2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER coolant

#
Nevertouc hthe danger zone sur round‐
ing movin gcomponent parts ,e.g.t he
ro tatio na reaoft hefan. #
Remo vejewe lrya nd watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap #
Open theh ood (/ page264). #
Remo vedirtfromw ater drain valve 2 of air
intak ebox1 . Draining
thef uel filter &
WARNING Danger of fire and explosion
due tofuel
Fu els ar ehighly flammable. #
It is essential toavoid fire ,o pen flames,
smokin gand creating spar ks. #
Befor efilling up, switc hoffthee ngine,
and, if applicable, thea uxiliar yheating. &
WARNING Risk offire and explosion due
to fuel
Fu els ar ehighly flammable. Ther eisarisk of
fi re and explosion due tocontact wi thhot
component parts. #
Allo wthe engine and thee xhau stsys‐
te mtoc ool down. *
NO
TEEngine damag eduetodela yed
drainag eofthe fuel filter Ve
hicles with adiese lengine: delayed
drainag eofthe fuel filter can lead toengine
damage.
If the 003A indicator lam plights up, drain the
fuel filter immediately. +
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
pollution du etodisposal in anon-envi‐
ro nmental ly-friendly manner #
Dispose of thew ater/fuel mixtur einan
environmentally-friendly manner. Mo
torO M642 #
Park thev ehicle in asafel ocation and secure
it agains trolling away. #
Switc hoffthea uxiliar yheating
(/ page101). #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Open theh ood (/ page264). Maintenanc
eand care 271

Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eA voiding paintwor kdamage
Pa int
R
Insect remains: soak wit hinsect
re mo vera nd then wash off.
R Birdd roppings: soak wit hwater and
th en wash off.
R Remo vecoolant, tree resin, oils,
fuels and greases: rubg entl ywitha
clo thsoaked in petroleum ether or
lighter fluid.
R Brak efluid: wash of fwithw ater.
R Tars tains :use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: us eas ilicone remo ver. R
Do no taffix sticke rs,f ilms or similar.
R Remo vedirtass oon as possible.
Mat tefinish
R
Onlyuse car eproducts appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz. R
Do no tpolish thev ehicle and alloy
wheels.
R Do no tuse aw ash program that
end swithah otwa xtreatment in
au tomatic car washes.
R Do no tuse paint cleaners, buf fing or
polishing products, or gloss preserv‐
ers, e.g. wax.
R Have paint repair scarried out in a
qu alified specialis tworks hop onl y. Note
sont he car eofvehicle parts &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windshield wiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indshield is being cleaned
If th ew indshield wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythew iper
arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor ecleaning the
windshield or wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rning from thet ail‐
pipe or tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wi th these
car parts, youc oul db urny ourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful when in
th ev icinit yoft hetailpipe and tailpipe
trims and supervise children very
closely whe ninthis area. #
Befor eanycon tact, allo wthe car parts
to cool down. 274
Maintenance and care

Ra
ting .You can find theG ross Axle Weight Rating
on theB -pillar on thed rive r's side.
Speed rating: thes peed rating is pa rtof thet ire
identification .Itspecifies thes peed rang ef or
whic hatireisa pprove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight): theG ross Vehicle
We ight includes thew eight of thev ehicle includ‐
ing fuel, tools, thes par ew heel, accessories
ins talled, occupants, luggag eand thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight if applicable. The Gross Vehi‐
cle Weight mus tnever exceed theG ross Vehicle
We ight Rating (GVWR )specifie donthe B-pillar on
th ed rive r's side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Rating): the
GV WR is them aximum permitted gross weight of
th ef ully laden vehicle (weight of thev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and thet railer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is speci‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe B-
pillar on thed rive r's side.
Maximum weight of thel aden vehicle: the
maximu mweight is thes um of thev ehicle's curb
we ight ,weight of thea ccessories, maximum load
and thew eight of thef actor yins talled optional
equipment.
Kilopascal (kPa): metric unitfort irep ressu re.
6.9 kP aarethee quivalent of 1psi. Ano ther unit
fo rt irep ressu reis bar .100 kilopascals (kPa) are
th ee quivalent of 1bar.
Load index: in additiontothel oad-bearing index,
th el oad inde xmayalso be imprinted on thes ide‐
wa ll of thet ire. This specifies thel oad-bearing
capacity mor eprecisel y.
Cur bw eight: thew eight of avehicle wit hstand‐
ar de quipmen tincludin gthe maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes thea ir-
conditioning sy stem and optional equipment if
th ese ar einstalled on thev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorluggage.
Maximum tir eload: them aximum tir eload is
th em aximum permissible weight in kilog rams or
lbs forw hichat ireisa pprove d.
Maximum permissible tir epressure: maximum
permissible tir epressur efor one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maximum load on
one tire. This is calculated bydividing them axi‐
mum axle load foro ne axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds per squar einch): standar dunit of
measuremen tfor tir epressu re. Aspec
tratio: relationship between tir eheight
and tir ewidthinp ercent.
Ti re pressure: pressureinside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he
tire's sur face. The tir epressur eiss pecified in
pounds per squar einc h( psi), in kilopascal (kPa)
or in bar .The tir epressur eshould onl ybecorrec‐
te dw hen thet ires ar ecold.
Ti re pressur eoncoldt ires: thet ires ar ecold
when thev ehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh our sand
th ev ehicle has been driven less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securely on thew heel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
Special equipment weight: thec ombined
we ight of those optional extras that we igh more
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg). These optiona lextras ,suc has
high-pe rformance brakes, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorah igh-perform anc ebatter y,
ar en otincluded in thec urb weight and the
we ight of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu eiden‐
tification number whic hcan be used byatire
manufacturer toidentify tires, fore xamp lefora
product recall, and thus identif ythe pur chasers.
The TIN is made up of them anufacturer identifi‐
cation code, tir esize, tir etype code and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants over designated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle. Wheels and tires
309

Engine number
The engine number is
stamped ont othe crank‐
case. Youc an obtain fur ther information from any
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Operating fluids and capacities
Note
sono perating fluids &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom operating
fl uids harmful to your health
Operatin gfluids ma ybepoisonous and harm‐
ful to yo ur health. #
Obse rvet he text on theo riginal contain‐
er sw hen using, storing or disposing of
operating fluids. #
Alwayss tore operating fluids sealed in
th eir original containers. #
Alwaysk eep children away from operat‐
ing fluids. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
pollution du etodisposing of operating
fl uids in anon-en vironmen tallyr esponsi‐
ble manner Operating
fluids include thef ollowing:
R fuels
R exhaus tgas af tertre atment additives, e.g.
DEF
R lubricants
Incor rect disposal of ope rating fluids can
caus econsiderable damag etothe environ‐
ment. #
Dispose of operating fluids in an envi‐
ro nmentally responsible manner. Operating
fluids include thef ollowing:
R fuels
R exhaus tgas af tertre atment additives, e.g.
DEF
R lubricants
R coolant
R brak efluid
R windshield washer fluid
R climat econtrol sy stem refrigerants
Use onl yproducts recommended byMercedes-
Benz.D amagecaused bytheu se of products that ha
ve notb eena pprove disn otcoveredbyt he
Mercedes-Benzg uarantee or goodwill gestures.
Yo uc an identif yoperatin gfluids appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzbyt hefollowing insc ript ions on
th ec ontainer:
R MB-F reigabe (e.g. MB- Freigabe 229. 51 )
R MB-Appr oval (e.g. MB-App rova l2 29.51)
Fu rther information on appr ovedoperating fluids:
R intheMBS pecification sfor operating fluids
at http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (b yenter‐
ing thed esignation)
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop &
WARNING Risk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els ar ehighly flammable. #
Fire, open flames ,smokin gand creation
of spar ksmus tbea voided. #
Swit chofft he ignition and, if available,
th es tationar yheater ,befor eand while
re fueling thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuels
Fu els ar epoisonous and hazardous to your
health. #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
con tact wi thskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapor. #
Keep children away from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclosed du ring
th er efueling process.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing: #
Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin with
soap and water. #
If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughly wit hclean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately. #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing. #
Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel. Te
ch nica ldata 325

cases, oil of
thet ype in thee ngine is no tavaila‐
ble, use ano ther appr ovedm ineral or synthetic
engin eoil.
Ve hicles with adiese lengine: ifth eg rade is
no ta vailable, youm ayalso refill wit hengin eoils
acco rding toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 228.5,
229. 3or2 29.5.Thetop-up quantity is then limi‐
te dtom aximum1.1US qt (1.0 liter).
Yo um ustthen ha vean oil chang ecarried out at
th ee arlies tpossible opportunit y.
Ve hicles with agasoline engine: ifth eg rade is
no ta vailable, youm ayrefill wit hengin eoils
acco rding toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 229.3
or AC EA A3/B4. The top-up quantity is then limi‐
te dtom aximum1.1US qt (1.0 liter).
Yo um ustthen ha vean oil chang ecarried out at
th ee arlies tpossible opportunit y.
Engine oils ar edistinguished by:
R engine oil brand
R grade (MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval)
R SAEc lassi fication (viscosity)
Oil chang einter val
The on-boar dcomputer automatically sho wsthe
dat eoft he next oil chang easane vent messa ge
on thed ispla y.
Mercedes-Benzr ecommends havin gthe oil
ch anged at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Engine oil capacities Engine
Engine oil
M2 74 around11.2 qt
(10.5 li ters)
OM642 around13.2 qt
(12.5 li ters)
OM65 1(rear wheel
drive) around
12qt
(1 1. 5l iters) Information on oil consum
ption
Depending on thed riving style, thev ehicle con‐
sumes amaximum of 1.1USq t(1.0l iter) of
engine oil per 620 mile s(10 00 km).
In thef ollowing cases, oil consum ption ma yalso
exc eed this limit:
R thev ehicle is ne w.
R youu sethev ehicle mostl yunder arduous
conditions.
R youd rive frequently at ahigh engine speed. Re
gular maintenance is aprerequ isitefor favo ra‐
ble consum ption figures. Youc an on lyasses sthe
oil consum ption af teral ong journe y.Chec kthe
oil le velint he engine regularly ,e.g. weekl yor
ev eryt ime your efuel. Note
sonb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page325). &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
va por poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
tem
The brak efluid con stantly absorbs moisture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va por poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking ef fect to be impaired. #
Have theb rake fluid rene we datt he
specified inter vals. *
NO
TEDama getopaint, plastic or rubber
by brak efluid Ther
eisar isk of damag etoproperty if brake
fl uid comes int ocontact wi thpaint, plastic or
ru bber. #
If paint, plastic or rubber comes into
con tact wi thbrak efluid, rinse wi th
wate rimmediatel y. Obser
vethen otes on paintwork/matt efinish
paintwor kcare( /pag e273).
Ha ve theb rake fluid replaced regular lyat aq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Only use brak efluid appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
in accordance wit hMB-Freigabe or MB-Appr oval
33 1.0.
Fu rther information on brak efluid:
R intheMBS pecification sfor operating fluids
at http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop Coolant
Note
sonc oolant
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page325). Te
ch nica ldata 331

&
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
antifreeze
If antifreez ecomes int ocontact wi thhotc om‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment, it
ma yignite. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down before
adding antif reeze. #
Mak esuret hat no antifreeze spills out
next tothef iller opening. #
Thoroughl yclean of fany antifreeze from
componen tparts befor estartin gt he
ve hicle. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect cool‐
ant #
Only ad dcoolant that has been pre‐
mixed wit hthe requ ired antifreeze pro‐
te ction. Information on coolant is
available at thef ollow‐
ing locations:
R intheMBS pecification sfor operating fluids
31 0.1
- at http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- intheB eVoa pp
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop
* NO
TEOverheating at high outsid etem‐
peratures If an inappropriat
ecoolant is used, thee ngine
cooling sy stem is no tsufficiently pr otected
agains toverheating and cor rosion at high out‐
side temp eratures. #
Alwaysu seac oolant appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz. #
Obser vethei nstruction sinthe MB
Specifications foro perating fluids3 10.1 . *
NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eduetocoolant #
Do no tspill coolant on painted sur faces. Ha
ve thec oolant regularly replaced at aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
No tethep roportion of anti-cor rosion agent/anti‐
freeze in thee ngine cooling sy stem within thef ol‐
lowing temp eratur eranges:
R Atleas t50% (antifreeze pr otection up to
about -3 5°F(-37° C)) R
Maximum 55 %(antifreez eprotection up to
-49 °F (-45 °C))
Coolant capacities
Engine coolin gsystem Engine
Coolant
M2 74 approx.3 .0 gal
(1 1. 5l iters)
OM642 approx. 2.6 gal
(1 0l iters)
OM65 1a pprox.2 .5 gal
(9.5 liters) Wi
ndshield washer fluid Note
sonw indshield washer fluid
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page325). &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
windshiel dwashe rconcentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighlyflam‐
mable. It could ignit eifitcomes int ocontact
wi th hote ngine component parts or the
ex haus tsystem. #
Mak esuret hat no windshield washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. *
NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuitable windshield washer fluid Uns
uitable windshield washer fluid ma ydam‐
ag et he plastic sur face of thee xterio rlighting. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid which
is also suitable foru se on plast ic surfa‐
ces, e.g. MB SummerFit or MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzle scaused by
mixing windshield washer fluids #
Do no tmix MB SummerFit and MB Win‐
te rFit wit hother windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do no
tuse distilled or de-ionize dwater .Other‐
wise, thel eve lsensor ma ygiveaf alse reading. 332
Tech nica ldata

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Stop Vehicle Leave
Engine Running
003D
Stop Vehicle See Opera-
tor's Manual *T
he batter yisnolonger being charge da nd has reached an exces‐
sively lo wbatter ycharg eleve l.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving #
Do no tcontinue drivin gunde rany circum stances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
003D
12 VB attery See Opera-
tor's Manual *T
he engine is of fand theb atter ycharg eleve list oo lo w. #
Switc hoffelectrica lconsumer sthat ar enotrequ ired. #
Letthe engine runf or afew minutes or driv eanextende ddis‐
ta nce.
The batter yischarged.
003D
See Operator's Manual *T
he batter yisnolonger being charge d.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving #
Do no tcontinue drivin gunde rany circum stances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately and switc hoffthee ngine. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
00AC
Coolant Too Hot Stop
Vehicle Turn Engine Off *T
he coolant is tooh ot. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately and switc hoffthee ngine. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during
af ireint he engine compartment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact
wi th hotg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep the
hood closed and call thef ires ervice. &
WARNING Risk of scalding from ho tcoolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurized, particularly when the
engine is warm.Ify ou open thec ap, youc oul dbes calded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe engine cool down befor eopening thec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wear pr otectiv eglove sa nd saf ety
gl asses. #
Open thec ap slowl ytorelease pressure. 350
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Wait until thee ngine has cooled down. #
Ensur ethat thea ir supply tothee ngine radiator is no tobstruc‐
te d.
00AC Check Coolant Level See
Operator's Manual *T
he coolant le velist oo lo w. &
WARNING Risk of scalding from ho tcoolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurized, particularly when the
engine is warm.Ify ou open thec ap, youc oul dbes calded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe engine cool down befor eopening thec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wear pr otectiv eglove sa nd saf ety
gl asses. #
Open thec ap slowl ytorelease pressure. *
NO
TEEngine damag eduetoinsuf ficient coolant #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient coolant. #
Topupc oolant (/ page268).
Regeneration not possi-
ble *N
otall condition shave been me tfor rege neration of thed iesel par‐
ticulat efilter . #
Continue driving as normal until all condition shave been me tfor
re ge neration of thed iesel particulat efilter.
The load condition of thed iesel particulat efilter is over50%a nd
th em essag estilla ppear sonthe instrument clus ter. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. DEF (Diesel Exhaus
tFluid) Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00E2
Refill Additive See Opera-
tor's Manual *
In addition, they ellow 00E2 DEFindicator lam plight supont he
instrument clus tera nd aw arning tone sounds.
The DEF supply ha sfallen belo wthe firs tw arning thre shold. #
Addatl east2.5gal(9. 5l)ofD EF (/pag e130).
The 00E2 DEF indica torlamp onl ydisappea rswhen thev ehicle
is stationar y,at thel ates tafter 20 seconds, as soon as you
switc hont he ignition or star tt he engine af tert opping up.
00E2
Refill Additive Starts
until Emerg. Op.: XXX
See Operator's Manual *I
na ddit ion, they ello wD EFindicator lam plight supa ndaw arning
to ne sounds.
The DEF supply ha sfallen belo wthe reser vemar k.
Af tert he messag eappear sfor thef irst time ,the remaining DEF sup‐
ply willl astfor appr oxima tely 12 00 mile s(19 00 km) .The engine can
th en onl ybestarted ano ther 16 times. The numbe rofremaining
engine starts XX(16to1)iss hown inthem essag eevery time the
engine is star ted. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 351