2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER maintenance

cases, oil of
the type in the engine is not availa‐
ble, use ano ther appr oved mineral or synthetic
engine oil.
Ve hicles with a diesel engine: ifth e grade is
not available, you may also refill with engine oils
acco rding toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 228.5,
229.3 or 229.5. The top-up quantity is then limi‐
te dto maximum 1.1 US qt (1.0 liter).
Yo u must then ha vean oil change car ried out at
th e earliest possible opportunit y.
Ve hicles with a gasoline engine: ifth e grade is
not available, you may refill with engine oils
acco rding toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 229.3
or AC EA A3/B4. The top-up quantity is then limi‐
te dto maximum 1.1 US qt (1.0 liter).
Yo u must then ha vean oil change car ried out at
th e earliest possible opportunit y.
Engine oils are di stinguished by:
R engine oil brand
R grade (MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval)
R SAE classi fication (viscosity)
Oil change inter val
The on-board computer automatically sho wsthe
date of the next oil change as an event messa ge
on the displa y.
Mercedes-Benz recommends having the oil
ch anged at a qualified specialist workshop.
Engine oil capacities Engine
Engine oil
M2 74 around11.2 qt
(10.5 li ters)
OM642 around13.2 qt
(12.5 li ters)
OM651 (rear wheel
drive) around
12qt
(1 1. 5 liters) Information on oil consum
ption
Depending on the driving style, theve hicle con‐
sumes a maximum of 1.1 US qt (1.0 liter) of
engine oil per 620 miles (1000 km).
In thefo llowing cases, oil consum ption may also
exc eed this limit:
R theve hicle is ne w.
R you use theve hicle mostly under arduous
conditions.
R you drive frequently at a high engine speed. Re
gular maintenance is a prerequisite forfa vo ra‐
ble consum ption figures. You can on lyassess the
oil consum ption af ter a long journe y.Check the
oil le vel in the engine regularly, e.g. weekly or
ev ery time youre fuel. Note
s on brake fluid Obser
vethe no tes on operating fluids
(/ page 263). &
WARNING Risk of an accident due to
va por poc kets form ing in the brake sys‐
tem
The brake fluid con stantly absorbs moisture
from the air. This lo wersthe boiling point of
th e brake fluid. If the boiling point is too lo w,
va por poc kets may form inthe brake sy stem
when the brakes are applied hard.
This causes the braking ef fect to be impaired. #
Have the brake fluid rene we d at the
specified inter vals. *
NO
TEDama getopaint, plastic or rubber
by brake fluid There is a
risk of damage toproperty if brake
fl uid comes into con tact wi thpaint, plastic or
ru bber. #
If paint, plastic or rubber comes into
con tact wi thbrake fluid, rinse wi th
wate r immediatel y. Obser
vethe no tes on paintwork/matte finish
paintwork care (/ page 211).
Ha ve the brake fluid replaced regular lyat a quali‐
fi ed specialist workshop.
Only use brake fluid appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz
in accordance with MB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval
33 1.0.
Fu rther information on brake fluid:
R inthe MB Specifications for operating fluids
at http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
R at a qualified specialist workshop Coolant
Note
s on coolant
Obser vethe no tes on operating fluids
(/ page 263). Te
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Information on
the windshield washer fluid
Re commended windshield washer fluid:
R abovefreezing point: e.g. MB SummerFit
R below freezing point: e.g. MB WinterFit
Mixing ratio
Fo rth e cor rect mixing ratio, referto the informa‐
tion on the anti-freeze container.
Mix thewa sher fluid with windshield washer fluid
all year round.
Fi lling capacities
Wi ndshield washer sy stem
Wa sher fluid
5.8 qt (5.5 l)Re
frigerant Note
s onrefrigerant
Obser vethe no tes on operating fluids
(/ page 263).
% Yo
ur vehicle's climate contro l system can be
fi lled with R‑134a refrigerant. The refrigerant
R‑134a contains fluorinated greenhouse gas.
If yo ur vehicle is filled with R‑134a refrigerant, the
fo llowing information applies:
* NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect refrig‐
erant If
th e incor rect refrigerant is used, this can
damage the climate cont rol sy stem. #
Use only R‑134a refrigerant or thePAG
oil appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle by
Mercedes-Benz. #
The appr ovedPA G oil may not be mixed
with any other PAG oil that is not
appr ovedfo r R‑134a refrigerant. Maintenance
work, such as adding refrigerant or
re placing components, may be car ried out only
by aqu alified specialist workshop. All the applica‐
ble regulations relating tothis and theSA E J639
st andard must be adhered to.
All workon the climate cont rol sy stem should
alw ays be car ried out at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop. Example:
refrigerant warning label
1 Warning symbols
2 Refrigerant capacity
3 Applicable standards
4 PAG oil part number
5 Refrigerant type
Wa rning symbols 1referto thefo llowing:
R Potential dangers
R The per form ance of main tenance workat a
qu alified specialist workshop Ve
hicle data Information on
vehicle dimensions The
following section con tains impor tant tech ni‐
cal da taforyo ur vehicle. Your vehicle documents
contain fur ther vehicle-specific and equipment-
dependent tech nical da tasuch as vehicle dimen‐
sions and weights. Tr
ailer hitch Note
s onthe trailer hit ch &
WARNING Risk of accident due toafte r‐
mar ket ins tallation of a trailer hitch that
is not permissible
If af term arke t ins tallation of a trailer hitch is
not permissible and you ins tall a trailer hitch
or other assembly parts, the longitudinal
frame member will be weakened and may
break. In this case, the trailer may come
loose from theve hicle.
There is a risk of an accident.
Only ins tall a trailer hitch af term arke t if it is
pe rm issible. Obser
vethe no tes on trailer operation
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Sound settings .................................
188
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ...................1 88
Animals Pets in theve hicle .............................. 40
Anti-lock braking sy stem
see ABS (Anti-lock Braking Sy stem)
Anti-skid chains
see Snow chains
Anti-theft Alarm sy stem
see ATA (Anti -Theft Alarm sy stem)
Anti-theft pr otection
Immobilizer ........................................ 55
Anti- theft pr otection
see ATA (Anti -Theft Alarm sy stem)
Apple CarPlay™ .................................... 186
Connecting an iPhone ®
............ 186, 187
Ending .............................................. 187
No tes ................................................ 186
Overview .......................................... 186
Sound settings .................................. 187
Tr ans ferred vehicle data ...................1 88
Ashtr ays
In the windshield stowage com‐
partment ............................................ .74
ASR (accele ration skid control) ...........137
Assistance graphic (on-board com‐
puter) ..................................................... 16 6
ASS YST PLUS ........................................ 202
Battery disconnection pe riods ......... 202
Displaying the service due date .......2 02
Fu nction/no tes ................................ 202
Re gular maintenance work ............... 202
Special service requirements .......... .202
ATA (Anti-Theft Alarm sy stem) .............. 56
Ac tivating/deactivating the interior
motion sensor .................................... 57
Fu nction ............................................. 56
Interior motion sensor function .......... 57
St opping the alarm ............................. 56
Switching theto w- aw ay alarm
on/off ................................................ 57
To w- aw ay alarm function .................... 56
At tachments .......................................... .19
AT TENTION ASSI ST....................... 151, 15 2
Fu nction ............................................ 151
Setting .............................................. 15 2
Sy stem limitations ............................1 51
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialist workshop Au
tomatic distance control
see Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic driving lights ........................79
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELECT le ver ........................ 11 5
Engaging drive position ..................... 11 7
Engaging neutral ............................... 11 6
Engaging reve rsege ar ...................... .116
Kickdown .......................................... 11 8
Re stricting the shift range ................. 11 7
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 16
Tr ansmission position display .......... .115
Tr ansmission positions ...................... 11 5
Au xiliary heating .................................... 99
Fu nction ............................................. 99
Axle load ................................................ 261 B
Back suppo rt
see Lumbar support (4-w ay)
BA S (Brake Assist Sy stem) .................. 137
Battery Charging ........................................... 219
Charging a vehicle battery ................2 19
Disconnecting the auxiliary battery
in the engine compartment .............. 224
Disconnecting thest ar ter battery .... 222
Jump -sta rting (vehicle) ...................... 219
Ke y .................................................... .42
No tes (vehicle) ..................................2 18
Re moving or ins talling thest ar ter
battery .............................................2 23
St arter battery .................................. 221
Battery main switch Notes ................................................ 11 4
Switching the po wer supp lyon/off ... 11 4
Belt see Seat belt
Blind Spot Assi st.................................. 15 2
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 154
Fu nction ........................................... 15 2
Re ar Cross Traf fic Alert .................... 154
Sy stem limitations ............................1 52
Blue tooth ®
............................................ 180
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 180
Information .......................................1 80
Bottle holder .......................................... .74
Brake ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........ 137
Ac tive Brake Assi st........................... 13 9
BA S (Brake Assi stSystem) ............... 137 Index
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Loading
Definitions ........................................ 24 6
Loading guidelines .........................72,19 5
Loading information table ...................240
Low beam Activating/deactivating ...................... 79
Changing bulbs ................................. .84
Setting for abroad (symmetrical) ........ 79
LO Wrange ............................................. 11 9
Lu bricant additives
see Additive
Lu mbar support (4-w ay)........................ 64 M
M+S tires .............................................. 233
Maintenance Vehicle ................................................ 21
Maintenance see ASS YST PLUS
Malfunction Restra int sy stem ................................ 28
Malfunction message see Display message
Manual parking brake ..........................13 3
App lying/ releasing .......................... .133
Emer gency braking ........................... 13 4
Fo lding up/down .............................. 13 3
Manually inflating air bello ws(ENR) ...1 24
Matte finish (cleaning instructions) ....211
Maximum load Determ ining ...................................... 241
Sample calculation ........................... 24 2
Maximum tire load ...............................244
Maximum tire pressure .......................24 5
MBUX multimedia sy stem (o ver‐
vi ew )...................................................... 173
Mechanical key
Locking door ...................................... 45
Re moving/inserting ........................... 42
Un locking door .................................. .45
Media Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 16 9
Operating media playback ................1 69
Selecting a media sou rce ................. 16 9
Media display Entering characters .......................... 17 9
Home screen .................................... 174
No tes ................................................ 173Media mode
Adding a favo rite song ......................1 91
Connecting Blue tooth®
audio
equipment ........................................ 19 0
Connecting USB devices .................. 19 0
Controlling media playback .............. 191
Copyright and trademar ks................ 189
No tes about the sear chfunction in
categories ......................................... 191
Overview of the media menu ............ 19 0
Re moving a favo rite song .................. 191
St arting a sear chin categories ........ .192
St arting media playback .................. .191
Suppor tedfo rm at and data storage
media ............................................... 189
Using theke yword sear ch................ 19 2
Memory function (seat) .........................64
Menu (on-board computer) Assis tance graphic ........................... 16 6
Media ............................................... 16 9
Overview .......................................... 16 4
Ra dio ................................................ 16 8
Service ............................................. 16 6
Settings ............................................ 17 0
Te lephone ........................................ .169
Tr ip .................................................. .167
Mercedes PRO Information ....................................... 171
Mercedes PRO connect Accident mana gement ...................... 172
Calling the Cus tomer Center ............. 171
Information .......................................1 71
Making a call via theov erhead con‐
trol panel .......................................... 171
Ro adside Assis tance call via the
Ro adside Assis tance button .............. 171
Tr ans ferred data ...............................1 72
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sys‐
tem
Information on data processing ........ 217
Message (multifunction display) see Display messa ge
Message memory ................................. 277
Mir rors
Ad justing the inside rearview mir ror ... 91
Mir rors
see Outside mir rors
Mobile phone ........................................ 260
Fr equencies ...................................... 260
Tr ansmission output (maximum) ...... 260
Wi reless charging .............................. .78 Index
317

Coupling/Decoupling
the trailer .......1 59
Gross axle weight rating ................... 261
Information ....................................... 16 0
Lane Keeping Assist .........................1 55
No tes ................................................ 157
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weights ........................ 161
Po we r supply .................................... 16 2
Soc ket .............................................. 15 9
Tr ailer loads ...................................... 272
Tr ailer stabilization ............................... 13 9
Tr ansfer redve hicle data
Android Auto .................................... 188
Apple CarPl ay™ ................................ 188
Tr ansmission position display .............11 5
Tr ansmission ratio
LO Wrange ........................................ 11 9
Tr ansmission ratio
see Engaging/disengaging LOW RANGE
Tr anspo rtby rail .................................. .108
Tr anspo rting (vehicle breakd own) ...... 227
Tr ead weargrade .................................. 24 3
Tr im element (care) .............................. 214
Tr ip
Display total dis tance ....................... 167
Menu (on-board computer) ............... 167
Tr ip computer
Re setting .......................................... 16 8
Showing ............................................ 167
Tr ip distance ........................................ .167
Showing ............................................ 167
Tr ip odom eter
Re setting .......................................... 16 8
Tr ip odom eter
see Trip dis tance
Tu rn signal light
Ad ditional turn signal light (all-
wheel drive vehicles) .......................... 85
Tw o-w ayradio telephone
see Mobile phone
Tw o-w ayradios
Fr equencies ...................................... 260
Ins tallation no tes .............................. 260
Tr ansmission output (maximum) ...... 260 U
Un its of measurement
Setting .............................................. 181
Un locking setting .................................. .42Un
locking/locking
Swit ching automatic locking fea‐
ture on/off ........................................ .45
Un locking and opening front doors
from inside ........................................ .44
USB soc ket in the rear passenger
comp artment .......................................... 77
Using a sun visor .................................... 92
Using kickdown .................................... 11 8
Using thete lephone
see Calls V
Ve hicle ................................................... 104
Cor rect use ........................................ 23
Data recording ................................... 25
Diagnostics connection ...................... 22
Equipment .......................................... 20
Implied warranty ................................ .24
Locking (auto matic) ............................ 45
Locking/unlocking (emergency key) .. 45
Lo we ring .......................................... 254
Maintenance ....................................... 21
Notify ing problems ............................ .24
Pa rking (s tart/s top button) .............. 13 2
Pa rking for an extended pe riod ........ 13 6
QR code rescue card .......................... 24
Qualified specialist workshop .............23
Ra ising .............................................. 251
Re gistration ........................................23
St arting (in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 104
St arting (s tart/s top button) .............1 04
Switching on po wer supply (s tart/
st op button) ...................................... 103
Un locking (from inside) ...................... 44
Ve ntilating (co nvenience opening) ...... 54
Ve hicle comp onents which receive
and/or transmit radio waves
Declaration of conformity ................... 22
Ve hicle data
Showing ............................................ 181
Tr ans ferring toAndroid Auto™ ......... 188
Tr ans ferring toApple CarPl ay™ ........ 188
Ve hicle height ................................... 271
Ve hicle length ................................... 271
Ve hicle width .................................... 271
Wheelbase ........................................2 71
Ve hicle data memory
Electronic control units ...................... 25
Service pr oviders .............................. .26324
Index

Ve
hicle data storage
Event data recorders .......................... 26
Ve hicle dimensions .............................. 271
Ve hicle identification number
see VIN
Ve hicle identification plate
EU general operating pe rmit num‐
ber .................................................... 261
Gross axle weight rating ................... 261
Pa int code ........................................ 261
Pe rm issible gross mass .................... 261
VIN .................................................. .261
Ve hicle identification plate
see Model series
Ve hicle key
see Key
Ve hicle le vel
Lo we ring ........................................... 12 3
Ra ising .............................................. 12 3
Ve hicle maintenance
see ASS YST PLUS
Ve hicle operation
Outside the USA or Canada ................20
Ve hicle tool kit ............................ .227, 229
Ve hicle tool kit stow age comp art‐
ment ...................................................... 229
VIN ........................................................ .261
Identification plate ............................ 261
Re ading out ...................................... 261
Seat .................................................. 261
Wi ndshield ........................................ 261 W
Wa rning and indicator lamps
Overview .......................................... 296
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 216
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA (Anti -Theft Alarm sy stem)
Wa rning/indicator lamp .......................... 7
0025ABS warning lamp .................... 302
0024and .................. 297, 298, 299, 300
004DBrake sy stem warning lamp
(yellow) ............................................ .299
004DBrake warning lamp (red)
(Canada) .......................................... .300
0027Brake warning lamp (red)
(USA) ................................................ 300
00ACCoolant warning lamp .............. 303 00BADis
tance warning lamp ............ .303
0024Electric parking brake applied
re d indicator lamp (Canada) does
not light up .......................................2 97
0049 Electric pa rking brake applied
re d indicator lamp (USA) does not
light up .............................................2 97
0024 Electric pa rking brake mal‐
functioning yellow indicator lamp
lights up .................................. .297, 298
003DElectrical malfunction warn‐
ing lamp .......................................... .304
00B9Engine diagnosis warning
lamp ................................................ .304
00BBESP ®
OFF warning lamp .......... .301
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lamp flashes ...... 301
00E5ESP ®
wa rning lamp lights up .... 301
00D4Fu elreser vewarning lamp ...... .304
00CCPo werst eering sy stem warn‐
ing lamp .......................................... .303
0024Re d electric pa rking brake
applied indicator lamp (Canada)
fl ashes ............................................ .298
0024Re d electric pa rking brake
applied indicator lamp (Canada)
lights up .................................. .297, 298
0049Re d electric pa rking brake
applied indicator lamp (USA)
fl ashes ............................................ .298
0049Re d electric pa rking brake
applied indicator lamp (USA) lights
up ............................................ .297, 298
0024Re d parking brake applied
indicator lamp (Canada) lights up .....2 99
0049Re d parking brake applied
indicator lamp (USA) lights up .......... 299
0075Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp ................................................ .300
0076Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes ............................................ .302
0076Seat belt warning lamp lights
up .................................................... .302 Index
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