Engaging/Disengaging All-Wheel Drive; Function Of The Low Range Gear Reduction; Engaging And Disengaging Low Range - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter 2019 Operating Instructions Manual

120 Driving and parking
If it is not possible to engage all-wheel drive when
the vehicle is rolling:
Vehicles with automatic transmission:
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briefly move the selector lever to i.

Engaging/disengaging all-wheel drive

* NOTE Risk of damage to the transfer
case
If you step on the accelerator pedal while the
all-wheel drive is engaged or disengaged, the
transfer case may be damaged.
Do not step on the accelerator pedal
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when the indicator lamp in the switch
for the all-wheel drive is flashing.
To engage/disengage: press the upper sec‐
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tion of switch 1.
The indicator lamp in switch
the all-wheel drive is engaged or disengaged.
The ÷ and : warning lamps light up in
the instrument display. ESP
deactivated for the duration of the shift oper‐
ation. If the shift operation is successful, the
÷ and : warning lamps in the instru‐
ment display go out and ESP
reactivated.
As long as the indicator lamp in switch
flashing, you can cancel the shift operation by
pressing switch 1 again. If the shift operation
fails, the indicator lamp in switch
flashes three times. One of the shift conditions
was not met.
If the indicator lamp in switch
wheel drive is engaged. A relevant message
appears in the display of the on-board computer.
1 flashes while
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and ASR are
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and ASR are
1 is
1 briefly
1 lights up, all-
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If the LOW RANGE gear reduction is engaged,
the all-wheel drive cannot be disengaged.

Function of the LOW RANGE gear reduction

The LOW RANGE gear reduction enables very
slow driving in the respective gears. If you engage
LOW RANGE, the engine's performance charac‐
teristics and the automatic transmission's shift‐
ing characteristics are adjusted accordingly. The
transmission ratio from the engine to the wheels
is around 40% lower than in the road position.
The drive torque is increased correspondingly.
Conditions for engaging/disengaging
The following shifting conditions must be met in
order to engage or disengage LOW RANGE:
All-wheel drive is engaged (
R
The engine is running.
R
The vehicle is stationary.
R
You depress the brake pedal.
R
Vehicles with automatic transmission: the
R
selector lever is in position j or i.

Engaging and disengaging LOW range

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Engaging and disengaging LOW range
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On vehicles with DSR (Downhill Speed Regu‐
lation), switch 1 is replaced with the switch
for DSR.
page 120).
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