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What’s Not Covered
Items Which Are Not Covered:
TIRE AND RIM DAMAGE: Damage
to the tires such as punctures, cuts,
snags, bruises, impact damage and
breaks resulting from pothole impact,
curb impact, or from other objects/
road hazards is not covered. Damage
from incorrect inflation, excessive axle
load, high speed spinning (when stuck
in ice, mud or snow), tire chains, racing
or competitive driving events, incorrect
mounting or demounting, improper
puncture repair, misuse, negligence,
alteration and misapplication is not
covered. Rapid or irregular tire tread wear
due to lack of tire rotation according to
the recommended intervals specified in
your vehicle‘s maintenance booklet or
incorrect wheel alignment or tire balance
is not covered. Tire tread wear is also not
covered.
Damage to the rims resulting from
pothole impact, curb impact, or from
other objects/road hazards is not
covered.
WHEEL ALIGNMENT: Adjustments for
road crown issues are not covered.
BRAKE PADS AND DISCS: Replacement
due to normal wear or as part of regular
maintenance is not covered.
WIPER BLADES AND INSERTS: Damaged
or worn wiper blades and wiper blade
inserts are not covered. DAMAGE DUE TO ACCIDENTS, MISUSE
OR NEGLIGENCE: Accidents or damage
from objects striking the vehicle. Misuse
of the vehicle such as driving into or over
potholes, curbs, or other objects/road
hazards; overloading, improper operation,
storage or transport (Proper use is
described in the Operator’s Manual).
DAMAGE DUE TO LACK OF
MAINTENANCE: Lack of proper
maintenance as described in the
Maintenance Booklet. Use of service
parts or fluids, such as paper oil filters
or improper engine oil, which are non-
approved by MBUSA, will cause engine
damage not covered by the warranty.
NORMAL MAINTENANCE IS OWNER’S
RESPONSIBILITY: Cleaning and polishing,
lubrication and filters, engine tune-up,
replacing worn wiper blades, wiper rubber
inserts, brake pads and discs, and clutch
discs and pressure plates are some of the
normal maintenance services required
and are not covered by this warranty. See
Maintenance Booklet for details.
Damage caused by the use of improper
filters (including oil filters), engine oils,
fluids, cleaners, polishes, or waxes is not
covered.
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20Emission Warranties Required By Law
California Emission Warranty (cont’d)
Emergency Repairs
In the case of an emergency where
an authorized Sprinter Dealer is not
available, certain warranty related repairs
may be performed by any available
repair location or by any individual
using any replacement parts. A part
not being available within 30 days or a
repair not being complete within 30 days
constitutes an emergency. The vehicle
warrantor will reimburse the owner for
expenses (including diagnosis), not to
exceed the vehicle warrantor’s suggested
retail price for all warranted parts
replaced and labor charges based on the
vehicle warrantor’s recommended time
allowance for the warranty repair and the
geographically appropriate hourly labor
rate. Replaced parts and paid invoices
must be presented as a condition of
reimbursement for emergency repairs
not performed by an authorized Sprinter
Dealer. Warranty Limitations
The vehicle warrantor is not responsible
for failures or damage resulting from
what the vehicle warrantor determines to
be abuse or neglect, including, but not
limited to: operation without adequate
coolants or lubricants; overfueling;
overspeeding; lack of maintenance of
cooling, lubricating or intake systems;
improper storage, starting, warm-up, run-
in or shut down practices; unauthorized
modifications to the engine. The vehicle
warrantor is also not responsible for
failures caused by incorrect oil or fuel or
by water, dirt or other contaminants in
the fuel or oil. The vehicle warrantor is
not responsible for failures resulting from
improper repair or the use of parts which
are not Genuine Mercedes-Benz approved
parts.
The vehicle warrantor is not responsible
for the material and labor costs of
emission control parts and assemblies
replaced during scheduled manitenance
of the vehicle as specified in the
Maintenance Booklet.
THIS WARRANTY, TOGETHER WITH
THE EXPRESS LIMITED WARRANTIES
ARE THE SOLE AND EXCLUSIVE
WARRANTIES MADE BY THE VEHICLE
WARRANTOR. THERE ARE NO OTHER
WARRANTIES, EXPRESS OR IMPLIED, OR
OF MERCHANTABILITY OR FITNESS FOR
A PARTICULAR PURPOSE.
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