2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER headlamp

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
#
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

#
Allow thec omponen tparts tocool
down befor ereplacing theb ulbs. When
youa re re placing thel ight bulb, obser ve
th ef ollowing:
R Do no tuse an ybulb that has been dropped or
has scratches on its glass tube .Otherwise,
th eb ulb ma yexplode.
R Theb ulb ma yexplod eifitish otor if you
to uch, drop or sc ratchi t.
R Stains on theg lass tube reduce theb ulb's
service life. Do no ttouc hthe glass tube with
yo ur bar ehands. If necessar y,clea nthe glass
tube wit halcohol or spirits in acolds tate and
wipe it down wit halint-freec loth.
R Protect bulbs from humidity and do no tbring
th em int ocontact wit hliquids.
Alw ayse nsur ethe bulbs ar efirml ysecured.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hLED lamps, you
can checkt his as follo ws :the light cone will mo ve
from toptob ottomand bac kagain when the
engine starts .For this to wo rk,the lo wbeam
needs tohave been switched on befor ethe
engine is star ted.
Bulbs and lights ar eamajor par tofvehicle
saf ety. Therefore, ensur ethat they area lways
wo rking. Ha vetheh eadlam psetting checkedr eg‐
ular ly.
R Befor echanging thel amps, switc hoffthe
ve hicle's lighting sy stem. This will pr event a
sho rtcircuit.
R Use bulbs only in closed lights that ha vebeen
designed fort hem.
R Use onl yspar ebulbs of thes ame type and
wit hthe cor rect voltage.
If th en ew bulb also does no tlight up, consult a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Re
placing fron tlight bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overvie
woffront bul btypes
Yo uc an chang ethe following bulbs. Halogen headlamps
1 High beam/daytime running la mps:
H1 555W /15W
2 Lowb eam/perime terl igh t:H7 55 W/W 5W
3 Turn signal: 345 7NAK 28 W
Changing the halogen headla mps
Re quirements:
R Lowb eam: light bulb type H7 55 W
R High beam/daytim erunnin glights: light
bulb type H1 555W/15W
R Perime terl ights: light bulb typ eW5W
R Turn signal indicators: bulb type 3457NAK
28 W 1
Lowb eam/perime terl ights housing co ver
2 High beam/daytim erunnin glights housing
co ver
3 Indicator soc ket #
Switc hoffthel ighting sy stem. Light and vision
85

Ru
les foro ff-road driving
Alw aysbea wareoftheg round clearance of the
ve hicle and avoid obs tacles suc hasdeept ire
ru ts.
Obs tacles can damag ethe following parts of the
ve hicle, fore xamp le:
R Suspension
R Driv etra in
R Fuel and suppl ytanks
Therefore, alw aysd rive slowl ywhen off-road. If
yo um ustd rive ov er obs tacles ,have thec o-driver
instruct you.
% Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that youa ddi‐
tionall ycarry as hovela nd areco very rope
wit has hackle in thev ehicle.
R Mak esuret hat loadsa nd items of luggage
ar es ecurel ystore dorl ashed down
(/ page73).
R Before driving off-road, stop thev ehicle and
engag ealowgear.
R Vehicles with DSR: activateDSR when you
ar ed rivin gd ownhill (/ page121).
R All-wheel driv evehicles: activatethe all-
wheel driv e(/pag e120) and, if necessa ry,
activat ethe LOWR ANGE transmission ratio
(/ page 120).
R Ifth es urface requ ires, temp orarily deactivate
ASR when pulling away ( /pag e120).
R Onlydrive off-road wit hthe engine running
and agear engaged.
R Driv eslowl yand smo othly .W alkin gpace is
necessar yinmanys ituations.
R Avoid spinning thed rive nw heels.
R Alwayse nsur ethat thew heels remain in con‐
ta ct wi th theground.
R Exercise theu tmos tcaution when driving
across unfamiliar ,unpre dictable terrain. As a
precaution ,get outoft hevehicle totake a
look at ther out etobet akenfirs t.
R Lookoutforo bstacles (e.g .roc ks,h oles, tree
st umps and tir eruts).
R Avoid edges wher ethe sur face could crumble
or brea kaway.
Ru les forf ording off-road (all-wheel drive
ve hicles)
R Obser vethes afet yn otes and general no tes
on driving off-road. R
Chec kthe dep thand characteristic softhe
body of waterbefor efording. The waterm ust
no tbed eeper than 23.6 in (60 cm).
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched off
(/ page96).
R The auxiliar yheating is switched off
(/ page101).
R Switc hona ll-whee ldrive ( /pag e119)a nd
engag eitonv ehicles wit hthe LOWR ANGE
transmission ratio (/ page 120).
R Restrict thes hiftrang eto1or 2.
R Avoid high engine speeds.
R Driv eslowl yand smoo thly at no mo rethan a
wa lkin gpace.
R Ensur ethat no bo wwavef orms while driving.
R Afterf ording, dr ythe brakes.
Af terd riving thro ugh abody of waterdeeper than
19 .7 in (50 cm), mak esuretoc heckallve hicle
fl uids fora ny signs of penetration bywater.
Checklis tafter driving off- road
If yo uf ind dama getothev ehicle af tero ff-road
driving, ha vethev ehicle checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop immediately.
Driving over rough terrain place sgreater
demands on your vehicle than normal road opera‐
tion. Chec kyour vehicle af terd riving on rough
te rrain. This allo wsyoutod etect damage
prom ptly and reduce ther isk of an accident for
yo urself and other road users. Clean your vehicle
th oroughly befor edriving on public roads.
Obse rvet he following point safter drivin goff-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Vehicles with DSR: deactivateDSR
(/ page121).
R All-wheel driv evehicles: deactivat ethe all-
wheel driv e(/pag e120).
R Activat eASR (/ page 120).
R Clean thee xterio rlighting, particularly the
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet. Driving and parking
11 3

If
yo udon otconnec tthe trailer tothet ow ing
ve hicle cor rectl y,thet railer ma ybecome
de tach ed. Onceith as been connected and is
ro adwor thy, thet railer mus tbeinah orizontal
position behind thet ow ing vehicle.
No tethef ollowing rega rding thet ongue weight:
R Mak efull use of them aximum tongu eweight,
wher epossible
R Do no texceed or fall belo wthe permitted
to ngu eweight
Do no texceed thef ollowing values:
R Perm itted braked or unbraked towing capa‐
city
The maximum permissible towing capacity for
traile rswithout aseparat ebrakin gsystemis
1, 653 lbs (750 kg).
R Perm issible rear axle load of thet ow ing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle
R Perm issible gross mass of thet railer
R Perm issible gross towing mass
R Maximum permissible speed of thet railer
The releva nt pe rmitted values, whic hmustn otbe
exc eeded, can be found in thef ollowing places:
R Inyour vehicle documents
R Onthei dentification plat eofthe trailer hitch
R Onthet railer's identification plate
R Onthev ehicle identification plate
If th er ea rediscrepancies between thev alues, the
lo we stone shall appl y.
Befor edriving off, ensu rethef ollowing:
R The tir epressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle has been se tfor them aximum
load.
R The headlamps ha vebeen se tcorrectly.
Va lues appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can be
fo und on thei dentification plates and in thes ec‐
tion fort he towing vehicle (/ page297).
Yo ur vehicle will act dif fere ntl yw ithat railer rela‐
tiv etow ithout atrailer:
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be heav‐
ier.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be
re stricted in its acceleration and climbing
ability. R
The vehicle/trailer combination will ha vean
inc reased brakin gdista nce.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be more
susceptible tocrosswind gu sts.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will require
mor esensitiv esteering.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will ha ve a
lar gerturning radius.
This ma yimp air thev ehicle's driving characteris‐
tics.
When drivin gwithav ehicle/trailer combination,
alw aysa dap tyour speed tothec urrent road and
we ather conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ke ep asuffi‐
cient saf edista nce.
Co mp ly wi th th emaximum speed of 49 mph
(80 km/h) or 62 mph(100k m/h), eveninc oun‐
trie sinw hich highe rspeed sareperm itted for
ve hicle/trailer combinations.
Comply wit hthe legally prescribed maximum
speed forv ehicle/trailer combination sinforce in
th ec ount ry,s tate or Canadian pr ovinc einq ues‐
tion. Befor edriving, consult thet railer's vehicle
documents tosee them aximum permissible
speed fory our trailer.
At tach onl yana pprove dtrailer hitc htoyourvehi‐
cle. Use onl yaball nec kthat has been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle. Further information about availa‐
bilit yand ins tallation of thet railer electrical sys‐
te misa vailable from an yqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
The trailer hitc hisone of them ostimp ortant
ve hicle parts forr oad saf ety. Compl ywitht he
instructions on operating, maintaining and servic‐
ing in them anufacturer's operating instructions.
% Yo
ur vehicle's bumper sarenots uitable for
ins talling de tach able trailer towh itch es.
Do no tattac hanyrented traile rtow hitches or
an yo ther de tach able trailer towh itch es tothe
bumpers.
% When using
atrailer ,remember that
PA RKTRONI Cisavailable onl ytoalimited
ex tent, if at all.
% The ball hea
dheight will chang edepending
on thev ehicle's load. In this case, use a
trailer wit haheight-adjus table dr awbar.
Driving no tes
The maximum permissible speed forv ehicle/
trailer combination sdepends on thet ype of
trailer .Befor edriving, consult thet railer's vehicle Driving and parking
161

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions Step Not Extended See
Operator's Manualor
step not extended mal-
function
*T
he electrical step is not, or onl ypartially ,extended. #
Ensu rether eiss ufficient clea rance fort he electrical step. #
Open or close thes liding door again. #
Ifth ee lectrical step does no tcomple tely ex tend again, slide it in
manually (emergency release) (/ page53). #
Infor mpassen gers that thes tepism issing befor etheye xit the
ve hicle. Step Not Retracted See
Operator's Manualor
step not retracted mal-
function
*T
he electrical step is not, or onl ypartially ,retra cted. #
Ensu rether eiss ufficient clea rance fort he electrical step. #
Open or close thes liding door again. #
Ifth ee lectrical step does no tcomple tely retract again, slid eitin
manually (emergency release) (/ page53). Lights
Displa
ymessa ges
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Camera View
Restricted See Opera-
tor's Manual *
The camer aviewisr educed. Possible causes:
R Dirtont he windshield in thec amera's field of vision
R Heavy precipitation or fog
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 ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tgoout: #
Stop in asafel ocation. #
Clean thew indshield.
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently Unavail-
able See Operator's Man-
ual *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tistemporarily una vailable.
The sy stem limits ha vebeen reached (/ page82). #
Continue driving.
When thec auses ha vebeen eliminated, thes ystemw ill be avail‐
able again. The displa ymessage AdaptiveHighbeam Assist Now
Available appears.
Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assist Inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tismalfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without alow beam. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
or #
Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
0049 *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ight is still switched on. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058. 358
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Cargo tie-down points
Info rm atio n....................................... 337
Carpe t(care) ........................................ .276
Chang ebulbs
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 86
Changing abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................3 16
Preparing .......................................... 313
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................3 13
Re moving awhee l............................. 315
Changing address .................................. 22
Changing bulbs ...................................... .84
High bea m.......................................... 85
Indica tor( front) .................................. 85
Interior lamps (rear compartment) ..... 89
License plate lamp............................. 87
Light bulbt ypes haloge nheadlamps .. 85
Lo wb eam. .......................................... 85
No tes. ................................................. 84
Ta il lam pbulb types (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 86
Ta il lam pbulb types (chassis) ............ .88
Tu rn signal light (rear) (chassis) ..........88
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner .....................................22
Cha racteristics of thet ire .................. .307
Cha rging
Bat tery .............................................. 281
Mobil ephone (wireless )..................... 78
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) ........................ 40
Child seat front-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 39
front-passenger seat (rear ward-
fa cing/for ward-facing) ....................... 39
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) ........ .37
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(no tes) ............... 37
No tesont he saf etranspor tatio nof
ch ildren .............................................. 35
Re arwa rd-facing child restra int sys‐
te m( Information) .............................. .39
To pT ether .......................................... 38
Children Notesons afet ranspor tatio n. ............. 35
Specia lsea tb eltr etra ctor .................. 36
Ci ga rettel ighter ..................................... 76Cleaning
see Care
Cleaning waterd rain valveoft he air
intak ebox ............................................ .270
Climat econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 96
Ad justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing ...................................................... 97
Air di stribution settings ...................... 98
automaticall ycontrolling (rear
passenger compartment) ...................98
Au xilia ryheating ...............................1 00
Carg ocompartmentv entilation ........ 103
Clearing fogged up windo ws............... 98
Control panel for3 -zone auto matic
clima tecontrol ................................... 96
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ......................... 95
Controlling au tomatical ly.................... 97
Hot-water auxiliar yheater. .............. .101
Re frigerant ....................................... 333
Setting thea ir distribution .................. 98
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/of f................................................ 99
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(cont rolp anel) ........................ 98
Swit ching theA /C function on/of f....97
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/of f................................. 99
Switching thew indshield heater
on/of f................................................ 99
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening) .................................... 55
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ................. 99
Ve ntilation nozzles in ther oof ..........1 00
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................. .100
Cock pit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Compass .............................................. .228
Comp uter
see On-board computer
Connection status
Displ aying ........................................ .244
Overvie w.......................................... 24 4
Contacts ................................................ 234
Calling up ........................................ .235
Deleting ............................................ 236
Deleting favo rite s. ............................ 236 372
Index

St
ep No tExtended Se eOperator's
Manua lorstepn otextende dm al‐
function ............................................ 358
003DSt opVehicle Lea veEngine
Ru nning ............................................ 349
003D Stop Vehicle See Operator's
Manual ............................................. 350
0049Switc hOffLights ......................3 58
0049Switc hOnHeadlamps .............. 358
Ti re Press. Monitor Cur rently
Un available ...................................... .353
0077Ti rePress. Sen. Missing ........... 353
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative ....354
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative
No Wheel Sensors ............................3 52
To Engag eTransmiss .Position R
Fir stDep ress theB rake .................... 356
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCamer aView
Re stricted See Ope rator's Manual ... 346
Tr af ficS ign Assi stCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual
.......................................................... 346
Tr af ficS ign Assi stInoperative .......... 346
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........ 357
Ve hicle locating has been activa‐
te d. De tails: see manual or associ‐
ated mobile app. or vehicle locat‐
ing activated –see manual or
mobile app. ...................................... 357
0072Ve hicle Operational Switch
th eI gnition Of fBefor eExiting ..........3 57
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ......... 353
Displa yrang e(trip menu) .................... 17 0
Displa ytotal di stance (trip menu) ......17 0
Distance cont rol
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Locking (emergency key) .................... 46
Un lockin g(emer gency key) ................ 46
Door cont rolp anel ................................ .14DO
T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ....................................................... 306
Drinkin gand driving ............................ 106
Driv eAwayA ssist .................................1 56
Driver's seat see Seats
Driving characteristics (unusual) ....... 294
Driving instructions Foreign trip (information) ................ .108
Driving light see Automatic driving lights
Drivin gnotes
Tr anspor tbyrail .............................. .109
Driving Saf etyS ystem
AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem) ........ 13 8
ASR (acceleration ski dcontrol )........ 13 8
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 13 8
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 40
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t..................... 13 9
ESP ®
traile rstabilizatio n................. .140
Overvie w.......................................... 13 8
Ra dar sensor s................................... 137
Re sponsibility ................................... 137
Drivin gsafet ys ystem
see ActiveB rake Assi st
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Driving sy stem
see 360° Camera
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise control
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
se eR ear vie wcamera
see Traf ficS ign Assi st
Drivin gtips
Brak esubjec ttoload ...................... .109
Braking ............................................. 109
Breaking-i nnotes ............................. 106
Downhil lgradien t............................. 109
Drinking and driving ......................... 106
Driving ab road (symm etrical low
beam) ................................................. 80
Driving in winter ................................ 111
Driving off-roa d................................. 111
Driving on flooded roads .................. .110
Driving on wetroads .........................1 10376
Index