MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV 2021 Workshop Manual

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NO
OTE
TE Deployment of components of the
re straint system when thef ront passenger
seat is unoccupied and aseat belt is
buckled When
thef ront passenger seat is unoccupied
and thes eat belt tongue of thes eat belt is
engaged in thes eat belt buckle, components
of ther est raints ystemm aydepl oyunnecessa-
ri ly on thef ront passenger side, e.g. thes eat
belt tensioner. #
Onlybuckle thes eat belts as intended. %
Obser vethen otes on st owagea reas
(/ page118).
Informatio non/ttingachild restraint system
an donc hildren tr avelling in thev ehiclec an
be found in the" Children in thev ehicle" sec-
tion (/ page62). Seat belt adjus
Seat belt adjustm
entfun ction
tmen tfun ction V
V
ehicle swit
ehicle swithP RE-S
hP RE-SAFE
AFE ®
®
:
:aTer afront seat belt
has been fastened, thea utomatic seat belt adjust- ment ma
yappl yac ertain tightening forc e. Do not
hold thes eat belt tightl ywhile it is adjusting.
Yo uc an activat eand deactivat ethe seat belt
adjustme ntfunction using them ultimedia system
(/ page48). A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating seat belt adjus
ating seat belt adjustmen tvia
tment via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activat eord eactivate Belt adjustment. R
R
eleasing sea tbelts
eleasing sea tbelts #
Press ther elease button in thes eat belt
buckle and guide thes eat belt bac kwitht he
seat belt tongue. Seat belt w
Seat belt w
ar
arning function f
ning function f or t
or the dr
he dr iv
iver and fr
er and fr ont
ont
passeng
passeng er
er The
ü seatbelt warning lam pinthe Inst ru-
ment Displa yisareminder that all vehicle occu-
pant smustw ear their seat belts cor rectl y. In addition
,awarnin gtone ma ysound.
As soo nasthe driver and front passenger fasten
th eir seat belts, thes eat belt warning goes out. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he r
he rear seat belt st
ear seat belt st atus display
atus display The
rear seat belt status displ ayis onl yavailable
fo rc ertain countries. When
thev ehicleiss witched on, ther ear seat
belt status displa yinforms youf or ac ertain
amount of time whic hrear seat belt is no tfas-
te ned. 48
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fety

Yo
uc an immediatel ydismiss ther ear seat belt
status displa yusing theb ackb utton on thel eT-
han dside of thes teering wheel (/ page248).
If av ehicleo ccupantunfastens aseat belt in the
re ar while thev ehicleism otion ,the rear seat belt
status displ ayappear sagain.
In addition ,awarnin gtone ma ysound. In this
case, ther ear seat belt status displa ycanno tbe
hidden using theb ackb utton on thel eT-hand side
of thes teering wheel. Airbags
Airbags
Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie wofa irbags
wofa irbags 1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passenger airbag
4 Windo wairbag
5 Side airbag
The installatio nlocatio nofana irbag is identi/ed
by theA IRB AG symbol.
When enabled, an airbag can pr ovide additional
pr otection fort he respecti ve vehicle occupant. Po
tential pr otection pr ovided byeac hairbag:
R Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lo werleg
R Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head
and ribcage
R Windo wairbag :head
R Side airbag :ribcag eand pelvis &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe co-
driver airbag is enabled
If th ec o-driver airbag is enabled, achild on
th ec o-driver seat ma ybestruckbyt he co-
driver airbag during an accident.
NEVE Rusearear ward-facing child restraint
system on aseatw ithanE NABLED FRONT
AIR BAG; DEATH or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CHILD can occur. When /tting
achild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page75).A lso ,alway so bser vethe
no tesonr earward-facing or forw ard-facing child
re straint system sonthe front passenger seat
(/ page74). Occupant saf
ety
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49

Inf
Inf
or
ormation on aut
mation on aut omaticfr
omati cfront passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.
o.
The front passen gera irbag can onl ybedeployed
in an accident if theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFF
indicator la mpis o.. If thef ront passenger seat is
occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand during the
journe y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger air-
bag is cor rect (/ page53).
* NO
NO TE
TEDeployment of components of the
re straint system when thef ront passenger
seat is unoccupied In an accident,
thec omponents of the
re straint system ma ydepl oyunnecessaril yon
th ef ront passenger side if:
R Ther eareheavy objects on thef ront
passenger seat.
R The seat belt tongue is engaged in thes eat
belt buckle of thef ront passenger seat and
th ef ront passenger seat is unoccupied. #
Stow objects in asuitable place. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. Dependin
gonthe detected acciden tsituation, the
wind owairbag on thef ront passenger side may
deplo y.The airbag is deplo yedr egardless of
whe ther thef ront passenger seat is occupied. Pr
ot
Pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided byt
ythe airbags
he airbags Depending on
thea ccident situation, an airbag
ma ysupplement thep rotection o.ered byac or-
re ctl yfastened sea tbelt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Riskofi njuryord eathdueto
an inco rrect seat position
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect seat position,
th ea irbag canno tperform its intended pr otec-
tiv ef unction.
Eac hvehicleo ccupantmustm akes ureoft he
fo llowing:
R Fasten seat belt scorrectl y.Pregnant
wo men must take particular car etoensure
th at thel ap belt ne verlies across the
abdomen. R
Adoptthe cor rect seat position and keep
as fara wa yasp ossible from thea irbags.
R Obser vethef ollowing information. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
objects between thea irbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idther isk sresulting from thed eployment
of an airbag, eac hvehicleo ccupantmusto bser ve
th ef ollowing information in particular:
R Befor estarting your journe y,adjust your seat
cor rectl y;thed rive r's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo vedasf ar back
as possible.
When doin gso, alw ayso bser vethei nforma-
tion on thec orrect driver's seat position
(/ page102).
R Onlyhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This allo ws theairbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alwaysl ean agains tthe seat backrest when
th ev ehicleisinm otion .Don otlean forw ards
or agains tthe door or side wind ow.You may 50 50
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ety

ot
herwise be in thed eployment area of the
airbags.
R The occupants mus talway sk eep their feet on
th e0 oor .Don otput your feet on thec ockpit,
fo re xamp le.Your feet ma yotherwise be in the
deployment area of thea irbag.
R Ifch ildren ar etrave lling in thev ehicle, observe
th ea dditional no tes( / pag e58).
R Alwayss towa nd secur eobjects cor rectl y.
Objects in thev ehiclei nterior ma ypreve nt an air-
bag from functioning cor rectl y.Eac hvehicleo ccu-
pant mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollowing in
particular:
R Ther eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicleo ccupants and an airbag.
R Ther eareno objects between thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther eareno har dobjects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
R Ther eareno accessories, suc hasmobilenavi-
ga tion devices ,mobile phones or cup holders,
within thed eployment area of an airbag, e.g. on
thec ockpit, on thed oor ,ont he side win-
do woront he side trim.
In addition ,noconnecting cables, tensioning
straps or retaining straps must be routed or
attached tothev ehiclew ithinthed eployment
area of an airbag. Alw aysc ompl ywitht he
accessor ymanu facturer's ins tallation inst ruc-
tion sand, in particular ,the no tesons uitable
places fori nstallation.
R Ther eareno heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile
objects in thep ockets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobjects in asuitable place. Limit
Limit
ations of t
ations of t he prot
he pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided byairbags
ya irbags &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue tomodi/ca-
tions tothec ove rofana irbag
If yo um odify thec ove rofana irbag or a1x
objects suc hasstickers to it,thea irbag may
no longer function cor rectl y. #
Neverm odify thec ove rofana irbag and
do no ta1x objects toit. The installation location of an airbag is identi/ed
by
theA IRB AG symbol (/ page49).
Objects in thed eployment area of an airbag may
pr ev ent thea irbag from functioning cor rectl y. &
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yfromo bjects in
th ed eployment area of an airbag
Objects in thed eployment area of an airbag
can hinder or pr event thec orrect deployment
of thea irbag.
The airbag ma ythen depl oyin an uncontrolled
manner and ma yevenc ause additional inju-
ri es tothev ehicleo ccupants bydeploying.
This ma ybethe case in particular if thea irbag
is integ ratedi ntot he seat. #
Alwayss towa nd secur eobjects cor-
re ctl y. #
Befor ecomme ncingyour journe y,make
sur ethat no objects ar estowe dint he
deployment area of an airbag. Occupant saf
ety
51 51

&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath due to
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,t he airbags
cann otprotect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition ,the operatio nofthe automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. coul dbe
re stric ted. #
Yous hould onl yuse seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond-
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur ydue tomalfunc-
tioning sensor sinthe door
The function of thea irbags can be impaired
due tomodi/cation sorincor rect wo rkper-
fo rm ed on thed oor sord oor trim, or if the
door saredamaged. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alwaysh avew orkont he door sordoor
trim car ried out at aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eploye dairbag no longer o.er sany protec-
tion. #
Have thev ehiclet owedtoaq uali/ed
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediatel y. S
S
t
tatus of t
atus of t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er fr
er front airbag
ont airbag F
F
unction of t
unction of t he aut
he automaticfr
omati cfront passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.
o.
The automati cfront passen gera irbag shuto. is
able todetect whe ther thef ront passenger seat is
occupied byap erson or achild restraint system.
Th ef ront passenger airbag is enabled or disabled
acco rdingl y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath due to
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. When /ttin
gachild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page75).A lso ,alway so bser vethe
no tesonr earward-facing or forw ard-facing child
re straint system sonthe front passenger seat
(/ page74).
Ap erson on thef ront passenger seat must
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belt scorrectl y(/ pag e45).
R Sit in an almost upright seat position wit htheir
bac kagainst thes eat backrest. 52
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ety

R
Sit wi th theirfeet resting on the0 oor ,ifp ossi-
ble.
The front passenger airbag ma yotherwise be dis-
abled bymistake, fore xamp le, in thef ollowing sit-
uations:
R The front passenger transfer stheir weight by
supportin gthemse lves on avehiclea rmrest.
R The front passen gers its in suc hawaythat
th eir weight is raised from thes eat sur face. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto a
disabled front passenger airbag
The front passenger airbag is disabled when
th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la mp
is lit.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, come int ocontact with the
ve hicle interior ,especiall yifthe person is sit-
ting tooc lose tothec ockpit. If
th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, alw ays
ensur ethat:
R thec lassi/cation of thep erson in thef ront
passenger seat is cor rect and thef ront
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance wit hthe person in thef ront
passenger seat.
R thef ront passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
R thep erson is seated cor rectl y. #
Both befor eand during thej ourne y,
ensur ethat thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect. If
th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, thec lassi-
/cation of thep erson or child restraint system on
th ef ront passenger seat take sp lace aTer the
front passenger airbag shuto. self-test. The
PA SSENGE RAIRBA Gi ndicator la mpsdispla ythe
statu soft he front passenger airbag.
Alw ayso bser vethen otes on thef unction of the
PA SSENGE RAIRBA Gi ndicator la mps
( / pag e53). F F
unction of t
unction of t he P
he PASSEN
ASSEN GER AIR BA
GER AIR BAGi ndicat
Gi ndicat or
or
lam
lam ps
ps Ve
hicles without automati cfront passen gera irbag
shuto. ha veas pecial stic kera 1xed tothes ide of
th ec ockpit on thef ront passenger side
(/ page74). Occupant saf
ety
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Self-t
Self-t
es
estofa ut
tofa utomatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag shut-
er airbag shut-
o.
o. When thev ehicleiss witched on, aself-tes tisper-
fo rm ed during whic hthe tw oPASSENGER AIR
BA GONa nd OFFindicator la mpslight up simul ta-
neous ly.
The statu softhe front passenger airbag is dis-
pla yedv iatheP ASSENGER AIR BA Gindicator
la mp saTer thes elf-test:
R ON is lit: ON is lit: thef ront passenger airbag may
deplo yduring an accident.
The indicator lam pgoes out aTer 60 seconds.
R ON and OFF ar
ON and OFF ar eno enotlit:
tl it: thef ront passenger
airbag ma ydeplo yduring an accident.
R OFF is lit:
OFF is lit: thef ront passenger airbag is disa-
bled. It will then no tbed eployedint heevent
of an accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GONindicator la mpis
o., onl ythe PASSENGE RAIRBA GO FFindicator
la mp shows th estatus of thef ront passenger air-
bag. The PASSENGE RAIRBA GO FFindicator la mp
ma ybel it continuousl yorbeo.. If
th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la mp
and the6 restraint system warning lam plight
up simultaneousl y,thef ront passenger seat may
no tbeu sed. Also in this case, do no t/tac hild
re straint system tothef ront passenger seat. Ha ve
th ea utomatic front passenger airbag shuto.
ch eckeda nd repaired immediatel yataquali/ed
specialis tworks hop.
S
S t
tatus display
atus display
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes ta-
tus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect fort he
cur rent situation.
ATer
ATer /tting
/tting ar
arearw
earw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hildr
hil dr es
estrtraint sy
aint sy s-
s-
t
t em t
em t ot
othe fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::PA SSENGE RAIR
BA GO FFmust be lit continuous ly. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath when
usin gar earward-facing child restraint sys-
te mw hile thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing child
re straint system on thef ront passenger seat
and theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la
mp is o., thef ront passenger airbag can
deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be struc kbythe airbag. #
Alwayse nsu rethat thef ront passenger
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGE RAIR
BA GO FFindicator la mpmust be lit. #
NEVER use arear ward-facing child
re straint system on aseatw ithanE NA-
BLED FRONT AIR BAG. This can result in
th eD EATH of or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CHILD. When /tting
achild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page74).
Dependin gonthechild restraint system an dthe
statu reofthec hild, theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFF
indicator la mpmaybeo .. In this case, do no t/t
th er ear ward-facing child restraint system tothe
front passenger seat.
Instead, /t ther ear ward-facing child restraint sys-
te mtoas uitablerear seat.
ATer ATer /tting
/tting af
aforw
orw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estr
traint sy
aint sy s-
s-
t
t em t
em t ot
othe fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::dependin gonthe 54
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ety

ch
ild restraint system an dthe statur eofthechild,
PA SSENGE RAIRBA GO FFmaybel it continuous ly
or be o.. Alw ayso bser vethef ollowing informa-
tion. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
incor rect positionin goftheforw ard-facing
ch ild restraint system
If yo us ecur eac hild in aforwa rd-facing child
re straint system on thef ront passenger seat
th at is positioned tooc lose tothec ockpit, in
th ee vent of an accident, thec hild could:
R come int ocontact wit hparts of thev ehi-
cle' sinterior if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pislit,fore xamp le
R be st ruck bythea irbag if theP ASSENGER
AIR BA GOFFindicator la mpis o. #
Alwaysm ove thef ront passenger seat as
fa rb ackasp ossible and full yretra ct the
seat cushion lengt hadjustment .While
doin gso, alw aysm akes uret hat the
shoulde rbelt st rapisc orrectl yr outed
from thes eat belt outle tofthevehicle to
th es houlder belt guide on thec hild re
straint system .The shoulder belt strap
must be routed forw ards and down wards
from thes eat belt outlet. If necessar y,
adjust thef ront passenger seat accord-
ingl y. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restraint
system manufactu rer's installation
inst ructions. When /tting
achild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page74).
If ap er
If ap erson is sitting on t
son is sitting on t he fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::
PA SSENGE RAIRBA GO FFmaybel it continuous ly
or be o., dependin gonthe person' sstature.
Ap erson on thef ront passenger seat must alw ays
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied byan
adult or aperson wit hastatur ec orresponding
to that of an adult ,the PASSENGE RAIRBAG
OF Findicator la mpmust be o.. This indicates
th at thef ront passenger airbag is enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is lit continuousl y,an adult or person wit
hab uildc orresponding tothat of an adult
mus tnotuse thef ront passenger seat.
Instead, they should use arear seat.
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied by a
person of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFF
indicator la mpis either lit continuousl yor
re mains o., depending on thec lassi/cation.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is o.: mo vethef ront passenger seat
as farb ackasp ossible, or thep erson of
smaller statur eshould use arear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is lit continuousl y:thep erson of
smaller statur eshould no tuse thef ront
passenger seat. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathw hen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is lit
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp remains lit aTer thes elf-test, thef ront
passenger airbag is disabled. Occupant saf
ety
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55

If
th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, alw ays
ensur ethat:
R The classi/cation of thep erson in thef ront
passenger seat is cor rect and thef ront
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance wit hthe person in thef ront
passenger seat.
R The person is seated proper lywit hac or-
re ctl yfastened sea tbelt.
R Thef ront passenger seat ha sbeenm oved
as farb ackasp ossible. Be sur
etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Child restraint system on thef ront passenger
seat (/ page74)
R Suitable positioning of thec hild restraint sys-
te m( /pag e62) PRE-S PRE-S
AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em
em F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
(anticipat
(anticipat or
oryo ccupant
yo ccupant
pr ot
pr otection)
ection) PRE-SAFE
®
is able todetect cer tain critical driv-
ing situations and implement pre-em ptivem eas-
ures toprotect thev ehicleo ccupants.
PRE-SAFE ®
can implement thef ollowing meas-
ures independentl yofeacho ther:
R Tightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Closing thes ide windo ws.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hsliding sunr
hs liding sunr oof:
oof: closing thes lid-
ing sunroof.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hmemor
hm emor yfunction:
yf unction: movingthe
front passenger seat toam oref avo urable seat
position.
R PRE-SAFE ®
Sound: pr ovided that them ultime-
dia system is switched on, generating abrief
nois esigna ltos timula tethei nnat eprotective
mechanism of aperson's hearing. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damag ecaused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind thes eat The automatic adjustmen
tofthe seat position
ma yresult in damage tothes eat and/or the
object. #
Stow objects in asuitable place. R
R
e
ev
ver
er sing t
sing t he PRE-S
he PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
syst
syst em measur
em measur es
es If an accident did no
toccur ,the pre-emptive
measures that we re ta kena re re versed.
Yo uw ill need toper form certain settings yourself. #
Ifth es eat belt pre-tensioning is no treduced,
mo vethes eat backrest bac kslightl y.
The locking mechanism releases. F
F
unction of PRE-S
unction of PRE-S AFE
AFE®
®
PL
PL US (anticipat
US (anticipat or
oryo ccu-
yo ccu-
pant pr ot
pant pr otection plus)
ection plus) PRE-SAFE
®
PLUS can de tect cer tain impacts, par-
ticular lyan imminent rear impact, and take pre-
em ptivem easures toprotect thev ehicleo ccu- 56
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tsafety

pants. These measures canno
tnecessaril ypre-
ve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS ca nimp lement thef ollowing
measures independentl yofeacho ther:
R Tightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Activating ther ear hazard warning lights at a
higher 0ashing frequency.
R Increasing brak epressur ewhen thev ehicleis
stationar y.This brak eapplication is cancelled
automaticall ywhent he vehicle pull saway.
If an accident did no toccur ,the pre-emptive
measures that we re ta kena re re versed.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system will no tinitiat eanyaction in thef ol-
lowing situations:
R when reve rsing
The system will no tinitiat eanybraking application
in thef ollowing situations:
R whilst driving
or R
when entering or exiting aparking space while
using ActiveP arking Assist A A
ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident
Dependin gonthe type and se verity of thea cci-
dent, and depending on thev ehicle's equipment,
th ef ollowing measures can be implemented, for
ex ample:
R automati cbraking (post-collision brake)
R activatin gthe haza rdwa rning lights
R triggering an automatic emer gency call
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R switching o. thed rive system and high-volt-
ag eo n-boar delectrical system
R unlocking thev ehicled oors
R lowe ring thes ide windo ws
R displaying thee mer gency guide in them ulti-
media system display
R switching on thei nterior lighting F F
unction of t unction of t he pos
he post-collision brt-collision br ake
ake
Depending on thea ccident situation, thep ost-col-
lision brak ecan minimise thes everity of afurther
collision or evenavoid it.
If an accident is de tected, thep ost-collision brake
can implement automatic braking. When thev ehi-
cle has come toas tandstill, thee lectric parking
brak eisa utomaticall yapplied.
The driver can cancel automatic braking bytaking
th ef ollowing actions:
R braking mor estrongl ythan automati cbraking
R fullydepressin gthe accelerator peda lwith
fo rce Saf
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ehicle %
Also strictl yobser vethes afet yn otes fort he
speci/c situation .Inthiswayyou can recog-
nise po tential risk sa nd avo id danger sifchil-
dren ar etrave lling in thev ehicle
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