key MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2020 MY20 with Base Radio Operator’s Manual

Ve
ntilating thev ehicle befor estarting ajour‐
ne y( conve nience opening) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment when
opening asidew indow
Whe nopening asidew indo w, parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody
is touchin gthe side windo w. #
Release theb utton immediately if some‐
body becomes trapped. Yo
uc an ventilat ethe vehicle befor eyou start
driving.
To do this, thek eyis used tocar ryout thef ollow‐
ing function ssimultaneously:
R unloc kthe vehicle
R open thes ide windo ws
The "con venience opening "function can only be
ope ratedu sing thek ey.T he keym ustbeinc lose
pr ox imit ytot he driver's or front-passenger door. #
Press and hold the0036 button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R thev ehicle is unloc ked
R thes ide windo wsareo pened #
Tointer rupt convenience opening: release
the 0036 button. Closing side windo
wsfrom theo utside (con‐
ve nience closing) &
WARNING Risk of entrapment caused by
inadver tent con venience closing
Whe nthe con venience closing featur eis
operating, parts of theb ody could become
trapped in thec losing area of thes ide win‐
do ws. #
Obser vethec omple teclosing proce‐
du re when using con venience closing. #
Whe nclosing ,makes uret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
Press and hold the0037 button on thek ey.
The following function sareper form ed:
R The vehicle is loc ked
R The side windo wsarec losed #
Tointer rupt convenience closing: release
the 0037 button. Re
setting thes ide windo ws The side windo
wsmus tber esetafter am alfunc‐
tion or avoltag esuppl yinter ruption. #
Swit chon thei gnition (/ page109). #
Pushbothw indo wlifte rb uttons and hold for
appr oximately one second af tert he side win‐
do wh as closed. 60
Opening and closing

Problems with
thes ide windo ws Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
As ide windo wcann otbe
closed and thec ause is
no to bvious. #
Chec ktos ee ifther ea reanyo bject sinthe windo wguide.
& WARNING Risk of becoming trapped or fata llyi njured if reve rs‐
ing pr otection is no tactivated
If yo uc lose aside wind owagain immediatel yafter it has been
bloc ked, thes ide windo wwill close wit hincreased or maximum
fo rc e. The reve rsing featur ewillthen no tbea ctive.
Pa rtsoft he body could become trapped in thec losing area in the
process. #
Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody ar einthe closing area. #
Tostop thec losing process, release theb utton or press the
button again tore-ope nthe side windo w. If
as ide windo wisobstructed during closing, and reopens again slightl y,
yo uc an proceed as follo ws: #
Immedia tely afte rt he windo wisobstructed, pull thec orresponding
button again until thes ide windo whas closed, and hold theb utton
fo rana dditional second.
The side windo wisclosed wit hincrease dforce.
If th es ide windo wisobstructed again and reopens slightl y,yo uc an pro‐
cee dasf ollows: #
Repeat thep reviou sstep.
The side windo wisclosed without thea utomatic reve rsing function.
The side windo wscannot
be opened or closed
using thec onvenience
opening feature. The SmartK
eybatter yisweak or discharged. #
Chec kthe batter ywitht he batter ychec klam pand replace if neces‐
sar y(/pag e47). Anti-thef
tprote ction Fu
nction of thei mmobilizer The immobilize
rpreve nts your vehicle from being
st ar tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobilizer is automaticall yactivated when
th ei gnition is switched off, and deactivated when
th ei gnition is switched on.
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he key
wit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. If thek eyis left
inside thev ehicle, an yone can star tt he engine.
% In
thee vent thee ngine does no tstart despi te
th ev ehicle's star terb atter yhaving suf ficient
ch arge ,the immobilizer is defective. Contact
aq ualified specialis tworks hop or call
1-800-367-63 72(intheU SA)or
1-800-387-0 100( in Canada). ATA
(Anti-Thef tAlarms ystem) Fu
nction of ATA(Anti- theftA larms ystem)
If th eA TAsystem is armed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
R aside door is opened
R ther ear-end door is opened
R theh ood is opened
R thei nterior motion sensor is triggered
(/ page63)
R thet ow -awa ya larmist riggered
(/ page62) Opening and closing
61

AT
Aisa utomatica llya rmed af tera pproxima tely
fi ve seconds in thef ollowing situation:
R afte rt he vehicle has been loc kedw itht he
Sma rtKey When
theA TAsystem is armed, indicator lamp
1 flashes in theo verhead cont rolp anel.
AT Aisa utomatica llyd eactivated in thef ollowing
situations:
R Afteru nlocking thev ehicle wit hthe Smart‐
Ke y.
R Afterp ressing thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe
Sma rtKe yinside thev ehicle.
Arming/disarming ATA(Anti- theftA larms ys‐
te m)
If th ea larms ystemisa rmed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
R Adoor is opened
R The hood is opened
% The alar
misnotdeactivated, evenify ou
immediatel yclose theo pen door that has
triggered it, fore xamp le.
Arming #
Close all thed oors. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe SmartK ey.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel flashes. Disarming
#
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe SmartK ey.
Indicator lamp 1intheo verhead cont rol
panel goes out.
% The
vehicle loc ksagain automaticall yifyou
do no topen adoor within 40 seconds af ter
unlo cking thev ehicle.
St opping thea larm #
Press the0036 or0037 button on theS mart‐
Ke y.
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe Smart‐
Ke yinside thev ehicle.
The alar mstops. Fu
nction of thet ow -awa ya larm Fu
nction of thet ow -awa ya larm
Av isual and audible ala rmis triggered if thei ncli‐
nation of thev ehicle changes when thet ow -away
alar misa ctivated. This can be thec ase if the
ve hicle is raised on one side, fore xamp le. Arming/disarmin
gthe tow- aw ay alarm Arming/disarming
#
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misa utomaticall yarmed
af te ra bou t40s econds: #
Open thev ehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misd eactivated.
The tow- aw ay alar miso nlya rmed when thef ol‐
lowing components ar eclosed:
R thed rive r's door and thef ront-passenger
door
R thes ide doors
R ther ear-end doors 62
Opening and closing

Deactivating
#
Switc hoffthep ower supply (/ page109). #
Press bu tton 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora pproxima tely
fi ve seconds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The tow- aw ay alar misd eactivated.
The tow- aw ay alar mremain sdeactivated until
yo ul ockt he vehicle again.
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay alar mw hen lockin gyour
ve hicle in thef ollowing situations:
R when loadinga nd/or transportin gthe vehicle
on aferry or car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
R when parkin gthe vehicle on amovable sur‐
fa ce, suc hasas plit-levelg arage
This will pr eventfalse alarms. Interior motion sensor
Fu
nction
If th ea ctivated thei nterior motion sensor de tects
motion in thev ehicle interior ,avisual and acous‐
tic alar mistriggered. This can happen if some‐
one reaches int othe vehicle interior ,for example. Ac
tivating/deactivatin gthe in terior motion
sensor Ac
tivating #
Close thes ide windo ws. #
Mak esuret hat no thing (suc hasmascotsor
coat hangers) is hanging on thei nside rear‐ vie
wm irro roront he grab handles on the
headliner .This will pr event false alarms. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor is activated af ter
appr oximately 30 seconds.
The interior motion sensor is onl yactivated when
th ef ollowing components ar eclosed:
R thed rive r's door and thec o-driver door
R thes ide doors
R ther ear-end doors
Deactivating #
Unloc kthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor automatically
switches off.
Deactivating #
Switc hoffthep ower supply (/ page109). #
Press bu tton 1.
When theb utton is released, indicator lamp
2 intheb utton lights up fora bou tfives ec‐
onds. #
Lockthe vehicle wit hthe key.
The interior motion sensor is deactivated.
The interior motion sensor remains deactivated
until youl ockt he vehicle again.
Deactivat ethe interior motion sensor when lock‐
ing your vehicle in thef ollowing situations:
R ifth er ea repeople or animals remaining
inside
R ifth es ide windo wsremain open
R when transporting thev ehicle on aferry or
car transpor ter,fo re xamp le
This will pr eventfalse alarms. Opening and closing
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Fo
lding thec o-d rive rb ench seat cushio nfor‐
wa rdsa nd backwards #
Tofold thes eat cushion forw ards: liftt he
seat cushion out of front anchorage 1.#
Pull thes eat cushion out of rear anchorage
2 and mo veit slightly forw ards. #
Foldther ear edg eofthe seat cushion
upwards.
% Yo
uc an stow individual object sinthestow‐
ag es pac ebeneat hthe co-driver benc hseat. #
Tofold thes eat cushion backwards: fold
th er ear edg eofthe seat cushion down wards. #
Slide thes eat cushion under thes eat back‐
re st int or ear anchorage 2. #
Push thef ront seat cushion down wardsu ntil
it engages in front anchorage 1.Ad
justin garmrests Exampl
eima ge #
Tosetthe armres tinclination: fold thea rm‐
re st mor ethan 45° upwards 2.
The armres twill be unlo cked. #
Foldthea rmrest forw ards 3asfarasitw ill
go. #
Slowly fold thea rmrest upwards int othe
re qu ired position. #
Tofold thea rmrest upwa rds: if necessar y,
fo ld thea rmrest mor ethan 90° upwards 1. Fo
lding thef olding seat up or down &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen using the
fo lding seat due toinser tedk ey
When thek eyis in thel oc koft he partition
sliding door ,itcan come int ocontact wit hthe
person on thef olding seat. #
Alwaysr emo vethek eyfrom thep arti‐
tion sliding door befor eaperson sits on
th ef olding seat. #
Remo vekey 1from thep artition sliding
door. #
Press thep ush button on catch 2and fold
seat cushion 3up or down. #
Release push button on cat ch2 when seat
cushion 3reaches its end position. #
Moveseat cushion 3until it has loc ked. The
push button on catch 2mus tbec omple tely
fl ush wit hthe seat frame. Seats and
stowage 71

#
Toopen: press button 2onstow agec om‐
partment 1.
The co verfolds upwards. #
Toclose: fold thec over down wards.
% The windshield
stowagec ompartment shave
ac over,d epending on thes pecification.
Opening and closing thel oc ka ble compart‐
ment abo vethew indshield
Yo uc an loc kand unlo ck thestowa ge compart‐
men twitht he emergency key( /pag e47).
Opening #
Tounlo ck:turnthe emergency keyc lock wise
to position 0049. #
Slide handle 1upwards in thed irection of
th ea rrow. #
Swivelthe co veru pwards.
% The
weight in thec ompartmen tmustn ot
exc eed 4lbs (2 kg).
Closing #
Foldthec ove rdow nwards and slide handle
1 down wardsint he direction of thea rrow. #
Tolock: turnthe emergency keyc ounter-
clo ckwise toposition 0048. Opening
thee yeglasses compa rtment #
Press button 1. Bottle holder
1
Bottle holde rinthe front door s(example: co-
driver's door) Cup holder
Opening
thec up holder in ther ear passenger
compa rtment &
WARNING Risk of inju rywhen getting
out, du etoextende dcup holder
If th ec up holder in ther ear passenger com‐
partment is extende dwheny ou ar egetting
out, youm aybum pintoi t. #
Befor egetting out, slid ethe cup holder
bac kunder ther ear benc hseat. 78
Seats and stowage

Driving
Swit
ching on po wersuppl yori gnitionw ith
the start/s topb utton &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo ut of reac hof
ch ildren. &
DANG ER Risk of deat hcause dby
ex haus tgases
Combustio nengines emit poisonous exhaust
ga ses suc hascarbon monoxide. Inhaling
th ese exhaus tgases is hazardou stohealth
and leads topoisoning. #
Neverlea ve thee ngine or ,ifpresent,
th ea uxiliar yheating running in an
enclose dspace wi thout suf ficient venti‐
lation. &
WARNING Risk offire due toflammable
material in thee ngine compartmen tor
th ee xhau stsystem
Flammable materials brought in byeither ani‐
mals or environmen talinfluences ma yignit eif
th ey come int ocontact wi thhotp arts of the
engine or exhaus tsystem. #
Therefore, checkr egularly that ther ea re
no flammable materials in thee ngine
compartmen torontheexhaus tsystem. Re
quirements:
R The keyisind etection rang eoft he antenna
(/ page46) and thek eybat tery is no tdis‐
ch arge d. #
Toswitc hont he powersuppl y:press but‐
ton 1once.
Yo uc an no wactivat ethe windshield wipers,
fo re xamp le.
The po wersupp lyis switched of fagain when one
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R The driver's door is open.
R Youp ress button 1twice. #
Toswitc hont he ignition: press button1
twice.
The indicator lamps appear in thei nstrument
clus ter.
The ignition is switched of fagain when one of the
fo llowing condition sismet:
R Youdon otstar tt he vehicle within
15 minutes.
R Youp ress button 1once. Drivin
gand parking 109

St
arting thee ngine St
arting thev ehicle wit hthe start/s topb ut‐
ton &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due tochildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R opendoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto utofthev ehicle and be hit by
oncomin gtraffic.
R operat evehicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,children could also se tthe vehicle
in motion, fore xamp le,by:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R shifting thea utomatic transmission out of
par kposition 005D.
R startin gthe engine #
Neverlea ve children and animals unat‐
te nde dint hevehicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th eS martK eywit hyou and loc kthe
ve hicle. #
Keep theS martK eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. Re
quirements:
R The keyisind etection rang eoft he antenna
(/ page46) and thek eybat tery is no tdis‐
ch arge d. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depress theb rake pedal and press button 1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicle does no tstart:s witc hoffunnec‐
essar yconsumer sand press button 1once. #
Ifth ev ehicle still does no tstart and the
Place the Key in the Marked Space See Oper-
ator's Manual displaymessag eappear sinthe
multifunction display: star tt he vehicle in
emergency operation mode.
St arting thev ehicle in eme rgency operation
mode &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoc hildren lef tunat tende dint he
ve hicle
If ch ildren ar eleftu nat tende dint hevehicle,
th ey could:
R Ope ndoors,t hereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R Getout and be stru ck byoncomin gtraf‐
fi c.
R Ope rate ve hicle equipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion, fore xamp leby:
R Releasing thep arking brake.
R Changing thet ransmission position.
R Startin gthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unat tende dint he
ve hicle. #
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst ake
th ek eywit hyou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehicle keyo ut of reac hof
ch ildren. If
th ev ehicle does no tstart and thePlace Key in
Marked Space See Operator's Manual display
messag eappear sinthe multifunction displa y,
yo uc an star tt he vehicle in emergency operation
mode. 11 0
Driving and pa rking

#
Remo vekey 1from your keyr ing. #
Inser tkey 1 intot he slot.
The vehicle is star teda fter ab rief time. #
Leavethek eyinser tedd uring thee ntir ejour‐
ne y. #
Ifyo up ullkey 1out of thes lot, thee ngine
continues torun. #
Have key 1checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
If th ev ehicle doe snotstar t: #
Leavekey 1inthes lot. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Startt he vehicle wit hthe start/ stop button.
% Yo
uc an also swit chon thep ower suppl yor
th ei gnition wit hthe start/ stop button. Breaking-in no
tes Pr
otect thee ngine during thef irst 1,000 miles
(1,500 km) by:
R Driving at varying road and engine speeds.
R Shifting tothen extg ear up when or before
th et achome tern eedle is 00C3ofthew aytothe
re da rea.
R Avoiding stre ss on thev ehicle suc hasdriving
at full thro ttle.
R Notshifting manuall ytoalowergear to
brake.
R After1 ,000 miles (1,50 0km),gradually
increasing thee ngine speed and accelera te
th ev ehicle up tofull speed.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: not
depressing thea ccelera torp eda lbeyo ndthe
pressur epoint (kickdown). This also applies if
thee ngine or parts of thed riv‐
et ra in ha vebeen replaced.
Also obser vethef ollowing breaking-in no tes:
R The sensor softhe ESP ®
driving saf etys ystem
adjus tautomaticall ywhile acertain dis tance
is being driven af tert he vehicle has been
delivered or af terr epairs. Full sy stem ef fec‐
tivenes sisnotreached until thee nd of this
te ach-in process.
R Newore xchanged brakepads, brak ediscs
and tires onl yprovide optimal braking and
bonding af ters eve ralh undred kilom eters.
Un tilthen, compensat efor ther educed brak‐
ing ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe
brak epedal. Driving tips
Note
sond riving &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
object sinthe driver's foot we ll
Object sinthe driver's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardizes theo perating and road
saf etyoft hevehicle. #
Stow all object sinthevehicle securely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Ensur efloor mats and carpets cannot
slip and pr ovide suf ficient room fort he
pedals. #
Do no tlay multiple floor mats or carpets
on topofo ne ano ther. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable foot we ar
Operatio nofthe pedals ma yberestricted due
to unsuitable foot we ar suc has:
R Shoes wit hplatform soles
R Shoes wit hhigh heels
R Slippers #
When driving alw aysw ear suitable
shoes in order tobe able tooperat ethe
pedals safel y. Driving and pa
rking 111

#
Replace fuel filler cap 2and tur nitclock‐
wise.
Yo uw ill hear aclickw hen thef uel filler cap is
close dfully. #
Open thef ront left-hand door. #
Close fuel filler flap 1.
% Ve
hicles with adiese lengine and incor‐
re ct fueling pr otector agains trefueling
wit hgasoline: thef iller nec kisdesigned for
re fueling at diesel filling pumps forp assenger
ve hicles.
% Ve
hicles with adiese lengine without an
incor rect fueling pr otector: refueling pre‐
fe rred at diesel filling pumps forp assenger
ve hicles. Ho wever,yo uc an also refuel at a
diesel filling pum pfor truc ks.
% If
th ef uel tank ha sbeenr un comple tely dr y,
add at leas t1.3gal(5l)off uel. Problems wit
hthe fue land fuel tank Problem
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Fu el is leaking from the
ve hicle. The fuel line or
thef uel tank is de fective. #
Apply thep arking brake. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Remo vethek eyfrom thei gnition loc k.
Or ,onv ehicles wit hKEYLESS‑GO: #
Open thed rive r's door.
The on-boar delectronics ar einposition 005A.This cor responds tothe
"k ey remo ved". #
Do no tres tart thee ngine under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
The engine does not
st art. The fuel
tank ha sbeenr un comple tely dr y. #
Refuel thev ehicle wit hatleast1.3gal(5l)off uel. #
Swit chthei gnition on fora pproxima tely tens econds. #
Startt he engine continuously foram aximu moften seconds until it
ru ns smo othly.
If th ee ngine does no tstart: #
Switc hthe ignition on fora pproxima tely tens econds. #
Startt he engine continuously foram aximu moften seconds until it
ru ns smo othly.
If th ee ngine does no tstart afte rt hree attem pts: #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. Driving and parking
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