2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER warning

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Mak esuret hat thec hild saf etyl oc ks are
wo rking properly. Note
sonp etsint hevehicle &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toanimals lef tunsecured or unat ten‐
de dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave animals in thev ehicle unattended
or unsecured, they could possib lypress down
buttons or switches.
Thereb yananimal may:
R activat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le
R swit chsystems on or of fand endanger
ot her road users
Un secured animals ma ybethrow na roun din
th ev ehicle in thee vent of an accident or sud‐
de ns teering and braking maneuver and injure
ve hicle occupants in thep rocess. #
Neverlea ve animals in thev ehicle unat‐
te nded. #
Alwaysc orrectly secu reanimals while
driving, fore xamp le usin gasuitable ani‐
mal car rier. Occupant saf
ety45

SmartK
ey Note
sonr adio connection softhekey &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ytop ersons
wit hm edical devices from thee lectro‐
magnetic radiation of thes tart/s topb ut‐
ton
Pe rsons wit hmedical devices, e.g. pacemak‐
er sord efibrillators:
When youo perat ethe start/ stop button, a
ra dio connection is es tablished between the
ke ya nd thev ehicle.
The electromagnetic radiation can af fect the
functionality of amedical device. #
Befor eoperating thev ehicle, consult
yo ur doc torort he manufacturer of the
medica ldevice abou tany possible
ef fects of emissions from suc hsystems. De
tection rang eofa ntenna of KEYLESS-
ST AR Tfunction Overvie
wofkeyfunctions &
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. *
NO
TEDama getothek eycaused bymag‐
netic fields #
Keep thek eyaway from strong mag‐
netic fields. 1
Tolock
2 Battery checkl amp
3 Tounlo ck
4 Tounlo ckcargo compa rtment (sliding doors
and rear-en ddoors)/ tounlo ckand open/
close electric slidin gdoors
5 Emer gency key
The key's factor ysetting enables youtoc entrally
loc ka nd unloc kthe following components:
R thed rive r's door and thec o-driver's door
R thes liding doors
R ther ear-end doors
% If
yo udon otopen thev ehicle within appr ox‐
imatel y40s econds of unlocking, thev ehicle
will loc kagain and anti-thef tprotection will
be armed again. 46
Opening and closing

Doors
Un
locking and opening thed oor from inside #
Tounlo ckand open thef ront door: pull
door handle 2.
Lockin gpin1 pops up when thed oor is
unloc ked. #
Open thed oor. The
0036 symbol indicates that ther ear door is
unloc ked. #
Tounlo ckand open ther ear door: pull
opening le ver1and open ther ear door.
When thed oor unloc ks,latch 2moves
fo rw ard.
The 0036 symbo lisvisible. #
Toclose: pullther ear door closed bythe
door handle. #
Tolock: slide latch 2down.
The 0037 symbol is visible. Locking
thed oor centrall yfromi nside &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren 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. Lo
cking and unlocking manually
Yo uc an use thec ent rallockin gbuttons tocen‐
trally loc kand unloc kthe entir evehicle from the
inside.
The central lockin gbuttons ar elocated in the
driver's and co-driver's doors. Openin
gand closing 49

Getting int
oand out of thev ehicle (e xample: front
door) Getting int
oand out of thev ehicle (e xample: slid‐
ing door) #
When getting int oand ou tofthevehicle, use
grab handles 1and steps. Sliding door
Opening/closing
thes liding door from out‐
side &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door whic hisnotengaged
If th eo pen sliding door is no tengaged, it
could mo veon its ownift hevehicle is on a
slope.
This could trap youoro ther persons. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat theo pen sliding
door is engaged. Open thes liding door
as farasitw illg o. %
Yo
ur vehicle ma ybeequipped wit halong
sliding door wit hanintermediat edetent. Yo u
can also loc kthe sliding door in place around
halfw aywhen opening and closing. If youdo
th is, thed oor does no thave tobe opened
fully when getting int ooroutofthev ehicle.
The sliding door is no tfull ye ngaged when in
th ei ntermediat edetent. #
Toopen: pull door handle 1.
The slidin gdoor opens. #
Push bac kthe sliding door using door handle
1 until it engages. #
Chec kthe sliding door de tent. #
Toclose: pullthes liding door byhandle 1
and firm lyslide it forw ards until it closes. Opening/closing
thes liding door from inside &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door whic hisnotengaged
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo vesb ack‐
wa rds. #
Only open thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. Opening and closing
51

%
Yo
ur vehicle ma ybeequipped wit halong
sliding door wit hanintermediat edetent. Yo u
can also loc kthe sliding door in place around
halfw aywhen opening and closing. If youdo
th is, thed oor does no thave tobe opened
fully when getting int ooroutofthev ehicle.
The sliding door is no tfull ye ngaged when in
th ei ntermediat edetent. #
Tounlo ck:pull lo cking pin 3upwards man‐
ually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
unlo ckthes liding door (/ page49). #
Toopen: press button 1. #
Slide thes liding door byhandle 2bac kto
th es top. #
Chec kthe sliding door de tent. The sliding
doo rmustb ee ngaged. #
Toclose: press button 1. #
Slidethe sliding door firm lyforw ards byhan‐
dle 2until it closes. #
Tolock: push lockin gpin3 down wards
manually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
loc kthe sliding door (/ page49). Note
sone lectrical closing assist If
yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hanelectrical clos‐
ing assist, youw illrequ irel ess forc etoc losethe
sliding door. Electric sliding door
Fu
nction of thee lectric sliding door Yo
ur vehicle can be equipped wit hanelectric
sliding door on thel efta nd/or right-han dside. Yo
uc an operat ethe electric sliding door in the
fo llowing ways:
R bypressing thes liding door buttons on the
center console
R bypressing thes liding door button on the
door sill (B-pillar)
R using thed oor handle (inside or outside)
R using thek ey
If th ee lectric sliding door is obstructed while
opening, it mo vesaf ewcentim eter sint he oppo‐
sit ed irection and stops.
If th es liding door is obstructed during thec losing
procedure, it opens fully again.
If th ee lectric mo toroft he sliding door is in dan‐
ge rofo verheating, e.g. due tofrequent opening
and closing within ashor tperiod, thes liding door
opens fully .The sliding door is then loc kedin
place. The sliding door is operational again af ter
appr oximatel y30seconds.
If th er eh as been amalfunction or if theb attery
has been disconnected, youc an use ther elease
catc htod isconnect thes liding door from the
electric mo tor.Then youc an open or close the
door manually (/ page54). Opening/closing
thee lectric sliding door
wit hthe button &
WARNING Risk of entrapment byopen
sliding door whic hisnotengaged
When youo pen thes liding door ,the sliding
door could hit other people as it mo vesb ack‐
wa rds. #
Only open thes liding door when tra ffic
condition spermit. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydespit eobstacle
de tection
Obs tacle de tection doe snotreact tosoft,
light and thin objects, suc hasfingers. These
or other parts of theb ody could be pressed
agains tthe door frame, fori ns tance. Obs tacle
de tection canno tpreve nt entrapment in these
ins tances. #
Whe nopening and closing thee lectric
sliding door ,makes uret hat nobody is
within theo perating rang eoft he sliding
door. 52
Opening and closing

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If someone becomes trapped, press the
button again tostop thes liding door. Object
recognition:
If an object obstruct sthe closing of thes liding
door ,the sliding door is stopped. The object rec‐
ognition is only an aid. It canno treplace your
aw areness of thes ituation. Sliding door button on
thec enter console
1 Opens and closes thes liding door on the
ri ght side of thev ehicle Sliding door button on
thed oor sill (B-pillar)
On vehicles wit hapartition, button 3is loca‐
te dont he partition next tothed oor wayatt he
le ve loft he inside door handle. When
thes liding door is loc ked, it can onl ybe
opened from thei nside bymanually unlocking
locking pin 4. #
Tounlo ck:pull lo cking pin 4upwards man‐
ually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
unlo ckthes liding door (/ page49). #
Toopen: briefly press button 1,2or but‐
ton 3.
The sliding doo ropens au tomatical ly.
When youo pen thed oor using button 1or
2,y ou will additi onallyhear tw owarning sig‐
nals.
The indicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or
2 will flash and button 3will flash.
When thes liding door is comple tely open, the
indicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or2
will light up. #
Toclose: briefly press button 1,2or but‐
ton 3.
The sliding doo rcloses au tomatical ly.
When youc lose thed oor using button 1or
2,y ou will additi onallyhear tw owarning sig‐
nals.
The indicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or
2 will flash and button 3will flash.
When thes liding door is comple tely closed,
th ei ndicator lam patthetopofb utton 1or
2 will go out. #
Tosto pautomati coperation: brieflyp ress
but ton 1or2.
The sliding doo rstops moving. #
Tolock: push lockin gpin3 down wards
manually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
loc kthe sliding door (/ page49). Opening and closing
53

#
Todisconnect the sliding doo rfromt he
electric mo tor:tur nrelease catch 2180°
clockwise.
The "MAN" position is set. #
Tounlo ck:pull lo cking pin 3upwards man‐
ually or use thec ent rallockin gbutton to
unlo ckthes liding door (/ page49). #
Press button 1. #
Open or close thes liding door wit hthe out‐
side/inside door handle. #
Toconnect thes liding door tothee lectric
mo tor:tur nrelease catch 2180° counter-
clockwise.
The "AUTO" position is set. #
Adjus tthe sliding door (/ page55). #
If it is no tpossible torectify them alfunction,
visit aqualified specialis tworks hop. Re
setting thee lectric sliding door Slidin
gdoor button on thec enter console
Sliding door button on thec enter console
1 Opens and closes thes liding door on the
ri ght side of thev ehicle Sliding door button on
thed oor sill (B-pillar) Yo
um ustrese tthe sliding door if ther eh as been
am alfunction or avoltag esuppl yinter ruption. #
Ifth es liding door is open: press button 1on
th ec enter console or sliding door button 3
on thed oor sill (B-pillar) and hold until the
door is closed.
or #
Close thes liding door wit hthe door handle
(/ page54). #
Thenbrief ly press button 1onthec enter
console or sliding door button 3onthed oor
sill (B-pillar) once, or pull thed oor handle
(/ page54)tocomple tely open thes liding
door.
The sliding door is operational. Re
ar-end doors Opening and closing
ther ear-en ddoor sfrom
outside &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
whe nopening ther ear-end door in poor
traf ficc onditions
Whe nyou open arear-end door ,the following
is possible:
R Other people or road user smaybe endan‐
ge red
R Youm aybe caugh tbyoncomin gtraffic
This is particular lythec ase if youo pen the
re ar-en ddoor mor ethan 90°. #
Only open ther ear-end door swhen traf‐
fi cc onditions permit. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ear-end
door sareproper lyloc ked. Openin
gand closing 55

Opening
ther ight rear-end door #
Pullhandle 1. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages.
Opening thel eftr ear-en ddoor #
Mak esuret hat ther ight rear-en ddoor is
open and engaged. #
Pull release handle 1inthed irection of the
ar row. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages.
Opening ther ear-en ddoor sfully #
Open ther ele vant rear-en ddoor out pas tthe
fi rs td etent (90°). #
Open ther ear-end door full y.
The rear-en ddoor will stay inthes topp osi‐
tion. Closing
ther ear-en ddoor sfromo utside #
Close thel eftr ear-end door firm ly from out‐
side. #
Clos ethe right rear-en ddoor firm ly from out‐
side. Opening/closin
gthe rear-end door sfromt he
inside The
0036 symbol indicates that ther ear-end door
is unloc ked. #
Tounlo ck:slidelatch 2 tothel eft.
The 0036 symbol is visible. #
Toopen: pull opening le ver1up and open
th er ear-end door. #
Swing ther ear-end door tothes ide until it
engages. #
Toclose: makesuret hat thel eftr ear-end
door is closed. #
Pull ther ight rear-en ddoor firm ly closed by
th ed oor handle. #
Tolock: slide latch 2tother ight
The 0037 symbol is visible. Pa
rtition sliding door Opening and closing
thep artition slidin gdoor
from thed rive r's compa rtment &
WARNING Risk of becoming trapped due
to non-engaged pa rtition sliding door
If th eo pen partition sliding door is not
engaged, it can mo veon its ownw hile the
ve hicle is in motion. 56
Opening and closing