2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV fold seats

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ef unction of thea utomatic front passenger air-
bag shuto. (/ page52). &
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WARNING
ARNING ‑Risk of accident or injury
when using thec up holder while thev ehi-
cle is in motion
The cup holder canno thold acontaine rsecure
while thev ehicleisinm otion.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicleisin
motion ,the containe rmaybe 0un garound
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle occu-
pant smaycome int ocontact wit hthe liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded. Yo u
could be distracted from tra1c condition sand
yo um aylose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyuse thec up holder when thev ehicle
is statio nary. #
Onlyuse thec up holder forc ontainer sof
th er ight size. #
Alwaysc lose thec ontainer ,particular lyif
th el iquid is hot. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothe cup holder When
ther ear armrest is folded bac kthe cup
holder coul dbecome damaged. #
Onlyfold ther ear armrest bac kwhen the
cup holder is closed. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag etotherear armres tdue to
body weight When
folded out, ther ear armrest can be
damage dbybodyweight. #
Do no tsit or suppor tyourself on ther ear
seat armrest. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue toan open
load compartmen t0oor
If yo ud rive wit hthe load compartmen t0oor
open, objects could be 0un garound and hit
ve hicle occupants as aresult. Ther eisarisk
of injur y,particular lyin thee vent of sudden
braking or asudden chang eind irection. #
Alwaysc lose thel oad compartment 0oor
befor eajourne y. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NG‑Risk of /r eand injur yfromt he
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he cigar ette
lighter.
In addition, 0ammable materials ma yignit eif:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild hold sthe ho tcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. Seats and st
owing
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ear benc hseat
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk 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. &
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W ARNING
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. Alw
ayse nsu rethat all vehicle occupants ha ve
th eir seat belts fastene dcorrectl ya nd ar esitting
proper ly.P articular attention must be paid tochil-
dren.
If yo unol onger requ iret he folded-down seat
backrest as aloading area, fold theb ackrest back
int op lace.
R R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The area int owhichthe seat is folded is clear.
R The area under ther ear benc hseat is clear.
R The armres tonthe second ro wofseats is fol-
ded bac kand thec up holder sareem pty. #
Trap thes eat belt strap on seat belt 2in seat
belt strap holder 1.
When thel eT-hand seat backrest is folded for-
wa rds, thec entr eseat backrest will also be folded
fo rw ards. Seats and st
owing
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#
Movethed rive r's or front passenger seat for-
wa rds, if necessar y. #
If necessar y,release theh ead restraints for
th es eat backrest and push them down
(/ page111). #
LeT
LeT and r
and r ight seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kr es
ests: ts: pull one of
re lease loops 1.
The seat backrest will automaticall yfold for-
wa rds. #
Centr
Centr eseat bac
es eat bac kr
krest:
est: pullrelease loop 2.
The seat backrest will automaticall yfold for-
wa rds.
% When thes eat backrests on thes econd and
th irdr ow sofs eats ar efolded forw ards, you
can push ther ear benc hseat on thes econd
ro wofs eats bac k.This wil lthen pr ovide a
continuous load compartment sur face. Ensur
ethat thea reab etwe en ther ow sof
seats is clear.
F F olding bac olding bac kt
kthe r
he r ear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
krest
est &
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WARNING
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
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if ther ear
benc hseat, 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- 122
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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.
* N NOOTE TE Damag ecaused bytrapping the
seat belt when folding bac kthe seat bac k-
re st Th
es eatb eltc ould become trappe dand thus
be damaged when thes eat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap-
ped when folding bac kthe seat backrest. If
th el eT and centr eseat backrests ha vebeen fol-
ded forw ards toget her ,fold thel eT seat backrest
bac k/rst. #
Movethed rive r's or front passenger seat for-
wa rds, if necessar y. #
Swivels eat backrest 1backuntil it engages.
The seat backrest will remain in thec argo
position. #
ATer thes eat backrest has been folded bac k,
ch eckt he position of theh ead restraint and
se tittot he correct position (/ page111). F
F
oldin gt
oldin gthe seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
es tont
tont he t
he thir
hirdro
dro wof
wof
seats f
seats f orw
orwar
ards
ds &
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WARNING
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
WARNING
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. Seats and st
owing
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R
The sea tbackrest wil lnot be abl erest rain
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 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 heevent 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. Alw
ayse nsu rethat all vehicle occupants ha ve
th eir seat belts fastene dcorrectl ya nd ar esitting
proper ly.P articular attention must be paid tochil-
dren.
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.
R The area under thet hirdr ow of seats is clear.
R The cup holder sareem ptyw hen thes eat
backrests on thet hirdr ow of seats ar efolded
fo rw ards.
R The load compartmen tcove risr emovedw hen
th es eat backrests on thes econd rowofs eats
ar ef olded forw ards.
If yo unol onger requ iret he folded-down seat
backrest as aloading area, fold theb ackrest back
int op lace. 124
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#
Trap thes eat belt strap on seat belt 2in seat
belt strap holder 1.
* N
NO OTE
TE Damag etotherelease loops due to
th ea ttachment of objects The
release loops of thes eat backrests in the
re ar ma ybed amaged due tothea ttachment
of objects. #
Onlyattac hobjects tothet ie-down eyes. The
release loops ar elocated in thel oad compart-
ment tothes ide of theb ottomp artoft he seat
backrests. Re
lease loops on ther ear sides #
Movethes econd rowofs eatsforw ards and
mo vethes eat backrests int othe cargo posi-
tion (/ page126). #
Release theh ead restraints on thet hirdr ow of
seats and push them down (/ page111). #
Pull one of redr elease loops 1.
The seat backrest will automaticall yfold for-
wa rds. #
Push thes eat backrest down until it engages.
% When thes eat backrests on thes econd and
th irdr ow sofs eats ar efolded forw ards, you
can push ther ear benc hseat on thes econd ro
wofs eats bac k.This wil lthen pr ovide a
continuous load compartment sur face.
Ensur ethat thea reab etwe en ther ow sof
seats is clear.
F
F olding bac
olding bac kt
kthe seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
estont tont he t
he thir
hirdro
dro wof
wof
seats
seats &
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WARNING
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
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if ther ear
benc hseat, 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. Seats and st
owing
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R
Asaresult, thev ehicleo ccupantwill be
pressed int othe seat belt wit hincreased
fo rc e. The seat belt will no tbeabletopro-
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. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag ecaused bytrapping the
seat belt when folding bac kthe seat bac k-
re st Th
es eatb eltc ould become trappe dand thus
be damaged when thes eat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap-
ped when folding bac kthe seat backrest. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The seat sand thes eat backrests on thes ec-
ond rowofs eats ha vebeen mo vedf orwa rds
su1cientl y.
* NO
NOTE
TEDama getother elease loops due to
th ea ttachment of objects The
release loops of thes eat backrests in the
re ar ma ybed amaged due tothea ttachment
of objects. #
Onlyattac hobjects tothet ie-down eyes. Loops on
ther ear sides #
Brie0y pull one of redr elease loops 2. #
T
Tof
of old t
old t he
heleT
leT or r
or right seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kres
estb ac
tb ack:
k: pull
one of blac krelease loops 1.
A
A djus
djustin gt
ting t he angle of t
he angle of t he r
he rear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
kres
ests ts
(car
(car go position)
go position)
To enlar gethel oad compartment, youc an mo ve
th es eat backrests on thes econd rowofs eats
int oas teeper angle (cargo position). 126
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#
Obser vethes ignposted headroom clear-
ance. #
Ifth ev ehicleh eight is greater than the
permitted headroom clearance, do not
enter. #
Obser vethec hanged vehicle height with
add-o nroof equipment. *
N NOOTE
TE Damag etothe pano rama sliding
sunroof due tonon-appro vedr oof luggage
ra cks The panoram
asliding sunroof ma ybedam-
aged byther oof luggag erackify ou attem ptto
open it when using aroof luggag erackn ot
te sted an dapprove df or Mercedes-Benz. #
When aroof luggag erackis/ tted, open
th ep anorama sliding sunroof onl yifthis
has been tested an dapprove df or
Mercedes-Benz.
The panorama sliding sunroof ma yberaised
to allo wventilation of thev ehiclei nterior. No
tesond riving wit haroof load
R Evenl ydistribut ethe roof load, and place
heavy objects at theb ottom. Also compl ywith
th en otes on loadin gthe vehicle
(/ page118).
R Driv eattentivel y,and avoid suddenl ypulling
awa y,braking and steering as well as rapid
cornering.
R When transporting roof loads and when the
ve hicle is full yloaded or full yoccupied, select
driv eprograms ; andA.T hese are
designed tofocus on stabilit y(/pag e167). #
Secu rether oof luggag eracktot heroof rail-
ing. #
Obser vethem anufacturer's installation
inst ructions. Soc
ke
Soc kets
ts Using t
Using t
he 12Vsocket
he 12 Vsocket R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R Onlydevices up toam aximum of 180 W
(15 A) ar epermissible. Depending on
thev ehiclee quipment ,the vehicle
has thef ollowing 12 Vsockets:
R Inthes towa ge compartmen tinthe front
cent reconsole
R Inthes towa ge compartmen tunder thef ront
armrest
R Inthel oad compartment Example: 12
Vsocketint he st owagec ompartment
in thef ront centr econsole #
Fold up soc ketc ap 1. #
Inse rtthep lug of thed evice. 132
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