2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV warning

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Toc all up:
oc all up: press and brie0y hold one of preset
position buttons 4,TorU.
ATer releasing theb utton, all systems are
mo vedi ntot he stored position. S
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfromu nsecured
items in thev ehicle
If objects, luggag eorloads ar enotsecured or
no tsecured su1cient ly,t he yc ould slip, tip
ov er or be thro wn aroun dand thereb yhitve hi-
cle occupants.
Ther eisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of sudden braking or asudden change
in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjects in suc hawaythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Befor ethe journe y,secur eobjects, lug-
ga ge or loads agains tslipping or tipping
ove r. &
W WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur ydue toobjects
being st owedincor rectly
If objects in thev ehiclei nterior ar estowed
incor rectl y,they can slide or be thro wn around
and hit vehicle occupants. In addition ,cup
holders, open st owages paces and mobile
phon ebrack etsc anno talway sr etain all
objects they contain.
Ther eisar isk of injur y,particular lyin the
eve nt of braking manoeuvres or abrupt
ch anges in direction. #
Alwayss towo bjects so that they cannot
be thro wn aroun dinsuchs ituations. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat objects do not
pr otru de from st owages paces, lug gage
nets or st owagen ets. #
Close thel oc kable st owages paces
befor estartin gaj ourney. #
Stow and secur eobjects that ar eheavy,
hard, poin ted, sharp-edged, fragile or too
lar ge inthel oad compartment. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident from objects in
th ed rive r's foot we ll and front-passenger
fo ot we ll
Objects in thed rive r's foot we ll and front-
passenger foot we ll ma yimp ede pedal tr avel or
bloc kad epressed pedal.
This jeopardises theo perating and road saf ety
of thev ehicle. #
Stow all objects in thev ehicles ecurely
so that they canno tget intot he driver's
fo ot we ll or front-passenger foot we ll. #
Always/tt he 0oor mats secu relyand as
prescribed in order toensur ethat there
is alw ayss u1cient clearance fort he
pedals. #
Do no tuse loose 0oor mats and do not
la ym ultiple 0oor mats on topofo ne
ano ther. V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit haut
ha utomatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.:
o.:objects trapped under thef ront
passenger seat ma yinter fere wit hthe function of
th ea utomatic front passenger airbag shuto. or
damag ethe system. Please obse rvet he no teson 118
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ef unction of thea utomatic front passenger air-
bag shuto. (/ page52). &
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WARNING
ARNING ‑Risk of accident or injury
when using thec up holder while thev ehi-
cle is in motion
The cup holder canno thold acontaine rsecure
while thev ehicleisinm otion.
If yo uu seac up holder while thev ehicleisin
motion ,the containe rmaybe 0un garound
and liquids could be spilled. The vehicle occu-
pant smaycome int ocontact wit hthe liquid
and if it is hot, they could be scalded. Yo u
could be distracted from tra1c condition sand
yo um aylose control of thev ehicle. #
Onlyuse thec up holder when thev ehicle
is statio nary. #
Onlyuse thec up holder forc ontainer sof
th er ight size. #
Alwaysc lose thec ontainer ,particular lyif
th el iquid is hot. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothe cup holder When
ther ear armrest is folded bac kthe cup
holder coul dbecome damaged. #
Onlyfold ther ear armrest bac kwhen the
cup holder is closed. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag etotherear armres tdue to
body weight When
folded out, ther ear armrest can be
damage dbybodyweight. #
Do no tsit or suppor tyourself on ther ear
seat armrest. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue toan open
load compartmen t0oor
If yo ud rive wit hthe load compartmen t0oor
open, objects could be 0un garound and hit
ve hicle occupants as aresult. Ther eisarisk
of injur y,particular lyin thee vent of sudden
braking or asudden chang eind irection. #
Alwaysc lose thel oad compartment 0oor
befor eajourne y. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NG‑Risk of /r eand injur yfromt he
ho tc igar ette lighter
Yo uc an bur nyourself if yout ouc hthe hot
heating element or thes ocketoft he cigar ette
lighter.
In addition, 0ammable materials ma yignit eif:
R youd ropt he ho tcigar ette lighter
R achild hold sthe ho tcigar ette lighter to
objects, fore xamp le #
Alwaysh old thec igar ette lighter bythe
knob. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec igar ette
lighter is out of reac hofc hildren. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. Seats and st
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Movethed rive r's or front passenger seat for-
wa rds, if necessar y. #
If necessar y,release theh ead restraints for
th es eat backrest and push them down
(/ page111). #
LeT
LeT and r
and r ight seat bac
ight seat bac kr
kr es
ests: ts: pull one of
re lease loops 1.
The seat backrest will automaticall yfold for-
wa rds. #
Centr
Centr eseat bac
es eat bac kr
krest:
est: pullrelease loop 2.
The seat backrest will automaticall yfold for-
wa rds.
% When thes eat backrests on thes econd and
th irdr ow sofs eats ar efolded forw ards, you
can push ther ear benc hseat on thes econd
ro wofs eats bac k.This wil lthen pr ovide a
continuous load compartment sur face. Ensur
ethat thea reab etwe en ther ow sof
seats is clear.
F F olding bac olding bac kt
kthe r
he r ear seat bac
ear seat bac kr
krest
est &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
adjusting thes eats
When youa djust aseat, youm aytrap yourself
or av ehicleo ccupant. #
When adjusting aseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if ther ear
benc hseat, rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat and seat bac k-
re st ma yfold forw ards, even while thev ehicle
is in motion.
R Asaresult, thev ehicleo ccupantwill be
pressed int othe seat belt with increased
fo rc e. The seat belt will no tbeabletopro- 122
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te
ct as intende dand could cause addi-
tional injur y.
R Objects or loads in theb ootorl oad com-
partment canno tberestrained bythes eat
backrest. #
Mak esuret hat ther ear benc hseat, the
re ar seat and thes eat backrest are
engaged befor eevery trip. If
th er ear seat backrest is no tengaged and
loc kedinp lace,ther ed loc kveri/cation indicator
will be visible.
* N NOOTE TE Damag ecaused bytrapping the
seat belt when folding bac kthe seat bac k-
re st Th
es eatb eltc ould become trappe dand thus
be damaged when thes eat backrest is folded
bac k. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat belt is no ttrap-
ped when folding bac kthe seat backrest. If
th el eT and centr eseat backrests ha vebeen fol-
ded forw ards toget her ,fold thel eT seat backrest
bac k/rst. #
Movethed rive r's or front passenger seat for-
wa rds, if necessar y. #
Swivels eat backrest 1backuntil it engages.
The seat backrest will remain in thec argo
position. #
ATer thes eat backrest has been folded bac k,
ch eckt he position of theh ead restraint and
se tittot he correct position (/ page111). F
F
oldin gt
oldin gthe seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
es tont
tont he t
he thir
hirdro
dro wof
wof
seats f
seats f orw
orwar
ards
ds &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
adjusting thes eats
When youa djust aseat, youm aytrap yourself
or av ehicleo ccupant. #
When adjusting aseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if thes eat and
seat backrest ar enotengaged
The seat and seat backrest can fold forw ards.
Ther eisar isk ofthef ollowing, in particular:
R The vehicle occupan tmaybe pressed
agains tthe seat belt .The seat belt cannot
pr otect as intended and could cause addi-
tional injur y.
R Achild restraint system will no longer be
prope rlys uppor tedorp ositioned and will
no longer ful/l its function as intended. Seats and st
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The sea tbackrest wil lnot be abl erest rain
objects or good sinthe load compartment.
Alw ayse nsu rethat thes eat and seat backrest
ar ee ngaged, in particular:
R Befor epersons tr avel in thev ehiclew hile
sitting on aseat wit hthe easy entr yand
ex itfeature
R ATer thes eat has been adjusted.
R ATer thee asy entr yand exitfeatur ehas
been used
R ATer thel oad compartment enlar gement
has been folded forw ards &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue toseat
backrests folded forw ards
If th es eat backrest of ther ear seat is folded
fo rw ards, persons in thet hirdr ow of seats
ma yhit parts of thes eat mechanism, espe-
ciall yint heevent of an accident, braking
manoeuvr eorabruptchang eofd irection. #
Ifth er eisap erson in thet hirdr ow of
seats, ther ear seat in front of them must be
folded bac ktothe drivin gposition
befor ethe journe ybegins. #
Persons in thet hirdr ow of seats should
no trest their legs on aseat backrest
th at has been folded forw ards. Alw
ayse nsu rethat all vehicle occupants ha ve
th eir seat belts fastene dcorrectl ya nd ar esitting
proper ly.P articular attention must be paid tochil-
dren.
Yo uc an fold theb ackrests of thes econd rowof
seats forw ards toget in or out. &
W WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped if the
seat is no tengaged
The seat does no tengag ewhen folded for-
wa rds. The seat can fold backwards unexpect-
edl y,e.g. when accelerating, braking or in the
eve nt of an abrup tchang eofd irection or an
accident.
Pe ople in thes eat's sweep can become trap-
ped. #
Ifas eat is folded forw ards, alw aysf old it
bac kbefor edriving o.. #
Mak esuret hat thes eat is engaged. R R
eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The area int owhichthe seat is folded is clear.
R The area under thet hirdr ow of seats is clear.
R The cup holder sareem ptyw hen thes eat
backrests on thet hirdr ow of seats ar efolded
fo rw ards.
R The load compartmen tcove risr emovedw hen
th es eat backrests on thes econd rowofs eats
ar ef olded forw ards.
If yo unol onger requ iret he folded-down seat
backrest as aloading area, fold theb ackrest back
int op lace. 124
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Trap thes eat belt strap on seat belt 2in seat
belt strap holder 1.
* N
NO OTE
TE Damag etotherelease loops due to
th ea ttachment of objects The
release loops of thes eat backrests in the
re ar ma ybed amaged due tothea ttachment
of objects. #
Onlyattac hobjects tothet ie-down eyes. The
release loops ar elocated in thel oad compart-
ment tothes ide of theb ottomp artoft he seat
backrests. Re
lease loops on ther ear sides #
Movethes econd rowofs eatsforw ards and
mo vethes eat backrests int othe cargo posi-
tion (/ page126). #
Release theh ead restraints on thet hirdr ow of
seats and push them down (/ page111). #
Pull one of redr elease loops 1.
The seat backrest will automaticall yfold for-
wa rds. #
Push thes eat backrest down until it engages.
% When thes eat backrests on thes econd and
th irdr ow sofs eats ar efolded forw ards, you
can push ther ear benc hseat on thes econd ro
wofs eats bac k.This wil lthen pr ovide a
continuous load compartment sur face.
Ensur ethat thea reab etwe en ther ow sof
seats is clear.
F
F olding bac
olding bac kt
kthe seat bac
he seat bac kr
kres
estont tont he t
he thir
hirdro
dro wof
wof
seats
seats &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped when
adjusting thes eats
When youa djust aseat, youm aytrap yourself
or av ehicleo ccupant. #
When adjusting aseat, mak esuret hat
no one has an ybody parts in thes weep
of thes eat. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident if ther ear
benc hseat, rear seat and seat backrest
ar en otengaged
The rear ben chseat, rear seat and seat bac k-
re st ma yfold forw ards, even while thev ehicle
is in motion. Seats and st
owing
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Se
Setting t
tting t he seat bac
he seat bac kr
krest:
est: hold thes eat bac k-
re st 1 in plac ewithy our hand or bac k. #
Gentl ypull one of ther elease loops 2and
fo ld thes eat backrest forw ards. Load com
Load com
par
partmen tcov
tmen tcover
er N
No
ot
tes on t
es on t he load com
he load com par
partmen tcov
tmen tcoverer &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
poor lysecured objects
The load compartmen tcove ralone cannot
secur eorrestrain he avyo bjects, items of lug-
ga ge or heavy loads.
Yo uc ould be hit byan unsecured load, partic-
ular lyin thee vent of abrup tchanges in direc-
tion, sudde nbraking or an accident. #
Alwayss towo bjects in suc hawaythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Secur eobjects, lug gage or loads against
slipping or tipping over,e.g. byusing
lashing material, even if youa reusing
th el oad compartment co ver. *
N
NO
OTE
TE Damag etothe load compartment
co verw hen loading thev ehicle The load compartment co
verm aybe damaged
when thev ehicleisb eingloaded. #
Do no tplace an yobjects abo vethe
lo we redgeoft he side wind owsoront he
load compartmen tcover. Ve
hicles wit hathirdr ow of seats: when thet hird
ro wofs eats is in use, thel oad compartment
co veront he seat backrests on thes econd rowof
seats is remo ved. Ext
Ext
ending/re
ending/re tr
tracting t
acting t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er #
T
Toe
oe xt
xtend:
end: pullthel oad compartment co ver
bac kbyg rabh andle 1and clip it int ohold-
ers 2onthel eT and right.
Re
Re tr
tracting
acting #
Release thel oad compartment co verfrom
holders 2onthel eT and right. Seats and st
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Guide thel oad compartment co verfor wa rds
usin ggrabh andle 1until it is full yretra cted.
F
F itting or r
itting or r emo
emoving t
ving t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er
R
R eq
eq uir
uir ements:
ements:
R The load compartment co verisr olled up.
R
R emo
emo ving t
ving t he load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er #
Press in thee nd cap of thel oad compartment
co ver 1 onther ight- and leT-hand side in
th ed irection of thea rrow usin gthe handle on
th el owe redge 3. #
Push thel oad compartment co ver1 intot he
anchorage 2ontheo pposit eside. #
Take thel oad compartment co ver1 out by
pulling it upwards.
F
F ittin gt
ittin gthe load com
he load com par
partment cov
tment cov er
er #
Place thel oad compartment co ver1 inthe
anchorage 2onther ight- or leT-hand side. #
Press in thee nd cap of thel oad compartment
co ver 1 ontheo pposit eside and inser tthe load compartmen
tcover 1 intot he other
anchorage 2. A
A
tt
tt ac
ac hing/r
hing/r emo
emovingt
vin gthe par
he par titioning net
titioning net &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
poor lysecured objects
The partitioning ne talon ec ann otsecur eor
re strai nheavy objects, item sofluggage or
heavy loads.
Yo uc ould be hit byan unsecured load, partic-
ular lyin thee vent of abrup tchanges in direc-
tion, sudde nbraking or an accident. #
Alwayss towo bjects in suc hawaythat
th ey canno tbethrow na round. #
Secur eobjects, lug gage or loads against
slipping or tipping over,e.g. byusing
lashing material, even if youa reusing
th ep artitionin gnet. Fo
rs afet yr easons, alw aysu seap artitioning net
when transportin gaload. 128 128
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