2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER tow bar

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If
th ef ront axle is damaged, raise thev ehicle
at thef ront axle and if ther ear axle is dam‐
aged, raise thev ehicle at ther ear axle.
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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. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page207). #
The propeller shafts tothed rive axles must
be remo vedift he maximum permissible tow‐
ing dis tance is exceeded. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. Loading
thev ehicle fort ransport #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page208, 209). #
Connect thet ow bar tothet ow ing eyetol oad
th ev ehicle. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C.
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hicles with automatic transmission: in
th ee vent of damag etothe electrics, the
automatic transmissio nmaybe loc kedin
position 005D.Toshifttop osition 005C,provide
th eo n-boar delectrical sy stem wit hpower
( / pag e202). #
Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use thep arking brak etosecurethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
Only secur ethe vehicle bythew heels. Ve
hicles with all-wheel drive/vehicles with
automatic transmission #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tpositio nthe vehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag eduetoimproper
loading An all-wheel driv
evehicle ma ybedamaged if
it is tilted, pushed or mo vedw hile being loa‐
ded using ahydraulic plat form. #
When loading avehicle wit hall-wheel
drive, thev ehicle should onl ybemoved
and positioned byits ownp owe r. #
The vehicle and thes urface it is posi‐
tione dons hould no longer be mo ved
when thek eyisremo vedorift he door
is open. To
wing eyes torage location The
towing eyeisl ocated in thev ehicle tool kit in
th ef ront-passen gerfootwell (/ page212). 210
Breakdown assis tance

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

Ti
re qu alitygrades ............................... 226
Ti re temp erature
Checkin g(tirep ressur emonitoring
sy stem) ............................................ 223
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) .......................................... 221
Ti re tread ............................................... 215
Ti re -chang etool kit .............................. 234
Ti res
Characteristic s................................. 228
Ch eckin g. .......................................... 215
Checkin gthe tir epressur e(tire
pressur emonitoring sy stem) ............ 223
Definition s........................................2 30
Direction of rotatio n. ........................ 234
DO T,Tire Identification Number
(TIN) ................................................. 227
Flat tir e............................................. 201
Ins talling .......................................... .237
Load inde x........................................ 228
Load-bearing capacity ...................... 228
M+S tires .......................................... 216
Maximum tir eload ........................... 228
Maximum tir epressur e.................... 228
No ise ................................................ 215
No tesoni nstalling ............................ 231
Overvie woftirel abeling .................. .226
Re moving ........................................ .237
Re placing .................................2 31,2 34
Re startin gthe tir epressur emoni‐
to r. .................................................. .223
Selecting .......................................... 231
Size designatio n............................... 228
Sno wchains .....................................2 16
Spee drating ..................................... 228
St oring ............................................. 234
Summer tires .................................... 215
Te mp eratur egrade ........................... 226
Ti re and Loading In form atio nplac‐
ar d. .................................................. .224
Ti re pressur e(notes) .........................2 17
Ti re pressur emonitoring sy stem
(function) .......................................... 221
Ti re pressur etable .................... 218, 221
Ti re qu alitygrades ............................ 226
Tr action grade .................................. 226
Tr ead wear grade .............................. 226
Un usual drivin gcharacteristics .........2 15
Wheel size categories ....................... 233
To ol
see Removing thev ehicle tool kit
see Vehicle tool kit
see Vehicle tool kit stowagec ompartment To
pT ether ............................................... 42
To pping up the windshield washer
sy stem .................................................. .191
To uc hC ontrol
On-board computer .......................... 17 0
To ws tarting .......................................... 211
To w- aw ay alarm
Fu nctio n............................................. 62
Switching on/o ff................................ 62
To wing away ......................................... 208
Ra ised front or rear axle .................. .209
To wing eye
Ins talling/ removing ......................... .211
St orag elocation ...............................2 10
To wing eye( stora gelocation)
see Vehicle tool kit
To wing me thods .................................. .207
Tr actio ngrade ...................................... 226
Tr aile rhitch
Care ................................................. 19 5
Gene raln otes ................................... 256
Information ....................................... 16 6
Information aboutt railer operation .. 16 2
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weight s....................... .167
Po we rsupply ................................... .168
Soc ket. ............................................. 16 5
Tr aile rloads .......................................... 256
Tr aile roperation
Ac tiveL aneK eeping Assis t............... 161
Coupling/Decouplin gthe trailer .......1 65
Gross axle weight rating ................... 24 5
Information .......................................1 66
Lane Keeping Assis t.........................1 60
No tes. ............................................... 16 2
Pe rm issible trailer loads and trailer
dr aw bar nose weight s....................... .167
Po we rsupply ................................... .168
Soc ket. ............................................. 16 5
Tr ailer loads ...................................... 256
Tr aile rstabilization ............................... 14 8
Tr ansmissio nposition display .............12 2
Tr ansmissio nratio
LO Wr ang e........................................ 12 6
Tr ansmissio nratio
see Engaging/disengaging LOWR ANGE
Tr anspo rtby rail .................................... 11 4
Tr anspo rting (vehicle breakd own) ...... 210
Tr ead weargrade ................................. 226 308
Index