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09-17-2020, 02:44 PM
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Sprinter Service Code(s)
Does anyone know where to find a listing of "Service Codes" that appear on Instrument panel on a 2016 Mercedes Sprinter 3L Diesel?
The "Code" 428d showed up on our recent trip.
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Rudy Peters, Abbotsford, B.C. Canada
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09-18-2020, 04:40 PM
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No. Don't know where to find that info.
Here's my story on codes. The MB dealer refused to remove the codes that appeared about 20 years ago. We have a 2017 Melbourne. Maddening. The light would come on on the dash regularly and often. Irritating. Finally, when I took it in for the airbag recall repair, I pleaded. They removed the warning. I think the code had come on to alert to an oil change. Which I do myself. Which means the dealer is not deleting the code.
When I searched online two years ago, I thought I found the answer but was not able to duplicate the steps. I seem to recall finding it deep into a Sprinter website.
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09-18-2020, 04:40 PM
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Oops....Not 20 years ago...Two years ago....
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09-18-2020, 04:49 PM
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Thanks ThirdKtm.
I called the MB Service Dept who said that the code I'm seeing is likely an uncleared Oil Change "reminder".
We don't have a Mercedes Dealership nearby; thus I have it serviced annually by a nearby European Specialist Group. I'll ask them to deal with it in Spring.
I also Googled "How To Clear" and came up with a response which I may try when next at the Motorhome (now in storage).
Thanks again.
Rudy
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Rudy Peters, Abbotsford, B.C. Canada
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09-21-2020, 08:02 PM
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Yellow lights on dash....
Something else I learned: We had just departed from our home in Albuquerque, eastbound on I-40, near Amarillo. Was using cruise control, at about 65. Very windy, crosswinds. Suddenly, two lights come on the dash and the cruise goes off. One of the lights was like two skid marks beneath a pickup. The other, I don't remember. We stopped, found the two symbols in the owner's manual -- and there must've been 10 options. Not knowing what to do and this being the first day of an 18-day trip, we continued. Smart? Dumb? A little while later, the same thing. We stopped. I phone the MB dealer in Albuquerque. Leland answered, and I have worked with him and trust him. I described what was happening.
Is it really windy, he asked. Yes. Oh, then the reason for the cruise control turning off is that it's some sort of safety feature: when the vehicle senses strong crosswinds, it shuts off. He was right. I sent him a thank-you card upon returning home.
I do not know if this feature is a Mercedes add-on or a Jayco add-on....
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09-21-2020, 08:26 PM
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If there is a - before the number it is days until your next service and a + is days past. Some OBD scanners can clear the reminder. I have done it twice with the dash buttons but even though I was following a YouTube video I still fumbled through it. I have since bought a scanner but haven’t needed it to clear a service reminder yet though.
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2016 Melbourne 24K
2013 Sprinter crew cargo SOLD
2002 Toyota MR2 Spyder as a Toad SOLD
2016 Ford Focus set up to flat tow
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09-22-2020, 01:19 PM
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Mercedes recommends flushing the brake lines every 2 years. That might be a reminder about that as well.
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2013 Sprinter crew cargo SOLD
2002 Toyota MR2 Spyder as a Toad SOLD
2016 Ford Focus set up to flat tow
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09-22-2020, 01:29 PM
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One more thing. If I am past due mine beeps and flashes # of days past due while driving. Maybe after so long it gives up but has yours done this as well? I ask because it can get annoying every 15-20 minutes or whatever time frame it does it.
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2016 Melbourne 24K
2013 Sprinter crew cargo SOLD
2002 Toyota MR2 Spyder as a Toad SOLD
2016 Ford Focus set up to flat tow
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09-22-2020, 01:31 PM
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Quote:
Originally Posted by thirdktm
Yellow lights on dash....
Something else I learned: We had just departed from our home in Albuquerque, eastbound on I-40, near Amarillo. Was using cruise control, at about 65. Very windy, crosswinds. Suddenly, two lights come on the dash and the cruise goes off. One of the lights was like two skid marks beneath a pickup. The other, I don't remember. We stopped, found the two symbols in the owner's manual -- and there must've been 10 options. Not knowing what to do and this being the first day of an 18-day trip, we continued. Smart? Dumb? A little while later, the same thing. We stopped. I phone the MB dealer in Albuquerque. Leland answered, and I have worked with him and trust him. I described what was happening.
Is it really windy, he asked. Yes. Oh, then the reason for the cruise control turning off is that it's some sort of safety feature: when the vehicle senses strong crosswinds, it shuts off. He was right. I sent him a thank-you card upon returning home.
I do not know if this feature is a Mercedes add-on or a Jayco add-on....
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It is a MB chassis feature.
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2016 Melbourne 24K
2013 Sprinter crew cargo SOLD
2002 Toyota MR2 Spyder as a Toad SOLD
2016 Ford Focus set up to flat tow
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