2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER ECU

4)
Only NAFTAt rail er cross member ,tow ing capa‐
cit y5 ,000 or 7,500 lbs.
6) In trailer operation, no individual maximu mper‐
missible gross weight of those specified in the
ta ble ma ybeexceeded.
8) The vehicle lengt hfor vehicles wit hthe model
series 90 7.65 7( Ca rgoV an) is 29 0in(7,36 7m m).
9) It is no tpossible to towat railer on vehicles
whic hhaven otbeen equipped wi thatrailer cou‐
plin gass tandard. In this case, them aximum per‐
missible gross vehicle weight cor responds tothe
maximu mpermissible gross weight of thev ehicle
combination.
% If
th et railer coupling is retrofitted ,the identi‐
fi cation pla tess hould be adap teda ccording ly
wit hthe altered, maximum permissible
we ights. Please consult an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center if youh ave anyf ur‐
th er questions. The body builder label is
found on thef ront-end
module abo vether adiator and con tains them axi‐
mum permissible curb weight fort he vehicles. Lashing points and car
rier sy stems Information abou
tthe cargo tie-down points *
NO
TERisk of accident if them aximum
loading capacity of thec argo tie-down
point is exceeded If
yo uc ombin evarious cargo tie-down points
to secur eaload, alw ayst aket he maximum
loading capacity of thew eakes tcargo tie-
down poin tint oa ccount.
During maximum full- stop braking, forc es may
act whic hcan multipl ythe weight of thel oad. #
Alwaysu se se veralc argo tie-down
point stod istribut eand spread thel oad.
Distribut ethe load on thec argo tie-
down points evenly. The nominal
tensil estrengt histhe maximum per‐
missible tensil eforce.
Fu rther information on thec argo tie-down points
and tie-down eyes can be obtained in the" Trans‐
po rting" section (/ page 186).
Ti e-d owne yes
No minal tensile stre ngt hoft he tie-down eyes Ti
e-d owne yesN ominaltensile
st re ngth
Pa ssenger Van3 50 daN
Cargo Van8 00 daN Loading
rails
No minal tensile stre ngth of thec argo tie-
down point sinthe cargo compartment Cargo tie-down
point
No
minal tensile
st re ngth
Loading rails on cargo
compartment floor 500 daN
Lo we rloading rail on
side wall 200 daN
Up per loading rail on
side wall 12
5d aN The
values specified appl yonlytol oads resting
on thec argo compartmen tfloor if youo bse rve
th ef ollowing:
R The load is secured totwoc argo tie-down
points on ther ail
R The dis tance tothen eares tload-securing
point on thes ame rail is appr oximately 1m Information about
roof racks &
WARNING Risk of inju ryif maximum roof
load is exceeded
If yo up laceal oad on ther oof as well as any
ex tern al and internal attachments ,the vehi‐
cle's center of gr avity will be raised and the
usual drivin gcharacteristics, as well as the
st eering and braking characteristics, will
ch ange. During cornering ,the vehicle will tilt
mor eseve rely an dmayreact mor esluggishly
to steering mo vements.
If yo ue xceed them aximum roof load, the
driving characteristics, as well as thes teering Te
ch nica ldata 267

and brakin
gcharacteristics, will be greatly
impaired. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he maximum roof
load and adjus tyour driving style. &
WARNING Danger of accident du eto
une venl oading
If yo ul oad thev ehicle une venly, theh andling
ch aracteristic saswell asthes teering‑ and
braking characteristic scan be heavily
impaired. #
Load thev ehicle evenly. #
Secu rethel oad agains tsliding. The driving, braking and
steering characteristics
of thev ehicle will chang ewitht he type of load,
th ew eight and thec enter of gr avity of thel oad.
* NO
TERisk of accident if them aximum
permitted roof load is exceeded. If
th ew eight of ther oof luggage, including the
ro of rack ,e xceeds them aximum permitted
ro of load, ther eisar isk of an accident. #
Ensur ethat thew eight of ther oof lug‐
ga ge and roof rack toget her does not
exc eed them aximum permitted roof
load. #
The roof rack 's supporting feet mus tbe
ar ranged at aunifo rm distan ce from
ea ch other. #
Mercedes-Benzr ecommendsyoui nstall
as tabilizer bar on thev ehicle's front
axle. Fu
rther information about saf etym easures can
be found in the" Transport" section
(/ page186).
Max. roof load/pair sofsupporting roof rack
fe et Ve
hicles
with Maximum
ro
of load Minimum
number of
pair
sofs up‐
porting feet
Normal roof 66 1lbs
(300 kg) 6
High roof 33 1lbs
(150 kg) 3 This information applies if
thel oad is distributed
eve nly across thee ntir eroof area.
If th er oof rack is shor ter,re duce thel oad propor‐
tionatel y.The maximum load per pair of support‐
ing roof rack feet is110l bs (50 kg).
The loading guidelines and other information
about load distribution and load securing can be
fo und in the" Transport" sectio n(/pag e186). 268
Tech nica ldata

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0024
Parking Brake Inopera-
tive *A
malfunction has occur redint he sy stem; thep arking brak eisinop‐
erative. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoabrake system mal‐
function
If th eb rake system is malfunctioning, braking characteristics
ma ybei mpaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face only and secu reit against
ro lling away. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shiftthe transmission
to position 005D. #
Have theb rake system checkedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop immediatel y.
0024 Incline Too Steep See
Operator's Manual *T
he on-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eisl oworam alfunction has
occur redint he sy stem; theh olding forc em aynotbes ufficient for
th ei ncline. &
WARNING Risk of accident if thee lectrical parking brake
has insuf ficient holding force
If th ee lectrical parking brak edoes no thave sufficient holding
fo rc eonas teep incline, thev ehicle ma yroll away. #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face only and secu reit
agains trolling away. #
Shif tthe automatic transmission toposition 005D. Obser
vethen otes on parking thev ehicle (/ page140).
0024 Parking Brake See Oper-
ator's Manual *T
he on-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eisl oworam alfunction has
occur redint he sy stem; thec losing forc em aynotbes ufficient for
th ei ncline. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoabrake system mal‐
function
If th eb rake system is malfunctioning, braking characteristics
ma ybei mpaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Park thev ehicle on alevel sur face only and secu reit against
ro lling away. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission: shiftthe transmission
to position 005D. #
Have theb rake system checkedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop immediatel y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 271

0024
Canada
:Elect ricp arkin gb rake
applied (red) (/ page290)
0024 Electric parkin
gbrake (yellow)
(/ page290)
00CC Po
we r-assis teds teering malfunction
(/ page296)
003D Elect
rical malfunction
(/ page 297)
0075 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page290)
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/ page297)
00D4 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (/ page297)
00AC Coolant
tooh ot/cold (/ page297)
00BA Dis
tance warning (/ page296)
0028 Preglow
0077 Ti
re pressur emonitor Saf
etys ystems Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0024
and
0049
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator
lam p(USA) does no tlight
up
0024 Elect ricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator
lam p(Canada) does not
light up
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 pdoes no tlight up. The elect ricp arkin gb rake yello wi ndi‐
cator lam plight sup.
* Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The redi ndicator lam pdoes no tlight up: thee lectric parking
brak ehas been released.
R The yello wi ndicator lam plight sup:thee lectric parking brak eis
malfunctioning. #
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. #
Park thev ehicle only on le velg round and secur eitagains trolling
aw ay ( /pag e143). 290
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
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

Mobile phone (wireless) ..................... 82
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) ........................ 44
Child seat Attach ing (no tes) ................................ 40
Basic instructions ...............................36
Fr ont-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 43
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) .......... 41
No tesonr isksa nd danger s................37
Re arwa rd-facing child restra int sys‐
te m( Information) .............................. .43
Secu ring on thef ront passenger
seat ....................................................43
Secu ring on ther ear seat ................... 42
To pT ether .......................................... 42
Children Avoiding danger sinthevehicle ..........37
Basi cinstructions ............................... 36
Special sea tbeltr etra ctor .................. 40
Ci ga rettel ighter ..................................... 79
Cleaning see Ca re
Cleaning waterd rain valveoft he air
intak ebox ............................................ .198
Climat econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 101
Ad justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing .................................................... 102
Air di stribution settings .................... 103
automaticall ycontrollin g(rear
passenger compartment )................. 103
Au xilia ryheating ...............................1 05
Carg ocompartmentv entilation ........ 108
Clearing fogged up windo ws............. 103
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ....................... 100
Controllin gautomaticall y................. .102
Hot-water auxiliar yheater. ............... 106
Operating unit for3 -zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ........................ 101
Re frigerant ....................................... 262
Setting thea ir distribution ................1 03
Switching air- recirculation mode
on/of f.............................................. 104
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel )...................... 103
Switching theA /C function on/of f..1 02
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/of f.............................. .104
Switching thew indshield heater
on/of f..............................................1 04
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening) .................................... 60
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ............... 104Ve
ntilation nozzles in ther oof ..........1 05
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................. .105
Cock pit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Compu ter
see On-boar dcomputer
Con venience closing .............................. 60
Con venience opening ............................. 60
Con versions ............................................ 21
Coolant Fillin gcapacitie s............................... 261
Coolant (engine) Checkin glevel .................................. 19 6
No tes. ............................................... 261
Copyright License ............................................... 29
Trademar ks........................................ 29
Co rnering light ...................................... .85
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes. ............................... 14 8
Cruise control ...................................... .151
Ac tivating .......................................... 151
Buttons ............................................. 151
Callin gupas peed........................... .151
Deactivating ...................................... 151
Fu nctio n............................................ 151
Re quirements .................................. .151
Selecting ........................................... 151
Setting thes peed .............................. 151
St oring aspeed ................................. 151
Sy stem limitations ............................1 51
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)...... 26
Cus tomer Relations Department .......... 26 D
DA Ba nnouncements
Ad justing .......................................... 181
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit (o verview)
Dashboa rdlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data recordin g(vehicle) ........................ 27
Deale rship
see Qualified speciali stwo rkshop Index
303

Fu
nctions ........................................... 46
Ke yr ing at tach ment ........................... 47
Mechanical key. .................................. 47
Overvie w............................................ 46
Problem ..............................................48
Ra dio connection ...............................46
Un lockin gsetting ................................ 47L
Labelin g(tires)
see Tire labeling
Lane de tection (au tomatic)
se eA ctiv eLaneK eeping Assist
Lane Keeping Assist ............................ .160
Fu nctio n........................................... 16 0
Sy stem limitations ............................1 60
Tr ailer operation .............................. .160
Lane Keeping Assist
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see Lane Keeping Assist
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) child seat
securing sy stem
In stallin g............................................. 41
Le velc ontrol
see ENR (elect ronic le velc ontrol)
License pla telam p(changin gbulbs) .... 93
Light switc h(ove rview) ........................ .84
Lighting see Lights
Lights ...................................................... 84
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis t................. .86
Au tomatic driving lights ...................... 84
Combination swit ch............................ 85
Co rnering light ................................... 85
Driving abroad (symmetrical low
beam) .................................................84
Haza rdwa rning lamps ........................ 85
High beam .......................................... 85
High-beam flasher .............................. 85
Indicator ............................................ .85
Light switc h........................................ 84
Lo wb eam ........................................... 84
Pa rking light ...................................... .84
Re ar fogl ight ...................................... 84
Re sponsibility wit hlighting sy stems ... 84
Setting thei nstrument lighting ......... 171
Limited Warranty (vehicle) ....................27
Limiting speed ...................................... 11 3
Load Determ inin gthe maximum ............... 232
Sample calculation. .......................... 232 Load distribution
..................................1 86
Load inde x(tire) ................................... 235
Load securing Carg otie-down point ........................ 187
Ins talling and removing tie-down
ey es .................................................. 188
No tes. ............................................... 186
Load-bea ring capacit y(tire) ................2 35
Loading Definitions ........................................ 237
Loading guidelines ...............................185
Loading information table ...................231
Lo wb eam
Ac tivating/deactivating ...................... 84
Changin gbulbs .................................. .91
Setting fora broad (symmetrical )........ 84
LO Wr ange ............................................. 12 6
Lu bricant additives
see Additive
Lu mbar suppor t(4-wa y) ........................ 69 M
M+S tires .............................................. 223
Maintenance Vehicle ............................................... 23
Maintenance see ASS YSTP LUS
Malfunction Restra int sy stem ................................. 31
Malfunction message see Displa ymessa ge
Manual parking brake ..........................141
App lying/ releasing .......................... .141
Emergency braking .......................... .142
Fo lding up/down .............................. 14 2
Manuall yinflating air bello ws(ENR) ...1 32
Matt efinish (cleaning instructions) ... 201
Maximum load Determ inin g..................................... 232
Sa mp le calculation ........................... 232
Maximum tir eload ............................... 235
Maximum tir epressure ....................... 235
Mechanical key
Locking door ...................................... 50
Re moving/inserting ............................ 47
Un lockin gdoor .................................. .50
Memor yfunctio n(seat) ........................ .69 310
Index

Re
ar-end doors
Opening and closing (from inside) ...... 56
Opening and closing (from outside) .... 55
Re ar-vie wmirro rd isplay
Displ aying/hiding ............................ .156
Re ducing agent
see DEF
Re frigerant (air conditioning)
No tes. .............................................. 262
Re fuel
Displaying theD EFleve l. .................. 137
Re filling DE F..................................... 137
Re fueling
Re fueling thev ehicle ........................ 13 3
Re generation
No tes. ............................................... 12 0
Re gistration
Ve hicle ............................................... 25
Re moving the vehicl etool kit .............220
Re placing awheel
Ins talling anew wheel ...................... 24 4
Re placing light bulbs
Indicator s(rear)( Ca rgo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van) ................................... 92
Re versing light s(Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van) ................................... 92
Re porting saf etyd efects ....................... 26
Re scue card ............................................ 27
Re stra int sy stem .................................... 31
Basi cinstructions forc hildren ............ 36
Fu nctio ninana ccident ...................... 32
Fu nctionality ....................................... 31
Malfunction ........................................31
Pr otection limited ...............................31
Pr otection pr ovided ............................ 31
Self-tes t.............................................. 31
Wa rning lamps .................................... 31
Re strictin gthe shi ftrange ...................1 24
Re versing light
Changin gbulbs .................................. .94
Re versing lights
Re placing light bulbs (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 92
Rims (care) ............................................ 202
Ro adside Assistance (breakdown) ....... 23
Ro llaw ay protection
see Activating/deactivating the
HOLD function
see HOLD function Ro
of car rier (inside) ............................ .189
Ro ofrack ............................................... 267
Ro ofrack (information) ........................ 188 S
Saf etyv est ............................................ 206
Seat belt ............................................ 32 ,35
Ad justing theh eight ........................... 34
Car e.................................................2 04
Fa stening ............................................ 34
Pr otection impaired ............................33
Pr otection pr ovided ............................ 32
Re leasing ............................................ 35
Wa rning lamps .................................... 35
Seat co ver(ca re) .................................. 204
Seats ................................................. 64,72
4-w aylumbar suppor t....................... .69
8- wa ya djustmen toptions .................. 67
Ad justing armrests ............................. 71
Ad justing theh ead restra ints
mechanically ...................................... 75
Ad justing thes eat backrests (rear
benc hseat) ........................................75
Ad justing thes eat cushion (twin
co-driver's seat) ..................................71
cor rect driver's sea tposition .............. 64
Fo lding thef olding seat up/down ....... 71
front (adjus telectrical ly). .................... 67
Fr ont (adjusting manually ,with
Seat Comfor tPacka ge ). .................... .66
Fr ont (adjusting mechanicall y,
without Seat Comfor tPacka ge ). ........ .64
Fr ont (adjusting mechanically) ........... 66
Ins talling and removing rear ben ch
seat ....................................................72
Memor yfunction ................................ 67
Operating them emor yfunction ......... 69
Setting option s................................... 16
Tu rning (front seat) ............................ .70
Wi th Sea tCom fort Pa ckag e. .............. .66
Wi thout Seat Comfor tPacka ge .......... 64
Securing luggage ..................................1 85
Selecto rlev er
see DIRECT SELECT le ver
Sensor s(care) ...................................... 202
Service see ASS YSTP LUS
Service (on-boar dcomputer) ...............172
Service center see Qualified specialis tworks hop Index
313