Switching Off - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operating Instructions Manual

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the battery main switch. You could otherwise
damage components of the electrical system.
You can use the battery main switch to discon-
nect the current to all your vehicle's consumers.
This will prevent uncontrolled battery discharge
caused by off-load current consumption.
If your vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary bat-
tery in the engine compartment, you will need to
disconnect both batteries. Only then is the elec-
trical system fully disconnected from the power
supply.
i Only switch the vehicle to de-energised
using the battery main switch if:
the vehicle is stationary for a lengthy period
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it is absolutely necessary
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After switching on the power supply, you will
need to reset the side windows (
and the electric sliding door (
i A break in the power supply is entered in the
DTCO (digital tachograph) as an event in the
malfunction memory.
See the separate DTCO operating instruc-
tions.
Switching off the power supply
When you clamp the connector under the
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accelerator pedal, make sure that the con-
nector does not become damaged or dirty. It
may otherwise not be possible to restore the
electrical connection when the parts are reas-
sembled.
Battery main switch to the left of the centre con-
sole
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Remove the key from the ignition lock and
wait for at least two minutes.
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Press button ; in the direction of the arrow
and hold.
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Pull connector : from the earth pin.
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Push connector : as far to the side as pos-
sible so that it cannot make contact with the
earth pin.
All starter battery consumers are disconnec-
ted from the power supply.
Switching on the power supply
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page 78)
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page 70).
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Insert the key into the ignition lock.
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Press connector : onto earth pin ; until
you feel it engage and the lock inhibitor is
released.
Connector : must be in full contact with
earth pin ;.
All consumers are reconnected to the DC
power supply.