Document Outline

• Contents
• Introduction
  • Environmental concerns and recommendations
  • Service and warranty information
  • Registering your vehicle
  • Digital speedometer and total distance recorder
  • Modifying the engine power output
  • Vehicle alterations
  • Correct use
  • Problems with your vehicle
  • REPORTING SAFETY DEFECTS
  • Information regarding electronic recording devices
• At a glance
  • Cockpit
  • Instrument cluster
  • Center console
  • Switch units
    • Center console switch unit
    • Additional switch units
  • Door control panel
• Safety
  • Occupant safety
    • Restraint systems
    • Airbags
    • Seat belts
    • SRS (Supplemental Restraint System)
      • Activation of emergency tensioning retractors, belt force limiters and airbags
      • Emergency tensioning retractors, belt force limiters
    • Airbag system
      • Thorax sidebags*
      • Windowbags*
    • Children in the vehicle
      • Child restraint systems
      • ISOFIX child seat securing system/ Child seat anchors - LATCH type
  • Driving safety systems
    • Antilock Brake System (ABS)
    • Brake Assist (BAS)
    • Electronic Stability Program (ESP®)
    • Acceleration skid control (ASR)
    • Electronic brake force distribution (EBV)
  • Anti-theft systems
    • Immobilizer
    • Anti-theft alarm system (ATA)*
      • Enabling the alarm system
      • Deactivating the anti-theft alarm system
      • Switching off the alarm
    • Tow-away protection*
      • Enabling tow-away protection
    • Interior motion sensor*
      • Enabling the interior motion sensor
• Controls in detail
  • Opening and closing
    • Remote control with key
      • Checking the batteries
      • Locking and unlocking the vehicle with the key
    • Opening the driver’s or co-driver’s door from the inside
    • Sliding door
      • Opening / closing the sliding door from the inside
      • Electric closing aid*
    • Electric sliding door*
      • Opening / closing using the inside and outside door handles
      • Opening/closing with the remote control
    • Rear doors
      • Opening the right-hand rear door from the outside
      • Closing the rear doors from outside
      • Opening / closing the rear door from the inside
    • Locking and unlocking centrally from the inside
      • Locking the entire vehicle
      • Unlocking the entire vehicle
      • Unlocking the sliding doors and the rear door
    • Automatic locking when driving
      • Activating the automatic locking when driving function for the entire vehicle
      • Activating the automatic locking when driving function for the sliding doors and the rear door
      • Deactivating the automatic locking when driving function for the sliding doors and the rear door
    • Partition sliding door*
  • Key positions
    • Driver’s and co-driver’s seats
      • Swivelling front seats*
    • Armrests*
      • Adjusting the armrest angle
    • Head restraints
      • Installing the head restraints
    • Seat heating*
      • Normal heating
      • Rapid heating
    • Folding seat*
    • Rear bench seat
      • Removing the rear bench seat
      • Installing the rear bench seat
  • Steering wheel adjustment
    • Light switch
      • Switching on the high-beam headlamps
      • Headlamp flasher
      • Constant headlamp mode*
      • Automatic headlamp control*
    • Front foglamps */ rear foglamp
      • Switching on the front foglamps
    • Turn signals
    • Hazard warning lamps
    • Front interior lighting
      • Standard front interior lighting
    • Rear interior lighting
      • Switching the standard rear interior lighting on / off
      • Switching the convenient rear interior lighting* on/off
    • Instrument lighting
    • Tachometer
    • Speedometer
    • Fuel gauge
    • Resetting the trip meter
  • Operating system without steering wheel buttons
    • Standard display
      • Changing the standard display
      • Outside temperature display*
    • Menus
      • Setting the time
  • Operating system with steering wheel buttons*
    • Steering wheel with buttons
    • Menu overview
    • Operation menu
      • Standard display
    • Audio menu*
      • Selecting a radio station
      • Operating the CD player
    • Malfunction memory menu
      • No malfunctions
      • Malfunctions occurred
    • Settings menu
      • Resetting settings
      • Resetting the functions of a submenu
    • Trip computer menu
    • Telephone menu*
      • Rejecting a call
      • Ending a call
      • Dialing a number from the phone book
      • Redialing
  • Driving and parking
    • Starting the engine
    • After a cold start
    • Pulling away
    • Braking
    • Parking
    • General driving tips
      • Drinking and driving
      • Driving in wet conditions
      • Tires
      • Hydroplaning
      • Tire speed rating
  • Automatic transmission
    • Gearshift pattern
    • Gearshift procedure
    • Selector lever positions
    • One-touch gearshifting
      • Downshifting
      • Upshifting
      • Derestricting the shift range
    • Shift ranges
    • Driving tips
      • Accelerator pedal position
      • Maneuvering
      • Working on the vehicle
  • Good visibility
    • Mirrors
      • Rear-view mirror*
    • Windshield wipers
      • Switching on the windshield wipers
      • Single wipe
      • Intermittent wipe
    • Rear window wiper*
      • Switching off intermittent wipe
      • Wiping with washer fluid
    • Windshield heating*
    • Rear window heating*
  • Tempmatic
    • Economy mode (air-conditioning system off)
    • Basic setting
      • Heating
      • Ventilation
    • Setting the temperature
    • Setting the airflow
    • Air-recirculation mode
    • Residual heat mode
    • Reheat function (dehumidification)
    • Special settings
      • Fogged-up windows
    • Ventilated glove box*
    • Air conditioning in the rear*
      • Setting the temperature
      • Air vents in the roof air duct
    • Heater booster function*
    • Electrical heater booster system
  • Auxiliary heating/ventilation*
    • Before switching on
    • Setting the switch-on time
  • Open air
    • Side windows
      • Resetting the side windows
    • Sliding sunroof*
    • Roof ventilator in the load compartment*
  • Driving systems
    • Cruise control*
      • Cruise control lever
      • Storing the current speed
      • Deactivating cruise control
    • Parktronic system (PTS)*
      • Roll-back warning
    • Reverse warning feature*
      • Reducing the volume of the warning signal
  • Operating the vehicle
    • Operating speed governor (ADR)*
    • Adjustable operating speed*
      • Adjusting the operating speed
  • Transporting
    • Loading guidelines
    • Load distribution
    • Securing a load
    • Carrier systems
    • Trailer towing
  • Features
    • Interior storage compartments
      • Storage compartments above the windshield
      • Storage compartment under the twin co-driver's seat*
    • Eyeglasses compartment
    • Folding table in the backrest*
    • Cup holders
      • Cup holders in the rear
    • Ashtray
      • Ashtray in the passenger compartment*
    • Cigarette lighter
    • Paper holder
    • 12 V socket
    • Telephone*
• Operation
  • The first 1000 miles (1,500 km)
  • Driving tips
    • Rail transport
    • Trailer towing
      • Trailer hitches*
    • Trailer towing
      • GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)
      • GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)
      • GTW (Gross Trailer Weight)
      • TWR (Trailer Tongue Weight Rating)
      • Attaching a trailer
    • Loading the vehicle and/or a trailer
    • Operating the vehicle outside the USA or Canada
    • Programmed maximum speed
    • Regular checks
    • Catalytic converter (gasoline engine)
    • Oxidation catalyst (diesel engine)
    • Emission control
  • Electronic equipment
    • Radio, telephone, two-way radio, fax machine and navigation system
  • Refueling
  • Engine
    • Hood
      • Opening
      • Closing
    • Service products
    • Engine oil
      • Adding engine oil
    • Coolant
    • Brake fluid
    • Windshield washer system/headlamp cleaning system*
    • Vehicle assemblies
  • Battery
    • Care of batteries
    • Switching off the electrical system
    • Switching on the electrical system
  • Battery isolating switch*
    • Switching on the electrical system
  • Tires and wheels
    • Radial-ply tires
    • Tire valves (snap-in valves)
    • Important guidelines
    • Tire care and maintenance
      • Tire damage
      • Life of tire
      • Storing tires
    • Direction of rotation
    • Loading the vehicle
    • Recommended tire inflation pressure
      • Placard
    • Checking tire inflation pressure
      • Checking tire inflation pressure manually
      • Checking tire pressure electronically with the Tire Pressure Monitoring System (TPMS)* (vehicles without steering wheel buttons)
      • Potential problems associated with underinflated and overinflated tires
    • Tire labeling
    • DOT, Tire Identification Number (TIN)
      • Manufacturer’s identification mark
      • Tire size
      • Tire type code
      • Date of manufacture
    • Maximum tire inflation pressure
    • Tire ply material
    • Tire and loading terminology
      • Accessory weight
      • Air pressure
      • Aspect ratio
      • Bead
      • Cold tire inflation pressure
      • Curb weight
      • GAWR (Gross Axle Weight Rating)
      • GTW (Gross Trailer Weight)
      • GVWR (Gross Vehicle Weight Rating)
      • Kilopascal (kPa)
      • Maximum loaded vehicle weight
      • Maximum tire inflation pressure
      • Normal occupant weight
      • Occupant distribution
      • PSI (Pounds per Square Inch)
      • Recommended tire inflation pressure
      • Side wall
      • TIN (Tire Identification Number)
      • Tire load rating
      • Tire speed rating
      • Traction
      • Tread
      • Treadwear Indicators
      • TWR (Tongue Weight Rating)
      • Uniform tire quality grading standards
      • Vehicle capacity weight
      • Vehicle maximum load on the tire
    • Rotating tires
  • Winter driving
    • Winter tires
    • Driving in winter
    • Snow chains
  • Maintenance and servicing
    • Service products
    • Active Service System (ASSYST)*
      • Service due date display
      • Missing the service due date
    • Air cleaner for the air-conditioning system in the rear compartment*
      • Removing the air cleaner element
      • Cleaning the filter mat
      • Installing the air cleaner element
  • Cleaning and care of the vehicle
    • Care of the vehicle
      • Automatic car wash
    • Engine cleaning
      • Outside of windshield and wiper blades
      • Headlamps
      • Parktronic sensors*
      • Rear view camera lens*
      • Plastic trims
      • Dashboard and padded boss of the steering wheel
    • After driving off-road or on construction sites
    • Fuse box in the driver’s seat
  • Fuses
• Practical hints
  • What to do if ...
    • Audible warning signals
    • Accident
    • Fuel and fuel tank
    • Engine
    • Automatic transmission
    • Headlamps and turn signals
    • Windshield wipers
    • Remote control
    • Driving systems
    • Auxiliary heating*
    • Leaving the vehicle in storage
    • Indicator and warning lamps in switches
    • Indicator and warning lamps in the instrument cluster
  • Display messages
    • Display messages on vehicles without steering wheel buttons
    • Display messages on vehicles with steering wheel buttons
  • Where will I find...?
    • Warning triangle and warning lamp
    • Fire extinguisher
    • First-aid kit
    • Jack and vehicle tool kit
    • Spare wheel
    • Premium tire sealant*
    • Chock
    • Sliding sunroof*
    • Releasing the parking lock manually
  • Changing bulbs
    • Before changing bulbs
    • Front bulbs
      • Bi-xenon headlamps*
      • High-beam headlamps, low-beam headlamps
      • Turn signals
      • Parking lamps/side marker
    • Rear bulbs
      • Changing the rear bulbs (chassis)
    • Changing additional bulbs
      • Identification lamps W 5 W (cab chassis only)
      • License plate lamp W 5 W
      • Side marker lamps* W 5 W
      • Identification lamps 12V 4CP
      • Interior lamp K 18 W
  • Changing the batteries
    • Remote control (remote keyless entry)
    • Auxiliary heating remote control*
  • Fuel system
    • Draining the fuel filter
    • Bleeding the fuel system
  • Replacing the wiper blades
    • Removing the wiper blades
    • Installing the wiper blades
  • Flat tire
    • Preparing the vehicle
    • Changing a wheel
      • Jacking point at the front axle
      • Removing a wheel
      • Lowering the vehicle
    • Using Premium tire sealant*
      • Single tire
      • After filling with tire sealant
  • Battery
    • Disconnecting the battery
    • Removing the battery
      • Starter battery
      • Auxiliary battery* in the engine compartment
    • Recharging the battery
    • Reconnecting the battery
  • Jump-starting
    • Tow-starting
  • Towing
    • Installing / removing the towing eye
      • Removing the towing eye
    • Towing out a vehicle that is stuck
    • Towing the vehicle in the event of particular malfunctions
      • With transmission damage
      • With front axle damage
    • Transporting the vehicle
  • Fuses
    • Main fuse box
• *Technical data
  • Genuine Sprinter parts
  • Vehicle electronics
    • Tampering with the engine electronics
    • Retrofitting electrical / electronic equipment
  • Service products and capacities
    • Engine oils
    • Fuels
      • Fuels for diesel engines
    • Coolants, lubricants, etc.
    • Capacities
    • Fuel consumption
  • Rims and tires
  • Tire inflation pressure
  • Lashing points and carrier systems
    • Lashing points
      • Load rails*
    • Roof carrier systems
  • Vehicle identification labels
    • Vehicle safety certification label
    • Tire and loading information placard
• Index