2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER light

1
Checkin gand topping up oper‐
ating fluids →
233
St artin gassis tance →
19 0
2 Buttons fort he SOS emergency
call sy stem and roadside assis‐
ta nce →
188
3 Warning lamp →
187
Saf etyv est →
187
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) →
187
4 Vehicles wit hrear-wheel drive:
hy draulic jac kand tire-change
to ol kit →
201 5
Hazar dwarning lights →
80
6 QR code fora ccessing ther es‐
cue card →
24
7 Todisconnect thes tarter bat‐
te ry →
19 3
8 Fuelfiller flap wit hinstruction
labels fort irep ressu re,fuel
type and QR code fora ccess‐
ing ther escue card →
12 5
9 Flattire →
188 16
Atag lanc e–Emer gencie sand breakdowns

card contains, in compact
form ,the mos timp or‐
ta nt information abou tyour vehicle e.g. ther out‐
ing of electric cables.
Fu rther information can be found at http://
www.mercedes-benz.de/qr-code. Data
storage Electronic control units
Electronic control unit
sareins talled in your vehi‐
cle. Some of these ar enecessar yfor thes afe
operation of your vehicle, while some assis tyou
when driving (driver assis tance sy stems). In addi‐
tion, your vehicle pr ovides com fort and enter tain‐
men tfunctions, whic harealso made possible by
electronic cont rolu nits.
The elect ronic control units contai ndatam emo‐
ri es whic hcan temp orarily or permanently store
te ch nica linformation abou tthe vehicle's operat‐
ing state, component loads, main tenance requ ire‐
ments and tech nica leventsorm alfunctions.
In general ,this information documents thes tate
of ac omponent part, amodule, asystemort he
sur rounding ssucha s:
R operatin gstatesofs ystemc omponents (e.g.
fl uid le vels, batter ystatus ,tirep ressure)
R status messages concernin gthe vehicle and
its individual components (e.g. number of
wheel revo lutions/speed, deceleration, lateral
acceleration ,displa yoft hefast ened seat
belts)
R malfunctions or defects in impor tant sy stem
components (e.g. lights, brakes)
R information on events leading tovehicle dam‐
age
R system reaction sinspecial drivin gsituations
(e.g. airbag deployment, inter vention of sta‐
bilit ycontrol sy stems)
R ambient conditions (e.g. temp erature, rain
sensor)
In addition toprov iding thea ctual cont rolu nit
function ,this dat aassists them anufacturer in
de tecting and rectifying malfunctions and opti‐
mizing vehicle functions. The majority of this data
is temp orar yand is onl yprocessed in thev ehicle
itself. Onl yasmall portion of thed ataiss tore din
th ee vent or malfunction memo ry.
When your vehicle is serviced, tech nica ldata
from thev ehicle can be read out byservice net‐
wo rkemplo yees (e.g. workshops, manufacturers)
or thirdp arties (e.g. breakdown services). Serv‐ ices include
repair services, maintenanc epro‐
cesses, warrant yclaim sand quality assurance
measures, fore xamp le. The read out is per‐
fo rm ed via thel egally prescribed por tfor the
diagnostics connection in thev ehicle. The
re spectiv eservice networ klocations or thirdp ar‐
ties collect, proces sand use this data. They
document tech nica lstatuses of thev ehicle,
assis tinfinding malfunctions an dimp roving qual‐
ity and ar etransmitted tothem anufacturer ,if
necessar y.Fu rthermore, them anufacturer is sub‐
ject toproduct liability .For this, them anufacturer
re qu ires tech nica ldataf romv ehicles.
Malfunction memories in thev ehicle can be reset
by aservic eoutle tasp artofr epair or mainte‐
nanc ework.
Depending on thes elected equipment, youc an
impor tdatai ntov ehicle con venience and info‐
ta inment function syourself.
This includes, fore xamp le:
R multimedi adatas uchasm usic,films or pho‐
to sf or playbac kinanintegratedm ultimedia
sy stem
R address book dat afor use in connection with
an integrated hands-free sy stem or an inte‐
grated navigation sy stem
R entered navigation destinations
R dataabout theu se of Interne tservices
This dat acan be sa vedl ocall yint hevehicle or it
is located on adevice whic hyou ha veconnected
to thev ehicle (e.g. smartphone, USB flash drive
or MP3 pla yer). If this dat aisstore dint hevehi‐
cle, youc an dele teit at an ytime. This dat ais
sent tothirdp arties onl yatyourrequ est, particu‐
lar lywhen youu se online services in accordance
wit hthe settings that youh ave selected.
Yo uc an stor eorc hangeconvenience settings/
individualization in thev ehicle at an ytime.
Depending on thee quipment, this includes, for
ex ample:
R seat and steering wheel position settings
R suspension and climat econt rols ettings
R Individualization suc hasinterior lighting
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped,y ou can
connec tyour smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an control this by
means of thec ont role lements integrated in the
ve hicle. Images and audio from thes martphone
can be output via them ultimedia sy stem. Cer tain General no
tes25

Re
stra int sy stem Pr
otection byther estraint sy stem The
restra int sy stem includes thef ollowing com‐
ponents:
R Seat belt sy stem
R Airbags
R Child restra int sy stem
R Child seat securing sy stems
The restra int sy stem can help pr eventthev ehicle
occupants from coming int ocontact wit hparts of
th ev ehicle interior in thee vent of an accident. In
th ee vent of an accident, ther estraint sy stem can
also reduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle occu‐
pants ar esubjected.
As eat belt can onl yprovide theb estleve lofp ro‐
te ction if it is worncor rectly .Depending on the
de tected accident situation, Emer gency Tension‐
ing Device sand/or airbags supplement thep ro‐
te ction of fere dbyac orrectl yw orns eat belt.
Emer gency Tensioning Device sand/or airbags
ar en otdepl oyed in everya ccident.
Ve hicles wit hafront passenger benc hseat :the
Emergenc yTensioning Devic eonthe front
passenger seat is triggered whe ther or no tthe
seat belt tongu eise ngaged in thes eat belt
buckle.
If th ev ehicle does no thavead rive r'sa irbag ,the
seat belt sy stem does no tinclude an Emer gency
Te nsioning Device or aseatb eltf orce limiter.
In order fort he restra int sy stem toprov ide the
intended le velofp rotection ,eachv ehicle occu‐
pant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectl y.
R Sit in an almos tupright seat position wi th
th eir bac kagains tthe seat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on thef loor ,ifp ossi‐
ble.
R Alwayss ecur epersons under 5ft(1.50 m)
ta ll in an additional restra int sy stem suitable
fo rt his vehicle.
Ho wever,no sy stem available toda yc an com‐
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fata lities in every
acciden tsituation. In particular ,the seat belt and
airbag general lydo no tprotect agains tobjects
penetrating thev ehicle from theo utside. It is also
no tp ossible tocomple tely rule out ther isk of
injur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Limited pr
otection from ther estraint sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hfrom
modifications tother estraint sy stem
The restra int sy stem can no longer function
cor rectly af tera lterations ha vebeen made.
The restra int sy stem ma ythen no tprotect the
ve hicle occupants as intended byfailing in an
accident or triggering unexpec tedly ,for exam‐
ple #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther estraint
sy stem. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring or any
electronic component parts or their
software. If it is necessar
ytoadjustthe vehicle toaccom‐
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, con tact an
au thorized Mercedes-Benz Center ford etails.
US Ao nly: con tact ou rCustomer Assis tance Cen‐
te rat1 ‑877 ‑762‑826 7for de tails. Re
stra int sy stem functionality When
thei gnition is switched on, aself-tes tis
per form ed, during whic hthe 0075 restra int sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. It goes out no later
th an afew second safter thev ehicle is star ted.
The components of ther estraint sy stem ar ethen
functional. Malfunctioning
restra int sy stem Am
alfunction has occur redint herestra int sys‐
te mi f:
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes
no tlight up when thei gnition is switched on
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lamp
light supc ontinuousl yorrepeatedly during a
journey &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions in ther estraint sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning,
re stra int sy stem components ma ybetrig‐
ge redu nintentionall yormaynotd eplo yas
intended during an accident. This ma yaffect
th eE mer gency Tensioning Device sorairbags,
fo re xamp le. 28
Occupant saf ety

Re
leasing seat belts #
Press ther elease button in thes eat belt
buckle and guide thes eat belt bac kwitht he
seat belt tongue. Fu
nction of thes eat belt warning sy stem for
driver and co-driver The
00E9 seatbeltw arning lam pinthe Instru‐
ment Displa yremind syou that all vehicle occu‐
pants mus tfas tent heir seat belts cor rectl y.
The 00E9 seat belt warning lam plight supf or six
seconds everytime af ters witching on thei gni‐
tion.
Aw arning tone ma yalsos ound.
Af tert he engine is star ted, thes eat belt warning
goes out as soon as thed rive r's and thef ront-
passenger seat belts ar efastened.
While driving thes eat belt warning light supin
th ef ollowing cases:
R ifth ev ehicle's speed is higher than 15 mph
(25 km/h) and thed rive r's or front-passenger
seat belt is no tfas tened
R ifth ed rive rorc o-driver unfas tent heir seat
belt during thej ourney Airbags
Overvie
wofairbags 1
Driver's airbag
2 Windo wcurtain airbag
3 front-passenger front airbag
4 Side airbag
An airbag's ins tallation location is identified by
th el abel AIRB AG.
When activated, an airbag can increase pr otec‐
tion fort he respectiv evehicle occupant. Pot
entia lprotection of eac hairbag: Airba
gP otentia lprotection for
…
Driver' sairbag,
front-passenger
front airbag: Hea
dand chest
Wi ndo wcurtain
airbag Head
Side airbag Ches tand pelvis Pr
otection bythea irbags Dependin
gonthe accident situation, an airbag
ma ysupplement thep rotection of fere dbyac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect sea tposition,
th ea irbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctiv efunction and deployment ma yeven
cause fur ther injuries.
In order toavo idrisks, eac hvehicle occupant
mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollowing:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectly .Pregnant
wo men mus ttak ep articular car eto
ensur ethat thel ap belt ne verliesa cross
th ea bdomen.
R Adoptthe cor rect sea tpositio nand keep
as fara wa yasp ossible from thea irbags.
R Obser vethef ollowing information. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
object sbetwe en thea irbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idther isk sresulting from thed eployment
of an airbag, eac hvehicle occupant mus tobser ve
th ef ollowing information in particular:
R Befor estartin gy our journe y,adjus tyour seat
cor rectl y;thed rive r's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo vedasf ar back
as possible.
Whe ndoing so, alw ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's sea tposition
(/ page 59).
R Onlyhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This allows thea irbag tobe fully
deplo yed. 32
Occupant saf ety

Child
renint hevehicle Note
sont he saf etransportation of children &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo ut of reac hof
ch ildren. &
WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme hea torcoldint he
ve hicle
If people –particular lych ildren –areexposed
to extreme temp eratures overane xtended
perio doft ime,ther eisar isk of serious or
eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. #
Neverlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded. &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns from these parts,
particular lyon me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texpose dtodirect
sunlight. #
Protect it wit hablanket,for example. #
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitto
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The use of seat belts and
child restra int sy stems
is requ ired bylaw:
R in all 50 states
R inU.S. territories
R intheD istrict of Columbia
R in all Canadian pr ovinces
All child restra int sy stems mus tmeetthe follow‐
ing standards:
R U.S. Federal Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards
21 3a nd 225
R Canadian Mo torV ehicle Saf etyS tandards 213
and 210.2
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information about thec or‐
re ct child restra int sy stem from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
To impr oveprotection forc hildren younger than
12 yearso ld or unde r5ft(1.50 m) in height,
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends youa lway so bser ve
th ef ollowing no tes:
R Only secur echildren in achild restra int sys‐
te mw hichiss uitablea ndrecommended for
Mercedes-Benzv ehicles and whichisappro‐
priat efor thea ge,w eight and size of the
ch ild. Obser vethei nstruction sfor cor rect use
of thec hild restra int sy stem.
R If possible, ins tallth ec hild restra int sy stem
on arear seat.
R Onlyusethef ollowing securing sy stems for
ch ild restra int sy stems:
- thes eat belt sy stem
- theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )secu ring rings
- theT op Tether anchorages
R Obser vethec hild restra int sy stem manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions.
R Obser vethew arning labels in thev ehicle
interior and on thec hild restra int sy stem. 34
Occupant saf ety

Do no
tkeep theS martK eytoge ther wit helec‐
tronic devices or me tallic objects. This can af fect
th eS martK ey's functionality.
% If
th eb atter ychec klam pd oes no tlight up
when youp ress the 0036 or0037 button, the
batter yisdischar ged.
Re place theS martK eybatter y(/pag e42). Changing
theu nlocking settings The
keyh asthef ollowing adjus table unlocking
functions:
R unloc kcent rally
R unloc kdrive r's and front-passenger door
(Cargo Van)
R unloc kdrive r'sd oor(Pa ssenger Van,chassis
ve rsion) #
Toswitc hbetwe en thes ettings: press and
hold the0036 and0037 buttons at thes ame
time fora pproxima tely six seconds until the
batter ychec klam pflashes twice.
When thel ocking function is selected fort he driv‐
er's door or thed rive r's and front-passenger
door:
R pressing the0036 button asecon dtime
unloc ksthev ehicle cent rally Re
ducing the energy consum ption of the
SmartK ey If
yo udon otuse thev ehicle or aSmartK ey foran
ex tende dperiod ,you ma ydeactivat ethe KEY‐
LESS STAR Tfunctio nofthe SmartK ey. #
Todeactivate: pressthe0037 button on the
SmartK eytwice in quicks uccession.
The batter ychec klam pont he SmartK ey
light supt wicequickl yand onc efor longer. #
Toactivate: press anybutton on theS mart‐
Ke y.
When startin gthe vehicle wit hthe SmartK eyin
th es lotint he shif tconsole, theS martK eyfunc‐
tions ar eactivated auto matically. Re
moving and inse rting them echanical key #
Toremo ve: press release button 2.
Mechanical key1is pushed slight ly out. #
Pull me chanical key1out co mplete ly. #
Toinser t:press release button 2. #
Slide mechanical key1in co mplete ly unti lit
engages. Re
placing the keyb attery &
DANG ER Serious damag etohealth
caused byswallowing batteries
Batteries contain toxic and cor rosiv es ubs tan‐
ces. Swallowing batterie smaycause serious
damag etohealth.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y. #
Keep batteries out of ther eac hofc hil‐
dren. #
If batteries ar eswallowe d, seek medical
attention immediately. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
damag ecaused byimproper disposal of
batteries Bat
teries contain pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
specialis tworks hop or toac ollection
poin tfor used batteries. 42
Opening and closing

Yo
uc an operat ethe electric sliding door in the
fo llowing ways:
R bypressing thes liding door buttons on the
center console
R bypressing thes liding door button on the
door sill (B-pillar)
R using thed oor handle (inside or outside)
R using thek ey
If th ee lectric sliding door is obstructed while
opening, it mo vesaf ewcentim eter sint he oppo‐
sit ed irection and stops.
If th es liding door is obstructed during thec losing
procedure, it opens fully again.
If th ee lectric mo toroft he sliding door is in dan‐
ge rofo verheating, e.g. due tofrequent opening
and closing within ashor tperiod, thes liding door
opens fully .The sliding door is then loc kedin
place. The sliding door is operational again af ter
appr oximatel y30seconds.
If th er eh as been amalfunction or if theb attery
has been disconnected, youc an use ther elease
catc htod isconnect thes liding door from the
electric mo tor.Then youc an open or close the
door manually (/ page48). Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe button &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door whic hisnotengaged
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo vesb ack‐
wa rds. #
Only open thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydespit eobstacle
de tection
Obs tacle de tection doe snotreact tosoft,
light and thin objects, suc hasfingers. These
or other parts of theb ody could be pressed
agains tthe door frame, fori ns tance. Obs tacle
de tection canno tpreve nt entrapment in these
ins tances. #
Whe nopening and closing thee lectric
sliding door ,makes uret hat nobody is
within theo perating rang eoft he sliding
door. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
button again tostop thes liding door. Sliding door buttons on
thec enter console
1 Opens and closes thes liding door on thel eft
side of thev ehicle
2 Opens and closes thes liding door on the
ri ght side of thev ehicle Sliding door button on
thed oor sill (B-pillar)
On vehicles wit hapartition, button 3is loca‐
te dont he partition next tothed oor wayatt he
le ve loft he inside door handle. Opening and closing
47

When
thes liding door is loc ked, it can onl ybe
opened from thei nside bymanually unlocking
locking pin 4. #
Tounlo ck:pull lo cking pin 4upwards man‐
ually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
unlo ckthes liding door (/ page44). #
Toopen: briefly press button 1,2or but‐
ton 3.
The sliding doo ropens au tomatical ly.
When youo pen thed oor using button 1or
2,y ou will additi onallyhear tw owarning sig‐
nals.
The indicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or
2 will flash and button 3will flash.
When thes liding door is comple tely open, the
indicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or2
will light up. #
Toclose: briefly press button 1,2or but‐
ton 3.
The sliding doo rcloses au tomatical ly.
When youc lose thed oor using button 1or
2,y ou will additi onallyhear tw owarning sig‐
nals.
The indicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or
2 will flash and button 3will flash.
When thes liding door is comple tely closed,
th ei ndicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or
2 will go out. #
Tosto pautomati coperation: brieflyp ress
but ton 1or2.
The sliding doo rstops moving. #
Tolock: push lockin gpin3 down wards
manually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
loc kthe sliding door (/ page44). %
Whe
nyou stop automatic operation upon
opening thed oor ,the door closes when you
press theb utton again.
% In unf
avorable operating conditions ,e.g.
frost, ice or heavy soiling, youc an press and
hold thec orresponding button. The electric
sliding door mo vesw ithi ncreased forc e.
Obser vethat, in suc hcircum stances, the
obs tacle de tection is les ssensitive. Tostop
th em ovement, release theb utton. Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe key #
Tounlo ck:brie flyp ress the 0042 or0041
button on thek ey. #
Toopen: press and hold the0042 or0041
button on thek ey fo rlonger than 0. 5sec‐
onds.
Yo uw ill hear tw oacoustic signals and the
sliding door will open automaticall y. #
Toclose: press and hold the0042 or0041
button on thek ey fo rlonger than 0. 5sec‐
onds.
Yo uw ill hear tw oacoustic signals and the
sliding door will close automaticall y. #
Tointer rupt automatic operation: briefly
press the0042 or0041 button on thek ey.
The sliding door stops moving.
% When
yous topa utomatic operation upon
opening thed oor ,the door closes when you
press theb utton again. Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe doo rhandle 48
Opening and closing