2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV Owners Manual

In
thee vent of an accident or impac ttothe
ve hicle underbod y,components of theh igh-
vo ltag eelectrical system ma ybedamaged
although thed amag eisnotvisible. #
Neverm akea nymodi/cation stot he
high- voltag eon-boar delectrical system. #
Do no tswitc honoru sethev ehicleifi ts
high- voltag eon-boar delectrical system
components ha vebeen modi/ed or dam-
aged. #
Nevertouc hdamaged components of
th eh igh-voltag eon-boar delectrical sys-
te m. #
ATer an accident, do no ttouc hanycom-
ponents of theh igh-voltag eon-board
electrical system. #
ATer an accident, ha vethev ehiclet rans-
por teda way. #
Have thec omponents of theh igh-voltage
on-boar delectrical system checkedata
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop and
re placed if necessar y. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
Onl ydisconnect theh igh-voltag eon-boar delectri-
cal system manuall yinthefollowing situations:
R The 6 restraint system warning lam plights
up in theI nstrument Displa y,e.g. aTer an
accident.
R The vehicle is badl ydamaged, e.g .aTer an
accident, and ther est raints ystemc ompo-
nent shaven otbee ntriggered.
Oper
Oper ating t
ating t he high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
aged isconnect de
ed isconnect de vice
vice
Onl ydisconnect theh igh-voltag eon-boar delectri-
cal system manuall yinthe abo ve-mentioned sit-
uations. #
Switc ho.t hevehicle. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition j. #
Appl ythe electric parking brake. #
Secu rethev ehiclea gains trolling away. #
Open theb onnet. #
Press release tab1inthed irection of the
ar ro wa nd pull it out. #
Pullhigh- voltag edisconnect device 2inthe
direction of thea rrow until it engages.
The high- voltag eon-boar delectrical system is
switched o..
All workon thed rive system (including aTer dis-
connecting theh igh-voltag eon-boar delectrical 158
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system manually) ma
yonlybec arried out by a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop. Switc
Switc
hing on t
hing on t he pow
he power suppl
er suppl yort
yorthe v
he vehicle
ehicle &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tand injur ydue
to leaving children unattended in thev ehi-
cle
If ch ildren ar eleT unattended in thev ehicle,
th ey could, in particular:
R open doors, thereb yendangering other
persons or road users.
R geto ut and be struc kbyoncoming tra1c.
R operat evehiclee quipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le.
In addition ,the children could also se tthe
ve hicle in motion by,for example:
R releasing thep arking brake.
R changing thet ransmission position.
R starting thev ehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leavin gthe vehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Keep thev ehiclek eyout of ther eac hof
ch ildren. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R thek eyis in thev ehiclea nd isrecognised.
R theb rake pedal is no tdepressed. #
T Tos witc
os witc hont hont he pow
he pow er suppl y:
er suppl y:press button
1 once.
Yo uc an, fore xamp le, activat ethe windscreen
wipe r.
The po wersuppl yiss witched o. again if thef ol-
lowing condition saremet:
R youo pen thed rive r's door.
R youp ress button 1twice more. Driving and parking
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T
Tos witc
os witc hont
hont he v
he vehicle:
ehicle: press button 1
twice.
Indicator and warning lamps go on in the
inst rument clus ter.
The vehicle is switched o. again if one of thef ol-
lowing condition sismet:
R youdon otstar tthe vehicle within 15 minutes
and thet ransmission is in position jorthe
electric parking brak eisapplied.
R youp ress button 1once. S S
t
tar
ar ting t
ting t he v
he vehicle
ehicle S
S
t
tar
ar ting t
ting t he v
he vehicle wit
ehicle wit ht
hthe st
he st ar
art/st
t/st op butt
op butt on
on
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R thek eyis in thev ehiclea nd isrecognised. #
ShiT thet ransmission toposition jori. #
Depress theb rake pedal and press button 1
once.
R The vehicle is star ted.
R The display õappear sinthe inst ru-
ment displa y:thev ehiclec an be driven. #
Ifth ev ehicled oes notstart:s witc ho.n on-
essential consumer sand press but ton1
once. #
Ifth ev ehicles till does no tstart and thed is-
pla ym essage Place the key in the marked
space See Owner's Manual appearsinthe
inst rument displa y: startthev ehiclew itht he
ke yint he mar keds pace (emer gency ope ra-
tion mode )(/ pag e160).
% Youc an switc ho.the vehicle while driving .To
do this, press button 1fora bout thre es ec-
onds or bypressing button 1thre et imes
within thre es econds. The transmission shiTs
to neutral iautomaticall y.When youp ress
button 1again, thev ehicles tartsa gain and
yo uc an engag edrive position hagain. Be
sur etoo bservethes afet yn otes under "Driv-
ing tips "(/pag e161).
Obser veanyinformatio nregarding displa ymes-
sages that can be displ ayedont he inst rument
displa y. S
S
t
tar
ar tin gt
tin gt he v
he v ehicle wit
ehicle wit ht
hthe ke
he keyint
yi nt he stow
he st owage
age
com
com par
partmen t(emerg
tmen t(emerg ency oper
ency oper ationm ode)
atio nm ode)
If th ev ehicled oes notstart and thePlace the
key in the marked space See Owner's Manual
displa ymessag eappear sinthe multifunctio ndis-
pla y,yo uc an star tthe vehicle in emer gency ope r-
atio nm ode. Mar
keds pace (e xample withcup holder without
co ver) 160 160
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#
Open thec ove roft he mar keds pace 2if
necessar y. #
Mak esuret hat them arke ds pace 2is
em pty. #
Remo vethek ey1 from thek eyring. #
Plac ethe key 1inthem arke ds pace 2on
th es ymbol 3.
The vehicle will star taTer ashor ttime.
When your emo vethek ey1 from them arked
space 2,thevehicle can be driven. Forfur-
th er engine starts ho wever,t he key 1must
be located in them arke ds pace 2onthe
symbol 3during thee ntir ejourne y. #
Have thek ey1 checkedata quali/ed spe-
cialist workshop.
If t
If t he v
he v ehicle does no
ehicle does no tst
tst art:
art: #
Place thek ey1 inthem arke ds pace 2and
lea veitth ere. #
Depress theb rake pedal and star tthe vehicle
usin gthe start/s topb utton.
% Youc an switc honthe powersuppl yort he
ve hicle wit hthe start/s topb utton. Obser
veanyinformatio nregarding displa ymes-
sages that can be displ ayedont he multifunction
displa y. R
R
unning-in not
unning-in not es
es R
In cer tain driving and driving saf etys ystems,
th es ensor sadjust automaticall ywhile acer-
ta in distance is being driven aTer thev ehicle
has been delivered or aTer repairs. Full sys-
te me .ectiveness is no treached until thee nd
of this teach-in process.
R Brakepads, brak edisksa nd tyres that are
either ne worhaveb een replaced onl yachieve
optimum braking e.ect and grip aTer se veral
hund redk ilometres of driving .Compensat efor
th er educed braking e.ect byapplying greater
fo rc etot he brak epedal. N
No
ot
tes on dr
es on dr iving
iving &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toobjects
in thed rive r's foot we ll
Objects in thed rive r's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed pedal.
This jeopardises theo perating and road saf ety
of thev ehicle. #
Stow all objects in thev ehicles ecurely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll. #
Always/tt he 0oor mats secu relyand as
prescribed in order toensur ethat there
is alw ayss u1cient room fort he pedals. #
Do no tuse loose 0oor mats and do not
place 0oor mats on topofo ne ano ther. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toincor-
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we ar includes, fore xample:
R shoes with plat form soles Driving and parking
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R
shoes wit hhigh heels
R slippe rs
Ther eisar isk of an accident. #
Alwaysw ear suitable foot we ar so that
yo uc an operat ethe pedals safel y.&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident if thev ehicleis
switched o. while driving
If yo us witc ho.t hevehicle while driving,
saf etyf un ction sare re strictedornol onger
av ailable.
This ma ya.ect thep owe rsteering system and
th eb rake forc eb oosting ,for example.
Yo uw ill need touse considerabl ymoref orce
to stee rand brake, fore xamp le. #
Do no tswitc ho.t hevehicle while driv-
ing. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tdue tothe
brak esystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal when
driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking distance and the
brak esystemc aneven fail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time while
driving. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothevehicle due tonot
observing them aximum permitted head-
ro om clearance If
th ev ehicleh eight is greater than them axi-
mum permitted headroom clearance, ther oof
and other parts of thev ehiclem aybe dam-
aged. #
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 No
ot
tes on dr
es on dr ivingw it
ivin gw ithar
har oof load, tr
oof load, tr ailer or fully
ailer or fully
laden v
laden v ehicle
ehicle
When drivin gwithal oaded roof luggag erackor
trailer as well as wit hafullyladen or full yoccu-
pied vehicle, thev ehicle's driving and steering
ch aracteristics change.
Yo us hould bear thef ollowing in mind:
R Do no texceed thep ermissible roof load and
to wing capacity .Also obser vethet echnical
dat aint he printed Owner's Manual.
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. 162
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N
N
o
ot
tes on dr
es on dr iving on salt-tr
iving on salt-tr eat
eated r
ed r oads
oads
The braking e.ect is limited on salt-treated roads.
Therefore, obser vethef ollowing no tes:
R due tosalt build-u ponthe brak edisksa nd
brakepads, theb raking distance can increase
considerabl yorresult in brakin gonlyono ne
side
R maintain amuchg reater saf edista nce tothe
ve hicle in front
To remo vesalt build-up:
R brak eoccasionall ywhile paying attention to
th et ra1c conditions
R carefull ydepress theb rake pedal at thee nd of
th ej ourne yand when starting then extjour-
ney
Not
Not es on aq
es on aq uaplaning
uaplaning
Aq uaplaning can take place once acertain
amount of waterh as accumulate dontheroad
sur face. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesd uring heavy precipi-
ta tion or in conditions in whi chaquaplaning may
occur:
R reduce speed
R avoid tyr eruts
R avoid sudden steering mo vements
R brak ecareful ly
% Also obser vethen otes on regula rlyc hecking
wheels and tyres (/ page333).
N
No ot
tes on dr
es on dr iving t
iving thr
hrough w
ough w at
ater on t
er on t he r
he road sur-
oad sur-
f
f ace
ace
Wa terw hichh as entered thev ehiclec an damage
th ed rive system, electrics and transmission.
Obser vethef ollowing if youm ust driv ethrough
wa ter:
R The water,when calm, ma yonlyr eac hthe
lo we redgeoft hevehicle body.
R Driv eatw alkingpace at most ;water can oth-
erwise enter thev ehiclei nterior.
R Vehicles tr avelling in front, or oncoming vehi-
cles, can creat ewaves whic hmay ex ceed the
maximum permissible dep thofthew ater. Th
eb raking e.ect of theb rake sisr educed aTer
fo rd ing. Brak ecarefull ywhile paying attention to
th et ra1c conditions until braking po werhas been
full yrestored. EC
EC Od ispla
Od ispla yfun ction
yf un ction The EC
Odispla ysummarises your driving charac-
te ristics from thes tart of thej ourne ytoits com-
pletion and assists youina dopting an e1cient
driving style tomaximise range.
Yo uc an in0uence energy consum ption bydoing
th ef ollowing:
R driving wit hparticular car e(/ pag e165)
R driving in driv eprogram ; (/page167) Drivin
gand parking
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The lettering in
thes egment will light up brightl y,
th eo uter edg ewill light up and thes egment will
/ll up when thef ollowing driving style is adop ted:
R 1 Steady speed
R 2 Gentle deceleration and rolling
R 3 Moderat eacceleration
The lettering in thes egment will be grey ,the outer
edg ewill be dar kand thes egment will em pty
when thef ollowing driving style is adop ted:
R 1 Fluctuation sinspeed
R 2 Heavy braking
R 3 Sporty acceleration The EC
Odispla ywill sho wyou when youh ave
driven economicall y:
R The thre es egments will /ll up comple tely at
th es ame time
R The edges around all thre es egments will light
up
The additional rang ea chieve dasar esult of your
driving style in comparison wit hadrive rw itha
ve ry sporty driving st ylew ill be shown in the
cent reof display 4.Therang ed ispla yedd oes
no tindicat ea/xedr eduction in consum ption. R
R
ecuper
ecuper ativ
ativebr
ebr ak
ak es yst
es ystem
em F
F
unction of t
unction of t he r
he recuper
ecuper ativ
ativebr
ebr ak
akes yst
es ystem
em
Depending on thes elected recuperation le vel,the
electric mo tors areo perated as an alternator
when in overrun mode and during braking in order
to charge theh igh-voltag ebatter ywhile driving.
As soon as your elease thea ccelerator pedal
when thev ehicleisinm otion ,recuperation in
ove rrun mode is initiated.
The higher ther ecuperation, them ores harpl ythe
ve hicle is braked when coastin gand them ore electrical energy is
fedi ntot he high-voltag ebat-
te ry.
The rege nerativ ebrake system ha sthe following
ch aracteristics:
R supports braking with elect ronicall ycont rolled
brak eforce boosting
R con vertst he kinetic energy of thev ehiclei nto
elect rice nergy
% Ifyo ub rake hard, them echanical brak eis
also used. This means that them aximum
re cuperativ eenergy canno tberecovered. The
mor eyou driv eand brak einana nticipatory
manner ,the mor ee1cient lyenergy can be
re cuperated.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The braking e.ect of thee lectric mo tord uring
re cuperation in overrunm odem aybe reduced or
ma ynotbe availabl eata ll inthef ollowing situa-
tions:
R when theh igh-voltag ebatter ychar gelevel
increases
R ifth eh igh-voltag ebatter yisn ot yetatan or-
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R
when driving at speeds close tozero
R in transmissio nposition i
R during and aTer ESP ®
inter venes
In these cases,t he desiredd eceleration is se tby
th eb rake control system. Also brak ewitht he
service brak eifnecessar y.
Manuall
Manuall yse
ysetting r
tting r ecuper
ecuper ativ
ativedeceler
ed eceler ation
ation
Yo uc an use thes teering wheel gearshiT paddles
to manuall yadjus tthe intensity of recuperation in
ov errunm ode. %
Whe nthe vehicle is star teda gain, thef ollo w-
ing recuperation le veliss et:
R hà :ifh Ãwa sselected pr evi-
ousl y.
R h:ifar ecuperation le velo ther than
hà wass elected pr eviousl y.
The following recuperation le vels ar eavailable:
R hà Intelligent and anticipa tory recupera-
tion wit hECO Assis t(/ pag e165)
R hq Norecuperation :the vehicle coasts,
ro lls freely
R h Normal recuperation
R h± Increased recuperation :increased
decele ration in overrunm ode
R h±± Maximum recuperation :maximum
decele ration in overrun mode #
T
Toi ncr
oi ncr ease r
ease r ecuper
ecuper ation:
ation:brie0y pull gearshiT
paddle 1. #
T
Tor
or educe r
educe r ecuper
ecuperation:
ation:brie0y pull gearshiT
paddle 2. #
T
Tos elect
os elect hÃ:p ull and hold gearshiT pad-
dle 1 or2. The Instrumen
tDispl aysho ws th ecurrentl ys elec-
te dr ecuperation le veln exttot he transmission
position displa y. EC
EC
OA ssis
OA ssis tfunction
tf unction %
ECOA ssis tisn otavailabl eina ll countries.
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment ,di.er-
ent events ahead can be de tected.
EC OA ssis tisa ctiveonlyin hÃ
( / pag e165).
EC OA ssis tanal yses dat afor thev ehicle's expec-
te dr oute. This allo ws thesystemtoo ptimally
adjus tthe drivin gstyle fort he routea head,u se
minimal energy and recuperate.
EC OA ssis tisd isplayedont heAssistance
menu(/ page248). If thes ystemd etects an
ev ent ahead, e.g. avehiclea head, and thed riving
style can be optimised, thee vent wil lappear on
th ei nst rument displa y.
Depending on thev ehicle's equipment ,the follo w-
ing events can also be de tected and displa yedf or
th er out esection ahead:
R Speed limit Driving and parking
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165