2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER light

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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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ndshield wipers Switching
thef ront windshield wiper sonand
off 1
00D4 Singlew ipe/wiping wit hwashe rfluid
0047 005AWindshield wipe rsoff
0048 0062 Intermittent wiping, normal
Ve hicles wit hrain sensors: automatic wiping,
normal
0049 0063 Intermit tent wiping, frequent
Ve hicles wit hrain sensors: automatic wiping,
frequent
004A 00AA Continuous wiping, slow
004B 00A9 Continuous wiping, fast#
Turn thec ombination switc htothe cor re‐
sponding position 0047–004B. #
Single wipe/washing: presstheb utton on
th ec ombination switc hinthe direction of
ar row 1.
R 00D3 Single wipe
R 00D4 Wipes wit hwashe rfluid Switching
ther ear windo wwiperon/off 1
00E2 Single wipe/wash
2 00C5 Intermittent wiping #
Single wipe: press button1tothep oint of
re sis tance. #
Wiping with washer fluid: press button 1
be yond thep oint of resis tan ce. #
Toswitc hintermittent wiping on or off:
press button 2.
If th er ear windo wwiper is swit ched on, the
00C5 symbol will appearont he Instrument
Displa y. Re
placing the windshiel dwiper blades &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion, youc an be
trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood. Light and vision
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If
th ew iper blades ar eworno ut, they will not
wipe thew indshield proper ly.R eplace the
wiper blades twic eayear,prefera blyin
spring and fall. #
Fold wiper arm 3away from thew indshield. #
Hold wiper arm 3and tur nthe wiper blade
aw ay from wiper arm 3inthed irection of
th ea rrow asfarasitw illg o. #
Slide catch 2upwards in thed irection of the
ar row until it engages. #
Fold bac kthe wiper blade ont othe wiper arm. #
Remo vewiper blade 1from wiper arm. #
Inser tnew wa sher blade 1intheh older on
wiper arm 3.
When doing so, take intoa ccount thed iffe re nt
lengths of thew iper blades:
R Driver's side: long wiper blade
R Front-passenger side: shor twiper blade #
Slide catch 2down wardsu ntil it engages. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he windshield. Re
placing the windshiel dwiper blades (WET
WIPER SYSTEM) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th ew indshield wiper sareswitched on
while wiper blades ar ebeing replaced
If th ew indshield wiper sbegin tomo vewhile
yo ua rechanging thew iper blades, youc an
be trapped bythew iper arm. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and thei gnition befor echanging the
wiper blades. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom using the
windshield wiper swhile thee ngine hood
is open
When thee ngine hood is open and thew ind‐
shield wiper saresetinm otion, youc an be
trapped bythew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc hoffthew indshield wipers
and ignition befor eopening thee ngine
hood. %
If
th ew iper blades ar eworno ut, they will not
wipe thew indshield proper ly.R eplace the
wiper blades twic eayear,prefera blyin
spring and fall. #
Fold wiper arm 3away from thew indshield. #
Hold wiper arm 3and tur nthe wiper blade
aw ay from wiper arm 3inthed irection of
th ea rrow asfarasitw illg o. #
Slide catch 2upwards in thed irection of the
ar row until it engages. #
Remo vewiper blade 1from thew iper ar min
th ed irection of ar row4. #
Carefull yremo vehose 5from thew iper
blade. #
Attach hose 5tothen ew wiper blade. #
Inser tnew wa sher blade 1intheh older on
wiper arm 3.
When doing so, take intoa ccount thed iffe re nt
lengths of thew iper blades:
R Driver's side: long wiper blade
R front-passen gers ide :shor twiper blade #
Slide catch 2down wardsu ntil it engages. #
Fold bac kthe wiper blade ont othe wiper arm. 96
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Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he windshield. Re
placing the rear windo wwiperblade #
Fold wiper arm 3away from ther ear win‐
do w. #
Press bo thretainin gclips 2inthed irection
of thea rrow and swivel thew iper blade away
from thew iper arm. #
Pull wiper blade 1upwards out of theh older
on wiper arm 3. #
Inser tnew wa sher blade 1intheh older on
wiper arm 3. #
Push ne wwiper blade 1ontow iper arm 3
until ther etainin gclips engage. #
Fold wiper arm 3bac kontot he rear win‐
do w. Mir
rors Operating
theo utside mir rors &
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 accident du etomis‐
judgment of dis tances when using the
passenger mir ror
The outside mir roront he front-passenger
side reflects object sonasmaller scale. The
object sinviewa reinfact closer than they
appear.
As aresult, youm aymisjudg ethe dis tance
between youa nd ther oad user driving behi nd
yo u, fore xamp le, when changing lanes. #
Therefore, alw aysl ook overyour shoul‐
der in order toensur ethat youa re
aw areoft he actual dis tance between
yo ua nd ther oad user sdrivin gb ehind
yo u. Ad
justin gthe outside mir rors manually #
Adjus tthe outside mir rors to thec orrect posi‐
tion manually. #
Toengag eano utside mir rort hat has
been pushed out of position: pushtheo ut‐
side mir rorint op osition manually.
Ad justin gthe outside mir rors electrically Example image
* NO
TEDama getothee lectric outside
mir rors If
yo uf old thee lectric outside mir rors in or
out manuall y,yo um aydamag ethe outside
mir rors and they will no tloc kinp lace prop‐
er ly. Light and vision
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If
th eo utside mir rors aren otfolded in when
wa shing thev ehicle in acarwa sh, thew asher
brushes ma yfold them in forc ibl ya nd dam‐
ag et hem. #
The outside mir rors mus tonly be folded
in and out elect rical ly. #
Foldtheo utside mir rors in befor ewash‐
ing thev ehicle in acarwa sh. #
Befor edriving off, switc honthe powersupp ly
or thei gnition. #
Tofold in or out: brieflypress button 2. #
Toadjus t:use button 1or3 toselect the
outside mir rortobea djusted. #
Setthe position of them irro rg lass bypress‐
ing button 4. #
Toengag eano utside mir rort hat has
been pushed out of position: press and
hol db utton 2.
Yo uw ill hear aclicka nd them irro rw illa udi‐
bly engag einposition. The outsid emirro ris
se tint he cor rect position.
Heating the outside mir rors #
Vehicles without arear windo wheater: at
lo wt emperatures, them irro rh eater will
switc hona utomatically af tert he engine is
st ar ted. #
Vehicles with arear windo wheater: at low
te mp eratures, them irro rh eater wills witchon
automatically af tert he engine is star ted. The
mir rorh eater can also be switched on
to ge ther wit hthe rear wind owheater using
th er ear windo wheater button. Dimming
thei nsid erearvie wmirror #
Todim the inside rearvie wmirro r:mo ve
anti-glar elever 1inthed irection of the
ar row. Using sun visors
#
Glar efromf ront: fold sun visor 1down‐
wa rds. #
Glar efromt he side: swivels un visor 1to
th es ide. 98
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Close thec enter air vent (/ page 104) and
air vents fort he headroom (/ page105) and
re ar compartment (/ page105).
Misting on theo utside of windo ws #
Switc hont he windshield wiper (/ page95). Switching air-recirculation mode on or off
#
Press the0073 button.
The interior air is recirculated.
The ai r-re circulation mode switches of fautom ati‐
cally.
% When air-recirculation mode is switched on,
th ew indo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only briefly.
Air-recirculation mode will au tomatical lyswitch
on in thef ollowing cases:
R Athigh outside temp eratures
R While thev ehicle is driving thro ugh atunnel
(vehicles wit h3-zon eautomatic climat econ‐
trol on ly)
R When thew indshield wiper sareswitched on
(/ page95)
The indicator lam ponthe0073 button will not
light up in this case. Af teram aximu mof
30 minutes, outsid eair is automatically intro‐
duced again. Switching
thew indshield heater on and off %
In
thee vent of high outsid etemperatures,
th ew indshield heater ma ynotswitc hon. #
Press theÎ button.
If th ei ndicator lam ponthe button lights up,
th ew indshield heater has switched on.
% The windshield heater switches of
fautomati‐
cally af teraf ewminutes.
% If
th eb atter yvoltag eistoo lo w,it ma ynotbe
possible toswitc hthe windshield heater on.
If th eb atter yvoltag ebecomes tool ow while
th ew indshield heater is in operation, the
windshield heater will swit choffa utomati‐
cally. Switching
ther ear windo wheater on or off #
Press the006C button.
If th ei ndicator lam plights up, ther ear win‐
do wh eater is swit ched on. Operating air
vents Ad
justin gthe front-compartmen tairve nts &
WARNING ‑Danger of bu rnsorf rostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts. #
Makesur ethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dis tance to
th ea irve nts. #
If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior. #
Toopen or close: hold center2 of air
ve nt 1 and tur nittot he leftorright as far
as it will go. #
Tosetthe air direction: holdcenter 2 of
air vent 1 and swivel it up wards, down‐
wa rds, to thel eftortot heright. 104
Climat econtrol

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NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal continu‐
ously whils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. *
NO
TEDama getothed rive trai nand
engin ewhen pulling away #
Do no twarmupt he engine while the
ve hicle is stationar y.Pull away immedi‐
atel y. #
Avoid high engine speeds and driving at
full thro ttle unti lthe engine has reached
its operatin gtemperature. *
NO
TEDama getothec atalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel The engine is no
trunnin gsmo othly and is
misfiring.
Non-combus tedf uel ma ygetintot he cata‐
lytic con verter. #
Onlydepress thea ccelera torp edal
slightly. #
Have thec ause rectified immedia tely at
aq ualifie dspecialis tworks hop. Exhaus
temission monitoring
Specific engine sy stems ar edesigned tokeep
poisonous components of exhaus temissions
within legal limits.
These sy stems onl yworko ptimally if they are
main tained exactly according tomanufacturer's
specifications. It is fort his reason that all work
on thee ngine should onl ybeperform ed byquali‐
fi ed and authorized Mercedes-Benz Center tech‐
nicians.
Under no circum stances shoul dengine settings
be changed. In addition ,all specific main tenance
wo rkmus tbep erform ed at regular inter vals and
in complianc ewitht he service regulations of the
dealer named in thei mp rint. Refe rtot he Mainte‐
nance Bookle tfor de tails.
Note sons hort-distance trips
If th ev ehicle is predominantl yused fors hort-dis‐
ta nce driving, fue lmayaccumulat einthe engine
oil and cause engine damage.
If yo um ainlydriv eshor tdistan ces, yous hould
driv eonaf reew ay or go forac ountr ydrive for20 minutes
every480 km (300 miles). This facili‐
ta test he rege neration of thed iesel particulat efil‐
te r.
Note sont he speed limit &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. As
thed rive r,yo um ustfind out about them axi‐
mum permissible speed fort he tires (tir eand tire
pressure). In particular ,obser vethel egal requ ire‐
ments fort ires fort he countr yyou ar ein.
Yo uc an permanently limit thes peed of your vehi‐
cle.
Mercedes-Benzr ecommendsaqualified special‐
is tw orks hop forp rogramming thes peed limit.
No tethat youc anno texceed aprogrammed limit
speed when overtaking.
On downhill gradients ,the speed limit ma ybe
exc eeded. Appl ythe brakes if necessar y.
Displ aymessages indica tethat youa reapproach‐
ing thel imit speed.
% Fo
rb uses, thes peed is limited at thef actory
to 100k m/h. When overtaking, bear in mind
th at thel imit speed cann otbe exc eeded.
Information about driving abroad
Service
An extensiv eMercedes-Benz service is also avail‐
able abroad. Ne vertheless, please remember that
services facilitie sors pare parts ma ynotbe avail‐
able immediatel y.The releva nt wo rkshop directo‐
ri es ar eavailable from an authorize dMercedes-
Ben zCenter.
Fu el
In some countries, onl yfuels wit hanincreased
sulfur con tent ar eavailable.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends ins talling afuel fil‐
te rw ithaw ater separator forc ountries wit han
increase dwater con tent in diesel. Driving and parking
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