Emergency Release - Mercedes-Benz 2016 Sprinter Operator's Manual

Operation and obstacle detection
Electrical step
The sliding door of your vehicle can be equipped
with an electrical step.
When getting in and out of the vehicle, use the
X
grab handles and electrical step :.
Electrical step : automatically extends when
the sliding door is opened and retracts when it is
closed.
Electrical step : is equipped with an obstruc-
tion detection device on the front side. If the
step comes into contact with an obstacle while
it is extending, it stops.
After you have removed the obstacle, you must
first close the sliding door and open it once
again so that the step can extend completely.
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If the electrical step obstructs loading, you
can prevent the step from extending when
opening the sliding door via obstacle detec-
tion. The electrical step can then remain
retracted and a forklift or other lifting equip-
ment can be moved nearer to the cargo com-
partment.
Vehicles without steering-wheel buttons: if
the 1 indicator lamp in the instrument clus-
ter lights up and a warning tone sounds, elec-
trical step : is malfunctioning (
Vehicles with steering wheel buttons: if the
Electrical Step message is shown in the dis-
play and a warning tone sounds, electrical
step : is malfunctioning (
If electrical step : is malfunctioning, the step
may only partially extend/retract or may not
extend/retract at all. If a malfunction does
occur, you will have to retract and lock electrical
step : manually before continuing the journey
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page 203).
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page 192).
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Before passengers get out of the vehicle, let
them know that electrical step : might not be
extended.

Emergency release

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Driving with the step extended may result in
it being damaged.
If the electrical step does not retract auto-
matically, you will have to push it in and lock it
into place manually before continuing your
journey.
Pull R-clips ; on both rods : on the under-
X
side of the step out of their respective pins.
Remove washers = and detach both rods :.
X
Fold rods : into the housing in the step.
X
Push the step into its housing.
X
Electrical step
Z
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