headlamp DODGE SPRINTER 2006 1.G Owners Manual

UNDERSTANDING THE FEATURES OF YOUR VEHICLE
3CONTENTS
Q Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
…Interior Mirror (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
…Electrically Adjustable Exterior
Mirror (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Q Seat Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
…Driver’s and Front Passenger’s Seat . . . . . . . . . 60
…Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
…Armrest (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
…Head Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
…Folding Seat at Partition (Optional) . . . . . . . . . 63
Q Seat Heater (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Q Rear Seat Bench Removal and Installation . . . . . 64
…Retrofitting Seat Mounting Cups . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
Q Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Q Headlamp Range Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Q Fog Lamp Switch (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Q Interior Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
…Interior Lamps in the Driver and
Rear-Seat Passenger Area/Cargo Area . . . . . . . 69
…Interior Lamps with Interior Sensor
Protection (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
…Interior Lighting with Reading Lamp,
Front Passenger Space Only . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
…Interior Cargo Area Lighting (Optional) . . . . . 71
Q Multifunction Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Q Window Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
…Mechanical Window Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
…Electric Window Operation (Optional) . . . . . . . 74
Q Windshield Wiper Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
…Windshield wipers with rain sensor
(Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76

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…Headlamp Cleaning System (Optional) . . . . . . 77
Q Speed Control (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Q Sunroof (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
…Manual Sun Roof (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
…Electric Sun Roof (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
…Mechanical Operation of Electric Sun Roof . . . 81
Q Ashtray/Cigar Lighter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Q Electrical Outlet. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Q Control and Operation of Radio Transmitters . . . 84
…Radio, Telephone and Two Way Radio . . . . . . 84
Q Mobile and Two Way Radio and Fax Machines. . 85
Q Cup Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Q Glove Compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Q Compartments in Front Doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87

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HEADLAMP RANGE CONTROL
See Section 4, Understanding Your Instrument Panel,
for switch locations.
The range of the headlamps can be
adjusted to the load in the vehicle.
Turn the thumbwheel down to
headlamp beam down.
Turn the thumbwheel up to
headlamp beam up.
When the vehicle is not loaded (driver only), the
thumbwheel must be in position 0.Where necessary, adjust the headlamp range with the
thumbwheel to 82 yards (75 m).
Always keep the headlamp range less than 110 yards
(100 m), so that oncoming traffic is not blinded.
FOG LAMP SWITCH (OPTIONAL)
See Section 4, Understanding Your Instrument Panel,
for switch locations.
Lamp switch position õ
To switch on:
Press the upper section of the switch.
To switch off:
Press the lower section.
WARNING!
Be sure the hood is properly closed before driving.
If the hood is not fully latched, it could fly up
when the vehicle is moving and block your for-
ward vision. Be sure all hood latches are latched
fully before driving.
When closing the hood, use extreme caution not to
catch hands or fingers.

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Lamp switch (3)
CSide lamps, license plate and instrument
lighting
õLow beam headlamps, high beam
headlamps
ƒMarker lamps, right, combination switch
up (1)
Marker lamps, left, combination switch
down (2)High beam headlamps (lamp switch positionõ) (4)
Headlamp flasher (also when turn signals are on) (5)
NOTE: When the key is in the ignition lock in the 0
position and the driver’s or passenger’s door is open, a
warning buzzer sounds, if the vehicle exterior lighting
(except for the marker lamps) has been switched on.
On vehicles with automatic switching-off of high
beam, with the key in 0 position and the lamp switch
position õ on low and high beam, parking lamps
are automatically switched on. When the driver’s or
passenger’s door is opened, a warning buzzer also
sounds.
For high beam (4) and headlamp flasher (5), the
indicator lamp A in the combination instrument
lights up.

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Place the key in position 2 in the ignition lock.
To open the window:
Keep switch pressed downward until the window has
reached the desired position.
To close the window:
Keep switch pressed upward until the window has
reached the desired position.WINDSHIELD WIPER SWITCH
Intermittent wipe and rain sensor (optional) (1)
Normal wipe (2)
Rapid wipe (3)
Windshield wiper system and headlamp cleaning
system (optional) (4)

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Headlamp Cleaning System (Optional)
The headlamps will be cleaned with a high-pressure
water jet when
 the headlamps are switched on
and
 the windshield wipers operate with washer fluid.
NOTE: Fluid for the headlamp cleaning system is also
supplied from the washer system fluid reservoir.SPEED CONTROL (OPTIONAL)
Set / accelerate speed (1)
Set / decelerate speed (2)
Off (3)
Resume set speed (4)

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Legend for Switch Locations
1. Fog lamp switch (Optional), refer to "Fog Lamp
Switch".
2. Headlamp range control, refer to "Headlamp
Range Control".
3. Auxiliary heat exchanger switch (Optional).
4. Heated rear window (Optional).
5. Left-hand seat heater switch (Optional).
6. Central locking switch with load compartment lock
(Optional).
7. Alarm pushbutton.
8. Deactivate Acceleration skid control (ASR) switch.9. Switch for auxiliary heater (Optional)
10. Right-hand seat heater switch (Optional),
11. Sun roof operation switch (Optional).
12. Interior cargo area lighting (Optional),
refer to "Interior Cargo Area Lighting".
13. Towing/passenger compartment protection switch
(Optional).
14. Airflow switch for the air conditioner for rear
passenger compartment (Optional).
15. Temperature control (Optional).
16. Electric blower switch (Optional).
17. Windshield heater switch (Optional).
18. Constant RPM switch (Optional).

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…Headlamps, Taillamps, Identification Lamps,
Turn Signal Lenses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
…Reversing Aid Sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
…Window Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
…Wiper Blade . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
…Light Alloy Wheels . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
…Instrument Cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
…Steering Wheel and Gear Selector Lever . . . . 275
…Cup Holder . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
…Seat Belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 275
…Headliner and Shelf Below Rear Window . . . 275
…Upholstery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
…Hard Plastic Trim Items . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
…Plastic and Rubber Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Q Electrical Fuses . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
…Standard Fuse and Relay Equipment . . . . . . . 277
…Relay Assignment, Standard Equipment . . . . 281
…Fuse and Relay Optional Equipment . . . . . . . 281
Q Bulb Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
…Front Lamp Unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
…Taillamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
…License Plate Lamps
(Cargo/Passenger Vans Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
…Additional Brake Lamp
(Cargo/Passenger Vans Only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
…Side-Mounted Turn Signals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
…Side-Marker Lamps,
Standing Lamps (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
…Identification Lamps
(Cargo/passenger vans only) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 293
…Interior Lighting in Passenger
Compartment and Load Compartment . . . . . 293
…Interior Lighting with Reading Lamp . . . . . . . 294
…Interior Lighting with Interior Sensor
Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
…Exit Lamps (Optional) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Q Capacities . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
…Recommended Fluids and Lubricants . . . . . . 297

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The following checks should be performed at regular
intervals (for example once a week or each time the
vehicle is refueled):
 Windshield washer system/headlamp cleaning
system (optional) – washer system fluid reservoir.
 Air strainer, in vehicles with an air strainer element
maintenance indicator (optional equipment).
 Engine oil level.
 Checking ribbed V-belt.
 Hydraulic brake system, clutch mechanism fluid
level.
 Coolant level.
 Tire and spare wheel condition and pressures of the
same. For more information, refer to "Wheels and
Tires".
 Spare wheel location.
 Vehicle lighting.Windshield Washer System Fluid Reservoir
1. Washer system fluid reservoir
When topping off, add windshield washer fluid ("S"
for summer or "W" for winter) to the water.
Capacity of fluid reservoir (1): about 7.4 US qt (7 liters).

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WINTER OPERATION
Have your vehicle winterized by an authorized
Sprinter Dealer before the onset of winter.
 Have the engine oil changed, if the engine oil filled
is not approved for winter use.
 Coolant: antifreeze/anti-corrosion concentration in
the coolant checked.
 Windshield washer system and headlamp cleaning
system (optional): add windshield washer fluid
"winter wash" to the water, depending on ambient
temperatures.
 Battery: the battery will lose capacity as
temperatures drop. Only a well-charged battery will
ensure reliable engine starting even at low outside
temperatures.
 Tires: fit M+S radial tires with a minimum tread
depth of approximately 1/6 in (4 mm) on all wheels
for the winter season.BATTERIES
The standard battery is located in the engine
compartment.
WARNING!
Failure to follow these instructions can result in
severe personal injuries and death.
Never lean over batteries while connecting, you
might get injured, if the battery explodes.
Battery fluid contains sulfuric acid. Do not allow
this fluid to come in contact with eyes, skin or
clothing. In case it does, immediately flush
affected area with water and seek medical help if
necessary.
A battery will also produce hydrogen gas, which
is flammable and explosive. Keep flames or
sparks away from battery, avoid improper
connection of jumper cables, smoking etc.
Use only impact-resistant batteries with a central
gas release cover to prevent corrosion damage and
to prevent occupants from caustic burns in the
event of an accident.