2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER warning

Re
leasing thes eat belt #
Press ther elease button in thes eat belt
buckle and guide thes eat belt bac kwitht he
seat belt tongue. Fu
nction of thes eat belt warning sy stem for
driver and co-driver The
00E9 seatbeltw arning lam pinthe Instru‐
ment Displa yremind syou that all vehicle occu‐
pants mus tfas tent heir seat belts cor rectl y.
The 00E9 seat belt warning lam plight supf or six
seconds everytime af ters witching on thei gni‐
tion.
Aw arning tone ma yalsos ound.
Af tert he vehicle is star ted, thes eat belt warning
goes out as soon as thed rive r's and thec o-driver
seat belts ar efastened.
While driving, thes eat belt warning light supin
th ef ollowing cases:
R Ifth ev ehicle's speed is higher than 15 mph
(25 km/h) and thed rive r's or co-driver's seat
belt is no tfas tened
R Ifth ed rive rorc o-driver unfas tent heir seat
belt during thej ourney Airbags
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wofairbags 1
Driver's airbag
2 Windo wcurtain airbag
3 Co-driver airbag
4 Side airbag
An airbag's ins tallation location is identified by
th el abel AIRB AG.
When activated, an airbag can increase pr otec‐
tion fort he respectiv evehicle occupant. Pot
entia lprotection of eac hairbag: AIRB
AG Possible pr otection for:
Driver' sairbag,
co-d rive ra irbag: Head and
chest
Wi ndo wcurtain
airbag Head
Side airbag Ches tand pelvis Pr
otection bythea irbags Dependin
gonthe accident situation, an airbag
ma ysupplement thep rotection of fere dbyac or‐
re ctly fastened seat belt. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
incor rect sea tposition
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect sea tposition,
th ea irbag cann otper form its intended pro‐
te ctiv efunction and deployment ma yeven
cause fur ther injuries.
In order toavo idrisks, eac hvehicle occupant
mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollowing:
R Fasten seat belts cor rectly .Pregnant
wo men mus ttak ep articular car eto
ensur ethat thel ap belt ne verliesa cross
th ea bdomen.
R Adoptthe cor rect sea tpositio nand keep
as fara wa yasp ossible from thea irbags.
R Obser vethef ollowing information. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
object sbetwe en thea irbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idther isk sresulting from thed eployment
of an airbag, eac hvehicle occupant mus tobser ve
th ef ollowing information in particular:
R Befor estartin gy our journe y,adjus tyour seat
cor rectl y;bo th th edrive r's and co-driver seat
should be mo vedasf ar bac kaspossible.
When doing so, alw ayso bser vethei nforma‐
tion on thec orrect driver's sea tposition
(/ page 64).
R Onlyhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This allows thea irbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alwaysl ean agains tthe seat backres twhen
th ev ehicle is in motion. Do no tlean forw ards
or agains tthe door or side windo w.Youm ay Occupan
tsafety 35

ot
herwise be in thed eployment area of the
airbags.
R Alwaysk eep your feet on thef loor .Don otput
yo ur feet on thec ockpit, fore xamp le.Your
fe et ma yotherwise be in thed eployment area
of thea irbag.
R Ifch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, obser ve
th ea dditional no tes( /pag e37).
R Alwayss towa nd secur eobject scorrectly.
Objects in thev ehicle interior ma ypreve nt an air‐
bag from functioning cor rectl y.Eac hvehicle
occupant mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollowing
in particular:
R Ther eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicle occupants and an airbag.
R Ther eareno objects between thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther eareno har dobjects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
R Ther eareno accessor yparts, suc hasmobile
navigation devices, mobile phones or cup
holders, attached tothev ehicle within the
deployment area of an airbag, e.g. on the
cockpit, on thed oor ,ont he side windo wor
on thes ide wall trim.
In addition ,noconnectin gcables, tensioning
st ra ps or retainin gstrap smustber outed or
atta ched tothev ehicle within thed eployment
area of an airbag. Alw aysc ompl ywitht he
accessor ymanufacturer's ins tallation instruc‐
tion sand, in particular ,the no tesons uitable
places fori ns tal lation.
R Ther eareno heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile
object sinthe poc kets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobjectsinas uitable place. Limited pr
otection pr ovided byairbags &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomodifica‐
tions tothea irbag co ver
If yo um odify thec over of an airbag or af fix
object ssuchass tickers to it,thea irbag may
no longer function cor rectl y. #
Neverm odify thec over of an airbag and
do no taffix objectstoi t. An airbag's ins
tallation location is identified by
th el abel AIRB AG (/pag e35). &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Uns uitable seat co vers can obstruct or pre‐
ve nt thed eployment of thea irbags integrated
int ot he seats.
Consequentl y,thea irbags cann otprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned todo. #
Onlyuse seat co vers that ha vebeen
appr ovedfor your vehicle bythes ales
or ga nization name donthe inside front
co ver. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunc‐
tions of thes ensor sinthe door paneling
Sensor stocontrol thea irbags ar elocated in
th ed oors. Modification sorworkn otper‐
fo rm ed cor rectl ytot he door sordoor panel‐
ing, as well as damaged doors, can lead to
th ef unction of thes ensor sbeing impaired.
The airbags might therefor enotfunction
proper lyan ym ore.
Consequent ly,t he airbags canno tprotect
ve hicle occupants as they ared esigned todo. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alwaysh ave workon thed oor sord oor
paneling car ried out at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eplo yeda irbag no longer has aprotective
function and cann otprotect as intended in
th ee vent of an accident. #
Have thev ehicle towe dtoaq ualified
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediately. Safel
ytransporting children in thev ehicle Alw
ayso bser vewhen children ar etrave ling in
th ev ehicle %
Alw
ayso bser vethes afet yn otes releva nt to
th es ituation .Indoing so, youw ill be able to
identify possible risk sa nd avoid dangers
when children ar etrave ling in thev ehicle
(/ page37). 36
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Alw
ayss ecur eac hildrestra int sy stem cor‐
re ctly &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by incor rect ins tallation of thec hild
re stra int sy stem
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is incor rectly
ins talled on asuitable seatin gposition, it can‐
no tp erform its intended pr otectiv efunction.
In particular ,the child canno tberestrained in
th ee vent of an accident ,heavy braking or a
sudden chang eofd irection. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation instructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem and its cor rect use. #
Mak esuret hat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restra int sy stem alw aysr ests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat. #
Neverp lace objects, e.g. cushions,
under or behind thec hild restra int sys‐
te m. #
Alwaysu sechild restra int sy stems with
th eo riginal co verd esigned fort hem. #
Alwaysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hdueto
unsecured child restra int sy stems in the
ve hicle
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is no tcorrectly
ins talled or secured, it could release, in par‐
ticular ,intheeve nt of an accident, sudden
braking or asudde nchang eind irection.
The child restra int sy stem could be flung
aroun dand hit vehicle occupants. #
Alwaysi ns tallch ild restra int sy stems
cor rectl y,eve nw henn otin use. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restra int
sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions. R
Alwayso bser vethec hild restra int sy stem
manufacturer's ins tallation and operating instructions as
well as thev ehicle-speci fic
information:
- Installth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem on ther ear seat
(/ page41).
- Secu rethec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on ther ear seat (/ page42).
- Secur ethe child restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on thec o-driver seat
(/ page43). Obser vethes pecific
instruction sfor ther ear ward-facing and
fo rw ard-facin gchild restra int sy stems
(/ page43).
R Obser vethew arning labels in thev ehicle
interior and on thec hild restra int sy stem.
R Also secur eTop Tether if present.
Do no tmodify thec hild restra int sy stem &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomodifica‐
tions tothec hild restra int sy stem
The child restra int sy stem ma ynolonger
function as it is supposed toifyo um akem od‐
ification sorattachobject stoit, e.g. toys or
unsuitable accessories. This poses an
increased risk of injury!
Ne verm odify thec hild restra int sy stem. Only
attac haccessories whic hthe manufacturer of
th ec hild restra int sy stem has authorized
especially fort his child restra int sy stem. Onl
yusechild restra int sy stems whic harein
proper working condition &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hcaused
by theu se of damaged child restra int
sy stems
Child restra int sy stems or their retainin gsys‐
te ms that ha vebeen subjected toaload in an
acciden tmaythen no tbea bletoper form
th eir intended pr otectiv efunction.
In particular ,the child canno tberestrained in
th ee vent of an accident, heavy braking or a
sudden chang eofd irection. #
Alwaysr eplace child restra int sy stems
immediatel ythat ha vebeen damaged or
in vo lved in an ac cident. #
Have thes ecuring sy stems fort he child
re stra int sy stems checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restra int sy stem again. 38
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Av
oid direct sunlight &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsw hen thec hild
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restra int sy stem is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could suf ferb urns from these parts,
particular lyon me tallic parts of thec hild
re stra int sy stem. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec hild
re stra int sy stem is no texpose dtodirect
sunlight. #
Protect it wit hablanket,for example. #
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem has been
ex posed todirect sunlight ,allowitto
cool befor esecu ring achild int oit. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. Obser
vewhen stopping or parking &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo ut of reac hof
ch ildren. &
WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme hea torcoldint he
ve hicle
If people –particular lych ildren –areexposed
to extreme temp eratures overane xtended
perio doft ime,ther eisar isk of serious or
eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. #
Neverlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded. Occupant sa
fety 39

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wofsuitable seats in thev ehicle fori nstalling achild restra int sy stem Securing sy
stems forc hild restra int sy stems Ve
hicl eseat
Left/right rear seat
Preferreds ecuring sy stem:
® LATC H-type (ISOFIX )child
seat securing sy stem
(/ page41)
¯ Ifav ailable, also secur ewith
To pT ether (/ page42) Alternativ
esecuring sy stem:
R Seat belt on vehicle seat
Co-driver seat Securing system:
R Seat belt on vehicle seat
Center rear seat
Securing system:
R Seat belt on vehicle seat
¯ Ifav ailable, also secur ewith
To pT ether (/ page42) Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe special seatbelt
re tractor of the seat belt &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifa
seat belt is unfas tened whil ethe vehicle
is in motion
If th es eat belt is released while thev ehicle is
in motion, thec hild restra int sy stem is no lon‐
ge rc orrectl ys ecu red. The child seat saf ety
fe atur eisd eactivated and thes eat belt is
dr aw nina bitbyt he inertia reel.
It is therefor enotpossible toengag ethe seat
belt again. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as
soon as possible, paying attention to
ro ad and traf ficc onditions. #
Activat ethe child seat saf etyf eature
again and cor rectl ys ecu rethec hild
re stra int sy stem. Re
quirements
When enabled, thes pecial seatbelt retractor
ensures that thes eat belts on thec o-driver seat
and ther ear seats do no tslac keno nce thec hild
re stra int sy stem is secured.
The seat belts on thef ollowing seats ar eequip‐
ped wit haspecial seatbelt retractor:
R Co-driver seat
R Rear seats Installin
gachildrestra int sy stem #
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem,
alw ayso bser vethem anufacturer's ins talla‐
tion and operatin ginstructions fort he child
re stra int sy stem used as well as then otes in
th ese Operating Instructions. #
Pull thes eat belt smoo thly from thes eat belt
outlet. #
Enga gethes eat belt tongu eint he seat belt
buckle.
Ac tivatin gthe special seatbelt retractor #
Extend thes eat belt full yand then allo wthe
inertia reel to retract theb elt.
When thes pecial seatbelt retractor is acti va‐
te d, yous houl dhear aratcheting sound. #
Push thec hild restra int sy stem down until the
seat belt is tight.
Deactivating the special seatbelt retractor #
Press ther elease button of thes eat belt
buckle. #
Hold thes eat belt tongu eand guid ebackto
th es eat belt outlet. 40
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At
tachin gthe child restra int sy stem with
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX) tother ear seat Installing
aLATCH -type (ISOFIX) child
re stra int sy stem on ther ear seat &
WARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe
permissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restra int sy stem is exceeded
Fo rL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int sys‐
te ms in whic hthe child is secured using the
integ rateds eat belt in thec hild restra int sys‐
te m, thep ermissible gross mass of thec hild
and child restra int sy stem is 73lb (33 kg).
If th ec hild and thec hild restra int sy stem
to ge ther we igh mor ethan 73lb (33 kg),the
LA TC H-type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem
wit hintegrated seat belt does no toffer suf fi‐
cient pr otection .Anexcessiv eload ma ybe
placed on theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child seat
attachments and thec hild ma ynotbe
re stra ined in thee vent of an accident, for
ex ample. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restra int sys‐
te mt ogether weigh mor ethan 73lb
(33 kg), use onl yaLATCH -type (ISOFIX)
ch ild restra int sy stem that secures the
ch ild wit hthe vehicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restra int sy stem
wit hthe TopT ether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information about the
mass of thec hild restra int sy stem:
R Inthem anufacturer's ins tallation and operat‐
ing instructions fort he child restra int sy stem
used
R Onalabel on thec hild restra int sy stem, if
av ailable
Chec kregularly that thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild plus thec hild restra int sy stem is not
exc eeded.
When ins talling achild restra int sy stem, obser ve
th ef ollowing:
0073 Alw
ayso bser vethec orrect use and sui tabil‐
ity of thes eats fora ttaching achild restra int
sy stem.
0073 Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation and operatin ginstructions fort he
ch ild restra int sy stem used. 0073
Mak
esuret hat thec hild's feet do no ttouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds.
® When ins talling aLATCH -type (ISOFIX )child
re stra int sy stem, also obser vethef ollowing:
0073 When using
acategor y0/0+ bab ycar
seat and acategor yIrearward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear sea t:the
re ar seat mus tbeinstalled in thed irection of
tra vel.Ad jus tthe rear seat and/or front seat
so that thef ront seat does no ttouc hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem.
0073 When using
acategor yIforwa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem: theb ackres tofthe
ch ild restra int sy stem must, as farasp ossi‐
ble, lie flat agains tthe backres tofthevehi‐
cle seat.
0073 Fo
rc ertain child restra int sy stems of weight
categor yIIorIII,ther em aybe limitations for
th em aximum size setting, e.g. due topossi‐
ble con tact wi th theroof.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe trap‐
ped between ther oof and thes eat and/or
twis tedw hen ins talled.
0073 The
child restra int sy stem mus tnotbe put
under stra in by theh ead restra ints. Adjust
th eh ead restra int sasa ppropriate. 1
LATC H-type (ISOFIX )mounting brac kets
Befor eevery journe y,mak esuret hat theL ATCH-
type (ISOFIX )child restra int sy stem is engaged
cor rectl yinb othm ounting brac kets in thev ehi‐
cle. Occupant saf
ety41

*
NO
TEBe careful no ttodamag ethe seat
belt fort he center seat when ins talling
th ec hild restra int sy stem #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap‐
ped. #
Attach theL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem toboth mounting brac kets 1 inthe
ve hicle. Securing
TopT ether &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue toincor rect
attachment of theT op Tether belt
If yo ua ttac hthe TopT ether belt incor rectl y,
e.g. on an eyeletint he cargo compartment,
th ec hild restra int sy stem will no thaveb een
secured cor rectly.
In an accident, it will therefor ebeu nableto
pr ov ide thei ntended le velofp rotection. #
Onlyevera ttac hthe TopT ether hook to
th ed esignated TopT ether anchorage. ¯
Ifth ec hild restra int sy stem is equipped
wit haT opTether belt:
The risk of injur ycan be reduced byTo p
Te ther.T he TopT ether belt enables an
additional connection between thec hild
re stra int sy stem attached wit hLATCH -type
(ISOFIX )and thev ehicle. To
pT ether anchorages 1arel ocated on the
bac koft herear ben chseat on theb enc hseat
legs. #
If necessar y,mo vetheh ead restra int
upwards (/ page75). #
Installth eL ATCH -type (ISOFIX )child restra int
sy stem wit hTop Tether.C ompl ywitht he child
re stra int sy stem manufacturer's ins tallation
instructions when doing so. #
Guide TopT ether belt 3under theh ead
re stra int between thet wo head restra int bars. #
Hook TopT ether hook 2intoT op Tether
anchorage 1without twisting. #
Tensio nTop Tether belt 3.Comply wit hthe
ch ild restra int sy stem manufacturer's ins talla‐
tion instructions when doing so. #
If necessar y,slide theh ead restra int down‐
wa rds( / pag e75). Mak esuret hat youdo
no tinter fere wit hthe cor rect routin gofT op
Te ther belt 3. Securing
thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt Secu
ring thec hild restra int sy stem wit hthe
seat belt on ther ear seat
Whe ninstalling abelt-secured child restra int sys‐
te m, obser vethef ollowing:
0073 Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he manufacturer's
ins tallation and operatin ginstructions fort he
ch ild restra int sy stem used.
0073 When using
acategor y0/0+ bab ycar
seat and acategor yIrearward-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem on arear sea t:
adju stthef ront seat so that thes eat does
no ttouc hthe child restra int sy stem.
0073 When using
acategor yIforwa rd-facing
ch ild restra int sy stem: remo vetheh ead
re stra int from ther espectiv eseat, if possi‐
ble.
Af tert he child restra int sy stem has been
re mo ved, replace theh ead restra int simme‐
diatel yand adjus tthem cor rectly. 42
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th
ev ehicle tothes houlder belt guide on the
ch ild restra int sy stem.
The shoulder belt stra pm ustber outed for‐
wa rdsa nd down wardsf romt he seat belt out‐
let. #
If necessar y,adjus tthe seat belt outle tand
th ec o-driver seat as appropriate. Child saf
etyl oc ks Ac
tivating/deactivatin gchild saf etyl oc ks for
th ed oors &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo ut of reac hof
ch ildren. &
WARNING Risk offata linjur ydue to
ex posur etoextreme hea torcoldint he
ve hicle
If people –particular lych ildren –areexposed
to extreme temp eratures overane xtended
perio doft ime,ther eisar isk of serious or
eve nfatal injur y. #
Neverlea ve anyone –p articularly chil‐
dren –unat tende dint hevehicle. #
Neverlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar etrave ling in thev ehicle, they
could, in pa rticular:
R Open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraffic
R Operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le #
Alwaysa ctivat ethe child saf etyl oc ks
ins talled if children ar etrave ling in the
ve hicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. The
following door shave child saf etyl oc ks:
R Sliding doo rs
The child saf etyl oc ks on thed oor ssecur eeach
door separatel y.The door scan no longer be
opened from thei nside (e xception: electric slid‐
ing door). When thev ehicle is unloc ked, thed oor
can be opened from theo utside.
If th ee lectric sliding door is secured, onl ythe
sliding door controls in ther ear compartment are
deactivated. The electric sliding door can be
opened at an ytimeu singthe switc hinthe center
console Example: sliding door
child saf etyl ock #
Slide child saf etyl oc kb olt 1 toposition 0048
(activate) or 0049(deactivate). 44
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