MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2020 MY20 with no MMS Operator’s Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2020, Model line: SPRINTER, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2020Pages: 316, PDF Size: 5.38 MB
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Displa
ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
003B
Inoperative Battery Low *T
he on-boar delectrical sy stem voltag eist oo lo w.
The stationar yheater has swit ched off. #
Driv eane xtende ddista nc eu ntil theb atter yhas been suf fi‐
ciently charge da gain.
00CC
Steering Malfunction
Increased Physical Effort
See Operator's Manual *T
hesteering po werassi stanc eism alfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoaltered steering char‐
acteristics
If th ep owe rassi stanc eoft hesteering fails partiall yorcom‐
ple tely,y ou will need touse mor eforce tosteer. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immedi‐
atel y. #
If saf esteering is possible, driv eoncarefully. #
Visit or consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediately.
00CC
Steering Malfunction
Stop Immediately See
Operator's Manual *T
hesteering is malfunctioning. Steerability is heavily impaired. &
WARNING Risk of accident if steering capability is impaired
If th es teering does no tfunction as intended, thev ehicle's oper‐
ating saf etyisj eopardized. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc on‐
ditions. Do no tcontinu edriving. #
Consul taqualified specialis tworks hop.
Shift to 'P' or 'N' to Start
Engine *
Yo uh ave attem pted tostar tt he engine in transmission position 005B
or 005E. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005Dor005C.
To Engage Transmiss.
Position RFirst Depress
the Brake *
Yo uh ave attem pted toshif tfromp osition 005Bor005C toposition 005E. #
Depress theb rake pedal. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005E.
Air Conditioning Malfunc-
tion See Operator's Man-
ual *T
he function of thec limat econt rols ystemist emporarily restricted.
The quantity of air and flow of fresh air ar econt rolled automaticall y. #
Have thec limat econt rols ystemc heckedataq ualified specialist
wo rkshop.
Auxiliary Battery Mal-
function *T
he auxiliary batteryfor thet ransmission is no longer being
ch arge d. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Until then, alw ayss hiftthe transmission toposition 005Dmanually
befor eyou switc hoffthee ngine. Displa
ymessages and warning and indicator lamps 279
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ymessages
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Befor eleaving thev ehicle, apply thep arking brake.
Reversing Not Possible
Servic eRequired *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. It is no longer possible toselect
re ve rseg ear. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
Transmission Malfunc-
tion Stop *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission automatically
shifts toposition 005C. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc on‐
ditions. #
Shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop.
0072
Vehicle Operational
Switch the Ignition Off
Before Exiting *Y
ou ar eabout toexitth ev ehicle when it is in aready-to-driv estate. #
When youe xit thev ehicle, switc hoffthei gnition and take the
ke yw ithy ou. #
Ifyo udon otexitth ev ehicle, switc hoffthee lectrical consum‐
ers, e.g. thes eat heating. Otherwise, the1 2‑V batter ymaydis‐
ch arge and it will be possible tostar tt he vehicle onl ywitht he
aid of asecond batter y(starting assista nce).
Service Require dDoNot
Shift Gears Visit Dealer *T
he transmission is malfunctioning. The transmission position can
no longer be changed. #
Ifth et ransmission is in position 005B,visitaqualified specialist
wo rkshop, without changing thet ransmission position. #
Fora llot her transmission positions, par kthe vehicle in asafe
location. #
Infor maq ualified specialis tworks hop or breakdown service.
Only Shift to 'P' when
Vehicle is Stationary *
The transmission can onl ybeshiftedtop osition 005Difth ev ehicle is
at as tandstill.
NP ermanently Active
Risk of Rollin gAway *W
hile thev ehicle is rolling or driving ,the transmission wasshifted
to position 005C. #
Tostop, depress theb rake pedal and, when thev ehicle is at a
st andstill ,shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Tocontinu eyour journe y,shif tthe transmission toposition 005B
or 005E.
Driver's Door Open &
Transmission Not in P
Risk of Vehicle Rolling
Away *T
he driver's door is no tfull yc losed and thet ransmission is in posi‐
tion 005E,005Cor005B. #
When parking thev ehicle, shif tthe transmission toposition 005D.
Apply Brak etoShift
from 'P' *Y
ou ha veattem pted toshif ttoa differe nt transmissio nposition from
position 005D. #
Depress theb rake pedal. 280
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Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
x
Vehicle Tracker has
been activated. Details:
see manual or associ-
ated mobile app. or
Vehicle locating activa-
ted –see manual or
mobile app. *T
hevehicle features activated services from Mercedes PRO.
Locatin gthe vehicle ma ybepossible within thef rame workof
Mercedes PR Oconnect. #
Chec kthe status of thea ctivated services at http://
mercedes.pro. #
Ask thev ehicle owner fort he de tails.
g
Step Not Extended See
Operator's Manual or
Step Not Extended Mal-
function *T
he electrical step is not, or is onl ypartially ,extended. #
Ensu rether eiss ufficient clea rance fort he electrical step. #
Open or close thes liding door again. #
Ifth ee lectrical step does no tcomple tely ex tend again, push it in
manually (emergency release) (/ page58). #
Infor mpassen gers that thes tepism issing befor etheye xit the
ve hicle.
g
Step Not Retracted See
Operator's Manualor
Step Not Retracted Mal-
function *T
he electrical step is not, or is onl ypartially ,retra cted. #
Ensu rether eiss ufficient clea rance fort he electrical step. #
Open or close thes liding door again. #
Ifth ee lectrical step does no tcomple tely retract again, push it in
manually (emergency release) (/ page58). Lights
Displa
ymessa ges
Possible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Camera View
Restricted See Opera-
tor's Manual *
The camer aviewisr educed. Possible causes:
R Dirtont he windshield in thec amera's field of vision
R Heavy precipitation or fog
Driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma ybem alfunctioning
or temp orarily una vailable.
When thec auses ha vebeen eliminated, thed riving sy stems and
driving saf etys ystems ar eavailable again.
If th ed ispla ymessag edoes no tgoout: #
Stop in asafel ocation. #
Clean thew indshield.
Adaptive Highbeam
Assist Currently Unavail-
able See Operator's Man-
ual *A
daptiv eHighbeam Assis tistemporarily una vailable.
The sy stem limits ha vebeen reached (/ page86). #
Continue driving.
When thec auses ha vebeen eliminated, thes ystemw ill be avail‐
able again. The displa ymessage AdaptiveHighbeam Assist Now
Available appears. Displa
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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(/ page211).
0049 Check Left Low
Beam (examp 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
(/ page289)
0027 and
004D USA: Brakes (red) (/
page283)
004D Canada: Brakes (red) (/
page283)
004D Brakes (yellow) (/
page283)
0025 ABS malfunction (/
page283)
002E Off-road
gear
00E5 ESP®
(/ page283)
00BB ESP®
OFF (/ page283)
00D4 Ac
tiveB rake Assi stswitched off
(/ page148)
0049
and 0024 USA: Electric parking brak
eapplied
(red) (/ page283) 282
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0024
Canada: Elect
ricp arkin gb rake
applied (red) (/ page283)
0024 Electric parkin
gbrake (yellow)
(/ page283)
00CC Po
we r-assis teds teering malfunction
(/ page289)
003D Elect
rical malfunction
(/ page 290)
0075 Re
stra int sy stem (/ page283)
00B9 Chec
kEngine (/ page290)
00D4 Fu
elreser vewit hfuel filler cap loca‐
tion indicator (/ page290)
00AC Coolant
tooh ot/cold (/ page290)
00BA Dis
tance warning (/ page289)
0028 Preglow
0077 Ti
re pressur emonitor Saf
etys ystems Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0024
and
0049
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator
lam p(USA) does no tlight
up
0024 Elect ricp arkin gb rake
applied redi ndicator
lam p(Canada) does not
light up
0024 Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: thee lectric parking brak ered
indicator lam pdoes no tlight up. The elect ricp arkin gb rake yello wi ndi‐
cator lam plight sup.
* Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The redi ndicator lam pdoes no tlight up: thee lectric parking
brak ehas been released.
R The yello wi ndicator lam plight sup:thee lectric parking brak eis
malfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Ifth ef ault messag epersists ,consult aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. #
Park thev ehicle only on le velg round and secur eitagains trolling
aw ay ( /pag e143). Displ
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0024
and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) lights up
0024
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) lights up
0024 Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: ther ed and yello we lect ric
parking brak eindicator lamps light up.
* Meaning of thei ndicator lamps:
R The electric parking brak ered indicator lam plights up: thee lec‐
tric parking brak ehas been applied.
R The electric parking brak eyello windicator lam plight sup:the
electric parking brak eismalfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Ifth ef ault messag epersists ,consult aqualified specialis twork‐
shop. #
If it is no tpossible torelease thee lectric parking brake, do not
driv ethe vehicle.
0024 and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) flashes
0024 Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) flashes
0024
Elect ricp arkin gb rake
malfunctionin gyellow
indicator lam plight sup Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: thee lectric parking brak ered
indicator lam pflashes. The electric parkin gbrake yello wi ndicator lamp
light sup.
* Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The electric parking brak ered indicator lam pflashes: thea ctiva‐
tion status of thee lectric parking brak eisunknow n.
R The electric pa rking brak eyello windicator lam plight sup:the
electric parking brak eismalfunctioning. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Switc hthe ignition of fand bac kon. #
Enga geand release thee lectric parking brak eusing thes witch
while depressing theb rake pedal. #
Ifth ef ault messag epersists ,parkt he vehicle on le velg round and
secur eitagains trolling away ( /pag e143). #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
When ther ed indicator lam pflashes, thev ehicle mus tnotbe
driven as theb rake system ma yoverheat. 284
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rning/indicator
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ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions
0024
and
0049
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(USA) lights up
0024
Re de lectric parking
brak eapplied indicator
lam p(Canada) lights up
0024 The electric parking
brak emalfunctioning yel‐
lo wi ndicator lam pdoes
no tlight up Ve
hicles with electric parking brake: thee lectric parking brak ered
indicator lam plight sup. The elect ricp arkin gb rake yello wi ndicator
lam pdoes no tlight up.
* Meanin gofthe indicator lamps:
R The electric parking brak ered indicator lam plights up: thee lec‐
tric parking brak ehas been applied.
R The electric parking brak eyello windicator lam pdoes no tlight up:
th er ea reno faults wit hthe electric parking brake. #
Do no tdrive thev ehicle if thee lectric parking brak ehas been
applied.
0024 and
0049
Re dp arking brake
applied indicator lamp
(USA) lights up
0024
Re dp arking brake
applied indicator lamp
(Canada) lights up Ve
hicles with manual parking brake: thep arking brak ered indicator
lam plights up.
* Meaning of thei ndicator lamp:
R The parking brak ered indicator lam plights up: thep arking brake
has been applied. #
Do no tdrive thev ehicle if thep arking brak ehas been applied.
004D
Brak esystemw arning
lam p(yellow) The brak
esystemy elloww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etoabrake system mal‐
function
If th eb rake system is malfunctioning, braking characteristic smay
be impaired. #
Driv eonc arefull y. Displ
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Wa
rning/indicator
lamp Po
ssible causes/consequences and 0050 0050Solutions #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully at an adjus teds peed and at asufficient dis‐
ta nce from thev ehicle in front. #
Ifth em ultifunction displa yshows adispla ymessage, compl ywith
it. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop.
004D
and
0027
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(USA)
004D
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(Canada) The brak
esystemr edwarning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* Po ssible causes:
R The brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning.
R The EBD (electronic brak eforce distribution) is malfunctioning.
R Ther eisn otenough brak efluid in theb rake fluid reser voir. &
WARNING Risk of accident and injur yifbrake forc eb oosting
is malfunctioning
If brak eforce boosting is malfunctioning, increased brak epedal
fo rc em aybe necessar yfor braking .The braking characteristics
ma ybei mpaired. The brakin gdista nce can increase in emergency
braking situations. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident if theE BD (electronic brake
fo rc ed istribution) malfunctions
If th eE BD malfunctions, thew heels ma yloc kd uring braking.
The braking characteristic smaybe impaired.
The brakin gdista nce can increase in eme rgency situations. #
Stop in asafel ocation immediately .Donotcontinue driving. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. &
WARNING Risk of an accident du etolowbrak efluid le vel
If th eb rake fluid le velist oo lo w,theb raking ef fect and theb rak‐
ing characteristic smaybe impaired. #
Pull overand stop thev ehicle safely as soon as possible,
paying attention toroad and traf ficc onditions. Do no tcon‐
tinue driving under an ycircums tances. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. #
Do no tadd brak efluid. #
Stop thev ehicle immediately in accordance wit hthe traf ficc ondi‐
tions. Do no tcontinu edriving. #
Consul taqualified specialis tworks hop. 286
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004D
and
0027
Brak ewarning lam p(red)
(USA) Onl
yint he USA: The brak esystem redw arning lam plight supw hilethe
engine is on.
* Po ssible cause:
R The brakepads ha vereached their wear limit. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etorestricted braking po wer
When theb rake pads ha vereached their wear limit ,the braking
po we rm aybe restricted. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
0075 Re stra int sy stem warning
lamp The
restra int sy stem redw arning lam pislit while thee ngine is on.
*The restra int sy stem is malfunctioning. &
WARNING Risk of inju rydue tomalfunctions in ther estraint
sy stem
If th er estraint sy stem is malfunctioning, restra int sy stem compo‐
nent smaybe triggered unintentionall yormaynotd eplo yasi nten‐
ded during an accident .This ma yaffect theE mer gency Tensioning
Device sorairbags, fore xamp le. #
Have ther estraint sy stem checkeda nd repaired immediately
at aq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop immediatel y.
00E5 ESP ®
wa rning lam plights
up The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is malfunctioning
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning ,ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabiliza‐
tion. In addition ,other driving saf etys ystems ar eswitched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedataq ualified specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. Displa
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00E5
ESP ®
wa rning lamp
fl ashes The ESP
®
ye llo ww arning lam pflashes during ajou rney.
* ESP ®
inter venes (/ page 147). #
Adapty our driving styletot heweather and road conditions.
00BB ESP ®
OFF warning lamp The ESP
®
OFF yello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
* ESP ®
has been switched off. &
WARNING Risk of skidding whe ndriving wi thESP ®
deacti va‐
ted
If ESP ®
is deactivated, ESP ®
canno tcarry out vehicle stabilization.
The availabilit yoffurther driving saf etys yst ems is also limited. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Only deactivat eESP®
forasl ong as thes ituation requ ires.
If ESP ®
canno tbeactivated, ESP ®
is malfunctioning. #
Have ESP ®
ch eckedi mmediately at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. #
Compl ywithi nstructions toswitc hESP®
of f(/pag e147).
0025 ABS warning lamp The AB
Syello ww arning lam plight supw hilethee ngine is on.
*AB Sism alfunctioning.
If an additional warning tone sounds, this means theE BD is malfunc‐
tioning.
Other driving sy stems and driving saf etys ystems ma yalso be mal‐
functioning. &
WARNING Thereisrisk of skidding if EBD or ABS is malfunc‐
tioning
If EBD or ABS is malfunctioning, thew heels could loc kwhen brak‐
ing
The steering capability and braking characteristic sarethus
se verely impaired .The brakin gdista nc einane mergency braking
situation can increase. In addition, other driving saf etys yst ems
ar es witched off. #
Driv eonc arefull y. #
Have theb rake system checkedi mmediately at aqualified
specialis tworks hop. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Obser vethem essages on them ultifunction displa y. #
Visit aq ualified specialis tworks hop. 288
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