2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER light

Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eA voiding paintwor kdamage
Pa int
R
Insect remains: soak wit hinsect
re mo vera nd then wash off.
R Birdd roppings: soak wit hwater and
th en wash off.
R Remo vecoolant, tree resin, oils,
fuels and greases: rubg entl ywitha
clo thsoaked in petroleum ether or
lighter fluid.
R Brak efluid: wash of fwithw ater.
R Tars tains :use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: us eas ilicone remo ver. R
Do no taffix sticke rs,f ilms or similar.
R Remo vedirtass oon as possible.
Mat tefinish
R
Onlyuse car eproducts appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz. R
Do no tpolish thev ehicle and alloy
wheels.
R Do no tuse aw ash program that
end swithah otwa xtreatment in
au tomatic car washes.
R Do no tuse paint cleaners, buf fing or
polishing products, or gloss preserv‐
ers, e.g. wax.
R Have paint repair scarried out in a
qu alified specialis tworks hop onl y. Note
sont he car eofvehicle parts &
WARNING Risk of entrapment if the
windshield wiper sareswit ched on while
th ew indshield is being cleaned
If th ew indshield wiper saresetinm otion
while youa recleanin gthe windshield or
wiper blades, youc an be trapped bythew iper
arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor ecleaning the
windshield or wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of bu rning from thet ail‐
pipe or tailpipe trim
The tailpipe and tailpipe trim can become
ve ry hot. If youc om eintoc ontact wi th these
car parts, youc oul db urny ourself. #
Alwaysbep articularly careful when in
th ev icinit yoft hetailpipe and tailpipe
trims and supervise children very
closely whe ninthis area. #
Befor eanycon tact, allo wthe car parts
to cool down. Maintenance and care
18 3

Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eP reve nting damag etothevehicle
Wheels/rims Usewate rand acid-free whee lcleaner. R
Do no tuse acidi cwhee lcleaner sto
re mo vebrak edust. Otherwise, wheel
bolts and brak ecomponents ma ybe
damaged.
R Toavo id cor rosion of brak ediscs and
brakepads, driv efor afew minutes
af te rc leaning befor eparking the
ve hicle. The brak ediscs and brake‐
pads warm up and dr yout.
Wi ndo ws
Clean wind owsinside and outsid ewitha
dam pcloth and wit hacleaning agent
re commended forM ercedes-Benz . Do no
tuse dr ycloth sora brasiv eorsol‐
ve nt-based cleaning agents toclea nthe
insid eofw indows.
Wi per blades
Carefully clea nthe folded-a wayw iper
blade swithad ampcloth. Do no
tclean thew iper blades tooo ften.
Exterior
lighting Clean
thel enses wit hawetspong eand
mil dc leaning agent, e.g .car sha mpoo. Onl
yuse cleaning agents or clo thss uita‐
ble forp last ic lenses.
Sensors Cleanthes ensor sinthe front and rear
bumper and in ther adiator grill wit ha
sof tcloth and car shampoo. When usin
gapowerwashe r,ke ep am in‐
imum dis tance of 11.8 in (30 cm).
Re ar view
camera and
360° Cam‐
era Use clea
nwater and asoftc loth toclean
th ec amer alens. Do no
tuse ap owe rwashe r.
Tr aile rhitch
R
Remo vetrace sofrustont he ball,
e.g. wit hawireb rush.
R Remo vedirtw ithal int-free clo th.
R Afterc leaning, lightly oil or grease
th eb all head.
R Obser vethen otes on car einthe
trailer hitc hmanufactu rer's operat‐
ing instructions. Do no
tclean theb all nec kwithap ower
wa sher or sol vent.
Slidin gdoor
R
Remo vefore ign object sfromt he
vicinity of thec ontact plates and
contact pins of thes liding door.
R Clean thec ontact plates and contact
pins wit hamild cleaning agent and a
sof tcloth. Do no
toilor grease thec ontact plates
and thec ontact pins. 184
Maintenance and care

Note
sonc leaning and car eP reve nting damag etothevehicle
Ste ps
R
Clea nthe electrically operated steps
and their housing wit hapower
wa sher.
R Afterc leaning, spr aythel ateral
guides wit hsilicone spr ay.
R Clean thes teps in theb umper wit ha
po we rw ashe r. Do no
tuse oil or grease as alubricant.
Aluminum
dropsides R
Brush down thea luminum dropsides
wit hw ater and aneutral or mild alka‐
line cleaning agent. Do no
tuse abrasiv ecleaning agents to
clea nthe dropsides. Note
soni nterior care &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom pla stic
parts breakin goffafte rt he use of sol‐
ve nt-based car eproducts
Ca reand cleaning products con tainin gsol‐
ve nts can cause su rfaces in thec ockpit to
become porous.
When thea irbags ar edeplo yed, plastic parts
ma ybreak away. #
Do no tuse anyc areorc leaning prod‐
ucts containing sol vents toclea nthe
cockpit. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them.
This can, fore xamp le, cause seat belt stotear
or fail in an accident. #
Neverb lea ch or dy eseat belts. Obser
vethef ollowing no tes: Note
sonc leaning and car eP reve nting damag etothevehicle
Seat belts Clean withlukewa rmsoap ywater. R
Do no tuse chemical cleaning
agents.
R Do no tdrythes eat belt byheating
abo ve176°F( 80 °C) or in direct
sunlight.
Display Cleanthes urface carefully wi tham icro‐
fi ber clo thand LCD/TFT displ aycare
product. R
Switc hoffthed ispla yand le titcool
down.
R Do no tuse an yother agents.
Plastic trim R
Clean wit hadampm icrofiber clo th.
R Forh eavy soiling: use car eproduct
re commended forM ercedes-Benz . R
Do no taffix sticke rs,f ilms or similar.
R Do no tallowtoc ome int ocontact
wi th cosmetics, insect repellent and
sun creams.
Re alwo od/
trim ele‐
ments R
Clean wit hamicro fiber clo th.
R Blackpiano-lacquer look: clean with
ad am pcloth and soap ywater.
R Forh eavy soiling: use car eproduct
re commended forM ercedes-Benz . Do no
tuse sol vent-based cleaning
agents, polishes or waxes. Maintenance and care
18 5

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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 (/ page173). Breakdown assis
tance 191

Example: jump-s
tart connection point
% Right-hand-driv
evehicles: thej ump-s tart
connection points ma ybeonthe opposite
side. #
Remo vethec ove rfromt he positiv eterminal
on thed onor batter y. #
First,c onnec tthe positiv eterminal clam pof
th ej umper cables/charging cables tothe
positiv eterminal of theo ther vehicle's bat‐
te ry. #
With positiv eterminal clamp 2ofthe
jumper cable ,slide ther ed pr otectiv ecap on
jump-s tart connection point 1back witha
clockwis eturn. #
Connect thep ositiv eterminal clam ptothe
positiv eterminal of jump-s tart connection
point 1. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
of thed onor vehicle and le titrun at idle
speed. #
Connect then egativ eterminal of thed onor
batter ytothe ground point of your ow nv ehi‐
cle wit hthe jumper cable/charging cable.
Begin wit hthe donor batter y. #
During starting assistance: star tt he engine
on your ow nv ehicle. #
When charging: star tt he chargin gprocess. #
During starting assistance: lett he engine
ru nf or afew minutes. #
During starting assistance: beforediscon‐
necting thej umper cable, switc honanelec‐
trical consumer on your ow nv ehicle, e.g. the
re ar wind owheater or lighting.
When thes tartin ga ssis tance/charging proces sis
comple te: #
First,r emo vethej umper cables/charging
cables from theg round point and negative
te rm inal of theo ther vehicle's batter y,then
from thep ositiv eterminal of jump-s tart con‐
nectio npoint 1and thep ositiv eterminal of
th eo ther vehicle's batter y.Eac htime ,begin
at thec ontacts on your ow nv ehicle.
The redp rotectiv ecap springs bac ktoits ini‐
tial position when positiv eterminal clamp 2
is disconnected from jump-s tartconnection
point 1.
Fu rther information can be obtained at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Installing/removing
thef loor co vering (vehi‐
cles with rear wheel drive) &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Ensur efloor mats and carpets cannot
slip and pr ovide suf ficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. #
Switc hoffall electrical consumers. #
Toremo ve: unscr ewscrews 3and remo ve
trim 2. #
Remo vefloor co vering 1. 19 2
Breakdown assis tance

Opening
thef useb oxinthef ront-passenger
fo ot we ll #
Unlocking andremoving thes towa ge com‐
partment co verint he front-passenger foot‐
we ll (/ page200). #
Remo veinsert 1withthe vehicle tool kit. Ve
hicl etool kit Information on
thev ehicle tool kit The
vehicle tool kit is located in thes towa ge com‐
partment in thef ootwell on thef ront-passenger
side (/ page200).
The vehicle tool kit contains:
R atow ing eye
R ascrew driver wit hTorx, Phillips and slotted
bits
The vehicle tool kit ma yalso contain thef ollow‐
ing, fore xamp le:
R an open-en dwrench
R awheel wrench Un
locking and removing the stowage com‐
pa rtmen tcover #
Remo vether ubber mat from thef ront-
passenger foot we ll. #
Tounlo ck:turnthe quick- re lease fastener 1
counter-clockwise toposition 0047. #
Slightly raise and pull out thec over.
Inserting and locking thec over #
Slide in thec over and press it down wards. #
Press down theq uick-re lease fastener 1
until it engages. #
Tolock: turnthe quick- re lease fastener 1
clockwise toposition 0048. Re
moving the vehicl etool kit #
Remo vethev ehicle tool kit from stowage
compartment 1. 200
Breakd owna ssis tance

#
Chec kwhether thew heel or valveh as a
leak. #
Ifyo ua reunabl etorectify thed amage,
contact aqualified specialis tworks hop. Yo
uc an find information on recommended tire
pressures fort he vehicle's factor y-ins talled tires
on thef ollowing labels:
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dont he
B‑pi llarofyour vehicle (/ page210).
R Tire pressur etable on thei nside of thef uel
fi ller flap .
Obse rvet he maximum tir epressure
(/ page215).
Use asuita ble tir epressur egaug etoc heckthe
tir ep ressure. The ou tera ppearance of atired oes
no tp ermit an yreliable conclusion about thet ire
pressure.
+ ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
damag eduetoinsuf ficient or excessive
tir ep ressure No
tethat insuf ficient or excessiv etirep res‐
sur eshor tens thes ervice lif eofthe tires. #
Forthis reason ,chec kthe tir epressure
re gularly ;atleastevery 14 days. Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitor: youc an
also checkt he tir epressur eusing theo n-board
computer.
Onl ycorrect tir epressur ewhent he tires are
cold. Conditions forc old tires:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tires out
of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours.
R The vehicle has tr aveled less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ar ise in thet iret emperatur eof18°F( 10°C)
increases thet irep ressur ebya pprox.10k Pa
(0. 1b ar/1.5 psi). Take this int oaccount when
ch ecking thet irep ressur eofw armt ires.
The tir epressur erecommended fori ncreased
load/spee dinthe tir epressur etable ma yaffect
th er ide comfort. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable accesso ries on tir evalve
If yo um ountunsuitable accesso ries ont otire
va lves, thet irev alves ma ybeoverloaded and malfunction
,whic hc an cause aloss of tire
pressure. Af term arke ttirep ressur emonitor‐
ing sy stems will cause thet irev alvetor emain
open ,depending on thed esign. This can also
re sult in aloss of tir epressure. #
Only scr ewstandar dvalvec aps or valve
cap sspecifically appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz fory our vehicle ont othe tir evalve. Note
sont owing atrailer
The applicable tir epressures fort he tires of the
re ar axle is alw ayst he recommended tir epres‐
sur efor afull load. Ti
re pressur etable The tir
epressur etable can be found on thes eat
base or on theB ‑pillar on thed rive r's side.
% The dat
ashown in thei mages is example
data. The tir
epressur etable sho ws therecommended
tir ep ressu refort he tires ins talled at thef actory
on this vehicle. The recommended tir epressures
ar ev alid forc old tires and dif fere nt vehicle load
conditions.
If one or mor etires izes precede atirep ressure,
th et irep ressur einformation following is only
va lid fort hose tir esizes.
If th ep receding tir esizes ar esupplemented by
the 0091 symbol, thet irep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etirep ressures.
The load condition s"partiall yladen "and "fully
laden "aredefine dinthetable forv arying
we ights.
Som etirep ressur etables onl yshowt he rim
diame teri ns tead of thec omple tetires ize, e.g.
R16.T herimd iame terisp artoft he tir esize and
can be found on thes ide wall of thet ire
(/ page215). Wheels an
dtires 205

Re
ar axle tir epressures on vehicles with rear wheel driv eand Super Single tires
Max. rear axle load 7055 lbs (3200 kg)Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
7055 lbs (3200 kg)
225/75R16C 121/120R (122L) Fullyl aden
690 kPa(6.9b ar/100 psi) 3)
285/65R16C 131R Fully laden 460 kPa(4.6b ar/6 7psi) Max
.rear axl eload 7716 lbs (3500 kg) Ti
re s/disc wheel Vehicl eload Max.rear axle load
77 16 lbs (3500 kg)
225/75R16C 121/120R (122L) Fullyl aden
690 kPa(6.9b ar/100 psi) 3)
285/65R16C 131R Fully laden 520 kPa(5.2b ar/7 5psi) 3)
Va lid touse foras horttime as aspar ew heel
on ther ear axle foram aximu mdista nce of
62 miles (100 km) and amaximum speed of
34 mph(55 km/h).
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e204)
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page210)
R Maximum tirep ressure (/ page 215) Ti
re pressur emonitor Fu
nction of tir epressur emonitor on single
tires &
DANG ER Risk of acciden tdue toincor‐
re ct tir epressure
Ever ytire, including thes par e(if pr ovided),
should be checkedw hen cold at leas toncea
mont hand inflated tothep ressur erecom‐
mended bythev ehicle manufacturer (see Tire
and Loadin gInforma tionp lacar dont he B-pil‐
lar on thed rive r’ss ide or thet irep ressure
label on thei nside of thef uel filler flap of your
ve hicle). If your vehicle has tires of adiffe re nt
size than thes ize indicated on theT irea nd
Loading In form atio nplacar dort he tirepres‐
sur etable, youn eedtod etermine thep roper
tir ep ressur efor those tires.
As an added saf etyf eature, your vehicle has
been equipped wit hatirep ressur emonitor‐ ing sy
stem (TPMS) that illuminates alow tire
pressur eindicator lam pwhen one or mor eof
yo ur tires ar esignificantl yunde rinfla ted.
Ac cordingly ,ifthe lo wtirep ressur eindicator
lam plights up, yous houl dstopa nd check
yo ur tires as soon as possible, and inflate
th em tothep roper pressure. Driving on asig‐
nificantly underinflated tir ecauses thet ireto
ove rheat and can lead totiref ailure. Underin‐
fl atio nalso inc reases fuel consum ption and
re duces tir etread life, and ma yaffect the
ve hicle's handling and braking ability .Please
no te that theT PMS is no tasubstitut efor
proper tir emaintenance, and it is thed rive r's
re sponsibility tomaintain cor rect tir epres‐
sure, even if underinflation has no treached
th el eve ltot rigger illumination of theT PMS
lo wt irep ressur eindicator lamp.
Yo ur vehicle has also been equipped wit ha
TPMS malfunction indicator toindicat ewhen
th es ystem is no toperating properly .The
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tirep ressur eindicator lamp. When
th es ystem de tects am alfunction, thei ndica‐
to rlamp willf lashfora pproxima tely am inute
and then remain continuously illumina ted.
This sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle start-ups as lon gasthe malfunction
ex ists.
When them alfunction indicator is illuminated,
th es ystem ma ynotbe able todetect or sig‐
nal lo wtirep ressu reas intended. TPMS mal‐
function smayoccur forav ariety of reasons,
includin gthe ins tallation of incompatible 208
Wheels and tires