2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER trailer

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
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Fr
ont axle load ,rear axl eload, gross weight of vehicl ecombinatio n(series, optional)
Ve hicl etypes 1500 and 2500 wit hamax.p ermissible gross weight of 8550 lbs (3.8 78t) and
9050 lb s(4.10 5t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
41 00 lbs (1.860 t) 4)
5360 lbs (2.431t)
44 10 lbs (2.000 t) 5360lbs (2.43 1t) Ve
hicl etypes 1500 and 2500 wit hamax.p ermissible gross weight of 9480 lbs (4.300 t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
44 10 lbs (2.000 t) 5360lbs (2.43 1t) Ve
hicl etype 3500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 9900 lbs (4.490 t) (For Canad aonly)
and 9990 lbs (4.53 1t)(Fo rU SA only) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
4080 lbs (1.85 1t)4)
7060 lbs (3.202 t)
44 10 lbs (2.000 t) 7060lbs (3.202 t) Ve
hicl etype 3500 XD with amax. permissible gross weight of 11,03 0lbs (5.00 3t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
4080 lbs (1.85 1t)4)
7720 lbs (3.502 t)
44 10 lbs (2.000 t) 7720 lbs (3.502 t) Ve
hicl etype 4500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 12,125 lbs (5.500 t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
4630 lbs (2. 100t )7 935 lbs (3.599 t)3)
Maximum permissible gross weight of vehicle
and trailer combination.
4) No tinc ombination wit hall-wheel driv e(4x4)
and no tincombination wit hmodel series 90
7.74 5( combination vehicles wit havehicle
lengt hof2 74.3 in (696 7mm))
Gross weight of vehicl ecombination, traile rload, tongue weight
Ve hicl etypes 1500 and 2500 wit hamax.p ermissible gross weight of 8550 lbs (3.8 78t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 3), 5)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
13 550 lbs (6. 146t )5 000 lbs (2.270 t) 500 lbs (0.22 7t)250
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Ve
hicl etypes 1500 and 2500 wit hamax.p ermissible gross weight of 9050 lbs (4. 105t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 3), 5)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
13 930 lbs (6.3 19t) 5000 lb s(2.270 t) 50 0lbs (0.22 7t) Ve
hicl etypes 1500 and 2500 wit hamax.p ermissible gross weight of 9480 lbs (4.300 t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 3), 5)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
94 80 lbs (4.300 t) ––Ve
hicl etype 3500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 9900 lbs (4.490 t) (For Canad aonly) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 3), 5)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
14 900 lbs (6.760 t) only
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 7) 5000 lbs (2.270 t) only
for
model series 90 7.657 7) 500 lbs (0.22
7t)onlyform odel series
90 7.657 7)
15 250 lbs (6.9 17t) only
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 75
00 lbs (3.400 t) only for
model series 90 7.657 75
0lbs (0.340 t) only form odel series
90 7.657 Ve
hicl etype 3500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 9990 lbs (4.53 1t)(Fo rU SA only) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 3), 5)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
14 990 lbs (6.799 t) only
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 7) 75
00 lbs (3.400 t) only for
model series 90 7.657 75
0lbs (0.340 t) onl yfor model series
90 7.657
15 250 lbs (6.9 17t) only
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 5000 lbs (2.270 t) only
for
model series 90 7.657 7) 500 lbs (0.22
7t)onlyform odel series
90 7.657 7) Ve
hicl etype 3500 XD with amax. permissible gross weight of 11,03 0lbs (5.00 3t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 3), 5)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
15 250 lbs (6.9 17t) 5000 lb s(2.270 t) only for
model series 90 7.657 7) 500 lbs (0.22
7t)onlyform odel series
90 7.657 7)
15 250 lbs (6.9 17t) Optional :7500 lbs
(3.400 t) no tfor model
series 90 7.657 Optional
:750 lbs (0.340 t) no tfor model
series 90 7.657 Te
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Ve
hicl etype 4500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 12,125 lbs (5.500 t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 3), 5)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
15 250 lbs (6.9 17t) 5000 lb s(2.270 t) only for
model series 90 7.657 7) 500 lbs (0.22
7t)onlyform odel series
90 7.657 7)
15 250 lbs (6.9 17t) Optional :7500 lbs
(3.400 t) no tfor model
series 90 7.657 Optional
:750 lbs (0.340 t) no tfor model
series 90 7.657 3)
Maximum permissible gross weight of vehicle
and trailer combination.
4) No tinc ombination wit hall-wheel driv e(4x4)
and no tincombination wit hmodel series
90 7.74 5( combination vehicles wit havehicle
lengt hof2 74.3 in (696 7mm))
5) It is no tpossible to towat railer on vehicles
whic hhave notb eene quippe dwithat railer cou‐
plin gass tandard. In this case, them aximum per‐
missible gross vehicle weight cor responds tothe
maximu mpermissible gross weight of thev ehicle
combination.
% If
th et railer coupling is retrofitted ,the identi‐
fi cation pla tess hould be adap teda ccording ly
wit hthe altered, maximum permissible
we ights. Please consult an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center if youh ave anyf ur‐
th er questions.
6) Maximum permissible gross weight of the
traile rifthe trailer is equipped wit haseparate
brak esystem.
7) The vehicle lengt hfor vehicles wit hthe model
series 90 7.65 7( Cargo Van) is 290 in (736 7mm). The bod
ybuilder labelisfound on thef ront-end
module abo vether adiator and con tains them axi‐
mum permissible curb weight fort he vehicles. Lashing points and car
rier sy stems Information abou
tthe cargo tie-down points *
NO
TERisk of accident if them aximum
loading capacity of thec argo tie-down
point is exceeded If
yo uc ombin evarious cargo tie-down points
to secur eaload, alw ayst aket he maximum
loading capacity of thew eakes tcargo tie-
down poin tint oa ccount.
During maximum full- stop braking, forc es may
act whic hcan multipl ythe weight of thel oad. #
Alwaysu se se veralc argo tie-down
point stod istribut eand spread thel oad.
Distribut ethe load on thec argo tie-
down points evenly. Fu
rther information on thec argo tie-down points
and tie-down eyes can be obtained in the" Trans‐
po rting" section (/ page 174).
Ti e-d owne yes
Max .tensile load (tie-d owne yes) Ti
e-d owne yesP ermissible nomi‐
nal tensile stre ngth
Pa ssenger Van3 50 daN
Cargo Van8 00 daN 252
Tech nica ldata

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions Currently Unavailable
Radar Sensors Dirty *
The radar sensor sy stem is malfunctioning. Possible causes:
R dirtont he sensors
R heavy precipitation
R extende dcountr ydrive sw ithout other traf fic, e.g. in thed esert
The following sy stems ma ybeaffected:
R ActiveD istan ce Assi stDISTRONI C(/ page 142)
R Blind Spo tAssist(/ page147)
R ActiveB rake Assi st (/ pag e139)
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning
or temp orarily una vailable.
When thec auses ha vebeen eliminated, thed riving sy stems and
driving saf etys ystems will be available again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear: #
Stop in asafel ocation. #
Clean all sensor s(/pag e190). #
Re-sta rt thee ngine. #
If necessar y,visit aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Distance Assist
Now Available *T
heActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cisoperationa laga in and can
be acti vated( /pag e144).
00D9 Off *T
he HOLD function has been deactivated because thev ehicle is slip‐
ping or an activation condition has no tbeen met. #
Re-acti vate theH OLD function later on or checkt he HOLD func‐
tion's activation conditions (/ page145).
Blind Spo tAssist Inoper-
ative *B
lind Spo tAssis tism alfunctionin g(/ pag e147). #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Blind Spot Assist Trailer
Not Monitored *W
hen youe stablish an electrical connection wit hthe trailer ,Blind
Spo tAssis twillremain available but thea reab eside thet railer will
no tbem onitored. The function of Blind Spo tAssis tmaybe restric‐
te dasar esult (/ page147). #
Pres sthe left-hand Touc hC ontrol and ackn owledg ethe display
message.
Blind Spot Assist Cur-
rently Unavailable See
Operator's Manual *B
lind Spo tAssis tist emporarily una vailable (/ page147).
The sy stem limits ha vebeen reached (/ page147). #
Con tinuedriving.
Whe nthe causes ha vebeen eliminated, thes ystemw ill be avail‐
able again.
or #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tgoout,stop in asafel ocation
and re-sta rt thee ngine. #
If necessar y,clea nthe rear bumper .Ifthe bumper is very dirty,
th es ensor sinthe bumper ma ymalfunction.
*T he camer aviewisr educed (/ page150). Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 261

Soc
ket(11 5V) ......................................... 76
Lo we rcontrol panel ............................ 76
Spar ewheel
Ins talling/ removing ......................... .233
No tes. .............................................. 232
Special seat belt retractor ..................... 35
Speciali stwo rkshop .............................. 23
Speed limitation, winter tires Setting ..............................................1 42
Spee drating (tire) ................................ 222
Speedome ter( digital) .......................... 16 2
St andb ymode
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 13 6
St art/s topb utton
Pa rking thev ehicle ........................... 13 2
St artin gthe vehicle .......................... 104
Switching on thep ower supply or
th ei gnition ....................................... 103
St arting
see Vehicle
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill star ta ssist
St ationar yheating
Problems .......................................... 101
St ationar yheating/ventilation
Ad justing (on-board computer) ......... 101
St ationar yheating/ventilation
see Auxilia ryheating
see Hot-water auxiliary heater
Ste ering wheel ...................................... 15 9
Ad justing ............................................ 71
Buttons ............................................. 15 9
St opping thea larm (ATA ) ...................... .56
St ow agea reas
see Stow ages pace
St ow agec om partments
see Stow ages pace
St ow ages pace ........................................ 73
Armres t.............................................. 73
Cen terc onsole ................................... 73
Cockpit .............................................. .73
Doo r................................................... 73
Glasse scompartment ........................ .74
Glo vebox. .......................................... 73
Sulfur content ....................................... 241
Summer tires ........................................2 09
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off ...................................................... 98 Switching on ignitio
n(start/s top
button) .................................................. 103
Switching seat heating on/off .............. 70
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel) ............................97
Switching theA /C function on/off ...... 96
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/off ..................................... 98
Switchin gthe windshield heater
on/o ff...................................................... 98 T
Ta ilpipes (care) .................................... .190
Ta nk capacity
Fu el .................................................. 24 3
Re ser ve(fuel) ...................................2 43
Ta nk content
DEF. ................................................. 24 4
Te ch nical data
Information ....................................... 237
No tes( trailerh itch) .......................... 24 8
Ti re pressur emonitor .......................2 17
Ve hicle identification plat e............... 238
Te lephone
Ac tivating functions du ring acall. ..... 172
Connecting amobile phon e(Pass‐
ke y) .................................................. .171
Connecting amobile phone
(Secur eSimple Pairing) .................... .171
Disconnecting amobilephone .......... 171
Incoming call during an existing
call .................................................... 172
No tes. ............................................... 17 0
Ring tone volume .............................. .171
Setting ther ing tone .......................... 171
Switching mobil ephones .................. 171
Te lephon eoperation ........................ .171
Wi reless chargin g(mobile phone) ...... .78
Te mp eratur egrade ............................... 220
Ti e-d owne yes ...................................... .176
Ti re and Loading Information plac‐
ard .......................................................... 217
Ti re Identification Numbe r(TIN) ......... 221
Tir einfor mation table .......................... 217
Ti re labeling .......................................... 220
Characteristic s................................. 222
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ................................................. 221
Load inde x........................................ 222
Load-bearing capacity ...................... 222 Index
297

Tr
aile rhitch
Care ................................................. 19 0
Gene raln otes ................................... 24 8
Information ....................................... 15 5
Information aboutt railer operation ... 151
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weight s....................... 15 5
Po we rsupply .................................... 15 6
Soc ket. ............................................. 154
Tr aile rloads .......................................... 24 9
Tr aile roperation
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis t............... 15 0
Coupling/Decouplin gthe trailer .......1 54
Gross axle weight rating ................... 238
Informatio n....................................... 15 5
Lane Keeping Assis t.........................1 49
No tes. ............................................... 151
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weight s....................... 15 5
Po we rsupply ................................... .156
Soc ket. ............................................. 154
Tr ailer loads ...................................... 24 9
Tr aile rstabilization ............................... 13 9
Tr ansmissio nposition display .............11 5
Tr ansmissio nratio
LO Wr ang e........................................ 11 9
Tr ansmissio nratio
see Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE
Tr anspo rtby rail .................................. .108
Tr anspo rting (vehicle breakd own) ...... 204
Tr ead weargrade ................................. 220
Tr im element (care) .............................. 19 2
Tr ip
Displa ytotal dis tance ....................... 16 2
Menu (on-boar dcomputer) ............... 16 2
Tr ip computer
Re setting. ......................................... 16 3
Showing ............................................ 16 2
Tr ip distance ........................................ .162
Showing ............................................ 16 2
Tr ip odom eter
Re setting. ......................................... 16 3
Tr ip odom eter
see Trip dis tance
Tu rn signal light
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 85
Tw o-w ayradio telephone
see Mobile phone Tw
o-w ayradios
Fr equencies ...................................... 237
Ins tallation no tes. ............................. 237
Tr ansmission output (maximum )......2 37 U
Un locking setting .................................. .42
Un locking/locking
Swit ching automatic lockin gfea‐
tur eo n/off. ........................................ 45
Unl ockin gand opening front doors
from insid e......................................... 44
USB device Showing trac kinformation ...............1 70
St artin gplaybac k............................. 16 9
USB soc ketint he rear passenger
comp artment .......................................... 77
Using asun visor .................................... 92
Using kickdown .................................... 11 8
Using thet elephone
see Calls V
Ve hicle ................................................... 104
Cor rect us e........................................ 23
Dat arecording ............................. ...... 25
Diagnostics connection ...................... 22
Equipment .......................................... 20
Implie dwarrant y. ................................ 24
Locking (auto matic) ............................ 45
Locking/unlocking (emergency key) .. 45
Lo we ring ........................................... 231
Maintenance ....................................... 21
Notify ing problems ............................ .24
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 13 2
Pa rking forane xtende dperio d........ 13 6
QR code rescue car d.......................... 24
Qualified specialis tworks hop .............23
Ra ising ............................................ .228
Re gistration ........................................23
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 104
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............1 04
Switching on po wersupply (s tart/
st op button) ...................................... 103
Un lockin g(from inside) ...................... 44
Ve ntilating (co nvenienc eopening )...... 54
Ve hicl ecom ponents whic hreceive
and/or transmit radio waves
Declaration of conformity ................... 22
Ve hicl edata
Ve hicle height ................................... 24 8 Index
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