2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER transmission

#
Switc hoffthei gnition and wait at least
15 minutes. #
Remo vecover 1. #
Press and hold button 3.#
Pullp lug2out of theg round pin. #
Push plug 2asfarasp ossible in thed irec‐
tion of thea rrow sothat it canno tmakec on‐
ta ct wi th theearth pin.
All star terb atter yconsumer saredisconnec‐
te df romt he po wersupp ly.
Switching on thep owe rsupply #
Press plug 2ontothe ground pin until you
fe el it engag eand plug 2is in full contact
wit hthe ground pin.
All star terb atter yconsumer sarereconnec‐
te dtot he po wersupply. #
Fasten co ver1. Au
tomatic transmission DIREC
TSELECT lever Fu
nction of theD IRECT SELECT le ver &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R opendoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncomin gtraffic. R
operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,children could also se tthe vehicle
in motion, fore xamp le,by:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R startin gthe engine #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct gearshifting
If th ee ngine speed is higher than thei dle
speed and youe ngag ethe transmission posi‐
tion 005Bor005E,t hevehicle ma yaccelerate
sharply. #
Ifyo ue ngag ethe transmission position
005B or005E alwaysd epress theb rake
pedal firm lyand do no taccelerat eat
th es ame time. Yo
uu setheD IRECT SELECT le vertos witchthe
transmission position. The cur rent transmission
position appear sinthe multifunction displa y. 005D
Park position
005E Reverseg ear
005C Neutral
005B Driveposition 11 6
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Engaging
reve rseg ear R #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rupwards pas tthe first
point of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display 005Eis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Selecting neutral N &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when neut ralp osition is engaged
If yo up arkt he vehicle wit hthe transmission
in neutral position 005Cand thep arking brake
is no tengaged, thev ehicle ma yroll away.
Ther eisar isk of accident and injur y.#
Befor eparkin gthe vehicle, apply the
parking brake. #
Press theb rake pedal and theD IRECT
SELECT le veru pwards or down wardstot he
fi rs tp oint of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display 005Cis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Re leasing theb rake pedal will allo wyoutomo ve
th ev ehicle freely ,e.g. topush it or towi t.
If th ea utomatic transmission should also
st ay in neutral 005C 005Cwhen thei gnition is
switched off, car ryout thef ollowing: #
Startt he vehicle. #
Depress theb rake pedal and shif ttoneutral
005C. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc hoffthei gnition.
% If
yo ut hen lea vethev ehicle and theS mart‐
Ke yiss tillint hevehicle, thea utomatic trans‐
mission will stay in neut ral005C from then on.
Engaging par kposition P #
Press button 1.
Tr ansmission position display 005Dis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
Pa rk position 005Dis engaged automaticall ywhen
one of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R Yous wit ch offt he engine in transmission
position 005Bor005E.
R Youo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicle is
st ationar yorwhen drivin gataveryl ow speed
and in transmissio nposition 005Bor005E. Driving and parking
117

Engaging driv
eposition D #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and push the
DIRECT SELEC Tleve rdownw ards pas tthe
fi rs tp oint of resis tance.
Tr ansmission position display 005Bis shown in
th em ultifunction displa y.
The automatic transmission shifts thro ugh the
individual gearsa utomaticall ywhen it is in trans‐
mission position 005B.This is de term ined bythe
fo llowing factors:
R Position of thea ccelerator pedal
R Driving speed Re
strictin gthe shi ftrange Re
quirements:
R Transmission position 005Bis engaged
(/ page118). #
Torestrict th eshiftrange: briefly pull steer‐
ing wheel paddle shif ter1.
The automatic transmission shifts tothen ext
ge ar down, depending on theg ear cur rently
engaged .The shi ftrang eisa lsor estricted.
The shif trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Pull and hold steering wheel paddle shif ter
1 .
The automatic transmission will chang etoa
shif trang ewhich allo wseasy acceleration
and deceleration. Todo this, thea utomatic
transmission shifts down one or mor egears
and restricts thes hiftrange.
Th es hift rang es elected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear.
% The automatic transmissio
ndoes no tshift
down if youp ullsteering wheel paddle shif ter
1 whils ttrave ling at tooh igh aspeed.
If th es hiftrang eisr estricted and them axi‐
mum engine speed fort he restricted shi ft
ra ng eisr eached, thea utomatic transmission
will no tshif tu p. #
Toderestric tthe shi ftrange: briefly pull
st eering wheel paddle shif ter2.
The automatic transmission shifts tothen ext
ge ar up, depending on theg ear cur rently
engaged .Thisd eres tricts thes hiftrang eat
th es ame time.
The shif trang eselected is shown in them ulti‐
function displa y.The automatic transmission
shifts onl yasfar as thes elected gear. #
Toderestric tthe shi ftrange: pull and hold
st eering wheel paddle shif ter2.
or #
Engag etransmission position 005Bagain
(/ page118).
Th ea utomatic transmission shi ftsupo ne or
mor egear sdepending on theg ear cur rently
engaged .Simultaneously ,the shif trange
re striction is deactivated and thet ransmis‐
sion position appear sinthe multifunction dis‐
play 005B.
Ad aptthe shif trang etot he driving situation:
0049 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect.
0048 Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on downhill
gradients and whe ndriving on steep roads,
in mountainous areas as well as under ardu‐
ous operatin gconditions. 11 8
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0047
Use
thee ngine' sbraking ef fect on extremely
st eep downhill gradients and on long down‐
hill stre tches. Usin
gkickdown #
Form aximum acceleration: depressthe
accelerator pedal be yond thep ressur epoint. #
Ease of fthe accelera torp eda lonce the
desired speed is reached. All-wheel drive
Note
sona ll-wheel drive All-wheel driv
eensures permanent driv efor all
fo ur wheels, and toget her wit hESP®
it impr oves
th et raction of thev ehicle.
The traction cont roloft he all-wheel driv ealso
ta ke sp lace via theb rake system. Therefore, the
brak esystem can overheat during extreme off-
ro ad use. In this case, ease of fthe accelerator
pedal or stop toallo wthe brak esystemtoc ool
down.
If ad rive nw heel spins du etoinsufficient trac‐
tion, obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R When pulling away,m akeu se of thet raction
cont rolintegrated in ESP ®
.D epress the
accelerator pedal as farasn ecessar y.
R Take your foot offt he accelera torp edal,
slowly ,whilet he vehicle is in motion.
In wintr ydriving conditions, alw aysu se winter
tires (M+S tires) and, if necessar y,sno wchains
(/ page295). Only in this wa yc an them aximum
ef fect of all-whee ldrive be achie ved.
Use DSR( Downhill Speed Regulation) when driv‐
ing downhill off-road (/ page121).
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving styleorify ou are
inattenti ve,the all-wheel driv esystemc an neither
re duce ther isk of an accident nor override the
la ws of ph ysics. The all-wheel driv esystem can‐
no ttak er oad, weather and traf ficc onditions into
account. The all-whee ldrive system is onl yan
aid. Youa re re sponsible form aintaining asafe
dis tan ce from thev ehicle in front, forv ehicle
speed, forb raking in good time and fors taying in
lane. *
NO
TERisk of damag etothe driv etra in
and theb rake system If
yo uo perat evehicles wit hall-wheel driv eon
ao ne-axle test st and, youm aydamag ethe
driv etra in or theb rake system. #
Afunction or per form anc etests hould
only be car ried out on atwo -axle test
st and. #
Ifyo uw ish tooperat ethe vehicle on
suc hat ests tand, please consult a
qu alified specialis tworks hop in
advance. *
NO
TERisk of damag etothe transfer
case If
yo ut ow th evehicle wit haraised axle, the
trans ferc ase can getdamaged. Suc hdamage
is no tcovered byMercedes-BenzL imited
Wa rrant y. #
Nevertow th evehicle wit haraised axle. #
Onlytow thev ehicle wit hall wheels on
th eg round or full yraised. #
Notethei nstruction sontowing the
ve hicle wit hfull contact wit hthe ground
fo ra ll wheels. Engaging all-wheel drive
Conditions
fore ngaging/disengaging
Yo uc an engag eand deactivat ethe all-wheel drive
when stationar yorwhile drivin gslowl y.
When stationar y,thef ollowing mus tbeobserved:
R The engin eisrunning.
R Thes teering wheel in thes traight-ahea dposi‐
tion.
If th ea ll-wheel driv ecann otbe engaged when
st ationary: #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe selector le verfrom 005Cto005B from
005B to005C from 005Cto005E and bac kto005C.
Engaging and disengaging thea ll-wheel drive
can be made easier in this wa y.
Obser vethef ollowing when driving slowly:
R The engine is running.
R The vehicle is no ttrave ling fasterthan
6. 2m ph (1 0km/h).
R The vehicle is no tbeing driven around abend. Driving and parking
11 9

If it is no
tpossible toengag eall-wheel driv ewhen
th ev ehicle is rolling: #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
brief lymo vethes elector le verto005C . Engaging/disen
gaging all-wheel drive *
NO
TERisk of damag etothe transfer
case If
yo us tepont he accelerator pedal while the
all-wheel driv eisengaged or disen gage d, the
trans ferc ase ma ybedamaged. #
Do no tstepont he accelera torp edal
when thei ndicator lam pinthe switch
fo rt he all-wheel driv eisflashing. #
Toengage/disen gage: press theu pper sec‐
tion of switch 1.
The indicator lam pinswitch 1flashes while
th ea ll-wheel driv eisengaged or disengaged.
The 00E5 and003D warning lamps light up in
th ei nstrument displa y.ESP ®
and ASR are
deacti vatedf or thed uration of thes hifto per‐
ation. If thes hifto peration is successful, the
00E5 and003D warning lamps in thei nstru‐
ment displa ygoout and ESP ®
and ASR are
re activated.
As lon gasthe indicator lam pinswitch 1is
fl ashing, youc an cancel thes hifto peration by
pressing switch 1again. If thes hifto peration
fa ils, thei ndicator lam pinswitch 1brief ly
fl ashes thre et imes. One of thes hiftconditions
wa sn otmet.
If th ei ndicator lam pinswitch 1lights up, all-
wheel driv eisengaged. Arele vant messa ge
appear sinthe displa yofthe on-boar dcomputer. %
If
th eL OW RANGE gear reduction is engaged,
th ea ll-wheel driv ecann otbe disengaged. Fu
nction of theL OW RANGE gear reduction The
LOWR ANGE gear reduction enables very
slo wd riving in ther espectiv egears. If youe ngage
LO WR ANGE, thee ngine' sperform anc echarac‐
te rist ics and thea utomatic transmission's shift‐
ing characteristic sareadjus teda ccording ly.T he
transmission ratio from thee ngine tothew heels
is around 40% lo werthan in ther oad posi tion.
The driv etorque is increased cor respondingly.
Conditions fore ngaging/disengaging
Th ef ollowing shifting condition smustbem etin
order toengag eordisengag eLOW RANGE:
R All-wheel driv eisengaged (/ page120).
R The engine is running.
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R Youd epress theb rake pedal.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
selector le verisinp osition005Dor005C. Engaging and disen
gaging LOW range 1
Enga ging and disengaging LOWr ange
% On
vehicles wit hDSR (Downhill Speed Regu‐
lation), switch 1isreplaced wit hthe switch
fo rD SR. 12 0
Driving and pa rking

#
Toswitc helectronic le velc ontrol on
again: press button 4again.
The indicator lam ponbutton4goes out.
Using theb uttonint he control panel #
Park thev ehicle, leaving thei gnition switched
on. #
Tolowe rautomatical ly:brie flyp ress the
lo we rsection of switch 2.
Electronic le velc ontrol automaticall ylow ers
th ev ehicle. #
Tostop them ovement, brief lypress theu pper
section of switch 1. #
Toraise todriving le vel:briefly press the
upper sectio nofswitch 1.
Electroni cleve lcontrol automaticall yraises
th ev ehicle tothed riving le vel. #
Tostop them ovement, brief lypress thel ower
section of switch 2. #
Toswitc hona utomaticall y:driv eato ver
6.2 mph(10 km/h) or release thep arking
brake.
Elect ronic le velc ontrol controls thev ehicle
le ve la utomaticall y. Using electronic le
velc ontrol forc harging
with air in an emer gency Onl
yfor vehicles wit hvalves fore lectronic le vel
control emergency charging. If electroni clevel control is malfunctioning and
thev ehicle is lean‐
ing, youc an raise or lo werthe vehicle bycon‐
necting an extern al compressed-air source toone
of thee mer gency valves (tir evalves). If elect ronic
le ve lc ontrol is deactivated, youc an driv eon
carefull ytothe neares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop and ha vethem alfunction remedied.
* NO
TEDama gedue topressur ebeing too
high If
th ep ressur eint he air suspension bello ws
is tooh igh, thec ompressed-air lines or thea ir
suspension bello wsmaybed amaged. #
Ensur eyou obser vethem aximum per‐
missible operating pressur eof600 kPa
(6 bar/8 7psi). #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffelectronic le velc ontrol
(/ page124). #
Swit chofft he engine and open theh ood
(/ page264). #
Unscr ewthev alvec ap of thec orresponding
va lve. #
Connect thee xternal co mpressed-air source. #
Raise or lo werthe vehicle le velbyc harging or
re leasing compressed air until thed riving
le ve lh as been reached and thev ehicle is in a
horizontal position. While doing so, ensure
yo uo bse rvet he maximum permissible oper‐
ating pressur eof600 kP a(6bar/87psi). #
Disconnec tthe extern al compressed-air
source. #
Tighten thev alvec aps on thev alves. #
Close theh ood (/ page264). #
Driv eonc arefull ytothe neares tqualified
specialis tworks hop. Driving and parking
12 5

Closing
theD EFfiller cap on loc kable filler
caps #
Afterf illing theD EFtank ,p lace DEF filler cap
1 onthef iller nec kand tigh tenitc lock wise. #
Remo vetool 4 from DEF filler cap 1and
st or eitint hevehicle tool kit. #
Pull co ver3on DEF filler cap 1upover
holes 2of DEF filler cap 1,turna nd
re lease. #
Turn DEF filler cap 1.
If DE Ffiller cap 1turns freel y,theD EFtank
is closed. Park
ing Pa
rking thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular ,donotpar kond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R opendoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,children could also se tthe vehicle
in motion, fore xamp le,by:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R startin gthe engine #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed rive‐
train due torolling away #
Alwaysp arky our vehicle safely and
according tolegal requirements. #
Alwaysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injur yif
pa rking brak eisnotapplied
If yo up arkt he vehicle wit hthe transmission
in par kposition 005Dand thep arking brak eis
no te ngaged, thev ehicle ma yroll away.
Engaging pa rkposition 005Dis no tafully ade‐
qu ater eplacement fort he parking brake.
Ther eisar isk of accident and injur y. #
Secu rethev ehicle agains trolling away
as desc ribed belo w. Driving and pa
rking 13 3

Obser
vethef ollowing points toensur ethat the
ve hicle is properly secured agains trolling away
unin tentionally: #
Alwaysa pply thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
engag etransmission position 005D. #
On uphill or downhill inclines: turnthe
front wheels towa rdst he curb. #
On uphill or downhill inclines: securethe
re ar axle wit hachockorano bject without
shar pedges.
% Yo
uc an operat ethe side windo wsforf ive
minutes af tery ou ha veswitched of fthe vehi‐
cle. Manual parking brake
Applying/releasing
theh andbrak elever &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. &
WARNING Risk offire and an acciden tif
th ep arking brak eisnotreleased
If th ep arking brak eisnotfull yreleased when
driving, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R The parking brak ecan overheat and cause
af ire
R The parking brak ecan lose its holding
function #
Comple tely release thep arking brake
befor edriving off. The brak
elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake.
Generally ,you ma yonlya ppl ythe parking brake
when thev ehicle is stationar y. #
Toappl ythe parking brake: pullhandbrake
le ver 1up as farast he las tpossible de tent.
Whe nthe engine is running ,the 0049
and 0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada) indicator
lamps in theI nstrument Displa ylight up. If
th ev ehicle is in motion, awarning tone
sounds.
% In
vehicles wit hafolding handbrak eleve r,
yo uc an then press handbrak elever 1 down
as farasitw illg o. #
Torelease thep arking brake: onvehicles
wit haf olding handbrak eleve r,firs tp ullh an d‐
brak elever 1 up as farasitw illg o. #
Pullh andbrak elever 1 slightly and press
re lease knob 2. #
Guide handbrak elever 1 down toas farasit
willg o.
The 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada)
indica torlamps in theI nstrument Displa ygo
out.
Fo lding theh andbrak elever up or down (only
in vehicles with afolding handbrak elever)
Re quirements:
R The handbrak eleve risa pplied. #
Tofold down theh andbrak elever: push the
handbrak elever down as farasitw illg o. #
Toraise theh andbrak eleve r:pull theh and‐
brak elever up as farasitw illg o. 134
Driving and pa rking