2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER engine coolant

Instrument Displa
y(color dis‐
play)
1 Speedome ter →
174
2 00E5 ESP®
→
312
3 00BA Distance warning →
318
4 00E9 Seatbeltn otfastened →
318
5 003E003D Turn signal indica‐
to rs →
85
6 Multifunction display →
312
7 0077 Tire pressur eloss warn‐
ing lamp →
312
8 00B9 CheckEngine →
319
9 0028 Preglo wand malfunction
in preglo wsystem
A Tach ome ter →
174
B 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) parkin gbrake is
applied (red) →
312
C 0027 and004D (USA) or 004D
(Canada) brakes (red) →
312 D
003D Electrica lmalfunction →
319
E Coolan ttemperatur eindicator
and 00AC coolant tooh ot →
319
F 0024 Electric pa rking brake
(yellow) →
312
G 0075 Restra int sy stem →
31
H 0057 High beam →
85
I 0058 Lowb eam →
84
J 0060 Parking lights →
84
K Fuel le velindicator and 00D4
fuel reser vewit hfuel filler cap
location indicator →
319
L Fo
glight →
84
M 005E Rear fogl ight →
84
N 004D Brakes (yell ow) →
312
O 0025 ABS malfunction →
312
P 00BB ESP®
deacti vated →
312 8
Atag lanc e–Instru ment clus ter

Flammable materials suc
hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th:
R hotp arts of thes tationa ryheater exhaust
sy stem
R thee xhau stgasitself
Ther eisar isk offire. #
When thes tationar yheater is swit ched
on, mak esuret hat:
R Hotvehicle parts do no tcome into
contact wit hflammable materials.
R The exhaus tgas can flow out of the
st ationar yheater exhaus tpipe
unhindered.
R The exhaus tgas doe snotcome into
contact wit hflammable materials. *
NO
TEDama getothea uxiliar yheating If
th ea uxiliar yheating is no tused foran
ex tende dperiod of time ,itcan be damaged. #
Switc hthe auxiliar yheating on for
around tenm inutesatl eastonce a
month. *
NO
TEDama getothea uxiliar yheating
due toove rheating If
th eh otair flow is bloc ked, thea uxiliary
heating can overheat and switc hoff. #
Do no tbloc kthe ho tairflow. %
Ve
hicles with modified fuel displa ys:if an
ex tern all yo perated consume risconnec ted
via thec able fort he auxiliar yheater ,this is
no ttaken in toconside ratio nont he "range
re maining" displa yofthe on-boar dcomputer.
In this case, obser vethef uel displa y.The fuel
displa yprovide sthe cur rent le vel.
If yo ua retranspo rting hazardous materials, com‐
ply wit hthe releva nt sa fety regulations. Alw ays
place objects at asufficient dis tance from the
outle topening of thea uxiliar yheating.
Au xilia ryheating worksi ndependentl yofthe
engine and complements thec limat econt rols ys‐
te mint hevehicle. Auxilia ryheating heats thea ir
inside thev ehicle tothes ettemp erature. Hot-water auxiliar
yheater Fu
nction of theh ot-wat er auxiliar yheater
The hot-water auxiliar yheater complements your
ve hicle's climat econt rols ystem, and has a
heater boos ter,auxiliar yheating and auxiliary
ve ntilation function. In addition, thea uxiliary
heating sy stem heats thee ngine coolant topro‐
te ct thee ngine and sa vefuel during thew arming-
up phase. The auxiliar yheatin gheats thea ir
inside thev ehicle tothes ettemp erature. It is not
dependent on theh eat output of ther unning
engine .The auxilia ryheating is operated directly
using thev ehicle's fuel. Forthis reason ,the fuel
ta nk mus thave been filled abo vether eser vefuel
le ve lsot hatthea uxiliar yheating can work.T he
auxilia ryheating automatically adapts its operat‐
ing mode totheo utside temp eratur eand
we ather .Itist herefor epossible that thea uxiliary
heating ma yswitc hfromv entilation toheating
mode or from heating toventilation mode. When
th ee ngine is running ,auxilia ryventilation is not
acti ve.A uxiliar yheating automatically switches
itself of fafter am aximu mof50m inutes.Yo u
canno tuse the" auxiliar yventilation" operating
mode tocool thea ir inside thev ehicle tobelow
th eo utside temp erature. Auxilia ryheating helps
to heat up thev ehicle while thee ngine is running
and at lo woutsid etemperatures.
Operating theh ot-w ater auxiliar yheater dr aws
po we rfromt hevehicle batter y.Therefore, driv ea
re asonabl ylon gd ista nce af terh eating or ventilat‐
ing thev ehicle twice in succession at most.
Au xilia ryheating can be activated onl yattemper‐
atures belo w40°F(4.5 °C).
Switching theh ot-wat er auxiliar yheateron
and of fwitht he button
Re quirements:
R The fuel tank is filled abo vether eser veleve l.
Switching auxiliar yheating on and off #
Toswitc hon:press the003B button. #
Toswitc hoff:press the003B button.
Ac tivatin gthe speci fied temp erature #
Swit chon thei gnition. #
Toswitc hon:press the003B button. #
Toswitc hoff:press the003B button. #
Setthe temp eratur eusing the0082 button. #
Press the003B button.
The redorb lue indicator lam ponthe003B
button goes on or off. 106
Climat econtrol

R
If possible, do no tbrake suddenl y,but rath er
moderatel yatfirst so that thet railer can acti‐
va te its brakes. Then inc rease thep ressur eon
th eb rake pedal.
R Ifth ea utomatic transmission shifts between
ge arsonu phill or downhill gradients ,restrict
th es hiftrange. Select shif trang e4,3,2or1.
Al owe rgear and reduced speed decrease the
ri sk of engine damage.
R When driving on adownhill gradient, shif ttoa
lo we rgear touse thee ngine' sbraking ef fect.
Av oid cons tant braking, as this could cause
th ev ehicle brakes and possibly also the
traile rbrake stoo verheat.
R Ifth ec oolant temp eratur eincreases signifi‐
cant lywhen thea ir-conditionin gsystemis
switched on, switc hthe air-conditioning sys‐
te mo ff.
Coolant heat can also be dissipated by
switching thea irflow and thet emperatur eof
th eh eater or air conditioning tothem aximum
le ve l. Open thew indo wsif necessar y.
R When overtaking ,pay particular attention to
th ei ncreased overtakin gdista nce of your
ve hicle/trailer combination.
Due tothel engt hofy ourvehicle/trailer com‐
bination youw illrequ ireal onger stre tchof
ro ad befor eswit ching bac ktothe original
lane. Pe
rm issible trailer loads and trailer dr awbar
nose weights We
ight information &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unbraked trailer wit hexcessivel yhigh
gross weight
If yo ut ow atrailer without aseparat efunc‐
tional brakin gsystema ndagross trailer
we ight (G TW)ofm oret han 1635 lbs (750 kg),
th en thev ehicle brak esystemm ayove rheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystem ma yevenf ail. #
Alwaysu seatrailer wit haseparate
functional braking sy stem when towing
at railer wit hagross trailer weight
(G TW )ofm oret han 1635 lbs (750 kg). *
NO
TEDama getothed rive train, trans‐
mission or trailer towh itch due toexc ess
gross combination weight The permissible
grosscombination weight is
exc eeded.
The driv etrain, thet ransmission or thet railer
to wh itch ma ybed amaged. #
Compl ywitht he permissible gross com‐
bination weight. Fo
rv ehicles wit hapermissible gross vehicle
we ight of 11030 lbs (5003 kg),th ep ermissible
gross combination weight is less than thes um of
th ep ermissible gross vehicle weight plus thep er‐
missible trailer load. If either thev ehicle or the
traile risfully laden, thep ermitted gross vehicle
we ight or thep ermitted trailer load values are
re duced accordingly .Inthis case, youm ayonly
partially load thet railer or thev ehicle.
The gross trailer weight (G TW)isc alculated by
addin gthe weight of thet railer tothew eight of
th el oad and equipment. If thet railer is equipped
wit has eparat ebraking sy stem, then them axi‐
mum gross trailer weight is 500 0lbs (226 8kg) or
75 00 lbs (3402 kg).
Th em aximu mpermissible trailer dr awbar nose‐
we ight on theb all head is 500 lbs (22 7kg) or
75 0lbs (340 kg). Ho wever,th ea ctual trailer
dr aw bar nose weight mus tnotexc eed thev alue
given on thet railer towh itch or trailer identifica‐
tion plates. Wher ethe values dif fer, th el owest
va lue alw aysa pplies.
The permissible gross weight forv ehicle-trailer
combination s(GCWR)isc alculatedbyaddin gthe
gross weight of thet railer totheg ross vehicle
we ight including adrive r's weight of appr ox‐
imatel y150 lbs (68 kg). The maximum permissi‐
ble gross combination weight is vehicle-specific
and equipment-dependent .When driving wit ha
trailer ,you should no texceed them aximum per‐
mitted permissible gross weight forv ehicle-trailer
combination s(GCWR).
The permissible values, whic hmustn otbe exc ee‐
ded, can be found in your vehicle documents and
on thei dentification plates of thet railer tow
hitch, thet railer and thev ehicle. The values
appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can also be found
in the" Tech nical data" section. Wher ethe values
dif fer, th el owest value alw aysa pplies.
Loading thet railer
Use adrawbar nose weight that is as close as
possible tothem aximum permissible nose‐ 17 2
Driving and pa rking

Overvie
wofInstrument Display &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
instrumen tdispla ymalfunction
If th eI nstrument Displa yhasfailed or mal‐
functioned, youm aynotrecognize function
re strictions applying tosaf etyr ele vant sys‐
te ms.
The operating saf etyofy ourvehicle ma ybe
impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have thev ehicle checkedi mmediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. If
yo ua reuncer tain rega rding theo perational
saf etyofy ourvehicle, par kthe vehicle safel yas
soon as possible. Infor maqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Instrument Display Example: Instrument Displa
ywithc olor display
1 Speedome ter
2 Multifunction display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Coolan ttemperatur edisplay
5 Fuel le vela nd fuel filler flap locatio nindicator
In normal drivin gmode,coolant temp eratur edis‐
play 4is permitted torise tother ed marking. Example: Instrument Displa
ywithb lacka nd white
display
1 Speedome ter
2 Indicator lamps display
3 Tach ome ter
4 Multifunction display
* NO
TEEngine damag eduetoexc essively
high engine speeds The engine will be damaged if
youd rive with
th ee ngine in theo verrev ving range. #
Do no tdrive with th eengine in theo ver‐
re vving range. Whe
nthe redm arking in tach ome ter3 is
re ached (o verspeed range) ,the fuel supply will be
inter rupte dino rder toprotect thee ngine. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. 174
Instrument Displa yand on-boar dcomputer

#
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
parts
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment ma ycontinue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain even af tert he ignition has been
switched off, e.g. thec ooler fan.
Ma kesur eoft hefollowing befor eperform ing
ta sk sint he engine compartment: #
Switc hthe ignition off. #
Nevertouc hthe danger zone sur round‐
ing movin gcomponent parts ,e.g.t he
ro tatio na reaoft hefan. #
Remo vejewe lrya nd watches. #
Keep items of clo thing and hair away
from moving parts. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom touching
component parts unde rvoltage
The ignition sy stem and thef uel injection sys‐
te mw orku nde rhigh voltage. If yout ouch
component parts whic hareunde rvoltage,
yo uc oul drecei vean electric shoc k. #
Nevertouc hcomponent parts of the
ignition sy stem or thef uel injection sys‐
te mw hen thei gnition is switched on. Liv
ec omponents of thef uel injection sy stem
include thei njec tors,for example.
Liv ec omponent softhe ignition sy stem include
th ef ollowing, fore xamp le:
R Ignitio ncoils
R Spar kplug connec tors
R Diagnostic soc ket &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Allowthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion, youc an be
trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood. #
Park thev ehicle in asafel ocation and on a
le ve ls urface if possible. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Secur ethe vehicle agains trolling away. &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen theh ood
is opened
When youo pen theh ood, it ma ysuddenly
drop int othe end position.
Ther eisar isk of injur yfor an yone in the
hood's rang eofm ovement. #
Befor ereleasing theh ood, ensur ethat
th es uppor tisfirmlyseatedint he
holder. #
Open theh ood onl ywhen ther eisn o-
one in theh ood's rang eofm ovement. Maintenance and care
215

#
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap &
WARNING Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhotc om‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment, it
ma yignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allowthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughly clean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nent parts befor estartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngine damag eduetoincor rect oil
fi lter ,incor rect oil or additi ve #
Do no tuse engine oi loranoilfilter with
specifications deviatin gfromt hose
re qu ired fort he prescribed service
inter vals.
Mercedes-Benz recommends using original or
te sted replacement and service parts. #
Do no tchang ethe engine oil or oil filter
in order tosetc hang einter vals longer
th an those prescribed. #
Do no tuse an yadditive. #
Followt he instructions on thes ervice
inter vald ispla yfor changing thee ngine
oil. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byaddin gtoo
muc hengine oil To
om uche ngine oil can damag ethe engine
or thec atalytic con verter. #
Have excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Engine OM651
Engine OM642
#
Turn cap 1counter-clockwise and remo veit. #
Adde ngin eoil. #
Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise until it
engages. #
Chec kthe oil le vela ga in. Chec kusing theo n-
boar dcomputer (/ page217),ch eckw ith
th eo il dipstic k(/pag e216). Checking
thec oolant le vel &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Allowthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. 218
Maintenance and care

If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. &
WARNING Risk of scalding from hot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurized,
particular lywhen thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc oul dbes calded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe engine cool down befor eopen‐
ing thec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wear pr otective
gl ove sand saf etyg lasses. #
Open thec ap slowl ytorelease pres‐
sure. Allo
wthe engine and thee ngine cooling sy stem
to cool down befor echecking thec oolant le velor
re filling coolant.
* NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eduetocoolant If coolant
getsonp ainted sur faces, thep aint‐
wo rkcan be damaged. #
Addc oolant carefully. #
Remo vespilledc oolant. Checking
thec oolant le vel Example: coolant
expansion reser voir #
Park thev ehicle on an even sur face. #
Ope nthe hood (/ page214). #
Slowly tur ncoolant expansion reser voir cap
1 half aturnc oun ter-clockwise and allow
exc ess pressur etoescape. #
Turn coolant expansion reser voir cap 1fur‐
th er and remo veit. #
Chec kthe coolant le vel.
Ther eise nough coolan tincoolan texpansion
re ser voir if thec oolant reaches theM AX
mar k.
Ad ding coolant #
Refill th ec oolant totheM AX mar konthe
coolant expansion reser voir.
Onl yuse coolan tappr oved byMercedes-Benzto
avo id damagin gthe engine cooling sy stem. #
Replace coolant expansion reser voir cap 1
and tigh tenina clockwise direction. #
Startt he engine. #
Aftera pproxima tely five minutes, switc hoff
th ee ngine again and allo wittocool down. #
Che ckthec oolant le vela ga in and add coolant
if necessar y.
% Obser
veadditional coolant information
(/ page283). Main
tenance and care 219

Fi
lling up thew indshield washer sy stem &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
ra diator and parts of thee xhau stsystem. #
Allowthe engine tocool down and only
to uc hc omponent parts desc ribed in the
fo llowing. If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
windshiel dwashe rconcentrate
Wi ndshield washer concentrat eishighlyflam‐
mable. It could ignit eifitcomes int ocontact
wi th hote ngine component parts or the
ex haus tsystem. #
Mak esuret hat no windshield washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. *
NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuitable windshield washer fluid Uns
uitable windshield washer fluid ma ydam‐
ag et he plastic sur face of thee xterio rlighting. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluids that
ar ea lso suitable foru se on plast ic sur‐
fa ces, e.g. MB SummerFit or MB Winter‐
Fit. Ad
ding washer fluid Wa
sher fluid reser voir (e xamp le) #
Pre-mix thew ashe rfluid in thec orrect mixing
ra tio in acontainer. #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face and secu re
it agains trolling away ( /pag e140). #
Ope nthe hood (/ page214). #
Pullthe cap of thew ashe rfluid con tainer 1
upwards bythet ab. #
Pour in thep re-mixed washer fluid. #
Press cap 1onto thef iller openin guntil it
audibly engages. #
Close theh ood (/ page214).
% Mix
thew ashe rfluid wit hwindshield washer
concentrat eallye ar round. Compl ywitht he
information about windshield washer fluid in
th et echnical dat a(/ pag e283).
% Compl
ywitht he fur ther information about
windshield washer fluid (/ page283) Cleaning
thew ater drain valveoft he air
intak ebox &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomoving
parts
Cer tainc omponents in thee ngine compart‐
ment ma ycontinue tomo veor suddenly
mo veagain even af tert he ignition has been
switched off, e.g. thec ooler fan.
Ma kesur eoft hefollowing befor eperform ing
ta sk sint he engine compartment: #
Switc hthe ignition off. 220
Maintenance and care