lights MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2014 MY14 Operator’s Manual

When ESP
®
is intervening and the 0072warn-
ing lamp in the instrument cluster is flashing,
leave ASR on. In this case, only depress the
accelerator pedal as far as required when
pulling away.
X Press the 00E3button.
If ASR is deactivated, the 0072warning
lamp in the instrument cluster lights up.
ASR is automatically activated when the
engine is started.
It may be best to deactivate ASR briefly in the
following situations:
R when using snow chains
R in deep snow
R on sand or gravel
If you deactivate ASR:
R engine torque is not limited and the drive
wheels are able to spin. The spinning
wheels will then achieve a cutting effect for
better traction.
R traction control remains active through
brake intervention. If a drive wheel attains
its tire traction limit because one side of the
road is slippery, for example, that wheel is
braked. The traction is then increased in
this situation.
R active brake intervention by ESP ®
to
increase driving stability remains active.
The 0072 warning lamp in the instrument
cluster flashes when ESP ®
is intervening. Emergency exit
Emergency exit window
G
WARNING
The emergency exit window cannot be locked
in place. You risk injury if you exit the vehicle
through the emergency exit window.
R Make sure that nobody becomes trapped,
both when closing and when opening the
emergency exit window.
R The opened emergency exit window must
be held in place by another person.
Pay attention to traffic conditions. G
WARNING
If the emergency exit window is unlocked
while driving, it could open and slam shut and
consequently fall down. There is a risk of an
accident and injury.
Before starting off, make sure that the emer-
gency exit window is locked and the locking
pins are undamaged.
! Make sure there is sufficient clearance
when opening the emergency exit window.
Hold the open window in position. You
could otherwise damage the emergency
exit window. The emergency exit window is intended for
use in an emergency only and must not be
opened unless the vehicle is stationary. The
emergency exit window is the first window
behind the driver's seat on the driver's side.
It is marked by the "Emergency Exit" label. Emergency exit
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If the alarm system is armed, a visual and
audible alarm is triggered by the following:
R Unlocking the vehicle from inside
R Opening a door
R Opening the hood
i The alarm is not switched off, even if you
immediately close the open door that has
triggered it, for example.
X To stop the alarm: press the0036button
on the remote control.
Or
X Insert the key into the ignition lock.
The alarm stops. Tow-away alarm
Operation A visual and audible alarm is triggered if the
inclination of the vehicle changes when the
tow-away alarm is armed. This can be the
case if the vehicle is raised on one side, for
example.
Arming/deactivating The tow-away alarm is automatically armed
approximately 20 seconds after you lock the
vehicle.
The tow-away alarm is automatically deacti-
vated when you unlock the vehicle.
Deactivating X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Press button 0043.
When the button is released, the indicator
lamp on button 0044lights up for about
5 seconds.
X Lock the vehicle.
The tow-away alarm is deactivated.
The tow-away alarm remains deactivated
until you lock the vehicle again.
Deactivate the tow-away alarm when locking
your vehicle and:
R loading and/or transporting the vehicle, on
a ferry or car transporter, for example
R parking on a moving surface, as split-level
garage
This will prevent false alarms. Interior motion sensor
Operation If the armed interior motion sensor detects
motion in the vehicle interior, a visual and
acoustic alarm is triggered. This can happen
if someone reaches into the vehicle interior,
for example.
i
If the interior motion sensor is armed and
the auxiliary heating system (Y page 122)
switches on, a false alarm may occur as a
result of interior temperature monitoring.
In this case, either deactivate the interior
motion sensor or switch off the auxiliary
heating.
Arming X
Close the side windows.
X Make sure that nothing (such as mascots
or coat hangers) are hanging on the rear-
view mirror or on the grab handles on the
headliner.
This will prevent false alarms.
X Lock the vehicle.
The interior motion sensor is armed after
approximately 40 seconds. Theft deterrent locking system
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Switching off
X
Unlock vehicle.
The interior motion sensor automatically
switches off.
Deactivating X
Remove the key from the ignition lock.
X Press button 0043.
When the button is released, indicator lamp
on button 0044lights up for about
5 seconds.
X Lock the vehicle.
The interior motion sensor is deactivated.
The interior motion sensor remains deacti-
vated until you lock the vehicle again.
Deactivate the interior motion sensor when
locking your vehicle:
R with people or animals remaining inside
R with the side windows remaining open
R when transporting it on a ferry or car trans-
porter, for example
This will prevent false alarms. 64
Theft deterrent locking systemSafety

Driver's door
Rear door
0047
Locked
0048 Unlocked
X To unlock the driver's or rear door: press
the key release button on the remote
control.
The key folds out.
X Insert the key fully into the door lock and
turn it to position 0048.
The door is unlocked.
X To lock the vehicle: lock all doors except
the driver's door and, if necessary the rear
door, from inside. To do this, press down
the door locking buttons.
X Press the key release button on the remote
control.
The key folds out.
X Insert the key fully into the driver's door
lock and turn it to position 0047.
The driver's door is locked. Remote control battery
Important safety notes G
WARNING
Batteries contain toxic and corrosive substan-
ces. If batteries are swallowed, it can result in
severe health problems. There is a risk of fatal
injury.
Keep batteries out of the reach of children. If
a battery is swallowed, seek medical attention
immediately. H
Environmental note Batteries contain dangerous
substances. It is against the
law to dispose of them with
the household rubbish. They
must be collected separately
and recycled to protect the
environment.
Dispose of batteries in an
environmentally friendly
manner. Take discharged
batteries to a qualified spe-
cialist workshop or a special
collection point for used bat-
teries.
The key batteries contain perchlorate mate-
rial, which may require special handling and
regard for the environment. Check with your
local government’s disposal guidelines. Cali-
fornia residents, see www.dtsc.ca.gov/
HazardousWaste/Perchlorate/
index.cfm.
We recommend that you have batteries
changed at a qualified specialist workshop.
Checking the batteries X
Press the 0036or0037 button for longer
than two seconds.
If battery indicator lamp (Y page 66) lights
up briefly, the batteries in the remote 68
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Central locking
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
Activate the child-proof door locks if children
are traveling in the vehicle. The children could
otherwise open the doors while the vehicle is
in motion, injuring themselves and others. G
WARNING
Do not leave children unsupervised in the
vehicle, even if they are secured in a child
restraint system. Children could otherwise
injure themselves on parts of the vehicle.
They could be severely or even fatally injured
by prolonged exposure to intense heat or
cold.
If children open a door, they could:
R injure other people
R get out of the vehicle and thereby injure
themselves or be injured by a passing vehi-
cle
R severely injure themselves by falling down,
in particular due to the vehicle height
Always take the key with you when leaving the
vehicle, even if you are only leaving for a short
time.
You can open a locked front door from the
inside at any time. You can open a locked
sliding door or rear door from the inside if it
has been previously unlocked from inside. Locking and unlocking manually
Central locking buttons
Use the central locking buttons to centrally
lock/unlock either the entire vehicle or just
the sliding doors and rear doors from the
inside.
X
To lock/unlock the entire vehicle: press
the upper 00BFcentral locking button
when the doors are closed.
When the entire vehicle is locked, the indi-
cator lamp in the 00BFcentral locking but-
ton lights up.
i If the key has been removed or is in posi-
tion 0in the ignition lock, the indicator
lamp in the 00BFcentral locking button
remains lit for 5 seconds.
X To lock/unlock the sliding doors and
rear doors: press the lower section of the
00C0 central locking button when the
doors are closed.
When the sliding doors and rear doors are
locked, the indicator lamp in the upper
00BF central locking button lights up. Automatic locking
General notes The vehicle locks automatically as standard
once a speed of 9 mph (15 km/h) has been
reached. Depending on the vehicle's equip-
ment, the doors may be locked automatically
once the ignition is switched on. Information
on the functions of the automatic locking Central locking
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In order to reduce risks:
R
draw the passengers' attention to the elec-
trical step. Wait until the electrical step is
fully extended.
R do not jump out of the vehicle.
R only use the grab handle and step. Only
they are designed for such a load.
R keep grab handles, access steps and entry
sills free from dirt, e.g. mud, clay, snow and
ice. Operation and obstacle detection
Electrical step
The sliding door of your vehicle can be equip-
ped with an electrical access step.
X When getting in and out of the vehicle, use
the grab handles and electrical step 0043.
Electrical step 0043automatically extends
when the sliding door is opened and retracts
when it is closed.
Electrical step 0043is equipped with an
obstruction detection device on the front
side. If the step comes into contact with an
obstacle while it is extending, it stops.
After you have removed the obstacle, you
must first close the sliding door and open it
once again so that the step can extend com-
pletely.
i If the electrical step obstructs loading,
you can prevent the step from extending
when opening the sliding door via obstacle
detection. The electrical step can then
remain retracted and a forklift or other lift- ing equipment can be moved nearer to the
cargo compartment.
Vehicles without steering-wheel buttons: if
the 003E indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up and a warning tone sounds,
electrical step 0043is malfunctioning
(Y page 230).
Vehicles with steering-wheel buttons: if the
Electrical Step
Electrical Step message is shown in the
display and a warning tone sounds, electrical
step 0043is malfunctioning (Y page 219).
If electrical step 0043is malfunctioning, the
step may only partially extend/retract or may
not extend/retract at all. If a malfunction
does occur, you will have to retract and lock
electrical step 0043manually before continuing
the journey (Y page 74).
Before passengers get out of the vehicle, let
them know that electrical step 0043might not
be extended. Emergency release
! Driving with the step extended may result
in it being damaged.
If the electrical step does not retract auto-
matically, you will have to push it in and
lock it into place manually before continu-
ing your journey. X
Pull R-clips 0044on both rods 0043on the
underside of the step out of their respective
pins.
X Remove washers 0087and detach both
rods 0043. 74
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Useful information
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Exterior lighting .................................. 92
Interior lighting ................................... 98
Changing bulbs ................................. 100
Windshield wipers ............................107 91Lights and windshield wipers

Useful information
This Operator's Manual describes all models
as well as standard and optional equipment
of your vehicle that were available at the time
of going to print. Country-specific variations
are possible. Note that your vehicle may not
be equipped with all of the described func-
tions. This also applies to systems and func-
tions relevant to safety.
Read the information on qualified specialist
workshops (Y page 26). Exterior lighting
Important safety notes
G
DANGER
Xenon bulbs carry a high voltage. You can get
an electric shock if you remove the cover of
the Xenon bulb and touch the electrical con-
tacts. There is a risk of fatal injury.
Never touch the parts or the electrical con-
tacts of the Xenon bulb. Always have work on
the Xenon bulbs carried out at a qualified spe-
cialist workshop. G
WARNING
Bulbs, lamps and connectors can get very hot
when operating. If you change a bulb, you
could burn yourself on these components.
There is a risk of injury.
Allow these components to cool down before
changing a bulb.
! Make sure the bulbs are always securely
installed.
If your vehicle is equipped with Bi-Xenon
bulbs, you can recognize this by the following:
the cone of light from the Xenon bulbs moves
from the top to the bottom and back again
when you start the engine. For this to be
observed, the low-beam headlamps must be
switched on before starting the engine.
The bulbs and lamps are an essential compo-
nent of vehicle safety. You must therefore make sure that these function correctly at all
times. Have the headlamp setting checked
regularly.
R
Always switch off the vehicle's lighting sys-
tem before changing a bulb.
This will prevent a short circuit.
R Do not touch the glass tube of new bulbs
with your bare hands. Always use a clean,
lint-free cloth or only touch the base of the
bulb when installing.
Even minor contamination can burn into
the glass surface and reduce the service life
of the bulbs.
R Do not use a bulb that has been dropped or
that has scratches on its glass tube.
The bulb could may explode.
R Only use bulbs in closed lamps which have
been designed for this purpose.
R Only use spare bulbs of the same type and
with the prescribed voltage
R Protect the bulbs from moisture when in
use.
If the new bulb still does not light up, consult
a qualified specialist workshop.
R Have the LEDs and bulbs of the following
lamps changed at a qualified specialist
workshop:
-the additional turn signals in the exterior
mirrors
- the high-mounted brake lamp
- LED daytime running lamps
- the Bi-Xenon bulbs
- front fog lamps
If you require assistance changing bulbs, con-
sult a qualified specialist workshop. Lamp failure indicator
The bulb failure indicator is only an aid. You
are responsible for the proper functioning of
the vehicle lighting. Insufficient or non-func-
tioning vehicle lighting puts the operating
safety of the vehicle at risk. 92
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For this reason, check the condition and func-
tion of your vehicle's lighting system and, if
necessary, that of the trailer before each jour-
ney.
The bulb failure indicator monitors all of the
exterior lighting lamps, except the perimeter
lamp and the trailer lighting. If a bulb fails,
either the 0049(Ypage 35) indicator lamp
lights up, or you will see a corresponding
message in the display (Y page 210).
i Depending on the equipment, the bulb
failure indicator can fail for all lamps with
the exception of the turn signal lamps. Light switch
Operation 00470058
Automatic headlamp mode
0048003F Lights off/daytime running lamp
mode
00490060 Parking lamps, license plate and
instrument lighting
004A0058 Low-beam/high-beam headlamps
004B005A Fog lamps
004C005E Rear fog lamp
If you hear a warning tone when you leave the
vehicle, the lights may still be switched on.
X Turn the light switch to 003For0058.
Or
X If the rear fog lamp is switched on: press
the light switch in to the stop. The turn signals, high-beam headlamps and
the high-beam flasher are operated using the
combination switch (Y
page 95).
Low-beam headlamps X
To switch on: turn the key to position 2in
the ignition lock or start the engine.
X Turn the light switch to position 0058.
The 0058 indicator lamp in the instrument
cluster lights up.
X To switch off: turn the light switch to
003F.
Daytime running lamps You can activate/deactivate the daytime run-
ning lamps function using the on-board com-
puter.
This is not possible in countries where day-
time running lamps are a legal requirement.
The daytime running lamps function must be
activated using the on-board computer:
R
vehicles with steering wheel buttons
(Y page 194)
R vehicles without steering wheel buttons
(Y page 185)
X To switch on: turn the light switch to the
003F position.
The low-beam headlamps, parking lamps
and license plate lamp are switched on
when the engine is running. The 0058indi-
cator lamp in the instrument cluster lights
up.
i USA only:
If you turn the light switch to the 0060or
0058 position, the parking lamps or low-
beam headlamps switch on. If you turn the
light switch to the 0058position, the day-
time running lamps remain switched on.
i Canada only:
If you turn the light switch to the 0058posi-
tion, the low-beam headlamps are switched
on. If you turn the light switch to the 0060 Exterior lighting
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or
0058 position, the daytime running
lamps remain switched on.
Automatic headlamp mode G
WARNING
When the light switch is set to 0058, the low-
beam headlamps may not be switched on
automatically if there is fog, snow or other
causes of poor visibility due to the weather
conditions such as spray. There is a risk of an
accident.
In such situations, turn the light switch to
0058.
Automatic headlamp mode is only a driving
aid. You are responsible for the vehicle light-
ing at all times.
Depending on ambient light, the rain and light
sensor automatically switches on the parking
lamps, low-beam headlamps and the license
plate lamp. This excludes weather-related
impairments to visibility, such as snow, fog or
spray.
If there is fog, snow or spray, turn the light
switch quickly from 0058to0058. You could
otherwise briefly interrupt operation of the
headlamps.
X To switch on automatic headlamp
mode: turn the light switch to 0058.
SmartKey in position 1in the ignition lock:
the parking lamps switch on or off auto-
matically depending on the ambient light.
When the engine is running: if you activate
the "daytime running lamps" function using
the on-board computer, the daytime run-
ning lamps are switched on. The parking
lamps and low-beam headlamps also
switch on or off automatically, depending
on the ambient light.
When the low-beam headlamps are
switched on, the 0058indicator lamp in the
instrument cluster lights up. Fog lamp/rear fog lamp G
WARNING
If you suspect that driving conditions will be
foggy, turn the light switch to 0058before you
start your journey. Your vehicle may other-
wise not be visible and you could endanger
yourself and others. G
WARNING
In low ambient lighting or foggy conditions,
only switch from position 0058to0058 with
the vehicle at a standstill in a safe location.
Switching from 0058to0058 will briefly
switch off the headlamps. Doing so while driv-
ing in low ambient lighting conditions may
result in an accident.
X Turn the ignition key to position 2in the
ignition lock or start the engine.
X Turn the light switch to 0058or0060.
i If your vehicle is only equipped with one
rear fog lamp, you must turn the light
switch to 0058.
i When the light switch is set to 0058, you
cannot switch on the front or rear fog
lamps.
X To switch on the front fog lamps: pull the
light switch out to the first locking point.
The green 005Aindicator lamp on the light
switch lights up.
X To switch on the rear fog lamp: pull the
light switch out to the second locking point.
The yellow 005Eindicator lamp on the light
switch lights up.
X To switch off the front fog lamps/rear
fog lamp: push in the light switch to the
stop.
The 005E and005A indicator lamp on the
light switch go out. 94
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