MERCEDES-BENZ EQC SUV 2021 Owners Manual

The sy
stem does not pr ovide assis tance in the
fo llowing conditions:
R On tight bends and when turning.
R When crossing junctions.
R Atroundabouts or tollst ations.
R When towing a trailer.
R When the tyre pressure is too lo w. &
WARNING Risk of accident if Active
St eering Assist unexpectedly stops func‐
tioning
If th e sy stem limits of Active Steering Assist
are reached there is no guarantee that the
sy stem will remain active or will keep the
ve hicle in lane. #
Alw ayske ep your hands on thesteering
wheel and obser vethe tra ffic carefull y. #
Alw aysst eer theve hicle paying atten‐
tion totraf fic conditions. &
WARNING Risk of accident if Active
St eering Assist unexpectedly inter venes
The de tection of lane markings and objects
may malfunction and cause unexpected
st eering inter ventions. #
Steer according totraf fic conditions. Ac
tivating/deactivating Active Steering
Assist
Re quirements:
R ESP ®
is activated, but is not inter vening.
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is acti va‐
te d.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Select aAct. Steer. Asst . Fu
nction of Active Eme rgency Stop Assist If
th e sy stem de tects that the driver has not
st eered theve hicle for a considerable period of
time or has remo vedth eir hands from thesteer‐
ing wheel, display 1appears in the multifunc‐
tion displa y.Ifth e driver still does not steer the
ve hicle, or gives no confirmation tothe sy stem,
a wa rning tone sounds in addition tothe visual
wa rning message.
If th e driver still does not respond tothewa rn‐
ing, theBeginning emergency stop message
appears in the multifunction displa y.Ifth e driver
st ill does not respond, Active Dis tance Assi st 208
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DISTRONIC
reduces the speed. The vehicle is
decelerated in stages toast andstill.
Depending on the count ry, at speeds below
60 km/h the hazard warning lights switch on
automaticall y.
When theve hicle is stationar y,thefo llowing
actions are car ried out:
R The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is ended
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R If possible, an emer gency call is placed to
th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre
The driver can cancel the deceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thefo llowing actions:
R Steering
R Braking or accelerating
R Deactivating Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC Ac
tive Brake Assi st Fu
nction of Active Brake Assi st
Ac tive Brake Assi stconsi sts of thefo llowing
functions:
R Distance warning function
R Autonomous braking function
R Situation-dependent braking assi stance
R Vehicles with Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: Evasi veSteering Assist and cornering
function
Ac tive Brake Assi stcan help youto minimise the
ri sk of a collision with vehicles, cyclists or
pedestrians or toreduce the ef fects of su ch a
collision.
If Ac tive Brake Assi sthas de tected a risk of colli‐
sion, a warning tone sounds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lamp lights up in the instrument
clus ter.
Ve hicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:depending on the
countr y,an additional haptic warning occurs in
th efo 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
Assi stcan initia teautonomous braking direct ly.
In this case, thewa rning lamp and warning tone
occur simultaneously wi th the braking applica‐
tion.
If yo u apply the brake yourself in a critical situa‐
tion or apply the brake during autonomous brak‐
ing, situation-dependent braking assis tance
occu rs. The brake pressure increases up tomax‐
imum full-s top braking if necessar y.
Obser vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 187). Driving and parking
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If autonomous braking or situation-dependent
braking assis
tance has occu rred, display 1
appears in the multifunction display and then
automatically goes out af ter a short time.
If th e autonomous braking function or the situa‐
tion-dependent braking assis tance is trig gered,
additional pr eventive measu resfo r occupant
pr otection (PRE-SAFE ®
) may also be initiated. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d de tection per form ance of Active
Brake Assi st
Ac tive Brake Assi stcannot al ways clear ly
identify objects and complex traf fic situa‐
tions.
Ac tive Brake Assi stis only an aid. The driver
is responsible for maintaining a suf ficiently
safe di stance totheve hicle in front, vehicle
speed and for braking in good time. #
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation; do not rely on Active Brake
Assi stalone. #
Be prepared tobrake or swer veif nec‐
essar y. Also obser
vethe sy stem limits of Active Brake
Assi st. The individual subfunctions are
available in
va rious speed ranges:
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 dis tance maintained totheve hi‐
cle tr avelling in front is insuf ficient forthe
driven speed, theL distance warning
lamp lights up in the instrument clus ter.
R From appr oximately 7 km/h, if your vehicle
is critically close toave hicle, cyclist or
pedestrian, you will hear an intermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lamp lights up in the instrument clus ter.
Ve hicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:depending on
th e count ry, an additional haptic warning
occurs in thefo rm of slight, repeated ten‐
sioning of the seat belt.
Brake immediately or take evasive action, pr ovi‐
ded it is safe todo so and the tra ffic situation
allo ws th is. 210
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Distance
warning function (vehicles without
Driving Assistance Package)
The dis tance warning function can aid you in the
fo llowing situations with an intermit tent wa rning
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 or
moving pedestrians and cyclists ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 60 km/h
when approaching crossing cyclists
Distance warning function (vehicles with
Driving Assistance Package)
The dis tance warning function can aid you in the
fo llowing situations with an intermit tent wa rning
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 app roaching 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 vehicles and stationary and crossing
cyclists
Au tonomous braking function (vehicles with‐
out Driving Assistance Package)
If th eve hicle is tr avelling at speeds abo ve
appr oximately 7 km/h, the autonomous braking
function may inter vene in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
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 Au
tonomous braking function (vehicles with
Driving Assistance Package)
If th eve hicle is tr avelling at speeds abo ve
appr oximately 7 km/h, the autonomous braking
function may inter vene in thefo llowing situa‐
tions:
R at speeds up toappr oximately 250 km/h
when approaching vehicles ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 100 km/h
when app roaching stationary vehicles
R at speeds up toappr oximately 80 km/h
when approaching cyclists ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 70 km/h
when approaching stationary and moving
pedestrians, crossing vehicles and stationary
and crossing cyclists Driving and parking
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Situation-dependent braking assistance
(vehicles without Driving Assistance Pack‐
age)
The situation-dependent braking assi stance can
inter vene from a speed of appr oximately 7 km/h
in thefo llowing situations:
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 and
ve hicles ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 60 km/h
when approaching moving pedestrians and
crossing cyclists
Situation-dependent braking assistance
(vehicles with Driving Assistance Package)
The situation-dependent braking assi stance can
inter vene from a speed of appr oximately 7 km/h
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 app roaching stationary vehicles R
at speeds up toappr oximately 80 km/h
when approaching cyclists ahead
R at speeds up toappr oximately 60 km/h
when approaching stationary and moving
pedestrians, crossing vehicles and stationary
and crossing cyclists
Cancelling a brake application of Active
Brake Assi st
Yo u can cancel a brake application of Active
Brake Assi stat any time by:
R sharply depressing the accelerator pedal or
with kickdown
R releasing the brake pedal
Ac tive Brake Assi stmay cancel the brake appli‐
cation when one of thefo llowing conditions is
fulfilled:
R you manoeuv reto av oidthe obs tacle
R there is no longer a risk of collision
R an obs tacle is no longer de tected in front of
yo ur vehicle Evasive
Steering Assist (only vehicles with
Driving Assistance Package)
Evasi veSteering Assist has thefo llowing charac‐
te rist ics:
R The ability todetect stationary or moving
pedestrians.
R Assis tance thro ugh po wer-assis tedsteering if
it de tects a swerving manoeuvre.
R Activation byan abrupt steering mo vement
during a swerving manoeuvre.
R Assis tance du ring swerving and stra ightening
of theve hicle.
R Reaction from a speed of appr oximately
20 km/h up toa speed of appr oximately
70 km/h.
Yo u can pr eventthe assis tance at any time by
actively steering.
Cornering function (only vehicles with Driv‐
ing Assistance Package)
If th e sy stem de tects a risk of a collision with an
oncoming vehicle when turning across an
oncoming lane, autonomous braking can be initi‐ 212
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ated at speeds below
15km/h be fore you ha ve
left the lane in which you are driving. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teEva‐
si ve Steering Assist
Evasive Steering Assist cann otalw aysre cog‐
nise objects or compl extraf fic situations
clear ly.
Moreo ver,th esteering support pr ovided by
Evasive Steering Assist is not suf ficient to
avo id a collision. #
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation; do not rely on Ev asive
St eering Assist alone. #
Be prepared tobrake or swer veif nec‐
essar y. #
End the support byactively steering in
non-critical situations. #
Drive at an appropriate speed if there
are pedestrians close tothe path of
yo ur vehicle. Sy
stem limits
Fu ll sy stem per form ance is not available for a
fe w seconds af ter switching on the ignition or
af te r driving off.
If Ac tive Brake Assi stis impaired or inope rative
due toa malfunction, theÄ warning lamp
appears in the multifunction displa y.
The sy stem may be impaired or may not func‐
tion, particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R In sno w,rain, fog, heavy spr ay, if there is
gl are, in direct sunlight or in greatlyvarying
light conditions.
R Ifth e sensors are dirty, mis ted up, damaged
or co vered.
R Ifth e sensors are impaired due tointer fer‐
ence from other radar sources, e.g. strong
ra dar reflections in multi-s torey car par ks.
R If a loss of tyre pressure or a defective tyre
has been de tected and displ ayed.
R In complex tra ffic situations where objects
cannot alw ays be clear lyidentified.
R If pedestrians or vehicles mo vequickly into
th e sensor de tection range. R
If pede strians are hidden by other objects.
R Ifth e typical outline of a pedestrian cann ot
be distinguished from the bac kground.
R If a pedestrian is not de tected as su ch, e.g.
due tospecial clo thing or other objects.
R Ifth e driver's seat belt is not fastened.
R On bends with a tight radius.
% The Active Brake Assi stsensors adjust auto‐
matically while a cer tain dis tance is being
driven af terth eve hicle has been delivered.
Ac tive Brake Assi stis una vailable or only
partially available during thete ach-in proc‐
ess.
Ac tivating/deactivating Active Brake Assi st
Re quirements:
R The ignition is switched on. Driving and parking
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Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active Brake Assist #
Select the desired setting.
The setting is retained when the drive sy stem
is next star ted.
Deactivating Active Brake Assi st
% It is recommended that you alw ays lea ve
Ac tive Brake Assi stactivated. #
Select Off.
The dis tance warning function, the autono‐
mous braking function and the Evasive Steer‐
ing Assist are deactivated.
When theve hicle is next star ted, the middle
setting is automatically selected.
% IfAc tive Brake Assi stis deactivated, the
æ symbol appears inthest atus bar of the
multifunction displa y. Speed Limit Assist
Fu
nction of Speed Limit Assist
Speed Limit Assist de tects speed limits wi th
multifunction camera and displa ys them in the
instrument clus ter and optionally in the head-up
displa y.The camera also de tects speed limits
wi th are striction indicated byan additional sign
(e.g. when wet) as well as stop signs.
Obser vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 187).
Wa rning when the maximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyou if you unin tentionally
exc eed the maximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, you can specify in the multimedia sy stem
by how much the maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded before a warning is issued. Yo u
can specify whe ther thewa rning is tobe just a
visual warning or an acoustic one as well.
Display in the Instrument Display
% The illustrations show the Instrument Display
in the widescreen cockpit. 1
Perm issible speed
2 Perm issible speed when there is a restriction
3 Additional sign with restriction (e.g. when
we t)
If Speed Limit Assi stcannot de term ine the cur‐
re nt maximum pe rmissible speed (e.g. due to
missing signs), thefo llowing display appears in
th e Instrument Display: This is displa
yed continuously if theve hicle is in
a country where Speed Limit Assist is not sup‐ 214
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por
ted. Speed Limit Assist is not available in all
countries.
Sy stem limits
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
in thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are
highly variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
di re ct sunlight or reflections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multi‐
function camera is dirty, or if the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth e tra ffic signs are hard todetect, e.g. due
to dirt, snow or insuf ficient lighting, or
because they are co vered.
R Ifyo u turn sharply when passing traf fic signs
outside the camera's field of vision. Setting Speed Limit Assist
Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Speed Limit Assist
Ad justing the type of warning #
Select Visual & audible ,Visual orNone.
Ad justing the warning threshold
This value de term ines the speed at which a
wa rning is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Set the desired speed.
% If one of thefo llowing sy stems is activated,
th e speed de tected can be manually adop ted
as the speed limit:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC
R Cruise control
R Variable limiter
Fu rther information (/ page 202). Tr
af fic Sign Assist Fu
nction of Traf fic Sign Assist
Tr af fic Sign Assi stdetects traf fic signs wi th the
multifunction camera (/ page187). It assi sts
yo uby displaying de tected speed limits and
ove rtaking restrictions in the instrument clus ter.
Obser vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 187).
Since Traf fic Sign Assi stalso uses the data
st ored in the navigation sy stem, it can update
th e display in thefo llowing situations without
de tecting traf fic signs.
If th e sy stem de tects that you are driving on to a
section of road in the wrong direction of tr avel, it
triggers a warning.
The camera also de tects traf fic signs wi th a
re striction indicated byan additional sign (e.g.
when wet). These are only displa yed if a restric‐
tion applies or if the sy stem cann otclearly de ter‐
mine whe ther there striction applies. Driving and pa
rking 215

Wa
rning when the maximum permissible
speed is exceeded
The sy stem can warnyou if you unin tentional ly
exc eed the maximum permissible speed. Todo
th is, you can specify in the multimedia sy stem
by how much the maximum permissible speed
can be exceeded before a warning is issued. Yo u
can specify whe ther thewa rning is tobe just a
visual warning or an acoustic one as well. Display in
the Instrument Display In
stru ment Display in the widescreen cockpit
1 Maximum permissible speed
2 Maximum permissible speed when there is a
re striction
3 Additional sign with restriction (e.g. when
we t)
% Ve
hicles with a standard Instrument Dis‐
pla y:a+ symbol next toa traf fic sign in the
Instrument Display indicates that additional
traf fic signs ha vebeen de tected. These can
also be displ ayed in the media display and
optionally in the head-up displa y. If
Traf fic Sign Assi stcannot de term ine the maxi‐
mum permissible speed (e.g. due tomissing
signs), thefo llowing display appears in the
Instrument Display: This is display
ed continuously if theve hicle is in
a country where Traf fic Sign Assi stis not sup‐
por ted. Traf fic Sign Assi stis not available in all
countries.
% Also obse rveth e information on display mes‐
sages in Traf fic Sign Assi st (/ page 355).
Wa rning when app roaching pedestrian cross‐
ings (vehicles with Driving AssistancePack‐
age)
The sy stem can warnyou if you approach a
pedestrian crossing with your vehicle. The ¯
Watch for pedestrians message appearsinthe
instrument clus ter.
The warning occurs only if appropriate traf fic
signs or lane markings are de tected and pedes‐
trians are present in the danger zone. 216
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Sy
stem limits
The sy stem may be impaired or may not function
particular lyin thefo llowing situations:
R Ifth ere is poor visibility, e.g. due toinsuf fi‐
cient illumination of thero ad, if there are
highly variable shade conditions or in rain,
sno w,fog or heavy spr ay.
R Ifth ere is glare, e.g. from oncoming traf fic,
di re ct sunlight or reflections.
R Ifth e windscreen in the area of the multi‐
function camera is dirty, or if the camera is
mis ted up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth e tra ffic signs are hard todetect, e.g. due
to dirt, snow or insuf ficient lighting, or
because they are co vered.
R Ifth e information in the navigation sy stem's
digital map is incor rect or out-of-da te.
R Ifth e signs are ambiguous, e.g. road signs in
ro adwor ksor in adjacent lanes.
R Ifyo u turn sharply when passing traf fic signs
outside the camera's field of vision. Setting
Traf fic Sign Assist
Requ irements:
R Only vehicles with Driving Assistance
Pa ckage:
Ac tive Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC and ECO
Assi stmust be activated forth e automatic
adoption of speed limits.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Traffic Sign Assist
Ac tivating or deactivating automatic adop‐
tion of speed limits (only vehicles with Driv‐
ing Assistance Package) #
Select Adopt limit. #
Switch the function on or off.
The speed limits de tected byTraf fic Sign
Assi stare automatically adop tedby Active
Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC.
% If one of thefo llowing sy stems is activated,
th e de tected speed can be manually adop ted
as the speed limit:
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC R
Cruise control
R Variable limiter
Fu rther information about Active Dis tance
Assi stDISTRONIC: (/ page 202).
Displaying de tected traf fic signs in the
medi a display #
Select Display in head unit. #
Switch the function on or off.
Setting the type of warning #
Select Visual & audible ,Visual orOff .
Setting thewa rning threshold
This value de term ines the speed at which a
wa rning is issued when exceeded. #
Select Warning threshold. #
Set the desired speed. Driving and parking
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