2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV service

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Adapty our driving style accordingl yand
driv ecarefull y. #
Do no texceed them aximum speed limit
wit hat yret hat has been repaired using
tyr es ealant. #
Obser vethem aximum permissible speed fora
tyr es ealed wit htyres ealant 80 km/h. #
The stic kerw ithd etails of them aximum per-
missible speed must be a1xed tothei nst ru-
ment clus terw her eitc an be easil yseen by
th ed rive r.
* N NOO TE TE Staining from leakin gtyres ealant ATer use,
excess tyr esealant ma yleak out
from the/ lling hose. #
Therefore, place the/ lling hose in the
plastic bag that containe dthe TIREFIT
kit. +
ENVIR
ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEEnvironmental
pollutio ncaused byenvironmentall yirre-
sponsible disposal Ty
re sealan tcontains pollu tants. #
Have thet yres ealant bottle disposed of
professionall y,e.g. at aMercedes-Benz
Service Centre. #
Stow thet yres ealant bottle, thet yrei n0ation
compressor and thew arnin gtriangle. #
Pull awa
Pull awayimmediat
yi mmediat ely.
el y. #
Stop drivin gaTer appr oximatel yten minu tes
and checkt he tyr epressur eusing thet yre
in0ation compressor.
The tyr epressur emust no wbeatl east
130 kP a(1.3 bar/19 psi). &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due tothe
speci/ed tyr epressur enotbein gattained
If th es peci/ed tyr epressur eisn otreached,
th et yreist oo badl ydamaged. The tyr eseal-
ant canno trepair thet yreint his instance. The brakin
gand driving characteristics ma ybe
gr eatl yimp aired. #
Do no tcontinue driving. #
Consult aquali/ed specialist workshop. Countr
Countr
ies t
ies that hav
hat hav eMer
eM ercedes-Ben zSer
cedes-Ben zService24h:
vice24h:
yo uw ill /n dastickerw itht he telephone number,
e.g. on theB ‑pillar on thed rive r's side. #
Correct thet yrep ressur eifitiss till at least
130 kP a(1.3 bar/19 psi). See thet yrep res-
sur etable on thef uel /ller 0ap forv alues.
Incr
Incr easing t
easing t he tyr
he tyrepr
epressure
essure #
Switc hont he tyrein0ation compressor.
Decr
Decr easing t
easing t he tyr
he tyrepr
epressure
essure #
Remo vethet yres ealant bottle from thet yre
in0ation compressor. #
Inser tthe /lle rhose in thes ocketoft he tyre
in0ation compresso rand tur nitaq uartert urn
clockwise. Breakdown assistance
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We
ar saf etyg lasses. Ke
ep children away. Obser
vethis Owner's Manual. S
S
t
tar
ar ting assist
ting assist ance and c
ance and c har
harging t
ging t he 12 Vbatt
he 12 Vbattery
ery #
Onlyhave starting assistance provided by a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop, e.g .a
Mercedes-Ben zService Cent re. #
Onlyhave theb atter ychar gedata quali/ed
specialis tworks hop, e.g .aMercedes-Benz
Se rvice Centre. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he 12Vbatt
he 12 Vbattery
ery #
Onlyhave theb atter yreplaced at aquali/ed
specialist workshop, e.g .ataMercedes-Benz
Se rvice Centre. T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting or to
ting or towing away
wing away Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie woft
woft he per
he per mitt
mittedto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag efroma utomati cbraking If one of
thef ollowing functions is switched
on, thev ehicleb rake sa utomaticall yincertain
situations:
R ActiveB rake Assist
R ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC
R HOLD function
R ActiveP arking Assist
To avoid damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese systems in thef ollowing or similar situa-
tions: #
during towing #
inac arwa sh Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends transport ingy our
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rather than
to wing it away.
Fo rtow ing ,use atow rope or towb ar wit hboth
axles on theg round. Do no tuse towb ar systems.
If yo un otice that thev ehicleh as lostcoolant, do
no th aveitt owedaway.Ha ve thev ehiclet ranspor-
te di nstead.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothevehicle due to tow-
ing awa yinc orrectly #
Obser vethei nst ruction sand no teson
to wing away. 324
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Breakdown assistance

*
N
N O
OTE
TE Damag etothevehicle due toincor-
re ct use of thet ow ing eyeort railer hitch When
atow ing eyeort railer hitc hisusedto
re co verav ehicle, thev ehiclem aybe damaged
in thep rocess. #
Onlyuse thet ow ing eyeort railer hitc hto
to wa wayort owstar tthe vehicle. #
Do no tuse thet ow ing eyeort railer hitch
to to wthe vehicle during reco very. T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting t
ting t he v
he vehicle
ehicle #
Ifth ed rive system does no tstart,h ave the
ve hicle transpor tedtoa quali/ed specialist
wo rkshop, e.g .aMercedes-Ben zService
Cent re. #
The driv esystemc anno tbes tarted bytow-
starting thev ehicle. Do no tperform any
attem ptstot ow-star tthe vehicle. Electr
Electr
ical fuses
ical fuses N
No
ot
tes on electr
es on electr ical fuses
ical fuses &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tand injur ydue
to ove rloaded lines
If yo um anipulat eorbridg eaf aulty fuse or if
yo ur eplace it wit hafuse wit hahigher amper-
age, thee lectric line could be overloaded.
This could result in a/re. #
Alwaysr eplace faulty fuses wit hspeci-
/ed ne wfuses containing thec orrect
amperage. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag eduetoincor rect fuses Electrical components or systems ma
ybe
damaged byincor rect fuses, or their function-
ality ma ybesigni/cantl yimp aired. #
Onlyuse fuses that ha vebeen appr oved
by Mercedes-Benz and whic hhave the
cor rect fuse rating. Blown fuses must be
replaced wit hfuses of the
same rating, whi chyouc an recognise bythec ol- our and
thel abel. The fuse ratings and fur ther
information tobe obser vedc an be found in the
fus ea ssig nment dia gram.
F
F use assignmen tdiagr
use assignmen tdiagr am:
am: onthef use bo xinthe
engine compartmen t(/ pag e330).
* NO
NOTE
TEDamag eormalfunctions caused by
moisture Moistur
emaycause damag etothe electrical
system or caus eittomalfunction. #
When thef use bo xisopen, mak esure
th at no moistur ecan enter thef use box. #
When closing thef use box, mak esure
th at thes eal of thel id is positioned cor-
re ctl yont he fuse box. If
th en ewlyinser tedf use also blo ws,havet he
cause traced and recti/ed at aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
Ensur ethe following befor ereplacing afuse:
R The vehicle is secured agains trolling away.
R All electrica lconsume rsares witched o..
R The vehicle is switched o.. Breakdown assis
tance
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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

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
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N
N
o
ot
tes on t
es on t ec
echnical data
hnical data
The tech nica ldataw as de term ined in accordance
wit hEUD irectives. The dat astatedo nlya pplies to
ve hicles wit hstandar dequipment .You can obtain
fur ther information from aMercedes-Benz Service
Centre.
Onl
Onl yf
yfor cert
or cert ain countr
ain countr ies:
ies:youc an /n dvehicle-
speci/c vehicle dat aintheCO Cd ocuments (CER-
TIFIC ATEOFC ONFORMITY). These documents
ar ed eliveredw ithy our vehicle. On-boar
On-boar
delectr
de lectr onics
onics N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t am
amper
per ing wit
ing wit ht
hthe engine electr
he engine electr onics
onics*
N
NOOTE
TE Prematu rewe arthro ugh improper
maintenance Improper maintenance ma
ycause vehicle
component stowear mor equickl yand the
ve hicle' soperatin gpermit ma ybeinvalida ted. #
Alwaysh avew orkont he engine elec-
tronic sand related components car ried
out at aquali/ed specialist workshop. T
T
w
w o-wa
o-wa yr
yradios
adios N
No
ot
tes on
es on /tting
/tting tw
two-wa
o-wa yr
yradios
adios &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tdue to
improper workon two-w ayradios
If two-w ayradios ar emanipulated or retro/t-
te di ncor rectl y,thee lectromagnetic radiation
from thet wo -way radios can inter fere wit hthe
ve hicle elect ronics and jeopardis ethe operat-
ing saf etyo fthe vehicle. #
Yous hould ha veall workon electrical
and electronic component scarried out
at aq uali/ed specialist workshop. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tdue to
improper operation of two-w ayradios
If yo uu se two-w ayradios in thev ehicle
improper ly,t heir electromagnetic radiation
can disrup tthe vehicle' select ronics .This is
th ec ase in thef ollowing situations, in particu-
lar: R
The two-w ayradio is no tconnected toan
ex terior aerial.
R The exterior aerial is /tted incor rectl yoris
no tal ow-re0ectio naerial.
Thi scould jeopardis ethe operatin gsafet yof
th ev ehicle. #
Have thel ow -re0ectio nexterior aerial /t-
te dataq uali/ed specialis tworks hop. #
When operatin gtwo -way radios in the
ve hicle, alw aysc onnect them tothel ow-
re 0ectio nexterior aerial. *
N
NOOTE
TE Inva lidation of theo perating permit
due tofailur etoc omplywitht he inst ruc-
tion sfor installation and use The operating permit ma
ybeinvalida tedift he
inst ruction sfor installation and use of two-w ay
ra dios ar enotobser ved. #
Onlyuse appr ovedfrequ ency bands. #
Obser vethem aximum permissible out-
put po werint hese frequenc ybands. #
Onlyuse appr ovedaerial positions. 348
348
Te
ch nica ldata

Displa
Displa
ymessag
ym essag es
es Intr
Intr
oduction
oduction Inf
Inf
or
ormation about displa
mation about displa ymessag
ym essag es
es
Displa ymessages appear on thei nst rument dis-
pla y.
Displa ymessages wit hgraphic symbols ar esim-
pli/ed in theO wner's Manual and ma ydi.er from
th es ymbols on thei nst rument displa y.The instru-
ment displa yshows high-priority displa ymessages
in red. Cer tain displa ymessage sareaccompa-
nie dbyaw arningtone.
Please act in accordan cewiththe displa ymes-
sages and follo wt he additional no tesint he Own-
er's Manual.
Fo rs ome displa ymessages, symbols will also be
shown:
R Õ Further information
R ¨ Hidedispl aymessage
Wi th th eleT-hand Touc hC ontrol, youc an select
th er espectiv esymbol byswipin gtothe leT or
ri ght. Pressing Õdispla ysfur ther information on th
em edia displa y.Press the¨ symbol tohide
th ed ispla ymessage.
Yo uc an hide lo w-priority displa ymessages by
pressing theb ackb utton P orthel eT-hand
To uc hC ontrol. The displa ymessage swillthen be
stored in them essag ememor y.
Re ctif ythe caus eofad ispla ymessag easq uickly
as possible.
High-priority displa ymessage scann otbe hidden.
The instrument displa ywill sho wthese display
messages permanentl yuntil thec ause of thed is-
pla ym essag ehas been recti/ed.
Callin gups av
Callin gups aved displaed displa ymessag
ym essag es es
On-boar dcomputer:
4 Service 5
1m essage
If th er ea reno displa ymessages, No messages
will appear on thei nst rument displa y. #
Scroll thro ugh thed ispla ymessages byswip-
ing upwards or down wardsont he leT-hand
To uc hC ontrol. #
T
T oe
oe xit t
xit t he messag
he messag ememor y:
em emor y:press theb ack
button P. 358
358
Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps