2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV Owners Manual

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N
NO
OTE
TE Damag etovehicleb ody or suspen-
sion component scaused by/tted snow
ch ains On 4MATIC
vehicles, if you/ tsno wc hains on
th er ear wheels, youc an damag evehicleb ody
or suspension components. #
On 4MATIC vehicles, onl y/tsnowc hains
on thef ront wheels. Obser
vethef ollowing no tesw hen usin gsnow
ch ains:
R Snow chains ar eonlyp ermissible forc ertain
wheel/tyr ecombinations. Youc an obtain
information about this from aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
R Fors afet yr easons, onl yuse sno wchains that
ha ve been speci/call yappr oved fory our vehi-
cle byMercedes-Benz, or sno wchains with
th es ame qualit ystandard.
R If sno wchains ar e/tted, them aximum per-
missible speed is 50 km/h. R
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hA
hActiv
ctiv eP
ePar
arking Assist
king Assist: :do no tuse
Ac tiveP arking Assist when sno wchains are
/tted.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(/ page207).
% Youc an deactivat eESP®
to pull away
( / pag e200). This allo ws thewheels tospin,
achievin ganincreased driving forc e. T
T
yr
yr epr
epr essure
essure N
No
ot
tes on tyr
es on tyr epr
epressure
essure &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toinsu1-
cient or excessiv etyrep ressure
Un derin0a tedoro verin0ated ty resp ose in par-
ticular thef ollowing risks:
R The tyres can burst.
R The tyres can wearexcessivel yand/or
une venly. R
The driving characteristics as well as the
stee ring and braking characteristics may
be greatl yimp aired. #
Compl ywitht he recommended tyre
pressur eand checkt he tyr epressur eof
all tyres, including thes par ew heel, regu-
lar ly:
R monthly
R when thel oad changes
R befor eembarking on alon gerjourney
R if operating conditions change, e.g .o.-
ro ad driving #
Adjust thet yrep ressure, if necessar y. Ty
re pressur ewhichist oo high or tool ow can:
R Shor tent he service lif eofthe tyres.
R Caus eincreased tyr edamage.
R Adve rselya .ect driving characteristics and
th us driving saf ety, e.g. due toaquaplaning. 334
334
Wheel
sand tyres

&
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due torepea-
te dp ressur edropint he tyres
The wheels, valves or tyres could be damaged.
To ol ow atyrep ressur ecan lead tothet yres
bursting. #
Examine thet yres forf oreign objects. #
Chec kwhether thet yreh asap uncture
or thev alve has aleak. #
Ifyo ua reunable torectif ythe dama ge,
contact aquali/ed specialist workshop. Informatio
nontherecommended tyr epressure
fo rt he vehicle' sfactor y-/tted tyres can be found
on thet yrep ressur etable on thei nside of the
soc ket0 ap ( /pag e335).
Use asuitable pressur egaug etoc heckthe tyre
pressu re.T he outer appearance of atyred oes not
permit an yreliable conclusion about thet yrep res-
sure.
Onl ycorrect tyr epressures when thet yres are
cold. Conditions forc old tyres:
R The vehicle has been par kedw itht he tyres out
of direct sunlight foratl east thre eh ours. R
The vehicle has tr avelled less than 1.6 km.
The vehicle' styres heat up when driving .Asthe
te mp eratur eofthe tyres increases, so tood oes
th et yrep ressure.
V
V ehicles wit ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em:
em:
yo uc an also checkt he tyr epressur eusing the
on-boar dcomputer. T
T
yr
yr epr
epr essur
essur et
etable
able The tyr
epressur etable is on thei nside of the
soc ket0 ap. The tyr
epressur etable sho ws therecommended
tyr ep ressur efor all tyres appr ovedfor this vehi-
cle. The recommended tyr epressures appl yfor
cold tyres under various operating conditions, i.e.
loading and/or speed of thev ehicle.
If one or mor etyres izesp recede atyrep ressure,
th et yrep ressur einformation following is only
va lid fort hose tyr esizes. Wheels and tyres
335
335

If
th ep receding tyr esizes ar ecomplemented by
the + symbol, thet yrep ressur einformation
fo llowing sho wsalternativ etyrep ressures. These
tyr ep ressures ma yimp rove your vehicle' sride
comfort. Energy consum ption ma ythen increase
slightl y.
The loa dconditions "pa rtiall yladen" and "fully
laden" ar ede/ned in thet able ford i.erent num-
ber sofp assenger sand amounts of luggage. The
actual number of seats ma ydi.er from this.
Be sur etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334) T
T
yr
yr epr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em F
F
unction of t
unction of t he tyr
he tyrepr
epressur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em
The system checks thet yrep ressur eand thet yre
te mp eratur eofthe tyres /tted tothev ehicleby
means of atyrep ressur esensor.
The tyr epressur eand thet yret emperature
appear in theo n-boar dcomputer (/ page336).
If th er eisas ubstantial pressur eloss or if thet yre
te mp eratur eisexcessive, youw ill be warned with displa
ymessages (/ page403) or theh
wa rning lam pinthe inst rument cluster
(/ page417).
The tyr epressur emonitoring system is onl yan
aid. It is thed rive r's responsibility tosetthe tyre
pressu retother ecommended cold tyr epressure
suitable fort he operatin gsituation.
In most cases,t he tyrepressur emonitoring sys-
te mw ill automaticall yupdat ethe ne wreference
va lues aTer youh ave changed thet yrep ressure.
Yo uc an, ho wever,a lso updat ethe refere nce val-
ues byrestarting thet yrep ressur emonitoring
system manuall y(/pag e337).
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The system ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
particular lyin thef ollowing situations:
R incor rect refere nce values were ta ught in
R sudden pressur eloss caused byaforeign
object penetrating thet yre, fore xamp le
R ther eisam alfunction caused byano ther radio
signal source Chec
Chec king t
king t he tyr
he tyr epr
epressur
essur ewit
ew itht
ht he tyr
he tyr epr
epressure
essure
monit
monit or
oring sy
ing sy st
stem
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The vehicle is switched on.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tyres
One of thef ollowing displa ysappears:
R Current tyr epressur eand tyr etemperatur eof
th ei ndividual wheels: R
Tyre pressures willbed isplayedafterafew
minutes of driving 336
336
Wheels and tyres

R
Tyre pressure monitor active :the teach-in
process of thes ystemisn ot yet comple te.T he
tyr ep ressures ar ealready being monitored. #
Compar ethe tyr epressur ewitht he recom-
mende dtyrep ressur efor thec urrent ope rat-
ing condition (/ page335). Additionall y,
obser vethen otes on cold tyres
(/ page334).
% The values displa yedint he on-boar dcom-
puter ma ydeviat ef romt hose of thet yrep res-
sur egaug east heyr efer tosea le vel.At high
ele vations, thet yrep ressur evalues indicated
by ap ressur egaug earehigher than those
shown bytheo n-boar dcomputer .Inthis case,
do no treduce thet yrep ressure.
R
R est
est ar
arting t
ting t he tyr
he tyr epr
epressur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring syst
ing syst em
em
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The recommended tyr epressur eisc orrectly
se tfor ther espectiv eoperating status on all of
th ew heels (/ page334).
Re star tthe tyr epressur emonitoring system in the
fo llowing situations:
R The tyr epressur ehaschanged. R
The wheels or tyres ha vebeen changed or
ne wly /tted.
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
Tyres #
Swipe down wardsonT ouchControl on the
leT-hand side of thes teering wheel.
The Use current pressure sasnew reference
values? messageisshown in theI nstrument
Displa y. #
Torestart, pres sTouc hControl on thel eT-
han dside of thes teering wheel.
The Tyre press. monitor restarted messageis
shown in theI nstrument Displa y.
Cur rent wa rning message saredele teda nd
th ey ellow h warning lam pgoes out.
ATer youh ave been driving foraf ewminutes,
th es ystemc heckswhe ther thec urrent tyre
pressures ar ewithin thes peci/ed range. The
cur rent tyr epressures ar ethen acce pted as
re fere nce values and monitored.
Be sur etoalso pa yattention tothef ollowing rela-
te dt opic:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334) Wheel c
Wheel c
hange
hange N
No
ot
tes on selecting,
es on selecting, /tting
/ttingand r
and replacing tyr
eplacing tyr es
es &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tdue toincor-
re ct wheel and tyr edimensions
If wheels and tyres of thew rong size ar e/tted,
th es ervice brakes or components in theb rake
system and in thew heel suspension ma ybe
damaged. #
Alwaysr eplace wheels and tyres with
th ose that ful/l thes peci/cation softhe
original part.
Fo rw heels, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Type
Fo rtyres, pa yattention tothef ollowing:
R Designation
R Manufacturer
R Type Wheels and tyres
337
337

&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur ythrough exceed-
ing thes peci/ed tyr eload-bearing capa-
city or thep ermissible speed rating
Exceeding thel oad-bearing capacity of the
tyres can lead totyr ed amag eand coul dcause
th et yres toexplode. #
Therefore, onl yuse tyr etypes and sizes
appr ovedfor your vehicle model. #
Obser vethet yrel oad-bearing capacity
ra ting and spee dratin grequired fory our
ve hicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Vehicle and tyr edamag ethrough
tyr etypes and sizes that ha venotb een
app roved Fo
rs afet yr easons, onl yuse tyres, wheels and
accessories whic hhave been specially
appr oved byMercedes-Benz fory our vehicle. These tyres ar
especial lyadap tedtot he acti ve
saf etys ystems ,suc hasA BS,ESP ®
and
4MATIC, and mar kedasf ollows:
R MO =Mercedes-Benz Original
R MOE =Mercedes-Benz Origina lExten ded
(run-0at tyres onl yfor cer tain wheels)
R MO1 =Mercedes-Benz Original (onl ycer-
ta in AMG tyres)
Otherwise, cer tain properties, suc hashan-
dling characteristics, vehicle noise emissions,
consu mption, etc. could be adversel ya.ec-
te d. Furthermore, other tyr esizesc ould result
in thet yres rubbing against theb ody and axle
components when loaded. This could result in
damag etothe tyr eorthevehicle.
Onl yuse tyres, wheels and accessories that
ha ve been checkeda nd recommended by
Mercedes-Benz. *
N
NOOTE
TE Risk todriving saf etyf romr etre a-
ded tyres Re
treaded tyres ar eneither tested no rrecom-
mended byMercedes-Benz, sinc eprevious
damage cannotalway sbed etected on retrea-
ded tyres.
Fo rthis reason driving saf etyc ann otbe guar-
anteed. #
Do no tuse used tyres if youh ave no
information about their pr evious usage. *
N NOOTE
TE Possible wheel and tyr edamage
when driving overobstacles Lar
gewheels ha veas malle rsection width. As
th es ection widt hdecreases, ther isk of
wheels and tyres being damage dwhen driving
ov er obstacles increases. #
Avoid obstacles or driv eespeciall ycare-
full y. #
Reduce your speed when driving over
ke rbs, speed bumps, manhole co vers
and po tholes. 338
338
Wheels and tyres

#
Avoid particular lyhigh kerbs. *
N
NO OTE
TE Possible wheel and tyr edamage
when parking on kerbs or in po tholes Pa
rking on kerbs or in po tholes ma ydamage
th ew heels and tyres. #
If possible, par konlyo n0 at sur faces. #
Avoid kerbs and po tholes when parking. *
N
NO OTE
TE Damag etoelectronic component
parts from theu se of ty re-/tting tools V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: electronic component parts ar elocated
in thew heel. Tyre-/tting tools should no tbe
applied in thea reaoft hevalve.
The tools could damag ethe electronic compo-
nent parts. #
Have thet yres changed at aquali/ed
specialis tworks hop onl y. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damag etosummer tyres at low
ambien ttemperatures At
lowa mbient temp eratures, tear sc ould form
when driving wit hsummer tyres, causin gper-
manen tdamag etothe tyre. #
Attemp eratures belo w7°C use i
M+S tyres. Ac
cessor yparts whic harenota ppr oved fory our
ve hicle byMercedes-Benz, or whic harenotu sed
cor rectl y,can impair theo perating saf ety.
Befor epurchasing and using non-appro veda cces-
sories, visit aquali/ed specialist workshop and
enquir eabout:
R Suitability
R Legal stipulations
R Factor yrecommendations &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident wit hhigh per-
fo rm ance tyres
The special tyr etread in combinatio nwitht he
optimise dtyrec ompound means that ther isk of skidding and
hydroplaning on wetroads is
increased.
In addition, thet yreg ripisg reatl yr educed at
al ow outside temp eratur eand tyr erunning
te mp erature. #
Switc hont he ESP ®
and adap tyour driv-
ing style accordingl y. #
Use i M+S tyres at outside temp era-
tures of less than 10 °C. #
Onlyuse thet yres fort heir intende dpur-
pose. Obser
vethef ollowing when selecting ,/ttin ga nd
re placing tyres:
R Countr y-speci/c requ irements fort yre
appr oval that de/ne aspeci/c tyr etype for
yo ur vehicle.
R Furthermore, theu se of cer tain tyr etypes in
cer tain regions and areas of operatio ncanbe
high lybene/cial.
R Onlyuse tyres and wheels of thes ame type
(summer tyres, winter tyres, MOExtended
tyres) and thes ame make. Wheels and tyres
339 339

R
Only/tw heels of thes ame size on one axle
(leT and right).
It is onl ypermissible to/tad i.e rent wheel
siz eint heevent of a0at tyr eino rder todrive
to thes pecialist workshop.
R Do no tmakea nymodi/cations totheb rake
system, thew heels or thet yres.
The use of shims or brak edust shields is not
permitted and ma yinv alida tethev ehicle's
ge neral ope rating permit.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: all /t tedw heels mus tbeequippe dwith
functioning sensor sfor thet yrep ressur emon-
itoring system.
R Attemp eratures belo w7°Cuse winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedi M+Sfora ll
wheels.
Wi nter tyres pr ovide theb est possible grip in
wintr yroad conditions.
R ForM +S tyres, onl yuse tyres wit hthe same
tread.
R Obse rvet he maximum permissible spee dfor
th eM +S tyres /t ted. If
th et yre's maximum speed is belo wthat of
th ev ehicle, this must be indicated byan
appropriat elabel in thed rive r's /eld of vision.
R Runinn ewtyres at moderat espeeds fort he
/r st 100 km.
R Replace thet yres aTer six yearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
R When r
When r eplacing wit eplacing wit htyr
ht yres t
es t hat do no
hat do no tf
tfeatu re
eatu re
r
r un-0at c
un-0at c har
haract
acter
eris
istics:
tics: vehicles with
MOExtended tyres ar enotequipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equip thev ehicle
wit haT IREFIT kit aTer replacing wit htyres
th at do no tfeatur erun-0a tcharacteristics,
e.g .winter tyres.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(/ page207).
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tyres, con-
ta ct aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
Be sur etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334)
R Tyre pressur etable (/ page335) R
Notesont he emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page346) N
No
ot
tes on int
es on int erc
erchanging wheels
hanging wheels &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ythrough di.e rent
wheel sizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels can
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo-
nents ma yalso be damaged. #
Onlyinter chang ethe front and rear
wheels if thew heels and tyres ha vethe
same dimensions. Inter
changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vedi.erent dimensions can
re nder theg eneral operating permit in valid.
The wear patterns on thef ront and rear wheels
di.er:
R front wheels wear mor eonthe tyreshoulder
R rear wheels wear mor einthe cent reofthe
tyre 340
340
Wheels and tyres

Do no
tdrive wit htyres that ha vetool ittle tread
dep th.T his signi/cantl yreduces traction on wet
ro ads (aquaplaning).
On vehicles wit hthe same front and rear wheel
size ,you can inter chang ethe wheels every
5,000 to10,000 km, depending on thew ear.
Ensur ethe direction of rotation is maintained for
th ew heels.
Obser vethei nst ruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Changing awheel" when doin gso(/pag e342). N
No
ot
tes on st
es on st or
oring wheels
ing wheels When storing wheels, obser
vethef ollowing no tes:
R ATer removin gwheels, stor ethem in acool,
dr ya nd preferabl ydarkp lace.
R Protect thet yres from contact wit hoil,grease
or fuel. Ov Ov
er
ervie
vie woft
woft he tyr
he tyr e-c
e-chang
hang et
etool kit
ool kit Apar
tfroms ome count ry-speci/c variants, vehi-
cles ar enotequipped wit hatyre-chang etool kit.
Fo rm orei nformation on whic htyre-changing to
ols ar erequired and appro vedf or per form ing a
wheel chang eony ourvehicle, consult aquali/ed
specialist workshop.
Yo ur equir ethe following tools, fore xamp le,to
ch ang eaw heel:
R Jack
R Chock
R Wheel wrench
R Centring pin
% The jac kweighs appr oximatel y3.4 kg.
The maximum load capacity of thej ackc an
be found on thes tickera 1xed tothej ack.
The jac kismaintenance-free. If ther eisa
malfunction, please contact aquali/ed spe-
cialist workshop.
The tyre-chang etool kit is located in tool bag 1
in thel oad compartment. Ve
hicles wit htwo rows of seats Ve
hicles wit hthree rows of seats Wheels and tyres
341 341