2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER transmission

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WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch argin gprocess and startin gassis tance
During thec harging process and starting
assis tance, theb atter ymayrelease an explo‐
siv eg as mixture. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,creating spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient venti‐
lation du ring thec harging process and
during startin gassis tance. #
Do no tlea no verab atter y. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas ma ybereleased. #
Alwayst hawaf roze nb atter youtfirst
befor echarging it or per form ing starting
assis tance. If
th ew arning /indicator lamps do no tlight up in
th ei nstrument displa yaround or belo wfreezing
point, it is very likel ythat thed ischarged battery
has frozen.
In this case, obser vethef ollowing points:
R do no tgivet he vehicle startin gassis tance or
ch arge theb attery
R thes ervice lif eofabatterythat has been
th awe dmaybe reduced drastically
R thes tart-u pb ehavior ma ydeteriorate, partic‐
ularly at lo wtemperatures
R it is recommended that youh ave athawed
batter ychec kedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynume rous or
ex tende dattempts tostar tt he engine Numerous or
extende dattempts tostar tt he
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. Obser
vethef ollowing points during starting
assis tance and when chargin gthe battery:
R onlyuse undamaged jumper cables/charging
cables wit hasufficient cross-sectio nand
insula tedt erminal clamps
R non-insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontact wi thother me tal
parts while thej umper cables/charging
cables ar econnected totheb attery/jump-
st ar tc onnectio npoint
R thej umper cables/charging cable mus tnot
come int ocontact wit hanyparts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running
R alwa ys mak esuret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectros tatically charged
R alwaysk eep away from fire and open flames
R do no tlean overab attery
R when charging: onlyuseab atter ychar ger
th at has been tested and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benza ndread theo perating
instruction sfor your charge rb efor echarging
th eb atter y.
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
R startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof12V
R thev ehicles mus tnot to uche acho ther
R vehicles with agasoline engine: only per‐
fo rm startin gassis tance when thee ngine and
ex haus tsystema recold #
Vehicles with abatter ymain switch: check
whe ther theb atter ymain switc hisswitched
on (/ page114). #
Secu rethev ehicle using thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthei gnition and all electrical con‐
sumers. #
Open theh ood (/ page180). 19 8
Breakdown assis tance

Otherwise, electrical assemblies, e.g.
th
ea lternator ,could be damaged. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle's electron‐
ics Incor
rectly disconnecting thea uxiliar ybattery
can cause damag etothevehicle's electron‐
ics. #
Alwaysd isconnect thea uxiliar ybattery
as described in thef ollowing sequence.
Do no treve rset he batter yterminals
under an ycircums tances. #
Obser vethes afet ym easures and pr otection
notices when disconnectin gthe auxiliar ybat‐
te ry ( / pag e197). #
Swit choffa ll electrical consumers. #
Switc hoffthee ngine and thep ower suppl y. #
Open theh ood (/ page180). #
Firstloosen and remo vethen egativ eterminal
clam pont he auxiliar ybatter ysot hatthe
cla mp is no longer in con tact wi th thetermi‐
nal. #
Remo vethep ositiv eterminal clam pcover. #
Loose nand remo vethep ositiv eterminal
clamp. To
wing or tow- starting Overvie
wofpermissible towing me thods In
thee vent of abreak down, Mercedes-Benz rec‐
ommends that youh ave thev ehicle transpor ted
ins tead of towe d.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly #
Obser vethei nstruction sand no teson
to wing away. %
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.
Pe rm issible towing me thods Bo
th axle sont he
gr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hauto‐
matic transmission and
re ar wheel drive Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s, if thes teering
wheel is fixe dint he
center position wit ha
st eering wheel lock
Ve hicles wit hall-wheel
drive Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
No202
Breakdown assis tance

To
wing wit haraisedaxle: towing should be
per form ed byatow ing compan y. To
wing away thev ehicle wit hbotha xleson
th eg round #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page202). #
Mak esuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d.
When theb atter yisd ischar ged, thef ollowing sit‐
uations occur:
R The engine canno tbestarted.
R It is no tpossible torelease or appl ythe elec‐
tric parking brake.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission canno tbeshiftedto
position 005Cor005D.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essivel yhigh speeds or overlong dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when towing
at exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces. #
Atow ing speed of 30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. #
Atow ing distanc eof30miles (50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. %
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. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thef ollowing situations
can occur:
R The towing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
R The vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve noverturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedor
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed th
ep ermissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If
av ehicle needs tobe towe dort ow st arted, its
we ight should no tbegreater that thep ermissible
gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle. #
Information on thev ehicle's permissible gross
mass can be found on thev ehicle identifica‐
tion plat e. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
no to pen thed rive r's or front-passen gerd oor,
as thea utomatic transmission will automati‐
cally shif ttoposition 005D. #
Installth et ow ing eye( /pag e205). #
Secur ethe towing device.
* NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion #
Only connect thet ow ro pe or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. %
Yo
uc an also secur ethe towing devic etothe
trailer hitch.
* NO
TEDama geand risk of accident when
to wing wit hatow ro pe Ther
eisar isk of an accident if youdon ot
obse rves afet ya nd pr otectiv emeasures when
to wing using atow ro pe.
Obser vethef ollowing points when towing
wit hat ow ro pe: #
Secur ethe towr ope on thes ame side
on bo thvehicles, if possible. #
Mak esuret he towr ope does not
exc eed thel egally prescribed length. #
Mar kthe towr ope in them iddle, e.g.
wit haw hitec loth (30 x30c m). This
makes other road user sawarethat a
ve hicle is being towe d. #
Obser vetheb rake lamps of thet ow ing
ve hicle while driving. Alw aysm aintain a
dis tance that ensures thet ow ro pe does
no ts ag. #
Do no tuse steel cables or chains to tow
yo ur vehicle. Otherwise, youc oul dd am‐
ag et he vehicle. #
Deactivat eautomatic locking (/ page45). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay alar m(/pag e57). Breakd
owna ssis tance 203

#
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

#
Only use thet ow ing eyetot ow aw ayor
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
ws tarting vehicl e(eme rgency engine start) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tows tartin gv ehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted. #
Do no ttow st artv ehicles wit hautomatic
transmission. Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toove rloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher
amperage, thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses containing thec orrect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect fuses Electrica
lcomponents or sy stems could be
damaged byincor rect fuses. #
Only use fuses whi chhave been
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benza nd which
ha ve thec orrect fus erating. Th
ee lectrica lfus es in your vehicle switc hoff
defectiv ecircuits. If afuse blo ws,allth ec ompo‐
nent sont he circuit and their functions will cease
to operate.
Blown fuses mus tbereplaced wit hfuses of an
equivalent specification ,whic hyou can de ter‐
mine bythec olor and fuse rating .The fuse allo‐
cation charta nd fur ther information on thee lec‐
tric fuses and relays can be found in the" Fuse
allocation chart" supplement. *
NO
TEDama geor malfunction scaused by
moisture Moistur
emaycause dama getothee lectrical
sy stem or cause it tomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor‐
re ctly on thef use box. If
th en ew fuse whic hhas been inser teda lso
blo ws,have thec ause traced and rectified at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Mak esureoft hefollowing befor ereplacing a
fuse:
R thev ehicle is secured suc hthat it does not
ro llaw ay
R all electrical consume rsares wit ched off
R thei gnition is switched off
The fuses ar elocated in various fuse bo xes:
R fuse bo xinthe front-passenge rfootwell
(/ page207)
R fuse bo xinthe seat base of thed rive r's seat
(/ page206) Opening
thef useb oxinthes eat base of the
dr iver's seat #
Toopen: press down and unclip fasteners 1
on thec over. #
Remo vethec ove r. #
Toclose: pressthec over firm ly in tothes eat
base until fasteners 1clip in. 206
Breakdown assis tance

Preparing
thev ehicle foraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The tire-chang etool kit is available.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. #
Take thev ehicle tool kit from thef ootwell on
th ef ront passsenger side (/ page207). Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive #
Take thej acka nd thet ire-chang etool kit out
of thes towa ge compartment (/ page227). #
If necessar y,remo vetheh ub cab. #
Assemble thel ug wrenc hextensio nusing the
middl erod and ther od wit hthe lar gest diam‐
et er from thet hree-piece jac kpum pleve r. #
Startin gwitht he middle rod, slide thel ug
wrenc hextensio nasfar as it will go ont othe
lug wrench. #
Using thel ug wrench, loosen thew heel nuts
or bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about one full turn. Do no tunscr ewthew heel
nuts or bolts comple tely. #
Raise thev ehicle (/ page228). Ra
ising thev ehicle when changing awheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom jac ktip‐
ping
If yo up arkav ehicle wit hair suspension, the
air suspension ma yremain acti vatedf or up to
one hour ,evenw hen thei gnition is switched
off. If yout hen raise thev ehicle wit hthe jac k,
th ea ir suspension will attem pttoadjus tthe
ve hicle le vel.
The jac kmaytip. #
Press theS ervice button on thea ir sus‐
pension remo tecontrol befor eraising
th ev ehicle.
This pr events au tomatic readjustment
of thev ehicle le vela nd pr events it from
being raised or lo weredm anually. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl yatt he
appropriat ejackin gpointoft hevehicle, the
jac kc ould tip wi th thevehicle raised. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he appropriate
jacking point of thev ehicle. The base of
th ej ackm ustbep ositioned vertically
under thej acking point of thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom vehicle tip‐
ping
On slopes, thej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle
ra ised. #
Neverc hang eaw heel on aslope. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack If
yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl yatt he
appropriat ejacks uppor tpoin toft hevehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehicle raised. #
The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints. Re
quirements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle is prepared forc hanging awheel
(/ page228). 228
Wheel sand tires

mus
thave thec orrect dimensions and
th et irem ustbet he cor rect type. Do no
texceed amaximum speed of 50 mph
(80 km/h) if aspar ew heel of adiffe re nt size is
ins talled. &
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged spa rewheel wit hSuper Sin glet ires
Ve hicles with Super Single tires
The tir eofthe spar ewheel exposed toabo ve-
ave rage loads af terb eing ins talled on ther ear
axle. If youe xceed them aximum speed or the
maximu mdista nce, or ins tallth es par ew heel
again, thet ireoft he spar ewheel ma ybe
damaged. The tir edamag emaynotbev isible
and no tdetectable.
Ad amaged tir emaycause alossoft irep res‐
sure. Thi scould cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle. #
Onlyusethes par ew heel if it has not
ye tb eeni nstalled on ther ear axle with
th ec urrent tires. #
Ifth es par ew heel had been ins talled on
th er ear axle, ha vethet ireoft he spare
wheel replaced af terc hanging the
wheel again, ir respectiv eofthe dis‐
ta nce. #
Fors afet yr easons, when changing atire
ensur ethat only thet irev alvetype
appr ovedfor thet ires is used. *
NO
TEDama getothet ransmission Ve
hicles with Super Single tires: whenyou
ins tallth es par ew heel on ther ear axle, the
transmission ma ybedamaged bythed iffe r‐
ent rotational speed softhe wheels. #
When thes par ew heel is ins talled on the
re ar axle ,obse rvet he maximum speed
of 34 mph(55 km/h) and them aximum
driving dis tance of 62 miles (100 km). %
The spa
rewheel can be used without restric‐
tions on thef ront axle of avehicle wit hSuper
Single tires.
Re gular lych eckt hat thes par ew heel is secured
and has thes pecified tir epressur e(/ pag e211).
Re gularly checkt he following, particularly prior to
long trips:
R thet irep ressur eoft he spar ewheel (if neces‐
sar y,adjus tthe tir epressure). R
thef astenings of thes par ew heel brac ket.
Re place thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.T his also applies tothes pare
wheel.
% If
yo uh ave installed aspar ew heel, thet ire
pressur emonitoring sy stem will no tfunction
fo rt his wheel.T he sparewheel is no tequip‐
ped wit hasensor fort he tir epressur emoni‐
to ring sy stem. Installing/removing
thes pare wheel Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (Cargo Van/Passenger Van) Bolt co
vers fort he saf etyh ooks (exa mp le: Cargo
Va n) #
Ope nthe rear-en ddoors. #
Place ascrew driver int orecesses 2and
th en pr yoffco vers 1 . Wheels and tires
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