Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operating Instructions Manual page 205

To remove: remove screws
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trim 2.
Remove floor covering 1.
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To fit: insert floor covering
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the base of the driver's seat and at the door
sill.
Put trim 2 in place and screw screws
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back in.
Disconnecting the starter battery
* NOTE Damage to the electrical assembly
If you disconnect the starter battery before
you have switched off the engine and
removed the key from the ignition lock, elec‐
trical assemblies could be damaged.
Switch off the engine and remove the
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key from the ignition lock. Then remove
the battery terminals from the starter
battery. Make sure you always discon‐
nect the starter battery in the battery
case in the left-hand footwell first. Oth‐
erwise, electrical assemblies, e.g. the
alternator, could be damaged.
* NOTE Damage to the vehicle's electron‐
ics
If you do not disconnect the battery as descri‐
bed here, the vehicle's electronics could be
damaged.
Always disconnect the starter battery in
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following the sequence, and do not
reverse the battery terminals under any
circumstances. Otherwise, the vehicle's
electronics could be damaged.
3 and take off
1 and align it at
3
Vehicles with rear wheel drive
Vehicles with front wheel drive
If the vehicle is expected to be parked up or out
of use for over three weeks, disconnect the bat‐
teries. This will prevent battery discharge caused
by quiescent current consumers.
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Breakdown assistance
Vehicles with a battery main switch:
switch off the main switch of the battery .
Vehicles without a battery main switch:
switch off all electrical consumers.
Switch off the engine and the power supply.
Remove the floor covering (
Remove screws 1 and slide battery cover
2 in the direction of the arrow.
The screws must protrude over the larger
recesses.
Remove battery cover 2
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