ad blue MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2013 MY13 Maintenance Booklet

Generalinformation..............................2
Vehicledata.............................................2
Protectingtheenvironment.....................2
MaintenanceBooklet............................4
Introduction.............................................4
ActiveServiceSystem(ASSYST)........
Tirerotation.......................................5
Arduousoperatingconditions............5
Wearitems.........................................6
Approvedengineoilsandfilters.........6
Regularchecks..................................7
Notesonthewarranty.......................7
Servicerecords..................................7
Parts/operatingmaterials.................8
Emissionsystemmaintenance.................8
Emissioncontrolsystemcaution-
dieselengines....................................8
BlueEFFICIENCY®exhaustgas
aftertreatmentusingDEF...................8
Descriptionofemissionsystem
maintenancejobs....................................8
Changingtheengineoilandfilter......9
Replacingtheairfilter........................9
Replacingthefuelfilter......................9
Checkingthedieselparticlefilter......9
CheckingandaddingDEF..................9
Maintenanceservicedescriptions...........9
Vehiclemaintenanceservicework
(includingemissionsystem
maintenance).....................................9
Maintenanceservicedescriptions...10
Additionalwork................................12
Confirmations........................................12
Tirerotation.....................................12
Deliveryinspection..........................14
Maintenanceservice
confirmations...................................15
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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
Des
cription ofemission systemmaintenance jobsMaintenance
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ofbio-diese l,e.g. B20 orpure bio-dies elfuel,