2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV warning

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Avoid particular lyhigh kerbs. *
N
NO OTE
TE Possible wheel and tyr edamage
when parking on kerbs or in po tholes Pa
rking on kerbs or in po tholes ma ydamage
th ew heels and tyres. #
If possible, par konlyo n0 at sur faces. #
Avoid kerbs and po tholes when parking. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damag etoelectronic component
parts from theu se of ty re-/tting tools V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: electronic component parts ar elocated
in thew heel. Tyre-/tting tools should no tbe
applied in thea reaoft hevalve.
The tools could damag ethe electronic compo-
nent parts. #
Have thet yres changed at aquali/ed
specialis tworks hop onl y. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damag etosummer tyres at low
ambien ttemperatures At
lowa mbient temp eratures, tear sc ould form
when driving wit hsummer tyres, causin gper-
manen tdamag etothe tyre. #
Attemp eratures belo w7°C use i
M+S tyres. Ac
cessor yparts whic harenota ppr oved fory our
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz, or whic harenotu sed
cor rectl y,can impair theo perating saf ety.
Befor epurchasing and using non-appro veda cces-
sories, visit aquali/ed specialist workshop and
enquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident wit hhigh per-
fo rm ance tyres
The special tyr etread in combinatio nwitht he
optimise dtyrec ompound means that ther isk of skidding and
hydroplaning on wetroads is
increased.
In addition, thet yreg ripisg reatl yr educed at
al ow outside temp eratur eand tyr erunning
te mp erature. #
Switc hont he ESP ®
and adap tyour driv-
ing style accordingl y. #
Use i M+S tyres at outside temp era-
tures of less than 10 °C. #
Onlyuse thet yres fort heir intende dpur-
pose. Obser
vethef ollowing when selecting ,/ttin ga nd
re placing tyres:
R Countr y-speci/c requ irements fort yre
appr oval that de/ne aspeci/c tyr etype for
yo ur vehicle.
R Furthermore, theu se of cer tain tyr etypes in
cer tain regions and areas of operatio ncanbe
high lybene/cial.
R Onlyuse tyres and wheels of thes ame type
(summer tyres, winter tyres, MOExtended
tyres) and thes ame make. Wheels and tyres
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Only/tw heels of thes ame size on one axle
(leT and right).
It is onl ypermissible to/tad i.e rent wheel
siz eint heevent of a0at tyr eino rder todrive
to thes pecialist workshop.
R Do no tmakea nymodi/cations totheb rake
system, thew heels or thet yres.
The use of shims or brak edust shields is not
permitted and ma yinv alida tethev ehicle's
ge neral ope rating permit.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: all /t tedw heels mus tbeequippe dwith
functioning sensor sfor thet yrep ressur emon-
itoring system.
R Attemp eratures belo w7°Cuse winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedi M+Sfora ll
wheels.
Wi nter tyres pr ovide theb est possible grip in
wintr yroad conditions.
R ForM +S tyres, onl yuse tyres wit hthe same
tread.
R Obse rvet he maximum permissible spee dfor
th eM +S tyres /t ted. If
th et yre's maximum speed is belo wthat of
th ev ehicle, this must be indicated byan
appropriat elabel in thed rive r's /eld of vision.
R Runinn ewtyres at moderat espeeds fort he
/r st 100 km.
R Replace thet yres aTer six yearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
R When r
When r eplacing wit eplacing wit htyr
ht yres t
es t hat do no
hat do no tf
tfeatu re
eatu re
r
r un-0at c
un-0at c har
haract
acter
eris
istics:
tics: vehicles with
MOExtended tyres ar enotequipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equip thev ehicle
wit haT IREFIT kit aTer replacing wit htyres
th at do no tfeatur erun-0a tcharacteristics,
e.g .winter tyres.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(/ page207).
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tyres, con-
ta ct aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
Be sur etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334)
R Tyre pressur etable (/ page335) R
Notesont he emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page346) N
No
ot
tes on int
es on int erc
erchanging wheels
hanging wheels &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ythrough di.e rent
wheel sizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels can
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo-
nents ma yalso be damaged. #
Onlyinter chang ethe front and rear
wheels if thew heels and tyres ha vethe
same dimensions. Inter
changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vedi.erent dimensions can
re nder theg eneral operating permit in valid.
The wear patterns on thef ront and rear wheels
di.er:
R front wheels wear mor eonthe tyreshoulder
R rear wheels wear mor einthe cent reofthe
tyre 340
340
Wheels and tyres

Ru
les of conduct when thev ehicleisr aised:
R Neverp lace your hands or feet under thev ehi-
cle.
R Neverlie under thev ehicle.
R Do no topen or close an ydoor sort hetailgate. #
Using thew heel wrench, loosen thew heel
bolts on thew heel youw ish tochang eby
about one full turn. Do no tunscr ewthe
scr ewsc omple tely. Po
sition of jac ksuppor tpoints &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfromi nco rrect
positioning of thej ack
If yo udon otposition thej ackc orrectl yatt he
appropriat ejacking poin tofthevehicle, the
jac kc ould tip wi th thevehicler aised. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he appropriate
jacking poin tofthevehicle. The base of
th ej ackm ust be positioned vertically
under thej acking point of thev ehicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damage tothev ehicled uetousing
an unsuitable jack Yo
uc an damag ethe vehicle and, in particular
th eh igh-voltag ebatter y,ifyo uu seajackt hat
is no tspeci/cal lydesigned fort he jac ksup-
por tpoints of thev ehicle. #
Onlyuse jac ksthat ar especi/cal ly
designed fort he jac ksuppor tpoints, or
use an appropriat eadap ter. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Risk of damag etothevehicle due
to incor rect positionin gofthe jack If
yo udon otposition thej ackatt he designa-
te dj acks uppor tpoints, youc ould damage
yo ur vehicle and, in particular ,the high-voltage
batter y. #
Onlyposition thej ackatt he designated
jac ksuppor tpoints. #
Take ther atche tout of thet yre-chang etool kit
and place it on theh exago nnut of thej ackso
th at thel etters "AUF" ar evisible. Wheels and tyres
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W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due toincor-
re ct tightenin gtorque
The wheels could come loose if thew heel
bolts or wheel nuts ar enottightened tothe
prescribed torque. #
Ensur ethat thew heel bolts or wheel
nuts ar etightened tothep rescribed
tightening torque. #
Ifyo ua renotsure, do no tmove thev ehi-
cle. Contact aquali/ed specialist work-
shop and ha vethet ightening torque
ch eckedi mmediatel y. #
Chec kthe tyr epressur eoft he ne wly/tted
whee land adjus titifnecessar y.
% The following does no tappl yift he ne wwheel
is an emer gency spa rewheel. #
V
Vehicle swit
ehicle swithat yr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: restar tthe tyr epressur emonitoring sys-
te m( /pag e337). Emerg
Emerg
ency spar
ency spar ewheel
ew heel N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he emerg
he emerg ency spar
ency spar ewheel
ew heel &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident caused by
incor rect wheel and tyr edimensions
The wheel or tyr esize and thet yret ype of the
emer gency spa rewheel or spar ewheel and
th ew heel tobe replaced ma ydi.er .The emer-
ge ncy spa rewheel or spar ewheel can signi/-
cantl yimp air driving characteristics of the
ve hicle.
To prev ent hazardous situations: #
Driv ecarefull y. #
Never/ tm oret han one emer gency
spa rewheel or spar ewheel that di.ers
in size. #
Onlyuse an emer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel brie0y. #
Do no tdeacti vate ESP ®
. #
Have thee mer gency spa rewheel or
spar ewheel of adi.erent size replaced
at then earest quali/ed specialis twork- shop. The ne
wwheel mus thavet he cor-
re ct dimensions. Obser
vethef ollowing no teso n/ tting an emer-
ge ncy spa rewheel:
R The maximum permissibl espeed wit han
emer gency spa rewheel /tted is 80 km/h.
R Do no t/tthe emer gency spa rewheel with
sno wchains.
R Replace thee mer gency spa rewheel aTer six
ye arsatt he latest, rega rdless of wear.
R Chec kthe tyr epressur eoft he emer gency
spa rewheel /tted. Cor rect thep ressur eas
necessar y.
% The speci/ed tyr epressur eiss tatedont he
labe loft he emer gency spa rewheel. 346
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Wheels and tyres

N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t ec
echnical data
hnical data
The tech nica ldataw as de term ined in accordance
wit hEUD irectives. The dat astatedo nlya pplies to
ve hicles wit hstandar dequipment .You can obtain
fur ther information from aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Onl
Onl yf
yfor cert
or cert ain countr
ain countr ies:
ies:youc an /n dvehicle-
speci/c vehicle dat aintheCO Cd ocuments (CER-
TIFIC ATEOFC ONFORMITY). These documents
ar ed eliveredw ithy our vehicle. On-boar
On-boar
delectr
de lectr onics
onics N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t am
amper
per ing wit
ing wit ht
hthe engine electr
he engine electr onics
onics*
N
NOOTE
TE Prematu rewe arthro ugh improper
maintenance Improper maintenance ma
ycause vehicle
component stowear mor equickl yand the
ve hicle' soperatin gpermit ma ybeinvalida ted. #
Alwaysh avew orkont he engine elec-
tronic sand related components car ried
out at aquali/ed specialist workshop. T
T
w
w o-wa
o-wa yr
yradios
adios N
No
ot
tes on
es on /tting
/tting tw
two-wa
o-wa yr
yradios
adios &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tdue to
improper workon two-w ayradios
If two-w ayradios ar emanipulated or retro/t-
te di ncor rectl y,thee lectromagnetic radiation
from thet wo -way radios can inter fere wit hthe
ve hicle elect ronics and jeopardis ethe operat-
ing saf etyo fthe vehicle. #
Yous hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic component scarried out
at aq uali/ed specialist workshop. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tdue to
improper operation of two-w ayradios
If yo uu se two-w ayradios in thev ehicle
improper ly,t heir electromagnetic radiation
can disrup tthe vehicle' select ronics .This is
th ec ase in thef ollowing situations, in particu-
lar: R
The two-w ayradio is no tconnected toan
ex terior aerial.
R The exterior aerial is /tted incor rectl yoris
no tal ow-re0ectio naerial.
Thi scould jeopardis ethe operatin gsafet yof
th ev ehicle. #
Have thel ow -re0ectio nexterior aerial /t-
te dataq uali/ed specialis tworks hop. #
When operatin gtwo -way radios in the
ve hicle, alw aysc onnect them tothel ow-
re 0ectio nexterior aerial. *
N
NOOTE
TE Inva lidation of theo perating permit
due tofailur etoc omplywitht he inst ruc-
tion sfor installation and use The operating permit ma
ybeinvalida tedift he
inst ruction sfor installation and use of two-w ay
ra dios ar enotobser ved. #
Onlyuse appr ovedfrequ ency bands. #
Obser vethem aximum permissible out-
put po werint hese frequenc ybands. #
Onlyuse appr ovedaerial positions. 348
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VIN at t
VIN at t
he low
he lower edg
er edgeoft
eofthe windscr
he windscr een
een 1
VIN (vehicl eidenti/cation number) as label
The VIN as alabel at thel owe redgeoft he wind-
screen is onl yavailabl eins ome countries.
Mot
Mot or number
or number
Fu rther informatio nonmotor number scan be
obtained at aquali/ed specialist workshop. Oper
Oper
ating
ating 0uids
0uids N
No
ot
tes on oper
es on oper ating
ating0uids
0uids &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfromo perating
0uids harmfu ltoyour health
Operating 0uids ma ybepoisonous and harm-
ful toyour health. #
Obser vethet extont he original contain-
er sw hen using, storing or disposing of
operating 0uids. #
Alwayss tore operatin g0uids sealed in
th eir original containers. #
Alwaysk eep children awayfromo perat-
in g0 uids. +
ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEPollution of the
environment due toirre sponsible disposal
of operatin g0uids Incor
rect disposal of operatin g0uids can
cause considerable damag etothe environ-
ment. #
Dispose of operatin g0uids in an environ-
mentall yresponsible manner. Operating 0uid
sinclude thef ollowing:
R lubricants
R coolant
R brak e0uid
R windscreen washer 0uid
R climat econt rols ystemr efrigerant
Onl yuse products appro vedbyM ercedes-Benz.
Damag ecausedbyt he use of products that ha ve
no tb eena pprove disn otcoveredbyt he
Me rcedes-Benz warrant yorg oodwill gestu res.
Yo uc an identify operating 0uids appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz bythef ollowing inscriptions on
th ec ontainer:
R MB-F reigabe (e.g. MB-F reigabe 229.51)
R MB-Appr oval (e.g .MB-Ap prov al 229.51) 352 352
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Fu
rther informatio nonapprove doperating 0uids
is availabl eatthefollowing locations:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Speci/cations forO per-
ating Fluids byentering thed esignation
- at https://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- intheM ercedes-Benz BeV oApp
R ataq uali/ed specialist workshop N
No
ot
tes on br
es on br ake
ake0uid
0uid No
tethei nst ruction sabout operatin g0uids
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W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an acciden tdue to
va pour poc kets form ing in theb rake sys-
tem
The brak e0uidc onstantl yabsorb smoisture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake 0uid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va pour poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This impair sthe brakin ge.ect. #
Have theb rake 0uid rene we datt he
speci/ed inter vals. Ha
ve theb rake 0uid regula rlyr eplaced at aquali-
/ed specialist workshop.
Onl yuse ab rake 0uid appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz according toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval
331.0. Coolant
Coolant
N
No
ot
tes on coolant
es on coolant
Obser vethen otes on operating 0uids
(/ page352). &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re‑ and injur yfrom
antif reeze
If antifreeze comes int ocontact wit hhotcom-
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment, it
ma yignite. #
Allo wthe driv esystemtoc ool down
befor eyou topupt he antifreeze. #
Mak esuret hat no antif reeze spills out
next tothe/ ller opening. #
Thoroughl yclean thea ntifreeze from
component parts befor estarting the
ve hicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag ecaused byincor rect cool-
ant #
Onlyuse coolant that has been premixed
wit hthe requ ired antifreeze pr otection.
Information on coolant is availabl eatthefol-
lowing locations:
R IntheM ercedes-Benz Speci/cation for
Operating Fluids 320.1
- Athttps://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- IntheM ercedes-Benz BeV oApp
R Ataq uali/ed specialist workshop *
N
NO OTE TE Overheating at high outside temp er-
atures If an inappropriat
ecoolant is used, thee ngine
cooling system is no tsu1cientl yprotected
against overheating and cor rosion at high out-
side temp eratures. Te
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353

#
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). &
W
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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