MERCEDES-BENZ EQA SUV 2021 Owners Manual

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Before you /r stdrive o., read this operator's
manual carefully and familiarise yourself with your
ve hicle. Foryo ur ow n sa fety and a longer operat-
ing lifespan of theve hicle, follow the inst ructions
and warning notices in this operator's manual.
Disregarding them may lead todamage tothe
ve hicle or injury topeople.
The standard equipment and product description
of your vehicle may vary and depends on thefo l-
lowing factors:
R Model
R Order
R National version
R Availability
Yo ur vehicle may therefore di.er, in individual
cases, from that shown in the descriptions and
illust rations.
The illustrations in this operator's manual show a
leT-hand drive vehicle. On right-hand-d rive ve hi-
cles, the la yout of car parts and control elements
di.ers accordingl y. Mercedes-Benz is constantly de
veloping its vehi-
cles fu rther.
Mercedes-Benz therefore reser vesth eright to
introduce changes in thefo llowing areas:
R Design
R Equipment
R Tech nical features
The following documents are integ ral parts of the
ve hicle:
R Digital operator's manual
R Printed operator's manual
R Service booklet
R Equipment-dependent supplements
R Supplementary documents
Ke ep these documents in theve hicle at all times.
Ensu rethat all documents are in theve hicle or
passed on in theeve nt of sale or rental.
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Symbols
Symbols
.......................................................... 5 5A
A
t a glance
t a glance ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........................................................... 6
Indicator and warning lamps (standard) ......... 10
Indicator and warning lamps (widescreen
cockpit) ........................................................ 12
Overhead control panel ................................. 14
Door operating unit and seat adjustment .......16
Emer gencies and breakdowns ....................... 18 Digit Digit
al Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual ................................. 20 20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ............ 20
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ............ 21 Gener
Gener
al not
al notes
es............................................... 23 23
Pr otection of the environment ....................... 23
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .................... 23
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ........................ 23
Owner's Manual ............................................ 25
Mercedes me App ......................................... 25
Operating saf ety ............................................ 26 Declarations of con
form ity and no tes on
driving in di.erent countries .......................... 28
Diagnostics connection ................................. 36
Quali/ed specialist workshop ........................ 37
Ve hicle registration ....................................... 38
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 38
Information on the REACH regulation ............. 38
No tesfo r persons with electronic medical
aids .............................................................. 38
Implied warranty .......................................... .39
QR code forre scue card .............................. .39
Data storage .................................................39
Copyright ...................................................... 43 Occupant safe Occupant safe
ty
ty............................................ 44 44
Re straint system .......................................... .44
Seat belts .................................................... .46
Airbags ......................................................... 50
PRE-SAFE ®
system ........................................ 57
Au tomatic measures aTer an accident ........... 58
Safely transporting children in theve hicle ...... 59
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 78 Opening and closing
Opening and closing
...................................... 79 79
Ke y .............................................................. .79
Doors ............................................................ 82
Load compartment ........................................ 87
Side windo ws................................................ 92
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 95
Anti-theT pr otection ...................................... 99 Seats and sto Seats and sto
wing
wing....................................... 102 102
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position .. 102
Seats ......................................................... .103
St eering wheel ............................................ 110
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 111
Memory function ......................................... 112
St ow age areas ............................................ 114
Soc kets ....................................................... 124
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ........ 127
Fi tting/removing the 0oor mats ................... 129 Light and sight
Light and sight
............................................ 130 130
Exterior lighting ........................................... 130
Interior lighting ............................................ 133 2
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Wi
ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 135
Mir rors ........................................................ 139 Climat
Climat
e contr
e control ol........................................... 142 142
Overview of climate control systems ............ 142
Operating the climate control system .......... 143 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 148 148
Driving ........................................................1 48
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .158
Tr ansmission ............................................... 161
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 63
Charging the high-voltage battery ................1 63
Pa rking .......................................................1 82
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 188
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .237
Bicycle rack function ................................... 241
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 243 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 244 244
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 244
Overview of instrument display .................... 245
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 246
Operating the on-board computer ................2 46
Overview of displa yson the inst rument
display ........................................................ 247
Head-up display .......................................... 248 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .250
250
Overview and operation ............................... 250
System settings .......................................... 259
Drive system settings .................................. 263
Na vigation .................................................. .264
Te lephone ................................................... 272
Mercedes me app ....................................... 276
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system ....... 285
Ra dio & media ............................................ .292
Sound settings ............................................ 297 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 298 298
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 298 Engine compartment ................................... 299
Cleaning and care ....................................... 303 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 311 311
Emer gency .................................................. 311
Flat tyre ...................................................... 313
Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 319
To w- starting or towing away ........................ 323
Electrical fuses ............................................ 328 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es......................................... 332 332
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 332
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .332
No tes on snow chains ................................. 332
Ty re pressure .............................................. 333
Wheel change ............................................. 336
Emer gency spa rewheel .............................. .345 T T
ec
ec hnical dat
hnical dat a
a............................................. 347 347
No tes on tech nical data .............................. 347
On-board electronics ................................... 347 Contents
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Re
gula tory radio identi/cation and no tes ..... 349
Ve hicle identi/cation plate, VIN and
engine number overview .............................. 349
Operating 0uids ...........................................3 51
Ve hicle data ................................................ 354
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .356 Displa
Displa
y messag
y messag es and w
es and war
arning/indicat
ning/indicat or
or
lam
lam ps
ps.......................................................... 358 358
Display message s ....................................... .358
Wa rning and indicator lamps ....................... 408 Inde
Inde
x
x.......................................................... 421 4214
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In
this Owner's Manual, you will /nd thefo llowing
symbols: &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Danger due tonot observing
th ewa rning notices
Wa rning notices dr awyour attention tohaz-
ards that may endanger your health or life, or
th e health or life of others. #
Obser vethewa rning notices. +
ENVIR
ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
damage due tofailure toobser veenviron-
mental no tes Environmen
tal no tes include information on
environmentally responsible behaviour or envi-
ro nmentally responsible disposal. #
Obser veenvironmental no tes. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damage toproperty due tofailure
to obser venotes on material damage No
tes on material damage inform you of risks
which may lead toyour vehicle being dam-
aged. #
Obser venotes on material damage. %
These symbols indicate useful instructions or
fu rther information that could be helpful to
yo u.
# Instruction
(/ page) Further information on a topic
Display Display /eld in the Instrument Dis-
play/media display
4 Highest menu le vel, which is tobe
selected in the multimedia system
5 Releva nt submenus, which are tobe
selected in the multimedia system
*I ndicates a cause Symbols
5
5

LeT-hand-d
rive ve hicles 6
6
At
a glance – Cockpit

1
±Increases recuperation →
156
q Reduces recuperation →
156
2 Combination switch →
131
3 Instrument display →
244
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
161
5 Start/stop but ton →
151
6 Media display →
250
7 Climate control systems →
143
8 £ Hazard warning light system →
132
9 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps→
54
A Glovecompartment →
116
B Stow age compartment →
116
C Cup holder
D 8 Controller forvo lume and switching
sound on/o. →
250
Ü Switches the MBUX multimedia system
on/o. →
250 E
z Calls up navigation →
252
F | Calls up radio or media →
252
G % Calls up thete lephone →
252
H ß Calls up favo urites →
252
I y Calls up vehicle functions →
252
J c Active Parking Assist →
234
K DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
160
L Touchpad →
252
M Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia system →
246
N Adjusts the steering wheel manually →
110
O ý Switches the steering wheel heater
on/o. →
111
P Control panel:
On-board computer →
246
Cruise control or variable limi ter →
197
I Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC →
202
Q Diagnostics connection →
36 At
a glance – Cockpit
7
7