ESP MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV 2021 User Guide

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If yo ur vehicle is accordingl yequipped, youc an
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device tothev ehicle. Youc an then control them
by means of thec ontrol elements integ ratedin
th ev ehicle. Images and audi ofromt he smart-
phon ecan be output via them ultimedia system.
Cer tain information is simultaneousl ytransfer red
to your smartphone. Depending on thet ype and
integ ration, this includes position data, day/night
mode and other general vehicle statuses. For
mor einformation please consult theO wner's
Manual of thev ehicle/inf otainment system.
This integ ration allo ws theuse of selected smart-
phone apps, suc hasnavigation or music pla yer
apps. Ther eisnofurther interactio nbetwe en the
smartphon eand thev ehicle; in particular ,vehicle
dat aisn otdirectl yaccessible. The type of addi-
tional dat aprocessin gisdetermined bythep ro-
vider of thea pp being used. Whic hsetting syou
can make, if an y,depends on thes peci/c app and
th eo perating system of your smartphone. Online ser
Online ser
vices
vices W W
ir ireless ne
eless ne tw
twor
orkc onnection
kc onnection
If yo ur vehicle has awireless networ kconnection,
it enables dat atobeexchanged between your
ve hicle and additional systems. The wireless net-
wo rkconnectio nismade possible bythev ehicle's
ow ntransmitter and receiver or byam obileend
device that youh aveb rought int othe vehicle, for
ex ample, asmartphone. Online function scan be
used via thew ireless networ kconnection. This
includes online services and applications/apps
pr ov ided toyoubyt he manu facturer or by other
pr ov iders.
Manuf
Manuf actur acturer's ser
er's ser vices
vices
Re garding them anufacturer's online services, the
individual functions ar edescribed bythem anu-
fa cturer in asuitable place, fore xamp le, in the
Owner's Manual or on them anufacturer's web-
site, wher ethe releva nt dat aprotection informa-
tion is also given. Personal dat amaybe used for
th ep rovisio nofo nline services. Dat aare
ex ch anged via asecur econnection, suc hasthe
manufacturer's designated IT systems. An yper-
sonal dat awhicha recollected, processed and used,
other than fort he pr ovision of services, is
done so exclusivel yonthe basi soflegal permis-
sion. This is thec ase, fore xamp le,foral egally
prescribed emer gency call system, acont ractual
ag reement or when consent has been given.
Yo uc an ha veservice sand functions, some of
whic haresubject toafee, activated or deactiva-
te d. This excludes legall yprescribed function sand
services, suc hasanemergency call system.
Thir
Thir dpar
dp arty ser
ty ser vices
vices
If yo uu se online services from other pr oviders
(thir dparties), these services ar ethe responsibil-
ity of thep rovider in question and subject tothat
pr ov ider's dat aprotection conditions and term sof
use. As ageneral rule, them anufacturer has no
in0uence on thec ontent exch anged.
Fo rthis reason, when service sareprov ided by
th irdp arties, please ask thes ervice pr ovider in
qu estion fori nformation about thet ype, extent
and purpos eofthe collection and use of personal
data. Gene
raln otes
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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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&
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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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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syst
syst
em in w
em in w eightgr
eight group 1onar
oup 1onar ear seat
ear seat: :
adjus tthe front seat so that thes eat does
no ttouc hthe child restraint system.
O When using af
When using aforw
orw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild r es
estrtraint
aint
syst
syst em in w
em in w eightgr
eight group 1:
oup 1: remo vetheh ead
re straint from ther espectiv eseat, if possible.
In addition ,the backrest of thec hild restraint
system must li eas0at as possibl eagainst
th eb ackrest of thev ehicles eat.
ATer thec hild restraint system ha sbeen
re mo ved, replace theh ead restraint immedi-
atel yand adjus tall head restraints co rrectl y.
O When using ac
When using achild r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em on a
em on a
seat on t
seat on t he t
he thir
hirdro
dro wofs eats:
wofs eats:adjust the
front seat so that it does no ttouc hthe child
re straint system an dmovet he seat backrest
of thef ront seat int oanupright position if
necessar y.
O Ifth eh ead restraint of thec hild seat cann ot
be full yextended when it is installed in the
ve hicle, this will result in restriction sonthe
maximum size settin gfor child restraint sys-
te ms in weight group 2or3. Contact wit
hthe roof when theh ead
re straint is ful lyex tended and loc kedinp lace
will no tresult in an yrest rictions on use.
O Thec hild restraint system must no tbeput
under strai nbetwe en ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/or be /t tedf acing thew rong
direction. Wher epossible, adjust thes eat
cushion inclination accordingl y.
O Thechild restraint system must no tbeput
under strai nbythe head restraint. Adjust the
head restraints as appropria te.
° When /ttin gani‑Sizec hildrestraint system,
also obse rvet he following:
O When using ar
When using arearw
earw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estrtraint
aint
syst
syst em:
em: adjust thef ront seat so that it does
no ttouc hthe child restraint system.
O When using af
When using aforw
orw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estrtraint
aint
syst
syst em:
em: remo vetheh ead restraint from the
re specti veseat, if possible. In addition ,the
backrest of thec hild restraint system must
li eas0 at as possibl eagainst theb ackrest of
th ev ehicles eat. ATer
thec hild restraint system ha sbeen
re mo ved, replace theh ead restraint immedi-
atel yand adjus tall head restraints co rrectl y. #
Befor eevery journe y,mak esuret hat theI SO-
FIX child restraint system or thei ‑Sizec hild
re straint system is engaged co rrectl yinb oth
mounting brac kets in thev ehicle.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothes eat belt fort he
cent reseat during ins tallation of thec hild
re straint system #
Makesur ethat thes eat belt is no ttrap-
ped. 68
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ety

te
ct as intende dand could cause addi-
tional injur y.
R Objects or loads in theb ootorl oad com-
partment canno tberestrained bythes eat
backrest. #
Mak esuret hat ther ear benc hseat, the
re ar seat and thes eat backrest are
engaged befor eevery trip. If
th er ear seat backrest is no tengaged and
loc kedinp lace,ther ed loc kveri/cation indicator
will be visible.
When
When /tting /tting abelt-secur
ab elt-secur ed c
ed childr
hil dr es
estr
train tsyst
aint syst em,
em,
obse rv
observ et
ethe f
he f ollo
ollowing:
wing:
O Alwaysc ompl ywitht he manu facturer's
installation and operating inst ruction sfor the
ch ild restraint system used.
O Forac hildrestraint system in the" Universal"
or "Semi-Universal" categor y,mak esuret hat
th es ystemh as been appr ovedfor thev ehicle
seat. Observ
ethe no tesu nder "Suitability of seats
fo ra ttaching belt-secured child restraint sys-
te ms" (/ page71).
O When using aw
When using aweight cat
eight cat egor
egory0/0+ baby
y0 /0+ baby
car seat and aw
car seat and aweight cat
eight cat egor
egoryIr
yIrearw
earw ar
ard-
d-
f
f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estrtraint syst
aint syst em onar
em on arear seat:
ear seat:
adjus tthe front seat so that thes eat does
no ttouc hthe child restraint system.
O When using aw
When using aweigh tcat
eigh tcategor
egor yIf
yIforw
orw ar
ard-
d-
f
f acin gc
acin gchild r
hild r es
estr
train tsyst
aint syst em:
em:remo vethe
head restraint from ther espectiv eseat, if
possible.
ATer thec hild restraint system ha sbeen
re mo ved, replace theh ead restraint immedi-
atel yand adjus tall head restraints co rrectl y.
O The backrest of thef orwa rd-facing child
re straint system must, as farasp ossible, be
re sting on thes eat backrest of ther ear seat.
O Ifth eh ead restraint of thec hild seat cann ot
be full yextended when it is installed in the
ve hicle, this will result in restriction sonthe
maximum size settin gfor child restraint sys-
te ms in weight categor yIIorIII. Contact wit
hthe roof when theh ead
re straint is ful lyex tended and loc kedinp lace
will no tresult in an yrest rictions on use.
O Thec hild restraint system must no tbeput
under strai nbetwe en ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/or be /t tedf acing thew rong
direction. Wher epossible, adjust thes eat
cushion inclination accordingl y.
O Thechild restraint system must no tbeput
under strai nbythe head restraint. Adjust the
head restraints as appropria te.
O Makesuret hat thec hild' sfee tdon ottouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds. #
Installth ec hild restraint system.
Th ee ntir ebaseoft hechild restraint system
must al ways rest on thes eat sur face of the
re ar seat. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt strap
is cor rectl yr outed from thes eat belt outle tof
th ev ehicletot he shoulder belt guid eonthe
ch ild restraint system.
Th es houlde rbelts trap must be routed
fo rw ardf romt he seat belt outl et. Occupant saf
ety
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Wa
rning notice on thef ront passenger sun visor
Alw ayso bser vethes tatus of thef ront passenger
airbag on theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp:
R If it is absolu tely necessar yto/ tac hild
re straint system tothef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. (/ page52).
R When using arear ward-facing child restraint
system on thef ront passenger seat, thef ront
passenger airbag must alw aysbed isabled.
This is onl ythe case if theP ASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFindicator la mpis lit continuously
(/ page53). R
Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is o., thef ront passenger airbag is ena-
bled. The front passenger airbag ma ydeploy
during an accident.
Secur
Secur ing t
ing the c
he child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em wit
em witht
hthe seat
he seat
belt on t
belt on t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
When /ttin gabelt-secured child restraint system
on thef ront passenger seat, alw ayso bser vethe
fo llowing:
O Obser vethen otes on rear wa rd-facing and
fo rw ard-facing child restraint system sonthe
fron tpasse nger seat (/ page 74).
O Obser vethec hild restraint system manufac-
tu re r's installation and operating inst ructions.
O Forac hildrestraint system in the" Universal"
or "Semi-Universal" categor y,mak esuret hat
th es ystemh as been appr ovedfor thev ehicle
seat.
Observ ethe no tesu nder "Suitability of seats
fo ra ttaching belt-secured child restraint sys-
te ms" (/ page71). O
When using aforwa rd-facing child restraint
system in weight categor yI:removetheh ead
re straint from ther espectiv eseat, if possible.
ATer thec hild restraint system ha sbeen
re mo ved, replace theh ead restraint immedi-
atel yand adjus tall head restraints co rrectl y.
O The backrest of thef orwa rd-facing child
re straint system must, as farasp ossible, be
re stin gont he seat backrest of thef ront
passenger seat.
O Ifth eh ead restraint of thec hild seat cann ot
be full yextended when it is installed in the
ve hicle, this will result in restriction sonthe
maximum size settin gfor child restraint sys-
te ms in weight categor yIIorIII.
Contact wit hthe roof when theh ead
re straint is ful lyex tended and loc kedinp lace
will no tresult in an yrest rictions on use.
O Thec hild restraint system must no tbeput
under strai nbetwe en ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/or be /t tedf acing thew rong
direction. Occupant saf
ety
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A
A
ctiv
ctiv atin gand deactiv
atin gand deactiv atingt
atin gthe c
he c hild safe
hild safe ty lock
ty lock
f
f or t
or t he r
he r ear side windo ws
ear side windo ws#
T
Toa ctiv
oa ctiv at
ate/deactiv
e/deactiv at
ate:
e: press button 2.
The rear side wind owcan be opened or closed
in thef ollowing cases:
R indicator lamp 1is lit: via thes witc hon
th ed rive r's door R
indicator lamp 1is o.: via thes witc hon
th ec orresponding rear door or driver's
door N
No
ot
tes on pe
es on pe ts in t
ts in the v
he vehicle
ehicle &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tand injur ydue
to animals leT unsecured or unat tended in
th ev ehicle
If yo ul eave animals in thev ehicleu nattended
or unsecured, they could press buttons or
switches, fori nstance.
An animal ma y:
R activat evehiclee quipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le
R switc hsystems on or o. and endanger
ot her roadusers
Unsecured animals maybethrow na bout the
ve hicle in thee vent of an accident, or sudden
steering and braking manoeuvres, and injure
ve hicle occupants. #
Neverlea ve animals unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysc orrectl ys ecur eanimals while
driving ,e.g.u sing asuitable animal car-
ri er. 78
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ety

R
R
emo
emo ving/inser
ving/inser ting t
ting the emerg
he emerg encykey
ency key R R
emo emo ving t
ving t he emerg
he emerg encykey
ency key #
Press release button 1.
Emer gency key2is pushe dout slightl y. #
Pull out eme rgency key2until it en gage sin
th ei ntermediat eposition. #
Press release button 1again and fully
re mo veemer gency key2.
Inser
Inser tingt
tin gt he emerg
he emerg encykey
ency key #
Press release button 1. #
Inser temer gency key2tothei ntermediate
position or full yuntil it engages. %
Youc an use thei ntermediat eposition of
emer gency key2toattac hthe keytoak ey
ri ng. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t heke
he keyb att
yb attery
ery &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatalinjuries due toswal-
lowing batteries
Bat teries contain toxic and cor rosiv es ubs tan-
ces .Swa llow ing batteries ma ycause se vere
internal burns tooccur within tw ohours.
Ther eisar isk offatalinjur y. #
Keep batteries out of ther eac hofc hil-
dren. #
Ifth ec ap and/or theb atter ycompart-
ment does no tclose securel y,do no tuse
th ek eyanylon gera nd keep it out of the
re ac hofc hildren. #
If batteries ar eswallowe d, seek medical
attention immediatel y. +
ENVIR
ENVIR ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmen tal
damag eduetoimproper disposalofb at-
te ries Batteries contain pollutants. It is
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