2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER ESP

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Ser
vice informat ion &
WARNIN GRisk ofacci dent dueto mal‐
functions orsystem failur es
If yo udo notha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkor anyre qu ired repair s
car ried out, this could result inmalfunctions
or system failur es. #
Alw aysha ve thepr escr ibed service/
maint enanc ewo rkas wellan yre qu ired
re pair scar ried out ataqu alif ied spe‐
cialis two rkshop. Alw
aysobser vetheser vice messag esinthe
ins trumen tclus ter.Yo ucan find further informa‐
tion intheve hicle Operating Instructions.
Ha ve thespecif iedservice carried out within the
re maini ngtime period orthere maini ngdistance.
Ad dition almaint enanc ewo rkistake nint o
acco untdependi ng on time anddist anc edr iven.
Ad dition almaint enanc ewo rkinc ludes mainte‐
nan ceworkcar ried out due totech nica lre qu ire‐
men tsincases ofwe aror wo rkcar ried out on
an yop tion aleq uipment that migh tre qu ire ser
vice .This workiscar ried out and invo iced
separ ately.
% Youcan obtain up-t o-dat einf ormat ioncon‐
cer ningth eser vicing ofyour vehicle atany
time from aqu alif ied workshop, e.g.an
aut hor ized Sprinter deale r.This could bean
ove rview of themaint enanc ewo rkor any
additional maintenance work,fo rex am ple.
Alw aysha ve thespecif iedservice andmaint e‐
nanc ewo rkcar ried out onschedule anddocu‐
ment edaccor dingtorequ iremen ts.This isthe
onl ywa yto ensur eth at your wa rrant yrights are
no taf fect ed.
We arecon tinuall ywo rking toimprove and fur‐
th er develop our vehicles. Therefor e, please
appr eciat eth at we mus tre ser vetheright to
mak emodif icationstothescope ofser vicing
and maint enanc e.
Ser vice workatyour aut hor ized Sprinter
deale r
A com prehensi veand well-eq uipped networkof
aut hor ized Sprinter dealer sis available toyouto
per form maint enance work.Yo ur aut hor ized
Spr inter dealer canensur eth at your vehicle is pr
ofessionall yand thor oughl ymaint ained and
re pair ed.
Yo ucan find detailed informatio non thewa r‐
ra nty term sand conditions andscope ofcoverin
th eser vice andwarrant yinf ormat ionbook let.
Please observeth eins truction sfo rser vice and
maint enance work,eve nif yo uallo wath ird
par tyto use theve hicle andentrustth em with
th ecar eof theve hicle. Thisistheonl ywa yto
ensur eth at your wa rrant yrights areno taf fec‐
te d.
We stro ng lyrecomme ndthat youha ve your vehi‐
cle serviced ataSpr inter dealer whoisfully
eq uipped toprov ide this ser vice .
Please note that eng inemain tenance mustbe
per form ed accor dingtospecial instructions and
using special measuringequipment, inorder to
fulf illtheleg alrequ iremen tsforex haus tga s
emissions. Modifyingortamp ering withcom po‐
nen tsof theemission control system isno tper‐
mitt ed.
Yo ur aut hor izedSpr inter dealer isfamili arwit h
th eapplicable regulations. 4
Service foryo ur Spr inter

Re
gular checks
Chec kth efo llo wing regular ly,e.g. weekl y,when
re fuel ingorprior tolong journeys:
R Engine oilleve l:yo ucan find further infor‐
mation onmeasur ingtheengine oilleve lin
th eve hicle Operator's Manual.
R Cool antleve l:yo ucan find further informa‐
tion onchecking thecoolant leve lin theve hi‐
cle Oper ator's Manual.
R Brak efluid leve l:ifth ebr ak efluid needs to
be topped up,consult anaut hor ized Sprinter
dealer andhave thecause determ ined, e.g.
leak ageor wo rnbrak epads.
R Windshield washer system: addwinds hield
wa sher fluid that has been mixedwithan
appr ovedwindshield washer solution/
concen trat e. Chec kth efunc tion ofthesy s‐
te m and thewiper blades.
R Lighting system
R Tire condi tionandtirepr essu re:ch eck
th ese atleas tonc eamont h.Inf ormation on
guidelines andthecor rect me thod ofcheck‐
ing tirecon dition andtirepr essur ecan be fo
und inthe"T ires and wheels" sectioninthe
Oper ating Instructions. Maint
enance oftheemis sions controlsys‐
te m or the exhaus tga saf te rtre atment sys‐
te m Cau
tion aryno tesfo rthe emissions contr ol
sy stem –ga soline engine Yo
ur vehicle iseq uipped withath re e-w aycat a‐
lytic converter and alambda sensorinorder to
com plywith thecur rent exhaus tga sst andar ds.
Ke ep your vehicle inapr oper condition in
accor dance withth emaint enanc ere comme nda‐
tions .
The follo wing instruct ions mustbe adher edto:
a) Onl yre fuel vehicl eswith aga soline
engine withlow- sulfur unleaded gasoline
with aminimu mof 87 AKI/9 1RO Nin acco rd‐
ance with theinf orma tion onthefilling
pum p,prov ided therear eno other recom‐
men dation s.Re fuel ingusing unsu itabl efuel can
caus edama getotheengine. Youcan find fur‐
th er information inthe"Oper atingfluids andfill capac
ities"ch ap terof theve hicle Operating
Ins tructions.
b) Leaded fuelmustno tbe used under any
cir cums tances .This would result indamag eto
th eemissions control system com ponen ts.
c) An ethanol conce ntration great erthan
E1 0ma yno tbe used invehicl eswith aga so‐
line engine whichar eno tfle x-fuel compati‐
ble. Theengine maybe damag edifincor rect
fue lsareus ed. Youcan find further information
in the"Oper atingfluids andfill capac ities"ch ap‐
te rof theve hicle Operating Instructions.
d) The specif iedmaint enance workon the
engine mustbe per form ed infull and atthe
re qu ired interva ls. Toenable thecat alytic con‐
ve rter toachie veits intended service life, the
ignit ionsetting mus tbe cor rect and thespar k
plugs mustbe func tioningcorrectly ,fo rex am ple.
If th especif iedmaint enanc ewo rkisno tper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl y,this ma yneg ativelyaf fect the
ve hicle's emissions controlsy stem and reduce
its ser vice life.
e) Oper ation oftheemis sions controlsys‐
te m mus tno tbe modi fied inanywa y.Modif i‐ 6
Service foryo ur Spr inter

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
Service foryo ur Spr inter

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