2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER weight

Ra
ting .You can find theG ross Axle Weight Rating
on theB -pillar on thed rive r's side.
Speed rating: thes peed rating is pa rtof thet ire
identification .Itspecifies thes peed rang ef or
whic hatireisa pprove d.
GV W( Gross Vehicl eW eight): theG ross Vehicle
We ight includes thew eight of thev ehicle includ‐
ing fuel, tools, thes par ew heel, accessories
ins talled, occupants, luggag eand thet railer
dr aw bar nose weight if applicable. The Gross Vehi‐
cle Weight mus tnever exceed theG ross Vehicle
We ight Rating (GVWR )specifie donthe B-pillar on
th ed rive r's side.
GV WR (Gross Vehicl eW eight Rating): the
GV WR is them aximum permitted gross weight of
th ef ully laden vehicle (weight of thev ehicle
including all accessories, occupants, fuel, lug‐
ga ge and thet railer dr awbar nose weight if appli‐
cable). The Gross Vehicle Weight Rating is speci‐
fi ed on thev ehicle identification plat eonthe B-
pillar on thed rive r's side.
Maximum weight of thel aden vehicle: the
maximu mweight is thes um of thev ehicle's curb
we ight ,weight of thea ccessories, maximum load
and thew eight of thef actor yins talled optional
equipment.
Kilopascal (kPa): metric unitfort irep ressu re.
6.9 kP aarethee quivalent of 1psi. Ano ther unit
fo rt irep ressu reis bar .100 kilopascals (kPa) are
th ee quivalent of 1bar.
Load index: in additiontothel oad-bearing index,
th el oad inde xmayalso be imprinted on thes ide‐
wa ll of thet ire. This specifies thel oad-bearing
capacity mor eprecisel y.
Cur bw eight: thew eight of avehicle wit hstand‐
ar de quipmen tincludin gthe maximum capacity
of fuel, oil and coolant. It also includes thea ir-
conditioning sy stem and optional equipment if
th ese ar einstalled on thev ehicle, but does not
include passenger sorluggage.
Maximum tir eload: them aximum tir eload is
th em aximum permissible weight in kilog rams or
lbs forw hichat ireisa pprove d.
Maximum permissible tir epressure: maximum
permissible tir epressur efor one tire.
Maximum load on one tire: maximum load on
one tire. This is calculated bydividing them axi‐
mum axle load foro ne axle bytwo.
PSI (pounds per squar einch): standar dunit of
measuremen tfor tir epressu re. Aspec
tratio: relationship between tir eheight
and tir ewidthinp ercent.
Ti re pressure: pressureinside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he
tire's sur face. The tir epressur eiss pecified in
pounds per squar einc h( psi), in kilopascal (kPa)
or in bar .The tir epressur eshould onl ybecorrec‐
te dw hen thet ires ar ecold.
Ti re pressur eoncoldt ires: thet ires ar ecold
when thev ehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh our sand
th ev ehicle has been driven less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securely on thew heel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
Special equipment weight: thec ombined
we ight of those optional extras that we igh more
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg). These optiona lextras ,suc has
high-pe rformance brakes, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorah igh-perform anc ebatter y,
ar en otincluded in thec urb weight and the
we ight of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu eiden‐
tification number whic hcan be used byatire
manufacturer toidentify tires, fore xamp lefora
product recall, and thus identif ythe pur chasers.
The TIN is made up of them anufacturer identifi‐
cation code, tir esize, tir etype code and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants over designated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle. Wheels and tires
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Maximum permissible pa
yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lbs (68 kg)
multiplied bythen umber of seats in thev ehicle. Changing
awheel Note
sons electing, installing and replacing
tires Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tir ecombinations at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct size sofwheels and tires
If wheels and tires of thew rong size ar eused,
th ew heel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponents ma ybedamaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
ones that fulfill thes pecification softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
R Perm issible wheel load
R Wheel of fset
Fo rtires, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type
R Load-bearing index
R Speed rating &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. *
NO
TEVehicle and tir edamag ethrough
tir et ype sand sizes that ha venotb een
appr oved Fo
rs afet yr easons, onl yuse tires, wheels and
accesso ries whic hhave been specially
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benzf oryour vehicle.
These tires ha vebeen speciall yadap tedf or
use wit hthe contro lsystems, suc hasABS or
ESP ®
.
Otherwise, cer tain properties ,suc hash an‐
dling characteristics, vehicle noise and con‐
sum ption could be adversel yaffected. Fur‐
th ermore, other tir esize could result in the
tires rubbing agains tthe body and axle com‐
ponents when loaded. This could result in
damag etothe tireort hevehicle. #
Onlyuse tires, wheels and accessories
th at ha vebeen checkeda nd recommen‐
ded byMercedes-Benz. *
NO
TEDriving sa fety pu tatriskbyretrea‐
de dt ires Re
treade dtires ar enotcheckedorr ecom‐
mended byMercedes-Benz, as pr evious dam‐
ag eisn otalw aysd etected during ther etre ad
process.
Driving sa fety cannot, therefore, be guaran‐
te ed. #
Do no tuse used tires when their pr evi‐
ous usag eisunknown. *
NO
TEDama getoelectronic component
parts thro ugh theu se of tire-ins talling
to ols Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: ther ea reelectronic component
parts in thew heel. Tire -ins talling tools should
no tbea pplied in thea reaoft hevalve.
Otherwise, thee lectronic componen tparts
could be damaged. #
Alwaysh ave tires changed at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. Ac
cesso ries that ar enotappr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or ar enotbeing used cor‐
re ctly ,can impair ope rating sa fety. 218
Wheels and tires

#
Place ascrew driver int orecesses 2and
th en pr yoffco vers 1 . #
Using thel ug wrenc hfromt hevehicle tool kit,
unscr ewthen ow visible bolts counter-clock‐
wise byappr oximatel y20turns. #
Slightly raise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
unhook left-hand saf etyh ook 3. #
Assemble thep um pleve rfor thej acka nd
slide it int osleeve5 onther ight-ha ndside
of spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd unhook right-han dsafet yh ook 3. #
Slowl ylow er spar ewhee lcarrier 4 tothe
ground. #
Lift spar ewheel car rier 4 slightl yand pull
th ep um pleve rout of thes lee ve. #
Use thep um pleve rtol iftt he spar ewheel
be yond ther ear edg eofsparew heel car rier
4. #
Carefully remo vethes par ew heel from spare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When thes par ew heel is remo ved, thec enter
of gr avity changes due totheh eavy weight of
th ew heel. The spar ewheel ma yslip down or
tip ove r.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: installin gthe
spar ewheel (Cargo Van/Passenger Van) #
Carefully place thes par ew heel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When youp lacethe spar ewheel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4,t he center of gravity
ch anges due tothew eight of thew heel. The
spar ewheel ma yslip down or tip over. #
Slide thep um pleve rfor thej acki ntos leeve
5 on spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd attac hright-ha ndsafetyh ook 3. #
Slight lyraise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
attac hleft-hand saf etyh ook 3. #
Pull thep um pleve rout of slee ve5 . #
Using thel ug wrench, tighten saf etyh ook
bolts 3byturning them clockwise. #
Replace and engag ecovers 1. #
Close ther ear-end doors. Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (vehicl ewithl ow ered chassis) Bolt co
vers fort he saf etyh ooks (exa mp le: Cargo
Va n) #
Ope nthe rear-en ddoors. Wheel
sand tires 227

#
Place ascrew driver int orecesses 2and
th en pr yoffco vers 1 . #
Using thel ug wrenc hfromt hevehicle tool kit,
unscr ewthen ow visible bolts counter-clock‐
wise byappr oximatel y20turns. #
Slightly raise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
unhook left-hand saf etyh ook 3. #
Assemble thep um pleve rfor thej acka nd
slide it int osleeve5 onther ight-ha ndside
of spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise thes par ew heel car rier wit hthe pump
le ve ra nd unhook right-han dsafet yh ook 3. #
Position loop 7ofextraction device 6on
th es par ew heel so that youw ill later be able
to attac hlug wrench 8. #
Prepar ethe jac k. #
Place thej ackb eneat hthe cor responding
jac ksuppor tpoint. #
Movethep um pleve rupa nd down until the
tir eisr aised amaximum of 1.18 in (3 cm) off
th eg round. #
Hook lug wrench 8intoloop 7ofextrac‐
tio nd evice 6 onthes par ew heel. #
Carefully remo vethes par ew heel from spare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When thes par ew heel is remo ved, thec enter
of gr avity changes due totheh eavy weight of
th ew heel. The spar ewheel ma yslip down or
tip ove r. #
Remo vethes par ew heel extraction device
and stor eitinas afep lace. Youc an now
ins tallth es par ew heel to yo urvehicle. #
Lowe rthe vehicle.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: installin gthe
spar ewheel (vehicle with lo weredc hassis)
% In
thee vent of aflat tire, youm aystor et he
defectiv ewheel inside thev ehicle only .An
intact wheel ma ybestore dint he spare
wheel car rier onl ywhen thev ehicle is unla‐
den. Aladen vehicle mus tfirst be raised. #
Carefull yplace thes par ew heel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When youp lacethe spar ewheel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4,t he center of gravity
ch anges due tothew eight of thew heel. The
spar ewheel ma yslip down or tip over. #
Slide thep um pleve rfor thej acki ntos leeve
5 on spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd attac hright-ha ndsafetyh ook 3. #
Slight lyraise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
attac hleft-hand saf etyh ook 3. #
Pull thep um pleve rout of slee ve5 . #
Using thel ug wrench, tighten saf etyh ook
bolts 3byturning them clockwise. #
Replace and engag ecovers 1. #
Close ther ear-end doors.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (chassis) #
Loosen wing nuts 3manually and then
re mo vethem. #
Loosen nuts 2asfarast hethre ad end. #
Slightly raise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
unhook left-hand saf etyh ook 1. #
Assemble thep um pleve rfor thej acka nd
slide it int othe slee veon ther ight-ha ndside
of spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd unhook right-han dsafet yh ook 1. #
Slowl ylow er spar ewhee lcarrier 4 tothe
ground. #
Lift spar ewheel car rier 4 slightl yand pull
th ep um pleve rout of thes lee ve. #
Use thep um pleve rtol iftt he spar ewheel
be yond ther ear edg eofthe spar ewheel car‐
ri er. #
Carefully remo vethes par ew heel from the
spar ewheel car rier .T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When thes par ew heel is remo ved, thec enter
of gr avity changes due totheh eavy weight of
th ew heel. The spar ewheel ma yslip down or
tip ove r. 228
Wheels and tires

Ve
hicle identification plat e(example: Can‐
ada, comple te vehicles)
1 Vehicle manufacturer
2 VIN (vehicle identification number)
3 Perm issible grossmass
4 Perm issible grossmassofv ehicle combina‐
tion
5 Perm issible front axle load
6 Perm issible rear axle load
7 Dateofm anufacture
8 Paint code Ve
hicle identification plat e(example: Can‐
ada, incomple te vehicles)
1 Vehicle manufacturer
2 VIN (vehicle identification number)
3 Perm issible grossmass
4 Perm issible grossmassofv ehicle combina‐
tion
5 Perm issible front axle load
6 Perm issible rear axle load
7 Dateofm anufacture
8 Paint code
The maximum permissible gross vehicle weight is
made up of thev ehicle weight ,allve hicle occu‐
pants, thef uel and thel oad. The maximum gross
axle weight rating is them aximum weight that
can be car ried byone axle (front or rear axle).
Ne vere xceed them aximum permissible gross
ve hicle weight or them aximum gross axle weight
ra ting fort he front or rear axle. Ve
hicle identification plat emayalso contain the
fo llowing data:
R payload
R curb weight
R numbe rofpassen gers eats
VIN eng rave du nde rneat hthe hood Engr
avedVIN1 is located underneat hthe hood.
VIN underneat hthe windshield The VIN is als
oattached as alabel on thel ow er
section of windshield 2.
Emission Control Information label Example: Emission Control Information label
% The dat
aisvehicle-speci fica nd can dif fer
from that shown. 232
Tech nica ldata

Information on
thew indshield washer fluid
Re commended windshield washer fluid:
R abovefreezing point :e.g. MB SummerFit
R below freezing point :e.g. MB WinterFit
Mixin gratio
Fo rthe cor rect mixing ratio ,refer tothei nforma‐
tion on thea nti-freeze container.
Mix thew ashe rfluid wit hwindshield washer fluid
all year round.
Fi lling capacities
Wi ndshield washer sy stem
Wa sher fluid
5.8 qt (5.5 l)Re
frigerant Note
sonr efrigerant
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page233).
% Yo
ur vehicle's climat econt rols ystemc an be
fi lled wit hR‑134a refrigerant. The refrigerant
R‑134a contains fluorinated greenhouse gas.
If yo ur vehicle is filled wit hR‑134a refrigerant, the
fo llowing informatio napplies:
* NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect refrig‐
erant If
th ei ncor rect refrigerant is used ,this can
damag ethe climat econt rols ystem. #
Use onl yR‑134a refrigerant or theP AG
oil appr ovedfor your vehicle by
Mercedes-Benz. #
The appr ovedPAG oil ma ynotbe mixed
wit ha ny ot herPAGo ilth at is not
appr ovedfor R‑134a refrigerant. Maintenance
work,s uc hasa dding refrigerant or
re placing components, ma ybecarried out only
by aq ualified specialis tworks hop. All thea pplica‐
ble regulations relatin gtot his and theS AE J639
st andar dmustbea dhered to.
All workon thec limat econt rols ystems hould
alw aysbec arried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Example:
refrigerant warning label
1 Warning symbols
2 Refrigerant capacity
3 Applicabl estandards
4 PAGo il par tnumber
5 Refrigerant type
Wa rning symbols 1refertot hefollowing:
R Potential dangers
R The per form anc eofm aintenance workat a
qu alified specialis tworks hop Ve
hicl edata Information on
vehicl edimensions The
following section con tains impor tant tech ni‐
cal da tafory our vehicle. Your vehicle documents
contain fur ther vehicle-specific and equipment-
dependent tech nica ldatas uchasv ehicle dimen‐
sions and weights. Tr
aile rhitch Note
sont he trailer hitch &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoafter‐
mar ketins tallation of atrailer hitc hthat
is no tpermissible
If af term arke tins tallation of atrailer hitc his
no tp ermissible and youi nstallat railer hitch
or other assembly parts, thel ongitudinal
frame member will be weakene dand may
break .Inthis case, thet railer ma ycome
loose from thev ehicle.
Ther eisar isk of an accident.
Only ins tallat railer hitc haftermar ketifitis
pe rm issible. Obser
vethen otes on trailer operation
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ch nica ldata 241

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). 242
Tech nica ldata

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) Te
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