2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV warning

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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath due to
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,t he airbags
cann otprotect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition ,the operatio nofthe automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. coul dbe
re stric ted. #
Yous hould onl yuse seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond-
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur ydue tomalfunc-
tioning sensor sinthe door
The function of thea irbags can be impaired
due tomodi/cation sorincor rect wo rkper-
fo rm ed on thed oor sord oor trim, or if the
door saredamaged. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alwaysh avew orkont he door sordoor
trim car ried out at aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eploye dairbag no longer o.er sany protec-
tion. #
Have thev ehiclet owedtoaq uali/ed
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediatel y. S
S
t
tatus of t
atus of t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er fr
er front airbag
ont airbag F
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unction of t
unction of t he aut
he automaticfr
omati cfront passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.
o.
The automati cfront passen gera irbag shuto. is
able todetect whe ther thef ront passenger seat is
occupied byap erson or achild restraint system.
Th ef ront passenger airbag is enabled or disabled
acco rdingl y. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath due to
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. When /ttin
gachild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page75).A lso ,alway so bser vethe
no tesonr earward-facing or forw ard-facing child
re straint system sonthe front passenger seat
(/ page74).
Ap erson on thef ront passenger seat must
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belt scorrectl y(/ pag e45).
R Sit in an almost upright seat position wit htheir
bac kagainst thes eat backrest. 52
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R
Sit wi th theirfeet resting on the0 oor ,ifp ossi-
ble.
The front passenger airbag ma yotherwise be dis-
abled bymistake, fore xamp le, in thef ollowing sit-
uations:
R The front passenger transfer stheir weight by
supportin gthemse lves on avehiclea rmrest.
R The front passen gers its in suc hawaythat
th eir weight is raised from thes eat sur face. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto a
disabled front passenger airbag
The front passenger airbag is disabled when
th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la mp
is lit.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, come int ocontact with the
ve hicle interior ,especiall yifthe person is sit-
ting tooc lose tothec ockpit. If
th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, alw ays
ensur ethat:
R thec lassi/cation of thep erson in thef ront
passenger seat is cor rect and thef ront
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance wit hthe person in thef ront
passenger seat.
R thef ront passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
R thep erson is seated cor rectl y. #
Both befor eand during thej ourne y,
ensur ethat thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect. If
th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, thec lassi-
/cation of thep erson or child restraint system on
th ef ront passenger seat take sp lace aTer the
front passenger airbag shuto. self-test. The
PA SSENGE RAIRBA Gi ndicator la mpsdispla ythe
statu soft he front passenger airbag.
Alw ayso bser vethen otes on thef unction of the
PA SSENGE RAIRBA Gi ndicator la mps
( / pag e53). F F
unction of t
unction of t he P
he PASSEN
ASSEN GER AIR BA
GER AIR BAGi ndicat
Gi ndicat or
or
lam
lam ps
ps 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
(/ page74). Occupant saf
ety
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Self-t
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estofa ut
tofa utomatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag shut-
er airbag shut-
o.
o. When thev ehicleiss witched on, aself-tes tisper-
fo rm ed during whic hthe tw oPASSENGER AIR
BA GONa nd OFFindicator la mpslight up simul ta-
neous ly.
The statu softhe front passenger airbag is dis-
pla yedv iatheP ASSENGER AIR BA Gindicator
la mp saTer thes elf-test:
R ON is lit: ON is lit: thef ront passenger airbag may
deplo yduring an accident.
The indicator lam pgoes out aTer 60 seconds.
R ON and OFF ar
ON and OFF ar eno enotlit:
tl it: thef ront passenger
airbag ma ydeplo yduring an accident.
R OFF is lit:
OFF is lit: thef ront passenger airbag is disa-
bled. It will then no tbed eployedint heevent
of an accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GONindicator la mpis
o., onl ythe PASSENGE RAIRBA GO FFindicator
la mp shows th estatus of thef ront passenger air-
bag. The PASSENGE RAIRBA GO FFindicator la mp
ma ybel it continuousl yorbeo.. If
th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la mp
and the6 restraint system warning lam plight
up simultaneousl y,thef ront passenger seat may
no tbeu sed. Also in this case, do no t/tac hild
re straint system tothef ront passenger seat. Ha ve
th ea utomatic front passenger airbag shuto.
ch eckeda nd repaired immediatel yataquali/ed
specialis tworks hop.
S
S t
tatus display
atus display
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes ta-
tus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect fort he
cur rent situation.
ATer
ATer /tting
/tting ar
arearw
earw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hildr
hil dr es
estrtraint sy
aint sy s-
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t em t
em t ot
othe fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::PA SSENGE RAIR
BA GO FFmust be lit continuous ly. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath when
usin gar earward-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. When /tting
achild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page74).
Dependin gonthechild restraint system an dthe
statu reofthec hild, theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFF
indicator la mpmaybeo .. In this case, do no t/t
th er ear ward-facing child restraint system tothe
front passenger seat.
Instead, /t ther ear ward-facing child restraint sys-
te mtoas uitablerear seat.
ATer ATer /tting
/tting af
aforw
orw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estr
traint sy
aint sy s-
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t em t
em t ot
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he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::dependin gonthe 54
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ch
ild restraint system an dthe statur eofthechild,
PA SSENGE RAIRBA GO FFmaybel it continuous ly
or be o.. Alw ayso bser vethef ollowing informa-
tion. &
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W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
incor rect positionin goftheforw ard-facing
ch ild restraint system
If yo us ecur eac hild in aforwa rd-facing child
re straint system on thef ront passenger seat
th at is positioned tooc lose tothec ockpit, in
th ee vent of an accident, thec hild could:
R come int ocontact wit hparts of thev ehi-
cle' sinterior if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pislit,fore xamp le
R be st ruck bythea irbag if theP ASSENGER
AIR BA GOFFindicator la mpis o. #
Alwaysm ove thef ront passenger seat as
fa rb ackasp ossible and full yretra ct the
seat cushion lengt hadjustment .While
doin gso, alw aysm akes uret hat the
shoulde rbelt st rapisc orrectl yr outed
from thes eat belt outle tofthevehicle to
th es houlder belt guide on thec hild re
straint system .The shoulder belt strap
must be routed forw ards and down wards
from thes eat belt outlet. If necessar y,
adjust thef ront passenger seat accord-
ingl y. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restraint
system manufactu rer's installation
inst ructions. When /tting
achild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page74).
If ap er
If ap erson is sitting on t
son is sitting on t he fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::
PA SSENGE RAIRBA GO FFmaybel it continuous ly
or be o., dependin gonthe person' sstature.
Ap erson on thef ront passenger seat must alw ays
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied byan
adult or aperson wit hastatur ec orresponding
to that of an adult ,the PASSENGE RAIRBAG
OF Findicator la mpmust be o.. This indicates
th at thef ront passenger airbag is enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is lit continuousl y,an adult or person wit
hab uildc orresponding tothat of an adult
mus tnotuse thef ront passenger seat.
Instead, they should use arear seat.
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied by a
person of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFF
indicator la mpis either lit continuousl yor
re mains o., depending on thec lassi/cation.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is o.: mo vethef ront passenger seat
as farb ackasp ossible, or thep erson of
smaller statur eshould use arear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is lit continuousl y:thep erson of
smaller statur eshould no tuse thef ront
passenger seat. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathw hen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is lit
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp remains lit aTer thes elf-test, thef ront
passenger airbag is disabled. Occupant saf
ety
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pants. These measures canno
tnecessaril ypre-
ve nt an imminent impact.
PRE-SAFE ®
PLUS ca nimp lement thef ollowing
measures independentl yofeacho ther:
R Tightening thes eat belts on thed rive r's seat
and front passenger seat.
R Activating ther ear hazard warning lights at a
higher 0ashing frequency.
R Increasing brak epressur ewhen thev ehicleis
stationar y.This brak eapplication is cancelled
automaticall ywhent he vehicle pull saway.
If an accident did no toccur ,the pre-emptive
measures that we re ta kena re re versed.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system will no tinitiat eanyaction in thef ol-
lowing situations:
R when reve rsing
The system will no tinitiat eanybraking application
in thef ollowing situations:
R whilst driving
or R
when entering or exiting aparking space while
using ActiveP arking Assist A A
ut
ut omatic measur
omatic measur es
esaTer
aTer an accident
an accident
Dependin gonthe type and se verity of thea cci-
dent, and depending on thev ehicle's equipment,
th ef ollowing measures can be implemented, for
ex ample:
R automati cbraking (post-collision brake)
R activatin gthe haza rdwa rning lights
R triggering an automatic emer gency call
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R switching o. thed rive system and high-volt-
ag eo n-boar delectrical system
R unlocking thev ehicled oors
R lowe ring thes ide windo ws
R displaying thee mer gency guide in them ulti-
media system display
R switching on thei nterior lighting F F
unction of t unction of t he pos
he post-collision brt-collision br ake
ake
Depending on thea ccident situation, thep ost-col-
lision brak ecan minimise thes everity of afurther
collision or evenavoid it.
If an accident is de tected, thep ost-collision brake
can implement automatic braking. When thev ehi-
cle has come toas tandstill, thee lectric parking
brak eisa utomaticall yapplied.
The driver can cancel automatic braking bytaking
th ef ollowing actions:
R braking mor estrongl ythan automati cbraking
R fullydepressin gthe accelerator peda lwith
fo rce Saf
Saf
el
elytrytr anspor
anspor ting c
ting childr
hildren in t
en in t he v
he vehicle
ehicle Alw
ay
Alw ayso bserv
so bserv ewhen c
ew hen c hildr
hildren ar
en ar etrav
et rav elling in t
elling in t he
he
v
v ehicle
ehicle %
Also strictl yobser vethes afet yn otes fort he
speci/c situation .Inthiswayyou can recog-
nise po tential risk sa nd avo id danger sifchil-
dren ar etrave lling in thev ehicle
(/ page58). Occupan
tsafety
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Simpl
yattachin gtothe secu ring rings on thev ehi-
cle can reduce ther isk of /tting thec hild restraint
system incor rectl y.
When securing achild wit hthe integ rateds eat
belt of theI SOFIX or i-Sizec hildrestraint system,
al wa ys compl ywitht he permissible gross weight
fo rt he child and child restraint system
(/ page 67).
A
A dv
dv ant
ant ag
ageofar
eofar earw
earwar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estrtraint sy
aint sy s-
s-
t
t em
em
It is preferable totranspor tababyoras mallchild
in as uitable rear wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te m. In this case, thec hild sits in theo pposite
direction tothed irection of tr avel and faces bac k-
wa rds.
Babies and small children ha vecomparatively
we ak nec kmuscle sinrelation tothes ize and
we ight of their head. The risk of injur ytothe cer-
vica lspine during an accident can be reduced in a
re ar wa rd-facing child restraint system. Alw
ay
Alw ayss ecur
ss ecur eac
eac hild r
hild r es
estr
traint syst
aint syst em corr
em correctly
ectly &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
incor rect ins tallation of thec hild restraint
system
Th ec hild can then no tbep rotected or
re strained as intended. #
Be su retocompl ywitht he manu factur-
er's installation inst ruction sfor thec hild
re straint system an dits correct use. #
Mak esuret hat thee ntir ebase of the
ch ild restraint system al ways rests on
th es itting sur face of thes eat. #
Neverp lace objects (e.g. cushions)
under or behind thec hild restraint sys-
te m. #
Use child restraint system sonlyw itht he
original co verd esigned fort hem. #
Alwaysr eplace damaged co vers with
ge nuine co vers. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath due to
unsecured child restraint system sinthe
ve hicle
If th ec hild restraint system is incor rectl y/ tted
or no tsecured, it can come loose.
The child restraint system coul dbe0ung
aroun dand hit vehicle occupants. #
Alwaysi ns tallch ild restraint system scor-
re ctl y,even when no tinuse. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restraint
system manufactu rer's installation
inst ructions. R
Alwayso bser vethec hild restraint system
manufactu rer's installation and operating
inst ruction sasw ell asthev ehicle-speci/c
information:
- Fitting theI SOFIX or i-Sizec hildrestraint
system tother ear seat (/ page67).
- Securing thec hild restraint system wi th
th es eat belt on ther ear seat
(/ page72). Occupan
tsafety
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Securing thec hild restraint system wi th
th es eat belt on thef ront passenger seat
(/ page75). Obser vethes peci/c
inst ruction sfor ther ear ward-facing and
fo rw ard-facing child restraint systems
(/ page 74).
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
ensure, bo thbefor eand during thej our-
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger
airbag is cor rect fort he cur rent situation
(/ page53).
R Obser vethew arnin glabels in thev ehiclei nte-
ri or and on thec hild restraint system.
R Alsosecur eTop Tether if present.
Do no
Do no tmodify t
tm odify t he c
he child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em
em &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue tomodi/ca-
tions tothec hild restraint system
Th ec hild restraint system can no lon gerfunc-
tion proper ly.T his poses an increased risk of
injur y. #
Neverm odify achild restraint system. #
Onlya1x accessories whic hhaveb een
speciall yappr ove dfor this ch ild restraint
system bythec hild restraint system's
manufactu rer. Mercedes‑Benz
recommends Mercedes-Benz
car eproducts forc leaning child restraint systems
re commended byMercedes-Benz.
Onl
Onl yuse c
yu se c hildr
hil dr es
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems whic
ems whic har
harein
ein
pr
pr ope rw
ope rwor
orking condition
king condition &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath caused
by theu se of damaged child restraint sys-
te ms
Child restraint system sortheirretaining sys-
te ms that ha vebeen subjected tostres sinan
accident ma ynotbe able toper form their
intended pr otectiv efunction.
It ma ybet he case that thec hild cann otbe
proper ly restrained. #
Alwaysi mmediatel yreplace child
re straint system sthat ha vebeen dam-
aged or in volved in an accident. #
Have thes ecuring systems fort he child
re straint system schec kedata quali/ed
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restraint system again. A
A
v
voi dd ir
oi dd irec ts unlight
ec ts unlight &
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WARNING
ARNING Riskofb urns whe nthe child
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restraint system is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could su.er burns from these parts,
particular lyon me tallic parts of thec hild
re straint system. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec hild restraint
system is no texposed todirect sunlight. #
Protect thec hild restraint system wi th a
blank et,for example. #
Ifth ec hild restraint system ha sbeen
ex posed todirect sunlight, allo witto
cool befor esecuring achild int oit. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. 60 60
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tsafety

Observ
Observ
ewhen st
ew hen st opping or par
opping or par king
king &
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W ARNING
ARNING Risk of accident and 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. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk offatalinjur ydue toexpo-
sur etoe xtrem eheatorc old in thev ehicle
If persons ,particular lych ildren, ar esubjected
to prolonged exposur etointense heat or cold,
th er eisar isk of se vere injur yore vend eath. #
Neverlea ve persons, particular lych il-
dren, unattended in thev ehicle. Ov Ov
er ervie
vie wofr
wofr ecommende dc
ecommende dchild r
hild r es
estr
traint syst
aint syst ems
ems %
Further informatio nonthe cor rect child
re straint system ca nbeobtaine data quali-
/ed specialis tworks hop. Mercedes-Ben zrec-
ommends that youu seaM ercedes-Benz
Service Centr efor this purpose. Secur
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