Get a grip on your driving.
Introducing the Sprinter all-wheel drive.
Mercedes-Benz can look back on a long tradition of AWD technology: construction site vehicles,
off-road vehicles and SUVs have been demonstrating their outstanding capabilities on difficult road
surfaces for many years. The benefits of all-wheel drive can now be enjoyed in Mercedes-Benz Vans
in the shape of the Sprinter 4x4 – ensuring improved traction and better handling safety. A key
advantage: in place of conventional differential gear systems with mechanical locks, brake force
distribution is subject to intelligent control using the 4ETS electronic traction system.
Boasting a large choice of
combinations and optional
The system automatically applies
braking force to each of the spinning
wheels and simultaneously increases
tractive power to the wheels which
Advantages at a glance.
*
extras,
• Enhanced traction on snow, ice,
mud and on wet and slippery road
surfaces in general
the Sprinter offers a solution
to transportation tasks – two
wheelbases, two body lengths,
three weight variants and two roof
heights are available. And if you are
operating on difficult road surfaces
and in critical driving conditions, the
still have sufficient grip. The result is • Enhanced directional stability in
a significant increase in traction.
critical situations
• Engine power is distributed in a
ratio of 35 : 65 to the front and rear
wheels respectively
Enhanced driving safety – with
ADAPTIVE ESP.
®
Sprinter 4x4 with selectable all-wheel Traction is important, but it is not
• Full ADAPTIVE ESP functionality
®
drive is a great choice.
everything. ADAPTIVE ESP
®
also
• Three weight variants, 3.55t, 4.49t
plays a pivotal role in controlling
your vehicle. The AWD Sprinter
models show no compromise in
this department: it delivers the full
and 5.0t
All-wheel drive: intelligence and
operating comfort.
The key electronic control system for
AWD in the Sprinter 4x4 is called
functionality of ADAPTIVE ESP
®
ADAPTIVE ESP
®
/4ETS. It removes
(measures and responds to the
the need for mechanical differential
locks, the disadvantages of which
include heavy weight and demanding
vehicle’s current load condition).
operation. ADAPTIVE ESP / 4ETS
®
(Electronic Traction System) is
activated should one or more wheels
begin to lose traction on a slippery
surface.
4x4 is an option available at additional cost. 4x4 is not available on all Sprinter models. Vehicles shown may have non-standard options and colours available at
extra cost.
| Categories | Mercedes-Benz Manuals, Mercedes-Benz Van Manuals |
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| Tags | Mercedes-Benz Sprinter IFC NCV3, Mercedes-Benz Sprinter MBL 5488 |
| Model Year | 2010 |
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