DODGE SPRINTER 2009 2.G Owners Manual
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578 Practical hintsJump-starting
5
0 D N H V X U H W K D W W K H W Z R Y H K L F O H V G R
Q R W W R X F K
$ S S O \ W K H K D Q G E U D N H
0 R Y H W K H V H O H F W R U O H Y H U W R
S R V L W L R Q P
6 Z L W F K R I I D O O H O H F W U L F D O F R Q V X P H U V
6 Z L W F K R Q W K H E D W W H U \ L V R O D W L Q J
V Z L W F K
L I Q H F H V V D U \ S D J H
5 H P R Y H W K H N H \ I U R P W K H L J Q L W L R Q
O R F N
2 S H Q W K H K R R G S D J H
7 K H M X P S V W D U W L Q J F R Q Q H F W L R Q S R L Q W L V R Q W K H
O H I W K D Q G V L G H R I W K H D L U F O H D Q H U L Q W K H H Q J L Q H
F R P S D U W P H Q W Z K H Q O R R N L Q J L Q W K H G L U H F W L R Q
R I W U D Y H O
Jump-starting connection point
1
3 R V L W L Y H W H U P L Q D O F O D P S R I M X P S H U F D E O H
5 H P R Y H W K H S R V L W L Y H W H U P L Q D O F R Y H U
I U R P W K H G R Q R U E D W W H U \
Warning
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' X H W R W K H J D V H V Z K L F K H V F D S H I U R P E D W
W H U L H V W K H U H L V D U L V N R I D F L G E X U Q V Z K H Q
M X P S V W D U W L Q J D Y H K L F O H ' R Q R W O H D Q R Y H U
W K H E D W W H U L H V G X U L Q J D M X P S V W D U W
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Practical hints
Jump-starting
5
2
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3
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4
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Q H J D W L Y H W H U P L Q D O R I \ R X U R Z Q E D W W H U \
5
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Q H F W L R Q S R L Q W X Q G H U F R Y H U
& R Q Q H F W S R V L W L Y H W H U P L Q D O R I G R Q R U
E D W W H U \ 2 W R M X P S V W D U W L Q J F R Q Q H F
W L R Q S R L Q W 5 Z L W K W K H M X P S H U F D E O H
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8 V L Q J U H G S R V L W L Y H W H U P L Q D O F O D P S 1
R I W K H M X P S H U F D E O H V O L G H W K H U H G
S U R W H F W L Y H F D S R I W K H M X P S V W D U W L Q J
F R Q Q H F W L R Q S R L Q W E D F N Z L W K D F O R F N
Z L V H W X U Q D Q G F R Q Q H F W W K H S R V L W L Y H W H U P L Q D O F O D P S R I W K H M X P S H U F D E O H
W R W K H S R V L W L Y H W H U P L Q D O R I W K H M X P S
V W D U W L Q J F R Q Q H F W L R Q S R L Q W
5
5 X Q W K H R W K H U Y H K L F O H
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580 Practical hintsJump-starting
5
+ D Y H W K H E D W W H U \ F K H F N H G D W D Q
D X W K R U L ] H G 6 S U L Q W H U ' H D O H U
8 V H D U L J L G W R Z L Q J E D U D Q G V H F X U H W K L V R Q O \ W R
W K H I U R Q W W R Z L Q J H \ H
S D J H
i < R X F D Q Q R Z V Z L W F K R Q W K H O L J K W V
Tow-starting!
& $ 8 7 , 2 1
< R X U Y H K L F O H L V H T X L S S H G Z L W K D Q D X W R
P D W L F W U D Q V P L V V L R Q ' R Q R W W R Z V W D U W
\ R X U Y H K L F O H Warning
G
: K H Q W R Z V W D U W L Q J D Q R W K H U Y H K L F O H L W V
Z H L J K W V K R X O G Q R W E H J U H D W H U W K D Q W K H S H U
P L V V L E O H J U R V V Z H L J K W R I \ R X U Y H K L F O H
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581
Practical hints
Towing
5
Towing
& R P S O \ Z L W K O H J D O U H J X O D W L R Q V Z K H Q W R Z L Q J + D Y L Q J W K H Y H K L F O H F D U U L H G D Z D \ R Q D W U D Q V
S R U W H U R U W U D L O H U L V S U H I H U D E O H W R W R Z L Q J L W
D Z D \ : H U H F R P P H Q G W K H X V H R I D U L J L G W R Z
L Q J E D U L I W R Z L Q J L V Q H F H V V D U \
Warning
G
7 R Z W K H Y H K L F O H X V L Q J D U L J L G W R Z L Q J E D U L I
W K H H Q J L Q H L V Q R W U X Q Q L Q J
W K H U H L V D P D O I X Q F W L R Q L Q W K H S R Z H U
V X S S O \ R U W K H Y H K L F O H
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582 Practical hintsTowing
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N P P R Y H W K H V H O H F W R U O H Y H U W R
S R V L W L R Q N
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N P U H P R Y H W K H S U R S H O O H U V K D I W V
W R W K H G U L Y H Q D [ O H V
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E H K L Q G W K H F R Y H U L Q W K H E X P S H U R Q W K H U L J K W
K D Q G V L G H Z K H Q Y L H Z H G L Q W K H G L U H F W L R Q R I
W U D Y H O 1
& R Y H U
!
& $ 8 7 , 2 1
' R Q R W H [ F H H G D W R Z L Q J V S H H G R I
N P K R W K H U Z L V H W K H W U D Q V P L V V L R Q
F R X O G E H G D P D J H G
Warning
G
$ S U R S H O O H U V K D I W F R X O G I D O O R I I D V L W L V E H
L Q J U H P R Y H G D Q G L Q M X U H \ R X 6 H F X U H W K H
S U R S H O O H U V K D I W E H I R U H U H P R Y D O W R S U H Y H Q W
L W I U R P I D O O L Q J G R Z Q H J Z L W K W K H D L G R I
D Q R W K H U S H U V R Q R U E \ W \ L Q J W K H S U R S H O O H U
V K D I W X S !
& $ 8 7 , 2 1
8 V H Q H Z V H O I V H F X U L Q J Q X W V Z K H Q L Q V W D O O
L Q J W K H S U R S H O O H U V K D I W V
Installing / removing the towing
eye
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Practical hints
Towing
5
7 K H U H D U W R Z L Q J H \ H L V S H U P D Q H Q W O \ I L [ H G E H
O R Z W K H E X P S H U R Q W K H U L J K W K D Q G V L G H Z K H Q
Y L H Z H G L Q W K H G L U H F W L R Q R I W U D Y H O
Installing the front towing eye
3 U H V V E R W W R P R I F R Y H U 1 L Q W K H G L
U H F W L R Q R I W K H D U U R Z D Q G U H P R Y H L W
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H \ H
7 D N H W K H W R Z L Q J H \ H D Q G W K H Z K H H O
Z U H Q F K I U R P W K H Y H K L F O H W R R O N L W
S D J H
6 F U H Z L Q W K H W R Z L Q J H \ H F O R F N Z L V H W R
W K H V W R S
, Q V H U W W K H Z K H H O Z U H Q F K K D Q G O H L Q W R
W K H W R Z L Q J H \ H D Q G W L J K W H Q Removing the front towing eye
5 H P R Y H W K H Z K H H O Z U H Q F K I U R P W K H
Y H K L F O H W R R O N L W
, Q V H U W W K H Z K H H O Z U H Q F K K D Q G O H L Q W R
W K H W R Z L Q J H \ H D Q G W X U Q W K H Z U H Q F K
F R X Q W H U F O R F N Z L V H
8 Q V F U H Z W K H W R Z L Q J H \ H
, Q V H U W E R W W R P R I F R Y H U 1 X V L Q J W K H
O X J D Q G S U H V V L W L Q D W W K H W R S X Q W L O L W
H Q J D J H V
5 H W X U Q W K H W R Z L Q J H \ H D Q G W K H Z K H H O
Z U H Q F K W R W K H Y H K L F O H W R R O N L W
i , I \ R X U Y H K L F O H L V H T X L S S H G Z L W K D W U D L O H U
W R Z K L W F K X V H W K L V D V D W R Z L Q J I L [ W X U H
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584 Practical hintsTowing
5
7 D N H J U H D W F D U H Z K H Q D W W H P S W L Q J W R W R Z W K H
Y H K L F O H I U H H L I L W V G U L Y H Z K H H O V K D Y H E H F R P H
H P E H G G H G L Q O R R V H H D U W K R U P X G S D U W L F X O D U O \
L I W K H Y H K L F O H L V O R D G H G
7 R Z W K H Y H K L F O H V P R R W K O \ D Q G V W U D L J K W
D K H D G 7 K H F K D V V L V F R X O G R W K H U Z L V H E H G D P
D J H G
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W U D L O H U L V F R X S O H G X S
: K H U H S R V V L E O H W R Z W K H Y H K L F O H R X W E D F N
Z D U G V D O R Q J W K H W U D F N P D G H E \ W K H Y H K L F O H
S U H Y L R X V O \
With transmission damage
$ O Z D \ V U H P R Y H W K H S U R S H O O H U V K D I W V
W R W K H G U L Y H Q D [ O H V
Towing out a vehicle that is stuck
Towing the vehicle in the event of
particular malfunctions Warning
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$ S U R S H O O H U V K D I W F R X O G I D O O R I I D V L W L V E H
L Q J U H P R Y H G D Q G L Q M X U H \ R X 6 H F X U H W K H
S U R S H O O H U V K D I W E H I R U H U H P R Y D O W R S U H Y H Q W
L W I U R P I D O O L Q J G R Z Q H J Z L W K W K H D L G R I
D Q R W K H U S H U V R Q R U E \ W \ L Q J W K H S U R S H O O H U
V K D I W X S
!
& $ 8 7 , 2 1
8 V H Q H Z V H O I V H F X U L Q J Q X W V Z K H Q L Q V W D O O
L Q J W K H S U R S H O O H U V K D I W V
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585
Practical hints
Towing
5
With axle damage
7 X U Q W K H N H \ W R S R V L W L R Q 1 L Q W K H L J Q L
W L R Q O R F N S D J H
5 D L V H W K H I U R Q W R U U H D U D [ O H In the event of a malfunction in the
electrical system
, I W K H E D W W H U \ L V P D O I X Q F W L R Q L Q J W K H D X W R P D W
L F W U D Q V P L V V L R Q Z L O O E H O R F N H G L Q S R V L W L R Q
P
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S R V L W L R Q
N \ R X P X V W S U R Y L G H S R Z H U W R W K H
Y H K L F O H
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586 Practical hintsFuses
5
$ E O R Z Q I X V H P X V W E H U H S O D F H G E \ D Q D S S U R
S U L D W H V S D U H I X V H U H F R J Q L ] D E O H E \ L W V F R O R U R U
W K H I X V H U D W L Q J J L Y H Q R Q W K H I X V H R I W K H D P
S H U D J H U H F R P P H Q G H G L Q W K H I X V H F K D U W
$ Q \ D X W K R U L ] H G 6 S U L Q W H U ' H D O H U Z L O O E H J O D G W R
D G Y L V H \ R X R Q W K H V X E M H F W
7 K H I X V H V D Q G U H O D \ V I R U W K H V W D Q G D U G H T X L S
P H Q W D U H L Q W K H P D L Q I X V H E R [ L Q W K H I R R W Z H O O
R Q W K H O H I W K D Q G V L G H R I W K H Y H K L F O H
$ G G L W L R Q D O I X V H V D Q G U H O D \ V I R U W K H R S W L R Q D O
H T X L S P H Q W D U H L Q W K H I X V H E R [ L Q W K H G U L Y H U
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587
Practical hintsFuses
5
7 K H I X V H E R [ L V L Q W K H I R R W Z H O O R Q W K H O H I W
K D Q G V L G H R I W K H Y H K L F O H 1
8 Q O R F N H G
2
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To open: U H O H D V H1 W K H T X L F N U H
O H D V H O R F N D Q G U H P R Y H W K H F R Y H U
To close: D W W D F K W K H F R Y H U D W W K H E R W
W R P D Q G I R O G L W F O R V H G
7 K H F R Y H U P X V W H Q J D J H
/ R F N 2 W K H T X L F N U H O H D V H O R F N
Main fuse box
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