2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER ECO mode

3-zone automatic climat
econtrol overview 1
0082 Setsthet emperature
2 Display
3 0097 Setsthea irflow
4 Ve
hicles with
windshield heating: switches
windshield heating on/off
(/ page98)
5 Vehicles wit hstationary
heater or heater boos ter:
003B switches thes tation‐ ar
yh eater or heater boos ter
on/off(/ page100)
6 Vehicles wit hrear window
defros ter: 006C switches
re ar wind owdefros ter
on/of f(/ pag e98)
7 0089 Switches air-recircula‐
tion mode on/off
(/ page98)
8 0064 Switches windshield
defrosting on/off
(/ page97)
9 008F Adjusts thea ir distri‐
bution (/ page97) A
005A Switche sthe A/C
function on/off
(/ page96)
B 0058 Automatically controls
th ec limat econt rol, front
(/ page96) and rear com‐
partment (/ page97)
C 0015 Switches synchroniza‐
tion on/of f(/pag e97)
D /00A4
Vehicles with
dual-zone climat econt rol
sy stems: adjusts ther ear
compartment climat econ‐
trol/
re ar compartment heating
(indicator lam pflashes)
(/ page96)
% The indicator lamps on
theb uttons signal
th at thef unction in question has been activa‐
te d. Operating climat
econtrol sy stems Switching
thec lima tecontrol sy stem on or
off #
Toswitc hon:setthe air flow to1orh igher
on thef ront-compartmen tmenu. #
Toswitc hoff:setthe air flow to0orOFF on
th ef ront-compartmen tmenu.
OFF appear sonthe climat econt rols ystem
displa y.
% When
thec limat econt rols ystemiss witched
off, thew indo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.
Switc hthe climat econt rols ystemo ffonly
brief ly. Climat
econtrol 95

%
If
th ef ront-compartmen tsystemh as already
been switched on and ther ear-compartment
sy stem has been switched off, youc an
swit chit on byturning up thef an on ther ear-
compartment menu. If thef ront-compart‐
ment sy stem is switched on, ther ear-com‐
partment sy stem will automaticall yswitc hon
as well. Ad
justin gthe rear comp artment climat econ‐
trol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page95).
Switching on thet emperatur eand airflow
and adju sting dual-zone and 3-zone automatic
climat econtrol #
Press the /
00A4 button.
The indicator lam ponthe /00A4
but‐
to na nd the /
00A4 symbol on thec li‐
mat econt rols ystemd ispla ywillflash.
The displa yswit ches tothet emperatur eand
th eb lowe rint herear menu. #
Use rocker switches 0082and0097 toset
th er equired temp eratur eand air flow onthe
re ar menu.
% If
th er ea resignificant dif fere nces between
th et emperatur esettings of thef ront and rear
sy stems, these cann otbe controlled accu‐
ra tely.
% If
th er ear compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched off, youc an swit chit on auto‐
matically bypressing the0015 button.
Dependin gonthevehicle equipment, climate
contro lswitches on theo verhead air-conditioning
sy stem or rear compartment heating as requ ired:
R Ve
hicles with an overhead air-condition‐
ing sy stem: ther ear compartment can be
cooled onl y.
R Ve
hicles with rear comp artment heating:
th er ear compartment can be heated onl y.Switching of
frear compa rtment air condition‐
ing with dual and 3-zone automatic climate
control #
Press the /
00A4 button. #
Ifth ei ndicator lam ponthe /00A4
but‐
to na nd the /
00A4 symbol on thec li‐
mat econt rols ystemd ispla yflash, se tthe air‐
fl ow to0ont herear menu.
% Indicator lam
pon:rear compartment climate
control has been swit ched on.
Indicator lam poff:r ear compartment climate
control has been switched off.
Indicator lam pflashes: thes etting mode of
th er ear compartment climat econtrol is
active. Swit
ching theA /C function on and off Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page95).
The A/C function cont rols thec limat eand dries
th ea ir inside thev ehicle. #
Press the005A button.
% Switc
hofftheA /C function onl ybrief ly.O th‐
erwise, thew indo wscould fogupf aster.
% Condensation ma
yleak from theu nderside of
th ev ehicle in cooling mode. This is no tasign
of ad efect. Au
tomaticall yregulating climat econtrol Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on
(/ page95).
Switching on automatic climat econtrol
In automatic mode, thet emperature, air flow and
air distribution ar eregulated and kept cons tant. #
Press the0058 button.
The displa ywill sho wthe temp erature. The
air flow and air distribution will disappear from
th ed ispla y.
If th er ear-compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched on, thes etting fort he rear
compartment is car ried over. 96
Climat econt rol

Switching of
fautomatic climat econtrol #
Use the0097 rocker switc htochangethe air‐
fl ow setting and air distribution
(/ page97) .
Th eo ther settingr emainsunaf fected bythe
ch ange. Au
tomaticall ycontrolling the climat econtrol
in the rear comp artment Re
quirements:
R Rear-compartment climat econtrol has been
swit ched on (/ page96).
In automatic mode, thet emperature, air flow and
air distribution ar eregulated and kept cons tant. #
Press the /
00A4 button. #
Press the0058 button.
% Even if
thef ront-compartmen tsystemisin
automatic mode, ther ear-compartment sys‐
te mc anexit automatic mode if youa djust
th eb lowe ront herear-compartment menu.
% If
th ea ir is cooled and thed rive r,front
passenger or sliding door is opened, ther ear
air conditioning sy stem blo werist urned
down af tera round 15minutes.
When all door shave been closed again, the
blo werw illber esettot he pr evious setting
af te ra round one minute. Information on
thea ir distribution settings The symbols on
thed ispla yindicat ethe vents
th ro ugh whic hthe air is being directed.
TEMPMATIC R 0087 Defros tera nd center vents
R 008F Allvents
R 009C Center vents
R 009F Center and foot we llve nts
3-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
R 0061 Defros terv ents
R 0087 Defrost er and center vents
R 008F Allvents
R 0086 Defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R 009C Center vents
R 009F Center and foot we llve nts
R 009B Footwe llve nts Settin
gthe air distribution Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on. #
Press the008F button repeatedl yuntil the
desired air distribution appear sinthe air con‐
ditioning sy stem displa y. Switching
thes ynchronization function on
and off Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page95).
The synchronization function cont rols thec limate
cont rolfunction centrally .The settings fort he
te mp eratur eand air flow inthef ront zonea re
automaticall yadop tedf or ther ear zone. #
Press the0015 button.
% If
th er ear-compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched off, youc an swit chit on auto‐
matically bypressing the0015 button. Re
moving condensatio nfromt he windo ws Misting on
thei nsid eofw indows #
Press the0064 button.
When thew indshield defros teriss witched on,
th et emperatur eand air flow canno tbeadjus‐
te d. #
Invehicles wit haheating sy stem and aman‐
ual air-conditionin gsystem, also close the
side and center air vent (/ page 98) as well
as thea irve nts fort he rear compartment
(/ page99). #
Vehicles with dual or 3-zone automatic cli‐
mat econtrol: pressthe005A button and, if
necessar y,use the008F button todirect the
air ont othe windshield 0061. #
Increase thea irflow as necessar yand close
all air vents (/ page 98). #
Ifth ew indo wsremain fogged up: press
the 0064 button.
When thew indshield defros teriss witched on,
th et emperatur eand air flow canno tbeadjus‐
te d.
0064 or no symbol will appear on thec limate
cont rols ystemd ispla y. Climat
econtrol 97

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Vehicles with windshiel dheating: press
the button.
#
Close thec enter air vent (/ page 98) and
air vents fort he headroom (/ page99) and
re ar compartment (/ page99).
Mistin gonthe outside of windo ws #
Switc hont he windshield wiper (/ page88). Switching air-recirculation mode on and off
#
Press the0089 button.
The interior air is recirculated.
The ai r-re circulation mode switches of fautom ati‐
cally.
% When air-recirculation mode is switched off,
th ew indo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only briefly.
Air-recirculation mode au tomatical lyswitches on
in thef ollowing cases:
R at high outside temp eratures
R while thev ehicle is driving in atunnel (only
ve hicles wit h3-zone automatic climat econ‐
trol)
R when thew indshield wiper sareswitched on
(/ page88)
The indicator lam ponthe0089 button will not
light up in this case. Af teram aximu mof
30 minutes, outsid eair is automatically intro‐
duced again. Switching
thew indshield heating on and off %
In
thee vent of high outsid etemperatures,
th ew indshield heating ma ynottur no n. #
Press theb utton fort he windshield heating.
If th ei ndicator lam plights up, thew indshield
heating is switched on.
% The windshield heating switches of
fautomat‐
ically af teraf ewminutes.
% If
th eb atter yvoltag eistoo lo w,it ma ynotbe
possible toswitc hthe windshield heating on.
If th eb atter yvoltag ebecomes tool ow while
th ew indshield heating is in operation, the
windshield heating will swit choffa utomati‐
cally. Switching
ther ear windo wdefros tero noro ff #
Press the006C button.
If th ei ndicator lam plights up, ther ear win‐
do wd efros teriss witched on. Operating air
vents Ad
justin gthe front-compartmen tairve nts &
WARNING ‑Danger of bu rnsorf rostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts. #
Makesur ethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dis tance to
th ea irve nts. #
If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior. #
Toopen or close: hold center2 of air
ve nt 1 and tur nittot he leftorright as far
as it will go. #
Tosetthe air direction: holdcenter 2 of
air vent 1 and swivel it up wards, down‐
wa rds, to thel eftortot heright. 98
Climat econt rol

#
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he windwar dside of
th ev ehicle toensur eana dequat esup‐
ply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk offire due tohots tation‐
ar yh eater components
When thes tationa ryheater is swit ched on,
parts of thev ehicle can become very hot, e.g.
th es tationa ryheater exhaus tsyst em.
Flammable materials suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th:
R hotp arts of thes tationa ryheater exhaust
sy stem
R thee xhau stgasitself
Ther eisar isk offire. #
When thes tationar yheater is swit ched
on, mak esuret hat:
R Hotvehicle parts do no tcome into
contact wit hflammable materials.
R The exhaus tgas can flow out of the
st ationar yheater exhaus tpipe
unhindered.
R The exhaus tgas doe snotcome into
contact wit hflammable materials. *
NO
TEDama getothea uxiliar yheating If
th ea uxiliar yheating is no tused foran
ex tende dperiod of time ,itcan be damaged. #
Switc hthe auxiliar yheating on for
around tenm inutesatl eastonce a
month. *
NO
TEDama getothea uxiliar yheating
due toove rheating If
th eh otair flow is bloc ked, thea uxiliary
heating can overheat and switc hoff. #
Do no tbloc kthe ho tairflow. %
Ve
hicles with modified fuel displa ys:if an
ex tern all yo perated consume risconnec ted
via thec able fort he auxiliar yheater ,this is
no ttaken in toconside ratio nont he "range
re maining" displa yofthe on-boar dcomputer. In
this case, obser vethef uel displa y.The fuel
displa yprovide sthe cur rent le vel.
If yo ua retranspo rting hazardous materials, com‐
ply wit hthe releva nt sa fety regulations. Alw ays
place objects at asufficient dis tance from the
outle topening of thea uxiliar yheating.
Au xilia ryheating worksi ndependentl yofthe
engine and complements thec limat econt rols ys‐
te mint hevehicle. Auxilia ryheating heats thea ir
inside thev ehicle tothes ettemp erature. Hot-water auxiliar
yheater Fu
nction of theh ot-wat er auxiliar yheater
The hot-water auxiliar yheater complements your
ve hicle's climat econt rols ystem, and has a
heater boos ter,auxiliar yheating and auxiliary
ve ntilation function. In addition, thea uxiliary
heating sy stem heats thee ngine coolant topro‐
te ct thee ngine and sa vefuel during thew arming-
up phase. The auxiliar yheatin gheats thea ir
inside thev ehicle tothes ettemp erature. It is not
dependent on theh eat output of ther unning
engine .The auxilia ryheating is operated directly
using thev ehicle's fuel. Forthis reason ,the fuel
ta nk mus thave been filled abo vether eser vefuel
le ve lsot hatthea uxiliar yheating can work.T he
auxilia ryheating automatically adapts its operat‐
ing mode totheo utside temp eratur eand
we ather .Itist herefor epossible that thea uxiliary
heating ma yswitc hfromv entilation toheating
mode or from heating toventilation mode. When
th ee ngine is running ,auxilia ryventilation is not
acti ve.A uxiliar yheating automatically switches
itself of fafter am aximu mof50m inutes.Yo u
canno tuse the" auxiliar yventilation" operating
mode tocool thea ir inside thev ehicle tobelow
th eo utside temp erature. Auxilia ryheating helps
to heat up thev ehicle while thee ngine is running
and at lo woutsid etemperatures.
Operating theh ot-w ater auxiliar yheater dr aws
po we rfromt hevehicle batter y.Therefore, driv ea
re asonabl ylon gd ista nce af terh eating or ventilat‐
ing thev ehicle twice in succession at most.
Au xilia ryheating can be activated onl yattemper‐
atures belo w40°F(4.5 °C).
Switching theh ot-wat er auxiliar yheatin gon
and of fwitht he button
Re quirements:
R The fuel tank is filled abo vether eser vefuel
le ve l. 100
Climat econtrol

Switching auxiliar
yheating on and off #
Toswitc hon:press the003B button. #
Toswitc hoff:press the003B button.
Switching on thes pecified temperature #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Toswitc hon:press the003B button. #
Toswitc hoff:press the003B button. #
Setthe temp eratur eusing the0082 button. #
Press the003B button.
The redorb lue indicator lam ponthe003B
button goes on or off.
Color softhe indicator lamp:
R Blue: auxiliar yventilation has been switched
on.
R Red:auxilia ryheating has been switched on.
R Yello w: departur etime has been pre-selec‐
te d.
Au xilia ryheating or ventilation switches of fafter
am aximum of 50 minutes.
Swit ching heater boos term ode on and off #
Toswitc hon:star tt he engine. #
Press the003B button. #
Toswitc hoff:press the003B button.
Heater boos term ode willbes witched on at
an outsid etemperatur eoflessthan 32 °F
(0 °C) when necessar y.
% Heater boo
ster mode is available onl yfor
ve hicles wit hhot-water auxiliary heatings. Ad
justin gthe hot-water auxiliar yheaterw ith
the on-boar dcom puter
Re quirements:
R The fuel tank is filled abo vether eser vefuel
le ve l.
R The ignition is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Settings 5
Heating
Setting thes witch-on time #
Select Settings. #
Selec tthe desired departur etime.
Ac tivatin gthe departur etime #
Activat ethe departur etime byticking the
box.
% Ensur
ethat A,Ba ndCe achc orrespond to a
programmed departur etime.
% The programmed time
remains se tonlyu ntil
th en exttime thee ngine is star ted.
Selecting prog rammed time #
Setthe requ ired programmed tim eA,BorC.
% The
requ ired prog rammed time A,BorC will
appea ronly if theb oxtoactivat ethe depar‐
tur etime is tic ked. #
Select ther equired programmed time by
swiping lef torright, e.g. A,BorC.
Problems with ho twater auxiliar yheating Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
FA IL00A3 Signal transmission between transmitter and
vehicle is malfunctioning. #
Chang eyour position in relation tothev ehicle, moving closer if nec‐
essar y.
FA IL Thestar terb atter yisn otsuf ficiently charge d. #
Charg ethe star terb atter y.
The fuel tank is no tfilled up tother eser veleve l. #
Refuel at then eares tgas station.
FA IL0099 Au
xilia ryheating is malfunctioning. #
Have thea uxiliar yheating checkedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. Climat
econtrol 101

St
arting thee ngine St
arting thev ehicle wit hthe start/s topb ut‐
ton &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R opendoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,children could also se tthe vehicle
in motion, fore xamp le,by:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R startin gthe engine #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. Re
quirements:
R The keyisind etection rang eoft he antenna
(/ page41) and thek eybat tery is no tdis‐
ch arge d. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depress theb rake pedal and press button 1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffunnec‐
essar yconsumer sand press button 1once. #
Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart and thed is‐
pla ym essage Place the Key in the Marked
Space See Operator's Manual appearsinthe
multifunction display: star tt he vehicle in
emergency operation mode.
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R opendoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,children could also se tthe vehicle
in motion, fore xamp le,by:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R startin gthe engine #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. If
th ev ehicle does no tstart and thePlace the
Key in the Marked Space See Operator's Manual
displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunction dis‐
pla y,yo uc an star tt he vehicle in emer gency oper‐
ation mode. 104
Driving and pa rking

*
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal continu‐
ously whils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand
engin ewhen pulling away #
Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle unti lthe engine has reached
its operatin gtemperature. *
NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel The engine is no
trunnin gsmo othly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus tedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter. #
Onlydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightly. #
Have thec ause rectified immedia tely at
aq ualifie dspecialis tworks hop. Exhaus
temission monitoring
Specific engine sy stems ar edesigned tokeep
poisonous components of exhaus temissions
within legal limits.
These sy stems onl yworko ptimally if they are
main tained exactly according tomanufacturer's
specifications. It is fort his reason that all work
on thee ngine should onl ybeperform ed byquali‐
fi ed and authorized Mercedes-Benz Center tech‐
nicians.
Under no circum stances shoul dengine settings
be changed. In addition ,all specific main tenance
wo rkmus tbep erform ed at regular inter vals and
in complianc ewitht he service regulations of the
dealer named in thei mp rint. Refe rtot he mainte‐
nance bookle tfor de tails.
Information about short-distance trips
If th ev ehicle is predominantl yused fors hort-dis‐
ta nce driving, fue lmayaccumulat einthe engine
oil and cause engine damage.
If yo um ainlydriv eshor tdista nces, yous hould
driv eonaf reew ay or go forac ountr ydrive for20 minutes
every300 km (480 miles). This facili‐
ta test he rege neration of thed iesel particulat efil‐
te r.
Note sont he speed limitation &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. As
thed rive r,yo um ustfind out about them axi‐
mum permissible speed fort he tires (tir eand tire
pressure). In particular ,obser vethel egal requ ire‐
ments fort ires fort he countr yyou ar ein.
Yo uc an permanently limit thes peed of your vehi‐
cle.
Mercedes-Benzr ecommendsaqualified special‐
is tw orks hop forp rogramming thes peed limita‐
tion.
Befor eovertaking, take intoc onsideration that
th ee ngine speed limiter pr events thes peed
increasing be yond thep rogrammed speed limita‐
tion.
On downhill gradients, thes peed limitation may
be exc eeded. Appl ythe brakes if necessar y.
Displ aymessages indica tethat youa reapproach‐
ing thel imit speed.
Information about fore ign trips
Service
An extensiv eMercedes-Benz service is also avail‐
able abroad. Ne vertheless, please remember that
services or spar eparts ma ynotbe available
immediatel y.The releva nt wo rkshop directories
ar ea vailable from an authorize dMercedes-Benz
Center.
Fu el
In some countries, onl yfuels wit hanincreased
sulfur con tent ar eavailable.
Uns uitable fuel can caus eengine damage. In for‐
mation abou tfuel can be found in the" Fuel" sec‐
tion (/ page241). Driving and parking
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