2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER charging

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WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch argin gprocess and startin gassis tance
During thec harging process and starting
assis tance, theb atter ymayrelease an explo‐
siv eg as mixture. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,creating spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient venti‐
lation du ring thec harging process and
during startin gassis tance. #
Do no tlea no verab atter y. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas ma ybereleased. #
Alwayst hawaf roze nb atter youtfirst
befor echarging it or per form ing starting
assis tance. If
th ew arning /indicator lamps do no tlight up in
th ei nstrument displa yaround or belo wfreezing
point, it is very likel ythat thed ischarged battery
has frozen.
In this case, obser vethef ollowing points:
R do no tgivet he vehicle startin gassis tance or
ch arge theb attery
R thes ervice lif eofabatterythat has been
th awe dmaybe reduced drastically
R thes tart-u pb ehavior ma ydeteriorate, partic‐
ularly at lo wtemperatures
R it is recommended that youh ave athawed
batter ychec kedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynume rous or
ex tende dattempts tostar tt he engine Numerous or
extende dattempts tostar tt he
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. Obser
vethef ollowing points during starting
assis tance and when chargin gthe battery:
R onlyuse undamaged jumper cables/charging
cables wit hasufficient cross-sectio nand
insula tedt erminal clamps
R non-insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontact wi thother me tal
parts while thej umper cables/charging
cables ar econnected totheb attery/jump-
st ar tc onnectio npoint
R thej umper cables/charging cable mus tnot
come int ocontact wit hanyparts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running
R alwa ys mak esuret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectros tatically charged
R alwaysk eep away from fire and open flames
R do no tlean overab attery
R when charging: onlyuseab atter ychar ger
th at has been tested and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benza ndread theo perating
instruction sfor your charge rb efor echarging
th eb atter y.
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
R startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof12V
R thev ehicles mus tnot to uche acho ther
R vehicles with agasoline engine: only per‐
fo rm startin gassis tance when thee ngine and
ex haus tsystema recold #
Vehicles with abatter ymain switch: check
whe ther theb atter ymain switc hisswitched
on (/ page114). #
Secu rethev ehicle using thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthei gnition and all electrical con‐
sumers. #
Open theh ood (/ page180). 19 8
Breakdown assis tance

Example: jump-s
tart connection point
% Right-hand-driv
evehicles: thej ump-s tart
connection points ma ybeonthe opposite
side. #
Remo vethec ove rfromt he positiv eterminal
on thed onor batter y. #
First,c onnec tthe positiv eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cables/charging cables tothe
positiv eterminal of theo ther vehicle's bat‐
te ry. #
With positiv eterminal clamp 2ofthe
jumper cable ,slide ther ed pr otectiv ecap on
jump-s tart connection point 1back witha
clockwis eturn. #
Connect thep ositiv eterminal clam ptothe
positiv eterminal of jump-s tart connection
point 1. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
of thed onor vehicle and le titrun at idle
speed. #
Connect then egativ eterminal of thed onor
batter ytothe ground point of your ow nv ehi‐
cle wit hthe jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin wit hthe donor batter y. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
on your ow nv ehicle. #
When charging: star tt he chargin gprocess. #
During starting assistance: lett he engine
ru nf or afew minutes. #
During starting assistance: beforediscon‐
necting thej umper cable, switc honanelec‐
trical consumer on your ow nv ehicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or lighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging proces sis
comple te: #
First,r emo vethej umper cables/charging
cables from theg round point and negative
te rm inal of theo ther vehicle's batter y,then
from thep ositiv eterminal of jump-s tart con‐
nectio npoint 1and thep ositiv eterminal of
th eo ther vehicle's batter y.Eac htime ,begin
at thec ontacts on your ow nv ehicle.
The redp rotectiv ecap springs bac ktoits ini‐
tial position when positiv eterminal clamp 2
is disconnected from jump-s tartconnection
point 1.
Fu rther information can be obtained at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Installing/removing
thef loor co vering (vehi‐
cles with rear wheel drive) &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Ensur efloor mats and carpets cannot
slip and pr ovide suf ficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. #
Switc hoffall electrical consumers. #
Toremo ve: unscr ewscrews 3and remo ve
trim 2. #
Remo vefloor co vering 1. Breakdown assis
tance 19 9

Anti-thef
tprotection
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Ashtr ays
In thew indshield stowagec om‐
partment ............................................ .74
ASR (accele ratio ns kidc ontrol) ........... 137
Assistance graphic (on-board com‐
puter) ..................................................... 161
ASS YSTP LUS ........................................ 180
Batter ydisconnection period s.......... 180
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........ 180
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 180
Re gular maintenance work ............... 180
Special service requirements .......... .180
ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) .............. 56
Ac tivating/deactivating thei nterior
motion sensor .................................... 57
Fu nctio n............................................. 56
Interio rmotions ensor functio n.......... 57
St opping thea larm. ............................ 56
Switching thet ow -awa ya larm
on/of f............................................... .57
To w- aw ay alar mfunction .................... 56
At tachments .......................................... .19
AT TENTION ASSI ST............................... 14 6
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 147
Fu nctio n........................................... 14 6
Sy stem limitations ............................1 46
Au dio settings
Balance and fader .............................1 68
Equalizer .......................................... .168
Playba ckoptions .............................. 17 0
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights ........................ 79
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................ 11 5
Engaging driv eposit ion. .................... 11 7
Engaging neutral ............................... 11 6
Engaging reve rseg ear ....................... 11 6
Kickdown .......................................... 11 8
Re stricting thes hiftrang e................. 11 7
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 16
Tr ansmission position displa y........... 11 5
Tr ansmission position s..................... .115
Au xiliar yheating .................................... 99
Fu nctio n............................................. 99
Axle load ............................................... 238 B
Bac ksuppo rt
see Lumbar suppor t(4-w ay)
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................. 137
Battery Charging ........................................... 197
Chargin gavehicle batter y................1 97
Disconnecting thea uxiliar ybattery
in thee ngine compartmen t.............. 201
Disconnecting thes tarter batter y.... 200
Jump -sta rting (vehicle )..................... .197
Ke y. .................................................... 42
No tes( vehicle) ................................. 19 6
Re moving or ins talling thes tarter
batter y............................................. 200
St arterb atter y.................................. 19 9
Batter ymain switch
No tes. ............................................... 11 4
Switching thep ower supply on/o ff... 11 4
Belt see Sea tbelt
Blind Spo tAssist .................................. 147
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 14 8
Fu nctio n........................................... 147
Re ar Cross Traf ficA lert. ................... 14 8
Sy stem limitations ............................1 47
Blue tooth ®
audio equipment
St artin gplaybac k............................. 16 9
Bottle holder .......................................... .74
Brake ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........ 137
Ac tiveB rake Assi st........................... 13 9
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 137
Braking wi thparkin gbrake :. ............ .108
Breaking-i nnotes ............................. 105
Downhil lgradien t............................. 108
Driving tip s....................................... 105
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 39
Heavy and light loads ....................... 108
HOLD functio n.................................. 14 5
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 108
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads) .........................................1 05
We troad sur faces ............................ 108
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak eAssistance
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem) 284
Index

Brak
efluid
No tes. ............................................... 24 6
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) ..............................................1 39
Brakes New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs ................................................. 105
Breakdown Assi stanc eoverview. .......................... 16
Changin gawheel ............................ .228
Ro adside Assis tance ........................... 21
To ws tartin g. .................................... 206
To wing away ..................................... 203
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ...................2 04
Breakdown see Flat tire
Breaking-in no tes................................. 105
Bulbs Reversing light .................................... 87
Buttons Steering wheel ..................................1 59C
Call list Making acall ................................... .172
Calls ...................................................... .171
Ac cepting .......................................... 171
Ac tivating functions du ring acall. ..... 172
Declining ........................................... 171
Ending acall. ................................... .171
Incoming call during an existing
call .................................................... 172
Making ..............................................1 71
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) .................................... 188
Care ...................................................... .192
Carw ash .......................................... 188
Carpe t............................................. .192
Displ ay............................................. 19 2
Exterio rlighting ................................ 19 0
Headliner .......................................... 19 2
Matt efinish ...................................... 189
Pa int ................................................ .189
Pla stic trim ...................................... .192
Po we rw ashe r................................... 188
Re alwo od/trim elements ................. 19 2
Re ar vie wcamera/360 °Camer a..... 19 0
Seat bel t.......................................... .192
Seat co ver. ....................................... 19 2Senso
rs............................................ 19 0
Ta ilpipes .......................................... .190
Tr ailer hit ch...................................... 19 0
Wa shing byhand .............................. 189
Wheels/rims .................................... 19 0
Wi ndo ws ........................................... 19 0
Wi per blades .................................... 19 0
Cargo compa rtmen tlighting
Motio ndetector ............................. ..... 83
Cargo co mpartment ventilation
Deactivating .....................................1 02
Setting .............................................. 102
Cargo tie-down point ............................175
Cargo tie-down points Info rm atio n..................................... .252
Carpe t(care) ........................................ .192
Chang ebulbs
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 85
Changing abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................2 31
Preparing .......................................... 228
Ra ising thev ehicle ........................... 228
Re moving awhee l............................ 230
Changing address ................................... 21
Changing bulbs ...................................... .83
High bea m.......................................... 84
Indicator (front) .................................. 84
Interior lamps (rear compartment) ..... 88
License plate lamp............................. 86
Ligh tbulbt ypes haloge nheadlamps .. 84
Lo wb eam ........................................... 84
No tes. ................................................83
Ta il lam pbulb types (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 85
Ta il lam pbulb types (chassis) ............ .87
Tu rn signal light (rear) (chassis) ..........87
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner ...................................... 21
Cha racteristics of thet ire .................. .222
Charging Batter y.............................................. 197
Mobile phone (wireless) ..................... 77
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) ........................ 39
Child seat front-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 38 Index
285

0076Sea
tbeltw arning lamp
fl ashes .............................................. 279
0076 Seatbeltw arning lam plights
up .................................................... .279
0024The electric parking brake
malfunctioning yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up ...................... 275
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes ................ .281
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ............ .282
Wa rranty ................................................. 24
Wa rranty termsand conditions ............ 20
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid (no tes)
Wa shing byhand (care) ....................... 189
Wheel rotation ...................................... 226
Wheel siz ecategories .......................... 227
Wheel wrench ...................................... .227
Wheels Care ................................................. 19 0
Characteristic softhe tir e................. 222
Checking .......................................... 209
Checking thet irep ressur e(tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............ 216
Definitions ........................................ 223
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ................................................. 221
Flat tir e............................................. 19 5
Ins talling .......................................... 230
Load inde x....................................... .222
Load-bearing capacity ...................... 222
Maximum tir eload ............................ 221
Maximum tir epressur e................... .222
No ise ................................................ 209
No tesoni nstalling .......................... .225
Overvie woftirel ab eling ................... 220
Re moving ........................................ .230
Re placing .................................2 25, 228
Re startin gthe tir epressur emoni‐
to r. .................................................... 217
Ro tating ............................................ 226
Selecting .......................................... 225
Size designatio n............................... 222
Sno wchains .....................................2 10
Spee drating ..................................... 222
St oring ............................................. 227
Te mp eratur egrade ........................... 220 Ti
re and Loading In form atio nplac‐
ar d. .................................................. .217
Ti re pressur e(notes) .........................2 11
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) .......................................... 215
Ti re pressur etable ............................ 212
Ti re qu alitygrades ............................ 220
Tr action grade .................................. 220
Tr ead wear grade .............................. 220
Un usual drivin gcharacteristics ........ 209
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag .......................... 32
Wi ndo ws
see Side window
Wi ndo ws(care) .................................... .190
Wi ndshield ..............................................89
Re placing thew iper blades ................89
Re placing thew iper blades (WET
WIPER SYSTEM) .................................. 89
Wi ndshield
see Windshield
Wi ndshield washer fluid
Information ....................................... 24 8
Wi ndshield washer fluid (no tes) ......... 247
Wi ndshield wipers
Re placing thew iper blades ................89
Re placing thew iper blades (WET
WIPER SYSTEM) .................................. 89
Switching on/o ff................................ 88
Wi nter driving (sno wchains) .............. .210
Wi nter tires ...........................................2 10
Setting apermanent speed limita‐
tion ................................................... 14 2
Wi per blades
Ca re ................................................. 19 0
Re placing (rear window) .....................90
Re placing (WET WIPER SYSTEM) ........ 89
Re placing (windshield) ........................ 89
Wire lesscharging
Fu nction/no tes. .................................77
Mobile phone .....................................78
Wo rkshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop Index
301