belt MERCEDES-BENZ EQA SUV 2021 Service Manual

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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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When leaving theve hicle, alw aysta ke the
ke y with you and lock theve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle key out of there ach of
ch ildren. The electr
The electr
ic par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake is applied if t
e is applied if t he tr
he trans-
ans-
mission is in position
mission is in position j
jand one of t
and one of t he f
he follo
ollowing
wing
conditions is
conditions is ful/lled:
ful/lled:
R The vehicle is switched o..
R The seat belt tongue is not inse rted in the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat and the driver's
door is opened.
% Toprev ent application: pull the handle of the
electric parking brake (/ page 187).
In t
In t he f
he f ollo
ollowing situations, t
wing situations, t he electr
he electric par
ic parking
king
br
br ak
ak e is also applied:
e is also applied:
R The HOLD function is keeping theve hicle sta-
tionar y.
R Active Parking Assist is keeping theve hicle
stationar y.
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is bringing
th eve hicle toa standstill. R
In addition, one of t
In addition, one of t he f
he follo
ollowing conditions
wing conditions
mus
mus t be
t be ful/lled:
ful/lled:
- The vehicle is switched o..
- The seat belt tongue is not inse rted in the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat and
th e driver's door is opened.
- There is a system malfunction.
- The po wer supply is insu1cient.
- The vehicle is stationary for a lengt hy
period.
When the electric parking brake is applied, the
re d! indicator lamp lights up in the inst ru-
ment cluster.
F
F unction of t unction of t he electr
he electric par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake (r
e (r eleasing
eleasing
aut
aut omaticall
omaticall y)
y)
The electr
The electr ic par
ic parking br
king br ak
ake is r
e is r eleased when t
eleased when t he
he
f
f ollo
ollo wing conditions ar
wing conditions ar e
eful/lled:
ful/lled:
R The driver's door is closed.
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R The transmission is in position hork and
yo u depress the accelerator pedal or you shiT from transmission position
jtoh ork
when on le velgr ound.
R Ifth e transmission is in position k,theta il-
ga te must be closed.
R The seat belt tongue is inse rted into the seat
belt buckle of the driver's seat.
If th e seat belt tongue is not inse rted into the
seat belt buckle of the driver's seat, one of the
fo llowing conditions must be ful/lled:
- You shiT from transmission position j.
or
- You ha veprev iously driven at speeds
gr eater than 3 km/h.
When the electric parking brake is released, the
re d! indicator lamp in the inst rument clus ter
goes out. 186
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R
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
R The steering is malfunctioning.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, you will be assisted fur-
th er by the electric po wer steering. HOLD function
HOLD function
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holds
theve hicle at a stand-
still without requ iring youto depress the brake
pedal, e.g. while waiting in tra1c.
The HOLD function is only an aid. The responsibil-
ity forth eve hicle safely standing still remains with
th e driver.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The HOLD function is only intended toprov ide
assistance when driving and is not a su1cient
means of safeguarding theve hicle against rolling
awa y when stationa ry.
R The incline must not be greater than 30%. A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the HOLD function
he HOLD function &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident due tothe
HOLD function being active when you
lea vetheve hicle
If th eve hicle is only braked with the HOLD
function it could, in thefo llowing situations,
ro llawa y:
R Ifth ere is a malfunction in the system or in
th e po wer suppl y.
R Ifth e HOLD function is deactivated by
depressing the accelerator pedal or brake
pedal, e.g. byave hicle occupant. #
Always secure theve hicle against rolling
awa y before you lea veit. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The driver's door is closed or the seat belt on
th e driver's side is fastened.
R The vehicle has been star ted.
R The electric parking brake is released. R
Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is deactiva-
te d.
R The transmission is in position h,kori.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating t
ating t he HOLD function
he HOLD function #
Depress the brake pedal, and aTer a short
time quickly depress fur ther until theë
display appears in the Instrument Displa y. #
Release the brake pedal.
Deactiv
Deactiv ating t
ating the HOLD function
he HOLD function #
Depress the accelerator pedal topull away.
or #
Depress the brake pedal until theë display
disappears from the Instrument Displa y.
The HOLD function is deactivated in thefo llowing
situations:
R Active Distance Assist DISTRONIC is acti va-
te d.
R The transmission is shiTed toposition j.
R The vehicle is secured with the electric par k-
ing brake. Driving and parking
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In
thefo llowing situations, theve hicle is held by
transmission position jand/or bythe electric
parking brake:
R The seat belt is unfastened and the driver's
door is opened.
R The vehicle is switched o..
R There is a system malfunction.
R The po wer supply is insu1cient. F F
unction of t
unction of t he int
he intellig
ellig ent cr aw
ent cr awler mode
ler mode The intelligent cr
awler mode assists you when
pulling away, manoeuvring and parking on uphill
or downhill inclines. When the brake pedal is
re leased, theve hicle rolls in the direction of the
engaged transmission position. The cr awler tor-
qu e is adap tedto the uphill incline.
In recuperation le velhà (/page 156) the
intelligent cr awler mode also assists you up to
speeds of appr oximately 20 km/h, byfollowing
th eve hicle in front at appr oximately the same
speed. The intelligent cr
awler mode is only an aid. The
driver is responsible for maintaining a su1cient
distance totheve hicle in front.
Syst Syst em limits em limits
The intelli gent cr awler mode does not automati-
cally stop theve hicle if theve hicle in front stops.
Bring theve hicle toa standstill using the brake
pedal. F
F
unction of Hill St
unction of Hill Star
art Assist
t Assist Hill
Start Assist holds theve hicle for a short time
when pulling away on a hill under thefo llowing
conditions:
R The transmission is in position hork.
R The electric parking brake is released.
This gives you enough time tomo veyour foot
from the brake pedal tothe accelerator pedal and
depress it before theve hicle begins torollawa y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident and injury due
to theve hicle rolling away
ATer a sho rttime, Hill Start Assist no lon ger
holds theve hicle. #
SwiTly mo veyour foot from the brake
pedal tothe accelerator pedal. Do not
lea vetheve hicle when it is being held by
Hill Start Assist. F
F
unction of A
unction of A dap
daptiv
tive Br
e Br ak
ake Lights
e Lights Ad
aptive Brake Lights warnfollowing tra1c in an
emer gency braking situation with thefo llowing
actions:
R By 0ashing the brake lamps
R By activating the hazard warning lights
If th eve hicle is braked sharply from speeds abo ve
50 km/h, the brake lamps 0ash rapidl y.This pro-
vides tra1c tr avelling behind you with an even
more noticeable warning.
If th eve hicle is tr avelling at speeds of more than
70 km/h at the beginning of the brake applica-
tion, the hazard warning lights switch on once the194
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Pa
rticular lyin thefo llowing situations, ATTENTION
ASSIST only functions in a restric ted manner and
wa rnings may be dela yed or not occur:
R Ifyo u ha vebeen driving for less than appr ox-
imately 30 minutes.
R Ifth ero ad condition is poor (une venro ad sur-
fa ce or po tholes).
R Ifth ere is a strong side wind.
R Ifyo u adopt a sporty driving style (high corner-
ing speeds or high rates of acceleration).
R IfAc tive Steering Assist is activated and active
(/ page 206).
R Ifth e time has been set incor rectl y.
R Ifyo uch ange lanes and vary your speed fre-
qu ently in active driving situations.
The ATTENTION ASSIST dr owsiness or alertness
assessment is reset and restar ted when continu-
ing the journey in thefo llowing situations:
R You switch o. theve hicle.
R Ifyo u unfasten your seat belt and open the
driver's door (e.g. tochange drivers or take a
break). Se
Se tting A
tting A TTENTION ASSIST
TTENTION ASSIST
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Attention Assist
Se
Se tting op
tting op tions
tions #
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
Sugg
Sugg es
esting a rting a r es
est art ar ea
ea #
Select Suggest rest area. #
Activate or deactivate the function.
If AT TENTION ASSIST de tects fatigue or
increasing lack of attention, it suggests a rest
area in the vicinity. #
Select the suggested rest area.
Yo u are guided tothe selected rest area. Cr
Cr
uise contr
uise control and limit ol and limit er
er F
F
unction of cr
unction of cr uise contr
uise controlol
Cruise control regula testh e speed totheva lue
selected bythe driver.
If yo u accelerate toove rtake, forex ample, the
stored speed is not dele ted. If youre mo veyour fo
ot from the accelerator pedal aTer overtaking,
cruise cont rol will resume speed regulation back
to the stored speed.
Yo u can store any speed abo ve20 km/h up tothe
maximum design speed or up tothe set winter
tyre limit. In drive prog ram ;, the adjustable
speed is limited to130 km/h.
Obser vethe no tes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recognise
dangers (/ page 188).
Display
Display s in t
s in the Ins
he Ins tr
trument Display
ument Display
R h (gre y): cruise control is selected but not
yet activated.
R h (gre en): cruise control is active.
A stored speed appears along with theh dis-
pla y.
% The segments extending from the cur rent
stored speed tothe end of the scale, or tothe
set winter tyre limit, light up in the speedome-
te r. 196
196
Driving and parking

V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit h PRE-S
h PRE-SAFE
AFE®
®
:
:depending on the coun-
tr y, an additional haptic warning occurs in the
fo rm of slight, repeated tensioning of the seat
belt.
If yo u do not react tothewa rning, autonomous
braking can be initiated in critical situations.
In especially critical situations, Active Brake Assist
can initiate autonomous braking directl y.In this
case, thewa rning lamp and warning tone occur
simultaneously with the braking application.
If yo u apply the brake yourself in a critical situa-
tion or apply the brake during autonomous brak-
ing, situation-dependent braking assistance
occurs. The brake pressure increases up tomaxi-
mum full-s top braking if necessar y.
Obser vethe no tes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recognise
dangers (/ page 188). If autonomous braking or situation-dependent
braking assistance has occur
red, display 1
appears in the Instrument Display and then auto-
matically goes out aTer a short time.
If th e autonomous braking function or the situa-
tion-dependent braking assistance is triggered,
additional pr eventive measures for occupant pro-
te ction (PRE- SAFE®
) may also be initiated. &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of an accident caused by
limited de tection per form ance of Active
Brake Assist
Ac tive Brake Assist cannot alw ays clear lyiden-
tify objects and complex tra1c situations. In such cases,
Active Brake Assist might:
R Give a warning or brake without reason
R Not give a warning or not brake
Ac tive Brake Assist is only an aid. The driver is
re sponsible for maintaining a su1ciently safe
distance totheve hicle in front, vehicle speed
and for braking in good time. #
Always pay careful attention tothe tra1c
situation; do not relyonActive Brake
Assist alone. #
Be prepa redto brake or swer veif neces-
sar y. Also obser
vethe system limits of Active Brake
Assist.
The individual subfunctions ar The individual subfunctions ar eav
e av ailable in v
ailable in v ar
ari-
i-
ous speed r
ous speed r ang
anges:
es:
The dis tance warning function can issue a warn-
ing in thefo llowing situations:
R From appr oximately 30 km/h, if over se veral
seconds the distance maintained totheve hi-
cle tr avelling in front is insu1cient forthe Driving and parking
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driven speed,
theL distance warning lamp
lights up in the inst rument cluster.
R From appr oximately 7 km/h, if your vehicle is
critically close toave hicle, cyclist or pedes-
trian, you will hear an intermittent warning
to ne and theL distance warning lamp
lights up in the inst rument cluster.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit h PRE-S
h PRE-SAFE
AFE®
®
:
:depending on the
count ry, an additional haptic warning occurs
in thefo rm of slight, repeated tensioning of
th e seat belt.
Brake immediately or take evasive action, pr ovi-
ded it is safe todo so and the tra1c situation
allo ws th is.
Dist
Dist ance w
ance w ar
arning function (v
ning function (v ehicles wit
ehicles without Dr
hout Driv-
iv-
ing Assist
ing Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age)
e)
The distance warning function can aid you in the
fo llowing situations with an intermittent warning
to ne and a warning lamp:
R at speeds up toappr oximately 250 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead R
at speeds up toappr oximately 80 km/h when
approaching stationary vehicles, moving
pedestrians, and cyclists ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 60 km/h when
approaching crossing cyclists
Dist
Dist ance w
ance w ar
arning function (v
ning function (v ehicles wit
ehicles with Dr
h Driving
iving
Assist
Assist ance P
ance P ack
ackag
age)
e)
The distance warning function can aid you in the
fo llowing situations with an intermittent warning
to ne and a warning lamp:
R at speeds up toappr oximately 250 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 100 km/h
when approaching stationary vehicles
R at speeds up toappr oximately 80 km/h when
approaching moving pedestrians and cyclists
ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 70 km/h when
approaching stationary pedestrians, crossing
ve hicles and stationary and crossing cyclists A
A ut
ut onomous br
onomous br aking function (v
aking function (v ehicles wit
ehicles without
hout
Dr
Dr iving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age)
e)
If th eve hicle is tr avelling at speeds abo veappr ox-
imately 7 km/h, the autonomous braking function
may inter vene in thefo llowing situations:
R at speeds up toappr oximately 200 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 80 km/h when
approaching cyclists ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 60 km/h when
approaching moving pedestrians and crossing
cyclists
R at speeds up toappr oximately 50 km/h when
approaching stationary vehicles
A
A ut
ut onomous br
onomous br aking function (v
aking function (v ehicles wit
ehicles with Dr
h Driv-
iv-
ing Assist
ing Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age)
e)
If th eve hicle is tr avelling at speeds abo veappr ox-
imately 7 km/h, the autonomous braking function
may inter vene in thefo llowing situations:
R at speeds up toappr oximately 250 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 100 km/h
when approaching stationary vehicles 210
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Yo
u can pr event the assistance at any time by
actively steering.
Cor
Cor ner
nering function (onl
ing function (onl y v
y vehicles wit
ehicles wit h Dr
h Driving
iving
Assist
Assist ance P
ance P ack
ackag
age)
e)
If th e system de tects a risk of a collision with an
oncoming vehicle when turning across an oncom-
ing lane, autonomous braking can be initiated at
speeds below 15 km/h before you ha veleT the
lane in which you are driving. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident despite Eva-
sive Steering Assist
Evasive Steering Assist cannot alw aysre cog-
nise objects or complex tra1c situations
clear ly.
Moreo ver,th e steering support pr ovided by
Evasive Steering Assist is not su1cient to
avo id a collision. #
Always pay careful attention tothe tra1c
situation; do not relyon Evasive Steering
Assist alone. #
Be prepared tobrake or swer veif neces-
sar y. #
End the support byactively steering in
non-critical situations. #
Drive at an appropriate speed if there
are pedestrians close tothe path of your
ve hicle. Syst Syst
em limits
em limits
Fu ll system per form ance is not yetav ailable for a
few seconds aTer switching on theve hicle or aTer
driving o..
If Ac tive Brake Assist is impaired or inoperative
due toa malfunction, theÄ warning lamp
appears in the Instrument Displa y.
The system may be impai red or may not function,
particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is glare,
in direct sunlight or in greatly varying light
conditions.
R Ifth e sensors are dirty, misted up, damaged or
co vered.
R Ifth e sensors are impaired due tointer fere nce
from other radar sources, e.g. strong radar
re 0ections in multi-s tore y car par ks. R
If a loss of tyre pressure or a defecti vetyre
has been de tected and displa yed.
R In complex tra1c situations where objects
cannot alw ays be clear lyidenti/ed.
R If pedestrians or vehicles mo vequickly into
th e sensor de tection range.
R If pedestrians are hidden by other objects.
R Ifth e typical outline of a pedestrian cannot be
distinguished from the backg round.
R If a pedestrian is not de tected as such, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
R Ifth e driver's seat belt is not fastened.
R On bends wi tha tight radius.
% The Active Brake Assist sensors adjust auto-
matical lywhile a cer tain distance is being
driven aTer theve hicle has been deli vered.
Ac tive Brake Assist is una vailable or only par-
tially available during thete ach-in process.
A A ctiv ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating A
ating Activ
ctiv e Br
e Br ak
ake Assist
e Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on. 212
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The MBUX Int
The MBUX Int
er
erior Assist
ior Assist ant suppor
ant suppor ts t
ts the f
he f ollo
ollowing int
wing int er
eractions:
actions: Int
Int
er
eraction ar
action ar ea
ea Int
Inter
eraction
action Descr
Descrip
iption
tion
In front of the media display or
abo vetheto uchpad Pr
ox imity tothe control element The Interior Assistant recognises the approach of the hand towa rds a cont rol
element.
Depending on the active application, the display will be adjusted in the media
displa y.Some functions di.e rentiate between driver and front passenger.
No speci/c hand position is requ ired.
Ab ove the centre console De/ned pose Afavo urite is called up with a de/ned pose.
Below the inside rearview mir rorB rief up and down mo vements With brief vertical up and down mo vements below the inside rearview mir ror
th ere ading light forth e driver or the front passenger is switched on and o..
Ab ove the front passenger seat Stretching out a hand abo vethe front
passenger seat By str
etch ing out a hand abo vethe front passenger seat the sear chlight is
switched on. If you withdr awa hand from this area, the sear chlight is
switched o. again. Switc Switc
hing t
hing t he r
he reading light and searc
eading light and searc h light and
h light and
on or
on or o.
o. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R F
For t
or t he r
he r eading light
eading light: :
- The function is available when it is dar k.-
The hand mo vement take s place in the
interaction area below the inside rearview
mir ror.
R F
For t
or t he searc
he searc h light
h light::
- The function is available when it is dar k.-
The hand mo vement take s place in the
interaction area abo vethe front passenger
seat.
- The seat belt on the front passenger seat
must no not
tbe inser ted in the seat belt
buckle. 256
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th
e emer gency call and faster transfer of the
accident data.
Measu resfo rre scue, reco very or towing away
can then be initiated in quickl y.
R With a Mercedes-Benz emer gency call, the
accident data is only transfer redto the public
coordination centre with the appr oval of the
cus tomer.
In theev ent of an automatically triggered
emer gency call in which there is no voice con-
ta ct, the accident data is transmitted immedi-
ately tothe public emer gency call centre.
R Should the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
centre not be available, the 112 emer gency
call is ca rried out automaticall y.Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie w of emerg
w of emerg ency call syst
ency call syst ems
ems Bo
th th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system
as well as the 112 emer gency call system (EU
eCall) can help toreduce the time between an
accident and the ar riva l of emer gency services at
th e site of the accident. They help locate an acci-
dent site in places that are di1cult toaccess. Bo
th emer gency call systems can initia tean emer-
ge ncy call automatically (/ page 287) or man-
ual ly ( / page 288).
Only make emer gency calls if you or others are in
need of rescue. Do not make an emer gency call in
th eev ent of a breakdown or a similar situation.
Messag
Messag es on t
es on the display
he display
The following message s appear inthe display of
bo th emer gency call systems:
R SOS NOT READY: theve hicle is not switched
on or the emer gency call system is malfunc-
tioning. This does not necessarily indicate
comple tefailure of the emer gency call system.
Eme rgency calls call still be transmitted.
The display only refers to theve hicle and does
not take account of theav ailability of mobile
phone networ ksand the Mercedes-Benz emer-
ge ncy call centre.
The functional readiness of the emer gency call
system on theve hicle can be seen when the
SOS NOT READY displaydisappears once the
ve hicle is switched on. R
G: The icon appears in the display during
an active emer gency call.
% Ifth ere is a malfunction in the emer gency call
system (e.g. a fault with the speaker, micro-
phone, airbag, SOS button), a cor responding
message appears on the inst rument displa y. T T
r
r igg
igg er
ering an aut
ing an aut omatic emerg
omatic emerg ency call
ency call R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The star ter battery is su1ciently charge d.
Bo th th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system
as well as the 112 emer gency call system (EU
eCall) automatically initia tean emer gency call
aTer:
R Activation of there straint systems su chas air-
bags or seat belt tensioners aTer an accident
The eme rgency call has been made:
R Avo ice connection is established with the
emer gency call centre. MBUX multimedia system
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287