2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER check engine light

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WARNING Risk ofexplosion during
ch argin gprocess and startin gassis tance
During thec harging process and starting
assis tance, theb atter ymayrelease an explo‐
siv eg as mixture. #
Avoid fire ,o pen flames ,creating spar ks
and smoking. #
Mak esuret hat ther eiss ufficient venti‐
lation du ring thec harging process and
during startin gassis tance. #
Do no tlea no verab atter y. &
WARNING Risk ofexplosion from afro‐
zen battery
Ad ischar gedb atter ymayfreeze at temp era‐
tures slightl yabove or belo wfreezing point.
During startin gassis tance or batter ycharg‐
ing, batter ygas can be released. #
Alwaysa llowab atterytot hawb efore
ch argin gitorp erform ing startin gassis‐
ta nce. If
th ew arning /indicator lamps do no tlight up in
th ei nstrument displa yaround or belo wfreezing
point, it is very likel ythat thed ischarged battery
has frozen.
In this case, obser vethef ollowing points:
R Do no tgivet he vehicle startin gassis tance or
ch arge theb attery
R The service lif eofabatterythat has been
th awe dmaybe reduced drastically
R The start-up behavior ma ydeteriorate, partic‐
ularly at lo wtemperatures
R It is recommended that youh ave athawed
batter ychec kedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop
* NO
TEDama gecaused bynume rous or
ex tende dattempts tostar tt he engine Numerous or
extende dattempts tostar tt he
engine ma ydamag ethe catalytic con verter
due tonon-combu sted fuel. #
Avoid numerous and extende dattem pts
to star tt he engine. When jump-s
tarting and chargin gthe batteries,
obser vethef ollowing points:
R Onlyuse undamaged jumper cables/ charging
cable swithas ufficient cross-sectio nand
insula tedt erminal clamps
R Non-insulated parts of thet erminal clamps
mus tnotcom eintoc ontact wi thother me tal
parts while thej umper cables/charging
cables ar econnected totheb attery/jump-
st ar tc onnectio npoint
R The jumper cables/chargin gcable smustn ot
com eintoc ontact wi thanyp arts whic hmay
mo vewhen thee ngine is running
R Alwaysm akes uret hat neither youn orthe
batter yiselectros tatically charged
R Alwaysk eep away from fire and open flames
R Do no tlean overab attery
R When charging: only use abatter ychar ger
th at has been tested and appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benza ndread theo perating
instruction sfor your charge rb efor echarging
th eb atteries
Obser vethea dditional following point sduring
st artin gassis tance:
R Startin gassis tance ma yonly be pr ovided
using batteries wit hanominal voltag eof12V
R The vehicles mus tnot to uche acho ther
R Vehicles with agasoline engine: only per‐
fo rm startin gassis tance when thee ngine and
ex haus tsystema recold #
Vehicles with abatter ymain switch: check
whe ther theb atter ymain switc hisinserted
( / pag e120) #
Secur ethe vehicle using thep arking brake. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthei gnition and all electrical con‐
sumers. #
Open theh ood (/ page185). Breakdown assi
stance 203

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Wait until thee ngine has cooled down. #
Ensur ethat thea ir supply tothee ngine radiator is no tobstruc‐
te d. #
Avoiding high engine loads, continue tothen eares tqualified
specialis tworks hop. Ensur ethat thec oolant temp eratur edis‐
pla yremain sbelo w2 48°F (120°C).
00AC Check Coolant Level See
Operator's Manual *T
he coolant le velist oo lo w. &
WARNING Risk of scalding from ho tcoolant
The engine cooling sy stem is pressurized, particularly when the
engine is warm.Ify ou open thec ap, youc oul dbes calded byhot
coolant spr aying out. #
Letthe engine cool down befor eopening thec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wear pr otectiv eglove sa nd saf ety
gl asses. #
Open thec ap slowl ytorelease pressure. *
NO
TEEngine damag eduetoinsuf ficient coolant #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsuf ficient coolant. #
Topupc oolant (/ page189).
Regeneration Not Possi-
ble *N
otall condition shave been me tfor rege neration of thed iesel par‐
ticulat efilter . #
Continue driving as normal until all condition shave been me tfor
re ge neration of thed iesel particulat efilter.
The load condition of thed iesel particulat efilter is over50% and the
messag estilla ppear sonthe instrument clus ter. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. DEF (Diesel Exhaus
tFluid) Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00E2
Refill Additive See Opera-
tor's Manual *
In addition, they ellow 00E2 DEFindicator lam plight supont he
instrument clus tera nd aw arning tone sounds.
The DEF supply ha sfallen belo wthe firs tw arning thre shold. #
Addatl east2.5gal(9. 5l)ofD EF (/pag e137).
The 00E2 DEF indica torlamp onl ydisappea rswhen thev ehicle
is stationar y,at thel ates tafter 20 seconds, as soon as you
switc hont he ignition or star tt he engine af tert opping up. 274
Displaymessa gesa nd warning and indicator lamps

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
00E2
Refill Additive Starts
until Emerg .Op.: XXX
See Operator's Manual *I
na ddit ion, they ello wD EFindicator lam plight supa ndaw arning
to ne sounds.
The DEF supply ha sfallen belo wthe reser vemar k.
Af tert he messag eappear sfor thef irst time ,the remaining DEF sup‐
ply willl astfor appr oxima tely 12 00 mile s(19 00 km) .The engine can
th en onl ybestarted ano ther 16 times. The numbe rofremaining
engine starts XX(16to1)iss hown inthem essag eevery time the
engine is star ted. #
Addatl east2.5gal(9. 5l)ofD EF (/pag e137).The 00E2 DEF
indica torlamp onl ydisappea rswhen thev ehicle is stationar y,at
th el ates tafter 20 seconds, as soon as yous wit ch on thei gni‐
tion or star tt he engine af tert opping up.
00E2
Refill Additive Emer-
gency Op.: XXX mph See
Operator's Manual *
In addition, they ello wD EFindicator lamp 00E2lightsupont he
instrument clus tera nd aw arning tone sounds.
If the Refill Additiv eEmergency Op.: XXX mph See Operator's Man-
ual displa ymessag eisshown, youc an only driv ethe vehicle at a
maximum speed of 5mph (8 km/h). #
Addatl east2.5gal(9. 5l)ofD EF (/pag e137).
Th eD EF indica torlamp 00E2 only disappea rswhen thev ehicle
is stationar y,at thel ates tafter 20 seconds, as soon as you
switc hont he ignition or star tt he engine af terr efilling.
0099
Additive System Fault
See Operator's Manual *
In addition, they ellow 00B9CheckEngine warning lam ponthe
instrument clus terl ights up and awarning tone sounds.
The DEF reducing agent is con taminated, diluted or is no tcompliant
wit hISO 222 41 . #
Have theD EFsuppl ytank cleaned an drefilled at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop as soon as possible.
0099 Additive System Fault
Starts until Emerg. Op.:
XXX See Operator's Man-
ual *
In addition, they ellow 00B9CheckEngine warning lam ponthe
instrument clus terl ights up and awarning tone sounds.
The DEF reducing agent is con taminated, diluted or is no tcompliant
wit hISO 222 41 .
The exhaus tgas af tertre atment sy stem is defectiv eoranemissions-
re leva nt malfunction ha soccu rred. This malfunction or defect can
damag ethe exhaus tgas af tertre atment sy stem.
Af tert he messag eappear sfor thef irst time ,the engine can onl ybe
st ar teda nother 10 times. The numbe rofremaining engine starts XX
(1 0to1)iss hown inthem essag eevery time thee ngine is star ted. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately.
0099 Additive System Fault
EmergencyO p.: XXX
mph See Operator's
Manual *
In addition, they ellow 00B9CheckEngine warning lam ponthe
instrument clus terl ights up and awarning tone sounds.
Yo uc an only driv ethe vehicle at amaximum speed of 5mph
(8 km/h). #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop immediately. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 275

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
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

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

Ve
hicl etool kit stow agec om part‐
ment ....................................................... 213
VIN ......................................................... 24 5
Identification plate ...........................24 5
Re adin gout ...................................... 24 5
Sea t.................................................. 24 5
Wi ndshield ........................................ 24 5W
Wa rning and indicator lamps
Overvie w......................................... .282
Wa rning lamp ........................................ 19 9
Wa rning sy stem
see ATA( Anti -Thef tAlarms ystem)
Wa rning/indicator lamp .......................... 8
0025 ABSw arning lam p................... 288
0024 and. ........ 283, 284, 285, 286, 287
004D Brakesystemw arning lamp
(yellow) ............................................ .285
004D Brakewarning lam p(red)
(Canada) .......................................... .286
0027 Brakewarning lam p(red)
(USA) ........................................ 286, 287
00AC Coolant warning lam p............. 290
00BA Distanc ewarning lam p........... .289
0024 Electric parkin gbrake
applied redi ndicator lam p(Can‐
ada) does no tlight up ...................... 283
0049 Electricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator lam p(USA)
does no tlight up .............................. 283
0024 Electricp arkin gb rake mal‐
functioning yello wi ndicator lamp
light sup. .................................. 283, 284
003D Electrical ma lfunction warn‐
ing lam p........................................... 290
00B9 Engine di agnosis warning
lam p................................................. 291
00BB ESP®
OF Fw arning lam p......... .288
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam pflashes .... .288
00E5 ESP®
wa rning lam plight sup. .. 287
00D4 Fuelreser vewarning lam p......2 90
00CC Powe rsteering sy stem warn‐
ing lam p........................................... 289 0024
Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
fl ashes ............................................ .284
0024 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(Canada)
light sup. .................................. 284, 285
0049 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA)
fl ashes ............................................ .284
0049 Rede lect ricp arkin gb rake
applied indicator lam p(USA) lights
up ............................................ .284,285
0024 Redp arkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(Canada) lights up .....2 85
0049 Redp arkin gbrake applied
indicator lam p(USA) lights up .......... 285
0075 Restra int sy stem warning
lam p................................................. 287
0076 Seat bel twarning lamp
fl ashes ............................................ .289
0076 Seat bel twarning lam plights
up .................................................... .289
0024 The electric parking brake
malfunctioning yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up ...................... 285
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam pflashes ................ .291
0077 Tire pressur emonitoring sys‐
te mw arning lam plight sup. ............ .291
Wa rranty .................................................27
Wa rranty term sand conditions ............ 22
Wa sher fluid
see Windshield washer fluid (no tes)
Wa shing byhand (care) ....................... 194
Wheel rotation ...................................... 233
Wheel siz ecategories .......................... 233
Wheel wrench ...................................... .234
Wheels Care ................................................. 19 5
Characteristic softhe tir e................. 228
Checking ...........................................2 15
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............ 223
Definition s........................................2 30310
Index