MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV 2021 Owners Manual

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W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur ythrough exceed-
ing thes peci/ed tyr eload-bearing capa-
city or thep ermissible speed rating
Exceeding thel oad-bearing capacity of the
tyres can lead totyr ed amag eand coul dcause
th et yres toexplode. #
Therefore, onl yuse tyr etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet yrel oad-bearing capacity
ra ting and spee dratin grequired fory our
ve hicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Vehicle and tyr edamag ethrough
tyr etypes and sizes that ha venotb een
app roved Fo
rs afet yr easons, onl yuse tyres, wheels and
accessories whic hhave been specially
appr oved byMercedes-Benz fory our vehicle. These tyres ar
especial lyadap tedtot he acti ve
saf etys ystems ,suc hasA BS,ESP ®
and
4MATIC, and mar kedasf ollows:
R MO =Mercedes-Benz Original
R MOE =Mercedes-Benz Origina lExten ded
(run-0at tyres onl yfor cer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mercedes-Benz Original (onl ycer-
ta in AMG tyres)
Otherwise, cer tain properties, suc hashan-
dling characteristics, vehicle noise emissions,
consu mption, etc. could be adversel ya.ec-
te d. Furthermore, other tyr esizesc ould result
in thet yres rubbing against theb ody and axle
components when loaded. This could result in
damag etothe tyr eorthevehicle.
Onl yuse tyres, wheels and accessories that
ha ve been checkeda nd recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. *
N
NOOTE
TE Risk todriving saf etyf romr etre a-
ded tyres Re
treaded tyres ar eneither tested no rrecom-
mended byMercedes-Benz, sinc eprevious
damage cannotalway sbed etected on retrea-
ded tyres.
Fo rthis reason driving saf etyc ann otbe guar-
anteed. #
Do no tuse used tyres if youh ave no
information about their pr evious usage. *
N NOOTE
TE Possible wheel and tyr edamage
when driving overobstacles Lar
gewheels ha veas malle rsection width. As
th es ection widt hdecreases, ther isk of
wheels and tyres being damage dwhen driving
ov er obstacles increases. #
Avoid obstacles or driv eespeciall ycare-
full y. #
Reduce your speed when driving over
ke rbs, speed bumps, manhole co vers
and po tholes. 338
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#
Avoid particular lyhigh kerbs. *
N
NO OTE
TE Possible wheel and tyr edamage
when parking on kerbs or in po tholes Pa
rking on kerbs or in po tholes ma ydamage
th ew heels and tyres. #
If possible, par konlyo n0 at sur faces. #
Avoid kerbs and po tholes when parking. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damag etoelectronic component
parts from theu se of ty re-/tting tools V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: electronic component parts ar elocated
in thew heel. Tyre-/tting tools should no tbe
applied in thea reaoft hevalve.
The tools could damag ethe electronic compo-
nent parts. #
Have thet yres changed at aquali/ed
specialis tworks hop onl y. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damag etosummer tyres at low
ambien ttemperatures At
lowa mbient temp eratures, tear sc ould form
when driving wit hsummer tyres, causin gper-
manen tdamag etothe tyre. #
Attemp eratures belo w7°C use i
M+S tyres. Ac
cessor yparts whic harenota ppr oved fory our
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz, or whic harenotu sed
cor rectl y,can impair theo perating saf ety.
Befor epurchasing and using non-appro veda cces-
sories, visit aquali/ed specialist workshop and
enquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident wit hhigh per-
fo rm ance tyres
The special tyr etread in combinatio nwitht he
optimise dtyrec ompound means that ther isk of skidding and
hydroplaning on wetroads is
increased.
In addition, thet yreg ripisg reatl yr educed at
al ow outside temp eratur eand tyr erunning
te mp erature. #
Switc hont he ESP ®
and adap tyour driv-
ing style accordingl y. #
Use i M+S tyres at outside temp era-
tures of less than 10 °C. #
Onlyuse thet yres fort heir intende dpur-
pose. Obser
vethef ollowing when selecting ,/ttin ga nd
re placing tyres:
R Countr y-speci/c requ irements fort yre
appr oval that de/ne aspeci/c tyr etype for
yo ur vehicle.
R Furthermore, theu se of cer tain tyr etypes in
cer tain regions and areas of operatio ncanbe
high lybene/cial.
R Onlyuse tyres and wheels of thes ame type
(summer tyres, winter tyres, MOExtended
tyres) and thes ame make. Wheels and tyres
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R
Only/tw heels of thes ame size on one axle
(leT and right).
It is onl ypermissible to/tad i.e rent wheel
siz eint heevent of a0at tyr eino rder todrive
to thes pecialist workshop.
R Do no tmakea nymodi/cations totheb rake
system, thew heels or thet yres.
The use of shims or brak edust shields is not
permitted and ma yinv alida tethev ehicle's
ge neral ope rating permit.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: all /t tedw heels mus tbeequippe dwith
functioning sensor sfor thet yrep ressur emon-
itoring system.
R Attemp eratures belo w7°Cuse winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedi M+Sfora ll
wheels.
Wi nter tyres pr ovide theb est possible grip in
wintr yroad conditions.
R ForM +S tyres, onl yuse tyres wit hthe same
tread.
R Obse rvet he maximum permissible spee dfor
th eM +S tyres /t ted. If
th et yre's maximum speed is belo wthat of
th ev ehicle, this must be indicated byan
appropriat elabel in thed rive r's /eld of vision.
R Runinn ewtyres at moderat espeeds fort he
/r st 100 km.
R Replace thet yres aTer six yearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
R When r
When r eplacing wit eplacing wit htyr
ht yres t
es t hat do no
hat do no tf
tfeatu re
eatu re
r
r un-0at c
un-0at c har
haract
acter
eris
istics:
tics: vehicles with
MOExtended tyres ar enotequipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equip thev ehicle
wit haT IREFIT kit aTer replacing wit htyres
th at do no tfeatur erun-0a tcharacteristics,
e.g .winter tyres.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(/ page207).
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tyres, con-
ta ct aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
Be sur etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334)
R Tyre pressur etable (/ page335) R
Notesont he emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page346) N
No
ot
tes on int
es on int erc
erchanging wheels
hanging wheels &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ythrough di.e rent
wheel sizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels can
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo-
nents ma yalso be damaged. #
Onlyinter chang ethe front and rear
wheels if thew heels and tyres ha vethe
same dimensions. Inter
changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vedi.erent dimensions can
re nder theg eneral operating permit in valid.
The wear patterns on thef ront and rear wheels
di.er:
R front wheels wear mor eonthe tyreshoulder
R rear wheels wear mor einthe cent reofthe
tyre 340
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Do no
tdrive wit htyres that ha vetool ittle tread
dep th.T his signi/cantl yreduces traction on wet
ro ads (aquaplaning).
On vehicles wit hthe same front and rear wheel
size ,you can inter chang ethe wheels every
5,000 to10,000 km, depending on thew ear.
Ensur ethe direction of rotation is maintained for
th ew heels.
Obser vethei nst ruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Changing awheel" when doin gso(/pag e342). N
No
ot
tes on st
es on st or
oring wheels
ing wheels When storing wheels, obser
vethef ollowing no tes:
R ATer removin gwheels, stor ethem in acool,
dr ya nd preferabl ydarkp lace.
R Protect thet yres from contact wit hoil,grease
or fuel. Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie woft
woft he tyr
he tyr e-c
e-chang
hang et
etool kit
ool kit Apar
tfroms ome count ry-speci/c variants, vehi-
cles ar enotequipped wit hatyre-chang etool kit.
Fo rm orei nformation on whic htyre-changing to
ols ar erequired and appro vedf or per form ing a
wheel chang eony ourvehicle, consult aquali/ed
specialist workshop.
Yo ur equir ethe following tools, fore xamp le,to
ch ang eaw heel:
R Jack
R Chock
R Wheel wrench
R Centring pin
% The jac kweighs appr oximatel y3.4 kg.
The maximum load capacity of thej ackc an
be found on thes tickera 1xed tothej ack.
The jac kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please contact aquali/ed spe-
cialist workshop.
The tyre-chang etool kit is located in tool bag 1
in thel oad compartment. Ve
hicles wit htwo rows of seats Ve
hicles wit hthree rows of seats Wheels and tyres
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The
tool bag contains:
R Jack
R Gloves
R Wheel wrench
R Centring pin
R Folding chock
R Ratche tfor jack Pr
Pr
epar
epar ing t
ing t he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f oraw heel c
or aw heel c hange
hange R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is no tonaslope.
R The vehicle is on solid ,non-slipper yand le vel
gr ound.
R The requ ired tyre-chang etool kit is available.
% Ifyo ur vehicle is no tequipped wit hthe tyre-
ch ang etool kit, consult aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop to/nd out abou tsuita ble tools. #
Appl ythe electric parking brak emanuall y. #
Movethef ront wheels tothes traight-ahead
position. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition j. #
Switc ho.t hevehicle. #
Mak esuret hat thev ehiclec annotbe star ted. #
Place choc ks orother suitable items under the
front and rear of thew heel that is diagonal ly
opposit ethe whee lyou wish tochange. R
R
aisin gt
aisin gthe v
he v ehicle when c
ehicle when c hangingawheel
hanging awheel R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Ther eareno persons in thev ehicle.
R The vehicle has been prepared foraw heel
ch ang e(/pag e342).
Impor tant no tesonu singthe jack:
R Use onl yavehicle-speci/c jac kthat has been
appr ovedbyM ercedes-Benz toraise thev ehi-
cle.
R The jac kisonlyd esigned forr aisin gand hold-
ing thev ehiclef oras hor ttime while awheel
is being changed and no tfor maintenance
wo rkunder thev ehicle. R
The jac kmustbep laced on a/rm,0at and
non-sli psurface. If necessar y,use alarge ,0 at,
load-bearing ,non-sli punderla y.
R The foot ofthej ackm ust be positioned verti-
call yunder thej acks uppor tpoint. 342
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Ru
les of conduct when thev ehicleisr aised:
R Neverp lace your hands or feet under thev ehi-
cle.
R Neverlie under thev ehicle.
R Do no topen or close an ydoor sort hetailgate. #
Using thew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about one full turn. Do no tunscr ewthe
scr ewsc omple tely. Po
sition of jac ksuppor tpoints &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfromi nco rrect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otposition thej ackc orrectl yatt he
appropriat ejacking poin tofthevehicle, the
jac kc ould tip wi th thevehicler aised. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he appropriate
jacking poin tofthevehicle. The base of
th ej ackm ust be positioned vertically
under thej acking point of thev ehicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothev ehicled uetousing
an unsuitable jack Yo
uc an damag ethe vehicle and, in particular
th eh igh-voltag ebatter y,ifyo uu seajackt hat
is no tspeci/cal lydesigned fort he jac ksup-
por tpoints of thev ehicle. #
Onlyuse jac ksthat ar especi/cal ly
designed fort he jac ksuppor tpoints, or
use an appropriat eadap ter. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Risk of damag etothevehicle due
to incor rect positionin gofthe jack If
yo udon otposition thej ackatt he designa-
te dj acks uppor tpoints, youc ould damage
yo ur vehicle and, in particular ,the high-voltage
batter y. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he designated
jac ksuppor tpoints. #
Take ther atche tout of thet yre-chang etool kit
and place it on theh exago nnut of thej ackso
th at thel etters "AUF" ar evisible. Wheels and tyres
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#
Position support 2of jack 4on jac ksup-
por tpoint 1. #
Turn ratchet 3clockwise until support 2
sits comple tely on jac ksuppor tpoint 1and
th eb ase of thej acklies evenlyont heground. #
Turn ratchet 3until thet yreisr aised amaxi-
mum of 3cmfromt heground. #
Loosen and remo vethew heel (/ page344). R
R
emo
emo ving awheel
ving awheel R R
eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is raised (/ page342).
When changing awheel, avoid applying an yforce
to theb rake discs, since this could impair the
le ve lofc omfor twhen braking.
* NO
NOTE
TEDamag etothreadin gfromd irton
wheel bolts #
Do no tplace wheel bolt sinsand or on a
dirty sur face. #
Unscr ewtheu ppermost wheel bolt com-
ple tely. #
Screw cent ring pin 1intot he thre ad ins tead
of thew heel bolt. #
Unscr ewther emaining wheel bolts com-
ple tely. #
Remo vethew heel. F
F
itting ane
itting anewwheel
ww heel R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The wheel tobe changed is remo veda nd the
cent ring pin is sc rewe din( /pag e344). 344
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&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident from losing a
wheel
Oile dorg reased wheel bolts can cause the
wheel bolt stocome loose, as tooc an dam-
aged wheel bolts or wheel hub thre ads. #
Nevero il or grease thet hreads. #
Inthee vent of damag etothethre ads,
contact aquali/ed specialist workshop
immediatel y. #
Have thed amaged wheel bolts or dam-
aged hub thre ads replaced. #
Do no tcontinu edriving. #
Obser vethei nformation on thec hoice of tyres
(/ page337).
Fo rtyres wit haspeci/ed direction of rotation, an
ar ro wont he side wall of thet yrei ndicates the
cor rect directio nofrotation. Obser vethed irec-
tion of rotation whe n/tting. #
Slide thew heel tobe mounted ont othe cen-
tring pin and push it on. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNING Risk of injur yfromt ightening
wheel bolts and nuts
If yo ut ighten thew heel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicleisr aised,the jac kcould tip. #
Onlytighten wheel bolts or wheel nuts
when thev ehicleisont heground. #
Be sur etoobservethei nst ruction sand saf ety
no teson" Changing awheel" (/ page337). #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse wheel bolt swhich
ha ve been appr oved byMercedes-Benz and
fo rt he whee linquestion. #
Tighten thew heel bolts evenl yinad iagonal
patter ninthe order indicated unti lthe ya re
/nger-tight. #
Unscr ewand remo vethec entring pin. #
Tighten thel ast wheel bolt until it is /n ger-
tight. #
Lowe rthe vehicle (/ page345). Low
Low
er
ering t
ing t he v
he vehicle
ehicle aTer
aTerawheel c
aw heel c hange
hange R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The ne wwheel has been /tted (/ page344). #
T
Tol ow
ol ower t er t he v
he v ehicle:
ehicle: placether atche tonto
th eh exago nnut of thej acksot hatthel etters
"AB" ar evisible and tur nanti-clockwise. #
Tighten thew heel bolts evenl yinad iagonal
patter ninthe order indicated 1to5 with
an initial maximum forc eo f80N m. #
Tighten thew heel bolts evenl yinad iagonal
patter ninthe order indicated 1to5 with
th es peci/ed tightening torque of 15 0Nm. Wheels and tyres
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&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due toincor-
re ct tightenin gtorque
The wheels could come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed torque. #
Ensur ethat thew heel bolts or wheel
nuts ar etightened tothep rescribed
tightening torque. #
Ifyo ua renotsure, do no tmove thev ehi-
cle. Contact aquali/ed specialist work-
shop and ha vethet ightening torque
ch eckedi mmediatel y. #
Chec kthe tyr epressur eoft he ne wly/tted
whee land adjus titifnecessar y.
% The following does no tappl yift he ne wwheel
is an emer gency spa rewheel. #
V
Vehicle swit
ehicle swithat yr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: restar tthe tyr epressur emonitoring sys-
te m( /pag e337). Emerg
Emerg
ency spar
ency spar ewheel
ew heel N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he emerg
he emerg ency spar
ency spar ewheel
ew heel &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tyr edimensions
The wheel or tyr esize and thet yret ype of the
emer gency spa rewheel or spar ewheel and
th ew heel tobe replaced ma ydi.er .The emer-
ge ncy spa rewheel or spar ewheel can signi/-
cantl yimp air driving characteristics of the
ve hicle.
To prev ent hazardous situations: #
Driv ecarefull y. #
Never/ tm oret han one emer gency
spa rewheel or spar ewheel that di.ers
in size. #
Onlyuse an emer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel brie0y. #
Do no tdeacti vate ESP ®
. #
Have thee mer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adi.erent size replaced
at then earest quali/ed specialis twork- shop. The ne
wwheel mus thavet he cor-
re ct dimensions. Obser
vethef ollowing no teso n/ tting an emer-
ge ncy spa rewheel:
R The maximum permissibl espeed wit han
emer gency spa rewheel /tted is 80 km/h.
R Do no t/tthe emer gency spa rewheel with
sno wchains.
R Replace thee mer gency spa rewheel aTer six
ye arsatt he latest, rega rdless of wear.
R Chec kthe tyr epressur eoft he emer gency
spa rewheel /tted. Cor rect thep ressur eas
necessar y.
% The speci/ed tyr epressur eiss tatedont he
labe loft he emer gency spa rewheel. 346
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%
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: if an emer gency spa rewheel is /tted, the
tyr ep ressur emonitoring system canno tfunc-
tion reliabl y.Fo raf ewminutes aTer an emer-
ge ncy spa rewheel is /tted, thes ystemm ay
still displa ythe tyr epressur eoft heremo ved
wheel. Onl yrestar tthe system again when the
emer gency spa rewheel has been replaced
wit han ewwheel.
Be sur etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334)
R Tyre pressur etable (/ page335)
R Noteso n/ tting tyres (/ page337)
R Fitting an emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page342) Wheels and tyres
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