2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER door lock

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Tilt th eb enc hseat forw ards without engaging
it. #
Pull theb enc hseat backwards again using
re lease handle 2. #
Tilt th eb enc hseat backwards slightl yand
pull it out of them ounting shells. #
Toremo veorstor et he benc hseat, place it
next tothem ounting shells and roll it towa rds
th er ear-end doors.
or #
Liftthe benc hseat out from thes ide tostore
it.
% It ma
yben ecessar yfor theb enc hseats in
front or behind tobe remo ved. #
Toattac hthe co vers of them ounting
shells: hold cover3suchthat retainin glug
1 is pointing towa rdsr ear seat anchorage
2. #
Inser tcover 3 intor ear seat anchorage 2
by pushing it down wardsatana ngle and then
clip it tothem ounting shell. #
Afterr emoving ther ear benc hseat, ensure
th at ther ear benc hseat can stand firm ly and
no ttip ove rwhen in storage.
Please no tethat them etallic seat suppor tinthe
ve hicle floor will heat up during ajourne yifthe
re ar seating has been remo ved.
Installing ther ear benc hseat
Secur eengagement of ther ear benc hseat is
guaranteed only if youk eep thes eat anchorages
clean and free of objects.
% In
vehicles regis tere dasp assenger vehicles,
obser vethem aximum permitted number of
seats. #
Remo vethec ove rsof them ounting shells as
described under "Removing ther ear bench
seat". #
Ensur ethat ther ea reno object sinthe seat
anchorages and mounting shells. #
Position theb enc hseat behind thei nstalla‐
tion position. #
Hold theb enc hseat bytheg rabh andles and
tilt it backwards. #
Rollth eb enc hseat forw ards on thel evel
plastic car riers. #
Ensur ethat ther ear legs of theb enc hseat
ar ee ngaged. #
Tilt th eb enc hseat forw ards firm lyuntil the
loc kson thef ront legs of theb enc hseat
engag eaudibly.
The loc kson thef ront legs of theb enc hseat
will no wbelockeda nd ther ed indicator tabs
on theh ousing of release handle 1should
no longer be visible.
% If
th er ed indicator tabs on ther elease handle
housing ar evisible, theb enc hseat is no tcor‐
re ctly engaged.
If th eb enc hseat is no tcorrectl ye ngaged, you
can rectify this situation as follo ws: #
Unloc kthe benc hseat again and tilt it for‐
wa rdsf irml yuntil thel oc ks on theb enc hseat
front legs engag eaudibly. #
Attach thec oversoft he mounting shells as
described under "Removing ther ear bench
seat". 74
Seats and stowage

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Toopen: press button 2onstow agec om‐
partment 1.
The co verfolds upwards. #
Toclose: fold thec over down wards.
% The windshield
stowagec ompartment shave
ac over,d epending on thes pecification.
Opening and closing thel oc ka ble compart‐
ment abo vethew indshield
Yo uc an loc kand unlo ck thestowa ge compart‐
men twitht he emergency key( /pag e47).
Opening #
Tounlo ck:turnthe emergency keyc lock wise
to position 0049. #
Slide handle 1upwards in thed irection of
th ea rrow. #
Swivelthe co veru pwards.
% The
weight in thec ompartmen tmustn ot
exc eed 4lbs (2 kg).
Closing #
Foldthec ove rdow nwards and slide handle
1 down wardsint he direction of thea rrow. #
Tolock: turnthe emergency keyc ounter-
clo ckwise toposition 0048. Opening
thee yeglasses compa rtment #
Press button 1. Bottle holder
1
Bottle holde rinthe front door s(example: co-
driver's door) Cup holder
Opening
thec up holder in ther ear passenger
compa rtment &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen getting
out, du etoextende dcup holder
If th ec up holder in ther ear passenger com‐
partment is extende dwheny ou ar egetting
out, youm aybum pintoi t. #
Befor egetting out, slid ethe cup holder
bac kunder ther ear benc hseat. 78
Seats and stowage

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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
Light and vision

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NO
TEDo no tuse diese ltorefuel vehicles
wit hag asoline engine If
yo uh ave accidentally refueled wit hthe
wrong fuel:
R Do no tswit ch th eignition on. Otherwise
fuel can enter thee ngine.
Even small amounts of thew rong fuel
could result in damag etothe fuel sy stem
and thee ngine. The repair costs ar ehigh. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Have thef uel tank and fue llin es drained
comple tely. *
NO
TEDo no tuse gasoline torefuel vehi‐
cles wit hadiesel engine If
yo uh ave accidentally refueled wit hthe
wrong fuel:
R Do no tswit ch th eignition on. Otherwise,
fuel can enter thef uel sy stem.
Even small amounts of thew rong fuel
could result in damag etothe fuel sy stem
and thee ngine. The repair costs ar ehigh. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Have thef uel tank and fue llin es drained
comple tely. *
NO
TEDama getothef uel sy stem caused
by ove rfilled fuel tanks #
Only fill th ef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off. *
NO
TEFuel ma yspray out when you
re mo vethef uel pum pnozzle #
Onlyfillthef uel tank unti lthe pump
nozzle switches off. *
NO
TEDama getopainted sur faces du eto
fuel #
Do no tspillany fuel on painted sur fa‐
ces. +
ENVI
RONMENTAL NOTEEnvironmental
damag eduetoimproper handlin goffuel If fuels ar
ehandled improperly ,the yp ose a
danger topersons and thee nvironment. #
Do no tallowf uels toruni ntot he sew‐
ag es ystem, thes urface wate rs,t he
ground waterorintot he ground. Re
quirements:
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R The auxiliar yheating is deactivated.
R The ignition is switched off.
R The front left-hand door is open.
% Do no
tget back intot he vehicle during the
re fueling process. Otherwise, electros tatic
ch arge could buil dupagain.
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page254). 1
Fuelfiller flap
2 Fuelfiller cap
% The fuel
filler flap is besid ethe front left-hand
door when vie wedint he direction of tr avel.
The position of thef uel filler cap 00D4is also
shown in theI nstrument Displa y.The ar row
on thef illing pum pspecifies thes ide of the
ve hicle. #
Open fuel filler flap 1. #
Turn fuel filler cap 2coun ter-clockwise and
re mo veit. #
Close all vehicle door stopreve nt fue lvapors
from entering thev ehicle interior. #
Comple tely slide thef iller nec kofthe pump
nozzle int othe tank ,h oo kinp lace and refuel. #
Fillthef uel tank only unti lthe pum pnozzle
switches off. 134
Driving and pa rking

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Replace fuel filler cap 2and tur nitclock‐
wise.
Yo uw ill hear aclickw hen thef uel filler cap is
close dfully. #
Open thef ront left-hand door. #
Close fuel filler flap 1.
% Ve
hicles with adiese lengine and incor‐
re ct fueling pr otector agains trefueling
wit hgasoline: thef iller nec kisdesigned for
re fueling at diesel filling pumps forp assenger
ve hicles.
% Ve
hicles with adiese lengine without an
incor rect fueling pr otector: refueling pre‐
fe rred at diesel filling pumps forp assenger
ve hicles. Ho wever,yo uc an also refuel at a
diesel filling pum pfor truc ks.
% If
th ef uel tank ha sbeenr un comple tely dr y,
add at leas t1.3gal(5l)off uel. Problems wit
hthe fue land fuel tank Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Fu el is leaking from the
ve hicle. The fuel line or
thef uel tank is de fective. #
Apply thep arking brake. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k.
Or ,onv ehicles wit hKEYLESS‑GO: #
Open thed rive r's door.
The on-boar delectronics ar einposition 005A.This cor responds tothe
"k ey remo ved". #
Do no tres tart thee ngine under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
The engine does not
st art. The fuel
tank ha sbeenr un comple tely dr y. #
Refuel thev ehicle wit hatleast1.3gal(5l)off uel. #
Swit chthei gnition on fora pproxima tely tens econds. #
Startt he engine continuously foram aximu moften seconds until it
ru ns smo othly.
If th ee ngine does no tstart: #
Switc hthe ignition on fora pproxima tely tens econds. #
Startt he engine continuously foram aximu moften seconds until it
ru ns smo othly.
If th ee ngine does no tstart afte rt hree attem pts: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Driving and parking
13 5

Pe
rm issible towing me thods Bo
th axle sont he
gr ound Fr
ont axle raised Re
ar axle raised
Ve hicles wit hauto‐
matic transmission and
re ar-wheel drive Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) Ye
s, if thes teering
wheel is fixe dint he
center position wit ha
st eering wheel lock
Ve hicles wit hall-wheel
drive Ye
s, no fur ther than
31 miles (50 km) at
31 mp h(50 km/h) No
NoTo
toww ithar aisedaxle: towing should be per‐
fo rm ed byatow ing compan y. To
wing away thev ehicle wit hbotha xleson
th eg round #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page214). #
Mak esuret hat theb atter yisc onnected and
ch arge d.
When theb atter yisd ischar ged, thef ollowing sit‐
uations occur:
R The engine canno tbestarted.
R It is no tpossible torelease or appl ythe elec‐
tric parking brake.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
automatic transmission canno tbeshiftedto
position 005Cor005D.
* NO
TEDama gedue to to wing away at
exc essivel yhigh speeds or overlong dis‐
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when towing
at exc essively high speeds or over long dis‐
ta nces. #
Atow ing speed of 30 mph(50 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. #
Atow ing distanc eof30miles (50 km)
mus tnotbe exc eeded. %
Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
and rear wheel drive: ifth er eisam alfunc‐
tion, thea utomatic transmission ma ybe
loc kedinp osition 005D. If
th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition 005C,transpor tthe vehicle
(/ page217).At ow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. &
WARNING Risk of accident whe ntow ing
av ehicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicle being tow- star tedort owed
aw ay is heavier than thep ermissible gross
mass of your vehicle, thef ollowing situations
can occur:
R The towing eyem aybecome de tach ed.
R The vehicle/trailer combination may
swer veoreve noverturn. #
If ano ther vehicle is tow- star tedor
to we da way,its weight mus tnotexc eed
th ep ermissible gross mass of your own
ve hicle. If
av ehicle needs tobe towe dort ow st arted, its
we ight should no tbegreater that thep ermissible
gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle. #
Information on thev ehicle's permissible gross
mass can be found on thev ehicle identifica‐
tion plat e(/pag e252). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: do
no to pen thed rive r's or co-driver door ,asthe
automatic transmission will automatically
shif ttop osition 005D. #
Installth et ow ing eye( /pag e218). #
Secur ethe towing device. Breakdown assis
tance 215

Un
locking and removing the stowage com‐
pa rtmen tcover #
Remo vether ubber mat from thef ront-
passenger foot we ll. #
Tounlo ck:turnthe quick- re lease fastener 1
counter-clockwise toposition 0047. #
Slightly raise and pull out thec over.
Inserting and locking thec over #
Slide in thec over and press it down wards. #
Press down theq uick-re lease fastener 1
until it engages. #
Tolock: turnthe quick- re lease fastener 1
clockwise toposition 0048. Re
moving the vehicl etool kit Example:
vehicle tool kit insert #
Raise thei nser tatm arke dp oints 1. #
Pull thei nser tout of clips 2. St
oring thev ehicle tool kit #
Slide thei nser tint oc lips 2. #
Close thei nser tbyp ressing on mar kedp oints
1. Hydraulic jack
Information on
theh ydraulic jack The
hydraulic jac kislocated in side compartment
1 abo vethec o-driver door step.
The jac khasam aximum weight of 16.5 lbs
(7.5 kg)d epending on thev ehicle's equipment.
Yo uw illfind them aximum load capacity of the
jac kstatedont he adhesiv elabel attached tothe
jac k.Ifth er eisam alfunction, please contact a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Jac km aintenance:
R Cleana nd grease all moving parts af teru se.
R Extend and retract thep isto ns ful lyeve rysix
months. 220
Breakdown assis tance

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Open ther ear-end doors. #
Place ascrew driver int orecesses 2and
th en pr yoffco vers 1 . #
Using thel ug wrenc hfromt hevehicle tool kit,
unscr ewthen ow visible bolts counter-clock‐
wise byappr oximatel y20turns. #
Slightly raise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
unhook left-hand saf etyh ook 3. #
Assemble thep um pleve rfor thej acka nd
slide it int osleeve5 onther ight-ha ndside
of spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd unhook right-han dsafet yh ook 3. #
Slowl ylow er spar ewhee lcarrier 4 tothe
ground. #
Lift spar ewheel car rier 4 slightl yand pull
th ep um pleve rout of thes lee ve. #
Use thep um pleve rtol iftt he spar ewheel
be yond ther ear edg eofsparew heel car rier
4. #
Carefully remo vethes par ew heel from spare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When thes par ew heel is remo ved, thec enter
of gr avity changes due totheh eavy weight of
th ew heel. The spar ewheel ma yslip down or
tip ove r.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: installin gthe
spar ewheel (Cargo Van/Passenger Van) #
Carefully place thes par ew heel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When youp lacethe spar ewheel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4,t he center of gravity
ch anges due tothew eight of thew heel. The
spar ewheel ma yslip down or tip over. #
Slide thep um pleve rfor thej acki ntos leeve
5 on spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd attac hright-ha ndsafetyh ook 3. #
Slight lyraise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
attac hleft-hand saf etyh ook 3. #
Pull thep um pleve rout of slee ve5 . #
Using thel ug wrench, tighten saf etyh ook
bolts 3byturning them clockwise. #
Replace and engag ecovers 1. #
Close ther ear-end doors.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (vehicl ewithl ow ered chassis) Bolt co
vers fort he saf etyh ooks (exa mp le: Cargo
Va n) 248
Wheels and tires