freightliner Sprinter User Manual

Applying/releasing theelectric parking brake
manually
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WARNING Risk of accident and injury
due to children and animals leftunatten‐
dedinthe vehicle
If youleave children and animals unattended
in thevehicle, they maybeabletoset the
vehicle in motion, forexample by:
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Releasing theparking brake.
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Shifting theautomatic transmission out of
parkposition j.
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Startingthe engine.
In addition, they mayoperatevehicle equip‐
ment and become trapped.
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Neverleave children and animals unat‐
tendedinthe vehicle.
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When leaving thevehicle, alwaystake
theSmartKey withyou and lockthe
vehicle.
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To apply: press switch 1.
When theelectric parking brakeisapplied,
thered F and ! indicator lamps in the
instrument displaylight up. The electricpark‐
ingbrake is onlyactuallyapplied when the
red F and ! indicator lamps light up
continuously.
It is also possible to applythe electric parking
brakewhen theignition is switched off.
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To release: pull switch 1.
The red F and ! indicator lamps in the
instrument displaygoout.
Youmay only release theelectric parking
brakeifthe ignition is switched on withthe
start/stop button.
Emergency braking
In theevent of an emergency,you can brakethe
vehicle while it is in motion withthe electric park‐
ing brake.
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While driving, press switch 1 of theelectric
parking brake.
The vehicle is braked as long as youkeep
switch 1 of theelectric parking brake
depressed.
The longer electric parking brakeswitch 1 is
depressed, thegreater thebraking force.
During thebraking procedure, youwill receivethe
following feedbackfromthe vehicle:
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awarning tone sounds
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the"Release parking brake" displaymessage
appears
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thered F and ! indicator lamps in the
instrument displayflash
When thevehicle has been braked to astandstill,
theelectric parking brakeisapplied.
Parking thevehicle foranextended period
Parking thevehicle forlongerthan 4weeks
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Method 1: connectthe starterbatterytoa
trickle chargervia thejump-start connection.
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Method 2: interrupt thepowersupply by acti‐
vating standbymode (/ page142).
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Method 3: disconnect all batteries. In this
case, please contact aqualified specialist
workshop.
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Chargethe starterbatteryevery 6months,
evenifithas been disconnected or in
standbymode.
Drivingand parking
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freightliner Sprinter Specifications

General

Brand	freightliner
Model	Sprinter
Category	Automobile
Language	English