2019 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER parking sensors

Emer
gency braking In
thee vent of an emergency ,you can brak ethe
ve hicle while it is in motion wit hthe electric park‐
ing brake. #
While driving, press switch 1ofthee lectric
parking brake.
The vehicle is braked as long as youk eep
switch 1ofthee lectric parking brake
depressed.
The longer electric parking brak eswitch 1is
depressed, theg reater theb raking forc e.
During theb raking procedure, youw illreceiv ethe
fo llowing feedbac kfromt hevehicle:
R awarning tone sounds
R the" Release parking brake" displa ymessage
appears
R ther ed 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Can‐
ada) indicator lamps in theI nstrument Display
fl ash
When thev ehicle has been braked toas tandstill,
th ee lectric parking brak eisapplied. Pa
rking thev ehicle forane xtended period Pa
rking thev ehicle forl on gerthan four
we eks #
Method 1: connec tthe batteries toatrick le
ch arge r. #
Method 2: disconnect thev ehicle star terb at‐
te ry. #
Method 3: switchofft he po wersupply using
th eb atter ymain switc hand disconnect the
auxiliar ybatter yonthe vehicle. #
Method 4: interrupt thep owe rsupply byacti‐
va ting standb ymode (/ page136). The
charge leve loft he batter ymustbec hecked
eve rythre ew eek sifnom easures ar etaken to
maintain theb atter ycharge. #
Batte ryvoltag ebelow1 2.2 V:charge the
batter ytopreve nt deep discharg edamage.
% Fu
rther information can be obtained at a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. St
andb ymode Ac
tivating/deactivatin gstandb ymode
Re quirements:
R thee ngine is switched off.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Ruhezustand (Stan dby) #
Toactivate/deactivate: selectYesorNo. Drivin
gand drivin gsafet ys ystems Note
on driving sy stems and your responsibil‐
ity Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving sy stems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and maneu‐
ve ring thev ehicle. The driving sy stems ar eaids
and do no trelie veyouofy ourresponsibility.
Alw aysp ayattention tothet raffic and inter vene
if necessa ry.Bea wareofthel imitations rega rd‐
ing thes afeu se of these sy stems. Information about sensors
Cer
tain driving and driving saf etys ystems use
sensors 1tomonitor thea reainf ront of, behind
or next tothev ehicle (depending on thev ehicle's
equipment). 13 6
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Depending on
thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
sensor sareintegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grill. Keep these parts
free of dirt, ice and slush (/ page183). The sen‐
sor sm ustn otbe co vered, fore xamp leby bicycle
ra ck s, overhanging loads or sticke rs.A fter ac olli‐
sion, ha vethef unction of ther adar sensors
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop as
damag e(both visible or non-visible) ma yhave
occur redtot he bumper or radiator trim. Fu
nction of driving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind information abou tthe
fo llowing driving sy stems and driving saf etys ys‐
te ms:
R ABS ( Anti-lock braking system)
(/ page137)
R ASC (Acceleration SkidControl)
(/ page137)
R BAS(Bra ke Assist System) (/ page137)
R ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program)
(/ page138)
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(/ page139)
R ActiveB rake Assi st (/ pag e139)
R Cruise control (/ page141 )
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 142)
R Hill star ta ssist
R HOL Dfunction (/ page145)
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
R Rear vie wcamera
R 360° Camera
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(/ pag e146)
R Blind Spo tAssist ( / pag e147)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(/pag e150) Fu
nctions of ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) Obser
vethei mp ortant sa fety guideline sfor the
driving saf etys ystem.
ABS cont rols theb rake pressur eincritical situa‐
tions:
R thew heels ar epreve nted from lo cking when
braking, e.g. during maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing or when ther eisi nsufficient tir etraction. R
thes teerability of thev ehicle in term sof
ph ysical possibilities is ensured when brak‐
ing.
R ABSisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.3m ph
(5 km/h). On aslipper yroad sur face, ABS
inter venes evenify ou onl ybrake gently.
Sy stem limitations
If th er eisam alfunction and they ellow 0025 ABS
wa rning lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instru‐
ment displa yafter startin gthe engine, ABS may
be impaired or inoperative.
If ABS inter venes, youw illfeel ap ulsing in the
brak epedal. The pulsating brak epedal ma ybean
indication of hazardous road condition sand func‐
tions as areminder totake extrac arew hile driv‐
ing.
If ABS in terv enes: keep theb rake pedal firm ly
depressed until theb raking situation has passed.
To car ryout maximum full-s topb raking:
dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull forc e. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an emergency braking situation is
increased. #
Depress theb rake pedal wit hfull force
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking. BA
Ss uppo rtsy ou wit hadditional braking forc ein
an emer gency braking situation.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utom atically boosts theb raking forc eof
th eb rakes
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance
R ABS pr eventst he wheels from locking
When your elease theb rake pedal, theb rakes
function as usual again. BASisd eactivated. Fu
nctions of ASR (Acceleration Skid Control) ASR can neither
reduce ther isk of an accident
nor override thel aw sofp hysics if thed rive rd oes
no tp ay attention when pulling away or accelerat‐
ing. ASR is onl yanaid. Alw aysa dap tyour driving Driving and parking
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Sy
stem limitations
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R The sensor sareaffected bysno w,rain, fogor
heavy spr ay.
R The sensor saredirty ,fogged up, damaged or
co vered.
R The sensor sareaffected byinter fere nce from
ot her radar sources, e.g. strongradar reflec‐
tions in parking garage s.
R Ifal oss of tir epressur eorad efectivetireh as
been de tected and displa yed.
R Full sy stem per form anc eisn otavailable fora
fe ws econd safter swit ching on thei gnition or
af te rd riving off.
The sy stem ma ynotreact cor rectl yint hefollow‐
ing situations:
R In comple xtraffic situations, objectsm aynot
al wa ys be clear lyde tected.
R Pedestrians or vehicles mo vequickl yintot he
de tection rang eoft he sensors.
R Pedestrians ar eobscured by other objects.
R In bends wit hanarrow radius. Setting
Activ eB rake Assi st Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Settings 5
DriveAssist
5 Aktive rBrems-Assistent (ActiveBrake Assist)
The following settings ar eavailable:
R Early
R Medium
R Late #
Select asetting.
% Af
tert he ignition has been switched of fand
th en bac konagain, Medium is setbyd efault. Cruise control
Fu
nction of cruise control
Cruise cont rola ccelerates and brakes thev ehicle
automaticall yinorder tomaintain apreviously
st ored speed.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
st ored speed is no tdele ted. If your emo veyour fo
ot from thea ccelerator pedal af tero vertaking,
cruise control will resume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Cruise contro lisoperated using thec orrespond‐
ing steering wheel buttons. Youc an stor ea ny
ro ad speed abo ve15 mp h(20 km/h).
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, cruise con‐
trol can neither reduce ther isk of an accident nor
ove rride thel aws of ph ysics. It canno ttak ei nto
account road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
Cruise control is only an aid. Youa re re sponsible
fo rt he dis tance tothev ehicle in front, forv ehicle
speed, braking in good time and fors taying in
yo ur lane.
Displa ysinthem ultifunction display
The status of cruise control and thes tore ds peed
ar es hown in them ultifunction displa y. Displ
ayintheI nstrument Displa y(color display)
1 Cruise cont roliss elected
2 Setspeed gr ay:s peed is stored, cruise con‐
trol is deactivated
3 Setspeed green: speed is stored, cruise con‐
trol is activated
Sy stem limitations
Cruise control ma ybeunable tomaintain the
st ored speed on uphill gradients. The stored
speed is resumed when theg radient evens out.
On long and steep downhill gradients, yous hould
ch ang edowntoa lowe rgear in good time. Take
particular no teofthis when driving aladen vehi‐
cle. By doing so, youw ill mak euse of the
engine' sbraking ef fect. Thi srelie vest he load on
th eb rake system and pr events theb rake sf rom
ove rheating and wearing tooq uickl y.
Do no tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa‐
tions:
R In traf fics ituations whe refrequent speed
ch anges ar erequired, e.g. in heavy traf ficor
on winding roads. Drivin
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When
atrailer is connected, ther adar sen‐
sor's field of vision ma ybeimpaired, thereby
making limited monitoring possible. Alw ays
pa yc areful attention tothet raffic situation
and maintain asafed ista nce at thes ide of
th ev ehicle.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in the
lateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on the
tur ns igna lindica torint he cor responding direc‐
tion, awarning tone sounds. The redw arning
lam pint he outside mir rorf lashes. If thet urns ig‐
nal indicator remains switched on, all other
de tected vehicles ar eindicated only bythef lash‐
ing of ther ed warning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
Exit warning
The exitwa rning is an additional function of Blind
Spo tAssis tand warnsv ehicle occupants when
leaving thev ehicle about an yapproaching vehi‐
cles. &
WARNING Risk of accident despit eexit
wa rning
The exitwa rning react sneith er tostationary
object snortovehicles approaching youata
great lydif fere nt speed.
As aresult, thee xit warning canno twarnd riv‐
er sint hese situations. #
Alwaysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation whe nopening thed oors
and mak esuret her eiss ufficient clear‐
ance. %
An
exitwa rning is no tissued fors liding doors
and rear-en ddoors.
Overview When thev ehicle is
st ationar y,an object
is de tected from
behind in them onitor‐
ing range. Displa
yinoutsid em ir‐
ror
When thev ehicle is
st ationar y,ad oor on
th er ele vant sid eof
th ev ehicle is opened.
An object whic his
close to yourvehicle
is de tected in the
monitoring range. Vi
sual and audible
wa rning %
This additional function is onl
yavailable when
Blin dSpotA ssistisa ctivated and up to a
maximu mofthree minutes af tert he ignition
has been switched off. The end of thea vaila‐
bilit yoft heexitwa rning function is indicated
by aseries of flashes in theo utside mir ror.
The exitwa rning function is onl yanaid and is no
substitut efor thea ttentiveness of thev ehicle
occupants. Responsibility alw aysl ies wit hthe
ve hicle occupants when opening door sand leav‐
ing thev ehicle.
Sy stem limitations
Blin dSpotA ssis tand thee xit warning function
ma ybel imited in thef ollowing situations:
R ifth er eisd irtont he sensor sorthe sensors
ar eo bscured
R ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tofog, heavy
ra in, sno worspray
R if nar rowvehicles ar ewithin them onitoring
ra nge, e.g. bicycles
% St
ationar yorslowlymovingo bject sarenot
displa yed.
Wa rnings ma ybeissued in er rorw hen driving
close tocrash ba rrier sors imilar solid lane bor‐
ders. Warnings ma ybeinterrupte dw hen driving
alongside long vehicles, fore xamp le truc ks,for a
prolonged time.
Blind Spo tAssis tisn otoperationa lwhen reve rse
ge ar is engaged.
The exitwa rning function ma ybelimited in the
fo llowing situations:
R when thes ensor is bloc kedbya djacent vehi‐
cles in nar rowparking spaces
R when people ar eapproaching
Ac tivating/deactivatin gBlind Spo tAssist
On-boa rdcomputer:
4 Settings #
Activat eord eacti vate Totwinkel-Assistent
(Blind Spo tAssist). Fu
nction of Rear Cross Traf ficA lert The
radar sensor sinthe bumper ar eused fort he
sy stem. This waythe area adjacent tothev ehicle
is continually monitored. If ther adar sensor sare
obscured byvehicles or other objects, de tection
is no tpossible.
% Also
read then otes on Blind Spo tAssist
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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