2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER maintenance

Fi
lling up thew indshield washer sy stem &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
windshiel dwashe rconcentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighlyflam‐
mable. It could ignit eifitcomes int ocontact
wi th hote ngine component parts or the
ex haus tsystem. #
Mak esuret hat no windshield washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. *
NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuitable windshield washer fluid Uns
uitable windshield washer fluid ma ydam‐
ag et he plastic sur face of thee xterio rlighting. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluids that
ar ea lso suitable foru se on plast ic sur‐
fa ces, e.g. MB SummerFit or MB Winter‐
Fit. Ad
ding washer fluid Wa
sher fluid reser voir (e xamp le) #
Pre-mix thew ashe rfluid in thec orrect mixing
ra tio in acontainer. #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face and secu re
it agains trolling away ( /pag e132). #
Ope nthe hood (/ page180). #
Pullthe cap of washer fluid con tainer 1
upwards bythes trap. #
Pour in thep re-mixed washer fluid. #
Press cap 1onto thef iller openin guntil it
audibly engages. #
Close theh ood (/ page180).
% Mix
thew ashe rfluid wit hwindshield washer
concentrat eallye ar round. Compl ywitht he
information about windshield washer fluid in
th et echnical dat a(/ pag e247).
% Compl
ywitht he fur ther information about
windshield washer fluid (/ page247) Cleanin
gthe waterd rain valveoft he air
intak ebox &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
parts
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment ma ycontinue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain even af tert he ignition has been
switched off, e.g. thec ooler fan.
Ma kesur eoft hefollowing befor eperform ing
ta sk sint he engine compartment: #
Switc hthe ignition off. 18 6
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#
Nevertouc hthe danger zone sur round‐
ing movin gcomponent parts ,e.g.t he
ro tatio na reaoft hefan. #
Remo vejewe lrya nd watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Allo wthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap #
Open theh ood (/ page180). #
Remo vedirtfromw ater drain valve 2 of air
intak ebox1 . Draining
thef uel filter &
WARNING Danger of fire and explosion
due tofuel
Fu els ar ehighly flammable. #
It is essential toavoid fire ,o pen flames,
smokin gand creating spar ks. #
Befor efilling up, switc hoffthee ngine,
and, if applicable, thea uxiliar yheating. &
WARNING Risk offire and explosion due
to fuel
Fu els ar ehighly flammable. Ther eisarisk of
fi re and explosion due tocontact wi thhot
component parts. #
Allo wthe engine and thee xhau stsys‐
te mtoc ool down. *
NO
TEEngine damag eduetodela yed
drainag eofthe fuel filter Ve
hicles with adiese lengine: delayed
drainag eofthe fuel filter can lead toengine
damage.
If the 003A indicator lam plights up, drain the
fuel filter immediately. +
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
pollution du etodisposal in anon-envi‐
ro nmental ly-friendly manner #
Dispose of thew ater/fuel mixtur einan
environmentally-friendly manner. Mo
torO M642 #
Park thev ehicle in asafel ocation and secure
it agains trolling away. #
Switc hoffthea uxiliar yheating
(/ page100). #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Open theh ood (/ page180). Maintenance and care
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#
Place asuitable collector beneat hdrain hose
2. #
Switc hont he ignition. #
Open drain scr ew1 until thew ater/fuel
mixtur eemerges from drain hose 2.#
Close drain scr ew1 as soon as around
0. 2qt( 0.2l iter) of thew ater/fuel mixtur ehas
been collected.
Af ter30s econds, thee lectrical fuel pump
automaticall ystops thed ischarg eofthe
wate r/fuel mixture. #
Afterd raining, switc hoffthei gnition. #
Dispose of thec ollected water/fuel mixture
in an environmentally responsible manner,
e.g. at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Chec kthat drain scr ew1 has been closed.
If th ee ngine is running whil edrain scr ew 1
is open, youw ill lose fuel thro ugh drain hose
2. #
Close theh ood (/ page180). #
003A The indicator lam pdoes no tgoo ut
af te rd raining: drainthe fuel filter again. #
003ATh eindica torlam pd oesn otgo out
af te rt he second draining: consultaquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh avet he
fuel filter drained at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. Cleaning and care
Note
sonw ashingthe vehicl einana utomatic
car wash &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
re duced braking ef fect af terw ashing the
ve hicle
The braking ef fect is reduced af terw ashing
th ev ehicle. #
Aftert he vehicle has been washed,
brak ecarefully while paying attention to
th et raffic condition suntil theb raking
ef fect has bee nfully restored. *
NO
TERisk of damag etothe paintwork
and plastic components If
yo uw ash your vehicle in Touchles sAuto‐
matic Car Wash sy stems that use special
cleaning agents, thec leaning agentsu sed can damag
ethe paintwor korplastic components
of thev ehicle. #
Do no twash thev ehicle in Touchless
Au tomatic Car Wash sy stems that use
special cleaning agents. Mak
esuret hat thea utomatic car wash is suitable
fo rt he size of thev ehicle.
Befor ewashing thev ehicle in an automatic car
wa sh, fold in theo utside mir rors and remo veany
additional antennas. Otherwise, theo utside mir‐
ro rs,a ntennas or thev ehicle itself could be dam‐
aged.
Mak esurea nyadditional antennas ar ere-in stal‐
led and that theo utside mir rors aref ullyf olded
out again when youl eave thea utomatic car
wa sh.
To avo id damag etoyourvehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing befor eusing an automatic car wash:
R thes ide windo wsand thes liding windo ware
comple tely closed.
R theb lowe rfor ventilation and heating is
switched off.
R thew indshield wiper switc hisinposition005A.
If th ev ehicle is very dirty ,wash of fexcess dirt
befor ecleaning thev ehicle in an automatic car
wa sh.
% Re
moving thew ax from thew indshield and
th ew iper rubber safter wa shing thev ehicle,
will help avoid smearing and reduce wiper
noise. Note
sonu se ofapowe rwasher &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
high-pressu recleaning equipment wi th
ro und-spr aynozzles
The wate rjet from around-spra ynozzle (dirt
grinder) ma ycaus edamag etotires and sus‐
pension components that is no tvisible.
Component sdamaged in this wa ym ayfail
unexpec tedly. #
Do no tuse high-p ressur ecleaning
equipment wit hround-spra ynozzle sto
clea nyour vehicle. #
Damaged tires or suspension compo‐
nentsm ustber eplaced immediatel y. Ne
veru se ap owe rwashe rinthevehicle interior.
The pressurized watercreated bythep ower 18 8
Maintenance and care

wa
sher and thea ssociated spr aycould cause
considerable damag etothevehicle.
To avo id damag etoyourvehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing when using apowerwa sher:
R maintain aminimum dis tance of 11.8 in
(30 cm) tothev ehicle when using 25° flat-
spr aynozzle sand di rtgrinder sor27.6in
(70 cm) whe nusing round-spra ynozzle sand
obse rvet he information in thee quipment
manufacturer's operating instructions.
R do no tdirect then ozzle of thep owerwa sher
directl yatsensitiv eparts suc hastires, slits,
electrical components, batteries, light bulbs
and ventilation slits.
R maintai naminimum di stanc eof1 9.7 in
(50 cm) forar ear vie wcamera. Wa
shing thev ehicle byhand Obser
vethel egal requirements, fore xamp le in
man ycountries washing byhand is only allo wed
at speciall ydesignated wash ba ys.Int his case,
mak esuret hat aspeciall ydesignated wash ba yis
used forw ashing byhand. #
Use amild cleaning agent, e.g. car shampoo. #
Washthev ehicle wit hlukew armw ater and a
sof tcar sponge. When doing so, do not
ex pose thev ehicle todirect sunlight. #
Carefully spr aythev ehicle wit hwater and dry
of fw ithal eather clo th.Bec arefulnot to
point thew ater je tdirectl ytow ards thea ir
inle tgrilles. The blo wershould be switched
of fw hiled oing so. #
Do no tlet thec leaning agent dr yonthe paint‐
wo rk.
At theo nse tofw inter,remo veall traces of road
salt deposits carefull yand as soon as possible. Note
sonc areofp aint and matte finish *
NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eand cor rosion
due toinadequat ecare Fa
ilur etop romp tly and thoroughly remo ve
dir tfromb irdd roppings or other residue
could result in paintwor kdamag eand cor ro‐
sion at alater date. #
Cleand irto ffpaint and matt efinish
th oroughly and as soon as possible. Maintenance and care
18 9

Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eA voiding paintwor kdamage
Pa int
R
Insect remains: soak wit hinsect
re mo vera nd then wash off.
R Birdd roppings: soak wit hwater and
th en wash off.
R Remo vecoolant, tree resin, oils,
fuels and greases: rubg entl ywitha
clo thsoaked in petroleum ether or
lighter fluid.
R Brak efluid: wash of fwithw ater.
R Tars tains :use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: us eas ilicone remo ver. R
Do no taffix sticke rs,f ilms or similar.
R Remo vedirtass oon as possible.
Mat tefinish
R
Onlyuse car eproducts appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz. R
Do no tpolish thev ehicle and alloy
wheels.
R Do no tuse aw ash program that
end swithah otwa xtreatment in
au tomatic car washes.
R Do no tuse paint cleaners, buf fing or
polishing products, or gloss preserv‐
ers, e.g. wax.
R Have paint repair scarried out in a
qu alified specialis tworks hop onl y. Note
sont he car eofvehicle parts &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windshield wiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indshield is being cleaned
If th ew indshield wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythew iper
arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor ecleaning the
windshield or wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rning from thet ail‐
pipe or tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wi th these
car parts, youc oul db urny ourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful when in
th ev icinit yoft hetailpipe and tailpipe
trims and supervise children very
closely whe ninthis area. #
Befor eanycon tact, allo wthe car parts
to cool down. 19 0
Maintenance and care

Note
sonc leaning and car eP reve nting damag etothevehicle
Ste ps
R
Clea nthe electrically operated steps
and their housing wit hapower
wa sher.
R Afterc leaning, spr aythel ateral
guides wit hsilicone spr ay.
R Clean thes teps in theb umper wit ha
po we rw ashe r. Do no
tuse oil or grease as alubricant.
Aluminum
dropsides R
Brush down thea luminum dropsides
wit hw ater and aneutral or mild alka‐
line cleaning agent. Do no
tuse abrasiv ecleaning agents to
clea nthe dropsides. Note
soni nterior care &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom pla stic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based car eproducts
Ca reand cleaning products con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause su rfaces in thec ockpit to
become porous.
When thea irbags ar edeplo yed, plastic parts
ma ybreak away. #
Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclea nthe
cockpit. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, cause seat belt stotear
or fail in an accident. #
Neverb lea ch or dy eseat belts. Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eP reve nting damag etothevehicle
Seat belts Clean withlukewa rmsoap ywater. R
Do no tuse chemical cleaning
agents.
R Do no tdrythes eat belt byheating
abo ve176°F( 80 °C) or in direct
sunlight.
Display Cleanthes urface carefully wi tham icro‐
fi ber clo thand LCD/TFT displ aycare
product. R
Switc hoffthed ispla yand le titcool
down.
R Do no tuse an yother agents.
Plastic trim R
Clean wit hadampm icrofiber clo th.
R Forh eavy soiling: use car eproduct
re commended forM ercedes-Benz . R
Do no taffix sticke rs,f ilms or similar.
R Do no tallowtoc ome int ocontact
wi th cosmetics, insect repellent and
sun creams.
Re alwo od/
trim ele‐
ments R
Clean wit hamicro fiber clo th.
R Blackpiano-lacquer look: clean with
ad am pcloth and soap ywater.
R Forh eavy soiling: use car eproduct
re commended forM ercedes-Benz . Do no
tuse sol vent-based cleaning
agents, polishes or waxes. 19 2
Maintenance and care

Note
sonc leaning and car eP reve nting damag etothevehicle
Headliner Clean withasoftb rush or dr yshampoo.
Clo thseat
co vers Va
cuu mupd irts uchasc rumb sord ust
and then use adam pm icrofiber clo th
and a1%s oapsuds solution toclea nthe
entir eseat co ver.Do no tspot-clean.
Use cleaning and car eprodu cts recom‐
mende dfor Mercedes-Benz . Do no
tuse an yoil-based cleaning and
car eproducts.
Imitation
leather seat
co vers Va
cuu mupd irts uchasc rumb sord ust
and then use adam pcotto ncloth and a
1% soapsuds solution toclea nthe entire
seat co ver.Do no tspot-clean.
Use cleaning and car eprodu cts recom‐
mende dfor Mercedes-Benz . Do no
tuse am icrofiber clo th.
Do no tuse anyo il-based cleaning and
car eprodu cts.
Genuine
leather seat
co vers Re
gular lyvacuu mupd irts uchas
crumb sordusta nd then use adamp
cotton clo thtoclea nthe entir eseat cov‐
ers.
Fo rh eavy soiling: use alea ther care
agent recommended byMercedes-Benz
fo ra ftertreatment. Do no
tuse am icro fiber clo th.
Do no tuse anyo il-based cleaning and
car eprodu cts.
Ste ering
wheel and
ge ar or
selector
le ver Clean wit
hadampcloth.
Pe dals and
floo rmats Clea
nwithad ampcloth .D onotuse an ycleaning and car eprod‐
ucts.
Ve hicl einte‐
ri or Clean wit
hadampcloth. R
Do no tuse ap owe rwashe r.
R Allo wthe vehicle interior todryc om‐
ple tely af terc leaning.
R Do no tallow liquids topenetra teinto
ga ps or cavities.
Curtains The curtains ma yonlybed rycleaned. Do no twash thec urtains. Maintenance and care
19 3

Re
ar axle tir epressures on vehicles with rear wheel driv eand Super Single tires
Max. rear axle load 7055 lbs (3200 kg)Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
7055 lbs (3200 kg)
225/75R16C 121/120R (122L) Fullyl aden
690 kPa(6.9b ar/100 psi) 3)
285/65R16C 131R Fully laden 460 kPa(4.6b ar/6 7psi) Max
.rear axl eload 7716 lbs (3500 kg) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
77 16 lbs (3500 kg)
225/75R16C 121/120R (122L) Fullyl aden
690 kPa(6.9b ar/100 psi) 3)
285/65R16C 131R Fully laden 520 kPa(5.2b ar/7 5psi) 3)
Va lid touse foras horttime as aspar ew heel
on ther ear axle foram aximu mdista nce of
62 miles (100 km) and amaximum speed of
34 mph(55 km/h).
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e211 )
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page217 )
R Maximum tirep ressur e(/ page 222) Ti
re pressur emonitor Fu
nction of tir epressur emonitor on single
tires &
DANG ER Risk of acciden tdue toincor‐
re ct tir epressure
Ever ytire, including thes par e(if pr ovided),
should be checkedw hen cold at leas toncea
mont hand inflated tothep ressur erecom‐
mended bythev ehicle manufacturer (see Tire
and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dont he B-pil‐
lar on thed rive r’ss ide or thet irep ressure
label on thei nside of thef uel filler flap of your
ve hicle). If your vehicle has tires of adiffe re nt
size than thes ize indicated on theT irea nd
Loading In form atio nplacar dort he tirepres‐
sur etable, youn eedtod etermine thep roper
tir ep ressur efor those tires.
As an added saf etyf eature, your vehicle has
been equipped wit hatirep ressur emonitor‐ ing sy
stem (TPMS) that illuminates alow tire
pressur eindicator lam pwhen one or mor eof
yo ur tires ar esignificantl yunde rinfla ted.
Ac cording ly,ift he lo wtirep ressur eindicator
lam plights up, yous houl dstopa nd check
yo ur tires as soon as possible, and inflate
th em tothep roper pressure. Driving on asig‐
nificant lyunde rinfla tedt irec auses thet ireto
ove rheat and can lead totiref ailure. Underin‐
fl atio nalso inc reases fuel consum ption and
re duces tir etread life, and ma yaffect the
ve hicle's handling and braking ability .Please
no te that theT PMS is no tasubstitut efor
proper tir emaintenance, and it is thed rive r's
re sponsibility tomaintain cor rect tir epres‐
sure, evenifu nderinflation ha snotreached
th el eve ltot rigger illumination of theT PMS
lo wt irep ressur eindicator lamp.
Yo ur vehicle has also been equipped wit ha
TPMS malfunction indicator toindicat ewhen
th es ystemisn otoperating properly .The
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tirep ressur eindicator lamp. When
th es ystemd etects amalfunction, thei ndica‐
to rlam pw illf lash fora pproxima tely am inute
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle start-ups as lon gasthe malfunction
ex ists.
When them alfunction indicator is illuminated,
th es ystemm aynotbea bletodetect or sig‐
nal lo wtirep ressu reas intended. TPMS mal‐
function smayoccur forav ariety of reasons,
includin gthe ins tallation of incompatible Wheels and tires
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