Opening - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operating Instructions Manual

Engine compartment
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Opening the bonnet
! Make sure that the windscreen wipers are
not folded away from the windscreen. Other-
wise, you could damage the windscreen wip-
ers or the bonnet.
Release handle for the bonnet
X
Stop your vehicle on level ground, as far away
from traffic as possible.
X
Switch off the engine.
X
Secure the vehicle against rolling away.
X
Pull release handle : on the bonnet.
The bonnet is released.
X
Grasp in the gap and push grip ; on the bon-
net catch upwards.
X
Swing the bonnet upwards until support strut
= engages and the bonnet is supported.
Closing the bonnet
G
WARNING
An unlocked bonnet may tip forwards during
heavy deceleration and may strike persons or
objects in the swinging range. There is a risk
of an accident and injury.
Make sure that the bonnet is correctly closed
and locked before each journey.
If the bonnet is not locked and you are already
driving at walking pace:
the yellow 1 indicator lamp in the instru-
R
ment cluster goes on for vehicles without
steering-wheel buttons.
Bonnet open
the 1
R
vehicles with steering-wheel buttons.
! When you press the support strut back,
make sure that you do not press it against the
detent position and cause it to bend.
! Do not use your hands to push the bonnet
down. You could damage it otherwise.
X
Lift the bonnet slightly.
X
Press support strut = towards the back.
X
Lower the bonnet and allow it to fall with
momentum from a height of approximately
30 cm.
The bonnet locks audibly.
X
Check that the bonnet is correctly locked.
If the bonnet can be raised slightly, it is not
properly engaged. If the bonnet is not cor-
rectly engaged, open the bonnet again. Let
the bonnet fall with a little more momentum.
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