2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER MY19 Service Information

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ons arepr ohi bite dby law. Inaddi tion, modif i‐
cations couldleadto damag eto thecat alytic
con verter s, incr eased fuelconsum ption and a
de terior ation intheengine operating conditions .
f) Irre gular itieswhen operating theengine
shou ldbe rectif ied imm ediately by an
aut hor ized SprinterDe aler .Suc hirre gular
oper ating condit ionsmayaf fect thecor rect
ope ratio nof theemissions control system.
If th eChec kEn gine indicat orlam plights upin
th eins trument clusterwhi letheengine isrun‐
ning ,th er ema ybe amalfunct ionintheengine
con trol system ortheemissions control system. Cautiona
rynotesfo rthe exhaus tga saf te r‐
tr eat men tsy stem –diesel engines Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withan exhaus tga s
af te rtre atm entsystem inorder tofulf illthecur‐
re nt emi ssions regulations fordies elengines in
re gions inwhic hth eve hicle hasbeen certified
fo rsal e.Ke ep your vehicle inapr oper condition
in accor dance withth emaint enanc ere comme n‐
da tions .
The follo wing instruct ions mustbe adher edto: a)
Diese leng inesre qu ire UL TRA-LOW SUL‐
FUR HIGHW AYDIESEL (ULSD)FUEL(max.
15 ppm sulfur) asper standar dAS TM D975.
The vehicle exhaus tga saf te rtre atm entsystem
can beseverely da ma gedifUL TRA -LOW SULFUR
HIG HWAYDIESEL (ULS D) FUEL isno tus ed .
b) We appr ovetheuse ofbio-d iesel B5
(s tand ardULSD withup to5% bio-diesel con‐
te nt) inall BlueTEC dieselengines.
Diesel fuelwithahigher percent ageof bio-die‐
sel, e.g. B20 andpurebio-diesel coulddamag e
th eengine orthefuel system and areno tper mit‐
te d.
Yo ucan obtain further information from an
aut hor ized Sprinter dealer orataga sst atio n.If
th eidentif ication oftheB5 bio-diesel mixture
does notclear lyindicat eth at itfulf ills the
re qu iremen tsmen tionedabo ve,th efuel mayno t
be used. Damag ear ising from theuse offuels,
whic hdo notmee tth efuel standar dsappr oved
by us, areno tco veredby thelimit edwarrant y
fo rne wvehicles. c)
The specif iedmaint enance workon the
engine mustbe per form ed infull and atthe
re qu ired interva ls.
d) The oper ation oftheex haus tga saf te r‐
tr eat men tsy stem mayno tbe mod ified in
an ywa y.Modif ications arepr ohibit edbylaw. In
addi tion, modif ications couldleadto damag eto
th ecat alytic converter s, incr eased fuelcon‐
sum ption and ade terior ation intheengine oper‐
ating conditions .
If th eCH ECK ENGINE indicat orlam plight sup in
th eins trument clusterwhi letheengine isrun‐
ning ,th er ema ybe amalfunct ionintheengine
con trol system ortheex haus tga saf te rtre at‐
men tsy stem.
Ha ve thecause forth emalfunct ionrectif ied in a
qu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop without delay.We
re comme ndthat youuse anaut hor izedSpr inter
dealer . Ser
vicefo ryo ur Spr inter 7

Blue
TECexhaus tga saf te rtre atment with
DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid ) The
BlueT ECexhaus tga saf te rtre atm entsystem
re qu ires are ducing agent (DEF)inorder tofunc‐
tion correctl y.
Fu rther information onDEF (Diesel Exhaust
Fluid) canbefound inthe"Oper atingfluids and
fi lling capac ities"sect ionoftheve hicle Operat‐
ing Instructions.
The reducing agent (DEF)isanon -flammable,
non -tox ic, color less, odorlessandwater-solubl e
fl uid.
* NO
TEDama gecau sed bymixing addi‐
tiv es wit hDEF orfrom diluting DEF The
Blue TEC exhaus tga saf te rtre atm entsys‐
te m could bedes troy ed by:
R Additiv esinDE F
R Dilutin gDE F #
Onlyuse DEFin accor dance with
ISO 22241. #
Donotad dad ditiv es. #
Donotdi lute DEF . De
script ion ofma intenance workon the
ex haus tga scleaning/e xhaustga saf te r‐
tr eat men tsy stem
The com posit ionofexhaus tga ses isinf luenced
no tonl yby theemissions control system orthe
ex haus tga saf te rtre atm entsystem, butalso by
va rious engine component sand their settings.
Ther efor e, maint enanc eof theemissions control
sy stem ortheex haus tga saf te rtre atm entsys‐
te m mus tinclud eth ese engine componen ts.In
pr actic e,cer tain maint enanceworkconsi sts
onl yof tests. Ho wever,th ete stsar eim por tant,
as they enable anyde viations that coul dlead to
wo rseemission values atalat er dat eto be
de tected assoo nas pos sible.It is ge ner ally
mor ecos t-effectiv eto have suc hissues rectif ied
imme diat ely rath er than waitunt ilth is could lead
to expensiv ere pair s.The maint enanc eint erva ls
ar espec ified sothat theve hicle canbeoper ated
cor rectl y,und ernorm alcon dition s,unt ilth ene xt
ser vice duedate(→ pag e4). Re
plac ingthe engine oiland engine oilfi lt er
Re place theengine oiland engine oilfilt er
acc ording tothespecif iedservice interva l.If oil
con sum ption increases, youmus tfind thecause
and take theneces saryst eps torectify thepr ob‐
lem. Donotre se tth eser vice interva ldispla yif
yo uha ve topped uporchang edtheoil outside of
th especif iedservice interva l.
Re plac ingthe engine air clean er
Re place theengine aircleaner accordingtothe
specif iedservice interva l.When operatingunder
ex treme lydu styco nd ition s,theengine air
cleaner mustbe replaced morere gular lythan is
displa yedin theser vice interva ldispla y.Clean
th eco verand hous ingoftheengine aircleaner
bef oreyo ure mo veit.
Re plac ingthe fuel filt er
Re place thefuel filt er acc ording tothespecif ied
ser vice interva l.
Chec kingthecondit ionofthepol y-V- belt on
th eengine
The poly-V- belt issubjec tto we arand aging.
Chec kit forte ar sand wearacc ordin gto the 8
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specif
iedservice interva l.Re place thepoly -V-
belt ifnec essar y.
Re plac ingthe spar kplug s
(a sap plica ble)
Spa rkplugs aresubjec tto electr odeerosion and
mus tbe replaced accordingtothespecif ied
ser vice interva l.If th eve hicle isoper ated under
ar duous conditions ,th espar kplugs mustbe
re placed moreof ten.
To pping upDEF(D iese lExh austFl uid)
(a sap plica ble)
To pup there ducing agent (DEF)inaccor dance
wit hth especif iedservice interva l,and when you
ar ere qu estedto do sointheins trument cluster.
Yo ucan find further information intheve hicle
Oper ating Instructions, e.g.toident ifythefiller
nec kfo rth ere ducing agent (DEF)on your vehi‐
cle.
Chec kingthediesel particulat efilt er
(as applicable)
The fill le ve lof thediesel particulat efilt er mus t
fi rs tbe checkedin accor dance withth especi‐
fi ed ser vice interva l. If
th efill le ve lis still belo wthelimit value atthe
fi rs tch eck, thefill le ve lof thediesel particulat e
fi lt er mus tbe checkedag ain aspar tof eac hsub‐
seq uent service appointm ent.
If th efill le ve lof thediesel particulat efilt er is
abo vethelimit value, thediesel particulat efilt er
should bereplaced.
Onc eth ene wdiesel particulat efilt er has been
ins talled, thech ecking cycle star ts again in
acc ordanc ewit hth especif iedservice interva l. Ser
vice docum ents
Conf irmatio nth at theser vice andmaint enanc e
wo rkhas been carried out isent ered inthe
Maint enance Booklet.
No other repair workthat ma yha ve been per‐
fo rm ed on your vehicle isrecor ded ordocu men‐
te dalongside thelis tedser vice andmaint enanc e
wo rkinthis Maint enanceBook let. Fo rth is rea‐
son ,ke ep evidenc eof this toget her withyo ur
ve hicle's documents. Inf
ormation releva nt tothewa rrant ycan be
fo und inyour ser viceand warrant yinf ormat ion
book let.
Yo ur aut hor izedSpr inter dealer willbehapp yto
pr ov ide youwit hall neces saryinf ormat ion
re ga rding themaint enanc eof your vehicle. Ser
vice foryo ur Spr inter 9

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