2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER brake

Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) lights up
0024 Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) lights up
0024
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Meanin
gofthe indicator lamps:
R The rede lectric parking brak eindicator lam plights up: thee lectric
parking brak ehas been applied.
R The yello we lect ricp arkin gb rake indicator lam plight sup:thee lec‐
tric parking brak eismalfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Ifth em alfunction messag epersists, visit aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. #
If it is no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake, do no tdrive
th ev ehicle.
0024 and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) flashes
0024 Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) flashes
0024
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: ther ed electric parking brake
indicator lam pflashes. The electric parkin gbrake yello wi ndicator lamp
light sup.
Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The rede lectric parking brak eindicator lam pflashes: thea ctivation
st atus of thee lectric parking brak eisunknow n.
R The yello we lect ricp arkin gb rake indicator lam plight sup:thee lec‐
tric parking brak eismalfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Enga geand disen gage thee lectric parking brak eusing thes witch
while depressing theb rake pedal. #
Ifth em alfunction messag epersists, par kthe vehicle on le vel
ground and secur eitagains trolling away ( / pag e134). #
Consultaq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
When ther ed indicator lam pflashes, thev ehicle mus tnotbe driven
as theb rake system ma yoverheat.
0024
and Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: thee lectric parking brak ered
indicator lam plight sup. The elect ricp arkin gb rake yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up.
Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The electric parking brak ered indicator lam plights up: thee lectric
parking brak ehas been applied. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 275

Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) lights up
0024 Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) lights up
0024
The electric parking
brak emalfunctioning yel‐
lo wi ndicator lam pdoes
no tlight up R
The elect ricp arkin gb rake yello wi ndicator lam pdoes no tlight up:
th er ea reno malfunctions wit hthe electric parking brake. #
Do no tdrive thev ehicle if thee lectric parking brak ehas been
applied.
0024 and
0049
Re dp arking brake
applied indicator lamp
(USA) lights up
0024
Re dp arking brake
applied indicator lamp
(Canada) lights up Ve
hicles with manual parking brake: ther ed parking brak eindicator
lam plights up.
Meaning of thei ndicator lamp:
R The redp arking brak eindicator lam plights up: thep arking brake
has been applied. #
Do no tdrive thev ehicle if thep arking brak ehas been applied.
004D
Brak esystemw arning
lam p(yellow) The brak
esystemy elloww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoabrake system malfunc‐
tion
If th eb rake system is malfunctioning, braking characteristic smay
be impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. 276
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
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

Drivin
gsystems Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
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
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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
Wa
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lamp Po
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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

Anti-thef
tprotection
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Ashtr ays
In thew indshield stowagec om‐
partment ............................................ .74
ASR (accele ratio ns kidc ontrol) ........... 137
Assistance graphic (on-board com‐
puter) ..................................................... 161
ASS YSTP LUS ........................................ 180
Batter ydisconnection period s.......... 180
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........ 180
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 180
Re gular maintenance work ............... 180
Special service requirements .......... .180
ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) .............. 56
Ac tivating/deactivating thei nterior
motion sensor .................................... 57
Fu nctio n............................................. 56
Interio rmotions ensor functio n.......... 57
St opping thea larm. ............................ 56
Switching thet ow -awa ya larm
on/of f............................................... .57
To w- aw ay alar mfunction .................... 56
At tachments .......................................... .19
AT TENTION ASSI ST............................... 14 6
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 147
Fu nctio n........................................... 14 6
Sy stem limitations ............................1 46
Au dio settings
Balance and fader .............................1 68
Equalizer .......................................... .168
Playba ckoptions .............................. 17 0
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights ........................ 79
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................ 11 5
Engaging driv eposit ion. .................... 11 7
Engaging neutral ............................... 11 6
Engaging reve rseg ear ....................... 11 6
Kickdown .......................................... 11 8
Re stricting thes hiftrang e................. 11 7
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 16
Tr ansmission position displa y........... 11 5
Tr ansmission position s..................... .115
Au xiliar yheating .................................... 99
Fu nctio n............................................. 99
Axle load ............................................... 238 B
Bac ksuppo rt
see Lumbar suppor t(4-w ay)
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................. 137
Battery Charging ........................................... 197
Chargin gavehicle batter y................1 97
Disconnecting thea uxiliar ybattery
in thee ngine compartmen t.............. 201
Disconnecting thes tarter batter y.... 200
Jump -sta rting (vehicle )..................... .197
Ke y. .................................................... 42
No tes( vehicle) ................................. 19 6
Re moving or ins talling thes tarter
batter y............................................. 200
St arterb atter y.................................. 19 9
Batter ymain switch
No tes. ............................................... 11 4
Switching thep ower supply on/o ff... 11 4
Belt see Sea tbelt
Blind Spo tAssist .................................. 147
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 14 8
Fu nctio n........................................... 147
Re ar Cross Traf ficA lert. ................... 14 8
Sy stem limitations ............................1 47
Blue tooth ®
audio equipment
St artin gplaybac k............................. 16 9
Bottle holder .......................................... .74
Brake ABS (Anti-lo ckBraking Sy stem) ........ 137
Ac tiveB rake Assi st........................... 13 9
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 137
Braking wi thparkin gbrake :. ............ .108
Breaking-i nnotes ............................. 105
Downhil lgradien t............................. 108
Driving tip s....................................... 105
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 39
Heavy and light loads ....................... 108
HOLD functio n.................................. 14 5
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 108
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads) .........................................1 05
We troad sur faces ............................ 108
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak eAssistance
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem) 284
Index

Brak
efluid
No tes. ............................................... 24 6
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) ..............................................1 39
Brakes New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs ................................................. 105
Breakdown Assi stanc eoverview. .......................... 16
Changin gawheel ............................ .228
Ro adside Assis tance ........................... 21
To ws tartin g. .................................... 206
To wing away ..................................... 203
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ...................2 04
Breakdown see Flat tire
Breaking-in no tes................................. 105
Bulbs Reversing light .................................... 87
Buttons Steering wheel ..................................1 59C
Call list Making acall ................................... .172
Calls ...................................................... .171
Ac cepting .......................................... 171
Ac tivating functions du ring acall. ..... 172
Declining ........................................... 171
Ending acall. ................................... .171
Incoming call during an existing
call .................................................... 172
Making ..............................................1 71
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) .................................... 188
Care ...................................................... .192
Carw ash .......................................... 188
Carpe t............................................. .192
Displ ay............................................. 19 2
Exterio rlighting ................................ 19 0
Headliner .......................................... 19 2
Matt efinish ...................................... 189
Pa int ................................................ .189
Pla stic trim ...................................... .192
Po we rw ashe r................................... 188
Re alwo od/trim elements ................. 19 2
Re ar vie wcamera/360 °Camer a..... 19 0
Seat bel t.......................................... .192
Seat co ver. ....................................... 19 2Senso
rs............................................ 19 0
Ta ilpipes .......................................... .190
Tr ailer hit ch...................................... 19 0
Wa shing byhand .............................. 189
Wheels/rims .................................... 19 0
Wi ndo ws ........................................... 19 0
Wi per blades .................................... 19 0
Cargo compa rtmen tlighting
Motio ndetector ............................. ..... 83
Cargo co mpartment ventilation
Deactivating .....................................1 02
Setting .............................................. 102
Cargo tie-down point ............................175
Cargo tie-down points Info rm atio n..................................... .252
Carpe t(care) ........................................ .192
Chang ebulbs
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 85
Changing abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................2 31
Preparing .......................................... 228
Ra ising thev ehicle ........................... 228
Re moving awhee l............................ 230
Changing address ................................... 21
Changing bulbs ...................................... .83
High bea m.......................................... 84
Indicator (front) .................................. 84
Interior lamps (rear compartment) ..... 88
License plate lamp............................. 86
Ligh tbulbt ypes haloge nheadlamps .. 84
Lo wb eam ........................................... 84
No tes. ................................................83
Ta il lam pbulb types (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 85
Ta il lam pbulb types (chassis) ............ .87
Tu rn signal light (rear) (chassis) ..........87
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner ...................................... 21
Cha racteristics of thet ire .................. .222
Charging Batter y.............................................. 197
Mobile phone (wireless) ..................... 77
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) ........................ 39
Child seat front-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 38 Index
285

Purity ........................................1
27,243
Ra nged ispl ay ................................... 12 8
To pping up ........................................ 12 9
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) ............ 223
Diagnostics connection .........................22
Diesel Lowo utside temp eratures ................2 41
No tes. ............................................... 241
Diesel pa rticulat efilter
Au tomatic rege neration .................... 11 4
No tes. ............................................... 11 4
Digita lspe edome ter............................. 16 2
Dimming thei nsid erearvi ewmirror .... 91
DIRECT SELECT le ver............................ 11 5
Engaging driv eposit ion. .................... 11 7
Engaging neutral ............................... 11 6
Engaging pa rkposition automati‐
call y................................................. .116
Engaging reve rseg ear ....................... 11 6
Fu nctio n............................................ 11 5
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 16
Direction indicator see Indicator
Displa y(care) ........................................ 19 2
Displa y(on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 16 0
Displa ymessage .................................. 254
Callin gup( on-boar dcompu ter) ........ 254
No tes. .............................................. 254
Displa ymessages
00AC ............................................... 263
00B2---m ph................................... 260
003D 12VB atter ySee Operator's
Manual .............................................2 64
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions Cur‐
re ntl yL imited See Ope rator's Man‐
ual .................................................... 257
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions Limi‐
te dS ee Operator's Manual ...............257
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual
.......................................................... 260
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stInoperative ... 260
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stNo wA vaila‐
ble .................................................... 261 Ac
tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's
Manual .............................................. 261
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 262
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tInoper‐
ative .................................................2 62
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's
Manual ............................................. 272
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 273
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tIno pera‐
tive .................................................. .273
0099 Additiv eSystemF ault Emer‐
ge ncy Op.: XXX mphS ee Opera‐
to r's Manual ..................................... 267
0099 Additiv eSystemF ault See
Operator' sManual .......................... .266
0099 Additiv eSystemF ault Starts
until Emerg. Op. :XXX See Opera‐
to r's Manual ..................................... 266
Air Conditioning Malfunction See
Operator's Manual ............................271
App lyBrak etoS hiftfrom' P' ............ 272
00AD ATTENTION ASSIS TInopera‐
tive ................................................... 262
00AD ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! ............................................... 262
0049 AutoLam pFunction Inope ra‐
tive ................................................... 273
Au xilia ryBatter yMalfunction ............271
Blind Spo tAssistCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual
.......................................................... 261
Blin dSpotA ssistI no perative ............ 261
Blin dSpotA ssistT railer NotM oni‐
to red .................................................2 61
004D CheckBrake Fluid Le vel.......... 256
Chec kBrake Pads See Operator's
Manual .............................................2 56 Index
287

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