
when the sliding door is opened and retracts
when it is closed. Electrical step
0005is equipped with an
obstruction detection device on the front
side. If the step comes into contact with an
obstacle while it is extending, it stops.
After you have removed the obstacle, you
must first close the sliding door and open it
once again so that the step can extend
completely.
i If the electrical step obstructs loading,
you can prevent the step from extending
when opening the sliding door via obstacle
detection. The electrical step can then
remain retracted and aforklift or other
lifting equipment can be moved nearer to
the cargo compartment.
Vehicles without steering-wheel buttons: if
the 0004 indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up and a warning tone sounds,
electrical step 0005is malfunctioning
(Y page 219).
Vehicles with steering-wheel buttons: if the
Electrical Step message is shown in the
display and a warning tones ounds, electrical
step 0005is malfunctioning (Y page 208).
If electrical step 0005is malfunctioning, the
step may only partially extend/retract or may
not extend/retract at all. If a malfunction
does occur, you will have to retrac tand lock
electrical step 0005manually before continuing
the journey (Y page 72).
Before passengers ge tout of the vehicle, let
them know that electrical step 0005might not
be extended. Emergency release
! Driving with the step extended may result
in it being damaged.
If the electrical step does not retract
automatically, you will have to push it in and
loc kiti nto place manually before
continuing your journey. 72
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Useful information
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Exterior lighting .................................. 90
Interior lighting ................................... 94
Changing bulbs ................................... 96
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Useful information
This Operator's Manual describes all models
as well as standard and optional equipment
of your vehicle that were available at the time
of going to print. Country-specific variations
are possible. Note that your vehicle may not
be equipped with all of the described
functions. This also applies to systems and
functions relevant to safety.
Read the information on qualified specialist
workshops (Y page 26). Exterior lighting
Important safety notes
For reasons of safety, we recommend that
you drive with the lights switched on even
during the daytime. There may be differences
in operation due to legal requirements and
voluntary recommendations in some
countries. Lamp failure indicator
The bulb failure indicator is only an aid. You
are responsible for the proper functioning of
the vehicle lighting. Insufficient or non-
functioning vehicle lightin gputs the operating
safety of the vehicle at risk.
For this reason, check the condition and
function of your vehicle's lighting system and,
if necessary, that of the trailer before each
journey.
The bulb failure indicator monitors all of the
exterio rlighting lamps, except the perimeter
lamp and the trailer lighting. If a bulb fails,
either the 0002(Ypage 34) indicator lamp
lights up, or you will see a corresponding
message in the display (Y page 201).
i Depending on the equipment, the bulb
failure indicator can fail for all lamps with
the exceptio nofthe turn signal lamps. Light switch
Operation 00080007
Automatic headlamp mode
0009000C Lights off/daytime running lamp
mode
000A000B Parking lamps, license plate and
instrumentl ighting
000E0004 Low-beam/high-beam headlamps
000F0005 Fog lamps
00100007 Rear fog lamp
If you hear a warning tone when you leave the
vehicle, the lights may still be switched on.
X Turn the light switch to 000Cor0007.
Or
X If the rear fog lamp is switched on: press
the light switch in to the stop.
The tur nsignals, high-beam headlamps and
the high-beam flasher are operated using the
combination switch (Y page 92).
Low-beam headlamps X
To switch on: turnthe key to position 2in
the ignition lock or start the engine.
X Turn the light switch to position 0004.
The 0004 indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up.
X To switch off: turn the light switch to
000C. 90
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Daytime running lamp mode
You can activate/deactivate daytime running
lamp mode using the on-board computer.
This is no tpossible in countries where
daytime running lamp mode is a legal
requirement.
Daytime running lamp mode must be
activated using the on-board computer:
R Vehicles with steering wheel
buttons(Y page 187)
R Vehicles without steering wheel buttons
(Y page 179)
X To switch on: turn the light switch to the
000C position.
The low-beam headlamps, parking lamps
and license plate lamp are switched on
when the engine is running. The 0004
indicator lamp in the instrument cluster
lights up.
i USA only:
If you turn the light switch to the 000Bor
0004 position, the parking lamps or low-
beam headlamps are switched on. If you
turn the light switch to the 0007position,
daytime running lamp mode stays switched
on.
i Canada only:
If you turn the light switch to the 0004
position, the low-beam headlamps are
switched on. If you turn the light switch to
the 000B or0007 position, daytime running
lamp mode stays switched on.
Automatic headlamp mode G
WARNING
If the light switch is set to 000Band it is foggy,
snowing or there is poor visibility, the low-
beam headlamps will not come on
automatically. There is a risk of an accident.
In such situations, turn the light switch to
0004. Automatic headlamp mode is only a driving
aid. You are responsible for the vehicle
lighting at all times.
If it is dark or foggy, turn the light switch
quickly from
0007to0004.Y ou could
otherwise briefly interrupt operation of the
headlamps.
Depending on ambient light, the rain and light
sensor automatically switches on the parking
lamps, low-beam headlamps and the license
plate lamp. This excludes weather-related
impairments to visibility, such as snow, fog or
spray.
X To switch on automatic headlamp
mode: turn the light switch to 0007.
Key in position 1in the ignition lock: the
parking lamps are switched on or off
automatically depending on the ambient
light.
When the engine is running: depending on
the ambient light, the parking lamps and
the low-beam headlamps are switched on
or off automatically.
When the low-beam headlamps are
switched on, the 0004indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up.
Fog lamp/rear fog lamp G
WARNING
If you suspect that driving conditions will be
foggy, turn the light switch to 0004before you
start your journey. Your vehicle may
otherwise not be visible and you could
endanger yourself and others. G
WARNING
In low ambient lighting or foggy conditions,
only switch from position 0007to0004 with
the vehicle at a standstill in a safe location.
Switching from 0007to0004 will briefly
switch off the headlamps. Doing so while
driving in low ambient lighting conditions may
result in an accident. Exterior lighting
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X
Turn the ignition key to position 2in the
ignition lock or start the engine.
X Turn the light switch to 0004or000B.
i If your vehicle is only equipped with one
rear fog lamp, you must turn the light
switch to 0004.
i When the light switch is set to 0007, you
cannot switch on the front or rear fog
lamps.
X To switch on the front fog lamps: pull the
light switch out to the first locking point.
The green 0005indicator lamp on the light
switch lights up.
X To switch on the rear fog lamp: pull the
light switch out to the second locking point.
The yellow 0007indicator lamp on the light
switch lights up.
X To switch off the front fog lamps/rear
fog lamp: push in the light switch to the
stop.
The 0007 and0005 indicator lamp on the
light switch go out. Combination switch
Turn signal lamps 0005
To indicate a right turn
0006 To indicate a left turn X
To indicate: press the combination switch
in desired direction 0005or0006 until it
engages.
The combination switch automatically
returns to its original position after large
steering movements.
X To indicate briefly: press the combination
switch briefly in desired direction 0005
or 0006.
The corresponding turn signal flashes three
times.
High-beam headlamps and high-beam
flasher 0005
High-beam headlamps
0006 High-beam flasher
X To switch on the high-beam
headlamps: switch on the low-beam
headlamps (Y page 90).
X Press combination switch 0005forwards.
The 0003 indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up.
i In the 0007position, the high-beam
headlamps are only switched on when it is
dark and the engine is running.
X To switch off the high-beam
headlamps: move the combination switch
back to its normal position.
The 0003 indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster goes out. 92
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