2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV warning

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Press pressur erelease button Cnext to
manome terB.
When t
When t he tyr
he tyrepr
epressur
essur eiscorr
eisc orrect
ect #
Unscr ewthe/ lling hose from thev alve ofthe
sealed tyre. #
Screw thev alve cap ont othe valveoft he
sealed tyre. #
Stow thet yres ealant bottle and thet yrei n0a-
tion compressor. #
Driv etot he nearest quali/ed specialis twork-
shop and ha vethet yre, tyr esealant bottle and
/lling hose replaced there. Batt
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ery(v
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ehicle) N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he 12Vbatt
he 12 Vbattery
ery &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk ofexplosion due toelec-
trostatic charge
Electrostatic charge can ignit ethe high ly
ex plosiv egas mixtu reintheb atter y. #
Todischar geanye lect rostatic charge
th at ma yhaveb uilt up, touc ht he me tal
ve hicle body befor ehandling theb atter y. The high
ly0ammable gasm ixtureis created while
th eb atter yisc hargin gand during startin gassis-
ta nce. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGDanger of chemical burns from
th eb atter yacid
Batter yacid is caustic. #
Avoid contact wit hthe skin ,eyesor
clo thing. #
Do no tlean overthe batter y. #
Do no tinhale batter ygases. #
Keep children awayfromt he batter y. #
Immediatel yrinse batter yacid o. thor-
oughl ywithp lenty of clean watera nd
seek medical attention immediatel y. +
ENVIR
ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmen tal
damag eduetoimproper disposalofb at-
te ries Batteries contain pollutants. It is
illegal todispose of them wit hthe household
ru bbish. #
Dispose of batteries in an
environmentall yresponsible manner.
Ta ke dischar gedb atteries toaq uali/ed
specialist workshop or toac ollection
poin tfor used batteries. 322
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Breakdown assistance

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In suc hcases, transpo rtthev ehicle
(/ page327).
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NOOTE
TE Damag edueto to wing away at
ex cessivel yhigh speeds or overlong dis-
ta nces The driv
etra in could be damaged when towing
at excessivel yhigh speeds or overlong distan-
ces. #
Atow ing speed of 50 km/h mus tnotbe
ex ceeded. #
Atow ing dis tance of 50 km must no tbe
ex ceeded. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden twhen towing a
ve hicle whic histoo heavy
If th ev ehicletobet ow-star tedort owedaway
is heavier than thep ermissible gross mass of
yo ur vehicle, thef ollowing situation scan
occur:
R thet ow ing eyem aybecome de tach ed. R
thev ehicle/traile rcombination may
swer veorove rturn. #
Befor etow -starting or towing away,
ch eckift hevehicle tobe tow- star tedor
to we da waye xceeds thep ermissible
gr oss mass. If
av ehiclem ustbet ow-star tedort owed awa y,its
permissible gross mass must no texceed thep er-
missible gross mass of thet ow ing vehicle. #
Informatio nonthe permissible gross mass of
th ev ehiclec an befound on thev ehiclei denti-
/cation plat e(/pag e350).
T
T o
o wing awa
wing awayt
ythe v
he v ehicle
ehicle #
Fitt he towing eye( / pag e328). #
Fasten thet ow ing device.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag eduetoincor rect connec-
tion of thet ow bar #
Onlyconnect thet ow rope or towb arto
th et ow ing eyes. #
Deactivat ethe automatic locking mechanism
(/ page85). #
Do no tactivat ethe HOLD function. #
Deactivat etow -awa yp rotection
(/ page101). #
Deactivat eActiv eBrake Assist (/ page220). #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition i. #
Release thee lectric parking brake. #
Remain in thec ockpit during towing and
obser vethed ispla ymessages. #
Do no tswitc ho.t hevehicle while it is being
to we d. #
Do no topen thed rive r's door or front
passenger door ;the transmission will other-
wise automaticall yshiT toj . 326
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Breakdown assistance

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W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due tolimited
saf ety-re lated functions during thet ow ing
process
Saf ety-re lated functions ar elimited or no lon-
ge ra vailabl eint hefollowing situations:
R thev ehicleiss witched o..
R theb rake system or po wersteering system
is malfunctioning.
R thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri-
cal system is malfunctioning. #
In suc hcases,don ottowt he vehicle. #
Transpo rtthev ehicle( /page327).
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothe driv esystemd ueto
incor rect towing The
vehicle ma ynotbe towe dint hefollowing
situations:
R thev ehicleiss witched o..
R theb rake system or po wersteering system
is malfunctioning. R
thee nergy suppl yorthe on-boar delectri-
cal system is malfunctioning. #
In suc hcases,don ottowt he vehicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag eduetoexcessiv etractive
po wer If
yo up ullawa ysharpl y,thet ractiv epower
ma ybet oo high and thev ehicles coul dbe
damaged. #
Pullawa ys lowly and smoo thly. Loading t
Loading t
he v
he vehicle f
ehicle f or tr
or transport
anspo rt #
Obser vethen otes on towing away
( / pag e324). #
Connect thet ow ing device tothet ow ing eye
in order toload thev ehicle. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition i.
% The transmission ma ybelockedinp osition
j inthee vent of damag etothe electrics. To
shiT toi ,provide theo n-boar delectrical
system wit hpowe r(/ pag e324). #
Load thev ehicleo ntot he transpor ter. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition j. #
Use thee lectric parking brak etosecurethe
ve hicle agains trolling away. #
Onlysecur ethe vehicle bythew heels.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hadap
ha dap tiv
tived am
ed amping adjus
ping adjustment tment &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident when trans-
porting vehicles wit hadaptiv edamping
adjustment
When transpo rting vehicles with adaptive
dampin gadjustment, thev ehicle/traile rcom-
bination ma ybegin torock and star ttoskid. #
Load thev ehiclec orrectl yo ntot he
transpor ter. #
Secur ethe vehicle on all four wheels
wit hs uitable tensioning straps. #
Do no texceed them aximum permissible
speed of 60 km/h when transporting. Breakdown assistance
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N
N O
OTE
TE Damag etothevehicle due toincor-
re ct use of thet ow ing eyeort railer hitch When
atow ing eyeort railer hitc hisusedto
re co verav ehicle, thev ehiclem aybe damaged
in thep rocess. #
Onlyuse thet ow ing eyeort railer hitc hto
to wa wayort owstar tthe vehicle. #
Do no tuse thet ow ing eyeort railer hitch
to to wthe vehicle during reco very. T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting t
ting t he v
he vehicle
ehicle #
Ifth ed rive system does no tstart,h ave the
ve hicle transpor tedtoa quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop, e.g .aMercedes-Ben zService
Cent re. #
The driv esystemc anno tbes tarted bytow-
starting thev ehicle. Do no tperform any
attem ptstot ow-star tthe vehicle. Electr
Electr
ical fuses
ical fuses N
No
ot
tes on electr
es on electr ical fuses
ical fuses &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tand injur ydue
to ove rloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher amper-
age, thee lectric line could be overloaded.
This could result in a/re. #
Alwaysr eplace faulty fuses wit hspeci-
/ed ne wfuses containing thec orrect
amperage. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag eduetoincor rect fuses Electrical components or systems ma
ybe
damaged byincor rect fuses, or their function-
ality ma ybesigni/cantl yimp aired. #
Onlyuse fuses that ha vebeen appr oved
by Mercedes-Benz and whic hhave the
cor rect fuse rating. Blown fuses must be
replaced wit hfuses of the
same rating, whi chyouc an recognise bythec ol- our and
thel abel. The fuse ratings and fur ther
information tobe obser vedc an be found in the
fus ea ssig nment dia gram.
F
F use assignmen tdiagr
use assignmen tdiagr am:
am: onthef use bo xinthe
engine compartmen t(/ pag e330).
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NOTE
TEDamag eormalfunctions caused by
moisture Moistur
emaycause damag etothe electrical
system or caus eittomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor-
re ctl yont he fuse box. If
th en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,havet he
cause traced and recti/ed at aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
Ensur ethe following befor ereplacing afuse:
R The vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
R All electrica lconsume rsares witched o..
R The vehicle is switched o.. Breakdown assis
tance
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The electrica
lfuse sarelocated in various fuse
bo xes:
R Fuse bo xinthe engine compartmen tonthe
leT-hand side of thev ehicle, when vie wedin
th ed irection of tr avel(/pag e330)
R Fuse bo xinthe front passenger foot we ll
(/ page331)
R Fuse bo xinthe cent reofthel oad compart-
ment (/ page332) Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t
he fuse bo
he fuse boxint
xinthe engine
he engine
com
com par
partment
tment R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Adryclo thand ascrew driver ar eavailable.
Obser vethen otes on elec trical fuses
(/ page329). Opening
Opening &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfromu sing the
windscreen wiper swhen theb onne tis
open
If th ew indscreen wiper sstart moving when
th eb onne tisopen, youc ould be trapped by
th ew iper linkage. #
Alwayss witc ho.the windscreen wipe rs
and vehicle befor eopening thee ngine
bonnet. #
Open theb onnet. #
Remo veanye xisti ngmoistur efromt he fuse
bo xu sing adryclo th. #
Loosen scr ews1. #
Press clamps 2and liT thef use bo xlid up
and out.
The fuse assignment diag ramisinar ecess onthe
side of thef use box. 330
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Breakdown assistance

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N
o
ot
tes on noise or unusual handling c
es on noise or unusual handling c har
haract
acter
eris-
is-
tics
tics
Mak esuret her eareno vibrations, noises or
unusual handling characteristics when thev ehicle
is in motion. This ma yindicat ethat thew heels or
tyres ar edamaged. Hidden tyr edamag ecould
also be causing theu nusual handling characteris-
tics.
If yo us uspect that atyreisd efecti ve,reduce your
speed immediatel yand ha vethet yres and wheels
ch eckedata quali/ed specialis tworks hop. N No
ot
tes on r
es on r egularl
egularlyinspecting wheels and tyr
yi nspecting wheels and tyr es
es &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue todamaged
tyres
Damaged tyres can cause tyr epressur eloss. #
Chec kthe tyres regula rlyf or signs of
damag eand replace an ydamaged tyres
immediatel y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of aquaplaning due to
insu1cient tyr etread
Insu1cient tyr etread will result in reduced
tyr eg rip.
The risk of aquaplaning is increased on wet
ro ads, especiall ywhen thes peed of thev ehi-
cle is no tadap tedtos uitthec onditions. #
Thus, yous hould regula rlyc hec kthe
tread dep thand thec ondition of the
tread across thee ntir ew idthofa ll tyres.
Minimum tread dep thfor:
R Summe rtyres :3mm
R M+S tyres: 4mm #
Fors afet yr easons, replace thet yres
befor ethe legall y-prescribed limit fort he
minimum tread dep thisreached. Car
ryout thef ollowing checks on all wheels regu-
lar ly,atl eastonce amonth or as required ,for
ex ample, prior toalon gjou rney or drivin go.-
ro ad:
R Chec kthe tyr epressur e(/ pag e334). R
Visuall yinspect wheels and tyres ford amage.
R Chec kthe valvec aps.
R Visual checkoft he tyr etread dep thand the
tyr ec ontact sur face across thee ntir ew idth.
The minimum tread dep thfors ummer tyres is
3mma ndforw inter tyres 4mm. N
No
ot
tes on sno
es on sno wc
wchains
hains &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toincor-
re ct sno wchain /tting
If yo u/ts nowc hains tother ear wheels, the
sno wchains ma ygrind against thev ehicle
body or chassis components.
This could cause damag etothevehicle or the
tyres. #
Never/ tsno wc hains tother ear wheels. #
Always/ts nowc hains tothef ront
wheels in pairs. Wheels and tyres
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N
NO
OTE
TE Damag etovehicleb ody or suspen-
sion component scaused by/tted snow
ch ains On 4MATIC
vehicles, if you/ tsno wc hains on
th er ear wheels, youc an damag evehicleb ody
or suspension components. #
On 4MATIC vehicles, onl y/tsnowc hains
on thef ront wheels. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesw hen usin gsnow
ch ains:
R Snow chains ar eonlyp ermissible forc ertain
wheel/tyr ecombinations. Youc an obtain
information about this from aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sno wchains that
ha ve been speci/call yappr oved fory our vehi-
cle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains with
th es ame qualit ystandard.
R If sno wchains ar e/tted, them aximum per-
missible speed is 50 km/h. R
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hA
hActiv
ctiv eP
ePar
arking Assist
king Assist: :do no tuse
Ac tiveP arking Assist when sno wchains are
/tted.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(/ page207).
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( / pag e200). This allo ws thewheels tospin,
achievin ganincreased driving forc e. T
T
yr
yr epr
epr essure
essure N
No
ot
tes on tyr
es on tyr epr
epressure
essure &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toinsu1-
cient or excessiv etyrep ressure
Un derin0a tedoro verin0ated ty resp ose in par-
ticular thef ollowing risks:
R The tyres can burst.
R The tyres can wearexcessivel yand/or
une venly. R
The driving characteristics as well as the
stee ring and braking characteristics may
be greatl yimp aired. #
Compl ywitht he recommended tyre
pressur eand checkt he tyr epressur eof
all tyres, including thes par ew heel, regu-
lar ly:
R monthly
R when thel oad changes
R befor eembarking on alon gerjourney
R if operating conditions change, e.g .o.-
ro ad driving #
Adjust thet yrep ressure, if necessar y. Ty
re pressur ewhichist oo high or tool ow can:
R Shor tent he service lif eofthe tyres.
R Caus eincreased tyr edamage.
R Adve rselya .ect driving characteristics and
th us driving saf ety, e.g. due toaquaplaning. 334
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Wheel
sand tyres

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Tyre pressure monitor active :the teach-in
process of thes ystemisn ot yet comple te.T he
tyr ep ressures ar ealready being monitored. #
Compar ethe tyr epressur ewitht he recom-
mende dtyrep ressur efor thec urrent ope rat-
ing condition (/ page335). Additionall y,
obser vethen otes on cold tyres
(/ page334).
% The values displa yedint he on-boar dcom-
puter ma ydeviat ef romt hose of thet yrep res-
sur egaug east heyr efer tosea le vel.At high
ele vations, thet yrep ressur evalues indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigher than those
shown bytheo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis case,
do no treduce thet yrep ressure.
R
R est
est ar
arting t
ting t he tyr
he tyr epr
epressur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The recommended tyr epressur eisc orrectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating status on all of
th ew heels (/ page334).
Re star tthe tyr epressur emonitoring system in the
fo llowing situations:
R The tyr epressur ehaschanged. R
The wheels or tyres ha vebeen changed or
ne wly /tted.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tyres #
Swipe down wardsonT ouchControl on the
leT-hand side of thes teering wheel.
The Use current pressure sasnew reference
values? messageisshown in theI nstrument
Displa y. #
Torestart, pres sTouc hControl on thel eT-
han dside of thes teering wheel.
The Tyre press. monitor restarted messageis
shown in theI nstrument Displa y.
Cur rent wa rning message saredele teda nd
th ey ellow h warning lam pgoes out.
ATer youh ave been driving foraf ewminutes,
th es ystemc heckswhe ther thec urrent tyre
pressures ar ewithin thes peci/ed range. The
cur rent tyr epressures ar ethen acce pted as
re fere nce values and monitored.
Be sur etoalso pa yattention tothef ollowing rela-
te dt opic:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334) Wheel c
Wheel c
hange
hange N
No
ot
tes on selecting,
es on selecting, /tting
/ttingand r
and replacing tyr
eplacing tyr es
es &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tdue toincor-
re ct wheel and tyr edimensions
If wheels and tyres of thew rong size ar e/tted,
th es ervice brakes or components in theb rake
system and in thew heel suspension ma ybe
damaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tyres with
th ose that ful/l thes peci/cation softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtyres, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type Wheels and tyres
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