2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER ECU

Setting control of
thea pplication but tons
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Mercedes PRO &Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Apple CarPlay 5
Z
5 General #
Toswitch Control via Application Buttons on:
activat ethe LED symbol. #
Todeactivate Control via Application Buttons:
deactivat ethe LED symbol.
Ending Apple CarPlay™ #
Toend thec onnection of Apple Carplay™
(cable): disconnect thec onnection via the
connecting cable between thei Phone ®
and
multimedia sy stem.
% Mercedes-Benz
recommends disconnecting
th ec onnectin gcable onl ywhen thev ehicle is
st ationar y. Android
Auto Android
Autoove rview &
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
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
Mobile phone functions can be used wit hAndroid
Au tousin gthe Android operating sy stem on the
multimedia sy stem. It is operated using the
to uchsc reen or thev oice-operated control sys‐
te m. Youc an activat ethe voice-opera tedc ontrol
sy stem bypressing and holding the£ button
on them ultifunction steering wheel.
When using Android Autovia thev oice-opera ted
control sy stem, them ultimedia sy stem can still
be opera tedv iatheV oice Control Sy stem
(/ page174). Onl
yone mobile phone at atime can be connec‐
te dv ia Android Auto to them ultimedia sy stem.
This also applies totwop hone mode.
The availabilit yofAndroid Au toand Android Auto
apps ma yvarya ccording tothec ount ry.
The service pr ovider is responsible fort his appli‐
cation and thes ervices and content connected to
it.
Information on Android Auto
While using Android Auto,v arious func tions of
th em ultimedia sy stem, fore xamp lethem edia
source Blue tooth®
audio, ar enotavailable.
On lyone routeg uidance can be activ eatatime.
If ro uteg uidance is activ eonthe multimedia sys‐
te m, it is closed when routeg uidance is star ted
on them obile phone.
Connecting amobile phone via Android Auto
Requ irements:
R The mobile phone supports Android Auto
from Android 5.0.
R The Android Autoapp is ins talled on the
mobil ephone.
R In order touse thet elephone functions, the
mobil ephone mus tbeconnected tothem ul‐
timedia sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ pag e231).
If th er ew as no prior Interne tconnection, this
is es tablished wit hthe use of them obile
phone wit hAndroid Auto.
R The mobile phone is connected tothem ulti‐
media sy stem via theU SB port 00C2using a
suitable cable (/ page249).
R Thereis an In tern et connection fort he full
ra ng eoff unctions forA ndroid Auto.
Multimedia sy stem:
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Mercedes PRO &Apps
5 Smartphone 5
Android Auto
5 Star tAndroid Auto #
Alternative: If Android Autois activ e(e.g.
when music is being pla yedort he navigation
sy stem is being used), youc an call up the
applicatio nusingthe |, zor002B
buttons (/ page190).
% The
firs ta ctivatio nofA ndroidAutoont he
multimedia sy stem mus tbecarried out when
th ev ehicle is stationar yfor saf etyr easons. 240
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and traf
ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of distraction from oper‐
ating mobile communication equipment
while thev ehicle is in motion
If yo uo perat emobile communication equip‐
men twhen driving, youw ill be distracted
from thet raffic situation .Thisc ould also
cause youtol ose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
ve hicle is stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating mobil ecommunication equipment in
th ev ehicle.
The Interne tfunctions can onl ybeusedtoalimi‐
te dd egree whils tdriving.
Interne tfunction via the communication
module
On vehicles wit habuilt-in communication mod‐
ule, theI nterne tconnection is es tablished via an
integrated SIM card.
To use online function sviathec ommunication
module thef ollowing condition smustbem et:
R The vehicle is equipped wit hapermanently
ins talled communication module.
R AM ercedes PR Oaccount is available
(/ page185).
R Mercedes PR Oconnect is activ eand ready
fo ro peration.
R Mercedes PR Oconnect is activated forI nter‐
ne ta ccess.
% To
use webb rows ers, Interne tradio or Wi-Fi
hotspot, thed atav olumes mus talso be pur‐
ch ased direct lyfrom thew ireless service pro‐
vider .Top urch ase dat avolumes youh ave to
connect your mobile devic eusingthe vehi‐
cle ’sWi -Fi hotspo tand regis terw itht he wire‐
less service pr ovider (/ page201).
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center to
fi nd ou twhether it is possible topur chase data
vo lume in your countr y.
When dat avolumes ar eavailable, youc an use the
we bb rows er,t he Interne tradio and theW i-Fihot‐
spo tfor mobile devices. Setting up an Interne
tconnection via Wi-Fi
with outacommunication module
Requ irements:
R theW i-Fifunction is acti vatedont he multime‐
dia sy stem (/ page200).
R theW i-Fifunction is acti vatedont heextern al
devic e(see them anufacturer's operating
instructions).
R Interne taccess via Wi-Fi is acti vated( see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
The Interne tconnection via Wi-Fi is restricted or
doe snotfunction if:
R them obile phone is switched off.
R mobile dat ause is deactivated on them obile
phone.
R theW i-Fifunction is deactivated on them ulti‐
media sy stem.
R theW i-Fifunction is deactivated on thee xter‐
nal device.
R Interne taccess via Wi-Fi is deactivated on the
ex tern al device.
Multimedi asystem:
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Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi &Bluetooth 5
Internet Settings
5 Connec tvia Wi-Fi #
Select then etwo rk. #
Log in toaW i-Finetwo rk ( / page 200).
Setting up an Interne tconnectio nvia Blue‐
to oth ®
withou tacommunication module
Requ irements:
R The mobile phone suppor tthe Blue tooth®
profile PAN( Personal AreaNet wo rk).
R The mobile phone is connec tedtot he multi‐
media sy stem via Blue tooth®
(/ pag e231).
The Interne tconnection via Blue tooth®
is restric‐
te dord oes no tfunction if:
R The mobile phone is switched off.
R The mobile phone is connected aanaddi‐
tional mobile phone.
R The mobile phone networ kcoverag eisi nsuffi‐
cient.
R Mobil edatau se is deactivated on them obile
phone. 242
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Connection
status Connection
status overview 1
Displa yofexisting connection an dreception
fi eld stre ngt hoft he connected device
Displaying thec onnection status
Multimedi asystem:
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Settings 5
System
5 Wi-Fi &Bluetooth #
Select Internet Status .
% Inthec ase of aconnection via thec ommuni‐
cation module thef ollowing status informa‐
tio niss hown:
R Type of network
R Status online/of fline We
bbrows er Calling up
aweb page &
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
and traf ficc onditions and ope rate the
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um usto bse rvet he legal requirements fort he
countr yinwhich youa recur rentl yd riving when
ope rating them ultimedia sy stem.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
MERCEDES PRO &APPS
5 z Browser
Calling up anew we bpage #
Select ä. #
Ente ring aw eb address #
Select 0054.
% We
bsites cann otbe shown while thev ehicle
is in motion.
Calling up awebsit efromt he br owser his tory #
Tocal lupt he pr evious or next pag efromt he
his tory:s elect 0095or 0096.
% Av
ailabilit yofweb browsersisc ountry-
dependent.
Ve hicles wit hacommunication module: to
use webb row sers, dat avolumes mus talso
be pur chased via Mercedes PR Oordirectly
from thew ireless service pr ovider .Top ur‐
ch ase dat avolumes youh ave toconnect your
mobile devic eusingthe vehicle ’sWi -Fi hot‐
spo tand regis terw itht he wireless service
pr ov ider (/ page201). 244
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Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
re ar-en ddoor is open when thee ngine is run‐
ning ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening ther ear-end door. #
Neverd rive wit hthe rear-en ddoor
open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If yo udon otadequatel ystowo bjectsint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ould sli porbet ossed
around and thereb ystrik evehicle occupants.
In addition, cup holders, open stowage
spaces and mobile phon ebrack etsc annot
al wa ys restra in theo bject stheyc ontai nint he
eve nt of an accident.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about in these or
similar situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
project from stowages paces, parcel
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthec argo compartment. &
WARNING Risk of bu rning from thet ail‐
pipe or tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wi th these
car parts, youc oul db urny ourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful when in
th ev icinit yoft hetailpipe and tailpipe
trims and supervise children very
closely whe ninthis area. #
Befor eanycon tact, allo wthe car parts
to cool down. If
yo ua reusin gar oofrack ,p lease no tethem axi‐
mum roof load and them aximum load capacity of
th er oof rack.
Yo uw illfind information abou tthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" chap tera nd informa‐
tion abou troof rack sint he "Car rier sy stems"
section .
Camera-based driving sy stems and thes ensor
functions of thei nside rearvie wmirro rm aybe
impaire difyou ar etranspo rting aload on the
ro of and it pr otru des mor ethan 16in (40 cm)
ove rthe edg eoftheroof. Therefore, mak esure
th at thel oad does no toverhang bymor ethan
16 in (40 cm).
The handlin gcharacteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution. Therefore,
please obser vethef ollowing no tesw hen loading:
R when transporting aload, ne vere xceed the
permissible gross mass or theg ross axle
we ight rating fort he vehicle (including occu‐
pants). The values ar especified on thev ehi‐
cle identification plat eonthe B-pillar.
R thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R if possible, alw ayst ranspor tthe load in the
cargo compa rtment. Tr
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R
fastenthel oad tothet ie-down eyes and
spread thel oad as evenlyasp ossible.
R uset ie-down eyesand fast ening components
whic haresuitable fort he weight and size of
th el oad. Load distribution
* NO
TERisk of damag etothefloor co ver‐
ing Excessiv
epoint loading on thec argo com‐
partmen tfloor or on thel oad area can nega‐
tivel yaffect thed riving characteristic sand
could damag ethe floor co vering. #
Vehicles with rear-wheel drive: dis‐
tribu tethel oad uniformly .When doing
so, ensur ethat theo verall cen terof
gr av ity of thel oad is alw aysasl owand
close tothec enter as possible and
between thea xles near ther ear axle. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: distrib‐
ut et he load uniforml y.When doing so,
ensur ethat theo verall cen terofg ravity
of thel oad is alw aysasl owand close to
th ec enter as possible and between the
axles. Excessiv
epointloadin gont he cargo compart‐
ment floor or on thel oad area can negatively
af fect thed riving characteristic sand could dam‐
ag et he floor co vering.
On Cargo Vana nd Passenger Van:
R alwa ys transpo rtthel oad in thec argo com‐
partment.
R alwaysf astent he load tother ear benc hseat
backrests.
R movelarge and heavy loads as fart ow ards
th ef ront of thev ehicle as possible against
th er ear benc hseat. Stow loads flush wit hthe
re ar ben chseat.
R alwaysa dditionally secur ethe load wit hsuita‐
ble load securing aids or tie downs.
R thel oad mus tnotprotru de abo vetheu pper
edg eoft he seat backrests.
R transpor tloads behind seats that ar enot
occupied.
R ifth er ear benc hseat is no toccupied, insert
th es eat belts crosswise int othe buckle of the
opposit eseat belt. Securing loads
Note
sonl oad securing &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoi ncorrect use of thel ashing stra ps
If yo ua ttac hthe lashing stra pi ncor rectly
whe nsecu ring loads, thef ollowing ma yoccur
in thee vent of abrup tchanges in direction,
braking maneuver or an accident:
R The tie-down eyes ma ybecome de tach ed
or thel ashing stra pm aytear if thep er‐
missible load is exceeded.
R The load cann otbe restra ined.
This ma ycause thel oad toslip, tip overorbe
fl ung about ,striking vehicle occupants. #
Alwayst ension thel ashing stra ps in the
proper manner and onl ybetwe en the
described tie-down eyes. #
Alwaysu se lashing stra ps designed spe‐
cificall yfor thel oads. %
Obser
vethei nformation relatin gtot he maxi‐
mum loading capacity of thei ndividual cargo
tie-down point. If youc ombin evarious cargo
tie-down points tosecur eaload, alw ayst ake
th em aximum loading capacity of thew eak‐
es tc argo tie-down poin tint oa ccount .During
maximum full- stop braking, forc es ma yact
whic hcan multipl ythe weight of thel oad.
Alw aysu se se veralc argo tie-down point sto
distribut eand spread thel oad. Spread the
load evenly between thec argo tie-down
points or tie-down eyes.
Alw ayso bser vetheo perating instruction sorthe
lashing stra pm anufacturer's instruction sfor the
operation of thel ashing stra p.
Obser vethei nformation relatin gtot he maximum
loading capacity of thec argo tie-down points
(/ page337).
As thed rive r,yo ua re re sponsible fore nsuring the
fo llowing:
R The load is secured agains tslipping, tipping,
ro lling or falling off.
Ta ke usual traf ficc onditions as well as swerv‐
ing or full brak eapplication and bad roads
int oa ccount.
R The applicable requ irements and guidelines
re latin gtol oad-securing practices ar emet.
If th is is no tthe case, this ma yconstitut ea
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lation and an
yensuin gconsequences.
Obser vecountr y-specific la ws.
Mak esuret hat thel oad is secur ebefor eevery
jou rney and at regular inter vals during along
journe y.Ad jus tthe load securing as necessar y.
Information on ho wtosecureloads cor rectly can
be obtained from them anufacturer sofload
securing aids or tie downs forl oad-securing, for
ex ample.
When securing loads, obse rvet he following:
R Fill spaces between thel oad and thec argo
compartmen twalls or wheel wells. Forthis
purpose, use rigid load securing aids, suc has
we dges, wooden fixing sorp adding.
R Attach secured and stabilized loads in all
directions.
Use thec argo tie-down points or tie-down
ey es and thel oading rails in thec argo com‐
partmen toronthe load sur face.
Only use tie downs, suc haslashing rods, lock
ro ds or lashing nets and lashing stra ps, which
has been tested in accordance wit hcurrent
st andards (e.g. DI NEN). Alw aysu sethec argo
tie-down point closes ttothe load; pad sharp
edges.
Loads, and heavy loads in particular ,should
preferably be secured using thet ie-down
ey es.
% Yo
uw ill obtain tie downs tested in accord‐
ance wit hcurrent standards (e.g. DI NEN)
from an yspecialis tcompan yorfromaq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Note sont he partition
Wi thout apartition ,vehicles that ar eappr ove das
commercial vehicles (N1 ,N2) do no tfulfill ISO
27 956, whi chdescribes thee quipment forp rop‐
erly securing aloa dind elivery vehicles. If the
ve hicle is used totranspo rtgoods, retrofitting the
partition is stro ng lyrecommended ,asprope rly
securing thel oad in vehicles without apartition
will alw aysbeac omplexoperation. Overvie
wofcargo tie-down point Cargo tie-down points (e
xample:Passenger
Va n)
1 Tie-down eyes Cargo tie-down points (e
xample: Cargo Van
without loadin grails)
1 Tie-down eyes
Secur eloose loads wit hanapprove dlashing net
or atarp.
Al wa ys fast enthel ashing ne tortarptoa llav aila‐
ble cargo tie-down points .Makes uret hat thef as‐
te ning hoo ksares ecured agains tacciden tal
opening.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hloading rails in
th ec argo compartmen tfloor ,you can place lash‐
ing rods directly in front of and behind thel oad.
The lashing rods directly absorb thep otential
shifting forc es.
Securing loads on thec argo compartmen tfloor
by lashing them down is onl yrecommended for Tr
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light
weight loads. La yanti-slip mats underneath
th el oad tosecur ethe load additionally. Installing and
removing tie-down eyes #
Toinstall: slidethet ie-down eyet hrough a
re cess in thel oading rail close tothel oad
until locking mechanism engages in the
re cess.
% Whe
nyou pull locking mechanism up and out
of ther ecess, thet ie-down eyeisa bleto
mo vewithin thel oading rail. Mak esuret hat
locking mechanism is alw ayse ngaged in a
re cess. #
Che ckthet ie-down eyef or firm seating. #
Toremo ve: pull lo cking mechanism up and
pull thet ie-down eyet ow ards thel ocking
mechanism and out of thel oading rail
th ro ugh arecess. Car
rier sy stems Information abou
tthe roof rack &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tothem axi‐
mum roof load being exceeded
When youp laceal oad on ther oof as well as
all outer and inner attachments, thev ehicle's
center of gr avity will rise and thef amiliar driv‐
ing characteristic saswell asthes teering and
braking characteristic swillch ange. When
drivin garound bends, thev ehicle will tilt
mor eheavily and ma yreact mor esluggishly
to steering mo vements.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teering
and braking, will be greatl yimp aired. #
Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style. 1
Mountin grails
Informatio nabout them aximum roof load can be
fo und in the" Tech nical data" section
(/ page338).
Obser vethef ollowing points fora ssembling roof
ra ck s:
R Tighten ther oof rack 's scr ewstoat orque of
6.0 lb-f t(8N m)–7.4 lb-f t(10 Nm) in thed es‐
ignated groo vedp lates.
R The tightened scr ewsshould no ttouc hthe
ra ils.
R Ensur ethat theg roove dplates ar enotloca‐
te dint he areas around thep lastic caps.
R The groo vedp lates mus thave ther ight cross-
sectio n.
R The insides of them ounting rails mus tbefree
of dirt.
R Re-tigh tent he scr ewsu niformly af tera round
300 mile s(500 km).
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youu se on ly
ro of rack st hat ha vebeen tested and appr oved
fo rM ercedes-Benz. These help topreve ntvehicle
damage.
If yo uw ant toretrofit them ounting rails, ha ve
th em ins talled at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise, youc oul dd amag ethe vehicle.
If yo ur vehicle is ins talled wit hmountin grails on
th er oof, youc an install aroof rack on ther oof.
Special fastener s(sliding bloc ks)a re available as
accesso ries fort his purpose.
These fastener sareavailable from an yauthorized
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Using the interior
roof car rier sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tounse‐
cured loads
When yous ecur eorl oosen aload, thel oad
ma yfall down and injur evehicle occupants. #
When securing or loosening aload, do
no ts tand unde rthe load. *
NO
TERisk of damag etothe belt stra ps
and slider Excessiv
epoint loading on theb elt stra ps and
slider smaycause theb elt stra ps totear or cause
thes lider stob reak of ffro mt herack
ra il. #
Distribut ethe load evenly. When doing
so, ensur ethat theo verall cen terof
gr av ity of thel oad is alw aysasc loseto
th ec enter as possible and between the
ro of rails and between ther ackr ails. Yo
uc an use thei nterior roof rack system to
secur eloads. It is also suitable fors ecuring long
loads.
% The interior
roof rack system ma ybesubjec‐
te dtoam aximum load of 110l bs (50 kg).
The interior roof rack system consists of thef ol‐
lowing components:
R Roofrails 1 area ttached tother oof of the
ve hicle.
R Rack rails 2 ares crew ed ont othe roof rails
and can be mo ved.
R Rack rail2 is equipped wit hslider pair 4.
Slider pair 4witha ttached belt strap 5can
be mo ved. Load 6isstowe dbyp lacing and
lashing it in belt strap 5.
R The load has tobe secured in thed irection of
tra vela nd in theo pposit edirection tothe direction of tra
velu sing tw ohead lashings
3. Tr
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