MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV 2021 Owners Manual

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When closing ther oller sunblind, mak esure
th at no body parts ar eintherang eofm ove-
ment. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ereversing function
In particular ,the reve rsing function does not
re act tosoT, light and thin objects, e.g. /n-
ge rs. #
When closing ther oller sunblind, make
sur ethat no body parts ar eintherange
of mo vement. #
Release theb utton immediatel yifsome-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press theb utton in an ydirection
during thea utomatic closing process.
The closing process will be stopped. A
A
ut
ut omatic function soft
omatic function softhe sliding sunr
he sliding sunr oof
oof%
The term "slidin gsunroof" also refers to the
panorama sliding sunroof. The sliding sunroof will be closed automatically
when thev ehicleh as been switched o. in thef ol-
lowing situations:
R if it starts torain
Ra in is de tected byarain sensor on thew ind-
screen.
R inextreme temp eratures
R aTer acertain time (depending on theo n-
boar delectrical system voltage)
R ifth er eisam alfunction in thep owe rsupply
The sliding sunroof will rise at ther ear in order to
continu eventilating thev ehiclei nterior.
If th es liding sunroof is obstructed during an auto-
matic closing procedure, ther oof will be opened
again slightl y.The automatic function fort he slid-
ing sunroof and thes ide windo wswill then be
deactivated.
R R ain-closing f
ain-closing f eatur
eaturewhen dr
ew hen dr iving
iving
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hapanor
hap anorama sliding sunr
ama sliding sunr oof:
oof:if it
starts torain, ther aised sliding sunroof will auto-
maticall ybeloweredw hile thev ehicleisin
motion. A
A
ut
ut omati clow
omati clow er
ering function
ing function
V
V ehicle swit
ehicle swithap anor
hap anorama sliding sunr
ama sliding sunr oof:
oof:ifthe
sliding sunroof is raised at ther ear ,itw ill auto-
maticall ybelowereds lightl yath igher speeds. At
lo ws peeds, it will be raised again automaticall y. &
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped by
automati clowe ring of thes liding sunroof
At highe rspeeds, ther aised sliding sunroof
will automatical lybe lo wereds lightl yatt he
re ar. #
Mak esuret hat nobody reaches int othe
sliding sunroof's rang eofm ovement
while thev ehicleisinm otion. #
If somebody become strapped, brie0y
push thes liding sunroof button forw ards
or backwards. %
By pushin gorpulling the3 button, you
can inter rupt thea utomatic function s"Ra in
closing function when driving" and "Automatic
lo we ring". 98 98
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R
R
ectifying pr
ectifying pr oblems wit
oblems witht
hthe sliding sunr
he sliding sunr oof
oof &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped or
fata linjuries when thes liding sunroof is
closed again
If th es liding sunroof is closed again immedi-
atel yaTer it has been bloc kedorr eset, it will
closew ithi ncreased forc e. #
Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody are
in thec losing area. #
Release theb utton immediatel yifsome-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press theb utton in an ydirection
during thea utomatic closing process.
The closing process will be stopped. The sliding sunr
The sliding sunr
oof canno
oof cannotbeclosed and y
tbec losed and y ou can-
ou can-
no
no tsee t
ts ee t he cause.
he cause.
% The term "slidin gsunroof" also refers to the
panorama sliding sunroof.
If th es liding sunroof is obstructed during closing
and reopens again slightl y: #
Immediatel yaTer automati creve rsing, pull
and hold the3 button down again tothe
point of resis tance until thes liding sunroof is
closed.
The sliding sunroof will be closed with
increased forc e.
If th es liding sunroof is obstructed again and
opens again slightl y: #
Repeat thep revious step.
The sliding sunroof will be closed again with
increasedf orce.
V V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hapanor
hap anorama sliding sunr
ama sliding sunr oof: t
oof: the slid-
he slid-
ing sunr
ing sunr oof or t
oof or the r
he roller sunblind is no
oller sunblind is no toper
to per ating
ating
smoot
smoot hly.
hl y. #
Resetthe sliding sunroof and ther oller sun-
blind.
R
R ese
ese tting t
tting t he sliding sunr
he sliding sunr oof and t
oof and the r
he roller sun-
oller sun-
blind
blind #
Pull and hold the3 button little bylittle
until thes liding sunroof is full yclosed. #
Pull and hold the3 button little bylittle
until ther oller sunblind is full yclosed. #
Use automatic operation tofully open and
th en close thes liding sunroof. Anti-t
Anti-theT
heTprot
pr otection
ection F
F
unction of t
unction of t he immobiliser
he immobiliser The immobiliser pr
events your vehicle from being
star tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobiliser is automaticall yactivated when
th ev ehicleiss witched o., and deactivated when
th ev ehicleiss witched on. A
A
T
TA
A (Anti-
(Anti- TheT
TheT Alar
Alarmsyst
ms ystem)
em) F
F
unction of t
unction of t heAT
he ATAs yst
As ystem
em
If th eA TAsystem is primed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
R when adoor is opened
R when thet ailgat eiso pened
R when theb onne tisopened
R when interior pr otection is triggered
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when tow- awa yprotection is triggered
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The ATA system is primed automaticall yaTer
appr oximatel yten seconds in thef ollowing situa-
tions:
R aTer locking thev ehiclew itht he key
R aTer locking thev ehicleu singK EYLESS-GO Indicator lamp
10ashes when theA TAsystem is
primed.
The ATA system is deacti vateda utomaticall yinthe
fo llowing situations:
R aTer unlocking thev ehiclew itht he key
R aTer unlocking thev ehicleu singK EYLESS-GO
R aTer pressin gthe start/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yint he st owagec ompartment
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% When theM ercedes‑Benz emer gency call sys-
te misa ctiveand thea larms tays on form ore
th an 30 seconds, amessag eisautomatically
sent totheC ustomer Assistance Centre
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Deactiv Deactiv ating t
ating theATA
he ATA #
Press theÜ ,ß orp button on the
key.
or #
Press thes tart/s topb utton wit hthe keyint he
st ow agec ompartmen t(/ pag e160) Deactiv
Deactiv
atingt
atin gthe alar
he alar musingK EYLESS-GO
mu singK EYLESS-GO #
Grasp theo utside door handle wit hthe key
outside thev ehicle. F
F
unction of tow
unction of tow-awa
-a wa yp rot
yp rotection
ection An audible and visual alar
mistriggered if an alter-
ation toyour vehicle' sangle of inclination is
de tected while tow- awa yprotection is primed.
To w- awa yprotection is automaticall yprimed aTer
appr oximatel y60seconds:
R aTer locking thev ehiclew itht he key
R aTer locking thev ehicleu singK EYLESS-GO
To w- awa yprotection is onl yprimed when thef ol-
lowing components ar eclosed:
R doors
R tailgate
To w- awa yprotection is automaticall ydeactivated:
R aTer pressing theÜ orp button on the
key 100
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R
aTer pressin gthe start/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yint he st owagec ompartment
(/ page160)
R aTer unlocking thev ehicleu singK EYLESS-GO
R when usin gHANDS-FREE ACCESS
Information on collision de tection on aparked
ve hicle (/ page195). Pr
Pr
iming/deactiv
iming/deactiv atingtow
atin gtow -awa
-a wa yp rot
yp rotection
ection Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Prime or deactivate Tow-away protection.
To w- awa yprotection is primed again in thef ollo w-
ing cases:
R The vehicle is unloc keda gain.
R Adoor is opened.
R The vehicle is loc keda gain.
% Ifqu icka ccessisu navailable, select theVehi-
cle submenu in theSettings main menu to
prime or deactivat etow -awa yp rotection. F
F
unction of int
unction of int er
erior pr ot
ior pr otection
ection When interior pr
otection is primed, avisual and
audible alar mistriggered if mo vement is de tected
in thev ehiclei nterior.
Interior pr otection is primed automaticall yaTer
appr oximatel yten seconds:
R aTer locking thev ehiclew itht he key
R aTer locking thev ehicleu singK EYLESS-GO
Interior pr otection is onl yprimed when thef ollo w-
ing components ar eclosed:
R doors
R tailgate
Interior pr otection is automaticall ydeactivated:
R aTer pressing theÜ orp button on the
key
R aTer pressin gthe start/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yint he st owagec ompartment
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R aTer unlocking thev ehicleu singK EYLESS-GO
R when usin gHANDS-FREE ACCESS The
following situations can lead toafalse alarm:
R when ther ea removing objects suc hasmas-
cots in thev ehiclei nterior
R when aside wind owis open
R when apanoramic sliding sunroof is open Pr
Pr
iming/deactiv
iming/deactiv ating int
ating inter
erior pr ot
ior pr otection
ection Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Prime or deactivate Interior motion sensor .
Interior pr otection is primed again in thef ollowing
cases:
R The vehicle is unloc keda gain.
R Adoor is opened.
R The vehicle is loc keda gain.
% Ifqu icka ccessisu navailable, select theVehi-
cle menu under Settingstoprime or deacti-
va te interior pr otection. Opening and closing
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N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t he corr
he corr ect dr
ect driv
iver's seat position
er's seat position &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing thev ehicles etting swhile thev ehicleis
in motion
Yo uc ould lose control of thev ehicleint hefol-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo ua djust thed rive r's seat, theh ead
re straint ,the steering whee lorthe mir ror
while thev ehicleisinm otion
R ifyo uf asten your seat belt while thev ehi-
cle is in motion #
Befor estartin gt he vehicle: in particular,
adjust thed rive r's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R Youa resitting as fara wa yfromt he driver's
airbag as possible ,taking thef ollowing points
int oc onsideration:
R Youa resitting in an upright position
R Your thighs ar eslightl ysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion R
Your legs ar enotfull yextended an dyou can
depress thep edals proper ly
R The bac kofyour head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he cent reoftheh ead restraint
R Youc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slightl ybent
R Youc an mo veyour legs freely
R Youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nst rument
cluster clear ly
R Youh ave agood overvie woft he tra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat belt sits snugl yagainst your body
and passes across thec entr eofy our shoulder
and across your hips in thep elvic area 102
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Seats and st
owing

N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t he height limit on t
he height limit on t he t
he thir
hirdro
dro wof
wof
seats
seats &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yifh eight limit on
th et hirdr ow is no tobser ved
If ap erson exceeds thep ermissible body size
fo rt he seat sinthethirdr ow of seats, he or
she ma ybeinjured thro ugh contact wit hthe
ro of or parts of thev ehiclei nterior.
Fo rthat reason, aperson of ther ele vant
height must no tuse thes eats on thet hird
ro w. #
Use asuitable vehicle seat. The seats on
thet hirdr ow area ppr ove donlyf or
people up to1.68 minh eight. Obser vethei nfor-
mation rega rding height on thei nformation label. Seats
Seats
A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front seat mec
ont seat mec hanicall
hanically(wit
y( wit hout
hout
Seat Comf
Seat Comf or
ortP
tP ack
ack ag
age)
e) &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seats ar eadjusted bychildren
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th es eats, particular lywhen unat tended. #
Whe nleaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing seat adjustment
When youa djust aseat, youoro ther vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g .onthe
seat guide rail. #
Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat no
one has an ybody parts in thes weep of
th es eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in thev ehicle". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
The driver's seat ma ymove unexpectedly
while driving.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estarting thev ehicle. Seats and st
owing
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&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due toadjust-
ing thev ehicles etting swhile thev ehicleis
in motion
Yo uc ould lose control of thev ehicleint hefol-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo ua djust thed rive r's seat, theh ead
re straint ,the steering whee lorthe mir ror
while thev ehicleisinm otion
R ifyo uf asten your seat belt while thev ehi-
cle is in motion #
Befor estartin gt he vehicle: in particular,
adjust thed rive r's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seat height is adjusted carelessly
If yo ua djust thes eat height carelessl y,yo uor
ot her vehicle occupants could be trapped and
th ereb yinjured. Children in particular could accidentall
ypress
th ee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons and
become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel ever assembl yofthe seat
adjustme ntsystem. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue tohead
re straints no tbeing /tted or being adjus-
te di ncor rectly
If head restraints ha venotb eeninstalled or
ha ve notb eena djusted cor rectl y,ther eisan
increased risk of injur yinthe head and neck
area, e.g. in thee vent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restraints /t-
te d. #
Befor edriving o., mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupan tthat thec entr eoft he
head restraint supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel evel. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restraints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbe
able toadjust theh eight and angle of theh ead
re straints co rrectl y.
Ad just theh ead restraint fore -and-aT position so
th at it is as close as possibl etothe bac kofyour
head. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will no to.er thei ntended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm oved thes eat
backrest toan almos tvertical position.
In particular ,you ma yslip under thes eatbelt
and injur eyourself. #
Adjust thes eat proper lybefor ebegin-
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsu rethat thes eat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec entr eofy our shoul-
der. 104
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Seats and st
owing

&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur ydue toexcessive
st ra in on theg rabh andle
If yo ua ppl yyour full body weight totheg rab
handl eorp ull it abruptl y,theg rabh andl emay
be damaged or become loose from its anchor-
age. #
Use theg rabh andles onl ytostabilise
th es eating position or toassis ting et-
ting in and out of thes eat. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
objects under thec o-driver seat
Objects trapped under thec o-driver seat can
inter fere wit hthe function of thea utomatic
co-driver airbag shuto. or damag ethe system. #
Do no tstore anyo bjects under thec o-
driver seat. #
When thec o-driver seat is occupied,
mak esuret hat no objects ar etrapped
under thec o-driver seat. A
A
djus
djus ts t
ts the seat f
he seat f or
ore-and-aT
e-and-aT position
position #
LiT le ver1 and slide thes eat int othe
desired position. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat height:
he seat height: push or pull lever2
until thed esired position has been reached. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
es tinclination:
ti nclination: turn
handwheel 3forw ards and backwards until
th ed esired position has been reached. A
A
djus
djusti ng t
tin gt he fr
he fr ont seat mec
ont seat mec hanicall
hanically(wit
y( wit hS eat
hS eat
Comf
Comf or
ortP
tP ack
ack ag
age)
e) A
A
djus
djusts t ts the seat f
he seat f or
ore-and-aT
e-and-aT position
position Seats and st
owing
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#
LiT le ver2 and slide thes eat int othe
desired position. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat cushion lengt
he seat cushion lengt h(dr
h( driv
iver's
er's
seat onl
seat onl y):
y):liT le ver1 and slide thef ront sec-
tion of thes eat cushion forw ards or bac k-
wa rds. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat cushion inclination:
he seat cushion inclination: turn
handwheel 3forw ards and backwards until
th ed esired position has been reached. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat height:
he seat height: push or pull lever4
until thed esired position has been reached. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
es tinclination:
ti nclination: turn
handwheel 5forw ards and backwards until
th ed esired position has been reached. A
A
djus
djusti ng t
tin gt he fr
he fr ont seat electr
ont seat electr ically
ically 1
Seat backres tinclination
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion inclination
4 Seat fore -and-aT position #
Save thes etting switht he memo ryfunction
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A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he 4-wa
he 4-wa ylumbar support
yl umbar support 1
Higher
2 SoTer
3 Lower
4 Firm er #
Use buttons 1to4 toadjust thec ontour of
th eb ackrest. 106
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Seats and st
owing

A
A
djus
djus ting r
ting r ear seats mec
ear seats mec hanically
hanically &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
adjusting thes eats
When youa djust aseat, youm aytrap yourself
or av ehicleo ccupant. #
When adjusting aseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if thes eat and
seat backrest ar enotengaged
The seat and seat backrest can fold forw ards.
Ther eisar isk ofthef ollowing, in particular:
R The vehicle occupan tmaybe pressed
agains tthe seat belt .The seat belt cannot
pr otect as intended and could cause addi-
tional injur y.
R Achild restraint system will no longer be
prope rlys uppor tedorp ositioned and will
no longer ful/l its function as intended. R
The seat backrest will no tbeablerestrain
objects or good sinthe load compartment.
Alw ayse nsu rethat thes eat and seat backrest
ar ee ngaged, in particular:
R Befor epersons tr avel in thev ehiclew hile
sitting on aseat wit hthe easy entr yand
ex itfeature
R ATer thes eat has been adjusted.
R ATer thee asy entr yand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R ATer thel oad compartment enlar gement
has been folded forw ards &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfroma djusting
th er ear seat swhile driving
Yo uoro ther vehicle occupants could be trap-
ped and thereb yinjured.
Ad just ther ear seat sbefor estartin gt he drive
system. *
N
NOOTE
TE Dama gecaused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind ther ear seats When adjusting
thef ore-and-a Tposition, the
re ar seats and/or theo bject can be damaged. #
Stow objects in asuitable place. This function is
availabl eonlyf or vehicles wit ha
mo vable rear ben chseat.
The component softherear ben chseat can be
mo ved. Youc an mo vether ight-hand and leT-hand
parts toget her wit hthe cent repar tindependent ly
of eac hother.T his allo wsyoutom aket he foot-
we ll lar gerine ither thes econd or thirdr ow of
seats. Seats and st
owing
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