2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER heating

Symbols
..................................................... 4At
ag lance ................................................. 6
Cockpit ........................................................ 6
Instrument clus ter. ...................................... 7
Overhead control panel ............................. 10
Doo rcontrol panel .................................... .14
Emergencies and breakdowns ................... 16Digita
lOperato r'sM anual ...................... 18
Callin gupt he Digital Operating
Instructions ............................................... 18Genera
lnotes .......................................... 19
Environmental pr otection ........................... 19
Mercedes-BenzG enuineParts. ..................19
Information abouta ttachments, add-
on equipment, ins tallation sand con‐
ve rsions .................................................... .20
Operating Instructions ...............................21
Service and vehicle operation .................... 21
Operating saf ety. ...................................... .22
Decla rations of conformity ........................ 23
Diagno stics connection ............................ .23
No tesonc hanges tothee ngine output ..... 24
Qualified specialis tworks hop .................... 24
Ve hicle registration .................................... 24
Cor rect us eoft hevehicle .......................... 24
Multi Purpose Vehicle ................................ 25
Information on problems wit hyour
ve hicle .......................................................25
Re portin gsafet yd efects ............................ 25
Limited Warrant y....................................... 25
QR code sfor rescue car d.......................... 25
Dat astorage ..............................................26
Copyright .................................................. .28Occupant saf
ety...................................... 29
Re stra int sy stem ........................................29
Sea tbelts .................................................. 31
Airbag s...................................................... 33
Children in thev ehicle ...............................35
No tesonp etsint hevehicle ....................... 41Opening and closing
...............................42
SmartK ey................................................... 42
Door s........................................................ 45
Sliding doo r............................................... 46
Electrica lsliding doo r................................ 47
Re ar-en ddoor s......................................... .51
Pa rtition sliding door ................................ .52Electrica
lstep. ........................................... 53
Side windo w..............................................54
Anti-thef tprotection ..................................56 Seats and
stowage .................................. 60
Co rrect driver's seat position .................... 60
Seats ......................................................... 60
Ad justing thes teering wheel ..................... 72
St ow agea reas .......................................... .73
Bottle holder .............................................. 75
Cup holder ................................................ .75
Ashtr ayand cigar ette lighter ...................... 75
Soc kets ...................................................... 76
Wi relessl ycharging them obile phone
and coupling wit hthe exterior antenna ..... 78
Ins talling or removing thef loor mats ......... 79 Light and vision
....................................... 80
Exterior lighting ......................................... 80
Ad justing thei nterior lighting .................... 83
Changing bulbs .......................................... 84
Wi ndshield wipe rs..................................... 89
Mir rors ....................................................... 91
Using sun visor s........................................93 Climat
econtrol ........................................ 94
Overvie wofclimatecontro lsystems ......... 94
Operating climat econtro lsystems ............ 96
Operating air vents .................................... 99
Au xilia ryheating ...................................... 100
Operating cargo compartment ventila‐
tio n.......................................................... 103 Drivin
gand pa rking .............................. 104
Driving .................................................... .104
Batter ymains witch................................. 11 5
Au tomatic transmission ........................... 11 6
All-whee ldrive .......................................... 11 9
DSR (Downhil lSpeed Regulation) ............ 121
Electroni cleve lcontrol ............................ 12 2
Re fueling ................................................ .126
Pa rking .................................................... 13 3
Driving and driving sa fety sy stems ..........1 37
Wo rkmode ............................................. .159
Tr ailer operation ...................................... 16 0 Instrument Displa
yand on-board
compu ter............................................... 16 6
Overvie wofInstrument Displa y............... 16 6
Overvie wofthe buttons on thes teer‐
ing wheel .................................................1 672
Contents

Door control panel in
vehicles wit helectricall yadjus table seats
1 Toadjus tthe outside mir rors →
91
2 Toactivate/deactivat ethe cen‐
tra llocking sy stem →
46
3 Toswitc hseat heating on/off →
71
4 Toadjus tthe front seats elec‐
tronically →
63
5 Tooperat ethe memor yfunc‐
tion →
65 6
Toopen adoor →
45
7 Toopen/close ther ight-ha nd
side window →
54
8 Toopen/close thel eft-hand
side window →
54 14
Atag lanc e–Door control panel

Door control panel
vehicles without electricall yadjus table seats
1 Toadjus tthe outside mir rors →
91
2 Toactivate/deactivat ethe cen‐
tra llocking sy stem →
46
3 Toswitc hseat heating on/off →
71
4 Toopen adoor →
45 5
Toopen/close ther ight-ha nd
side window →
54
6 Toopen/close thel eft-hand
side window →
54 At
ag lanc e–D oorc ontrol panel 15

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

#
Pull release handle 1fort he seat backrest
upwards and hold it in position. #
Movethes eat backres ttothe desired posi‐
tion. #
Letgoofr elease handle 1fort he seat back‐
re st and mo vethes eat backres tslightl y.
The seat backres tengages in position. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe hea drestraints manually &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tswa pthe head restra int soft he front and
re ar seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbea bletoset
th eh eight and inclination of theh ead restra ints
to thec orrect position.
Using theh ead restra int fore /af tadjustment,
adjus tthe head restra int in suc hawaythat it is
as close totheb ackoft he head as possible. Head
restra int (e xamp le of com fort head restra int
on thed rive r's seat) #
Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int upwards into
th er equired position and ensur ethat the
head restra int is engaged.
Onl yusetheh ead restra int in thee ngaged
st ate. #
Tolowe r:push release button 1and slide
th eh ead restra int down wardsi ntot he
re qu ired position and ensur ethat theh ead
re stra int is engaged.
Onl yusetheh ead restra int in thee ngaged
st ate. #
Tomo veforw ards: pushrelease button 2
and pull theh ead restra int forw ards until it
engages in ther equired position. #
Tomo vebackwards: pushrelease button 2
and slide theh ead restra int backwards into
th er equired position.
% Depending on
theh ead restra int model, indi‐
vidual adjustment option smaybe omit ted. Switching
thes eat heating on and off &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsd ue torepeat‐
edly switching on thes eat heating
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heating can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hofpersons wit hlimited temp era‐
tur es ensitivity or alimited ability toreact to
high temp eratures ma ybeaffected or they
ma yevens ufferb urn-lik einjuries. #
Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heating. Seats and
stowage 71

To
protect agains toverheating, thes eat heating
ma ybet emporaril ydeactivated af teritis
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats caused by
object sordocument swhen thes eat
heater is switched on When
thes eat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobject sordocu‐
mentsp laced on thes eats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats .This could cause damag eto
th es eat sur face. #
Mak esuret hat no objects or docu‐
ments ar eonthe seats when thes eat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. #
Toswitc hon:press button 1.
All indicator lamps on theb utton light up. #
Tolowe rthe le vel:press button 1until the
re qu ired heatin gleve lisr eached.
Depending on theh eating le vel, one tothree
indicator lamps light up. #
Toswitc hoff:press button 1until all indi‐
cator lamps ar eoff.
% The seat heating automaticall
yswitches back
out of thet hree heating le vels af ter8,10a nd
20 minutes until thes eat heating switches
off. Ad
justin gthe steering wheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. 1
Lever
2 Steering column height
3 Steering column fore -and-af tadjustment #
Toadjus tthe steering wheel: swing lever
1 down as farasitw illg o.
The steering wheel is unloc ked. 72
Seats and stowage

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

st
eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomis‐
judgment of dis tances when using the
passenger mir ror
The outside mir roront he front-passenger
side reflects object sonasmaller scale. The
object sinviewa reinfact closer than they
appear.
As aresult, youm aymisjudg ethe dis tance
between youa nd ther oad user driving behi nd
yo u, fore xamp le, when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw aysl ook overyour shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors manually #
Adjus tthe outside mir rors to thec orrect posi‐
tion manually. #
Toengag eano utside mir rort hat has
been pushed out of position: pushtheo ut‐
side mir rorint op osition manually.
Ad justin gthe outside mir rors electrically Example image
* NO
TEDama getothee lectric outside
mir rors If
yo uf old thee lectric outside mir rors in or
out manuall y,yo um aydamag ethe outside
mir rors and they will no tloc kinp lace prop‐
er ly. If
th eo utside mir rors aren otfolded in when
wa shing thev ehicle in acarwa sh, thew asher
brushes ma yfold them in forc ibl ya nd dam‐
ag et hem. #
The outside mir rors mus tonly be folded
in and out elect rical ly. #
Foldtheo utside mir rors in befor ewash‐
ing thev ehicle in acarwa sh. #
Befor edriving off, switc honthe powersupp ly
or thei gnition. #
Tofold in or out: brieflypress button 2. #
Toadjus t:use button 1or3 toselect the
outside mir rortobea djusted. #
Setthe position of them irro rg lass bypress‐
ing button 4. #
Toengag eano utside mir rort hat has
been pushed out of position: press and
hol db utton 2.
Yo uw ill hear aclicka nd them irro rw illa udi‐
bly engag einposition. The outsid emirro ris
se tint he cor rect position.
Heating the outside mir rors #
Vehicles without arear windo wdefros ter:
at lo wtemperatures, them irro rh eating
switches on automatically when thee ngine is
st ar ted. #
Vehicles with arear windo wdefros ter: at
lo wt emperatures, them irro rh eater switches
on automatically when thee ngine is star ted.
The mir rorh eater can also be switched on
to ge ther wit hthe rear wind owdefros teru sing
th er ear windo wdefros terb utton. Dimming
thei nsid erearvie wmirror 92
Light and vision