Battery Main Switch - Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Operating Instructions Manual

122 Driving and parking
Bear in mind the following related topic:
Operating the on-board com-
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puter( page 174)
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Battery main switch

Notes on the battery main switch
* NOTE Damaged to control units and
cooled component parts
When the main battery switch is removed
immediately, cooling of important component
parts and the storage of parameters in the
control units can be interrupted. This can sig-
nificantly reduce the service life of component
parts and control units.
Make sure that vehicle is switched off.
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Then wait at least 20 minutes before
removing the battery main switch.
You can use the battery main switch to disconnect
the current to all your vehicle's consumers. This
will prevent uncontrolled battery discharge caused
by quiescent current consumers.
If your vehicle is equipped with an auxiliary battery
in the engine compartment or in the base of the
front passenger seat, you must disconnect both
batteries. Only then will the electrical system be
fully disconnected from the power supply.
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Disconnect the vehicle from the power supply
only using the battery main switch in the fol-
lowing situations:
the vehicle is stationary for a long time
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it is absolutely necessary to disconnect
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the vehicle from the power supply
After switching on the power supply, you will
need to reset the side windows (
and the electric sliding door (
Switching the power supply on/off
Switching off the power supply
Battery main switch
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Note the remaining time before the next
service due date (
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rupted if the power supply is disconnected.
Switch off the vehicle and wait at least 20
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minutes.
Remove cover 1. To do this, take hold of the
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cover at the upper edge, move it outwards in
the direction of the driver's door and lift it off.
Press and hold button 3.
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Pull plug
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Push plug
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of the arrow so that it cannot make contact
with the earth pin.
All starter battery consumers are disconnected
from the power supply.
Switch on the power supply
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Press plug
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page 56).
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it engage and plug
earth pin.
All starter battery consumers are reconnected
to the power supply.
Fasten cover 1. To do this, place the cover on
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from above.
Press the cover into the neighboring switching
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console on the right hand side.
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page 290). The time recording is also dis-
2 out of the earth pin.
2 as far as possible in the direction
2 onto the earth pin until you feel
2 is in full contact with the