MERCEDES-BENZ EQB 2023 Owners Manual

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Acceler ated agin gof thehigh-v olt-
ag ebatt ery As
are sult ofits basic charact eristics, the
st or ag eca pa city of, andth eamount ofener gy
av ailabl efrom, thehigh-v oltagebatt ery
decr eases over thecour seofits life. Due to
th is, both themaximum electricalrang eth at
can beachie vedby theve hicle anditsmaxi-
mum electrical outpu tcan beimpair ed.
The follo wing fact or scould acceler ateth e
agin gof thehigh-v oltagebatt ery:
R Freq uentl yfull ych argin g(c har geleve l
100%) thehigh-v oltagebatt ery, especiall y
when this process isno tdir ectl yfo llo we d
by ajou rney
R Freq uent rapid chargin gwit hdir ect current
(m ode 4)
R Leaving theve hicle idleforlengt hyper iods
at high ambient temp eratur es #
Toavo idacceler ated aging, please
obser vethefo llo wing recommen dations
when handli ngthehigh-v oltagebatt ery. Re
commen dationswhen handli ngthehigh-v oltage
batt ery:
R Everysix mont hs,when theoutside temp era-
tur eis abo ve50 °F(10 °C), parkth eve hicle
ove rnight withacondition ofcharge belo w
20%.
R Onlych arge thehigh-v oltagebatt erywit h
dir ect current (mode 4)ifnece ssary.
R Char gethehigh-v oltagebatt eryon averag eto
a cond ition ofcharge of80%. Beyond acond i-
tion ofcharge of80%, thech argin gtime is
consi derablypr olon ged.
R Iflea ving theve hicle idleforex tended periods,
par kth eve hicle withth ehigh-v oltagebatt ery
condition ofcharge atbetween 30% and50%.
Do notke ep thehigh-v oltagebatt erycontinu-
ousl yconnect edtopowe rsuppl yeq uipment.
R Iflea ving theve hicle idleforex tended periods
of time avoid,ifpossible, highambient tem-
per atur es.
R Chec kth ehigh-v oltagebatt ery's condition of
ch arge eve rysix weeks(/ page172). R
Char gethehigh-v oltagebatt eryif th econdi-
tion ofcharge isbelo w20%.
R Donotdisconnect the12 Vbatt eryev en ifth e
ve hicle isleT idle foran extended period.Ot h-
er wis e,thecondition oftheve hicle' shigh- volt-
ag ebatt erycanno tbe monit ored.
Yo ucan contr ibuteto reducing theve hicle' s
ene rgycon sum ption inthefo llo wing ways:
R Ananti cipator ydr iving style(/ page149)
R Reduced useofelectr icalconsumer s
R Having theve hicle regula rly main tained
The chargin gtime ofthehigh-v oltagebatt eryma y
ch ang eov er thecour seofits life.
Yo ucan charge thehigh-v oltagebatt erywit hbo th
alt ernat ing current (mode 2or 3)and direct cur-
re nt (mode 4). Dr
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Socketfo rch argin gwit halt ernat ing current
2 Socketex tensio nfo rch argin gwit hdir ect cur-
re nt
% Whe nusi ng aCCS (Combi ned Charging Sys-
te m) chargin gcable tocharge withdir ect cur-
re nt, both areas oftheve hicle socketar eco v-
er ed bythech argin gcable connector. Char
gingop tio ns forth ehigh-v oltagebatt ery
(mode 2,3or 4):
R Char ging thro ugh recuper ationwhile theve hi-
cle isin mo tion
R Char gingwit halt ernat ing current wh en sta-
tiona ry:
- Atamain ssoc ket(mo de2)
- Atawa llbo xor chargin gst atio n(mode 3)
R Char gingwit hdir ect current wh en statio nary:
- Atafa st chargin gst atio n(mode 4)
Depen dingon thecount ry-sp eci/c vehicle equip-
men tand your vehicle' sch argin gcable, single
phase ACchargin gis also possibl e.
Obser vethedi.er entgrid requ irements ofyour
cur rent loc atio nwh en chargin g.Onl yuse chargin g
cables whichconf orm to thegr id requ irements.
Consult aqu ali/ed electrician oryour local grid
oper ator ifyo uha ve anyqu estion s.
It is recommen dedthat youch arge thehigh-v olt-
ag ebatt eryat awa llbo xor chargin gst atio ndue to
th eim prove dch argin gper form ance andbetter
ch argin ge1cie ncyo.er ed. S S
t t
o o
wing t wing
the c he
char har
gingcable gin
gcable
Alw aysst ow theve hicle chargin gcable inthe
ch argin gcable bagprov ided andsecur eit in the
tr unk orcar gocom partment ofyour vehicle.
Ot her wise, thech argin gcable isno tsu1cie ntly
secur ed.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The powe routput ofthehigh-v oltagebatt eryma y
be impair edbythefo llo wing:
R High orlow outside tempe ratur es
R Elec trica laux iliaryconsume rsintheve hicle
bein gswitc hedon,e.g.oper atingth eair con-
ditioning system
R Extended periods without chargin g
The chargin gtime ofthehigh-v oltagebatt eryma y
be incr eased bythefo llo wing:
R High orlow outside temp eratur es
R Extended periods without chargin g
R The maximum availabl ech arge cur rent ofthe
ch argin gfa cilit y
R The setting sof thech argin gpr ocess inthe
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es on c es
on char har
ging t ging
the high-v he
high-v olt olt
ag ag
ebatt e
batt er er
yat t y
at the he
mains socke mains
socket(mo de2) t
(mo de2) &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur yfrom incor -
re ctl yins talled com ponent parts
Connecting thech argin gcable toamain s
soc ketusing incorrectl yins talled com ponent
par tscould cause a/r eor an electr icshoc k,
fo rex am ple. #
Onlyconn ectthech argin gcable toa
mains socketth at:
R Has been proper lyinst alled and
R Has been inspect edbyaqu ali/ed electri-
cian #
Forsaf etyre asons, onlyuse thech argin g
cable suppliedwithth eve hicle oran
or igi nal Mer cedes- Benzch argin gcable. #
Purchase these partsat an aut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz Centerand obtain advice
th er e. Mer
cedes-Benz thor oughl yte sts these original
ch argin gcables forth eir suit ability forhigh-
vo ltag ech argin gof your vehicle. #
Neveruse adamag edchargin gcable. #
Donotuse:
R Extensi oncables
R Extensi onreels
R Multiple sockets #
Neveruse socketada pter sto conn ect
th ech argin gcable tothemains socket.
The onlyex cep tion beingif th eadap ter
has been tested andap pro vedby the
manuf acturerforch argin gth ehigh-v olt-
ag ebatt eryof an electr icvehicle. #
Obser vethesaf etyno tesin theoper at-
ing inst ruction sfo rth esoc ketada pter. Onl
yth efo llo wing chargin gcables maybe used:
R The chargin gcable suppliedwithth eve hicle.
R Ach argin gcable that has been approvedfo r
th eve hicle. The
chargin gpr ocess canvary depending onthe
po we rsuppl yeq uipment.
Shor terch argin gtime scan beachie vedin thefo l-
lo wing ways:
R Char ging atawa llbo x.
R Char ging atach argin gst atio n.
When doingso, alwaysobser vethelocal informa-
tion.
Do notlea vethech argin gcable controls hanging
loose from amains socket.
Do notliT thecontr olsbythefo llo wing compo-
nent parts:
R The chargin gcable connector.
R The main splug .
When chargin g,protect thech argin gcable control
element from excessiv eheat suchas direct sun-
light .Ot her wise, thech argin gpr ocess maybe
cancel ed. Dr
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t t
es on c es
on char har
ging t ging
the high-v he
high-v olt olt
ag ag
ebatt e
batt er er
yat a y
at a
w w
allbo allbo
xor c x
or char har
ging st ging
station (mode 3) ation
(mode 3) &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur yfrom incor -
re ctl yins talled com ponent parts
Connecting thech argin gcable totheve hicle
usin ginco rrectl yinst alled components could
cause a/r eor an electr icshoc k,forex am ple. #
Onlyconn ectthech argin gcable toa
wa llbo xif:
R The wallbo xhas been proper lyinst alled
R The wallbo xhas been inspect edbyaqu ali-
/ed elect rician
R The chargin gcable isno tdamag ed #
Donotex tend thech argin gcable. #
Donotuse adap ters. #
Obser vethesaf etyno tesin theoper at-
ing inst ruction sfo rth ewa llbo x. &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iesdue todam-
ag ed com ponent s
Connect ingthech argin gcable toach argin g
st atio nusin gadamag edcom ponent part
could cause a/r eor an elect ric shoc k,for
ex am ple. #
Forch argin gst atio nswithapr ein stalled
ch argin gcable:
R Perfor m avisual checkof thech arg-
ing statio nfo rob vious malfunctions,
suc has massiv edamag eto thehous-
ing orchargin gcable. #
Forch argin gst atio nswithout apr ein stal-
led chargin gcable:
R Forsaf etyre asons, onlyuse chargin g
cables that have been tested and
ap pro vedby themanuf acturerfor
ch argin gth ehigh-v oltagebatt eryin
an electr icvehicle.
R Neveruse damag edchargin gcables.
R Donotex tend thech argin gcable.
R Donotuse adap ters. #
Mak esur eto obser vethesaf etyin fo rm a-
tio non thech argin gst atio n. Mos
tch argin gst atio nsmus tbe activ ated bef ore
th ech argin gpr ocess, e.g.usin gan RFID card.
Obser vetheon-sit eoper ator's instruction sfo rth e
ch argin gst atio n.
The amoun tof ene rgydisp ensed forth ech argin g
pr ocess, shownbythech argin gst atio n,ma ybe
highe rth an theamount ofener gyactuall yabsor -
bed bythehigh-v oltagebatt ery. This isthere sult
of di.er entleve ls of chargin glosses andisdescr i-
bed asrech arge e1cienc y.Char ging losses occur,
fo rex am ple, due toheat that buil dsup when
ch argin gor from auxili aryconsu mersth at are
switc hedon.Further informatio non rech arge e1-
ciency canbeobt ained ataqu ali/ed special ist
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o o
t t
es on c es
on char har
ging t ging
the high-v he
high-v olt olt
ag ag
ebatt e
batt er er
yat a y
at a
f f
as ast
c t
char har
ging st ging
station (mode 4) ation
(mode 4) &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskoffata linjur iesdue todam-
ag ed com ponent s
Connect ingthech argin gcable toach argin g
st atio nusin gadamag edcom ponent part
could cause a/r eor an elect ric shoc k,for
ex am ple. #
Forch argin gst atio nswithapr ein stalled
ch argin gcable:
R Perfor m avisual checkof thech arg-
ing statio nfo rob vious malfunctions,
suc has massiv edamag eto thehous-
ing orchargin gcable. #
Forch argin gst atio nswithout apr ein stal-
led chargin gcable:
R Forsaf etyre asons, onlyuse chargin g
cables that have been tested and
ap pro vedby themanuf acturerfor
ch argin gth ehigh-v oltagebatt eryin
an electr icvehicle.
R Neveruse damag edchargin gcables.
R Donotex tend thech argin gcable. R
Donotuse adap ters. #
Mak esur eto obser vethesaf etyin fo rm a-
tio non thech argin gst atio n. Mos
tch argin gst atio nsmus tbe activ ated bef ore
th ech argin gpr ocess, e.g.usin gan RFID card.
Obser vetheon-sit eoper ator's instruction sfo rth e
ch argin gst atio n.
The amoun tof ene rgydisp ensed forth ech argin g
pr ocess, shownbythech argin gst atio n,ma ybe
highe rth an theamount ofener gyactuall yabsor -
bed bythehigh-v oltagebatt ery. This isthere sult
of di.er entleve ls of chargin glosses andisdescr i-
bed asrech arge e1cienc y.Char ging losses occur,
fo rex am ple, due toheat that buil dsup when
ch argin gor from auxili aryconsu mersth at are
switc hedon.Further informatio non rech arge e1-
ciency canbeobt ained ataqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop. SeSe
tting t tti
ng the maximum per he
maximum permissibl ec missibl
echar har
gingcur - gin
gcur -
r r
ent f ent
for c or
char har
gingat amain ssoc ket ging
atamai nssoc ket *
N N
O O
TE TE
Overloa ding themains socketdue
to excessiv ech argin gcur rent If
th ech argin gcur rent istoohigh, thefuse
could betripped ortheex tern al main ssuppl y
could overheat. #
Mak esur eth at theex tern al main ssuppl y
has been designedtohandl eth ese t
ch argin gcur rent. #
Ifnece ssary, reduce these tch argin g
cur rent or use adi. eren tma ins soc ket. #
Forsaf etyre asons, onlyuse thech argin g
cable suppliedwithth eve hicle oran
or igi nal Mer cedes- Benzch argin gcable.
Mer cedes- Benzth or oughl yte sts these
or iginal chargin gcables forth eir suit abil-
ity forhigh-v oltagech argin gof your vehi-
cle. Purchase these partsat an aut hor -
ized Mercedes-Benz Centerand obtain
advice ther e. Dr
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Chec kth ese tting ofthemaximum
ch arge cur rent usi ng thech argin gcapa-
city shownintheInstr ument Display. Bef
orech argin gat amain ssoc ket,ha ve themaxi-
mum permissible chargin gcur rent forth ere leva nt
ma ins soc ketor thebuilding inspectedbyaqu ali-
/ed elect rician. Thechargin gcable suppliedisse t
to acountr y-speci/c maximum chargin gcur rent
va lue. When chargin gabr oad, themaximum value
ma yex ceed theper mitt edvalue forth at coun try.
When abroad, obser vethecount ry-sp eci/c laws
when chargin g.Ifyo uha ve question sconcer ning
se tting thech argin gcur rent or ifth er eis amal-
function ,please contactaqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop. #
Setth emaximum permissible chargin gcur -
re nt inthemultimedia system menu
(/ page172).
If th eex act value ofthemaximum permissible
ch argin gcur rent canno tbe set,sel ect thene xt
smaller adjustablevalue.
% Ifth eve hicle requ ires mor etime than usual to
ch arge thehigh-v oltagebatt ery, ch eckth e maximum
chargin gcur rent settings inthe
multimed iasystem menu. OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the c he
char har
ging cable contr ging
cable controlpanel ol
panel The
chargin gcable controlpanel showsthecur -
re nt status ofthech argin gpr ocess. 1
Suppl yvo ltag eindicat or
2 Char ging process indicat or
3 Temp eratur emonit orindicat or
4 Safetysy stem indicat or Sup
pl Sup
plyv y
volt olt
ag ag
eindicat e
indicat or or
1 1
Disp
lay Disp
lay Meaning Me
aning
Lig hts upwhit eT hesuppl yvo ltag eis
connect ed. CharChar
ging pr ging
process indicat ocess
indicat or or
2 2
Displa
y Displa
y Meaning Meaning
Flashes green Thehigh-v oltagebat-
te ry isch argin g. 164164
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em em
per per
atur atur
econtr e
contr olindicat ol
indicat or or
3 3
Displa
y Displa
y Meaning Meaning
Lights upredT hegreen LED 0ash es
simult aneousl y:ove r-
te mp eratur e– th e
ch argin gper form ance
is reduced.
The green LED does
no t0ash :ove rtem per -
atur e– th ech argin g
pr ocess isstopped .
Flashes redO vertem per atur eat
th emains plug–th e
ch argin gpr ocess is
st opped . Saf
e Saf
ety syst ty
system indicat em
indicat or or
4 4
Displ
ay Displa
y Meaning Meaning
Flashes redC hargingcable mal-
fu nct ion –cann ot
car ryout thech argin g
pr ocess, rese tth e
ch argin gcable operat-
ing unit.
Lig hts upredW hiteLED iso.:
po we rsuppl ymalfunc-
tion –canno tcar ry
out thech argin gpr oc-
ess, replace themains
soc ket.
Whit eLED ison: vehi-
cle malf unct ion–can-
no tcar ryout the
ch argin gpr ocess,
re se tth ech argin g
cable operatinguni t. When
allfour displa yslight up,thech argin gcable
oper atinguni tper form sa self -tes t. If
te mp eratur emonit or3 indicat esamalfunc-
tion, itma yhelp toprotect thech argin gcable
fr om direct sunl ight.
T T
o r o
rese ese
tt t
the c he
char har
gingcable oper gin
gcable operatinguni t: atin
guni t:if
saf etysy stem 4indicat es ach argin gcable mal-
fu nct ion orave hicle malfunct ion,/r st rese tth e
ch argin gcable operatinguni t.To do this, discon-
nect thech argin gcable from theve hicle andfrom
th emains socketand waitforappr oximat ely/v e
seconds. Ifth emalfunction persists aTer the
ch argin gcable isreconn ected, chargin gat the
mains socketis no tpos sible.The chargin gcable
mus tbe replaced ortheve hicle plugmustbe
ch eckedat aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop,
depen dingon theindicat or. FF
unctions oft unctions
ofthe indicat he
indicat orlam or
lam pson t ps
on the v he
vehicle ehicle
soc ket soc
ket The
socket0a pis centr allyloc kedand unloc ked
to get her withth eve hicle. Dr
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Socketlam p
2 Charging process indicat orlam p
3 Locking status indicat orlam p
Soc ketlam p1 0ashe sor lights upaswithindi-
cat orlam ps2 and 3. Ov Ov
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the loc he
locking st king
status atus
LocLoc
king st king
sta- a-
tus tus
3 3
Disp
lay Disp
lay Meaning Meaning
0036 Lightsup
whi te Ve
hicle
soc ket
unloc ked,
inser tor
re mo vecharg-
ing cable
0036 FlasheswhiteM alfunct ion
dur ing locking
or unl ocking OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the c he
char har
gingpr gin
gpr ocess st ocess
status atus
SS
t t
atus oft atus
ofthe he
c c
har har
ging gin
g
pr pr
ocess ocess
2 2
Displ
ay Displa
y Meaning Meaning
003D Flashes
or ang e Connection
is
being estab-
lished
003D Flashesgreen Activeener gy
0o w SS
t t
atus oft atus
ofthe he
c c
har har
ging ging
pr pr
oces s oces
s2 2
Disp
lay Disp
lay Meaning Meaning
003D Lightsup
or ang e Int
erruption in
ch argin g
003D Lights up
gr een Char
ging
pr ocess com-
ple ted
003D Flashesred
(f or appr ox.
90 s) Ve
hicle mal-
fu nct ion;
ch argin gis
no tpossibl e SS
t t
ar ar
tin gt tin
gthe alt he
alter er
nat ing curr nat
ing current c ent
char har
gingpr gin
gpr ocess ocess
(mode 2/3) (mode
2/3) &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofdeath whenchargin gat a
damag edsoc ket
The chargin gpr ocess useshighvoltag e. 166166
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th ech argin gcable, theve hicle socketor the
mains socketar edam aged, youcould receiv e
an elect ric shoc k. #
Onlyuse anundamag edchargin gcable. #
Avoid mec hanical damagesuc has crush-
ing, abrading ordrivin gove rth ecable. #
Have adamag edvehicle socketre placed
at aqu ali/ed special istwo rkshop as
soon aspossibl e. #
Neverconnect thech argin gcable toa
damag edvehicle socket. *
N NO O
TE TE
Dam agedue toove rheating of
ch argin gcable andchargin gcable con-
nect or Dur
ingthech argin gpr ocess, thech argin g
cable andchargin gcable connectorcan heat
up within their per missible limitvalues. The
permissible limitvalues arein0 uenced by
th efo llo wing fact or s:
R The powe rsuppl ysy stem and thech argin g
cable areno tdamag ed
R The instructi ons forhandling thech argin g
cable andthecontr olelement onthe
ch argin gcable have been obser ved #
Ifth ech argin gcable orchargin gcable
conn ectorbecome sto oho t,ha ve the
po we rsuppl ysy stem checked. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edordirtyvehicle socket
when thesoc ket0a pis open #
Alwayske ep thesoc ketco verand the
soc ket0a pclos edwhe nth er eis no
ch argin gcable connected. This protects
th eve hicle socketfr om dirtand damage. #
Mak esur eth at thesoc ketco veris
closed proper lybef oreclosing thesoc ket
0ap. Thiscan other wise result indamag e
whic hma ypr ev ent thesoc ket0a pfrom
being opened again. *
N NO O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle socketor the
ch argin gcable connectordue toincor rect
handli ng Do
notuse excessiv efo rc e(max imum 67.4lbf
(300 N))to inser tth ech argin gcable connec-
to rint oth eve hicle socketto thestop. You
ma yot her wise damag eth eve hicle socket,the
ch argin gcable connectorortheir cont acts. #
Ifyo ufe el ther eis incr eased resis tance,
pull thech argin gcable connectorout of
th esoc ketand reinser tit. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The transmiss ionisin position 005D.
R The vehicle isunl ockedor thedist ance
be tween theSmar tKey and theve hicle does
no tex ceed 3T (1 m).
R The vehicle hasnotbeen star ted.
R The chargin gcable isno tta ut. Dr
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Press thecent errear secti onofsoc ket0a p
1 and swingthesoc ket0a pfo rw ards and
open .
The 0036 indicat orlam p2 and status dis-
pla y3 light up whit e.
% When theve hicle isstar ted(the õ display
is lit intheInstr ument Display),soc ket0a p1
canno tbe opened . #
Press catc h7 totheleT and fold open
soc ketco ver5.
% Onlyconnection 8isrequ ired forth ech arg-
ing cable connector.Open onlyth eupper part
of soc ketco ver5. #
Tocharge atamain ssoc ket,inser tth emains
plug intoth emains socketof theex tern al
po we rsour cetothestop and setth emaxi-
mum chargin gcur rent ifre qu ired
(/ page163). #
Inser tth ech argin gcable connectorintove hi-
cle socketconnec tion8tothestop. Ifth e
wa llbo x/c harging station isno teq uipped with
a ch argin gcable, inserttheplug oftheve hi-
cle's chargin gcable intoth ewa llbo x/c harging
st ation socketto thestop.
Mak esur eth at thech argin gcable isno tta ut
when inserted.
The 003D indicat orlam p4 and status dis-
pla y3 0ash orang eand, assoon asthehigh-
vo ltag ebatt eryis ch arge d, green.
% When thech argin gseq uen ceforth eambient
lighting isactiv ated, theambient lightinglights up
forappr oximat ely30 seconds aswithth e
003D indicat orlam p4 (/ page129).
When thech argin gcable isconn ectedtotheve hi-
cle, theve hicle cannotbe star tedor mo ved.
At thestar tof thech argin gpr ocess, thecondition
of charge displa yis sho wnintheInstr ument Dis-
pla ywit hach argin gpr edict ion.The chargin gpr e-
dict ioneither refers to thepr edict edcondition of
ch arge atthese tdepar turetime, orthetime at
whic hth ehigh-v oltagebatt erywill befully
ch arge d.
% When theve hicle isswitc hedon,alig htn ing
symbol appearsne xt to thecondition of
ch arge displa ydur ing thech argin gpr ocess.
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