Brake system
Malfunction .................................... 198
Warning lamp ................................. 210
Breakdown
Fire extinguisher ............................ 266
First-ai dkit.................................... 266
Jump-starting ................................. 267
Reflective safety jacket .................. 265
Vehicle tool kit ............................... 264
Warning lamp ................................. 265
Warning triangl e............................ 265
see Flat tire
see Towing away
see Tow-starting
Bulb
see Changing bulbs
Bulb failure indicator ..........................90C
Care Car wash ........................................ 256
Display ........................................... 260
Exterior lights ................................ 258
Notes ............................................. 255
Paint .............................................. 257
Plastic trim .................................... 260
Power washer ................................ 257
Rea rview camera .......................... 259
Roof lining ...................................... 261
Seat bel t........................................ 261
Seat cover ..................................... 261
Selector leve r................................ 260
Sensors ......................................... 259
Sliding door ................................... 259
Steering wheel ............................... 260
Step (electrical )............................. 260
Trim pieces .................................... 260
Washing by hand ........................... 256
Washing the engine .......................257
Wheels ........................................... 258
Windows ........................................ 257
Wiper blades .................................. 258
Cargo compartment
Activating/deactivating
ventilation ...................................... 129
Cargo compartment floor ...................28Cargo tie-down points and tie
downs
Important safety notes ..................234
Cargo tie-down rings
Installing ........................................ 236
Permissible tensile loa d................. 327
Car wash (care) ................................. 256
CD player/CD changer ......................183
Cell phone see Mobile phone
Center console overview ....................36
Central locking Automatic locking ............................ 69
Important safety notes ....................69
Locking/unlocking (buttons) ...........69
Locking/unlocking (SmartKey) ........64
Locking/unlocking manually ............ 69
Central locking system
see Centra llocking
Changing bulbs
Additional indicators (roof) ............101
Additional turn signals ...................101
Backup lamp (Chassis Cab) ...........100
Backup lamps .......................... 99, 101
Bi-Xenon bulbs ................................. 96
Brake lamps ............................ .99, 101
Brake lamps (Chassis Cab) ............100
Cornering lamps .............................. 98
Courtesy lights ............................... 101
Display message ............................ 201
Fog lamps ........................................ 98
Front interio rlight .......................... 102
High-beam headlamps .....................98
Important safety notes ....................96
Interior light ................................... 102
Interior lighting .............................. 102
License plate lamp ................100, 101
License plate lamp (Chassis Cab) ..100
Low-beam headlamps ......................98
Overview of lamp types (front
bulbs) .............................................. .97
Overview of lamp types (rear
bulbs, Cargo Van/Passenger Van) ...99
Overview of lamp types (rear
bulbs, Chassis Cab) .......................100
Parking lamps .................................. 98
Perimeter lamp .............................. 101
Rea rfog lamp .......................... 99, 1016
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
7
Important safety notes
....................64
Loss ................................................. 68
Problem (malfunction) .....................68
SmartKey positions (ignition lock) ..133
Snow chains ...................................... 277
Sockets .............................................. 228
Spare wheel General notes ................................ 309
Important safety notes ..................308
Removing/mounting ..................... .309
Specialist workshop ............................ 26
Special seat bel tretractor .................. 54
Speed ,controlling
see Cruise control
Speedometer
Digital (vehicles without steering
wheel buttons )............................... 178
Digital (vehicles with steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 186
Selecting display unit (vehicles
with steering- wheel buttons) ........185
see Instrument cluster
Sprinter Dealer
see Qualified specialist workshop
SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Display message ............................ 201
Introduction ..................................... 42
Warning lamp ................................. 214
Warning lamp (function) ................... 42
Standing lamps
Changing bulbs (front) .....................98
Changing bulbs (rear) ..............99, 101
Standing lamps (Chassis Cab)
Changing bulbs (rear) ....................100
Starting (engine) ................................ 134
Start-off assist Display message ............................ 198
Steering wheel
Adjusting ......................................... 85
Button overview ............................... 36
Cleaning ......................................... 260
Step
see Electrical step
Sticker
Warning notes .................................. 26 Stowage spaces
see Stowage spaces and stowage
compartments
Stowage spaces and stowage
compartments
Eyeglasses compartment ...............223
Glove box ...................................... .222
Important safety notes ..................222
Paper holder .................................. 225
Stowage compartment above the
windshield ..................................... 224
Stowage compartment in the
center console ............................... 223
Stowage compartment in the
dashboard ...................................... 223
Stowage space above the
headliner ........................................ 224
Stowage space unde rthe rear
bench seat ..................................... 224
Stowage space unde rthe twin co-
driver's seat ................................... 224
Summer tires ..................................... 276
Supplemental Restraint System see SRS (Supplemental Restraint
System)
Switching off the alarm (ATA) ............60
Switching the heater booster
function on/off .................................. 125
Switching the surround lighting
on/off (on-board computer) .............187
Switch unit see Control panel
Swivel seat .......................................... .81 T
Tachometer ........................................ 177
Tail lamps Changing bulb s........................ 99, 101
see Lights
Tail lamps (Chassis Cab)
Changing bulbs .............................. 100
Tank
see Fuel tank Index
17
Cockpit
................................................. 32
Instrumen tcluster .............................. 33
Steering wheel buttons ......................36
Center console .................................... 36
Overhea dcontrol panel ...................... 37
Door control panel .............................. 38
Further control panels ........................38 31At a glance
Cockpit
Function Page
0005
Door control panel 38
0006
Ligh
tswitch 90
0026
Combinatio
nswitch • tur
nsignals 92
• high-beam headlamps 92
• windshield wipers 103
• rear window wiper 104
0025
Cruise control lever 155
0023
Horn
0024
Steering wheel without/
with buttons
36
0018
Instrument cluster 33
0019
Stowage compartment
001A
• Stowage compartment
with interior light
94
• Overhead control panel 37
001B
Rear-view mirror 86
001C
Rear view camera monitor
161 Function Page
001D
PARKTRONIC warning
display 157
001E
Opens/closes the right-
hand side window
76
001F
Stowage compartment
(jac kand vehicle tool kit) 264
0020
Glove box 222
0021
Center console 36
0022
Ignitio
nlock 133
0028
Further control panels 38
0029
Steering wheel adjustment 85
002A
Selector lever (automatic
transmission)
138
002B
Applies/releases the
parking brake
151
002C
Opens the hood 240
0014
Further control panels 3832
CockpitAt a glance
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
The air bag installation locations are
identified by the label SRS/AIRBAG or
AIRBAG.
R
Front air bags (Y page 45)
R Thoraxbags (Y page 45)
R Window curtain air bags (Y page 46)
The air bags are deployed if the air bag control
unit detects the need for deployment. Only in
the event of such a situation will they provide
their supplemental protection.
If the driver and co-driver do not wear their
seat belts, it is not possible for the air bags to
provide their supplemental protection.
In the event of other types of impacts and
impacts below air bag deployment
thresholds, the air bags will not deploy. The
driver and passengers will then be protected
to the exten tpossible by a properly fastened
seat belt. Aproperly fastened seat belti s also
needed to provide the best possible
protection in a rollover.
Air bags provide additional protection, but are
not a substitute for the seat belts. All vehicle
occupants must fasten their seat belts
regardless of whether your vehicle is
equipped with air bags or not.
If an air bag is deployed, you will hear a bang
and a small amount of powder is released
briefly. Only in rare cases will the bang affect
your hearing. The powder emitted is not
generally hazardous to health. The 0008
warning lamp lights up. If it is safe to do so:
X Exit the vehicle immediately.
If you are unable to leave the vehicle:
X Open a window.
You will be able to breathe in fresh air and
avoid respiratory problems.
It is important for your safety and that of any
passengers to have deployed air bags
replaced and to have any malfunctioning air
bags repaired. This will help to make sure the
air bags continue to perform their protective
function for the vehicle occupants in the
event of a crash. Front air bags
Driver's air bag
0005inflates in front of the
steering wheel; co-driver's front air bag 0006
inflates in front of and above the glove box
and center console.
The front air bags increase the degree of
protection afforded to the driver and co-driver
against head and chest injuries.
They are deployed:
R in certain frontal collision situations
R if the system determines that air bag
deployment can offer additional protection
to that provided by the seat belt
R if the respective seat belt is fastened
R independently of other air bags in the
vehicle
If the vehicle rolls over, the front air bags are
generally not deployed. The front air bags are
deployed if it is detected that the vehicle is
decelerating rapidly in the longitudinal
direction.
In collision situations with low predicted
impact severity the front air bags are not
deployed. You will then be protected by the
seat belt, provided that it is fastened.
Thoraxbags G
WARNING
Only use seat covers which have been tested
and approved for your vehicle type by the
distributor named on the inside of the front
cover. The use of seat covers or other seat
coverings may cause a malfunction when the Occupant safety
45Safety
Z
for safe maneuvering and parking. When
maneuvering and parking, make sure that
there are no persons, animals or objects in
the maneuvering area.
The rear view camera is
avisual parking aid.
It shows you the area behind the vehicle on a
separate monitor on the center console.
The camera is in the middle of the roof above
the high-mounted brake lamp (Y page 259).
The rear view camera may show obstacles in
perspectival distortion, incorrectly or not at
all. The rear view camera cannot display all
objects located very near and/or under the
rear bumper. It does not warn you of a
collision, persons or objects.
The area behind the vehicle is displayed in a
mirrored fashion, as in the rear-view mirror or
the exterior mirrors. The guide lines displayed
assist you in backing up.
The function of the rear view camera may be
partially or completely impaired in the
following circumstances:
R it is raining very heavily or snowing, or it is
foggy.
R the parking space is located in a very dark
place.
R the camera is exposed to very strong white
light .White stripes may appearont he
display.
R the surrounding area is illuminated with
fluorescent light. The displaym ay flicker.
R if the temperature changes very quickly, for
example if you drive int oaheated garage
in the winter.
R ambient temperatures are very high.
R the camera lens is dirty or obstructed.
R the rear of the vehicle is damaged. In this
case, have the position and setting
checked at a specialist workshop.
The rear view camera is switched on when
you engage reverse gear R.
You can find information on cleaning the
camera in the "Maintenance and care"
section (Y page 259). Monitor
Monitor in the stowage space on the center
console
Monitor buttons
0005
0008 Down button
0006 0006 Up button
0026 0003 Menu/confirm button
0025 0004 Monitor on/off switch
0023 Speaker cover
X To activate: engage reverse gear R.
The rear view camera is activated. The
monitor switches on.
If you engage reverse gear Rwhile using
auxiliary equipment, the monitor switches
to the rear view camera.
Or
X Press the 0004button.
The monitor shows AUX .T
he input for
auxiliary equipment (AUX) on the monitor
is activated.
i If you have switched the monitor off using
the 0004 button, you must press the 162
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