2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER scr

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Open thef lap of stowagec ompartment 1
abo vethem edia displa y. #
Place them obile phone as cent rallyasp ossi‐
ble wit hthe displa yfacing upwards on the
mar keds urface of mat 2.
Whe nthe chargin gsymbo lisshown in the
multimedia sy stem, them obile phone is being
ch arge d.
Malfunctions during chargin gareshown in
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mat can be
remo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
wit hc lean, luk ewarmwater. Installin
gorremovin gthe floo rmats &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. #
Toinstall: press pushbuttons 1ontohold‐
ers 2. #
Toremo ve: pull thef loor mats of fholders
2. Seats and
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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. Changing bulbs
Instructions
forc hanging 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. Re
placing fron tlight bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overvie
woffront light sou rcet ypes
Yo uc an replace thef ollowing light sources. 90
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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 1
Brak elight/tai llig ht/pe rime terl ight
2 Backing up light
3 Rear fogl ight #
Switc hoffthel ighting sy stem. #
Open ther ear-end door. 92
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Toremo ve: loose nscrews 1and pull out
th et ail lam pinthe direction of thea rrow. #
Remo vethep lug from bulb mount 3.#
Loosen scr ews2and remo vebulb mount
3 from thet ail lamp. #
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. #
Toinstall: setb ulb mount 3onthet ail lamp
and scr ewin scr ews2. #
Press thep lug int obulb mount 3. #
Inser tthe tail lam pand scr ewin scr ews1. License plat
elamp
Re quirements:
R License plat elamp: light bulb type W5W #
Swit chofft he lighting sy stem. #
Place ascrew driver ,for example, at opening
2 between lamp 3and panel 1and care‐
full ypryofflamp 3. #
Remo velamp 3from panel 1. #
Rotate theb ulb holder byaround 45 °and
de tach it from thel amp. #
Remo vethel ight bulb. #
Inser tthe ne wbulb int othe bulb holder. #
Inser tthe bulb holder int othe lam pand
ro tate itby around 45°. #
Inser tthe lam pintot he panel opening until it
engages. Re
placing rear light bulb s(ch assis) Overvie
wofrear light sou rcet ypes (chassis)
Yo uc an replace thef ollowing light sources. 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 Light and vision
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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. #
Inser tthe lens in thel am ph ousing until it
engages. #
Place thel ens wit hthe lam phousing in posi‐
tion and engag eit. 94
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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 (/ page169)
and refill if necessar y(/pag e133).
R Engine: checkt he oil le vela nd add oil if nec‐
essar y(/pag e195) .Before drivin gupor
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 (/ page241).
R Mak esuret hat alug wrenc h(/pag e241), 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 e222) and thet irep ressure
(/ page230).
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

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Turn DEF filler cap 1coun ter-clockwise and
re mo veit.
Opening theD EFfiller cap on loc kable filler
caps #
Open theh ood. #
Take tool 4 foru nlocking DEF filler cap 1
from thev ehicle tool kit. #
Pull co ver3on DEF filler cap 1up, turn
90° and release. #
Inser ttool 4in holes 2of DEF filler cap
1. #
Turn DEF filler cap 1coun ter-clockwise and
re mo veit. Preparing
theD EFrefill canis ter Va
riant 1 Va
riant 2 #
Unscr ewthec ap on DEFr efill canister1. #
Screw disposable hose 2ontothe opening
of DEF refill canis ter1 until hand-tight. 13 8
Driving and pa rking

Re
filling DEF Va
riant 1 Va
riant 2 #
Screwd isposable hose 2ontothe filler neck
of thev ehicle until hand-tight. #
Liftupa nd tip DEF refill canis ter1.
The filling proces sstops when theD EFtank is
comple tely full.
DEF refill canis ter1 can be remo vedw hen it
has been onl ypartiall yemp tied. #
Unscr ewdisposable hose 2and close DEF
and refill canis ter1 inreve rseo rder. #
Switc hont he ignition foratl east 60 seconds. #
Startt he vehicle.
% Av
oid storing DEF container spermanent lyin
th ev ehicle.
DEF refill bottle
Onl yscrew theD EF ref ill bottle hand-tigh tonto
th ef iller openin ginthe engine compartment. It
ma yotherwise be damaged. DEF
refill bottles 1can be obtained at man ygas
st ations or at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Re fill bottles without athreadedc ap offerno
ove rfill pr otection .DEF mayleak out as aresult
of ove rfilling. Mercedes-Benz of fers special refill
bottles wit hathreadedc ap.Youc an obtain this
from an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. #
Unscr ewthep rotectiv ecap from DEFr efill
bottle 1. #
Place DEFr efill bottle1as shown on filler
opening 2and scr ewit on clockwise until
hand-tight. #
Press DE Frefill bottle 1towa rdsf iller open‐
ing 2.
The DE Ftank is filled. This could takeupto
one minute.
% When
theD EFrefill bottle is no longer
pressed down, filling stops. The bottle can be
re mo vedw hen it has been onl ypartially emp‐
tied. #
LetgoofD EFrefill bottle 1. Driving and parking
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