2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV ECO mode

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N
NO
OTE
TE Accelerated ageing of theh igh-volt-
ag eb attery As
aresult of its basicc haracteristics,the
storag ecapacit yof, an dthe amount of energy
av ailabl efrom, theh igh-voltag ebattery
decreases over thec ourse of its life. Due to
th is, bo th themaximum electrical rang et hat
can be achie vedbyt hevehicle and its maxi-
mum elect rical outpu tcan be impaired.
The following factor scould accelerat ethe age-
ing of theh igh-voltag ebatter y:
R frequentl yfullyc hargin g(charge level
100%) theh igh-voltag ebatter y,especially
when this process is no tdirectl yfollo wed
by ajou rney
R frequen trapid chargin gwithd irect cur rent
(mode 4)
R leaving thev ehiclei dleforl engt hyperiods
at high ambient temp eratures #
Toavo id accelerated ageing, please
obser vethef ollowing recommendations
when handling theh igh-voltag ebatter y. Re
commendation swhen handling theh igh-voltage
batter y:
R Ever ysix months, when theo utside temp era-
tur eisa bove 10 °C, par kthe vehicle overnight
wit hac hargeleve lb elo w2 0%.
R Onlychar getheh igh-voltag ebatter ywith
direct cur rent (mode 4) if necessar y.
R Char getheh igh-voltag ebatter yona verage to
ac har geleve lof8 0%. Be yond achar geleve lof
80%, thec hargin gtime is considerabl ypro-
lon ged.
R If leaving thev ehiclei dleforl engt hyperiods,
par kupt hevehicle wit hahigh-voltag ebattery
ch arge leve lb etwe en 30% and 50%. Do not
ke ep theh igh-voltag ebatter ycontinuously
connected topowe rsuppl yequipment.
R If leaving thev ehiclei dleforl engt hyperiods of
time avoid, if possible, high ambient temp era-
tures.
R Chec kthe high-voltag ebattery's charge level
ev erys ixwe eks( / pag e188).
R Char getheh igh-voltag ebatter yifthecharge
le ve lisb elow2 0%. R
Do no tdisconnect the12Vb atteryevenift he
ve hicle is leT idle foral engt hyperiod. Other-
wise, thec ondition of thev ehicle's high -volt-
ag eb atter ycanno tbem onitored.
Yo uc an contribut etoreducing thev ehicle's
energy consum ption in thef ollowing ways:
R An anticipator ydriving style (/ page163)
R Reduced use of electrical consumers
R Having thev ehicler egularlymain tained
The chargin gtime of theh igh-voltag ebatter ymay
ch ang eoverthe course of its life.
% Dependin gonthe national version, your vehi-
cle is equipped wit hone of thef ollowing vehi-
cle soc kets.
Yo uc an charge theh igh-voltag ebatter ywith
bo th alternating cur rent (mode 2/3) and
direct cur rent (mode 4). 172
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Combo
1vehicles ocket Combo
2vehicles ocket
1 Type 1ort ype2connection forc hargin gwith
alternating cur rent
2 Sockete xtension forc hargin gwithd irect cur-
re nt
% Whe nusing aCCS (Combined Cha rging Sys-
te m) chargin gcable tocharge withd irect cur-
re nt at acombo vehicle soc ket, bo thvehicle soc
ketc onnections 1and 2areu sed for
ch arging.
Chargin goptions fort he high-voltag ebattery
(mode 2, 3or4):
R Charging through recuperation while thev ehi-
cle is in motion
R Charging wit halternating cur rent when sta-
tiona ry:
- atam ainssocket(mode 2)
- ataw allbo xorc hargin gstatio n( mode 3)
R Chargin gwithd irect cur rent when stationar y:
- atafast chargin gstatio n( mode 4)
Depending on thec ount ry-speci/c vehicle equip-
men tand your vehicle' schargin gcable, single
phase ACchargin gisa lso possible.
Obser vethed i.erent grid requ irements of your
cur rent locatio nwhenc harging. Onl yuse charging
cables whic hconfor mtot hegrid requ irements.
Consult aquali/ed elec trician or your local grid
operator if youh ave anyq uestions.
It is recommended that youc har getheh igh-volt-
ag eb atter yataw allboxorc hargin gstatio nd ueto Driving and parking
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R
Achargin gcable that has been appr ovedfor
th ev ehicle.
The chargin gprocess can vary depending on the
po we rsuppl yequipment.
Shor terc hargin gtime scan be achie vedint hefol-
lowing ways:
R Charging at awallbox.
R Charging at achargin gstation.
When doin gso, alw ayso bser vethel ocal informa-
tion.
Do no tlea ve thec hargin gcable cont rols hanging
loose from amains soc ket.
Do no tliT thec ontrols bythef ollowing compo-
nent parts:
R The chargin gcable connector.
R The main splug.
When charging, pr otect thec hargin gcable cont rol
element from excessiv eheat suc hasdirect sun-
light .Otherwise, thec hargin gprocess ma ybe
cancelled. N No
ot
tes on c
es on c har
hargingt
gin gthe high-v
he high-v olt
oltag
ageb att
eb atter
eryata
yata
w
w allbo
allbo xorc
xorc har
hargingst
gin gst atio n(mode 3)
atio n(mode 3) &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatalinjur yfromi ncor-
re ctl yins talled component parts
Connecting thec hargin gcable toaw allbox
usin gincor rectl yins talled component parts
could cause a/reor an electric shoc k,for
ex ample. #
Onlyconnect thec hargin gcable to a
wa llbo xthat:
R Has been proper lyinstalled and
R Has been inspected byaq uali/ed elec tri-
cian #
Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse charging
cables that ha vebeen tested and
appro vedbyt he manu facturer forc harg-
ing theh igh-voltag ebatter yinane lectric
ve hicle. #
Neveru se damaged chargin gcables. #
Do no textend thec hargin gcable. #
Do no tuse adap ters. #
Obser vethes afet yn otes in theo perat-
ing inst ruction sfor thew allbox. If
ch argin gataw allboxwithout pre-ins talled
cable, use theo ptionall yavailabl echargin gcable
fo rw allbo xand chargin gstatio n( mode 3). The
ch argin gcable is st owedinab ag intheb oot/
luggag ecompartment.
Onl yuse chargin gcables that ha vebeen tested
an da pprove dbyt he manu facturer forc harging
th eh igh-voltag ebatter yinane lectricvehicle. &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of fatalinjuries due todam-
aged components
Connecting thec hargin gcable toac harging
station usin gadamaged component part
could cause a/reor an elect rics hoc k,for
ex ample. #
Forc hargin gstations wit hapreinstalled
ch argin gcable:
R Perfor mav isualcheckoft hecharg-
ing statio nfor obvious faults, suc has
massiv edamag etothe housing or
ch argin gcable. Driving and parking
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king st atus
atus Loc
Loc
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tus
tus 3
3 Display
Display Meaning
Meaning
% Lightsup
white Ve
hicle
soc ket
unloc ked,
inser tor
re mo vecharg-
ing cable
% Flashes whiteMalfunction
during locking
or unlocking Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie woft
woft he c
he char
hargingpr
gin gpr ocess st
ocess st atus
atus S
S
t
tatus of t
atus of t he
he
c
c har
har ging
ging
pr
pr ocess
ocess 2
2 Displ
ay
Display Meaning
Meaning
# Flashes
orangeConnection is
being estab-
lished
# Flashesgreen Activee nergy
0ow S S
t
tatus of t
atus of t he
he
c
c har
har ging
ging
pr
pr ocess
ocess 2
2 Display
Display
Meaning
Meaning
# Lights up
orangeInter
ruption in
ch arging
# Lights up
green Charging
process com-
ple
ted
# Flashesred
(for appr ox.
90 s) Ve
hicle mal-
function;
ch argin gis
no tp ossible S S
t
tar
ar tin gt
tin gt he alt
he alt er
ernating curr
nating curr ent c
ent c har
hargingpr
gin gpr ocess
ocess
(mode 2/3)
(mode 2/3) &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of death when chargin gata
damaged soc ket
The chargin gprocess uses high voltage. If
th ec hargin gcable, thev ehicles ocketort he
mains soc keta re damaged, youc ould receive
an elect rics hoc k. #
Onlyuse an undamaged chargin gcable. #
Avoid mechanical damag esuchasc rush-
ing, abrading or drivin goverthe cable. #
Have ad amaged vehicle soc ketreplaced
at aq uali/ed specialist workshop as
soon as possible. #
Neverc onnect thec hargin gcable to a
damaged vehicle soc ket. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag eduetoove rheating of
ch argin gcable and chargin gcable con-
nector During
thec hargin gprocess, thec harging
cable and chargin gcable connector can heat
up within their permissible limit values. 180
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%
Ifth ev ehicleisi dleforl engt hyperiods and
connected tothem ains suppl y,theh igh-volt-
ag eb atter ywill be rech arge da utomaticall yas
needed or when electrical consumer sare
activated (e.g. thep re-entr yclimat econtrol). Ending t
Ending t
he alt
he alter
ernating curr
nating curr ent c
ent char
harging pr
ging pr ocess
ocess
(mode 2/3)
(mode 2/3) R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The distance between thek eyand thev ehicle
does no texceed 1m. Combo
1v
Combo 1vehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket #
Press chargin ginter ruption button 3.
or #
Unloc kthe vehicle.
The chargin gprocess is ended. The %indi-
cator lamp 1lights up white. The vehicle
soc ketisu nlocked. #
Press and hold button 2onthec harging
cable connector and remo vethec harging
cable connector from thev ehicles ocket.
% Ifyo uc anno tremo vethec hargin gcable con-
nector ,repeat theu nlocking procedure. If the
ch argin gcable connector is still loc ked, con-
ta ct aq uali/ed specialist workshop. #
Close thes ocketc ove rand thes ocket0 ap. #
Remo vethec hargin gcable connector from
th em ains soc ket, or from thes ocketont he
wa llbox/charging station, and st owthev ehi-
cle' schargin gcable safel yinthevehicle
(/ page171). Driving and parking
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Combo
2v
Combo 2vehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket #
Press chargin ginter ruption button 2.
or #
Unloc kthe vehicle.
The chargin gprocess is ended. The %indi-
cator lamp 1lights up white. The vehicle
soc ketisu nlocked. #
Remo vethec hargin gcable connector from
th ev ehicles ocketw ithin 30 seconds.
ATer the30s econds ha veelapsed, thev ehicle
soc ketw ill be loc keda gain.
% Ifyo uc anno tremo vethec hargin gcable con-
nector ,repeat theu nlocking procedure. If the
ch argin gcable connector is still loc ked, con-
ta ct aq uali/ed specialist workshop. #
Close thes ocketc ove rand thes ocket0 ap. #
Remo vethec hargin gcable connector from
th em ains soc ket, or from thes ocketont he
wa llbox/charging station, and st owthev ehi-
cle' schargin gcable safel yinthevehicle
(/ page171).
% ATer thec hargin gcable connector has been
disconnected, the% indicator lamp 1on
th ev ehicles ocketremains lit fors ome time
befor eswitching o.. S
S
t
tar
ar ting t
ting t he dir
he dir ect curr
ect curr ent c
ent c har
harging pr
ging process ocess
(mode 4)
(mode 4) &
D
DAN
AN GER
GER Risk of deat hwhen chargin gata
damaged soc ket
The chargin gprocess uses high voltage.
If th ec hargin gcable, thev ehicles ocketort he
mains soc keta re damaged, youc ould receive
an elect rics hoc k. #
Onlyuse an undamaged chargin gcable. #
Avoid mechanical damag esuchasc rush-
ing, abrading or drivin goverthe cable. #
Have ad amaged vehicle soc ketreplaced
at aq uali/ed specialist workshop as
soon as possible. #
Neverc onnect thec hargin gcable to a
damaged vehicle soc ket. 184
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wit
hac hargin gprediction .The chargin gpredic-
tio ne ither refers to thep redicted charge leve lat
th es etdepartur etime, or thet ime at whic hthe
high- voltag ebatter ywill be full ychar ged.
% When thei gnition is switched on, alightning
symbol appear snexttot hecharge leve ld is-
pla yd uring thec hargin gprocess.
% Depending on thet emperature, thef an and
batter ycoolin gsystemm ayaudibl yswitc hon
during thec hargin gprocess.
% Ifth ev ehicleisi dleforl engt hyperiods and
connected tothem ains suppl y,theh igh-volt-
ag eb atter ywill be rech arge da utomaticall yas
needed or when electrical consumer sare
activated (e.g. thep re-entr yclimat econtrol). Ending t
Ending t
he dir
he direct curr
ect curr ent c
ent char
harging pr
ging pr ocess (mode
ocess (mode
4)
4) R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The distance between thek eyand thev ehicle
does no texceed 1m. Combo
1v
Combo 1vehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket #
Press chargin ginter ruption button 3.
The chargin gprocess is ended. The %indi-
cator lamp 1lights up white. The vehicle
soc ketisu nlocked. #
Press and hold button 2onthec harging
cable connector and remo vethec harging
cable connector from thev ehicles ocket. %
Ifyo uc anno tremo vethec hargin gcable con-
nector ,unloc kthe vehicle and repeat thep ro-
cedure. If thec hargin gcable connector is still
loc ked, contact aquali/ed specialist work-
shop. #
Close thes ocketc ove rand thes ocket0 ap.
Comb o2v
Comb o2vehicle soc ket
ehicle soc ket Driving and parking
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The
following chargin gtime scan be selected:
R Off (no departur etime)
R Once (XX)
R Wee kprofile #
Select asetting.
Se
Se tting asingle depar
tting asingle depar tur
turetime
et ime #
Select Departur etime . #
Select Once (XX). #
Select Z. #
Setad epartur etime.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he w
he week
eekpr
pro/le
o/le #
Select Departur etime . #
Select Weekprofile. #
Select Z. #
Add new time #
Setthe desi redd epartur etimes, e.g. every
da yat8a .m. #
Select a. Searc
Searc
hing f
hing for c
or char
harging st
ging st ations
ations #
Select Search for charging stations. #
Enter thes ear chterm and select Charging
station.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he maximum c
he maximum c har
hargingc urr
gin gc urrent
ent #
Select Home,Work orStandard . #
Select Maximu mcharge current. #
Select Maximum, 8amps or6a mps.
When theh igh-voltag ebatter yisc harged, the
ch argin gcurrent is limi tedtot he selected
amperage.
% The value of them aximum chargin gcurrent
depends on the/ xedv alue chargin gcable
whic hwas pr ovided.
% Forc hargin gatah ousehold soc keto nlyu se a
ch argin gcable belongin gtothevehicle or a
comparable cable, whic hconforms toDIN IEC
62752 and does no texceed amaximum
ch argin gcurrent of 8amps.
Se
Se tting t
tting t he maximum c
he maximum c harg
harg elev
el evel
el #
Select Home,Work orStandard . #
Select Maximu mcharge state. #
Setthe desi redp ercentage.
The high-voltag ebatter yisc hargeduptot he
se tp ercentag easamaximum.
% The percentag ecan be se tinincrements of
10%.
Am aximum charge leve lof8 0% is recommen-
ded. Higher maximum charge leve ls can
diminish thel ong evity of theh igh-voltag ebat-
te ry ( / pag e171).
% As soon as thef ull charge leve lisr eached, a
noti/catio niss hown in them edia displa ythat
th ec hargin gprocess is comple teda nd the
journe ymaybe continued.
U Unloc nloc king t
king t he c
he char
harging cable (mode 2, 3or4)
ging cable (mode 2, 3or4)
When thef unction is active, thec hargin gcable is
unloc kedw hen them aximum charge leve lis
re ached. #
Select HomeorWork. #
Activat eord eactivate Unlockchargin gcable.
A A ctiv ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating location-based c
ating location-based c har
hargingging
If th ef unction is activ eand pertinent addresses
ha ve been stored in then avigation destinations, Driving and parking
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