2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER automatic transmission

ve
hicle occupants when opening door sand leav‐
ing thev ehicle.
Sy stem limitations
Blin dSpotA ssis tand thee xit warning function
ma ybel imited in thef ollowing situations:
R ifth er eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured
R ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy
ra in, sno worspray
R if nar rowv ehicles ar ewithin them onitoring
ra nge, e.g. bicycles
% St
ationar yorslowlymovingo bject sarenot
displa yed.
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash ba rrier sors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings ma ybeinterrupte dw hen driving
alongside long vehicles, fore xamp le truc ks,for a
prolonged time.
Blind Spo tAssis tisn otoperationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
The exitwa rning function ma ybelimited in the
fo llowing situations:
R when thes ensor is bloc kedbya djacent vehi‐
cles in nar rowparking spaces
R when people ar eapproaching
Ac tivating/deactivatin gBlind Spo tAssist
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Activat eord eacti vate Blind Spot Assist . Fu
nction of Driv eAwayA ssist %
Driv
eAwayA ssistis onl yavailable forv ehi‐
cles wit hautomatic transmission.
Driv eAwayA ssistcan reduce thes eve rity of an
impact when pulling away.Ifano bstacle is de tec‐
te dint he direction of tra vel,th ev ehicle's speed
is brief lyreduced toappr ox.1 mph(2k m/h). If a
critical situation is de tected, asymbol appea rson
th ec amer aimag eoft he multimedia sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofD rive
Aw ayAssi st
Driv eAwayA ssistcanno talway sc lea rlyi den‐
tify object sand traf fics ituations. In suc
hcases, Driv eAwayA ssistmight:
R Warnyouw ithout reason and limit the
ve hicle speed.
R Notw arny ou or no tlimit thev ehicle
speed. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trelyo nD rive Away
Assi stalone. #
Be prepared tobrak eors werveasn ec‐
essar y,prov ided thet raffic situation
permit sand that it is saf etotakee va‐
siv ea ction. Driv
eAwayA ssistis onl yana id. It is no tasubsti‐
tut efor your attention tothes urroundings. The
re sponsibility fors afem aneu vering and pa rking
re mains wit hyou. Mak esuret hat no persons,
animals or objects etc. ar eint he maneuvering
ra nge.
Ar isk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
R Ifth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelerator and
brak epedals.
R Ifth ew rong gear is selec ted.
The Driv eAwayA ssistfunction is activ eunder the
fo llowing conditions:
R IfPa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is activated.
R Ever ytimet he gear is changed to005E or005B
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
R Ifth ed etected obs tacle is les sthan appr ox.
3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth em aneuvering assis tance function is acti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
Sy stem limitations
Driv eAwayA ssistis no tavailable on incline sand
when drivin gwithat railer. Fu
nction of Rear Cross Traf ficA lert The
radar sensor sinthe bumper ar eused fort he
sy stem. This waythe area adjacent tothev ehicle
is continually monitored. If ther adar sensor sare
obscured byvehicles or other objects, de tection
is no tpossible.
% Also
read then otes on Blind Spo tAssist
(/ page155).
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:driver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing tra ffic when back‐
ing up out of aparkin gspace. If avehicle is 15 6
Driving and pa rking

R
The dis tance tothev ehicle in front is too
small, and therefor ethe lane markings cannot
be de tected.
R The lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
R The road is very nar row and winding.
Ac tivating/deactivatin gLaneK eeping Assist
or Activ eL aneK eeping Assist
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Select Lane Keeping Assist orAct.L ane
Keep Asst .On.
Ac tivatin gordeactivatin gwarning #
Select LaneKeepin gAssist orAct. Lane
Keep Asst. On. #
Select Warning. Wo
rkmode AD
R(wo rkings peed control) Fu
nction of ADR (working speed control)
When activated, ADRa utomaticallyincreases the
engine speed toap rese ts peed or aspeed you
ha ve set.
% Af
terac oldstart, thei dle speed of the
engine is increased automaticall y.Ifth ep re‐
se tw orking speed is lo werthan the
inc reased idle speed ,the working speed is
onl yreached once thee ngine has comple ted
th ew arm-up phase.
It is only possible toactivat eADR withthe
ve hicle stationar yand thep arking brake
applied.
On vehicles wit hautomatic transmission, the
selector le verm ustbeinp osition005D. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gADR #
Toactivate: whilethee ngine is running,
press switch 1.
The Working Speed Governo rActive messa ge
appear sinthe multifunction displa y. #
Todeactivate: whilethee ngine is running,
press switch 2.
ADR goe soutautomatical lyin thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R Your elease thep arking brake.
R Youd epress theb rake pedal.
R The vehicle mo ves.
R The control unit de tects am alfunction.
Ad justin gADR #
Engag epowe rtake-o ffor acti vate ADR. #
Toincrease: press switch 1. #
Toreduce: press switch 2. Driving and pa
rking 15 9

Ac
cepting/rejecting thed atap rote ction pro‐
visions
Am essag ewitht he dat aprotection pr ovisions
appears. #
Select Accept &Start.
% The
firs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAutoont he
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons.
Exiting Android Auto #
Press the00E2 button.
% Android
Autostarts automaticall ywhen the
mobil ephone is connected wit hthe sy stem
using acable. If Android Autowa sn otdis‐
pla yedint hefore ground befor edisconnect‐
ing, thea pplication starts in theb ackg round
when reconnected. Youc an call up Android
Au tointhem ain menu.
Calling up theA ndroid Autosound settings
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes PRO &Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Android Auto 5
Z #
Select sound settings.
Setting control of thea pplication but tons
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes PRO &Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Android Auto 5
Z
5 General #
Toswitch Control via Application Buttons on:
activat ethe LED symbol. #
Todeactivate Control via Application Buttons:
deactivat ethe LED symbol.
Ending Android Auto #
Disconnect thec onnectin gcable between the
mobil ephone and multimedia sy stem.
Mercedes-Benz recommends disconnecting
th ec onnectin gcable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y. Tr
ansfer redv ehicle dat awith Android Auto
and Apple CarPlay™ Overvie
woftransfer redv ehicle data
Whe nusing Android Autoor Apple CarPlay™, cer‐
ta in vehicle dat aistransfer redtot he mobile
phone. This enables youtog ettheb esto ut of
selected mobile phone services. Vehicle dat ais
no td irectl yaccessible. The
following sy stem information is transmit ted:
R Softwar erelease of them ultimedia sy stem
R System ID (anonymized)
The transfer of this dat aisusedtooptimize com‐
munication between thev ehicle and them obile
phone.
To do this, and toassig nseve ralv ehicles tothe
mobil ephone, avehicle ID is random lyge ner‐
ated.
Thi sh asno connection tothev ehicle identifica‐
tion number (VIN) and is dele tedw hen them ulti‐
media sy stem is rese t(/ pag e204).
The following vehicle status dat aistransmitted:
R Transmission position engaged
R Distinction between par ked, standstill ,rolling
and driving
R Day/night mode of thei nstrument clus ter
The transfer of this dat aisusedtoalter ho wcon‐
te nt is displ ayedtoc orrespond tothed riving sit‐
uation.
The following position dat aistransmit ted:
R Coordinates
R Speed
R Compass direction
R Accele ratio nd irec tion
Thi sd ataiso nlyt ransfer redw hile then avigation
sy stem is active, in order toimpr oveit( e.g. so it
can continue functioning when in atunnel). Online and Interne
tfunctions Interne
tconnection Information on connecting
totheI nternet &
WARNING Risk of distraction from infor‐
mation sy stems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation and communica‐
tio ne quipment integ ratedint hevehicle when
driving, youw ill be distracted from thet raffic
situation. This could also cause youtol ose
control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
traf fics ituation permits. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his,stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad MBU
Xmultimedi asystem 241

R
vehicles with agasoline engine: onlyper‐
fo rm startin gassis tance when thee ngine and
ex haus tsystema recold #
Vehicles with abatter ymain switch: check
whe ther theb atter ymain switc hisswitched
on (/ page115). #
Secur ethe vehicle using thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthei gnition and all electrical con‐
sumers. #
Open theh ood (/ page264). Example: jump-s
tart connection point
% Right-hand-driv
evehicles: thej ump-s tart
connection points ma ybeonthe opposite
side. #
Remo vethec ove rfromt he positiv eterminal
on thed onor batter y. #
First,c onnec tthe positiv eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cables/charging cables tothe
positiv eterminal of theo ther vehicle's bat‐
te ry. #
With positiv eterminal clamp 2ofthe
jumper cable ,slide ther ed pr otectiv ecap on
jump-s tart connection point 1back witha
clockwis eturn. #
Connect thep ositiv eterminal clam ptothe
positiv eterminal of jump-s tart connection
point 1. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
of thed onor vehicle and le titrun at idle
speed. #
Connect then egativ eterminal of thed onor
batter ytothe ground point of your ow nv ehi‐ cle wit
hthe jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin wit hthe donor batter y. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
on your ow nv ehicle. #
When charging: star tt he chargin gprocess. #
During starting assistance: lett he engine
ru nf or afew minutes. #
During starting assistance: beforediscon‐
necting thej umper cable, switc honanelec‐
trical consumer on your ow nv ehicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or lighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging proces sis
comple te: #
First,r emo vethej umper cables/charging
cables from theg round point and negative
te rm inal of theo ther vehicle's batter y,then
from thep ositiv eterminal of jump-s tart con‐
nectio npoint 1and thep ositiv eterminal of
th eo ther vehicle's batter y.Eac htime ,begin
at thec ontacts on your ow nv ehicle.
The redp rotectiv ecap springs bac ktoits ini‐
tial position when positiv eterminal clamp 2
is disconnected from jump-s tartconnection
point 1.
Fu rther information can be obtained at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Installing/removing
thef loor co vering (vehi‐
cles with rear wheel drive) &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Ensur efloor mats and carpets cannot
slip and pr ovide suf ficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. Breakdown assis
tance 283

Otherwise,
gases or batter yacid could
escape.
R Mak esuret hat thed etachable parts ar econ‐
nec tedint he same wayasb efore. Disconnecting
thea uxiliar ybattery inthe
engine compa rtment *
NO
TEDama getothee lectrical assembly By disconnectin
gthe star terb atter ybefore
th ee ngine is switched of fand thek eyis
re mo vedf romt he ignition loc k,electrical
assemblies could be damaged. #
Switc hoffthee ngine and remo vethe
ke yf romt he ignition loc k.Then, release
th eb atter yclamps of thes tarter bat‐
te ry. #
Alwaysd isconnect thes tarterb atter yin
th eb atter ycase in thel eftf ootwell firs t.
Otherwise, electrica lassemblies, e.g.
th ea lternator ,could be damaged. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle's electron‐
ics Incor
rectly disconnecting thea uxiliar ybattery
can cause damag etothevehicle's electron‐
ics. #
Alwaysd isconnect thea uxiliar ybattery
as described in thef ollowing sequence.
Do no treve rset he batter yterminals
under an ycircums tances. #
Obser vethes afet ym easures and pr otection
notices when disconnectin gthe auxiliar ybat‐
te ry ( / pag e281). #
Switc hoffall electrical consumers. #
Switc hoffthee ngine and thep ower suppl y. #
Open theh ood (/ page264). #
Firstloosen and remo vethen egativ eterminal
clam pont he auxiliar ybatter ysot hatthe
cla mp is no longer in con tact wi th thetermi‐
nal. #
Remo vethep ositiv eterminal clam pcover. #
Loose nand remo vethep ositiv eterminal
clamp. To
wing or tow- starting Overvie
wofpermissible towing me thods In
thee vent of abreak down, Mercedes-Benz rec‐
ommends that youh ave thev ehicle transpor ted
ins tead of towe d.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly #
Obser vethei nstruction sand no teson
to wing away. %
Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
and rear wheel drive: ifth er eisam alfunc‐
tion, thea utomatic transmission ma ybe
loc kedinp osition 005D.
If th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition 005C,transpor tthe vehicle
(/ page289). Atow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. 286
Breakdown assis tance

Pe
rm issible towing me thods Bo
th axle sont he
gr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hauto‐
matic transmission and
re ar wheel drive Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s, if thes teering
wheel is fixe dint he
center position wit ha
st eering wheel lock
Ve hicles wit hall-wheel
drive Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
NoTo
wing wit haraisedaxle: towing should be
per form ed byatow ing compan y. To
wing away thev ehicle wit hbotha xleson
th eg round #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page286). #
Mak esuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d.
When theb atter yisd ischar ged, thef ollowing sit‐
uations occur:
R The engine canno tbestarted.
R It is no tpossible torelease or appl ythe elec‐
tric parking brake.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission canno tbeshiftedto
position 005Cor005D.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essivel yhigh speeds or overlong dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when towing
at exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces. #
Atow ing speed of 30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. #
Atow ing distanc eof30miles (50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. %
Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
and rear wheel drive: ifth er eisam alfunc‐
tion, thea utomatic transmission ma ybe
loc kedinp osition 005D. If
th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition 005C,transpor tthe vehicle
(/ page289). Atow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thef ollowing situations
can occur:
R The towing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
R The vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve noverturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedor
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed
th ep ermissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If
av ehicle needs tobe towe dort ow st arted, its
we ight should no tbegreater that thep ermissible
gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle. #
Information on thev ehicle's permissible gross
mass can be found on thev ehicle identifica‐
tion plat e. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
no to pen thed rive r's or front-passen gerd oor,
as thea utomatic transmission will automati‐
cally shif ttoposition 005D. #
Installth et ow ing eye( /pag e289). #
Secur ethe towing device. Breakdown assis
tance 287

*
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Only connect thet ow ro pe or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. %
Yo
uc an also secur ethe towing devic etothe
trailer hitch.
* NO
TEDama geand risk of accident when
to wing wit hatow ro pe Ther
eisar isk of an accident if youdon ot
obse rves afet ya nd pr otectiv emeasures when
to wing using atow ro pe.
Obser vethef ollowing points when towing
wit hat ow ro pe: #
Secur ethe towr ope on thes ame side
on bo thvehicles, if possible. #
Mak esuret he towr ope does not
exc eed thel egally prescribed length. #
Mar kthe towr ope in them iddle, e.g.
wit haw hitec loth (30 x30c m). This
makes other road user sawarethat a
ve hicle is being towe d. #
Obser vetheb rake lamps of thet ow ing
ve hicle while driving. Alw aysm aintain a
dis tance that ensures thet ow ro pe does
no ts ag. #
Do no tuse steel cables or chains to tow
yo ur vehicle. Otherwise, youc oul dd am‐
ag et he vehicle. #
Deactivat eautomatic locking (/ page46). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay alar m(/pag e58). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (/ pag e142). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning. R
thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signifi‐
cantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normally required. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexc essiv etractive
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. To
wing avehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised *
NO
TEDama gewhen thei gnition is
switched on If
yo ul eave thei gnition switched on when
to wing thev ehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised, ESP ®
actuation can damag ethe brake
sy stem. #
The ignition mus tbeswitched off. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect remo val
or ins tallation of thep ropeller shafts When ins
talling thep ropeller shafts, they can
be damaged if youdon otuse ne wscrew s.
Alw aysu se ne wscrew sw hen ins talling the
propeller shafts.
Onl yhave thep ropeller shafts ins talled or
re mo vedbyq ualified, skilled personnel. %
If
th ef ront axle is damaged, raise thev ehicle
at thef ront axle and if ther ear axle is dam‐
aged, raise thev ehicle at ther ear axle.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
and rear wheel drive: ifth er eisam alfunc‐
tion, thea utomatic transmission ma ybe
loc kedinp osition 005D.
If th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition 005C,transpor tthe vehicle
(/ page289). Atow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. 288
Breakdown assis tance

#
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