2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER light

Engine
Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00AC
Coolant warning lamp The
redc oolant warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is running.
* Po ssible causes:
R temp eratur esensor malfunctioning
R coolant le veltoo low
R air suppl ytothe engine radiator obstructed
R engin eradiator fanf aulty
If aw arning tone also sounds, thec oolant has exceeded thet empera‐
tur eof2 48 °F (120 °C). &
WARNING Danger of bu rnsw hen opening theh ood
If yo uo pen theh ood when thee ngine has overheated or during a
fi re inthee ngine compartment, 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 compartment, keep the
hood closed and call thef ires ervice. #
Stop immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc onditions and
switc hoffthee ngine. Do no tcontinue driving. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y.
If th ec oolant temp eratur edispla yisatt he lowerend of thet empera‐
tur es cale: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise: #
Leavethev ehicle and keep asafed ista nce from thev ehicle until
th ee ngine has cooled down. #
Chec kthe coolant le vel(/ page189). #
Ensur ethat thea ir supply tothee ngine radiator is no tobstructed. #
Without subjectin gthe engine toexc essiv estrain, continue tothe
nea rest qu alified specialis tworks hop. Ensur ethat thec oolant
te mp eratur edispla yremain sbelo w2 48 °F (120 °C).
003D
Electrical malfunction
wa rning lamp The elect
rical malfunction redw arning lam plight sup.
*A malfunction has occur redint he electrics. #
Read them essages on them ultifunction displa y.
00D4
Fu elreser vewarning
lamp The fuel
reser veyello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
*T he fuel suppliesh avereached ther eser veleve l. #
Refuel. 290
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps

Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00B9
Engine diagnosis warning
lamp The
yello wC heckEngine warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
*A malfunction has occur redint he engine, thee xhau stsystem or the
fuel sy stem.
The emissions limit value ma yhave been exceeded and thee ngine
ma yber unninginemergency ope ratio nm ode. #
Have thev ehicle checkedass oon as possible at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Ti
res Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0077
Ti re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
fl ashes The
yello wt irep ressur emonitoring sy stem warning lam p(pressure
loss/malfunction) flashes forr oughly one minut eand then lights up per‐
manentl y.
*The ti repressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Thereisar isk of an accident if thet irep ressure
monitoring sy stem is malfunctioning
If th et irep ressur emonitoring sy stem is malfunctioning, it is not
able toissue awarning if ther eisp ressur eloss in one or mor eof
th et ires.
Un derinflated tires ma y,fore xamp le, impair thed riving, steering
and braking characteristics. #
Have thet irep ressur emonitoring sy stem checkedataq uali‐
fi ed specialis tworks hop. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0077
Ti re pressur emonitoring
sy stem warning lamp
light sup The tir
epressur emonitor yello ww arning lam p(pressur eloss/malfunc‐
tion )light sup.
*The tir epressur emonitor has de tected atirep ressur elossinatl east
one tire. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoinsufficient tir epres‐
sure
Ti re pressures that ar etoo lo wpose thef ollowing hazards:
R The tires ma yburst,e speciall yasthe load and vehicle speed
increase.
R The tires ma ywear excessively and/or une venly, whic hmay
greatl yimp air tir etraction.
R The drivin gcharacteristics, as well as steering and braking,
ma ybeg reatl yimp aired.
Yo uc oul dthen lose contro lofthevehicle. #
Obser vether ecommended tir epressu re. #
Adjus tthe tir epressur eifn ecessar y. Displ
aymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps 291

1,
2, 3. ..
3-zone automatic climat econtrol
(operating unit) .................................... .101
12 Vs ocket
see Soc ket(12 V)
11 5Vs ocket
see Soc ket(11 5V)
360° Camera Care.................................................1 95A
ABS (Anti-lo ckBrakin gSystem) .......... 14 6
Ac celeration
see Usin gkickdown
Ac tivating/deactivatin gthe HOLD
function ................................................. 15 5
Ac tiv eB rake Assi st.............................. 14 8
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 14 8
Setting .............................................. 15 0
Ac tiv eD ista nce Assis tDISTR ON IC ..... 15 2
Callin gupas peed........................... .153
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 2
Increasing/decreasing speed ........... 15 3
Re quirements .................................. .153
St eering wheel buttons ..................... 15 3
St oring aspeed ................................ 15 3
Switching off/deacti vating ............... 15 3
Switching on/activating ................... 15 3
Sy stem limitations ............................1 52
Ac tiv eL aneK eeping Assist ..................161
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 16 2
Fu nctio n............................................ 161
Sy stem limitations ............................1 61
Tr ailer operation ................................ 161
Ad aptiv ecruise control
see ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Fu nctio n............................................. 86
Switching on/o ff................................ 86
Ad d-on equipment .................................. 21
Ad d-on equipment guidelines ................21
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) ............................. 91
Ad diti ve ................................................. 251
DEF .......................................... 136, 250
Engine oil .......................................... 251
Ad diti ves
Fu el .................................................. 24 8Ad
diti ves( DEF)
see DEF
Ad diti ves( engine oil)
see Additive
Ad diti ves( fuel)
see Fuel
ADR (working speed control) Adjusting .......................................... 16 2
Fu nctio n........................................... 16 2
Switching on/of f.............................. 16 2
Af ter-sales service center
see ASS YSTP LUS
Air nozzles see Air vents
Ai rv ents ....................................... .104, 105
adjustin g(front) ................................ 104
Ad justing (roof) ................................. 105
Re ar passenger compartment .......... 105
Airbag ...................................................... 35
Ac tivation ........................................... 32
Fr ont airbag (driver ,fro nt
passenger) ......................................... 35
Ins tallation locations .......................... 35
Overvie w........................................... .35
Pr otection impaired ............................36
Pr otection pr ovided ............................ 35
Side airbag ........................................ .35
Wi ndo wcurtain airbag ........................ 35
Alar msystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Alertness assistant see ATTENTION ASSIST
All-wheel drive Engaging ...........................................1 25
Engaging/disengaging ..................... .125
LO Wr ang e........................................ 12 6
No tes. ............................................... 124
Animals Pets in thev ehicle .............................. 45
Anti-loc kbraking sy stem
see AB S(Anti-loc kBrakin gS ystem)
Anti-skid chains
see Sno wchains
Anti-thef tAlarms ystem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Anti-thef tprotection
Immobilizer ........................................ .61
Anti-thef tprotection
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem) Index
293

Asht
rays
In thew indshield stowagec om‐
partment ............................................ 79
ASR (acceleration skid cont rol) .......... .147
Assistance graphic (on-board com‐
puter) ..................................................... 172
ASS YSTP LUS ........................................ 185
Batter ydisconnection period s.......... 185
Displ aying thes ervice due dat e........ 185
Fu nction/no tes. ............................... 185
Re gular maintenance work ............... 185
Special service requirements .......... .185
ATA (Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) .............. .61
Ac tivating/deactivating thei nterior
motion sensor .................................... 63
Fu nctio n.............................................. 61
Interior motion sensor function .......... 63
St opping thea larm. ............................ 62
Switching thet ow -awa ya larm
on/of f............................................... .62
To w- aw ay alar mfunction .................... 62
At tachments .......................................... .21
AT TENTION ASSI ST............................... 15 6
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 157
Fu nctio n........................................... 15 6
Sy stem limitations ............................1 56
Au thorized workshop
see Qualified specialis tworks hop
Au tomatic distanc econtrol
se eA ctiv eDista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
Au tomatic drivin glights ........................ 84
Au tomatic transmission
DIRECT SELEC Tleve r........................ 12 2
Engaging driv eposit ion. ................... 12 3
Engaging neutral ............................... 12 2
Engaging reve rseg ear ...................... 12 2
Kickdown .......................................... 124
Re stricting thes hiftrang e................ 124
Selecting pa rkposition .....................1 23
Tr ansmission position displa y........... 12 2
Tr ansmission position s..................... 12 2
Au xiliar yheating ..................................1 05
Fu nctio n........................................... 105
Axle load .............................................. .245 B
Bac ksupport
see Lumbar suppor t(4-w ay)
BA S(Brak eAssis tSystem) .................. 14 6Battery
Charging ........................................... 202
Charging avehicle batter y................2 02
Disconnecting thea uxiliar ybattery
in thee ngine compartmen t.............. 207
Disconnecting thes tarter batter y.... 205
Jump -star ting (vehicle) ..................... 202
Ke y. .................................................... 47
No tes( vehicle) ..................................2 01
Re moving or ins talling thes tarter
batter y............................................. 206
St arterb atter y................................. 204
Batter ymain switch
No tes. ............................................... 12 0
Switching po wersupply on/of f......... 121
Belt see Sea tbelt
Bel twarning
see Sea tbelt
Blind Spo tAssist .................................. 157
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 15 9
Fu nctio n........................................... 157
Re ar Cross Traf ficA lert. ................... 15 9
Sy stem limitations ............................1 57
Bottle holder ........................................... 78
Brake ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) ........ 14 6
Ac tivating/deactivating theH OLD
function ............................................ 15 5
Ac tiveB rake Assi st........................... 14 8
BA S(Brak eAssistSystem) ............... 14 6
Braking wi thparkin gbrake :. ............ .114
Downhil lgradien t.............................. 11 4
Driving no tes. ............................ 111,114
EBD (electroni cbrake forc ed istri‐
bution) ..............................................1 48
Heavy and light loads ........................ 11 4
HOLD functio n.................................. 154
Ne wb rake discs and brak epads/
linings ............................................... 11 4
Re stricted braking ef fect (salt-trea‐
te dr oads) .........................................1 14
We troad sur faces ............................ .114
Brak eAssis tSystem
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak eAssistance
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak efluid
No tes. .............................................. 253
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) ..............................................1 48294
Index

Brakes
Breaking-i nnotes .............................. 111
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................1 11
Breakdown Assi stanc eoverview. .......................... 18
Changin gawheel ............................ .234
Ro adside Assis tance ......................... .23
To ws tartin g. .................................... .211
To wing away ..................................... 208
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ...................2 10
Breakdown see Fla ttire
Breaking-i nnotes ................................. .111
Bulbs Reversing light .................................... 94
Buttons Steering wheel ..................................1 70C
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) .....................................1 93
Care ....................................................... 197
Car wash .......................................... 19 3
Carpe t............................................. .197
Displ ay.............................................. 197
Exterio rlighting ................................ 19 5
Headliner .......................................... 197
Matt efinish ...................................... 194
Pa int ................................................ .194
Plastic trim ....................................... 197
Po we rw ashe r................................... 19 3
Re alwo od/trim elements ................. 197
Re ar vie wcamera/360 °Camer a..... 19 5
Seat bel t.......................................... .197
Sea tcove r........................................ 197
Senso rs............................................ 19 5
Ta ilpipes .......................................... .195
Tr ailer hit ch...................................... 19 5
Wa shing byhand .............................. 194
Wheels/rims .................................... 19 5
Wi ndo ws ........................................... 19 5
Wi per blades .................................... 19 5
Cargo compa rtmen tlighting
Motio ndetector .................................. 89
Cargo compartmen tventilation
Deactivating .................................... .108
Setting .............................................. 108
Cargo tie-down point ............................180Cargo tie-down points
Info rm atio n..................................... .260
Carpe t(care) ........................................ .197
Central locking Wireless central lockin g..................... 24
Chang ebulbs
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 91
Changing abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle ........................ 238
Preparing .......................................... 234
Ra ising thev ehicle ........................... 235
Re moving awhee l............................ 237
Changing address .................................. 23
Changing bulbs ....................................... 90
High beam. ......................................... 91
Indicator (front) .................................. 91
Interior lamps (rear compartment) ..... 94
License plate lamp............................. 93
Ligh tbulbt ypes haloge nheadlamps .. 90
Lo wb eam. .......................................... 91
No tes. ................................................90
Ta il lam pbulb types (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 92
Ta il lam pbulb types (chassis) ............ .93
Tu rn signal light (rear) (chassis) ..........94
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner .....................................23
Cha racteristics of thet ire .................. .228
Charging Batter y............................................. 202
Mobile phone (wi reless) .................... .82
Child saf etyl oc k( doors) ........................ 44
Child seat Attach ing (no tes) ................................ 40
Basic instructions ...............................36
Fr ont-passenger seat (no tes) .............. 43
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )(ins talling) .......... 41
No tesonr isksa nd danger s................37
Re arwa rd-facing child restra int sys‐
te m( Information) .............................. .43
Secu ring on thef ront passenger
seat ....................................................43
Secu ring on ther ear seat ................... 42
To pT ether .......................................... 42
Children Avoiding danger sinthevehicle ..........37
Basi cinstructions ............................... 36 Index
295

Special sea
tbeltr etra ctor .................. 40
Ci ga rettel ighter ..................................... 79
Cleaning see Ca re
Cleaning waterd rain valveoft he air
intak ebox .............................................. 191
Climat econtrol
Ac tivating/deactivating .................... 101
Ad justing rear-compartment heat‐
ing .................................................... 102
Air di stribution settings .................... 103
automaticall ycontrollin g(rear
passenger compartment )................. 103
Au xilia ryheating ...............................1 05
Carg ocompartmentv entilation ........ 108
Clearing fogged up windo ws............. 103
Control panel ford ual-zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ....................... 100
Controllin gautomaticall y................. .102
Hot-water auxiliar yheater. ............... 106
Operating unit for3 -zone auto‐
matic clima tecontrol ........................ 101
Re frigerant ....................................... 255
Setting thea ir distribution ................1 03
Switching air- recirculation mode
on/of f.............................................. 104
Switching synchronization function
on/of f(control panel )...................... 103
Switching theA /C function on/of f..1 02
Switching ther ear window
defros tero n/of f.............................. .104
Switching thew indshield heater
on/of f..............................................1 04
Ve ntilating thev ehicle (con veni‐
ence opening) .................................... 60
Ve ntilation nozzles at front ............... 104
Ve ntilation nozzles in ther oof ..........1 05
Ve ntilation nozzles, rear passenger
compartment .................................. .105
Cock pit (o verview) .................................. .6
Combination switch see High beam
see High-beam flasher
see Indicator
Compu ter
see On-boar dcomputer
Con venience closing .............................. 60
Con venience opening ............................. 60
Con versions ............................................ 21
Coolant Fillin gcapacitie s............................... 254 Coolant (engine)
Checkin glevel .................................. 189
No tes. .............................................. 254
Copyright License ............................................... 29
Trademar ks........................................ 29
Co rnering light ...................................... .85
Crosswind Assist Function/no tes. ............................... 14 8
Cruise control ...................................... .151
Ac tivating .......................................... 151
Buttons ............................................. 151
Callin gupas peed........................... .151
Deactivating ...................................... 151
Fu nctio n............................................ 151
Re quirements .................................. .151
Selecting ........................................... 151
Setting thes peed .............................. 151
St oring aspeed ................................. 151
Sy stem limitations ............................1 51
Cus tomer Assi stance Center (C AC)...... 26
Cus tomer Relations Department .......... 26 D
Dashboa rd
see Cockpit (o verview)
Dashboa rdlighting
see Instrument lighting
Data recordin g(vehicle) ........................ 27
Deale rship
see Qualified speciali stwo rkshop
Declaration of conformity Vehicle componentsw hichreceive
and/or transmit radio wav es .............. 24
Wi reless vehicle components. ............24
DEF ................................................ 136, 250
Ad ditiv e................................... .136, 250
Displ aying thef ill le vel. .................... .137
Filling capacity .................................. 251
Pu rity ........................................ 136, 250
Re filling ............................................ 137
Definitions (ti resa nd loading) ............ 230
Diagnostics connection .........................25
Diesel Lowo utside temp eratures ................2 48
No tes. ............................................... 24 8
Diesel pa rticulat efilter
Au tomatic rege neration .................... 12 0
Displ aying load ................................ .120
No tes. ............................................... 12 0296
Index

0049
Malfunction See Operator ’s
Manual ............................................. 282
ð Maximum Speed Exceeded ..... 268
00AF Obtain aNew Key .................... 278
00B2 Off...........................................2 68
00D9 Off.......................................... .269
0024 Parking Brak eInoperative .......2 64
0024 Parking Brak eSee Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 264
00AF Place theK eyintheM arked
Space See Ope rator's Manual ..........277
0077 Please Cor rect Tire Pressure ...277
00E2 Refill Ad ditiv eEmer gency
Op.: XXX mphS ee Operator's Man‐
ual ....................................................2 75
00E2 Refill Ad ditiv eSee Operator's
Manual .............................................. 274
00E2 Refill Ad ditiv eStartsu ntil
Emerg. Op. :XXX See Operator's
Manual ............................................ .275
009E Replace Air Filter .....................2 71
00AF Replace KeyB atte ry ................ 278
003D See Ope rator's Manual ............273
0075 SRS Malfunction Service
Re quired .......................................... .263
00CC Steering Malfunction
Incre ased Ph ysical Ef fort See
Ope rator's Manual ............................ 279
00CC Steering Malfunction Stop
Immediatel ySee Operator's Man‐
ual ....................................................2 79
g Step No tExtended Se eOper‐
ator' sManualorS tepN otExte n‐
de dM alfunction ............................... 281
003D Stop Vehicle Lea veEngine
Ru nning ............................................ 272
003D Stop Vehicle See Operator's
Manual ............................................. 273
0049 SwitchOffLights ..................... 282
0049 SwitchOnH eadlamps ............. 282
0077 Tire Press. Sen. Missing ..........276
0072 Vehicle Operational Switch
th eI gnition Of fBefor eExiting ..........2 80 x
Vehicle Trac kerh as been
activated. De tails: see manual or
associated mobile app. or Vehi‐
cle locating activated –see manual
or mobile app. ..................................2 81
0077 Warning Tire Malfunction .........276
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions Cur‐
re ntl yL imited See Ope rator's Man‐
ual .................................................... 265
Ac tiveB rake Assi stFunctions Limi‐
te dS ee Operator's Manual .............. 265
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual
.......................................................... 268
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stInoperative ... 268
Ac tiveD ista nce Assi stNo wA vaila‐
ble .................................................... 269
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's
Manual ............................................. 270
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 270
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis tInoper‐
ative .................................................2 70
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCamera
Vi ew Restricted See Ope rator's
Manual ............................................. 281
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tCur‐
re ntl yU navailable See Opera tor's
Manual ............................................. 281
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tIno pera‐
tive .................................................. .282
Air Conditioning Malfunction See
Operator's Manual ............................279
App lyBrak etoS hiftfrom' P' ............ 280
Au xilia ryBatter yMalfunction ...........279
Blind Spo tAssistCur rently
Un available See Operator' sManual
.......................................................... 270
Blind Spo tAssistInoperative ............ 269
Blind Spo tAssis tTrailer NotM oni‐
to red ................................................ 269 298
Index

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