cruise control DODGE SPRINTER 2008 2.G User Guide

466 Practical hintsWhat to do if ...
5
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The yellow ABS indicator
lamp is lit while the engine is
running.
WA RNING
G
ABS has been deactivated due to a malfunction.
ESP
®, ASR and BAS as well as cruise control have
also been deactivated as a result.
The brake system continues to function with the nor-
mal braking effect but with no electronic support.
The wheels could therefore lock up, for example if
the brakes are applied with maximum force.
\1Also observe the messages in the dis-
play on vehicles with steering wheel
buttons (\2page 489).
\1Continue driving, but with even greater
care.
\1Have the system checked at an autho-
rized Sprinter Dealer as soon as possi-
ble.
WA RNING
G
ABS is temporarily unavailable.
Self diagnosis may not have been completed yet.
The brake system is still available with the normal
braking effect.
\1Drive on for a distance of more than
13 mph (20 km / h).
ABS is available again if the message
goes out.
Problem
Possible cause / result
Suggested solutions
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468 Practical hintsWhat to do if ...
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The yellow ESP
® indicator
lamp is lit while the engine is
running.
WA RNING
G
ESP
® has been deactivated due to a malfunction.
Cruise control is also switched off as a result.
Vehicle stability is no longer automatically controlled
in good time.
Engine power output may be reduced.
\1Also observe the messages in the dis-
play on vehicles with steering wheel
buttons (\2page 489).
\1Continue driving, but with even greater
care.
\1Have the system checked at an autho-
rized Sprinter Dealer as soon as possi-
ble.
ESP
® has been deactivated due to undervoltage.
The battery may not be being charged.
Vehicle stability is no longer automatically controlled
in good time.
Engine power output may be reduced.
\1Continue driving, but with even greater
care.
\1Have the system checked at an autho-
rized Sprinter Dealer as soon as possi-
ble.
Problem
Possible cause / result
Suggested solutions
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491 Practical hints
Display messages
5
Text messagesDisplay messages
Possible cause / result
Possible solution
ABS
Visit workshop
WARNING
G
ABS has been deactivated due to a malfunction.
ESP
®, ASR and BAS as well as cruise control have
also been deactivated as a result.
The brake system is still available with the full
brake boosting effect but without ABS.
\1Continue driving, but with even greater
care.
\1Have the system checked at an authorized
Sprinter Dealer as soon as possible.
unavailable
WARNING
G
ABS is temporarily unavailable.
Self diagnosis may not have been completed yet.
The brake system is still available with the normal
braking effect.
\1Drive on for a distance of more than
13 mph (20 km / h).
ABS is available again if the message goes
out.
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493 Practical hints
Display messages
5
ESP
Visit workshop
WARNING
G
ESP
® has been deactivated due to a malfunction.
Cruise control is also switched off as a result.
Vehicle stability is no longer automatically con-
trolled in good time.
Engine power output may be reduced.
\1Continue driving, but with even greater
care.
\1Have the system checked at an authorized
Sprinter Dealer as soon as possible.
unavailable
ESP
® has been deactivated due to undervoltage.
Cruise control is also switched off as a result.
The battery may not be being charged.
Vehicle stability is no longer automatically con-
trolled in good time.
Engine power output may be reduced.
\1Continue driving, but with even greater
care.
\1Have the system checked at an authorized
Sprinter Dealer as soon as possible.
Display messages
Possible cause / result
Possible solution
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496 Practical hintsDisplay messages
5
Slid. sunroof
open
You have the removed the key from the ignition
lock and the sliding sunroof is still open.
\1If necessary, close the sliding sunroof us-
ing the switch in the overhead control pan-
el (\2page 245).
Cruise cont.
Visit workshop
Cruise control is malfunctioning.
\1Have cruise control checked at an autho-
rized Sprinter Dealer.
SRS
Restraint system
Visit workshop
WARNING
G
The restraint systems have malfunctioned. The
airbags or emergency tensioning retractors could
be triggered unintentionally, or not at all in the
event of an accident.
\1Continue driving, but with even greater
care.
\1Visit an authorized Sprinter Dealer as soon
as possible.
Display messages
Possible cause / result
Possible solution
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500 Practical hintsDisplay messages
5
k
Visit
workshop
WARNING
G
ASR has been deactivated due to a malfunc-
tion. Cruise control is also switched off as a
result.
The engine power output may then be lower.
\1Continue driving, but with even greater
care.
\1Have the system checked at an authorized
Sprinter Dealer as soon as possible.
WARNING
G
BAS has been deactivated due to a malfunc-
tion.
The brake system continues to function with
the normal braking effect but with no elec-
tronic support.
\1Continue driving, but with even greater
care.
\1Have the system checked at an authorized
Sprinter Dealer as soon as possible.
Display symbol
Display message
Possible cause / result
Possible solution
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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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656 IndexSide lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526
Side marker lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . 526
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 535
Side wall
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 397
Side windowscleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 421
operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244Sliding doorclosing aid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
electric . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
locking/unlocking
from the inside . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
opening/closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 90Sliding sunroof
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 245
opening/closing manually . . . . . 522
resetting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Sliding sunroof emergency
operation
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 522
Sliding/tilting sunroofsee Sliding sunroofSnow chains
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 407
Spare wheel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 517
Speedadjusting
see Cruise controlSpeedometer
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
setting the unit (vehicles with
steering wheel buttons) . . . . . . . 165
Spinningsee Tires, Direction of rotationSRS (Supplemental
Restraint System)
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 41
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . 496
SRS (Supplemental
Restraint System)warning lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469Standard seat
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 114
Standing lampschanging bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530Steering
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
unlocking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 111
Steering column adjustment
. . . 128
Steering locksee Ignition lockSteering wheeladjusting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 127
buttons
(vehicle with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 25
,151
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660 IndexTowing
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585
in the event of a malfunction
in the electrical system . . . . . . . 588
in the event of particular
malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587
vehicle that is stuck . . . . . . . . . . 587
Towing eyeinstalling/removing . . . . . . . . . . 585Tow-starting
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
Traction
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Trailersafety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
,303
towing with Parktronic . . . . . . . . 258
Tread
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 398
Tread depth
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
Tread depth (tires)
. . . . . . . . . . . 405
Treadwear Indicator (TWI)
. . . . . 196
Treadwear Indicators
. . . . . . . . . 398
Trip computermenu
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176Trip meter
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
,148
Turn signals
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
front . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . 528
malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 442
rear . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 530
,531
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
side-mounted . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 526
Twin co-driver’s seat
. . . . . . . . . 119
Two-way radio
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
retrofitting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 602
TWR (Tongue Weight Rating)
. . . 398
U
Uniform tire quality grading
standards
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Uphill gradientscruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
parking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
,193
V
Vehicleassemblies . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 334
automatic locking when driving . 106
cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 418
closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
correct use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
data cards . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 632
identification number . . . . . . . . 632U
V
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