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Ma intena nce oftheemissions control
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Ve hicle data... ............................................... 12
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Contents
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
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
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rotat ion
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