2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER ESP

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunc‐
tioning
If ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen
braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout vehicle stabilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus
se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nc einane mergency brak‐
ing situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ys‐
te ms ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Have ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Drivin
gsystems Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
ð
Maximum Speed Excee-
ded *Y
ou ha veexc eeded them aximum permitted speed (specific coun‐
tries only). #
Driv emores lowl y.
Cruise Control Inopera-
tive *C
ruise control is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
00B2
Off *C
ruise control has been deactivated.
If aw arning tone also sounds, this means cruise control has deacti‐
va tedi tself automatically (/ page151).
00B2 --- mph *C
ruise control canno tbeactivated as no tall activation conditions
ha ve been met. #
Obser vethea ctivation conditions of cruise cont rol
( / pag e151).
Active Dist ance Assist
Inoperative *A
ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cismalfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Distance Assist
Currently Unavailable
See Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cistemporaril yunavailable.
The ambien tcondition sareoutsid ethe sy stem limits (/ page152). #
Driv eon.
Whe nthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ysteml imits, the
sy stem will be available again. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 297

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tismalfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without alow beam. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
or #
Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
0049
Switch Off Lights *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ight is still switched on. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
0049
Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative *T
he light sensor is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* Ve hicles with traile rhitch:af use mayhaveb lown. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Chec kthe fuses, and replace them if necessary(/ page240).
0049 Check Left Low
Beam (exa mp le) *T
he bulb in question is faulty. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
or #
Chec kwhether changing theb ulb is permitted. Indicator and
warning lamps Overvie
wofindicator and warning lamps When
thei gnition is switched on, man ysystems
per form aself-test. Som eindicator and warning
lamps ma yswitc honorf lashtemp oraril yduring
th is time. This behavior is no cause fora larm.
These indicator and warning lamps indicat ea
malfunction onl yiftheylight up or flash af tert he
engine has been star tedord uringajourne y.
Indicator and warning lamps:
0058 Lo
wb eam (/ page84)
0060 Pa
rking lamps (/ page84)
0057 High beam (/
page 85)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights (/ page85)
005E Re
ar fogl ight (/ page84) 00E9
Seat bel
tnotfast ened
(/ page318 )
0027 and
004D US
A: Brakes (red )(/pa ge312)
004D Canada
:Brake s( red) (/ page312 )
004D Brakes (yell
ow)(/ pag e312 )
0025 ABS malfunctio
n(/pa ge312)
002E Off-
road gear
00E5 ESP®
(/ page312 )
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page312 )
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stswitched off
(/ page149)
0049
and 0024 USA: Electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (/ page312 ) Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 311

Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
004D
and
0027
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(USA) Onl
yint he USA: The brak esystem redw arning lam plight supw hilethe
engine is on.
* Po ssible cause:
R The brakepads ha vereached their wear limit. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etorestricted braking po wer
When theb rake pads ha vereached their wear limit ,the braking
po we rm aybe restricted. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
0075 Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp The
restra int sy stem redw arning lam pislit while thee ngine is on.
*The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem compo‐
nent smaybe triggered unintentionall yormaynotd eplo yasi nten‐
ded during an accident .This ma yaffect theE mer gency Tensioning
Device sorairbags, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam plights
up The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliza‐
tion. In addition ,other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. 316
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lamp
fl ashes The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam pflashes during ajou rney.
* ESP ®
inter venes (/ page 147). #
Adapty our driving styletot heweather and road conditions.
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lamp The ESP
®
OFF yello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* ESP ®
has been switched off. &
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP ®
deacti va‐
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization.
The availabilit yoffurther driving saf etys yst ems is also limited. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Only deactivat eESP®
forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP ®
canno tbeactivated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. #
Compl ywithi nstructions toswitc hESP®
of f(/pag e147).
0025 ABS warning lamp The AB
Syello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
*AB Sism alfunctioning.
If an additional warning tone sounds, this means theE BD is malfunc‐
tioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunc‐
tioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen brak‐
ing
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus
se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nc einane mergency braking
situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys yst ems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 317

Distance cont
rol
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Locking (emergency key) .................... 50
Un lockin g(emer gency key) ................ 50
Door cont rolp anel ................................ .16
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ....................................................... 256
Drinkin gand driving ............................. 111
Driv eAwayA ssist .................................1 64
Driver' sseat
see Seats
Drivin gand drinking ............................ .111
Drivin gcharacteristics (unusual) .......24 4
Drivin ginstructions
Fo reign trip (information) .................. 11 3
Drivin glight
see Automatic driving lights
Drivin gnotes
Brak esubject toload ........................ 11 4
Braking ............................................. 11 4
Breaking-i nnotes .............................. 111
Downhil lgradien t.............................. 11 4
Drinking and driving .......................... 111
Gene rald rivin gtips .......................... .111
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 11 4
Pa rking brak e................................... .114
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads) .........................................1 14
Tr anspor tbyrail ................................ 11 4
We troad sur faces ............................. 11 4
Drivin gSafet yS ystem
AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem) ........ 14 6
ASR (acceleration ski dcontrol )........ 147
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 14 6
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 48
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t..................... 14 8
ESP ®
traile rstabilizatio n................. .148
Overvie w.......................................... 14 6
Ra dar sensor s................................. .145
Re sponsibility ................................... 14 5
Drivin gsafet ys ystem
see ActiveB rake Assi st
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram) Driving sy
stem
see 360° Camera
see Activating/deactivating the
HOLD function
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise control
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
se eR ear vie wcamera
Driving tips Drivin gabroad (symm etrical low
beam) ................................................. 84
Driving in winter ................................ 11 5
Driving off-roa d................................. 11 6
Driving on flooded roads .................. .115
Driving on wetroads .........................1 15
Hyd roplaning .................................... 11 5
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation)
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 127
No tes. ............................................... 12 6
Dual-zone au tomatic climat econ‐
trol (control panel) ............................... 100
DY NA MIC SELECT
Displaying vehicle dat a..................... 19 3 E
E10 ........................................................ .277
EBD (electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) .................................................. .148
ECOd isplay
Fu nctio n............................................ 11 9
Re setting. ......................................... 17 9
Electric pa rking brake .......................... 14 3
App lying automaticall y..................... 14 3
Applying or releasing manuall y......... 14 4
Emergency braking .......................... .144
No tes. ............................................... 14 2
Re leasing automaticall y................... .143
Electric slidin gdoor
Fu nctio n............................................. 52
Opening wi thbutton ...........................52
Opening wit hthe door handle ............ 54
Opening/closing wit hthe key. .......... .54
Programming thek ey ........................ .54
Re setting. ........................................... 55
Un lockin gmanuall y........................... .54 Index
329

Electrical closing assi
st
No tes. ................................................52
Electrical consum ption
Ke y. .................................................... 47
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electrical step
Emer gency release ............................ .58
Extending/r etra cting .......................... 57
Fu nctio n............................................. 57
Obs tacle ............................................. 57
Pr eve nting extending ......................... .57
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................ 273
Emer gency
Assis tance overview. .......................... 18
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) .................... 228
Saf etyv est. ...................................... 228
Wa rning lam p................................... 228
Emer gency braking
Elect ricp arkin gb rake ...................... .144
Manual parking brak e....................... 14 2
Emer gency call sy stem
Au tomatic emergency call ............... .229
Informatio n...................................... 228
Manual emer gency cal l.................... 229
Overvie w.......................................... 228
Tr ans ferred dat a...............................2 29
Emer gency engine start ....................... 24 0
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle ........................... 11 0
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation ........................................... 32
En gaging driv eposition (automatic
transmission) ........................................ 12 3
Engaging neut ral(automatic trans‐
mission) ................................................ .122
Engagin greverse gear ......................... 12 2
Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE ...12 6
Engine Engin enumber ................................ .274
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 14 0
Problems .......................................... 13 5
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 11 0
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............. 11 0
St artin gassis tance ........................... 231
Engine data Showing ............................................ 19 3Engine electronics (no
tes) ...................2 73
Engine number ...................................... 274
Engine oil .............................................. .217
Ad ditiv e........................................... .280
Checkin gthe oil le vel(on-board
computer) ........................................ .217
Checkin gthe oil le velw ithad ip‐
st ick. ................................................ .216
Filling capacity .................................. 281
To pping up ........................................ 217
Engine output Notesonc hanges ............................... 25
ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) .............128
Fu nctio n........................................... 12 8
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................1 29
Manually inflatingair bello ws........... 13 2
Problems .......................................... 13 3
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................1 29
Entering and exiting .............................. .50
Entering characters ............................ .190
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 19 0
Setting thek eyboar d......................... 191
Using them edia displa y.................... 191
Environmental pr otection
No tes. ................................................20
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t.............................. 14 8
Tr ailer stabilizatio n........................... 14 8
ESP ®
(Electroni cStabilit yProgram) ...147
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 14 8
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 147
Exhaus temission moni toring .............. 11 3
Exterior lighting Care................................................. 224
Exterior lighting see Lights F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Favo rites
Ad ding .............................................. 189
Callin gup. ........................................ 189
Deleting ............................................ 19 0
Moving ..............................................1 90
Overvie w.......................................... 189
Re naming ......................................... 19 0
Firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) ....................... 228 330
Index

Flat tire
................................................ .230
Changing awheel ............................ .263
No tes. .............................................. 230
Floorc overing
Ins talling/ removing (s tarter bat‐
te ry ). ................................................ 233
Fl oo rm at................................................. 83
Fo reign trip
Instructions ...................................... .113
symmetrical lo wbeam ....................... 84
Fr ee software ........................................ .29
Fr equencies
Mobile phon e................................... 273
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................2 73
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt passenger) .. 35
Fr ont door
Opening (from inside) ........................ .49
Un lockin g(from inside )..................... .49
Fr ont passenger benc hseat
Fo lding thes eat cushion forw ards/
backwards .......................................... 71
Fr ont seats
8- wa ya djustmen toptions .................. 67
Ad justing (electrically). .......................67
Ad justing (manually). ....................64,66
Memor yfunction ................................ 67
Tu rning .............................................. .70
Wi th Sea tCom fort Pa ckag e. .............. .66
Wi thout Seat Comfor tPacka ge .......... 64
Fu el ........................................................ 277
Ad ditives .......................................... 277
Diesel ............................................... 277
Draining thef ilter ............................ .221
E1 0. .................................................. 277
Flexibl efuelvehicles ........................ 277
Fu elreser ve ..................................... 279
Gasolin e........................................... 277
Lo wo utsid etemperatures ................2 77
Problems .......................................... 13 5
Quality (diesel )................................. 277
Quality (gasoline ).............................. 277
Re fueling .......................................... 13 3
Sulfur content .................................. 277
Ta nk capacity ................................... 279
Fu el consum ption (on-boar dcom‐
puter) .................................................... .178
Fu el consum ption indicator
Calling up ........................................ .193
Fu ses ..............................................2 40,241
Befor ereplacing ............................... 24 0Fu
se bo xinthe front-passenger
fo ot we ll ............................................ .241
Fu se bo xinthe seat base of the
driver's seat ...................................... 241
No tes. ............................................... 24 0 G
Gasoline ................................................ 277
Genera loperating permit number
(EU) ........................................................ 274
Genuin eparts ........................................ .20
Getting int oand out of thev ehicle .......50
Glasse scompartment ............................ 78
Grab handles .......................................... 50
Using .................................................. 50
Gross axle weight rating ...................... 274
Gross mass ........................................... 274 H
Handbrak e(electrical)
see Electric parking brake
Handbrak e(manual)
see Manua lparking brake
Handlin gcontrol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
Hazar dwarnin glights ............................ 85
Swit ching on/of f............................... .85
Hazardous substances Informatio n......................................... 23
Head restra int
Ad justing mechanically ....................... 75
Headliner (care) .................................... 226
Heating sy stem (control panel) ............ 99
High beam .............................................. .85
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 85
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .86
Changin gbulbs .................................. .91
High-beam flasher .................................. 85
Hill star ta ssi st ..................................... 15 5
HOLD function ...................................... 15 5
Home screen (media display) ..............186
Hot-water auxiliar yheater .................. 106
Fu nctio n........................................... 106
Problems .......................................... 108
switching on/of fwitht he button ...... 106
Switching on/of fwitht he on-
boar dcomputer ................................ 107 Index
331

0024
Electric pa rking brak emal‐
functioning yello wi ndicator lamp
light sup. .................................. .312,313
003D Electrica lmalfunctio nwarn‐
ing lam p........................................... .319
00B9 Engine diagnosi swarning
lam p................................................. 320
00BB ESP®
OF Fw arning lam p......... .317
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes .... .317
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup. .. 316
00D4 Fuelreser vewarning lam p....... 319
00CC Powe rsteering sy stem warn‐
ing lam p........................................... .318
0024 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
fl ashes .............................................. 313
0024 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
light sup. .................................. .313,314
0049 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA)
fl ashes .............................................. 313
0049 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA) lights
up .............................................. 313, 314
0024 Redp arkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(Canada) lights up .....3 14
0049 Redp arkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(USA) lights up .......... 314
0075 Restra int sy stem warning
lam p................................................. 316
0076 Seatbeltw arning lamp
fl ashes .............................................. 318
0076 Seatbeltw arning lam plights
up .................................................... .318
0024 The electric parking brake
malfunctioning yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up ...................... 314
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes ................ 320
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ............ .320
Wa rranty .................................................27 Wa
rranty term sand conditions ............ 22
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid (no tes)
Wa shing byhand (care) ....................... 223
Wheel rotation ...................................... 262
Wheel siz ecategories .......................... 262
Wheel wrench ...................................... .263
Wheels Care ................................................. 224
Characteristics of thet ire. ................ 257
Checking .......................................... 24 4
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............ 252
Definition s........................................2 59
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ................................................. 256
Flat tir e............................................. 230
Ins talling .......................................... 266
Load inde x....................................... .257
Load-bearing capacity ...................... 257
Maximum tir eload .......................... .257
Maximum tir epressur e.................... 257
Noise ................................................ 24 4
No tesoni nstalling .......................... .260
Overvie woftirel ab eling ................... 255
Re moving ........................................ .266
Re placing .................................2 60, 263
Re startin gthe tir epressur emoni‐
to r. ................................................... 252
Ro tating ............................................ 262
Selecting .......................................... 260
Size designatio n............................... 257
Sno wchains .....................................2 45
Speed rating ..................................... 257
St oring ............................................. 263
Te mp eratur egrade ........................... 255
Ti re and Loading In form atio nplac‐
ar d. .................................................. .253
Ti re pressur e(notes) ........................ 24 6
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) .......................................... 250
Ti re pressur etable .................. .247,2 50
Ti re qu alitygrades ............................ 255
Tr action grade .................................. 255
Tr ead weargrade .............................. 255
Unusu al drivin gcharacteristics ........ 24 4
Wi -Fi ....................................................... 19 2
Overvie w.......................................... 19 2
Setting .............................................. 19 3
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag .......................... 35
Wi ndo ws
see Side window 342
Index