traction control MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV 2021 Owners Manual

ESP
®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn-
ing lam plights up continuousl yinthe inst rument
cluster.
Obser vethef ollowing points when ESP ®
is deacti-
va ted:
R Driving stability will no longer be impr oved.
R The driv ewheels could spin.
R ETS/4ET Straction control is still active.
% When ESP ®
is deactivated, youa restill assis-
te dbyE SP®
when braking.
If the ÷ ESP®
wa rning lam p0ashes in the
inst rument clus ter,one or se veralw heels has
re ached its grip limit:
R Adaptthe drivin gstyle tosuit thep reva iling
ro ad and weather conditions.
R Do no tdeactivat eESP®
under an ycircums tan-
ces.
R Onlydepress thea ccelerator pedal as farasis
necessar y. It ma
ybeb esttod eactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing
situations:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or grav el.
% Spinning thew heels result sinac utting
action ,whic he nhances traction.
If the ÷ ESP®
wa rning lam plights up continu-
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tavailabl eduetoam alfunction.
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R Warning and indicator lamps (/ page407)
R Displa ymessage s(/ pag e358)
ET
ET S/4ET S/4ET S(Electr
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onic Tractio nSyst
actio nSystem)
em)
ETS/4ET Stractio ncont rolisp artofE SP®
and
makes it possible topull awayand accelerat eona
slipper ycarriag ewa y.
ETS/4ET Scan impr ovethev ehicle's traction by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R The driv ewheels ar ebrake di ndividuall yifthey
spin. R
Mor edrive torque is tr ansferredtot he wheel
or wheels wit htraction.
In0uence
In0uence of dr
of driv
ivepr
epr ogr
ograms on ESP
ams on ESP ®
®
The driv eprog rams enable ESP ®
to adap ttod if-
fe re nt we ather and road conditions as well as the
driver's prefer redd riving style. Dependin gonthe
selected driv eprogram, thea ppropriat eESP®
mode will be activated. Youc an select thed rive
prog rams using theD YNAMIC SELECT switch
(/ page168). F
F
unction of ESP
unction of ESP ®
®
Cr
Cr osswind Assist
osswind Assist ESP
®
Crosswind Assist de tects sudden gusts of
side wind and helps thed rive rtok eepthev ehicle
in thel ane:
R ESP ®
Crosswind Assist is activ eatvehicle
speeds abo veappr ox.8 0k m/h whend riving
straigh tahead or cornering slightl y.
R The vehicle is stabilised bymeans of individual
brak eapplication on one side. Drivin
gand parking
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Se
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tting A
tting A TTENTIO NASSIST
TTENTIO NASSIST
Multimedi asystem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Attention Assist
Se
Se tting op
tting op tions
tions #
Select Standard ,Sensitive orOff .
Sugg
Sugg es
esting ar
ting ares
estartar ea
ea #
Select Sugges trest area . #
Activat eord eactivat ethe function.
If AT TENTIO NASSIS Tdetects fatigue or
increasing lac kofattention, it suggests arest
area in thev icinity. #
Select thes uggested rest area.
Yo ua reguided tothes elected rest area. Cr
Cr
uise contr
uise control an dlimit
ol an dlimit er
er F
F
unction of cr
unction of cr uise contr
uise controlol
Cruise control regula test he spee dtothevalue
selected bythed rive r.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
stored spee disnotdele ted. If your emo veyour fo
ot from thea ccelerator pedal aTer overtaking,
cruise cont rolw illresume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Yo uc an stor eanyspeed abo ve20 km/h up tothe
maximum design speed or up tothes etwinter
tyr elimit. In driv eprogram ;,t he adjustable
spee dislimited to130 km/h.
Obser vethen otes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility ;you ma yotherwise failto recognise
danger s(/pag e196).
Display
Display sint
sinthe Ins
he Ins tr
trumen tDisplay
umen tDisplay
R h (gre y): cruise control is selected but not
yet activated.
R h (gre en): cruise control is active.
As tore ds peed appear salong wit hthe h dis-
pla y.
% The segments extending from thec urrent
stored speed tothee nd of thes cale, or tothe
se tw inter tyr elimit, light up in thes peedome-
te r. Syst Syst
em limits em limits
Cruis econtrol ma ybeunabletom aintain the
stored spee donuphillgradients. The stored
speed is resumed when theg radien tevens out.
Increase recuperation in good time on long and
steep downhill gradients. Take particular no teof
th is when driving aladen vehicle. By doin gso,you
will mak euse of thee lectric mo tor's braking
e.ect tocharge theh igh-voltag ebatter y.This
re lie vest he load on theb rake system and pre-
ve nts theb rake sf romo verheating and wearing
to oq uickl y.
Do no tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa-
tions:
R in tra1c situation swhichrequir efrequ ent
ch anges of speed, e.g .inheavy tra1c, on
winding roads
R on slipper yroads. Acceleratin gcan cause the
driv ewheels tolose traction and thev ehicle
coul dthen skid.
R when visibility is poor 204
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Drivin
gand parking

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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if thei nst ru-
ment displa yfails
If th ei nst rument displa yhasfailed or is mal-
functioning, function restriction sinsystems
re leva nt tosaf etyc ann otbe de tected.
The operatin gsafet yo fyour vehicle ma ybe
impaired. #
Driv eonc arefully. #
Have thev ehiclec heckedi mmediatel yat
aq uali/ed specialist workshop. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of distraction from infor-
matio nsystems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation systems and com-
munication devices integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving ,you could be distracted from the
tra1 csituation. This could als ocause youto
lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
tra1 csituation perm its. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his, stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and tra1c conditions and operat ethe
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Yo
um ust obser vethel egal requ irements fort he
count ryin whic hyou ar ecurrentl yd riving when
ope rating theo n-boar dcomputer.
The on-boar dcomputer sho wsonlydispla ymes-
sages and warnings from speci/ csystems on the
inst rument displa y.Yo um usttherefor eensure
th at your vehicle is alw aysr eliable.
If th eo perating saf etyo fyour vehicle is impaired,
par kthe vehicle immediatel yand safel y.Contact a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop.
Informatio nabout ther ange
R Thea ctual rang ea chieve dm aydi.er from the
ra ng ed ispla yed. The calculation of ther ange
ta ke sy our pr evious driving style int oaccount.
R When thet ripc omputer is reset, thed ataon
th ep revious drivin gstyle will also be dele ted
and calculated afresh from this point on. R
Factor ssuchaso utside temp eratur eorcli-
mat econtrol settingsh aveadirect in0uence
on thea chieva ble range.
R While then avigation system or commuter
ro uteisa ctive, additional information about
th er out eahead can be included in ther ange
calculation.
Electrical consum ption
R The consum ption /gures From start and
From reset take intoa ccount all activ econ-
sumer equipment when it comes tothed rive
system's operational readiness õ. 246
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Instrumen
tdispl ayand on-boar dcomputer

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ß Press brie0 y:calls up favo urites
Press and hold: adds afavo uriteort heme #
Alternati vely,t ap © onthet ouchscreen. #
Call up thea pplication (/ page253). F
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unctions of LIN
unctions of LIN GUA
GUATR
TRONIC
ONIC &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of distraction from infor-
mation systems and communications
equipment
If yo uo perat einformation systems and com-
munication devices integ ratedint hevehicle
when driving ,you could be distracted from the
tra1 csituation. This could als ocause youto
lose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyoperat ethis equipment when the
tra1 csituation perm its. #
Ifyo uc anno tbes ureoft his, stop the
ve hicle whils tpaying attention toroad
and tra1c conditions and operat ethe
equipment wit hthe vehicle stationar y. Fo
ry our owns afet y, alw ayso bser vethef ollowing
points when operating mobile communications
equipment and especiall yyour voice control sys-
te m:
R Obser vethel egal requ irements fort he coun-
tr yinw hichyou ar edriving.
R Ifyo uu sethev oice control system in an emer-
ge ncy your voice can chang eand your tele-
phone call, e.g. an emer gency call, can
th ereb ybeu nnecessaril ydelayed.
R Familiarise yourself wit hthe voice control sys-
te mf unctions befor estarting thej ourne y.
Wi th LINGU ATRO NIC, various applications in the
MBUX multimedia system ar eoperable using
vo ice input. LINGU ATRO NIC is operational appr ox-
imatel ythirty seconds aTer thei gnition is
switched on and is availabl efor thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
The following multimedia system applications can
be operated:
R Telephone
R Text messag eand e-mail
R Navigation R
Address book
R Radio
R Media
R Vehicle functions S S
t
tar
ar tin gL IN
tin gL INGUA
GUA TR
TRONIC
ONIC #
Press rock er switch 1up. 256
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MBUX multimedia system