2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER oil level

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NO
TEDama getothev ehicle af terd riving
off-road When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfa‐
ces, fore ign bodies suc hasstones and
branches could become trapped on thev ehi‐
cle underside, on wheels and tires, causing
damag etothevehicle.
Fo reign bodies could cause thef ollowing
damage:
R Damag ethe suspension, thef uel tank or
th eb rake system.
R Disturb theb alance and cause vibrations. #
Regular lyremo veanyt rapped fore ign
bodies, e.g. stones and branches. #
Afterd riving off-road, checkc arefully
whe ther ther eisa nydamag etothe
ve hicle. #
Ifth er eisd amage, ha vethev ehicle
ch eckedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfaces,
ch eckt he vehicle underside, wheels and tires
re gularly at regular inter vals. In particular,
re mo veanyt rapped fore ign bodies, suc has
st ones and branches.
Obser vethef ollowing no tesr egarding fore ign
bodies of this kind:
R Theym aydamag ethe suspension, thef uel
ta nk or theb rake system.
R Theym aydisturb theb alance and cause
vibrations.
R Theym aybe flung out from thev ehicle when
yo uc ontinue driving.
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
When driving off-road on steep inclines, youm ust
mak esuret hat theD EFtank is su fficientl yfilled.
Therefore, ensur ealevelofatl eastten liters
befor eoff-road driving.
When driving off-road and on con stru ction sites,
sand ,mud and water,also mixed wit hoil, can get
int ot he brakes. This ma ylead toareduction in
braking ef fect or total brak efailure, also as a
re sult of increased wear.T he brakin gcharacteris‐
tics will vary depending on them aterial that has
go tint ot he sy stem. Clean theb rake sa fter driv‐
ing off-road. If yout hen notice areduced braking
ef fect or hea rscraping noises, ha vetheb rake sy
stem checkedi mmediately at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Adjus tyour driving styletot he
ch anged brakin gcharacteristics.
Driving off-road or on construction sites increa‐
ses thep ossibility of vehicle damag ewhichm ay
in tur nlead tothef ailur eofc ertain major assem‐
blies and sy stems. Adapty our driving styletot he
off-road driving conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ha ve
an yv ehicle damag erecti fied at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop as soon as possible.
When driving on rough cross-countr yterrain, do
no ts hif tthe transmission toneutral and do not
disengag ethe clutch. Youc oul dlose control
when attem pting tobrak ethe vehicle wit hthe
service brake. If your vehicle canno tmanag ean
uphill incline, driv ebackd owninr everse gear.
When loadin gyour vehicle foro ff-road driving or
on aconstruction site, keep thev ehicle's center
of gr avity as lo waspossible.
Checklis tbefor eoff-road driving
R Chec kthe fuel and DEF le vels (/ page174 )
an dr efill if necessar y(/pag e133).
R Engine: checkt he oil le vela nd add oil if nec‐
essar y(/pag e217). Befor edriving up or
down extreme incline sorslopes,fill th eo ilto
th em aximum le vel.
% If
yo ud rive up or down extreme incline sor
slopes, the00B2 symbol ma yappear in the
multifunction displa y.The engine operating
saf etyisn otput at risk if youh ave filled the
engine oil tothem aximum le velb efor ethe
journe y.
R Vehicl etool kit: checkt hat thej ackisw ork‐
ing (/ page263).
R Mak esuret hat alug wrenc h(/pag e263), a
wo oden underla yfor thej ack, ar obus ttow
ro pe, afolding spade and awheel chock
(depending on equipment) ar ecarried in the
ve hicle.
R Tire sa nd wheels: checkt he tir etread dep th
( / pag e244)and thet irep ressure
(/ page252).
Ru les foro ff-road driving
Alw aysbea wareoftheg round clearance of the
ve hicle and avoid obs tacles suc hasdeept ire
ru ts. Driving and pa
rking 117

Instrument Displa
ywithb lack and whit edis‐
play
1 Outside temp erature
2 Displa ysection
3 Time
4 Transmission position
Fu rther displa yson them ultifunction display:
0097 Gearshif
trecommendation
é Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC switched
off
00B2 Cruise control (/
page 151)
ç ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 152)
z DSR (/page126)
00D9 HOLD function (/
page155)
00CE Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assist
(/ page86)
Û ATTENTION ASSIS Tswitched off
003E Ad
oor is no tfully closed.
00C5 Re
ar wind owwiper swit ched on
(/ page95)
002E LO
WR ANGE activ e(/pag e126)
SOS
NOT
READY Emergency call sy
stem no tactive
h ActiveL aneK eeping Assis tswitched
of f(/pag e166)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stswitched off
(/ page149)
e Blind SpotAssistswitched off
(/ page163) Setting
thei nstrument lighting #
Turn brightness control knob 1upwards or
down wards.
The lighting on theI nstrument Displa yand
th ec ont role lements in thev ehicle interior is
set.
% In
vehicles without brightness contro lknob
1 ,the instrument lighting can be se tviathe
on-boar dcomputer (/ page181). Menu
sand submenus Calling up function
sonthe servic emenu On-boar
dcomputer:
4 Service #
Selec tand con firm ther equired function.
The following function sareavailable on the
service menu:
R Announcements:m essagememory
(/ page291 )
R DEF:d isplaythe DEF fill le vel(/pag e137)
R Tires :
- Che ck th etirep ressur ewitht he tir epres‐
sur em onitor (/ page252)
- Restar tt he tir epressur emonitor
(/ page252)
R ASSYST PLUS:c all upthes ervice due date
(/ page214 )
R Engine Oil Level :measur ethe engine oil le vel Instrument Displa
yand on-boar dcomputer 17 7

Dip
stick( example) #
Park thev ehicle on an even sur face. #
Remo vedipstick 1and wipe it off. #
Slowl yinser tdipstick 1intot he dipstick
guide tube as farasitw illgoa nd pullito ut
af te rt hree seconds.
R Oil le velO K:theo il le velisb etwe en the
MIN and theM AX mar k.
R Oil le veltoo low: theo il le velisatt he MIN
mar korb elow. #
Ifth eo il le velist oo lo w,add appr ox.
1. 1USq t(1l iter) engine oil. #
Ifth eo il le velist oo high, drain of fexcess
engine oil.
Vi sit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Checking thee ngine oil le velw itht he on-
boa rdcompu ter
Re quirements:
R The vehicle is le veld uring them easuring
process.
R The hood is no topen.
R Dependin gonthe driving profile, theo il le vel
can be displa yedo nlya fter ad riving time of
up to30 minutes and onl ywhen thei gnition
is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Engine Oil Level
Yo uw ills ee one of the following messa geson
th em ultifunction displa y: #
Measuring Engine Oil Level...:m easurement
of theo il le veln ot ye tpossible. Repeat the
qu erya fter drivin gfor am aximu mof
30 minutes. #
Engine Oil Level OK andtheb ar showing the
oil le velont he multifunction displa yisgreen
and lies between "MIN" and "MAX": theo il
le ve lisO K. #
Engine Oil Level Drive until the engin eis
warm. :warmupt he engine tooperating tem‐
perature. #
Engine Oil Level Correct Measurement Only
if Vehicl eIsonL evel Ground:p arkt he vehicle
on aleve lsurface. #
Engine Oil Leve lAdd 1,0 liq.gal. andtheb ar
showing theo il le velont he multifunction dis‐
pla yiso rang ea nd lies belo w"MIN": add
1. 1USq t(1l)ofe ngine oil. #
Reduce Engine Oil Level andtheb ar showing
th eo il le velont he multifunction displa yis
orang eand lies abo ve"MAX": drain of fexcess
engine oil.
Vi sit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
For Engine Oil Level Switch Ignition On :
switc hont he ignition in order tocheckt he
engine oil le vel. #
Engine Oil Level System Inoperative:t he sen‐
sor is defectiv eornotconnected. Visit a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. #
Engine Oil Level System Currently Unavaila-
ble:c losetheh ood.
% Ve
hicles with col doil le veld ispla ys:theo il
le ve lisa utomaticall ydispla yedont he multi‐
function displa yafter thev ehicle has been
non-operational forane xtende dperiod .Ifit
is no tpossible tomeasu rethee ngine oil
le ve l,ac orresponding messag ewill appear.
Ad ding engin eoil &
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. &
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. Main
tenance and care 217

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

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Û
ATTENTION ASSIST:
Take aBreak! *A
TTENTION ASSIS Thas de tected fatigue or increasing inattenti ve‐
ness on thed rive r's par t(/pag e162). #
If necessa ry,t ak eab reak. Engine
Displ
aymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00D4
Fuel Level Low *T
he fuel suppliesh avereached ther eser veleve l. #
Refuel.
009E
Replace Air Filter *
Ve hicles with adiese lengine: The engine air filter is clogged and
mus tber eplaced. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
00AC *T
hefanm otorisd efective. #
Without ahigh engine load, continue tothen eares tqualified
specialis tworks hop. Ensur ethat thec oolant temp eratur edis‐
pla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
003A Check Fuel Filter *T
hewatert hat has accumulate dinthewate rsepa rato rh as reached
th em aximum le vel. #
Drain thew ater separator (/ page221).
00B3 Engine Oil Level Cannot
Be Measured *T
he electrical connection totheo il le vels ensor has been inter rup‐
te dort he oil le vels ensor is faulty. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
00B2
Engine Oil Pressure Stop
Switch Off Engine *D
ispla ymessag efor cer taine ngines only:
The engine oi lpressur eistoo lo w.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil pressu re #
Avoid driving wit hinsuf ficient engine oil pressure. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. 300
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00B2
Check Engine Oil Level
(Add 1Liter) *T
he engine oil le velh as fallen tothem inimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Che ckthee ngine oil le velatt he next fuel stop.
Re fill engin eoil (/ page217).
Obse rvet he no tesone ngine oil (/ page280).
00B2 Engine Oil Reduce Oil
Level *D
ispla ymessag efor cer taine ngines only:
The engine oi llev el is tooh igh.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hexcess engine
oil #
Avoid long journe yswit he xcess engine oil. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately and ha vethe
engine oil suctioned off.
00B2
Engine Oil Level Low
StopV ehicle Turn
Engine Off *D
ispla ymessag efor cer taine ngines only:
The engine oi llev el is tool ow.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Chec kthe engine oil le vel.
Ad de ngin eoil (/ page217).
Obse rvet he no tesone ngine oil (/ page280).
00B2 Check Engine Oil At
Next Refueling *T
he engine oil le velh as fallen tothem inimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Che ckthee ngine oil le velatt he next fuel stop.
To pupe ngineoil (/ page217).
Obse rvet he no tesone ngine oil (/ page280).
003D Stop Vehicle Leave
Engine Running *T
he battery's charge leve list oo lo w. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving! #
Letthe engine run. #
Do no tcontinue driving unti lthe displa ymessag egoes out. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 301

Û
ATTENTION ASSIS T:Take a
Break! ............................................... 300
0049 AutoLam pFunction Inope ra‐
tive .................................................... 311
004D CheckBrake Fluid Le vel.......... 294
00AC CheckCoolant Le velS ee
Opera tor's Manual ........................... 303
00B2 CheckEngine Oil AtNext
Re fueling .......................................... 301
00B2 CheckEngine Oi lLevel (Add
1L iter) .............................................. 301
003A CheckFuel Filter ..................... 300
0049 CheckLeftL ow Beam (e xam‐
ple) .................................................... 311
0077 CheckTires ............................. 305
00B2 CheckWashe rFluid ................. 307
00AC Coolant TooH otStop Vehicle
Tu rn Engine Off ................................ 302
00CE Currently Un available Cam‐
er aD irty .......................................... .298
0025 Currently Un available See
Operator' sManual .......................... .296
00E5 Currently Un available See
Operator' sManual .......................... .296
00AF Don't Forget Your Key ............ .306
00B3 Engine Oil Le velC ann otBe
Measured ........................................ .300
00B2 Engine Oil Le velL ow Stop
Ve hicle Turn Engine Off .................... 301
00B2 Engine Oi lPressur eStop
Switc hOffEngine ............................. 300
00B2 EngineO ilRe duce Oil Le vel.....3 01
0075 Front Lef tMalfunction
Service Required (e xample).............. 292
00D4 Fuel Le velL ow ........................ 300
0024 Incline TooS teep See Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .293
003B Inoperativ eBatter yLow .......... 308
003B Inoperativ eRefuel Vehicle .......3 07
0025 Inoperativ eSee Operator's
Manual ............................................. 296
00E5 Inoperativ eSee Operator's
Manual ............................................. 295 007A
Inoperativ eSee Operator's
Manual ............................................. 295
003B Inoperativ eSee Operator ’s
Manual ............................................. 307
00AF KeyN otDe tected (red dis‐
pl ay messa ge).................................. 306
00AF KeyN otDe tected (whit edis‐
pl ay messa ge).................................. 306
0075 LeftSide Cur tain Airbag Mal‐
function Service Required (e xam‐
ple) .................................................. .292
0049 Malfunction See Operator ’s
Manual ..............................................3 11
ð Maximum Speed Exceeded ..... 297
00AF Obtain aNew Key .................... 307
00B2 Off.......................................... .297
00D9 Off...........................................2 98
0024 Parking Brak eInoperative .......2 93
0024 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 293
00AF Place theK eyintheM arked
Space See Ope rator's Manual .......... 306
0077 Please Cor rect Tire Pressure ... 306
00E2 Refill Ad ditiv eEmer gency
Op.: XXX mphS ee Operator's Man‐
ual ....................................................3 04
00E2 Refill Ad ditiv eSee Operator's
Manual .............................................3 03
00E2 Refill Ad ditiv eStartsu ntil
Emerg. Op. :XXX See Operator's
Manual ............................................ .304
009E Replace Air Filter .....................3 00
00AF Replace KeyB atte ry ................ 307
003D See Ope rator's Manual ........... 302
0075 SRS Malfunction Service
Re quired .......................................... .292
00CC Steering Malfunction
Incre ased Ph ysical Ef fort See
Ope rator's Manual ........................... 308
00CC Steering Malfunction Stop
Immediatel ySee Operator's Man‐
ual ....................................................3 08 Index
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