2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER wheel size

st
yletos uitthep reva iling road and weather con‐
ditions.
If yo ua ctivat eord eactivat ethe all-wheel driv ein
av ehicle wit hthis option, ASR will be deactivated
fo rt he duration of thea ctivation/deactivation
process.
Ve hicles without steering wheel but tons: if
ASR is malfunctioning, the00E5 indicator lamp
lights up while thee ngine is running and the
engine output ma ybereduced (/ page24).
ASR impr ovestraction, i.e. thet ransfer of po wer
from thet ires tother oad sur face, foras ustained
period and, thereb y,also impr ovesthe driving
st abilit yoft hevehicle. If thed riving wheels start
to spin, ASR brakes individuald rive wheels and
limits thee ngine torque. ASRthus significantly
assists youw hen pullin gawaya nd accelerating,
especiall yonw etor slippe ryroads.
If traction on ther oad sur face is no tsufficient,
eve nASR will no tallow youtop ullaway without
dif ficulty .The typ eoftires and totalwe ight of the
ve hicle as well as theg radient of ther oad also
pla yac rucial role.
If AS Rinter venes, the00E5 warning lam pinthe
instrument display flashes. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilization. In addition ,other
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry out
ve hicle stabilization. #
ESP ®
shoul donlybed eactivated in the
fo llowing situations. Do no
topera tethev ehicle on aroller dynamo me‐
te r( e.g. forap erform anc etest). If youh ave to
operat ethe vehicle on aroller dynamo meter,con‐
sult aqualified specialis tworks hop beforehand. If
yo ua ctivat eord eactivat ethe all-wheel driv ein
av ehicle wit hthis option, ESP ®
will be deactiva‐
te df or thed uration of thea ctivation/deactiva‐
tion process.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning or deactivated, the
00E5 warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is
ru nning and thee ngine output ma ybereduced
(/ page24).
% Only use wheels wit
hthe recommended tire
sizes. Only then will ESP ®
function properly. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gESP®
(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram) Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick Access
5 ESP
% ESP®
can onl ybeactivated and deactivated
via quicka ccess when at leas tone other
function is available in quicka ccess. Other‐
wise, youc an find ESP ®
in the Assistance
menu. #
Select ESP.
Ap romp tappears. #
Select Onor00BB Off.
If the 00BB ESP®
OFF warning lam plight supc on‐
st antly in thei nstrument clus ter,ESP ®
is deacti‐
va ted.
Obser vethei nformation on warning lamps and
displa ymessages whic hmayappear in thei nstru‐
ment clus ter. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
Crosswind Assist Crosswind Assis
tdoes no tworkifE SP®
is deacti‐
va tedord isabled due toam alfunction.
Crosswind Assis tdoes no treact under thef ollow‐
ing conditions:
R The vehicle is subjected tosevere jolts and
vib rations, e.g .asar esult of une vens urfaces
or po tholes.
R The vehicle loses traction, e.g. on sno worice
or when hydroplaning.
R The driver is per form ing sudden and lar ge
st eering mo vements.
Crosswind Assis tisoperational again as soon as
th ed riving conditions retur nton ormal.
Crosswind Assi stdetects stro ng crosswind gu sts
th at can impair abilit yofyourvehicle todrive Driving and parking
13 9

R
fastenthel oad tothet ie-down eyes and
spread thel oad as evenlyasp ossible.
R uset ie-down eyesand fast ening components
whic haresuitable fort he weight and size of
th el oad. Load distribution
* NO
TERisk of damag etothefloor co ver‐
ing Excessiv
epoint loading on thec argo com‐
partmen tfloor or on thel oad area can nega‐
tivel yaffect thed riving characteristic sand
could damag ethe floor co vering. #
Vehicles with rear-wheel drive: dis‐
tribu tethel oad uniformly .When doing
so, ensur ethat theo verall cen terof
gr av ity of thel oad is alw aysasl owand
close tothec enter as possible and
between thea xles near ther ear axle. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: distrib‐
ut et he load uniforml y.When doing so,
ensur ethat theo verall cen terofg ravity
of thel oad is alw aysasl owand close to
th ec enter as possible and between the
axles. Excessiv
epointloadin gont he cargo compart‐
ment floor or on thel oad area can negatively
af fect thed riving characteristic sand could dam‐
ag et he floor co vering.
On Cargo Vana nd Passenger Van:
R alwa ys transpo rtthel oad in thec argo com‐
partment.
R alwaysf astent he load tother ear benc hseat
backrests.
R movelarge and heavy loads as fart ow ards
th ef ront of thev ehicle as possible against
th er ear benc hseat. Stow loads flush wit hthe
re ar ben chseat.
R alwaysa dditionally secur ethe load wit hsuita‐
ble load securing aids or tie downs.
R thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R transpor tloads behind seats that ar enot
occupied.
R ifth er ear benc hseat is no toccupied, insert
th es eat belts crosswise int othe buckle of the
opposit eseat belt. Securing loads
Note
sonl oad securing &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoi ncorrect use of thel ashing stra ps
If yo ua ttac hthe lashing stra pi ncor rectly
whe nsecu ring loads, thef ollowing ma yoccur
in thee vent of abrup tchanges in direction,
braking maneuver or an accident:
R The tie-down eyes ma ybecome de tach ed
or thel ashing stra pm aytear if thep er‐
missible load is exceeded.
R The load cann otbe restra ined.
This ma ycause thel oad toslip, tip overorbe
fl ung about ,striking vehicle occupants. #
Alwayst ension thel ashing stra ps in the
proper manner and onl ybetwe en the
described tie-down eyes. #
Alwaysu se lashing stra ps designed spe‐
cificall yfor thel oads. %
Obser
vethei nformation relatin gtot he maxi‐
mum loading capacity of thei ndividual cargo
tie-down point. If youc ombin evarious cargo
tie-down points tosecur eaload, alw ayst ake
th em aximum loading capacity of thew eak‐
es tc argo tie-down poin tint oa ccount .During
maximum full- stop braking, forc es ma yact
whic hcan multipl ythe weight of thel oad.
Alw aysu se se veralc argo tie-down point sto
distribut eand spread thel oad. Spread the
load evenly between thec argo tie-down
points or tie-down eyes.
Alw ayso bser vetheo perating instruction sorthe
lashing stra pm anufacturer's instruction sfor the
operation of thel ashing stra p.
Obser vethei nformation relatin gtot he maximum
loading capacity of thec argo tie-down points
(/ page337).
As thed rive r,yo ua re re sponsible fore nsuring the
fo llowing:
R The load is secured agains tslipping, tipping,
ro lling or falling off.
Ta ke usual traf ficc onditions as well as swerv‐
ing or full brak eapplication and bad roads
int oa ccount.
R The applicable requ irements and guidelines
re latin gtol oad-securing practices ar emet.
If th is is no tthe case, this ma yconstitut ea
punishable of fense, depending on local legis‐ 258
Transporting

#
Chec kwhether thew heel or valveh as a
leak. #
Ifyo ua reunabl etorectify thed amage,
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Yo
uc an find information on recommended tire
pressures fort he vehicle's factor y-ins talled tires
on thef ollowing labels:
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dont he
B‑pi llarofyour vehicle (/ page302).
R Tire pressur etable on thei nside of thef uel
fi ller flap .
Obse rvet he maximum tir epressure
(/ page307).
Use asuitable tir epressur egaug etoc heckthe
tir ep ressure. The ou tera ppearance of atired oes
no tp ermit an yreliable conclusion about thet ire
pressure.
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
damag eduetoinsuf ficient or excessive
tir ep ressure No
tethat insuf ficient or excessiv etirep res‐
sur eshor tens thes ervice lif eofthe tires. #
Forthis reason ,chec kthe tir epressure
re gularly ;atleastevery 14 days. Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitor: youc an
also checkt he tir epressur eusing theo n-board
computer.
Onl ycorrect tir epressur ewhent he tires are
cold. Conditions forc old tires:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tires out
of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours.
R The vehicle has tr aveled less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ar ise in thet iret emperatur eof18°F( 10°C)
increases thet irep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa
(0. 1b ar/1.5 psi). Take this int oaccount when
ch ecking thet irep ressur eofw armt ires.
The tir epressur erecommended fori ncreased
load/spee dinthe tir epressur etable ma yaffect
th er ide comfort. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable accesso ries on tir evalve
If yo um ountunsuitable accesso ries ont otire
va lves, thet irev alves ma ybeoverloaded and malfunction
,whic hc an cause aloss of tire
pressure. Af term arke ttirep ressur emonitor‐
ing sy stems will cause thet irev alvetor emain
open ,depending on thed esign. This can also
re sult in aloss of tir epressure. #
Only scr ewstandar dvalvec aps or valve
cap sspecifically appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz fory our vehicle ont othe tir evalve. Note
sont owing atrailer
The applicable tir epressures fort he tires of the
re ar axle is alw ayst he recommended tir epres‐
sur efor afull load. Ti
re pressur etable The tir
epressur etable can be found on thes eat
base or on theB ‑pillar on thed rive r's side.
% The dat
ashown in thei mages is example
data. The tir
epressur etable sho ws therecommended
tir ep ressu refort he tires ins talled at thef actory
on this vehicle. The recommended tir epressures
ar ev alid forc old tires and dif fere nt vehicle load
conditions.
If one or mor etires izes precede atirep ressure,
th et irep ressur einformation following is only
va lid fort hose tir esizes.
If th ep receding tir esizes ar esupplemented by
the 0091 symbol, thet irep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etirep ressures.
The load condition s"partiall yladen "and "fully
laden "aredefine dinthetable forv arying
we ights.
Som etirep ressur etables onl yshowt he rim
diame teri ns tead of thec omple tetires ize, e.g.
R16.T herimd iame terisp artoft he tir esize and
can be found on thes ide wall of thet ire
(/ page307). Wheels and tires
297

Re
ar axle tir epressures on vehicles with rear wheel driv eand Super Single tires
Max. rear axle load 7055 lbs (3200 kg)Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
7055 lbs (3200 kg)
225/75R16C 121/120R (122L) Fullyl aden
690 kPa(6.9b ar/100 psi) 3)
285/65R16C 131R Fully laden 460 kPa(4.6b ar/6 7psi) Max
.rear axl eload 7716 lbs (3500 kg) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
77 16 lbs (3500 kg)
225/75R16C 121/120R (122L) Fullyl aden
690 kPa(6.9b ar/100 psi) 3)
285/65R16C 131R Fully laden 520 kPa(5.2b ar/7 5psi) 3)
Va lid touse foras horttime as aspar ew heel
on ther ear axle foram aximu mdista nce of
62 miles (100 km) and amaximum speed of
34 mph(55 km/h).
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e296)
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page302)
R Maximum tir epressur e(/pag e307) Ti
re pressur emonitor Fu
nction of tir epressur emonitor on single
tires &
DANG ER Risk of acciden tdue toincor‐
re ct tir epressure
Ever ytire, including thes par e(if pr ovided),
should be checkedw hen cold at leas toncea
mont hand inflated tothep ressur erecom‐
mended bythev ehicle manufacturer (see Tire
and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dont he B-pil‐
lar on thed rive r’ss ide or thet irep ressure
label on thei nside of thef uel filler flap of your
ve hicle). If your vehicle has tires of adiffe re nt
size than thes ize indicated on theT irea nd
Loading In form atio nplacar dort he tirepres‐
sur etable, youn eedtod etermine thep roper
tir ep ressur efor those tires.
As an added saf etyf eature, your vehicle has
been equipped wit hatirep ressur emonitor‐ ing sy
stem (TPMS) that illuminates alow tire
pressur eindicator lam pwhen one or mor eof
yo ur tires ar esignificantl yunde rinfla ted.
Ac cording ly,ift he lo wtirep ressur eindicator
lam plights up, yous houl dstopa nd check
yo ur tires as soon as possible, and inflate
th em tothep roper pressure. Driving on asig‐
nificant lyunde rinfla tedt irec auses thet ireto
ove rheat and can lead totiref ailure. Underin‐
fl atio nalso inc reases fuel consum ption and
re duces tir etread life, and ma yaffect the
ve hicle's handling and braking ability .Please
no te that theT PMS is no tasubstitut efor
proper tir emaintenance, and it is thed rive r's
re sponsibility tomaintain cor rect tir epres‐
sure, evenifu nderinflation ha snotreached
th el eve ltot rigger illumination of theT PMS
lo wt irep ressur eindicator lamp.
Yo ur vehicle has also been equipped wit ha
TPMS malfunction indicator toindicat ewhen
th es ystemisn otoperating proper ly.T he
TPM Smalfunction indicator is combined wi th
th el ow tirep ressur eindicator lamp. When
th es ystemd etects amalfunction, thei ndica‐
to rlam pw illf lash fora pproxima tely am inute
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle start-ups as lon gasthe malfunction
ex ists.
When them alfunction indicator is illuminated,
th es ystemm aynotbea bletodetect or sig‐
nal lo wtirep ressu reas intended. TPMS mal‐
function smayoccur forav ariety of reasons,
includin gthe ins tallation of incompatible 300
Wheels and tires

Sample calculation
ford eter mi ning them axi‐
mu mload The
following table has examples of ho wtocalcu‐
la te tota la nd cargo load capacities wit hvarying
seatin gconfigurations and dif fere nt number sand
size sofo ccupants. The following examples use a
maximum load of 1,500 lbs (680 kg).This value is
fori llustrativ epurposes on ly.Mak esurey ou
ar eu singthe actual load limit fory our vehicle
st ated on your vehicle's Tire and Loadin gInfor‐
mation pl acard( / pag e302).
The highe rthe weight of all theo ccupants, the
smaller them aximum load forl ug gage.
Ste p1 Example
1E xamp le 2
Combine dmaximum weight of
occupant sand load (dat afrom
th eT irea nd Loading In form a‐
tio np lacard) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)1 500 lbs (680kg) Ste
p2 Example
1E xamp le 2
Numb er of people in thev ehicle
(driver and occupants) 51
Distribution of theo ccupant sFront:2
Re ar:3 Fr
ont :1
We ight of occupant sO ccupant 1:150lbs (68 kg)
Occupant 2: 180lbs (82 kg)
Occupant 3: 160lbs (7 3kg)
Occupant 4: 140lbs (63 kg)
Occupant 5: 120lbs (5 4kg) Occupant 1: 200 lbs (9
1kg)
To talw eight of all occupant s750 lbs (340 kg)2 00 lbs (91kg) Ste
p3 Example
1E xamp le 2
Pe rm issible load (maximum
gross vehicle weight rating from
th eT irea nd Loading In form a‐
tio np lacar dminus theg ross
we ight of all occupants) 15
00 lbs (680 kg)00F875 0lbs
(340 kg)=7 50 lbs (340 kg)15
00 lbs (680 kg)00F8200 lbs
(9 1k g)=1 300 lbs (589 kg) 304
Wheels and tires

Ti
re labeling Overvie
woftirel abeling 1
Uniform Ti reQuality Grading Standards
(/ page305)
2 DOT(Department of Transpor tation), (TIN)
Ti re Identification Number (/ page306)
3 Maximu mtirel oa d( /pag e306)
4 Maximu mtirep ressur e(/ pag e307)
5 Manufacturer
6 Chara cteristics of thet ire( /pag e307)
7 Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e307)
8 Tire name
% The da
tashown in thei llustration is sample
data. Information on tir
equality grades Ac
cording tother equirements of theU .S.
Depa rtment of Transpor tation's "Uni form Tire
Quality Grading Standards" tir emanufacturers
mus tgrade their tires using thef ollowing three
per form anc efactors: 1
Tread weargrade
2 Traction grade
3 Temp eratur egrade
% The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
% This grading is no
tlegall yprescribed forC an‐
ada,b ut specified in mos tcases anyw ay.
Tr ead weargrade
The tread wear grade is acomparativ egrading
based on tread wear grade testsc onducted
under contro lled condition sonaspecified U.S.
Depa rtment of Transpor tatio nt esttrack .F or
ex ample, atireg raded 150w ould wear one and
one-half times as well on theg ove rnment test
trac kasat ireg rade d1 00.
The relativ eperform anc eoft ires depends upon
th ea ctual conditions of their use, ho wever,and
ma ydepar tsignificantl yfromt he nor mdueto
va riations in drivin ghabits, servic epractices and
dif fere nces in road characteristic sand climate
conditions.
Tr actio ngrade &
DANG ER Risk of acciden tdue toinade‐
qu atet raction
The traction grade assigned tothis tir eis
based on stra ight-ahead brakin gtraction
te sts, and does no tinclude either accelera‐
tion, cornering, hydroplaning or peak traction
ch aracteristics. #
Alwaysa dap tyour driving stylea nd
driv eatas peedtosuit thep reva iling
traf fica nd weather conditions. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nfrom
wheelspin #
Avoid wheelspin. The traction grades
–fromh ighes ttolowest –
ar eA A, A, Band C. These grades relat etot he Wheels and tires
305

tire's ability
tocome toas tandstill on awetpave‐
ment under controlle dconditions on aspecified
U. S. go vernment test sur face mad efroma sphalt
and concr ete.
Te mp eratur egrade &
WARNING Risk of accident from tire
ove rheating and tir efailure
The temp eratur egrade fort his tir eisestab‐
lished forat iret hat is properly inflated and
no to verloaded. Excessiv espeed, underinfla‐
tion, or excessiv eloading, either separatel yor
in combination, can cause excessiv eheat
build-up and possible tir efailure. #
Obser vether ecommended tir epres‐
sures and regular lych eckt he tir epres‐
sur eofa ll tires including thes pare
wheel. #
Adjus tthe tir epressur easn ecessar y. The
temp eratur egrades ar eA(highes tgrade), B
and C. These relat etoat ire'sresis tance toheat
and its ability torelease heat on aspecified test
wheel in laborator ytests under cont rolled condi‐
tions. Sus tained high temp eratures can cause the
material of thet iretod egenerat eand reduce tire
life. In addition, excessivel yhigh temp eratures
can lead tosudden tir efailure. Grade Crefer sto
ap erform anc ewhicha ll passenger vehicle tires
mus texhibit, accordin gtotheU.S. Depa rtment
of Transpor tation's requ irements. Information on DO
Tand TIN (Tir eIdentifica‐
tion Number) U.
S. tir eregulations indicat ethat everyt irem an‐
ufacturer or retreade rmustimp rint aT IN in or on
th es ide wall of eac htirep roduced. %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data. The TIN is
aunique identification number fort ires
and consists of thef ollowing components:
R DOT(Department of Transportation): tire
symbol 1indicates that thet irec omplies
wit hthe requ irements of theU .S. Depa rtment
of Transpor tation.
R Manufacturer identi fication code: manu‐
fa cturer identification code 2prov ides infor‐
matio nabout thet irem anufacturer .New tires
ha ve ac odew itht wo symbols. Retreaded
tires ha veac odew ithf our symbols.F or fur‐
th er information about retreade dtires, see
(/ page 310).
R Tire size: identifier 3describes thet ires ize.
R Tire type code: tire typecode 4can be
used bythem anufacturer as acode to
describe specific characteristic softhe tire.
R Dat eofm anufactu re:date of manufacture
5 prov ides informatio nabout thea geof a
tire. The 1s tand 2nd number sindicat ethe
calendar week and the3 rdand 4t hnumbers
indicat ethe year of manufactur e(e.g. "3208"
re fers to the3 2ndw eek of they ear 2008). Information on maximum tir
eload %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
Maximum tir eload 1isthem aximum permissi‐
ble weight forw hichthe tir eisa pprove d.
Do no toverload thet ires by ex ceeding them axi‐
mum permissible load. The maximum permissible
load can be found on thev ehicle's Tire and Load‐
ing In form atio nplacar dont he B-pillar on thed riv‐
er's side (/ page302). 306
Wheels and tires

Information on maximum tir
epressu re %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
Maximum permitted tir epressure 1,whichis
permitted fort he tires mus tnotbe exceeded.
Exception: whe nusing the2 25/ 75R16C
12 1/120R (122L) tires as aspare wheel on the
re ar axle of Supe rSinglev ehicles wit hadista nce
limit of 62 mi (100 km) and speed limit of 34 mph
(55 km/h). Information on tir
echaracteristics %
The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
This information describes thet ype of tir ecord
and then umber of la yers in side wall1 and
under tir etread 2. Ti
re size designation, load-bearing capacity,
speed ratin ga nd load index &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. 1
Prefixing letter
2 Nominal tir ewidthinm illimeters
3 Aspect ratio (i npercent)
4 Tire code
5 Rimd iame ter
6 Load-bearing index
7 Speed rating
8 Loadind ex
% The dat
ashown in thei llustration is sample
data.
Fu rther information about reading tir edatac an
be obtaine dfroma nyqualified specialis twork‐
shop.
Prefixing letter 1 1:
R "LT": light truc ktires in accordance wit hUS
manufacturer standards.
R "C": tires forc ommercial usage in accordance
wit hE uropean manufacturer standards.
Aspect ratio (i npercent) 3 3:
The size ratio betwee nthe tir eheight and tire
widt hand is shown in percent (tir eheight divided
by tirew idth ).
Ti re code 4 4(tiretype):
R "R": radial tire
Rim diam eter 5
5:
The diame teroft he bead seat (no tthe diame ter
of ther im flange). The rimd iame teriss pecified in
inches (in).
Load-bearing index 6 6:
Numerical code whic hspecifies them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire( "91" equals, e.g.
13 56 lb (6 15kg)).
The tir eload-bearing capacit ymustbeatl east
half theg ross axle weight rating of thev ehicle. Wheels and tires
307