2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER fuse box

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Firstloosen and remo vethe negative term inal
clamp on the battery so that the clamp is no
longer in contact with thete rm inal. #
Remo vethe positive term inal clamp co ver. #
Loosen the positive term inal clamp and fold it
up tothe side, toge ther with the prefuse box. Re
moving/installing the star ter battery Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
st ar ter battery #
Disconnect thest ar ter battery (/ page 222). #
Remo vebreather hose 1with the connector
brac ket from the connection on the degassing
co ver. #
Pull out and remo vescr ews2 of brac ket3
up wa rds. #
Slide thest ar ter battery from its anchorage in
th e direction of tr avel. #
Foldthe bars of thest ar ter battery upwards
and remo vethest ar ter battery from the bat‐
te ry box.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: installing the
st ar ter battery #
When reconnecting thest ar ter batter y,
obser vethe saf ety measures and pr otection
no tes (/ page219). #
Inse rtthest ar ter battery into the battery box. #
Fold down the bars of thest ar ter batter y. #
Slide thest ar ter battery into its anchorage in
th e opposite direction tothe direction of
tra vel. #
Insert brac ket3. #
Tighten scr ews2 on brac ket3 which holds
th e battery in place. #
Attach breather hose 1with the connector
brac ketto the connection of theve ntilation
co ver. #
Reconnect thest ar ter battery (/ page 222).
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you ha vethe
st ar ter battery replaced at a qualified specialist
wo rkshop, e.g. an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
If yo uwa nttoreplace thest ar ter battery yourself,
obse rveth efo llowing no tes:
R Alwaysre place a defective star ter battery
with a star ter battery which meets the spe‐
cific requirements of theve hicle.
R Carryover de tach able parts such as theve nt
hose, elbow fitting or term inal co ver from the
st ar ter battery tobe replaced.
R Make sure that theve nt hose is al ways con‐
nected toits original opening on the battery
side.
Ins tallth eex isting or newly supplied stop
plugs. Breakdown assis
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Re
ar towing eye (vehicles with passenger vehicle
appr oval)
% Re
ar towing eye2 is permanently attached
to theve hicle.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect use of
th eto wing eye When a
towing eye is used toreco ver a vehi‐
cle, theve hicle may be damaged in the proc‐
ess. #
Only use theto wing eyeto to waw ay or
to w start theve hicle. To
w starting vehicle (eme rgency engine start) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothe automatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting The automatic transmission may be damaged
in the process of tow starting vehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission
must not be tow star ted. #
Do not tow start vehicles with automatic
transmission. Electrical fuses
Note
s on electrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due toove rloaded lines
If yo u manipulate or bridge a faulty fuse or if
yo ure place it with a fuse with a higher
amperage, the electric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in a fire. #
Alwaysre place faulty fuses with speci‐
fi ed new fuses containing the cor rect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect fuses Electrical components or sy
stems could be
damaged byincor rect fuses. #
Only use fuses whi chhave been
appr ovedby Mercedes-Benz and which
ha ve the cor rect fuse rating. The electrical fuses in
your vehicle switch off
defective circuits. If a fuse blo ws, all the compo‐
nents on the circuit and their functions will cease
to operate.
Blown fuses must be replaced with fuses of an
equivalent specification, which you can de ter‐
mine bythe color and fuse rating. The fuse allo‐
cation chart and fur ther information on the elec‐
tric fuses and relays can be found in the "Fuse
allocation chart" supplement.
* NO
TEDama geor malfunctions caused by
moisture Moisture may cause dama
getothe electrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction. #
When the fuse box is open, make sure
th at no moisture can enter the fuse box. #
When closing the fuse box, make sure
th at the seal of the lid is positioned cor‐
re ctly on the fuse box. If
th e new fuse which has been inser ted also
blo ws, ha vethe cause traced and rectified at a
qu alified specialist workshop.
Make sure of thefo llowing before replacing a
fuse:
R theve hicle is secured such that it does not
ro llaw ay
R all electrical consume rsare swit ched off 228
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R
the ignition is switched off
The fuses are located in various fuse bo xes:
R fuse box in the front-passenger foot we ll
(/ page 229)
R fuse box in the seat base of the driver's seat
(/ page 229) Opening
the fuse box in the seat base of the
dr iver's seat #
Toopen: press down and unclip fasteners 1
on the co ver. #
Remo vethe co ver. #
Toclose: pressthe co verfirm ly in tothe seat
base until fasteners 1clip in. Opening
the fuse box in the front-passenger
fo ot we ll #
Unlocking andremoving thestow age com‐
partment co ver in the front-passenger foot‐
we ll (/ page 229). #
Remo veinsert 1with theve hicle tool kit. Ve
hicle tool kit Information on
theve hicle tool kit The
vehicle tool kit is located in thestow age com‐
partment in thefo ot we ll on the front-passenger
side (/ page 229).
The vehicle tool kit contains:
R ato wing eye
R a scr ewdriver with Torx, Phillips and slotted
bits
The vehicle tool kit may also contain thefo llow‐
ing, forex ample:
R an open-end wrench
R a wheel wrench Un
locking and removing the stow age com‐
partment co ver Breakdown assis
tance 229