2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER sensor

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 drive
sy stem has been switched off. The end of the
av ailabilit yoftheexitwa rning function is indi‐
cated byaseries 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 limits
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 rowv ehicles ar ewithin them onitoring
ra nge, e.g. bicycles
R Onvery wide lanes
R Ifve hicles ar enotdriving in them iddle of
th eir lane
% 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
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance #
Activat eord eacti vate Blind Spot Assist . Driv
eAwayA ssist Fu
nction of Driv eAwayA ssist
% Driv
eAwayA ssistis onl yavailable forv ehi‐
cles wit hautomatic transmission.
Driv eAwayA ssistcan reduce thes eve rity of an
impact when pulling away.Ifano bstacle is de tec‐
te dint he direction of tra vel,th ev ehicle's speed
is brief lyreduced toappr oximately 1mph
(2 km/h). If acritical situation is de tected, asym‐
bol appea rson thec amera imag eofthe multime‐
dia sy stem. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofD rive
Aw ayAssi st
Driv eAwayA ssistcanno talway sc lea rlyi den‐
tify objects and traf fics ituations.
In suc hcases, Driv eAwayA ssistmight:
R Warnyouw ithout reason and limit the
ve hicle speed.
R Notw arny ou or no tlimit thev ehicle
speed. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trelyo nD rive Away
Assi stalone. #
Be prepared tobrak eors werveasn ec‐
essar y,prov ided thet raffic situation
permit sand that it is saf etotakee va‐
siv ea ction. Driv
eAwayA ssistis onl yana id. It is no tasubsti‐
tut efor your attention tothes urroundings. Yo u
ar ea lway sr esponsibl efor saf emaneu vering,
pa rking and exitin gap arkin gspace. Mak esure
th at no persons, animals or object setc. ar einthe
pat hofy ourvehicle. 16 4
Driving and pa rking

Ar
isk of acollision ma yarise in thef ollowing sit‐
uations, fore xamp le:
R Ifth ed rive rm ixes up thea ccelerator and
brak epedals.
R Ifth ew rong gear is selec ted.
The Driv eAwayA ssistfunction is activ eunder the
fo llowing conditions:
R IfPa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC is activated.
R Ever ytimet he gear is changed to005E or005B
when thev ehicle is at astandstill.
R Ifth ed etected obs tacle is les sthan appr ox‐
imately 3.3 ft(1.0 m) away.
R Ifth em aneuvering assis tance function is acti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
Sy stem limits
Driv eAwayA ssistis una vailable on inclines and
when driving wit hatrailer. Re
ar Cross Traf ficA lert 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
(/ page163).
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:driver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing tra ffic when back‐
ing up out of aparkin gspace. If avehicle is
de tected, thew arning lam pinthe outside mir ror
on thec orresponding side lights up red. If it
de tects acritica lsituation, awarning tone also
sounds.
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis tand Parking
Assis tPARKTRONIC: driverscan also be warned
of an ycrossing tra ffic when backin gupout of a
parkin gspace. If acritical situation is de tected, a
wa rning symbol appear sonthe camera imag eof
th em ultimedia sy stem. If thed rive rd oes not
re spond tothew arning ,the vehicle's brakes can
be applieda utomatically.Inthis case, awarning
to ne sounds. The
Rear Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti ve
unde rthe following conditions:
R BlindSpotA ssis tisa ctivated.
R Reverseg ear is engaged or thev ehicle is
backing up at walkin gpace.
R Ifth em aneuvering assis tance function is acti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
The Rear Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is una vaila‐
ble when driving wit hatrailer. Lane
Keeping Assis tand Activ eL aneK eeping
Assist Fu
nctions of Lane Keeping Assist Lane
Keeping Assis tmonitor sthe area in front of
yo ur vehicle wit hmultifunction camera 1.It
ser vestop rotect youa gains tunin tentionally le av‐
ing your lane .You ma yalso be warned by a
vibrating messa gefrom thes teering wheel and by
th es tatus symbo lflashing in theI nstrument Dis‐
pla y.
The warning is issued when thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emetat thes ame time:
R Lane Keeping Assis tdetects lane markings.
R Afront wheel drives overal ane marking.
Yo uc an activat eand deactivat ethe Lane Keeping
Assis twarning.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Lane Keep‐
ing Assis tcan neither reduce ther isk of accident
nor override thel aw sofp hysics. It canno ttake
int oa ccount road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
Lane Keeping Assis tisonlyana id and is not
intended tokeep thev ehicle in thel ane without
th ed rive r's cooperation. Youa re re sponsible for
th es afed ista nce tothev ehicle in front, forv ehi‐ Driving and parking
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If se veraltelephone number shave been
sa ve df or th eentry: select and confir ma
te lephon enumbe r.
The telephon enumbe risdialed.
Ins tead of thes elected telephon enumbe rs,t he
fo llowing displa ysma yappear:
R Please Wait :The application is cur rently start‐
ing .IfnoB luetooth ®
connection tothem obile
phone is es tablished, them enu fora uthoriz‐
ing and connecting amobilephone willbe
displa yedint he multimedia sy stem
(/ page194).
R Updating Data…:T he call listisbeing upda‐
te d.
R Importing Contacts:T he mobile phone's con‐
ta cts, or amemo rymedium's contacts are
being impor ted.
Ac cepting/rejecting acall
When youa recalled, theIncoming Call message
appear sonthe displa y. #
Press 0061toaccep tthe call or 0076to
re ject it.
Yo uc an also accep torreject thec all using the
0061 or0076 buttons on thes teering wheel. Calling up settings on
theo n-boa rdcompu ter On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Settings
The following ent ries can be se tonthe Settings
menu:
R Light
- Setting Instrument lighting
R Vehicle
- Switching Regensensor (Rain sensor) on
and off
R Setting Heating
R Display and Operation
- Switching permanent Display DEV Level
on and off #
Select an entr yand con firm thes election. #
Mak ethe necessar ychanges. Instrument Displa
yand on-boar dcomputer 181

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. Maintenanc
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has no
treached thel eve ltot rigger illumina‐
tion of theT PMS lo wtirep ressur etelltale.
Yo ur vehicle has also been equipped wit ha
TPMS malfunction indicator toindicat ethat
th es ystem is no toperating properly .The
TPMS malfunction indicator is combined with
th el ow tirep ressur etelltale. When thes ys‐
te md etects amalfunction, thei ndicator lamp
will flash fora pproxima tely one minut eand
th en remain continuously illumina ted. This
sequence will continue upon subsequent
ve hicle start-ups as lon gasthe malfunction
ex ists.
When them alfunction indicator is illuminated,
th es ystem ma ynotbe able todetect or sig‐
nal lo wtirep ressur easi ntended. TPM Smal‐
functions ma yoccu rfor av ariety of reasons,
includin gthe ins tallation of replacement or
alternat etires or wheels on thev ehicle that
pr ev ent theT PMS from functioning properly.
Alw aysc hec kthe TPMS malfunction telltale
af te rr eplacing one or mor etires or wheels on
yo ur vehicle toensur ethat ther eplacement
or alternat etires and wheels allo wthe TPMS
to continu etofunction properly. The sy
stem checks thet irep ressur eand thet em‐
peratur eofthe tires ins talled on thev ehicle by
means of atirep ressur esensor.
Ne wt irep ressur esensors, e.g. in winter tires,
ar ea utomatically taught-in during thef irst jour‐
ne yt heya reused.
The tir epressur eand thet iret emperatur eappear
in them ultifunction displa y(/pag e176).
If th er eisas ubstantia llos soft irep ressure, a
wa rning is issued:
R Viad ispla ymessages (/ page305)
R Viat he 0077 warning lam pinthe instrument
clus ter
It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tir epres‐
sur etot herecommended cold tir epressur esuit‐
able fort he operating situation. Se tthe tir epres‐
sur efor cold tires using atirep ressu regauge.
No tethat thec orrect tir epressur efor thec urrent
ope rating situatio nmustfirst be taught-in tothe
tir ep ressur emonitoring sy stem.
In mos tcases, thet irep ressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw illa utomatically updat ethe ne wreference
va lues af tery ou ha vechanged thet irep ressure.
Yo uc an,h owe ver,also updat ethe refere nce val‐ ues
byrestartin gthe tir epressur emonitoring
sy stem manually (/ page252).
Sy stem limits
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth et irep ressur eiss etincor rectly
R Ifth er eisas udden pressur eloss caused by a
fo re ign object penetrating thet ire, fore xam‐
ple
R Ifth er eisam alfunction caused byano ther
ra dio signal source
R Ifth er eisac hangeoft ires ize Wheel
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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
cessories that ar enotappr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or ar enotbeing used cor‐
re ctly ,can impair ope rating sa fety. 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 tires mar kedM +S
fo ra ll 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 per‐
missible speed, this 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.
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hicles with twin tires: Wheels and tires
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Tighten thew heel bolts or nuts evenlyint he
sequence indicated (1 to6 ).
Specified tightenin gtorque:
R Steel wheel bolts: 177l b-f t(24 0N m)
R Whee lnuts: 133lb-f t(18 0N m)
R Alloywheel bolts: 133lb-f t(18 0N m) #
Push thep isto nont hehydraulic jac kinagain
and close thep ressur erelease scr ew. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: turnthe jack
spindle clockwise as farasitw illg o.
% Yo
uc an no winstallth eh ub caps on steel
wheels wit hwheel bolts. The ins tallation pro‐
cedur edepends on whe ther theh ub cap acts
as atrimt hat co vers thew hole wheel, or just
co vers thec enter. #
Wheel with hub cap: positiontheo pening
fo rt he tir evalveint he hub cap overthe tire
va lve. #
Push thee dgeoft he hub cap ont othe wheel
ri mw ithb othh ands until it engages into
place. Mak esuret he hub cap retaining
cat ches engag eonthesteel wheel. #
Wheel with central hub cap: positionthe
re tainin glugs of thec ent ralh ub cap overthe
whee lbolts. #
Hitthem iddle of theh ub cap toengag eiton
th ew heel. #
Secur ethe faulty wheel in thes par ew heel
brac ket. #
Vehicles with Super Single tires: transport
th ef aulty rear wheel on thel oad area. The
re ar wheel is tool arge fort he spar ewheel
brac ket. #
Chec kthe tir epressur eoft he newl yins talled
wheel and adjus titifnecessar y. #
Retighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts tothe
specified tightening torque af tert he vehicle
has been driven 31miles (50 km). #
When using awhee lors parew hee lwitha
ne worn ewly painted whee lrim, ha vethe
wheel bolt sornutsr etightene dafter appr ox‐
ima tely 620 mile s(1,000 km) to3,10 0m iles
(5,000 km).
% Ve
hicles with thet irep ressur emonitor
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensors.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e246) Spar
ewheel Note
sont he eme rgency spar ewheel and
spar ewheel Spar
ewheel: wheel and tir edimension saswell
as thet ype of tir ecorrespond totheo ther ins tal‐
led wheels.
Emer gency spar ewheel: wheel and/or tire
dimension saswell asthet ype of tir earediffer‐
ent from thew heel tobe replaced. Alabel wit ha
speed limit can be found on thee mer gency spa re
wheel.
An ins talled emer gency spa rewheel or spare
wheel changes thed riving characteristic sand
bear srisks. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tir edimensions
Whe nthe emergency spar ewheel or the
spar ewheel is ins talled, driving characteris‐
tic sm aybe se verely affected.
The reis an inc reased risk of an accident.
To prev ent hazardous situations: #
Oncet he spar ewheel or thee mer gency
spa rewheel has been ins talled, check
th et irep ressur eand adjus tifneces‐
sar y. #
The emer gency spa rewheel ma yonly
be used temp oraril yand mus tbe
re placed wit hastandar dwheel as soon
as possible. #
Neverins tall mor ethan one emergency
spar ewheel. #
When operating your vehicle wit hthe
emergency spar ewheel ins talled, adapt 268
Wheels and tires

yo
ur drivin gstyle acco rdingly and drive
carefully. #
Do no tswitc hoffESP ®
. #
Sno wchains mus tnotbe ins talled on
th ee mer gency spa rewheel. #
Replace thee mer gency spa rewheel
af te ram aximu mofs ixyears, rega rd‐
less of wear. R
When usin ganemergency spa rewheel
(whic hisd iffe re nt from thew heel tobe
re placed) atop speed of 50 mph(80 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
R The tir epressur eoft he emergency spare
whee lmustbec heckedb efor estartin gaj our‐
ne y(/pag e250).
R Have thee mer gency spa rewheel replaced by
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged spa rewheel wit hSuper Sin glet ires
Ve hicles with Super Single tires
The tir eofthe spar ewheel exposed toabo ve-
ave rage loads af terb eing ins talled on ther ear
axle. If youe xceed them aximum speed or the
maximu mdista nce, or ins tallth es par ew heel
again, thet ireoft he spar ewheel ma ybe
damaged. The tir edamag emaynotbev isible
and no tdetectable.
Ad amaged tir emaycause alossoft irep res‐
sure. Thi scould cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle. #
Onlyusethes par ew heel if it has not
ye tb eeni nstalled on ther ear axle with
th ec urrent tires. #
Ifth es par ew heel had been ins talled on
th er ear axle, ha vethet ireoft he spare
wheel replaced af terc hanging the
wheel again, ir respectiv eofthe dis‐
ta nce. #
Fors afet yr easons, when changing atire
ensur ethat only thet irev alvetype
appr ovedfor thet ires is used. *
NO
TEDama getothet ransmission Ve
hicles with Super Single tires: whenyou
ins tallth es par ew heel on ther ear axle, the
transmission ma ybedamaged bythed iffe r‐
ent rotational speed softhe wheels. #
When thes par ew heel is ins talled on
th er ear axle, obser vethem aximum
speed of 34 mph(55 km/h) and the
maximu mdriving dis tance of 62 miles
(100 km). %
It is possible
,without restrictions, touse the
spar ewheel only on thef ront axle of avehi‐
cle wit hSuper Single tires.
The following should be checkedr egular ly,p artic‐
ularly prior tolong journe ys:
R The secur epositioning of thes par ew heel
R The tir epressur eoft he spar ewheel (adjust
th et irep ressur eifn ecessary) (/ page247)
R Thef astenings of thes par ew heel brac ket
Re place thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.T his also applies tothes pare
wheel.
% If
yo uh ave installed an emer gency spa re
wheel or spar ewheel, thet irep ressur emoni‐
to rw illn ot function fort his wheel.T he emer‐
ge ncy spa rewheel or spar ewheel is not
equipped wit hasensor form onitoring tire
pressu re. Installing/removing
thes pare wheel Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (Cargo Van/Passenger Van) Bolt co
vers fort he saf etyh ooks (exa mp le: Cargo
Va n) Wheel
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