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

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If
th ef ront axle is damaged, raise thev ehicle
at thef ront axle and if ther ear axle is dam‐
aged, raise thev ehicle at ther ear axle.
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hicles with automatic transmission
and rear-wheel drive: ifth er eisam alfunc‐
tion, thea utomatic transmission ma ybe
loc kedinp osition 005D.
If th ea utomatic transmission cann otbe shif‐
te dtop osition 005C,transpor tthe vehicle
(/ page217).At ow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page214). #
Thep rope ller shaf tsto thed rive axles must
be remo vedift he maximum permissible tow‐
ing dis tance is exceeded. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. #
Switc hoffthei gnition. Loading
thev ehicle fort ransport #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page215,216 ). #
Con nect thet ow bar tothet ow ing eyetol oad
th ev ehicle. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C.
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hicles with automatic transmission: in
th ee vent of damag etothe electrics, the
automatic transmissio nmaybe loc kedin
position 005D.Toshifttop osition 005C,provide
th eo n-boar delectrical sy stem wit hpower
( / pag e209). #
Load thev ehicle ont othe transpor ter. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005D. #
Use thep arking brak etosecurethe vehicle
agains trolling away. #
Only secur ethe vehicle bythew heels. Ve
hicles with all-wheel drive/vehicles with
automatic transmission #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axle scome
to rest on thes ame transpor tatio nv ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothed rive trai ndueto
incor rect positioning #
Do no tpositio nthe vehicle abo vethe
connection point of thet ranspor tvehi‐
cle. *
NO
TEVehicle damag eduetoimproper
loading An all-wheel driv
evehicle ma ybedamaged if
it is tilted, pushed or mo vedw hile being loa‐
ded using ahydraulic plat form. #
When loading avehicle wit hall-wheel
drive, thev ehicle should onl ybemoved
and positioned byits ownp owe r. #
The vehicle and thes urface it is posi‐
tione dons hould no longer be mo ved
when thek eyisremo vedorift he door
is open. To
wing eyes torage location The
towing eyeisl ocated in thev ehicle tool kit in
th ef ront-passen gerfootwell (/ page219). Breakdown assis
tance 217

Installing/removing
thet ow ing eye Ins
talling and removing thef ront towing eye #
Toinstall thef ront towing eye: press the
to poft he co vera nd remo vethec over. #
Screw intowing eye1clockwise tothes top
and tighten. #
Toremo vethef ront towing eye: unsc rew
to wing eye1counter-clockwise. #
Inser tthe co verw itht he tabs at thet op and
push in at theb otto muntilthec ove rengages. Re
ar towing eye( vehicles wit hpassenger vehicle
appr oval)
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ar towing eye2is permanentl yattached
to thev ehicle.
* NO
TEDama getothev ehicle due to
incor rect use of thet ow ing eye When
atow ing eyeisu sedtoreco verav ehi‐
cle, thev ehicle ma ybedamaged in thep roc‐
ess. #
Onlyusethet ow ing eyetot ow aw ayor
to ws tartthe vehicle. To
ws tarting vehicl e(eme rgency engine start) Ve
hicles with automatic transmission
* NO
TEDama getothea utomatic trans‐
mission due to towstarting The automatic transmissio
nmaybe damaged
in thep rocess of tows tartin gv ehicles with
automatic transmission. #
Vehicles wit hautomatic transmission
mus tnotbe tows tarted. #
Do no ttow st artv ehicles wit hautomatic
transmission. Electrical fuses
Note
sone lectrical fuses &
WARNING Risk of accident and injury
du etoo verloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher
amperage, thee lectric line could be overloa‐
ded.
This could result in afire. #
Alwa ys replace faulty fuse swiths peci‐
fi ed ne wfuses containing thec orrect
amperage. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect fuses Electrica
lcomponents or sy stems could be
damaged byincor rect fuses. #
Only use fuses whi chhave been
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benza nd which
ha ve thec orrect fus erating. Th
ee lectrica lfus es in your vehicle switc hoff
defectiv ecircuits. If afuse blo ws,allth ec ompo‐
nent sont he circuit and their functions will cease
to operate.
Blown fuses mus tbereplaced wit hfuses of an
equivalent specification ,whic hyou can de ter‐
mine bythec olor and fuse rating .The fuse allo‐
cation charta nd fur ther information on thee lec‐
tric fuses and relays can be found in the" Fuse
allocation chart" supplement. 218
Breakdown assis tance

Tr
aile rhitch Note
sont he trailer hitch &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoafter‐
mar ketins tallation of atrailer hitc hthat
is no tpermissible
If af term arke tins tallation of atrailer hitc his
no tp ermissible and youi nstallat railer hitch
or other assembly parts, thel ongitudinal
frame member will be weakene dand may
break .Inthis case, thet railer ma ycome
loose from thev ehicle.
Ther eisar isk of an accident.
Only ins tallat railer hitc haftermar ketifitis
pe rm issible. Obser
vethen otes on trailer operation
(/ page162).
Re trofitting atrailer hitchiso nly pe rmissible if a
to wing capacity is specified in your vehicle docu‐
ments.
Yo uc an obtain fur ther information on thet railer
hitc hataq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Mercedes-Benz recommends that youh ave a
traile rhitch retrofitted at an au thorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Onl yuseatrailer hitc hwhichh as been tested
and speciall yappr ove dbyM ercedes-Benzf or
yo ur vehicle.
Use onl yaball nec kthat has been appr ovedfor
yo ur vehicle and fory our Sprinter trailer hitch.
No tesont he permissible dimensions of theb all
nec kcan also be found on thei dentification plate
of thet railer hitch.
The maximum permissible towing capacity for
traile rswithout aseparat ebrakin gsystemis
1, 653 lbs (750 kg). Tr
aile rloads The permissible
weight sand loads whic hmust
no tbee xceeded can also be obtained from the
fo llowing sources of information:
R Vehicle documents
R The identification plates of thet railer hitch,
trailer and vehicle
The values appr ovedbyt he manufacturer can be
fo und in thef ollowing table. If thev alues dif fer,
th el ow estv alue applies. Use acalibrated weigh‐ ing machine
tocheckt he weight restrictions ha ve
been complied wit hbefor eyou star ty our journe y. Te
ch nica ldata 263

Operating
fluids
Ad ditives (fuel) .................................2 55
Brak efluid ........................................ 260
Coolant (engine) .............................. .261
DEF .................................................. 257
Engine oi l......................................... 258
Fu el (diesel) ...................................... 255
Fu el (gasoline) ..................................2 55
No tes. .............................................. 254
Wi ndshield washer fluid ............ 261, 262
Ope ratin gInstructions (vehicle
equipment) ............................................. 22
Operatin gsafety
Chan gesint he engine po werout‐
put ...................................................... 25
Declaration of conformity (vehicle
components that recei veand/or
transmit radio wav es) .........................24
Declaration of conformity (wireless
ve hicle components) .......................... 24
Information .........................................23
Multimedia sy stem ........................... 178
Operating sy stem
On-boar dcomputer .......................... 17 0
Outsid emirro rs ...................................... 97
fo lding in/out .................................... .97
Setting ................................................ 97
Setting options ................................... 16
Overhead control panel Adjusting thei nterior lighting .............87
Overvie w............................................. 11P
Pa int (cleaning instructions) ...............201
Pa int code ............................................ .252
Pa rk position
Engaging ........................................... 12 3
Engaging au tomatically .................... .123
Pa rking Assis tPARKTRONIC
Driv eAwayA ssist ............................. 15 9
Pa rking brak e(electrical)
see Electric parkin gbrake
Pa rking brak e(manual)
see Manual parkin gbrake
Pa rking forane xtended period ...........14 4
Pa rking light .......................................... .84
Pa rtition sliding door
Fr om thec argo compartmen t.............57
Fr om thed rive r's compartmen t..........56
Pe rm issible gross mass ...................... 252 Pe
rm issible towing me thods .............. .214
Pe ts in the vehicle .................................. 45
Phone book Downloading mobile phone con‐
tacts ................................................. 184
Sea rching forac ontact .................... 184
Placing aload on thew heel ar ch........ 191
Plastic trim (care) ................................ 204
Po we rsupp ly
Batter ymains witc h.......................... 121
Switching on (s tart/s topb utton) ...... 109
Po we rw asher (care) ........................... .200
Po we rw indo ws
see Side window Q
QR code (rescue card) ...........................27
Qualified specialis tworks hop .............. 25 R
Ra ck systems (information) ................188
Ra dar senso rs....................................... 14 5
Ra dio ..................................................... 180
Ac tivating/deactivating traf fic
announcement s............................... .181
DA Ba nnouncements ........................ 181
Program pr eview( EPG) .................... .181
Selecting thef requ ency band ........... 180
Setting astatio n. .............................. 180
St oring radio stations ...................... .180
Ra dio connection
Ke y. .................................................... 46
Re alwo od (care) .................................. 204
Re ar
Motion de tector .................................. 89
Re ar ben chseat
see Seats
Re ar Cross Traf ficA lert ...................... .159
Re ar fogl ight .......................................... 84
Re ar vie wcamera
Care ................................................. 202
Fu nctions .......................................... 15 5
Wi th rear-vie wmirro rd ispla y............ 15 6
Re ar windo wwiper
Re placing ............................................ 97
Switching on/of f................................ 95
Re ar-co mpartment heating .................102 312
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