2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV Owners Manual

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he corr ect dr
ect driv
iver's seat position
er's seat position &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing thev ehicles etting swhile thev ehicleis
in motion
Yo uc ould lose control of thev ehicleint hefol-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo ua djust thed rive r's seat, theh ead
re straint ,the steering whee lorthe mir ror
while thev ehicleisinm otion
R ifyo uf asten your seat belt while thev ehi-
cle is in motion #
Befor estartin gt he vehicle: in particular,
adjust thed rive r's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R Youa resitting as fara wa yfromt he driver's
airbag as possible ,taking thef ollowing points
int oc onsideration:
R Youa resitting in an upright position
R Your thighs ar eslightl ysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion R
Your legs ar enotfull yextended an dyou can
depress thep edals proper ly
R The bac kofyour head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he cent reoftheh ead restraint
R Youc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slightl ybent
R Youc an mo veyour legs freely
R Youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nst rument
cluster clear ly
R Youh ave agood overvie woft he tra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat belt sits snugl yagainst your body
and passes across thec entr eofy our shoulder
and across your hips in thep elvic area 102
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tes on t
es on t he height limit on t
he height limit on t he t
he thir
hirdro
dro wof
wof
seats
seats &
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W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yifh eight limit on
th et hirdr ow is no tobser ved
If ap erson exceeds thep ermissible body size
fo rt he seat sinthethirdr ow of seats, he or
she ma ybeinjured thro ugh contact wit hthe
ro of or parts of thev ehiclei nterior.
Fo rthat reason, aperson of ther ele vant
height must no tuse thes eats on thet hird
ro w. #
Use asuitable vehicle seat. The seats on
thet hirdr ow area ppr ove donlyf or
people up to1.68 minh eight. Obser vethei nfor-
mation rega rding height on thei nformation label. Seats
Seats
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djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front seat mec
ont seat mec hanicall
hanically(wit
y( wit hout
hout
Seat Comf
Seat Comf or
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ack ag
age)
e) &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seats ar eadjusted bychildren
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th es eats, particular lywhen unat tended. #
Whe nleaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing seat adjustment
When youa djust aseat, youoro ther vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g .onthe
seat guide rail. #
Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat no
one has an ybody parts in thes weep of
th es eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in thev ehicle". &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
The driver's seat ma ymove unexpectedly
while driving.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estarting thev ehicle. Seats and st
owing
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due toadjust-
ing thev ehicles etting swhile thev ehicleis
in motion
Yo uc ould lose control of thev ehicleint hefol-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo ua djust thed rive r's seat, theh ead
re straint ,the steering whee lorthe mir ror
while thev ehicleisinm otion
R ifyo uf asten your seat belt while thev ehi-
cle is in motion #
Befor estartin gt he vehicle: in particular,
adjust thed rive r's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seat height is adjusted carelessly
If yo ua djust thes eat height carelessl y,yo uor
ot her vehicle occupants could be trapped and
th ereb yinjured. Children in particular could accidentall
ypress
th ee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons and
become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel ever assembl yofthe seat
adjustme ntsystem. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue tohead
re straints no tbeing /tted or being adjus-
te di ncor rectly
If head restraints ha venotb eeninstalled or
ha ve notb eena djusted cor rectl y,ther eisan
increased risk of injur yinthe head and neck
area, e.g. in thee vent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restraints /t-
te d. #
Befor edriving o., mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupan tthat thec entr eoft he
head restraint supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel evel. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restraints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbe
able toadjust theh eight and angle of theh ead
re straints co rrectl y.
Ad just theh ead restraint fore -and-aT position so
th at it is as close as possibl etothe bac kofyour
head. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will no to.er thei ntended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm oved thes eat
backrest toan almos tvertical position.
In particular ,you ma yslip under thes eatbelt
and injur eyourself. #
Adjust thes eat proper lybefor ebegin-
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsu rethat thes eat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec entr eofy our shoul-
der. 104
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owing

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W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur ydue toexcessive
st ra in on theg rabh andle
If yo ua ppl yyour full body weight totheg rab
handl eorp ull it abruptl y,theg rabh andl emay
be damaged or become loose from its anchor-
age. #
Use theg rabh andles onl ytostabilise
th es eating position or toassis ting et-
ting in and out of thes eat. &
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W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
objects under thec o-driver seat
Objects trapped under thec o-driver seat can
inter fere wit hthe function of thea utomatic
co-driver airbag shuto. or damag ethe system. #
Do no tstore anyo bjects under thec o-
driver seat. #
When thec o-driver seat is occupied,
mak esuret hat no objects ar etrapped
under thec o-driver seat. A
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djus
djus ts t
ts the seat f
he seat f or
ore-and-aT
e-and-aT position
position #
LiT le ver1 and slide thes eat int othe
desired position. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat height:
he seat height: push or pull lever2
until thed esired position has been reached. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
es tinclination:
ti nclination: turn
handwheel 3forw ards and backwards until
th ed esired position has been reached. A
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djus
djusti ng t
tin gt he fr
he fr ont seat mec
ont seat mec hanicall
hanically(wit
y( wit hS eat
hS eat
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djusts t ts the seat f
he seat f or
ore-and-aT
e-and-aT position
position Seats and st
owing
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#
LiT le ver2 and slide thes eat int othe
desired position. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat cushion lengt
he seat cushion lengt h(dr
h( driv
iver's
er's
seat onl
seat onl y):
y):liT le ver1 and slide thef ront sec-
tion of thes eat cushion forw ards or bac k-
wa rds. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat cushion inclination:
he seat cushion inclination: turn
handwheel 3forw ards and backwards until
th ed esired position has been reached. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat height:
he seat height: push or pull lever4
until thed esired position has been reached. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
es tinclination:
ti nclination: turn
handwheel 5forw ards and backwards until
th ed esired position has been reached. A
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djusti ng t
tin gt he fr
he fr ont seat electr
ont seat electr ically
ically 1
Seat backres tinclination
2 Seat height
3 Seat cushion inclination
4 Seat fore -and-aT position #
Save thes etting switht he memo ryfunction
(/ page117). A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he 4-wa
he 4-wa ylumbar support
yl umbar support 1
Higher
2 SoTer
3 Lower
4 Firm er #
Use buttons 1to4 toadjust thec ontour of
th eb ackrest. 106
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owing

A
A
djus
djus ting r
ting r ear seats mec
ear seats mec hanically
hanically &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
adjusting thes eats
When youa djust aseat, youm aytrap yourself
or av ehicleo ccupant. #
When adjusting aseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if thes eat and
seat backrest ar enotengaged
The seat and seat backrest can fold forw ards.
Ther eisar isk ofthef ollowing, in particular:
R The vehicle occupan tmaybe pressed
agains tthe seat belt .The seat belt cannot
pr otect as intended and could cause addi-
tional injur y.
R Achild restraint system will no longer be
prope rlys uppor tedorp ositioned and will
no longer ful/l its function as intended. R
The seat backrest will no tbeablerestrain
objects or good sinthe load compartment.
Alw ayse nsu rethat thes eat and seat backrest
ar ee ngaged, in particular:
R Befor epersons tr avel in thev ehiclew hile
sitting on aseat wit hthe easy entr yand
ex itfeature
R ATer thes eat has been adjusted.
R ATer thee asy entr yand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R ATer thel oad compartment enlar gement
has been folded forw ards &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfroma djusting
th er ear seat swhile driving
Yo uoro ther vehicle occupants could be trap-
ped and thereb yinjured.
Ad just ther ear seat sbefor estartin gt he drive
system. *
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NOOTE
TE Dama gecaused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind ther ear seats When adjusting
thef ore-and-a Tposition, the
re ar seats and/or theo bject can be damaged. #
Stow objects in asuitable place. This function is
availabl eonlyf or vehicles wit ha
mo vable rear ben chseat.
The component softherear ben chseat can be
mo ved. Youc an mo vether ight-hand and leT-hand
parts toget her wit hthe cent repar tindependent ly
of eac hother.T his allo wsyoutom aket he foot-
we ll lar gerine ither thes econd or thirdr ow of
seats. Seats and st
owing
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107

#
LiT release handle 1and slide thec orre-
sponding par tofthe benc hseat int othe
desired position. #
Letgoofr elease handle 1.#
Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged. A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kres
ests mec ts mec hanically
hanically &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue toseat
backrests folded forw ards
If th es eat backrest of ther ear seat is folded
fo rw ards, persons in thet hirdr ow of seats
ma yhit parts of thes eat mechanism, espe-
ciall yint heeve nt of an accident, braking
manoeuvr eorabruptchang eofd irection. #
Ifth er eisap erson in thet hirdr ow of
seats, ther ear seat in front of them must
be folded bac ktothe drivin gposition
befor ethe journe ybegins. #
Persons in thet hirdr ow of seats should
no trest their legs on aseat backrest
th at has been folded forw ards. Yo
uc an fold theb ackrests of thes econd rowof
seats forw ards toget in or out. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seat is no tengaged
The seat does no tengag ewhen folded for-
wa rds. The seat can fold backwards unexpect-
edl y,e.g. when accelerating, braking or in the
eve nt of an abrup tchang eofd irection or an
accident.
Pe ople in thes eat's sweep can become trap-
ped. #
Ifas eat is folded forw ards, alw aysf old it
bac kbefor edriving o.. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged. R R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The area int owhichthe seat is folded is clear.
A
A djus
djusti ng t
ting t he seat bac
he seat bac kr
krest
est
Yo uc an fold thes eat backrests on thes econd
ro wofs eatsforw ards fort he following situations:
R Fore asier accesstot he luggagecompartment
R Vehicles wit hathirdr ow of seats: forg etting
in or out
Yo uc an se tthe seat backrest todi.erent angles. 108
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owing

If
yo unol onger requ iret he seat backrest tobe
fo lded down forl oading or forg etting in and out,
fo ld it bac kintop lace. #
Hold thes eat backrest in place wit hyour hand
or bac k. #
Gentl ypull one of release loops 1and fold
th es eat backrest forw ards or backwards. #
Ensu rethat thes eat backrest is engaged. F
F
olding t
olding t he seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
estf tforw
orw ar
ards t
ds t oent
oe nter t
er t he
he
v
v ehicle (v
ehicle (v ehicles wit
ehicles wit hat
hathir
hirdro
dro wofs eats)
wofs eats) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ywhen folding the
seat backres tonthe second rowofs eats
fo rw ards
If th eh andle fort he seat backrest on thes ec-
ond rowofs eats is pulled from thet hirdr ow
of seats, thes eat backrest on thes econd row
of seats will fold forw ards and will no tengage.
Pe ople in thes weep of this seat backrest can
become trapped. #
When getting out of thet hirdr ow of
seats, do no thold thes eat backrest on
th es econd rowofs eats. V
V
ehicle swit
ehicle swithE ASY
hE ASY -ENTR
-ENTR Yfunction:
Yf unction: Ifas eat on
th es econd rowofs eats is located in theE ASY-
ENTR Yarea, this will be shown on them ultifunc-
tion displa yonthe inst rument cluster. #
If necessar y,fold thes eats on thet hirdr ow
int op osition (/ page125). #
Pull handle 1.
The seat backrest will fold forw ards.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothe seat backrest handle
caused bypulling The handle can be damaged if it is used
topull
th es eat forw ards. Seats and st
owing
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