2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER towing

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Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page286). #
The propeller shafts tothed rive axles must
be remo vedift he maximum permissible tow‐
ing dis tance is exceeded. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. Loading
thev ehicle fort ransport #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( / pag e287)(/pag e288). #
Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyetol oad
th ev ehicle. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission: in
th ee vent of damag etothe electrics, the
automatic transmissio nmaybe loc kedin
position 005D.Toshifttop osition 005C,provide
th eo n-boar delectrical sy stem wit hpower
( / pag e281). #
Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use thep arking brak etosecurethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
Only secur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
Ve hicles with all-wheel drive/vehicles with
automatic transmission #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tpositio nthe vehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag eduetoimproper
loading An all-wheel driv
evehicle ma ybedamaged if
it is tilted, pushed or mo vedw hile being loa‐
ded using ahydraulic plat form. #
When loading avehicle wit hall-wheel
drive, thev ehicle should onl ybemoved
and positioned byits ownp owe r. #
The vehicle and thes urface it is posi‐
tione dons hould no longer be mo ved
when thek eyisremo vedorift he door
is open. To
wing eyes torage location The
towing eyeisl ocated in thev ehicle tool kit in
th ef ront-passen gerfootwell (/ page291). Installing/removing
thet ow ing eye Ins
talling and removing thef ront towing eye #
Toinstall thef ront towing eye: press the
to poft he co vera nd remo vethec over. #
Screw intowing eye1clockwise tothes top
and tighten. #
Toremo vethef ront towing eye: unsc rew
to wing eye1counter-clockwise. #
Inser tthe co verw itht he tabs at thet op and
push in at theb otto muntilthec ove rengages. Breakdown assi
stance 289

Re
ar towing eye( vehicles wit hpassenger vehicle
appr oval)
% Re
ar towing eye2is permanentl yattached
to thev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect use of
th et ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot ow aw ayor
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
ws tarting vehicl e(eme rgency engine start) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tows tartin gv ehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted. #
Do no ttow st artv ehicles wit hautomatic
transmission. Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoo verloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher
amperage, thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses containing thec orrect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect fuses Electrica
lcomponents or sy stems could be
damaged byincor rect fuses. #
Only use fuses whi chhave been
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benza nd which
ha ve thec orrect fus erating. Th
ee lectrica lfus es in your vehicle switc hoff
defectiv ecircuits. If afuse blo ws,allth ec ompo‐
nent sont he circuit and their functions will cease
to operate.
Blown fuses mus tbereplaced wit hfuses of an
equivalent specification ,whic hyou can de ter‐
mine bythec olor and fuse rating .The fuse allo‐
cation charta nd fur ther information on thee lec‐
tric fuses and relays can be found in the" Fuse
allocation chart" supplement.
* NO
TEDama geor malfunction scaused by
moisture Moistur
emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box. If
th en ew fuse whic hhas been inser teda lso
blo ws,have thec ause traced and rectified at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Mak esureoft hefollowing befor ereplacing a
fuse:
R thev ehicle is secured suc hthat it does not
ro llaw ay
R all electrical consume rsares wit ched off 290
Breakdown assis tance

Re
trofitting atrailer hitchiso nly pe rmissible if a
to wing capacity is specified in your vehicle docu‐
ments.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information on thet railer
hitc hataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh avea
traile rhitch retrofitted at an au thorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Onl yuseatrailer hitc hwhichh as been tested
and specially appr oved byMercedes-Benzf or
yo ur vehicle.
Use only aball nec kthat has been appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle and fory our Sprinter trailerh itch.
No tesont he permissible dimensions of theb all
nec kcan also be found on thei dentification plate
of thet railer hitch.
The maximum permissible towing capacity for
traile rswithout aseparat ebrakin gsystemis
1, 653 lbs (750 kg). Tr
aile rloads The permissible
weight sand loads whic hmust
no tbee xceeded can also be obtained from the
fo llowing sources of information:
R Vehicle documents
R The identification plates of thet railer hitch,
trailer and vehicle
The values appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can be
fo und in thef ollowing table. If thev alues dif fer,
th el owest value applies. Use acalibrated weigh‐
ing machine tocheckt he weight restrictions ha ve
been complied wit hbefor eyou star ty our journe y.
Maximum permissible weights and loads
Ve hicl etype, gross vehicl eweight and curb weight Ve
hicl em odel Perm issible gross vehicle
we ight GVWR Pe
rm issible curb weight 1)
15 00 8550 lbs (3.878t)
7400 lbs (3.35 7t)2)
9050 lbs (4. 105t)
7400 lbs (3.35 7t)2)
94 80 lbs (4.300 t) 7000 lbs (3.175t)
2500 8550 lbs (3.878t) 7400 lbs (3.35 7t)
9050 lbs (4. 105t )7 400 lbs (3.357t)
94 80 lbs (4.300 t) 7400 lbs (3.35 7t)
3500 9900 lbs (4.490 t) (For Canada
only) 74
00 lbs (3.35 7t)2)
9990 lbs (4.53 1t)(ForU SA
only) 74
00 lbs (3.35 7t)2)
3500 XD 11030 lbs (5.003 t) 10470lbs (4.749 t)
4500 12125lbs (5.500 t) 9375 lbs (4.252 t) 1)
Maximum permissible curb weight of aroad‐
wo rthy vehicle without driver or occupants,
including all fluids and their tank sw henf illed up
to 100%. 2)
In conjunction wit hcode S20, them aximum
permissible curb weight of thev ehicle is 6725 lbs
(3.050 t). 334
Tech nica ldata

Pa
rking aid
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC ...............146
Ac tivating ......................................... 147
Ad justing warning tones ................... 147
Driv eAwayA ssist ............................. 15 6
Fu nctio n........................................... 14 6
Switching of f.................................... 147
Sy stem limitations ............................1 46
Pa rking brak e(electrical)
see Electric parkin gbrake
Pa rking brak e(manual)
see Manual parkin gbrake
Pa rking forane xtended period ...........137
Pa rking light .......................................... .80
Pa rtition sliding door
Fr om thec argo compartmen t............ 52
Fr om thed rive r's compartmen t..........52
Pe rm issible gross mass ...................... 323
Pe rm issible towing me thods .............. 286
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................. 41
Phone book see Contacts
PIN pr otection
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 203
Placin galoadont he whee larch ........ 263
Pla stic trim (care) ................................ .276
POI Quic kaccess .................................... 219
Selecting .......................................... 209
POI symbols Selecting .......................................... 225
Po we rsupp ly
Batter ymains witc h.......................... 11 5
Switching on (s tart/s topb utton) ...... 104
Po we rw asher (care) ........................... .272
Po we rw indo ws
see Side window
Pr ev ious destinations
Selectin g......................................... .208
Profile Calling up suggestion s..................... .193
Configuring suggestion s...................1 93
Creating anew profile ..................... .192
Deleting sug gestions ........................ 19 3
Maximum number of profiles ............ 191
Overvie w...........................................1 91
Re naming suggestions ...................... 19 3
Selecting aprofile ............................ 19 2Selecting profil
eoptions ................... 19 2
Showing thep rofile selection when
st artin gthe vehicle ........................... 19 2
Sug gestions (o verview) .................... .192
Profile see User profile Q
QR code (rescue card) ........................... 25
Quali fied specialis tworks hop ............... 24 R
Ra ck systems (information) ................ 260
Ra dar senso rs....................................... 137
Ra dio
Ac tivating/deactivating radio text .... 253
Calling up thes tatio nlist. ................ .253
Deletin gchannels .............................2 53
Direct frequency entr y..................... 253
Displ aying informatio n..................... 253
Disp laying radi otext. ........................ 253
Editing statio npresets .................... .253
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 172
Moving stations ................................ 253
Overvie w......................................... .252
Sear ching fors tations ...................... 253
Settin gachannel ............................ .253
Setting thew aveband ....................... 252
Showing accident reports ................ 253
St oring radio stations ...................... .253
Switching on ................................... .252
Switching theHDr adio function
on/of f............................................. .252
Vo ice command s(Vo ice Cont rol
Sy stem) ............................................ 180
Ra dio connection
Ke y. .................................................... 42
Re alwo od (care) .................................. .276
Re ar
Motion de tector .................................. 84
Re ar ben chseat
see Seats
Re ar Cross Traf ficA lert ...................... .156
Re ar fogl ight .......................................... 80
Re ar vie wcamera ................................. 14 8
Car e................................................. .274
Fu nctio n........................................... 14 8
Switching au tomatic operation
on/of f(360° Camera) ...................... 15 2384
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