2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER air suspension

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

th
es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The seats ma
ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k. #
When moving thes eats bac k,mak esure
th at ther ea reno object sinthefoot we ll,
under or behin dthe seats. Sample imag
eofcomfor tsuspension seat
1 Seat cushion length
2 Seat backres tinclination
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushion inclination
5 Seat fore -and-af tposition
6 Seatsuspension
7 Vibration limiting
% Depending on
thes eat model, individual
adjustmen toptions ma ybeomitted. #
Toadjus tthe sea tcushion length: liftl ever
1 and slide thef ront section of thes eat
cushion forw ards or backwards. #
Toadjus tthe sea tbackres tinclination:
tur nh andwheel 2forw ards and backwards
until thed esired position has been reached. #
Toadjus tthe sea theigh t:push or pull le ver
3 until thed esired position has been
re ached. #
Toadjus tthe sea tcushion inclination: turn
handwheel 4forw ards and backwards until
th ed esired position has been reached. #
Toadjus tthe sea tfore-and-a ftposition: lift
le ver 5and slid ethe seat int othe desired
position. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged. #
Tosetthe sea tsuspension: take thew eight
of ft he seat. #
On handwheel 6,settheb ody weight (8 8lb
(40 kg)to2 64lb (120 kg)) so that thes eat
suspension workso ptimall y.Ifyo us et a
higher weight ,the seat suspension will
become firm er.T he seat will then no tvibrate
as much. If thes eat vibrates of tena nd signifi‐
cantly ,you can engag ethe seat in thel ower
area. #
Toengag evibration limiting: turnlever 7
upwards.
The next time thes eat vibrates, it will engage. #
Torelease vibration limiting: turnlever 7
to ther ight.
The seat can vibrate. Ad
justin gthe fron tseate lect rica lly &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
tedw hile thei gnition is
off. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. Compl
ywitht he saf etyn otes on "Airbags "and
"Children in thev ehicle". 62
Seats and stowage

DSR is in
standb ymode.
R DSR is inactive:
-
as soon as youe xceed aspeed of 28 mph
(45 km/h).
- DSR appear sinthestatus area of theo n-
boar dcomputer .Inaddition, theDSR Off
messag eappears.
- DSR ---appear sinthestatus area of the
on-boar dcomputer.
Setting thes peed while driving downhill
Yo uc an se tthe speed depending on theg ear
ra ng etob etwe en 2m ph (4 km/h) and 11mph
(1 8k m/h) using theb rake and accelerator pedals
or ther ockers witc hont hesteering wheel. #
Brak eora ccelerat ethe vehicle tothed esired
speed on thed ownhill gradient. #
Release theb rake or accelera torp edal.
The cur rent speed is stored.
or #
Press rocker switch 1up or down during a
DSR regulation.
The las tsave dspeed is increased or reduced. #
Release rocker switch 1.
The cur rent speed is stored.
or #
Press rocker switch 1up or down until
desired speed is reached. #
Release rocker switch 1.
The cur rent speed is stored.
% It ma
ybeam oment befor ethe vehicle starts
to brak etot he se tspeed. Take this dela yinto
account when setting thes peed wit hrocker
switch 1. Deactivating DSR
#
Press theu pper section of switch 1.
or #
Accele rate and driv efastert han 28 mph
(45 km/h).
DSRd eactivates automaticall yinthefollowing
situations:
R As soon as youe xceed aspeed of 28 mph
(45 km/h).
R Ther eisam alfunction in theE SP®
or ABS
sy stem. Electronic le
velc ontrol Fu
nction of ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, people could
become trapped if their limbs ar ebetwe en
th ev ehicle body and thet ires or underneath
th ev ehicle. #
Mak esurenoo ne is underneat hthe
ve hicle or in thei mmediat evicinit yof
th ew heel ar ches when youl owe rthe
ve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom jac ktip‐
ping
If yo up arkav ehicle wit hair suspension, the
air suspension ma yremain acti vatedf or up to
one hour ,evenw hen thei gnition is switched
off. If yout hen raise thev ehicle wit hthe jac k,
th ea ir suspension will attem pttoadjus tthe
ve hicle le vel. Driving and parking
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#
Toswitc helectronic le velc ontrol on
again: press button 4again.
The indicator lam ponbutton4goes out.
Using theb uttonint he control panel #
Park thev ehicle, leaving thei gnition switched
on. #
Tolowe rautomatical ly:brie flyp ress the
lo we rsection of switch 2.
Electronic le velc ontrol automaticall ylow ers
th ev ehicle. #
Tostop them ovement, brief lypress theu pper
section of switch 1. #
Toraise todriving le vel:briefly press the
upper sectio nofswitch 1.
Electroni cleve lcontrol automaticall yraises
th ev ehicle tothed riving le vel. #
Tostop them ovement, brief lypress thel ower
section of switch 2. #
Toswitc hona utomaticall y:driv eato ver
6.2 mph(10 km/h) or release thep arking
brake.
Elect ronic le velc ontrol controls thev ehicle
le ve la utomaticall y. Using electronic le
velc ontrol forc harging
with air in an emer gency Onl
yfor vehicles wit hvalves fore lectronic le vel
control emergency charging. If electroni clevel control is malfunctioning and
thev ehicle is lean‐
ing, youc an raise or lo werthe vehicle bycon‐
necting an extern al compressed-air source toone
of thee mer gency valves (tir evalves). If elect ronic
le ve lc ontrol is deactivated, youc an driv eon
carefull ytothe neares tqualified specialis twork‐
shop and ha vethem alfunction remedied.
* NO
TEDama gedue topressur ebeing too
high If
th ep ressur eint he air suspension bello ws
is tooh igh, thec ompressed-air lines or thea ir
suspension bello wsmaybed amaged. #
Ensur eyou obser vethem aximum per‐
missible operating pressur eof600 kPa
(6 bar/8 7psi). #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffelectronic le velc ontrol
(/ page123). #
Switc hoffthee ngine and open theh ood
(/ page173). #
Unscr ewthev alvec ap of thec orresponding
va lve. #
Connect thee xternal co mpressed-air source. #
Raise or lo werthe vehicle le velbyc harging or
re leasing compressed air until thed riving
le ve lh as been reached and thev ehicle is in a
horizontal position. While doing so, ensure
yo uo bse rvet he maximum permissible oper‐
ating pressur eof600 kP a(6bar/87psi). #
Disconnec tthe extern al compressed-air
source. #
Tighten thev alvec aps on thev alves. #
Close theh ood (/ page173). #
Driv eonc arefully tothen eares tqualified
specialis tworks hop. 124
Driving and pa rking

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

Befor
epurch asing and using non-appr oved
accesso ries, visit aqualified specialis tworks hop
and inquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations
Obser vethef ollowing points when selecting,
ins talling and replacing tires:
R Use onl ytires and wheels of thes ame type,
design (winter tires, all-season tire) and
make.
R Onlyins tall wheels of thes ame size and tread
design on one axle (lef tand right).
It is onl ypermissible toins tallad iffe re nt
wheel size tothis in thee vent of aflat tir ein
order todriv etot he specialis tworks hop.
R Onlyins tall tires of thec orrect size ont othe
wheels.
R Ve
hicles with atirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensor sfor thet irep res‐
sur em onitoring sy stem.
R Attemp eratures belo w50°F(10°C), use
winter tires or all-season tir emarke dM +Sfor
all wheels.
Wi nter tires bearing the004D snowflak esym‐
bol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad condi‐
tions.
R Only use tires wit hthe same tread.
R Obser vethem aximum permissible speed for
th ei nstalled tires.
If th is is belo wthe vehicle's maximum speed,
th is mus tbeindicated in an appropriat elabel
in thed rive r's field of vision.
R Break in ne wtires at moderat espeeds fort he
fi rs t60m iles (100 km).
R Replace thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tires, con‐
ta ct aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% Ve
hicles with twin tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit htwin tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs or 12,125 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT215/85 R1 6which have
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa ge
neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
% Ve
hicles with single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW less
th an or equal to9480 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT245/7 5R16whi chhave
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa
ge neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
% Ve
hicles with Super Single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs, onl yuse tires wit hthe dimen‐
sions 225/7 5R16C( FA)and 285/65 R16C
(RA) whic hhaveb een appr ovedfor this vehi‐
cle bythem anufacturer .Itisnotpermissible
to use tires wit hdiffe re nt dimensions; doing
so ma ylea dtoa general ope rating pe rmit
being rende redi nva lid.
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 Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e215 )
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emergency spar ewheel
(/ page225) Note
sonr otating wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions may
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onl yifthe
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions. On
vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels ,rotatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warrant ybook
in your vehicle documents. If this is no tavailable,
ro tate thet ires every3,000 (5,000) to
6,000 mile s(10 ,000 km) ,depending on the Wheels and tires
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Preparing
thev ehicle foraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The tire-chang etool kit is available.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. #
Take thev ehicle tool kit from thef ootwell on
th ef ront passsenger side (/ page200). Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive #
Take thej acka nd thet ire-chang etool kit out
of thes towa ge compartment (/ page220). #
If necessar y,remo vetheh ub cab. #
Assemble thel ug wrenc hextensio nusing the
middl erod and ther od wit hthe lar gest diam‐
et er from thet hree-piece jac kpum pleve r. #
Startin gwitht he middle rod, slide thel ug
wrenc hextensio nasfar as it will go ont othe
lug wrench. #
Using thel ug wrench, loosen thew heel nuts
or bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about one full turn. Do no tunscr ewthew heel
nuts or bolts comple tely. #
Raise thev ehicle (/ page221). Ra
ising thev ehicle when changing awheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom jac ktip‐
ping
If yo up arkav ehicle wit hair suspension, the
air suspension ma yremain acti vatedf or up to
one hour ,evenw hen thei gnition is switched
off. If yout hen raise thev ehicle wit hthe jac k,
th ea ir suspension will attem pttoadjus tthe
ve hicle le vel.
The jac kmaytip. #
Press theS ervice button on thea ir sus‐
pension remo tecontrol befor eraising
th ev ehicle.
This pr events au tomatic readjustment
of thev ehicle le vela nd pr events it from
being raised or lo weredm anually. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl yatt he
appropriat ejackin gpointoft hevehicle, the
jac kc ould tip wi th thevehicle raised. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he appropriate
jacking point of thev ehicle. The base of
th ej ackm ustbep ositioned vertically
under thej acking point of thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom vehicle tip‐
ping
On slopes, thej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle
ra ised. #
Neverc hang eaw heel on aslope. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack If
yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl yatt he
appropriat ejacks uppor tpoin toft hevehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehicle raised. #
The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints. Re
quirements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle is prepared forc hanging awheel
(/ page221). Wheel
sand tires 221