brake MERCEDES-BENZ SPRINTER 2020 MY20 with no MMS Operator’s Manual

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NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect connec‐
tion of thet ow bar #
Onlyconnec tthe towr ope or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. %
Yo
uc an also secur ethe towing devic etothe
trailer hitch.
* NO
TEDama geand risk of accident when
to wing wit hatow ro pe Ther
eisar isk of an accident if youdon ot
obse rves afet ya nd pr otectiv emeasures when
to wing using atow ro pe.
Obser vethef ollowing points when towing
wit hat ow ro pe: #
Secur ethe towr ope on thes ame side
on bo thvehicles, if possible. #
Mak esuret he towr ope does not
exc eed thel egally prescribed length. #
Mar kthe towr ope in them iddle, e.g.
wit haw hitec loth (30 x30c m). This
makes other road user sawarethat a
ve hicle is being towe d. #
Obser vetheb rake lamps of thet ow ing
ve hicle while driving. Alw aysm aintain a
dis tance that ensures thet ow ro pe does
no ts ag. #
Do no tuse steel cables or chains to tow
yo ur vehicle. Otherwise, youc oul dd am‐
ag et he vehicle. #
Deactivat eautomatic locking (/ page50). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat ethe tow- aw ay alar m(/pag e62). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assi st (/ pag e150). #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe automatic transmission toposition
005C. #
Release thep arking brake. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etolimi‐
te ds afet y-re lated function sduring the
to wing process
Saf ety-re lated function sarelimited or no lon‐
ge ra vailable in thef ollowing situations:
R thei gnition is switched off.
R theb rake system or po wersteering sys‐
te mism alfunctioning.
R thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri‐
cal sy stem is malfunctioning.
When your vehicle is then towe da way,signifi‐
cantly mor eeffor tm aybe requ ired tosteer
and brak ethan is normally required. #
Use atow bar. #
Mak esuret hat thes teering wheel can
mo vefreely ,befor etow ing thev ehicle
aw ay. *
NO
TEDama gedue toexc essiv etractive
po wer If
yo up ullaway sharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles could be
damaged. #
Pull away slowl yand smoo thly. To
wing avehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised *
NO
TEDama gewhen thei gnition is
switched on If
yo ul eave thei gnition switched on when
to wing thev ehicle wit hthe front or rear axle
ra ised, ESP ®
actuation can damag ethe brake
sy stem. #
The ignition mus tbeswitched off. *
NO
TEDama gedue toincor rect remo val
or ins tallation of thep ropeller shafts When ins
talling thep ropeller shafts, they can
be damaged if youdon otuse ne wscrew s.
Alw aysu se ne wscrew sw hen ins talling the
propeller shafts.
Onl yhave thep ropeller shafts ins talled or
re mo vedbyq ualified, skilled personnel. Breakd
owna ssis tance 209

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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
(/ page210).At ow ing vehicle wit hlifting
equipment is requ ired forv ehicle transport. #
Obser vethen otes on permissible towing
me thods (/ page207). #
The propeller shafts tothed 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 (/ page208, 209). #
Connect 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 e202). #
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 (/ page212). 210
Breakdown assis tance

canno
tacce ptresponsibility fort his type of dam‐
age.
Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permissible speed
specified fort he summer tires youh ave installed
(/ page228).
Onc eyou ha veinstalled thes ummer tires:
R Chec kthe tir epressur e(/pag e217 )
R Restar tt he tir epressur emonitor
(/ page223) Information on M+S tires
At temp eratures belo w50°F(10°C) use winter
tires or all-season tires –botha remar kedw ith
M+S.
Onl ywinter tires bearing the004D snowflake
symbol in addition totheM +S marking pr ovide
th eb estp ossible grip in wintr yroad conditions.
Only these tires will allo wdriving saf etys ystems
suc hasA BS and ESP ®
to also function optimally
in winter .Thes etires ha vebeen de veloped specif‐
icall yfor driving in sno w.
Use M+S tires of thes ame mak eand tread on all
wheels tomaintain saf ehandling characteristics.
Alw ayso bser vethem aximum permissible speed
specified fort he M+S tires youh ave installed
(/ page228).
If yo ui nstall M+S tires that ha vealowe rmaxi‐
mum permissible speed than them aximum
design speed of thev ehicle, af fixana ppropria te
wa rning sign in thed rive r's field of vision. Yo u
can obtai nthis at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Once youh ave installed thew inter tires, take the
fo llowing measures:
R Chec kthe tir epressur e(/pag e217 )
R Restar tt he tir epressur emonitor
(/ page223) Note
sons nowc hains &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct ins tallation of sno wchains
Ve hicles with rear-wheel drive: ifyo uh ave
ins talled sno wchains tothef ront wheels,
th ey ma ydraga gains tthe vehicle body or
ch assis components.
This could cause damag etothevehicle or the
tires. #
Neverins tall sno wchains on thef ront
wheels. #
Onlyins tall sno wchains on ther ear
wheelsinp airs. #
Vehicles with twin tires: installthe
sno wchains totheo uter wheels. &
WARNING Risk of accident du eto
unsuitable sn ow chains
Ve hicles wit hall-wheel driv edonothave suf‐
fi cient clea rance on thef ront axle forc om‐
mercial lyavailable sn ow chains.
When youi nstall commerciall yavailable sn ow
ch ains ,the sno wchains ma ycom eloose and
damag echassi scomponent sorbrake hoses. #
Only ins tall sno wchains appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benzf orthese tires. Fo
rs afet yr easons, Mercedes-Benz recommends
th at youo nlyu se sn owchains that ha vebeen
ch eckeda nd appr oved.Youc an obtain informa‐
tio na bout sn ow chains from an yqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
* NO
TEDama getothew heel trim from
mounted sno wchains If sno
wchains are mounted tosteel wheels,
th ew heel trims can be damaged. #
Remo vethew heel trims of steel wheels
befor emounting sno wchains. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesw hen using snow
ch ains:
R Snow ch ains ar eonlyp ermissible forc ertain
wheel/tir ecombinations .You can obtain
information on them at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sn owchains that
ha ve been specifically appr ovedfor your vehi‐
cle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains with
th es ame quality standard.
R The sn owchains mus tberetightene dafter
driving appr oximatel y0.6 miles (1 km). This is
th eo nlyw aytoensur ethe sno wchains are
optimall yseated wit hclearanc etoadjacent
components.
R Vehicles with all-wheel drive: install snow
ch ains tothew heels on ther ear axle. On
ve hicles wit htwin tires, ins tallth es now
ch ains totheo uter wheels. Obser vethem an‐
ufacturer's ins tallation instructions. 216
Wheels and tires

Aspec
tratio: relationship between tir eheight
and tir ewidthinp ercent.
Ti re pressure: pressureinside thet irea pplying
an outwar dforce toeve rysquar einc hoft he
tire's sur face. The tir epressur eiss pecified in
pounds per squar einc h( psi), in kilopascal (kPa)
or in bar .The tir epressur eshoul donlybec orrec‐
te dw hen thet ires ar ecold.
Ti re pressur eoncoldt ires: thet ires ar ecold
when thev ehicle has been par kedw itht he tires
out of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh our sand
th ev ehicle has been driven less than 1m ile
(1.6 km).
Ti re contact sur face: thep artoft he tir ethat
comes int ocontact wi th theroad.
Ti re bead: thep urpose of thet ireb ead is to
ensur ethat thet ires its securel yonthe wheel
ri m. Ther eareseveralw irec ores in thet ireb ead
to preve ntthet iref romc hanging lengt honthe
whee lrim.
Sid ew all: thep artoft he tir ebetwe en thet read
and thet ireb ead.
Special equipment weight: thec ombined
we ight of those optional extras that we igh more
th an ther eplaced standar dparts and mor ethan
5l bs (2. 3kg). These optiona lextras ,suc has
high-pe rformance brakes, le velc ontrol sy stem, a
ro of luggag erackorah igh-perform anc ebatter y,
ar en otincluded in thec urb weight and the
we ight of thea ccessories.
TIN (Tir eIdentification Number): auniqu eiden‐
tification number whic hcan be used byatire
manufacturer toidentify tires, fore xamp lefora
product recall, and thus identif ythe pur chasers.
The TIN is made up of them anufacturer identifi‐
cation code, tir esize, tir etype code and them an‐
ufacturing date.
Load-bearing index: thel oad-bearing inde x(also
load index) is acode that con tains them aximum
load-bearing capacity of atire.
Tr action: traction is ther esult of friction between
th et ires and ther oad sur face.
We ar indicator: narrow bars(tread wear bars)
th at ar edistributed overthe tir etread. If thet ire
tread is le velw itht he bars, thew ear limit of
1/1 6in( 1.6m m) has been reached.
Distribution of vehicl eoccupants: distribution
of vehicle occupants over designated seat posi‐
tions in avehicle. Maximum permissible pa
yload weight: nomi‐
nal load and luggag eload plus 150lbs (68 kg)
multiplied bythen umber of seats in thev ehicle. Changing
awheel Note
sons electing, installing and replacing
tires Yo
uc an ask fori nformation rega rding permit ted
wheel/tir ecombinations at aqualified specialist
wo rkshop. &
WARNING Risk of accident du etoincor‐
re ct size sofwheels and tires
If wheels and tires of thew rong size ar eused,
th ew heel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponents ma ybedamaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tires with
ones that fulfill thes pecification softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
R Perm issible wheel load
R Wheel of fset
Fo rtires, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type
R Load-bearing index
R Speed rating &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh exceed‐
ing thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating
Exceeding thes pecified tir eload rating or the
permissible speed rating ma ylea dtot ire
dama geand tothet ires bur sting. #
Therefore, onl yuse tir etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet irel oad rating and speed
ra ting requ ired fory our vehicle. Wheels and tires
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Fo
rv ehicles wit htwin tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs or 12,125 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT215/85 R1 6which have
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa
ge neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
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hicles with single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW less
th an or equal to9,480 lbs, onl yuse tires with
th ed imension LT245/7 5R16whi chhave
been appr ovedfor this vehicle bythem anu‐
fa cturer .Itisn otpermissibl etouse tires with
dif fere nt dimensions; doing so ma ylea dtoa
ge neral ope rating pe rmit being rende red
in va lid.
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hicles with Super Single tires:
Fo rv ehicles wit hsingle tires wit haGVW of
11 ,030 lbs, onl yuse tires wit hthe dimen‐
sions 225/7 5R16C( FA)and 285/65 R16C
(RA) whic hhaveb een appr ovedfor this vehi‐
cle bythem anufacturer .Itisnotpermissible
to use tires wit hdiffe re nt dimensions; doing
so ma ylea dtoa general ope rating pe rmit
being rende redi nva lid.
Be sur etoalso obse rvet he following fur ther rela‐
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont irep ressur e(/pag e217 )
R Tire and Loadin gInforma tionp lacard
(/ page224 )
R Tire size designation, load-beari ng capacity,
speed rating and load ind ex (/pag e228)
R Tire pressur etable
R Notesont he emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page239) Note
sonc hanging wheels &
WARNING Risk of inju rythro ugh dif fer‐
ent whee lsizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tires ha vediffere nt dimensions may
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The wheel brakes or wheel suspension com‐
ponent smayalso be damaged. #
Rotate front and rear wheels onl yifthe
wheels and tires ar eofthe same dimen‐
sions. On
vehicles that ha vethes ame size front and
re ar wheels ,rotatet he wheels according tothe
inter vals in thet irem anufacturer's warrant ybook
in your vehicle documents. If this is no tavailable,
ro tate thet ires every3,000 (5,000) to
6,000 mile s(10 ,000 km) ,depending on the
degree of wear.E nsuret hat thed irection of rota‐
tio nism aintained.
It is imperati vetoobser vethei nstruction sand
saf etyn otes on "Changing awheel" when doing
so. Wheel size categories of wheels
The de
term ined vehicle speed is displa yedint he
instrument clus tera nd is impor tant forc ontrol‐
ling thed riving saf etys ystems and driving sys‐
te ms. The displa yaccuracy of thes peedome ter
and theo dome terisl egally prescribed .Determin‐
ing thes peed is dependent on thet ires ize or the
ro lling circumferenc eofthe tires. The rimd iame‐
te risa lway ss pecified in inches.
Fo rthis reason ,the vehicle contro lunit sc an be
coded fort he following wheel size categories:
Wheel size categor y3
R 225/7 5R16CFA
R 285/65 R16C RA
R LT24 5/7 5R16
R LT21 5/85 R16
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recommends that yous tay
within awheel siz ecategor ywhen changing a
tire. In this wa y,yo ua void recoding thec on‐
trol units.
If yo uc hang ethe wheel size of your vehicle, for
ins tance when changing wheels forw inter opera‐
tion, checkt hat it is assigned tothec orrect
wheel size catego ry.Ift he wheel size category
ch anges, youm usth ave your vehicle's control
unit srecoded at aqualified specialis tworks hop.
Otherwise, thed ispla yaccuracy of thes peedom‐
et er and theo dome terw illbeo utsidethe legally
prescribed tolerance. It ma yalso be lo wer,i.e.
th ec urrent road speed is then higher than the
speed shown on thes peedome ter.If ad eviation
is outside ther ang eoft olerance, driving saf ety
sy stems and driving sy stems ma ybeoperation‐
ally impaired or ma ydetect amalfunction and
switc hthemselves off. Wheels and tires
233

Information on
thed irection of th etires' rota‐
tion Ti
re sw ithas pecified direction of rotatio nh ave
additional benefits ,e.g.ift hereisar isk ofhydro‐
planing. Youw ill on lyga in these benefits if the
cor rect directio nofrotation is obser ved.
An ar rowonthes ide wall of thet irei ndicates its
cor rect directio nofrotation.
Yo um ayalso ins tallas par ew heel agains tthe
direction of rotation. Obser vethet ime restriction
on use as well as thes peed limitation specified
on thes par ew heel. Information on
storing wheels Obser
vethef ollowing when storing wheels:
R Wheels that ha vebeen remo veds hould be
st ored in acool, dr yand, if possible, dark
place.
R Protect thet ires from oil, grease and fuel. Overvie
wofthe tire-chang etool kit Necessar
ytire-changing tools ma yinclude, for
ex ample:
R Jack
R Wheel wrench
% Yo
uw illfind them aximum load capacity of
th ej acks tatedont he adhesiv elabel
attached tothej ack.
The jac kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please contact aqualified spe‐
cialis tworks hop.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive The tire-chang
etool kit is located in stowage
compartment 1abo vethes tepoft he co-driv‐
er's door and in thes towa ge compartment in the
fo ot we ll on thec o-driver side. Preparing
thev ehicle foraw heelchange Re
quirements:
R The requ ired tire-chang etool is available.
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid, non-slipper yand le vel
ground. #
Appl ythe parking brake. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
shif tthe transmission toposition 005D. #
Switc hoffthee ngine. #
Mak esuret hat thee ngine cann otbe star ted. #
Take thev ehicle tool kit from thef ootwell on
th ec o-driver side (/ page212). Ve
hicles with rear-wheel drive #
Take thej acka nd thet ire-chang etool kit out
of thes towa ge compartment (/ page234). #
If necessar y,remo vetheh ub cab. #
Assemble thel ug wrenc hextensio nusing the
middl erod and ther od wit hthe lar gest diam‐
et er from thet hree-piece jac kpum pleve r. #
Startin gwitht he middle rod, slide thel ug
wrenc hextensio nasfar as it will go ont othe
lug wrench. #
Using thel ug wrench, loosen thew heel nuts
or bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby 234
Wheels and tires

about one full turn. Do no
tunscr ewthew heel
nuts or bolts comple tely. #
Raise thev ehicle (/ page235). Ra
ising thev ehicle when changing awheel &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom jac ktip‐
ping
If yo up arkav ehicle wit hair suspension, the
air suspension ma yremain acti vatedf or up to
one hour ,evenw hen thei gnition is switched
off. If yout hen raise thev ehicle wit hthe jac k,
th ea ir suspension will attem pttoadjus tthe
ve hicle le vel.
The jac kmaytip. #
Press theS ervice button on thea ir sus‐
pension remo tecontrol befor eraising
th ev ehicle.
This pr events au tomatic readjustment
of thev ehicle le vela nd pr events it from
being raised or lo weredm anually. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom incor rect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otposition thej ackc orrectl yatt he
appropriat ejackin gpointoft hevehicle, the
jac kc ould tip wi th thevehicle raised. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he appropriate
jacking point of thev ehicle. The base of
th ej ackm ustbep ositioned vertically
under thej acking point of thev ehicle. &
WARNING Risk of inju ryfrom vehicle tip‐
ping
On slopes, thej ackc ould tip wit hthe vehicle
ra ised. #
Neverc hang eaw heel on aslope. #
Consult aqualified specialis tworks hop. *
NO
TEVehicle damag efromt he jack If
yo udon otpositio nthe jac kcorrectl yatt he
appropriat ejacks uppor tpoin toft hevehicle,
th ej ackc ould tip overwitht he vehicle raised. #
The jac kisdesigned exclusively for
jacking up thev ehicle at thej acks up‐
por tpoints. Re
quirements: R
Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle is prepared forc hanging awheel
(/ page234).
Only position thej ackont he jac ksuppor tpoints
intended fort his purpose. Youc oul do therwise
damag ethe vehicle.
Impor tant no tesonu singthej ack:
R Onlyusethev ehicle-speci ficj ackt hat has
been tested and appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz
to raise thev ehicle. If thej ackisu sed incor‐
re ctl y,it could tip overwhilet he vehicle is
ra ised.
R The jac kisdesigned onl ytoraisethev ehicle
fo ras horttime whil eawheelisb eing
ch anged and is no tsuitable forc arrying out
maintenance workunde rthe vehicle.
R Avoid changing awheel on uphill and downhill
slopes.
R The jac kmustbep lacedonaf irm,flat and
non-slip sur face. If necessar y,use alarge,
fl at, load bearing and non-slip unde rlay.
R The base of thej ackisp ositioned vertically
under thej acks uppor tpoint.
Saf etyi nstruction swhile thev ehicle is raised:
R Do no tputyour hands or feet unde rthe vehi‐
cle.
R Do no tlie underneat hthe vehicle.
R Do no tstart thev ehicle and do no trelease
th ep arking brake.
R Do no topen or close an ydoors.
Ve hicles with rear wheel drive Jack
suppor tpoints Wheels and tires
235

Ad
ditive
* NO
TEEngine damag eduetouse of addi‐
tives in thee ngine oil The use of additional additives in
thee ngine
oil can damag ethe engine. #
Do no tuse an yadditional additives in
th ee ngine oil. Miscibility of engine oil
The benefits of high-quality engine oils are
re
duced bymixing oil.
We recommend that youo nly use engine oil of
th es ame grade and SAEc lassi fication as theo il
fi lled at thel asto ilch ange. If, in exceptional
cases, engine oil of thet ype in thee ngine is not
av ailable, use ano ther appr ovedm ineral or syn‐
th etic engin eoil.
Ve hicles with adiese lengine: ifth eg rade is
no ta vailable, youm ayalso refill wit hengin eoils
acco rding toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 228.5,
229. 3or2 29.5.Therefill qu antity is then limited
to maximu m1.1US qt (1.0 liter).
Yo um ustthen ha vean oil chang ecarried out at
th ee arlies tpossible opportunit y.
Ve hicles with agasoline engine: ifth eg rade is
no ta vailable, youm ayrefill wit hengin eoils
acco rding toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval 229.3
or AC EA A3/B4. The refill qu antity is then limited
to maximu m1.1US qt (1.0 liter).
Yo um ustthen ha vean oil chang ecarried out at
th ee arlies tpossible opportunit y.
Engine oils ar ediffe re ntiated according to:
R Engine oi lbrand
R Grad e(MB -Fre igabe or MB-Appr oval)
R SAEc lassi fication (viscosity)
Oil chang einter val
The on-boar dcomputer automatically sho ws the
dat eoft he next oil chang easane vent messa ge
on thed ispla y.
Mercedes-Benzr ecommends havin gthe oil
ch anged at aqualified specialis tworks hop. Engine oil capacities Engine
Engine oil
M2 74 Approx. 11.1 qt
(10.5 liters)
OM642 Approx.1 3.2 qt
(12.5 liters)
OM65 1(rear wheel
drive) Appr
ox.1 2.2 qt
(1 1. 5l iters) Information on oil consum
ption
Depending on thed riving style, thev ehicle con‐
sumes amaximum of 1.1USq t(1.0l iter) of
engine oil per 620 mile s(10 00 km).
In thef ollowing cases, oil consum ption ma yalso
exc eed this limit:
R The vehicle is ne w.
R Youu sethev ehicle mostl yunder arduous
conditions.
R Youd rive frequent lyat ah igh engine speed.
Re gular maintenance is aprere quisit efor favo ra‐
ble consum ption figures. Youc an only asses sthe
oil consum ption af teral ong journe y.Chec kthe
oil le velint he engine regularly ,e.g. weekl yor
eve rytime your efuel. Note
sonb rake fluid Obser
vethen otes on operating fluids
(/ page247). &
WARNING Risk of an accident du eto
va por poc kets form ing in theb rake sys‐
tem
The brak efluid con stant lyabsorbs moisture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake fluid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va por poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This causes theb raking ef fect to be impaired. #
Have theb rake fluid rene we datt he
specified inter vals. *
NO
TEDama getopaint, plastic or rubber
by brak efluid Ther
eisar isk of damag etoproperty if brake
fl uid comes int ocontact wi thpaint, plastic or
ru bber. Te
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Ve
hicl etype 3500 XD with amax. permissible gross weight of 11,03 0lbs (5.00 3t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
4080 lbs (1.85 1t)5)
7720 lbs (3.502 t)
44 10 lbs (2.000 t) 1) Ve
hicl etype 4500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 12,125 lbs (5.500 t) Pe
rm issible front axle load GAWR (FA) Perm issible rear axle load GAWR (RA)
4630 lbs (2. 100t )7 935 lbs (3.599 t)1)
Front axle wit hincreased load capacity.
5) No tinc ombination wit hall-wheel driv e(4x4)
and no tincombination wit hmodel series
90 7.74 5( combination vehicles wit havehicle
lengt hof2 90 inc h(7,36 7m m))
Gross weight of vehicl ecombination, traile rload, tongue weight
Ve hicl etypes 1500 and 2500 wit hamax.p ermissible gross weight of 8,550 lbs (3.8 78t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
13 550 lbs (6. 146t)
5000 lbs (2.268 t) 2)
500 lbs (0.22 7t)2) Ve
hicl etype 2500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 9,050 lbs (4. 105t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
13 930 lbs (6.3 19t)
5000 lbs(2.268 t) 2)
500lbs (0 .227t) 2) Ve
hicl etype 2500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 9,480 lbs (4.300 t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
94 80 lbs (4.300 t) ––258
Tech nica ldata

Ve
hicl etype 3500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 9,900 lbs (4.490 t) (For Canad aonly) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
14 900 lbs (6.759 t) 2)
,o nly
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 8)5000 lbs (2.268 t)
2)
,o nly
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 8)500 lbs (0.22
7t)2)
,o nly form odel series
90 7.657 8)
15 250 lbs (6.9 17t)3)
,n ot
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 8)75
00 lbs (3.402 t) 3)
,n ot
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 8)75
0lbs (0.340 t) 3)
,n ot fo rmodel series
90 7.657 8) Ve
hicl etype 3500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 9,990 lbs (4.53 1t)(Fo rU SA only) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
14 990 lbs (6.799 t) 2)
,o nly
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 8)5004 lbs (2.270 t)
2)
,o nly
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 8)500 lbs (0.22
7t)2)
,o nlyf or model series
90 7.657 8)
15 250 lbs (6.9 17t)3)
,n ot
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 8)75
00 lbs (3.402 t) 3)
,n ot
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 8)75
0lbs (0.340 t) 3)
,n ot form odel series
90 7.657 8) Ve
hicl etype 3500 XD with amax. permissible gross weight of 11,03 0lbs (5.00 3t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
15 250 lbs (6.9 17t)4)
5004 lbs(2.270 t) 2)
,o nly
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 8)500 lbs (0.22
7t)2)
,o nly form odel series
90 7.657 8)
optional :7500 lbs
(3.402 t) 3)
,n ot form odel
series 90 7.657 8) optional
:750 lbs (0.340 t) 3)
,n ot for
model series 90 7.657 8) Ve
hicl etype 4500 with amax. permissible gross weight of 12,125 lbs (5.500 t) Pe
rm issible gross
we ight of vehicle/trailer
combination GCWR 6), 9)Pe
rm issible trailer load
GT W, braked 6) Pe
rm issible nose weight TWR
15 250 lbs (6.9 17t)4)
5004 lbs(2.270 t) 2)
,o nly
fo rm odel series 90 7.657 8)500 lbs (0.22
7t)2)
,o nly form odel series
90 7.657 8)
optional :7500 lbs
(3.400 t) 3)
,n ot form odel
series 90 7.657 8) optional
:750 lbs (0.340 t) 3)
,n ot for
model series 90 7.657 8) 2)
Only NAFTAt rail er cross member ,tow ing capa‐
cit y5 ,000 lbs. 3)
Onl yNAFT Atrail er cross member ,tow ing capa‐
cit y7 ,500 lbs. Te
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