2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER ESP

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
00E5 Currently Unavailable
See Operator's Manual *
ESP ®
is temp orarily una vailable.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys yst ems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
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. #
Carefully driv esome gentle cur vesatas peed greater than
19 mp h(30 km/h) on asuitable stre tchofr oad. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,visit aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully when doing so.
0025
00E5
Currently Unavailable
See Operator's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
aret emporarily una vailable.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be tem‐
porarily una vailable. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunc‐
tioning
If ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen
braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout 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 ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Carefully driv esome gentle cur vesatas peed greater than
19 mp h(30 km/h) on asuitable stre tchofr oad. #
Ifth ed ispla ymessag edoes no tdisappear ,visit aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop immediately .Drive carefully when doing so.
0025
00E5
Inoperative See Opera-
tor's Manual *
ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning.
The brak esystemc ontinues working wit hthe normal ef fect. The
braking dis tance ma yincrease in eme rgency braking situations. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 267

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ABS and ESP ®
arem alfunc‐
tioning
If ABS and ESP ®
are malfunctioning ,the wheels could loc kwhen
braking and ESP ®
cann otcar ryout 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 ABS and ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Drivin
gsystems Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
ð
Maximum Speed Excee-
ded *Y
ou ha veexc eeded them aximum permitted speed (specific coun‐
tries only). #
Driv emores lowl y.
Cruise Control Inopera-
tive *C
ruise control is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
00B2
Off *C
ruise control has been deactivated.
If aw arning tone also sounds, this means cruise control has deacti‐
va tedi tself automatically (/ page151).
00B2 --- mph *C
ruise control canno tbeactivated as no tall activation conditions
ha ve been met. #
Obser vethea ctivation conditions of cruise cont rol
( / pag e151).
Active Dist ance Assist
Inoperative *A
ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cismalfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Active Distance Assist
Currently Unavailable
See Operator's Manual *A
ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONI Cistemporaril yunavailable.
The ambien tcondition sareoutsid ethe sy stem limits (/ page152). #
Driv eon.
Whe nthe ambient conditions ar ewithin thes ysteml imits, the
sy stem will be available again. 268
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tismalfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without alow beam. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
or #
Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
0049
Switch Off Lights *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ight is still switched on. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
0049
Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative *T
he light sensor is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* Ve hicles with traile rhitch:af use mayhaveb lown. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Chec kthe fuses, and replace them if necessary(/ page211).
0049 Check Left Low
Beam (examp le) *T
he bulb in question is faulty. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
or #
Chec kwhether changing theb ulb is permitted. Indicator and
warning lamps Overvie
wofindicator and warning lamps When
thei gnition is switched on, man ysystems
per form aself-test. Som eindicator and warning
lamps ma yswitc honorf lashtemp oraril yduring
th is time. This behavior is no cause fora larm.
These indicator and warning lamps indicat ea
malfunction onl yiftheylight up or flash af tert he
engine has been star tedord uringajourne y.
Indicator and warning lamps:
0058 Lo
wb eam (/ page84)
0060 Pa
rking lamps (/ page84)
0057 High beam (/
page 85)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights (/ page85)
005E Re
ar fogl ight (/ page84) 00E9
Seat bel
tnotfast ened
(/ page289)
0027 and
004D USA: Brakes (red) (/
page283)
004D Canada: Brakes (red) (/
page283)
004D Brakes (yellow) (/
page283)
0025 ABS malfunction (/
page283)
002E Off-road
gear
00E5 ESP®
(/ page283)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page283)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stswitched off
(/ page148)
0049
and 0024 USA: Electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (/ page283) 282
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
004D
and
0027
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(USA) Onl
yint he USA: The brak esystem redw arning lam plight supw hilethe
engine is on.
* Po ssible cause:
R The brakepads ha vereached their wear limit. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etorestricted braking po wer
When theb rake pads ha vereached their wear limit ,the braking
po we rm aybe restricted. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
0075 Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp The
restra int sy stem redw arning lam pislit while thee ngine is on.
*The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem compo‐
nent smaybe triggered unintentionall yormaynotd eplo yasi nten‐
ded during an accident .This ma yaffect theE mer gency Tensioning
Device sorairbags, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam plights
up The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliza‐
tion. In addition ,other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 287

Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lamp
fl ashes The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam pflashes during ajou rney.
* ESP ®
inter venes (/ page 147). #
Adapty our driving styletot heweather and road conditions.
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lamp The ESP
®
OFF yello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* ESP ®
has been switched off. &
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP ®
deacti va‐
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization.
The availabilit yoffurther driving saf etys yst ems is also limited. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Only deactivat eESP®
forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP ®
canno tbeactivated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. #
Compl ywithi nstructions toswitc hESP®
of f(/pag e147).
0025 ABS warning lamp The AB
Syello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
*AB Sism alfunctioning.
If an additional warning tone sounds, this means theE BD is malfunc‐
tioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunc‐
tioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen brak‐
ing
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus
se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nc einane mergency braking
situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys yst ems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. 288
Displa ymessages and warning and indicator lamps

Chec
kBrake Pads See Operator's
Manual .............................................2 65
Cruise Control Inoperative ...............268
Curr ently Un available Radar Sen‐
sor sD irty .........................................2 69
Driver's Door Open &Transmission
No tinPR isk ofVehicle Rolling
Aw ay ................................................ 280
NP ermanentl yActiv eRiskofR oll‐
ing Away ........................................... 280
Only Shif tto'P' when Vehicle is
St ationary ........................................ 280
Ra dar Sensor sDirty See Opera‐
to r's Manual .................................... .265
Re generation No tPossible ................2 74
Re versing No tPossible Service
Re quired .......................................... .280
Service Required Do No tShift
Gear sVisit Dealer ........................... .280
Shif tto' P' or 'N' toStartE ngine ...... 279
SOS NO TREADY .............................. 266
Ti re Press. Monitor Cur rently
Un available ...................................... .276
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative ....277
Ti re Pressur eMonitor Inoperative
No Wheel Sensors ............................2 76
To Engag eTransmiss .Position R
Fir stDep ress theB rake .................... 279
Tr ansmission Malfunction Stop ........ 280
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) ....................................................... 227
Drinkin gand driving ............................. 111Driv
eAwayA ssist .................................1 59
Driver's seat see Seats
Driving and drinking .............................111
Drivin gcharacteristics (unusual) ........215
Drivin ginstructions
Fo reign 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
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 48
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t..................... 14 8
ESP ®
traile rstabilizatio n................. .148
Overvie w.......................................... 14 6
Ra dar sensor s................................. .145
Re sponsibility ................................... 14 5
Drivin gsafet ys ystem
see ActiveB rake Assi st
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Driving sy stem
see Activating/deactivating the
HOLD function
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
see ActiveL aneK eeping Assist
see ATTENTION ASSIST
see Blind Spo tAssist
see Cruise control
see HOLD function
see Lane Keeping Assist
Driving tips Driving abroad (symmetrical low
beam) .................................................84
Driving in winter ................................ 11 5
Driving off-roa d................................. 11 6 Index
299

Driving on
flooded roads .................. .115
Driving on wetroads .........................1 15
Hyd roplaning .................................... 11 5
Dr ow siness de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
DSR (Downhill Speed Regulation)
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 127
No tes. ............................................... 12 6
Dual-zone au tomatic climat econ‐
trol (control panel) ............................... 100E
E10 ........................................................ .248
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) .................................................. .148
ECOd isplay
Fu nctio n............................................ 11 9
Re setting. ......................................... 174
Electric pa rking brake .......................... 14 3
App lying automaticall y..................... 14 3
Applying or releasing manuall y......... 14 4
Emergency braking ........................... 14 4
No tes. ............................................... 14 2
Re leasing automaticall y................... .143
Electric slidin gdoor
Fu nctio n............................................. 52
Opening wi thbutton ...........................52
Opening wit hthe door handle ............ 54
Opening/closing wit hthe key. .......... .54
Programming thek ey ........................ .54
Re setting. ........................................... 55
Un lockin gmanuall y........................... .54
Electrical closing assi st
No tes. ................................................52
Electrical consum ption
Ke y. .................................................... 47
Electrical fuses see Fuses
Electrical step
Emer gency release ............................ .58
Extending/r etra cting .......................... 57
Fu nctio n............................................. 57
Obs tacle ............................................. 57
Pr eve nting extending ......................... .57
Electronic Stability Prog ram
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
Elect ronics ............................................ 24 4
Emer gency
Assis tance overview. .......................... 18
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) .................... 19 9Saf
etyv est. ....................................... 19 9
Wa rning lam p................................... 19 9
Emer gency braking
Elect ricp arkin gb rake ...................... .144
Manual parking brak e....................... 14 2
Emer gency call sy stem
Au tomatic emergency call ............... .200
Informatio n....................................... 19 9
Manual emer gency cal l.................... 200
Overvie w.......................................... 19 9
Tr ans ferred dat a...............................2 00
Emer gency engine start ....................... 211
Emer gency operation mode
St artin gthe vehicle ........................... 11 0
Emer gency Tensioning Devices
Ac tivation ........................................... 32
En gaging driv eposition (automatic
transmission) ........................................ 12 3
Engaging neut ral(automatic trans‐
mission) ................................................ .122
Engagin greverse gear ......................... 12 2
Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE ...12 6
Engine Engin enumber ................................ .245
Pa rking (s tart/s topb utton) .............. 14 0
Problems .......................................... 13 5
St artin g(in emer gency operation
mode) ............................................... 11 0
St artin g(start/ stop button) .............. 11 0
St artin gassis tance ......................... .202
Engine electronics (no tes) ...................2 44
Engine number .................................... .245
Engine oil .............................................. 188
Ad ditiv e........................................... .251
Checkin gthe oil le vel(on-board
computer) ........................................ .188
Che cking theo il le velw ithad ip‐
st ick. ................................................ .187
Filling capacity ................................. 252
To pping up ........................................ 188
Engine output Notesonc hanges ............................... 25
ENR (electronic le velc ontrol) .............128
Fu nctio n........................................... 12 8
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................1 29
Manually inflatingair bello ws........... 13 2
Problems .......................................... 13 3
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................1 29
Entering and exiting .............................. .50 300
Index

Environmental pr
otection
No tes. ................................................20
ESC (Electronic Stability Control)
see ESP ®
(Electronic Stabilit yProgram)
ESP ®
Crosswind Assis t.............................. 14 8
Tr ailer stabilizatio n........................... 14 8
ESP ®
(Electroni cStabilit yProgram) ...147
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 14 8
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 147
Exhaus temission moni toring .............. 11 3
Exterior lighting Care................................................. 19 5
Exterior lighting see Lights F
Fa tigue de tection
see ATTENTION ASSIST
Firs t-aid kit (sof tsided) ...................... .199
Flat tire ................................................. .201
Changin gawheel ............................ .234
No tes. ............................................... 201
Floorc overing
Ins talling/ removing (s tarter bat‐
te ry ). ................................................ 204
Fl oo rm at................................................. 83
Fore ign trip
Instructions ...................................... .113
symmetrical lo wbeam ....................... 84
Fr ee software ........................................ .29
Fr equencies
Mobile phon e................................... 24 4
Tw o-w ayradio ...................................2 44
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt passenger) .. 35
Fr ont door
Opening (from inside) ........................ .49
Unlocking (from inside) ...................... 49
Fr ont passenger benc hseat
Fo lding thes eat cushion forw ards/
backwards .......................................... 71
Fr ont seats
8- wa ya djustmen toptions .................. 67
Ad justing (electrically). .......................67
Ad justing (manually) ..................... 64,66
Memor yfunction ................................ 67
Tu rning .............................................. .70
Wi th Sea tCom fort Pa ckag e. .............. .66
Wi thout Seat Comfor tPackage .......... 64Fu
el ........................................................ 24 8
Ad ditives .......................................... 24 8
Diesel ............................................... 24 8
Draining thef ilter ............................ .192
E1 0. .................................................. 24 8
Flexibl efuelvehicles ........................ 24 8
Fu elreser ve ..................................... 250
Gasoline ........................................... 24 8
Lo wo utsid etemperatures ................2 48
Problems .......................................... 13 5
Quality (diesel )................................. 24 8
Quality (gasoline ).............................. 24 8
Re fueling .......................................... 13 3
Sulfur content ................................... 24 8
Ta nk capacity ................................... 250
Fu el consum ption (on-boar dcom‐
puter) .................................................... .173
Fu ses ..............................................2 11,212
Befor ereplacing ................................ 211
Fu se bo xinthe front-passenger
fo ot we ll ............................................ .212
Fu se bo xinthe seat base of the
driver's seat ...................................... 212
No tes. ............................................... 211 G
Gasoline ................................................ 24 8
Genera loperating permit number
(EU) ........................................................ 24 5
Genuin eparts ........................................ .20
Getting int oand out of thev ehicle .......50
Glasse scompartment ............................ 78
Grab handles .......................................... 50
Using .................................................. 50
Gross axle weight rating ...................... 24 5
Gross mass ........................................... 24 5 H
Handbrak e(electrical)
see Electric parking brake
Handbrak e(manual)
see Manua lparking brake
Handlin gcontrol sy stem
see ESP ®
(Elect ronic Stabilit yProgram)
Hazar dwarnin glights ............................ 85
Swit ching on/of f............................... .85
Hazardous substances Informatio n......................................... 23
Head restra int
Ad justing mechanically ....................... 75 Index
301