2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER warning

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Mak esuret hat thec hild saf etyl oc ks are
wo rking properly. Note
sonp etsint hevehicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toanimals lef tunsecured or unat ten‐
de dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave animals in thev ehicle unattended
or unsecured, they could possib lypress down
buttons or switches.
Thereb yananimal may:
R activat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le
R swit chsystems on or of fand endanger
ot her road users
Un secured animals ma ybethrow na roun din
th ev ehicle in thee vent of an accident or sud‐
de ns teering and braking maneuver and injure
ve hicle occupants in thep rocess. #
Neverlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded. #
Alwaysc orrectly secu reanimals while
driving, fore xamp le usin gasuitable ani‐
mal car rier. Occupant saf
ety41

SmartK
ey Note
sonr adio connection softhekey &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ytop ersons
wit hm edical devices from thee lectro‐
magnetic radiation of thes tart/s topb ut‐
ton
Pe rsons wit hmedical devices, e.g. pacemak‐
er sord efibrillators:
When youo perat ethe start/ stop button, a
ra dio connection is es tablished between the
ke ya nd thev ehicle.
The electromagnetic radiation can af fect the
functionality of amedical device. #
Befor eoperating thev ehicle, consult
yo ur doc torort he manufacturer of the
medica ldevice abou tany possible
ef fects of emissions from suc hsystems. De
tection rang eoft he KEYLESS-S TART func‐
tion antenna Overvie
wofSmartK eyfunctions &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothek eycaused bymag‐
netic fields #
Keep thek eyaway from strong mag‐
netic fields. 1
Tolock
2 Battery checkl amp
3 Tounlo ck
4 Tounlo ckthec argo compartmen t(sliding
door sand rear-en ddoors)/ tounlo ckand
open/close electric slidin gdoors
5 Mechanical key
The SmartK ey's factor ysetting enables youto
centrally loc kand unloc kthe following compo‐
nents:
R The driver's door and thec o-driver door
R The sliding doors
R The rear-en ddoors
% If
yo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40seconds of unlocking, thev ehicle
will loc kagain and anti-thef tprotection will
be activated again. 42
Opening and closing

Doors
Un
locking and opening thed oor from inside #
Tounlo ckand open thef ront door: pull
door handle 2.
Lockin gpin1 pops up when thed oor is
unloc ked. #
Open thed oor. The
0036 symbol indicates that ther ear door is
unloc ked. #
Tounlo ckand open ther ear door: pull
opening le ver1and open ther ear door.
When thed oor unloc ks,latch 2moves
fo rw ard.
The 0036 symbo lisvisible. #
Toclose: pullther ear passenger compart‐
ment door closed bythed oor handle. #
Tolock: slide latch 2down.
The 0037 symbol is visible. Locking
thed oor centrall yfromi nside &
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. &
WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme hea torcoldint he
ve hicle
If people –particular lych ildren –areexposed
to extreme temp eratures overane xtended
perio doft ime,ther eisar isk of serious or
eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. #
Neverlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded. Lo
cking and unlocking manually
Yo uc an use thec ent rallockin gbuttons tocen‐
trally loc kand unloc kthe entir evehicle from the
inside.
The central lockin gbuttons ar elocated in the
driver's and co-driver doors. Openin
gand closing 45

Example: central lo
cking buttons in thed rive r's
door #
Tolock/unloc kthe entir evehicle: press
but ton 1(unlock) or 2(lock) when the
door sareclosed. Switching
thea utomatic locking featur eonor
off When
thei gnition is switched on and thev ehicle
is driving at aspeed abo ve9m ph (1 5km/h), the
ve hicle loc ksautomaticall y. Example: central lo
cking buttons in thed rive r's
door
Ther eisad anger of being loc kedo ut when the
function is activated in thef ollowing situations:
R when tow- startin gorp ushingthe vehicle
R onther oller dynamo meter #
When thed oor sareclosed, switc honthe
po we rsupp lyor ignition. #
Toswitc hon:press and hold button 2for
appr oximately five seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. #
Toswitc hoff:press and hold button 1for
appr oximately five seconds.
An acoustic signal sounds. Un
locking/locking thed rive r's door wit hthe
eme rgency key %
If
yo uw ant toloc kthe vehicle comple tely
wi th th eemer gency key,press theb utton for
th el ocking mechanism from inside firs tw ith
th ed rive r's door open. Then loc kthe driver's
door wit hthe emergency key. #
Tounlo ck:turnthe emergency keyc ounter-
clo ckwise toposition 0047. #
Tolock: turnthe emergency keyc lock wise to
position 0047.
% Right-han
ddrive ve hicles: turnthe emer‐
ge ncy keyint he opposit edirection in each
case. Sliding door
Opening/closing
thes liding door from out‐
side &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door whic hisnotengaged
If th eo pen sliding door is no tengaged, it
could mo veon its ownift hevehicle is on a
slope.
This could trap youoro ther persons. 46
Opening and closing

#
Alwaysm akes uret hat theo pen sliding
door is engaged. Open thes liding door
as farasitw illg o. %
Yo
ur vehicle ma ybeequipped wit halong
sliding door wit hanintermediat edetent. Yo u
can also loc kthe sliding door in place around
halfw aywhen opening and closing. If youdo
th is, thed oor does no thave tobe opened
fully when getting int ooroutofthev ehicle.
The sliding door is no tfull ye ngaged when in
th ei ntermediat edetent. #
Toopen: pull door handle 1.
The slidin gdoor opens. #
Push bac kthe sliding door using door handle
1 until it engages. #
Chec kthe sliding door de tent. #
Toclose: pullthes liding door byhandle 1
and firm lyslide it forw ards until it closes. Opening/closing
thes liding door from inside &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door whic hisnotengaged
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo vesb ack‐
wa rds. #
Only open thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. %
Yo
ur vehicle ma ybeequipped wit halong
sliding door wit hanintermediat edetent. Yo u
can also loc kthe sliding door in place around
halfw aywhen opening and closing. If youdo
th is, thed oor does no thave tobe opened
fully when getting int ooroutofthev ehicle.
The sliding door is no tfull ye ngaged when in
th ei ntermediat edetent. #
Tounlo ck:pull lo cking pin 3upwards man‐
ually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
unlo ckthes liding door (/ page45). #
Toopen: press button 1. #
Slide thes liding door byhandle 2bac kto
th es top. #
Chec kthe sliding door de tent. The sliding
doo rmustb ee ngaged. #
Toclose: press button 1. #
Slidethe sliding door firm lyforw ards byhan‐
dle 2until it closes. #
Tolock: push lockin gpin3 down wards
manually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
loc kthe sliding door (/ page45). Note
sone lectrical closing assist If
yo ur vehicle is equipped wit helectrical closing
assist, youw illrequ irel ess forc etoc losethe slid‐
ing door. Electrical sliding door
Fu
nction of thee lectric sliding door Yo
ur vehicle can be equipped wit hanelectric
sliding door on thel efta nd/or right-han dside. Opening and closing
47

Yo
uc an operat ethe electric sliding door in the
fo llowing ways:
R bypressing thes liding door buttons on the
center console
R bypressing thes liding door button on the
door sill (B-pillar)
R using thed oor handle (inside or outside)
R using thek ey
If th ee lectric sliding door is obstructed while
opening, it mo vesaf ewcentim eter sint he oppo‐
sit ed irection and stops.
If th es liding door is obstructed during thec losing
procedure, it opens fully again.
If th ee lectric mo toroft he sliding door is in dan‐
ge rofo verheating, e.g. due tofrequent opening
and closing within ashor tperiod, thes liding door
opens fully .The sliding door is then loc kedin
place. The sliding door is operational again af ter
appr oximatel y30seconds.
If th er eh as been amalfunction or if theb attery
has been disconnected, youc an use ther elease
catc htod isconnect thes liding door from the
electric mo tor.Then youc an open or close the
door manually (/ page49). Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe button &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door whic hisnotengaged
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo vesb ack‐
wa rds. #
Only open thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydespit eobstacle
de tection
Obs tacle de tection doe snotreact tosoft,
light and thin objects, suc hasfingers. These
or other parts of theb ody could be pressed
agains tthe door frame, fori ns tance. Obs tacle
de tection canno tpreve nt entrapment in these
ins tances. #
Whe nopening and closing thee lectric
sliding door ,makes uret hat nobody is
within theo perating rang eoft he sliding
door. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
button again tostop thes liding door. Sliding door buttons on
thec enter console
1 Opens and closes thes liding door on thel eft
side of thev ehicle
2 Opens and closes thes liding door on the
ri ght side of thev ehicle Sliding door button on
thed oor sill (B-pillar)
On vehicles wit hapartition, button 3is loca‐
te dont he partition next tothed oor wayatt he
le ve loft he inside door handle. 48
Opening and closing

When
thes liding door is loc ked, it can onl ybe
opened from thei nside bymanually unlocking
locking pin 4. #
Tounlo ck:pull lo cking pin 4upwards man‐
ually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
unlo ckthes liding door (/ page45). #
Toopen: briefly press button 1,2or but‐
ton 3.
The sliding doo ropens au tomatical ly.
When youo pen thed oor using button 1or
2,y ou will additi onallyhear tw owarning sig‐
nals.
The indicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or
2 will flash and button 3will flash.
When thes liding door is comple tely open, the
indicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or2
will light up. #
Toclose: briefly press button 1,2or but‐
ton 3.
The sliding doo rcloses au tomatical ly.
When youc lose thed oor using button 1or
2,y ou will additi onallyhear tw owarning sig‐
nals.
The indicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or
2 will flash and button 3will flash.
When thes liding door is comple tely closed,
th ei ndicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or
2 will go out. #
Tosto pautomati coperation: brieflyp ress
but ton 1or2.
The sliding doo rstops moving. #
Tolock: push lockin gpin3 down wards
manually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
loc kthe sliding door (/ page45). %
When
yous topa utomatic operation upon
opening thed oor ,the door closes when you
press theb utton again.
% In unf
avorable operating conditions ,e.g.
frost, ice or heavy soiling, youc an press and
hold thec orresponding button. The electric
sliding door mo vesw ithi ncreased forc e.
Obser vethat, in suc hcircum stances, the
obs tacle de tection is les ssensitive. Tostop
th em ovement, release theb utton. Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe key #
Tounlo ck:brie flyp ress the 0042 or0041
button on thek ey. #
Toopen: press and hold the0042 or0041
button on thek ey fo rlonger than 0. 5sec‐
onds.
Yo uw ill hear tw oacoustic signals and the
sliding door will open automaticall y. #
Toclose: press and hold the0042 or0041
button on thek ey fo rlonger than 0. 5sec‐
onds.
Yo uw ill hear tw oacoustic signals and the
sliding door will close automaticall y. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: briefly
press the0042 or0041 button on thek ey.
The sliding door stops moving.
% When
yous topa utomatic operation upon
opening thed oor ,the door closes when you
press theb utton again. Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe doo rhandle Opening and closing
49

#
Ifth es liding door is open: press button 1or
2 onthec enter console or sliding door but‐
ton 3onthed oor sill (B-pillar) and hold until
th ed oor is closed.
or #
Close thes liding door wit hthe door handle
(/ page49). #
Then brief lypress button 1or2 onthe
center consol eorsliding doo rbutton 3on
th ed oor sill (B-pillar) once, or pull thed oor
handle (/ page49)tocomple tely open the
sliding door.
The sliding door is operational. Re
ar-end doors Opening and closing
ther ear-en ddoor sfrom
outside &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when opening ther ear-end door in poor
traf ficc onditions
Whe nyou open arear-end door ,the following
is possible:
R Other people or road user smaybe endan‐
ge red
R Youm aybe caugh tbyoncomin gtraffic
This is particular lythec ase if youo pen the
re ar-en ddoor mor ethan 90°. #
Only open ther ear-end door swhen traf‐
fi cc onditions permit. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear-end
door sareproper lyloc ked. Opening
ther ight rear-end door #
Pullhandle 1. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages.
Opening thel eftr ear-en ddoor #
Mak esuret hat ther ight rear-en ddoor is
open and engaged. #
Pull release handle 1inthed irection of the
ar row. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages.
Opening ther ear-en ddoor sfully #
Open ther ele vant rear-en ddoor out pas tthe
fi rs td etent (90°). #
Open ther ear-end door full y.
The rear-en ddoor will stay inthes topp osi‐
tion.
Closing ther ear-en ddoor sfromo utside #
Close thel eftr ear-end door firm ly from out‐
side. #
Clos ethe right rear-en ddoor firm ly from out‐
side. Opening an
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