MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV 2021 Owners Manual

Yo
uc an use TIREFIT tyr esealant toseal per fora-
tion damag eofupto4m m, particularlythose in
th et yrec ontact sur face. Youc an use TIREFIT in
outside temp eratures down to-20°C. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident whe nusing
tyr es ealant
The tyr esealant ma ybeunabletos ealthe
tyr ep roper ly,e speciall yinthefollowing cases:
R ther ea relarge cuts or punctures in the
tyr e(larg er than damag eprevious lymen-
tioned)
R thew heel rims ha vebeen damaged
R aTer journe yswit hveryl ow tyrep ressure
or wit h0at tyres #
Do no tcontinue driving. #
Consult aquali/ed specialist workshop. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yand poisoning
from tyr esealant
Ty re sealan tishazardous tohealt hand causes
ir rita tion. Do no tallowittoc ome intocontact wit
hy our skin, eyes or clo thing, and do not
swallo wit. Do no tinhale an yvapours. Keep
th et yres ealant away from children.
Obser vethef ollowing if youc ome int ocontact
wit hthe tyr esealant: #
Rinse o. thet yres ealant from your skin
using wateri mmediatel y. #
If tyr esealan tgetsi ntoy our eyes, thor-
oughl yrinse them using clean water
immediatel y. #
If tyr esealan thas been swallo wed,thor-
oughl yrinse out your mout himmediately
and drink plenty of water. Do no tinduce
vo mitin gand seek medical attention
immediatel y. #
Chang eout of clo thing whic hhas come
int oc ontact wit htyres ealant immedi-
atel y. #
If an alle rgic reactio noccurs, seek medi-
cal attention immediatel y. *
N NO
O TE
TE Overheating due tothet yrei n0ation
compressor running tool ong #
Do no trun thet yrei n0ation compressor
fo rl onger than tenm inutes withou tinter-
ru ption. Compl
ywitht he manu facturer's saf etyn otes on
th es tickeront he tyr esealant bottle.
Ha ve thet yres ealant bottle replaced in aquali/ed
specialist workshop every/ veyears. #
Do no tremo veanyforeign objects whic hhave
entered thet yre. 318
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Remo vesticker 1 from thet yrei n0ation
compressor housing and a1x it tothei nst ru-
ment clus terw ithin thed rive r's /eld of vision. #
Remo vesticker 2 from thet yres ealant bot-
tle and a1x it near thev alve on thew heel with
th ed efectiv etyre. #
Pull plug 7withthe cabl eand /ller hose 3
out of thet yrei n0ation compressor housing. #
Inser ttyres ealant bottle 9in soc ket6 of
th et yrei n0ation compressor in suc haway
th at ther ed ar rowont yres ealan tbottle 9
matches ther ed ar rowont he tyrein0ation
compressor. #
Turn tyres ealant bottle 9aquar tert urn
clockwise. #
Inser tthe plug of /lle rhose 3in soc ket5
of tyr esealant bottle 9. #
Turn /ller hose 3aquar tert urnc lockwise. #
Remo vethev alve cap from valve A onthe
fa ulty tyre. #
Screw union nut 4of /ller hose 3onto
va lve A. #
Inser tplug 7 intoa12Vs ocketiny ourvehi-
cle. #
Turn thek eytoposition 1inthei gnition loc k. Breakd
owna ssistance
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Press on and o. switch 8onthet yrei n0a-
tion compressor.
The tyr ein0ation compressor is switched on.
The tyr eisin0ated. Firs t, tyr esealant is pum-
ped int othe tyre. The pressu rema ybrie0y rise
to appr oximatel y500 kP a(5bar/73 psi).
Do no
Do no tswitch
ts witch o. t
o. the tyre
he tyre in0ation
in0ation com
compr
pressor
essor
dur
dur ing t
ing t his phase!
his phase! #
Letthe tyr ein0ation compressor runf or a
maximum of tenm inutes.
The tyr eshould then ha veattaine datyrep res-
sur eofatl east200 kP a(2.0 bar/29 psi).
If tyr esealan tleak sout,m akes urey ou clean the
a.ected area as quickl yasp ossible. It is prefera-
ble touse clean water.
If yo ug ettyr es ealant on your clo thing, ha veit
cleaned as soon as possible wit hperch loroe thy-
lene.
If, If, aTer t
aTer t en minut
en minut es,atyr
es, atyrepr
epr essur
essur eof2 00 kPa
eof2 00 kPa
(2.0 bar/29 psi) has no
(2.0 bar/29 psi) has no tbeen att
tb een att ained:
ained: #
Switc ho.t he tyrein0ation compressor. #
Unscr ewthe/ lling hose from thev alve ofthe
defectiv etyre.
Please no tethat tyr esealan tmayleak out when
unscr ewing the/ lling hose. #
Driv eforwa rdsorinr everse very slo wly for
appr oximatel y10m. #
Pum pupt he tyreagain.
ATer amaximum of tenm inutes thet yrep res-
sur em ust be at least 200 kP a(2.0 bar/
29 psi). &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe
speci/ed tyr epressur enotbein gattained
If th es peci/ed tyr epressur eisn otattained
aTer thes peci/ed time, thet yreist oo badly
damaged. The tyr esealant canno trepair the
tyr eint his instance.
The brakin gand driving characteristics ma ybe
gr eatl yimp aired. #
Do no tcontinue driving. #
Consult aquali/ed specialist workshop. *
N
NOOTE
TE Staining from leakin gtyres ealant ATer use,
excess tyr esealant ma yleak out
from the/ lling hose. #
Therefore, place the/ lling hose in the
plastic bag that containe dthe TIREFIT
kit. If,
If,
aTer t
aTer t en minut
en minut es,atyr
es, atyrepr
epr essur
essur eof2 00 kPa
eof2 00 kPa
(2.0 bar/29 psi) has been att
(2.0 bar/29 psi) has been att ained:
ained: #
Switc ho.t he tyrein0ation compressor. #
Unscr ewthe/ lling hose from thev alve ofthe
defectiv etyre.
Please no tethat tyr esealan tmayleak out when
unscr ewing the/ lling hose. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident from driving
wit hs ealed tyres
At yret emporaril ysealed wit htyres ealant
impair sthe handling characteristics and is not
suitable forh igher speeds. 320
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Adapty our driving style accordingl yand
driv ecarefull y. #
Do no texceed them aximum speed limit
wit hat yret hat has been repaired using
tyr es ealant. #
Obser vethem aximum permissible speed fora
tyr es ealed wit htyres ealant 80 km/h. #
The stic kerw ithd etails of them aximum per-
missible speed must be a1xed tothei nst ru-
ment clus terw her eitc an be easil yseen by
th ed rive r.
* N NOO TE TE Staining from leakin gtyres ealant ATer use,
excess tyr esealant ma yleak out
from the/ lling hose. #
Therefore, place the/ lling hose in the
plastic bag that containe dthe TIREFIT
kit. +
ENVIR
ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
pollutio ncaused byenvironmentall yirre-
sponsible disposal Ty
re sealan tcontains pollu tants. #
Have thet yres ealant bottle disposed of
professionall y,e.g. at aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. #
Stow thet yres ealant bottle, thet yrei n0ation
compressor and thew arnin gtriangle. #
Pull awa
Pull awayimmediat
yi mmediat ely.
el y. #
Stop drivin gaTer appr oximatel yten minu tes
and checkt he tyr epressur eusing thet yre
in0ation compressor.
The tyr epressur emust no wbeatl east
130 kP a(1.3 bar/19 psi). &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe
speci/ed tyr epressur enotbein gattained
If th es peci/ed tyr epressur eisn otreached,
th et yreist oo badl ydamaged. The tyr eseal-
ant canno trepair thet yreint his instance. The brakin
gand driving characteristics ma ybe
gr eatl yimp aired. #
Do no tcontinue driving. #
Consult aquali/ed specialist workshop. Countr
Countr
ies t
ies that hav
hat hav eMer
eM ercedes-Ben zSer
cedes-Ben zService24h:
vice24h:
yo uw ill /n dastickerw itht he telephone number,
e.g. on theB ‑pillar on thed rive r's side. #
Correct thet yrep ressur eifitiss till at least
130 kP a(1.3 bar/19 psi). See thet yrep res-
sur etable on thef uel /ller 0ap forv alues.
Incr
Incr easing t
easing t he tyr
he tyrepr
epressure
essure #
Switc hont he tyrein0ation compressor.
Decr
Decr easing t
easing t he tyr
he tyrepr
epressure
essure #
Remo vethet yres ealant bottle from thet yre
in0ation compressor. #
Inser tthe /lle rhose in thes ocketoft he tyre
in0ation compresso rand tur nitaq uartert urn
clockwise. Breakdown assistance
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Press pressur erelease button Cnext to
manome terB.
When t
When t he tyr
he tyrepr
epressur
essur eiscorr
eisc orrect
ect #
Unscr ewthe/ lling hose from thev alve ofthe
sealed tyre. #
Screw thev alve cap ont othe valveoft he
sealed tyre. #
Stow thet yres ealant bottle and thet yrei n0a-
tion compressor. #
Driv etot he nearest quali/ed specialis twork-
shop and ha vethet yre, tyr esealant bottle and
/lling hose replaced there. Batt
Batt
er
ery(v
y(v ehicle)
ehicle) N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he 12Vbatt
he 12 Vbattery
ery &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk ofexplosion due toelec-
trostatic charge
Electrostatic charge can ignit ethe high ly
ex plosiv egas mixtu reintheb atter y. #
Todischar geanye lect rostatic charge
th at ma yhaveb uilt up, touc ht he me tal
ve hicle body befor ehandling theb atter y. The high
ly0ammable gasm ixtureis created while
th eb atter yisc hargin gand during startin gassis-
ta nce. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGDanger of chemical burns from
th eb atter yacid
Batter yacid is caustic. #
Avoid contact wit hthe skin ,eyesor
clo thing. #
Do no tlean overthe batter y. #
Do no tinhale batter ygases. #
Keep children awayfromt he batter y. #
Immediatel yrinse batter yacid o. thor-
oughl ywithp lenty of clean watera nd
seek medical attention immediatel y. +
ENVIR
ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmen tal
damag eduetoimproper disposalofb at-
te ries Batteries contain pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmentall yresponsible manner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq uali/ed
specialist workshop or toac ollection
poin tfor used batteries. 322
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If
yo uh ave todisconnect the12Vb attery,con-
ta ct aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
Compl ywiths afet yn otes and take protective
measures when handling batteries. Risk of
explosion. Fire
,naked 0ames and smokin gare
prohibi tedw hen handling theb atter y.
Av oid creating spar ks. Electrolyt
eorbatteryacid is cor rosive.
Av oid contact wit hthe skin ,eyesor
clo thing. Wear suitable pr otective
clo thing, in particular glo ves, an apron
and aface mask .Immediatel yrinse
electrolyt eoracids plashes o. with
clean water. Consult adoctor if neces-
sar y. We
ar saf etyg lasses. Ke
ep children away. Obser
vethis Owner's Manual.
If yo udon otwa nttouse thev ehiclef oralong
period of time, consult aquali/ed specialist work-
shop. N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he high-v
he high-v olt
olt ag
ageb att
eb attery
ery &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of explosion from excessive
internal pressur eofthe high-voltag ebat-
te ry
Flammable gasm ayescape and ignit einthe
eve nt of avehicle/ re. #
Stop thec hargin gprocess immediately
in case of unusual odours, smok eor
bur nm arks. #
Leavethed anger zone immediatel y.
Secur ethe danger zone at asu1cient
distance. #
Call the/ rebrigade. Obser
vethen otes on chargin gthe high-voltage
batter y(/pag e171). Risk of
explosion. Fire
,naked 0ames and smokin gare
prohibi tedw hen handling theb atter y.
Av oid creating spar ks. Electrolyt
eorbatteryacid is cor rosive.
Av oid contact wit hthe skin ,eyesor
clo thing. Wear suitable pr otective
clo thing, in particular glo ves, an apron
and aface mask .Immediatel yrinse
electrolyt eoracids plashes o. with
clean water. Consult adoctor if neces-
sar y. Breakd
owna ssistance
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We
ar saf etyg lasses. Ke
ep children away. Obser
vethis Owner's Manual. S
S
t
tar
ar ting assist
ting assist ance and c
ance and c har
harging t
ging t he 12 Vbatt
he 12 Vbattery
ery #
Onlyhave starting assistance provided by a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop, e.g .a
Mercedes-Ben zService Cent re. #
Onlyhave theb atter ychar gedata quali/ed
specialis tworks hop, e.g .aMercedes-Benz
Se rvice Centre. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he 12Vbatt
he 12 Vbattery
ery #
Onlyhave theb atter yreplaced at aquali/ed
specialist workshop, e.g .ataMercedes-Benz
Se rvice Centre. T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting or to
ting or towing away
wing away Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie woft
woft he per
he per mitt
mittedto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag efroma utomati cbraking If one of
thef ollowing functions is switched
on, thev ehicleb rake sa utomaticall yincertain
situations:
R ActiveB rake Assist
R ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC
R HOLD function
R ActiveP arking Assist
To avoid damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese systems in thef ollowing or similar situa-
tions: #
during towing #
inac arwa sh Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends transport ingy our
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rather than
to wing it away.
Fo rtow ing ,use atow rope or towb ar wit hboth
axles on theg round. Do no tuse towb ar systems.
If yo un otice that thev ehicleh as lostcoolant, do
no th aveitt owedaway.Ha ve thev ehiclet ranspor-
te di nstead.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothevehicle due to tow-
ing awa yinc orrectly #
Obser vethei nst ruction sand no teson
to wing away. 324
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V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit hfr
hfront wheel dr
ont wheel dr ive
ive P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods
Bo th axles on
th eg round Ye
s, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h*, onl yforwa rdsw ith
th ed rive rint he cockpit.
Fr ont axle
ra ised Ye
s, maximum 50 km *at
50 km/h
Re ar axle
ra ised No *The
towing rang ec an be signi/cantl ylower
depending on thea ctiv eauxiliar yconsumer sand
environmental conditions. 4MA
4MA
TIC v
TIC v ehicles
ehicles P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods
Bo th axles on
th eg round Ye
s, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h*, onl yforwa rdsw ith
th ed rive rint he cockpit.
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No *The
towing rang ec an be signi/cantl ylower
depending on thea ctiv eauxiliar yconsumer sand
environmental conditions. T
T
o
o wing t
wing t he v
he vehicle wit
ehicle wit hbot
hb otha xles on t
ha xles on t hegr
he ground
ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitted towing
me thods (/ page324). #
Mak esuret hat the12Vb atteryisc onnected
and charge d. Obser
vethef ollowing points when the12Vb at-
te ry is disconnected or dischar ged:
R thed rive system canno tbestarted
R thee lectric parking brak ecanno tber eleased
or applied
R thet ransmission canno tbeshiTed toposition
i orj
In thef ollowing situations, onl ytransporting the
ve hicle is permitted:
R ifth et ransmission canno tbeshiTed toi
R ifth e12Vb atteryisd isconnected or dis-
ch arged
R ifth ed ispla yint he inst rument clus terisn ot
wo rking
R ifthe á Towing not permitted See Own-
er's Manual messageisdisplayed
R ifthe + Top up coolant See Owner’s
Manual messageisdisplayed
R ifthe d Stop Switch off the vehicle mes-
sag eisd isplayed Breakd
owna ssistance
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In suc hcases, transpo rtthev ehicle
(/ page327).
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag edueto to wing away at
ex cessivel yhigh speeds or overlong dis-
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when towing
at excessivel yhigh speeds or overlong distan-
ces. #
Atow ing speed of 50 km/h mus tnotbe
ex ceeded. #
Atow ing dis tance of 50 km must no tbe
ex ceeded. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden twhen towing a
ve hicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicletobet ow-star tedort owedaway
is heavier than thep ermissible gross mass of
yo ur vehicle, thef ollowing situation scan
occur:
R thet ow ing eyem aybecome de tach ed. R
thev ehicle/traile rcombination may
swer veorove rturn. #
Befor etow -starting or towing away,
ch eckift hevehicle tobe tow- star tedor
to we da waye xceeds thep ermissible
gr oss mass. If
av ehiclem ustbet ow-star tedort owed awa y,its
permissible gross mass must no texceed thep er-
missible gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle. #
Informatio nonthe permissible gross mass of
th ev ehiclec an befound on thev ehiclei denti-
/cation plat e(/pag e350).
T
T o
o wing awa
wing awayt
ythe v
he v ehicle
ehicle #
Fitt he towing eye( / pag e328). #
Fasten thet ow ing device.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag eduetoincor rect connec-
tion of thet ow bar #
Onlyconnect thet ow rope or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. #
Deactivat ethe automatic locking mechanism
(/ page85). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat etow -awa yp rotection
(/ page101). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assist (/ page220). #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition i. #
Release thee lectric parking brake. #
Remain in thec ockpit during towing and
obser vethed ispla ymessages. #
Do no tswitc ho.t hevehicle while it is being
to we d. #
Do no topen thed rive r's door or front
passenger door ;the transmission will other-
wise automaticall yshiT toj . 326
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W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tolimited
saf ety-re lated functions during thet ow ing
process
Saf ety-re lated functions ar elimited or no lon-
ge ra vailabl eint hefollowing situations:
R thev ehicleiss witched o..
R theb rake system or po wersteering system
is malfunctioning.
R thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri-
cal system is malfunctioning. #
In suc hcases,don ottowt he vehicle. #
Transpo rtthev ehicle( /page327).
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothe driv esystemd ueto
incor rect towing The
vehicle ma ynotbe towe dint hefollowing
situations:
R thev ehicleiss witched o..
R theb rake system or po wersteering system
is malfunctioning. R
thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri-
cal system is malfunctioning. #
In suc hcases,don ottowt he vehicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag eduetoexcessiv etractive
po wer If
yo up ullawa ysharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles coul dbe
damaged. #
Pullawa ys lowly and smoo thly. Loading t
Loading t
he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or tr
or transport
anspo rt #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( / pag e324). #
Connect thet ow ing device tothet ow ing eye
in order toload thev ehicle. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition i.
% The transmission ma ybelockedinp osition
j inthee vent of damag etothe electrics. To
shiT toi ,provide theo n-boar delectrical
system wit hpowe r(/ pag e324). #
Load thev ehicleo ntot he transpor ter. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition j. #
Use thee lectric parking brak etosecurethe
ve hicle agains trolling away. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hadap
ha dap tiv
tived am
ed amping adjus
ping adjustment tment &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident when trans-
porting vehicles wit hadaptiv edamping
adjustment
When transpo rting vehicles with adaptive
dampin gadjustment, thev ehicle/traile rcom-
bination ma ybegin torock and star ttoskid. #
Load thev ehiclec orrectl yo ntot he
transpor ter. #
Secur ethe vehicle on all four wheels
wit hs uitable tensioning straps. #
Do no texceed them aximum permissible
speed of 60 km/h when transporting. Breakdown assistance
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