Off-road driving
Checklist after driving off-road ...... 158
Important safety notes .................. 156
Rules for driving off-road ............... 158
Oil
see Engine oil
On-board computer
Display message ............................1 97
Lighting submenu .......................... 192
On-board computer (vehicles with
steering wheel buttons)
Audio menu ................................... 187
Display message ............................ 184
Menu overview .............................. 186
Operating ....................................... 184
Operation menu ............................ .186
Settings menu ............................... 188
Standard displa y............................ 187
Telephone menu ............................ 196
Trip computer menu ...................... 195
On-board computer (vehicles with-
out steering wheel buttons)
Display message ............................ 198
General notes ................................ 182
Setting the clock ............................ 183
Standard display ............................ 182
Operating Instructions
Before the first journey .................... 22
Limited Warranty ............................. 22
Operating safety
Vehicle registration .......................... 28
Operating safety and vehicle
approval
Attachments and bodie s.................. 26
BlueTEC exhaust gas aftertreat-
ment ................................................ 25
Changing the engine power out-
put ................................................... 25
Correct use ...................................... 22
Declaration of conformity ................ 24
Equipment and conversions ............. 26
Important safety notes .................... 24
Information about body/equip-
ment mounting directives ................ 26
Notes on operating the vehicle ........ 24
Qualified specialist worksho p.......... 25
Registering your vehicl e................... 25 Operating system
see On-board computer
Operator's Manual
General notes .................................. 22
Vehicle equipment ........................... 22
Outline lamp
Replacing bulb s............................. 105
Outside temperature display ........... 181
Overhead control panel ...................... 38
Overrevving range ............................. 181
Overrun cutoff ................................... 152 P
Paintwork (cleaning instructions) ... 267
Paper holder ...................................... 233
Parking ............................................... 149
Important safety notes .................. 149
Parking brake ................................ 150
Wheel chock .................................. 151
see PARKTRONIC
Parking aid
see PARKTRONIC
Parking assistance
see PARKTRONIC
Parking brake
Display message ............................ 207
Notes/function .............................. 150
Parking lamps
Replacing bulb s............................. 100
PARKTRONIC
Deactivating/activating ................. 169
Driving system ............................... 167
Function/note s............................. 167
Important safety notes .................. 167
Problem (malfunction) ................... 171
Range of the sensors ..................... 168
Roll-back warning .......................... 169
Trailer towing ................................. 170
Warning display ............................. 169
Partition sliding door
Important safety notes .................... 77
Opening/closing .............................. 77
Passenger compartment air-condi-
tioning system
see Climate control
Passenger compartment heating
see Climate control 14
Index
Releasing the parking lock man-
ually (automatic transmission)
........ 145
Remote control
Changing the operating duration
(auxiliary heating) .......................... 126
Replacing the battery (auxiliary
heating ) ........................................ 130
Switching on/off (auxiliary heat-
ing) ................................................ 126
Synchronizing (auxiliary heating) ... 126
Replacing bulbs
Important safety notes .................... 99
Replacing the battery (auxiliary
heating remote control) .................... 130
Restraint system
Introduction ..................................... 42
Warning lamp (function) .......... 42, 222
Reverse warning feature .................. 140
Roof carrier
Maximum payloa d.......................... 328
Notes ............................................. 245
Roof load (roof carrier) ..................... 328S
Safety Child restraint systems .................... 52
Children in the vehicle ..................... 51
Safety system
see Driving safety systems
Seat belts
Adjusting the height ......................... 45
Cleaning ......................................... 271
Correct usage .................................. 45
Display message ............................ 207
Fastening ......................................... 45
Important safety guidelines ............. 44
Introduction ..................................... 43
Releasing ......................................... 46
Warning lamp ................................. 227
Warning lamp (function) ................... 46
Seat heating ......................................... 87
Seats
Adjusting lumbar support ................ 83
Adjusting the co-driver's sea t.......... 83
Adjusting the head restraint ............ 86
Armrest ............................................ 87
Cleaning the cover ......................... 271 Correct driver's seat position ........... 82
Folding seat ..................................... 85
Important safety notes .................... 82
Rear bench seat ............................... 85
Seat heating .................................... 87
Setting the driver's seat ................... 83
Swivel seat ....................................... 84
Twin co-driver's seat ........................ 85
Securing loads
Important safety notes .................. 242
Selector lever
Cleaning ......................................... 270
Sensors (cleaning instructions) ....... 268
Service center
see Qualified specialist workshop
Service interval display
Calling up the service due date ...... 258
Exceeding a service due date ........ 258
Notes ............................................. 257
Service due date (automatic dis-
play) ............................................... 257
Service products
Brake fluid ..................................... 324
Coolant (engine) ............................ 325
Diesel ............................................ 318
Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) ............. 320
Engine oil ....................................... 322
Fuel ................................................ 318
Important safety notes .................. 318
Power steering fluid ....................... 324
Refrigerant ..................................... 326
Transmission oil ............................. 324
Washer fluid ................................... 326
Setting the air distribution ............... 117
Setting the airflow ............................ 118
Setting the clock
Vehicles with steering wheel but-
tons ............................................... 191
Vehicles without steering wheel
buttons .......................................... 183
Settings
Resetting all (vehicles with steer-
ing wheel buttons) ......................... 188
Resetting submenus (vehicles
with steering wheel buttons) ......... 189
Short journeys (diesel particle fil-
ter) ...................................................... 153 16
Index
Activating/deactivating rear-compart-
ment climate control via the control
panel X
Turn the key to position 2in the ignition
lock.
Vehicle with rear-compartment heating/
rear-compartment air conditioning
X To switch on/off: press the0074switch.
If the indicator lamp in the button lights up, the rear-compartment heating/rear-com-
partment air conditioning is switched on. Switching the cooling with air dehu-
midification function on/off
Important information If you switch off the "Cooling with air dehu-
midification" function, the air inside the vehi- cle will not be cooled (in warm weather) or
dehumidified. The windows could fog up morequickly.
The cooling with air dehumidification function
is only available when the engine is running.
The air inside the vehicle is cooled and dehu- midified according to the temperature selec-
ted.
Condensation may appear on the underside
of the vehicle when in cooling mode. This is
normal and not a sign that there is a malfunc- tion.
Switching on/off Vehicle with air conditioning
X Press the 005Abutton.
If the indicator lamp in the button lights up, cooling with air dehumidification is
switched on. Setting the temperature
Increasing/reducing temperature in
the front compartment via the control
panel Only change the temperature in small incre-
ments. Start at the center position, or at 72 ‡
(22 †).
X Switch on climate control (Y page 116).
X Turn temperature control 0043clockwise to
increase or counterclockwise to reduce the temperature (Y page 114).
Increasing/reducing temperature in
the rear compartment via the control
panel Only change the temperature in small incre-
ments.
X Switch on climate control (Y page 116).
X Turn rear-compartment temperature con-
trol 0087(Ypage 115) or rear-compartment
air-conditioning system 0044(Ypage 116)
clockwise to increase or counterclockwise
to reduce the temperature.
i Vehicles with additional air conditioning
and heating in the rear compartment: if you set the temperature control to the center
position, only one of the two climate con-
trol systems works in the rear compart-
ment and in air-recirculation mode
(Y page 120). Setting the air distribution
Air distribution settings The air distribution symbols have the follow-
ing meanings:
0078
Directs air through the center and
side air vents
007E
0085 Directs air to the windshield and the
air vents Operating the climate control system
117Climate control
006C
Selects options in program column 0043or
menu bar 0044(backwards)
Reduces values
Activating the timer The timer switches to standby mode after
10 seconds. The display goes off.
X Press and hold the 00D0button until the
menu bar appears in the display and the
time is shown.
Setting the day, time and operating
duration You must reset the day, time, and default
value for the operating duration:
R during initial operation
R after a voltage supply interruption (e.g. if
the battery has been disconnected)
R after a malfunction.
You can find further information on malfunc-
tions in the "Problems with the auxiliary heat-
ing" section (Y page 132).
X Press the 00CFor00DB button until the
0045 symbol in menu bar 0044flashes.
X Press the 0070button.
In program column 0043, the day selected
flashes.
X Press the 00CFor00DB button to set the
desired day.
X Press the 0070button.
The day selected is stored. The hour setting
of the clock flashes.
X In the same way, set the hour and subse-
quently the minutes, then confirm by press- ing the 0070button.
The time is stored. Program column 0043dis-
appears and the operating duration
flashes.
i The operating duration set is the default
setting for immediate heating mode. You
can set the operating duration from 10 to
120 minutes or activate continuous opera-
tion. X
Using the 00CFor00DB button, set the
minute value or select the 00D5symbol for
continuous operation.
X Press the 0070button.
The operating duration is stored. The time
is shown.
Activating/deactivating immediate
heating mode X
To switch on: press the00CFor00DB but-
ton until the 0084symbol in the menu bar
flashes.
X Press the 0070button.
The operation duration flashes in the dis-
play.
i You can preset the default value that is
shown (Y page 128).
X Using the 00CFor00DB button, set the
minute value (10 – 120) or select the 00D5
symbol for continuous operation.
X Press the 0070button.
Immediate heating mode is activated. The
time and the 0084symbol appear.
X To switch off: press the00CFor00DB
button until the 0084symbol flashes in the
menu bar, and then press the 0070button.
Immediate heating mode is deactivated.
The 0084 symbol disappears.
The auxiliary heating operates for another
two minutes and then switches off auto-
matically.
i If you switch off the ignition while imme-
diate heating mode (operating duration
10– 120 minutes) is active, immediate
heating mode is also switched off. The aux- iliary heating operates for another
two minutes and then switches off auto-
matically.
If you have set continuous operation as the
operating duration and you switch off the
ignition, the auxiliary heating switches off
automatically after about 15 minute s.If, in
the remaining time, the ignition is switched
on again, continuous operation of the aux-
iliary heating continues. 128
Operating the auxiliary heating systemClimate control
0087
Fuel filler flap location indicator 007F: the
fuel filler flap is on the left-hand side. Fuel filler flap location indicator 0080: the fuel
filler flap is on the right-hand side
0085 Reserve fuel warning lamp (Y page 224)DEF gauge
Vehicles without steering wheel but-
tons If the supply of DEF is less than 1.5 US gal
(5.5 l), the 00E2indicator lamp lights up and
the 0099 dEF Chk
dEF Chk display message appears.
If the supply of DEF falls below the reserve
range of 0.8 US gal (3.0 l), the 00E2indicator
lamp lights up and the 0099StArtS RExx StArtS RExx
display message appears. In the display, xx
xx
corresponds to the number of possible
remaining engine starts (16 16to0
0).
When the number of remaining engine starts
is 0
0 the engine management prevents the
vehicle being driven at a speed exceeding
5 mph (8 km/h). The multifunction display
shows the StArtS IdLE
StArtS IdLE message and you
hear a warning tone sequence.
Further information on DEF consumption can be found in the "Service products and filling
capacity" section (Y page 320).
Vehicles with steering wheel buttons If the supply of DEF is less than 1.5 US gal
(5.5 l), the Check Diesel Exhaust Fluid
Check Diesel Exhaust Fluid
See
See Operator's
Operator's Manual
Manualmessage is shown
in the display.
If the DEF supply falls below the reserve range
of 0.8 US ga l(3.0 l), the 00E2XX starts XX starts
remaining
remaining message is displayed. In the dis-
play, XX
XXcorresponds to the number of possi-
ble remaining engine starts (16 16to0
0).
When the number of remaining engine starts
is 0
0 the engine management prevents the
vehicle from being driven at a speed exceed- ing 5 mph (8 km/h). The multifunction display
shows the Idle Mode
Idle Mode message and you hear
a warning tone sequence. Further information on DEF consumption can
be found in the "Service products and filling
capacity" section (Y page 320). On-board computer (vehicles without
steering wheel buttons)
Operating the on-board computer
General notes The on-board computer is activated as soon
as you turn the key to position 1in the ignition
lock.
The on-board computer shows vehicle infor-
mation and settings in the display.
You can control the display and the settings in the on-board computer using the adjustment
buttons on the instrument cluster.
Standard display 0043
Odometer
0044 Trip odometer
0087 Clock
0085 Outside temperature or digital speedom-
eter
0083 Fuel gage (Y page 181)
0084 Selector lever position or current shift
range with automatic transmission
(Ypage 142)
X To call up the standard display: turn the
key to position 2in the ignition lock.
X Press the 0079menu button for longer than
1 second.
The information shown in the display
changes from the outside temperature to
the digital speedometer. 182
On-board computer (vehicles without steering wheel buttons)On-board computer and displays
R
Displaying the trip odometer and odometer
(standard display) (Y page 187)
R Displaying the coolant temperature
(Y page 187)
R Calling up the service due date
(Y page 258)
R Tire pressure monitor (Y page 291)
R Checking the oil level (Y page 250)
Standard display 0043
Odometer
0044 Trip odometer
0087 Outside temperature or digital speedom-
eter
0085 Clock
0083 Selector lever position or current shift
range (Y page 142)
In the basic setting, the odometer and the trip
odometer are shown in the upper part of the
display. This is referred to as the standard
display.
Using the steering wheel buttons
X Press the 0080or007F button repeatedly
until the standard display is shown.
Displaying the coolant temperature Using the steering wheel buttons
X Press the 0080or007F button repeatedly
until the standard display is shown.
X Press the 0063or0064 button to select the
coolant temperature.
The temperature displayed may climb to
250 ‡ (120 †) when the vehicle is being
driven in normal conditions and if the coolant
contains the correct concentration of corro-
sion inhibitor and antifreeze. At high outside
temperatures and when driving in mountain-
ous terrain, the coolant temperature may rise
to the end of the scale. Audio menu
General notes Use the functions in the
Audiomenu to oper-
ate the audio equipment when switched on.
i Operation of the audio equipment using
the steering wheel buttons and making set-
tings using the AUDIOmenu only function
with Sprinter audio equipment. If you are
using audio equipment from another man-
ufacturer, the described functions may be
restricted or not available at all.
If no audio equipment is switched on, you will
see the message AUDIO off AUDIO off.
Selecting a radio station 0043
Reception frequency
0044 Waveband or waveband with memory pre-
set number On-board computer (vehicles
with steering wheel buttons)
187On-board computer and displays Z
Selecting the display for the status bar
Using the steering wheel buttons
X Press the 0080or007F button repeatedly
until the Settings
Settings menu appears in the
display.
X Press the 0063button to switch to the sub-
menu selection.
X Press the 0081or0082 button to select the
Inst. cluster
Inst. cluster submenu.
X Press the 0063button to select the
Select disp.
Select disp. function.
The selection marker is on the current set-
ting.
X Press the 0081or0082 button to select
whether to display the outside temperature or the speed (digital speedometer).
The selected display is then shown perma-
nently in the lower part of the display.
Selecting the unit for the tire pressure Using the steering wheel buttons
X Press the 0080or007F button repeatedly
until the Settings Settings menu appears in the
display.
X Press the 0063button to switch to the sub-
menu selection.
X Press the 0081or0082 button to select the
Inst. cluster Inst. cluster submenu. X
Press the 0063button to select the Tire Tire
pres. pres. function.
The selection marker is on the current set-
ting.
X Press the 0081or0082 button to select the
unit for the tire pressure in the display:
bar
bar orpsi
psi.
Clock/Date submenu Setting the time
Using the steering wheel buttons
X Press the 0080or007F button repeatedly
until the Settings
Settings menu appears in the
display.
X Press the 0063button to switch to the sub-
menu selection.
X Press the 0081or0082 button to select the
Clock/Date
Clock/Date submenu.
X Press the 0063button to select Set
Set
clock
clock Hours
HoursorMinutes
Minutes .
X Press the 0081or0082 button to set the
values.
Selecting the time format Using the steering wheel buttons
X Press the 0080or007F button repeatedly
until the Settings
Settings menu appears in the
display.
X Press the 0063button to switch to the sub-
menu selection. On-board computer (vehicles with steering wheel buttons)
191On-board computer and displays Z
X
Press the 0081or0082 button to select the
Clock/Date
Clock/Date submenu.
X Press the 0063button to select the
12/24 h
12/24 h function.
The selection marker is on the current set-
ting.
X Press the 0081or0082 button to select the
12 h
12 h or24 h
24 h clock format.
Lighting submenu Activating/deactivating Highbeam Assist
Using the steering wheel buttons
X Press the 0080or007F button repeatedly
until the Settings
Settings menu appears in the
display.
X Press the 0063button to switch to the sub-
menu selection.
X Press the 0081or0082 button to select the
Lighting
Lighting submenu.
X Press the 0063button to select the High‐
High‐
beam Assist
beam Assist function.
The selection marker is on the current set-
ting.
X Press the 0081or0082 button to switch
Highbeam Assist On
OnorOff
Off .
i For safety reasons, it is not possible to
reset the Highbeam
Highbeam Assist
Assistfunction to the
factory settings during a journey. You will
see the following message in the display:
Setting only possible at stand‐
Setting only possible at stand‐
still still.
For further information about Highbeam
Assist, see (Y page 96). Switching the daytime running lamps on/
off If you switch the daytime running lamps func-
tion to On
On, the daytime running lamps will
automatically light up when the engine is run- ning.
For safety reasons, it is only possible to
change this setting when the vehicle is sta-
tionary. The factory setting is On Onin countries
in which daytime running lamp mode or day-
time running lamps are mandatory .
Using the steering wheel buttons
X Press the 0080or007F button repeatedly
until the Settings Settings menu appears in the
display.
X Press the 0063button to switch to the sub-
menu selection.
X Press the 0081or0082 button to select the
Lighting
Lighting submenu.
X Press the 0063button to select the Day‐
Day‐
time runn. lamps
time runn. lamps function.
The selection marker is on the current set- ting.
X Press the 0081or0082 button to switch
the daytime running lamps On
OnorOff
Off.
i If you turn the light switch to
0060or
0058, the corresponding lamp switches on. If you turn the light switch to 0058, the
daytime running lamps remain switched
on.
i For safety reasons, it is not possible to
reset the Daytime runn. lamps Daytime runn. lamps function
to the factory setting while the vehicle is in
motion. You will see the following message
in the display: Setting only possible
Setting only possible
at standstill
at standstill. 192
On-board computer (vehicles with steering wheel buttons)On-board computer and displays