2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER hood release

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Toopen: pull handle 1torelease theh ood. #
Reachi ntot he gapa nd push theh ood catch
handle upwards. #
Open theh ood and hold it up. #
Take support 1from theb rack et on the
hood and pull it down wards. #
Inse rtthes uppor tint ot he brac ketb elow 2. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
material in thee ngine compartmen tor
th ee xhau stsystem
Clo thsoro ther flammable materials lef tin
th ee ngine compartmen tbymista ke could
igni teupon coming int ocontact wi thhots ec‐
tions of thee ngine or exhaus tsyst em. #
Ensur ethat ther ea reno flammable
ex tern al materials in thee ngine com‐
partmen torontheexhaus tsyst em
af te rm aintenance workhas been con‐
ducted. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
when opening and closing thee ngine
hood
When opening or closing thee ngine hood, it
ma ysuddenl ydropi ntot he end position.
Ther eisar isk of injur yfor an yone in the
engine hood's rang eofm ovement. #
Only open or close thee ngine hood
when ther ea reno persons in thee ngine
hood's rang eofm ovement. *
NO
TEDama getotheh ood Pushing
theh ood closed wit hyour hands
could dama geit. #
Toclos ethe hood, le titdropf romt he
specified height. #
Toclose: liftt he hood slightl y. #
Movesupport 1totheb rack et on theh ood
and apply light pressur etoengageit. #
Lowe rthe hood and le titdropf romah eight
of appr oximately 0.5 ft(15c m). #
If it is still possible toliftt he hood alittle,
open theh ood again and le titdropf roma
height of appr oximately 0.7 ft(20 cm) until it
engages cor rectly. Engin
eoil Che
cking thee ngine oil le velw ithad ipst ick &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment
Cer tainc omponent pa rtsint he engine com‐
partment can be very hot, e.g. thee ngine, the
cooler and pa rtsoft heexhaus tsystem. #
Letthe engine cool down and only
to uc ht he component parts described
as follo ws. Depending on
thee ngine, thed ipstic kmaybe in
va rying locations in thee ngine compartment.
Wa itin gtimeb efor echecking theo il le vel:
R engin eatn ormal operatin gtemperature:
fi ve minutes
R engine no tatnormal operating temp erature
(the engine waso nlys tarted briefly ,for exam‐
ple): 30 minutes 194
Maintenance and care

If
yo uh ave tocar ryout an yworkint he engine
compartment, touc ho nlyt he following compo‐
nents:
R Hood
R Engine oil filler openin gcap
R Washer fluid reser voir cap
R Coolant expansion reser voir cap &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen open‐
ing theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has
ove rheated or during afireint he engine com‐
partment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact wi th
ho tg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe
engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine com‐
partment, keep theh ood closed and call
th ef ires ervice. &
WARNING Risk of scalding from hot
coolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurized,
particular lywhen thee ngine is warm.Ify ou
open thec ap, youc oul dbes calded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe engine cool down befor eopen‐
ing thec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wear pr otective
gl ove sand saf etyg lasses. #
Open thec ap slowl ytorelease pres‐
sure. Allo
wthe engine and thee ngine cooling sy stem
to cool down befor echecking thec oolant le velor
re filling coolant.
* NO
TEPaint wo rkdamag eduetocoolant If coolant
getsonp ainted sur faces, thep aint‐
wo rkcan be damaged. #
Addc oolant carefully. #
Remo vespilledc oolant. Checking
thec oolant le vel Example: coolant
expansion reser voir #
Park thev ehicle on an even sur face. #
Ope nthe hood (/ page192). #
Slowly tur ncoolant expansion reser voir cap
1 half aturnc oun ter-clockwise and allow
exc ess pressur etoescape. #
Turn coolant expansion reser voir cap 1fur‐
th er and remo veit. #
Chec kthe coolant le vel.
Ther eise nough coolan tincoolan texpansion
re ser voir if thec oolant reaches theM AX
mar k.
Ad ding coolant #
Refill th ec oolant totheM AX mar konthe
coolant expansion reser voir.
Onl yuse coolan tappr oved byMercedes-Benzto
avo id damagin gthe engine cooling sy stem. #
Replace coolant expansion reser voir cap 1
and tigh tenina clockwise direction. #
Startt he engine. #
Aftera pproxima tely five minutes, switc hoff
th ee ngine again and allo wittocool down. #
Che ckthec oolant le vela ga in and add coolant
if necessar y.
% Obser
veadditional coolant information
(/ page261). Main
tenance and care 197

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
003D
Stop Vehicle See Opera-
tor's Manual *T
he batter yisnolonger being charge da nd has reached an exces‐
sively lo wbatter ycharg eleve l.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving #
Do no tcontinue drivin gunde rany circum stances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
003D
12 VB attery See Opera-
tor's Manual *T
he engine is of fand theb atter ycharg eleve list oo lo w. #
Switc hoffelectrica lconsumer sthat ar enotrequ ired. #
Letthe engine runf or afew minutes or driv eanextende ddis‐
ta nce.
The batter yischarged.
003D
See Operator's Manual *T
he batter yisnolonger being charge d.
* NO
TEPossible engine damag eifyou continue driving #
Do no tcontinue drivin gunde rany circum stances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately and switc hoffthee ngine. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
00AC
Coolant Too Hot Stop
Vehicle Turn Engine Off *T
he coolant is tooh ot. #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during
af ireint he engine compartment, youc oul dc om eintoc ontact
wi th hotg ases or other escaping operating fluids. #
Befor eopening theh ood, allo wthe engine tocool down. #
Inthee vent of afireint he engine compartment, keep the
hood closed and call thef ires ervice. &
WARNING Risk of scalding from ho tcoolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurized, particularly when the
engine is warm.Ify ou open thec ap, youc oul dbes calded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe engine cool down befor eopening thec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wear pr otectiv eglove sa nd saf ety
gl asses. #
Open thec ap slowl ytorelease pressure. 280
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps