2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV warning

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ehicles wit
ehicles wit hapanor
hap anorama sliding sunr
ama sliding sunr oof:
oof:thes ide
windo wswill be closed comple tely ifth es liding
sunroof is open.
If th es ide windo wsareo bstructed during auto-
matic closing, thes ide windo wconcerned will
open again slightl y.ATe ranother automati cclos-
ing process, thea utomatic function fort he sun-
ro of and side windo wsmaybed eactivated. The
automatic function will be activ eagain then ext
time thev ehicleiss tarted. Conv Conv
enience opening (v
enience opening (v entilating t
entilating the v
he vehicle
ehicle
bef
bef or
orest
est ar
arting ajour
ting ajour ne
ney)
y) &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment when open-
ing aside window
When opening 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. #
Release theb utton immediatel yifsome-
body becomes trapped. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The keyisi nthe immediat evicinity of thev ehi-
cle. #
Press and hold theÜ button on thek ey.
The following functions ar eperform ed:
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R The side windo wsareo pened.
R The pano ramic sliding roof is opened.
R The seat ventilation of thed rive r's seat is
switched on.
% Ifth er oller sunblind of thep anoramic sliding
sunroof is closed, ther oller sunblind is
opened /rst. #
T
T oi nt
oi nterr
err up
uptc onv
tc onv enience opening:
enience opening: release the
Ü button. #
T
T oc ontinu econv
oc ontinu econv enience opening:
enience opening: press and
hold theÜ button again. Conv
Conv
enience closing (closing t
enience closing (closing t he v
he vehicle fr
ehicle fr om out-
om out-
side)
side) &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment due tonot
paying attentio nduring con venienc eclos-
ing
Whe nthe con venienc eclosing featur eiso per-
ating, parts of theb ody could become trapped
in thec losing area of thes ide windo wandthe
sliding sunroof. #
When thec onvenienc eclosing featur eis
operating, moni tort he enti reclosing
process and mak esuret hat no body
parts ar einthe closing area. R
R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The keyisi nthe immediat evicinity of thev ehi-
cle. #
Press and hold theß button on thek ey.
The following functions ar eperform ed:
R The vehicle is loc ked.
R The side windo wsarec losed.
R The pano ramic sliding roof is closed. 94
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T
Toi nt
oi nterr
err up
uptc onv
tc onv enience closing:
enience closing: release the
ß button. #
T
Toc ontinu econv
oc ontinu econv enience closing:
enience closing: press and
hold theß button again.
% Con venienc eclosing als ofunctions wit hKEY-
LESS-GO (/ page84). R
R
esol
esol ving pr
ving pr oblems wit
oblems wit ht
hthe sid ewindows
he side wind ows &
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped or
fata llyi njured if reve rsing pr otection is not
activated
If yo uc lose aside windo wagain immediately
aTer it has been bloc ked, thes ide windo wwill
close wit hincreased or maximum forc e. The
re ve rsing function is then no tactiv eand body
parts ma ybecome trapped. #
Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody are
in thec losing area. #
Tostop thec losing process, release the
button or press theb utton again to
re open thes ide windo w. As
idew indo
As idew indo wcanno
wc anno tbec losed and y
tbec losed and y ou cannot
ou cannot
see t
see t he cause.
he cause. #
Che cktosee whe ther an yobjects ar einthe
wind owguide. #
Adjust thes ide windo ws.
A
A djus
djus ting t
ting t he side windo ws
he side windo ws
If as ide windo wisobstructed during closing and
re opens again immediatel y: #
Immediatel yaTer this, pull and hold thec orre-
sponding button again until thes ide window
has closed and hold theb utton foratl east one
mor esecond (re-adjustment).
The side windo wwill be closed without the
automati creversing function.
If th es ide windo wisobstructed again and
re opens again immediatel y: #
Immediatel yaTer this, pull and hold thec orre-
sponding button again until thes ide window
has closed and hold theb utton foratl east one
mor esecond (follo w-up adjustment).
The side windo wwill be closed without the
automati creversing function. The side window
The side window scanno
sc anno tbeo pened or closed
tbeo pened or closed
using t
using t he conv
he conv enience opening f
enience opening f eatur
eature.
e.
Po ssible causes:
R The keyb atter yisw eak or dischar ged. #
Chec kthe batter yusing thei ndicator lamp
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Replace thek eybatter y,if necessary
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Sliding sunr
oof
oof Opening and closing t
Opening and closing t
he sliding sunr
he sliding sunroof
oof %
The term "slidin gsunroof" also refers to the
panorama sliding sunroof. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
th es liding sunroof is being opened and
closed
Body parts ma ybecome trapped in ther ange
of mo vement. Openin
gand closing
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#
During opening and closing, mak esure
th at no body parts ar eintherang eof
mo vement. #
Release theb utton immediatel yifsome-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press theb utton in an ydirection
during automatic operation.
The opening or closing process will be
stopped. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of entrapment if thes lid-
ing sunroof is operated bychildren
Children operating thes liding sunroof could
get caught in them oving parts, particular lyif
unattended. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. #
When leavin gthe vehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
th er oller sunblind is being opened and
closed
Body parts ma ybecome trapped between the
ro ller sunblind and frame or sliding roof. #
When openin gorclosing, mak esuret hat
no body parts ar eintheroller sunblind's
ra ng eofm ovement. #
Release theb utton immediatel yifsome-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press theb utton in an ydirection
during automatic operation.
The opening or closing process will be
stopped. *
N NOOTE
TE Malfunction due tosno wand ice Sn
ow and ice ma ycause thes liding sunroof to
malfunction. #
Open thes liding sunroof onl yifitisfree
of sno wand ice. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag ecaused byprotru ding
objects Objects
that pr otru de from thes liding sunroof
ma ydamag ethe seals. #
Do no tallowa nything toprotru de from
th es liding sunroof. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothe pano rama sliding
sunroof due tonon-appro vedr oof luggage
ra cks The panoram
asliding sunroof ma ybedam-
aged byther oof luggag erackify ou attem ptto
open it when using aroof luggag erackn ot
te sted an dapprove df or Mercedes-Benz. #
When aroof luggag erackis/ tted, open
th ep anorama sliding sunroof onl yifthis
has been tested an dapprove df or
Mercedes-Benz.
The panorama sliding sunroof ma yberaised
to allo wventilation of thev ehiclei nterior. 96
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#
When closing ther oller sunblind, mak esure
th at no body parts ar eintherang eofm ove-
ment. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ereversing function
In particular ,the reve rsing function does not
re act tosoT, light and thin objects, e.g. /n-
ge rs. #
When closing ther oller sunblind, make
sur ethat no body parts ar eintherange
of mo vement. #
Release theb utton immediatel yifsome-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press theb utton in an ydirection
during thea utomatic closing process.
The closing process will be stopped. A
A
ut
ut omatic function soft
omatic function softhe sliding sunr
he sliding sunr oof
oof%
The term "slidin gsunroof" also refers to the
panorama sliding sunroof. The sliding sunroof will be closed automatically
when thev ehicleh as been switched o. in thef ol-
lowing situations:
R if it starts torain
Ra in is de tected byarain sensor on thew ind-
screen.
R inextreme temp eratures
R aTer acertain time (depending on theo n-
boar delectrical system voltage)
R ifth er eisam alfunction in thep owe rsupply
The sliding sunroof will rise at ther ear in order to
continu eventilating thev ehiclei nterior.
If th es liding sunroof is obstructed during an auto-
matic closing procedure, ther oof will be opened
again slightl y.The automatic function fort he slid-
ing sunroof and thes ide windo wswill then be
deactivated.
R R ain-closing f
ain-closing f eatur
eaturewhen dr
ew hen dr iving
iving
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hapanor
hap anorama sliding sunr
ama sliding sunr oof:
oof:if it
starts torain, ther aised sliding sunroof will auto-
maticall ybeloweredw hile thev ehicleisin
motion. A
A
ut
ut omati clow
omati clow er
ering function
ing function
V
V ehicle swit
ehicle swithap anor
hap anorama sliding sunr
ama sliding sunr oof:
oof:ifthe
sliding sunroof is raised at ther ear ,itw ill auto-
maticall ybelowereds lightl yath igher speeds. At
lo ws peeds, it will be raised again automaticall y. &
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped by
automati clowe ring of thes liding sunroof
At highe rspeeds, ther aised sliding sunroof
will automatical lybe lo wereds lightl yatt he
re ar. #
Mak esuret hat nobody reaches int othe
sliding sunroof's rang eofm ovement
while thev ehicleisinm otion. #
If somebody become strapped, brie0y
push thes liding sunroof button forw ards
or backwards. %
By pushin gorpulling the3 button, you
can inter rupt thea utomatic function s"Ra in
closing function when driving" and "Automatic
lo we ring". 98 98
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R
R
ectifying pr
ectifying pr oblems wit
oblems witht
hthe sliding sunr
he sliding sunr oof
oof &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped or
fata linjuries when thes liding sunroof is
closed again
If th es liding sunroof is closed again immedi-
atel yaTer it has been bloc kedorr eset, it will
closew ithi ncreased forc e. #
Mak esuret hat no parts of theb ody are
in thec losing area. #
Release theb utton immediatel yifsome-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press theb utton in an ydirection
during thea utomatic closing process.
The closing process will be stopped. The sliding sunr
The sliding sunr
oof canno
oof cannotbeclosed and y
tbec losed and y ou can-
ou can-
no
no tsee t
ts ee t he cause.
he cause.
% The term "slidin gsunroof" also refers to the
panorama sliding sunroof.
If th es liding sunroof is obstructed during closing
and reopens again slightl y: #
Immediatel yaTer automati creve rsing, pull
and hold the3 button down again tothe
point of resis tance until thes liding sunroof is
closed.
The sliding sunroof will be closed with
increased forc e.
If th es liding sunroof is obstructed again and
opens again slightl y: #
Repeat thep revious step.
The sliding sunroof will be closed again with
increasedf orce.
V V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hapanor
hap anorama sliding sunr
ama sliding sunr oof: t
oof: the slid-
he slid-
ing sunr
ing sunr oof or t
oof or the r
he roller sunblind is no
oller sunblind is no toper
to per ating
ating
smoot
smoot hly.
hl y. #
Resetthe sliding sunroof and ther oller sun-
blind.
R
R ese
ese tting t
tting t he sliding sunr
he sliding sunr oof and t
oof and the r
he roller sun-
oller sun-
blind
blind #
Pull and hold the3 button little bylittle
until thes liding sunroof is full yclosed. #
Pull and hold the3 button little bylittle
until ther oller sunblind is full yclosed. #
Use automatic operation tofully open and
th en close thes liding sunroof. Anti-t
Anti-theT
heTprot
pr otection
ection F
F
unction of t
unction of t he immobiliser
he immobiliser The immobiliser pr
events your vehicle from being
star tedw ithout thec orrect key.
The immobiliser is automaticall yactivated when
th ev ehicleiss witched o., and deactivated when
th ev ehicleiss witched on. A
A
T
TA
A (Anti-
(Anti- TheT
TheT Alar
Alarmsyst
ms ystem)
em) F
F
unction of t
unction of t heAT
he ATAs yst
As ystem
em
If th eA TAsystem is primed, avisual and audible
alar mist riggered in thef ollowing situations:
R when adoor is opened
R when thet ailgat eiso pened
R when theb onne tisopened
R when interior pr otection is triggered
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N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t he corr
he corr ect dr
ect driv
iver's seat position
er's seat position &
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. Ensur
ethe following when adjustin gthe steering
wheel 1,seat belt 2and driver's seat 3:
R Youa resitting as fara wa yfromt he driver's
airbag as possible ,taking thef ollowing points
int oc onsideration:
R Youa resitting in an upright position
R Your thighs ar eslightl ysuppor tedbyt he seat
cushion R
Your legs ar enotfull yextended an dyou can
depress thep edals proper ly
R The bac kofyour head is suppor tedate ye
le ve lbyt he cent reoftheh ead restraint
R Youc an hold thes teering wheel wit hyour
arms slightl ybent
R Youc an mo veyour legs freely
R Youc an see all thed ispla yson thei nst rument
cluster clear ly
R Youh ave agood overvie woft he tra1c condi-
tions
R Your seat belt sits snugl yagainst your body
and passes across thec entr eofy our shoulder
and across your hips in thep elvic area 102
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owing

N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t he height limit on t
he height limit on t he t
he thir
hirdro
dro wof
wof
seats
seats &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yifh eight limit on
th et hirdr ow is no tobser ved
If ap erson exceeds thep ermissible body size
fo rt he seat sinthethirdr ow of seats, he or
she ma ybeinjured thro ugh contact wit hthe
ro of or parts of thev ehiclei nterior.
Fo rthat reason, aperson of ther ele vant
height must no tuse thes eats on thet hird
ro w. #
Use asuitable vehicle seat. The seats on
thet hirdr ow area ppr ove donlyf or
people up to1.68 minh eight. Obser vethei nfor-
mation rega rding height on thei nformation label. Seats
Seats
A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he fr
he front seat mec
ont seat mec hanicall
hanically(wit
y( wit hout
hout
Seat Comf
Seat Comf or
ortP
tP ack
ack ag
age)
e) &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seats ar eadjusted bychildren
Children could become trapped if they adjust
th es eats, particular lywhen unat tended. #
Whe nleaving thev ehicle, alw ayst aket he
ke yw ithy ou and loc kthe vehicle. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped dur-
ing seat adjustment
When youa djust aseat, youoro ther vehicle
occupants could become trapped, e.g .onthe
seat guide rail. #
Mak esurew hen adjustin gaseatthat no
one has an ybody parts in thes weep of
th es eat. Obser
vethes afet yn otes on "Airbags" and "Chil-
dren in thev ehicle". &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe
driver's seat no tbeing engaged
The driver's seat ma ymove unexpectedly
while driving.
This could cause youtol ose control of the
ve hicle. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thed rive r's seat
is engaged befor estarting thev ehicle. Seats and st
owing
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&
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
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Seats and st
owing