2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER turn signal

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

Diesel at very low outside
temperatures
................................. 318
Display message ............................ 205
Driving tips .................................... 148
Flow improver ................................ 318
Fuel gauge ..................................... 177
Important safety notes ..................317
Problem (malfunction) ...................143
Quality (diesel )............................... 317
Refueling ........................................ 142
Showing the range (on-board
computer with steering wheel
buttons) ......................................... 190
Showing the range (vehicles with
steering wheel buttons) .................190
Tank content/reserve fuel .............317
Fuel filter with water separator
draining ......................................... 247
Indicator lamp ................................ 218
Fuel gauge ......................................... 177
Fuel tank Problem (malfunction) ...................143
Fuel tank content
Reserve, display message ..............205
Fuses .................................................. 271G
Gasoline Reserve fuel warning lamp .............216
General driving tips
Driving short distances ..................149
Genuine .............................................. 314
Glove box ........................................... 222
GTW (Gross Trailer Weight)
(definition) ......................................... 293
Guarantee ............................................ 23H
Hazard warning lamps ........................93
Headlamps Adding fluid to cleaning system .....246
Cleaning system (function) ..............94
Fogging up ....................................... 94
see Automatic headlamp mode
Headliner (cleaning instructions) ....261 Head restraints
Adjusting ......................................... 84
Heating
see Climate control
High-beam headlamps
Changing bulbs ................................ 98
Switching on/off .............................. 92
Hood
Closing .......................................... .241
Display message ............................ 209
Indicator lamp ................................ 219
Opening ......................................... 240
Hydroplaning ..................................... 151 I
Immobilizer .......................................... 60
Indicator lamp see Warning and indicator lamps
Indicators
see Turn signals
Insectp rotection on the radiator ......28
Installing/removing the ball
coupling ............................................. 170
Instrument cluster Fuel gag e....................................... 177
Important safety notes ..................176
Instrument cluster lighting .............177
Outside temperature displa y.......... 177
Overview .......................................... 33
Speedometer ................................. 177
Tachometer ................................... 177
Warning and indicator lamps ...........34
Instrument cluster lighting ..............177
Instrument lighting see Instrument cluster lighting
Interior lighting ................................... 94
Changing the bulbs ........................102
Front ................................................ 94
Motio ndetectors ............................. 96
Notes on replacing bulbs ...............102
Switching the rear compartment
lighting on centrall y......................... 95
Interior motion sensor
Arming ............................................. 61
Deactivating .................................... .61
Function ........................................... 61
Switching off .................................... 61 Index
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Jack Jacking points ................................ 304
Preparation .................................... 304
Storage location ............................ 264
Using ............................................. 304
Jump-starting ..................................... 267K
Key Position in the ignition lock ............ 133
see SmartKey
Kickdown ........................................... 140L
Lamps see Warning and indicator lamps
Language
Display (vehicles with steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 185
Lashing points and tie downs
Permissible tensile loa d................. 327
LATCH-type (ISOFIX) child seat
anchors ................................................ 52
License plate lamp Changing bulbs ......................100, 101
License plate lamp (Chassi sCab)
Changing bulbs .............................. 100
Lighting
see Lights
Lights
Activating/deactivating daytime
running lamp mode (vehicle swith
steerin gwheel buttons) ................... 91
Activating/deactivating surround
lighting (vehicles with steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 187
Automatic headlamp mode ..............91
Bulb failure indicator ........................90
Cornering light function ...................93
Driving abroad ............................... 149
Fog lamps ........................................ 91
Hazard warning lamps .....................93
Headlamp range .............................. 93
High bea mflasher ............................ 92
High-beam headlamps .....................92Important safety notes
....................90
Ligh tswitc h..................................... 90
Low-beam headlamps ......................90
Parking lamps .................................. 90
Rea rfog lamp .................................. 91
Setting the exterio rlighting
delayed switch-off (vehicles with
steerin gwheel buttons) .................188
Switching the daytime running
lamp mode on/off (switch) ..............91
Turn signals ..................................... 92
see Changing a bulb
see Interior lighting
Light sensor ......................................... 91
Limited Warranty ................................ 29
Load distribution ............................... 234
Loading guidelines Important safety notes ..................232
Loading rails
Installing cargo tie-down rings .......236
Maximum tensile strength .............327
Loads
Securing ........................................ 234
Transporting .................................. 232
Load securing aids
Carrier systems ............................. 236
Locator lighting
Setting (vehicles with steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 187
Locking
see Centra llocking
Locking and unlocking manually .......69
Locking centrally see Centra llocking
Low-beam headlamps
Changing bulbs ................................ 98
Daytime running lamp mode
(vehicles without steering wheel
buttons) ......................................... 179
Daytime running lamp mode
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons) ......................................... 187
Display message ............................ 201
Driving abroad ............................... 149
Switching on/off .............................. 90
Lumbar support ................................... 8012
Index

Trailer loads and drawbar
noseweights
...................................... 173
Trailer towing PARKTRONI C................................. 160
Permissible trailer loads and
drawba rnoseweights ............169, 173
Transmission
see Automatic transmission
Transmission oil ................................ 323
Transport Loading guidelines .........................232
Vehicle .......................................... .271
Transportation
Rail ................................................ 150
Transport by rail ................................ 150
Transporting Load distribution ............................ 234
Securing aload .............................. 234
Trim pieces (cleaning instructions) .260
Trip computer (on-board
computer) .......................................... 189
Trip meter see Trip odometer
Trip odometer
Display (vehicles without steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 178
Display (vehicles with steering
wheel buttons) ............................... 182
Resetting ....................................... 177
see Trip computer (on-board computer)
Turn signals
Changing bulbs (front) .....................98
Changing bulbs (rear) ..............99, 101
Switching on/off .............................. 92
Turn signals (Chassis Cab)
Changing bulbs (rear) ....................100
Twin co-driver's seat
Folding tabl e.................................. 225
Stowag ecompartmen t.................. 224
Two-way radios
Type approval/frequency ..............314
TWR (Tongue Weight Rating)
(definition) ......................................... 295 U
Unlocking From inside the vehicle (central
unlocking button) ............................. 69 V
Vehicle Correct use ...................................... 26
Data acquisition ............................... 29
Display message ............................ 208
Electronics ..................................... 314
Equipment ....................................... 23
Individual settings (vehicles with
steering wheel buttons) .................183
Limited Warranty ............................. 29
Loading .......................................... 286
Locking (SmartKey) .......................... 64
Lowering ........................................ 307
Maintenance .................................... 23
Operating safety .............................. 24
Parking for a long period ................ 147
Pulling away ................................... 135
Raising ........................................... 304
Registration ..................................... 23
Reporting problems .........................28
Securing from rolling away ............145
Towing away .................................. 268
Transporting .................................. 271
Unlocking (SmartKey) ......................64
Vehicle battery
see Battery (vehicle)
Vehicle bodies
General notes .................................. 27
Vehicle data ....................................... 326
Vehicle identification number .......... 315
Vehicle identification plate ..............315
Vehicle tool kit .................................. 264
Voltage supply Fuse s............................................. 271 W
Warning and indicator lamps Brakes ........................................... 211
Check Engine ................................. 216
Coolant .......................................... 215
Diesel Exhaus tFluid (DEF) .............213 20
Index

Indicator and warning lamps
Instrumen
tcluster on vehicles without steering
wheel buttons Instrument cluster in vehicles with steering-wheel buttons
Function Page
0005
Speedometer with
warning and indicator
lamps
000D
ESP
®
warning lamp 57
ASR warning lamp 58
001A
Coolant level too low 215
0014
Coolant temperature too
high
215
0008
Restraint systems
malfunction
42
0008
Brake fluid level too low 211
EBD malfunctioning 210
Trailer brake force booster
malfunction
211
001D
Engine oil level warning 214 Function Page
0018
Check engine indicator
lamp 216
Exhaust gas aftertreatment
malfunction 213
000D
Preglow 134
Preglow system
malfunction
217
0006
Indicator and warning
lamps
0002
Left-hand turn signal 92
000E
ABS malfunction 210
000A
Tire pressure loss or the tire
pressure monitor is
malfunctioning (USA only) 218
Tire pressure loss (Canada
only) 28234
Instrument clusterAt a glance

If there is a key is in the ignition lock, the
remote control is inoperative. When locking
or unlocking the vehicle with the remote
control, always pay attention to the indicator
lamp signaling. Also check the locking knobs
of the doors.
Unlocking/locking the vehicle with the
remote control Remote control with an integrated folding key
0005 0002 To unlock the sliding doors and the
rear door
0006 0009 To unlock the driver's door only or
unlock the vehicle centrally
0026 0008 To lock the vehicle centrally
0025 Key release button
0023 Battery check lamp
X To unlock the driver's door: press the
0009 button.
The turn signals flash once. The theft
deterrent locking system is deactivated.
X To unlockt he sliding doors and the rear
door: press the 0002button.
The turn signals flash once.
X To unlock centrally: unlock the driver's
door.
X Press the 0009button again within
2s econds.
The turn signals flash once.
i If the surround lighting has been switched
on using the on-board computer
(Y page 187), it goes on when the vehicle
is unlocked. If you do not open a Cargo Van or
Passenger Van within approximately
40 seconds of unlocking:
R
the vehicle is locked again.
R the theft deterrent locking system is
armed again.
X To lock centrally: press the0008button.
The indicator lamps flash three times when
the thef tdeterrent locking system has been
armed and all doors have been closed.
X Check the locking knobs on all the doors.
The locking knobs must all be in the
lowered position.
Unlocking/locking the vehicle with the
mechanical key or the folding key The anti-thef
talarm system (ATA) is triggered
if you unloc kand open the driver's door or the
rea rdoor with the mechanical key or the
folding key.
The alarm can be disabled in the following two
ways:
X Press the 0009or0008 button on the
remote control.
Or
X Insert the key into the ignition lock. Key
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Problems with the key/remote control
Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0004 Solutions
It is no longer possible
to lock the vehicle
using the remote
control.
The turn signals do not
flash when the vehicle
is locked. The doors are not closed properly.
X
Close the doors properly and lock the vehicle again. The central locking system has malfunctioned.
X
Lock the vehicle using the folding key (Y page 64).
X Have the central locking system checked as soon as possible
at a qualified specialist workshop. It is no longer possible
to lock or unlock the
vehicle using the
remote control. The key battery is weak or discharged.
X
Point the remote control at the driver's door handle from very
close range and press the 0009or0008 button.
If this does not work:
X Replace the key battery (Y page 66).
Or
X Lock the vehicle using the folding key (Y page 64). The remote control is faulty.
X
Lock the vehicle using the folding key (Y page 64).
X Have the key checked at a qualified specialist workshop. The key cannot be
turned in the ignition
lock. The steering lock has jammed mechanically.
X
Remove the key and insert it again into the ignition lock. Turn
the steering wheel from side to side while doing so. The engine cannot be
started using the key. The on-board voltage is too low.
X
Switch off all non-essential consumers, such as interior lighting,
and try to start the engine again.
If this does not work:
X Check the starter battery and charge it if necessary
(Y page 254).
Or
X Jump-start the vehicle (Y page 267).
Or
X Consult a qualified specialist workshop. You have lost a key. X
Have the key deactivated at a qualified specialist workshop.
X Report the loss immediately to the vehicle insurers.
X If necessary, have the mechanical locks replaced. 68
KeyOpening and closing