2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV Owners Manual

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Push thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight wit hthe shoul-
der section of theb elt. Neverrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
Pregnant women must also take particular
car ew itht his.
R Neverrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin-
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects.
R Onlyone person should use eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time.
R Nevers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is also bein gused byone of thev ehi-
cle' soccupants.
Also ensu rethat no objects, e.g .acushion,
ar ee verp laced between aperson and the
seat.
If ch ildren ar etrave lling in thev ehicle, be sur eto
obser vethei nst ruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (/ page58).
Alw ayso bser vethei nst ruction sfor loading the
ve hicle when securing objects, lug gage or loads
(/ page118). Limit
Limit
ations of t
ations of t he prot
he pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided byt
ythe seat
he seat
belt
belt &
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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. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathw hen
additional restraint system sare no tused
fo rp ersons wit hasmaller stature
Pe rsons under 1.50 mtall cann otwe arthe
seat belt cor rectl yw ithout asuitable addi-
tional restraint system. #
Alwayss ecur epersons under 1.5 0mtall
in as uitable restraint system. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Riskofi njuryord eathdueto
damaged or modi/ed seat belts
Seat belts canno tprovide pr otection in thef ol-
lowing situations:
R thes eat belt is damaged, has been modi-
/ed, is extremel ydirty ,blea ched or dyed
R thes eat belt buckle is damaged or
ex tremel ydirty
R modi/cation shave been made tothes eat
belt tensioner ,sea tb elt anchorag eorseat
belt retractor
Seat belts ma ysustain non-visible damag ein
an accident, e.g. due toglas ssplinters. 46
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ty

Modi/e
dordamaged sea tbelts could tear or
fa il in thee vent of an accident, fore xamp le.
Modi/ed seat belt tensioner scould acciden-
ta llyt rigger or failto functio nasintended. #
Neverm odify thes eat belt system, for
ex ample thes eat belt, seat belt buckle,
seat belt tensioner ,sea tb elt anchorage
and sea tbelt retractor. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belts ar eundam-
aged, no tworna nd clean. #
Alwaysh avet he seat belt schec ked
immediatel yaTer an accident at aquali-
/ed specialist workshop. Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that youu se seat
belts whic hhave been appr ovedfor your vehicle
by Mercedes-Benz. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath from
deplo yedp yrot echnic seat belt tensioners
Pyro tech nic sea tbelt tensioner sthat ha ve
been deplo yeda reno longer operational and
ar eu nable toper form their intended pr otec-
tiv ef unction. #
Therefore, ha vedeplo yedp yrot echnic
seat belt tensioner simmedia tely
re placed at aquali/ed specialist work-
shop. Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that youh ave the
ve hicle towe dtoa quali/ed specialis tworks hop
aTer an accident.
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NO OTE
TE Damag ecaused bytrapping the
seat belt If an unused seat belt is no
tfully re tracted, it
ma ybecome trapped in thed oor or in thes eat
mechanism. #
Alwayse nsu rethat an unused seat belt
is full yretra cted. F
F
ast
ast ening sea tbelts
ening sea tbelts If
th es eat belt is pulled quickl yors harply,the
seat belt retractor loc ks.T he seatb elt strap can-
no tbep ulledout an yfurther. #
Alwayse ngag eseat belt tongue 2ofthes eat
belt int oseat belt buckle 1ofthec orre-
sponding seat.
% Aseat belt can onl yprovide theb est le velof
pr otection if it is worncor rectl y.Obser vethe
no tesonf astening thes eat belt (/ page45). Occupant saf
ety
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N
NO
OTE
TE Deployment of components of the
re straint system when thef ront passenger
seat is unoccupied and aseat belt is
buckled When
thef ront passenger seat is unoccupied
and thes eat belt tongue of thes eat belt is
engaged in thes eat belt buckle, components
of ther est raints ystemm aydepl oyunnecessa-
ri ly on thef ront passenger side, e.g. thes eat
belt tensioner. #
Onlybuckle thes eat belts as intended. %
Obser vethen otes on st owagea reas
(/ page118).
Informatio non/ttingachild restraint system
an donc hildren tr avelling in thev ehiclec an
be found in the" Children in thev ehicle" sec-
tion (/ page62). Seat belt adjus
Seat belt adjustm
entfun ction
tmen tfun ction V
V
ehicle swit
ehicle swithP RE-S
hP RE-SAFE
AFE ®
®
:
:aTer afront seat belt
has been fastened, thea utomatic seat belt adjust- ment ma
yappl yac ertain tightening forc e. Do not
hold thes eat belt tightl ywhile it is adjusting.
Yo uc an activat eand deactivat ethe seat belt
adjustme ntfunction using them ultimedia system
(/ page48). A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating seat belt adjus
ating seat belt adjustmen tvia
tment via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activat eord eactivate Belt adjustment. R
R
eleasing sea tbelts
eleasing sea tbelts #
Press ther elease button in thes eat belt
buckle and guide thes eat belt bac kwitht he
seat belt tongue. Seat belt w
Seat belt w
ar
arning function f
ning function f or t
or the dr
he dr iv
iver and fr
er and fr ont
ont
passeng
passeng er
er The
ü seatbelt warning lam pinthe Inst ru-
ment Displa yisareminder that all vehicle occu-
pant smustw ear their seat belts cor rectl y. In addition
,awarnin gtone ma ysound.
As soo nasthe driver and front passenger fasten
th eir seat belts, thes eat belt warning goes out. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he r
he rear seat belt st
ear seat belt st atus display
atus display The
rear seat belt status displ ayis onl yavailable
fo rc ertain countries. When
thev ehicleiss witched on, ther ear seat
belt status displa yinforms youf or ac ertain
amount of time whic hrear seat belt is no tfas-
te ned. 48
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fety

Yo
uc an immediatel ydismiss ther ear seat belt
status displa yusing theb ackb utton on thel eT-
han dside of thes teering wheel (/ page248).
If av ehicleo ccupantunfastens aseat belt in the
re ar while thev ehicleism otion ,the rear seat belt
status displ ayappear sagain.
In addition ,awarnin gtone ma ysound. In this
case, ther ear seat belt status displa ycanno tbe
hidden using theb ackb utton on thel eT-hand side
of thes teering wheel. Airbags
Airbags
Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie wofa irbags
wofa irbags 1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passenger airbag
4 Windo wairbag
5 Side airbag
The installatio nlocatio nofana irbag is identi/ed
by theA IRB AG symbol.
When enabled, an airbag can pr ovide additional
pr otection fort he respecti ve vehicle occupant. Po
tential pr otection pr ovided byeac hairbag:
R Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lo werleg
R Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head
and ribcage
R Windo wairbag :head
R Side airbag :ribcag eand pelvis &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe co-
driver airbag is enabled
If th ec o-driver airbag is enabled, achild on
th ec o-driver seat ma ybestruckbyt he co-
driver airbag during an accident.
NEVE Rusearear ward-facing child restraint
system on aseatw ithanE NABLED FRONT
AIR BAG; DEATH or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CHILD can occur. When /tting
achild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page75).A lso ,alway so bser vethe
no tesonr earward-facing or forw ard-facing child
re straint system sonthe front passenger seat
(/ page74). Occupant saf
ety
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Inf
Inf
or
ormation on aut
mation on aut omaticfr
omati cfront passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.
o.
The front passen gera irbag can onl ybedeployed
in an accident if theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFF
indicator la mpis o.. If thef ront passenger seat is
occupied, mak esure, bo thbefor eand during the
journe y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger air-
bag is cor rect (/ page53).
* NO
NO TE
TEDeployment of components of the
re straint system when thef ront passenger
seat is unoccupied In an accident,
thec omponents of the
re straint system ma ydepl oyunnecessaril yon
th ef ront passenger side if:
R Ther eareheavy objects on thef ront
passenger seat.
R The seat belt tongue is engaged in thes eat
belt buckle of thef ront passenger seat and
th ef ront passenger seat is unoccupied. #
Stow objects in asuitable place. #
Onlyone person should use eac hseat
belt at an yone time. Dependin
gonthe detected acciden tsituation, the
wind owairbag on thef ront passenger side may
deplo y.The airbag is deplo yedr egardless of
whe ther thef ront passenger seat is occupied. Pr
ot
Pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided byt
ythe airbags
he airbags Depending on
thea ccident situation, an airbag
ma ysupplement thep rotection o.ered byac or-
re ctl yfastened sea tbelt. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Riskofi njuryord eathdueto
an inco rrect seat position
If yo ud eviat ef romt he cor rect seat position,
th ea irbag canno tperform its intended pr otec-
tiv ef unction.
Eac hvehicleo ccupantmustm akes ureoft he
fo llowing:
R Fasten seat belt scorrectl y.Pregnant
wo men must take particular car etoensure
th at thel ap belt ne verlies across the
abdomen. R
Adoptthe cor rect seat position and keep
as fara wa yasp ossible from thea irbags.
R Obser vethef ollowing information. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat ther ea reno
objects between thea irbag and vehicle
occupant. To
avo idther isk sresulting from thed eployment
of an airbag, eac hvehicleo ccupantmusto bser ve
th ef ollowing information in particular:
R Befor estarting your journe y,adjust your seat
cor rectl y;thed rive r's seat and front
passenger seat should be mo vedasf ar back
as possible.
When doin gso, alw ayso bser vethei nforma-
tion on thec orrect driver's seat position
(/ page102).
R Onlyhold thes teering wheel bythes teering
wheel rim. This allo ws theairbag tobe fully
deplo yed.
R Alwaysl ean agains tthe seat backrest when
th ev ehicleisinm otion .Don otlean forw ards
or agains tthe door or side wind ow.You may 50 50
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ety

ot
herwise be in thed eployment area of the
airbags.
R The occupants mus talway sk eep their feet on
th e0 oor .Don otput your feet on thec ockpit,
fo re xamp le.Your feet ma yotherwise be in the
deployment area of thea irbag.
R Ifch ildren ar etrave lling in thev ehicle, observe
th ea dditional no tes( / pag e58).
R Alwayss towa nd secur eobjects cor rectl y.
Objects in thev ehiclei nterior ma ypreve nt an air-
bag from functioning cor rectl y.Eac hvehicleo ccu-
pant mus talway sm akes ureoft hefollowing in
particular:
R Ther eareno people, animals or objects
between thev ehicleo ccupants and an airbag.
R Ther eareno objects between thes eat, door
and door pillar (B-pillar).
R Ther eareno har dobjects, e.g. coat hangers,
hanging on theg rabh andles or coat hooks.
R Ther eareno accessories, suc hasmobilenavi-
ga tion devices ,mobile phones or cup holders,
within thed eployment area of an airbag, e.g. on
thec ockpit, on thed oor ,ont he side win-
do woront he side trim.
In addition ,noconnecting cables, tensioning
straps or retaining straps must be routed or
attached tothev ehiclew ithinthed eployment
area of an airbag. Alw aysc ompl ywitht he
accessor ymanu facturer's ins tallation inst ruc-
tion sand, in particular ,the no tesons uitable
places fori nstallation.
R Ther eareno heavy ,sharp-edged or fragile
objects in thep ockets of your clo thing. Store
suc hobjects in asuitable place. Limit
Limit
ations of t
ations of t he prot
he pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided byairbags
ya irbags &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue tomodi/ca-
tions tothec ove rofana irbag
If yo um odify thec ove rofana irbag or a1x
objects suc hasstickers to it,thea irbag may
no longer function cor rectl y. #
Neverm odify thec ove rofana irbag and
do no ta1x objects toit. The installation location of an airbag is identi/ed
by
theA IRB AG symbol (/ page49).
Objects in thed eployment area of an airbag may
pr ev ent thea irbag from functioning cor rectl y. &
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yfromo bjects in
th ed eployment area of an airbag
Objects in thed eployment area of an airbag
can hinder or pr event thec orrect deployment
of thea irbag.
The airbag ma ythen depl oyin an uncontrolled
manner and ma yevenc ause additional inju-
ri es tothev ehicleo ccupants bydeploying.
This ma ybethe case in particular if thea irbag
is integ ratedi ntot he seat. #
Alwayss towa nd secur eobjects cor-
re ctl y. #
Befor ecomme ncingyour journe y,make
sur ethat no objects ar estowe dint he
deployment area of an airbag. Occupant saf
ety
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&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath due to
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,t he airbags
cann otprotect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition ,the operatio nofthe automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. coul dbe
re stric ted. #
Yous hould onl yuse seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond-
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur ydue tomalfunc-
tioning sensor sinthe door
The function of thea irbags can be impaired
due tomodi/cation sorincor rect wo rkper-
fo rm ed on thed oor sord oor trim, or if the
door saredamaged. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alwaysh avew orkont he door sordoor
trim car ried out at aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eploye dairbag no longer o.er sany protec-
tion. #
Have thev ehiclet owedtoaq uali/ed
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediatel y. S
S
t
tatus of t
atus of t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er fr
er front airbag
ont airbag F
F
unction of t
unction of t he aut
he automaticfr
omati cfront passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.
o.
The automati cfront passen gera irbag shuto. is
able todetect whe ther thef ront passenger seat is
occupied byap erson or achild restraint system.
Th ef ront passenger airbag is enabled or disabled
acco rdingl y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath due to
objects under thec o-driver seat
Objects trapped under thec o-driver seat can
inter fere wit hthe function of thea utomatic
co-driver airbag shuto. or damag ethe system. #
Do no tstore anyo bjects under thec o-
driver seat. #
When thec o-driver seat is occupied,
mak esuret hat no objects ar etrapped
under thec o-driver seat. When /ttin
gachild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page75).A lso ,alway so bser vethe
no tesonr earward-facing or forw ard-facing child
re straint system sonthe front passenger seat
(/ page74).
Ap erson on thef ront passenger seat must
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belt scorrectl y(/ pag e45).
R Sit in an almost upright seat position wit htheir
bac kagainst thes eat backrest. 52
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ety

R
Sit wi th theirfeet resting on the0 oor ,ifp ossi-
ble.
The front passenger airbag ma yotherwise be dis-
abled bymistake, fore xamp le, in thef ollowing sit-
uations:
R The front passenger transfer stheir weight by
supportin gthemse lves on avehiclea rmrest.
R The front passen gers its in suc hawaythat
th eir weight is raised from thes eat sur face. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto a
disabled front passenger airbag
The front passenger airbag is disabled when
th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la mp
is lit.
Ap erson in thef ront passenger seat could
th en, fore xamp le, come int ocontact with the
ve hicle interior ,especiall yifthe person is sit-
ting tooc lose tothec ockpit. If
th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, alw ays
ensur ethat:
R thec lassi/cation of thep erson in thef ront
passenger seat is cor rect and thef ront
passenger airbag is enabled or disabled in
accordance wit hthe person in thef ront
passenger seat.
R thef ront passenger seat has been mo ved
as farb ackasp ossible.
R thep erson is seated cor rectl y. #
Both befor eand during thej ourne y,
ensur ethat thes tatus of thef ront
passenger airbag is cor rect. If
th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, thec lassi-
/cation of thep erson or child restraint system on
th ef ront passenger seat take sp lace aTer the
front passenger airbag shuto. self-test. The
PA SSENGE RAIRBA Gi ndicator la mpsdispla ythe
statu soft he front passenger airbag.
Alw ayso bser vethen otes on thef unction of the
PA SSENGE RAIRBA Gi ndicator la mps
( / pag e53). F F
unction of t
unction of t he P
he PASSEN
ASSEN GER AIR BA
GER AIR BAGi ndicat
Gi ndicat or
or
lam
lam ps
ps 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
(/ page74). Occupant saf
ety
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