Dodge Sprinter 2006 Manual page 718

0 - 8 LUBRICA TION & MAINTENANCE
effect pa n els. If n ecessa r y, r em ove t h e wh eels fr om
t h e lift ed en d of t h e veh icle a n d lower t h e veh icle
closer t o t h e gr ou n d, t o in cr ea se t h e gr ou n d clea r a n ce
a t t h e opposit e en d of t h e veh icle. In st a ll lu g n u t s on
wh eel a t t a ch in g st u ds t o r et a in br a ke dr u m s.
RAMP ANGLE
If a veh icle wit h fla t -bed t owin g equ ipm en t is u sed,
t h e a ppr oa ch r a m p a n gle sh ou ld n ot exceed 15
degr ees.
TOWING WHEN KEYS ARE NOT A VAILABLE
Wh en t h e veh icle is locked a n d keys a r e n ot a va il-
a ble, u se a fla t bed h a u ler. A Wh eel-lift or Slin g-t ype
device ca n be u sed pr ovided a ll t h e wh eels a r e lift ed
off t h e gr ou n d u sin g t ow dollies.
M AI N T EN AN CE SCH EDU LES
DESCRIPTION
Th e u se of specia l lu br ica n t a ddit ives is n ot r ecom -
m en ded. Th e u se of su ch a ddit ives m a y a ffect t h e
wa r r a n t y r igh t s. Wit h r ega r d t o lega l st ipu la t ion s
con cer n in g em ission s
en gin es h a ve t o be ser viced a n d a dju st ed in a ccor-
da n ce wit h specia l in st r u ct ion s a n d u sin g specia l
m ea su r in g equ ipm en t . Modifica t ion s t o or in t er fer-
en ce wit h t h e em ission s con t r ol syst em s a r e n ot per-
m issible.
MAINTENANCE - WITHOUT ASSYST MAINTE-
NANCE COMPUTER
Ma in te n a n c e In te rv a ls
• Oil ser vice – N o rm a l Op e ra tio n ever y 10,000
m iles or 16,000 km or 12 m on t h s.
• Ma in t en a n ce ser vice ever y 30,000 m iles or
48,000 km .
Addit ion a l wor k m u st be ca r r ied ou t a t yea r ly
in t er va ls.
MAINTENANCE - WITH ASSYST MAINTENANCE
COMPUTER
ASSYST pr ovides in for m a t ion on t h e best possible
t im in g for m a in t en a n ce wor k.
Wh en t h e n ext m a in t en a n ce ser vice is du e, t h is
will be in dica t ed in t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion displa y wit h
t h e wr en ch icon sym bol displa yed in km /m iles or
da ys.
• On e wr en ch icon sh owin g in dica t es Oil Ser vice
is n ecessa r y.
• Two wr en ch icon s sh owin g in dica t es Ma in t e-
n a n ce Ser vice is n ecessa r y – displa yed in km /m iles or
da ys.
If t h e displa y sh ows t h e n u m ber of da ys, a clock
sym bol will a lso a ppea r in t h e m u lt i-fu n ct ion displa y.
con t r ol, plea se n ot e
You sh ou ld
wit h in t h e st a t ed per iod/dist a n ce.
Th e ser vice in dica t or will be r eset a ft er a n oil ser-
vice a n d/or m a in t en a n ce ser vice h a s been per for m ed.
REGULAR CHECK - UPS
To m a in t a in t h e sa fe oper a t ion of t h e veh icle, it is
r ecom m en ded t h a t t h e followin g t a sks be per for m ed
on a r egu la r ba sis (i.e. weekly or wh en ever t h e veh i-
cle is r efu eled). Ch eck:
• E n gin e oil level
• Br a ke syst em - flu id level
• Ba t t er y - a cid level
• Win dsh ield wa sh er syst em a n d h ea dla m p clea n -
in g syst em - flu id level
• Mech a n ica l a ssem blies (e.g. en gin e, t r a n sm is-
sion , et c.) - ch eck for lea ks
• Con dit ion of t ir es a n d t ir es pr essu r es
• All ext er ior ligh t s
SPECIAL MAINTENANCE REQUIREMENTS
If bodies bu ilt
Da im ler Ch r ysler Cor por a t ion a r e fit t ed t o t h e veh i-
cle, t h e m a in t en a n ce r equ ir em en t s a n d lu br ica t ion
t h a t in t er va ls specified by t h e body m a n u fa ct u r er m u st be
a dh er ed t o, in a ddit ion t o a ll st a n da r d m a in t en a n ce
r equ ir em en t s.
Coolant
Cor r osion in h ibit or /a n t ifr eeze con cen t r a t ion in t h e
coola n t sh ou ld be ch ecked befor e t h e on set of win t er
(on ce yea r in cou n t r ies wit h h igh pr eva ilin g t em per-
a t u r es).
Repla ce t h e coola n t ever y five yea r s or 100,000
m iles.
Dust Filter for Heating / Ventilation Replacement
Th e du st filt er a n d t h e t a ilga t e in t er ior filt er a r e t o
be r en ewed du r in g r ou t in e m a in t en a n ce ser vice. If
oper a t in g con dit ion s a r e du st y, t h ese filt er s sh ou ld be
r en ewed m or e fr equ en t ly.
ENGINE OIL CHANGE AND FILTER REPLACEMENT
At a m in im u m , ch a n ge t h e en gin e oil a n d oil filt er
on ce a yea r – even if t h e veh icle m ilea ge per yea r is
ext r em ely low. F or st a n da r d oil ser vice sch edu les
r efer t o t h e ch a pt er oil ser vice a n d m a in t en a n ce ser-
vice.
On c e a Ye a r
Select t h e viscosit y of t h e en gin e oil (SAE cla sses)
a ccor din g t o t h e ou t side a ir t em per a t u r e.
On ly u se en gin e oil a ppr oved by Da im ler Ch r ysler
Cor por a t ion if followin g t h e ASSYST syst em gu ide-
lin es.
h a ve t h e m a in t en a n ce
by m a n u fa ct u r er s ot h er
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