2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER air condition

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

Special
service requ irement s
Spec ialser vice requ iremen tsma ybe nec essar y,
fo rex am ple, forcer tain com pone ntsaf te ra
br eaking-i nper iod.
Ser vice andmaint enance workwill needto be
per form ed mor eof tenor inad ditio nif th eve hi‐
cle isoper ated under arduous conditions or
incr eased loads. Take great carewhen assessing
th eoper ating conditions underwhichyo ur vehi‐
cle isprimar ily used.
% Youcan obtain up-t o-dat einf ormat ioncon‐
cer ningth epar ticular service requ iremen ts
and service interva ls of your vehicle atany
time from aqu alif ied spec ialistwo rkshop,
e.g. anaut hor ized Sprinter deale r. Wheel
rotat ion
The tire sar ean essential component forth e
ove rallper form anc eand stabilit yof theve hicle.
The service life of tires depends ontiretype,
speed rating ,en vironme ntal cond itions ,tir eload ,
tir epr es su re,ro ad sur face charact eristic sand
ind ividual drivin gst yle. Forth is reason ,we rec‐
omme ndchecking thetir es regular lyforwe ar and
thecor rect tirepr ess ureas wellas regular
wheel rotatio n(w ith th eappr opriatetir econ figu‐
ra tio n).
Wh eelro tatio nma yonly beperfor med onvehi‐
cles withidentical tiresizes onthefront and rear
axle s.
If th etir econ figur ation ofyour vehicle permits
wheel rotatio n,this should becar ried out atthe
re comme ndedinterva ls or atthefirs tsi gns of
une ventrea dw ear.Ad her ence tothis recomme n‐
da tion meansthat thewheels willberotatedat
leas tat eve rymaint enance service.
Sing letires, rear
If yo ur vehicle iseq uipped withtir es ofthesame
size, thewheels onthefront and rear axle scan
be rotatedin pair s,allo wing theint ended direc‐
tion ofrotatio nof thetir es tobe maint ained (uni‐
dir ect ional tires have an arro w on thetir eside‐
wa llindic atingth eint ended direct ion ofrotatio n
of thetir e).
Tw intires, rear
If yo ur vehicle iseq uipped withtir es ofthesame
size, thewheels onthefront axle andtheinner
wheels onthere ar axle canberotatedin pair s, allo
wing theint ended direct ion ofrotatio nof the
tir es tobe maint ained. Fornon-unidirect ional
tir es, theout erwheels onthere ar axle canbe
ro tated. Wheel
rotatio ndiagr am
Thi sMa intena nce Bookletcont ains aus efu l
wh eelro tatio nre cor dpa ge,on whic hth edat e
and mileag ere adin gfo rwhen thewheels were
ro tatedcan berecor ded (→page 14). Se
rvice foryo ur Spr inter 5

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