2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER dimensions

Fo
rv ehicles wit htwin tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs or 12,125 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT215/85 R1 6which have
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa
ge neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
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hicles with single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW less
th an or equal to9,480 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT245/7 5R16whi chhave
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa
ge neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
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hicles with Super Single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs, onl yuse tires wit hthe dimen‐
sions 225/7 5R16C( FA)and 285/65 R16C
(RA) whic hhaveb een appr ovedfor this vehi‐
cle bythem anufacturer .Itisnotpermissible
to use tires wit hdiffe re nt dimensions; doing
so ma ylea dtoa general ope rating pe rmit
being rende redi nva lid.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e224 )
R Tire and Loading In form atio nplacard
(/ page231 )
R Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e235)
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page246) Note
sonc hanging wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions may
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onl yifthe
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions. On
vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels ,rotatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warrant ybook
in your vehicle documents. If this is no tavailable,
ro tate thet ires every3,000 (5,000) to
6,000 mile s(10 ,000 km) ,depending on the
degree of wear.E nsuret hat thed irection of rota‐
tio nism aintained.
It is imperati vetoobser vethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Changing awheel" when doing
so. Wheel size categories of wheels
The de
term ined vehicle speed is displa yedint he
instrument clus tera nd is impor tant forc ontrol‐
ling thed riving saf etys ystems and driving sys‐
te ms. The displa yaccuracy of thes peedome ter
and theo dome terisl egally prescribed .Determin‐
ing thes peed is dependent on thet ires ize or the
ro lling circumferenc eofthe tires. The rimd iame‐
te risa lway ss pecified in inches.
Fo rthis reason ,the vehicle contro lunit sc an be
coded fort he following wheel size categories:
Wheel size categor y3
R 225/7 5R16CFA
R 285/65 R16C RA
R LT24 5/7 5R16
R LT21 5/85 R16
% Mercedes-Benz
recommends that yous tay
within awheel siz ecategor ywhen changing a
tire. In this wa y,yo ua void recoding thec on‐
trol units.
If yo uc hang ethe wheel size of your vehicle, for
ins tance when changing wheels forw inter opera‐
tion, checkt hat it is assigned tothec orrect
wheel size catego ry.Ift he wheel size category
ch anges, youm usth ave your vehicle's control
unit srecoded at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise, thed ispla yaccuracy of thes peedom‐
et er and theo dome terw illbeo utsidethe legally
prescribed tolerance. It ma yalso be lo wer,i.e.
th ec urrent road speed is then higher than the
speed shown on thes peedome ter.If ad eviation
is outside ther ang eoft olerance, driving saf ety
sy stems and driving sy stems ma ybeoperation‐
ally impaired or ma ydetect amalfunction and
switc hthemselves off. 240
Wheels and tires

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Tighten thew heel bolts or nuts evenlyint he
sequence indicated (1 to6 ).
Specified tightenin gtorque:
R Steel wheel bolts: 177l b-f t(24 0N m)
R Whee lnuts: 133lb-f t(18 0N m)
R Alloywheel bolts: 133lb-f t(18 0N m) #
Push thep isto nont hehydraulic jac kinagain
and close thep ressur erelease scr ew. #
Vehicles with all-wheel drive: turnthe jack
spindle clockwise as farasitw illg o.
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uc an no winstallth eh ub caps on steel
wheels wit hwheel bolts. The ins tallation pro‐
cedur edepends on whe ther theh ub cap acts
as atrimt hat co vers thew hole wheel, or just
co vers thec enter. #
Wheel with hub cap: positiontheo pening
fo rt he tir evalveint he hub cap overthe tire
va lve. #
Push thee dgeoft he hub cap ont othe wheel
ri mw ithb othh ands until it engages into
place. Mak esuret he hub cap retaining
cat ches engag eonthesteel wheel. #
Wheel with central hub cap: positionthe
re tainin glugs of thec ent ralh ub cap overthe
whee lbolts. #
Hitthem iddle of theh ub cap toengag eiton
th ew heel. #
Secur ethe faulty wheel in thes par ew heel
brac ket. #
Vehicles with Super Single tires: transport
th ef aulty rear wheel on thel oad area. The
re ar wheel is tool arge fort he spar ewheel
brac ket. #
Chec kthe tir epressur eoft he newl yins talled
wheel and adjus titifnecessar y. #
Retighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts tothe
specified tightening torque af tert he vehicle
has been driven 31miles (50 km). #
When using awhee lors parew hee lwitha
ne worn ewly painted whee lrim, ha vethe
wheel bolt sornutsr etightene dafter appr ox‐
ima tely 620 mile s(1,000 km) to3,10 0m iles
(5,000 km).
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hicles with thet irep ressur emonitor
sy stem: all ins talled wheels mus tbeequip‐
ped wit hfunctioning sensors.
Mak esuretoo bservethef ollowing fur ther rela‐
te ds ubject:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e224 ) Spar
ewheel Note
sont he eme rgency spar ewheel and
spar ewheel Spar
ewheel: wheel and tir edimension saswell
as thet ype of tir ecorrespond totheo ther ins tal‐
led wheels.
Emer gency spar ewheel: wheel and/or tire
dimension saswell asthet ype of tir earediffer‐
ent from thew heel tobe replaced. Alabel wit ha
speed limit can be found on thee mer gency spa re
wheel.
An ins talled emer gency spa rewheel or spare
wheel changes thed riving characteristic sand
bear srisks. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tir edimensions
Whe nthe emergency spar ewheel or the
spar ewheel is ins talled, driving characteris‐
tic sm aybe se verely affected.
The reis an inc reased risk of an accident.
To prev ent hazardous situations: #
Oncet he spar ewheel or thee mer gency
spa rewheel has been ins talled, check
th et irep ressur eand adjus tifneces‐
sar y. #
The emer gency spa rewheel ma yonly
be used temp oraril yand mus tbe
re placed wit hastandar dwheel as soon
as possible. #
Neverins tall mor ethan one emergency
spar ewheel. #
When operating your vehicle wit hthe
emergency spar ewheel ins talled, adapt 246
Wheels and tires

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Mak esuret hat no windshield washer
concentrat espills out next tothef iller
opening. *
NO
TEDama getothee xterio rlighting
due tounsuitable windshield washer fluid Uns
uitable windshield washer fluid ma ydam‐
ag et he plastic sur face of thee xterio rlighting. #
Onlyuse windshield washer fluid which
is also suitable foru se on plast ic surfa‐
ces, e.g. MB SummerFit or MB Winter‐
Fit. *
NO
TEBlocked spr aynozzle scaused by
mixing windshield washer fluids #
Do no tmix MB SummerFit and MB Win‐
te rFit wit hother windshield washer flu‐
ids. Do no
tuse distilled or de-ionize dwater .Other‐
wise, thef ill le vels ensor ma ygiveaf alse reading.
Information on thew indshield washer fluid
Re commended windshield washer fluid:
R abovefreezing point :e.g. MB SummerFit
R below freezing point :e.g. MB WinterFit
Mixin gratio
Fo rthe cor rect mixing ratio ,refer tothei nforma‐
tion on thea nti-freeze container.
Mix thew ashe rfluid wit hwindshield washer fluid
all year round.
Fi lling capacities
Wi ndshield washer sy stem
Wa sher fluid
5.8 qt (5.5 l) Re
frigerant Note
sonr efrigerant
Obser vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page254).
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ur vehicle's climat econt rols ystemc an be
fi lled wit hR‑134a refrigerant. The refrigerant
R‑134a contains fluorinated greenhouse gas.
If yo ur vehicle is filled wit hR‑134a refrigerant, the
fo llowing informatio napplies: *
NO
TEDama gecaused byincor rect refrig‐
erant If
th ei ncor rect refrigerant is used ,this can
damag ethe climat econt rols ystem. #
Use onl yR‑134a refrigerant or theP AG
oil appr ovedfor your vehicle by
Mercedes-Benz. #
The appr ovedPAG oil ma ynotbe mixed
wit ha ny ot herPAGo ilth at is not
appr ovedfor R‑134a refrigerant. Maintenance
work,s uc hasa dding refrigerant or
re placing components, ma ybecarried out only
by aq ualified specialis tworks hop. All thea pplica‐
ble regulations relatin gtot his and theS AE J639
st andar dmustbea dhered to.
All workon thec limat econt rols ystems hould
alw aysbec arried out at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. Example:
refrigerant warning label
1 Warning symbols
2 Refrigerant capacity
3 Applicabl estandards
4 PAGo il par tnumber
5 Refrigerant type
Wa rning symbols 1refertot hefollowing:
R Potential dangers
R The per form anc eofm aintenance workat a
qu alified specialis tworks hop Ve
hicl edata Information on
vehicl edimensions The
following section con tains impor tant tech ni‐
cal da tafory our vehicle. Your vehicle documents
contain fur ther vehicle-specific and equipment-
dependent tech nica ldatas uchasv ehicle dimen‐
sions and weights. 262
Tech nica ldata

Tr
aile rhitch Note
sont he trailer hitch &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoafter‐
mar ketins tallation of atrailer hitc hthat
is no tpermissible
If af term arke tins tallation of atrailer hitc his
no tp ermissible and youi nstallat railer hitch
or other assembly parts, thel ongitudinal
frame member will be weakene dand may
break .Inthis case, thet railer ma ycome
loose from thev ehicle.
Ther eisar isk of an accident.
Only ins tallat railer hitc haftermar ketifitis
pe rm issible. Obser
vethen otes on trailer operation
(/ page162).
Re trofitting atrailer hitchiso nly pe rmissible if a
to wing capacity is specified in your vehicle docu‐
ments.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information on thet railer
hitc hataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh ave a
traile rhitch retrofitted at an au thorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Onl yuseatrailer hitc hwhichh as been tested
and speciall yappr ove dbyM ercedes-Benzf or
yo ur vehicle.
Use onl yaball nec kthat has been appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle and fory our Sprinter trailer hitch.
No tesont he permissible dimensions of theb all
nec kcan also be found on thei dentification plate
of thet railer hitch.
The maximum permissible towing capacity for
traile rswithout aseparat ebrakin gsystemis
1, 653 lbs (750 kg). Tr
aile rloads The permissible
weight sand loads whic hmust
no tbee xceeded can also be obtained from the
fo llowing sources of information:
R Vehicle documents
R The identification plates of thet railer hitch,
trailer and vehicle
The values appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can be
fo und in thef ollowing table. If thev alues dif fer,
th el ow estv alue applies. Use acalibrated weigh‐ ing machine
tocheckt he weight restrictions ha ve
been complied wit hbefor eyou star ty our journe y. Te
ch nica ldata 263

Un
locking/locking
Swit ching automatic lockin gfea‐
tur eo n/off. ........................................ 50
Unl ockin gand opening front doors
from inside ........................................ .49
USB device Showing trac kinformation ...............1 82
St artin gplaybac k............................. .181
USB soc ketint he rear passenger
comp artment .......................................... 81
Using asun visor .................................... 98
Using kickdown .................................... 124
Using thet elephone
see Calls V
Ve hicle ................................................... 11 0
Cor rect us e........................................ 26
Dat arecording ................................... 27
Diagno stics connection ...................... 25
Equipmen t......................................... .22
Limited Warrant y............................... .27
Locking (auto matic) ............................ 50
Locking/unlocking (emergency key) .. 50
Lo we ring ........................................... 24 5
Maintenance ...................................... 23
Notify ing problems ............................ .26
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 14 0
Pa rking forane xtende dperio d........ 14 4
QR code rescue car d.......................... 27
Qualified specialis tworks hop .............25
Ra ising .............................................. 24 2
Re gistration ........................................25
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 11 0
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............. 11 0
Switching on po wersupply (s tart/
st op button) ...................................... 109
Un lockin g(from inside )..................... .49
Ve ntilating (co nvenience opening) ...... 60
Ve hicl ecom ponents that receive
and/or transmit radio wave s(decla‐
ra tio nofc onform ity) .............................. 24
Ve hicl ecom ponents whic hreceive
and/or transmit radio waves
Declaration of conformity ................... 24
Ve hicl edata
Ve hicle height ..................................2 62
Ve hicle lengt h................................... 262
Ve hicle widt h.................................... 262
Wheelbase ........................................2 62Ve
hicl edata memory
Electronic control units ...................... 27
Service pr ovider s............................... 28
Ve hicl edata storage
Event data recorder s.......................... 29
Ve hicl edimensions .............................. 262
Ve hicl eidentification number
see VIN
Ve hicl eidentification plate
EU general operating pe rmit num‐
ber .................................................. .252
Gross axle weight rating ................... 252
Pa int code ........................................ 252
Pe rm issible gross mass .................... 252
VIN .................................................. .252
Ve hicl eidentification plate
see Mode lseries
Ve hicl ekey
see Key
Ve hicl elevel
Lo we ring ........................................... 12 9
Ra ising .............................................. 12 9
Ve hicl em aintenance
see ASS YSTP LUS
Ve hicl eoperation
Outside theU SAor Canada ................22
Ve hicl etool kit .............................. 217, 219
Ve hicl etool kit stow agec om part‐
ment ...................................................... 220
VIN ......................................................... 252
Identification pla te........................... 252
Re adin gout ...................................... 252
Seat .................................................. 252
Wi ndshield ....................................... 252 W
Wa rning and indicator lamps
Overvie w......................................... .289
Wa rning lamp ...................................... .206
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Wa rning/indicator lamp .......................... 8
0025 ABSw arning lam p................... 295
0024 and. ........ 290, 291, 292, 293, 294
004D Brakesystemw arning lamp
(yellow) ............................................ .292
004D Brakewarning lam p(red)
(Canada) .......................................... .293 Index
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