suspension DODGE SPRINTER 2007 2.G Owners Manual

69 Controls in detail
Seats
3
Standard, comfort* and suspension
seats*
1Seat fore-and-aft adjustment
2Lumbar support adjustment
3Backrest adjustment
4Seat height adjustment
5Seat angle adjustment
6Seat suspension adjustment
7Vertical lock leverSeat fore-and-aft adjustment
\1Pull lever 1 up.
\1Slide the seat forwards or backwards
until you can reach the pedals and de-
press them.
\1Release lever1.
\1Slide the seat forwards or backwards
slightly until it engages audibly.
Backrest adjustment
\1Turn thumbwheel3 forward.
The backrest moves to an upright posi-
tion.
\1Turn thumbwheel3 backward.
The backrest tilts towards the rear.
Seat height adjustment
\1Push or pull lever4 repeatedly until
you have reached the desired seat
height.Seat angle adjustment*
\1Turn thumbwheel5 forward.
The front of the seat cushion tilts down.
\1Turn thumbwheel5 backward.
The front of the seat cushion tilts up.
Lumbar support adjustment*
\1Turn thumbwheel2 upward.
This increases the support provided to
your lumbar region.
\1Turn thumbwheel2 downward.
This reduces the support provided to
your lumbar region.
iDifferent settings are possible, depend-
ing on the seat version.
iUsing the lumbar support, you can in-
crease the level of support that the
backrest provides to your spinal col-
umn.
When the lumbar support is correctly
adjusted, it reduces strain on your back
while you are driving.

70 Controls in detailSeats
3
Seat suspension adjustment*
The seat suspension must be adjusted to
your body weight.
\1Relieve the load on the seat.
\1Select your body weight 88 to 165 lbs
(40 to 120 kg) using thumbwheel6
for optimal seat suspension.
The seat suspension becomes harder
as the load on the seat increases.
Vertical lock*
If the seat bounces up and down frequent-
ly, you can engage the seat in its lowest po-
sition.
\1Turn lever7 downward.
The next time the seat bounces, it will
engage in its lowest position.
\1Turn lever7 upward to release the
seat from the vertical lock.
The seat can now move up and down
again.Swivelling front seats*
The driver’s and co-driver’s seat can be ro-
tated by 180° to be opposite of the direc-
tion of travel.The seats engage in the direction of travel
or opposite the direction of travel as well
as at 50° pointing towards the exit.
!
When rotating the seats, make sure the-
re is sufficient space. If necessary, move
the seat fore or aft to avoid colliding with
adjacent add-on parts.
Fold the handbrake lever down as far as it
will go. You could otherwise damage the
handbrake or the handbrake lever.
i
Move the co-driver’s seat forward as far
as it will go before rotating it (\2page 69).
\1Make sure the handbrake is applied
and the handbrake lever is folded down
as far as it will go (\2page 115).
\1Set the steering wheel so that there is
sufficient clearance for turning and ad-
justing the driver’s seat (\2page 76).
Warning
G
Only adjust the seats when the vehicle is
stationary and the handbrake is applied. You
could otherwise lose control of the vehicle
as a result of the seat moving and cause an
accident.Warning
G
The driver’s and co-driver’s seat must be ad-
justed and properly engaged in the direction
of travel for driving. Otherwise you will not
be able to operate the vehicle safely.The restraint systems in your vehicle will
only function as intended when the driver’s
and co-driver’s seat are engaged in the di-
rection of travel.
Warning
G
Make sure nobody can become trapped
when unlocking and turning the seats. Never
hold your hands under the seat or near mo-
veable parts when turning the seats.

120 Controls in detailDriving and parking
3
Alignment and balance
Poor suspension alignment may result in:
\4Fast tire wear
\4Uneven tire wear, such as feathering
and one-sided wear
\4Vehicle pulling to the left or right
Tires may also cause the vehicle to pull to
the left or right. Alignment will not correct
this condition. See an authorized Sprinter
Dealer for proper diagnosis.
Improper alignment will not cause vehicle
vibration. Vibration may be the result of a
tire and wheel imbalance. Proper balanc-
ing will reduce vibration and avoid tire cup-
ping and spotty wear.Coolant temperature
During severe operating conditions and
stop-and-go city traffic, the coolant tem-
perature may rise close to approximately
250 °F (120 °C).
The engine should not be operated with
the coolant temperature over 250 °F
(120 °C). Doing so may cause serious en-
gine damage which is not covered by the
Sprinter warranty.
Warning
G
\4Driving when your engine is overheated
can cause some fluids, which may have
leaked into the engine compartment, to
catch fire. You could be seriously
burned.
\4Steam from an overheated engine can
cause serious burns which can occur
just by opening the hood. Stay away
from the engine if you see or hear steam
coming from it.
Turn off the engine, get out of the vehicle
and do not stand near the vehicle until the
engine has cooled down.

200 OperationTires and wheels
4
Only use wheels and tires which have been
tested and approved by the vehicle manu-
facturer.
Warning
G
Do not use a tire, wheel size or rating other
than that specified for your Sprinter vehicle.
Some combinations of unapproved tires and
wheels may change suspension dimensions
and performance characteristics, resulting
in changes to steering, handling, and brak-
ing of your Sprinter vehicle. This can cause
unpredictable handling and stress to steer-
ing and suspension components. You could
lose control and have an accident resulting
in serious injury or death. Only use the tire
and wheel sizes with load ratings approved
for your Sprinter vehicle, refer to "Tire and
loading information".
Never use a tire with a smaller load index or
speed index or capacity other than what was
originally equipped on your Sprinter vehicle.
Using a tire with a smaller load index could
result in tire overloading and failure. You
could lose control and have an accident.
Failure to equip the vehicle with tires having
adequate speed capability can result in sud-
den tire failure and loss of vehicle control.
!
CAUTION
Replacing original tires with tires of a
different size may result in false speed-
ometer and odometer readings.
Warning
G
Worn, old tires can cause accidents. If the
tire tread is badly worn, or if the tires have
sustained damage, replace them.
When replacing rims, only use genuine
wheel bolts approved by the vehicle manu-
facturer and specified for the particular rim
type. Failure to do so can result in the bolts
loosening and possibly an accident.
Do not use retreaded/remolded tires. This
process does not always permit previous
damage to be detected. Therefore vehicle
safety cannot be guaranteed if retreaded/
remolded tires are fitted.
Warning
G
Fitting other wheel sizes to the vehicle will
change the vehicle’s handling characteris-
tics and may lead to an accident resulting in
death, severe personal injuries and property
damage.
Only certain tires meeting the tire size/
load/speed rating specifications are certi-
fied to conform to FMVSS 110 for the
Sprinter vehicle at this time. Please check
your side walls of your originally equipped
tires for specific makes/sizes, and speed
load ratings when you need to replace your
tires.
To prevent accidents resulting in possible
death, severe injury or property damage,
use only the tire and wheel sizes with load
ratings approved for your Sprinter vehicle
for your tire replacement.
Refer to "Tire and loading information"
(\2page 205).

236 OperationWinter driving
4
Use "Class U" chains, or other traction aids
that meet SAE Type "U" specifications.
Snow chains must be the proper size for
the vehicle, as recommended by the chain
manufacturer. They should only be driven
on snow-covered roads at speeds not to
exceed 30 mph (50 km / h). Remove
chains as soon as possible when driving on
roads without snow.Please observe the following guidelines
when using snow chains:
\4Snow chains should only be used on
rear wheels. In vehicles with dual rear
wheels, they should be mounted on the
exterior wheels. Follow the manufac-
turer’s mounting instructions.
\4Only use snow chains that are ap-
proved by the vehicle manufacturer.
For approved snow chains, please con-
tact your authorized Sprinter Dealer.
\4Use of snow chains may be prohibited
depending on location. Always check
local and state laws before mounting
snow chains.
To avoid damage to your vehicle, tires or
chains, observe the following precautions:
\4Because of limited chain clearance be-
tween tires and other suspension com-
ponents, it is important that only
chains in good condition are used. Bro-
ken 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.
\4Install chains as tightly as possible and
then retighten after driving about 1/2
mile (0.8 km).
\4Do not exceed 30 mph (50 km/h).
\4Drive cautiously and avoid severe turns
and large bumps, especially with a
loaded vehicle.
\4Do not install tire chains on front
wheels.
\4Do not drive for a prolonged period on
dry pavement.
\4Observe the tire chain manufacturer’s
instructions on method of installation,
operating speed, and conditions for us-
age. Always use the lower suggested
operating speed of the chain manufac-
turer if different than the speed recom-
mended by the manufacturer.Snow chains!
CAUTION
Use snow chains on rear wheels only.
Some tire sizes do not leave adequate
clearance for snow chains. To help
avoid serious damage to your vehicle or
tires, use of snow chains is not permis-
sible with the spare wheel.
iWhen driving with snow chains, you
may wish to deactivate the ASR
(\2page 44) before setting the vehicle
in motion. This will improve the vehi-
cle’s traction.

387 Index
Removing/installing the floor covering
in the driver’s footwell
. . . . . . . . . . 336
Reserve warning indicator (fuel)
. . 276
Residual heat mode
. . . . . . . . . . . . 134
problems
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Restraint system
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 24
airbags
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
belt force limiters
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
child restraint systems
. . . . . . . . . . 37
display message
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
emergency tensioning retractor
. . . 30
front airbags
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 33
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
seat belt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
thorax sidebag
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 34
windowbags
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Reverse lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 310
Reverse warning feature
. . . . . . . . 153
Rims
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Roll-back warning
see Parktronic
Roof load
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 372
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Roof ventilator
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
S
Seat
adjusting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
folding rear bench seat
. . . . . . . . . . 74
folding seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
fore-and-aft adjustment
. . . . . . . . . . 69
heating
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
malfunction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
height
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
suspension
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
swivelling . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
vertical lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Seat belt
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
adjusting height
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
cleaning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
telltale
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 280
wearing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 27
Seat heating
switching on
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Seating capacity
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Securing a load
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Securing tensioning straps
. . . . . . 158
Selector lever
lock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
, 121
Service
calling up the due date
vehicles with steering wheel buttons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
vehicles without steering wheel but-
tons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 238
Service information
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 5
Service life
tires
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Service products
. . . . . . . . . . . 187
, 237
capacities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 365
coolants, lubricants, etc.
. . . . . . . . 362
diesel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 359
engine oils
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 356
fuels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 358
notes
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
windshield washer fluid
. . . . . . . . . 193
Setting the blower speed . . . . . . . . 133
Setting the date
vehicles with steering wheel
buttons
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
vehicles without steering wheel
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Settings
resetting all (vehicles with steering
wheel buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Shift range
automatic transmission
. . . . . . . . . 123
display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 121
S

388 IndexSide lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
Side marker lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Side wall
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Side windows
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Sliding door
closing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
electric
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
locking/unlocking
from the inside
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
Sliding sunroof
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
opening/closing manually
. . . . . . . 304
resetting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Sliding sunroof emergency
operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Sliding/tilting sunroof
see Sliding sunroof
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
Spare wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Speed
adjusting
see Cruise control
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
setting the unit (vehicles with steering
wheel buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99Spinning
see Tires, Direction of rotation
SRS (Supplemental
Restraint System)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 288
SRS (Supplemental
Restraint System)
warning lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 272
Standard seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Standing lamps
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 308
rear
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Steering column adjustment
. . . . . . 76
Steering lock
see Ignition lock
Steering wheel
adjusting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
buttons (vehicle with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
, 89
releasing the lock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 67
Steps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Stickers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 8
Storage compartment under the
co-driver's seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
Storage compartments
. . . . . . . . . .13
,
18
, 164
–166co-driver door
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
cup holder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
driver's door . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
glove box
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
holder for bottled drinks
. . . . . . . . 167
storage compartment above the roof
trim
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
storage compartment under the co-
driver's seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
storage compartments above the
windshield
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
storage compartments in the doors
164
Storing tires
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Submenu
clock/date . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
convenience . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
instrument cluster
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 99
lighting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 102
overview of settings
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
selecting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Surround lighting
see Locator lighting
Suspension seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 69
Switch unit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 20
Swivel seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70