2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER ESP

yo
ur drivin gstyle acco rdingly and drive
carefully. #
Do no tswitc hoffESP ®
. #
Sno wchains mus tnotbe ins talled on
th ee mer gency spa rewheel. #
Replace thee mer gency spa rewheel
af te ram aximu mofs ixyears, rega rd‐
less of wear. R
When usin ganemergency spa rewheel
(whic hisd iffe re nt from thew heel tobe
re placed) atop speed of 50 mph(80 km/h)
mus tnotbe exc eeded.
R The tir epressur eoft he emergency spare
whee lmustbec heckedb efor estartin gaj our‐
ne y(/pag e221).
R Have thee mer gency spa rewheel replaced by
aq ualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of accident from dam‐
aged spa rewheel wit hSuper Sin glet ires
Ve hicles with Super Single tires
The tir eofthe spar ewheel exposed toabo ve-
ave rage loads af terb eing ins talled on ther ear
axle. If youe xceed them aximum speed or the
maximu mdista nce, or ins tallth es par ew heel
again, thet ireoft he spar ewheel ma ybe
damaged. The tir edamag emaynotbev isible
and no tdetectable.
Ad amaged tir emaycause alossoft irep res‐
sure. Thi scould cause youtol ose control of
th ev ehicle. #
Onlyusethes par ew heel if it has not
ye tb eeni nstalled on ther ear axle with
th ec urrent tires. #
Ifth es par ew heel had been ins talled on
th er ear axle, ha vethet ireoft he spare
wheel replaced af terc hanging the
wheel again, ir respectiv eofthe dis‐
ta nce. #
Fors afet yr easons, when changing atire
ensur ethat only thet irev alvetype
appr ovedfor thet ires is used. *
NO
TEDama getothet ransmission Ve
hicles with Super Single tires: whenyou
ins tallth es par ew heel on ther ear axle, the
transmission ma ybedamaged bythed iffe r‐
ent rotational speed softhe wheels. #
When thes par ew heel is ins talled on
th er ear axle, obser vethem aximum
speed of 34 mph(55 km/h) and the
maximu mdriving dis tance of 62 miles
(100 km). %
It is possible
,without restrictions, touse the
spar ewheel only on thef ront axle of avehi‐
cle wit hSuper Single tires.
The following should be checkedr egular ly,p artic‐
ularly prior tolong journe ys:
R The secur epositioning of thes par ew heel
R The tir epressur eoft he spar ewheel (adjust
th et irep ressur eifn ecessary) (/ page218 )
R Thef astenings of thes par ew heel brac ket
Re place thet ires af ters ixyearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.T his also applies tothes pare
wheel.
% If
yo uh ave installed an emer gency spa re
wheel or spar ewheel, thet irep ressur emoni‐
to rw illn ot function fort his wheel.T he emer‐
ge ncy spa rewheel or spar ewheel is not
equipped wit hasensor form onitoring tire
pressu re. Installing/removing
thes pare wheel Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (Cargo Van/Passenger Van) Bolt co
vers fort he saf etyh ooks (exa mp le: Cargo
Va n) 240
Wheels and tires

#
Open ther ear-end doors. #
Place ascrew driver int orecesses 2and
th en pr yoffco vers 1 . #
Using thel ug wrenc hfromt hevehicle tool kit,
unscr ewthen ow visible bolts counter-clock‐
wise byappr oximatel y20turns. #
Slightly raise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
unhook left-hand saf etyh ook 3. #
Assemble thep um pleve rfor thej acka nd
slide it int osleeve5 onther ight-ha ndside
of spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise thes par ew heel car rier wit hthe pump
le ve ra nd unhook right-han dsafet yh ook 3. #
Position loop 7ofextraction device 6on
th es par ew heel so that youw ill later be able
to attac hlug wrench 8. #
Prepar ethe jac k. #
Place thej ackb eneat hthe cor responding
jac ksuppor tpoint. #
Movethep um pleve rupa nd down until the
tir eisr aised amaximum of 1.18 in (3 cm) off
th eg round. #
Hook lug wrench 8intoloop 7ofextrac‐
tio nd evice 6 onthes par ew heel. #
Carefully remo vethes par ew heel from spare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When thes par ew heel is remo ved, thec enter
of gr avity changes due totheh eavy weight of
th ew heel. The spar ewheel ma yslip down or
tip ove r. #
Remo vethes par ew heel extraction device
and stor eitinas afep lace. Youc an now
ins tallth es par ew heel on your vehicle. #
Lowe rthe vehicle.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: installin gthe
spar ewheel (vehicle with lo weredc hassis)
% In
thee vent of aflat tire, youm aystor et he
fa ulty wheel inside thev ehicle onl y.An intact
whee lmaybe stored in thes par ew heel car‐
ri er onl ywhen thev ehicle is unladen. Aladen
ve hicle mus tfirst be raised. #
Carefull yplace thes par ew heel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When youp lacethe spar ewheel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4,t he center of gravity
ch anges due tothew eight of thew heel. The
spar ewheel ma yslip down or tip over. #
Slide thep um pleve rfor thej acki ntos leeve
5 on spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd attac hright-ha ndsafetyh ook 3. #
Slight lyraise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
attac hleft-hand saf etyh ook 3. #
Pull thep um pleve rout of slee ve5 . #
Using thel ug wrench, tighten saf etyh ook
bolts 3byturning them clockwise. #
Replace and engag ecovers 1. #
Close ther ear-end doors. 242
Wheels and tires

Engine number
The engine number is
stamped ont othe crank‐
case. Youc an obtain fur ther information from any
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Operating fluids and capacities
Note
sono perating fluids &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom operating
fl uids harmful to your health
Operatin gfluids ma ybepoisonous and harm‐
ful to yo ur health. #
Obse rvet he text on theo riginal contain‐
er sw hen using, storing or disposing of
operating fluids. #
Alwayss tore operating fluids sealed in
th eir original containers. #
Alwaysk eep children away from operat‐
ing fluids. +
ENVIRONMEN
TALN OTE Environmental
pollution du etodisposing of operating
fl uids in anon-en vironmen tallyr esponsi‐
ble manner Operating
fluids include thef ollowing:
R fuels
R exhaus tgas af tertre atment additives, e.g.
DEF
R lubricants
Incor rect disposal of ope rating fluids can
caus econsiderable damag etothe environ‐
ment. #
Dispose of operating fluids in an envi‐
ro nmentally responsible manner. Operating
fluids include thef ollowing:
R Fuels
R Exhaus tgas af tertre atment additives, e.g.
DEF
R Lubricants
R Coolant
R Brak efluid
R Windshield washer fluid
R Climat econtrol sy stem refrigerants
Use only products recommended byMercedes-
Benz.D amagecaused bytheu se of products that ha
ve notb eena pprove disn otcoveredbyt he
Mercedes-Benzg uarantee or goodwill gestures.
Yo uc an identif yoperatin gfluids appr oved by
Mercedes-Benzbyt hefollowing insc ript ions on
th ec ontainer:
R MB-F reigabe (e.g. MB- Freigabe 229. 51 )
R MB-Appr oval (e.g. MB-App rova l2 29.51)
Fu rther information on appr ovedoperating fluids
is available at thef ollowing locations:
R IntheMBS pecification sfor operating fluids
at http://be vo.mercedes-benz.com (b yenter‐
ing thed esignation)
R Ataq ualified specialis tworks hop &
WARNING Risk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els ar ehighl yflammable. #
Fire, open flames ,smokin gand creation
of spar ksmus tbea voided. #
Swit chofft he ignition and, if available,
th es tationar yheater ,befor eand while
re fueling thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom fuels
Fu els ar epoisonous and hazardous to your
health. #
Do no tswa llowf uel or le titcomeinto
con tact wi thskin, eyes or clo thing. #
Do no tinhale fuel vapor. #
Keep children away from fuel. #
Keep door sand windo wsclosed du ring
th er efueling process.
If yo uoro ther people come int ocontact with
fuel, obser vethef ollowing: #
Immediatel yrins efueloffyo ur skin with
soap and water. #
If fuel comes int ocontact wit hyour
ey es, immediatel yrins ethem thor‐
oughly wit hclean water.Seek medical
attentio nimmediately. #
Ifyo us wallowf uel, seek medical atten‐
tio nimmediatel y.Do no tinduce vomit‐
ing. #
Chang eimmediately out of clo thing that
has com eintoc ontact wi thfuel. Te
ch nica ldata 247

Quality and capacity of engine oil
%
The container
softhevarious engine oils are
mar kedw itht he ACEA (Association of Euro‐
pean Automotiv eManufacturers) and/or API
(America Petroleu mInstitu te)c lassifications.
Onl yuse appr oved engine oils that cor re‐
spond totheMBS pecification sfor operating
fl uids and thep rescribed ACEA and/or API
classi fications name dbelow .Engine oil sof
ot her grades ar enotpermissible and can
re sult in thel oss of theN ew Vehicle Limited
Wa rrant y.The use of other engine oils not
appr ovedfor diesel engines can damag ethe
diesel particulat efilter (DPF).
MB- Freigabe orMB-App roval Gasoline engine MB-F
reigabe orMB-
Appr oval
M2 74 229.5Diesel engine
sMB-Freigabe orMB-
Appr oval
OM642/OM65 1228.51,229.3 1,
229.5 1,229.52* *R
ecommended forl owest possible fuel con‐
sum ption (lo westSA Ev iscosity class in ea ch
case ;obser vepossible restrictions of the
appr ovedSAE viscosity classes).
To achie vethel owest possible fuel consum ption,
it is recommended touse thee ngine oil specifica‐
tions mar kedint hetable fort he lo west SAEv is‐
cosity class. Obser veanyp ossible restrictions of
th ea ppr ove dSAE viscosity classes.
If th ee ngine oils lis tedint hetable ar enotavaila‐
ble, youm ayadd amaximum 1.1USqt( 1.0l iter)
of thef ollowing engine oils once only:
R Vehicles with agasoline engine: MB-Frei‐
ga be or MB-Appr oval 229. 3orACEA A3/B4
R Vehicles with adiese lengine: MB-Freigabe
or MB-Appr oval 228.5, 229. 3or229.5
Multig rade engin eoils of thep rescribed SAEc las‐
si fication (viscosity) ma ybeuseda llye ar round,
ta king theo utside temp eratur eintoa ccount. Vi
scosity of thee ngine oil
* NO
TEEngine damag eduetoincor rect
SA Ec lassi fication (viscosity) of the
engine oil If
th eS AE classi fication (viscosity) of the
engine oil added is no tsuitable forp rolonged
lo wo utsid etemperatures, it ma ycause
engine damage.
The temp eratur ereadings of theS AE classi fi‐
cation ar ealway sb ased on fresh oil. Engine
oil ages when driving as aresult of soo tand
fuel residue. The characteristic sofengine oil
de teriorat esignificantl yatlowoutside tem‐
peratures. #
Use an engine oil of thea ppropriat eSAE
classi fication at lo woutsid etempera‐
tures. #
Use oil fora ll-year-round operation. The
temp eratur ereadings of theS AE classi fica‐
tion ar ealway sb ased on fresh oil. The temp era‐
tur ec haracteristics of thee ngine oil, especially at
lo wo utside temp eratures, can de teriorat esignifi‐
cantly due toagin gwhen driving.
Therefore, Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that you
ch ang ethe engine oil befor ethe star toft he cold
season. Onl yuse an appr oved engine oil in the
prescribed SAEc lassi fication fort his purpose. The viscosity indicates
thef lowc haracteristics of
af luid. With rega rd toengine oil, ahigh viscosity
is synonymous wit hthic kliquid and alow viscos‐
ity wit hthin liquid. Depending on theo utside
te mp eratures, select thee ngine oil according to
th eS AE classi fication (viscosity) .The table sho ws
th eS AE classi fications tobe used. The lo wtem‐
peratur echaracteristics of engine oils can de teri‐
orat esignificantl yduring operation due toaging
and soo tand fuel acc retion, fore xamp le.Aregu‐
lar oil chang ewithana pprove dengin eoil in the
appropriat eSAE classi fication is therefore
stro ngly recommended. 252
Tech nica ldata

#
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
(/ page247).
% Yo
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. Te
ch nica ldata 255

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 179).
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 260
Tech nica ldata

Saf
etys ystems Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0075
Left Side Curtain Airbag
Malfunction Service
Required (exa mp le) *T
herespectiv ewindo wcurtain airbag is malfunctioning
(/ page35). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor fata linjur ydue tomalfunctions
in thew indo wairbag
If th ew indo wairbag is malfunctioning, it might be triggered
unintentionall yormight no tbetriggered at all in thee vent of an
accident wi thhigh deceleration. #
Have thew indo wairbag checkeda nd repaired immediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
0075 Front Left Malfunction
Service Required (exa m‐
ple) *T
herespectiv erestraint sy stem is malfunctioning (/ page31). &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem com‐
ponents ma ybetriggered unintentionall yormaynotd eplo yas
intended during an accident .This ma yaffect theE mer gency Ten‐
sioning Device sorairbags, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immedi‐
atel yataq ualified specialis tworks hop. Re
cognition of arestraint sy stem malfunction:
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when
th ei gnition is switched on.
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam plight supc ontinuously
or repeatedly during ajourne y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
0075 SRS Malfunction Service
Required *T
herestra int sy stem is malfunctioning (/ page31). &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem com‐
ponents ma ybetriggered unintentionally or ma ynotdeplo yas
intended during an accident .This ma yaffect theE mer gency Ten‐
sioning Device sorairbags, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immedi‐
atel yataq ualified specialis tworks hop. Re
cognition of arestraint sy stem malfunction:
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam pdoes no tlight up when
th ei gnition is switched on.
R The 0075 restra int sy stem warning lam plight supc ontinuously
or repeatedly during ajourne y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 263

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Clean all sensor s(/pag e195). #
Restar tt he engine.
SOS NOT READY *T
he emergency call sy stem is no tavailable.
Po ssible causes fort his include:
R The ignition is switched off.
R The emer gency cal lsyst em is malfunctioning. #
Switc hont he ignition.
If an emergency call is una vailable, amessag etothis ef fect will
appea ronthe multifunction displa yofthe instrument clus ter. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
% Yo
uc an find mor einformation on ther egional availabilit yofthe
emergency call sy stem at :http://www.mercedes-benz.com/
connect_ecall
007A
0025
00E5 Inoperative See Opera-
tor's Manual *
EBD,A BS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if EBD, ABS and ESP ®
arem al‐
functioning
If EBD, ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels can lock
when braking and ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization.
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus
se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nc einane mergency brak‐
ing situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys ys‐
te ms ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
00E5 Inoperative See Opera-
tor's Manual *
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning.
The brak esystem continues working wit hthe normal ef fect. The
braking dis tance ma yincrease in eme rgency braking situations. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabili‐
zation .Inaddition ,other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. 266
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps