2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER battery

Disconnecting
thea uxiliar ybattery inthe
engine compa rtment *
NO
TEDama getoelectrical assemblies Elect
rical assemblies could be damaged if the
st ar terb atter yisd isconnected whil ethe
engine is running. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. Then, release the
batter yclamps of thes tarter batter y. #
Alwaysd isconnect thes tarterb atter yin
th eb atter ycase in thel eftf ootwell firs t.
Otherwise, electrica lassemblies, e.g.
th ea lternator ,could be damaged. *
NO
TEDama getothev ehicle's electron‐
ics Incor
rectly disconnecting thea uxiliar ybattery
can cause damag etothevehicle's electron‐
ics. #
Alwaysd isconnect thea uxiliar ybattery
as described in thef ollowing sequence.
Do no treve rset he batter yterminals
under an ycircums tances. #
Obser vethes afet ym easures and pr otection
notices when disconnectin gthe auxiliar ybat‐
te ry ( / pag e202). #
Switc hoffall electrical consumers. #
Switc hoffthee ngine and thep ower suppl y. #
Open theh ood (/ page185). #
Firstloosen and remo vethen egativ eterminal
clam pont he auxiliar ybatter ysot hatthe
cla mp is no longer in con tact wi th thetermi‐
nal. #
Remo vethep ositiv eterminal clam pcover. #
Loose nand remo vethep ositiv eterminal
clamp. To
wing or tow- starting Overvie
wofpermissible towing me thods In
thee vent of abreak down, Mercedes-Benz rec‐
ommends that youh ave thev ehicle transpor ted
ins tead of towe d.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to tow‐
ing away incor rectly #
Obser vethei nstruction sand no teson
to wing away. %
Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
and rear-wheel drive: ifth er eisam alfunc‐
tion, thea utomatic transmission ma ybe
loc kedinp osition 005D.
If th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition 005C,transpor tthe vehicle
(/ page210).At ow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. Breakdown assis
tance 207

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00B2
Check Engine Oil Level
(Add 1Liter) *T
he engine oil le velh as fallen tothem inimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Che ckthee ngine oil le velatt he next fuel stop.
Re fill engin eoil (/ page188).
Obser vethen otes on engine oil (/ page251).
00B2
Engine Oil Reduce Oil
Level *D
ispla ymessag efor cer taine ngines only:
The engine oi llev el is tooh igh.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hexcess engine
oil #
Avoid long journe yswit he xcess engine oil. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately and ha vethe
engine oil suctioned off.
00B2
Engine Oil Level Low
StopV ehicle Turn
Engine Off *D
ispla ymessag efor cer taine ngines only:
The engine oi llev el is tool ow.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Chec kthe engine oil le vel.
Ad de ngin eoil (/ page188).
Obser vethen otes on engine oil (/ page251).
00B2
Check Engine Oil At
Next Refueling *T
he engine oil le velh as fallen tothem inimum le vel.
* NO
TEEngine damag ecaused bydriving wit hinsuf ficient
engine oil #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient engine oil. #
Che ckthee ngine oil le velatt he next fuel stop.
To pupe ngineoil (/ page188).
Obser vethen otes on engine oil (/ page251).
003D
Stop Vehicle Leave
Engine Running *T
he battery's charge leve list oo lo w. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving! #
Letthe engine run. #
Do no tcontinue driving unti lthe displa ymessag egoes out. 272
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00AF
Replace Key Battery *T
he SmartK ey's batter yisdischarged. #
Changing theb atter y(/ pag e47).
00AF Obtain aNew Key *T
he SmartK eymus tber eplaced. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Ve
hicle Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00B2
Check Washer Fluid *T
hewasher fluid le velint hewasher fluid reser voir has fallen below
th em inimum. #
Adding washer fluid (/ page191).
003E *A
tlea st one door is open. #
Close al lthe doors.
f *T
he hood is open. &
WARNING Risk of accident if thee ngine hood is unlatched
while driving
An unloc kede ngin ehood ma yopen up when thev ehicle is in
motion and bloc kyour vie w. #
Neveru nlatc hthe engine hood while driving. #
Befor eevery trip, ensur ethat thee ngine hood is latched. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc on‐
ditions. #
Close theh ood.
003B
Inoperative See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
hestationar yheater is temp orarily malfunctioning. #
When thev ehicle is at astandstill in ahorizontal position and
th ee ngine has cooled down: tr ytoswitchont hestationary
heater four times, leavin gagap of se veralm inutes between
eac hattem pt. #
Ifth es tationar yheater does no tswit ch on: consult aqualified
specialis tworks hop.
003B
Inoperative Refuel Vehi-
cle *T
her eist oo little fuel in thef uel tank.The stationar yheater cannot
be swit ched on. #
Refuel thev ehicle. 278
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
003B
Inoperative Battery Low *T
he on-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eist oo lo w.
The stationar yheater has swit ched off. #
Driv eane xtende ddista nc eu ntil theb atter yhas been suf fi‐
ciently charge da gain.
00CC
Steering Malfunction
Increased Physical Effort
See Operator's Manual *T
hesteering po werassi stanc eism alfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoaltered steering char‐
acteristics
If th ep owe rassi stanc eoft hesteering fails partiall yorcom‐
ple tely,y ou will need touse mor eforce tosteer. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immedi‐
atel y. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately.
00CC
Steering Malfunction
Stop Immediately See
Operator's Manual *T
hesteering is malfunctioning. Steerability is heavily impaired. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's oper‐
ating saf etyisj eopardized. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc on‐
ditions. Do no tcontinu edriving. #
Consul taqualified specialis tworks hop.
Shift to 'P' or 'N' to Start
Engine *
Yo uh ave attem pted tostar tt he engine in transmission position 005B
or 005E. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C.
To Engage Transmiss.
Position RFirst Depress
the Brake *
Yo uh ave attem pted toshif tfromp osition 005Bor005C toposition 005E. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005E.
Air Conditioning Malfunc-
tion See Operator's Man-
ual *T
he function of thec limat econt rols ystemist emporarily restricted.
The quantity of air and flow of fresh air ar econt rolled automaticall y. #
Have thec limat econt rols ystemc heckedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Auxiliary Battery Mal-
function *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being
ch arge d. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Until then, alw ayss hiftthe transmission toposition 005Dmanually
befor eyou switc hoffthee ngine. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 279

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
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