2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV wheel

F
F
unctions of ABS
unctions of ABS The Anti-loc
kBrake System (ABS) regula test he
brak epressur einc ritical driving situations:
R During braking, fori nstance, at maximum full-
stop braking or if ther eisi nsu1cient tyr etrac-
tion, thew heels ar epreve nted from locking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensu red.
If ABS inter venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road con-
dition sand can ser veas areminder totake extra
car ew hile driving.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
R ABS is acti vefrom speed sofapprox. 5km/ h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunctio nifa
malfunction ha soccur reda nd they ellow !
ABS warning lam plights up continuousl yaTer
th ev ehicleiss tarted. F
F
unction of B
unction of B AS
AS &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident caused by a
malfunction in BAS(Brak eAssist System)
If BAS is malfunctioning, theb raking distance
in an emer gency braking situatio nis
increased. #
Dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull forc ein
emer gency braking situations. ABS pre-
ve nts thew heels from locking. The Brak
eAssist System (BAS) supports your
emer gency braking situatio nwitha dditional brake
fo rc e.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BAS is
activated:
R BAS automaticall yboosts theb rake pressure.
R BAS can shor tent he brakin gdistance.
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual once your elease
th eb rake pedal. BASis deactivated. F
F
unctions of ESP
unctions of ESP ®
® &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry out
ve hicle stabilisation. #
ESP ®
should onl ybedeactivated in the
fo llowing situations. The Electronic
Stability Prog ram( ESP ®
)c an moni-
to ra nd impr oved riving stability and traction in
th ef ollowing situation swithin ph ysical limits:
R When pulling awayonw etor slipper ycarriage-
ways.
R When braking.
If th ev ehicled eviates from thed irection desired
by thed rive r,ESP ®
can stabilise thev ehicleby
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
R The driv eoutput is adap teda ccording tothe
situation. 198
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ESP
®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn-
ing lam plights up continuousl yinthe inst rument
cluster.
Obser vethef ollowing points when ESP ®
is deacti-
va ted:
R Driving stability will no longer be impr oved.
R The driv ewheels could spin.
R ETS/4ET Straction control is still active.
% When ESP ®
is deactivated, youa restill assis-
te dbyE SP®
when braking.
If the ÷ ESP®
wa rning lam p0ashes in the
inst rument clus ter,one or se veralw heels has
re ached its grip limit:
R Adaptthe drivin gstyle tosuit thep reva iling
ro ad and weather conditions.
R Do no tdeactivat eESP®
under an ycircums tan-
ces.
R Onlydepress thea ccelerator pedal as farasis
necessar y. It ma
ybeb esttod eactivat eESP®
in thef ollowing
situations:
R When using sno wchains.
R In deep sno w.
R On sand or grav el.
% Spinning thew heels result sinac utting
action ,whic he nhances traction.
If the ÷ ESP®
wa rning lam plights up continu-
ousl y,ESP ®
is no tavailabl eduetoam alfunction.
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R Warning and indicator lamps (/ page407)
R Displa ymessage s(/ pag e358)
ET
ET S/4ET S/4ET S(Electr
S( Electr onicTr
onic Tractio nSyst
actio nSystem)
em)
ETS/4ET Stractio ncont rolisp artofE SP®
and
makes it possible topull awayand accelerat eona
slipper ycarriag ewa y.
ETS/4ET Scan impr ovethev ehicle's traction by
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R The driv ewheels ar ebrake di ndividuall yifthey
spin. R
Mor edrive torque is tr ansferredtot he wheel
or wheels wit htraction.
In0uence
In0uence of dr
of driv
ivepr
epr ogr
ograms on ESP
ams on ESP ®
®
The driv eprog rams enable ESP ®
to adap ttod if-
fe re nt we ather and road conditions as well as the
driver's prefer redd riving style. Dependin gonthe
selected driv eprogram, thea ppropriat eESP®
mode will be activated. Youc an select thed rive
prog rams using theD YNAMIC SELECT switch
(/ page168). F
F
unction of ESP
unction of ESP ®
®
Cr
Cr osswind Assist
osswind Assist ESP
®
Crosswind Assist de tects sudden gusts of
side wind and helps thed rive rtok eepthev ehicle
in thel ane:
R ESP ®
Crosswind Assist is activ eatvehicle
speeds abo veappr ox.8 0k m/h whend riving
straigh tahead or cornering slightl y.
R The vehicle is stabilised bymeans of individual
brak eapplication on one side. Drivin
gand parking
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A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv atingESP
atin gESP®
®
(Electr
(Electr onicSt
onic Stability
ability
Pr
Pr ogr
ogr am)
am) Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
% ESP®
can onl ybeactivated/deactivated using
qu icka ccessw hen at least one other function
is availabl einq uicka ccess. ESP ®
can other-
wise be found in theAssistance menu. #
Select ESP. #
Select Onorå Off.
ESP ®
is deactivated if theå ESP®
OFF warn-
ing lam plights up continuousl yinthe inst rument
cluster.
Obser vethei nformation on warning lamps and
displa ymessage swhichm aybe shown in the
inst rument clus ter. F
F
unction of EBD
unction of EBD Electronic Breakforce Distribution (EBD) is
char-
acterised bythef ollowing:
R Monitoring and regulating theb rake pressure
on ther ear wheels.
R Impr oveddriving stability when braking, espe-
ciall yonb ends. F
F
unction of S
unction of S TEER C
TEER CONTR
ONTROL
OL ST
EER CONTROL assists youbyt ransmitting a
noticeable steering forc etot he steering whee lin
th ed irection requ ired forv ehicles tabilisation.
This steering recommendation is given in thef ol-
lowing situations:
R both right wheels or bo thleT wheels ar eona
we tors lipper yroad sur face when youb rake
R thev ehicles tartstos kid
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
ST EER CONTROL ma ybeimpaired or ma ynot
function in thef ollowing situations:
R ESP ®
is deactivated. R
ESP ®
is malfunctioning.
R The steering is malfunctioning.
If ESP ®
is malfunctioning, youw ill be assisted fur-
th er by thee lectric po wersteering. HOLD function
HOLD function
HOLD function
HOLD function
The HOLD function holds
thev ehicleata stand-
still without requ iring youtod epress theb rake
pedal, e.g. while waiting in tra1c.
The HOLD function is onl yanaid. The responsibil-
ity fort he vehicle safel ystanding still remains with
th ed rive r.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
The HOLD function is onl yintended toprov ide
assistance when driving and is no tasu1cient
means of safeguarding thev ehiclea gains trolling
awa ywhen stationa ry.
R The incline must no tbegreater than 30%. 200
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Se
Se
tting A
tting A TTENTIO NASSIST
TTENTIO NASSIST
Multimedi asystem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Attention Assist
Se
Se tting op
tting op tions
tions #
Select Standard ,Sensitive orOff .
Sugg
Sugg es
esting ar
ting ares
estartar ea
ea #
Select Sugges trest area . #
Activat eord eactivat ethe function.
If AT TENTIO NASSIS Tdetects fatigue or
increasing lac kofattention, it suggests arest
area in thev icinity. #
Select thes uggested rest area.
Yo ua reguided tothes elected rest area. Cr
Cr
uise contr
uise control an dlimit
ol an dlimit er
er F
F
unction of cr
unction of cr uise contr
uise controlol
Cruise control regula test he spee dtothevalue
selected bythed rive r.
If yo ua ccelerat etoovertake, fore xamp le,the
stored spee disnotdele ted. If your emo veyour fo
ot from thea ccelerator pedal aTer overtaking,
cruise cont rolw illresume speed regulation back
to thes tore ds peed.
Yo uc an stor eanyspeed abo ve20 km/h up tothe
maximum design speed or up tothes etwinter
tyr elimit. In driv eprogram ;,t he adjustable
spee dislimited to130 km/h.
Obser vethen otes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility ;you ma yotherwise failto recognise
danger s(/pag e196).
Display
Display sint
sinthe Ins
he Ins tr
trumen tDisplay
umen tDisplay
R h (gre y): cruise control is selected but not
yet activated.
R h (gre en): cruise control is active.
As tore ds peed appear salong wit hthe h dis-
pla y.
% The segments extending from thec urrent
stored speed tothee nd of thes cale, or tothe
se tw inter tyr elimit, light up in thes peedome-
te r. Syst Syst
em limits em limits
Cruis econtrol ma ybeunabletom aintain the
stored spee donuphillgradients. The stored
speed is resumed when theg radien tevens out.
Increase recuperation in good time on long and
steep downhill gradients. Take particular no teof
th is when driving aladen vehicle. By doin gso,you
will mak euse of thee lectric mo tor's braking
e.ect tocharge theh igh-voltag ebatter y.This
re lie vest he load on theb rake system and pre-
ve nts theb rake sf romo verheating and wearing
to oq uickl y.
Do no tuse cruise control in thef ollowing situa-
tions:
R in tra1c situation swhichrequir efrequ ent
ch anges of speed, e.g .inheavy tra1c, on
winding roads
R on slipper yroads. Acceleratin gcan cause the
driv ewheels tolose traction and thev ehicle
coul dthen skid.
R when visibility is poor 204
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gand parking

%
Ifyo ub rake ,d eactivat eESP®
or if ESP ®
inter-
ve nes, cruis econt rolisd eactivated. The varia-
ble limi terisn otdeactivated.
Inf
Inf or
ormation on t
mation on t he per
he per manent limit
manent limit er
er
If th ev ehicles hould ne vere xceed aspeci/c
speed (e.g. ford riving in winter tyr emode), you
can se tthis spee dwitht he permanent limi ter.
Yo udot hisbylimiting thes peed between
160 km/h and 240 km/h in them ultimedia sys-
te m( /pag e207).
If yo ul imit thes peed toav alue abo vethev ehi-
cle' sm aximum speed whic hcan be driven or
maximum desig nspeed, thep ermanent limiter
has no e.ect.
Shortl ybefor ethe se tspeed is reached, it
appear sinthe Inst rument Displa y.When youc on-
/r mt he message, displa ymessages no longer
appear until yous witc ho.the vehicle. The speed
will onl ybedisplaye dagain once thev ehicleh as
been restar tedorift he setspeed is changed.
The permanent limi terd oes no tswitc htop assive
mode even during kickdown and thed rive ns peed
re mains belo wthe se tspeed. Se
Se tting t
tting t he limit speed f
he limit speed f or wint
or winter tyr
er tyres
es
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Winter tyres limit #
Select aspeed or deactivat ethe function. A
A
ctiv
ctiv eDist
eD istance Assis
ance AssistD IS
tD ISTR
TR ONIC
ONIC F F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv ctiveDist
eD istance Assis
ance AssistD IS
tD ISTR
TR ONIC
ONIC
Ac tiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cmaintains the
se ts peed on free-0owing roads. If vehicles in
front ar edetected, thes etdistance is maintained,
if necessar y,until thev ehiclec omestoah alt. The
ve hicle accelerates or brakes dependin gonthe
distance tothev ehicleinf ront and thes etspeed.
The speed (from 20 km/h) and thed istance to
th ev ehicleinf ront ar esetand sa vedont he steer-
ing wheel.
The adjustable se tspeed can vary due tothef ol-
lowing factors:
R Driv eprogram selected ;(/page167)
R Stored limit speed (e.g. winter tyr elimit)
(/ page207) Other
features of ActiveD istance Assist
DISTRONIC:
R Adjusts thed riving style depending on the
selected driv eprogram (energy-saving, com-
fo rtable or dynamic) (/ page167)
R Initiates acceleratio ntothe stored spee difthe
tur ns igna lindica toriss witched on tochange
to theo vertaking lane
R V
Vehicle swit
ehicle swithDr
hDr iving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age:
e:
- Reacts tostationa ryvehicles de tected in
urban speed ranges (e xcep tb icycles and
mo torc yc les)
- Take so ne-sided overtaking restrictions
int oa ccou nt on mo torw aysoronm ulti-
lane roads wit hseparat ecarriag ewa ys
(countr y-dependent)
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hDr
hDriving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
agea nd
ea nd
P
P ar
ar king P
king P ack
ackag
age:
e: ifth ev ehicleh as been braked to
as tandstil lonm ulti-lane, separat ecarriag ew ays
by ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC, it can auto-
matical lyfollo wt he vehicle in front when driving
o. again within 30 seconds. If acritical situation
is de tected when driving o., avisual and acoustic Driving and parking
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R
The transmissio nisinpositionh.
R The driver's doo risclosed.
R Che ckofther adar senso rsystemh as been
successfull ycomple ted.
R Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is no tbeing used
to par kthe vehicle or toexit from aparking
space. #
T
T oo per
oo per at
ateA
eA ctiv
ctiv eDist
eD istance Assis
ance Assist t
DIS
DIS TR
TRONIC:
ONIC: pressther ockers witches on the
stee ring wheel cont rolu nit up or down tothe
desired position.
Switc
Switc hing be
hing be tw
tween A
een A ctiv
ctiveDist
eD istance Assis
ance Assist t
DIS
DIS TR
TRONIC and t
ONIC and t he limit
he limiter
er #
Press theI button.
A A ctiv ctiv ating t
ating t he v
he var
ariable limit
iable limit er or A
er or Activ
ctiv eDist
eD istance
ance
Assis
AssistD IS
tD ISTR
TR ONIC
ONIC #
T
T oa ctiv
oa ctiv at
atew it
ew ithout ast
hout astor
ored speed:
ed speed: press
ro ck er switch 1upM or down N,or
select Jwiththe leT rock er switch.
or #
T
T oa ctiv
oa ctiv at
atew it
ew ithast
hast or
ored speed:
ed speed: selectJ
wit hthe leT rock er switch. #
A
A ctiv
ctiv eDist
eD istance Assis
ance AssistD IS
tD ISTR
TR ONIC:
ONIC: remo ve
yo ur foot from thea ccelerator pedal.
The cur rent vehicle speed is stored and main-
ta ined (Activ eDistance Assist DISTRONIC) or
limited (variable limiter) bythev ehicle.
A
A dop
dop ting adet
tin gad etect
ect ed speed limit
ed speed limit #
Activat eActiv eDistance Assist DISTRONIC. #
Ifat ra1c sign has been de tected and is dis-
pla yedint he inst rument clus ter: select J
wit hthe leT rock er switch.
The maximum permissible speed on thet ra1c
sign is adop tedast he stored speed. The vehi-
cle adapts its speed tothat of thev ehiclein
front ,but onl yuptot he stored speed.
Pulling awa
Pulling awaywit
yw ithA
hA ctiv
ctiv eDist
eD istance Assi st
ance Assi st
DIS
DIS TR
TRONIC
ONIC #
Activat eActiv eDistance Assist DISTRONIC
and remo ve yo urfoot from theb rake pedal. #
Select Jwiththe leT rock er switch.
or #
Depress thea ccelerator pedal brie0y and
/rml y.
The functions of ActiveD istance Assist
DISTRONI Ccontinue tobe car ried out.
Deactiv
Deactiv ating A
ating Activ
ctiv eDist
eD istance Assis
ance AssistD IS
tD ISTR
TR ONIC
ONIC 210
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R
Ø (white, redh ands): "hands on thes teer-
ing wheel" prom pt
% During thet ransition from activ etopassive
status, theØ symbol is shown as enlar ged
and 0ashing. Once thes ystemisp assive, the
Ø symbol is shown as grey intheI nstru-
ment Displa y.
% Depending on thes elected vehicle settings,
Ac tiveS teering Assist ma ybeunavailable.
S
S t
teer
eer ing and t
ing and t ouc
ouchdet
hd etection
ection
The driver is requ ired tokeep their hands on the
stee ring wheel at all time sand be abl etointer-
ve ne at an ytime tocor rect thec ourse of thev ehi-
cle and keep it in lane. The driver must expect a
ch ang efroma ctivetop assivemode or vice versa
at an ytime. If
th es ystemd etects that thed rive rh as not
steered thev ehiclef orac onsiderable period of
time or has remo vedt heir hand sfromt he steering
wheel, display 1appears. If thed rive rs till does
no tsteer thev ehicle, awarnin gtone sounds in
addition tothev isual warning message.
If th ed rive rd oes no treact tothew arnin gfor a
considerable period, thes ystemc an initiat ean
emer gency stop (/ page215).
The warning is no tissued or is stopped when the
driver gives con/ rmation tothes ystem:
R The driver steer sthe vehicle. R
Dependin gont
Dependin gonthe countr y:
he countr y:thed rive rp resses
as teering wheel button or operates Touch
Control
If Ac tiveS teering Assist de tects that as ystem
limi thas been reached, avisual warning is issued
and awarnin gtone sounds.
Obser vethen otes on driving systems and your
re sponsibility ;you ma yotherwise failto recognise
danger s(/pag e196).
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
Ac tiveS teering Assist has alimited steering tor-
qu ef or lateral guidance. In some cases, thes teer-
ing inter vention is no tsu1cient tokeep thev ehi-
cle in thel ane or todriv ethrough exits.
The system ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing instances:
R Ther eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due tosno w,rain,
fo g, heavy spr ay,g reatl yv arying ligh tcondi-
tions or strong shadow sonthe car riag ewa y.
R Ther eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c,
di re ct sunlight or re0ections.
R Insu1cient road illumination. 214
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R
The windsc reen is dirty ,misted up, damaged
or co veredint he vicinity of thec amera, e.g.
by astick er.
R No,ors everal, unclear lane markings ar epres-
ent foro ne lane, or them arkings change
qu ickl y,fore xamp le, in aconstruction area or
junctions.
R The lane marking sarewo rnawa y,dar korc ov-
ered up, e.g. bydirtors now.
R Ifth ed istance tothev ehicleinf ront is too
shor tand thus thel ane markings canno tbe
de tected.
R The roadisn arro wa nd winding.
R Ther eareobs tacles on thel ane or projecting
out int othe lane ,suc haso bject mar kers.
The system doe snotprov ide assistance in thef ol-
lowing conditions:
R On tight bends and when turning.
R When crossing junctions.
R Atroundabouts or toll stations.
R When thet yrep ressur eist oo lo w. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident if ActiveS teer-
ing Assist unexpectedl ystops functioning
If th es ysteml imits of ActiveS teering Assist
ar er eached ther eisnog uarantee that the
system will remain activ eorwillke ep thev ehi-
cle in lane. #
Alwaysk eep your hands on thes teering
wheel and obser vethet ra1c carefull y. #
Alwayss teer thev ehiclep aying attention
to tra1 cconditions. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident if ActiveS teer-
ing Assist unexpectedl yinter venes
The de tection of lane marking sand objects
ma ym alfunction and cause unexpected steer-
ing inter ventions. #
Steer according totra1 cconditions. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv atingA
atin gActiv
ctiv eSt
eSt eer
eering Assist
ing Assist
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R ESP ®
is activated, but is no tinter vening. R
ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cisactiva-
te d.
Multimedi asystem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Select aAct. Steer. Asst . F
F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv
ctiveEmerg
eE merg ency St
ency Stop Assist
op Assist If
th es ystemd etects that thed rive rh as not
steered thev ehiclef orac onsiderable period of
time or has remo vedt heir hand sfromt he steering
wheel, display 1appear sinthe Inst rument Dis-
pla y.Ifth ed rive rs till does no tsteer thev ehicle,
or gives no con/ rmation tothes ystem, aw arning Drivin
gand parking
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