2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER warning

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Movethes teering wheel tothed esired posi‐
tion. #
Pull le ver1up as farasitw illg o.
The steering wheel is loc ked. St
ow agea reas 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‐ Seats and
stowage 73

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Tolock: turnthe emergency keyc ounter-
clo ckwise toposition 0048.
Opening thee yeglasses compa rtment #
Press button 1. Bottle holder
1
Bottle holde rinthe front door s(example: co-
driver's door) Cup holder
Opening
thec up holder in ther ear passenger
compa rtment &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen getting
out, du etoextende dcup holder
If th ec up holder in ther ear passenger com‐
partment is extende dwheny ou ar egetting
out, youm aybum pintoi t. #
Befor egetting out, slid ethe cup holder
bac kunder ther ear benc hseat. #
Toopen: press cup holder 1or2. #
Fold out thec up holder. #
Toclose: slide cup holder 1or2 bac kin
until it engages. Asht
raya nd cigar ette lighter Using asht
rays While driving
#
Place thec losed ashtr ayinac up holder in
th ew indshield stowagec ompartment swhile
driving. #
Chec kthat thea shtra yisseated securely.
% Do no
tplace thea shtra yinthe center con‐
sole cup holders. It canno tsit securely here.
Opening #
Fold co ver1upwards. Seats and
stowage 75

Using
thec igar ette lighter in thec enter con‐
sole &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he cigar ette
lighter.
In addition ,flammable materials ma yignit eif:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out when the
heating element is red-hot. Soc
kets Using
12Vs ockets in the center console Re
quirements:
R Onlydevices wit hamaximum po wercon‐
sum ption of 180W( 15A) ma ybec onnected. 12
Vs ocketins towage compa rtment #
Ope nthe lid of thes towa ge compartment in
th ec enter console (/ page74). #
Fold up co ver1ofthes ocket. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice.
12 Vs ocketinl owercontrol panel #
Liftu pc over 1ofthes ocket. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice. 76
Seats and stowage

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Fold up co ver1ofthes ocket. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice. Charging
amobile phone using theU SB
soc ketint he rear passen gerc om partment #
Place them obile phone in stowagec ompart‐
ment 1and connec tittoUSB socket2to
ch arge. Wire
lesslycharging them obil ephone and
coupling with thee xterior antenna Note
sonw irelessl ycharging them obile
phone &
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. Compl
ywitht he instructions forl oading thev ehi‐
cle. &
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
If yo up laceo bject sinthe mobile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment ,the ym ayheat up exces‐
sivel yand even catc hfire. #
Do no tplace additional objects ,espe‐
cially those mode of me tal, in the
mobil ephone stowagec ompartment. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused byplac‐
ing them in them obile phone stowage
compartment If object
sareplace dinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym aybe dama ged
by electromagnetic fields. #
Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objects sensitiv etoelec‐
tromagnetic fields in them obile phone
stow agec ompartment. *
NO
TEDama getothem obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment cause dbyliquids If liquids enter
them obile phone stowage
compartment ,the compartment ma ybedam‐
aged. #
Ensur ethat no liquids enter them obile
phone stowagec ompartment. 78
Seats and stowage

Obser
vethef ollowing no tesonw ireless charging:
R The chargin gfunction is onl yavailable when
th ei gnition is switched on.
R In some cases, it ma ynotbe possible to
ch arge small mobile phones at everyp osition
of them obile phone recep tacle.
R It ma ynotbe possible tocharge large mobile
phones that do no tres tint he mobile phone
re cep tacle.
R The mobile phone can warm up during the
ch argin gprocess. This depends on thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) cur rently running.
R Form oree fficien tcharging, thep rotective
case should be remo vedf romt he mobile
phone. Pr otectiv ecases designed forw ireless
ch argin garean exc eption.
R When charging, them at should be used if
possible. Charging
them obil ephone in thef ront wire‐
lessly Requ
irements:
R The mobile phone mus tbesuitable forw ire‐
less charging. Alistofc ompatible mobile
phones can be found at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect #
Open thef lap of stowagec ompartment 1
abo vethem edia displa y. #
Place them obile phone as cent rallyasp ossi‐
ble wit hthe displa yfacing upwards on the
mar keds urface of mat 2.
Whe nthe chargin gsymbo lisshown in the
multimedia sy stem, them obile phone is being
ch arge d.
Malfunctions during chargin gareshown in
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mat can be
remo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
wit hc lean, luk ewarmwater. Installin
gorremovin gthe floo rmats &
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. #
Alwaysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. #
Toinstall: press pushbuttons 1ontohold‐
ers 2. #
Toremo ve: pull thef loor mats of fholders
2. Seats and
stowage 79

Exterior lighting
Note
sonc hanging thel ight swhen driving
abroad Ve
hicles with halogen or static LED head‐
lamps: Changing theh eadlamps is no tneces‐
sar y.The legal requ irements will also be fulfilled
in countries wit hlefta nd right-han dtraffic. Informatio
nabout lighting sy stems and your
re sponsibility The
vehicle's various lighting sy stems ar eonly
aids. The vehicle driver is responsible fora djust‐
ing thev ehicle's lighting tothep reva ilin glight,
visibilit y,statutor ycondition sand traf ficc ondi‐
tions. Light switch
Operating the light switch
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00470060 Activates or deacti vatesp arking
light, license plat eand instrument lighting. #
00480058 Activates or deacti vatesa utomatic
headlamp s/daytime running lights (p referred
light switc hposition). #
00490058 Activates or deacti vatesl ow beam/
high beam. #
4 Activates or deacti vatesf og light. #
5 005E Activates or deacti vatesr ear fog
lights. #
6Applies and releases thee lectric parking
brake(/ page135)
% If
yo uh ear awarning tone when exitin gthe
ve hicle, thel ight ma ystillbeo n. %
The tur
nsignal indicator ,the high beam and
th eh igh-beam flasher ar eoperated wit hthe
comb inatio nswitc h(/pa ge81).
% Leaving
thep arking lamps on fors everal
hour sdrains theb atter y.
If th eb atter ychar geisvery low, thep arking
light will switc hoffautomaticall ytoenable
th en extv ehicle start.
Au tomatic drivin glights function &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto 0058 ,the low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automaticall yif
th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor vis‐
ibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
0058 . The automatic lo
wbeam is onl yanaid.Responsi‐
bility forv ehicle lighting restsw ithy ou.
Tu rn thel ight switc hfrom 0058 to0058 immedi‐
atel yint heevent of fog, sno wors pray .O ther‐
wise, thel ow beam is temp orarily inter rupte d.
Switching thea utomatic lo wbeam on:
R Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
Switc hthe voltag esuppl yon:thep arking
light automaticall yswitches on or of fdepend‐
ing on thes urrounding brightness.
The daytim erunnin glamps ar eswitched on
when thee ngine is running .The pa rking light
and thel ow beam also switc honoroff
depending on thes urrounding brightness.
When thel ow beam is switched on, the0058
indicator lam ponthe instrument clus ter
switches on.
Switching fogl ight and rear fogl ight on or off
Requ irements:
R The light switc hisinthe0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
R The voltag esuppl yore ngineiso n. #
Switching thef og light on or off: press but‐
ton 7. #
Switchin gthe rear fogl ight on or off:
press button 6.
Compl ywitht he countr y-specific regulations for
usin gthe rear fogl ight. 80
Light and vision

Operating
thec ombination light switch 1
High beam
2 Right indicator
3 High-beam flasher
4 Leftturns ignal #
Toindicate: pushthec ombination switc hin
re qu ired direction 2or4 until it engages.
In thec ase of larger steering mo vements, the
combinatio nswitc hautom atically switches
bac k. #
Toindicat ebriefl y:tapt he combination
switc hbriefly in required direction 2or4.
The cor responding tur nsignal light flashes
th re et imes. #
Toswitc hont he hig hbeam: switchon the
lo wb eam (/ page80). #
Press thec ombination switc hforwa rds 1.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup. The combination switch
willr etur ntoi tsstartin gposition.
% The high beam swit ches toposition 0058
onl yind arkness and when thee ngine is run‐
ning. #
Toswitc hofftheh igh beam: push combina‐
tion swit ch1 forw ards or briefly pull it in the
direction of ar row3(the high-beam flasher
swit ches theh igh beam off).
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illgoo ut. The combination switch
willr etur ntoi tsstartin gposition.
% Ve
hicles with Highbeam Assis t:when
Highbeam Assis tisactive, it controls the
activatio nand deactivatio nofthe high beam
(/ page82). #
Toactivat ethe high-beam flasher: switch
on thep owe rsupp lyor ignition. #
Brief lypull thec ombination switc hinthe
direction of ar row3. Switching hazar
dwarnin glights on or off #
Toswitc hona nd off: press button 1.
If yo uo perat eaturns ignal indicator while the
hazar dwarning light sareswitched on, onl ythe
tur ns igna lindica toront hereleva nt sid eofthe
ve hicle lights up.
If th eh azar dwarning light shave automatically
swit ched on, press theh azar dwarning lamp
switch 1toswitc hthem off.
% The hazar
dwarning light sworke venw hen
th ei gnition is switched off. Cornering light function
Cornering light impr
ovesthe illuminationoft he
ro ad ove raw idea ngle in thet urning direction,
enabling better visibility in tight bends, fore xam‐
ple. Ligh
tand vision 81

The function is activ
eunder thef ollowing condi‐
tions:
R The speed is less than 37 mph(60 km/h) and
th ei ndicator has been switched on or the
st eering wheel is turned.
R The speed is between 37mph(60 km/h) and
50 mph(80 km/h )and thes teering wheel is
turned.
The cornering light ma ystilllight up foras hort
time but is switched of fautomatically af tera
maximu mofthree minutes.
% When
reve rseg ear is engaged, thel ighting
switches totheo pposit eside. Highbeam Assist
Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tfunction &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no trecognize
th ef ollowing road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.c yclists
R Road user swhose lighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate.
In these or similar situations, thea utomatic
high beam is no tdeactivated or is activated
despit ethe presence of other road users. #
Alwayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam in good time. The
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tautomatically
swit ches between thef ollowing settings:
R Lowb eam
R High beam
The sy stem de tects that vehicle lights are
approaching in theo pposit edirection or driving
ahead of thev ehicle.
At speeds greater than 19 mp h(30 km/h), a
ch ang eism adetothef ollowing setting:
R If no other road user saredetected, theh igh
beam switches on automaticall y.At
speeds less than 16 mp h(25 km/h) or if there
is suf ficient road lighting ,achang eism adeto
th ef ollowing setting:
R The high beam automatically switches off.
Sy stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak et he road,
we ather or traf ficc onditions int oconsideration.
The de tection of obs tacles can be restricted if:
R Visibility is impaired, e.g. in fog, heavy rain or
snow
R The sensor saredirty or co vered
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tisonlyana id.Youa re
re sponsible fore nsuring cor rect vehicle lighting
in accordance wit hthe pr evailing light ,visibility
and traf ficc onditions.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind the
windshield near theo verhead cont rolp anel.
Switching Highbea mAssis tonoro ff #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htothe
0058 position. #
Switc hthe highbeam on using thec ombina‐
tion switch.
If th eh ighbeam is automaticall yswitched on
in darkness, the00CE indicator lam ponthe
multifunction displa ylights up. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hofftheh ighbeam using
th ec ombination switch. Setting
thee xterior ligh ting switch-of fdelay
time Re
quirements:
R The light switc hisinposition0058.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Light
5 Ext. Light Switch-off #
Setas witch-of fdela ytime.
When thev ehicle engine is switched off, thee xte‐
ri or lighting will be activated fort he se ttime. Ac
tivatin gand deactivatin gthe sur round
lighting Multimedi
asystem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Light
5 Locator Lighting #
Activat eord eacti vate thef unction. 82
Light and vision