2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER parking brake

Ra
ising and lo weringthev ehicle le vel Using
ther emo tecontrol
The remo tecontrol is loca tedinah older on the
B‑pilla ronthe driver's side. Remo vether emo te
control from theh older befor euse. Elect
ronic le velc ontrol per form sas elf-chec kreg‐
ularly when it is activated and while in use. Indi‐
cator lamp 1onther emo tecontrol lights up for
appr oximately one second when yous wit ch on
either thei gnition or electronic le velc ontrol with
button 4.
Ther eisam alfunction if indicator lamp 1
beha vesint hefollowing ways:
R thei ndicator lam pdoes no tlight up when you
switc hont he ignition or electronic le velc on‐
trol
or
R thei ndicator lam pdoes no tgoout aftero ne
second
or
R thei ndicator lam pthen lights up again or
fl ashes
In addition ,awarning tone is emitted from the
re mo tecontrol fora pproxima tely 30 seconds.
The fault that has been de tected can be shown
using thei ndicator lamps (signaling of fault
codes). #
Park thev ehicle, leaving thei gnition switched
on. #
Toraise or lo werthe vehicl elevel: press
and hold button 2or3 until thev ehicle
le ve lreaches ther equired height.
The indicator lam ponbutton2or3
fl ashes as lon gasthevehicle le velisb eing
ch anged. When thev ehicle le velh as been set,
th ei ndicator lam ponbutton2or3 lights
up. #
Tolowe rautomatical ly:brie flyp ress but ton
3 .
Electroni cleve lcontrol automaticall ylow ers
th ev ehicle down tothel owest position.
The indicator lam ponbutton3flashes as
lon gast hevehicle le velisb eing changed.
When thev ehicle le velh as been set, thei ndi‐
cator lam ponbutton3lights up. #
Tostop them ovement, brief lypress button
2. #
Toraise or lo wertod riving le vel:brief ly
press button 2or3.
Elect ronic le velc ontrol automaticall yraises or
lo we rsthev ehicle todriving le vel.
The indicator lam ponbutton2or3
fl ashes as lon gasthevehicle le velisb eing
ch anged. When thev ehicle le velh as been set,
th ei ndicator lam ponbutton2or3 lights
up. #
Tostop them ovement, brief lypress theo ther
button. #
Tosave thes etvehicl eleve l:se tthe
re qu ired vehicle le vel. #
Press and hold button 5or6 until youh ear
at one.
The vehicle le vels et has been sa vedonc orre‐
sponding button 5or6. #
Tocall up thes ave dvehicle le vel:briefly
press button 5or6.
Electronic le velc ontrol automaticall yraises or
lo we rsthev ehicle tothes ave ddriving le vel.
The indicator lam ponbutton5or6
fl ashes as lon gasthevehicle le velisb eing
ch anged. When thev ehicle le velh as been set,
th ei ndicator lam ponbutton5or6 lights
up. #
Tostop them ovement, brief lypress button
2 or3. #
Toswitc hona utomaticall y:driv eato ver
6.2 mph(10 km/h) or release thep arking
brake.
Elect ronic le velc ontrol controls thev ehicle
le ve la utomaticall y. #
Tostop them ovement, brief lypress button
2 or3.
Switching electronic le velc ontrol off/on #
Toswitc helectronic le velc ontrol off:
press button 4.
The indicator lam ponbutton4lights up. Driving and parking
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#
Toswitc helectronic le velc ontrol on
again: press button 4again.
The indicator lam ponbutton4goes out.
Using theb uttonint he control panel #
Park thev ehicle, leaving thei gnition switched
on. #
Tolowe rautomatical ly:brie flyp ress the
lo we rsection of switch 2.
Electronic le velc ontrol automaticall ylow ers
th ev ehicle. #
Tostop them ovement, brief lypress theu pper
section of switch 1. #
Toraise todriving le vel:briefly press the
upper sectio nofswitch 1.
Electroni cleve lcontrol automaticall yraises
th ev ehicle tothed riving le vel. #
Tostop them ovement, brief lypress thel ower
section of switch 2. #
Toswitc hona utomaticall y:driv eato ver
6.2 mph(10 km/h) or release thep arking
brake.
Elect ronic le velc ontrol controls thev ehicle
le ve la utomaticall y. Using electronic le
velc ontrol forc harging
with air in an emer gency Onl
yfor vehicles wit hvalves fore lectronic le vel
control emergency charging. If electroni clevel control is malfunctioning and
thev ehicle is lean‐
ing, youc an raise or lo werthe vehicle bycon‐
necting an extern al compressed-air source toone
of thee mer gency valves (tir evalves). If elect ronic
le ve lc ontrol is deactivated, youc an driv eon
carefull ytothe neares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop and ha vethem alfunction remedied.
* NO
TEDama gedue topressur ebeing too
high If
th ep ressur eint he air suspension bello ws
is tooh igh, thec ompressed-air lines or thea ir
suspension bello wsmaybed amaged. #
Ensur eyou obser vethem aximum per‐
missible operating pressur eof600 kPa
(6 bar/8 7psi). #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffelectronic le velc ontrol
(/ page123). #
Switc hoffthee ngine and open theh ood
(/ page180). #
Unscr ewthev alvec ap of thec orresponding
va lve. #
Connect thee xternal co mpressed-air source. #
Raise or lo werthe vehicle le velbyc harging or
re leasing compressed air until thed riving
le ve lh as been reached and thev ehicle is in a
horizontal position. While doing so, ensure
yo uo bse rvet he maximum permissible oper‐
ating pressur eof600 kP a(6bar/87psi). #
Disconnec tthe extern al compressed-air
source. #
Tighten thev alvec aps on thev alves. #
Close theh ood (/ page180). #
Driv eonc arefullyto then eares tqualified
specialis tworks hop. 124
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%
Ve
hicles with adiese lengine and incor‐
re ct fueling pr otector agains trefueling
wit hgasoline: thef iller nec kisdesigned for
re fueling at diesel filling pumps forp assenger
ve hicles. %
Ve
hicles with adiese lengine without
incor rect fueling pr otector: youc an also
re fuel at adiesel filling pum pfor truc ks.
% If
th ef uel tank ha sbeenr un comple tely dr y,
add at leas t1.3gal(5l)off uel. Problems wit
hthe fue land fuel tank Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Fu el is leaking from the
ve hicle. The fuel line or
thef uel tank is de fective. #
Apply thep arking brake. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k.
Or ,onv ehicles wit hKEYLESS‑GO: #
Open thed rive r's door.
The on-boar delectronics ar einposition 005A.This cor responds tothe
"k ey remo ved". #
Do no tres tart thee ngine under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
The engine does not
st art. The fuel
tank ha sbeenr un comple tely dr y. #
Refuel thev ehicle wit hatleast1.3gal(5l)off uel. #
Swit chthei gnition on fora pproxima tely tens econds. #
Startt he engine continuously foram aximu moften seconds until it
ru ns smo othly.
If th ee ngine does no tstart: #
Switc hthe ignition on fora pproxima tely tens econds. #
Startt he engine continuously foram aximu moften seconds until it
ru ns smo othly.
If th ee ngine does no tstart afte rt hree attem pts: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. DEF
Note
sonD EF
* NO
TEWhe nyou open theD EFtank,
small amounts of ammoni avapor may
escape. #
OnlyfilltheD EFtank in well-ventilated
areas. #
Do no tlet DE Fc om eintoc ontact wi th
skin, eyes or clo thes. #
Keep DEFa wayfromc hildren. *
NO
TEDo no tinges tDEF. If DEF is swallo
wed: #
Immediatel yrins eo utyour mout hthor‐
oughly. #
Drink plenty of water. #
Seek medica lattentio nimmediately. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byadditives in
DE Forbyd iluting DEF The DEFe
xhaustgasa ftertreatment sy stem
could be destr oyed bythef ollowing:
R Additives in DEF Driving and parking
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Closing
theD EFfiller cap on loc kable filler
caps #
Afterf illing theD EFtank ,p lace DEF filler cap
1 onthef iller nec kand tigh tenitc lock wise. #
Remo vetool 4 from DEF filler cap 1and
st or eitint hevehicle tool kit. #
Pull co ver3on DEF filler cap 1upover
holes 2of DEF filler cap 1,turna nd
re lease. #
Turn DEF filler cap 1.
If DE Ffiller cap 1turns freel y,theD EFtank
is closed. Park
ing Pa
rking thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. #
In particular ,donotpar kond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed rive‐
train due torolling away #
Alwaysp arky our vehicle safely and
according tolegal requirements. #
Alwaysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injur yif
pa rking brak eisnotapplied
If yo up arkt he vehicle wit hthe transmission
in par kposition 005Dand thep arking brak eis
no te ngaged, thev ehicle ma yroll away.
Engaging pa rkposition 005Dis no tafully ade‐
qu ater eplacement fort he parking brake.
Ther eisar isk of accident and injur y. #
Secu rethev ehicle agains trolling away
as desc ribed belo w. 13 2
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Obser
vethef ollowing points toensur ethat the
ve hicle is properly secured agains trolling away
unin tentionally: #
Alwaysa pply thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
engag etransmission position 005D.#
On uphill or downhill inclines: turnthe
front wheels towa rdst he curb. #
On uphill or downhill inclines: securethe
re ar axle wit hachockorano bject without
shar pedges.
% Yo
uc an operat ethe side windo wsforf ive
minutes af tery ou ha veswitched of fthe vehi‐
cle. Manual parking brake
Applying/releasing
theh andbrak elever &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. &
WARNING Risk offire and an acciden tif
th ep arking brak eisnotreleased
If th ep arking brak eisnotfull yreleased when
driving, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R The parking brak ecan overheat and cause
af ire
R The parking brak ecan lose its holding
function #
Comple tely release thep arking brake
befor edriving off. The brak
elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake.
Generally ,you ma yonlya ppl ythe parking brake
when thev ehicle is stationar y. #
Toappl ythe parking brake: pullhandbrake
le ver 1up as farast he las tpossible de tent.
Whe nthe engine is running ,the 0049
and 0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada) indicator
lamps in theI nstrument Displa ylight up. If
th ev ehicle is in motion, awarning tone
sounds.
% In
vehicles wit hafolding handbrak eleve r,
yo uc an then press handbrak elever 1 down
as farasitw illg o. #
Torelease thep arking brake: onvehicles
wit haf olding handbrak eleve r,firs tp ullh an d‐
brak elever 1 up as farasitw illg o. #
Pullh andbrak elever 1 slightly and press
re lease knob 2. #
Guide handbrak elever 1 down toas farasit
willg o.
The 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada)
indica torlamps in theI nstrument Displa ygo
out.
Fo lding theh andbrak elever up or down (only
in vehicles with afolding handbrak elever)
Re quirements:
R The handbrak eleve risa pplied. #
Tofold down theh andbrak elever: push the
handbrak elever down as farasitw illg o. #
Toraise theh andbrak eleve r:pull theh and‐
brak elever up as farasitw illg o. Driving and parking
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Pe
rforming emer gency braking with theh and‐
brak elever If, in
exceptional cases, thes ervice brak efails,
yo um ayuse thep arking brak etoperform emer‐
ge ncy braking. #
Eme rgency braking: press and hold release
button 2and carefull ypull brak elever 1. Electric parking brake
Note
sont he electric parking brake &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren and animals lef tunat ten‐
de dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave children and animals unat tended
in thev ehicle, they ma ybea bletos etthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment and become trapped. #
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. Fo
rthe automatic functions towo rkcor rectl y,the
driver mus tbeseated in thec orrect sea tposition
(/ page 59).
The function of thee lectric parking brak eis
dependent on theo n-boar delectrical sy stem volt‐ age. If
theo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eis
lo wort hereisam alfunction in thes ystem, it
ma ynotbe possible toappl ythe electric parking
brak eand they ellow 0024 indicator lam plights
up.
In this case, par kthe vehicle in thef ollowing way:
R Park thev ehicle on le velg roun da nd secur eit
to prev ent it from rolling away.
R Ve
hicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D.
% The electric parking brak
eisonlya ctually
applied when ther ed 0049 and0024 (USA)
or 0024 (Canada) indicator lamps light up
continuousl y.
It ma ynotbe possible torelease aparkin gbrake
if th eo n-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eisl owor
if th er eisam alfunction in thes ystem. Infor ma
qu alified specialis tworks hop. When thee ngine is
switched off, thee lectric parking brak ecarries
out afunction test at regular inter vals. Noise sare
normal in this process.
Au tomaticall yapplying the electric parking
brake
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The electric parking brak eisautomatically
applied when thet ransmission is in position 005D.
In addition, at leas tone of thef ollowing condi‐
tions mus tbefulfilled:
R thee ngine is switched off
R thed rive risn otsitting in thed rive r's seat
R theb elt buckle is undone To
prev ent thee lectric parking brak efroma pply‐
ing automaticall y,pull switch 1. 134
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The electric parking brak
eisalso automatically
applied if ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Chas
brought thev ehicle toas tandstill.
In addition ,atleastone of thef ollowing condi‐
tions mus tbefulfilled:
R thee ngine is switched off
R thed rive risn otsitting in thed rive r's seat
R theb elt buckle is undone
R ther eisas ystemm alfunction
R thep owe rsupply is insuf ficient
R thev ehicle is stationar yfor along time
The red0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada)
indicator lam pinthe instrument displa ylights up.
The electric parking brak eisonlya ctuall yapplied
when ther ed 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) indicator lamps light up continuousl y.
Re leasing thee lectric pa rking brak eautomat‐
ically
Ve hicles with automatic transmission:
The electric parking brak eofyourvehicle is
re leased when all of thef ollowing condition sare
fulfilled:
R The driver is sitting in thed rive r's seat.
R The driver is belted.
R The engine is running.
R The transmissio nisinposition005Bor005E and
yo ud epress thea ccelera tor
or
Yo us wit ch from transmission position 005Dto
position 005Bor005E.Y ou mus talso depress the
accelerator if tra veling on steep uphill gradi‐
ents.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position 005E,therear-
end door smustbec losed.
App lying/releasing thee lectric pa rking brake
manually &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren and animals lef tunat ten‐
de dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave children and animals unat tended
in thev ehicle, they ma ybea bletos etthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D. R
Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment and become trapped. #
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. #
Toappl y:press switch 1.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied,
th er ed 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Can‐
ada) indicator lamps light up in thei nstru‐
ment displa y.The electric parking brak eis
onl yactuall yapplied when ther ed 0049
and 0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada) indicator
lamps light up continuousl y.
It is also possible toappl ythe electric parking
brak ewhen thei gnition is switched off. #
Torelease: pull switch 1.
The red0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Can‐
ada) indicator lamps in thei nstrument display
go out.
Yo um ayonlyrelease thee lectric parking
brak eift he ignition is switched on wit hthe
st art/ stop button. Driving and parking
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Emer
gency braking In
thee vent of an emergency ,you can brak ethe
ve hicle while it is in motion wit hthe electric park‐
ing brake. #
While driving, press switch 1ofthee lectric
parking brake.
The vehicle is braked as long as youk eep
switch 1ofthee lectric parking brake
depressed.
The longer electric parking brak eswitch 1is
depressed, theg reater theb raking forc e.
During theb raking procedure, youw illreceiv ethe
fo llowing feedbac kfromt hevehicle:
R awarning tone sounds
R the" Release parking brake" displa ymessage
appears
R ther ed 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Can‐
ada) indicator lamps in theI nstrument Display
fl ash
When thev ehicle has been braked toas tandstill,
th ee lectric parking brak eisapplied. Pa
rking thev ehicle forane xtended period Pa
rking thev ehicle forl on gerthan four
we eks #
Method 1: connec tthe batteries toatrick le
ch arge r. #
Method 2: disconnect thev ehicle star terb at‐
te ry. #
Method 3: switchofft he po wersupply using
th eb atter ymain switc hand disconnect the
auxiliar ybatter yonthe vehicle. #
Method 4: interrupt thep owe rsupply byacti‐
va ting standb ymode (/ page136). The
charge leve loft he batter ymustbec hecked
eve rythre ew eek sifnom easures ar etaken to
maintain theb atter ycharge. #
Batte ryvoltag ebelow1 2.2 V:charge the
batter ytopreve nt deep discharg edamage.
% Fu
rther information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. St
andb ymode Ac
tivating/deactivatin gstandb ymode
Re quirements:
R thee ngine is switched off.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Ruhezustand (Stan dby) #
Toactivate/deactivate: selectYesorNo. Drivin
gand drivin gsafet ys ystems Note
on driving sy stems and your responsibil‐
ity Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and maneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar eaids
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility.
Alw aysp ayattention tothet raffic and inter vene
if necessa ry.Bea wareofthel imitations rega rd‐
ing thes afeu se of these sy stems. Information about sensors
Cer
tain driving and driving saf etys ystems use
sensors 1tomonitor thea reainf ront of, behind
or next tothev ehicle (depending on thev ehicle's
equipment). 13 6
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