2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER warning

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Toengage/disen gage: press theu pper sec‐
tion of switch 1.
The indicator lam pinswitch 1flashes while
th ea ll-wheel driv eisengaged or disengaged.
The 00E5 and003D warning lamps light up in
th ei nstrument displa y.ESP ®
and ASR are
deacti vatedf or thed uration of thes hifto per‐
ation. If thes hifto peration is successful, the
00E5 and003D warning lamps in thei nstru‐
ment displa ygoout and ESP ®
and ASR are
re activated.
As lon gasthe indicator lam pinswitch 1is
fl ashing, youc an cancel thes hifto peration by
pressing switch 1again. If thes hifto peration
fa ils, thei ndicator lam pinswitch 1brief ly
fl ashes thre et imes. One of thes hiftconditions
wa sn otmet.
If th ei ndicator lam pinswitch 1lights up, all-
wheel driv eisengaged. Arele vant messa ge
appear sinthe displa yofthe on-boar dcomputer.
% If
th eL OW RANGE gear reduction is engaged,
th ea ll-wheel driv ecann otbe disengaged. Fu
nction of theL OW RANGE gear reduction The
LOWR ANGE gear reduction enables very
slo wd riving in ther espectiv egears. If youe ngage
LO WR ANGE, thee ngine' sperform anc echarac‐
te rist ics and thea utomatic transmission's shift‐
ing characteristic sareadjus teda ccording ly.T he
transmission ratio from thee ngine tothew heels
is around 40% lo werthan in ther oad posi tion.
The driv etorque is increased cor respondingly.
Conditions fore ngaging/disengaging
Th ef ollowing shifting condition smustbem etin
order toengag eordisengag eLOW RANGE:
R All-wheel driv eisengaged (/ page125).
R The engine is running.
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R Youd epress theb rake pedal.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
selector le verisinp osition005Dor005C. Engaging and disen
gaging LOWr ange 1
Engaging and disengagin gLOW range
% On
vehicles wit hDSR (Downhill Speed Regu‐
lation), switch 1isreplaced wit hthe switch
fo rD SR. #
Toengag eand disen gage: press theu pper
section of switch 1.
The 002E indicator lam pflashes in thei nstru‐
ment displa yfor thed uration of thes hift
operation.
R When thes hifto peration take sp lace and
LO WR ANGE is engaged, the002E indica‐
to rlamp lights up.
R When thes hifto peration take sp lace and
LO WR ANGE is disengaged, the002E indi‐
cator lam pgoes out.
As long as thei ndicator lamp 002Eisflashing,
yo uc an cancel thes hifto peration bypressing
button 1again. If thes hifto peration fails, the
indicator lamp 002Ebrieflyflashes thre et imes.
One of thes hiftconditions wasn otmet. DSR (Downhill Speed
Regulation) Note
sonD SR If
yo uf ail toadap tyour driving styleory ou are
inattenti ve,D SR can nei ther reduce ther isk of
accident nor override thel aws of ph ysics. DSR
canno ttak er oad, weather and traf ficc onditions
int oa ccount. DSR is only an aid. Youa re re spon‐
sible foras afed istan cetothev ehicle in front, for
ve hicle speed and forb raking in good time.
DSR supports youw hen drivin gdownhill. DSR
main tains asetspeed fory ou on downhill gradi‐
ents byapplying theb rake sasr equired. Main‐ 12 6
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Brak eora ccelerat ethe vehicle tothed esired
speed on thed ownhill gradient. #
Release theb rake or accelera torp edal.
The cur rent speed is stored.
or #
Press rocker switch 1up or down during a
DSR regulation.
The las tsave dspeed is increased or reduced. #
Release rocker switch 1.
The cur rent speed is stored.
or #
Press rocker switch 1up or down until
desired speed is reached. #
Release rocker switch 1.
The cur rent speed is stored.
% It ma
ybeam oment befor ethe vehicle starts
to brak etot he se tspeed. Take this dela yinto
account when setting thes peed wit hrocker
switch 1.
Deactivating DSR #
Press theu pper section of switch 1.
or #
Accele rate and driv efastert han 28 mph
(45 km/h).
DSRd eactivates automaticall yinthefollowing
situations:
R Youd rive fast erthan 28 mph(45 km/h).
R There is amalfunction in theE SP®
or ABS
sy stem. Electronic le
velc ontrol Fu
nction of ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment from vehi‐
cle lo wering
Whe nlowe ring thev ehicle, people could
become trapped if their limbs ar ebetwe en
th ev ehicle body and thet ires or underneath
th ev ehicle. #
Mak esurenoo ne is underneat hthe
ve hicle or in thei mmediat evicinit yof
th ew heel ar ches when thev ehicle is
being lo wered. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom jac ktip‐
ping
If yo up arkav ehicle wit hair suspension, the
air suspension ma yremain acti vatedf or up to
one hour ,evenw hen thei gnition is switched
off. If yout hen raise thev ehicle wit hthe jac k,
th ea ir suspension will attem pttoadjus tthe
ve hicle le vel.
The jac kmaytip. #
Press theS ervice button on thea ir sus‐
pension remo tecontrol befor eraising
th ev ehicle.
This pr events au tomatic readjustment
of thev ehicle le vela nd pr events it from
being raised or lo weredm anually. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolow‐
ered or raised chassis
Drivin gwithal oweredorr aised chassis may
greatl yimp air brakin gand handlin gcharac‐
te rist ics. Youm ayalso exceed thep ermissible
ve hicle height when thec hassi sisraised. #
Setthe driving le velb efor epulling away. &
WARNING Risk of accident from mal‐
function of electronic le velc ontrol
If elect ronic le velc ontrol is malfunctioning,
th ev ehicle le velm aybe asymmetrical, too
high or tool ow.
The driving and steering characteristic softhe
ve hicle ma ybenoticeabl ydiffe re nt. #
Adapty our driving stylea ccording lyand
driv ecarefull y. 12 8
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Electroni
cleve lcontrol starts automaticall yifthe
ignition is switched on. Operation is only possible
af te rt he parking brak ehas been applied.
Elect ronic le velc ontrol per form sas elf-chec kreg‐
ularly when it is activated and while in use. Indi‐
cator lamp 7onther emo tecontrol lights up for
about one second when yous wit ch on thei gni‐
tion.
Ther eisam alfunction if indicator lamp 7
beha vesint hefollowing ways:
R The indicator lam pdoes no tlight up when you
switc hont he ignition.
or
R The indicator lam pthen lights up again or
fl ashes.
In addition ,awarning tone is emitted from the
re mo tecontrol fora pproxima tely 30 seconds.
Th ef ault that has been de tected can be shown
using thei ndicator lamps (signaling of fault
codes). #
Park thev ehicle, leaving thei gnition switched
on. #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Toraise or lo werthe vehicl elevel: press
and hold button 4or5 until thev ehicle
le ve lreaches ther equired height.
The indicator lam pinbutton 4or5 flashes
as lon gasthevehicle le velisb eing changed.
When thev ehicle le velh as been set, thei ndi‐
cator lam pinbutton 4or5 lights up. #
Tolowe rautomatical ly:brie flyp ress but ton
5 .
Electroni cleve lcontrol automaticall ylow ers
th ev ehicle tothen extlow er position:
R From theh ighes tposition todriving le vel
R From driving le veltot he lo west position
The indicator lam pinbutton 5flashes as
lon gast hevehicle le velisb eing changed. When
thev ehicle le velh as been set, thei ndi‐
cator lam pinbutton 5lights up.
% By pressing button
4during them ovement,
th eo riginal position will be reset. #
Toraise automaticall y:briefly press button
4.
Elect ronic le velc ontrol automaticall yraises
th ev ehicle tothen exth igher position:
R From thel owest position todriving le vel
R From driving le veltot he highes tposition
The indicator lam pinbutton 4flashes as
lon gast hevehicle le velisb eing changed.
When thev ehicle le velh as been set, thei ndi‐
cator lam pinbutton 4lights up.
% By pressing button
5during them ovement,
th eo riginal position will be reset. #
Toraise or lo werautomatical lyto driving
le ve l(center position): press and hold but‐
ton 6.
Electroni cleve lcontrol automaticall yraises or
lo we rsthev ehicle todriving le vel. #
Tosave thes etvehicl eleve l:se tthe
re qu ired vehicle le vel. #
Press and hold button 1or2 until youh ear
at one.
The vehicle le vels et has been sa vedonc orre‐
sponding button 1or2. #
Tocall up thes ave dvehicle le vel:briefly
press button 1or2.
Electronic le velc ontrol automaticall yraises or
lo we rsthev ehicle tothes ave ddriving le vel.
The indicator lam pinbutton 1or2 flashes
as lon gasthevehicle le velisb eing changed.
When thev ehicle le velh as been set, thei ndi‐
cator lam pinbutton 1or2 lights up.
% Service mode ma
yonlybea ctivated or deac‐
tivated at aqualified specialis tworks hop by
trained pe rsonnel. In service mode, thea ir
suspension sy stem is deactivated form ainte‐
nance or fault de tection. #
Toactivat eservic emode: press button 3.
Service mode is activ eand thei ndicator lamp
in button 3lights up continuousl y. #
Todeactivat eservic emode: press button
3.
Service mode is deactivated and thei ndicator
lam pinb utton 3goes out. 13 0
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Problems with
thee lectronic le velc ontrol Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Yo uc anno traise or lo wer
th ev ehicle le velw hen
st ationar y. The compressor is in danger of
overheating. Af terr epeatedly raising and
lo we ring thev ehicle, electronic le velc ontrol (pla yprotection )isdeactiva‐
te d. #
Trytos etthev ehicle le velm anuall yagain af tera pproxima tely
one minute.
Electri cleve lcontrol has been deactivated due tounde rvoltage. The bat‐
te ry ma ynotbe charging.
Handlin gand ride comfor tmaysuf fer. #
Startt he engine. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop as soon as possible. Re
fueling Re
fueling thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk offire or explosion from
fuel
Fu els ar ehighly flammable. #
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. &
WARNING Risk offire and explosion due
to electros tatic charge
Electros tatic charge can crea tespar ksand
th ereb yignit efuel vapors. #
Befor eyou open thef uel filler cap or
ta ke hold of thep um pn ozzle, touc ht he
me tallic vehicle body.
This dischar gesa ny electros tatic charge
th at ma yhave built up. #
Do no tget intot he vehicle again during
th er efueling process.
Otherwise, electros tatic charge can
buil dupa gain. &
WARNING Risk offire from fuel mixture
Ve hicles wit hadiesel engine:
If yo um ix diese lfuel wit hgasoline ,the flash
poin toft he fuel mixtur eislowerthan that of
pur ediese lfuel.
While thee ngine is running ,component pa rts
in thee xhau stsystem ma yoverheat without
wa rning. #
Neverrefuel using gasoline. #
Neverm ixga soline wit hdiesel fuel. Driving and parking
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Turn DEF refill bottle 1coun ter-clockwise
and remo veit. #
Screwt he pr otectiv ecap ont oDEFrefill bot‐
tle 1 again.
Fi lling procedur ewitht he pum pnozzle of an
DEF filling pump #
Inser tthe pum pnozzle int othe filler nec kand
add DE F.When doing so, do no toverfill the
DEF tank .You can also use an DEF filling
pum pfor truc ks.
Closing theD EFfiller cap on filler caps that
ar en otloc kable #
Afterf illing theD EFtank ,p lace DEF filler cap
1 onthef iller nec kand tigh tenitc lock wise. #
Turn theD EFfiller cap until thel ette ring is
legible and horizontal.
The filler nec kisonlyl oc kedc orrectly when
th is is thec ase. #
Close theh ood. Closing
theD EFfiller cap on loc kable filler
caps #
Afterf illing theD EFtank ,p lace DEF filler cap
1 onthef iller nec kand tigh tenitc lock wise. #
Remo vetool 4 from DEF filler cap 1and
st or eitint hevehicle tool kit. #
Pull co ver3on DEF filler cap 1upover
holes 2of DEF filler cap 1,turna nd
re lease. #
Turn DEF filler cap 1.
If DE Ffiller cap 1turns freel y,theD EFtank
is closed. Park
ing Pa
rking thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. 14 0
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In particula r,do no tparkond rygrass‐
land or har vested grain fields. &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle or thed rive‐
train due torolling away #
Alwaysp arky our vehicle safely and
according tolegal requirements. #
Alwaysp roper lysecur ethe vehicle
agains trolling away. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ryif
parkin gbrake is no tapplied
If yo up arkt he vehicle wit hthe transmission
in par kposition 005Dand thep arking brak eis
no te ngaged, thev ehicle ma yroll away.
Engaging pa rkposition 005Dis no tafully ade‐
qu ater eplacement fort he parking brake.
Ther eisar isk of accident and injur y.#
Secu rethev ehicle agains trolling away
as desc ribed belo w. Obser
vethef ollowing points toensur ethat the
ve hicle is properly secured agains trolling away
unin tentionally: #
alwa ys appl ythe parking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
engag etransmission position 005D. #
On uphill or downhill inclines: turnthe
front wheels towa rdst he curb. #
On uphill or downhill inclines: securethe
re ar axle wit hachockorano bject without
shar pedges.
% Yo
uc an operat ethe side windo wsforf ive
minutes af tery ou ha veswitched of fthe vehi‐
cle. Manual parking brake
Applying/releasing
theh andbrak elever &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. &
WARNING Risk offire and an acciden tif
th ep arking brak eisnotreleased
If th ep arking brak eisnotfull yreleased when
driving, thef ollowing situations can occur:
R The parking brak ecan overheat and cause
af ire
R The parking brak ecan lose its holding
function #
Comple tely release thep arking brake
befor edriving off. The brak
elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake. Driving and parking
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Gene
rally ,y ou ma yonlya ppl ythe parking brake
when thev ehicle is stationar y. #
Toappl ythe parking brake: pullhandbrake
le ver 1up as farast he las tpossible de tent.
Whe nthe engine is running ,the 0049
and 0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada) indicator
lamps in theI nstrument Displa ylight up. If
th ev ehicle is in motion, awarning tone
sounds.
% In
vehicles wit hafolding handbrak eleve r,
yo uc an then press handbrak elever 1 down
as farasitw illg o. #
Torelease thep arking brake: onvehicles
wit haf olding handbrak eleve r,firs tp ullh an d‐
brak elever 1 up as farasitw illg o. #
Guide handbrak elever 1 down toas farasit
willg o.
The 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada)
indica torlamps in thei nstrument displa ygo
out.
Fo lding theh andbrak elever up or down (only
in vehicles with afolding handbrak elever)
Re quirements:
R The handbrak eleve risa pplied. #
Tofold down theh andbrak elever: push the
handbrak elever down as farasitw illg o. #
Toraise theh andbrak eleve r:pull theh and‐
brak elever up as farasitw illg o. Pe
rforming emer gency braking with theh and‐
brak elever If, in
exceptional cases, thes ervice brak efails,
yo um ayuse thep arking brak etoperform emer‐
ge ncy braking. #
Eme rgency braking: press and hold release
button 2and carefull ypull brak elever 1. Electric parking brake
Information on
thee lectric pa rking brake &
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. 14 2
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accelerator if tra
veling on steep uphill gradi‐
ents.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position 005E,therear-
end door smustbec losed.
App lying/releasing thee lectric pa rking brake
manually &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren and animals lef tunat ten‐
de dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave children and animals unat tended
in thev ehicle, they ma ybea bletos etthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment and become trapped. #
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. #
Toappl y:press switch 1.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied,
th er ed 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Can‐
ada) indicator lamps light up in thei nstru‐
ment displa y.The electric parking brak eis
onl yactuall yapplied when ther ed 0049
and 0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada) indicator
lamps light up continuousl y.
It is also possible toappl ythe electric parking
brak ewhen thei gnition is switched off. #
Torelease: pull switch 1.
The red0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Can‐
ada) indicator lamps in thei nstrument display
go out.
Yo um ayonlyrelease thee lectric parking
brak eift he ignition is switched on wit hthe
st art/ stop button.
Emer gency braking In
thee vent of an emergency ,you can brak ethe
ve hicle while it is in motion wit hthe electric park‐
ing brake. #
While driving, press switch 1ofthee lectric
parking brake.
The vehicle is braked as long as youk eep
switch 1ofthee lectric parking brake
depressed.
The longer electric parking brak eswitch 1is
depressed, theg reater theb raking forc e.
During theb raking procedure, youw illreceiv ethe
fo llowing feedbac kfromt hevehicle:
R awarning tone sounds
R the" Release parking brake" displa ymessage
appears
R ther ed 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Can‐
ada) indicator lamps in thei nstrument display
fl ash
When thev ehicle has been braked toas tandstill,
th ee lectric parking brak eisapplied. Pa
rking thev ehicle forane xtended period Pa
rking thev ehicle forl on gerthan 4weeks #
Method 1: connec tthe star terb atter ytoa
trickle charge rv iathej ump-s tart connection. 14 4
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