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

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Position of motion de tector
If th ev ehicle is equipped wit hamotion de tector,
th ec argo compartmen tlighting is also activated
via them otion de tector.
If th em otion de tector de tects mo vement in the
cargo compa rtment whil ethe vehicle is station‐
ar y, thec argo compartmen tlighting will switch
on fora pproxima tely tw om inutes.
The cargo compartment lighting can be switched
on via them otion de tector if:
R The vehicle is stationar y,thep arking brak eis
applied and youa renotd epressing theb rake
pedal.
R Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
selector le verisinp osition005Dand youa re
no td epressing theb rake pedal.
R The vehicle has no tbeen loc kedf romt he out‐
side using thek ey.
If no chang etot hevehicle, suc hasadoor open‐
ing, is de tected over se veralh ours, them otion
de tector will au tomatically switc hoff.T his pre‐
ve nts theb atter yfromd ischarging. Changing bulbs
Instructions
forc hanging bulbs &
WARNING Risk of bu rnsf romh otcom‐
ponent parts whils treplacing abulb
Bulbs, lamps and plug connector scan
become very hotd uring operation.
When replacing abulb, youc oul db urny our‐
self on these componen tparts. #
Allowthe component parts tocool
down befor ereplacing theb ulbs. When
youa re re placing theb ulb, obser vethef ol‐
lowing:
R Do no tuse an ybulb that has been dropped or
has scratches on its glass sur face. Otherwise,
th eb ulb ma yexplode.
R Theb ulb ma yexplod eifitish otor if you
to uch, drop or sc ratchi t.
R Stains on theg lass sur face reduce the
service lif eofthe bulb. Do no ttouc hthe glass
sur face wi thyour bar ehands. If necessar y,
clea nthe glass sur face wi thalcohol or spirits
in ac olds tate and wipe it down wit halint-
free clo th.
R Protect bulbs from humidity and do no tbring
th em int ocontact wit hliquids.
Alw ayse nsur ethe bulbs ar efirml ysecured.
If yo ur vehicle is equipped wit hLED lamps, you
can checkt his as follo ws :the light cone will mo ve
from toptob ottomand bac kagain when the
ve hicle starts .For this to wo rk,the lo wbeam
needs tohave been switched on befor ethe vehi‐
cle is star ted.
Bulbs and lamps ar eamajor par tofvehicle
saf ety. Therefore, ensur ethat they area lways
wo rking. Ha vetheh eadlam psetting checkedr eg‐
ularly.
R Befor echanging theb ulbs, switc hoffthe
ve hicle's lighting sy stem. This will pr event a
sho rtcircuit.
R Use bulbs only in closed lights that ha vebeen
designed fort hem.
R Use onl yspar ebulbs of thes ame type and
wit hthe cor rect voltage.
If th en ew bulb also does no tlight up, consult a
qu alified specialis tworks hop. Re
placing fron tlight bulbs (vehicles with hal‐
ogen headlamps) Overvie
woffront light sou rcet ypes
Yo uc an replace thef ollowing light sources. 90
Light and vision

Obs
tacles can damag ethe following parts of the
ve hicle, fore xamp le:
R Suspension
R Driv etra in
R Fuel and suppl ytanks
Therefore, alw aysd rive slowl ywhen off-road. If
yo um ustd rive ov er obs tacles ,have thec o-driver
instruct you.
% Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that youa ddi‐
tionall ycarry as hovela nd areco very rope
wit has hackle in thev ehicle.
R Mak esuret hat loadsa nd items of luggage
ar es ecurel ystore dorl ashed down
(/ page185).
R Befor edriving off-road, stop thev ehicle and
engag ealowgear.
R Vehicles with DSR: activateDSR when you
ar ed rivin gd ownhill (/ page127).
R All-wheel driv evehicles: activatethe all-
wheel driv e(/pag e125) and, if necessa ry,
activat ethe LOWR ANGE transmission ratio
(/ page 126).
R Ifth es urface requ ires, temp oraril ydeactivate
ESP ®
when pulling away .
R Only driv eoff-road wit hthe engine running
and agear engaged.
R Driv eslowl yand smo othly .W alkin gpace is
necessar yinmanys ituations.
R Avoid spinning thed rive nw heels.
R Alwayse nsur ethat thew heels remain in con‐
ta ct wi th theground.
R Exercise theu tmos tcaution when driving
across unfamiliar ,unpre dictable terrain. As a
precaution ,get outoft hevehicle totake a
look at ther out etobet aken firs t.
R Lookoutforo bstacles (e.g .roc ks,h oles, tree
st umps and tir eruts).
R Avoid edges wher ethe sur face could crumble
or brea kaway.
Ru les forf ording off-road (all-wheel drive
ve hicles)
R Obser vethes afet yn otes and general no tes
on driving off-road.
R Chec kthe dep thand characteristic softhe
body of waterbefor efording. The watermust
no tbed eeper than 23.6 in (60 cm).
R The climat econtrol sy stem is switched off
(/ page101). R
The auxiliar yheating is switched off
(/ page106).
R Activat eall-whee ldrive ( /page 125) and
activat eitonv ehicles wit hthe LOWR ANGE
transmission ratio (/ page 126).
R Restrict thes hiftrang eto 1or 2.
R Avoid high engine speeds.
R Driv eslowl yand smoo thly at no mor ethan a
wa lkin gpace.
R Ensur ethat no bo wwavef orms while driving.
R Afterf ording, dr ythe brakes.
Af terd riving thro ugh abody of waterdeeper than
19 .7 in (50 cm) ,makes uretoc heckallve hicle
fl uids fora ny signs of penetration bywate r.
Checklis tafter driving off- road
Driving overrough terrain place sgreater
demands on your vehicle than normal road opera‐
tion. Chec kyour vehicle af terd riving on rough
te rrain. This allo wsyoutod etect damage
prom ptly an dreduce ther isk of an accident for
yo urself and other road users. Clean your vehicle
th oroughly befor edriving on public roads.
If yo uf ind dama getothev ehicle af tero ff-road
driving, ha vethev ehicle checkedataq ualified
specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
Obser vethef ollowing points af terd riving off-
ro ad, on con stru ction sites and befor edriving on
publi croads:
R Vehicles with DSR: deactivateDSR
(/ page127).
R All-wheel driv evehicles: deactivat ethe all-
wheel driv e(/pag e125).
R Activat eESP®
.
R Clea nthe exterior lighting, particular lythe
headlamp sand tail lamps, and checkt hem
fo rd ama ge.
R Clean thef ront and rear licens eplates.
R Clean thew indshield, windo wsand outside
mir rors.
R Clean thes teps, entra nces and grab handles.
Thi sincreases thes afet yofy ourfoot ing.
R Clean thew heels and tires, wheel wells and
th eu nderbody of thev ehicle wit hawater jet.
Thi sincrease sroad adhesion ,especiall yon
we troadw ays.
R Chec kthe wheels and tires and wheel wells
fo rt rapped fore ign object sand remo vethem.
Tr apped fore ign object scan damag ethe 11 8
Driving and pa rking

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
Driving and pa rking

Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Inoperative *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tismalfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Switch On Headlamps *Y
ou ar edriving without alow beam. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
or #
Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
0049
Switch Off Lights *Y
ou ar eleaving thev ehicle and thel ight is still switched on. #
Turn thel ight switc htoposition 0058.
0049
Auto Lamp Function
Inoperative *T
he light sensor is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
0049
Malfunction See Opera-
tor’s Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
* Ve hicles with traile rhitch:af use mayhaveb lown. #
Stop in accordance wit hthe tra ffic conditions. #
Chec kthe fuses, and replace them if necessary(/ page218).
0049
Check Left Low
Beam (exa mp le) *T
he bulb in question is faulty. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
or #
Chec kwhether changing theb ulb is permitted. Indicator and
warning lamps Overvie
wofindicator and warning lamps When
thei gnition is switched on, man ysystems
per form aself-test. Som eindicator and warning
lamps ma yswitc honorf lashtemp oraril yduring
th is time. This behavior is no cause fora larm.
These indicator and warning lamps indicat ea
malfunction onl yiftheylight up or flash af tert he
engine has been star tedord uringajourne y.
Indicator and warning lamps:
0058 Lo
wb eam (/ page84)
0060 Pa
rking lamps (/ page84)
0057 High beam (/
page 85)
003E003D Tu
rn signal lights (/ page85)
005E Re
ar fogl ight (/ page84) 00E9
Seat bel
tnotfast ened
(/ page296)
0027 and
004D USA: Brakes (red) (/
page290)
004D Canada: Brakes (red) (/
page290)
004D Brakes (yellow) (/
page290)
0025 ABS malfunction (/
page290)
002E Off-road
gear
00E5 ESP®
(/ page290)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page290)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stswitched off
(/ page148)
0049
and 0024 USA: Electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (/ page290) Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 289

Brak
eAssista nce
see BAS(Brak eAssistSystem)
Brak efluid
No tes. .............................................. 260
Brak eforce distribution
EB D( electronic brak eforce distri‐
bution) ..............................................1 48
Brakes Breaking-in no tes. ............................. 111
New/replaced brakepads/brake
discs .................................................1 11
Breakdown Assi stanc eoverview. .......................... 18
Changin gawheel ............................ .241
Ro adside Assis tance ......................... .23
To ws tartin g. .................................... .218
To wing away ..................................... 215
Tr ansportin gthe vehicle ...................2 17
Breakdown see Fla ttire
Breaking-i nnotes ................................. .111
Bulbs Reversing light .................................... 94
Buttons Steering wheel ..................................1 70C
Call list Making acall ................................... .184
Calls ...................................................... .183
Ac cepting ......................................... 183
Ac tivating functions du ring acall. ..... 184
Declining .......................................... 183
Ending acall. ................................... .183
Incoming call during an existing
call .................................................. .184
Making ............................................. 183
Car wash
see Care
Car wash (care) .................................... 200
Care .......................................................2 04
Carw ash .......................................... 200
Carpe t..............................................2 04
Displ ay............................................. 204
Exterio rlighting ................................ 202
Headline r.......................................... 204
Matt efinish ...................................... 201
Pa int ................................................ .201
Plastic trim ....................................... 204
Po we rw ashe r................................... 200
Re alwo od/trim elements ................2 04Re
ar vie wcamera/360 °Camer a..... 202
Seat be lt.......................................... .204
Seat co ver. ....................................... 204
Sensor s............................................ 202
Ta ilpipes .......................................... .202
Tr ailer hit ch...................................... 202
Wa shing byhand .............................. 201
Wheels/rims .................................... 202
Wi ndo ws ........................................... 202
Wi per blades .................................... 202
Cargo compartment lighting Motion de tector .................................. 89
Cargo co mpartment ventilation
Deactivating .....................................1 08
Setting .............................................. 108
Cargo tie-down point ............................187
Cargo tie-down points Info rm atio n....................................... 267
Carpe t(care) ........................................ .204
Central locking Wireless central lockin g..................... 24
Chang ebulbs
Ad ditional tur nsignal light (all-
wheel driv evehicles) .......................... 91
Changing abulb
see Changing bulbs
Changing awheel
Lo we ring thev ehicle .........................2 45
Prepa ring .......................................... 241
Ra ising thev ehicle ............................2 42
Re moving awhee l............................ 24 4
Changing address .................................. 23
Changing bulbs ...................................... .90
High bea m.......................................... 91
Indicator (front) .................................. 91
Interior lamps (rear compartment) ..... 94
License plate lamp............................. 93
Ligh tbulbt ypes haloge nheadlamps .. 90
Lo wb eam. .......................................... 91
No tes. ................................................90
Ta il lam pbulb types (Cargo Van
and Passenger Van) ............................ 92
Ta il lam pbulb types (chassis) ............ .93
Tu rn signal light (rear) (chassis) ..........94
Changing lamps see Changing bulbs
Changing owner .....................................23
Cha racteristics of thet ire .................. .235
Charging Batter y............................................. 209 302
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