2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER lights

Ac
tivatin gand deactivatin gthe sur round
lighting Multimedi
asystem:
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Settings 5
Light
5 Locator Lighting #
Activat eord eacti vate thef unction.
The exterior lighting remains on for40s econds
af te rt he vehicle is unloc ked. When yous tart the
ve hicle, thes urround lighting will be deactivated
and thea utomatic driving lights activated. Ad
justin gthe in terior lighting Ad
justin gthe fron tinterior lighting Va
riant 1 #
1003D Switches thef ront lef treading lamp
on/off #
2Toswitc hoffthea utomatic interior
lighting control: pressthe0033 button.
The interior lighting will switc honautomati‐
cally if you:
R Unloc kthe vehicle or
R Open adoor #
3004A Switches thef ront interior lighting
on/o ff #
40044 Switches ther ear passenger com‐
partment/cargo compartment lam pon/off #
5003D Switches thef ront right reading lamp
on/off Va
riant 2 #
1003D Switches thef ront lef treading lamp
on/off #
2Toswitc hoffthea utomatic interior
lighting control: pressthe0033 button.
The interior lighting will switc honautomati‐
cally if you:
R Unloc kthe vehicle or
R Open adoor #
3004A Switches thef ront interior lighting
on/o ff #
40044 Switches ther ear passenger com‐
partment/cargo compartment lam pon/off #
5003D Switches thef ront right reading lamp
on/off Va
riant 3 #
2Toswitc hoffthea utomatic interior
lighting control: pressthe0033 button.
The interior lighting will switc honautomati‐
cally if you: Ligh
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Todeactivat ethe automati cinterio rlight‐
ing: press button 3.
The interior lighting control will switc hon
au tomatical ly,f or example, if you:
R Unloc kthe vehicle
R Open adoor #
Toswitc hfront interior lighting on or off:
press button 4. #
Toswitc hpassenger compartment light‐
ing on or off: press button5. #
Toswitc hthe front right reading lam pon
or off: press button 6. #
Toswitc hreading light soninthe
passenger compartment: press button7.
The LED lights up.
Pa ssenger scan switc hthe reading lamps on
and off. #
Toswitc hreading light soffin the
passenger compa rtment: press button 7.
The LED does no tlight up.
Pa ssenger scan no longer operat ethe reading
lamps. Swit
ching ther eading lam pabove the
pa ssenger seat on and of f(bus equipment) #
Toswitc hthe reading lam ponand off:
press button 1. Re
ar interior lighting #
1 Switches rear compartment/cargo com‐
partment lam ponoroff Motion de
tector &
WARNING Risk of inju ryby laser beam
from motion de tector
The motion de tector transmits invisible radia‐
tion from LED s(light-emitting diodes).
These LED sareclassified under the1Ml aser
class and can cause retina dama geinthef ol‐
lowing situations:
R Ifyo ul ook directly int othe unfiltered
laser beam from them otion de tector for
an extende dperiod
R Ifyo ul ook direct lyint ot he laser beam of
th em otion de tector wi thoptical instru‐
mentss uchase yeglasses or amagnifying
gl ass. #
Neverlook directly int othe laser beam. The motion de
tector is loca tedint he cargo com‐
partment behind thep artition ,inthe middle of
th er oof. Light and vision
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Position of motion de tector
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hamotion de tector,
th ec argo compartmen tlighting is also activated
via them otion de tector.
If th em otion de tector de tects mo vement in the
cargo compa rtment whil ethe vehicle is station‐
ar y, thec argo compartmen tlighting will switch
on fora pproxima tely tw om inutes.
The cargo compartment lighting can be switched
on via them otion de tector if:
R The vehicle is stationar y,thep arking brak eis
applied and youa renotd epressing theb rake
pedal.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
selector le verisinp osition005Dand youa re
no td epressing theb rake pedal.
R The vehicle has no tbeen loc kedf romt he out‐
side using thek ey.
If no chang etot hevehicle, suc hasadoor open‐
ing, is de tected over se veralh ours, them otion
de tector will au tomatically switc hoff.T his pre‐
ve nts theb atter yfromd ischarging. Switching
thei nterior lighting switch-off
dela ytimeo n/off Multimedia sy
stem:
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Settings 5
Light
5 Interior Lightin gDelay #
Switc hthe switch-of fdela ytime on or off.
If th ef unction is active, thei nterior lighting
will remain lit up foras horttime when the
seat belt buckle is released. Changin
gbulbs Instruction
sfor changing bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts whils treplacing abulb
Bulbs, lamps and plug connector scan
become very hotd uring operation.
When replacing abulb, youc oul db urny our‐
self on these componen tparts. #
Allowthe component parts tocool
down befor ereplacing theb ulbs. When
youa re re placing theb ulb, obser vethef ol‐
lowing:
R Do no tuse an ybulb that has been dropped or
has scratches on its glass sur face. Otherwise,
th eb ulb ma yexplode.
R Theb ulb ma yexplod eifitish otor if you
to uch, drop or sc ratchi t.
R Stains on theg lass sur face reduce the
service lif eofthe bulb. Do no ttouc hthe glass
sur face wi thyour bar ehands. If necessar y,
clea nthe glass sur face wi thalcohol or spirits
in ac olds tate and wipe it down wit halint-
free clo th.
R Protect bulbs from humidity and do no tbring
th em int ocontact wit hliquids.
Alw ayse nsur ethe bulbs ar efirml ysecured.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hLED lamps, you
can checkt his as follo ws :the light cone will mo ve
from toptob ottomand bac kagain when the
ve hicle starts .For this to wo rk,the lo wbeam
needs tohave been switched on befor ethe vehi‐
cle is star ted.
Bulbs and lamps ar eamajor par tofvehicle
saf ety. Therefore, ensur ethat they area lways
wo rking. Ha vetheh eadlam psetting checkedr eg‐
ularly.
R Befor echanging theb ulbs, switc hoffthe
ve hicle's lighting sy stem. This will pr event a
sho rtcircuit.
R Use bulbs only in closed lights that ha vebeen
designed fort hem.
R Use onl yspar ebulbs of thes ame type and
wit hthe cor rect voltage.
If th en ew bulb also does no tlight up, consult a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. 90
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Re
placing fron tlight bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overvie
woffront light sou rcet ypes
Yo uc an replace thef ollowing light sources. Halogen headlamps
1 High beam/d aytime running lights:
H1 555W /15W
2 Lowb eam/pe rime terl ights: H7 55 W/W 5W
3 Turn signal lights: 345 7NAK 28 W
Re placing halo genh eadla mps
Re quirements:
R Lowb eam: bulb type H7 55 W
R High beam/daytim erunnin glamps: bulb
type H1 555W/15W
R Perime terl ights: bulb typ eW5W
R Turn signal lights: bulb type 3457NAK
28 W 1
Lowb eam/perime terl igh thousing co ver
2 High beam/daytim erunnin glamps housing
co ver
3 Turn signal light soc ket #
Switc hoffthel ighting sy stem. #
Lowb eam/perime terl ight: remo vehousing
co ver 1towa rdst he rear. #
Pull out thes 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 lamps:
re mo vehousing co ver2towa rdst he rear. #
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 light: #
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. Light and vision
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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 light sou rcet ypes (Cargo
Va na nd Passenger Van)
Yo uc an chang ethe following light sources. Ve
hicles wit hstandar dtail lamps
1 Brak elights/tail lamps/pe rime terl ights:
P21W
2 Backing up light :P21W
3 License plate lamp:W5W
4 Rear fogl ight :P21W
Yo uc an chang ethe following light sources. Ve
hicles wit hpartial LED tail lamps
1 Backin guplight:P21W
2 License plate lamp:W5W
3 Rear fogl ight :P21W
Changing thet ail lamps (Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van)
Re quirements:
R Brak
elights/tail lights/perime terl ights:
bulb typ eP21W
R Backin guplights: bulb typ eP21W
R Rear fogl ights: bulb type P21W 92
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Ve
hicles wit hstandar dtail lamps
1 Clearance lamp: R5W
2 Tail light :R5W
3 Brak elight :P21W
4 Turn signal lights: PY 21 W
5 Backing up light :P21W
6 Rear fogl ight (driver's side): P21W
7 License plate lamp:R5W
Re placing the tai llamps on the chassis
Re quirements:
R Rear fogl ights: bulb type P21W
R License pla telighting: bulb type R5W
R Backing up lights: bulb typeP21W
R Turn signal lights: bulb type PY21 W
R Clearance lamps: bulb typeR5W
R Brak elights: bulb type P21W
R Tail lights: bulb type R5W 1
Light lens
2 Screws 3
Rear fogl ight
4 License plat elamp
5 Backing up light
6 Turn signal light
7 Cleara nce lamp
8 Brak elight
9 Tail light #
Swit chofft he lighting sy stem. #
Unscr ewscrews 2and remo velight lens
1. #
Remo vethep lug from theb ulb mount. #
Gentl yturnt he bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Position light lens 1and tighten scr ews2. Re
placing interio rlight bulbs Re
placing rear interior lamps
Re quirements:
% Fo
rthe standar dbulb failur eindicator func‐
tion towo rkcor rectly ,only lights bulbs must
be use dthat ar ethe same type and po weras
th ose ins talled during production. #
Swit chofft he interior lighting. #
Press in catc hspring of lens 1withas uita‐
ble object e.g. ascrew driver ,and then le ver
of ft he lens wit hthe lam phousing. #
Topull bac klen sf romt he lam phousing:
press thel ugs of lens 2inwa rds. #
Remo velight bulb 3from thel am ph ousing. #
Inser tthe ne wlight bulb. 94
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#
Close thec enter air vent (/ page 104) and
air vents fort he headroom (/ page105) and
re ar compartment (/ page105).
Misting on theo utside of windo ws #
Switc hont he windshield wiper (/ page95). Switching air-recirculation mode on or off
#
Press the0073 button.
The interior air is recirculated.
The ai r-re circulation mode switches of fautom ati‐
cally.
% When air-recirculation mode is switched on,
th ew indo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only briefly.
Air-recirculation mode will au tomatical lyswitch
on in thef ollowing cases:
R Athigh outside temp eratures
R While thev ehicle is driving thro ugh atunnel
(vehicles wit h3-zon eautomatic climat econ‐
trol on ly)
R When thew indshield wiper sareswitched on
(/ page95)
The indicator lam ponthe0073 button will not
light up in this case. Af teram aximu mof
30 minutes, outsid eair is automatically intro‐
duced again. Switching
thew indshield heater on and off %
In
thee vent of high outsid etemperatures,
th ew indshield heater ma ynotswitc hon. #
Press theÎ button.
If th ei ndicator lam ponthe button lights up,
th ew indshield heater has switched on.
% The windshield heater switches of
fautomati‐
cally af teraf ewminutes.
% If
th eb atter yvoltag eistoo lo w,it ma ynotbe
possible toswitc hthe windshield heater on.
If th eb atter yvoltag ebecomes tool ow while
th ew indshield heater is in operation, the
windshield heater will swit choffa utomati‐
cally. Switching
ther ear windo wheater on or off #
Press the006C button.
If th ei ndicator lam plights up, ther ear win‐
do wh eater is swit ched on. Operating air
vents Ad
justin gthe front-compartmen tairve nts &
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. #
Toopen or close: hold center2 of air
ve nt 1 and tur nittot he leftorright as far
as it will go. #
Tosetthe air direction: holdcenter 2 of
air vent 1 and swivel it up wards, down‐
wa rds, to thel eftortot heright. 104
Climat econtrol

It is also
strongly recommended that youh ave
th eb rake pads checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop, no tonly at everyservice displa yedby
th em aintenanc einter vald ispla y,but also prior to
long journe ysand when ever thew heels are
re mo ved.
Ne wb rake discs and brakepads
Ne wb rakepads and brak ediscso nly reac ht heir
optimal braking ef fect af tera pproxima tely
10 0m iles( 10 0k ilome ters).
Unti lthen, compensat efor ther educed braking
ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe brake
pedal. Fors afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends that youo nlyh aveb rake pads and brake
discs whic hareappr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
ins talled on your vehicle.
Other brak ediscs or brakepads ma ycompromise
th es afet yofy ourvehicle.
Alw aysr eplace all brak ediscs and brakepads on
an axle at thes ame time. Alw aysi ns tall new
brakepads when replacing brak ediscs.
Pa rking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. Ve
hicles with amanual parking brake
When driving on wetroads or dirt-co vereds urfa‐
ces, road salt or dir tmayget intot he parking
brake. This causes cor rosion and areduction of
braking forc e.
In order topreve ntthis, driv ewitht he parking
brak elightl yapplied from time totime.
Whe ndoing so, driv efor ad ista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y300 ftat am aximum speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
The brak elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake. Information about driving on
wetroads
Hydroplaning &
WARNING Risk of aquaplaning because
tir et read istool ow
Depending on thed epth ofthew ater on the
ro adw ay,a qu aplaning can occur despit esuffi‐
cient tir etread dep thand lo wspeed. #
Avoid tir eruts an dbrake carefully. The
refore ,inh eavy rain or other conditions in
whic hhydroplaning can occu r,driv easf ollows:
R Reduce your speed
R Avoid tir eruts
R Brak ecarefully
Drivin gonflooded roads
Bear in mind that vehicles tr aveling in front or in
th eo pposit edirection creat ewaves. This may
cause them aximum permissible dep thofwater
to be exc eeded. These no tesm ustbeo bserved
unde rall circum stances. Otherwise, youc an
damag ethe engine, electrics and transmission.
If yo uh ave todriv eons tret ch es of road on which
wate rhas collected, please bearinm indthef ol‐
lowing:
R The wate rleve lofs tandin gwater ma ynotbe
abo vethel owe redgeoft he front bumper.
R Youm aydriv enof astert han walkin gpace.
Obser vethen otes on ford ing while off- road for
all-wheel driv evehicles (/ page116).
Infor matio nabout drivin ginwinter &
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 when thev ehicle
becomes stuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing away from thew ind toensure
an adequat esupply of fresh air. Driving and parking
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