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
cati
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
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