2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER belt

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ev ehicle tothes houlder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
The shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed for‐
wa rdsa nd down wardsf romt he seat belt out‐
let. #
If necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ec o-driver seat as appropriate. Child saf
etyl oc ks Ac
tivating/deactivatin gchild saf etyl oc ks for
th ed oors &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo ut of reac hof
ch ildren. &
WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme hea torcoldint he
ve hicle
If people –particular lych ildren –areexposed
to extreme temp eratures overane xtended
perio doft ime,ther eisar isk of serious or
eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. #
Neverlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, they
could, in pa rticular:
R Open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraffic
R Operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le #
Alwaysa ctivat ethe child saf etyl oc ks
ins talled if children ar etrave ling in the
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. The
following door shave child saf etyl oc ks:
R Sliding doo rs
The child saf etyl oc ks on thed oor ssecur eeach
door separatel y.The door scan no longer be
opened from thei nside (e xception: electric slid‐
ing door). When thev ehicle is unloc ked, thed oor
can be opened from theo utside.
If th ee lectric sliding door is secured, onl ythe
sliding door controls in ther ear compartment are
deactivated. The electric sliding door can be
opened at an ytimeu singthe switc hinthe center
console Example: sliding door
child saf etyl ock #
Slide child saf etyl oc kb olt 1 toposition 0048
(activate) or 0049(deactivate). 44
Occupant saf ety

Cor
rect driver' sseat position &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. Compl
ywitht he following when adjustin gsteer‐
ing wheel 3,safet yb elt 2 and driver' sseat 1:
R Sit as fara wa yasp ossible from thed rive r's
airbag.
R Sit in an upright position.
R Your thighs ar eslight lysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion.
R Your legs ar enotfull yextende dand youc an
easil yfullyp ress on thep edals.
R The bac kofyour head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he middle par tofthe head restra int.
R Youc an reac ht he steering wheel wit hyour
arms in aslightl ybentp osition.
R Youc an mo veyour legs freel y.
R Youc an easil ysee all displ aysont he instru‐
ment displa y. R
Youh aveag oodoverviewoft he traf fics itua‐
tion.
R Your saf etyb elt fits securely around your
body and runs across them iddle of your
shoulder ,your pelvic area and groin. Seats
Ad
justin gthe fron tseats manuall y(without
Seat Comfor tPacka ge) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle". &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
If th ed rive r's seat is no tengaged, it could
mo veunexpectedl ywhile thev ehicle is in
motion.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle. 64
Seats and stowage

&
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you or
ot her vehicle occupants could be trapped and
th ereb yinjured.
Children in particular could accidentall ypress
th ee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons and
become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
unde rthe le vera ssembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbe
able tosetthe height and inclination of theh ead
re stra int stot he cor rect position. Using
theh ead restra int fore -and-af tadjustment,
adjus tthe head restra int so that it is as close to
th eb ackoft he head as possible. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm ove dthe seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc oul dslide unde rneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The seats ma
ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k. #
When moving thes eats bac k,mak esure
th at ther ea reno object sinthefoot we ll,
under or behin dthe seats. 1
Seat fore -and-af tposition
2 Seatheight
3 Seatbackres tinclination
% Depending on
thes eat model, cer taina djust‐
ment options ma ynotbe available. Seat
sand stow age 65

#
Tosetthe sea tfore-and-af tadjustment:
ra ise le ver1and slid ethe seat int othe
re qu ired position. #
Ensur ethat thes eat is engaged. #
Tosetthe sea theigh t:ke ep on pressing or
pulling le ver2until ther equired seat height
has been reached. #
Tosetthe sea tbackres tinclination: rotate
handwheel 3forw ards and backwards until
th er equired position has been reached. Ad
justin gthe fron tseats mechanicall y(with
Seat Comfor tPacka ge) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle". &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
If th ed rive r's seat is no tengaged, it could
mo veunexpectedl ywhile thev ehicle is in
motion.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you or
ot her vehicle occupants could be trapped and
th ereb yinjured.
Children in particular could accidentall ypress
th ee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons and
become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
unde rthe le vera ssembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbe
able tosetthe height and inclination of theh ead
re stra int stot he cor rect position. 66
Seats and stowage

Using
theh ead restra int fore -and-af tadjustment,
adjus tthe head restra int so that it is as close to
th eb ackoft he head as possible. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm ove dthe seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc oul dslide unde rneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The seats ma
ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k. #
When moving thes eats bac k,mak esure
th at ther ea reno object sinthefoot we ll,
under or behin dthe seats. Sample imag
eofcomfor tsuspension seat
1 Seat cushion length
2 Seat backres tinclination
3 Seat height
4 Seat cushion inclination
5 Seat fore -and-af tposition 6
Seatsuspension
7 Vibration limiting
% Depending on
thes eat model, cer taina djust‐
ment options ma ynotbe available. #
Toadjus tthe sea tcushion length: raise
le ver 1and slid ethe front par tofthe seat
cushion forw ards or backwards. #
Tosetthe sea tbackres tinclination: rotate
handwheel 2forw ards and backwards until
th er equired position has been reached. #
Tosetthe sea theigh t:pull or push le ver3
until ther equired position has been reached. #
Tosetthe sea tcushion inclination: rotate
handwheel 4forw ards and backwards until
th er equired position has been reached. #
Tosetthe sea tfore-and-a ftadjustment:
ra ise le ver5and slid ethe seat int othe
re qu ired position. #
Ensur ethat thes eat is engaged. #
Tosetthe sea tsuspension: take thew eight
of ft he seat. #
On handwheel 6,settheb ody weight (8 8lb
(40 kg)to2 64lb (120 kg)) so that thes eat
suspension workso ptimall y.Ifyo us et a
higher weight ,the seat suspension will
become firm er.T he seat will then no tvibrate
as much. If thes eat vibrates of tena nd signifi‐
cantly ,you can engag eitinthe lowerarea. #
Toengag evibration limiting: turnlever 7
upwards.
The next time thes eat vibrates, it will engage. #
Torelease vibration limiting: turnlever 7
to ther ight.
The seat can vibrate. Ad
justin gthe fron tseate lect rica lly &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. The seats can be adjus
tedw hile thei gnition is
off. Seats and
stowage 67

&
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle". &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
If th ed rive r's seat is no tengaged, it could
mo veunexpectedl ywhile thev ehicle is in
motion.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eat height is adjus tedc arelessly
If yo ua djus tthe seat height carelessly ,you or
ot her vehicle occupants could be trapped and
th ereb yinjured.
Children in particular could accidentall ypress
th ee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons and
become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
unde rthe le vera ssembly of thes eat
adjustmen tsystem. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tohead
re stra int sw hicha renotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly
If hea drestraints ar enotins talled or are
adjus tedi ncor rectly ,the head restra int sc an‐
no tp rovide pr otection as intended.
Ther eisani ncreased risk of injur yinthe
head and nec karea, e.g. in thee vent of an
accident or when braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restra ints
ins talled. #
Befor edriving off, mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupant that thec enter of the
head restra int supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel eve l. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restra int soft he
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbe
able tosetthe height and inclination of theh ead
re stra int stot he cor rect position.
Using theh ead restra int fore -and-af tadjustment,
adjus tthe head restra int so that it is as close to
th eb ackoft he head as possible. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
The sea tbeltd oesn otoffert he intended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm ove dthe seat
backres ttoana lmostvertical position.
When braking or in thee vent of an accident,
yo uc oul dslide unde rneat hthe seat belt and
sus tain abdominal or nec kinjuries, fore xam‐
ple. #
Adjus tthe seat properly befor ebegin‐
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsur ethat thes eat backres tis
in an almos tvertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec enter of your shoul‐
der. *
NO
TEDama getothes eats when moving
th es eats back The seats ma
ybedamaged byobject swhen
moving thes eats bac k. #
When moving thes eats bac k,mak esure
th at ther ea reno object sinthefoot we ll,
under or behin dthe seats. 68
Seats and stowage

#
Adjus tthe seat int othe desired position. #
Press memor ybutton Mtogether wit hone of
th ep rese tp osition buttons 1,2or3.
An acou stic signal sounds .The settings are
st ored. #
Tocall up: press and hold ther ele vant preset
position button 1,2or3u ntilthef ront seat is
in thes tore dp osition. Ro
tating thef ront seats &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe
driver's seat and front-passenge rseat
ar en otengaged
If th ed rive r's and front-passenger seats are
no te ngaged in thed irection of tr avelduring
th et rip, ther estraint sy stems cann otoffer
pr otection as intended. #
Enga gethed rive r's and front-passenger
seat in thed irection of tr avel befor ethe
engine is star ted. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the st
eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. Yo
uc an rotate thed rive r's and front passenger
seat 50° and 180°. The seats engag ebothina nd
opposit etothe direction of tra velasw ell as at
50° tothee xit. #
Ensu rethat thep arking brak eisapplied and
th eb rake leve risf olded down wardsasf ar as
it will go (/ page141). #
Adjus tthe steering wheel in suc hawaythat
th er eiss ufficient free space torotate and
adjus tthe driver's seat (/ page76). #
Slidethe front passenger seat forw ardb efore
ro tating it (/ page 64). #
Torotat ethe sea t:push le ver1towa rds
th ed oor and rotate thes eat slightl yinw ards.
The rotatio nd eviceisu nlocked. #
Release le ver1again. #
Rotate thes eat byaround 50 °outwa rdsor
in wa rdsi ntot he requ ired position. 70
Seatsand stow age

Installin
gand removing the rear ben chseat &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifre ar ben ch
seat is ins talled incor rectly
If yo udon otins tallth er ear benc hseat as
described, or ins tall an unsuitable rear ben ch
seat, thes eat belts ma ynotprov ide thei nten‐
ded pr otection. #
Installth er ear benc hseat as described
and only in thed irection of tra vel. #
Installing ther ear benc hseat in the
opposit edirection is no tpermitted. #
Use onl yrear benc hseats appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle byMercedes-Benz. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryifth er ear bench
seat is no tloc kedinp lace
If th el ocking mechanisms on ther ear bench
seat legs ar enotcor rectly engaged, ther ear
benc hseat will no tbeheldfirm lyand could
ro llove rduring tr avel. #
Ensur ethat ther ear benc hseat is
engaged befor esetting off. Ther emust
be no redi ndicator tabs visible on the
re lease handle. #
Ifre di ndicator tabs ar evisible on the
re lease handle, re-engag ethe rear
ben chseat int oplace. &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen ins talling
and removing ther ear benc hseat
When youi nstall or remo vether ear bench
seat, body parts suc hasfeetm aybecome
trapped when ther ear benc hseat is tipped. #
When ins talling and removing ther ear
benc hseat, ensur ethat ther ea reno
body parts between ther ear benc hseat
and thef loor. *
NO
TEDama getorear ben chseat rollers
caused byincor rect use The
rear ben chseat roller scan be damaged if
th er ear benc hseat is used improperly or is
re mo vedi ncor rectl y. #
As long as ther ear benc hseat is in the
mounting shells, do no tpullt hese in the
direction of ther ear-end doors. Rollthe
re ar ben chseat onl ybeside them ount‐
ing shells. #
Do no troll ther ear benc hseat when it
has been remo vedoru se it as ameans
of transport. Wa
rning on rear ben chseat wit hcorrectly
ins talled rear ben chseat shown.
Installation position of three-person and four-
person rear ben chseat with strut
The thre e-person rear ben chseat is available with
or without astrut. The four-pe rson rear ben ch
seat is available onl ywithas trut.
The stru tisl oc ated on ther ear side of ther ear
benc hseat.
The thre e-person rear ben chseat wit hstrut mu st
be ins talled onl yonthethirdr ow of seats (abo ve
th er ear axle). The four-pe rson rear ben chseat
mus tbei nstalled onl yonthe las trow of seats. Ve
hicles wit hfour rows of seats
1 Firstrowofs eats
2 Second rowof seats
3 Thirdrow of seats: thre e-person rear ben ch
seat wit hstrut
4 Fourth row of seats: four-pe rson rear ben ch
seat wit hstrut 72
Seats and stowage