2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER wheel

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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 e217 ) 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 Wheels and tires
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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.
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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 spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd unhook right-han dsafet yh ook 3. #
Slowl ylow er spar ewhee lcarrier 4 tothe
ground. #
Lift spar ewheel car rier 4 slightl yand pull
th ep um pleve rout of thes lee ve. #
Use thep um pleve rtol iftt he spar ewheel
be yond ther ear edg eofsparew heel car rier
4. #
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.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: installin gthe
spar ewheel (Cargo Van/Passenger Van) #
Carefully place 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.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (vehicl ewithl ow ered chassis) Bolt co
vers fort he saf etyh ooks (exa mp le: Cargo
Va n) Wheel
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#
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
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Ve
hicles with rear wheel drive: removing the
spar ewheel (chassis) #
Loosen wing nuts 3manually and then
re mo vethem. #
Loosen nuts 2asfarast hethre ad end. #
Slightly raise spar ewheel car rier 4 and
unhook left-hand saf etyh ook 1. #
Assemble thep um pleve rfor thej acka nd
slide it int othe slee veon ther ight-ha ndside
of spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd unhook right-han dsafet yh ook 1. #
Slowl ylow er spar ewhee lcarrier 4 tothe
ground. #
Lift spar ewheel car rier 4 slightl yand pull
th ep um pleve rout of thes lee ve. #
Use thep um pleve rtol iftt he spar ewheel
be yond ther ear edg eofthe spar ewheel car‐
ri er. #
Carefully remo vethes par ew heel from the
spar ewheel car rier .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.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive: installin gthe
spar ewheel (chassis) #
Carefully place thes par ew heel ont ospare
wheel car rier 4.T he spar ewheel is heavy.
When youp lacethe spar ewheel ont othe
spar ewheel car rier ,t he center of gr avity
ch anges due tothew eight of thew heel. The
spar ewheel ma yslip down or tip over. #
Slide thep um pleve rfor thej acki ntot he
slee veon spar ewheel car rier 4. #
Raise spar ewheel car rier 4 withthe pump
le ve ra nd attac hright-ha ndsafetyh ook 1. #
Slight lyraise thes par ew heel car rier and
attac hleft-hand saf etyh ook 1. #
Pull thep um pleve rout of thes lee ve. #
Tighten nuts 2. #
Put wing nuts 3in place and tighten them. Wheels and tires
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Ad
ditive
* NO
TEEngine damag eduetouse of addi‐
tives in thee ngine oil The use of additional additives in
thee ngine
oil can damag ethe engine. #
Do no tuse an yadditional additives in
th ee ngine oil. Miscibility of engine oil
The benefits of high-quality engine oils are
re
duced bymixing oil.
We recommend that youo nly use engine oil of
th es ame grade and SAEc lassi fication as theo il
fi lled at thel asto ilch ange. If, in exceptional
cases, engine oil of thet ype in thee ngine is not
av ailable, use ano ther appr ovedm ineral or syn‐
th etic engin eoil.
Ve hicles with adiese lengine: ifth eg rade is
no ta vailable, youm ayalso refill wit hengin eoils
acco rding toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 228.5,
229. 3or2 29.5.Therefill qu antity is then limited
to maximu m1.1US qt (1.0 liter).
Yo um ustthen ha vean oil chang ecarried out at
th ee arlies tpossible opportunit y.
Ve hicles with agasoline engine: ifth eg rade is
no ta vailable, youm ayrefill wit hengin eoils
acco rding toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 229.3
or AC EA A3/B4. The refill qu antity is then limited
to maximu m1.1US qt (1.0 liter).
Yo um ustthen ha vean oil chang ecarried out at
th ee arlies tpossible opportunit y.
Engine oils ar ediffe re ntiated according to:
R Engine oi lbrand
R Grad e(MB -Fre igabe or MB-Appr oval)
R SAEc lassi fication (viscosity)
Oil chang einter val
The on-boar dcomputer automatically sho ws the
dat eoft he next oil chang easane vent messa ge
on thed ispla y.
Mercedes-Benzr ecommends havin gthe oil
ch anged at aqualified specialis tworks hop. Engine oil capacities Engine
Engine oil
M2 74 Approx. 11.1 qt
(10.5 liters)
OM642 Approx.1 3.2 qt
(12.5 liters)
OM65 1(rear wheel
drive) Appr
ox.1 2.2 qt
(1 1. 5l iters) Information on oil consum
ption
Depending on thed riving style, thev ehicle con‐
sumes amaximum of 1.1USq t(1.0l iter) of
engine oil per 620 mile s(10 00 km).
In thef ollowing cases, oil consum ption ma yalso
exc eed this limit:
R The vehicle is ne w.
R Youu sethev ehicle mostl yunder arduous
conditions.
R Youd rive frequent lyat ah igh engine speed.
Re gular maintenance is aprere quisit efor favo ra‐
ble consum ption figures. Youc an only asses sthe
oil consum ption af teral ong journe y.Chec kthe
oil le velint he engine regularly ,e.g. weekl yor
eve rytime your efuel. Note
sonb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page247). &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
va por poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
tem
The brak efluid con stant lyabsorbs moisture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va por poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking ef fect to be impaired. #
Have theb rake fluid rene we datt he
specified inter vals. *
NO
TEDama getopaint, plastic or rubber
by brak efluid Ther
eisar isk of damag etoproperty if brake
fl uid comes int ocontact wi thpaint, plastic or
ru bber. Te
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hicl etype 3500 XD with amax. permissible gross weight of 11,03 0lbs (5.00 3t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
4080 lbs (1.85 1t)5)
7720 lbs (3.502 t)
44 10 lbs (2.000 t) 1) Ve
hicl etype 4500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 12,125 lbs (5.500 t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
4630 lbs (2. 100t )7 935 lbs (3.599 t)1)
Front axle wit hincreased load capacity.
5) No tinc ombination wit hall-wheel driv e(4x4)
and no tincombination wit hmodel series
90 7.74 5( combination vehicles wit havehicle
lengt hof2 90 inc h(7,36 7m m))
Gross weight of vehicl ecombination, traile rload, tongue weight
Ve hicl etypes 1500 and 2500 wit hamax.p ermissible gross weight of 8,550 lbs (3.8 78t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
13 550 lbs (6. 146t)
5000 lbs (2.268 t) 2)
500 lbs (0.22 7t)2) Ve
hicl etype 2500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 9,050 lbs (4. 105t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
13 930 lbs (6.3 19t)
5000 lbs(2.268 t) 2)
500lbs (0 .227t) 2) Ve
hicl etype 2500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 9,480 lbs (4.300 t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
94 80 lbs (4.300 t) ––258
Tech nica ldata

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.
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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