MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV 2021 Owners Manual

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N
NO
OTE
TE Damag etothevehicle from secur-
ing it inco rrectly #
ATer loading, thev ehiclem ustbe
secured on all four wheels. Otherwise,
th ev ehiclec ould be damaged. #
Am inimum dis tance of 20 cm upwards
and 10 cm down wardsm ustbek eptto
th et ranspor tplatform. #
Secur ethe vehicle on all four wheels aTer
loading. #
Mak esuret hat thef ront and rear axles come
to rest on thes ame transpor tation vehicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothe driv etrain due to
incor rect positionin gofthevehicle #
Do no tposition thev ehiclea bove the
connectio npointoft he transpor tvehi-
cle. T
T
o
o wing ey
wing eyest
est or
orag
ag el ocation
el ocation To
wing eyeisu nderthel oad compartment 0oor. F
F
itting and r
itting and r emo
emoving t
ving t heto
he towing eye
wing eye #
Press them arkonc over1inwa rdsa nd
re mo ve. #
Screw inthet ow ing eyec lockwise as farasit
will go and tighten. #
Mak esuret hat co ver1 engages in the
bumper when your emo vethet ow ing eye. 328
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Breakdown assistance

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N
N O
OTE
TE Damag etothevehicle due toincor-
re ct use of thet ow ing eyeort railer hitch When
atow ing eyeort railer hitc hisusedto
re co verav ehicle, thev ehiclem aybe damaged
in thep rocess. #
Onlyuse thet ow ing eyeort railer hitc hto
to wa wayort owstar tthe vehicle. #
Do no tuse thet ow ing eyeort railer hitch
to to wthe vehicle during reco very. T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting t
ting t he v
he vehicle
ehicle #
Ifth ed rive system does no tstart,h ave the
ve hicle transpor tedtoa quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop, e.g .aMercedes-Ben zService
Cent re. #
The driv esystemc anno tbes tarted bytow-
starting thev ehicle. Do no tperform any
attem ptstot ow-star tthe vehicle. Electr
Electr
ical fuses
ical fuses N
No
ot
tes on electr
es on electr ical fuses
ical fuses &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tand injur ydue
to ove rloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher amper-
age, thee lectric line could be overloaded.
This could result in a/re. #
Alwaysr eplace faulty fuses wit hspeci-
/ed ne wfuses containing thec orrect
amperage. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag eduetoincor rect fuses Electrical components or systems ma
ybe
damaged byincor rect fuses, or their function-
ality ma ybesigni/cantl yimp aired. #
Onlyuse fuses that ha vebeen appr oved
by Mercedes-Benz and whic hhave the
cor rect fuse rating. Blown fuses must be
replaced wit hfuses of the
same rating, whi chyouc an recognise bythec ol- our and
thel abel. The fuse ratings and fur ther
information tobe obser vedc an be found in the
fus ea ssig nment dia gram.
F
F use assignmen tdiagr
use assignmen tdiagr am:
am: onthef use bo xinthe
engine compartmen t(/ pag e330).
* NO
NOTE
TEDamag eormalfunctions caused by
moisture Moistur
emaycause damag etothe electrical
system or caus eittomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor-
re ctl yont he fuse box. If
th en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,havet he
cause traced and recti/ed at aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
Ensur ethe following befor ereplacing afuse:
R The vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
R All electrica lconsume rsares witched o..
R The vehicle is switched o.. Breakdown assis
tance
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The electrica
lfuse sarelocated in various fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse bo xinthe engine compartmen tonthe
leT-hand side of thev ehicle, when vie wedin
th ed irection of tr avel(/pag e330)
R Fuse bo xinthe front passenger foot we ll
(/ page331)
R Fuse bo xinthe cent reofthel oad compart-
ment (/ page332) Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t
he fuse bo
he fuse boxint
xinthe engine
he engine
com
com par
partment
tment R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Adryclo thand ascrew driver ar eavailable.
Obser vethen otes on elec trical fuses
(/ page329). Opening
Opening &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfromu sing the
windscreen wiper swhen theb onne tis
open
If th ew indscreen wiper sstart moving when
th eb onne tisopen, youc ould be trapped by
th ew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc ho.the windscreen wipe rs
and vehicle befor eopening thee ngine
bonnet. #
Open theb onnet. #
Remo veanye xisti ngmoistur efromt he fuse
bo xu sing adryclo th. #
Loosen scr ews1. #
Press clamps 2and liT thef use bo xlid up
and out.
The fuse assignment diag ramisinar ecess onthe
side of thef use box. 330
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Breakdown assistance

Closing
Closing
#
Chec kwhether thes eal is positioned cor rectly
in thel id. #
Place thel id on thef use box. #
Mak esuret hat clamps 2engage. #
Tighten scre ws1. #
Close theb onnet. Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t
he fuse bo
he fuse boxint
xinthe fr
he front
ont
passeng
passeng er f
er f oo
ootw
twell
ell Obser
vethen otes on elec trical fuses
(/ page329). Opening
Opening #
LiT carpet 1inthed irection of thea rrow. #
Loosen scr ews2and remo vethef use box
lid from thet op.
Closing
Closing #
Place thel id on thef use box. #
Tighten scre ws2. #
Fold bac kthe carpet. Breakd
owna ssistance
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331

Openin
gand closing t
Openin gand closing t he fuse bo
he fuse boxint
xinthe load com-
he load com-
par
par tment
tment Obser
vethen otes on elec trical fuses
(/ page329). #
Open thel oad compartment 0oor. Fu
se box 1is located underneat hthe load com-
partmen t0oor. 332
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Breakdown assistance

N
N
o
ot
tes on noise or unusual handling c
es on noise or unusual handling c har
haract
acter
eris-
is-
tics
tics
Mak esuret her eareno vibrations, noises or
unusual handling characteristics when thev ehicle
is in motion. This ma yindicat ethat thew heels or
tyres ar edamaged. Hidden tyr edamag ecould
also be causing theu nusual handling characteris-
tics.
If yo us uspect that atyreisd efecti ve,reduce your
speed immediatel yand ha vethet yres and wheels
ch eckedata quali/ed specialis tworks hop. N No
ot
tes on r
es on r egularl
egularlyinspecting wheels and tyr
yi nspecting wheels and tyr es
es &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue todamaged
tyres
Damaged tyres can cause tyr epressur eloss. #
Chec kthe tyres regula rlyf or signs of
damag eand replace an ydamaged tyres
immediatel y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of aquaplaning due to
insu1cient tyr etread
Insu1cient tyr etread will result in reduced
tyr eg rip.
The risk of aquaplaning is increased on wet
ro ads, especiall ywhen thes peed of thev ehi-
cle is no tadap tedtos uitthec onditions. #
Thus, yous hould regula rlyc hec kthe
tread dep thand thec ondition of the
tread across thee ntir ew idthofa ll tyres.
Minimum tread dep thfor:
R Summe rtyres :3mm
R M+S tyres: 4mm #
Fors afet yr easons, replace thet yres
befor ethe legall y-prescribed limit fort he
minimum tread dep thisreached. Car
ryout thef ollowing checks on all wheels regu-
lar ly,atl eastonce amonth or as required ,for
ex ample, prior toalon gjou rney or drivin go.-
ro ad:
R Chec kthe tyr epressur e(/ pag e334). R
Visuall yinspect wheels and tyres ford amage.
R Chec kthe valvec aps.
R Visual checkoft he tyr etread dep thand the
tyr ec ontact sur face across thee ntir ew idth.
The minimum tread dep thfors ummer tyres is
3mma ndforw inter tyres 4mm. N
No
ot
tes on sno
es on sno wc
wchains
hains &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toincor-
re ct sno wchain /tting
If yo u/ts nowc hains tother ear wheels, the
sno wchains ma ygrind against thev ehicle
body or chassis components.
This could cause damag etothevehicle or the
tyres. #
Never/ tsno wc hains tother ear wheels. #
Always/ts nowc hains tothef ront
wheels in pairs. Wheels and tyres
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N
NO
OTE
TE Damag etovehicleb ody or suspen-
sion component scaused by/tted snow
ch ains On 4MATIC
vehicles, if you/ tsno wc hains on
th er ear wheels, youc an damag evehicleb ody
or suspension components. #
On 4MATIC vehicles, onl y/tsnowc hains
on thef ront wheels. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesw hen usin gsnow
ch ains:
R Snow chains ar eonlyp ermissible forc ertain
wheel/tyr ecombinations. Youc an obtain
information about this from aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sno wchains that
ha ve been speci/call yappr oved fory our vehi-
cle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains with
th es ame qualit ystandard.
R If sno wchains ar e/tted, them aximum per-
missible speed is 50 km/h. R
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hA
hActiv
ctiv eP
ePar
arking Assist
king Assist: :do no tuse
Ac tiveP arking Assist when sno wchains are
/tted.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(/ page207).
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( / pag e200). This allo ws thewheels tospin,
achievin ganincreased driving forc e. T
T
yr
yr epr
epr essure
essure N
No
ot
tes on tyr
es on tyr epr
epressure
essure &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toinsu1-
cient or excessiv etyrep ressure
Un derin0a tedoro verin0ated ty resp ose in par-
ticular thef ollowing risks:
R The tyres can burst.
R The tyres can wearexcessivel yand/or
une venly. R
The driving characteristics as well as the
stee ring and braking characteristics may
be greatl yimp aired. #
Compl ywitht he recommended tyre
pressur eand checkt he tyr epressur eof
all tyres, including thes par ew heel, regu-
lar ly:
R monthly
R when thel oad changes
R befor eembarking on alon gerjourney
R if operating conditions change, e.g .o.-
ro ad driving #
Adjust thet yrep ressure, if necessar y. Ty
re pressur ewhichist oo high or tool ow can:
R Shor tent he service lif eofthe tyres.
R Caus eincreased tyr edamage.
R Adve rselya .ect driving characteristics and
th us driving saf ety, e.g. due toaquaplaning. 334
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Wheel
sand tyres

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W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due torepea-
te dp ressur edropint he tyres
The wheels, valves or tyres could be damaged.
To ol ow atyrep ressur ecan lead tothet yres
bursting. #
Examine thet yres forf oreign objects. #
Chec kwhether thet yreh asap uncture
or thev alve has aleak. #
Ifyo ua reunable torectif ythe dama ge,
contact aquali/ed specialist workshop. Informatio
nontherecommended tyr epressure
fo rt he vehicle' sfactor y-/tted tyres can be found
on thet yrep ressur etable on thei nside of the
soc ket0 ap ( /pag e335).
Use asuitable pressur egaug etoc heckthe tyre
pressu re.T he outer appearance of atyred oes not
permit an yreliable conclusion about thet yrep res-
sure.
Onl ycorrect tyr epressures when thet yres are
cold. Conditions forc old tyres:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tyres out
of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours. R
The vehicle has tr avelled less than 1.6 km.
The vehicle' styres heat up when driving .Asthe
te mp eratur eofthe tyres increases, so tood oes
th et yrep ressure.
V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em:
em:
yo uc an also checkt he tyr epressur eusing the
on-boar dcomputer. T
T
yr
yr epr
epr essur
essur et
etable
able The tyr
epressur etable is on thei nside of the
soc ket0 ap. The tyr
epressur etable sho ws therecommended
tyr ep ressur efor all tyres appr ovedfor this vehi-
cle. The recommended tyr epressures appl yfor
cold tyres under various operating conditions, i.e.
loading and/or speed of thev ehicle.
If one or mor etyres izesp recede atyrep ressure,
th et yrep ressur einformation following is only
va lid fort hose tyr esizes. Wheels and tyres
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If
th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures. These
tyr ep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle' sride
comfort. Energy consum ption ma ythen increase
slightl y.
The loa dconditions "pa rtiall yladen" and "fully
laden" ar ede/ned in thet able ford i.erent num-
ber sofp assenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydi.er from this.
Be sur etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334) T
T
yr
yr epr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em F
F
unction of t
unction of t he tyr
he tyrepr
epressur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em
The system checks thet yrep ressur eand thet yre
te mp eratur eofthe tyres /tted tothev ehicleby
means of atyrep ressur esensor.
The tyr epressur eand thet yret emperature
appear in theo n-boar dcomputer (/ page336).
If th er eisas ubstantial pressur eloss or if thet yre
te mp eratur eisexcessive, youw ill be warned with displa
ymessages (/ page403) or theh
wa rning lam pinthe inst rument cluster
(/ page417).
The tyr epressur emonitoring system is onl yan
aid. It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressu retother ecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operatin gsituation.
In most cases,t he tyrepressur emonitoring sys-
te mw ill automaticall yupdat ethe ne wreference
va lues aTer youh ave changed thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an, ho wever,a lso updat ethe refere nce val-
ues byrestarting thet yrep ressur emonitoring
system manuall y(/pag e337).
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
particular lyin thef ollowing situations:
R incor rect refere nce values were ta ught in
R sudden pressur eloss caused byaforeign
object penetrating thet yre, fore xamp le
R ther eisam alfunction caused byano ther radio
signal source Chec
Chec king t
king t he tyr
he tyr epr
epressur
essur ewit
ew itht
ht he tyr
he tyr epr
epressure
essure
monit
monit or
oring sy
ing sy st
stem
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tyres
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
R Current tyr epressur eand tyr etemperatur eof
th ei ndividual wheels: R
Tyre pressures willbed isplayedafterafew
minutes of driving 336
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Wheels and tyres

R
Tyre pressure monitor active :the teach-in
process of thes ystemisn ot yet comple te.T he
tyr ep ressures ar ealready being monitored. #
Compar ethe tyr epressur ewitht he recom-
mende dtyrep ressur efor thec urrent ope rat-
ing condition (/ page335). Additionall y,
obser vethen otes on cold tyres
(/ page334).
% The values displa yedint he on-boar dcom-
puter ma ydeviat ef romt hose of thet yrep res-
sur egaug east heyr efer tosea le vel.At high
ele vations, thet yrep ressur evalues indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigher than those
shown bytheo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis case,
do no treduce thet yrep ressure.
R
R est
est ar
arting t
ting t he tyr
he tyr epr
epressur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The recommended tyr epressur eisc orrectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating status on all of
th ew heels (/ page334).
Re star tthe tyr epressur emonitoring system in the
fo llowing situations:
R The tyr epressur ehaschanged. R
The wheels or tyres ha vebeen changed or
ne wly /tted.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tyres #
Swipe down wardsonT ouchControl on the
leT-hand side of thes teering wheel.
The Use current pressure sasnew reference
values? messageisshown in theI nstrument
Displa y. #
Torestart, pres sTouc hControl on thel eT-
han dside of thes teering wheel.
The Tyre press. monitor restarted messageis
shown in theI nstrument Displa y.
Cur rent wa rning message saredele teda nd
th ey ellow h warning lam pgoes out.
ATer youh ave been driving foraf ewminutes,
th es ystemc heckswhe ther thec urrent tyre
pressures ar ewithin thes peci/ed range. The
cur rent tyr epressures ar ethen acce pted as
re fere nce values and monitored.
Be sur etoalso pa yattention tothef ollowing rela-
te dt opic:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334) Wheel c
Wheel c
hange
hange N
No
ot
tes on selecting,
es on selecting, /tting
/ttingand r
and replacing tyr
eplacing tyr es
es &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tdue toincor-
re ct wheel and tyr edimensions
If wheels and tyres of thew rong size ar e/tted,
th es ervice brakes or components in theb rake
system and in thew heel suspension ma ybe
damaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tyres with
th ose that ful/l thes peci/cation softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtyres, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type Wheels and tyres
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