2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER length

th
es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The seats ma
ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k. #
When moving thes eats bac k,mak esure
th at ther ea reno object sinthefoot we ll,
under or behin dthe seats. Sample imag
eofcomfor tsuspension seat
1 Seat cushion length
2 Seat backres tinclination
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushion inclination
5 Seat fore -and-af tposition
6 Seatsuspension
7 Vibration limiting
% Depending on
thes eat model, individual
adjustmen toptions ma ybeomitted. #
Toadjus tthe sea tcushion length: liftl ever
1 and slide thef ront section of thes eat
cushion forw ards or backwards. #
Toadjus tthe sea tbackres tinclination:
tur nh andwheel 2forw ards and backwards
until thed esired position has been reached. #
Toadjus tthe sea theigh t:push or pull le ver
3 until thed esired position has been
re ached. #
Toadjus tthe sea tcushion inclination: turn
handwheel 4forw ards and backwards until
th ed esired position has been reached. #
Toadjus tthe sea tfore-and-a ftposition: lift
le ver 5and slid ethe seat int othe desired
position. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged. #
Tosetthe sea tsuspension: take thew eight
of ft he seat. #
On handwheel 6,settheb ody weight (8 8lb
(40 kg)to2 64lb (120 kg)) so that thes eat
suspension workso ptimall y.Ifyo us et a
higher weight ,the seat suspension will
become firm er.T he seat will then no tvibrate
as much. If thes eat vibrates of tena nd signifi‐
cantly ,you can engag ethe seat in thel ower
area. #
Toengag evibration limiting: turnlever 7
upwards.
The next time thes eat vibrates, it will engage. #
Torelease vibration limiting: turnlever 7
to ther ight.
The seat can vibrate. Ad
justin gthe fron tseate lect rica lly &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
tedw hile thei gnition is
off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. Compl
ywitht he saf etyn otes on "Airbags "and
"Children in thev ehicle". Seats and
stowage 63

Switching
ther ear windo wwiperon/off 1
00E2 Single wipe/wash
2 00C5 Intermittent wiping #
Single wipe: press button1tothep oint of
re sis tance. #
Wiping with washer fluid: press button 1
be yond thep oint of resis tan ce. #
Toswitc hintermittent wiping on or off:
press button 2.
If th er ear windo wwiper is swit ched on, the
00C5 symbol will appearont he Instrument
Displa y. Re
placing the windshiel dwiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion, youc an be
trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood. %
If
th ew iper blades ar eworno ut, they will not
wipe thew indshield proper ly.R eplace the
wiper blades twic eayear,prefera blyin
spring and fall. #
Fold wiper arm 3away from thew indshield. #
Hold wiper arm 3and tur nthe wiper blade
aw ay from wiper arm 3inthed irection of
th ea rrow asfarasitw illg o. #
Slide catch 2upwards in thed irection of the
ar row until it engages. #
Fold bac kthe wiper blade ont othe wiper arm. #
Remo vewiper blade 1from wiper arm. #
Inser tnew wa sher blade 1intheh older on
wiper arm 3.
When doing so, take intoa ccount thed iffe re nt
lengths of thew iper blades:
R Driver's side: long wiper blade
R Front-passenger side: shor twiper blade #
Slide catch 2down wardsu ntil it engages. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he windshield. Re
placing the windshiel dwiper blades (WET
WIPER SYSTEM) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades. 90
Light and vision

&
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion, youc an be
trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood. %
If
th ew iper blades ar eworno ut, they will not
wipe thew indshield proper ly.R eplace the
wiper blades twic eayear,prefera blyin
spring and fall. #
Fold wiper arm 3away from thew indshield. #
Hold wiper arm 3and tur nthe wiper blade
aw ay from wiper arm 3inthed irection of
th ea rrow asfarasitw illg o. #
Slide catch 2upwards in thed irection of the
ar row until it engages. #
Remo vewiper blade 1from thew iper ar min
th ed irection of ar row4. #
Carefull yremo vehose 5from thew iper
blade. #
Attach hose 5tothen ew wiper blade. #
Inser tnew wa sher blade 1intheh older on
wiper arm 3.
When doing so, take intoa ccount thed iffe re nt
lengths of thew iper blades:
R Driver's side: long wiper blade
R front-passenger side: shor twiper blade #
Slide catch 2down wardsu ntil it engages. #
Fold bac kthe wiper blade ont othe wiper arm. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he windshield. Re
placing the rear windo wwiperblade #
Fold wiper arm 3away from ther ear win‐
do w. #
Press bo thretainin gclips 2inthed irection
of thea rrow and swivel thew iper blade away
from thew iper arm. #
Pull wiper blade 1upwards out of theh older
on wiper arm 3. #
Inser tnew wa sher blade 1intheh older on
wiper arm 3. #
Push ne wwiper blade 1ontow iper arm 3
until ther etainin gclips engage. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he rear win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
theo utside mir rors &
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 Light and vision
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documents
tosee them aximum permissible
speed fory our trailer.
Yo ur vehicle will act dif fere ntly wi thatrailer rela‐
tiv etow ithout atrailer ,and will consume more
fuel. In thec ase of along and steep descent, you
mus tselect shif trange 3,2or 1in good time.
% This also applies if
thec ruise cont rolis
switched on.
Yo uw illthereb ymakeu se of thee ngine' sbraking
ef fect and will no thave tobrak easo ften tocon‐
trol thes peed. This will take some of thes train
of ft he brak esystema nd pr event theb rake sf rom
ove rheating and wearing tooq uickl y.Ifyo un eed
additional braking, depress theb rake pedal inter‐
mittently rath er than continuousl y.
Drivin gtips
If th et railer sw ays, remember thef ollowing
points:
R Do no taccelerat eunder an ycircums tances.
R Do no tcounter steer.
R If necessar y,appl ythe brakes.
% Yo
uc an pr eventthet railer from sw aying and
rock ingbyretrofitting stabilizer bar sortrailer
st abilit yprograms. Youc an obtain fur ther
information from an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.
R Maintain alarge rd ista nce than when driving
without atrailer.
R Avoid braking abruptl y.If possible, brak egen‐
tl yf irst of al lsot hatthet railer closes up
behind your vehicle. Then, increase theb rak‐
ing forc er apidl y.
R The values given fors tart-o ff gradeability
re fertos ea level. When driving in moun tain‐
ous areas, no tethat engine output, and there‐
fo re start-of fgradeability ,will dec rease with
inc reasin galtitude. Coupling/uncoupling
atrailer Coupling
atrailer
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle batter ydue
to full discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe vehicle
batter y. #
Do no tuse thev ehicle's po wersupply
to charge thet railer batter y. #
Shif tthe selector le vertop osition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle.
% The ball head height
changes depending on
th ev ehicle's load. In this case, use atrailer
wit hah eight-adjus table trailer dr awbar. #
Couple up thet railer. #
Establish all electrical and other connections
to thet railer. #
Remo veobject sordevices whic hpreve nt the
traile rfromr olling, e.g. wheel choc ks. #
Release thet railer's parking brake.
% The
vehicle harness has acable connection
to theb rake light indicator lamp.
Obser vethem aximum permissible trailer dimen‐
sions (widt hand length).
Mos tUSs tatesa nd all Canadian pr ovinces pre‐
scribe thef ollowing points, and youa reurge ntly
re commended tocomply wi th these:
R Safetyc hains between thet ow ing vehicle and
th et railer .The chains should be routed in a
criss-cross pat tern unde rthe trailer dr awbar.
The ym ustbec onnected tothet railer tow
hitc hand no ttothe bumper or tothev ehicle
axle.
Lea vesuf ficient sla ckinthec hains. This
allo wsfore vens harp cornering.
R Aseparat ebrake system is requ ired forc er‐
ta in trailers.
R Asafet yf eatur eisrequired forb rake dt railers.
De term ine thes pecific requ irements acco rd‐
ing tother ele vant la ws.
If th et railer becomes de tach ed from thet ow‐
ing vehicle, thes afet yf eatur etrigger sthe
trailer brakes and can thus reduce thed anger.
Un coupling atrailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped whe nuncoupling a
trailer
Whe nuncoupling atrail er wi than engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your han dmay
become trapped between thev ehicle and the
traile rdrawbar. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrun brake. 16 2
Driving and pa rking

*
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Only connect thet ow ro pe or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. %
Yo
uc an also secur ethe towing devic etothe
trailer hitch.
* NO
TEDama geand risk of accident when
to wing wit hatow ro pe Ther
eisar isk of an accident if youdon ot
obse rves afet ya nd pr otectiv emeasures when
to wing using atow ro pe.
Obser vethef ollowing points when towing
wit hat ow ro pe: #
Secur ethe towr ope on thes ame side
on bo thvehicles, if possible. #
Mak esuret he towr ope does not
exc eed thel egally prescribed length. #
Mar kthe towr ope in them iddle, e.g.
wit haw hitec loth (30 x30c m). This
makes other road user sawarethat a
ve hicle is being towe d. #
Obser vetheb rake lamps of thet ow ing
ve hicle while driving. Alw aysm aintain a
dis tance that ensures thet ow ro pe does
no ts ag. #
Do no tuse steel cables or chains to tow
yo ur vehicle. Otherwise, youc oul dd am‐
ag et he vehicle. #
Deactivat eautomatic locking (/ page46). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay alar m(/pag e58). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (/ pag e142). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning. R
thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signifi‐
cantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normally required. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexc essiv etractive
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. To
wing avehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised *
NO
TEDama gewhen thei gnition is
switched on If
yo ul eave thei gnition switched on when
to wing thev ehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised, ESP ®
actuation can damag ethe brake
sy stem. #
The ignition mus tbeswitched off. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect remo val
or ins tallation of thep ropeller shafts When ins
talling thep ropeller shafts, they can
be damaged if youdon otuse ne wscrew s.
Alw aysu se ne wscrew sw hen ins talling the
propeller shafts.
Onl yhave thep ropeller shafts ins talled or
re mo vedbyq ualified, skilled personnel. %
If
th ef ront axle is damaged, raise thev ehicle
at thef ront axle and if ther ear axle is dam‐
aged, raise thev ehicle at ther ear axle.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
and rear wheel drive: ifth er eisam alfunc‐
tion, thea utomatic transmission ma ybe
loc kedinp osition 005D.
If th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition 005C,transpor tthe vehicle
(/ page289). Atow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. 288
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