2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER sensor

Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eP reve nting damag etothevehicle
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free whee lcleaner. R
Do no tuse acidi cwhee lcleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust. Otherwise, wheel
bolts and brak ecomponents ma ybe
damaged.
R Toavo id cor rosion of brak ediscs and
brakepads, driv efor afew minutes
af te rc leaning befor eparking the
ve hicle. The brak ediscs and brake‐
pads warm up and dr yout.
Wi ndo ws
Clean wind owsinside and outsid ewitha
dam pcloth and wit hacleaning agent
re commended forM ercedes-Benz . Do no
tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsol‐
ve nt-based cleaning agents toclea nthe
insid eofw indows.
Wi per blades
Carefully clea nthe folded-a wayw iper
blade swithad ampcloth. Do no
tclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior
lighting Clean
thel enses wit hawetspong eand
mil dc leaning agent, e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents or clo thss uita‐
ble forp last ic lenses.
Sensors Cleanthes ensor sinthe front and rear
bumper and in ther adiator grill wit ha
sof tcloth and car shampoo. When usin
gapowerwashe r,ke ep am in‐
imum dis tance of 11.8 in (30 cm).
Re ar view
camera and
360° Cam‐
era Use clea
nwater and asoftc loth toclean
th ec amer alens. Do no
tuse ap owe rwashe r.
Tr aile rhitch
R
Remo vetrace sofrustont he ball,
e.g. wit hawireb rush.
R Remo vedirtw ithal int-free clo th.
R Afterc leaning, lightly oil or grease
th eb all head.
R Obser vethen otes on car einthe
trailer hitc hmanufactu rer's operat‐
ing instructions. Do no
tclean theb all nec kwithap ower
wa sher or sol vent.
Slidin gdoor
R
Remo vefore ign object sfromt he
vicinity of thec ontact plates and
contact pins of thes liding door.
R Clean thec ontact plates and contact
pins wit hamild cleaning agent and a
sof tcloth. Do no
toilor grease thec ontact plates
and thec ontact pins. Maintenanc
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re
placement or alternat etires or wheels on
th ev ehicle that pr event theT PMS from func‐
tionin gproper ly.
Alw aysc hec kthe TPMS malfunction warning
lam pafter replacing one or mor etires or
wheels on your vehicle toensur ethat the
re placement or alternat etires and wheels
allo wthe TPMS tocontinu etofunction prop‐
er ly. The sy
stem checks thet irep ressur eand thet em‐
peratur eofthe tires ins talled tothev ehicle by
means of atirep ressur esensor.
Ne wt irep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomatically taught-in thef irst time they are
driven.
The tir epressur eand thet iret emperatur eappear
in them ultifunction displa y(/pag e168).
If th er eisas ubstantia llos soft irep ressure, a
wa rning is issued:
R via displa ymessages (/ page352)
R viathe 0077 warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tir epres‐
sur etot herecommended cold tir epressur esuit‐
able fort he operating situation. Se tthe tir epres‐
sur efor cold tires using atirep ressu regauge.
No tethat thec orrect tir epressure fort he cur rent
ope rating situatio nmustfirst be taught-in tothe
tir ep ressur emonitoring sy stem.
In mos tcases, thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illa utomatically updat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet irep ressure.
Yo uc an,h owe ver,also updat ethe refere nce val‐
ues byrestartin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem manually (/ page302).
Sy stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R ifth et irep ressur eiss etincor rectly
R ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused by a
fo re ign object penetrating thet ire, fore xam‐
ple
R ifth er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e296) Checking
thet irep ressur ewitht he tir epres‐
sur em onitoring sy stem
Requ irements:
R The ignition is switched on
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tires
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
R The cur rent tir epressur eand tir etempera‐
tur eoft he individual wheels Instrument Displa
ywithc olor display
R The cur rent tir epressur efor eac hwheel Instrument Displa
ywithb lack and whit edisplay
R Tire pressure will be displaye dafter driving a
few minutes :the teach-in process of thes ys‐
te misn otyetc ompl ete. The tir epressur eare
already being monitored. #
Compar ethe tir epressur ewitht he recom‐
mende dtirep ressur efor thec urrent ope rat‐
ing condition .Obser vethen otes on tir etem‐
peratur e(/pag e296).
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values displa yedint he multifunction dis‐
pla ym aydeviat efromt hose of thet irep res‐
sur egaug east heyr efer tosea le vel.At high
altitudes, thet irep ressur evalues indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigher than those
shown bytheo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis
case, do no treduce thet irep ressure. Wheels and tires
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Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing points when selecting,
ins talling and replacing tires:
R Use onl ytires and wheels of thes ame type,
design (winter tires, all-season tire) and
make.
R Onlyins tall wheels of thes ame size and tread
design on one axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wheel size tothis in thee vent of aflat tir ein
order todriv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
R Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w50°F(10°C), use
winter tires or all-season tir emarke dM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
R Only use tires wit hthe same tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th ei nstalled tires.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Break in ne wtires at moderat espeeds fort he
fi rs t60m iles (100 km).
R Replace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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hicles with twin tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit htwin tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs or 12,125 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT215/85 R1 6which have
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa ge
neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
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hicles with single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW less
th an or equal to9480 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT245/7 5R16whi chhave
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa
ge neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
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hicles with Super Single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs, onl yuse tires wit hthe dimen‐
sions 225/7 5R16C( FA)and 285/65 R16C
(RA) whic hhaveb een appr ovedfor this vehi‐
cle bythem anufacturer .Itisnotpermissible
to use tires wit hdiffe re nt dimensions; doing
so ma ylea dtoa general ope rating pe rmit
being rende redi nva lid.
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 Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e307)
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emergency spar ewheel
(/ page317 ) Note
sonr otating wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions may
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onl yifthe
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions. On
vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels ,rotatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warrant ybook
in your vehicle documents. If this is no tavailable,
ro tate thet ires every3,000 (5,000) to
6,000 mile s(10 ,000 km) ,depending on the Wheels and tires
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#
Place thej acktoo ne side. #
Pull ther od wit hthe smalles tdiame tero ffthe
pum pleve r.
The shor tened pu mpleve rs erve sasal ug
wrenc hextension. #
Startin gwitht he middle rod, slide thel ug
wrenc hextensio nasfar as it will go ont othe
lug wrench. #
Tighten thew heel bolts or nuts evenlyint he
sequence indicated (1 to6 ).
Specified tightenin gtorque:
R Steel wheel bolts: 177l b-f t(24 0N m)
R Whee lnuts: 133lb-f t(18 0N m)
R Alloywheel bolts: 133lb-f t(18 0N m) #
Push thep isto nont hehydraulic jac kinagain
and close thep ressur erelease scr ew. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: turnthe jack
spindle clockwise as farasitw illg o.
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uc an no winstallth eh ub caps on steel
wheels wit hwheel bolts. The ins tallation pro‐
cedur edepends on whe ther theh ub cap acts
as atrimt hat co vers thew hole wheel, or just
co vers thec enter. #
Wheel wit hhub cap: position theo pening for
th et irev alveint he hub cap overthe tire
va lve. #
Push thee dgeoft he hub cap ont othe wheel
ri mw ithb othh ands until it engages into
place. Mak esuret he hub cap retaining
cat ches engag eonthesteel wheel. #
Wheel with central hub cap: positionthe
re tainin glugs of thec ent ralh ub cap overthe
whee lbolts. #
Hitthem iddle of theh ub cap toengag eiton
th ew heel. #
Secur ethe faulty wheel in thes par ew heel
brac ket. #
Vehicles with Super Single tires: transport
th ed efectiv erear wheel in thel oad area. The
re ar wheel is tool arge fort he spar ewheel
brac ket. #
Chec kthe tir epressur eoft he newl yins talled
wheel and adjus titifnecessar y. #
Retighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts tothe
specified tightening torque af tert he vehicle
has been driven 31miles (50 km). #
When using awhee lors parew hee lwitha
ne worn ewly painted whee lrim, ha vethe
wheel bolt sornutsr etightene dafter appr ox‐
ima tely 620 mile s(1,000 km) to3,10 0m iles
(5,000 km).
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hicles with thet irep ressur emonitor
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensors.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e296) Spar
ewheel Note
sont he spar ewheel &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tir edimensions
Wheel and tir edimensions as well as thet ype
of tir emayvary between thes par ew heel and
th ew heel tobe replaced. When thes pare
wheel is ins talled, driving characteristic smay
be se verely af fected.
To prev ent hazardous situations: #
Adapty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y. #
Neverins tall mor ethan one spar ewheel
th at dif fers from thew heel tobe
re placed. #
Onlyusethes par ew heel that dif fers
from thew heel tobe replaced fora
shor ttime. #
Do no tswitc hoffESP ®
. #
Have thes par ew heel of adiffe re nt size
re placed at then eares tqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. The wheel and tire Wheels and tires
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mus
thave thec orrect dimensions and
th et irem ustbet he cor rect type. Do no
texceed amaximum speed of 50 mph
(80 km/h) if aspar ew heel of adiffe re nt size is
ins talled. &
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged spa rewheel wit hSuper Sin glet ires
Ve hicles with Super Single tires
The tir eofthe spar ewheel exposed toabo ve-
ave rage loads af terb eing ins talled on ther ear
axle. If youe xceed them aximum speed or the
maximu mdista nce, or ins tallth es par ew heel
again, thet ireoft he spar ewheel ma ybe
damaged. The tir edamag emaynotbev isible
and no tdetectable.
Ad amaged tir emaycause alossoft irep res‐
sure. Thi scould cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle. #
Onlyusethes par ew heel if it has not
ye tb eeni nstalled on ther ear axle with
th ec urrent tires. #
Ifth es par ew heel had been ins talled on
th er ear axle, ha vethet ireoft he spare
wheel replaced af terc hanging the
wheel again, ir respectiv eofthe dis‐
ta nce. #
Fors afet yr easons, when changing atire
ensur ethat only thet irev alvetype
appr ovedfor thet ires is used. *
NO
TEDama getothet ransmission Ve
hicles with Super Single tires: whenyou
ins tallth es par ew heel on ther ear axle, the
transmission ma ybedamaged bythed iffe r‐
ent rotational speed softhe wheels. #
When thes par ew heel is ins talled on the
re ar axle ,obse rvet he maximum speed
of 34 mph(55 km/h) and them aximum
driving dis tance of 62 miles (100 km). %
The spa
rewheel can be used without restric‐
tions on thef ront axle of avehicle wit hSuper
Single tires.
Re gular lych eckt hat thes par ew heel is secured
and has thes pecified tir epressure
(/ page296). Re
gularly checkt he following, particularly prior to
long trips:
R thet irep ressur eoft he spar ewheel (if neces‐
sar y,adjus tthe tir epressure).
R thef astenings of thes par ew heel brac ket.
Re place thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.T his also applies tothes pare
wheel.
% If
yo uh ave installed aspar ew heel, thet ire
pressur emonitoring sy stem will no tfunction
fo rt his wheel.T he sparewheel is no tequip‐
ped wit hasensor fort he tir epressur emoni‐
to ring sy stem. Installing/removing
thes pare wheel Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (Cargo Van/Passenger Van) Bolt co
vers fort he saf etyh ooks (exa mp le: Cargo
Va n) #
Ope nthe rear-en ddoors. 318
Wheels and tires

#
Immedia tely rinse su rfaces that com ein
con tact wi thDEF when filling wit hwater
or remo veDEF wi thad am pcloth and
col dw ater.
If DEF has alread ycrystallized, clean using a
spon geand col dwater. If
yo uo pen theD EFtank ,small amounts of
ammoni avapor ma ybereleased. Do no tinhale
an ya mmonia vapor that ma ybereleased. Fill the
DEF tank only in well-ventilated areas.
DEF consum ption and filling capacity
DEF consum ption
Lik efuel consum ption, DE Fconsum ption is highly
dependent upon driving stylea nd operating con‐
ditions. DEFc onsumption is usuall ywithin a
ra ng eof0a nd10%oft he fuel consum ption. If
necessar y,DEF mu stbe refilled in acco rdance
wit hthe instructions when ther efill messag eis
displa yedint he instrument clus ter.This ma yalso
be necessar ybetwe en thes cheduled mainte‐
nance.
To tal capacity of DEF tank Ve
hicl eT otal capacity
All model s5 .8gal(22 liter s) Exhau
stgasa ftertreatment
The exhaus tgas af tertre atment sy stem mus tbe
operated in conjunction wit hDEFif it is tofunc‐
tion cor rectl y.
If yo uo perat ethe vehicle without DEF or with
emissions-rele vant malfunctions ,the legal MOT
appr oval is in validated. Youw illthen probably no
longer be permitted tooperat ethe vehicle on
public roads.
It ma ybei mproper or punishable in som ecoun‐
tries tooperat eavehicle that uses no DE Forone
th at does no tcompl ywitht he specifications of
th ese operating instructions.
Engine management monitor sthe exhaus tgas
af te rtre atment component sfor compliance with
emiss ions la wsand regulations. If youa ttem ptto
operat ethe vehicle without DEF ,withd iluted DEF
or wit hadiffe re nt reducing agent ,this will be
de tected bythee ngine management sy stem.
Other emissions- releva nt malfunctions ,e.g.
me tering malfunctions or sensor er rors,a re also
de tected and log ged. The engin
emanagement sy stem subsequently
pr eve nts thee ngine being restar teda fter issuing
aw arning message.
Therefor eadd DE Ftank regular lyduring vehicle
operation or ,atthe latest, af terr eceiving thef irst
wa rning messag eviathei nstrument clus ter. Engine oil
Note
sone ngine oil
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page325). *
NO
TEEngine damag ecaused byan
incor rect oil filter ,incor rect oil or addi‐
tives #
Do no tuse engine oil soroilfilter sother
th an those whic hmeetthe specifica‐
tions necessar yfor thep rescribed
service inter vals. #
Do no talter thee ngine oil or oil filter in
order toachie velonger chang einter vals
th an presc ribed. #
Do no tuse additives. #
Have thee ngine oil changed af tert he
prescribed inter vals. Mercedes-Benz
recommends having theo il
ch anged at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Fu rther information on engine oil and oil filter:
R intheMBS pecification sfor operating fluidsat
http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (b yentering
th ed esignation)
R ataq ualified specialis tworks hop Te
ch nica ldata 329

&
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 in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Do no tadd brak efluid.
Caution Brake sOverhea-
te dD rive Carefully *I
fthe all-wheel driv ehas been switched on, theb rake system can
ove rheat during extreme off-roa duse. #
Decele rate or stop and le tthe brak esystemc ool down.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Limited See Opera-
tor's Manual *A
ctiveBrake Assi stis malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Brake Assist Func-
tions Currently Limited
See Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eBrake Assi stistemp orarily una vailable.
The ambien tcondition sareoutsid ethe sy stem limits (/ page140). #
Continu edriving.
When thea mbient conditions ar ewithin thes ysteml imits, the
sy stem will be available again. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tgoout,stop in asafel ocation
and re-sta rt thee ngine.
Radar Sensors Dirt ySee
Operator's Manual *
The radar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes:
R dirtont he sensors
R heavy precipitation
R extende dcountr ydrive sw ithout other traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning
or temp orarily una vailable.
When thec auses ha vebeen eliminated, thed riving sy stems and
driving saf etys ystems will be available again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,proceed as follo ws: #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Clean all sensor s(/pag e274). #
Re-sta rt thee ngine.
SOS NOT READY *T
he emergency call sy stem is no tavailable.
Po ssible causes fort his include:
R The ignition is switched off
R The emer gency cal lsyst em is malfunctioning. #
Switc hont he ignition.
If an emergency call is una vailable, amessag etothis ef fect will
appea ronthe multifunction displa yofthe instrument clus ter. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
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uc an find mor einformation on ther egional availabilit yofthe
emergency call sy stem at :http://www.mercedes-benz.com/
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Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps