2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER warning

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0024
and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) lights up
0024
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) lights up
0024 Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: ther ed and yello we lect ric
parking brak eindicator lamps light up.
* Meaning of thei ndicator lamps:
R The electric parking brak ered indicator lam plights up: thee lec‐
tric parking brak ehas been applied.
R The electric parking brak eyello windicator lam plight sup:the
electric parking brak eismalfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Ifth ef ault messag epersists ,consult aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. #
If it is no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake, do not
driv ethe vehicle.
0024 and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) flashes
0024 Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) flashes
0024
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: thee lectric parking brak ered
indicator lam pflashes. The electric parkin gbrake yello wi ndicator lamp
light sup.
* Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The electric parking brak ered indicator lam pflashes: thea ctiva‐
tion status of thee lectric parking brak eisunknow n.
R The electric pa rking brak eyello windicator lam plight sup:the
electric parking brak eismalfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Enga geand release thee lectric parking brak eusing thes witch
while depressing theb rake pedal. #
Ifth ef ault messag epersists ,parkt he vehicle on le velg round and
secur eitagains trolling away ( /pag e143). #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
When ther ed indicator lam pflashes, thev ehicle mus tnotbe
driven as theb rake system ma yoverheat. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 291

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0024
and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) lights up
0024
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) lights up
0024 The electric parking
brak emalfunctioning yel‐
lo wi ndicator lam pdoes
no tlight up Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: thee lectric parking brak ered
indicator lam plight sup. The elect ricp arkin gb rake yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up.
* Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The electric parking brak ered indicator lam plights up: thee lec‐
tric parking brak ehas been applied.
R The electric parking brak eyello windicator lam pdoes no tlight up:
th er ea reno faults wit hthe electric parking brake. #
Do no tdrive thev ehicle if thee lectric parking brak ehas been
applied.
0024 and
0049
Re dp arking brake
applied indicator lamp
(USA) lights up
0024
Re dp arking brake
applied indicator lamp
(Canada) lights up Ve
hicles with manual parking brake: thep arking brak ered indicator
lam plights up.
* Meaning of thei ndicator lamp:
R The parking brak ered indicator lam plights up: thep arking brake
has been applied. #
Do no tdrive thev ehicle if thep arking brak ehas been applied.
004D
Brak esystemw arning
lam p(yellow) The brak
esystemy elloww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoabrake system mal‐
function
If th eb rake system is malfunctioning, braking characteristic smay
be impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. 292
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Wa
rning/indicator
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ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully at an adjus teds peed and at asufficient dis‐
ta nce from thev ehicle in front. #
Ifth em ultifunction displa yshows adispla ymessage, compl ywith
it. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
004D
and
0027
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(USA)
004D
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(Canada) The brak
esystemr edwarning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* Po ssible causes:
R The brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning.
R The EBD (electronic brak eforce distribution) is malfunctioning.
R Ther eisn otenough brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injur yifbrake forc eb oosting
is malfunctioning
If brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning, increased brak epedal
fo rc em aybe necessar yfor braking .The braking characteristics
ma ybei mpaired. The brakin gdista nce can increase in emergency
braking situations. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident if theE BD (electronic brake
fo rc ed istribution) malfunctions
If th eE BD malfunctions, thew heels ma yloc kd uring braking.
The braking characteristic smaybe impaired.
The brakin gdista nce can increase in eme rgency situations. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etolowbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid le velist oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb rak‐
ing characteristic smaybe impaired. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Do no tadd brak efluid. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc ondi‐
tions. Do no tcontinu edriving. #
Consul taqualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 293

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004D
and
0027
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(USA) Onl
yint he USA: The brak esystem redw arning lam plight supw hilethe
engine is on.
* Po ssible cause:
R The brakepads ha vereached their wear limit. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etorestricted braking po wer
When theb rake pads ha vereached their wear limit ,the braking
po we rm aybe restricted. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
0075 Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp The
restra int sy stem redw arning lam pislit while thee ngine is on.
*The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem compo‐
nent smaybe triggered unintentionall yormaynotd eplo yasi nten‐
ded during an accident .This ma yaffect theE mer gency Tensioning
Device sorairbags, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam plights
up The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliza‐
tion. In addition ,other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. 294
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00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lamp
fl ashes The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam pflashes during ajou rney.
* ESP ®
inter venes (/ page 147). #
Adapty our driving styletot heweather and road conditions.
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lamp The ESP
®
OFF yello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* ESP ®
has been switched off. &
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP ®
deacti va‐
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization.
The availabilit yoffurther driving saf etys yst ems is also limited. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Only deactivat eESP®
forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP ®
canno tbeactivated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. #
Compl ywithi nstructions toswitc hESP®
of f(/pag e147).
0025 ABS warning lamp The AB
Syello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
*AB Sism alfunctioning.
If an additional warning tone sounds, this means theE BD is malfunc‐
tioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunc‐
tioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen brak‐
ing
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus
se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nc einane mergency braking
situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys yst ems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 295

Seat belt
Wa
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0076
Seat belt warning lamp
fl ashes The seat belt
redw arning lam pflashes and an intermit tent wa rning tone
sounds.
*The driver or front passenger doe snothave their belt on while the
ve hicle is in motion (speeds abo ve15 mp h(25 km/h)). #
Putont he seat belt (/ page34).
*Ther eareobject sonthe front passenger seat. #
Remo vetheo bject sfromt he front passenger seat.
0076
Seat belt warning lamp
light sup The seat belt
redw arning lam plight supa fter thee ngine has star ted.
Aw arning tone ma yalsos ound.
*Whe nthe vehicle is stationary: The seat belt warning lam preminds
driver sand front passenger stoput on their seat belt. #
Put on thes eat belt (/ page34).
Objects on thef ront passenger seat ma ypreve nt thes eat belt warn‐
ing lam pfromg oing out. Driving sy
stems Wa
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00BA
Dis tance warning lamp The
redd ista nce warning lam plight supw hileyoua redrivin gand a
wa rning tone sounds.
*Y ou ar eapproaching an obs tacle at tooh igh aspeed. #
Beready toappl ythe brakes immediatel y. #
Increase thed ista nce. Ve
hicle Wa
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lamp Po
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00CC
Po we rsteering sy stem
wa rning lamp The po
wersteering sy stem redw arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine
is on.
*The po wersteering assis tance or thes teering itself is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering no longer functions as intended, thev ehicle's oper‐
ating saf etyisj eopardized. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. 296
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Engine
Wa
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00AC
Coolant warning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is running.
* Po ssible causes:
R temp eratur esensor malfunctioning
R coolant le veltoo low
R air suppl ytothe engine radiator obstructed
R engin eradiator fanf aulty
If aw arning tone also sounds, thec oolant has exceeded thet empera‐
tur eof2 48 °F (120 °C). &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during a
fi re inthee ngine compartment, 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 compartment, keep the
hood closed and call thef ires ervice. #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. Do no tcontinue driving. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet empera‐
tur es cale: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise: #
Leavethev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from thev ehicle until
th ee ngine has cooled down. #
Chec kthe coolant le vel(/ page196). #
Ensur ethat thea ir supply tothee ngine radiator is no tobstructed. #
Without subjectin gthe engine toexc essiv estrain, continue tothe
nea rest qu alified specialis tworks hop. Ensur ethat thec oolant
te mp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
003D
Electrical malfunction
wa rning lamp The elect
rical malfunction redw arning lam plight sup.
*A malfunction has occur redint he electrics. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y.
00D4
Fu elreser vewarning
lamp The fuel
reser veyello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
*T he fuel suppliesh avereached ther eser veleve l. #
Refuel. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 297

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00B9
Engine diagnosis warning
lamp The
yello wC heckEngine warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
*A malfunction has occur redint he engine, thee xhau stsystem or the
fuel sy stem.
The emissions limit value ma yhave been exceeded and thee ngine
ma yber unninginemergency ope ratio nm ode. #
Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Ti
res Wa
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0077
Ti re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressure
loss/malfunction) flashes forr oughly one minut eand then lights up per‐
manentl y.
*The ti repressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet irep ressure
monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is not
able toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss in one or mor eof
th et ires.
Un derinflated tires ma y,fore xamp le, impair thed riving, steering
and braking characteristics. #
Have thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0077
Ti re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
light sup The tir
epressur emonitor yello ww arning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunc‐
tion )light sup.
*The tir epressur emonitor has de tected atirep ressur elossinatl east
one tire. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tir epres‐
sure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed
increase.
R The tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmay
greatl yimp air tir etraction.
R The drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking,
ma ybeg reatl yimp aired.
Yo uc oul dthen lose contro lofthevehicle. #
Obser vether ecommended tir epressu re. #
Adjus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y. 298
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