lock DODGE SPRINTER 2008 2.G Owners Manual

586 Practical hintsTowing
5
1Cover
Installing the towing eye
\1
Press bottom of cover
1
in the di-
rection of the arrow and remove it.
You will see the fixture for the towing
eye.
\1
Take the towing eye and the wheel
wrench from the vehicle tool kit
(\2
page 515).
\1
Screw in the towing eye clockwise to
the stop.
\1
Insert the wheel wrench handle into
the towing eye and tighten.
Removing the towing eye
\1
Remove the wheel wrench from the
vehicle tool kit.
\1
Insert the wheel wrench handle into
the towing eye and turn the wrench
counterclockwise.
\1
Unscrew the towing eye.
\1
Insert bottom of cover
1
using the
lug and press it in at the top until it
engages.
\1
Return the towing eye and the wheel
wrench to the vehicle tool kit.
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587 Practical hints
Towing
5
\1
Switch on the ignition (
\2
page 111).
\1
For a distance of up to 30 miles
(50 km), move the selector lever to
position
N.
\1
For a distance greater than 30 miles
(50 km), remove the propeller shafts
to the driven axles.
Take great care when attempting to tow
the vehicle free if its drive wheels have
become embedded in loose earth or
mud, particularly if the vehicle is loaded.
Tow the vehicle smoothly and straight-
ahead. The chassis could otherwise be
damaged.
Do not attempt to tow out the vehicle if
a trailer is coupled up.Where possible, tow the vehicle out
backwards along the track made by the
vehicle previously.
With transmission damage
\1
Always remove the propeller shafts
to the driven axles.
iDeactivate the automatic locking
while driving function when towing .
You could otherwise become locked
out when pushing or towing the vehi-
cle.!
CAUTION
Do not exceed a towing speed of
50 km / h, otherwise the transmis-
sion could be damaged.
Towing out a vehicle that is stuck
Towing the vehicle in the event of
particular malfunctions!
CAUTION
Use new self-securing nuts when in-
stalling the propeller shafts.
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588 Practical hintsTowing
5
With front axle damage
\1
Turn the key to position
1 in the igni-
tion lock(
\2
page 111).
In the event of a malfunction in the
electrical systemIf the battery is malfunctioning, the auto-
matic transmission will be locked in
position
P. To shift the automatic trans-
mission to position
N, you must provide
power to the vehicle’s electrical system
in the same way as jump-starting
(
\2
page 581).
Have the vehicle transported on a trans-
porter or trailer.The towing eye can be used to pull the
vehicle onto a special transporter or
trailer for transportation.
\1
Shift the transmission to neutral or
move the selector lever to
position
N.
!
CAUTION
The vehicle must not be towed with
its front wheels raised and with the
key in position
2 in the ignition lock.
Active brake intervention by ESP
® or
ASR could otherwise lock the wheels
and damage the brake system.
Transporting the vehicle!
CAUTION
Only secure the vehicle at the
wheels / rims. Your vehicle could oth-
erwise be damaged.
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590 Practical hintsFuses
5
1Unlocked
2Locked
\1To open:
release
1
the quick-re-
lease lock and remove the cover.
\1To close:
attach the cover at the bot-
tom and fold it closed.
The cover must engage.
\1
Lock
2
the quick-release lock. N54.15-2148-31
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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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593 Practical hintsFuses
5
Fuse block F55/1 Fuse block F55/2No.
Consumer
Amp.
1
Control panel, left door
25 A
2
Diagnostic socket
10 A
3
Brake system (valves)
25 A
4
Brake system (delivery
pump)
40 A
5
Terminal 87 (5), vehicles
with gasoline engine
7,5 A
6
Terminal 87 (6), vehicles
with gasoline engine
7,5 A
7
Headlamp cleaning system*
30 A
8
Anti-theft alarm system
(ATA)*
15 A
9
Auxiliary indication module*
10 A
No.
Consumer
Amp.
10
Radio*
15 A
11
Telephone*
7,5 A
12
Front blowers/auxiliary
heating* (blower speed 1)
30 A
13
Auxiliary heating* (receiv-
er)/pre-wiring mounting
slot (center console)*
7,5 A
14
Seat heating*/center con-
sole switch unit
30 A
15
Non MB-body electrics
10 A
16
Heater (rear heating*)/air-
conditioning system,
front/CD-player*
10 A
17
Motion detector*/conve-
nience interior lighting*/
satellite radio*
10 A
18
Air conditioning in the
rear*
7,5 A
No.
Consumer
Amp.
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594 Practical hintsFuses
5
Preliminary fuse box in the battery re-
cess in the driver’s footwell F59
The fuse box is located in the base of the
driver’s seat on the outboard side.1Latching springs
\1To open:
adjust the seat to its high-
est position (
\2
page 69).
\1
Press both latching springs
1
down
and remove the cover.
\1To close:
attach the cover at the bot-
tom and fold it closed.
The cover must engage.
No.
Consumer
Amp.
1
Pre-glow relay/second-
ary air pump
80/40 A
2
Engine fan (air-condi-
tioning system) –
cab chassis/crewcab
60/40 A
3
Signal acquisition and
actuation module SAM/
fuse and relay block SRB
80 A
4
Auxiliary battery* in the
engine compartment/
retarder*
150 A
5
Terminal 30 fuse boxes,
signal acquisition and
actuation module SAM/
fuse and relay block SRB
150 A
6
Connecting point in driv-
er’s seat base
Bridge
7
Heater booster (PTC)
150 A
Fuse box in the driver’s seatNo.
Consumer
Amp.
N54.15-2149-31
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637 Index
Numerics
12 V socket
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
A
ABSsee Antilock Brake SystemAcceleration skid control (ASR)
. 73
activating/deactivating . . . . . . . . 74
display message . . . . . . . . 500–501
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 462–465
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . 73,461
Accessory weight
. . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Accident
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 432
Additional turn signal lamp
. . . . 526
ADRsee Operating speed governorAir conditioning
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
air distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
air vents
in the dashboard . . . . . . . . . . 215
see Rear heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Air conditioning in the rear
. . . . 225
Air conditioning, regulatedrefrigerant . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 616Air pressuresee Tire inflation pressureAir ventsair distribution . . . . . . . . . . 221
,230
in the rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Airbagco-driver's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 50driver's . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .50
safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .46
thorax sidebag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .51
windowbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .53
Airconditioningair distribution . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215Air-conditioning systemheating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
ventilation/cooling . . . . . . . . . . 219Air-conditioning system in the rear
compartmentair cleaner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 415Air-recirculation modeair conditioning in the rear . . . . 226
heater . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
rear heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Tempmatic . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
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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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640 IndexBrake lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
,531
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
high-mounted third brake lamp . 530
Brake pads/liningsdisplay message . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
wear indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470Brake systembrake pad/lining wear
indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 470
,497
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 462,464
malfunction . . . 465
,466
,467
,500
Brakingdriving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188Breaking in
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 302
Bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 129
changing
see Changing bulbsdisplay message . . . . . . . . . . . . 503
see Lamp failure monitor . . . . . . 129
C
Capacities
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 621
Cards holder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Care
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 416
automatic car wash . . . . . . . . . . 418
Care of batteries
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 337
Care of the vehicle
. . . . . . . . . . . 416
after driving off-road or on
construction sites . . . . . . . . . . . 425
Carrier systems
. . . . . . . . . 285
,630
Catalytic converter
. . . . . . . . . . . 312
CD player/CD changer
. . . . . . . . 159
Cell phone
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Center console
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 26switch unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29
Central lockinglocking/unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
locking/unlocking
(from the inside) . . . . . . . . . . . . 104Central locking systemmalfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . 445
,446
Certification label
. . . . . . . . . . . . 358
Changing bulbs
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 525
clearance lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
headlamps . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
identification lamps . . . . . . 533
,536
interior lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 537
license plate lamp . . . . . . . . . . . 534
rear lamp units
chassis . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 533
panel van/crewbus . . . . . . . . 531
side marker lamps . . . . . . . . . . . 535
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