steering DODGE SPRINTER 2008 2.G Owners Manual

507 Practical hints
Display messages
5
C
Warning
Tire defect
One or more tires are deflating.
The respective tire is shown in the multifunc-
tion display.
\1Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoid-
ing abrupt steering and braking maneuvers.
\1If necessary, change the wheel.
Check
tire(s)
The tire pressure in one or more tires is al-
ready below the minimum value.
The respective tire is shown in the multifunc-
tion display.
\1Carefully bring the vehicle to a halt, avoid-
ing abrupt steering and braking maneuvers.
\1Check and adjust tire pressure as required.
\1If necessary, change the wheel.
The telltale extinguishes after a few minutes of
driving if the malfunction has been corrected.
Display symbol
Display message
Possible cause / result
Possible solution
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585 Practical hints
Towing
5
\3 Towing
Comply with legal regulations when tow-
ing.Having the vehicle carried away on a
transporter or trailer is preferable to
towing it away. We recommend the use
of a rigid towing bar if towing is neces-
sary.
The fixture for the front towing eye is lo-
cated behind the cover in the bumper on
the right-hand side when viewed in the
direction of travel.
Warning
G
Tow the vehicle using a rigid towing bar if:the engine is not running,there is a malfunction in the power supply
or the vehicle’s electrical system.There is no power assistance for the
steering and braking when the engine is
not running. You must then use signifi-
cantly greater force to steer the vehicle
and brake.
Continued
Warning (Continued)
G
Do not tow the vehicle if the key cannot
be turned in the ignition lock. The steering
is then locked and it will not be possible
to steer the vehicle.When towing another vehicle, its weight
should not be greater than the permissi-
ble gross weight of your vehicle.
Installing / removing the towing
eye
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592 Practical hintsFuses
5
No.
Consumer
Amp.
1
Horn
15 A
2
Electric steering lock ESTL
(electronic ignition switch
EIS)
25 A
3
Terminal 30 Z, vehicles
with gasoline engine/
electronic ignition switch
EIS
10 A
4
Light switch/center con-
sole switch unit
5A
5
Windshield wipers
30 A
6
Fuel pump
15 A
7
MRM (jacket tube mod-
ule)
5A
8
Terminal 87 (2)
20 A
No.
Consumer
Amp.
9
Terminal 87 (3)
20 A
10
Terminal 87 (4)
10 A
11
Terminal 15 R vehicle
15 A
12
Airbag control unit
10 A
13
Cigarette lighter/glove
box lighting/radio*
15 A
14
Diagnostic socket/light
switch/instrument cluster
5A
15
Front heating system*
5A
16
Terminal 87 (1)
10 A
17
Airbag control unit
10 A
18
Terminal 15 vehicle, brake
lamp switch
7,5 A
No.
Consumer
Amp.
19
Interior lights
7,5 A
20
Power window co-driver’s
side/terminal 30/2 signal
acquisition and actuation
module
25 A
21
Engine control unit
5A
22
Antilock Brake System
(ABS), brake lamp switch
5A
23
Starter motor
25 A
24
Diesel engine
components
10 A
25
12V socket on the bottom
of the center console
25 A
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620 *Technical dataService products and capacities
6
Service interval
Product name/product number
MB sheet
MS-No.
1
Power steeringPower steering, no fluid service required.Power steering fluid
—
Mobil ATF+4, Exxon Mobil Corporation, or equiv-
alent
236.3
9602
MOPAR
® Part No. 05013457AA, or equivalent
–
Rear axleGear oil
10 years or
180,000 mi
(288,000 km)
2
BP Energear Hyep DC 80W-90
Mobil Delvac Synthetic Gear Oil 75W-90
235.20
235.8
8985
MOPAR
® Part No. 04874469
3
–
1 Chrysler Vans LLC Material Standard-No.
2 Follow the interval, time or mileage, that occurs first.
3 Synthetic automotive gear lubricant without fricition modifier.nf_BA.book Page 620 Friday, January 25, 2008 3:53 PM

631 *Technical data
Lashing points and carrier systems
6
!
CAUTION
The weight of any load carried on the
roof, including the roof rack, must
not exceed the maximum permissible
roof load.
The roof rack supports must be ar-
ranged at equal distances.
The manufacturer recommends that
you have an anti-roll bar installed on
the front axle.
Warning
G
High roof loads may cause a significant
deterioration in handling, steering and
braking characteristics even if the maxi-
mum permissible gross vehicle weight or
axle loads have not been exceeded.
Always ensure that loads are distributed
correctly and adapt your driving style in
accordance with the load.
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638 IndexAlarmaudible . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431Anticorrosion/antifreeze fluid
. . . . 618
Antilock Brake System (ABS)
. . . . 70
display message . . . . . . . . 491–492
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 462,466
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 466–467
Anti-theft alarm system (ATA)
. . . 77
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
switching off the alarm . . . . . . . . 78
Anti-theft systemimmobilizer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 77
see Anti-theft alarm
system (ATA)Aquaplaningsee HydroplaningArmrest
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 120
Ashtray
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 294
Aspect ratio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
ASRsee Acceleration skid controlASSYST
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 411
calling up the due date
vehicles with steering wheel
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 413
vehicles without steering wheel but-
tons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 414
Attaching lashing straps
. . . . . . 280
Attaching locking rods
. . . . . . . . 280
Audible alarm
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 431
Automatic car wash
. . . . . . . . . . 418
headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Automatic headlamp control
. . . 132
Automatic locking
. . . . . . . . . . . 106
entire vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Automatic transmission
. . . . . . 201
accelerator pedal position . . . . . 205
changing gear yourself . . . . . . . 203
driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616
gearshift pattern . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
kickdown . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 440
maneuvering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
one-touch gearshifting . . . . . . . . 203
releasing the parking lock
manually . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 524
selector lever positions . . . . . . . 202
shift ranges . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
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641 Index
Checking tire pressure electronically
with the Advanced Tire Pressure
Monitoring System
(Advanced TPMS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Checking tire pressure electronically
with the Tire Pressure Monitoring
System (TPMS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 367
Checks, regular
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 312
Childrenin the vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
ISOFIX seat securing system . . . . 61
LATCH type child restraint
system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
restraint systems . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56Chock
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
Cigarette lighter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Cleaning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
,424
after driving off-road or
on construction sites . . . . . . . . . 425
air cleaner element . . . . . . . . . . 415
cockpit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
padded boss of the steering
wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
radio display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 424
rear view camera lens . . . . . . . . 422
rear view camera monitor . . . . . 424
rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
side windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
vehicle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
windshield . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
windshield wipers . . . . . . . . . . . 420
Clearance lampchanging bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
see identification lamp . . . . . . . 533Clocksetting
vehicles with steering wheel
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
vehicles without steering
wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . 150Cockpit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .18
Cold tire inflation pressure
. . . . 394
COMANDsee the separate Operating
InstructionsComfort seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Constant headlamp mode
. . . . . 171
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642 IndexConsumption statistics
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Coolant
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 618
adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
anticorrosion/antifreeze fluid . . 618
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . 502
temperature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
temperature display (vehicle with
steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . 158
temperature gauge
(vehicle with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 439
Cornering lampschanging bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527Correct use
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Cruise control
. . . . . . . . . . . 248
,258deactivating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
downhill gradients . . . . . . . . . . . 249
lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
problems . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 452
setting the speed . . . . . . . . . . . . 251
uphill gradients . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Cup holders
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 291
Curb weight
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
D
Dashboard lightingsee Instrument lightingData cards, vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . 632
Dehumidification
. . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Delayed switch-offexterior lighting
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173Department of Transportationsee DOTDiesel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612
consumption . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 622
low outside temperatures . . . . . 614
reserve fuel warning lamp . 475
,476
tank capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621
Diesel enginepreglow indicator lamp . . . 186
,476
winter driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 614
Digital speedometer
. . . . . . . . . . . 10
Digital total distance recorder
. . 10
Direction of rotation (tires)
. . . . 351
Disconnecting the battery
. . . . . 574
D
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643 Index
Display
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
vehicles with steering
wheel buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
display messages . . . . . . . . . . 489
outside temperature . . . . . . . . 157
standard display . . . . . . . . . . . 157
vehicles without steering
wheel buttons
display messages . . . . . . . . . . 484
outside temperature . . . . . . . . 148
Door control panel
. . . . . . . . . . . . 31
opening the door . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Doorsdisplay message . . . . . . . . . . . . 511
locking and unlocking . . . . . . . . . 84
opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
DOT
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 387
,394
Downhill gradientscruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
,193
Drinking alcohol or taking drugs
and driving
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Drinks holdersee Cup holdersDriving abroad
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Driving on flooded roads
(fording)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Driving safety system
. . . . . . . . . 69
see Antilock Brake System (ABS)
see Acceleration Skid Control (ASR)
see Brake Assist (BAS)
see Electronic brake force distribution
(EBV)
see Electronic Stability Program (ESP
®)
Driving system
. . . . . . . . . . 248
–272
cruise control . . . . . . . . . . 248,258
malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 450
Parktronic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
reverse warning feature . . . . . . 271
Driving tips
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
automatic transmission . . . . . . . 205
braking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
driving in wet conditions . . . . . . 195
driving on flooded roads . . . . . . 195
in winter . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 406
overrun cut-off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
programmed maximum speed . . 311
pulling away . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
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645 Index
Environmental protection
. . . . . . . 5
ESP
®/ASR warning lamp
. . 22
,73,461
Exterior lighting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
additional bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533
Constant headlamp mode
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
delayed switch-off
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
front bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526
lamp failure monitor . . . . . . . . . 129
locator lighting
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
rear bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
Exterior mirrors
. . . . . . . . . 208
,209
Eyeglasses compartment
. . . . . 290
F
Fastening seat beltssee Wearing seat beltsFault memorysee Malfunction memoryFax machine
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Fire extinguisher
. . . . . . . . . . . . 514
First-aid kit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 514
Flat tirechanging a wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Premium tire sealant . . . . . . . . . 557Flow improvers
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 615
Folding table in the backrest
. . 291
Front foglamps
. . . . . . 130
,134
,526
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 527
Fuelgauge . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
line . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433
,435
loss . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 433,435
malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 434
see Gasoline or Diesel
Fuel filter with
water separatordraining . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 542Fuel requirementsdiesel engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 612
gasoline engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . 611Fuse boxin the driver's seat . . . . . . . . . . 594
main . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589Fuse chart
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
Fuses
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 589
F
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