2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV airbag

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Obser vethes peci/c inst ruction sfor ther ear-
wa rd-facing and forw ard-facing child restraint
systems. If thef ront passenger seat is occu-
pied, ensure, bo thbefor eand during thej our-
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger air-
bag is cor rect fort he cur rent situation
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Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
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egory0+: up t
y0 +: up t o13k
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Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
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eight cat egor
egoryI:9t
yI:9t o18kg
o18kg
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Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
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eight cat egor
egoryII: 15 t
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Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
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W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryIII: 22 t
yI II: 22 t o36kg
o36kg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
UF,L
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
1A djust thes eat cushion inclination so that the
front edg eofthe seat cushio nisinthe highes tposi-
tion and ther ear edg eofthe seat cushio nisinthe
lo we st position.
2T hevehicle is equipped wit hautomatic front
passenger airbag shuto.. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indica torlam pm ust be lit.
XN otsuitable forc hildren in this we ight categor y.
US uita ble forc hild restraint systems of the" Univer-
sal" categor yinthisweight categor y. LS
uitable fors emi-universal child restraint systems
acco rding tothet able in "Recommended child
re straint systems", or if thev ehicle and thes eat are
listed in thec hild restraint system manufacturer's
ve hicle model list.
UF Suitable forf or wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te ms of the" Universal" categor yinthisweight cate-
gor y. Secur Secur
ing t ing the c
he child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em wit
em witht
ht he seat
he seat
belt on t
belt on t he r
he r ears eat
ea rs eat &
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WARNING
ARNING Riskofa cciden tiftherear
ben chseat, 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- 72
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Occupant saf
ety

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N
o
ot
tes on v
es on v ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout aut
hout automatic fr
omatic fr ont
ont
passeng
passeng er airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o. St
icke rv isible when thef ront passenger door is
open
Ve hicles without automati cfront passen gera irbag
shuto. ha veas pecial stic kera 1xed tothes ide of
th ec ockpit on thef ront passenger side. Mak
esurey ou obser vethef ollowing information:
R Never/tar earward-facing child restraint sys-
te mtot he front passenger seat
R Always/ta rear wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te mtoas uitablerear seat
- Seats suitable fora ttaching belted child
re straint system s(/ page 71).
- Secur ethe child restraint system wi th the
seat belt on ther ear seat (/ page72).
R Notesonr earward-facing and forw ard-facing
ch ild restraint system sonthe front passenger
seat (/ page74)
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No ot
tes on r
es on r earw
earwar
ard-f
d-f acing and f
acing and f orw
orwar
ar d-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild
hild
r
r es
estr traint syst
aint syst ems on t
ems on t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathw hen
using arear ward-facing child restraint sys-
te mw hile thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing child
re straint system on thef ront passenger seat
and theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la
mp is o., thef ront passenger airbag can
deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be struc kbythe airbag. #
Alwayse nsu rethat thef ront passenger
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGE RAIR
BA GO FFindicator la mpmust be lit. #
NEVER use arear ward-facing child
re straint system on aseatw ithanE NA-
BLED FRONT AIR BAG. This can result in
th eD EATH of or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CHILD. Obser
vethes peci/c inst ruction sfor ther ear-
wa rd-facing and forw ard-facing child restraint sys-
te ms (/ page75). 74
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Occupant saf
ety

Wa
rning notice on thef ront passenger sun visor
Alw ayso bser vethes tatus of thef ront passenger
airbag on theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp:
R If it is absolu tely necessar yto/ tac hild
re straint system tothef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. (/ page52).
R When using arear ward-facing child restraint
system on thef ront passenger seat, thef ront
passenger airbag must alw aysbed isabled.
This is onl ythe case if theP ASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFindicator la mpis lit continuously
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Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is o., thef ront passenger airbag is ena-
bled. The front passenger airbag ma ydeploy
during an accident.
Secur
Secur ing t
ing the c
he child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em wit
em witht
hthe seat
he seat
belt on t
belt on t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
When /ttin gabelt-secured child restraint system
on thef ront passenger seat, alw ayso bser vethe
fo llowing:
O Obser vethen otes on rear wa rd-facing and
fo rw ard-facing child restraint system sonthe
fron tpasse nger seat (/ page 74).
O Obser vethec hild restraint system manufac-
tu re r's installation and operating inst ructions.
O Forac hildrestraint system in the" Universal"
or "Semi-Universal" categor y,mak esuret hat
th es ystemh as been appr ovedfor thev ehicle
seat.
Observ ethe no tesu nder "Suitability of seats
fo ra ttaching belt-secured child restraint sys-
te ms" (/ page71). O
When using aforwa rd-facing child restraint
system in weight categor yI:removetheh ead
re straint from ther espectiv eseat, if possible.
ATer thec hild restraint system ha sbeen
re mo ved, replace theh ead restraint immedi-
atel yand adjus tall head restraints co rrectl y.
O The backrest of thef orwa rd-facing child
re straint system must, as farasp ossible, be
re stin gont he seat backrest of thef ront
passenger seat.
O Ifth eh ead restraint of thec hild seat cann ot
be full yextended when it is installed in the
ve hicle, this will result in restriction sonthe
maximum size settin gfor child restraint sys-
te ms in weight categor yIIorIII.
Contact wit hthe roof when theh ead
re straint is ful lyex tended and loc kedinp lace
will no tresult in an yrest rictions on use.
O Thec hild restraint system must no tbeput
under strai nbetwe en ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/or be /t tedf acing thew rong
direction. Occupant saf
ety
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Thechild restraint system must no tbeput
under strai nbythe head restraint .Adjus tthe
head restraints as appropria te.
O Neverp lace objects (e.g. cushions) under or
behind thec hild restraint system. &
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WARNING
ARNING Riskofi njuryord eathdueto
objects between thes eat sur face and the
ch ild restraint system
Objects betwee nthe seat sur face and the
ch ild restraint system coul da.ect thef unction
of thea utomatic front passenger airbag shut-
o.. #
Do no tplace an yobjects between the
seat sur face and thec hild restraint sys-
te m. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec hild restraint
system is co rrectl y/tted. #
Setthe front passenger seat as farb ackas
possible and mo vethes eat int othe highest
position if possible. #
Adjust thes eat cushion inclination so that the
front ed geofthes eat cushion is in theh ighest position and
ther ear edg eofthe seat cushion
is in thel owe st position. #
Setthe seat backrest tothem ostvertical
position possible. #
Install thec hild restraint system.
Th ee ntir ebaseoft hechild restraint system
must al ways rest on thes itting sur face of the
front passenger seat. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thes houlder belt strap
is cor rectl yr outed from thes eat belt outle tof
th ev ehicletot he shoulder belt guid eonthe
ch ild restraint system.
Th es houlde rbelts trap must be routed for-
wa rdsa nd down wardsf romt he seat belt out-
let. #
If necessar y,adjust thef ront passenger seat
accordingl y. Child safe
Child safe
ty locks
ty loc ks A
A
ctiv
ctiv atin gord eactiv
atin gord eactiv atingt
atin gthe c
he c hild safe
hild safe ty loc
ty lockf
kfor
or
t
t he r
he r ear doors
ear doors &
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WARNING
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. 76
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Occupan
tsafety

N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t he corr
he corr ect dr
ect driv
iver's seat position
er's seat position &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toadjust-
ing thev ehicles etting swhile thev ehicleis
in motion
Yo uc ould lose control of thev ehicleint hefol-
lowing situations in particular:
R ifyo ua djust thed rive r's seat, theh ead
re straint ,the steering whee lorthe mir ror
while thev ehicleisinm otion
R ifyo uf asten your seat belt while thev ehi-
cle is in motion #
Befor estartin gt he vehicle: in particular,
adjust thed rive r's seat, head restraint,
stee ring wheel and mir ror,and fasten
yo ur seat belt. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R Youa resitting as fara wa yfromt he driver's
airbag as possible ,taking thef ollowing points
int oc onsideration:
R Youa resitting in an upright position
R Your thighs ar eslightl ysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion R
Your legs ar enotfull yextended an dyou can
depress thep edals proper ly
R The bac kofyour head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he cent reoftheh ead restraint
R Youc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slightl ybent
R Youc an mo veyour legs freely
R Youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nst rument
cluster clear ly
R Youh ave agood overvie woft he tra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat belt sits snugl yagainst your body
and passes across thec entr eofy our shoulder
and across your hips in thep elvic area 102
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Seats and st
owing

N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t he height limit on t
he height limit on t he t
he thir
hirdro
dro wof
wof
seats
seats &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yifh eight limit on
th et hirdr ow is no tobser ved
If ap erson exceeds thep ermissible body size
fo rt he seat sinthethirdr ow of seats, he or
she ma ybeinjured thro ugh contact wit hthe
ro of or parts of thev ehiclei nterior.
Fo rthat reason, aperson of ther ele vant
height must no tuse thes eats on thet hird
ro w. #
Use asuitable vehicle seat. The seats on
thet hirdr ow area ppr ove donlyf or
people up to1.68 minh eight. Obser vethei nfor-
mation rega rding height on thei nformation label. Seats
Seats
A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front seat mec
ont seat mec hanicall
hanically(wit
y( wit hout
hout
Seat Comf
Seat Comf or
ortP
tP ack
ack ag
age)
e) &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seats ar eadjusted bychildren
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th es eats, particular lywhen unat tended. #
Whe nleaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing seat adjustment
When youa djust aseat, youoro ther vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g .onthe
seat guide rail. #
Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat no
one has an ybody parts in thes weep of
th es eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in thev ehicle". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
The driver's seat ma ymove unexpectedly
while driving.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estarting thev ehicle. Seats and st
owing
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&
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W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur ydue toexcessive
st ra in on theg rabh andle
If yo ua ppl yyour full body weight totheg rab
handl eorp ull it abruptl y,theg rabh andl emay
be damaged or become loose from its anchor-
age. #
Use theg rabh andles onl ytostabilise
th es eating position or toassis ting et-
ting in and out of thes eat. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
objects under thec o-driver seat
Objects trapped under thec o-driver seat can
inter fere wit hthe function of thea utomatic
co-driver airbag shuto. or damag ethe system. #
Do no tstore anyo bjects under thec o-
driver seat. #
When thec o-driver seat is occupied,
mak esuret hat no objects ar etrapped
under thec o-driver seat. A
A
djus
djus ts t
ts the seat f
he seat f or
ore-and-aT
e-and-aT position
position #
LiT le ver1 and slide thes eat int othe
desired position. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat height:
he seat height: push or pull lever2
until thed esired position has been reached. #
T
Toa djus
oa djustt tthe seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
es tinclination:
ti nclination: turn
handwheel 3forw ards and backwards until
th ed esired position has been reached. A
A
djus
djusti ng t
tin gt he fr
he fr ont seat mec
ont seat mec hanicall
hanically(wit
y( wit hS eat
hS eat
Comf
Comf or
ortP
tP ack
ack ag
age)
e) A
A
djus
djusts t ts the seat f
he seat f or
ore-and-aT
e-and-aT position
position Seats and st
owing
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#
T
Toc all up:
oc all up: press and brie0y hold one of preset
position buttons 4,TorU.
ATer releasing theb utton, all systems are
mo vedi ntot he stored position. S
S
t
to
o w
w ag
ag ear
ear eas
eas N
No
ot
tes on loading t
es on loading t he v
he vehicle
ehicle &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfromu nsecured
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured or
no tsecured su1cient ly,t he yc ould slip, tip
ov er or be thro wn aroun dand thereb yhitve hi-
cle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjects in suc hawaythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug-
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur ydue toobjects
being st owedincor rectly
If objects in thev ehiclei nterior ar estowed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition ,cup
holders, open st owages paces and mobile
phon ebrack etsc anno talway sr etain all
objects they contain.
Ther eisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking manoeuvres or abrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjects so that they cannot
be thro wn aroun dinsuchs ituations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from st owages paces, lug gage
nets or st owagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable st owages paces
befor estartin gaj ourney. #
Stow and secur eobjects that ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or too
lar ge inthel oad compartment. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident from objects in
th ed rive r's foot we ll and front-passenger
fo ot we ll
Objects in thed rive r's foot we ll and front-
passenger foot we ll ma yimp ede pedal tr avel or
bloc kad epressed 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 or front-passenger foot we ll. #
Always/tt he 0oor mats secu relyand as
prescribed in order toensur ethat there
is alw ayss u1cient clearance fort he
pedals. #
Do no tuse loose 0oor mats and do not
la ym ultiple 0oor mats on topofo ne
ano ther. V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit haut
ha utomatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.:
o.:objects trapped under thef ront
passenger seat ma yinter fere wit hthe function of
th ea utomatic front passenger airbag shuto. or
damag ethe system. Please obse rvet he no teson 118
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Seats and st
owing