2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV warning

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itting t
itting t he ISOFIX or i‑Size c
he ISOFIX or i‑Size c hild r
hild res
estrtraint syst
aint syst em
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on t
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and r ight r
ight r ear seats
ear seats &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if ther ear
benc hseat, 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-
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. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathift he
permissible gross mass of thec hild and
ch ild restraint system toge ther is excee-
ded.
To om uchl oad ma ybeplaced on theI SOFIX
or i‑Sizec hildrestraint system sand thec hild
ma ynotbe restrained co rrectl yint heevent of
an accident, fore xamp le. #
Ifth ec hild and thec hild restraint system
to get her weigh mor ethan 33 kg ,only
use an ISOFIX or i‑Size child restraint
system wi thwhic hthe child is secured
wit hthe vehicle seat belt. #
Also secur ethe child restraint system
wi th th eTop Tether belt, if available. Alw
aysc ompl ywitht he information abou tthe
mass of thec hild restraint system:
R inthem anufacturer's installation and operat-
ing inst ruction sfor thec hild restraint system
used
R onalabel onthec hild restraint system ,if
present Re
gula rlyc hec kthat thep ermissible gross mass
of thec hild and child restraint system is still com-
plie dwith.
When /tting achild restraint system ,obser vethe
fo llowing:
O Alwayso bser vethec orrect use of thes eats
and consider their suitability fora ttaching a
ch ild restraint system.
ISOFIX child seat securing system
(/ page64)
or
i‑Size child seat securing system
(/ page66)
O Alwaysc ompl ywitht he manu facturer's
installation and operating instructions fort he
ch ild restraint system used.
O Makesur ethat thec hild' sfee tdon ottouch
th ef ront seat. If necessar y,mo vethef ront
seat slightl yforwa rds.
® When /tting an ISOFIX child restraint sys-
te m, also obser vethef ollowing:
O When using abab
When using ababyc ar seat in w
yc ar seat in w eightgr
eight group oup
0/0+ and ar
0/0+ and arearw
earw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estrtraint
aint Occupant saf
ety
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R
ear benc
ear benc hseat (second ro
hs eat (secon drowofs eats):
wofs eats): 1
ISOFIX mountin gbrack et
2 i‑Size mounting brac ket#
Attach theI SOFIX or i‑Sizec hildrestraint sys-
te mtob othm ounting brac kets in thev ehicle. V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hat
hathir
hirdro
dro wofs eats:
wofs eats: #
Attach theI SOFIX child restraint system to
bo th ISOFIX mountin gbrack ets 1. F
F
ast
ast ening aT
ening aTop Tet
op Tether
her &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathifthe
re ar seat backrests ar enotloc keda Ter
To pT ether belt sare/tted
The rear seat backrests ma yfold forw ards
when youa redriving.
As aresult, child restraint system swillnol on-
ge rbea bletoper form their intended pr otec-
tiv ef unction .This ma yalso cause additional
injuries. #
Alwaysl oc kr ear seat backrests aTer /t-
ting TopT ether belts. #
Obse rvet he loc kveri/cation indicator. If
th er ear seat backrest is no tengaged and
loc kedinp lace,ther ed loc kveri/cation indicator
will be visible.
¯ Ifth ec hild restraint system is equipped
wi th aT op Tether belt:
The risk of injur ymaybe reduced byTo p
Te ther.T he TopT ether belt enables an
additional connection between thec hild Occupant saf
ety
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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
(/ page53).
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F r
ront passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
W
W eigh tcat
eigh tcategor
egor y0:upt
y0:upt o10kg
o10kg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
X
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory0+: up t
y0 +: up t o13k
o13kgg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
X
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryI:9t
yI:9t o18kg
o18kg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
UF,L
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryII: 15 t
yI I: 15 t o25k
o25k gg Fr
ont passenger airbag enabled 1
UF,L
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W
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

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
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Occupant saf
ety

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
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Occupan
tsafety

A
A
ctiv
ctiv atin gand deactiv
atin gand deactiv atingt
atin gthe c
he c hild safe
hild safe ty lock
ty lock
f
f or t
or t he r
he r ear side windo ws
ear side windo ws#
T
Toa ctiv
oa ctiv at
ate/deactiv
e/deactiv at
ate:
e: press button 2.
The rear side wind owcan be opened or closed
in thef ollowing cases:
R indicator lamp 1is lit: via thes witc hon
th ed rive r's door R
indicator lamp 1is o.: via thes witc hon
th ec orresponding rear door or driver's
door N
No
ot
tes on pe
es on pe ts in t
ts in the v
he vehicle
ehicle &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tand injur ydue
to animals leT unsecured or unat tended in
th ev ehicle
If yo ul eave animals in thev ehicleu nattended
or unsecured, they could press buttons or
switches, fori nstance.
An animal ma y:
R activat evehiclee quipment and become
trapped, fore xamp le
R switc hsystems on or o. and endanger
ot her roadusers
Unsecured animals maybethrow na bout the
ve hicle in thee vent of an accident, or sudden
steering and braking manoeuvres, and injure
ve hicle occupants. #
Neverlea ve animals unat tended in the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysc orrectl ys ecur eanimals while
driving ,e.g.u sing asuitable animal car-
ri er. 78
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Occupant saf
ety

#
Ifth et ailgat eisstopped in an intermediate
position, pull it upwards. Release it as soon as
it begins toopen.
If an obstacle obst ructs thet ailgat eduring the
automati copening process, bloc kage detection
will stop thet ailgate. The automatic bloc kage
de tection function is onl yanaid. It is no tasubsti-
tut efor your attentiveness. Closing t
Closing t
he t
he tailg
ailgate
ate &
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. Obser
vethen otes on loadin gthe vehicle.
N No ot
tes on closin gt
es on closin gthe t
he t ailg
ailgat
ate:
e: your vehicle is
equipped wit hautomati ckeyrecognition. If akey
belongin gtothevehicle is de tected in thev ehicle,
th et ailgat ewill no tbel ocked.
No tethat thet ailgat ewill no tbel ockedint hefol-
lowing situation:
R Youh ave lockedt he vehicle and close thet ail-
ga te while akeybelongin gtothevehicle is
inside thev ehicle.
and
R Asecon dkeybelongin gtothevehicle is not
de tected outside thev ehicle.
Au tomatic keyr ecognition is onl yanaid and is not
as ubstitut efor your attentiveness. #
Befor elocking, ensur ethat at leas tone key
belongin gtothevehicle is outside thev ehicle. #
T Toc lose t
oc lose t he t
he tailg
ailgat
ate:
e: pull thet ailgat edown-
wa rdsw itht he handle and le titdropi ntot he
loc k.
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hanEASY
hanE ASY-PAC
-P AC Kt
Ktailg
ailg ate
ate &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped dur-
ing automatic closing of thet ailgate
Body parts ma ybecome trapped. Ther emay
be people in thec losing area. #
Mak esuret hat nobody is in thev icinity
of thec losing area.
Use one of thef ollowing options tostop the
closin gprocess:
R Press thep button on thek ey.
R Press or pul lthe remo teoperating switch
on thed rive r's door.
R Press thec losing or locking button on the
ta ilgate.
R Press thet op of theM ercedes star on the
ta ilgate. 88
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Opening and closing

U
U
nloc
nloc king t
king t he t
he tailg
ailg at
atew it
ew itht
ht he eme rg
he emerg encykey
ency key R R
eq eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The rear seat backres thas been folded
fo rw ard.
R The load compartmen tcove rhas been
re mo ved. #
Remo vethee mer gency key( /pag e81). #
Inse rtemer gency key2into opening 1in
th et rima nd push it in.
The tailgat ewill be unloc ked. Side windo
ws
Sid ew indo ws Openin
gand closing t
Openin gand closing t he side windo ws
he side wind ows &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped when
opening asidew indow
When youo pen aside windo w,parts of the
body could be dr awninorb ecome trapped
between thes ide windo wand windo wframe. #
When opening, mak esuret hat nobody is
to uching thes ide windo w. #
If someone is trapped ,release theb ut-
to ni mmedia tely or pull it in order to
close thes ide windo wagain. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
closing aside window
When closing aside windo w,body parts could
be trapped in thec losing area in thep rocess. #
When closing, mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. #
If someone is trapped, release theb ut-
to ni mmedia tely or press theb utton in
order toreopen thes ide windo w. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped when
ch ildren operat ethe side wind ows
Children could become trapped if they operate
th es ide windo ws,particular lywhen unat ten-
ded. #
Activat ethe child saf etyl oc kf or ther ear
side windo ws. #
When leavin gthe vehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The po wersuppl yort hevehicle has been
switched on. 92
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Opening and closing