freightliner Sprinter Operator's Manual

Service products and lubricants
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Technical data
! Only refuel with commercially available au-
tomotive diesel, ultra-low sulfur diesel with a sul-
fur content of a maximum of 15 ppm. Fuels such
as fatty acid methyl ester FAME (biodiesel fuel),
marine diesel fuel, heating oil etc. are also not
permitted as diesel fuel mixtures.
Only refuel with B5 biodiesel fuel if it complies
with the specifications described under "Fuel re-
quirements".
Do not use fuel additives and, if necessary, only
use approved flow improvers.
There is otherwise a risk of impaired engine per-
formance or engine and catalytic converter dam-
age. The use of fuel additives is always the
responsibility of the vehicle operator and may re-
sult in the restriction or loss of your New Vehicle
Limited Warranty.
Fuel requirements
i Information on diesel quality can normally
be found on the fuel pump.
Only use commercially available vehicular
ULSD (ultra-low sulfur diesel) FUEL
(15 ppm sulfur maximum).
We approve the use of B5 (standard ULSD
with a maximum of up to 5% biodiesel by
volume) in the Sprinter CDI engines.
As Biodiesel can be produced from a vari-
ety of raw materials resulting in widely
varying qualities, the only approved Biodie-
sel for B5 is one that meets the ASTM
D6751 specification and also has an ade-
quate oxidation stability of a minimum of
6 hours (in accordance with EN 14112) to
prevent damage to the system from depos-
its and/or corrosion.
Diesel fuels containing a higher percent-
age of Biodiesel , e.g. B20, as well as
straight Biodiesel may cause severe dam-
age to your engine/fuel system and are
not approved.
Please ask your service station personnel
for further information. If the B5 Biodiesel
blend is not sufficiently labeled to clearly
indicate that it meets the above standards,
do not use it.
Damage or malfunctions resulting from
poor fuel quality are not covered by the
New Vehicle Limited Warranty.
! The exhaust aftertreatment device (DPF) will
be seriously damaged if you use:
O low-sulfur diesel fuel (500 ppm sulfur maxi-
mum)
O any other diesel fuel with a sulfur content of
above 15 ppm
O any other diesel fuel with a Biodiesel con-
tent of above 5%
O any other diesel fuel with a Biodiesel con-
tent up to 5%, which does not meet the
above mentioned standards
For more information on diesel fuels, con-
tact your authorized Sprinter Dealer.
Diesel fuels for use at very low temper-
atures
Only use commercially available vehicular
ULSD (ultra-low sulfur diesel) FUEL
(15 ppm SULFUR MAXIMUM).
To prevent malfunctions, diesel fuel with
improved cold flow characteristics is of-
fered in the winter months. Check with
your fuel retailer.
At very low temperatures, the fluidity of
diesel fuel may become insufficient due to
paraffin separation. For this reason, the ve-
hicle comes equipped with a fuel preheat-
er. It permits trouble-free engine operation
to a temperature of approximately 14 °F
(–10 °C).
At temperatures below 14 °F (–10 °C), a
certain quantity of fuel flow improver may
be added. These substances may only be
mixed within the vehicle's fuel tank.

freightliner Sprinter Specifications

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Brand	freightliner
Model	Sprinter
Category	Automobile
Language	English