2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER ECU

Af
teram alfunction occurs, youm ustretra ct and
lo ck thee lectrical step 1 manually in order to
continu eyour journe y(/ pag e58).B efor epas‐
sen gers exitth ev ehicle, infor mthem that electri‐
cal step 1 maybem issing. Re
leasing thee lectrical step in an emer gency
(manua lretra ction) If
th ee lectrical step does no tautomatically
re tract, youm ustm anuall yretra ct thes tepa nd
loc kitino rder tocontinu edriving. #
Ontheu nderside of step 2 on bo thbars 1
re mo vethes pring cotters 3from thep in. #
Remo vethew ashe rs4 and de tach both
bars. #
Fold bars 1intot he step's housing. #
Slide thes tepi ntoi ts housing.
% When securing
thes tepf or thef irst time ,you
mus tpunctur eafoil wit hthe spring cotters. #
On bo thsides, inser tspring cotters 1
th ro ugh theh ousing's holes and int othe step
as farast heyw ill go.
The step has been secured in its housing. Side window
Opening and closing
thes ide windo ws &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Whe nopening asidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. 58
Openin gand closing

Cor
rect driver' sseat position &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom adju sting
th ev ehicle settings while thev ehicle is in
motion
Yo uc oul dlose control of thev ehicle in the
fo llowing situations:
R ifyo ua djus tthe driver's seat, theh ead
re stra int ,the steering wheel or them irror
while thev ehicle is in motion
R ifyo uf asteny our seat belt whilet hevehi‐
cle is in motion #
Befor estarti ngthee ngine: adjus tthe
driver's seat, theh ead restra int ,the
st eering wheel or them irro ra nd fast en
yo ur seat belt. Compl
ywitht he following when adjustin gsteer‐
ing wheel 3,safet yb elt 2 and driver' sseat 1:
R Sit as fara wa yasp ossible from thed rive r's
airbag.
R Sit in an upright position.
R Your thighs ar eslight lysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion.
R Your legs ar enotfull yextende dand youc an
easil yfullyp ress on thep edals.
R The bac kofyour head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he middle par tofthe head restra int.
R Youc an reac ht he steering wheel wit hyour
arms in aslightl ybentp osition.
R Youc an mo veyour legs freel y.
R Youc an easil ysee all displ aysont he instru‐
ment displa y. R
Youh aveag oodoverviewoft he traf fics itua‐
tion.
R Your saf etyb elt fits securely around your
body and runs across them iddle of your
shoulder ,your pelvic area and groin. Seats
Ad
justin gthe fron tseats manuall y(without
Seat Comfor tPacka ge) &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped if
th es eats ar eadjus tedbyc hildren
Childre ncould becom etrapped if they adjust
th es eats, particularly when unattended. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped
whe nadjusting thes eats
When youa djus tas eat,you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
When adjustin gaseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags "and "Chil‐
dren in thev ehicle". &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
If th ed rive r's seat is no tengaged, it could
mo veunexpectedl ywhile thev ehicle is in
motion.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estartin gt he vehicle. 64
Seats and stowage

#
Tilt th eb enc hseat forw ards without engaging
it. #
Pull theb enc hseat backwards again using
re lease handle 2. #
Tilt th eb enc hseat backwards slightl yand
pull it out of them ounting shells. #
Toremo veorstor et he benc hseat, place it
next tothem ounting shells and roll it towa rds
th er ear-end doors.
or #
Liftthe benc hseat out from thes ide tostore
it.
% It ma
yben ecessar yfor theb enc hseats in
front or behind tobe remo ved. #
Toattac hthe co vers of them ounting
shells: hold cover3suchthat retainin glug
1 is pointing towa rdsr ear seat anchorage
2. #
Inser tcover 3 intor ear seat anchorage 2
by pushing it down wardsatana ngle and then
clip it tothem ounting shell. #
Afterr emoving ther ear benc hseat, ensure
th at ther ear benc hseat can stand firm ly and
no ttip ove rwhen in storage.
Please no tethat them etallic seat suppor tinthe
ve hicle floor will heat up during ajourne yifthe
re ar seating has been remo ved.
Installing ther ear benc hseat
Secur eengagement of ther ear benc hseat is
guaranteed only if youk eep thes eat anchorages
clean and free of objects.
% In
vehicles regis tere dasp assenger vehicles,
obser vethem aximum permitted number of
seats. #
Remo vethec ove rsof them ounting shells as
described under "Removing ther ear bench
seat". #
Ensur ethat ther ea reno object sinthe seat
anchorages and mounting shells. #
Position theb enc hseat behind thei nstalla‐
tion position. #
Hold theb enc hseat bytheg rabh andles and
tilt it backwards. #
Rollth eb enc hseat forw ards on thel evel
plastic car riers. #
Ensur ethat ther ear legs of theb enc hseat
ar ee ngaged. #
Tilt th eb enc hseat forw ards firm lyuntil the
loc kson thef ront legs of theb enc hseat
engag eaudibly.
The loc kson thef ront legs of theb enc hseat
will no wbelockeda nd ther ed indicator tabs
on theh ousing of release handle 1should
no longer be visible.
% If
th er ed indicator tabs on ther elease handle
housing ar evisible, theb enc hseat is no tcor‐
re ctly engaged.
If th eb enc hseat is no tcorrectl ye ngaged, you
can rectify this situation as follo ws: #
Unloc kthe benc hseat again and tilt it for‐
wa rdsf irml yuntil thel oc ks on theb enc hseat
front legs engag eaudibly. #
Attach thec oversoft he mounting shells as
described under "Removing ther ear bench
seat". 74
Seats and stowage

#
Toopen: press cup holder 1or2. #
Fold out thec up holder. #
Toclose: slide cup holder 1or2 bac kin
until it engages. Asht
raya nd cigar ette lighter Using asht
rays While driving
#
Place thec losed ashtr ayinac up holder in
th ew indshield stowagec ompartment swhile
driving. #
Chec kthat thea shtra yisseated securely.
% Do no
tplace thea shtra yinthe center con‐
sole cup holders. It canno tsit securely here.
Opening #
Fold co ver1upwards. Usin
gthe cigar ette lighter in thec enter con‐
sole &
WARNING ‑Riskoff irea nd injur yfrom
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he cigar ette
lighter.
In addition ,flammable materials ma yignit eif:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild holds theh otcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Re
quirements:
R The ignition is switched on #
Press in cigar ette lighter 1.
The cigar ette lighter will pop out when the
heating element is red-hot. Seats and
stowage 79

Wire
lesslycharging them obil ephone and
coupling with thee xterior antenna Note
sonw ireless chargin goft he mobile
phone &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toobjects
being stowedincor rectly
If yo udon otadequatel ystowo bjectsint he
ve hicle interior ,the yc ould sli porbet ossed
around and thereb ystrik evehicle occupants.
In addition, cup holders, open stowage
spaces and mobile phon ebrack etsc annot
al wa ys restra in theo bject stheyc ontai nint he
eve nt of an accident.
The reisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudde nchange
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjectsins uchaw aythat
th ey canno tbetossed about in these or
similar situations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
project from stowages paces, parcel
nets or stowagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable stow ages paces
befor estarti ngajou rney. #
Stow and secur eobject sthat ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or
to ol arge inthec argo compartment. Compl
ywitht he instructions forl oading thev ehi‐
cle. &
WARNING Risk offire from placing
objects in them obile phone stowage
compartment
Ther eisar isk offire ,inp articular ,ifyou
place mor ethan one mobile phone in the
mobil ephone stowagec ompartment. #
Apar tfromam obile phone, do not
place an yother objects in them obile
phone stowagec ompartment ,especially
th ose made of me tal. *
NO
TEDama getoobject scaused byplac‐
ing them in them obile phone stowage
compartment If object
sareplace dinthe mobile phone
stow agec ompartment ,the ym aybe dama ged
by electromagnetic fields. #
Do no tplace credit cards, storage
media or other objects sensitiv etoelec‐
tromagnetic fields in them obile phone
stow agec ompartment. *
NO
TEDama getothem obile phone stow‐
ag ec ompartment cause dbyliquids If liquids enter
them obile phone stowage
compartment ,the compartment ma ybedam‐
aged. #
Ensur ethat no liquids enter them obile
phone stowagec ompartment. Obse
rvet he following no tesonw ireless charging:
R The chargin gfunction is onl yavailable when
th ed rive system has been star ted.
R In some cases, it ma ynotbe possible to
ch arge small mobile phones at everyposition
of them obile phone recep tacle.
R It ma ynotbe possible tocharge large mobile
phones that do no tres tint he mobile phone
re cep tacle.
R The mobile phone can warm up during the
ch argin gprocess. This depends on thea ppli‐
cation s(apps) cur rentl yrunning.
R Form oree fficien tcharging, thep rotective
case should be remo vedf romt he mobile
phone. Pr otectiv ecases designed forw ireless
ch argin garean exc eption.
R When charging, them at should be used if
possible. Charging
them obil ephone in thef ront wire‐
lessly Requ
irements:
R The mobile phone mus tbesuitable forw ire‐
less charging. Alistofc ompatible mobile
phones can be found at:
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect 82
Seatsand stow age

#
Open thef lap of stowagec ompartment 1
abo vethem edia displa y. #
Place them obile phone as cent rallyasp ossi‐
ble wit hthe displa yfacing upwards on the
mar keds urface of mat 2.
Whe nthe chargin gsymbo lisshown in the
multimedia sy stem, them obile phone is being
ch arge d.
Malfunctions during chargin gareshown in
th em ultimedia sy stem displa y.
% The mat can be
remo vedf or cleaning, e.g.
wit hc lean, luk ewarmwater. Installin
gorremovin gthe floo rmats &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysi ns tallth ef loor mats securely
and as prescribed in order toensure
th at ther eisa lway ss ufficient room for
th ep edals. #
Do no tuse loose floor mats and do not
place floor mats on topofo ne ano ther. #
Toinstall: press pushbuttons 1ontohold‐
ers 2. #
Toremo ve: pull thef loor mats of fholders
2. Seats and
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1
Position of motion de tector
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hamotion de tector,
th ec argo compartmen tlighting is also activated
via them otion de tector.
If th em otion de tector de tects mo vement in the
cargo compa rtment whil ethe vehicle is station‐
ar y, thec argo compartmen tlighting will switch
on fora pproxima tely tw om inutes.
The cargo compartment lighting can be switched
on via them otion de tector if:
R The vehicle is stationar y,thep arking brak eis
applied and youa renotd epressing theb rake
pedal.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
selector le verisinp osition005Dand youa re
no td epressing theb rake pedal.
R The vehicle has no tbeen loc kedf romt he out‐
side using thek ey.
If no chang etot hevehicle, suc hasadoor open‐
ing, is de tected over se veralh ours, them otion
de tector will au tomatically switc hoff.T his pre‐
ve nts theb atter yfromd ischarging. Changing bulbs
Instructions
forc hanging bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts whils treplacing abulb
Bulbs, lamps and plug connector scan
become very hotd uring operation.
When replacing abulb, youc oul db urny our‐
self on these componen tparts. #
Allowthe component parts tocool
down befor ereplacing theb ulbs. When
youa re re placing theb ulb, obser vethef ol‐
lowing:
R Do no tuse an ybulb that has been dropped or
has scratches on its glass sur face. Otherwise,
th eb ulb ma yexplode.
R Theb ulb ma yexplod eifitish otor if you
to uch, drop or sc ratchi t.
R Stains on theg lass sur face reduce the
service lif eofthe bulb. Do no ttouc hthe glass
sur face wi thyour bar ehands. If necessar y,
clea nthe glass sur face wi thalcohol or spirits
in ac olds tate and wipe it down wit halint-
free clo th.
R Protect bulbs from humidity and do no tbring
th em int ocontact wit hliquids.
Alw ayse nsur ethe bulbs ar efirml ysecured.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hLED lamps, you
can checkt his as follo ws :the light cone will mo ve
from toptob ottomand bac kagain when the
ve hicle starts .For this to wo rk,the lo wbeam
needs tohave been switched on befor ethe vehi‐
cle is star ted.
Bulbs and lamps ar eamajor par tofvehicle
saf ety. Therefore, ensur ethat they area lways
wo rking. Ha vetheh eadlam psetting checkedr eg‐
ularly.
R Befor echanging theb ulbs, switc hoffthe
ve hicle's lighting sy stem. This will pr event a
sho rtcircuit.
R Use bulbs only in closed lights that ha vebeen
designed fort hem.
R Use onl yspar ebulbs of thes ame type and
wit hthe cor rect voltage.
If th en ew bulb also does no tlight up, consult a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Re
placing fron tlight bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overvie
woffront light sou rcet ypes
Yo uc an replace thef ollowing light sources. 90
Light and vision

#
Remo vekey 1from your keyr ing. #
Inser tkey 1 intot he slot.
The vehicle is star teda fter ab rief time. #
Leavethek eyinser tedd uring thee ntir ejour‐
ne y. #
Ifyo up ullkey 1out of thes lot, thee ngine
continues torun. #
Have key 1checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
If th ev ehicle doe snotstar t: #
Leavekey 1inthes lot. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Startt he vehicle wit hthe start/ stop button.
% Yo
uc an also swit chon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button. Breaking-in no
tes Pr
otect thee ngine during thef irst 1,000 miles
(1,500 km) by:
R Driving at varying road and engine speeds.
R Shifting tothen extg ear up when or before
th et achome tern eedle is 00C3ofthew aytothe
re da rea.
R Avoiding stre ss on thev ehicle suc hasdriving
at full thro ttle.
R Notshifting manuall ytoalowergear to
brake.
R After1 ,000 miles (1,50 0km),gradually
increasing thee ngine speed and accelera te
th ev ehicle up tofull speed.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: not
depressing thea ccelera torp eda lbeyo ndthe
pressur epoint (kickdown). This also applies if
thee ngine or parts of thed riv‐
et ra in ha vebeen replaced.
Also obser vethef ollowing breaking-in no tes:
R The sensor softhe ESP ®
driving saf etys ystem
adjus tautomaticall ywhile acertain dis tance
is being driven af tert he vehicle has been
delivered or af terr epairs. Full sy stem ef fec‐
tivenes sisnotreached until thee nd of this
te ach-in process.
R Newore xchanged brakepads, brak ediscs
and tires onl yprovide optimal braking and
bonding af ters eve ralh undred kilom eters.
Un tilthen, compensat efor ther educed brak‐
ing ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe
brak epedal. Driving tips
Note
sond riving &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Ensur efloor mats and carpets cannot
slip and pr ovide suf ficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable foot we ar
Operatio nofthe pedals ma yberestricted due
to unsuitable foot we ar suc has:
R Shoes wit hplatform soles
R Shoes wit hhigh heels
R Slippers #
When driving alw aysw ear suitable
shoes in order tobe able tooperat ethe
pedals safel y. Driving and pa
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