ESP MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2013 MY13 Maintenance Booklet

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plate Protecting
theenviron ment
Natural resources formthebasis ofour
existence onthis planet. Theobjective isto
use thenatural resources whichformthe
basis ofour existence onthis planet sparingly
and inam anner which takesthe
requi rements ofboth nature andhumanity
into account..
Our declared policyisone ofintegrated
environment alprotection, startingatthe root
causes andencompassing inits management
decisions allthe consequences forthe
environment whichcouldarisefrom
production processesorthe products
themselves.
You toocan help protect theenvironment by
operating yourSprint erinan envir onme ntally
respon siblemann er. Fuel
consumption andthewear ofyour
engin e,brakes andtires largely depend on
the operatin gcondition sand your individual
drivin gstyle. Toreduce fuelconsumption and
wear, notethe following:
R avoid shorttrips.
R always ensure thatthetire pressure is
corr ect.
R avoid frequen tand abrupt acce lera tio n.
R av oidc arrying unne cessary we ight.
R rem ove skiand roofrac ks once youn o
lo nge rneed them.
R do not warm upthe engin ewhile thevehicle
is stat ionary.
R shift gears inat imely mannerso that each
gear isused onlyupto2
/ 3 of
its maximum
engin espeed.
R monit orthe fuel consumption .
Ar egularly servicedvehicle willalso help
protec tthe environmen t.Comply withthe
maint enanc eintervals indicat edbythe
AS SYST servic einterval display, aswell as 2
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Spri
nter dealer corre ctthe setti ng.Areset
should onlybeperform edonc ethe
corr espondin gmaint enanc eservic ehas
been carried out.Resett ingthe ASSYST
servic einterval display without performing
the corr espondin gmaint enanc eservic e
may result inengin edamage and/or
damage toother vehicle partsthatarenot
cover edbythe New Vehicle Limited
Warrant y. Tir
er ota tion
Your vehicle's tiresareacritical component
to overa llvehicl eperforma nceand stabi lity.
The usefullife oftires willvary and is
pro portional totiret ype ,speed rating,
ambient condition s,tire loads, tireinflat ion
pressure, roadsurfaces ,and individual
drivin gstyle. Wether efore recom mend
regularly checkingthe tires forwear and
corr ecttire pressure, and-ift he tire
con figuration allows-that the tires are
rotated regularly .
Tires canonly berotated onvehicles withthe
same tiresize onthe front andrear axles.
If your vehicle's tireconfiguration allowsfor
tire rotation, tirerotation shouldbe
performed inaccordance withthe
recommen dedintervals, orsooner atthe first
signs ofirregular (uneven) treadwear. Tire
rotation recommen dationswilllikely
necessitat eatirerotation atleast atevery
maintenanc eservice.
Single tiresatrear If
your vehicle isequipp edwith tires ofthe
same size,tires canberotated byfollowing a
front -to-rear rotation patternthatwill
maintain theinten dedrotation (spinning)
direction ofthe tire (onunidirectional tires,an
arrow onthe sidewa llindicates theinten ded
rotation orspinning direction ofthe tire). Dual
tires atthe rear If
your vehicle isequipp edwith tires ofthe
same size,thetires onthe front axlecanbe
rotated withtheinner tiresonthe rear axle in
pairs sothat theinten dedrotation (spinning)
direction ofthe tires remains thesame. Ifthe
tread pattern onthe tires isnot unidirectional,
the outer tiresonthe rear axle canberotated
from oneside tothe other. Diagram
showingtirerotation forsingle anddual
tires
This Maintenanc eBooklet contains a
practical tirerotation confirmationpage,
which youcan usetorecord thedate and
mileage forevery tirerotation (Ypage 5). Arduous
operating conditions
The maintenanc eintervals havebeen
determined sothat under normal operating
condition sthe vehicle shouldoperate
properly between maintenanc eservices .
Arduous operatingconditions mayrequire
that thefollowing partsbereplaced atshort er
int ervals:
R INTER IORFILTERS
(Ex amples: dustfilter, recirculating air
filter, activated charc oalfilter or
combin ationfilter) aretobe replaced as
indicat edbythe maint enanc ecomput er.
Under severe dustconditions ,orift he
climate control isoperated frequentlyin air
recirc ulation mode,thefilters should be Introd
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repl
aced more frequently thanindica tedby
the maintenance computer.
R COO LANT
The coola nt(wa ter/anticorrosi on/
antifreeze mixture)shouldbe repl aced at
the speci fiedmaintenance intervals.
The coola ntmay need tobe repl aced more
frequ ently ifit is not maintai nedcorrectly
and/or anticorrosi on/antifreeze products
other thanthose approved foryou rvehicle
are being used.Youcanfind coolant
inst ruct ions under the"Coolant" sectionof
the vehicle Operator 'sManual. Contactan
auth orizedSpr inter De aler foralist of
ant icorrosio n/ant ifreez eproduct sthata re
appro vedforyour vehicle. Wea
ritem s
The main tenan cecomput errec omm ends the
ins pec tiono fcertain wearparts, however, it
cann otjudge thecondition ofthese wear
parts. Onlyqualified aftersalestechnician s
can determ ineifaw ear part should be
replaced. Appr
oved engine oilsand filter s
General informationabout engine oil En
gine oilsand oilfilters arespecially tested
for their suitability inour engin esand
durability forour servic einterva ls.T herefore,
only useapproved engineoilsand oilfilters
required forvehicles withamaint enanc e
co mput er.Con ventional petrole um-based
oils must notb eu sed forvehicles equipped
with theASSYST maintenanc ecomput er. The
following casesarenot cover edbythe
New Vehicle Limited Warranty:
R using engineoilsand oilfilters with
specific ationsotherthanthose express ly
required bythe maint enanc ecomputer.
R changing theengine oiland oilfilter at
longer change intervalsthan those
specified bythe mainten ancecomputer.
R using anyoiladditives.
We recomm endMOBIL OIL.
MB sheet numbers Use
thefollowing tabletodetermin ethe MB
sheet numbers. Refertothe Operator's
Manual todetermin ethe engine typeofyour
vehicle. Themodel andengine typecanbe
found inthe "Service products and
capacities" sectionofthe "Technical data"
chapter under"Engine oil". Engine
type MB
sheet number 642 228.
51,229. 51 i
MB sheet numbers areprinted onthe
outside ofthe oilcont ainer.
Viscosity gradesfor engine oils In
this table, select theoilviscosity according to
the lowest anticipated airtemperature beforethe
next oilchange. 6
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Part
s/operating materials
We recommen dusing only genuine
Mercedes-B enzparts forservice andrepair
work, sincethese conform toour
specifications. Inaddition, useonly fuels,
lubricants andcorrosion inhibitors/
antifreez eagents thatcorrespond tothe
factory specifications. Pleaseseeyour
authorized SprinterDealer formore
information onthis subject. Emission
systemmaintenance Emission
controlsystem caution -
diesel engine s
Your Sprint erisequipp edwith emission
cont roldevices tocomply withcurrent diesel
exhaust emission regulations incountr ies
where thevehicle iscertif iedforsale. Follow
our recommen dedmaintenan ceinstruc tions
in order toensure theproper operating state
of your vehicle.
Note thefollowing:
a) Diesel engines requiredieselfuelwith
extr emely lowsulfur contentforroad vehicles
(maximum 15ppm sulfur), incompliance with
ASTM D975stand ard. Fa ilur et ou seultra low
su lfur high wa ydiese lfue l(UL SD) cansever ely
da ma gethe vehicle'se xhau st gas
af tertr eatment syste m.
b) We appro vethe useo fB5(stand ardU LSD,
wh ich mayconta inup to5% bio-d iese l)for all
Blu eEFFI CIENC Y®
dies el eng ines.
Die selfue lstha tcont ain ahigher propo rtion
can severe lydamage theengin eand fuel
syst emand arenotp ermit ted.
Contac tyour Serv iceCenter formore
infor mation .Ift he B5 bio-diesel blendisnot
clearly labeledtoindicate thatitmeets the
ULSD standard, itshould notbeused. The
New Vehicle Limited Warranty doesnotcover
damage causedbythe use fuels thatdonot
meet ourapproved fuelstandards. c)
The prescribed enginemaintenance
work must becarried outfully andatthe
requir edintervals.
d) The exhaust gasafter treat ment
system operation mustnotbemodified
in any way. Alteration sarenot permissible
by law. Alteration scan also damage the
catalytic converterand result inincreased
fuel consumption andimpaired engine
running condition s.
If the "CHECK ENGINE" indicator lamplights
up inthe instrumen tcluster whentheengine
is runn ing,this indic ates thattheremay bea
malfun ction inthe enginecon trol syst emor
in the exhaust gasaftert reat men tsyst em.
We recomm endh avingt he malf unction
ch ecke da ssoona spossible . BlueEFF
ICIENCY ®
exhaust gas
aftert reatm entusing DEF
BlueEFFICIENCY ®
exhaust gas
aftertreatmen trequires areducing agent
(DE F)inorder tofunc tion properly.
Maintain ingthe level andcondition ofthe DEF
is part ofthe regular maintenanc eservic e
work.
DE Fisa non -flamm able,non-toxic, colorless
and odorless, water-soluble liquid.
! Only useDEFa ccor ding toISO 22241.Do
not add special additives toDE Fo rdilute it
with water .This can damage the
BlueEFFICIE NCY®
exhaust gas
aftertr eatment . Desc
ription ofemission system
maintenance jobs
The composition ofexhaust emissions is
influenced notonly bythe exhaust gas
aftertr eatment system,butalso byvarious
engine partsandtheir settin gs.
Maintenanc eofthe exhaust systemmust
therefore includetheseengine parts.Some
maintenanc ejobs areactually onlytests. 8
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ofbio-diese l,e.g. B20 orpure bio-dies elfuel,