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

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Unscr ewscrews 1and remo velens 2. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Place lens 2in position and tigh tent he
scr ews 1. Re
placing rear light bulb s(Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van) Overvie
wofrear light sou rcet ypes (Cargo
Va na nd Passenger Van)
Yo uc an chang ethe following light sources. Ve
hicles wit hstandar dtail lamps
1 Brak elights/tail lamps/pe rime terl ights:
P21W
2 Backing up light :P21W
3 License plate lamp:W5W
4 Rear fogl ight :P21W
Yo uc an chang ethe following light sources. Ve
hicles wit hpartial LED tail lamps
1 Backin guplight:P21W
2 License plate lamp:W5W
3 Rear fogl ight :P21W
Changing thet ail lamps (Cargo Vana nd
Pa ssenger Van)
Re quirements:
R Brak
elights/tail lights/perime terl ights:
bulb typ eP21W
R Backin guplights: bulb typ eP21W
R Rear fogl ights: bulb type P21W 1
Brak elight/tai llig ht/pe rime terl ight
2 Backing up light
3 Rear fogl ight #
Switc hoffthel ighting sy stem. #
Open ther ear-end door. 92
Light and vision

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Toremo ve: loose nscrews 1and pull out
th et ail lam pinthe direction of thea rrow. #
Remo vethep lug from bulb mount 3.#
Loosen scr ews2and remo vebulb mount
3 from thet ail lamp. #
Gently tur nthe bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Toinstall: setb ulb mount 3onthet ail lamp
and scr ewin scr ews2. #
Press thep lug int obulb mount 3. #
Inser tthe tail lam pand scr ewin scr ews1. License plat
elamp
Re quirements:
R License plat elamp: light bulb type W5W #
Swit chofft he lighting sy stem. #
Place ascrew driver ,for example, at opening
2 between lamp 3and panel 1and care‐
full ypryofflamp 3. #
Remo velamp 3from panel 1. #
Rotate theb ulb holder byaround 45 °and
de tach it from thel amp. #
Remo vethel ight bulb. #
Inser tthe ne wbulb int othe bulb holder. #
Inser tthe bulb holder int othe lam pand
ro tate itby around 45°. #
Inser tthe lam pintot he panel opening until it
engages. Re
placing rear light bulb s(ch assis) Overvie
wofrear light sou rcet ypes (chassis)
Yo uc an replace thef ollowing light sources. Ve
hicles wit hstandar dtail lamps
1 Clearance lamp: R5W
2 Tail light :R5W
3 Brak elight :P21W
4 Turn signal lights: PY 21 W Light and vision
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Backing up light :P21W
6 Rear fogl ight (driver's side): P21W
7 License plate lamp:R5W
Re placing the tai llamps on the chassis
Re quirements:
R Rear fogl ights: bulb type P21W
R License pla telighting: bulb type R5W
R Backing up lights: bulb typeP21W
R Turn signal lights: bulb type PY21 W
R Clearance lamps: bulb typeR5W
R Brak elights: bulb type P21W
R Tail lights: bulb type R5W 1
Light lens
2 Screws
3 Rear fogl ight
4 License plat elamp
5 Backing up light
6 Turn signal light
7 Cleara nce lamp
8 Brak elight
9 Tail light #
Swit chofft he lighting sy stem. #
Unscr ewscrews 2and remo velight lens
1. #
Remo vethep lug from theb ulb mount. #
Gentl yturnt he bulb counter-clockwise and
ta ke it out of thes ocket. #
Inse rtthen ew bulb int othe soc keta nd tur nit
clo ckwise. #
Position light lens 1and tighten scr ews2. Re
placing interio rlight bulbs Re
placing rear interior lamps
Re quirements:
% Fo
rthe standar dbulb failur eindicator func‐
tion towo rkcor rectly ,only lights bulbs must
be use dthat ar ethe same type and po weras
th ose ins talled during production. #
Swit chofft he interior lighting. #
Press in catc hspring of lens 1withas uita‐
ble object e.g. ascrew driver ,and then le ver
of ft he lens wit hthe lam phousing. #
Topull bac klen sf romt he lam phousing:
press thel ugs of lens 2inwa rds. #
Remo velight bulb 3from thel am ph ousing. #
Inser tthe ne wlight bulb. #
Inser tthe lens in thel am ph ousing until it
engages. #
Place thel ens wit hthe lam phousing in posi‐
tion and engag eit. 94
Light and vision

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NO
TEDama getothev ehicle af terd riving
off-road When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfa‐
ces, fore ign bodies suc hasstones and
branches could become trapped on thev ehi‐
cle underside, on wheels and tires, causing
damag etothevehicle.
Fo reign bodies could cause thef ollowing
damage:
R Damag ethe suspension, thef uel tank or
th eb rake system.
R Disturb theb alance and cause vibrations. #
Regular lyremo veanyt rapped fore ign
bodies, e.g. stones and branches. #
Afterd riving off-road, checkc arefully
whe ther ther eisa nydamag etothe
ve hicle. #
Ifth er eisd amage, ha vethev ehicle
ch eckedataq ualified specialis twork‐
shop. When driving off-road or on unpa
veds urfaces,
ch eckt he vehicle underside, wheels and tires
re gularly at regular inter vals. In particular,
re mo veanyt rapped fore ign bodies, suc has
st ones and branches.
Obser vethef ollowing no tesr egarding fore ign
bodies of this kind:
R Theym aydamag ethe suspension, thef uel
ta nk or theb rake system.
R Theym aydisturb theb alance and cause
vibrations.
R Theym aybe flung out from thev ehicle when
yo uc ontinue driving.
If th er eisa nydamage, infor maqualified special‐
is tw orks hop.
When driving off-road on steep inclines, youm ust
mak esuret hat theD EFtank is su fficientl yfilled.
Therefore, ensur ealevelofatl eastten liters
befor eoff-road driving.
When driving off-road and on con stru ction sites,
sand ,mud and water,also mixed wit hoil, can get
int ot he brakes. This ma ylead toareduction in
braking ef fect or total brak efailure, also as a
re sult of increased wear.T he brakin gcharacteris‐
tics will vary depending on them aterial that has
go tint ot he sy stem. Clean theb rake sa fter driv‐
ing off-road. If yout hen notice areduced braking
ef fect or hea rscraping noises, ha vetheb rake sy
stem checkedi mmediately at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop. Adjus tyour driving styletot he
ch anged brakin gcharacteristics.
Driving off-road or on construction sites increa‐
ses thep ossibility of vehicle damag ewhichm ay
in tur nlead tothef ailur eofc ertain major assem‐
blies and sy stems. Adapty our driving styletot he
off-road driving conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ha ve
an yv ehicle damag erecti fied at aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop as soon as possible.
When driving on rough cross-countr yterrain, do
no ts hif tthe transmission toneutral and do not
disengag ethe clutch. Youc oul dlose control
when attem pting tobrak ethe vehicle wit hthe
service brake. If your vehicle canno tmanag ean
uphill incline, driv ebackd owninr everse gear.
When loadin gyour vehicle foro ff-road driving or
on aconstruction site, keep thev ehicle's center
of gr avity as lo waspossible.
Checklis tbefor eoff-road driving
R Chec kthe fuel and DEF le vels (/ page169)
and refill if necessar y(/pag e133).
R Engine: checkt he oil le vela nd add oil if nec‐
essar y(/pag e195) .Before drivin gupor
down extreme incline sorslopes,fill th eo ilto
th em aximum le vel.
% If
yo ud rive up or down extreme incline sor
slopes, the00B2 symbol ma yappear in the
multifunction displa y.The engine operating
saf etyisn otput at risk if youh ave filled the
engine oil tothem aximum le velb efor ethe
journe y.
R Vehicl etool kit: checkt hat thej ackisw ork‐
ing (/ page241).
R Mak esuret hat alug wrenc h(/pag e241), a
wo oden underla yfor thej ack, ar obus ttow
ro pe, afolding spade and awheel chock
(depending on equipment) ar ecarried in the
ve hicle.
R Tire sa nd wheels: checkt he tir etread dep th
( / pag e222) and thet irep ressure
(/ page230).
Ru les foro ff-road driving
Alw aysbea wareoftheg round clearance of the
ve hicle and avoid obs tacles suc hasdeept ire
ru ts. Driving and pa
rking 117

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Turn DEF filler cap 1coun ter-clockwise and
re mo veit.
Opening theD EFfiller cap on loc kable filler
caps #
Open theh ood. #
Take tool 4 foru nlocking DEF filler cap 1
from thev ehicle tool kit. #
Pull co ver3on DEF filler cap 1up, turn
90° and release. #
Inser ttool 4in holes 2of DEF filler cap
1. #
Turn DEF filler cap 1coun ter-clockwise and
re mo veit. Preparing
theD EFrefill canis ter Va
riant 1 Va
riant 2 #
Unscr ewthec ap on DEFr efill canister1. #
Screw disposable hose 2ontothe opening
of DEF refill canis ter1 until hand-tight. 13 8
Driving and pa rking

Re
filling DEF Va
riant 1 Va
riant 2 #
Screwd isposable hose 2ontothe filler neck
of thev ehicle until hand-tight. #
Liftupa nd tip DEF refill canis ter1.
The filling proces sstops when theD EFtank is
comple tely full.
DEF refill canis ter1 can be remo vedw hen it
has been onl ypartiall yemp tied. #
Unscr ewdisposable hose 2and close DEF
and refill canis ter1 inreve rseo rder. #
Switc hont he ignition foratl east 60 seconds. #
Startt he vehicle.
% Av
oid storing DEF container spermanent lyin
th ev ehicle.
DEF refill bottle
Onl yscrew theD EF ref ill bottle hand-tigh tonto
th ef iller openin ginthe engine compartment. It
ma yotherwise be damaged. DEF
refill bottles 1can be obtained at man ygas
st ations or at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Re fill bottles without athreadedc ap offerno
ove rfill pr otection .DEF mayleak out as aresult
of ove rfilling. Mercedes-Benz of fers special refill
bottles wit hathreadedc ap.Youc an obtain this
from an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. #
Unscr ewthep rotectiv ecap from DEFr efill
bottle 1. #
Place DEFr efill bottle1as shown on filler
opening 2and scr ewit on clockwise until
hand-tight. #
Press DE Frefill bottle 1towa rdsf iller open‐
ing 2.
The DE Ftank is filled. This could takeupto
one minute.
% When
theD EFrefill bottle is no longer
pressed down, filling stops. The bottle can be
re mo vedw hen it has been onl ypartially emp‐
tied. #
LetgoofD EFrefill bottle 1. Driving and parking
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Turn DEF refill bottle 1coun ter-clockwise
and remo veit. #
Screwt he pr otectiv ecap ont oDEFrefill bot‐
tle 1 again.
Fi lling procedur ewitht he pum pnozzle of an
DEF filling pump #
Inser tthe pum pnozzle int othe filler nec kand
add DE F.When doing so, do no toverfill the
DEF tank .You can also use an DEF filling
pum pfor truc ks.
Closing theD EFfiller cap on filler caps that
ar en otloc kable #
Afterf illing theD EFtank ,p lace DEF filler cap
1 onthef iller nec kand tigh tenitc lock wise. #
Turn theD EFfiller cap until thel ette ring is
legible and horizontal.
The filler nec kisonlyl oc kedc orrectly when
th is is thec ase. #
Close theh ood. Closing
theD EFfiller cap on loc kable filler
caps #
Afterf illing theD EFtank ,p lace DEF filler cap
1 onthef iller nec kand tigh tenitc lock wise. #
Remo vetool 4 from DEF filler cap 1and
st or eitint hevehicle tool kit. #
Pull co ver3on DEF filler cap 1upover
holes 2of DEF filler cap 1,turna nd
re lease. #
Turn DEF filler cap 1.
If DE Ffiller cap 1turns freel y,theD EFtank
is closed. Park
ing Pa
rking thev ehicle &
WARNING Risk offire caused byhot
ex haus tsystemp arts
Flammable material suc hasleaves, grass or
twigs ma yignit eift heyc ome int ocontact
wi th hotp arts of thee xhau stsystem or
ex haus tgas flow. #
Park thev ehicle so that no flammable
material can com eintoc ontact wi thhot
ve hicle components. 14 0
Driving and pa rking

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WARNING Swerving of thev ehicle/
trailer combination due toinc reased
speed
If th ev ehicle/trailer combination swer ves,
yo uc an lose control of it.
The vehicle/trailer combination can even tip
ove r. #
Under no ci rcums tances shoul dyou try
to inc rease thes peed tostra ighten the
ve hicle/trailer combination. #
Reduce speed and do no tcounter-s teer. #
If necessar y,appl ythe brakes. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etothe
brak esystem overheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal
when driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking dis tance and the
brak esystemm ayeve nfail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time
while driving. &
WARNING Danger of accident du eto
unsuitable ball coupling
If yo ui nstall an unsuitable ball coupling, over‐
loading of thet railer hitc hand rear axle will
be ther esult. This is particularly thec ase if
th eb all coupling is relatively long or angled
dif fere ntl y.
The handling characteristic smaybe heavily
impaired and thet railer can become
de tach ed. Ther eisarisk offata linjur y. #
Only ins tallab all couplin gthat meets
th ep ermitted dimension sand has been
designed fort he trailer operation
re qu irements. #
Do no tmodif ythe ball coupling or the
traile rhitch. &
WARNING Risk of accident and inju ry
due toan incor rectl yins talled ball cou‐
pling
If th eb all coupling is no tins talled and
engaged cor rectly ,itm aybecome de tach ed
during tr avel and endanger other road users.
Ther eisar isk offata linjur y. #
Install and secur ethe ball coupling as
described in theb all coupling manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions. #
When theb all coupling has been ins tal‐
led, ensur ethat it is cor rectly secu red
befor eevery trip. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoan
incor rectl yins tal led and secured ball
coupling
If th eb all coupling has no tbeen cor rectly
ins talled and secured, thet railer can become
de tach ed. #
Install and secur ethe ball coupling as
described in theb all coupling manufac‐
turer's ins tallation instructions. #
When theb all coupling has been ins tal‐
led, ensur ethat it is cor rectly secu red
befor eevery trip. *
NO
TEWearing out theb rake linings by
continuously dep ressing theb rake pedal #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal continu‐
ously whils tdriving. #
Touse theb raking ef fect of thee ngine,
shif ttoa lowe rgear in good time. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he operating instructions of
th em anufacturer of thet railer coupling and the
ball nec k.
Place your vehicle/trailer combination on sur fa‐
ces that ar ease vena spossible and secu reit
agains trolling away ( /pag e140). Coupl eand
uncoupl ethe trailer carefully.
When backing up thet ow ing vehicle, ensur ethat
th er eisn o-one between thev ehicle and the
traile r.
If yo udon otcouple thet railer tothet ow ing vehi‐
cle cor rectly ,the trailer ma ybecome de tach ed.
Onceith as been coupled and is roadwor thy, the
traile rmustbeinah orizontalp osition behin dthe
to wing vehicle. Driving and parking
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No
tethef ollowing rega rding thet ongue weight:
R Mak efull use of them aximum tongu eweight,
wher epossible.
R Neverfall belo walegall yprescribed minimum
to ngu eweight ;the tongu eweight must
alw aysbep ositive.
R Do no texceed or fall belo wthe permissible
to ngu eweights –this mus tbeobservedd ur‐
ing loading and unloading of thet railer.
Do no texceed thef ollowing values:
R Perm itted braked or unbraked towing capa‐
city
The maximum permissible towing capacity for
unbraked trailer sis1,653 lbs (750 kg).
R Perm issible rear axle load of thet ow ing vehi‐
cle
R Perm issible gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle
R Perm issible gross mass of thet railer
R Perm issible gross combination mass
R Maximum permissible speed of thet railer
The releva nt pe rmitted values, whic hmustn otbe
ex ceeded, can be found in thef ollowing places:
R Inyour vehicle documents
R Onthei dentification plat eofthe trailer hitch
R Onthet railer's identification plate
R Onthev ehicle identification plate
If th er ea rediscrepancies between thev alues, the
lo west one shall apply.
Befor edriving off, ensur ethe following:
R The tir epressur eont herear axle of thet ow‐
ing vehicle has been se tfor them aximum
load.
R The headlamps ha vebeen se tcorrectly.
Va lues appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can be
fo und on thei dentification plates and in thes ec‐
tion fort he towing vehicle (/ page225).
Yo ur vehicle will beha vediffere ntl yw ithat railer
re lativ etow ithout atrailer:
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be heav‐
ier.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will be
re stricted in its acceleration and climbing
ability.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will ha vean
inc reased brakin gdista nce. R
The vehicle/trailer combination will be more
susceptible tocrosswind gu sts.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will requ ire
mor esensitiv esteering.
R The vehicle/trailer combination will ha ve a
lar gerturning circle.
This ma yimp airt he vehicle's driving characteris‐
tics.
When drivin gwithav ehicle/trailer combination,
alw aysa dap tyour speed tothec urrent road and
we ather conditions. Driv ecarefull y.Ke ep asuffi‐
cient saf edista nce.
Co mply withthe maximum speed of 49 mph
(80 km/h) or 62 mph(100k m/h), even in coun‐
tries in whic hhigher speeds ar epermitted for
ve hicle/trailer combinations.
Compl ywitht he legally prescribed maximum
speed forv ehicle/trailer combination sinforce in
th ec ount ry,s tat eorC anadian pr ovinc einq ues‐
tion. Befor esetting off, consult thet railer's vehi‐
cle documents tosee them aximum permissible
speed fory our trailer.
At tach onl yana pprove dtrailer hitc htoyourvehi‐
cle. Use only aball nec kthat has been appr oved
fo ry our vehicle. Further information about availa‐
bilit yand ins tallation of thet railer electrics is
av ailable from an yqualified specialis tworks hop.
The trailer hitc hisone of them ostimp ortant
ve hicle parts forr oad saf ety. Compl ywitht he
instructions on operating, maintaining and servic‐
ing in them anufacturer's operating instructions.
% Yo
ur vehicle's bumper sarenots uitable for
ins talling de tach able trailer towh itch es.
Do no tattac hanyrented traile rtow hitches or
an yo ther de tach able trailer towh itch es tothe
bumpers.
% When using
atrailer ,remember that
PA RKTRONI Cisavailable onl ytoalimited
ex tent, if at all.
% The height of
theb all head will change
depending on thev ehicle's load. In this case,
use atrailer wit haheight-adjus table dr aw‐
bar.
Driving no tes
The maximum permissible speed forv ehicle/
trailer combination sdepends on thet ype of
trailer .Befor esetting off, consult thet railer's
ve hicle documents tosee them aximum permissi‐
ble speed fory our trailer. 16 4
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Yo
ur vehicle will beha vediffere ntl yw ithat railer
re lativ etow ithout atrailer ,and will consume
mor efuel. In thec ase of along and steep
descent, youm usts elec tshif trange 3,2or 1in
good time.
% This also applies if
thec ruise cont rolis
switched on.
Yo uw illthereb ymakeu se of thee ngine' sbraking
ef fect and will no thave tobrak easo ften tocon‐
trol thes peed. This will take some of thes train
of ft he brak esystema nd pr event theb rake sf rom
ove rheating and wearing tooq uickl y.Ifyo un eed
additional braking, depress theb rake pedal inter‐
mittently rath er than continuousl y.
Drivin gtips
If th et railer sw ays, remember thef ollowing
points:
R Do no taccelerat eunder an ycircums tances.
R Do no tcounter steer.
R If necessar y,appl ythe brakes.
% Yo
uc an pr eventthet railer from sw aying and
rock ingbyretrofitting stabilizer bar or trailer
st abilit yprograms. Youc an obtain fur ther
information from an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center.
When youa redrivin gwithat railer ,compl ywith
th ef ollowing points:
R Maintain agreater dis tance than when driving
without atrailer.
R Avoid braking abruptl y.If possible, brak egen‐
tl yf irst of al lsot hatthet railer closes up
behind your vehicle. Then, increase theb rak‐
ing forc er apidl y.
R The values given fors tart-o ff gradeability
re fertos ea level. When driving in moun tain‐
ous areas, no tethat engine output, and there‐
fo re start-of fgradeability ,will dec rease with
inc reasin galtitude. Coupling/uncoupling
atrailer Coupling
atrailer
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle batter ydue
to full discharge Charging
thet railer batter yusing thep ower
supply of thet railer can damag ethe vehicle
batter y. #
Do no tuse thev ehicle's po wersupply
to charge thet railer batter y. #
Shif tthe selector le vertop osition 005D. #
Appl ythe vehicle's parking brake. #
Close all thed oors. #
Position thet railer on alevel sur face behind
th ev ehicle.
% The ball head height
changes depending on
th ev ehicle's load. In this case, use atrailer
wit hah eight-adjus table trailer dr awbar. #
Couple up thet railer. #
Establish all electrical and other connections
to thet railer. #
Remo veobject sordevices whic hpreve nt the
traile rfromr olling, e.g. wheel choc ks. #
Release thet railer's parking brake.
% The
vehicle harness has acable connection
to theb rake light indicator lamp.
Obser vethem aximum permissible trailer dimen‐
sions (widt hand length).
Mos tUSs tatesa nd all Canadian pr ovinces pre‐
scribe thef ollowing points, and youa reurge ntly
re commended tocomply wi th these:
R Safetyc hains between thet ow ing vehicle and
th et railer .The chains should be routed in a
criss-cross pat tern unde rthe trailer dr awbar.
The ym ustbec onnected tothet railer tow
hitc hand no ttothe bumper or tothev ehicle
axle.
Lea vesuf ficient sla ckinthec hains. This
allo wsfore vens harp cornering.
R Aseparat ebrake system is requ ired forc er‐
ta in trailers.
R Asafet yf eatur eisrequired forb rake dt railers.
De term ine thes pecific requ irements acco rd‐
ing tother ele vant la ws.
If th et railer becomes de tach ed from thet ow‐
ing vehicle, thes afet yf eatur etrigger sthe
trailer brakes and can thus reduce thed anger.
Un coupling atrailer &
WARNING Risk of being crushed and
becoming trapped whe nuncoupling a
trailer
Whe nuncoupling atrail er wi than engaged
ine rtia-activated brake, your han dmay Drivin
gand parking 16 5