2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER towing

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Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st . #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
R thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signifi‐
cantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normally required. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexc essiv etractive
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. To
wing avehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised *
NO
TEDama gewhen thei gnition is
switched on If
yo ul eave thei gnition switched on when
to wing thev ehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised, ESP ®
actuation can damag ethe brake
sy stem. #
The ignition mus tbeswitched off. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect remo val
or ins tallation of thep ropeller shafts When ins
talling thep ropeller shafts, they can
be damaged if youdon otuse ne wscrew s. Alw
aysu se ne wscrew sw hen ins talling the
propeller shafts.
Onl yhave thep ropeller shafts ins talled or
re mo vedbyq ualified, skilled personnel. %
If
th ef ront axle is damaged, raise thev ehicle
at thef ront axle and if ther ear axle is dam‐
aged, raise thev ehicle at ther ear axle.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
and rear wheel drive: ifth er eisam alfunc‐
tion, thea utomatic transmission ma ybe
loc kedinp osition 005D.
If th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition 005C,transpor tthe vehicle
(/ page204). Atow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page202). #
The propeller shafts tothed rive axles must
be remo vedift he maximum permissible tow‐
ing dis tance is exceeded. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. Loading
thev ehicle fort ransport #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( / pag e203) (/ page204). #
Connec tthe towb arto thet ow ing eyetol oad
th ev ehicle. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C.
% Ve
hicles with automatic transmission: in
th ee vent of damag etothe electrics, the
automatic transmissio nmaybe loc kedin
position 005D.Toshifttop osition 005C,provide
th eo n-boar delectrical sy stem wit hpower
( / pag e197). #
Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use thep arking brak etosecurethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
Only secur ethe vehicle bythew heels. 204
Breakdown assis tance

Ve
hicles with all-wheel drive/vehicles with
automatic transmission #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tpositio nthe vehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag eduetoimproper
loading An all-wheel driv
evehicle ma ybedamaged if
it is tilted, pushed or mo vedw hile being loa‐
ded using ahydraulic plat form. #
When loading avehicle wit hall-wheel
drive, thev ehicle should onl ybemoved
and positioned byits ownp owe r. #
The vehicle and thes urface it is posi‐
tione dons hould no longer be mo ved
when thek eyisremo vedorift he door
is open. To
wing eyes torage location The
towing eyeisl ocated in thev ehicle tool kit in
th ef ront-passenger foot we ll (/ page207). Installing/removing
thet ow ing eye Ins
talling and removing thef ront towing eye #
Toinstall thef ront towing eye: press the
to poft he co vera nd remo vethec over. #
Screw intowing eye1clockwise tothes top
and tighten. #
Toremo vethef ront towing eye: unsc rew
to wing eye1counter-clockwise. #
Inser tthe co verw itht he tabs at thet op and
push in at theb otto muntilthec ove rengages. Re
ar towing eye( vehicles wit hpassenger vehicle
appr oval)
% Re
ar towing eye2is permanentl yattached
to thev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect use of
th et ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. Breakdown assis
tance 205

Re
trofitting atrailer hitchiso nly pe rmissible if a
to wing capacity is specified in your vehicle docu‐
ments.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information on thet railer
hitc hataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh avea
traile rhitch retrofitted at an au thorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Onl yuseatrailer hitc hwhichh as been tested
and specially appr oved byMercedes-Benzf or
yo ur vehicle.
Use only aball nec kthat has been appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle and fory our Sprinter trailerh itch.
No tesont he permissible dimensions of theb all
nec kcan also be found on thei dentification plate
of thet railer hitch.
The maximum permissible towing capacity for
traile rswithout aseparat ebrakin gsystemis
1, 653 lbs (750 kg). Tr
aile rloads The permissible
weight sand loads whic hmust
no tbee xceeded can also be obtained from the
fo llowing sources of information:
R Vehicle documents
R The identification plates of thet railer hitch,
trailer and vehicle
The values appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can be
fo und in thef ollowing table. If thev alues dif fer,
th el owest value applies. Use acalibrated weigh‐
ing machine tocheckt he weight restrictions ha ve
been complied wit hbefor eyou star ty our journe y.
Maximum permissible weights and loads
Ve hicl etype, gross vehicl eweight and curb weight Ve
hicl em odel Perm issible gross vehicle
we ight GVWR Pe
rm issible curb weight 1)
15 00 8550 lbs (3.878t)
7400 lbs (3.35 7t)2)
9050 lbs (4. 105t)
7400 lbs (3.35 7t)2)
94 80 lbs (4.300 t) 7000 lbs (3.175t)
2500 8550 lbs (3.878t) 7400 lbs (3.35 7t)
9050 lbs (4. 105t )7 400 lbs (3.357t)
94 80 lbs (4.300 t) 7400 lbs (3.35 7t)
3500 9900 lbs (4.490 t) (For Canada
only) 74
00 lbs (3.35 7t)2)
9990 lbs (4.53 1t)(ForU SA
only) 74
00 lbs (3.35 7t)2)
3500 XD 11030 lbs (5.003 t) 10470lbs (4.749 t)
4500 12125lbs (5.500 t) 9375 lbs (4.252 t) 1)
Maximum permissible curb weight of aroad‐
wo rthy vehicle without driver or occupants,
including all fluids and their tank sw henf illed up
to 100%. 2)
In conjunction wit hcode S20, them aximum
permissible curb weight of thev ehicle is 6725 lbs
(3.050 t). Te
ch nica ldata 249

Pa
int code ............................................ .238
Pa rk position
Engaging ........................................... 11 6
Engaging au tomatically .................... .116
Pa rking brak e(electrical)
see Electric parkin gbrake
Pa rking brak e(manual)
see Manual parkin gbrake
Pa rking forane xtended period ...........13 6
Pa rking light .......................................... .79
Pa rtition sliding door
Fr om thec argo compartmen t.............51
Fr om thed rive r's compartmen t..........51
Pe rm issible gross mass ...................... 238
Pe rm issible towing me thods .............. 202
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................. 40
Phone book Downloading mobile phone con‐
tacts ................................................. 172
Sea rching forac ontact .................... 172
Placing aload on thew heel ar ch........ 17 9
Plastic trim (care) ................................. 19 2
Po we rsupp ly
Batter ymains witc h.......................... 11 4
Switching on (s tart/s topb utton) ...... 103
Po we rw asher (care) ........................... .188
Po we rw indo ws
see Side window Q
QR code (rescue card) ...........................24
Qualified specialis tworks hop .............. 23 R
Ra ck systems (information) .................176
Ra dar senso rs....................................... 13 6
Ra dio ..................................................... 16 8
DA Ba nnouncements ........................ 16 9
Program pr eview( EPG) .................... .169
Selecting thef requ ency band ........... 16 8
Setting astatio n. .............................. 16 8
St oring radio stations ...................... .168
Switching traf fica nnouncements
on/of f.............................................. 16 9
Ra dio connection
Ke y. .................................................... 41
Re alwo od (care) .................................. .192 Re
ar
Motion de tector .................................. 83
Re ar ben chseat
see Seats
Re ar Cross Traf ficA lert ...................... .148
Re ar fogl ight .......................................... 79
Re ar vie wcamera
Care ................................................. 19 0
Fu nctions .......................................... 14 5
Wi th rear-vie wmirro rd ispla y............ 14 6
Re ar windo wwiper
Re placing ...........................................90
Switching on/of f................................ 89
Re ar-co mpartment heating ................... 96
Re ar-end doors
Opening and closing (from inside) ...... 51
Opening and closing (from outside) ....50
Re ar-vie wmirro rd isplay
Displ aying/hiding ............................ .146
Re ducing agent
see DEF
Re frigerant (air conditioning)
No tes. ............................................... 24 8
Re fueling
Displaying theD EFfill le vel. .............. 12 8
Displ aying theD EFrang e. ................. 12 8
Re fueling thev ehicle ........................ 12 5
To pping up DEF. .............................. .129
Re generation
No tes. ............................................... 11 4
Re gistration
Ve hicle ............................................... 23
Re moving the vehicl etool kit .............207
Re placing awheel
Ins talling anew wheel ...................... 230
Re placing light bulbs
Indicator s(rear)( Ca rgo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van) ................................... 86
Re versing light s(Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van) ................................... 86
Re porting saf etyd efects ....................... 24
Re scue card ............................................ 24
Re stra int sy stem .................................... 28
Children, no tesons afet ranspor ta‐
tio n. .................................................... 34
Fu nctio ninana ccident ...................... 29
Fu nctionality ....................................... 28
Malfunctio n........................................ 28
Pr otection ...........................................28 Index
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