2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER scr

light
weight loads. La yanti-slip mats underneath
th el oad tosecur ethe load additionally. Installing and
removing tie-down eyes #
Toinstall: slidethet ie-down eyet hrough a
re cess in thel oading rail close tothel oad
until locking mechanism engages in the
re cess.
% Whe
nyou pull locking mechanism up and out
of ther ecess, thet ie-down eyeisa bleto
mo vewithin thel oading rail. Mak esuret hat
locking mechanism is alw ayse ngaged in a
re cess. #
Che ckthet ie-down eyef or firm seating. #
Toremo ve: pull lo cking mechanism up and
pull thet ie-down eyet ow ards thel ocking
mechanism and out of thel oading rail
th ro ugh arecess. Car
rier sy stems Information abou
tthe roof rack &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tothem axi‐
mum roof load being exceeded
When youp laceal oad on ther oof as well as
all outer and inner attachments, thev ehicle's
center of gr avity will rise and thef amiliar driv‐
ing characteristic saswell asthes teering and
braking characteristic swillch ange. When
drivin garound bends, thev ehicle will tilt
mor eheavily and ma yreact mor esluggishly
to steering mo vements.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teering
and braking, will be greatl yimp aired. #
Nevere xceed them aximum roof load
and adjus tyour driving style. 1
Mountin grails
Informatio nabout them aximum roof load can be
fo und in the" Tech nical data" section
(/ page267).
Obser vethef ollowing points fora ssembling roof
ra ck s:
R Tighten ther oof rack 's scr ewstoat orque of
6.0 lb-f t(8N m)–7.4 lb-f t(10 Nm) in thed es‐
ignated groo vedp lates.
R The tightened scr ewsshould no ttouc hthe
ra ils.
R Ensur ethat theg roove dplates ar enotloca‐
te dint he areas around thep lastic caps.
R The groo vedp lates mus thave ther ight cross-
sectio n.
R The insides of them ounting rails mus tbefree
of dirt.
R Re-tigh tent he scr ewsu niformly af tera round
300 mile s(500 km).
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youu se on ly
ro of rack st hat ha vebeen tested and appr oved
fo rM ercedes-Benz. These help topreve ntvehicle
damage.
If yo uw ant toretrofit them ounting rails, ha ve
th em ins talled at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise, youc oul dd amag ethe vehicle.
If yo ur vehicle is ins talled wit hmountin grails on
th er oof, youc an install aroof rack on ther oof.
Special fastener s(sliding bloc ks)a re available as
accesso ries fort his purpose.
These fastener sareavailable from an yauthorized
Mercedes-Ben zCenter. 18 8
Transporting

#
Tomo vether ackr ails: unscr ewstar knobs
7 coun ter-clockwise until they ares lightly
loose. #
Sliderackr ail 2 along roof rail1 tothe
desired position. #
Screw star knobs 7tight clo ckwise. #
Chec kthat ther ackr ail is seated securely.
Moving thes liders &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toinade‐
qu atel ysecured loads
If th es lider of thei nterior roof rack system is
no te ngaged proper ly,t he load ma ycome
loose, fall down and injur epeople, for
ins tance when they enter or load and unload
th ec argo compartment. #
Alwayse ngag ethe slider properly. %
Ring
8of slider 4mus talway sbeatan
angle of 90° torack rail2,sot hat slider 4
is engaged proper ly. #
When ther ing of thes lider is at an angle
of 90° tother ackr ail: pullring 8of slider
4 down an dsimul taneously mo veslider 4
to thed esired position. #
Release ring 8 atthed esired position. #
Moveslider 4slightl yfurther along on rack
ra il2 until slider 4engages automaticall y. #
When ther ing of thes lider is pa rallel to
th er ackr ail: moveslider 4tothed esired
position. #
Position ring 8 of slider 4at an angle of
90° torack rail2.
Slider 4is engaged. Ad
justin gthe belt strap #
Press and hold thel ocking mechanism on
slider 9. #
Pull or release belt strap 5. #
Release thel ocking mechanism on slider 9.
% When securing or loosening
aload, be sure
to nots tand unde rthe load.
Securing and loosening thel oad #
Tosecur ethe load: placethel oad in theb elt
st ra ps of ther ackr ails. #
Fasten thel oad flush wit hthe partition. #
Secur ebelt strap 5. #
Chec kthat thel oad is seated securel y. #
Toloosen thel oad: press and hold thel ock‐
ing mechanism on slider 9. #
Pull ring 8 ofthes lider down and simultane‐
ously mo vethes lider away from thel oad. #
Loosen belt strap 5and at thes ame time
mak esuret hat thel oad does no tfall out of
th eb elt stra ps. #
Remo vethel oad from theb elt stra ps.
Installing cargo tie down rings 19 0
Transporting

#
Turn ther ing of carg otie-down ring B unti lit
is pa rallel tothel ongitudinal axis of cargo tie-
down ring C. #
Holdcargo tie-down ring C between the
inde xfinger an dmiddlefinger an dplace your
th umb thro ugh ther ing of carg otie-down ring
B and ont othe centra lpressur epoint. #
Use your thumb topush thel ocking pin down
as farasitw illg o. #
Push cargo tie-down ring C nea rthe load
th ro ugh then otch es on rack rail2 and mo ve
it appr oximately 0.5 in (1 2mm). #
Remo veyour thumb from thep ressur epoint
and slide cargo tie-down ring C unti lit
engages. #
Turn ther ing of carg otie-down ring B unti lit
is pe rpendicular tothel ongitudinal axis of
cargo tie-down ring C.
Cargo tie-down ring C is secu red.
Re moving cargo tie down rings #
Turn ther ing of carg otie-down ring B unti lit
is pa rallel tothel ongitudinal axis of cargo tie-
down ring C. #
Grip cargo tie-down ring C as described
ab ove unde rins talling and use your thumb to
push thel ocking pin down as farasitw illg o. #
Slide cargo tie-down ring C and pull it down
and ou tthrough then otch es of rack rail2.
At tachin gthe hea dlashing &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toincor‐
re ctly secu redl oads
When theh ook sont he head lashing are
attached tother ing soft he sliders, thes lid‐
er sc ould come loose. The load ma ycome
loose, fall down and injur epeople, for
ins tance when they enter or load and unload
th ec argo compartment. #
Onlyattach theh ook sont he head lash‐
ing tother ing soft he cargo tie-down
ri ngs. %
The hoo
kson head lashing 3mayonlybe
attached tother ing sofc argo tie down rings
B. #
Chec kthat thel oad is seated securel y. #
Toattac hthe hea dlashing: tensio nhead
lashing 3at bo thends of load 6and
attac htwo hooks Aoftheh ead lashing to
th er ing sofc argo tie down rings B. Placing
aloa dont he wheel ar ch
Compl ywitht he impor tant sa fety no tesu nder
"No tesonl oading" (/ page185). #
Place theo bject sonw heel ar ch2 and lash
th em using tie-down eyes 1(/ page187).
% Aw
heel archm aybe subjec tedtoal oad of
33 0lb( 150k g). Tr
ansporting 191

ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al display Fu
nction of theA SSYSTP LUSs ervice in terv al
display The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla yont he
instrument display prov ides informatio nonthe
re maining time or dis tance be fore then ext
service due date.
Yo uc an hide this service messag ebyusingthe
bac kbutton on thel eft-hand side of thes teering
wheel.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information concerning
th es ervicing of your vehicle from aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop, e.g. an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. Displaying
thes ervice du edate On-boa
rdcomputer:
4 Service 5
ASSYSTP LUS
The next service due dat eisdisplayed. #
Toexitth ed ispla y:press theb ackb utton on
th el eft-hand side of thes teering wheel.
Bear in mind thef ollowing related topic:
R Operating theo n-boar dcom‐
puter(/ page170) Car
rying out maintenance workregular ly *
NO
TEPrematur ewear thro ugh failur eto
obser veservice due dates Service
workwhic hisn otcar ried out at the
ri ght time or incomple tely can lea dto
inc reased wear and damag etothevehicle. #
Alwayso bser vethep rescribed service
inter vals. #
Alwaysh ave thep rescribed service
wo rkcar ried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Special service
requ irements The prescribed service inter
valisb ased on nor‐
mal vehicle use. Maintenance workwill need to
be per form ed mor eoften than presc ribed if the
ve hicle is operated under arduous conditions or
increased loads. Examples of arduous operating conditions:
R Regular city driving wit hfrequ ent intermedi‐
at es tops
R Mainly short-dis tance driving
R Frequent operation in mountainous terrain or
on poor road sur faces
R Whe nthe engine is of tenl eftidling forl ong
periods
R Operation in particula rlyd usty conditions
and/o rifair-reci rculation mod eisfrequ ently
used
In these or similar operating conditions, ha vethe
interior air filter ,engin eair cleaner ,engin eoil and
oil filter etc. changed mor efrequ ently .Ifthevehi‐
cle is subjected tohigher loads, thet ires mus tbe
ch eckedm oref requ entl y.Yo uc an obtain fur ther
information at aqualified specialis tworks hop. Batter
ydisconnection periods The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice in terv al displa ycan
onl ycalculat ethe service due dat ewhen the
batter yisconnected. #
Notedown thes ervice due dat edispla yedon
th eI nstrument Displa ybefor edisconnecting
th eb atter y(/pag e192). Engine comp
artment Opening and closing
theh ood &
WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine
hood is unlatched while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when
th ev ehicle is in motion and bloc kyour vie w. #
Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while
driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine
hood is latched. &
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. 19 2
Maintenance and care

#
Toopen: pull handle 1torelease theh ood. #
Reachi ntot he gapa nd push theh ood catch
handle upwards. #
Open theh ood and hold it up. #
Take support 1from theb rack et on the
hood and pull it down wards. #
Inse rtthes uppor tint ot he brac ketb elow 2. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
material in thee ngine compartmen tor
th ee xhau stsystem
Clo thsoro ther flammable materials lef tin
th ee ngine compartmen tbymista ke could
igni teupon coming int ocontact wi thhots ec‐
tions of thee ngine or exhaus tsyst em. #
Ensur ethat ther ea reno flammable
ex tern al materials in thee ngine com‐
partmen torontheexhaus tsyst em
af te rm aintenance workhas been con‐
ducted. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when opening and closing thee ngine
hood
When opening or closing thee ngine hood, it
ma ysuddenl ydropi ntot he end position.
Ther eisar isk of injur yfor an yone in the
engine hood's rang eofm ovement. #
Only open or close thee ngine hood
when ther ea reno persons in thee ngine
hood's rang eofm ovement. *
NO
TEDama getotheh ood Pushing
theh ood closed wit hyour hands
could dama geit. #
Toclos ethe hood, le titdropf romt he
specified height. #
Toclose: liftt he hood slightl y. #
Movesupport 1totheb rack et on theh ood
and apply light pressur etoengageit. #
Lowe rthe hood and le titdropf romah eight
of appr oximately 0.5 ft(15c m). #
If it is still possible toliftt he hood alittle,
open theh ood again and le titdropf roma
height of appr oximately 0.7 ft(20 cm) until it
engages cor rectly. Engin
eoil Che
cking thee ngine oil le velw ithad ipst ick &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponent pa rtsint he engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
cooler and pa rtsoft heexhaus tsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws. Depending on
thee ngine, thed ipstic kmaybe in
va rying locations in thee ngine compartment.
Wa itin gtimeb efor echecking theo il le vel:
R engin eatn ormal operatin gtemperature:
fi ve minutes
R engine no tatnormal operating temp erature
(the engine waso nlys tarted briefly ,for exam‐
ple): 30 minutes 194
Maintenance and care

#
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. 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 Risk offire and injur yfrom
engine oil
If engine oil comes int ocontact wi thhotc om‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment, it
ma yignite. #
Mak esuret hat no engine oil is spilled
next tothef iller opening. #
Allowthe engine tocool of fand thor‐
oughly clean thee ngine oil from compo‐
nent parts befor estartin gt he vehicle. *
NO
TEEngine damag eduetoincor rect oil
fi lter ,incor rect oil or additi ve #
Do no tuse engine oi loranoilfilter with
specifications deviatin gfromt hose
re qu ired fort he prescribed service
inter vals.
Mercedes-Benz recommends using original or
te sted replacement and service parts. #
Do no tchang ethe engine oil or oil filter
in order tosetc hang einter vals longer
th an those prescribed. #
Do no tuse an yadditive. #
Followt he instructions on thes ervice
inter vald ispla yfor changing thee ngine
oil. *
NO
TEDama gecaused byaddin gtoo
muc hengine oil To
om uche ngine oil can damag ethe engine
or thec atalytic con verter. #
Have excess engine oil remo vedata
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Engine OM651
Engine OM642
#
Turn cap 1counter-clockwise and remo veit. #
Adde ngin eoil. #
Replace cap 1and tur nitclockwise until it
engages. #
Chec kthe oil le vela ga in. Chec kusing theo n-
boar dcomputer (/ page195), checkw ith
th eo il dipstic k(/pag e194). Checking
thec oolant le vel &
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. 19 6
Maintenance and care

#
Place asuitable collector beneat hdrain hose
2. #
Switc hont he ignition. #
Open drain scr ew1 until thew ater/fuel
mixtur eemerges from drain hose 2.#
Close drain scr ew1 as soon as around
0. 2qt( 0.2l iter) of thew ater/fuel mixtur ehas
been collected.
Af ter30s econds, thee lectrical fuel pump
automaticall ystops thed ischarg eofthe
wate r/fuel mixture. #
Afterd raining, switc hoffthei gnition. #
Dispose of thec ollected water/fuel mixture
in an environmentally responsible manner,
e.g. at aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Chec kthat drain scr ew1 has been closed.
If th ee ngine is running whil edrain scr ew 1
is open, youw ill lose fuel thro ugh drain hose
2. #
Close theh ood (/ page192). #
003A The indicator lam pdoesn otgo out
af te rd raining: drainthe fuel filter again. #
003ATh eindica torlam pd oesn otgo out
af te rt he second draining: consultaquali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh avet he
fuel filter drained at aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. Cleaning and care
Note
sonw ashingthe vehicl einana utomatic
car wash &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
re duced braking ef fect af terw ashing the
ve hicle
The braking ef fect is reduced af terw ashing
th ev ehicle. #
Aftert he vehicle has been washed,
brak ecarefully while paying attention to
th et raffic condition suntil theb raking
ef fect has bee nfully restored. *
NO
TERisk of damag etothe paintwork
and plastic components If
yo uw ash your vehicle in Touchles sAuto‐
matic Car Wash sy stems that use special
cleaning agents, thec leaning agentsu sed can damag
ethe paintwor korplastic components
of thev ehicle. #
Do no twash thev ehicle in Touchless
Au tomatic Car Wash sy stems that use
special cleaning agents. Mak
esuret hat thea utomatic car wash is suitable
fo rt he size of thev ehicle.
Befor ewashing thev ehicle in an automatic car
wa sh, fold in theo utside mir rors and remo veany
additional antennas. Otherwise, theo utside mir‐
ro rs,a ntennas or thev ehicle itself could be dam‐
aged.
Mak esurea nyadditional antennas ar ere-in stal‐
led and that theo utside mir rors aref ullyf olded
out again when youl eave thea utomatic car
wa sh.
To avo id damag etoyourvehicle, obser vethef ol‐
lowing befor eusing an automatic car wash:
R thes ide windo wsand thes liding windo ware
comple tely closed.
R theb lowe rfor ventilation and heating is
switched off.
R thew indshield wiper switc hisinposition005A.
If th ev ehicle is very dirty ,wash of fexcess dirt
befor ecleaning thev ehicle in an automatic car
wa sh.
% Re
moving thew ax from thew indshield and
th ew iper rubber safter wa shing thev ehicle,
will help avoid smearing and reduce wiper
noise. Note
sonu se ofapowe rwasher &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
high-pressu recleaning equipment wi th
ro und-spr aynozzles
The wate rjet from around-spra ynozzle (dirt
grinder) ma ycaus edamag etotires and sus‐
pension components that is no tvisible.
Component sdamaged in this wa ym ayfail
unexpec tedly. #
Do no tuse high-p ressur ecleaning
equipment wit hround-spra ynozzle sto
clea nyour vehicle. #
Damaged tires or suspension compo‐
nentsm ustber eplaced immediatel y. Ne
veru se ap owe rwashe rinthevehicle interior.
The pressurized watercreated bythep ower 200
Maintenanc eand care

#
Keep children away from theb atter y. #
Immedia tely rinse batter yacido ffthor‐
oughly wit hplenty of clean waterand
seek medica lattention immediately. +
ENVIRONMENTAL
NOTEEnvironmental
damag ecaused byimproper disposal of
batteries Bat
teries contain pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmen tallyr esponsibl emanner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq ualified
specialis tworks hop or toac ollection
poin tfor used batteries. If
th e12Vb atteryhastobe connected, con tact a
qu alified specialis tworks hop.
Obser vethes afet yn otes and pr otectiv emeas‐
ures when handling batteries. Risk of
explosion Fire, open
flames and smokin gare
prohibited when handlin gthe batter y.
Av oid creating spar ks. Electrolyte
or batteryacid is cor ro‐
sive. Avoid contact wit hthe skin, eyes
and clo thing. Wear suitable pr otective
clo thing, in particular glove s, an apron
and asafet ym ask. Immedia tely rinse
electrolyt eacids plashes of fwith
clea nwater .Ifn ecessar y,seek medi‐
cal advice. We
areyep rotection. Ke
ep children at asafed ista nce. Obser
vethese Operating Instructions.
If yo udon otuse thev ehicle foral ong period or
driv eshor tdista nces regular ly:
R Connec tthe batter ytoachargerrecommen‐
ded forM ercedes-Benz.
R Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop todis‐
connect theb attery St
arting assistanc eand chargin gthe star ter
battery #
Alwaysu sethej ump-s tart connection in the
engine compartmen tfor startin gassis tance
and when chargin gthe batter y.
* NO
TEDamaging theb atter ythrough
ove rvoltage When
chargin gusingab atterycharger with‐
out amaximu mcharging voltage, theb attery
or thev ehicle electronics ma ybedamaged. #
Onlyuse batter ycharger switham axi‐
mum chargin gvoltag eof1 4.8V. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from hydro‐
ge ng as igniting
Ab atter ygenerates hydrogen gasd uring the
ch argin gprocess. If ther eisas hortcircuit or
spar ksstar ttof orm, ther eisad anger of the
hy drogen gasigniting. #
Mak esuret hat thep ositiv eterminal of
th ec onnected batter ydoes no tcome
int oc ontact wit hvehicle parts. #
Neverp lace me talo bject sort ools on a
batter y. #
When connectin gand disconnectin gthe
batter y,yo um usto bse rvet he described
order fort he batter yclamps. #
When giving startin gassistance, alw ays
mak esuret hat youo nly connec tbattery
te rm inals wit hidentical polarity. #
During startin gassis tance, youm ust
obse rvet he described order forc on‐
necting and disconnecting thej umper
cables. #
Do no tconnect or disconnect theb at‐
te ry cla mp sw hile thee ngine is running. Breakdown assis
tance 209