2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER warning

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Position of motion de tector
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hamotion de tector,
th ec argo compartmen tlighting is also activated
via them otion de tector.
If th em otion de tector de tects mo vement in the
cargo compa rtment whil ethe vehicle is station‐
ar y, thec argo compartmen tlighting will switch
on fora pproxima tely tw om inutes.
The cargo compartment lighting can be switched
on via them otion de tector if:
R The vehicle is stationar y,thep arking brak eis
applied and youa renotd epressing theb rake
pedal.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
selector le verisinp osition005Dand youa re
no td epressing theb rake pedal.
R The vehicle has no tbeen loc kedf romt he out‐
side using thek ey.
If no chang etot hevehicle, suc hasadoor open‐
ing, is de tected over se veralh ours, them otion
de tector will au tomatically switc hoff.T his pre‐
ve nts theb atter yfromd ischarging. Changing bulbs
Instructions
forc hanging bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts whils treplacing abulb
Bulbs, lamps and plug connector scan
become very hotd uring operation.
When replacing abulb, youc oul db urny our‐
self on these componen tparts. #
Allowthe component parts tocool
down befor ereplacing theb ulbs. When
youa re re placing theb ulb, obser vethef ol‐
lowing:
R Do no tuse an ybulb that has been dropped or
has scratches on its glass sur face. Otherwise,
th eb ulb ma yexplode.
R Theb ulb ma yexplod eifitish otor if you
to uch, drop or sc ratchi t.
R Stains on theg lass sur face reduce the
service lif eofthe bulb. Do no ttouc hthe glass
sur face wi thyour bar ehands. If necessar y,
clea nthe glass sur face wi thalcohol or spirits
in ac olds tate and wipe it down wit halint-
free clo th.
R Protect bulbs from humidity and do no tbring
th em int ocontact wit hliquids.
Alw ayse nsur ethe bulbs ar efirml ysecured.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hLED lamps, you
can checkt his as follo ws :the light cone will mo ve
from toptob ottomand bac kagain when the
ve hicle starts .For this to wo rk,the lo wbeam
needs tohave been switched on befor ethe vehi‐
cle is star ted.
Bulbs and lamps ar eamajor par tofvehicle
saf ety. Therefore, ensur ethat they area lways
wo rking. Ha vetheh eadlam psetting checkedr eg‐
ularly.
R Befor echanging theb ulbs, switc hoffthe
ve hicle's lighting sy stem. This will pr event a
sho rtcircuit.
R Use bulbs only in closed lights that ha vebeen
designed fort hem.
R Use onl yspar ebulbs of thes ame type and
wit hthe cor rect voltage.
If th en ew bulb also does no tlight up, consult a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Re
placing fron tlight bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overvie
woffront light sou rcet ypes
Yo uc an replace thef ollowing light sources. 90
Light and vision

Wi
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
95

%
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
Light and vision

#
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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#
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

#
Toopen or close: turnthe adjustment
wheels 1ontheh igh-po werairve nts tothe
lef torr ight as farast heyw ill go.
% Cooled air will
flow out of theh igh-po werair
ve nts. Heating will no tbep ossible .Opent he
high-po werairve nts only in summer du ring
cooling mod eand keep them closed in win‐
te r. Ad
justin gairve nts in ther oof air duct In
vehicles wit harear compartment air condition‐
ing sy stem, adjus table air vents ha vebeen inte‐
grated in ther oof air duct. #
Toadjus tthe airflo w:if necessar y,open or
close thea irflaps in air vents 1. #
Toadjus tthe air distribution: turna irve nts
1 tother equired position. Information about air
vents in ther ear com‐
partment &
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. Depending on
thev ehicle equipment, ther ew ill
be an air duct or aheater wit hadditional air vents
in ther ear compartment foot we ll on thel eft-hand
side 1.Noo bjectsmaybe placed there. Occu‐
pants mus tmaintain asufficient dis tance du eto
th ew arma irflow and air intake. Au
xiliar yheating Note
sabout auxiliar yheating &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase in enclosed spaces or if
th ev ehicle getsstuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Alwayss witc hthe stationar yheater off
in enclosed spaces without an air
ex traction sy stems, e.g. in garage s. #
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he windwar dside of
th ev ehicle toensur eana dequat esup‐
ply of fresh air. &
WARNING Risk offire due tohots tation‐
ar yh eater components
When thes tationa ryheater is swit ched on,
parts of thev ehicle can become very hot, e.g.
th es tationa ryheater exhaus tsyst em. Climat
econt rol 105

Driving
Swit
ching on po wersuppl yori gnitionw ith
the start/s topb utton &
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. &
DANG ER Risk of deat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases is hazardou stohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or ,ifpresent,
th ea uxiliar yheating running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
material in thee ngine compartmen tor
th ee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignit eif
th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of the
engine or exhaus tsystem. #
Therefore, checkr egularly that ther ea re
no flammable materials in thee ngine
compartmen torontheexhaus tsystem. Re
quirements:
R The keyisind etection rang eoft he antenna
(/ page46) and thek eybat tery is no tdis‐
ch arge d. #
Toswitc hont he powersuppl y:press but‐
ton 1once.
Yo uc an no wactivat ethe windshield wipers,
fo re xamp le.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain when one
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R The driver's door is open.
R Youp ress button 1twice. #
Toswitc hont he ignition: press button1
twice.
The indicator lamps appear in thei nstrument
clus ter.
The ignition is switched of fagain when one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
R Youdon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
R Youp ress button 1once. Drivin
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St
arting thee ngine St
arting thev ehicle wit hthe start/s topb ut‐
ton &
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 opendoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,children could also se tthe vehicle
in motion, fore xamp le,by:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R startin gthe engine #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. Re
quirements:
R The keyisind etection rang eoft he antenna
(/ page46) and thek eybat tery is no tdis‐
ch arge d. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depress theb rake pedal and press button 1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffunnec‐
essar yconsumer sand press button 1once. #
Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart and the
Place the Key in the Marked Space See Oper-
ator's Manual displaymessag eappear sinthe
multifunction display: star tt he vehicle in
emergency operation mode.
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren 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. If
th ev ehicle does no tstart and thePlace Key in
Marked Space See Operator's Manual display
messag eappear sinthe multifunction displa y,
yo uc an star tt he vehicle in emergency operation
mode. 11 0
Driving and pa rking