2020 MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER warning light

accelerator if tra
veling on steep uphill gradi‐
ents.
R Ifth et ransmission is in position 005E,therear-
end door smustbec losed.
App lying/releasing thee lectric pa rking brake
manually &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren and animals lef tunat ten‐
de dint hevehicle
If yo ul eave children and animals unat tended
in thev ehicle, they ma ybea bletos etthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R Startin gthe engine.
In addition, they ma yoperat evehicle equip‐
ment and become trapped. #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Toappl y:press switch 1.
When thee lectric parking brak eisapplied,
th er ed 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Can‐
ada) indicator lamps light up in thei nstru‐
ment displa y.The electric parking brak eis
onl yactuall yapplied when ther ed 0049
and 0024 (USA) or 0024(Canada) indicator
lamps light up continuousl y.
It is also possible toappl ythe electric parking
brak ewhen thei gnition is switched off. #
Torelease: pull switch 1.
The red0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Can‐
ada) indicator lamps in thei nstrument display
go out.
Yo um ayonlyrelease thee lectric parking
brak eift he ignition is switched on wit hthe
st art/ stop button.
Emer gency braking In
thee vent of an emergency ,you can brak ethe
ve hicle while it is in motion wit hthe electric park‐
ing brake. #
While driving, press switch 1ofthee lectric
parking brake.
The vehicle is braked as long as youk eep
switch 1ofthee lectric parking brake
depressed.
The longer electric parking brak eswitch 1is
depressed, theg reater theb raking forc e.
During theb raking procedure, youw illreceiv ethe
fo llowing feedbac kfromt hevehicle:
R awarning tone sounds
R the" Release parking brake" displa ymessage
appears
R ther ed 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024(Can‐
ada) indicator lamps in thei nstrument display
fl ash
When thev ehicle has been braked toas tandstill,
th ee lectric parking brak eisapplied. Pa
rking thev ehicle forane xtended period Pa
rking thev ehicle forl on gerthan 4weeks #
Method 1: connec tthe star terb atter ytoa
trickle charge rv iathej ump-s tart connection. 14 4
Driving and pa rking

Depending on
thev ehicle's equipment, ther adar
sensor sareintegrated behind theb umpers
and/or behind ther adiator grill. Keep these parts
free of dirt, ice and slush (/ page195). The sen‐
sor sm ustn otbe co vered, fore xamp leby bicycle
ra ck s, overhanging loads or sticke rs.A fter ac olli‐
sion, ha vethef unction of ther adar sensors
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop as
damag e(both visible or non-visible) ma yhave
occur redtot he bumper or radiator trim. Fu
nction of driving sy stems and driving
saf etys ystems In
this section, youw illfind information abou tthe
fo llowing driving sy stems and driving saf etys ys‐
te ms:
R ABS ( Anti-lock braking system)
(/ page146)
R ASR (acceleration skid control) (/ page147)
R BAS(Brake Assist System) (/ page146)
R ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Program)
(/ page147)
R EBD ( Electronic Brakeforce Distribution)
(/ page148)
R ActiveB rake Assi st (/ pag e148)
R Cruise control (/ page151 )
R ActiveD ista nce Assi stDISTRONIC
(/ page 152)
R Hill star ta ssis t(/pag e154)
R HOLD function (/ page154)
R Parking Assis tPARKTRONIC
R Rear vie wcamera
R Surround vie wcamera
R ATTENTION ASSIS T(/ pag e156)
R Blind Spo tAssist ( / pag e157)
R ActiveL aneK eeping Assis t(/ pag e161 ) Fu
nctions of ABS (Anti-loc kBraking Sy stem) Obser
vethei mp ortant sa fety guideline sfor the
driving saf etys ystem. ABS cont
rols theb rake pressur eincritical situa‐
tions:
R The wheels ar epreve nted from lo cking when
braking, e.g. during maximum full-s topb rak‐
ing or when ther eisi nsufficient tir etraction
R The steerability of thev ehicle in term sof
ph ysical possibilities is ensured when braking
R ABSisa ctivefroms peeds of appr ox.3m ph
(5 km/h). On aslipper yroad sur face, ABS
inter venes evenify ou onl ybrake gentl y.
Sy stem limits
If th er eisam alfunction and they ellow 0025 ABS
wa rning lam plight supc ontinuousl yinthe instru‐
ment displa yafter startin gthe engine, ABS may
be impaired or inoperative.
If ABS inter venes, youw illfeel ap ulsing in the
brak epedal. The pulsating brak epedal ma ybean
indication of hazardous road condition sand func‐
tions as areminder totake extrac arew hile driv‐
ing.
If ABS in terv enes: keep theb rake pedal firm ly
depresse duntil theb raking situation has passed.
To car ryout maximum full-s topb raking:
dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull forc e. Fu
nction of BAS(Brak eAssis tSystem) &
WARNING Risk of an accident caused by
am alfunctio ninBAS (Brak eAssistSys‐
te m)
If BA Sism alfunctioning ,the braking dis tance
in an emergency braking situation is
increased. #
Depress theb rake pedal wit hfull force
in emer gency braking situations. ABS
pr eve nts thew heels from locking. BA
Ss uppo rtsy ou wit hadditional braking forc ein
an emer gency braking situation.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BA Sis
acti vated:
R BASa utom atically boosts theb raking forc eof
th eb rakes
R BASc an sho rten theb raking dis tance
R ABS pr eventst he wheels from locking
When your elease theb rake pedal, theb rakes
function as usual again. BASisd eactivated. 14 6
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Fu
nctions of ASR (Acceleration Skid Control) ASR can neither
reduce ther isk of an accident
nor override thel aws of ph ysics if thed rive rd oes
no tp ay attention when pulling away or accelerat‐
ing. ASR is onl yanaid. Alw aysa dap tyour driving
st yletos uitthep reva iling road and weather con‐
ditions.
If yo ua ctivat eord eactivat ethe all-wheel driv ein
av ehicle wit hthis option, ASR will be deactivated
fo rt he duration of thea ctivation/deactivation
process.
Ve hicles without steering wheel but tons: if
ASR is malfunctioning, the00E5 indicator lamp
lights up while thee ngine is running and the
engine output ma ybereduced (/ page25).
ASR impr ovestraction, i.e. thet ransfer of po wer
from thet ires tother oad sur face, foras ustained
period and thereb y,also impr ovesthe driving sta‐
bilit yoft hevehicle. If thed rive wheels star tto
spin, ASR brakes individuald rive wheels and lim‐
its thee ngine torque. ASRthus significantly
assists youw hen pullin gawaya nd accelerating,
especiall yonw etor slippe ryroads.
If traction on ther oad sur face is no tsufficient,
eve nASR will no tallow youtop ullaway without
dif ficulty .The typ eoftires and totalwe ight of the
ve hicle as well as theg radient of ther oad also
pla yac rucial role.
If AS Rinter venes, the00E5 warning lam pinthe
Instrument Displa yflashes. Fu
nctions of ESP ®
(Electronic Stability Pro‐
gr am) &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry
out vehicle stabilization. In addition ,other
driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry out
ve hicle stabilization. #
ESP ®
shoul donlybed eactivated in the
fo llowing situations. If
th es urface requ ires, temp oraril ydeactivate
ESP ®
when pulling away .
Do no toperate thev ehicle on aroller dynamo me‐
te r( e.g. forap erform anc etest). If youh aveto
operat ethe vehicle on aroller dynamo meter,con‐
sult aqualified specialis tworks hop beforehand.
If yo ua ctivat eord eactivat ethe all-wheel driv ein
av ehicle wit hthis option, ESP ®
will be deactiva‐
te df or thed uration of thea ctivation/deactiva‐
tion process.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning or deactivated, the
00E5 warning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is
ru nning and thee ngine output ma ybereduced
(/ page25).
% Onl
yuse wheels wit hthe recommended tire
sizes. Only then will ESP ®
function properly.
ESP ®
can, within ph ysical limits, monitor and
impr ovedriving stabilit yand traction in thef ol‐
lowing situations:
R When pullinga wayonw etor slippe ryroad
sur faces
R Whe nbraking
R Ifyo ua redrivin gfastert han 49.7 mph
(80 km/h) in stro ng crosswinds
If th ev ehicle is deviating from thed irection
desired bythed rive r,ESP ®
can stabiliz ethe vehi‐
cle byper form ing thef ollowing actions:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebraked
R The driv esystem per form anc eisa dapted
depending on thes ituation
If ESP ®
is deactivated 00BB,the00E5 warning
lam plight supc onstantly in theI nstrument Dis‐
play:
R Vehicle stabilizatio nmaybe dela yed
R Crosswind Assis tisstilla ctive
R The driv ewheels ma ystart to spin
R ASR traction control is no longer active
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
will still suppor tyou
when braking.
If the 00E5 warning lam pinthe Instrument Dis‐
pla yflashes, one or mor ewheels ha vereached
th eir tir etraction limit:
R Adapty our driving styletos uitthep reva iling
ro ad and weather conditions
R Do no tdeactivat eESP®
unde rany circum‐
st ances Drivin
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Ac
tivating/deactivatin gESP®
(Electronic Sta‐
bility Prog ram) On-boa
rdcompu ter:
4 Settings 5
DriveAssist 5
ESP (ESP) #
Select Ein(On) or Aus00BB (Off). Fu
nctions of ESP ®
Crosswind Assist Crosswind Assis
tdoes no treact under thef ollow‐
ing conditions:
R The vehicle is subjected tosevere jolts and
vib rations, e.g .asar esult of une vens urfaces
or po tholes.
R The vehicle loses traction, e.g. on sno worice
or when hydroplaning.
R The driver is per form ing sudden and lar ge
st eering mo vements.
Crosswind Assis tisoperational again as soon as
th ed riving conditions retur nton ormal.
Crosswind Assi stdetects stro ng crosswind gu sts
th at can impair abilit yofyourvehicle todrive
st ra ight ahead. Crosswin dAssis tinter venes
depending on thed irection and stre ngt hoft he
crosswind.
As tabilizin gbrake applicatio nhelps youtok eep
th ev ehicle on trac k.
Information is shown in thei nstrument clus terin
th ee vent of aclear lydiscernible inter vention by
Crosswind Assist.
Crosswind Assis tisactiveabove avehicle speed
of 50 mph(80 km/h) when driving stra ight or
slightly cornering. Fu
nction of ESP ®
trailer stabilization &
WARNING Risk of accident in poo rroad
and weather conditions
In poor road and weather conditions, the
traile rstabilizatio ncanno tpreve nt lur ching of
th ev ehicle/trailer combination .Trailer sw ith
ah igh cen terofg ravity ma ytipove rbefore
ESP ®
de tects this. #
Alwaysa dap tyour driving styletos uit
th ec urrent road and weather condi‐
tions. ESP
®
trailer stabilizatio ncoun tera cts critica ldriv‐
ing situations in goo dtime and thereb yprovides conside
rable assis tance when driving wi th a
traile r. Trailer stabilizatio nispartofE SP®
.
If th es ensor sy stem and evaluatio nlogic de tect
trailer swinging mo vements, ESP ®
trailer stabili‐
zation initiall ybrake sindividual vehicle wheels in
at arge tedm anner .Itthus cou nteracts swinging
mo vements. If thes winging mo vements do not
st op, thev ehicle is braked until thev ehicle/
trailer combination is stabilized. If necessar y,the
ve hicle's engine output is limited.
If yo ur vehicle wit htrailer (vehicle/trailer combi‐
nation) starts toswer ve,y ou ar eable tostabilize
th ev ehicle/trailer combination onl ybybraking.
ESP ®
trailer stabilizatio nhelps youtos tabilize
th ev ehicle/trailer combination in this situation.
ESP ®
trailer stabilizatio nisactiveats peeds
abo veappr oximately 40 mph(65 km/h).
If ESP ®
is de activated because of amalfunction,
trailer stabilizatio nwill no tfunction. Fu
nction of EBD (electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) EB
Dh asthef ollowing characteristics:
R monitoring and controllin gthe braking force
on ther ear wheels
R impr oving driving stabilizatio nwhen braking,
especiall yonb ends Fu
nction of Activ eB rake Assi st Ac
tiveB rake Assi stconsi stsoft hefollowing func‐
tions:
R Distance warning function
R Autonomous braking function
R Situation-dependent braking assis tance
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcan hel pyou tominimize the
ri sk of acollision wit hvehicles or pedestrians or
to reduce thee ffects of suc hacollision.
If Ac tiveB rake Assi sthas de tected arisk of colli‐
sion, youw ill be warned visuall yand acousticall y.
If yo udon otreact tothev isual or acoustic warn‐
ing, autonomous brakin gcan be initiated in criti‐
cal situations.
If th er ea repedestrians and cyclists crossing: in
especiall ycritical situations, ActiveB rake Assi st
can initiat eauton omous braking di rectl y.In this
case, thev isual and acoustic warning occurs
simultaneousl ywitht he braking application. 14 8
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If
yo ua ppl ythe brak eyourself in acritical situa‐
tion, or appl ythe brakes during autonomous
braking, situation-dependent braking assis tance
occu rs.T he brak epressur eincreases up tomaxi‐
mum full-s topb raking if necessar y.Situation-
dependent braking assis tance only inter venes
when theb rake sa reapplied firm ly;o therwise, it
re mains within thea utonomous braking process. &
WARNING Risk of accident caused by
limited de tection per form anc eofA ctive
Brak eAssist
Ac tiveB rake Assi stcanno talway sc lea rly
identify object sand comple xtraf fics itua‐
tions.
Due tothen atur eoft he sy stem, complex
driving conditions ma yalso cause Brake
Assis ttointervene or no tinter vene wi thout
re ason .Ins uchc ases, and in thee vent of
Ac tiveB rake Assi stmalfunctioning, theb rake
sy stem will continue tobe available wit hfull
brak eboos tand BAS. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation; do no trelyo nA ctiv eBrake
Assi stalone. ActiveB rake Assi stis only an aid. The driver of
thev ehicle is
re sponsible fork eeping asufficiently
saf ed ista nce tothev ehicle in front, for
ve hicle speed and forb raking in good
time. #
Be prepare dtobrake or swer veif nec‐
essar y. Also obser
vethes ysteml imits of ActiveB rake
Assi st.
The individua lsubfunctions ar eavailable in
th ef ollowing speed ranges:
Distance warning function
The dis tance warning function warnsy ou at
speeds greater than appr oximatel y4mph
(7 km/h), if your vehicle is critically close to a
ve hicle or pedestrian.
An intermittent warning tone sounds and the
00BA distance warning lam plight supint he
instrument clus ter.
Brak eimmedia tely or take eva sivea ction, pr ovi‐
ded it is saf etodosoa ndthet raffic situation
allo ws th is.
Th ed istance warning function can aid youint hefollowing situations wit hanintermit tent wa rn‐
ing tone and awarnin glamp: Ve
hicles tr avel‐
ing in front St
ationar yvehi‐
cles Crossing
vehi‐
cles Crossing pedes‐
trians/cycli
stsSt
ationary
pedestrians
Up toappr ox.
15 5m ph
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
12 4m ph
(200 km/h) No
reaction Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/h) No
reaction Au
tonomous braking function
The autonomous braking function ma yinter vene at speeds starting from appr oxima tely 4m ph
(7 km/h )inthefollowing situations: Ve
hicles tr avel‐
ing in front St
ationar yvehi‐
cles Crossing
vehi‐
cles Crossing pedes‐
trians/cycli
stsSt
ationary
pedestrians
Up toappr ox.
15 5m ph
(250 km/h) Up
toappr ox.
12 4m ph
(200 km/h) No
reaction Uptoappr ox.
37 mph
(60 km/h) No
reaction Drivin
gand parking 14 9

This device has been appr
ovedbyt he FCC as
a" Vehicular Radar Sy stem". The radar sensor
is intended foru se in an automotiv eradar
sy stem onl y.Re mo val,ta mp ering, or altering
of thed evice will void an ywarranties, and is
no tp ermit tedbyt he FCC. Do no ttamper
with, alter or use in an ynon-appr ovedw ay.
An yu nauthorize dmodificatio ntothis device
could void theu ser's authority tooperat ethe
equipment. &
WARNING Risk of accident despit eBlind
Spo tAssist
Blind Spo tAssis treacts neither tostationary
object snortovehicles approaching and over‐
ta king youatag reatly di fferent speed.
As aresult, Blind Spo tAssis tcanno twarn
driver sinthese situations. #
Alwaysp aycareful attention tothet raf‐
fi cs ituation and maintai nasafed is‐
ta nce at thes ide of thev ehicle. Blind Spo
tAssis tiso nlyana id. It ma yfail to
de tect some vehicles and is no substitut efor
attentiv edriving. Alw ayse nsur ethat ther eiss uf‐
fi cient dis tance tothes ide foro ther road users
and obs tacles.
If av ehicle is de tected ab oves peeds of appr ox‐
imatel y7.5mp h(12 km/h) and this vehicle sub‐
sequentl yenter sthe monitoring rang ed irec tly
next toyour vehicle, thew arning lam pinthe out‐
side mir rorlights up red.
% When
atrailer is connected, ther adar sen‐
sor's field of vision ma ybeimpaired, thereby
making limited monitoring possible. Alw ays
pa yc areful attention tothet raffic situation
and maintain asafed ista nce at thes ide of
th ev ehicle.
If av ehicle is de tected clos etoyourvehicle in the
lateral monitoring rang ea nd yous wit ch on the
tur ns igna lindica torint he cor responding direc‐
tion, awarning tone sounds. The redw arning
lam pint he outside mir rorf lashes. If thet urns ig‐
nal indicator remains switched on, all other
de tected vehicles ar eindicated only bythef lash‐
ing of ther ed warning lamp.
If yo uo vertak eav ehicle quickl y,no warning is
given.
Exit warning
The exitwa rning is an additional function of Blind
Spo tAssis tand warnsv ehicle occupants when leaving
thev ehicle about an yapproaching vehi‐
cles. &
WARNING Risk of accident despit eexit
wa rning
The exitwa rning react sneith er tostationary
object snortovehicles approaching youata
great lydif fere nt speed.
As aresult, thee xit warning canno twarnd riv‐
er sint hese situations. #
Alwaysp ayparticular attention tothe
traf fics ituation whe nopening thed oors
and mak esuret her eiss ufficient clear‐
ance. %
An
exitwa rning is no tissued fors liding doors
and rear-en ddoors.
Overview When thev ehicle is
st ationar y,an object
is de tected from
behind in them onitor‐
ing range. Displa
yinoutsid em ir‐
ror
When thev ehicle is
st ationar y,ad oor on
th er ele vant sid eof
th ev ehicle is opened.
An object whic his
close to yourvehicle
is de tected in the
monitoring range. Vi
sual and audible
wa rning %
This additional function is onl
yavailable when
Blin dSpotA ssistisa ctivated and up to a
maximu mofthree minutes af tert he drive
sy stem has been switched off. The end of the
av ailabilit yoftheexitwa rning function is indi‐
cated byaseries of flashes in theo utside
mir ror.
The exitwa rning function is onl yanaid and is no
substitut efor thea ttentiveness of thev ehicle
occupants. Responsibility alw aysl ies wit hthe
ve hicle occupants when opening door sand leav‐
ing thev ehicle. 15 8
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obscured
byvehicles or other objects, de tection
is no tpossible.
% Also
read then otes on Blind Spo tAssist
(/ page157).
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis t:driver scan
also be warned of an ycrossing tra ffic when back‐
ing up out of aparkin gspace. If avehicle is
de tected, thew arning lam pinthe outside mir ror
on thec orresponding side lights up red. If it
de tects acritica lsituation, awarning tone also
sounds.
Ve hicles with Blind Spo tAssis tand Parking
Assis tPARKTRONIC: driverscan also be warned
of an ycrossing tra ffic when backin gupout of a
parkin gspace. If acritical situation is de tected, a
wa rning symbol appear sonthe camer aimag eof
th em ultimedia sy stem. If thed rive rd oes not
re spond tothew arning ,the vehicle's brakes can
be applieda utomatically.Inthis case, awarning
to ne sounds.
The Rear Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is acti ve
unde rthe following conditions:
R BlindSpotA ssis tisa ctivated.
R Reverseg ear is engaged or thev ehicle is
backing up at walkin gpace.
R Ifth em aneuvering assis tance function is acti‐
va tedint he multimedia sy stem.
The Rear Cross Traf ficA lertfunction is una vaila‐
ble when driving wit hatrailer. Lane
Keeping Assis tand Activ eL aneK eeping
Assist Fu
nctions of Lane Keeping Assist Lane
Keeping Assis tmonitor sthe area in front of
yo ur vehicle wit hmultifunction camera 1.Itser
vestop rotect youa gains tunin tentionally le av‐
ing your lane .You ma yalso be warned by a
vibrating messa gefrom thes teering wheel and by
th es tatus symbo lflashing in theI nstrument Dis‐
pla y.
The warning is issued when thef ollowing condi‐
tions ar emetat thes ame time:
R Lane Keeping Assis tdetects lane markings.
R Afront wheel drives overal ane marking.
Yo uc an activat eand deactivat ethe Lane Keeping
Assis twarning.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, Lane Keep‐
ing Assis tcan neither reduce ther isk of accident
nor override thel aw sofp hysics. It canno ttake
int oa ccount road, weather or traf ficc onditions.
Lane Keeping Assis tisonlyana id and is not
intended tokeep thev ehicle in thel ane without
th ed rive r's cooperation. Youa re re sponsible for
th es afed ista nce tothev ehicle in front, forv ehi‐
cle speed, braking in good time and fors taying in
yo ur lane.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ther eisp oor visibilit y,e.g. due toinsuf ficient
illumination of ther oad, if ther ea rehighly
va riable shade condition sorinrain, sno w,fog
or spr ay.
R Glar efromo ncomin gtraffic, di rect sunligh tor
re flections.
R Ther eisd irtont he windshield in thev icinity
of them ultifunction camera or thec amer ais
fo gged up, damaged or obscured.
R No or se veralu nclear lane markings ar epres‐
ent foro ne lane, e.g. in aconstruction area.
R The lane markings ar eworn, dar korcovered.
R The dis tance tothev ehicle driving in front is
to os hor tand thus thel ane markings cann ot
be de tected.
R The lane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc hoff,c ross one ano ther or mer ge.
R The road is very nar row and winding. 16 0
Driving and pa rking

Yo
ur vehicle will beha vediffere ntl yw ithat railer
re lativ etow ithout atrailer ,and will consume
mor efuel. In thec ase of along and steep
descent, youm usts elec tshif trange 3,2or 1in
good time.
% This also applies if
thec ruise cont rolis
switched on.
Yo uw illthereb ymakeu se of thee ngine' sbraking
ef fect and will no thave tobrak easo ften tocon‐
trol thes peed. This will take some of thes train
of ft he brak esystema nd pr event theb rake sf rom
ove rheating and wearing tooq uickl y.Ifyo un eed
additional braking, depress theb rake pedal inter‐
mittently rath er than continuousl y.
Drivin gtips
If th et railer sw ays, remember thef ollowing
points:
R Do no taccelerat eunder an ycircums tances.
R Do no tcounter steer.
R If necessar y,appl ythe brakes.
% Yo
uc an pr eventthet railer from sw aying and
rock ingbyretrofitting stabilizer bar or trailer
st abilit yprograms. Youc an obtain fur ther
information from an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.
When youa redrivin gwithat railer ,compl ywith
th ef ollowing points:
R Maintain agreater dis tance than when driving
without atrailer.
R Avoid braking abruptl y.If possible, brak egen‐
tl yf irst of al lsot hatthet railer closes up
behind your vehicle. Then, increase theb rak‐
ing forc er apidl y.
R The values given fors tart-o ff gradeability
re fertos ea level. When driving in moun tain‐
ous areas, no tethat engine output, and there‐
fo re start-of fgradeability ,will dec rease with
inc reasin galtitude. Coupling/uncoupling
atrailer Coupling
atrailer
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle batter ydue
to full discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe vehicle
batter y. #
Do no tuse thev ehicle's po wersupply
to charge thet railer batter y. #
Shif tthe selector le vertop osition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle.
% The ball head height
changes depending on
th ev ehicle's load. In this case, use atrailer
wit hah eight-adjus table trailer dr awbar. #
Couple up thet railer. #
Establish all electrical and other connections
to thet railer. #
Remo veobject sordevices whic hpreve nt the
traile rfromr olling, e.g. wheel choc ks. #
Release thet railer's parking brake.
% The
vehicle harness has acable connection
to theb rake light indicator lamp.
Obser vethem aximum permissible trailer dimen‐
sions (widt hand length).
Mos tUSs tatesa nd all Canadian pr ovinces pre‐
scribe thef ollowing points, and youa reurge ntly
re commended tocomply wi th these:
R Safetyc hains between thet ow ing vehicle and
th et railer .The chains should be routed in a
criss-cross pat tern unde rthe trailer dr awbar.
The ym ustbec onnected tothet railer tow
hitc hand no ttothe bumper or tothev ehicle
axle.
Lea vesuf ficient sla ckinthec hains. This
allo wsfore vens harp cornering.
R Aseparat ebrake system is requ ired forc er‐
ta in trailers.
R Asafet yf eatur eisrequired forb rake dt railers.
De term ine thes pecific requ irements acco rd‐
ing tother ele vant la ws.
If th et railer becomes de tach ed from thet ow‐
ing vehicle, thes afet yf eatur etrigger sthe
trailer brakes and can thus reduce thed anger.
Un coupling atrailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped whe nuncoupling a
trailer
Whe nuncoupling atrail er wi than engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your han dmay Drivin
gand parking 16 5