2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQA SUV Owners Manual

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112 emergency call syst
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R The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system is permanently logged in to
th e mobile phone networ k.
R Automatic and manual Mercedes-Benz emer gency calls are transmitted
to a Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre.
In theev ent that the emer gency call centre of the Mercedes-Benz emer-
ge ncy call system cannot be reached (e.g. due toa lack of network co v-
erage), the 112 emer gency call is ca rried out automaticall y.R
Ifyo u decide touse the 112 emer gency call system (EU eCall), then the
system only logs in tothe mobile phone network aTer the triggering of a
manual or automatic emer gency call.
R The 112 eme rgency call system (EU eCall) transmits automatic and
manual emer gency calls directly topublic coordination centres. %
The 112 emer gency call system (EU eCall) in
yo ur vehicle meets the delegated regulation
EU 2017/79. Proper and full functionality of
th e 112 emer gency call system (EU eCall)
depends on circumstances be yond the in0u-
ence of Mercedes-Benz AG. This includes
mobile network co verage and thete ch nical
infrastructu reofthe public reception cent res
in there specti vecount ries.
% Please obser vethat in theev ent of a repair
ge nuine Mercedes-Benz bat teries must be
used which ha vebeen certi/ed pursuant to
th e delegated regulation EU 2017/79 (Appen- dix I). Other manu
facturers are also permitted
pr ov ided their batteries are certi/ed accord-
ing tothe delegated regulation EU 2017/79.
There is the option of deactivating the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call system and using only the
112 emer gency call system (EU eCall). Contact
add ress for car rying out deactivation of the
Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call system are the
local dealers. Mercedes-Benz
recommends the activation of the
Mercedes-Benz eme rgency call system forth efo l-
lowing reasons:
R In emer gency situations when abroad, you can
also get support in a langua geyou speak.
R Several transmission tech nologies are used to
accelerate the transfer of the accident data
and impr overeliability of the transmission.
R The Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system is
permanently logged in tothe mobile phone
networ k,which ensu resfa ster placement of 286 286
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e emer gency call and faster transfer of the
accident data.
Measu resfo rre scue, reco very or towing away
can then be initiated in quickl y.
R With a Mercedes-Benz emer gency call, the
accident data is only transfer redto the public
coordination centre with the appr oval of the
cus tomer.
In theev ent of an automatically triggered
emer gency call in which there is no voice con-
ta ct, the accident data is transmitted immedi-
ately tothe public emer gency call centre.
R Should the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call
centre not be available, the 112 emer gency
call is ca rried out automaticall y.Ov Ov
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ency call syst ems
ems Bo
th th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system
as well as the 112 emer gency call system (EU
eCall) can help toreduce the time between an
accident and the ar riva l of emer gency services at
th e site of the accident. They help locate an acci-
dent site in places that are di1cult toaccess. Bo
th emer gency call systems can initia tean emer-
ge ncy call automatically (/ page 287) or man-
ual ly ( / page 288).
Only make emer gency calls if you or others are in
need of rescue. Do not make an emer gency call in
th eev ent of a breakdown or a similar situation.
Messag
Messag es on t
es on the display
he display
The following message s appear inthe display of
bo th emer gency call systems:
R SOS NOT READY: theve hicle is not switched
on or the emer gency call system is malfunc-
tioning. This does not necessarily indicate
comple tefailure of the emer gency call system.
Eme rgency calls call still be transmitted.
The display only refers to theve hicle and does
not take account of theav ailability of mobile
phone networ ksand the Mercedes-Benz emer-
ge ncy call centre.
The functional readiness of the emer gency call
system on theve hicle can be seen when the
SOS NOT READY displaydisappears once the
ve hicle is switched on. R
G: The icon appears in the display during
an active emer gency call.
% Ifth ere is a malfunction in the emer gency call
system (e.g. a fault with the speaker, micro-
phone, airbag, SOS button), a cor responding
message appears on the inst rument displa y. T T
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igg er
ering an aut
ing an aut omatic emerg
omatic emerg ency call
ency call R
R
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uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The star ter battery is su1ciently charge d.
Bo th th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system
as well as the 112 emer gency call system (EU
eCall) automatically initia tean emer gency call
aTer:
R Activation of there straint systems su chas air-
bags or seat belt tensioners aTer an accident
The eme rgency call has been made:
R Avo ice connection is established with the
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A messa gewith accident data is transmit ted
to the emer gency call centre.
The SOS button in theove rhead control panel
0ashes until the emer gency call is /nished.
If no connection can be made tothe public emer-
ge ncy services, a cor responding message
appears in the displa y. #
Dial the emer gency number 112 or an app ro-
priate local emer gency call number on your
mobile phone.
If an emer gency call has been initia ted:
R Remain in theve hicle if thero ad and tra1c
conditions permit youto do so until a voice
connection is established with the emer gency
call centre.
R Onthe basis of the call, the emer gency call
centre decides wh ether it is necessary tocall
re scue teams and/or the police tothe acci-
dent site. R
If no vehicle occupant answers, an ambulance
is sent totheve hicle immediatel y. T
T
r
rigg
igg er
ering a manual emerg
ing a manual emerg ency call
ency call #
T To use t o use t he SOS butt
he SOS butt on in t
on in theov
he overerhead con-
head con-
tr
tr ol panel:
ol panel: pressthe SOS button at least one
second long (/ page 276). #
T
T o use v
o use v oice contr
oice contr ol:
ol:use the LINGU ATRO NIC
vo ice commands .
The emer gency call has been made:
R Avo ice connection is established with an
emer gency call centre.
R Remain in theve hicle if thero ad and tra1c
conditions permit youto do so until a voice
connection is established with the emer gency
call centre.
R Onthe basis of the call, the emer gency call
centre decides wh ether it is necessary tocall re
scue teams and the police tothe accident
site.
R A message with accident data is transmitted
tothe emer gency call centre.
If no connection can be made tothe public emer-
ge ncy services, a cor responding message
appears in the media displa y. #
Dial the 112 emer gency number or the appro-
priate local emer gency call number on your
mobile phone. Emerg Emerg
ency call syst
ency call syst em dat
em data tr
a transmission
ansmission Fo
r bo th th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sys-
te m as well as the 112 emer gency call system (EU
eCall) data is trans ferred tothe Mercedes-Benz
emer gency call centre or the public emer gency
services call centre.
Depending on the emer gency call system
(/ page 285) activated di.erent data is transmit-
te dto the appropriate emer gency call centre. 288 288
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ed data accor
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ding to activ
o activ at
ated emerg
ed emerg ency call syst
ency call syst em:
em: Mer
Mer
cedes-Benz emerg
cedes-Benz emerg ency call
ency call 112 emerg
112 emerg ency call
ency call
R Vehicle's GPS position data
R GPS position data on thero ute (a fewhund red metres before the inci-
dent)
R Direction of tr avel
R Vehicle identi/cation number
R Drive type of theve hicle (e.g. petrol, CNG, LPG, elect ric or hydrogen)
R Number of people de term ined tobe in theve hicle
R Whe ther the emer gency call was initiated manually or automatically
R Time of the accident
R Language setting on the multimedia system
R Whe ther Mercedes me connect is available or not
This is a requiremen tfo rth e option of forw arding the call tothe
Mercedes-Benz Customer Centre if necessar y.R
Vehicle's GPS position data
R GPS position data on thero ute (a fewhund red metres before the inci-
dent)
R Direction of tr avel
R Vehicle identi/cation number
R Drive type of theve hicle (e.g. petrol, CNG, LPG, elect ric or hydrogen)
R Number of people de term ined tobe in theve hicle
R Whe ther the emer gency call was initiated manually or automatically
R Time of the accident %
If only the 112 emer gency call system (EU
eCall) is activated in theve hicle, the accident
data is transmitted directly tothe public
emer gency call centre. MBUX multimedia system
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Fo
r accident clari/cation purposes, thefo llowing
measures can be take n up toan hour aTer the
emer gency call has been initia ted:
R The cur rent vehicle position can be de ter-
mined.
R Avo ice connection totheve hicle occupants
can be es tablished.
R Emer gency call data can be called up.
% ForRu ssia: various functions, e.g. receiving
tra1c information, cannot be per form ed for
up totwo hours aTer sending an emer gency
call. Self diagnosis function of t
Self diagnosis function of t
he emerg
he emerg ency call sy
ency call sy s-
s-
t
t em
em Yo
ur car veri/es the operability of the emer gency
call system each time theve hicle is ON. In case of
system failure, you will be informed with text mes-
sage on the inst rument clus ter and with red indi-
cator SOS NOT READY on the displa y.
Please, ma kesure, that during 30 seconds aTer
switching vehicle ON there d indicator SOS NOT
READY in the upper right corner of display is switched OFF,
this means the emer gency call sys-
te m passed diagnostics successfull y. S
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t mode R
R
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uir ements:
ements:
R The star ter battery is su1ciently charge d.
R The vehicle is switched on.
R The vehicle has been stationary for at least
one minute.
% The test mode is cu rrently available in thefo l-
lowing countries, forex ample:
R Russia
R Belarus
R Kazakhstan
R Armenia
R Kyrgyzs tan #
T
To st
o st ar
art t
t t he t
he t es
est mode:t mode: press and hold the
~ button on the multifunction steering
wheel for at least /ve seconds.
The test mode is star ted and automatically
ends aTer the language test has been pe r-
fo rm ed. #
T
To st
o st op manual t
op manual t es
est mode:t mode: switch o. theve hi-
cle.
The test mode is ended. Inf Inf
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a processingocessing Pr
Processing of per
ocessing of per sonal dat
sonal data via t
a via the Mer
he Mercedes- cedes-
Benz emerg
Benz emerg ency call sy st
enc y call sy stem
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All processing of pe rsonal data via the Mercedes-
Benz emer gency call system cor responds with the
speci/cations in the EU Regulation 2016/679 "on
th e pr otection of individuals with rega rd tothe
processing of personal data (GDPR)".
The data is solely used bythe Mercedes-Benz
emer gency call system forre scue and reco very in
th eev ent of an accident.
The owner of a vehicle, that is equipped with a
Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system in addition
to the 112 emer gency call system (EU eCall), has 290 290
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eright touse the 112 emer gency call system
instead of the Mercedes-Benz emer gency call sys-
te m.
Contact address for car rying out deactivation of
th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call system are
th e local dealers.
Pr
Pr ocessing of per
ocessing of per sonal dat
sonal data via t
a via the 112 emer-
he 112 emer-
g
g ency call syst
ency call syst em (EU eCall)
em (EU eCall)
All processing of personal data via the 112 emer-
ge ncy call system (EU eCall) cor responds with the
speci/cations in the EU Regulation 2016/679 "on
th e pr otection of individuals with rega rd tothe
processing of personal data (GDPR)" and is based
particular lyon the necessity of upholding the vital
interests of the a.ected person in accordance
with Article 6, Clause 1, Letter d of the GDPR.
The processing of this type of data is strictly limi-
te dto the purpose of operating the emer gency
calls tothe standard European emer gency call
number 112.
Dat Dat a r
a recipient
ecipient
The recipients of data that is processed using the
112 emer gency call system (EU eCall) are there l-
ev ant emer gency call inquiry term inals that are speci/ed
to/rst receive and handle emer gency
calls tothe standard European emer gency call
number 112 bythere specti vecount ryauthorities
in whose territory you are located.
Arr
Arr ang
ang ements f
ements f or dat
or data pr
a processing
ocessing
Bo th emer gency call systems are designed so that
th efo llowing requ irements are ful/lled:
R The data contained in the system memory is
not accessible outside the system prior tothe
initiation of an emer gency call.
R Both emer gency call systems cannot be
traced and there is no continuous tracking in
normal operation.
R The data in the system's internal memory is
automatically and continuously dele ted.
R The location data of theve hicle is continu-
ously overwritten in the system's internal
memor y,so that no more than the last three
cur rent locations requ ired forth e normal func-
tion of the system are available.
R The record of the activity data of bo themer-
ge ncy call systems is only kept for as long as
is required toful/l the purpose of handling theemer
gency call, ho weverfo r no longer than
13 hours aTer the time that an emer gency call
is initia ted.
Rights of per
Rights of per sons
sonsa.ect
a.ect ed
edb
by t
y t he dat
he dat a pr
a processing
ocessing
The person a.ected bythe data processing (the
ve hicle owner) has theright toaccess the data
and if applicable can demand the cor rection, dele-
tion or bar ring of data that a.ects him or her and
th at the processing of which does not cor respond
with the GDPR regulations. Each cor rection, dele-
tion or bar ring ca rried out according tothis regu-
lation must be shared with theth ird party to
which the data has been transmitted, pr ovided
th is does not pr ovetobe infeasible and does not
incur disproportionate expenditure.
The person a.ected bythe data processing has
th eright tocomplain tothe appropriate data pro-
te ction authority should they be of the opinion
th at their rights ha vebeen infri ngedbythe pro-
cessing of their personal data.
Re sponsible contact point forth e processing of
access rights: KonzernbeauT ragter für den Da ten-
schutz, Daimler AG, HPC G353, D-70546 Stutt-
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w of t he symbols and functions in t
he symbols and functions in t he media menu
he media menuSymbol
Symbol
DesignationF
Designation Function
unction
6 PlayS electtostart or continue pl aybac k.
8 Rest Selecttopause the playbac k.
: Repeat a trac kS electtorepeat the cur rent track or the active pla ylist.
R Select once: the active pla ylist is repeated.
R Select twice: the cur rent track is repeated.
R Select thre e times: the function is deactivated.
9 Random playbac kS electtoplay back the trac ksinrandom order.
û/ü Skipforw ards/bac kS electtoskip tothe next or tothe pr evious trac k.
ß OptionsSelecttoshow additional options.
5 CategoriesSelecttoshow or sear chthro ugh available catego ries (e.g. playback lists, albums,
artists, etc.).
ª Search Selecttosear chinthe active menu. You can sear chfor artists, genres or moods, for
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Symbol
Symbol
DesignationF
Designation Function
unction
Z SettingsS electtomake settings.
© HomeSelecttoreturn tothe home screen.
j MessagingSelecttocall up messaging.
2 Full screen Selecttoswitch tofull sc reen mode. The
following functions and settings are available
in the media menu:
R Connecting extern al data storage media with
th e multimedia system (e.g. using USB or
Blue tooth ®
)
R Playing ba ckaudio or video /les
R Streaming online music A
A
ut
ut hor
hor ising a Blu et
ising a Bluet ooth
oo th®
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audio de
audio de vice f
vice for media
or media
pla
pla yback
yback R
R
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eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Bluetoo th®
is activated on the multimedia sys-
te m and audio equipment.
R The audio equipment supports the Blue tooth ®
audio pro/les A2DP and AVRC P.
R The audio equipment is "visible" forot her devi-
ces. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Media 5
Bluetooth 5
ª
Wi th Blue tooth ®
audio, you can play back music
/les from an extern al data storage medium, e.g.
yo ur smartphone, using the MBUX multimedia
system. #
Toplay back audio /les using the multimedia
system, authorise theex tern al data storage
medium on the MBUX multimedia system.
A
A ut
ut hor
hor ising a ne
ising a ne w Bluet
w Bluetooth
oo th®
®
audio de
audio de vice
vice #
Select Connect new device . MBUX multimedia system
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