wheel MERCEDES-BENZ EQC SUV 2022 Owners Manual

Symbols
Symbols
.......................................................... 5 5A
A
t a glance
t a glance ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........................................................... 6
Indicator and warning lamps ............................ 8
Overhead control panel ................................. 10
Door operating unit and seat adjustment .......12
Emer gencies and breakdowns ....................... 14 Digit Digit
al Owner's Manual
al Owner's Manual ................................. 16 16
Calling up the Digital Owner's Manual ............ 16 Gener
Gener
al not
al notes
es............................................... 18 18
Pr otection of the environment ....................... 18
Ta ke -back of end-of-life vehicles .................... 18
Mercedes-Benz Genuine Parts ........................ 18
Operator's manual ....................................... .20
Mercedes me App ........................................ .20
Operating saf ety ............................................ 21
Declarations of con form ity and no tes on
driving in di.erent countries .......................... 23
Diagnostics connection ................................. 32
Quali/ed specialist workshop ........................ 33 Ve
hicle registration ....................................... 33
Cor rect use of theve hicle ............................. 33
Information on the REACH regulation ............. 34
No tesfo r persons with electronic medical
aids .............................................................. 34
Implied warranty .......................................... .35
QR code forre scue card .............................. .35
Data storage .................................................35
Copyright ...................................................... 38 Occupant safe Occupant safe
ty
ty............................................ 39 39
Re straint system .......................................... .39
Seat belts .................................................... .41
Airbags ......................................................... 45
PRE-SAFE ®
system ........................................ 52
Safely transporting children in theve hicle ...... 53
No tes on pets in theve hicle .......................... 72 Opening and closing
Opening and closing
...................................... 74 74
Ke y .............................................................. .74
Doors ............................................................ 77
Load compartment ........................................ 82
Side windo ws................................................ 87
Sliding sunroof .............................................. 90 Ro
ller sunblinds ............................................. 93
Anti-theT pr otection ...................................... 93 Seats and sto Seats and sto
wing
wing.........................................96 96
No tes on the cor rect driver's seat position ... .96
Seats ............................................................ 97
St eering wheel ............................................ 105
Easy entry and exitfeature .......................... 106
Memory function ......................................... 108
St owa geareas ............................................ 109
Soc kets ....................................................... 122
Wi reless charging of the mobile phone
and connection with theex terior aerial ........ 123
Fi tting/removing the 0oor mats ................... 125 Light and sight Light and sight
............................................ 127 127
Exterior lighting ........................................... 127
Interior lighting ............................................ 133
Wi ndsc reen wipers and windscreen
wa sher system ............................................ 135
Mir rors ........................................................ 139 2 2
Contents

Climat
Climat
e contr
e contr ol
ol...........................................1 43
143
Overview of climate control systems ............ 143
Operating the climate control system .......... 144 Dr
Dr
iving and par
iving and par king
king..................................... 151 151
Driving ........................................................1 51
DY NAMIC SELECT switch ........................... .161
Tr ansmission ............................................... 165
Fu nction of the 4MATIC ...............................1 66
Charging the high-voltage battery ................1 67
Pa rking .......................................................1 85
Driving and driving saf ety sy stems ............... 191
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .241
Bicycle rack function ................................... 246
Ve hicle towing instructions .......................... 249 Ins
Ins
tr
trument displa
ument displa y and on-boar
y and on-boar d com-
d com-
put
put er
er........................................................... 250 250
No tes on the inst rument display and on-
board computer .......................................... 250
Overview of instrument display .................... 251
Overview of buttons on the steering wheel ... 252
Operating the on-board computer ................2 52Overview of displa
yson the inst rument
display ........................................................ 253
Head-up display .......................................... 254 MBUX multimedia syst MBUX multimedia syst
em
em........................... .256
256
Overview and operation ............................... 256
System settings .......................................... 265
Drive system settings .................................. 269
Na vigation .................................................. .269
Te lephone ................................................... 278
Mercedes me app ....................................... 282
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system ....... 291
Ra dio, media & TV....................................... 295
Sound settings ............................................ 302 Maint Maint
enance and car
enance and car e
e................................. 304 304
ASS YST PLUS service inter val display .......... 304
Engine compartment ................................... 305
Cleaning and care ....................................... 308 Br Br
eakdo
eakdo wn assist
wn assist ance
ance................................. 316 316
Emer gency .................................................. 316
Flat tyre ...................................................... 317 Battery (vehicle) .......................................... 322
To
w- starting or towing away ........................ 324
Electrical fuses ............................................ 328 Wheels and tyr Wheels and tyr
es
es........................................ .332
332
No tes on noise or unusual handling char-
acteristics ................................................... 332
No tes on regula rly inspecting wheels and
tyres .......................................................... .332
No tes on snow chains ................................. 332
Ty re pressure .............................................. 333
Wheel change ............................................. 336
Emer gency spa rewheel .............................. .346 T T
ec
ec hnical dat
hnical dat a
a............................................. 348 348
No tes on tech nical data .............................. 348
On-board electronics ................................... 348
Re gula tory radio identi/cation and no tes ..... 350
Ve hicle identi/cation plate, VIN and
engine number overview .............................. 350
Operating 0uids ...........................................3 52
Ve hicle data ................................................ 355
Tr ailer hitch ................................................ .357 Contents
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1
Increases/ reduces recuperation →
158
2 Combination switch →
128
3 Instrument display →
251
4 DIRECT SELECT le ver →
165
5 Media display →
256
6 Start/stop but ton →
154
7 Climate control systems →
144
8 PASSENGER AIR BAG indicator la mps→
49
9 Hazard warning light system →
129
A Glovecompartment →
112
B Stow age compartment →
112
C Controller forvo lume and switching sound
on/o. →
256
D Switches the MBUX multimedia system on/o. →
256
E Active Parking Assist →
237
F Touchpad →
258 G
Sets charging times →
184
H Parking Assist PARKTRONIC →
235
I DYNAMIC SELECT switch →
164
J Calls up MBUX multimedia system applications →
258
K Control panel forth e MBUX multimedia system →
252
L Adjusts the steering wheel →
106
Switches the steering wheel heater on/o. →
106
M Control panel:
On-board computer →
252
Cruise control or variable limi ter →
201
Ac tive Distance Assist DISTRONIC →
205
N Diagnostics connection →
32
O Opens the bonnet →
305
P Electric parking brake →
189
Q Light switch →
127 At
a glance – Cockpit
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#
Recycled reconditioned components and
parts from Mercedes‑Benz AG.*
N
N O
OTE
TE Impai rment of the operating e1-
ciency of there straint systems from
installing accessor y parts or fromrepairs
or we lding Airbags and seat belt
tensioners, as well as
control units and sensors forth ere straint sys-
te ms, may be ins talled in thefo llowing areas
of your vehicle:
R doors
R door pillars
R Sill
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrument displ ay
R Centre console
R lateral roof frame #
Do not ins tall accessory parts such as
audio systems in these areas. #
Do not car ryout repairs or welding. #
Have accessories retro/tted at a quali-
/ed specialist workshop. Yo
u could jeopardise the operating saf ety of your
ve hicle if you use parts, tyres and wheels as well
as accessories releva nt tosaf ety which ha venot
been app rove dby Mercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re leva nt
systems (e.g. the brake system) may malfunction.
Only use Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts or parts of
equal qualit y.Only use tyres, wheels and acces-
sory parts that ha vebeen speci/cally appr oved
fo ryo ur vehicle model.
Mercedes-Benz tests original pa rts and con ver-
sion parts and accessory parts that ha vebeen
speci/cally appr ovedfo ryo ur vehicle model for
th eir reliability, saf ety and suitability. Despite
ongoing mar ketre sear ch, Mercedes-Benz is
unable toassess other parts. Mercedes-Benz
th erefore accepts no responsibility forth e use of
such parts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, even if
th ey have been o1cially appr oved or independ-
ently appr ovedby ate sting centre. Ce
rtain parts are only o1cial lyappr ovedfor
installation or modi/cation if they comply with
legal requ irements. All Mercedes-Benz Genuine-
Pa rts meet the appr oval requ irements. The use of
non-appr oved parts may in validate theve hicle's
ge neral ope rating permit.
This is the case in thefo llowing situations:
R The vehicle type is di.erent from that for
which theve hicle's general ope rating permit
wa sgr anted.
R Other road users could be endangered.
R The noise le velget swo rse.
Alw ays specify theve hicle identi/cation number
(VIN) (/ page 350) when ordering Mercedes-
Benz Genuine Parts. Gene
ral no tes
19 19

R
theve hicle is driven toofast ove r an obsta-
cle, e.g. a kerb, speed bump or po thole
R a heavy object st rike sth e underbody or
suspension components
In situations such as these, damage tothe
body, underbody, suspension components,
wheels or tyres and high-voltage battery com-
ponents may not be visible. Components dam-
aged in this wa y can un expectedly fail or, in
th e case of an accident, may no longer absorb
th ere sulting forc e as intended. #
Have theve hicle checked and repaired
immediately at a quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
or #
If driving saf ety is impaired while con-
tinuing your journe y,pull over and stop
th eve hicle immediatel y,while paying
attention toroad and tra1c conditions,
and contact a quali/ed specialist work-
shop. Elect
ric ve hicles ha vean elect ric mo tor.The elec-
tric mo tor's energy supply is pr ovided bythe high-
vo ltage on-board electrical system. &
D DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of death and /re due to
modi/ed and/or damaged components of
th e high-voltage on-board electrical sys-
tem
The vehicle's high- voltage on-board electrical
system is under high voltage. If you modify
component parts in theve hicle's high- voltage
on-board electrical system or touch damaged
component parts, you may be electrocuted. In
addition, modi/ed and/or damaged compo-
nents may cause a /re.
In theeve nt of an accident or impact tothe
ve hicle underbod y,components of the high-
vo ltage electrical system may be damaged
although the damage is not visible. #
Never make any modi/cations tothe
high- voltage on-board electrical system. #
Do not switch on or use theve hicle if its
high- voltage on-board electrical system components ha
vebeen modi/ed or dam-
aged. #
Neverto uch damaged components of
th e high-voltage on-board electrical sys-
te m. #
ATer an accident, do not touch any com-
ponents of the high-voltage on-board
electrical system. #
ATer an accident, ha vetheve hicle trans-
por tedawa y. #
Have the components of the high-voltage
on-board electrical system checked at a
qu ali/ed specialist workshop and
re placed if necessar y. The components of
theve hicle's high- voltage on-
board electrical system are mar ked with yellow
wa rning stic kers. The cables of the high-voltage
on-board electrical system are orange. 22 22
General no
tes

fo
re xamp le,your driving behaviour, your location,
yo ur route or your use patterns.
Leg
Leg al r
al req
equir
uir ements r
ements r eg
eg ar
arding t
ding t he disclosur
he disclosur e of
e of
data
data
If legally requ ired todo so, manufacturers are, in
individual cases, legally obliged toprov ide go vern-
mental entities, upon requ est and totheex tent
re qu ired, data stored bythe manufacturer.
Fo rexamp le,this may be the case during the
in ve sti gation of a criminal o.ence.
Go vernmental entities are themsel ves, in individ-
ual cases and within the applicable legal frame-
wo rk, authorised toread out data from theve hi-
cle. In the case of an accident, information that
can help with an in vesti gation can, therefore, be
ta ke n from the airbag control unit, fore xamp le.
Oper
Oper ational dat ational dat a in t
a in the v
he vehicle
ehicle
This is data rega rding the operation of theve hicle,
which ha vebeen processed bycont rol units.
This includes thefo llowing data, fore xa mpl e:
R vehicle status information suc hasth e speed,
longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration,
number of wheel revo lutions or thefa stened
seat belts display R
ambient conditions, su chas temp erature, rain
sensor or distance sensor
Generall y,the use of these data is temp orar y;
th ey will not be stored be yond the period of oper-
ation and will only be processed within theve hicle
itself. Control units oTen contain data memories
fo rve hicle keys,fo re xamp le. Their use permits the
te mp orary or permanent documentation of tech ni-
cal information about theve hicle's operating
state, component loads, main tenance requ ire-
ments and tech nical events or faults.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, thefo llo w-
ing data are stored:
R operating status of system components,
suchas /ll le vels, tyre pressure or battery sta-
tus
R malfunctions or faults in impor tant system
components, suc has lights or brakes
R system reactions in special driving situations,
suchas airbag depl oyment or the inter vention
of stability cont rol systems
R information on events leading tovehicle dam-
age R
charge leve l of the high-voltage batter y,esti-
mated range
In cer tain cases, it may be required tostore da ta
th at wo uld ha veotherwise been used only temp o-
rari ly. This may be the case if theve hicle has
de tected a malfunction, fore xamp le.
If yo u use services, suc hasre pair services and
maintenance work, stored operational data as
we ll as theve hicle identi/cation number can be
re ad out and used. They can be read out by
service network emplo yees, suc haswo rkshops
and manu facturers or third parties, suc has break-
down services. The same is true in the case of
wa rranty claims and quality assurance measures.
In general, there adout is per form ed via the legally
prescribed port forth e diagnostics connection in
th eve hicle. The operational data that are read out
document tech nical states of theve hicle or of
individual components and assist in the diagnosis
of malfunctions, compliance with warranty obli ga-
tions and quality impr ovement. Tothat end, these
data, in particular information about component
loads, tech nical events, malfunctions and other
fa ults may be transmitted along with theve hicle 36 36
Gene
ral no tes

identi/cation number
tothe manufacturer. Fur-
th ermore, the manufacturer is subject toproduct
liability. Forth is reason the manufacturer also
uses operational data from theve hicle, fore xa m-
ple, forre calls. These data can also be used to
ex amine the customer's warranty and guarantee
claims.
Fa ult memories in theve hicle can be reset by a
service outl etor at your requ est as part of repair
or maintenance work.
Conv Conv enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions
ainment functions
Yo u can store con venience settings and individual
settings in theve hicle and change or reset them
at any time.
Depending on theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing settings, fore xamp le:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climate control settings
R individual settings, suchas interior lighting
Depending on the selected equipment, you can
import data into vehicle inf otainment functions
yo urself. Depending on
theve hicle equipment, this
includes thefo llowing data, fore xa mpl e:
R multimedia data, suc has music, /lms or pho-
to sfo r playback in an integ rated multimedia
system
R address book data for use in connection with
an integ rated hands-free system or an integ ra-
te d navigation system
R entered navigation destinations
R data about the use of Internet services
These data for con venience and inf otainment
functions may be sa ved locally in theve hicle or
th ey may be located on a device which you ha ve
connected totheve hicle, suc has a smartphone,
USB 0ash drive or MP3 pla yer.Ifyo u ha veentered
th ese data yourself, you can dele tethem at any
time.
This data is transmitted from theve hicle tothird
parties only at your requ est. This applies, in par-
ticular, when you use online services in accord-
ance with the settings that you ha veselected. Smar
Smar tphone int tphone int egr
egr ation (e.g. Andr
ation (e.g. Andr oid A
oid Aut
uto or
o or
Apple CarPlay
Apple CarPlay ®
®
)
)
If yo ur vehicle is accordingly equipped, you can
connect your smartphone or ano ther mobile end
device totheve hicle. You can then control them
by means of the control elements integ rated in
th eve hicle. Images and audio from the smart-
phone can be output via the multimedia system.
Cer tain information is simultaneously transfer red
to your smartphone. Depending on the type and
integ ration, thisincludes position data, day/night
mode and other general vehicle statuses. For
more information please consult the Owner's
Manual of theve hicle/inf otainment system.
This integ ration allo ws the use of selected smart-
phone apps, suc has navigation or music pla yer
apps. There is no fu rther interaction between the
smartphone and theve hicle; in particular, vehicle
data is not directly accessible. The type of addi-
tional data processing is de term ined bythe pro-
vider of the app being used. Which settings you
can make, if an y,depends on the speci/c app and
th e operating system of your smartphone. General no
tes
37 37

F
F
unction of t
unction of t he r
he rear seat belt st
ear seat belt st atus display
atus display The
rear seat belt status displ ayis only available
fo r cer tain countries. When
theve hicle is switched on, there ar seat
belt status displ ayinforms youfo r a cer tain
amount of time which rear seat belt is not fas-
te ned.
Yo u can immediately dismiss there ar seat belt
status displ ayusing the back button on the leT-
hand side of the steering wheel (/ page 252).
If a vehicle occupant unfastens a seat belt in the
re ar while theve hicle is motion, there ar seat belt
status displ ayappears again. In addition, a
warning tone may sound. In this
case, there ar seat belt status displ aycannot be
hidden using the back button on the leT-hand side
of the steering wheel. Airbags
Airbags
Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie w of airbags
w of airbags 1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passenger airbag
4 Window airbag
5 Side airbag The installation location of an airbag is identi/ed
by the AIRB AGsymbol.
When enabled, an airbag can pr ovide additional
pr otection forth ere spective vehicle occupant.
Po tential pr otection pr ovided byeach airbag:
R Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lo wer leg
R Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head
and ribcage
R Window airbag: head
R Side airbag: ribcage &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of inju ryor death if the co-
driver airbag is enabled
If th e co-driver airbag is enabled, a child on
th e co-driver seat may be struck bythe co-
driver airbag during an accident.
NEVER use a rear wa rd-facing child restraint
system on a seat wi than ENABLED FRONT
AIR BAG; DEATH or SERIOUS INJURY tothe
CHILD ca n occur. When /tting a
child restraint system tothe front
passenger seat, obser vetheve hicle-speci/c infor- Occupant saf
ety
45 45

R
Only hold the steering wheel bythe steering
wheel rim. This allo ws the airbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Always lean against the seat backrest when
th eve hicle is in motion. Do not lean forw ards
or against the door or side windo w.You may
ot herwise be in the deployment area of the
airbags.
R The occupants must alw ayske ep their feet on
th e 0oor. Do not put your feet on the cockpit,
fo rex ample. Your feet may otherwise be in the
deployment area of the airbag.
R Ifch ildren are tr avelling in theve hicle, obser ve
th e additional no tes (/ page 54).
R Always st owand secure objects cor rectl y.
Objects in theve hicle interior may pr event an air-
bag from functioning cor rectl y.Each vehicle occu-
pant must alw ays make sure of thefo llowing in
particular:
R There are no people, animals or objects
between theve hicle occupants and an airbag.
R There are no objects between the seat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar). R
There are no hard objects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on thegr ab handles or coat hooks.
R There are no accessories, such as mobile navi-
gation devices, mobile phones or cup holders,
within the deployment area of an airbag, e.g.
on the cockpit, on the door, on the side win-
dow or on the side trim.
In addition, no connecting cables, tensioning
straps or retaining straps must be routed or
attached totheve hicle within the deployment
area of an airbag. Alw ays comply with the
accessory manu facturer's ins tallation inst ruc-
tions and, in particular, the no tes on suitable
places for installation.
R There are no heavy, sharp-edged or fragile
objects in the poc kets of your clo thing. Store
such objects in a suitable place. Limit Limit
ations of t
ations of t he prot
he pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided by airbags
y airbags &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injury due tomodi/ca-
tions tothe co ver of an airbag
If yo u modify the co ver of an airbag or a1x
objects such as stic kers to it,the airbag can
no longer function as intended. #
Never modify the co ver of an airbag. #
Do not attach any objects tothe co ver. The installation location of an airbag is identi/ed
by
the AIRB AGsymbol (/ page 45).
Objects in the deployment area of an airbag may
pr ev ent the airbag from functioning cor rectl y. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injury from objects in
th e deployment area of an airbag
Objects in the deployment area of an airbag
can hinder or pr event the cor rect deployment
of the airbag.
The airbag may then deploy in an uncontrolled
manner and may even cause additional inju-
ri es totheve hicle occupants bydeploying. Occupant saf
ety
47
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%
Further information on con venience closing
(/ page 89).
If yo u open theta ilgate from outside, it is auto-
matically unloc ked. Pr
Pr
oblems wit
oblems wit h KEYLESS-GO, tr
h KEYLESS-GO, tr oubleshoo
oubleshooting
ting Y
Y
ou can no long
ou can no long er loc
er lock or unloc
k or unloc k t
k the v
he v ehicle using
ehicle using
KEYLESS-GO
KEYLESS-GO
Po ssible causes:
R The function of theke y has been deactivated.
R The key battery is weak or dischar ged. #
Activate the function of theke y (/ page 75). #
Check the battery using the indicator lamp
(/ page 74). #
Replace theke y batter y,if necessary
(/ page 76). #
Use there placement key. #
Use the emer gency keyto lock or unlock
(/ page 81). #
Have theve hicle and keych ecked at a quali-
/ed specialist workshop. Ther Ther
e is int
e is int erf
erfer
erence fr
ence fr om a pow
om a pow er
erful r
ful r adio signal
adio signal
sour
sour ce
ce
Po ssible causes if the function of KEYLESS-GO is
impaired:
R high voltage po wer lines
R mobile phones
R electronic devices (no tebooks, tablets)
R shielding due tome tal objects or induction
loops for electrical gate systems or automatic
bar riers #
Make sure that there is su1cient distance
between theke y and the po tential sou rce of
inter fere nce. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating t
ating the aut
he automatic loc
omatic loc king f
king fea-
ea-
ture
ture The
vehicle is loc ked automatically when theve hi-
cle is switched on and the wheels are turning
fa ster than walking pace. #
T To activ o activ at
ate:
e: press and hold button 2for
appr oximately /ve seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds. #
T To deactiv
o deactiv at
ate:
e: press and hold button 1for
appr oximately /ve seconds until an acoustic
signal sounds. 80 80
Opening and closing