2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER air conditioning

Au
tomaticall ycontrolling the climat econtrol
in the rear comp artment Re
quirements:
R Rear-compartment climat econtrol has been
swit ched on (/ page102).
In au tomati cmode, thet emperature, air flow and
air distribution ar eregulated and kept cons tant. #
Press the button.
#
Press the0058 button.
% Even if
thef ront-compartmen tsystemisin
automatic mode, ther ear-compartment sys‐
te mc anexit automatic mode if youa djust
th eb lowe ront herear-compartment menu.
% If
th ea ir is cooled and thed rive r's, front
passenger or sliding door is opened, ther ear
compartment air conditioning sy stem blo wer
will be turned down af tera round 15minutes.
When all door shave been closed again, the
blo werw illber esettot he pr evious setting
af te ra round one minute. Information on
thea ir distribution settings The symbols on
thed ispla yindicat ethe vents
th ro ugh whic hthe air is being directed.
Dual-zone automatic climat econt rol
R 0087 Defros tera nd center vents
R 008F Allvents
R 009C Center vents
R 009F Center and foot we llve nts
3-zone au tomatic clima tecontrol
R 0061 Defros terv ents
R 0087 Defrost er and center vents
R 008F Allvents
R 0086 Defros tera nd foot we llve nts
R 009C Center vents
R 009F Center and foot we llve nts
R 009B Footwe llve nts Settin
gthe air distribution Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched on. #
Press the008F button repeatedl yuntil the
desired air distribution appear sinthe air con‐
ditioning sy stem displa y. Switching
thes ynchronization function on
and off Re
quirements:
R The climat econtrol sy stem has been
switched on (/ page101).
Th es ynch ronization function control sthe climate
contro lfunction centrally .The settings fort he
te mp eratur eand air flow inthef ront zonea re
automaticall yadop tedf or ther ear zone. #
Press the0 button.
% If
th er ear-compartment climat econtrol has
been swit ched off, youc an swit chit on auto‐
matically bypressing the0 button. Clearing condensation from
thew indo ws Misting on
thei nsid eofw indows #
Press the0064 button.
When thew indshield defros teriss witched on,
th et emperatur eand air flow canno tbeadjus‐
te d. #
Invehicles wit haheating sy stem and aman‐
ual air-conditionin gsystem, also close the
side and center air vent (/ page 104) as well
as thea irve nts fort he rear compartment
(/ page105). #
Vehicles with dual-zone or 3-zone auto‐
matic climat econtrol: pressthe005A but‐
to na nd,ifn ecessa ry,u se the 008F button to
direct thea ir ont othe windshield 0061. #
Increase thea irflow as necessar yand close
all air vents (/ page 104). #
Ifth ew indo wsremain fogged up: press
the 0064 button.
When thew indshield defros teriss witched on,
th et emperatur eand air flow canno tbeadjus‐
te d.
0064 or no symbol will appear on thec limate
cont rols ystemd ispla y. #
Vehicles with awindshiel dheater: press
the Î button. Climat
econtrol 103

become trapped between
thev ehicle and the
traile rdrawbar. #
Do no tuncouple trailer swithan
engaged overrun brake. Do no
tuncouple atrailer wit hanoverrun brak ein
as tate ofove rrun. Otherwise, ther ebound of the
ove rrunb rake can damag eyour vehicle. #
Shif tthe selector le vertop osition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Appl ythe trailer's parking brake. #
Secur ethe trailer agains trolling away wit ha
wheel choc kors imilar object. #
Remo vethet railer cables and saf etyc hains. #
Uncouple thet railer. Information about
towing atrailer Operatin
gatrailer is subject toman ystatutory
re gulations suc hasspeedrestrictions.
Man ystatesa lso requ ireana uxiliaryseparate
functional brakin gsystem when towing aweight
th at exc eeds acertain limit .For your saf ety, it is
re commended touse aseparat efunctional brak‐
ing sy stem on an ytowe dvehicle.
Mak esuret hat your trailer combinatio nmeets
local regulations. This no tonlya pplies to your
plac eofr esidence, but also to your destination.
In fo rm atio nont his can be obtained from the
police and local authorities.
Compl ywitht he following when driving wit ha
trailer:
R Practice cornering, stopping and backing up
in at raffic-free location. In this wa y,yo uw ill
ga in driving experience and become accus‐
to med tothen ew handling characteristics.
R Befor edriving, checkt he following:
- that thet railer towh itch and ball coupling
ar es ecure
- that thes afet ys wit ch forb rake dt railer sis
functioning cor rectly
- that thes afet yc hains ar esecur eand
undamaged
- that thee lectrical connection saresecure
- that thel ights ar efunctioning cor rectly
- thew heels ford ama geand cor rect tire
pressur e(/ page 222) R
Adjus tthe outside mir rors so that youh ave a
clea rviewoft herear sectio nofthe trailer.
R Ifth et railer is equipped wit hanindividual
braking sy stem, checkb efor eeachj ourney
whe ther theb rake sa refunctioning cor rectl y.
R Ifth et railer has electronicall ycont rolled
brakes, pull away carefully wi th thevehicle/
trailer combination .Brake manually using the
brak econtroller and checkw hether the
brakes ar efunctioning cor rectl y.
R Secu rethel oad on thet railer in line wit hthe
re qu irements and rules forl oad-securing
me thods.
R When driving wit hatrailer ,chec katr egular
inter vals that thel oad is secur eand that the
light sand brakes ar efunctioning cor rectl y.
R Bea rinm indthat theh andling characteristics
ar em oreu nstable when towing atrailer than
when drivin gwithout atrailer .Avoid sudden
st eering mo vements.
R The vehicle/trailer combination is heavier,
accelerates mor eslowl y,has areduced
climbing ability and an increased braking dis‐
ta nce. It is mor esusceptible toside winds
and requ ires careful steering.
R If possible, do no tbrake suddenl y,but rath er
moderately at firs tsot hatthet railer can acti‐
va te its brakes. Then inc rease thep ressur eon
th eb rake pedal.
R Ifth ea utomatic transmission shifts between
ge arsonu phill or downhill gradients, restrict
th es hiftrange. Select shif trang e4,3,2or1.
Al ow ergear and reduced speed decrease the
ri sk of engine damage.
R When driving on adownhill gradient, shif ttoa
lo we rgear touse thee ngine' sbraking ef fect.
Av oid cons tant braking, as this could cause
th ev ehicle brakes and possibly also the
traile rbrake stoo verheat.
R Ifth ec oolant temp eratur eincreases signifi‐
cant lywhen thea ir-conditionin gsystemis
switched on, switc hthe air-conditioning sys‐
te mo ff.
Coolant heat can also be dissipated by
switching thea irflow and thet emperatur eof
th eh eater or air conditioning tothem aximum
le ve l. Open thew indo wsif necessar y.
R When overtaking ,pay particular attention to
th ei ncreased overtakin gdista nce of your
ve hicle/trailer combination. 16 6
Driving and pa rking

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
003B
Inoperative Battery Low *T
he on-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eist oo lo w.
The stationar yheater has swit ched off. #
Driv eane xtende ddista nc eu ntil theb atter yhas been suf fi‐
ciently charge da gain.
00CC
Steering Malfunction
Increased Physical Effort
See Operator's Manual *T
hesteering po werassi stanc eism alfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoaltered steering char‐
acteristics
If th ep owe rassi stanc eoft hesteering fails partiall yorcom‐
ple tely,y ou will need touse mor eforce tosteer. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immedi‐
atel y. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately.
00CC
Steering Malfunction
Stop Immediately See
Operator's Manual *T
hesteering is malfunctioning. Steerability is heavily impaired. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's oper‐
ating saf etyisj eopardized. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc on‐
ditions. Do no tcontinu edriving. #
Consul taqualified specialis tworks hop.
Shift to 'P' or 'N' to Start
Engine *
Yo uh ave attem pted tostar tt he engine in transmission position 005B
or 005E. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C.
To Engage Transmiss.
Position RFirst Depress
the Brake *
Yo uh ave attem pted toshif tfromp osition 005Bor005C toposition 005E. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005E.
Air Conditioning Malfunc-
tion See Operator's Man-
ual *T
he function of thec limat econt rols ystemist emporarily restricted.
The quantity of air and flow of fresh air ar econt rolled automaticall y. #
Have thec limat econt rols ystemc heckedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Auxiliary Battery Mal-
function *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being
ch arge d. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Until then, alw ayss hiftthe transmission toposition 005Dmanually
befor eyou switc hoffthee ngine. 286
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's
Manual ............................................. 288
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 288
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tIno pera‐
tive .................................................. .289
Air Conditioning Malfunction See
Operator's Manual ........................... 286
Apply Brak etoShiftfrom' P' ............ 287
Au xilia ryBatter yMalfunction ........... 286
Blind Spo tAssistCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual
.......................................................... 277
Blind Spo tAssistInoperative ............276
Blind Spo tAssistTrailer NotM oni‐
to red .................................................2 76
Chec kBrake Pads See Operator's
Manual .............................................2 72
Cruise Control Inoperative ................275
Cur rentl yU navailable Radar Sen‐
sor sD irty .......................................... 276
Driver' sDoorO pen&T ransmission
No tinPR isk ofVehicle Rolling
Aw ay ................................................. 287
NP ermanentl yActiv eRiskofR oll‐
ing Away ........................................... 287
Only Shif tto'P' when Vehicle is
St ationary ........................................ .287
Ra dar Sensor sDirty See Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .272
Re generation No tPossible ............... 281
Re versing No tPossible Service
Re quired .......................................... .287
Service Required Do No tShift
Gear sVisit Dealer ........................... .287
Shif tto' P' or 'N' toStartE ngine ...... 286
SO SN OTREADY ...............................2 73
Ti re Press. Monitor Cur rently
Un available ...................................... .283
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative ....284 Ti
re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative
No Wheel Sensors ............................2 83
To Engag eTransmiss .Position R
Fir stDep ress theB rake .................... 286
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........ 287
Displa yrang e(trip menu) .................... 173
Displa ytotal di stance (trip menu) ......173
Distance cont rol
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Di stance recorder
see Trip dis tance
DI STRO NIC
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Door Locking (emergency key) .................... 50
Un lockin g(emer gency key) ................ 50
Door cont rolp anel ................................ .16
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ....................................................... 234
Drinkin gand driving ............................. 111
Driv eAwayA ssist .................................1 59
Driver's seat see Seats
Driving and drinking .............................111
Drivin gcharacteristics (unusual) ....... 222
Driving instructions Foreign trip (information) .................. 11 3
Drivin glight
see Automatic driving lights
Drivin gnotes
Brak esubject toload ........................ 11 4
Braking ............................................. 11 4
Breaking-i nnotes .............................. 111
Downhil lgradien t.............................. 11 4
Drinking and driving .......................... 111
Gene rald rivin gtips .......................... .111
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 11 4
Pa rking brak e................................... .114
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads) .........................................1 14
Tr anspor tbyrail ................................ 11 4
We troad sur faces ............................ .114
Drivin gSafet yS ystem
AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem) ........ 14 6
ASR (acceleration ski dcontrol )........ 147
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 14 6 306
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

Service inter
vald isplay
see AS SYST PLUS
Service products Refrigerant (ai rconditioning) ............ 262
Setting thes peed
see Cruise control
Settings (on-boa rdcompu ter) ............ .174
Short-distance trips ..............................11 3
Side airbag ..............................................35
Side window ...........................................58
Closin g............................................... 58
Closin g(all) ........................................ 58
Closin gusingthe key. ........................ 60
Con venience closing ......................... .60
Con venience opening ......................... 60
Opening .............................................. 58
Opening (all )....................................... 58
Opening wi th thekey .......................... 60
Sid ew indows
Problem ..............................................61
Re setting. ........................................... 60
Size designation (tire) .......................... 235
Sliding door B-pillar door sill (button) ..................... 52
Center console (button) ..................... 52
Child saf etyl oc k. ................................ 44
Closin g(from inside) .......................... .51
Closin g(from outside) ........................ 51
Opening (from inside) .........................51
Opening (from outside) ....................... 51
Sno wchains ......................................... 223
Soc ket(12 V) .......................................... 80
Ca rgoc ompartment. .......................... 81
Driver' sseat. ...................................... 80
Fr ont center console .......................... 80
Soc ket(11 5V) ......................................... 80
Lo we rcontrol panel ............................ 80
Spar ewheel
Ins talling/ removing ......................... .247
No tes. ............................................... 24 6
Special seat belt retractor ..................... 40
Speciali stwo rkshop .............................. 25
Speed limitation, winter tires Setting ..............................................1 52
Spee drating (tire) ................................ 235
Speedome ter( digital) .......................... 173
St andb ymode
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 14 5St
art/s topb utton
Pa rking thev ehicle ........................... 14 0
St artin gthe vehicle ........................... 11 0
Switching on thep ower supply or
th ei gnition ....................................... 109
St arting
see Vehicle
St arting assi stance
see Jump -star tconnection
St arting-o ffaid
see Hill star ta ssist
St ationar yheating
Problems .......................................... 108
St ationar yheating/ventilation
Ad justing (on-board computer) ......... 107
St ationar yheating/ventilation
see Auxilia ryheating
see Hot-water auxiliary heater
Ste ering wheel ...................................... 17 0
Ad justing ............................................ 76
Buttons ............................................. 17 0
St opping thea larm (ATA ) ...................... .62
St ow agea reas
see Stow ages pace
St ow agec om partments
see Stow ages pace
St ow ages pace ....................................... 77
Armres t.............................................. 77
Cen terc onsole ................................... 77
Cockpit .............................................. .77
Doo r................................................... 77
Glasse scompartment ........................ 78
Glo vebox. .......................................... 77
Sulfur content ...................................... 255
Summer tires ........................................2 22
Switching air-recirculation mode
on/off .................................................... 104
Switching on ignition (start/s top
button) .................................................. 109
Switching seat heating on/off ..............76
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel) .......................... 103
Switching theA /C function on/off ....102
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/off ................................... 104
Switching thew indshield heater
on/off .................................................... 104314
Index