2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER warning

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rning/indicator
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ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Driv ecarefull yatana djusteds peed and at asufficient dis tance
from thev ehicle in front. #
Ifth em ultifunction displa yshows adispla ymessage, compl ywithi t. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
004D
and
0027
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(USA)
004D
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(Canada) The brak
esystemr edwarning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
Po ssible causes:
R The brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning.
R The EBD (electronic brakeforce distribution) is malfunctioning.
R Ther eisn otenough brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injur yifbrake forc eb oosting is
malfunctioning
If brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning, increased brak epedal
fo rc em aybe necessar yfor braking .The braking characteristic smay
be impaired. The brakin gdista nce can increase in eme rgency brak‐
ing situations. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident if theE BD (electronic brake
fo rc ed istribution) malfunctions
If th eE BD malfunctions, thew heels ma yloc kd uring braking.
The braking characteristic smaybe impaired.
The brakin gdista nce can increase in eme rgency situations. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etolowbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid le velist oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb raking
ch aracteristic smaybe impaired. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible, pay‐
ing attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. Do no tcontinue
driving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Do no tadd brak efluid. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately ,paying attention toroad and traf fic
conditions. Do no tcontinu edriving. #
Consul taqualified specialis tworks hop.
0075
Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp The
restra int sy stem redw arning lam pisonwhilethee ngine is on.
The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 277

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ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem compo‐
nent smaybe triggered unintentionally or ma ynotdeplo yasinten‐
ded during an accident .This ma yaffect theE mer gency Tensioning
Device sorairbags, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately.
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam plights
up The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunc‐
tioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliza‐
tion. In addition ,other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Continue driving carefully. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lamp
fl ashes The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam pflashes during thet rip.
ESP ®
inter venes (/ page 138). #
Adapty our driving styletot heweather and road conditions.
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lamp The ESP
®
OFF yello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
ESP ®
has been switched off. &
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP ®
deacti vated
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization.
The availabilit yoffurther driving saf etys yst ems is also limited. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Only deactivat eESP®
forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP ®
canno tbeactivated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. 278
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps

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ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Compl ywithi nstruction stoswitchESP®
of f(/pag e138).
0025 ABS warning lamp The AB
Syello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
ABS is malfunctioning.
If an additional warning tone sounds, this means theE BD is malfunc‐
tioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be malfunc‐
tioning. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunc‐
tioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen braking
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus se verely
impaired. The brakin gdista nce in an emergency braking situation
can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched
off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Continue driving carefully. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Seat belt
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0076
Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The
reds eat belt warning lam pflashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone
sounds.
The driver or co-d rive rd oes no thave their belt on during thet rip
(speeds abo ve15 mp h(25 km/h)). #
Put on thes eat belt (/ page31).
The reareo bjects on thef ront-passenger seat. #
Remo vetheo bject sfromt he front-passenger seat.
0076
Seat belt warning lamp
light sup The seat belt
redw arning lam plight supo ncet he engine has star ted.
Aw arning tone ma yalsos ound.
Whe nthe vehicle is stationary: The seat belt warning lam premind sdriv‐
er sa nd front-passenger toput on their seat belt. #
Puttin gonthe seat belt (/ page31).
Objects on thef ront-passenger seat ma ypreve nt thes eat belt warning
lam pfromg oing out. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 279

Drivin
gsystems Wa
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ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00BA
Dis tance warning lamp The
redd ista nce warning lam plight supw hileyoua redrivin gand a
wa rning tone sounds.
Yo ua reapproachin ganobstacle at tooh igh aspeed. #
Beready toappl ythe brakes immediatel y. #
Increase thed ista nce. Ve
hicle Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00CC
Po we rsteering sy stem
wa rning lamp The
redp owersteering sy stem warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine
is running.
The po wersteering assis tance or thes teering itself is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering no longer functions as intended, thev ehicle's operat‐
ing saf etyisj eopardized. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y. Engine
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00AC
Coolant warning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is running.
Po ssible causes:
R temp eratur esensor malfunctioning
R coolant le veltoo low
R air suppl ytothe engine radiator obstructed
R engin eradiator fanf aulty
If aw arning tone also sounds, thec oolant has exceeded thet empera‐
tur eof2 48 °F (120 °C). &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during a
fi re inthee ngine compartment, 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 compartment, keep the
hood closed and call thef ires ervice. 280
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

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rning/indicator
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ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. Do no tcontinue driving. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet empera‐
tur es cale: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise: #
Leavethev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from thev ehicle until the
engine has cooled down. #
Chec kthe coolant le vel(/ page184). #
Ensu rethat thea ir supply tothee ngine radiator is no tobstructed. #
Without subjectin gthe engine toexc essiv estrain, continue tothe
nea rest qu alified specialis tworks hop. Ensur ethat thec oolant tem‐
peratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
003D
Electrical malfunction
wa rning lamp The elect
rical malfunction redw arning lam plight sup.
Am alfunction has occur redint he electrics. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y.
00D4
Fu elreser vewarning
lamp The fuel
reser veyello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
The fuel supplies ha vereached ther eser veleve l. #
Refuel.
00B9 Engine diagnosis warning
lamp The
yello wC heckEngine warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
Am alfunction has occur redint he engine, thee xhau stsystem or the
fuel sy stem.
The emissions limit value ma yhaveb een exceeded and thee ngine may
be running in eme rgency operation mode. #
Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified special‐
is tw orks hop. Ti
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0077
Ti re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressure
loss/malfunction) flashes forr oughly one minut eand then lights up per‐
manentl y.
The tir epressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 281

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ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions &
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet irep ressure
monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is not
able toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss in one or mor eof
th et ires.
Underinflated tires ma y,fore xamp le, impair thed riving, steering
and braking characteristics. #
Have thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0077
Ti re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
light sup The tir
epressur emonitor yello ww arning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunc‐
tion )light sup.
The tir epressur emonitor has de tected atirep ressur elossinatl east
one tire. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tir epressure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed
increase.
R The tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmay
greatl yimp air tir etraction.
R The drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking, may
be greatl yimp aired.
Yo uc oul dthen lose contro lofthevehicle. #
Obser vether ecommended tir epressure. #
Adjus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y. #
Stop thev ehicle in asafel ocation. #
Chec kthe tir epressur eand thet ires. 282
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Re
versing No tPossible Service
Re quired .......................................... .271
003D See Ope rator's Manual ........... 264
Service Required Do No tShift
Gear sVisit Dealer ............................. 271
Shif tto' P' or 'N' toStartE ngine ...... 270
SOS NO TREADY ............................... 257
0075 SRS Malfunction Service
Re quired .......................................... .255
00CC Steering Malfunction
Incre ased Ph ysical Ef fort See
Ope rator's Manual ............................ 270
00CC Steering Malfunction Stop
Immediatel ySee Operator's Man‐
ual ....................................................2 70
St ep No tExtended Se eOperator's
Manua lorstepn otextende dm al‐
function ............................................ 272
003D Stop Vehicle Lea veEngine
Ru nning ............................................ 264
003D Stop Vehicle See Operator's
Manual ............................................. 264
0049Switc hOffLights ......................2 73
0049 Switc hOnH eadlamps ..............273
Ti re Press. Monitor Cur rently
Un available ...................................... .267
0077 Tire Press. Sen. Missing ........... 267
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative ....268
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative
No Wheel Sensors ............................2 67
To Engag eTransmiss .Position R
Fir stDep ress theB rake .................... 270
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ......... 271
Ve hicle locating has been activa‐
te d. De tails: see manual or associ‐
ated mobile app. or vehicle locat‐
ing activated –see manual or
mobile app. ...................................... 272
0072 Vehicle Operational Switch
th eI gnition Of fBefor eExiting ........... 271
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ......... 267
Displa yrang e(trip menu) .................... 16 2
Displa ytotal di stance (trip menu) ......16 2 Distance cont
rol
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Locking (emergency key) .................... 45
Un lockin g(emer gency key) ................ 45
Door cont rolp anel ................................ .14
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ....................................................... 221
Drinkin gand driving ............................ 105
Driver' sseat
see Seats
Drivin gcharacteristics (unusual) ....... 209
Driving instructions Foreign trip (information) .................. 107
Drivin glight
see Automatic driving lights
Drivin gnotes
Tr anspor tbyrail .............................. .108
Driving Saf etyS ystem
AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem) ........ 137
ASR (acceleration ski dcontrol )........ 137
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 137
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 39
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t..................... 13 8
ESP ®
traile rstabilizatio n................. .139
Overvie w.......................................... 137
Ra dar sensor s................................. .136
Re sponsibility ................................... 13 6
Drivin gsafet ys ystem
see ActiveB rake Assi st
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Driving sy stem
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise control
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
Driving tips Brak esubject toload ...................... .108
Braking ............................................. 108
Breaking-i nnotes ............................. 105
Downhil lgradien t............................. 108
Drinking and driving ......................... 105 Index
289

Head
restra int
Ad justing mechanically ....................... 70
Headline r(ca re) .................................... 19 2
Heating sy stem (control panel) ............ 93
High beam .............................................. .80
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 80
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .81
Changin gbulbs .................................. 84
High-beam flasher .................................. 80
Hill star ta ssi st ..................................... 14 5
HOLD function ...................................... 14 5
Hot-water auxiliar yheater .................. 100
Fu nctio n........................................... 100
Problems .......................................... 101
switching on/of fwitht he button ...... 100
Switching on/of fwitht he on-
boar dcomputer ................................ 101
Hydroplaning ........................................ 109I
Identification pla te
Engine .............................................. 238
Re frigerant ....................................... 24 8
Ve hicle ............................................. 238
Ignition key
see Key
Immobilizer ............................................ .55
Implie dwarra nty (vehicle) ..................... 24
Indicator .................................................. 80
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 80
Changing bulb s(front) ........................ 84
Changin gbulbs (rear) (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 86
Changing bulb s(rear)( ch assis) .......... 87
Insid erearvi ewmirrord isplay
Fu nctions .......................................... 14 5
Installations ............................................ 19
Instrument Display Function/no tes. ............................... 15 8
Overvie w...................................... 7, 15 8
Setting thel ighting ............................1 61
Instrument Display see Warning/indicator lamp
Instrument lighting ...............................161
Intelligent ligh tsystem
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .81
Corne ring light ................................... 80 In
te rior lamps (rear compa rtment)
(replacin gthe light bulbs) ..................... 88
In te rior lighting
Cargo compartment .......................... .83
Re ar compartment ............................ .83
Setting ................................................ 81
Interior motion sensor Functio n............................................. 57
Switching on/of f................................ 57
Interior roof car rier sy stem ................ .177
iPod ®
St artin gplaybac k............................. 16 9 J
Jack ........................................................ 227
Hydraulic .......................................... 208
Re moving theh ydraulic jac kfrom
th es towa ge compartment .............. .208
St orag elocation of hydraulic jac k....2 08
Jump-star tconnection .........................1 97
Jump-starting see Jump-s tart connection K
Key ........................................................... 41
Batter y............................................... 42
Electrica lconsu mption. ..................... .42
Fu nctions ............................................ 41
Ke yr ing at tach ment ........................... 42
Mechanica lkey .................................. .42
Overvie w............................................. 41
Problem ..............................................43
Ra dio connection ................................ 41
Un lockin gsetting .............................. .42 L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
se eA ctiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist ............................ .149
Fu nctio n........................................... 14 9
Sy stem limitations ............................1 49
Tr ailer operatio n............................... 14 9
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see Lane Keeping Assist
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
securing sy stem
In stallin g............................................. 36
No tes. ................................................36 292
Index