Re: Sprinter Check Engine Light
It's not the gas cap necessarily. I forgot to put the gas cap on entirely after getting gas in El Centro and drove many miles until a rolling border patrol stop. There also was a drug dog whose handler had it go behind each vehicle. After answering the usual questions, we pulled away just as the dog started barking. The officer then started running after us, saying "Sir, Sir..." not exactly an order to stop. He ran up and told us that our gas cap was off and he put it on. "Have a nice day. " No check engine light came on.
On our current, continuing trip to Canada, Alaska and Canada, the "multifunction indicator light," aka engine light, came on twice, the first after slush froze to the underside of NV, the second after driving many miles on dusty gravel roads with heavy rain on a paved section followed by more gravel. The manual said it was ok to continue driving, so we drove on to Fairbanks in the first instance and later to Whitehorse. The dealer in Fairbanks checked the code (vent control valve), reset the light and said to drive on. He gave me the code if it reappeared. It did along with a message, "loose fuel cap;" it wasn't. The dealer in Whitehorse told me to "come back tomorrow" or drive on the Prince George. We had better things to do than sit in Whitehorse, so we drove on. Today the check engine light was gone. Then, I remembered the manual said it may turn off after several starts/trips, as in work. I guess the gist is that the light is annoying but can wait until your next service if it doesn't fix itself or maybe the light will burn out.
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