2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER warning

Overvie
w.......................................... 19 9
Sound settings ................................. 201
Tr ans ferred vehicle dat a...................2 01
Animals Pets in thev ehicle .............................. 45
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem)
Anti-skid chains
see Sno wchains
Anti-thef tAlarms ystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Anti-thef tprotection
Immobilizer ........................................ .61
Anti-thef tprotection
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Apple CarPlay ®
.....................................1 98
Connecting an iPhone ®
............ 198, 19 9
Ending .............................................. 19 9
No tes. ............................................... 19 8
Overvie w.......................................... 19 8
Sound settings ................................. 19 9
Tr ans ferred vehicle dat a...................2 01
Asht rays
In thew indshield stowagec om‐
partment ............................................ 79
ASR (acceleration skid cont rol) .......... .147
Assistance graphic (on-boar dcom‐
puter) ..................................................... 178
ASS YSTP LUS ........................................ 214
Batter ydisconnection period s.......... 214
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........ 214
Fu nction/no tes. ................................ 214
Re gular maintenance work ............... 214
Special service requirements ............ 214
ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) .............. .61
Ac tivating/deactivating thei nterior
motion sensor .................................... 63
Fu nctio n.............................................. 61
Interior motion sensor function .......... 63
St opping thea larm. ............................ 62
Switching thet ow -awa ya larm
on/of f............................................... .62
To w- aw ay alar mfunction .................... 62
At tachments .......................................... .21
AT TENTION ASSI ST....................... 162, 16 3
Fu nctio n........................................... 16 2
Setting .............................................. 16 3
Sy stem limitations ............................1 62
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop Au
tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights ....................... .84
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................ 12 2
Engaging driv eposit ion. ................... 12 3
Engaging neutral ............................... 12 2
Engaging reve rseg ear ...................... 12 2
Kickdown .......................................... 124
Re stricting thes hiftrang e................ 124
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 23
Tr ansmission position displa y........... 12 2
Tr ansmission position s..................... 12 2
Au xiliar yheating ..................................1 05
Fu nctio n........................................... 105
Axle load ................................................ 274 B
Bac ksuppo rt
see Lumbar suppor t(4-w ay)
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................. 14 6
Battery Charging ........................................... 231
Charging avehicle batter y................2 31
Disconnecting thea uxiliar ybattery
in thee ngine compartmen t.............. 236
Disconnecting thes tarter batter y.... 234
Jump -sta rting (vehicle )..................... .231
Ke y. .................................................... 47
No tes( vehicle) ................................. 230
Re moving or ins talling thes tarter
batter y............................................. 235
St arterb atter y................................. 233
Batter ymain switch
No tes. ............................................... 12 0
Switching po wersupp lyon/of f......... 121
Belt see Sea tbelt
Bel twarning
see Sea tbelt
Blind Spo tAssist .................................. 16 3
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 16 4
Fu nctio n........................................... 16 3
Re ar Cross Traf ficA lert. ................... 16 5
Sy stem limitations ............................1 63
Blue tooth ®
............................................ 19 2
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 19 2
Information .......................................1 92
Bottle holder .......................................... .78 Index
323

g
Step No tExtended Se eOper‐
ator' sManualorS tepN otExte n‐
de dM alfunction ................................ 310
003D Stop Vehicle Lea veEngine
Ru nning ............................................ 301
003D Stop Vehicle See Operator's
Manual ............................................. 302
0049 SwitchOffLights ..................... 311
0049 SwitchOnH eadlamps ..............311
0077 Tire Press. Sen. Missing ..........305
0072 Vehicle Operational Switch
th eI gnition Of fBefor eExiting ..........3 09
x Vehicle Trac kerh as been
activated. De tails: see manual or
associated mobile app. or Vehi‐
cle locating activated –see manual
or mobile app. ..................................3 10
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction ........ 305
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions Cur‐
re ntl yL imited See Ope rator's Man‐
ual ................................................... .294
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions Limi‐
te dS ee Operator's Manual ...............294
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual
.......................................................... 297
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stInoperative ... 297
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stNo wA vaila‐
ble .................................................... 298
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's
Manual ............................................. 299
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 299
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tInoper‐
ative .................................................2 99
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's
Manual .............................................. 310
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manual .............................................. 310Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tIno pera‐
tive .................................................... 311
Air Conditioning Malfunctio nSee
Ope rator's Manual ........................... 308
Appl yBrake toShif tfrom' P' ............ 309
Au xilia ryBatter yMalfunction ........... 308
Blind Spo tAssistCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual
.......................................................... 299
Blin dSpotA ssistI no perative ............ 298
Blin dSpotA ssistT railer NotM oni‐
to red ................................................ 298
Chec kBrake Pads See Operator's
Manual .............................................2 94
Cruise Control Inoperative ................ 297
Cur rentl yU navailable Radar Sen‐
sor sD irty .........................................2 98
Driver's Door Open &Transmission
No tinPR isk ofVehicle Rolling
Aw ay ................................................ 309
NP ermanentl yActiv eRiskofR oll‐
ing Away ........................................... 309
Only Shif tto'P' when Vehicle is
St ationary ........................................ 309
Ra dar Sensor sDirty See Opera‐
to r's Manual ..................................... 294
Re generation No tPossible ............... 303
Re versing No tPossible Service
Re quired .......................................... .309
Service Required Do No tShift
Gear sVisit Dealer ........................... .309
Shif tto' P' or 'N' toStartE ngine ...... 308
SO SN OTREADY .............................. 295
Ti re Press. Monitor Cur rently
Un available ...................................... .305
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative ....306
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative
No Wheel Sensors ............................3 05
To Engag eTransmiss .Position R
Fir stDep ress theB rake .................... 308
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........ 309
Displa yrang e(trip menu) .................... 178
Displa ytotal di stance (trip menu) ......178 328
Index

Hydroplaning
......................................... 11 5I
Identification pla te
Engine ............................................... 274
Re frigerant ....................................... 284
Ve hicle ..............................................2 74
Ignition key
see Key
Immobilizer ............................................ .61
Indicator .................................................. 85
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 85
Changing bulb s(front) ........................ 91
Changin gbulbs (rear) (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 92
Changing bulb s(rear)( ch assis) .......... 94
Installations ............................................ 21
Instrument Display Function/no tes. ................................ 174
Overvie w....................................... 8, 174
Setting thel ighting ........................... 17 7
Instrument Display see Warning/indicator lamp
Instrument lighting ..............................17 7
Intelligent ligh tsystem
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .86
Cornering light .................................. .85
Interior lamps (rear compa rtment)
(replacin gthe light bulbs) .....................94
Interior lighting Bus equipment .................................. .88
Cargo co mpartment .......................... .89
Re adin glam pabove thep assenger
seat ....................................................89
Re ar compartment ............................ .89
Setting ................................................ 87
Switch-of fdelay tim e.......................... 90
In te rior motion sensor
Fu nctio n............................................. 63
Switching on/o ff................................ 63
In te rior roof car rier sy stem ................ .211
iPhone ®
see Apple CarPlay ® J
Jack ...................................................... .263
Hydraulic .......................................... 24 2
Re moving theh ydraulic jac kfrom
th es towa ge compartment ................ 24 3
St orag elocation of hydraulic jac k....2 42 Jump-star
tconnection .........................2 31 K
Key ........................................................... 46
Batter y............................................... 47
Electrica lconsum ption ...................... .47
Fu nctions ........................................... 46
Ke yr ing at tach ment ........................... 47
Mechanical key. .................................. 47
Overvie w............................................ 46
Problem ..............................................48
Ra dio connection ...............................46
Un lockin gsetting ................................ 47 L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
se eA ctiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist ............................ .165
Fu nctio n........................................... 16 5
Sy stem limitations ............................1 65
Tr ailer operatio n............................... 16 5
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see Lane Keeping Assist
Language ............................................... 19 3
No tes. ............................................... 19 3
Setting .............................................. 19 3
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
securing sy stem
In stallin g............................................. 41
Le velc ontrol
see ENR (elect ronic le velc ontrol)
License pla telam p(changin gbulbs) .... 93
Light switc h(ove rview) ........................ .84
Lighting see Lights
Lights ...................................................... 84
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .86
Au tomatic driving lights ...................... 84
Combination swit ch............................ 85
Co rnering light ................................... 85
Driving abroad (symmetrical low
beam) .................................................84
Haza rdwa rning lamps ........................ 85
High beam .......................................... 85
High-beam flasher .............................. 85
Indicator ............................................ .85
Light switc h........................................ 84
Lo wb eam ........................................... 84332
Index

Tw
o-w ayradios .................................2 73
Open-source software ........................... 29
Opening and closing thel oc ka ble
compartment abo vethew indshield .....78
Opening thec up holder in ther ear
passenger compa rtment ....................... 78
Opening/closing theh ood .................. .214
Operating fluids
Ad ditives (fuel) .................................2 77
Brak efluid ........................................ 282
Coolant (engine) .............................. .283
DEF ................................................. .279
Engine oil ......................................... 280
Fu el (diesel) ...................................... 277
Fu el (gasoline) ..................................2 77
No tes. ............................................... 276
Wi ndshield washer fluid .......... .283, 284
Operating Instructions (vehicle
equipment) ............................................. 22
Operating saf ety
Chan gesint he engine po werout‐
put ...................................................... 25
Declaration of conformity (vehicle
components that recei veand/or
transmit radio wav es) .........................24
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) .......................... 24
Information ......................................... 23
Operating sy stem
On-boar dcomputer .......................... 175
Outsid emirro rs ...................................... 97
fo lding in/out .................................... .97
Setting ................................................ 97
Setting options ................................... 16
Overhead control panel Adjusting thei nterior lighting .............87
Overvie w............................................. 11P
Pa int (cleaning instructions) ...............223
Pa int code ............................................ .274
Pa rk position
Engaging ........................................... 12 3
Engaging au tomatically .................... .123
Pa rking aid
see Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC ...............156
Ac tivating ......................................... 15 6
Ad justing warning tones ................... 15 6
Driv eAwayA ssist ............................. 16 4Fu
nctio n........................................... 15 6
Switching of f.................................... 15 6
Sy stem limitations ............................1 56
Pa rking brak e(electrical)
see Electric parkin gbrake
Pa rking brak e(manual)
see Manual parkin gbrake
Pa rking forane xtended period ...........14 4
Pa rking light .......................................... .84
Pa rtition sliding door
Fr om thec argo compartmen t.............57
Fr om thed rive r's compartmen t..........56
Pe rm issible gross mass ...................... .274
Pe rm issible towing me thods .............. 236
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................. 45
Phone book see Contacts
Placing aload on thew heel ar ch........ 213
Plastic trim (care) ................................ 226
Po we rsupp ly
Batter ymains witc h.......................... 121
Switching on (s tart/s topb utton) ...... 109
Po we rw asher (care) ........................... .222
Po we rw indo ws
see Side window Q
QR code (rescue card) ...........................27
Qualified specialis tworks hop .............. 25 R
Ra ck systems (information) ................210
Ra dar senso rs....................................... 14 5
Ra dio
Ac tivating ......................................... 205
Ac tivating/deactivating radio text .... 206
Calling up thes tatio nlist. ................ .205
Deletin gstations .............................. 206
Direct frequenc yentry ..................... 206
Displaying eme rgency warnings ...... .206
Displ aying informatio n..................... 206
Disp laying radi otext. ........................ 206
Editing statio npresets .................... .206
Menu (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............... 180
Moving stations ................................ 206
Overvie w......................................... .205
Sear ching fors tations ...................... 206
Settin gachannel ............................ .205
Setting thew aveband ....................... 205 Index
335

V
Ve hicle ................................................... 11 0
Cor rect us e........................................ 26
Dat arecording ................................... 27
Diagno stics connection ...................... 25
Equipmen t......................................... .22
Limited Warrant y............................... .27
Locking (auto matic) ............................ 50
Locking/unlocking (emergency key) .. 50
Lo we ring ........................................... 267
Maintenance ...................................... 23
Notifying problems ............................. 26
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 14 0
Pa rking forane xtende dperio d........ 14 4
QR code rescue car d.......................... 27
Qualified specialis tworks hop .............25
Ra ising ............................................ .264
Re gistration ........................................25
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 11 0
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............. 11 0
Switching on po wersupply (s tart/
st op button) ...................................... 109
Un lockin g(from inside )..................... .49
Ve ntilating (co nvenience opening) ...... 60
Ve hicl ecom ponents that receive
and/or transmit radio wave s(decla‐
ra tio nofc onform ity) .............................. 24
Ve hicl ecom ponents whic hreceive
and/or transmit radio waves
Declaration of conformity ................... 24
Ve hicl edata
Displ aying (DYNAMI CSELEC T) ........ .193
Showing ............................................ 19 3
Tr ans ferring toAndroi dAuto. ............ 201
Tr ans ferring toApple CarPl ay®
......... 201
Ve hicle height ................................... 284
Ve hicle lengt h................................... 284
Ve hicle widt h.................................... 284
Wheelbase ........................................2 84
Ve hicl edata memory
Electronic control units ...................... 27
Service pr ovider s............................... 28
Ve hicl edata storage
Event dat arecorder s.......................... 29
Ve hicl edimensions .............................. 284
Ve hicl eidentification number
see VIN
Ve hicl eidentification plate
EU general operating pe rmit num‐
ber .................................................... 274
Gross axle weight rating ................... 274Pa
int code ........................................ 274
Pe rm issible grossmass. ................... 274
VIN ................................................... 274
Ve hicl eidentification plate
see Mode lseries
Ve hicl ekey
see Key
Ve hicl elevel
Lo we ring ........................................... 12 9
Ra ising .............................................. 12 9
Ve hicl em aintenance
see ASS YSTP LUS
Ve hicl eoperation
Outside theU SAor Canada ................22
Ve hicl etool kit .............................. 239, 241
Ve hicl etool kit stowage compa rt‐
ment ...................................................... 24 2
VIN ......................................................... 274
Identification plate ............................274
Re adin gout ...................................... 274
Sea t.................................................. 274
Wi ndshield ........................................ 274 W
Wa rning and indicator lamps
Overvie w........................................... 311
Wa rning lamp ...................................... .228
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Wa rning/indicator lamp .......................... 8
0025 ABSw arning lam p................... 317
0024 and ............ 312, 313, 314, 315, 316
004D Brakesystemw arning lamp
(yellow) ............................................ .314
004D Brakewarning lam p(red)
(Canada) .......................................... .315
0027 Brakewarning lam p(red)
(USA) ........................................ .315,316
00AC Coolan twarning lam p............. .319
00BA Distance warning lam p........... .318
0024 Electric pa rking brake
applied redi ndicator lam p(Can‐
ada) does no tlight up .......................3 12
0049 Electric pa rking brake
applied redi ndicator lam p(USA)
does no tlight up ...............................3 12 Index
341

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

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Dealer. Co-driver airbag
warning Example
&
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fatal injuries
if th ef ront-passenger airbag is enabled
If th ef ront-passenger front airbag is enabled,
ac hild on thef ront-passenger seat ma ybe
st ru ck bythef ront-passenger airbag during
an accident.
NEVER use arear ward-facing child restra int
sy stem on aseat wit hanENABLED FRONT
AIRB AG,DEATH or SERIOU SINJUR Ytot he
CH ILD can occur. Obser
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