wheel MERCEDES-BENZ EQA SUV 2021 User Guide

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ect driv
iver's seat position
er's seat position &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensure
thefo llowing when adjusting the steering
wheel 1, seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R You are sitting as farawa y from the driver's
airbag as possible, taking thefo llowing points
into consideration:
R You are sitting in an upright position
R Your thighs are slightly suppor tedby the seat
cushion R
Your legs are not fully extended and you can
depress the pedals proper ly
R The back of your head is suppor ted at eye
le ve lby the centre of the head restraint
R You can hold the steering wheel with your
arms slightly bent
R You can mo veyour legs freely
R You can see all the displa yson the inst rument
cluster clear ly
R You ha vea good overview of the tra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat belt sits snugly against your body
and passes across the centre of your shoulder
and across your hips in the pelvic area 102
102
Seats and st
owing

Seats
Seats
A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he fr
he front seat mec
ont seat mec hanicall
hanically (wit
y (without
hout
Seat Comf
Seat Comf or
ort P
t P ack
ack ag
age)
e) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seats are adjusted bychildren
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th e seats, particular lywhen unat tended. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing seat adjustment
When you adjust a seat, you or other vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g. on the
seat guide rail. #
Make sure when adjusting a seat that no
one has any body parts in the sweep of
th e seat. Obser
vethe saf ety no tes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in theve hicle". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe
driver's seat not being engaged
The driver's seat may mo veunexpectedly
while driving.
This could cause youto lose control of the
ve hicle. #
Always make sure that the driver's seat
is engaged before starting theve hicle. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seat height is adjusted carelessly
If yo u adjust the seat height carelessl y,yo u or
ot her vehicle occupants could be trapped and
th ereby injured.
Children in particular could accidentally press
th e electrical seat adjustment buttons and
become trapped. #
While moving the seats, make sure that
hands or other body parts do not get
under the le ver assembly ofthe seat
adjustment system. Seats and st
owing
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A
A
djus
djus ts t
ts the seat
he seat f
for
or e-and-aT
e-and-aT position
position #
LiT le ver1 and slide the seat into the
desired position. #
Make sure that the seat is engaged. #
T
To adjus
o adjust t t the seat height:
he seat height: push or pull lever2
until the desired position has been reached. #
T
To adjus
o adjust t t the seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
es t inclination:
t inclination: turn
handwheel 3forw ards and backwards until
th e desired position has been reached. A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he fr
he front seat mec
ont seat mec hanicall
hanically (wit
y (with Seat
h Seat
Comf
Comf or
ort P
t P ack
ack ag
age)
e) A
A
djus
djusts t ts the seat
he seat f
for
or e-and-aT
e-and-aT position
position #
LiT le ver2 and slide the seat into the
desired position. #
Make sure that the seat is engaged. #
T
To adjus
o adjust t t the seat cushion lengt
he seat cushion lengt h (dr
h (driv
iver's
er's
seat onl
seat onl y):
y):liT le ver1 and slide the front sec-
tion of the seat cushion forw ards or bac k-
wa rds. #
T
To adjus
o adjust t t the seat cushion inclination:
he seat cushion inclination: turn
handwheel 3forw ards and backwards until
th e desired position has been reached. #
T
To adjus
o adjust t t the seat height:
he seat height: push or pull lever4
until the desired position has been reached. #
T
To adjus
o adjust t t the seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
es t inclination:
t inclination: turn
handwheel 5forw ards and backwards until
th e desired position has been reached. Seats and st
owing
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105

A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front seat electr
ont seat electr ically
ically1
Seat backrest inclination
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion inclination
4 Seat fore -and-aT position #
Save the settings with the memory function
(/ page 113). A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he 4-wa
he 4-wa y lumbar support
y lumbar support 1
Higher
2 SoTer
3 Lower
4 Firm er #
Use buttons 1to4 toadjust the contour of
th e backrest. Head r
Head r
es
estrtraints
aints A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front seat head r
ont seat head r es
estrtraints manually
aints manually &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. 106
106
Seats and st
owing

#
Press button 1repeatedly until the desired
blo wer setting has been reached.
Depending on the blo wer setting, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps are o., the seat ventilation is switched
o.. S S
t
teer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he st
he steer
eering wheel manual ly
ing wheel manually &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing theve hicle settings while theve hicle is
in motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straint, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion
R ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion #
Before starting theve hicle: in particular,
adjust the driver's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment forch ildren
when adjusting the steering wheel
Children could injure themsel ves if they adjust
th e steering wheel. #
Never lea vechildren unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. U
Unloc
nloc king
king #
Foldrelease le ver1 down as far as it will go. 110
110
Seats and st
owing

#
Adjust height 2and distance 3tothe
stee ring wheel.
Loc
Loc king
king #
Foldrelease le ver1 up as far as it will go. #
Check and make sure that the steering col-
umn is loc kedby moving the steering wheel. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he st
he steer
eering wheel heat
ing wheel heat er
er on/o.
on/o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on. #
Push the switch into position 1or2.
If indicator lamp 3lights up, the steering
wheel heater is switched on.
When you switch theve hicle o., the steering
wheel heater will switch o.. Easy entr
Easy entr
y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature Using t
Using t
he easy entr
he easy entr y and e
y and exit f
xit feature
eature &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident when pulling
awa y during the adjustment process of
th e easy entry and exitfeature
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle. #
Alwayswa it until the adjustment process
is comple tebefore driving o.. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing adjustment of the easy entry and exit
fe ature
Yo u and other vehicle occupants could
become trapped. #
Ensu rethat no-one has any body parts in
th era nge of mo vement of the seat.
If th ere is a risk of becoming trapped bythe
driver's seat: #
Press the seat adjustment switch.
The adjustment process will be stopped. Seats and st
owing
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111

#
Foldthe wiper arm from there placement posi-
tion back onto there ar wind ow. Mirr
Mirr
ors
ors Oper
Oper
ating t
ating t he outside mirr
he outside mirr ors
ors &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury due toadjusting
ve hicle settings while theve hicle is in
motion
Yo u could lose control of theve hicle in thefo l-
lowing situations in particular:
R Ifyo u adjust the driver's seat, the head
re straints, the steering wheel or the mir ror
while theve hicle is in motion.
R Ifyo ufa sten your seat belt while theve hi-
cle is in motion. #
Before starting the drive system: adjust
th e driver's seat, the head restraints, the
stee ring wheel and the mir ror and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tomis-
judgement of distance when using the
outside mir ror
The outside mir rors re0ect objects on a
smaller scale. The objects in vi eware in fact
closer than they appear. #
Therefore, alw ays look overyo ur shoul-
der in order toensure that you are aware
of the actual distance between you and
th ero ad users driving behind you. #
T To f o f old in or out:
old in or out: brie0y press button 2. #
T To set:
o set: press button 1or3 toselect the
outside mir rorto be adjus ted. #
Use button 4toadjust the position of the
mir ror glass. Light and sight
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%
Ifth e battery has been disconnected or com-
ple tely dischar ged, you will ha vetoreset the
outside mir rors. Only then will the automatic
mir rorfo lding function workproper ly. #
T
To r
o r eset:
eset: brie0y press button 2.
An outside mir rorth at has been pushed out of
position can be engaged in position again as fol-
lo ws: #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hout electr
hout electr icall
ically f
y folding outside
olding outside
mirr
mirr or
ors:
s: manually mo vethe outside mir ror into
th e cor rect position. #
V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit h electr
h electricall
ically f
y folding outside mir-
olding outside mir-
r
r ors
ors: press and hold button 2.
Yo u will hear a clic k.The outside mir ror will
now be set tothe cor rect position. A
A
ut
ut omatic anti-dazzle mirr
omatic anti-dazzle mirr or
ors function
s function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acid burns and poison-
ing due tothe anti-dazzle mir ror electro-
ly te
Electrolyte may escape if the glass in an auto-
matic anti-dazzle mir ror breaks. The electrolyte is hazardous
tohealth and cau-
ses ir rita tion. It must not come into contact
with your skin, eyes, respiratory or gans or
clo thing or be swallo wed. #
Ifyo u come into contact with electrolyte,
obser vethefo llowing:
R Immediate lyrinse the electrolyte
from your skin with water and seek
medical attention.
R If electrolyte comes into contact with
your eyes, immediately rinse them
th oroughly with clean water and seek
medical attention.
R Ifth e electrolyte is swallo wed, imme-
diately rinse your mouth out thor-
oughl y.Do not induce vomiting. Seek
medical attention immediatel y.
R Immediately change out of clo thing
which has been contaminated with
electrolyte.
R If an allergic reaction occurs, seek
medical attention immediatel y. The inside
rearview mir ror and the outside mir ror
on the driver's side will automatically go into anti-
dazzle mode if light from a headlamp hits the sen-
sor on the inside rearview mir ror.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The system will not go into anti-dazzle mode if: R The drive system is switched o..
R Reversege ar is engaged.
R The interior lighting is switched on. F
F
r
ront-passeng
ont-passeng er outside mirr
er outside mirr or par
or parking position
king position
function
function The parking position makes parking easier.
The front-passenger outside mir
ror will swivel
down wards in the direction of there ar wheel on
th e front passenger's side when:
R the parking position is stored (/ page 141).
R the front-passenger mir ror is selected.
R reve rsege ar is engaged. 140 140
Light and sight

In automatic mode,
you can choose between /ve
di.erent air quantities using theH button.
Au tomatic mode is retained. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he air dis
he air distr tribution
ibution #
Call up the air conditioning menu
(/ page 143). #
T
To se
o se t t
t the air dis
he air distr tribution:
ibution: select¯,P
or O. #
Set the air0o w.
% Several air distributions can be selected, e.g.
to air-condition bo th the windscreen and the
fo ot we ll. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he sync
he sync hr
hronisation function
onisation function on/o.
on/o.via
via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
emMultimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
First row of seats
Climate control can be set centrally using the syn-
ch ronisation function. The driver's settings for
te mp erature, air quantity and air distribution are
adop ted automatically for all climate zones. #
Select SYNCand switch on or o.. Demis
Demisting t
ting the windo ws
he wind ows W
W
indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he inside
he inside #
Press theà button. #
Ifth e windo wscontinue tomist up: press the
¬ button.
W
W indow
indow s mist
s mist ed up on t
ed up on t he outside
he outside #
Switch on the windscreen wipers. #
Press theà button. Switc Switc
hing air hing air -r
-recir
ecir culation mode
culation mode on/o.
on/o. #
Press theg button.
The interior air will be recirculated.
Air-recirculation mode automatical lyswitches to
fresh air mode aTer a while.
% If air-re circulation mode is switched on, the
wind ows may mist up more quickl y.Switch on
ai r-re circulation mode only brie0y. Pr
Pr
e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control using t
ol using t hekey
he key F
F
unction of pr
unction of pr e-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control using t
ol using t he
he
key
key
Before entering theve hicle, the driver's seat area
or the whole vehicle interior can be brie0y pre-
wa rmed or pre-cooled.
When pre-cooling, thefo llowing functions are acti-
va ted as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat ventilation
When pre-heating, thefo llowing functions are acti-
va ted as needed:
R Automatic climate control
R Blower
R Seat heater
R Steering wheel heater
R Mirror heater
R Rear wind owheater 144 144
Climate cont
rol

R
Seat heating
R Steering wheel heater
R Mirror heater
R Rear wind owheater
Se
Se tting pr
tting pr e-entr
e-entr y climat
y climat e contr
e control f
ol for depar
or depar ture
ture
time
time
Multimedia system:
4 Climate menu 5
Pre-entry climate ctrl
Se
Se tting a single depar tting a single depar tur
ture time
e time #
Select ONCE. #
Set a departure time.
Changing t
Changing t he activ
he active depar
e departur
ture time
e time #
Select the pen icon next tothe displa yed
departure time. #
Set a departure time.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he w
he week
eekpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select WEEK PROFILE .#
Set the desired departure times, e.g. every
day at 8 a.m. Selecting t
Selecting t he zone
he zone #
Select Z. #
Select Driver's seat only.
If th eDriver's seat only setting is deactivated,
pre-entry climate control take s place forthe
entire vehicle.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating pr
ating pre-entr
e-entry climat
y climat e contr
e control
ol
f
f or depar
or depar tur
ture time
e time
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The high- voltage battery is charge d su1-
cient ly.
R The function has been activated via the multi-
media system. #
T
T o activ
o activ at
ate:
e: set the departure time
(/ page 146).
Pre-entry climate control for departure time
switches on a maximum of 55 minutes before
th e selected departure time. It will remain
active for ano ther ten minutes if the departure
is dela yed. #
T
T o deactiv o deactiv at
ate:
e: push the& button up or
down. The
following functions will remain active once the
ve hicle has been star ted:
R Seat heating
R Seat ventilation
% You can also activate the function via the
Mercedes me App. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating immediat
ating immediat e pr
e pre-entr
e-entr y cli-
y cli-
mat
mat e contr
e contr ol
ol &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of fatal injury due toexpo-
sure toextreme heat or cold in theve hicle
If persons, particular lych ildren, are subjected
to prolonged exposure tointense heat or cold,
th ere is a risk of se vere injury or even death. #
Never lea vepersons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in theve hicle. Air-conditioning of
theve hicle interior can con-
tinue for up to30 minutes, e.g. if the journey is
inter rupted. 146
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Climate control