heating DODGE SPRINTER 2006 1.G Owner's Manual

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To avoid damage to your vehicle, tires or chains,
observe the following precautions:
 Because of limited chain clearance between tires and
other suspension components, it is important that
only chains in good condition are used. Broken
chains can cause serious vehicle damage. Stop the
vehicle immediately if noise occurs that could
suggest chain breakage. Remove the damaged parts
of the chain before further use.
 Install chains as tightly as possible and then
retighten after driving about 1/2 mile (0.8 km).
 Do not exceed 30 mph (50 km/h).
 Drive cautiously and avoid severe turns and large
bumps, especially with a loaded vehicle.
 Do not install tire chains on front wheels.
 Do not drive for a prolonged period on dry
pavement.
 Observe the tire chain manufacturer’s instructions
on method of installation, operating speed, and
conditions for usage. Always use the lower
suggested operating speed of the chain
manufacturer if different than the speed
recommended by the manufacturer.FUEL REQUIREMENTS
Use only commercially available vehicular diesel fuels
No. 2 or No. 1 (ASTM D 975 No. 2-D or No. 1-D).
NOTE: Because of its better quality the manufacturer
recommends the use of commercially available
vehicular diesel fuel No. 2.
For information on cold weather operation, contact
your authorized Sprinter Dealer.
WARNING!
Marine diesel fuel, Bio diesel fuel, heating oil or
the like must not be used.
Do not blend diesel fuel with marine diesel fuel,
Bio diesel fuel or heating oil.
The use of such non-approved fuels or blending
diesel fuel may result in malfunction or cause
engine damage. Damage or malfunctions
resulting from poor fuel quality or from blending
specific fuel additives are not covered by the
Sprinter Warranty.

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WARNING!
Take into consideration that when towing a trail-
er, the handling characteristics are different and
less stable from those when operating the vehicle
without a trailer.
It is important to avoid sudden maneuvers.
Sudden maneuvers may lead to loss of control
over the vehicle-trailer combination. This could
cause an accident resulting in property damage or
injury to you or others.
CAUTION!
If the transmission hunts between gears on
inclines, manually shift to a lower gear (select
"4",
"3", "2" or"1"). A lower gear and reduction of
speed reduces the chance of engine overloading
and / or overheating.
When going down a long hill, shift into a lower
gear and use the engine’s braking effect. Avoid
riding the brakes, thus overheating the vehicle
and trailer brakes.
If the engine coolant rises to an extremely high
temperature (coolant temperature needle
approaching the red zone) when the air
conditioner is on, turn off the air conditioner.
Engine coolant heat can be additionally vented by
opening the windows, switching the climate
control fan speed to high and setting the
temperature control to the maximum hot position.

MAINTENANCE SCHEDULES
CONTENTS
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Q Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Q Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Q Maintenance - Without ASSYST
Maintenance Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
…Maintenance Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Q Maintenance - With ASSYST
Maintenance Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Q Regular Check-Ups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Q Special Maintenance Requirements . . . . . . . . . . . 307
…Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
…Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
…Dust Filter for Heating/Ventilation
Replacement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Q Engine Oil Change and Filter Replacement . . . . 307
…Once a Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Q Scope of Work for Maintenance service . . . . . . . 308
…Oil Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
…Additional Maintenance Work . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
…Additional Maintenance Work After ... Years 310

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SPECIAL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
If bodies built by manufacturers other than
DaimlerChrysler Corporation are fitted to the vehicle, the
maintenance requirements and lubrication intervals
specified by the body manufacturer must be adhered to,
in addition to all standard maintenance requirements.
Brake Fluid
Only use brake fluids approved by the manufacturer
(DOT 4 plus). Information about brake fluids is
available from your Sprinter Dealer.
Coolant
Have the corrosion inhibitor/antifreeze concentration
in the coolant checked before the onset of winter (once
a year in countries with high prevailing temperatures).
Have the coolant renewed every fifteen years or
100,000 miles.
Dust Filter for Heating/Ventilation Replacement
The dust filter and the tailgate interior filter are
renewed during routine maintenance service.
However, if operating conditions are dusty, these
filters should be renewed more frequently.ENGINE OIL CHANGE AND FILTER
REPLACEMENT
In a minimum, change the engine oil and oil filter once
a year - even if the vehicle mileage per year is extremly
low. For standard oil service schedules, please see the
chapter oil service and maintenance service.
Once a Year
Select the viscosity of the engine oil (SAE classes)
according to the outside air temperature.
Only use engine oil approved by DaimlerChrysler
Corporation if following the ASSYST system
guidelines.
Information is available from your Sprinter Dealer.
If the fuel used has a sulphur content exceeding 0.05 %
by weight, the service intervals should be split in half.
If the sulphur content of the fuel used is between 0.3%
and 0.8% by weight, the service intervals should be
split in half (i.e. every 5,000 miles instead of every
10,000 miles).

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Check fluid levels for the following systems, correct
as necessary.
Should there be a loss of fluid which cannot be
explained by regular use, trace and eliminate
the cause.
Engine cooling system
Check corrosion inhibitor/antifreeze,
refill as necessary.
Hydraulic brake system
Battery
Windscreen washer system
Engine
Fuel filter renewal
Air cleaner with maintenance indicator:
Check degree of contamination.
Air cleaner filter element renewed as
necessary.Chassis and body
Trailer coupling:
Check operation, play and retaining fixtures
Secondary rubber springs:
Visual check
Tire pressures:
Correct as necessary, including spare tyre
Check thickness of brake pads
Brake test
Check condition of brake disks. Brake disks renewal as
necessary
– as a separate order
Check condition of steering mechanism
Heating/ventilation dust filter renewal

322 INDEX
HHazard Warning Flasher Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Head Restraint . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 62
Headlamp Cleaning System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
Headlamp Range Control. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Headlamps, taillamps, turn signal lenses . . . . . . . . 273
Heated Rear Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 123
Heater, Seat. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118, 120
Hood . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 66
Hydroplaning. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
IIgnition
Lock. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Starter Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Immobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Important Guidelines . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Indicator Lamp Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110
Inhalation of Exhaust Gas . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Installing a Wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 242
Instrument and Display Lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Instrument ClusterBattery Charge Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Clock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 98
Coolant Level Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Coolant Temperature Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Engine Control Unit Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 109
Engine Oil Level Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Tachometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 103
Trip Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Water in Fuel Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Instrument Cluster and Indicator Lamps. . . . . . . . . . 93
Instruments and Controls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Interior Lighting. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Cargo Area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Driver and Rear-Seat Passenger/Cargo Area. . . . 69
Interior Sensor Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Reading Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Intervals, Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4
Intrument Cluster
Fuel Gauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
JJack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239

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Location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Jump Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
LLamps
Acceleration Skid Control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Acceleration Skid Control Warning Lamp . 146, 169
Additional Brake Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Anti-Lock Brake System (ABS) Indicator Lamp. 164
Battery Charge Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Brake Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Brake System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Coolant Level Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Electronic Brake Force Distribution . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Engine Control Unit Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . 109
Engine Oil Level . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 117
Engine Oil Level Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Exit Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Indicator Lamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
License Plate Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Reading Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Reserve Fuel Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Seat Belt Warning Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 44Side-Marker Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
SRS Malfunction Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Taillamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Water in Fuel Indicator Lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Lifting Points . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
Lighter, Cigar . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Lighting, Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Loading the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Lock, Ignition . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Locking, Central . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Lumbar Support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
MMaintenance Computer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 112
Maintenance Intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 305
Maintenance Schedules
Additional Maintenance Work After ... Years . . 310
Brake Fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Coolant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Dust Filter for Heating/Ventilation
Replacement. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Engine Oil Change and Filter Replacement . . . . 307

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Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Oil Service . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
Once a Year . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Regular Check-Ups. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
Scope of Work for Maintenance service . . . . . . . 308
Warranty . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
With ASSYST Maintenance Computer . . . . . . . . 306
Without ASSYST Maintenance Computer . . . . . 305
Maximum Engine Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
MaximumTire Inflation Pressure . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Mechanical Sun Roof. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Mechanical Sun Roof Operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81
Mirror Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Mirrors
Adjustment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Interior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Mobile Phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Mopar® Parts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Multi-Function Indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Multifunction Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72OOccupant Restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Opening/Closing doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Operation, Window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Ornamental Moldings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Outlet, Electrical . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Outside Temperature Display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 100
Overheating (Air Heater) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
PPassenger Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Passenger Airbag, Front Seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 48
Passenger Compartment Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Alarm Pushbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
Pedals. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Permissible Roof Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Power . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Power Assistance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Programmed Top Speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
RRadial-Ply Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84

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Towing Protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Switching off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Towing Protection and Passenger Compartment
Protection Switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
Towing the Vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
If the Engine is Damaged. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
If the Front Axle is Damaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
If the Rear Axle is Damaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
If the Transmission is Damaged . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Attaching a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 224
Checking Weights of Vehicle and Trailer . . . . . . 224
Electrical Connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Loading a Trailer. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Parking a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Towing a Trailer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Trailer Hitches . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Trailer Tongue Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Vehicle and Trailer Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Trailer Tongue Load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223Transmission, Automatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Trip Meter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
Two Way Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
UUsing the Jack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
VVehicle / Engine Emission Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Vehicle Alteration . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Vehicle and Trailer Weights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Vehicle and Trailer Weights and Ratings. . . . . . . . . 221
Vehicle Loading . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Vehicle Safety Certification Label . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 6
Vehicle Tool Kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Vehicle Washing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Vehicles type 2500 C/HC/SHC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Vehicles type 3500 C/HC/SHC . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Ventilation. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 119
Ventilation, Heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
WWading Capability. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Warning Buzzer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102, 156
Warnings and Cautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Warranty Information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315