MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV 2021 Owners Manual

A
Comfort
R Com fortable driving st yle
R Balanc ebetwe en tractio nand stability
R Best balance between e1ciency and per form-
ance fora ll driving situations
R Recommended fora llro ad conditions
; Eco
R Economical setting of vehicle functions
R Balance between tractio nand stability
R Recommended fora llro ad conditions
R Restric tedp erform ance of thec limat econtrol
to increase ther ang e(/ pag e152)
In heating mode, thew indo wsmaym ist up
mor equickl y.
R Maximu mpermissible speed limited to
130 km/h
If yo ud epress thea ccelerator pedal be yond
th ep ressur epoint (kickdown), thel imit is
ra ised tothem aximum permissible speed.
R When ther out eoption Electric Intelligence is
switched on and routeg uidance is active, a ch
equered 0ag in thes peedome teri ndicates
th em aximum permissible speed recommen-
ded byactiv erang em onitoring .Itist he driv-
er's ownresponsibility tocompl ywitht hem in
order toreac ht he next scheduled charging
statio n. N N
oo t
tes on t
es on t he r
he roof load displ ay
oof load display Cer
tain driv eprograms and ESP ®
settings are
unsuitable fort ransporting aroof load.
If one of these driv eprograms is se torselected,
the W symbol is shown as awarning. When
th is symboliss hown,thes elected driv eprogram
is no tsuitable fort ransporting aload on ther oof.
The following driv eprograms ar ea.ected:
R Sport
Sport driveprogram
R Individual
Individual driveprogram wit hthe Spor tESP ®
setting
% The symbol is also shown in thef ollowing sit-
uations:
R Within thet hemes if acorresponding drive
prog ramiss aved Fo
rm orei nformation on themes see .
R Within ther ese tdispl ayifth ep revious ly
activ edrive prog ramisu nsuitable fort he
transpor tofaroof load
Fo rfurther information on ther ese tdis-
pla y,see (/ page169). Selecting t
Selecting t
he dr
he driv
ivepr
epr ogr
ogram
am 168
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#
Press DYNAMI CSELEC Tswitch 1forw ards
or backwards.
The driv eprogram selected appear sinthe
multifunction displa y.Con/gur Con/gur
ing D
ing DYN
YNAMIC SELECT (multimedia syAMIC SELECT (multimedia sy s-
s-
t
t em)
em) Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 DYNAMIC SELECT
Se
Se tting dr
tting dr iv
ivepr
epr ogr
ogram I
am I #
Select Individual configuration. #
Select and se tacategor y.
Switc
Switc hing t
hing t he r
he rest
estor
oratio ndispla
atio ndispla yonor
yonor o.
o. #
Switch Askw hen starting on or o..
F F unctio non:
unctio non:then exttime thev ehicleiss tarted a
prom ptappear sasking whe ther thel ast active
driv eprogram should be restored.
% Thep rom ptappear sonlyi fthe pr eviously
activ esettings deviat efromt he standa rdset-
tings. %
This function must be activated fore achu ser
pro/le separatel y.The driv eprogram fort he
re specti veuser pro/le of thel ast driver is only
stored if this function is activated. Displa Displa
ying v
ying vehicle data
ehicle data Multimedia system:
4 © 5
EQ #
Select Vehicle.
The vehicle dat aisdisplaye d. Calling up t
Calling up t
he fuel consump
he fuel consump tion indicat
tion indicator
or Multimedi
asystem:
4 © 5
EQ #
Select Consumption.
The cur rent and averag econsum ption is dis-
pla yed. T
T
r
ransmission
ansmission DIRECT SELECT lev
DIRECT SELECT lev
er
er F
F
unction of t
unction of t he DIRECT SELECT lev
he DIRECT SELECT lev er
er &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and inju rydue
to leaving children unattended in thev ehi-
cle
If ch ildren ar eleT unattended in thev ehicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto ut and be struc kbyoncoming tra1c.
R operat evehiclee quipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion by,for example:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R changing thet ransmission position.
R starting thev ehicle. Driving and parking
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#
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leavin gthe vehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehiclek eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. Use
theD IRECT SELECT le vertos witchthe trans-
mission position .The cur rent transmissio nposi-
tion is displa yedint he inst rument displa y. j
Park position
k Reverseg ear
i Neutral
h Driveposition
Eng
Eng aging rev
agin grever
erse g
se g ear R
ear R #
Depress theb rake pedal and push theD IRECT
SELECT le veru pwards past the/ rstp oint of
re sis tance. Eng
Eng
aging neutr
aging neutr al N
al N #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and push theD IRECT
SELECT le verupord owntot he /rst poin tof
re sis tance.
Subsequentl yreleasing theb rake pedal will allow
yo utom ovet he vehicle freel y,e.g. topush it or
to wita way.
If y
If y ou w
ou w ant t
ant the tr
he tr ansmission t
ansmission t or
or emain in neutr
emain in neutr al
al
Nev
Nev en if t
en if t he v
he vehicle is switc
ehicle is switc hed
hedo.:
o.: #
Startt he vehicle. #
Depress theb rake pedal and engag eneutral
i. #
Release theb rake pedal. #
Switc ho.t hevehicle.
% Ifyo ut hen exitth ev ehiclel eavingthe keyin
th ev ehicle, thet ransmission remains in neu-
tral i.
Eng
Eng aging par
aging par kposition P
kp osition P #
Obser vethen otes on parking thev ehicle
(/ page190). #
Depress theb rake pedal until thev ehicle
comestoa standstill. 170
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When thev ehicleiss tationar y,press button
j.
Pa rk position is onl yengaged when thet rans-
mission position display jis shown in the
driver's displa y.If no transmission position dis-
play jappears, secur ethe vehicle toprev ent
it from rolling away.
Pa rk position jis engaged automaticall yifone
of thef ollowing condition sismet:
R Yous witc hthe vehicle o. in transmission posi-
tion hork.
R Youo pen thed rive r's door when thev ehicleis
at as tandstil lorw hen driving at averyl ow
speed and thet ransmission is in position h
or k.
% Tomanoeuv rewit hano pen driver's door,
open thed rive r's door while stationar yand
engag etransmission position hork again.
% Ifyo uh ave engaged par kposition jor
switched o. thev ehiclea nd no transmission
position displ ayis displa yed, secur ethe vehi-
cle from rolling away(/ pag e195). Eng
Eng aging dr aging dr iv
ivep ositio nD
ep ositio nD #
Dep ress theb rake pedal and push theD IRECT
SELECT le verd ow np ast the/ rstp oint of
re sis tance. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he 4MA
he 4MATIC
TIC
The 0exible all-wheel distribution of the4 MATIC
means thed rive is alw aysi deal lydist ributed
between bo thaxles. Depending on thes ituation,
onl ythe front axle or onl ythe rear axle can be
driven, or thed rive can be distributed continu-
ousl ybetwe en bo thaxles.
This mean sthat recuperation can be used even
mor ee.ectivel yand ther ang eoft hevehicle can
be increased (/ page164).
To get her wit hESP®
and 4ETS, 4MATIC impr oves
th et raction of your vehicle whene verad riven
wheel spins due toinsu1cient traction.
If yo uf ail toadap tyour driving style, 4MATIC can
neither reduce ther isk of an accident nor override
th el aw sofp hysics. It cann ottake intoa ccount
ro ad, weather or tra1c conditions. 4MATIC is only
an aid. Youa reresponsible especiall yfor main-
ta ining asafed istance from thev ehicleinf ront, fo
rv ehicles peed,forb raking in good time and for
st ay ing in lane.
% In wintr yroad conditions, them aximum e.ect
of the0 exible all-wheel distribution can be
achie vedo nlyify ou use winter tyres (M+S
tyres), wit hsnowc hains if necessar y. Char
Char
ging t
ging t he high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
ageb att
eb attery
ery N
No
ot
tes on c
es on c har
harging t
ging t he high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
ag eb att
eb attery
ery *
N
NOOTE
TE High-voltag ebatter ydamag edueto
leaving thev ehiclei dleforl engt hyperiods
of time Lithium-ion batteries
experience anatural self-
dischar ge.
Exhausti vedischarging can therefor eoccur if
th ev ehicleisi dlefors everal months. This can
damag ethe high-voltag ebatter y. #
Toavo id damage, please obser vethef ol-
lowing recommendation swhen handling
th eh igh-voltag ebatter y. Driving and parking
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N
NO
OTE
TE Accelerated ageing of theh igh-volt-
ag eb attery As
aresult of its basicc haracteristics,the
storag ecapacit yof, an dthe amount of energy
av ailabl efrom, theh igh-voltag ebattery
decreases over thec ourse of its life. Due to
th is, bo th themaximum electrical rang et hat
can be achie vedbyt hevehicle and its maxi-
mum elect rical outpu tcan be impaired.
The following factor scould accelerat ethe age-
ing of theh igh-voltag ebatter y:
R frequentl yfullyc hargin g(charge level
100%) theh igh-voltag ebatter y,especially
when this process is no tdirectl yfollo wed
by ajou rney
R frequen trapid chargin gwithd irect cur rent
(mode 4)
R leaving thev ehiclei dleforl engt hyperiods
at high ambient temp eratures #
Toavo id accelerated ageing, please
obser vethef ollowing recommendations
when handling theh igh-voltag ebatter y. Re
commendation swhen handling theh igh-voltage
batter y:
R Ever ysix months, when theo utside temp era-
tur eisa bove 10 °C, par kthe vehicle overnight
wit hac hargeleve lb elo w2 0%.
R Onlychar getheh igh-voltag ebatter ywith
direct cur rent (mode 4) if necessar y.
R Char getheh igh-voltag ebatter yona verage to
ac har geleve lof8 0%. Be yond achar geleve lof
80%, thec hargin gtime is considerabl ypro-
lon ged.
R If leaving thev ehiclei dleforl engt hyperiods,
par kupt hevehicle wit hahigh-voltag ebattery
ch arge leve lb etwe en 30% and 50%. Do not
ke ep theh igh-voltag ebatter ycontinuously
connected topowe rsuppl yequipment.
R If leaving thev ehiclei dleforl engt hyperiods of
time avoid, if possible, high ambient temp era-
tures.
R Chec kthe high-voltag ebattery's charge level
ev erys ixwe eks( / pag e188).
R Char getheh igh-voltag ebatter yifthecharge
le ve lisb elow2 0%. R
Do no tdisconnect the12Vb atteryevenift he
ve hicle is leT idle foral engt hyperiod. Other-
wise, thec ondition of thev ehicle's high -volt-
ag eb atter ycanno tbem onitored.
Yo uc an contribut etoreducing thev ehicle's
energy consum ption in thef ollowing ways:
R An anticipator ydriving style (/ page163)
R Reduced use of electrical consumers
R Having thev ehicler egularlymain tained
The chargin gtime of theh igh-voltag ebatter ymay
ch ang eoverthe course of its life.
% Dependin gonthe national version, your vehi-
cle is equipped wit hone of thef ollowing vehi-
cle soc kets.
Yo uc an charge theh igh-voltag ebatter ywith
bo th alternating cur rent (mode 2/3) and
direct cur rent (mode 4). 172
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Combo
1vehicles ocket Combo
2vehicles ocket
1 Type 1ort ype2connection forc hargin gwith
alternating cur rent
2 Sockete xtension forc hargin gwithd irect cur-
re nt
% Whe nusing aCCS (Combined Cha rging Sys-
te m) chargin gcable tocharge withd irect cur-
re nt at acombo vehicle soc ket, bo thvehicle soc
ketc onnections 1and 2areu sed for
ch arging.
Chargin goptions fort he high-voltag ebattery
(mode 2, 3or4):
R Charging through recuperation while thev ehi-
cle is in motion
R Charging wit halternating cur rent when sta-
tiona ry:
- atam ainssocket(mode 2)
- ataw allbo xorc hargin gstatio n( mode 3)
R Chargin gwithd irect cur rent when stationar y:
- atafast chargin gstatio n( mode 4)
Depending on thec ount ry-speci/c vehicle equip-
men tand your vehicle' schargin gcable, single
phase ACchargin gisa lso possible.
Obser vethed i.erent grid requ irements of your
cur rent locatio nwhenc harging. Onl yuse charging
cables whic hconfor mtot hegrid requ irements.
Consult aquali/ed elec trician or your local grid
operator if youh ave anyq uestions.
It is recommended that youc har getheh igh-volt-
ag eb atter yataw allboxorc hargin gstatio nd ueto Driving and parking
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th
ei mp rove dc hargin gperform ance and better
ch argin ge1ciency o.ered.
S
S t
to
o wing t
wing t he c
he char
hargingc able
gin gc able
Alw ayss towt he vehicle chargin gcable in the
ch argin gcable bag pr ovided and secur eitinthe
boo torl oad compartment of your vehicle.
Otherwise, thec hargin gcable is no tsu1ciently
secured.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The po weroutput of theh igh-voltag ebatter ymay
be impaired bythef ollowing:
R High or lo woutside temp eratures
R Electrical auxiliar yconsumer sinthevehicle
bein gswitched on, e.g .operatin gthe air con-
ditionin gsystem
R Extended periods without charging
The chargin gtime of theh igh-voltag ebatter ymay
be increased bythef ollowing:
R High or lo woutside temp eratures
R Extended periods without charging R
The maximum availabl echar gecur rent of the
ch argin gfacility
R The setting softhechargin gprocess in the
multimedia system (/ page188) N
No
ot
tes on c
es on c har
harging t
ging t he high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
ageb att
eb atter
eryatt
yatt he
he
mains soc ke
mains soc ket(mode 2)
t( mode 2) &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatalinjur yfromi ncor-
re ctl yins talled component parts
Connecting thec hargin gcable toam ains
soc ketu sing incor rectl yins talled component
parts could cause a/reor an electric shoc k,
fo re xamp le. #
Onlyconnect thec hargin gcable to a
mains soc ketthat:
R Has been proper lyinstalled and
R Has been inspected byaq uali/ed elec tri-
cian #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse thec harging
cable supplied wit hthe vehicle or an
original Mercedes-Ben zchargin gcable. #
Purchase these parts at aMercedes-
Benz Service Centr eand obtain advice
th ere.
Mercedes-Benz thoroughl ytest sthese original
ch argin gcables fort heir suitability forh igh-
vo ltag echargin gofyourvehicle. #
Neveru se ad amaged chargin gcable. #
Do no tuse:
R Extension cables
R Extension reels
R Multiple soc kets #
Neveru se soc keta dapter stoc onnect
th ec hargin gcable tothem ains soc ket.
The onl yexception bein gifthe adap ter
has been tested an dapprove dbyt he
manufacturer forc hargin gthe high-volt-
ag eb atter yofane lectricvehicle. #
Obser vethes afet yn otes in theo perat-
ing inst ruction sfor thes ocketa dapter. Onl
ythe following chargin gcables ma ybeused:
R The chargin gcable supplied wit hthe vehicle. 174
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R
Achargin gcable that has been appr ovedfor
th ev ehicle.
The chargin gprocess can vary depending on the
po we rsuppl yequipment.
Shor terc hargin gtime scan be achie vedint hefol-
lowing ways:
R Charging at awallbox.
R Charging at achargin gstation.
When doin gso, alw ayso bser vethel ocal informa-
tion.
Do no tlea ve thec hargin gcable cont rols hanging
loose from amains soc ket.
Do no tliT thec ontrols bythef ollowing compo-
nent parts:
R The chargin gcable connector.
R The main splug.
When charging, pr otect thec hargin gcable cont rol
element from excessiv eheat suc hasdirect sun-
light .Otherwise, thec hargin gprocess ma ybe
cancelled. N No
ot
tes on c
es on c har
hargingt
gin gthe high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
ageb att
eb atter
eryata
yata
w
w allbo
allbo xorc
xorc har
hargingst
gin gst atio n(mode 3)
atio n(mode 3) &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatalinjur yfromi ncor-
re ctl yins talled component parts
Connecting thec hargin gcable toaw allbox
usin gincor rectl yins talled component parts
could cause a/reor an electric shoc k,for
ex ample. #
Onlyconnect thec hargin gcable to a
wa llbo xthat:
R Has been proper lyinstalled and
R Has been inspected byaq uali/ed elec tri-
cian #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse charging
cables that ha vebeen tested and
appro vedbyt he manu facturer forc harg-
ing theh igh-voltag ebatter yinane lectric
ve hicle. #
Neveru se damaged chargin gcables. #
Do no textend thec hargin gcable. #
Do no tuse adap ters. #
Obser vethes afet yn otes in theo perat-
ing inst ruction sfor thew allbox. If
ch argin gataw allboxwithout pre-ins talled
cable, use theo ptionall yavailabl echargin gcable
fo rw allbo xand chargin gstatio n( mode 3). The
ch argin gcable is st owedinab ag intheb oot/
luggag ecompartment.
Onl yuse chargin gcables that ha vebeen tested
an da pprove dbyt he manu facturer forc harging
th eh igh-voltag ebatter yinane lectricvehicle. &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatalinjuries due todam-
aged components
Connecting thec hargin gcable toac harging
station usin gadamaged component part
could cause a/reor an elect rics hoc k,for
ex ample. #
Forc hargin gstations wit hapreinstalled
ch argin gcable:
R Perfor mav isualcheckoft hecharg-
ing statio nfor obvious faults, suc has
massiv edamag etothe housing or
ch argin gcable. Driving and parking
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#
Forc hargin gstations without apreinstal-
led chargin gcable:
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse charging
cables that ha vebeen tested and
appro vedbyt he manu facturer for
ch argin gthe high-voltag ebatter yin
an electric vehicle.
R Neveru se damaged chargin gcables.
R Do no textend thec hargin gcable.
R Do no tuse adap ters. #
Mak esuretoo bservethes afet yi nforma-
tion on thec hargin gstation. Mos
tchargin gstations mus tbeactivated before
th ec hargin gprocess, e.g .usin ganR FID card.
Obser vetheo n-sit eoperator's inst ruction sfor the
ch argin gstation.
The amoun tofenergyd ispensed fort he charging
process, shown bythec hargin gstation, ma ybe
highe rthan thea mount of energy actuall yabsor-
bed bytheh igh-voltag ebatter y.This is ther esult
of di.e rent le vels of chargin glosses and is descri-
bed as rech arge e1ciency. Charging losses occur,
fo re xamp le, due toheat that builds up when ch
argin gorf roma uxiliar yconsumer sthat are
switched on. Further informatio nonrechargee1-
ciency can be obtained at aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. N
No
ot
tes on c
es on c har
hargingt
gin gthe high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
ageb att
eb atter
eryata
yata
f
f as
astc tc har
har gingst
gin gst ation (mode 4)
ation (mode 4) &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatalinjuries due todam-
aged components
Connecting thec hargin gcable toac harging
station usin gadamaged component part
could cause a/reor an elect rics hoc k,for
ex ample. #
Forc hargin gstations wit hapreinstalled
ch argin gcable:
R Perfor mav isualcheckoft hecharg-
ing statio nfor obvious faults, suc has
massiv edamag etothe housing or
ch argin gcable. #
Forc hargin gstations without apreinstal-
led chargin gcable:
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse charging
cables that ha vebeen tested and appro
vedbyt he manu facturer for
ch argin gthe high-voltag ebatter yin
an electric vehicle.
R Neveru se damaged chargin gcables.
R Do no textend thec hargin gcable.
R Do no tuse adap ters. #
Mak esuretoo bservethes afet yi nforma-
tion on thec hargin gstation. Mos
tchargin gstations mus tbeactivated before
th ec hargin gprocess, e.g .usin ganR FID card.
Obser vetheo n-sit eoperator's inst ruction sfor the
ch argin gstation.
The chargin gcable fort he vehicle must no tbe
lon gerthan 30 mduetothel egal requ irements in
some countries. This is toprev ent thei nter fer-
ence of signals being received byradio communi-
cation devices in thev ehicleorinc lose proximity
to thec hargin gstation. Be awarethat parts of the
ch argin gcable ma yberouted under ground. If in
doubt, ask thec hargin gstatio no perator if this is
th ec ase befor echargin gthe high-voltag ebatter y.
The amount of energy dispensed fort he charging
process, shown bythec hargin gstation, ma ybe 176
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highe
rthan thea mount of energy actuall yabsor-
bed bytheh igh-voltag ebatter y.This is ther esult
of di.e rent le vels of chargin glosses and is descri-
bed as rech arge e1ciency. Charging losses occur,
fo re xamp le, due toheat that builds up when
ch argin gorf roma uxiliar yconsumer sthat are
switched on. Further informatio nonrechargee1-
ciency can be obtained at aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. Se
Se
tting t
tting t he maximum per
he maximum per missiblec
missibl echar
har gingc ur-
gin gc ur-
r
r ent f
ent f or c
or char
hargingatam ains soc ket
ging at amains soc ket *
N
NO
OTE
TE Overloading them ains soc ketd ue
to excessiv echargin gcurrent If
th ec hargin gcurrent is tooh igh, thef use
could be tripped or thee xternal main ssupply
could overheat. #
Mak esuret hat thee xternal main ssupply
has been designed tohandl ethe set
ch argin gcurrent. #
If necessar y,reduce thes etcharging
cur rent or use adi.eren tmains soc ket. #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse thec harging
cable supplied wit hthe vehicle or an
original Mercedes-Ben zchargin gcable.
Mercedes-Ben zthoroughl ytest sthese
original chargin gcables fort heir suitabil-
ity forh igh-voltag echargin gofyourvehi-
cle. Pur chase these parts at aMercedes-
Benz Service Centr eand obtain advice
th ere. #
Chec kthe settin gofthe maximum
ch arge cur rent using thec hargin gcapa-
city shown in theI nstrument Displa y. Befor
echargin gatam ainssocket, ha vethem axi-
mum permissible chargin gcurrent fort he releva nt
mains soc ketort he building inspected byaq uali-
/ed elec trician .The chargin gcable supplied is set
to ac ountr y-speci/c maximum chargin gcurrent
va lue. When chargin gabroad, them aximum value
ma yexceed thep ermitted value fort hat countr y.
When abroad, obser vethec ount ry-speci/c la ws
when charging. If youh ave question sconcerning
setting thec hargin gcurrent or if ther eisam al-
function ,please contact aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. #
Setthe maximum permissible chargin gcur-
re nt in them ultimedia system menu
(/ page188).
If th ee xact value of them aximum permissible
ch argin gcurrent canno tbeset,s elect then ext
smaller adjustable value.
% Ifth ev ehicler equires mor etime than usual to
ch arge theh igh-voltag ebatter y,ch eckt he
maximum chargin gcurrent settings in the
multimedia system menu. Ov
Ov
er
er vie
vie woft
woft he c
he char
harging cable contr
ging cable contr ol panel
ol panel The
chargin gcable cont rolp anel sho ws thecur-
re nt status of thec hargin gprocess. Driving and parking
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