2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV light

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these or similar operating conditions, ha vethe
interior air /lter changed mor efrequ entl y.The
tyres must be checkedm oref requ entl yift hevehi-
cle is operated under increased loads. Further
informatio ncan be obtaine dataquali/ed special-
is tw orks hop.
The AS SYST PLUS service inter vald ispla yiso nly
an aid. The driver of thev ehicleb earsresponsibil-
ity as rega rdstow hether maintenance work
need stobep erform ed mor eoTen than speci/ed
based on thea ctual operating conditions and/or
loads. Batt
Batt
er
eryd isconnection per
yd isconnection per iods
iods The ASS
YSTP LUSs ervice inter vald ispla ycan cal-
culat ethe service due dat eonlyw hen theb attery
is connected. #
Displa yand no tedown thes ervice due date
on thei nst rument displa ybefor edisconnect-
ing theb atter y(/pag e300). Engine com
Engine com
par
partment
tment A
A
ctiv
ctiv ebonne
eb onne t(pedes
t( pedestr trian pr ot
ian pr otection)
ection) Oper
Oper
ation of t
ation of t he activ
he activebonne
eb onne t(pedes
t( pedestr trian pr ot
ian pr otec-
ec-
tion)
tion)
In cer tain accident situations, thea ctuation of the
activ ebonne treduces ther isk of injur ytopedes-
trians. The rear area of theb onne tisraised by
appr oximatel y70m m.
Fo rthe driv etotheworkshop, rese tthe actuated
acti vebonne tyourself (/ page301).
ATer thea ctiv ebonne thas been actuated, pedes-
trian pr otection ma ybelimited.
Ha ve thef ull functionality of thea ctiv ebonnet
re stored in aquali/ed specialist workshop.
R
R ese ese tting t
tting t he activ
he activ ebonn et
eb onnet &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from ho tcompo-
nents in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain components in thee ngine compart-
ment can be very hot, e.g .the driv esystem
and thec ooler. #
Allo wthe driv esystemtoc ool down and
to uc ho nlyt he components desc ribed
belo w. #
With your hand 0at ,push down activ ebonnet
1 inthea reaa round theh inges on bo th
sides (ar rows ).
In doin gso,thea ctuator is depressurised and
yo um ayhear ahissing sound.
The engine bonne tmust engag einposition. #
If activ ebonnet 1can be raised slightl yat
th er ear in thea reaoft he hinges, repeat the
step until it engages co rrectl y. Maintenanc
eand ca re
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Ifth eb onne tcan still be liTed slightl y,open
th eb onne tagain and close it wit halittle force
until it engages cor rectl y. Chec
Chec
king t
king t he coolant lev
he coolant lev el
el &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of scalding from ho tcool-
ant
If yo uo pen thec ap when thed rive system is
at normal operating temp erature, youc ould be
scalded. #
Letthe vehicle cool down befor eopening
th ec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wear pr otective
glo vesa nd saf etyg lasses. #
Open thec ap slo wlytorelease pressure. #
Onlyhave thec oolant checkedo rre/lled at a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop. T
T
oppin gupt
oppin gupt he windscr
he windscr een w
een washer syst
asher syst em
em &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from ho tcompo-
nents in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain components in thee ngine compart-
ment can be very hot, e.g .the driv esystem
and thec ooler. #
Allo wthe driv esystemtoc ool down and
to uc ho nlyt he components desc ribed
belo w. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of /r eand injur yfrom
windscre enwasher concent rate
Wi ndsc reen washer concent rate is highl y0am-
mable. #
Avoid /re, naked 0ames, smoking and
th ec reation of spar kswhen usin gwind-
screen washer concent rate. #
Remo vecap 1bythet ab. #
Topupt hewasher 0uid.
% Further informatio nabout thew indscreen
wa sher 0uid (/ page354) 304
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Main
tenanc eand ca re

Deactiv
Deactiv
ating aut
ating aut omatic car w
omatic car w ash mode
ash mode #
Select Stop.
The automatic car wash setting sare re set.
% The automati ccarwa sh mode is automatically
deacti vatedass oon as aspeed of 20 km/h is
ex ceeded. Inf
Inf
or
ormation on using ahigh-pr
mation on using ahigh-pr essur
essurecleaner
ec leaner &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of an acciden twhen using
high-pressur ecleane rswit hround-spr ay
nozzles
The waterj et can cause extern all yinv isible
damage.
Component sdamaged in this wa ym ayunex-
pectedl yfail. #
Do no tuse ah igh-pressur ecleaner with
ro und-spr aynozzles. #
Have damaged tyres or chassis parts
re placed immediatel y. To
avo id damag etoyourvehicle, obser vethef ol-
lowing when using ahigh-pressur ecleaner:
R The keyisatam inimumdista nce of 3maway
from thev ehicle. Otherwise thet ailgat ecould
open unintentionall y.
R Maintain adistanc eofatl east 30 cm tothe
ve hicle.
R V
V ehicle swit
ehicle swithd ecor
hd ecor ativ ativef
efoil:
oil: Partsofy our
ve hicle ar ecove redw ithad ecorativ efoil.
Maintain adistance of at least 70 cm between
th ef oil-co veredp arts of thev ehiclea ndthe
nozzle of theh igh-pressur ecleaner .Move the
high-pressur ecleaner nozzle aroun dwhilst
cleaning .The watert emperatur eofthe high-
pressu recleaner must no texceed 60°C.
R Obser vethei nformation on thec orrect dis-
ta nce in thee quipment manufacturer's oper-
ating inst ructions.
R Do no tdirect then ozzl eoft he high-pressu re
cleaner directl yatsensitiv eparts, suc has
tyres, gaps, electrical components, batteries,
light sources and ventilation slits. W
W
ashing t
ashing t he v
he v ehicle b
ehicle b yhand
yh and obser
vethel egal requ irements, e.g. in anumber
of countries, washing byhand is onl ypermitted in
special lydesignated wash ba ys. #
Use amild cleaning agent ,e.g.c ar shampoo. #
Washthev ehiclew ithl ukew armw ater usin ga
soT car sponge. When doing so, do not
ex pose thev ehicletod irect sunlight. #
Carefull yhose thev ehicleo .withw ater and
dr yu sing achamois.
% Obser vethen otes on thec areofc ar parts
(/ page309). N
No
ot
tes on paintw
es on paintw or
or k/matt
k/matt /nish
/nishpaintw
paintw or
orkc are
kc are To
avo id damaging thep aintwor kand inter fering
wit hthe drivin gassistance systems, please
obser vethef ollowing no tes:
P
P aint
aint
R Insect remains: soak wit hinsect remo vera nd
ri nse o. thet reated areas aTer wards.
R Birdd roppings: soak wit hwater and rinse o.
aTer wards. Main
tenanc eand ca re
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R
Tree resin, oils, fuels and greases: remo veby
ru bbing gentl yw ithac loth soaked in petro-
leum ether or lighter 0uid.
R Coolan tand brak e0uid: remo vewit had amp
clo thand clean water.
R Tars tains: use tarr emo ver.
R Wax: use silicone remo ver.
R Do no tattac hstick ers, /lms or similar materi-
als. Onl yhave /lm attached totheb umper at
aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
R Remo vedirtimmediatel y,wher epossible.
Matt
Matt /nish
/nish
R Onlyuse car eproduct sappr oved for
Mercedes-Benz.
R Do no tattac hstickers,/ lms or similar materi-
als. Onl yhave/ lm attached totheb umper at
aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
R Do no tpolish thev ehiclea nd light-alloy
wheels.
R Onlyuse car washes that cor respond tothe
latest engineering standards. R
Do no tuse car wash prog rammes wit ha/nal
ho tw ax treatment.
R Do no tuse pain tcleaners, bu1ng or polishing
products, gloss preser vers,e .g.w ax.
In thee vent of paintwor kdamage:
R Alwaysh avep aintwor krepair scarried out at a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop.
R Mak esuret he radar sensor sfunction
(/ page196). N
No
ot
tes on cleaning decor
es on cleaning decor ativ
ativef
efoils
oils Obser
vethen otes on matt /nis hcareint hechap-
te r" No tesonp aintwork/mat t/nish paintwork
care" (/ page307) .Theya lso appl ytomatt dec-
orativ efoils.
Obser vethen otes on cleaning decora tivef oils to
av oid vehicle damage.
Cleaning
Cleaning R Forc leaning, use plenty of watera nd am ild
cleaning agent without additives or abrasive
substances, e.g. acar shampoo appr ovedfor
Mercedes-Benz. R
Remo vedirtimmediatel y,wher epossible,
whils tavoiding rubbing tooh ard. Ther eisoth-
erwise arisk of damaging thed ecorativ efoil
ir re parabl y.
R Ifth er eisd irtont he /nish or if thed ecorative
fo il is dull: Use theP aint Cleaner recommen-
ded and appr ovedfor Mercedes-Benz.
R Insect remains: Soak wit hinsect remo vera nd
ri nse o. thet reated areas aTer wards.
R Birdd roppings: Soak wit hwater and rinse o.
aTer wards.
R Topreve ntwa ters tains, dr yafoil-wrapped
ve hicle wit hasoT, absorbent clo thaTer every
car wash.
A
A v
voidin gdamag
oidin gdamag et
etot
ot he decor
he decor ativ
ativef
efoil
oil
R The service lif eand colou ring of decorative
fo ils ar eimp aired by:
- Sunlight
- Tempe rature, e.g. ho tair blo wer
- Weather conditions
- Stone chippings and dirt
- Chemicalc leaning agents 308
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Maintenance and care

R
With th ewiper arms folded out, clean the
wiper blades wit hadampc loth.
% Mak esuret hat thew iper blades ar ecoated.
The coating can lea veresidue sonac loth .Do
no trub thew iper blades excessivel yorclean
th em tooo Ten.
Ext
Ext er
erior lighting
ior lighting
R Clean thel enses wit hawetspong eand mild
cleaning agent, e.g. car sha mpoo.
R Onlyuse cleaning agents or cleaning clo ths
th at ar esuitable forp lastic lenses.
V
V ehicle soc ke
ehicle soc ket(high-v
t( high-v olt
oltag
ageb att
eb atter
ery)
y)
R Use clea nwater and asoT clo thtoclean the
ve hicle soc ket.
R Do no tuse high-pressur ecleaner sorcleaning
agents, suc hassoap.
Sensors
Sensors
R Clea nthe sensor sinthe front and rear bump-
er sw ithas oT clo thand car shampoo
(/ page196).
R When usin gahigh-pressur ecleaner ,maintain
am inimum distance of 30 cm. R
R
e
ev
ver
er sing camer
sing camer aand 360° Camera
aa nd 360° Camera
R Open thec amer acove rwitht he multimedia
system (/ page235).
R Use clean watera nd asoT clo thtoclean the
camer alens.
R Do no tuse ah igh-pressur ecleane r. N
N
o
ot
tes on car
es on car eoft
eofthe int
he int er
erior
ior &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfromp lastic parts
breaking o. aTer theu se of sol vent-based
ca re products
Car eand cleaning products containing sol-
ve nts ca ncause sur faces in thec ockpit to
become porous. When thea irbags are
deplo yed, plastic parts ma ybreak awa y. #
Do no tuse an ycareorc leaning products
containing sol vents toclean thec ockpit. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yorfatal inju ries
from bleached seat belts
Bleaching or dyeing seat belts can se verely
we aken them. This can,
fore xamp le, cause seat belt stotear
or fail in an accident. #
Neverb leac hord yeseat belts. To
avo id damag etothevehicle, obser vethef ol-
lowing no tesonc leaning and care:
Seat belts
Seat belts R Clean wit hlukewa rmand soap ywater.
R Do no tuse chemical cleaning agents.
R Do no tdryby heating them toove r80°C or
ex posing them todirect sunlight.
Display
Display
R Switc ho.the displa yand le titcool down.
R Clean thes urface carefull ywitha micro/bre
clo thand asuitable displ aycar eproduct (TFT-
LC D).
R Do no tuse an yother agents.
Head-up displ ay
Head-up display
R Clean wit hasoT,non-static, lint-free clo th.
R Do no tuse cleaning agents. 310
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Maintenance and care

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W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due torepea-
te dp ressur edropint he tyres
The wheels, valves or tyres could be damaged.
To ol ow atyrep ressur ecan lead tothet yres
bursting. #
Examine thet yres forf oreign objects. #
Chec kwhether thet yreh asap uncture
or thev alve has aleak. #
Ifyo ua reunable torectif ythe dama ge,
contact aquali/ed specialist workshop. Informatio
nontherecommended tyr epressure
fo rt he vehicle' sfactor y-/tted tyres can be found
on thet yrep ressur etable on thei nside of the
soc ket0 ap ( /pag e335).
Use asuitable pressur egaug etoc heckthe tyre
pressu re.T he outer appearance of atyred oes not
permit an yreliable conclusion about thet yrep res-
sure.
Onl ycorrect tyr epressures when thet yres are
cold. Conditions forc old tyres:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tyres out
of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours. R
The vehicle has tr avelled less than 1.6 km.
The vehicle' styres heat up when driving .Asthe
te mp eratur eofthe tyres increases, so tood oes
th et yrep ressure.
V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em:
em:
yo uc an also checkt he tyr epressur eusing the
on-boar dcomputer. T
T
yr
yr epr
epr essur
essur et
etable
able The tyr
epressur etable is on thei nside of the
soc ket0 ap. The tyr
epressur etable sho ws therecommended
tyr ep ressur efor all tyres appr ovedfor this vehi-
cle. The recommended tyr epressures appl yfor
cold tyres under various operating conditions, i.e.
loading and/or speed of thev ehicle.
If one or mor etyres izesp recede atyrep ressure,
th et yrep ressur einformation following is only
va lid fort hose tyr esizes. Wheels and tyres
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If
th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures. These
tyr ep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle' sride
comfort. Energy consum ption ma ythen increase
slightl y.
The loa dconditions "pa rtiall yladen" and "fully
laden" ar ede/ned in thet able ford i.erent num-
ber sofp assenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydi.er from this.
Be sur etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334) T
T
yr
yr epr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em F
F
unction of t
unction of t he tyr
he tyrepr
epressur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em
The system checks thet yrep ressur eand thet yre
te mp eratur eofthe tyres /tted tothev ehicleby
means of atyrep ressur esensor.
The tyr epressur eand thet yret emperature
appear in theo n-boar dcomputer (/ page336).
If th er eisas ubstantial pressur eloss or if thet yre
te mp eratur eisexcessive, youw ill be warned with displa
ymessages (/ page403) or theh
wa rning lam pinthe inst rument cluster
(/ page417).
The tyr epressur emonitoring system is onl yan
aid. It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressu retother ecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operatin gsituation.
In most cases,t he tyrepressur emonitoring sys-
te mw ill automaticall yupdat ethe ne wreference
va lues aTer youh ave changed thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an, ho wever,a lso updat ethe refere nce val-
ues byrestarting thet yrep ressur emonitoring
system manuall y(/pag e337).
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
particular lyin thef ollowing situations:
R incor rect refere nce values were ta ught in
R sudden pressur eloss caused byaforeign
object penetrating thet yre, fore xamp le
R ther eisam alfunction caused byano ther radio
signal source Chec
Chec king t
king t he tyr
he tyr epr
epressur
essur ewit
ew itht
ht he tyr
he tyr epr
epressure
essure
monit
monit or
oring sy
ing sy st
stem
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tyres
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
R Current tyr epressur eand tyr etemperatur eof
th ei ndividual wheels: R
Tyre pressures willbed isplayedafterafew
minutes of driving 336
336
Wheels and tyres

#
Onlyuse coolant appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz. #
Obser vethei nst ruction sinthe
Me rcedes-Benz Speci/cation sfor Oper-
ating Fluids 320.1. Ha
ve thec oolant regula rlyr eplaced at aquali/ed
specialist workshop.
Proportion of antif reeze concentrat einthe engine
cooling system:
R Am inimum of 50% (antifreeze pr otection down
to about -37°C)
R Am aximum of 55% (antif reeze pr otection
down to-45°C) N
No
ot
tes on windscr
es on windscr een w
een w asher
asher 0uid
0uid Obser
vethen otes on operating 0uids
(/ page352). &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of /r eand injur yfrom
windscreen washer concent rate
Wi ndsc reen washer concent rate is highl y0am-
mable. If it comes int ocontact wit hhotcom-
ponents, it ma yignite. #
Mak esuret hat windscreen washer con-
cent rate is no tspilled near tothe/ ller
opening. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag etotheexterior lightin gdue
to unsuitable windscreen washer 0uid Unsuitable windscreen
washer 0uids may
damag ethe plastic sur face of thee xterior
lighting. #
Onlyuse windscreen washer 0uids which
ar ea lso suitable foru se on plastic sur fa-
ces, e.g .MBSummerFit or MB WinterFit. *
N
NOOTE
TE Bloc keds pray nozzles cause dby
mixing windscreen washer 0uids #
Do no tmix MB SummerFit and MB Win-
te rFit wit hother windscreen washer 0u-
ids. Do no
tuse distilled or de-ionised water. Other-
wise, the/ ll le vels ensor ma ybetriggered er rone-
ous ly.
Re commended windscreen washer 0uid:
R abo vefreezing point :e.g. MB SummerFit
R belo wfreezing point :e.g. MB WinterFit
Fo rthe cor rect mixin gratio ,refer tothei nforma-
tion on thea ntifreeze container.
Mix washer 0uid wit hwindscreen washer 0uid all
ye ar round. 354
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ch nica ldata