2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV child restraint

N
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)
N
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 &
W
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
74
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
(/ page53). R
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
75 75

O
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. &
W
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 &
W
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
76
Occupan
tsafety

&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk 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. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seat height is adjusted carelessly
If yo ua djust thes eat height carelessl y,yo uor
ot her vehicle occupants could be trapped and
th ereb yinjured. Children in particular could accidentall
ypress
th ee lectrical seat adjustmen tbuttons and
become trapped. #
While moving thes eats, mak esuret hat
hands or other body parts do no tget
under thel ever assembl yofthe seat
adjustme ntsystem. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue tohead
re straints no tbeing /tted or being adjus-
te di ncor rectly
If head restraints ha venotb eeninstalled or
ha ve notb eena djusted cor rectl y,ther eisan
increased risk of injur yinthe head and neck
area, e.g. in thee vent of an accident or when
braking. #
Alwaysd rive wit hthe head restraints /t-
te d. #
Befor edriving o., mak esuref or every
ve hicle occupan tthat thec entr eoft he
head restraint supports theb ackoft he
head at about eyel evel. Do no
tinter chang ethe head restraints of the
front and rear seats. Otherwise, youw ill no tbe
able toadjust theh eight and angle of theh ead
re straints co rrectl y.
Ad just theh ead restraint fore -and-aT position so
th at it is as close as possibl etothe bac kofyour
head. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will no to.er thei ntended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm oved thes eat
backrest toan almos tvertical position.
In particular ,you ma yslip under thes eatbelt
and injur eyourself. #
Adjust thes eat proper lybefor ebegin-
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsu rethat thes eat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec entr eofy our shoul-
der. 104
104
Seats and st
owing

A
A
djus
djus ting r
ting r ear seats mec
ear seats mec hanically
hanically &
W
W ARNING
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
W ARNING
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. R
The seat backrest will no tbeablerestrain
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 &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfroma djusting
th er ear seat swhile driving
Yo uoro ther vehicle occupants could be trap-
ped and thereb yinjured.
Ad just ther ear seat sbefor estartin gt he drive
system. *
N
NOOTE
TE Dama gecaused byobjects in the
fo ot we ll or behind ther ear seats When adjusting
thef ore-and-a Tposition, the
re ar seats and/or theo bject can be damaged. #
Stow objects in asuitable place. This function is
availabl eonlyf or vehicles wit ha
mo vable rear ben chseat.
The component softherear ben chseat can be
mo ved. Youc an mo vether ight-hand and leT-hand
parts toget her wit hthe cent repar tindependent ly
of eac hother.T his allo wsyoutom aket he foot-
we ll lar gerine ither thes econd or thirdr ow of
seats. Seats and st
owing
107
107

#
Press button 1repeatedl yuntil thed esired
blo wersetting has been reached.
Dependin gonthe blo wersetting, up tothree
indicator lamps will light up. If all indicator
lamps ar eo.,thes eat ventilation is switched
o.. S S
t
teer
eer ing wheel
ing wheel A
A
djus
djusting t ting t he st
he steer
eering wheel manual ly
ing wheel manually &
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. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment forc hildren
when adjustin gthe steering wheel
Children coul dinjur ethemse lves if they adjust
th es teering wheel. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leavin gthe vehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. U
Unl
oc
nloc king
king #
Foldrelease le ver1 down as farasitw ill go. 114
114
Seats and st
owing

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 &
W
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
123
123

Displa
Displa
ymessag
ym essag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
Front-passenger airbag
enabled See Owner's Man-
ual *T
he front passen gera irbag will be enabled while thev ehicleisinm otion in thef ollowing situations:
R even when achild, asmall adult or an object weighing less than thes ystemw eight thre shold is located on thef ront
passenger seat
R even when thef ront passenger seat is no toccupied
The system ma ydetect objects or forc es that ar eaddin gtot heweight applied tothes eat. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathw hen using achild restraint system whil ethe front passenger airbag is ena-
bled
If yo us ecur eac hild in achild restraint system on thef ront passenger seat and thef ront passenger airbag is ena-
bled, thef ront passenger airbag can deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be struc kbythe airbag. #
Ensu re,b othb efor eand during thej ourne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect.
NEVER use arear wardfacing child restraint on aseatp rotected byan ACTIV EA IRBA Ginf ront of it, DEATH or
SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe CHIL Dcan occur. #
Stop thev ehiclei mmediatel yinaccordance wit hthe tra1c conditions. #
Mak esuret hat no objects ar etrapped under thef ront passenger seat. #
Chec kthe status of automatic front passenger airbag actuatio n(/ pag e53). #
If necessar y,consul taquali/ed specialis tworks hop immediatel y. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps
361
361