2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER air conditioning

1, 2, 3 ...
12 Vsocket ........................................ 228 A
ABS (Anti-lock Braking System) Display message ............................ 197
Function/notes ................................ 56
Important safety notes ....................56
Indicator lamp ................................ 210
Accessories and conversions
see Add-on equipment
Activating/deactivating cooling
with air dehumidification .................113
Activating/deactivating the roof
ventilator ........................................... 129
Additional indicators Changing bulbs (roof) ....................101
Additives
Diese l............................................ 318
Engine oil ....................................... 322
Flow improver ................................ 318
Add-on equipment ............................... 27
Adjusting Air vents ........................................ 117
Adjusting the headlamp range ...........93
ADR( working speed governor) ........167
Airb ags
Front air bag (driver, front
passenger )....................................... 45
Important safety notes ....................44
Safety guidelines ............................. 43
Thoraxbag ........................................ 45
Windo wcurtain air bag .................... 46
Air-conditioning system
Refrigerant ..................................... 326
see Climate control
Airf ilter
Indicator lamp ................................ 218
Air pressure
see Tire pressure
Air-recirculation mode
Importan tsafet ynotes .................. 116
Switching on/off ........................... 116
Airv ents ............................................ .117
Adjusting for the passenger
compartment ................................. 117Adjusting on the roof
.....................118
Important safety notes ..................117
Setting the center air vents ...........117
Setting the side air vents ...............117
see Climate control
Anti-loc kBraking System
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking System)
Anti-theft system
Interio rmotion sensor ..................... 61
Armrests .............................................. 84
Ashtray ............................................... 227
ASR (acceleration skid control) Activating/deactivating ...................58
Display message ............................ 198
Function/notes ................................ 58
Important safety notes ....................58
Indicator lamp ................................ 210
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm system)
Activating/deactivating ...................60
Switching off the alarm ....................60
Attachments
see Add-on equipment
Authorized workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop
Automatic climate control
see Climate control
Automatic headlamp mode ................91
Automatic locking ............................... 69
Automatic transmission Accelerator pedal position .............140
Changing gea r............................... 139
Changing gea ryourself .................. 139
Driving tips .................................... 140
Emergency running mode ..............141
Important safety notes ..................138
Kickdow n....................................... 140
Maneuvering .................................. 140
Overview ........................................ 138
Problem (malfunction) ...................141
Releasing the parking lock
manually ........................................ 141
Selector leve r................................ 138
Selector leve rpositions ................. 139
Shift range s................................... 140
Starting the engine ........................134
Touchshift ...................................... 139
Trailer towing ................................. 140
Transmission oil change ................323 4
Index

Rear fog lamp (Chassis Cab)
..........100
Rea rinterior light ........................... 102
Standing lamps (front) .....................98
Standing lamps (rear, Chassis
Cab) ............................................... 100
Standing lamps (rear) ..............99, 101
Tai llamps ................................ 99, 101
Tail lamps (Chassis Cab) ................100
Turn signals (front) ...........................98
Turn signals (rear, Chassis Cab) ..... 100
Turn signals (rear) ....................99, 101
Warning and indicator lamps .........219
see Replacing bulbs
Child-proof locks
Important safety notes ....................54
Rea rdoor ......................................... 55
Sliding door ..................................... 55
Children
In the vehicle ................................... 50
Restraint systems ............................ 50
Specia lseat belt retractor ...............54
Child seat
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors ............................................ 52
Top Tether ....................................... 53
Chock ................................................. 147
Cigarette lighter ................................ 227
Cleaning Mirro rturn signal ........................... 259
Trailer tow hitch ............................. 260
Climate control
Air-conditioning system .................110
Auxiliary heating ............................ 118
Checking/cleaning the airf ilter
(rear-compartment air
conditioning) .................................. 248
Cooling with air dehumidification ..113
Defrosting the windows .................114
Heating .......................................... 109
Important safety notes ..................108
Operating the cargo compartment
airv ents. ........................................ 129
Overview of systems ......................108
Problems with the windshield
heating .......................................... 115
Problem with the rear window
defroster ........................................ 116Rear-compartment air
conditioning
................................... 112
Rear-compartment heating ............111
Reheat function (air
dehumidification) ........................... 114
Setting the aird istribution.............113
Setting the airflow .........................114
Setting the airv ents...................... 117
Setting the temperature ................113
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ............................................ 116
Switching on/off ........................... 112
Switching the rear window
defroster on/off ............................ 116
Switching windshield heating on/
off .................................................. 115
Cockpit
Overview .......................................... 32
see Instrument cluster
COMAND display
Cleaning ......................................... 260
Combination switch ............................92
Communications equipment Operation ....................................... 229
Type approval/frequency ..............314
Consumption statistics (on-board
computer) .......................................... 190
Control panel Above the windshield .......................37
Center console ................................ 36
Climate control ................................ 36
Driver's door .................................... 38
Left and righ tside of the steering
wheel ............................................... 38
Conversions/equipment ....................27
Conversions and accessories see Add-on equipment
Coolan t(engine)
Adding ........................................... 245
Checking the leve l......................... 244
Displaying the temperature (on-
board computer) ............................ 182
Display message ............................ 205
Filling capacity ............................... 326
Important safety notes ..................244
Cooling
see Climate control Index
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Operating system
see On-board computer
Operator's Manual
General notes .................................. 23
Vehicle equipment ...........................23
Outline lamp
Changing bulbs .............................. 101
Outside temperature display ...........177
Overhead control panel ......................37
Overrevving range .............................177
Overrun cutoff ................................... 148P
Pain tcode number ............................ 315
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ...257
Paper holder ...................................... 225
Parking ............................................... 145
Important safety notes ..................145
Parking brake ................................ 146
Rea rview camera .......................... 161
Whee lchock .................................. 147
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
see PARKTRONIC
see Rea rview camera
Parking brake
Display message ............................ 201
Notes/function .............................. 146
Parking lamps
Changing bulbs ................................ 98
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating .................159
Driving system ............................... 157
Function/notes ............................. 157
Important safety notes ..................157
Problem (malfunction) ...................161
Range of the sensors .....................157
Roll-back warning .......................... 159
Trailer towing ................................. 160
Warning displa y............................. 159
Partition sliding door
Important safety notes ....................75
Opening/closing .............................. 75
Passenger compartment air-
conditioning system
see Climate control Passenge
rcompartment heating
see Climat econtrol
Perimeter lamp
Changing bulbs .............................. 101
Plastic trim (cleaning instructions) .260
Power supply Battery isolating switch .................132
Switching off .................................. 133
Switching on .................................. 133
Power take-off
Engine spee dsetting ..................... 167
Power washers .................................. 257
Power windows see Side windows
Preparing for a journey
Checks in the vehicle .....................134
Visual check of the vehicle
exterio r.......................................... 134
Product information ............................22
Protection of the environment General notes .................................. 22
Pulling away ...................................... 135 Q
Qualifie dspecialis tworkshop ...........26 R
Radiator cover ..................................... 28
Radio Changing stations (vehicles with
steering wheel buttons) .................182
Setting statio nselection (vehicles
with steering wheel buttons) .........188
see separate operating instructions
Radio-based vehicle components
Declaratio nofconformity ................ 25
Rain and light sensor
Setting the sensitivity (vehicles
with steering wheel buttons) .........189
Windshield wiper ........................... 103
Range (vehicles with steering
wheel buttons) .................................. 190
Rear bench seat Installing/removing (Passenger
Van) ................................................. 83
Stowage compartment (crewcab) ..224 14
Index

Rear compartment
Activating/deactivating climate
control ........................................... 112
Setting the airv ents...................... 118
Rear-compartment air-
conditioning system
see Climate control
Rear-compartment heating
see Climate control
Rear door
Child-proof locks .............................. 55
Important safety notes ....................73
Opening/closing .............................. 73
Rear fog lamp
Changing bulbs ........................ 99, 101
Switching on/off .............................. 91
Rear fog lamp (Chassis Cab)
Changing bulbs .............................. 100
Rear interior light
Changing bulbs .............................. 102
Rear lamps
see Lights
Rear rack
Notes ............................................. 236
Rear view camera .............................. 161
Aspect ratio menu .........................165
Brightnes ssubmenu ...................... 164
Cleaning instructions .....................259
Color submenu .............................. 165
Contrast submenu .........................165
Default settings menu .................... 166
Display menu ................................. 164
Illumination submenu ....................164
Important safety notes ..................161
Mai nm enu .................................... .163
Menu language menu ....................166
Monitor menu ................................ 163
Problem (malfunction) ...................167
Standard menu .............................. 165
Switching off the monitor while
driving ............................................ 162
Switching on .................................. 161
Switching the monitor on/off ........162
Tint (color balance) submenu ......... 165
Rear-view mirror
Anti-glare mode ............................... 86Rear window defroster
Problem (malfunction) ...................116
Switching on/off ........................... 116
Rear window wiper ...........................104
Refilling DEF filler neck ............................... 144
Important safety notes (Diesel
Exhaus tFluid –DEF) ...................... 143
Refilling procedure (Diesel
Exhaus tFluid –DEF) ...................... 144
Refrigerant ......................................... 326
Refueling Fuel filler fla p................................. 142
Fuel gauge ..................................... 177
Important safety notes (fuel) .........142
Refueling procedure (fuel) .............142
see Fuel
Releasing the parking lock
manually (automatic
transmission) ..................................... 141
Remote control Changing the operating duration
(auxiliary heating) .......................... 122
Replacing the battery (auxiliary
heating )........................................ 126
Switching on/off (auxiliary
heating) ......................................... 121
Synchronizing (auxiliary heating) ...122
Replacing the battery (auxiliary
heating remote control) .................... 126
Reporting safety defects ....................29
Reserve (fuel tank) see Fuel
Restraint system
see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Reverse warning feature ..................136
Roof carrier Maximum payloa d.......................... 327
Note s............................................. 236
Roof load (roof carrier) .....................327 Index
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Steering wheel buttons
Function Page
0005
Display 180
On-board computer
operation
0006
Selects a submenu or
adjusts the volume
180
0011
Up/increases the
volume 0012
Down/reduces the
volume 0026
Using the telephone 190
0001
Accepts a call/starts
dialing 0005
Ends a call/rejects an
incoming call 0025
Scrolls from one menu to
another
180
0010
Forwards 0007
Back 0023
Scrolls within a menu 180
0001
Forwards 0009
Back Center console
Function Page
0005
Stowage compartment 223
0006
Radio; see the separate
operating instructions
0026
Air-conditioning control
panel
108
0025
Center console control
panel
0007
Switches the left/right-
hand seat heating on/off
85
0021
Switches the windshield
heating on/off
115
0019
Switches the rear window
defroster on/off
116
000C
Activates/deactivates
PARKTRONIC
159
0011
Switches the hazard
warning lamps on/off
9336
Center consoleAt a glance

it switches off automatically after
20 minutes.
Automatic control
The interior light comes on if you:
R
unloc kthe vehicle
R open the driver's or the co-driver's door
R remove the key from the ignition lock
The interior light switches off again
automatically.
If a door is left open, the interior lighting
switches off after approximately 20 minutes. Switching the rear compartment
lighting on/off centrally (Passenger
Van) Rear compartmen
tlighting switch
0005 To switch on the rear compartment
lighting
0006 Automatic control
0026 To switch off the rear compartment
lighting
You can switch the rear compartmen tlighting
on/off centrally on Passenger Vans that are
equipped with convenience control.
There may also be a switch on the rear
compartmen tlights that allows you to switch
the mo n/off separately .Ifyou switch off rear
compartment lighting 0026, the rear
compartment light is switched off, regardless
of the position of its own switch. If you move the rear compartment lighting
switch to center position
0006, the automatic
control system is switched on. When you
open a door or unlock the vehicle, the rear
compartment lighting then goes on
automatically. Once the doors close, it
switches off automatically after 20 minutes.
If automatic control is switched on, the rear
compartment lighting goes on automatically
when you unlock the vehicle. Switching the rear/cargo
compartment lamp on/off
Interior light with switch (example: Cargo Van)
Interior light with switch (example: Passenger Van
with rear-compartment air conditioning)
0008
To switch on the interior lighting
0009 To switch off the interior lighting
000A Automatic control
For Cargo Vans and Passenger Vans without
convenience control, the switch for the
interior lighting is on the rear interior light in
the cargo compartment/vehicle interior. Interior lighting
95Lights and windshiel dwipers Z

Control panel for the air-conditioning system
0005
Sets the temperature (Y page 113)
0021 Defrosts the windshield (Y page 114)
0006 Sets the airflow (Y page 114)
0026 Increases the airflow
0025 Reduces the airflow
0026 0022 Switches air-recirculation mode on/off (Y page 116)
0025 001F Switches the reheat function (window air dehumidification) on/of f(Ypage 114)
0023 Sets the air distribution (Y page 113)
000B0021 Defrosts the windshield (Y page 114)
0024 0008 Switches cooling with air dehumidification on/off ( Ypage 113)
0018 Blower setting bar display
0021 Defrosts the windshield (Y page 114)Information on the air-conditioning
system
Below, you can find a number of notes and
recommendations to help you use the air-
conditioning system optimally.
R Switch on the cooling with air
dehumidification function .The indicator
lamp in the switch lights up.
R Set the temperature to 72 ‡ (22 †). Only
change the temperature in small
increments.
R Only use the "defrosting" function briefly,
until the windshield is clear again. R
Only use air-recirculation mode briefly, e.g.
if there are unpleasant outside odors or
when in a tunnel. The windows could
otherwise fog up as no fresh air is drawn
into the vehicle in air-recirculation mode.
R Only use the reheat function until the
fogged up windows are clear again. 110
Overview of climate control systemsClimate control

Control panel for rear-compartment air-conditioning system
0005
Sets the airflow (Y page 114)
0026 Increases the airflow
0025 Reduces the airflow
0006 Sets the temperature (Y page 113)
0026 Blower setting bar display
0025 001B Switches the rear-compartment air conditioning on/off (Y page 112)Information on rear-compartment air
conditioning
For optimum climate control, set the
temperature control to the middle level. Only
change the temperature in small increments. Operating the climate control system
Switching the climate control on/off
Important information When the climate control is switched off, air
intake and air circulation also stop. Only use
this setting for a brie
fperiod. Otherwise, the
windows could fog up. Activating/deactivating climate
control via the control panel X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
Vehicle with heating
X To switch on: set airflow control 0006down
to at least level 1(Ypage 110).
X To switch off: set airflow control 0006up to
the 0position (Y page 110).
Vehicle with air conditioning
X To switch on: press the0026button and
set the blower speed to at least the first
level.
The blower speeds are shown in bars next
to the button.
X To switch off: press the0025button and,
after reaching the lowest blower speed,
press it again. 112
Operating the climate control systemClimate control