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

Instrument Displa
y(color dis‐
play)
1 Speedome ter →
16 9
2 00E5 ESP®
→
290
3 00BA Distance warning →
296
4 00E9 Seat belt no tfas tened →
296
5 003E003D Turn signal indica‐
to rs →
85
6 Multifunction display →
290
7 0077 Tire pressur eloss warn‐
ing lamp →
290
8 00B9 CheckEngine →
297
9 0028 Preglo wand malfunction
in preglo wsystem
A Tach ome ter →
16 9
B 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) parkin gbrake is
applied (red) →
290
C 0027 and004D (USA) or 004D
(Canada) brakes (red) →
290 D
003D Electrical malfunction →
297
E Coolant temp eratur eindicator
and 00AC coolant tooh ot →
297
F 0024 Electri cparkin gb rake
(yellow) →
290
G 0075 Restra int sy stem →
31
H 0057 High beam →
85
I 0058 Lowb eam →
84
J 0060 Parking lights →
84
K Fuel le velindicator and 00D4
fuel reser vewit hfuel filler cap
location indicator →
297
L Fo
glight →
84
M 005E Rear fogl ight →
84
N 004D Brakes (yell ow) →
290
O 0025 ABS malfunction →
290
P 00BB ESP®
deactivated →
290 8
Atag lanc e–Instru ment clus ter

Instrument Displa
y(bla ckand
whit edisplay) wit hsteering
wheel buttons
1 Speedome ter →
16 9
2 00E5 ESP®
→
290
3 00BA Distance warning →
296
4 00E9 Seat belt no tfas tened →
296
5 003E003D Turn signal indica‐
to rs →
85
6 Displ ayofwa rning and indica‐
to rlamps
003E Atleas tone door is not
comple tely closed
0077 Tire pressur eloss →
290
00CC Powe r-assis teds teering
malfunction →
296
003D Electrical malfunction →
297
0053 SOS/emergency cal lsys‐
te m( Mercedes-Benz emer‐
ge ncy cal lsyst em)
00D4 ActiveB rake Assi stdeac‐
tivated →
15 0
00D7 ATTENTION ASSIS Tdeac‐
tivated →
157
e OFF Lane Keeping Assist
inactive →
16 2
00CE Highbea mAssist →
86 e
(White) Lane Keeping
Assis tactiv eand ready toissue
wa rnings / e(Red) Lane
Ke eping Assis tissues warning →
16 2
7 00B9 CheckEngine →
297
8 0028 Preglo wand malfunction
in preglo wsystem
9 Tach ome ter
A 0049 and0024 (USA) or 0024
(Canada) parkin gbrake is
applied (red) →
290
B 0027 and004D (USA) or 004D
(Canada) brakes (red) →
290
C 00D4 Reser vefuel →
297
D DEF supply low →
13 6
E 002E LOWR ANGE active →
12 6
F 0024 Electric pa rking brake
(yellow) →
290
G Multifunction display →
290
H 0075 Restra int sy stem →
31
I 0057 High beam →
85
J 0058 Lowb eam →
84
K 0060 Parking lights →
84
L Fo
glight →
84
M 005E Rear fogl ight →
84 At
ag lanc e–I nstrument clus ter9

1
Checkin gand topping up oper‐
ating fluids →
254
St artin gassis tance →
209
2 Buttons fort he SOS emergency
call sy stem and roadside assis‐
ta nce →
207
3 Warning lamp →
206
Saf etyv est →
206
Fir st-ai dk it (so ftsided) →
206
4 Vehicles wit hrear-wheel drive:
hy draulic jac kand tire-change
to ol kit →
220 5
Hazar dwarning lights →
85
6 QR code fora ccessing ther es‐
cue card →
27
7 Todisconnect thes tarter bat‐
te ry →
212
8 Fuelfiller flap wit hinstruction
labels fort irep ressu re,fuel
type and QR code fora ccess‐
ing ther escue card →
13 3
9 Flattire →
208 18
Atag lanc e–Emer gencie sand breakdowns

Exterior lighting
Note
sonc hanging thel ight swhen driving
abroad Ve
hicles with halogen or static LED head‐
lamps: Changing theh eadlamps is no tneces‐
sar y.The legal requ irements will also be fulfilled
in countries wit hlefta nd right-han dtraffic. Informatio
nabout lighting sy stems and your
re sponsibility The
vehicle's various lighting sy stems ar eonly
aids. The vehicle driver is responsible fora djust‐
ing thev ehicle's lighting tothep reva ilin glight,
visibilit y,statutor ycondition sand traf ficc ondi‐
tions. Light switch
Operating the light switch
#
00470060 Activates or deacti vatesp arking
lights and license plat eand instrument light‐
ing. #
00480058 Activates or deacti vatesa utomatic
driving lights/daytime running lights (p refer‐
re dl ight switc hposition). #
00490058 Activates or deacti vatesl ow beam/
high beam. #
4 Activates or deacti vatesf og light. #
5 005E Activates or deacti vatesr ear fog
light. #
6Applies or releases thee lectric parking
brake(/ page143)
% If
yo uh ear awarning tone when exitin gthe
ve hicle, thel ight ma ystillbeo n. %
The tur
nsignal light ,the high beam and the
high-beam flasher ar eoperated wit hthe com‐
bination switc h(/pag e85).
% Leaving
thes tandin glight sonf or several
hour sdrains theb atter y.
If th eb atter ychar geisvery low, thes tanding
light swill swit choffa utomatically toenable
th en extv ehicle start.
Au tomatic drivin glights function &
WARNING Risk of accident whe nthe low
beam is switched of finpoor visibility
When thel ight switc hissetto 0058 ,the low
beam ma ynotbe switched on automaticall yif
th er eisf og, sno worother causes of poor vis‐
ibility suc hasspray. #
In suc hcases, tur nthe light switc hto
0058 . The automatic driving lights ar
eonlyana id.
Re sponsibility forv ehicle lighting restsw ithy ou.
Tu rn thel ight switc hfrom 0058 to0058 immedi‐
atel yint heevent of fog, sno wors pray .O ther‐
wise, thed riving light is temp oraril yinter rupte d.
To switc hthe automatic driving lights on:
R Turn thel ight switc htothe0058 position.
Switc hthe po wersupply on: thep arking
lamps will automaticall yswitc honoro ff
depending on theb rightness of thea mbient
light.
The daytime running la mpsareswitched on
when thee ngine is running .The pa rking
lamps and thel ow beam also switc honoroff
depending on theb rightness of thea mbient
light.
When thel ow beam is switched on, the0058
indicator lam ponthe instrument clus terw ill
also switc hon.
Switching fogl ight and rear fogl ight on or off
Re quirements:
R The light switc hisinthe0058 or0058 posi‐
tion.
R The po wersupply or thee ngine has been
switched on. #
Toswitc hthe fogl ight on or off: press but‐
ton 7. #
Toswitc hthe rear fogl ight on or off: press
button 6. 84
Light and vision

Compl
ywitht he countr y-specific regulations for
usin gthe rear fogl amp. Operating
thec ombination light switch 1
High beam
2 Right tur nsignal light
3 Headlam pflashing
4 Leftturns ignal light #
Toindicate: pushthec ombination switc hin
th er equired direction 2or4 until it
engages. In thec ase of larger steering mo ve‐
ments, thec ombination switc hwill automati‐
cally switc hback. #
Toindicat ebriefl y:tapt he combination
switc hbriefly in ther equired direction 2or
4.T he cor responding tur nsignal lam pwill
fl ash thre et imes. #
Toswitc hont he hig hbeam: switchon the
lo wb eam (/ page84). #
Pushthe combination switc hforwa rds 1.
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illl igh tup. The combination switch
willr etur ntoi tsstartin gposition.
% The high beam swit ches tothe 0058 position
onl yind arkness and when thee ngine is run‐
ning. #
Toswitc hofftheh igh beam: pushthec om‐
bination switc hforwa rds 1or briefly pull it
in thed irection of ar row3(the actio nfor
headlam pflashing switches theh igh beam
off).
The 0057 indicator lam ponthe instrument
clus terw illgoo ut. The combination switch
willr etur ntoi tsstartin gposition. %
Ve
hicles with Highbeam Assis t:when
Highbeam Assis tisactive, it controls the
activatio nand deactivatio nofthe high beam
(/ page86). #
Toactivat eheadlam pflashing: switchon
th ep owe rsupp lyor ignition. #
Brief lypull thec ombination switc hinthe
direction of ar row3. Switching hazar
dwarnin glights on or off #
Toswitc hona nd off: press button 1.
If yo uo perat eaturns ignal indicator while the
hazar dwarning light sareswitched on, onl ythe
tur ns igna llamps onther ele vant sid eofthevehi‐
cle will light up.
% The hazar
dwarning light swillwo rkeven
when thev ehicle has been switched off. Cornering light function
The cornering light impr
ovesthe illuminationof
th er oadw ayove raw idea ngle in thet urning
direction ,e.g. enabling better visibility in tight
bends. Light and vision
85

The function is activ
eunder thef ollowing condi‐
tions:
R The speed is less than 37 mph(60 km/h) and
th ei ndicator has been switched on or the
st eering wheel is turned.
R The speed is between 37mph(60 km/h) and
50 mph(80 km/h )and thes teering wheel is
turned.
The cornering light ma ystilllight up foras hort
time but is switched of fautomatically af tera
maximu mofthree minutes.
% When
reve rseg ear is engaged, thel ighting
switches totheo pposit eside. Highbeam Assist
Ad
aptiv eHighbeam Assis tfunction &
WARNING Risk of accident despite
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assist
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tdoes no trecognize
th ef ollowing road users:
R Road user swithout lights, e.g .pedes‐
trians
R Road user swithp oor lighting ,e.g.c yclists
R Road user swhose lighting is obstructed,
e.g .bya barrier
On very rare occasions, Adaptiv eHighbeam
Assis tmayfailto recognize other road users
wit htheir ownlighting, or ma yrecognize
th em tool ate.
In these or similar situations, thea utomatic
high beam is no tdeactivated or is activated
despit ethe presence of other road users. #
Alwayso bser vethet raffic carefull yand
switc hofftheh igh beam in good time. The
Adaptiv eHighbeam Assis tautomatically
swit ches between thef ollowing settings:
R Lowb eam
R High beam
The sy stem de tects that vehicle lights are
approaching in theo pposit edirection or driving
ahead of thev ehicle. At
speeds greater than 19 mp h(30 km/h), a
ch ang eism adetothef ollowing setting:
R If no other road user saredetected, theh igh
beam switches on automaticall y.
At speeds less than 16 mp h(25 km/h) or if there
is suf ficient road lighting ,achang eism adeto
th ef ollowing setting:
R The high beam automatically switches off.
Sy stem limitations
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tcanno ttak et he road,
we ather or traf ficc onditions int oconsideration.
The de tection of obs tacles can be restricted if:
R Visibility is impaired, e.g. in fog, heavy rain or
snow
R The sensor saredirty or co vered
Ad aptiv eHighbeam Assis tisonlyana id.Youa re
re sponsible fore nsuring cor rect vehicle lighting
in accordance wit hthe pr evailin glight ,visibility
and traf ficc onditions.
The sy stem's optical sensor is located behind the
windshield near theo verhead cont rolp anel.
Switching Highbea mAssis tonoro ff #
Toswitc hon:tur nthe light switc htothe
0058 position. #
Switc hthe highbeam on using thec ombina‐
tion switch.
If th eh ighbeam is automaticall yswitched on
in darkness, the00CE indicator lam ponthe
multifunction displa ylights up. #
Toswitc hoff:switc hofftheh ighbeam using
th ec ombination switch. 86
Light and vision

#
Toswitc hpassenger compartment light‐
ing on or off: press button5. #
Toswitc hthe front right reading lam pon
or off: press button 6. #
Toswitc hreading light soninthe
passenger compartment: press button7.
The LED lights up.
Pa ssenger scan switc hthe reading lamps on
and off. #
Toswitc hreading light soffin the
passenger compa rtment: press button 7.
The LED does no tlight up.
Pa ssenger scan no longer operat ethe reading
lamps. Swit
ching ther eading lam pabove the
pa ssenger seat on and of f(bus equipment) #
Toswitc hthe reading lam ponand off:
press button 1. Re
ar interior lighting #
1 Switches rear compartment/cargo com‐
partment lam ponoroff Motion de
tector &
WARNING Risk of inju ryby laser beam
from motion de tector
The motion de tector transmits invisible radia‐
tion from LED s(light-emitting diodes).
These LED sareclassified under the1Ml aser
class and can cause retina dama geinthef ol‐
lowing situations:
R Ifyo ul ook directly int othe unfiltered
laser beam from them otion de tector for
an extende dperiod
R Ifyo ul ook direct lyint ot he laser beam of
th em otion de tector wi thoptical instru‐
mentss uchase yeglasses or amagnifying
gl ass. #
Neverlook directly int othe laser beam. The motion de
tector is loca tedint he cargo com‐
partment behind thep artition ,inthe middle of
th er oof. Light and vision
89

1
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

#
Close thec enter air vent (/ page 104) and
air vents fort he headroom (/ page105) and
re ar compartment (/ page105).
Misting on theo utside of windo ws #
Switc hont he windshield wiper (/ page95). Switching air-recirculation mode on or off
#
Press the0073 button.
The interior air is recirculated.
The ai r-re circulation mode switches of fautom ati‐
cally.
% When air-recirculation mode is switched on,
th ew indo wsmayfog up mor equickl y.Switch
on ai r-re circulation mode only briefly.
Air-recirculation mode will au tomatical lyswitch
on in thef ollowing cases:
R Athigh outside temp eratures
R While thev ehicle is driving thro ugh atunnel
(vehicles wit h3-zon eautomatic climat econ‐
trol on ly)
R When thew indshield wiper sareswitched on
(/ page95)
The indicator lam ponthe0073 button will not
light up in this case. Af teram aximu mof
30 minutes, outsid eair is automatically intro‐
duced again. Switching
thew indshield heater on and off %
In
thee vent of high outsid etemperatures,
th ew indshield heater ma ynotswitc hon. #
Press theÎ button.
If th ei ndicator lam ponthe button lights up,
th ew indshield heater has switched on.
% The windshield heater switches of
fautomati‐
cally af teraf ewminutes.
% If
th eb atter yvoltag eistoo lo w,it ma ynotbe
possible toswitc hthe windshield heater on.
If th eb atter yvoltag ebecomes tool ow while
th ew indshield heater is in operation, the
windshield heater will swit choffa utomati‐
cally. Switching
ther ear windo wheater on or off #
Press the006C button.
If th ei ndicator lam plights up, ther ear win‐
do wh eater is swit ched on. Operating air
vents Ad
justin gthe front-compartmen tairve nts &
WARNING ‑Danger of bu rnsorf rostbite
due tobeing tooc lose tothea irve nts
Ve ry hotorv eryc old ai rcan flow from thea ir
ve nts.
Thi scould result in burns or frostbit einthe
immediat evicinity of thea irve nts. #
Makesur ethat all vehicle occupants
alw aysm aintain asufficient dis tance to
th ea irve nts. #
If necessa ry,d irect thea irflow to
ano ther area of thev ehicle interior. #
Toopen or close: hold center2 of air
ve nt 1 and tur nittot he leftorright as far
as it will go. #
Tosetthe air direction: holdcenter 2 of
air vent 1 and swivel it up wards, down‐
wa rds, to thel eftortot heright. 104
Climat econtrol

It is also
strongly recommended that youh ave
th eb rake pads checkedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop, no tonly at everyservice displa yedby
th em aintenanc einter vald ispla y,but also prior to
long journe ysand when ever thew heels are
re mo ved.
Ne wb rake discs and brakepads
Ne wb rakepads and brak ediscso nly reac ht heir
optimal braking ef fect af tera pproxima tely
10 0m iles( 10 0k ilome ters).
Unti lthen, compensat efor ther educed braking
ef fect by applying greater pressur etothe brake
pedal. Fors afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recom‐
mends that youo nlyh aveb rake pads and brake
discs whic hareappr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
ins talled on your vehicle.
Other brak ediscs or brakepads ma ycompromise
th es afet yofy ourvehicle.
Alw aysr eplace all brak ediscs and brakepads on
an axle at thes ame time. Alw aysi ns tall new
brakepads when replacing brak ediscs.
Pa rking brake &
WARNING Risk of skidding or an acci‐
dent bybraking wit hthe parking brake
If yo uh ave tobrak eyour vehicle wit hthe
parking brake, theb raking dis tance is consid‐
erab lylonger and thew heels ma yloc k. There
is an increased risk of skidding and/or acci‐
dent. #
Only brak ethe vehicle wit hthe parking
brak eift he service brak ehasfailed. #
Inthis case, do no tappl ythe parking
brak ewitht oo muc hforce. #
Ifth ew heels loc k,immediately release
th ep arking brak easmuchasr equired
fo rt he wheels totur na gain. Ve
hicles with amanual parking brake
When driving on wetroads or dirt-co vereds urfa‐
ces, road salt or dir tmayget intot he parking
brake. This causes cor rosion and areduction of
braking forc e.
In order topreve ntthis, driv ewitht he parking
brak elightl yapplied from time totime.
Whe ndoing so, driv efor ad ista nce of appr ox‐
imatel y300 ftat am aximum speed of 13mph
(20 km/h).
The brak elights do no tlight up when youb rake
th ev ehicle wit hthe parking brake. Information about driving on
wetroads
Hydroplaning &
WARNING Risk of aquaplaning because
tir et read istool ow
Depending on thed epth ofthew ater on the
ro adw ay,a qu aplaning can occur despit esuffi‐
cient tir etread dep thand lo wspeed. #
Avoid tir eruts an dbrake carefully. The
refore ,inh eavy rain or other conditions in
whic hhydroplaning can occu r,driv easf ollows:
R Reduce your speed
R Avoid tir eruts
R Brak ecarefully
Drivin gonflooded roads
Bear in mind that vehicles tr aveling in front or in
th eo pposit edirection creat ewaves. This may
cause them aximum permissible dep thofwater
to be exc eeded. These no tesm ustbeo bserved
unde rall circum stances. Otherwise, youc an
damag ethe engine, electrics and transmission.
If yo uh ave todriv eons tret ch es of road on which
wate rhas collected, please bearinm indthef ol‐
lowing:
R The wate rleve lofs tandin gwater ma ynotbe
abo vethel owe redgeoft he front bumper.
R Youm aydriv enof astert han walkin gpace.
Obser vethen otes on ford ing while off- road for
all-wheel driv evehicles (/ page116).
Infor matio nabout drivin ginwinter &
DANG ER Risk of fata linjur ydue topoi‐
sonous exhaus tgases
If th et ailpipe is bloc kedors ufficient ventila‐
tion is no tpossible ,poisonous exhaus tgases
suc hasc arbon monoxide ma yenter thev ehi‐
cle. This is thec ase when thev ehicle
becomes stuc kins now, fore xamp le. #
Keep thet ailpipe and thea reaa round
th ev ehicle free from sno wwhen the
engine or thes tationar yheater ar erun‐
ning. #
Open awindo wont he side of thev ehi‐
cle facing away from thew ind toensure
an adequat esupply of fresh air. Driving and parking
11 5