2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV Owners Manual

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straint system at tach ed wit hISOFIX or
i‑Sizea ndthev ehicle.
The TopT ether anchorages fort he second rowof
seats ar elocated on ther ear side of thet wo outer
re ar seats on thes econd rowofs eats.Forthe
th irdr ow of seats, use theT op Tether anchorage
on ther ear side of thes eat backrest on thet hird
ro wofs eats. Second
rowofs eats #
If necessar y,slide head restraint 1upwa rds
( / pag e111). #
Fitt he ISOFIX or i‑Si zechild restraint system
wi th TopT ether .Ind oing so, compl ywitht he
ch ild restraint system manufactu rer's installa-
tion inst ructions. #
Guide TopT ether belt 4unde rhead restraint
1 betwee nthe tw ohead restraint ba rs. #
Hook TopT ether hook 3intoT op Tether
anchorage 2without twisting. #
Tensio nTop Tether belt 4.Ind oing so, com-
pl yw itht he child restraint system manufactu r-
er's installation inst ructions. #
If necessar y,slide head restraint 1down-
wa rds( /pag e111) .Makes uret hat youdo
no tinter fere wit hthe cor rect routing of To p
Te ther belt 4. 70
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ety

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
belt N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he suit
he suitability of seat sf
ability of seat sfor att
or att ac
aching belt-
hing belt-
secur
secur ed c
ed child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems
ems
R
R ea rs eats (second seat ro
ear seats (second seat row)
w)
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory0:upt
y0:upt o10kg
o10kg
LeT/right rear seat U, L
Centr erear seat 1
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory0+: up t
y0 +: up t o13k
o13kgg
LeT/right rear seat U, L
Centr erear seat 1
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryI:9t
yI:9t o18kg
o18kg
LeT/right rear seat U, L
Centr erear seat 1
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryII: 15 t
yI I: 15 t o25k
o25k gg
LeT/right rear seat U, L Centr
erear seat 1
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryIII: 22 t
yI II: 22 t o36kg
o36kg
LeT/right rear seat U, L
Centr erear seat 1
U, L
1C hildr estraint systems wit hasupporting brac keta re
no tsuitable fort his seat.
US uitable forc hild restraint systems of the" Universal"
categor yinthisweight categor y.
LS uitable fors emi-universal child restraint systems
acco rding tothet able in "Recommended child restraint
systems", or if thev ehicle and thes eat ar elisted in the
ch ild restraint system manufacturer's vehicle model list. R
R
ear seats (t
ear seats (t hir
hirds eat ro
ds eat row)
w)
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory0:upt
y0:upt o10kg
o10kg
LeT/right rear seat U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory0+: up t
y0 +: up t o13k
o13kgg
LeT/right rear seat U, L W
W
eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryI:9t
yI:9t o18kg
o18kg
LeT/right rear seat U, L
W W eight cat eight cat egor
egoryII: 15 t
yI I: 15 t o25k
o25k gg
LeT/right rear seat U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryIII: 22 t
yI II: 22 t o36kg
o36kg
LeT/right rear seat U, L
US uita ble forc hild restraint systems of the" Universal"
categor yinthisweight categor y.
LS uitable fors emi-universal child restraint systems
acco rding tothet able in "Recommended child restraint
systems", or if thev ehicle and thes eat ar elisted in the
ch ild restraint system manufacturer' svehicle model list. N
No
ot
tes on c
es on c hild r
hild res
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems on t
ems on t he fr
he front
ont
passeng
passeng er seat
er seat
R If it is absolutel ynecessar yfor yout o/ ta
ch ild restraint system tothef ront passenger
seat, be sur etoobservethei nformation on
ch ild restraint system sonthe front passenger
seat (/ page75). Occupant saf
ety
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R
Obser vethes peci/c inst ruction sfor ther ear-
wa rd-facing and forw ard-facing child restraint
systems. If thef ront passenger seat is occu-
pied, ensure, bo thbefor eand during thej our-
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger air-
bag is cor rect fort he cur rent situation
(/ page53).
F
F r
ront passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
W
W eigh tcat
eigh tcategor
egor y0:upt
y0:upt o10kg
o10kg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
X
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory0+: up t
y0 +: up t o13k
o13kgg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
X
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryI:9t
yI:9t o18kg
o18kg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
UF,L
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryII: 15 t
yI I: 15 t o25k
o25k gg Fr
ont passenger airbag enabled 1
UF,L
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryIII: 22 t
yI II: 22 t o36kg
o36kg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
UF,L
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
1A djust thes eat cushion inclination so that the
front edg eofthe seat cushio nisinthe highes tposi-
tion and ther ear edg eofthe seat cushio nisinthe
lo we st position.
2T hevehicle is equipped wit hautomatic front
passenger airbag shuto.. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indica torlam pm ust be lit.
XN otsuitable forc hildren in this we ight categor y.
US uita ble forc hild restraint systems of the" Univer-
sal" categor yinthisweight categor y. LS
uitable fors emi-universal child restraint systems
acco rding tothet able in "Recommended child
re straint systems", or if thev ehicle and thes eat are
listed in thec hild restraint system manufacturer's
ve hicle model list.
UF Suitable forf or wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te ms of the" Universal" categor yinthisweight cate-
gor y. Secur Secur
ing t ing the c
he child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em wit
em witht
ht he seat
he seat
belt on t
belt on t he r
he r ears eat
ea rs eat &
W
WARNING
ARNING Riskofa cciden tiftherear
ben chseat, rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat and seat bac k-
re st ma yfold forw ards, even while thev ehicle
is in motion.
R Asaresult, thev ehicleo ccupantwill be
pressed int othe seat belt with increased
fo rc e. The seat belt will no tbeabletopro- 72
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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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N
N
o
ot
tes on v
es on v ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout aut
hout automatic fr
omatic fr ont
ont
passeng
passeng er airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o. St
icke rv isible when thef ront passenger door is
open
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. Mak
esurey ou obser vethef ollowing information:
R Never/tar earward-facing child restraint sys-
te mtot he front passenger seat
R Always/ta rear wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te mtoas uitablerear seat
- Seats suitable fora ttaching belted child
re straint system s(/ page 71).
- Secur ethe child restraint system wi th the
seat belt on ther ear seat (/ page72).
R Notesonr earward-facing and forw ard-facing
ch ild restraint system sonthe front passenger
seat (/ page74)
N
No ot
tes on r
es on r earw
earwar
ard-f
d-f acing and f
acing and f orw
orwar
ar d-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild
hild
r
r es
estr traint syst
aint syst ems on t
ems on t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathw hen
using arear ward-facing child restraint sys-
te mw hile thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing child
re straint system on thef ront passenger seat
and theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la
mp is o., thef ront passenger airbag can
deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be struc kbythe airbag. #
Alwayse nsu rethat thef ront passenger
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGE RAIR
BA GO FFindicator la mpmust be lit. #
NEVER use arear ward-facing child
re straint system on aseatw ithanE NA-
BLED FRONT AIR BAG. This can result in
th eD EATH of or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CHILD. Obser
vethes peci/c inst ruction sfor ther ear-
wa rd-facing and forw ard-facing child restraint sys-
te ms (/ page75). 74
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ety

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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O
Thechild restraint system must no tbeput
under strai nbythe head restraint .Adjus tthe
head restraints as appropria te.
O Neverp lace objects (e.g. cushions) under or
behind thec hild restraint system. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Riskofi njuryord eathdueto
objects between thes eat sur face and the
ch ild restraint system
Objects betwee nthe seat sur face and the
ch ild restraint system coul da.ect thef unction
of thea utomatic front passenger airbag shut-
o.. #
Do no tplace an yobjects between the
seat sur face and thec hild restraint sys-
te m. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec hild restraint
system is co rrectl y/tted. #
Setthe front passenger seat as farb ackas
possible and mo vethes eat int othe highest
position if possible. #
Adjust thes eat cushion inclination so that the
front ed geofthes eat cushion is in theh ighest position and
ther ear edg eofthe seat cushion
is in thel owe st position. #
Setthe seat backrest tothem ostvertical
position possible. #
Install thec hild restraint system.
Th ee ntir ebaseoft hechild restraint system
must al ways rest on thes itting sur face of the
front passenger 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 for-
wa rdsa nd down wardsf romt he seat belt out-
let. #
If necessar y,adjust thef ront passenger seat
accordingl y. Child safe
Child safe
ty locks
ty loc ks A
A
ctiv
ctiv atin gord eactiv
atin gord eactiv atingt
atin gthe c
he c hild safe
hild safe ty loc
ty lockf
kfor
or
t
t he r
he r ear doors
ear doors &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tand injur ydue
to leaving children unattended in thev ehi-
cle
If ch ildren ar eleT unattended in thev ehicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto ut and be struc kbyoncoming tra1c.
R operat evehiclee quipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion by,for example:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R changing thet ransmission position.
R starting thev ehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. 76
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tsafety

#
When leaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehiclek eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk offatalinjur ydue toexpo-
sur etoe xtrem eheatorc old in thev ehicle
If persons ,particular lych ildren, ar esubjected
to prolonged exposur etointense heat or cold,
th er eisar isk of se vere injur yore vend eath. #
Neverlea ve persons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in thev ehicle. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and injur ydue
to children leT unattended in thev ehicle
If ch ildren ar etrave lling in thev ehicle, they
could, in particular:
R open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R get out and be st ruck byoncoming tra1c.
R operat evehiclee quipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le. #
Alwaysa ctivat ethe installe dchild saf ety
loc ksifch ildren ar etrave lling in thev ehi-
cle. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leavin gthe vehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. Ve
hicles fort he United Kingdom: obse rvet he
impor tant sa fety no tesint he "No tesont he addi-
tional door lock" section.
Ther earechild saf etyl oc ks fort he rear door sand
th er ear side windo ws.
The child saf etyl oc kont herear door ssecures
eac hdoor separatel y.The doo rscan no longer be
opened from thei nside. #
Press thel ever in direction 1(activate) or 2
(deactivate). #
Mak esuret hat thec hild saf etyl oc ks arew ork-
ing proper ly. Occupant saf
ety
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