towing DODGE SPRINTER 2008 2.G Owner's Manual

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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622 *Technical dataService products and capacities
6
The vehicle will use more fuel than usual
in the following conditions:\4
at very low temperatures
\4
in urban traffic
\4
on short trips
\4
when towing a trailer
\4
when driving with a heavy load
\4
in mountainous terrain
Fuel consumptionEnvironmental note
H
A vehicle’s CO
2 emissions and fuel con-
sumption depend on:
\4efficient use of fuel by the engine
\4the style of driving adopted
\4other non-technical factors such as
environmental influences or road con-
ditions
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639 Index
stopping . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587
trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
working on the vehicle . . . . . . . . 207Auxiliary heating
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 236
heater booster function . . . . . . . 234
malfunctions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 453
with water heater
changing the remote control
batteries . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
remote control . . . . . . . . . . . . 239
selecting a switch-on time . . . 240
setting the switch-on time . . . 242
B
Bar
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
BASsee Brake AssistBatteryauxiliary . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 577
charge indicator lamp . . . . . . . . 469
check lamp (auxiliary heating
remote control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . 497
in the auxiliary heating remote
control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 541
in the engine compartment . . . . 577
in the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 540
indicator lamp (key) . . . . . . . . . . . 86
isolating switch . . . . . . . . . 338
,339
recharging . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 579
reconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 580
removing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 578safety notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 335
starter battery
disconnecting . . . . . . . . . . . . 575
Bead
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 394
Belt force limiters
. . . . . . . . . . . . .44
Bi-xenon headlamps
. . . . . . . . . . 527
driving abroad . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 311
Body builder guideline
. . . . . . . . . .11
Bottle holdersee Cup holdersBrake Assist (BAS)
. . . . . . . . . . . . .71
display message . . . . . . . . 500
–501
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . 462,465
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 465
Brake fluid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 617
checking the brake fluid level . . 331
display message . . . . . . . . . . . . 498
B
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652 Indexvehicles without steering wheel
buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148Overhead control panel
. . . . . . . . 27
hands-free microphone . . . . . . . . 27
interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Overrun cut-off
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Overviewindicator and warning lamps . . . . 22
menus
(vehicles with steering wheel
buttons) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
switch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 29Oxidation catalyst
. . . . . . . . . . . . 313
P
Paper holder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 296
Parking
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
on uphill or downhill gradients . . 189
Parking aidsee ParktronicParking brakesee HandbrakeParking lamps
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
changing bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 529
Parking locksee Automatic transmissionParktronic
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
,422
cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . 422
indicator lamp . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 451
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . 451–452range of the sensors . . . . . . . . . 254
roll-back warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 257
switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
trailer towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 258
warning display . . . . . . . . . 256
,451
Partition sliding door
. . . . . . . . . 109
Parts
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 600
Pen holder
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Perimeter lamp
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 531
Plastic trims
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 423
Poly-V-beltmalfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469Pounds per square inchsee PSIPower steering fluid
. . . . . . . . . . 620
Premium tire sealantstorage location . . . . . . . . . . . . . 521
P
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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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661 Index
leaving in storage . . . . . . . . . . . 456
locking with key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
locking/unlocking centrally . . . . 105
opening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
with remote control . . . . . . . . . 86
with the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
registering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
towing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 585
towing out . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 587
tow-starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 584
transporting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 588Vehicle alteration
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Vehicle capacity weight
. . . . . . . 399
Vehicle identification plates
. . . 632
Vehicle loadingload limit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
loading terminology . . . . . . . . . . 393
terminology . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 393
Vehicle maximum load on the
tire
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 399
Vehicle safety certification label
. . 632
Vehicle tool kit
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . 515
W
Warning labels
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 13
Warning lampESP
®/ASR . . . . . . . . . . . 72
,73
,461
SRS . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 469
Warning triangle
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 513
Warranty information
. . . . . . . . . . 9
Washer fluid
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
adding . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
Water separatordraining the fuel filter . . . . . . . . 542
Wheel
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
changing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 548
Wheel nuts/wheel boltsretightening . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 554
tightening torque . . . . . . . . . . . . 554Wheel, tires and
. . . . . . . . . . . . . 341
Windows
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
cleaning the rear window . . . . . 421
cleaning the side windows . . . . 421
cleaning the windshield . . . . . . . 420
fogged-up . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
,231
power windows . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
washer fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Windshieldcleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 420
heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
,223
malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 458
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