2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER wheel

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Pull release handle 1fort he seat backrest
upwards and hold it in position. #
Movethes eat backres ttothe desired posi‐
tion. #
Letgoofr elease handle 1fort he seat back‐
re st and mo vethes eat backres tslightl y.
The seat backres tengages in position. Head
restra ints Ad
justin gthe hea drestraints manually &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tswa pthe head restra int soft he front and
re ar seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbea bletoset
th eh eight and inclination of theh ead restra ints
to thec orrect position.
Using theh ead restra int fore /af tadjustment,
adjus tthe head restra int in suc hawaythat it is
as close totheb ackoft he head as possible. Head
restra int (e xamp le of com fort head restra int
on thed rive r's seat) #
Toraise: pulltheh ead restra int upwards into
th er equired position and ensur ethat the
head restra int is engaged.
Onl yusetheh ead restra int in thee ngaged
st ate. #
Tolowe r:push release button 1and slide
th eh ead restra int down wardsi ntot he
re qu ired position and ensur ethat theh ead
re stra int is engaged.
Onl yusetheh ead restra int in thee ngaged
st ate. #
Tomo veforw ards: pushrelease button 2
and pull theh ead restra int forw ards until it
engages in ther equired position. #
Tomo vebackwards: pushrelease button 2
and slide theh ead restra int backwards into
th er equired position.
% Depending on
theh ead restra int model, indi‐
vidual adjustment option smaybe omit ted. Switching
thes eat heating on and off &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsd ue torepeat‐
edly switching on thes eat heating
Re peatedly switching on thes eat heating can
cause thes eat cushion and seat backrest
padding tobecome very hot.
The healt hofpersons wit hlimited temp era‐
tur es ensitivity or alimited ability toreact to
high temp eratures ma ybeaffected or they
ma yevens ufferb urn-lik einjuries. #
Do no trepeatedl yswitc hont he seat
heating. 70
Seats and stowage

To
protect agains toverheating, thes eat heating
ma ybet emporaril ydeactivated af teritis
switched on repeatedly.
* NO
TEDama getothes eats caused by
object sordocument swhen thes eat
heater is switched on When
thes eat heater is switched on, over‐
heating can occur due toobject sordocu‐
mentsp laced on thes eats e.g. seat cushions
or child seats .This could cause damag eto
th es eat sur face. #
Mak esuret hat no objects or docu‐
ments ar eonthe seats when thes eat
heater is switched on. Re
quirements:
R The po wersupp lyhas been switched on. #
Toswitc hon:press button 1.
All indicator lamps on theb utton light up. #
Tolowe rthe le vel:press button 1until the
re qu ired heatin gleve lisr eached.
Depending on theh eating le vel, one tothree
indicator lamps light up. #
Toswitc hoff:press button 1until all indi‐
cator lamps ar eoff.
% The seat heating automaticall
yswitches back
out of thet hree heating le vels af ter8,10a nd
20 minutes until thes eat heating switches
off. Ad
justin gthe steering wheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of entrapment forc hil‐
dren when adjusting thes teering wheel
Children could injur ethemselves if they
adjus tthe steering wheel. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. 1
Lever
2 Steering column height
3 Steering column fore -and-af tadjustment #
Toadjus tthe steering wheel: swing lever
1 down as farasitw illg o.
The steering wheel is unloc ked. Seats and
stowage 71

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Movethes teering wheel tothed esired posi‐
tion. #
Pull le ver1up as farasitw illg o.
The steering wheel is loc ked. St
ow agea reas Note
sonl oading guidelines &
DANG ER Risk of poisonin gfrome xhau st
ga ses
Combustion engines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses, suc hascarbon monoxide. Exhaust
ga ses can enter thev ehicle interior if the
re ar-en ddoor is open when thee ngine is run‐
ning ,especially if thev ehicle is in motion. #
Alwayss witc hoffthee ngine before
opening ther ear-end door. #
Neverd rive wit hthe rear-en ddoor
open. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom unsecu red
object sinthevehicle
When objects ar eunsecured or inadequately
secured, they can slip, tip overorbet hrown
about, striking vehicle occupants.
This also appliest o:
R Luggag eorl oads
R Seats whic hhave been remo veda nd are
being transpor tedint hevehicle in an
ex ceptiona lcase
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking maneuver sorabrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about. #
Befor etrave ling, secur eobjects, lug‐
ga ge or load topreve ntthem slipping or
tipping over. #
When aseat is remo ved, keep it prefera‐
bly outside thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If yo udon otadequatel ystowo bjectsint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ould sli porbet ossed
around and thereb ystrik evehicle occupants.
In addition, cup holders, open stowage
spaces and mobile phon ebrack etsc annot al
wa ys restra in theo bject stheyc ontai nint he
eve nt of an accident.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about in these or
similar situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
project from stowages paces, parcel
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthec argo compartment. &
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. If
yo ua reusin gar oofrack ,p lease no tethem axi‐
mum roof load and them aximum load capacity of
th er oof rack.
Yo uw illfind information abou tthe maximum roof
load in the" Tech nical data" chap tera nd informa‐
tion abou troof rack sint he "Car rier sy stems"
section .
Camera-based driving sy stems and thes ensor
functions of thei nside rearvie wmirro rm aybe
impaire difyou ar etranspo rting aload on the
ro of and it pr otru des mor ethan 16in (40 cm)
ove rthe edg eoftheroof. Therefore, mak esure
th at thel oad does no toverhang bymor ethan
16 in (40 cm).
The handlin gcharacteristics of your vehicle are
dependent on thel oad distribution. Therefore,
please obser vethef ollowing no tesw hen loading:
R when transporting aload, ne vere xceed the
permissible gross mass or theg ross axle
we ight rating fort he vehicle (including occu‐ 72
Seats and stowage

The function is activ
eunder thef ollowing condi‐
tions:
R The speed is less than 37 mph(60 km/h) and
th ei ndicator has been switched on or the
st eering wheel is turned.
R The speed is between 37mph(60 km/h) and
50 mph(80 km/h )and thes teering wheel is
turned.
The cornering light ma ystilllight up foras hort
time but is switched of fautomatically af tera
maximu mofthree minutes.
% When
reve rseg ear is engaged, thel ighting
switches totheo pposit eside. Highbeam Assist
Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tfunction &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no trecognize
th ef ollowing road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.c yclists
R Road user swhose lighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate.
In these or similar situations, thea utomatic
high beam is no tdeactivated or is activated
despit ethe presence of other road users. #
Alwayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam in good time. The
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tautomatically
swit ches between thef ollowing settings:
R Lowb eam
R High beam
The sy stem de tects that vehicle lights are
approaching in theo pposit edirection or driving
ahead of thev ehicle.
At speeds greater than 19 mp h(30 km/h), a
ch ang eism adetothef ollowing setting:
R If no other road user saredetected, theh igh
beam switches on automaticall y.At
speeds less than 16 mp h(25 km/h) or if there
is suf ficient road lighting ,achang eism adeto
th ef ollowing setting:
R The high beam automatically switches off.
Sy stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak et he road,
we ather or traf ficc onditions int oconsideration.
The de tection of obs tacles can be restricted if:
R Visibility is impaired, e.g. in fog, heavy rain or
snow
R The sensor saredirty or co vered
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tisonlyana id.Youa re
re sponsible fore nsuring cor rect vehicle lighting
in accordance wit hthe pr evailin glight ,visibility
and traf ficc onditions.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind the
windshield near theo verhead cont rolp anel.
Switching Highbea mAssis tonoro ff #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htothe
0058 position. #
Switc hthe highbeam on using thec ombina‐
tion switch.
If th eh ighbeam is automaticall yswitched on
in darkness, the00CE indicator lam ponthe
multifunction displa ylights up. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hofftheh ighbeam using
th ec ombination switch. Ad
justin gthe in terior lighting Ad
justin gthe fron tinterior lighting Va
riant 1 Ligh
tand vision 81

#
Lowb eam/perime terl ights: pull ba ck
housing co ver1. #
Pullo utthes ockettow ards ther ear. #
Remo vetheb ulb from thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc kets ucht hat
th eb ase of theb ulb restsf ullya gains tthe
base of thes ocket. #
Align and inser tthe soc ket. #
Attach housing co ver1. #
High beam/daytime running lights: pull
bac khousing co ver2. #
Turn thes ocketc ounter-clo ckwise and pull it
out. #
Remo vetheb ulb from thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc kets ucht hat
th eb ase of theb ulb restsf ullya gains tthe
base of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthes ocketa nd tur nitclock wise. #
Attach housing co ver2. #
Turn signal indicator: #
Turn soc ket 3counter-clo ckwise and
re mo veit. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Inser tsocket 3and tur nitclock wise.
Ad ditional tur nsignal light
Re quirements:
R Ad
ditional tur nsignal light (all-wheel
driv evehicles): bulb typeP21W #
Switching of fthe lighting sy stem. #
Unscr ewscrews 1and remo velens 2. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Place lens 2in position and tigh tent he
scr ews 1. Re
placing rear light bulb s(Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van) Overvie
wofrear bul btypes (Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van)
Yo uc an chang ethe following bulbs. Ve
hicles wit hstandar dtail lamps
1 Brak elights/tail lamps/pe rime terl ights:
P21W
2 Reversing lights: P21W
3 License plate lamp:W5W
4 Rear fogl ights: P21W
Yo uc an chang ethe following bulbs. Light and vision
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WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion, youc an be
trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood. %
If
th ew iper blades ar eworno ut, they will not
wipe thew indshield proper ly.R eplace the
wiper blades twic eayear,prefera blyin
spring and fall. #
Fold wiper arm 3away from thew indshield. #
Hold wiper arm 3and tur nthe wiper blade
aw ay from wiper arm 3inthed irection of
th ea rrow asfarasitw illg o. #
Slide catch 2upwards in thed irection of the
ar row until it engages. #
Remo vewiper blade 1from thew iper ar min
th ed irection of ar row4. #
Carefull yremo vehose 5from thew iper
blade. #
Attach hose 5tothen ew wiper blade. #
Inser tnew wa sher blade 1intheh older on
wiper arm 3.
When doing so, take intoa ccount thed iffe re nt
lengths of thew iper blades:
R Driver's side: long wiper blade
R front-passenger side: shor twiper blade #
Slide catch 2down wardsu ntil it engages. #
Fold bac kthe wiper blade ont othe wiper arm. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he windshield. Re
placing the rear windo wwiperblade #
Fold wiper arm 3away from ther ear win‐
do w. #
Press bo thretainin gclips 2inthed irection
of thea rrow and swivel thew iper blade away
from thew iper arm. #
Pull wiper blade 1upwards out of theh older
on wiper arm 3. #
Inser tnew wa sher blade 1intheh older on
wiper arm 3. #
Push ne wwiper blade 1ontow iper arm 3
until ther etainin gclips engage. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he rear win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
theo utside mir rors &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the 90
Light and vision

st
eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etomis‐
judgment of dis tances when using the
passenger mir ror
The outside mir roront he front-passenger
side reflects object sonasmaller scale. The
object sinviewa reinfact closer than they
appear.
As aresult, youm aymisjudg ethe dis tance
between youa nd ther oad user driving behi nd
yo u, fore xamp le, when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw aysl ook overyour shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors manually #
Adjus tthe outside mir rors to thec orrect posi‐
tion manually. #
Toengag eano utside mir rort hat has
been pushed out of position: pushtheo ut‐
side mir rorint op osition manually.
Ad justin gthe outside mir rors electrically Example image
* NO
TEDama getothee lectric outside
mir rors If
yo uf old thee lectric outside mir rors in or
out manuall y,yo um aydamag ethe outside
mir rors and they will no tloc kinp lace prop‐
er ly. If
th eo utside mir rors aren otfolded in when
wa shing thev ehicle in acarwa sh, thew asher
brushes ma yfold them in forc ibl ya nd dam‐
ag et hem. #
The outside mir rors mus tonly be folded
in and out elect rical ly. #
Foldtheo utside mir rors in befor ewash‐
ing thev ehicle in acarwa sh. #
Befor edriving off, switc honthe powersupp ly
or thei gnition. #
Tofold in or out: brieflypress button 2. #
Toadjus t:use button 1or3 toselect the
outside mir rortobea djusted. #
Setthe position of them irro rg lass bypress‐
ing button 4. #
Toengag eano utside mir rort hat has
been pushed out of position: press and
hol db utton 2.
Yo uw ill hear aclicka nd them irro rw illa udi‐
bly engag einposition. The outsid emirro ris
se tint he cor rect position.
Heating the outside mir rors #
Vehicles without arear windo wdefros ter:
at lo wtemperatures, them irro rh eating
switches on automatically when thee ngine is
st ar ted. #
Vehicles with arear windo wdefros ter: at
lo wt emperatures, them irro rh eater switches
on automatically when thee ngine is star ted.
The mir rorh eater can also be switched on
to ge ther wit hthe rear wind owdefros teru sing
th er ear windo wdefros terb utton. Dimming
thei nsid erearvie wmirror Light and vision
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Toopen or close: turnthe adjustment
wheels 1ontheh igh-po werairve nts tothe
lef torr ight as farast heyw ill go.
% Cooled air will
flow out of theh igh-po werair
ve nts. Heating will no tbep ossible .Opent he
high-po werairve nts only in summer du ring
cooling mod eand keep them closed in win‐
te r. Ad
justin gairve nts in ther oof air duct In
vehicles wit hrear-compartment air condition‐
ing, adjus table air vents ha vebeen integrated in
th er oof air duct. #
Adjustin gthe air flow: if necessar y,open or
close thea irflaps in air vents 1. #
Adjustin gthe air distribution: turna irve nts
1 tother equired position. Ve
ntilation nozzles in ther ear &
WARNING ‑Danger of bu rnsorf rostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts. #
Makesur ethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dis tance to
th ea irve nts. #
If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior. Depending on
thev ehicle equipment, ther ew ill
be an air duct or aheater wit hadditional air noz‐
zles in ther ear foot we ll on thel eft-hand side 1.
No object smaybe placed there. Passengers
mus tmaintain asufficient dis tance du etothe
wa rm airflow and air intake. Au
xiliar yheating Fu
nction of thea uxiliar yheating &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase in enclosed spaces or if
th ev ehicle getsstuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Alwayss witc hthe stationar yheater off
in enclosed spaces without an air
ex traction sy stems, e.g. in garage s. Climate
control 99