2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV air condition

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Recycled reconditioned components and
parts from Mercedes‑Benz AG.*
N
N O
OTE
TE Impai rment of theo perating e1-
ciency of ther est raints ystems from
installing accessor yparts or from repairs
or we lding Airbags and seat belt
tensioners, as well as
control units and sensor sfor ther est raints ys-
te ms, ma ybeinstalled in thef ollowing areas
of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrumen tclus ter
R Centr econsole
R Lateral roof frame #
Do no tins tall accessor yparts suc has
audio systems in these areas. #
Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding. #
Have accessor yparts retro/tted at a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop. Yo
uc ould jeopardise theo perating saf etyo fyour
ve hicle if youu se parts, tyres and wheels as well
as accessories releva nt tosaf etyw hichh aven ot
bee napprove dbyM ercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re leva nt
systems ,e.g. theb rake system, ma ymalfunction.
Onl yuse Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts or parts of
equal qualit y.Onl yuse tyres, wheels and acces-
sor yparts that ha vebeen speci/call yappr oved
fo ry our vehicle model.
Mercedes-Ben ztest sorigina lparts and con ver-
sion parts and accessor yparts that ha vebeen
speci/call yappr ove dfor your vehicle model for
th eir reliability ,safet ya nd suitability .Despite
ongoin gmarke tresearch, Mercedes-Ben zis
unable toassess other parts. Mercedes-Benz
th erefor eaccepts no responsibility fort he use of
suc hparts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, even if
th ey have been o1ciall yappr ove dori ndepend-
entl yappr ove dbyat esting cent re. Ce
rtain parts ar eonlyo 1cial lyappr ovedfor
installation or modi/cation if they compl ywith
legal requ irements. All Mercedes-Benz Genuine-
Pa rtsm eetthe appr oval requ irements. The use of
non-appr ovedparts ma yinv alida tethev ehicle's
ge neral ope rating permit.
This is thec ase in thef ollowing situations:
R The vehicle type is di.erent from that for
whic hthe vehicle' sgeneral operating permit
wa sg ranted.
R Other road user scould be endangered.
R The noise le velg etsw orse.
Alw ayss pecif ythe vehicle identi/cation number
(VIN) (/ page350) when ordering Mercedes-
Ben zGenuine Parts. Gene
raln otes
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Oper
Oper
ating safe
ating safe ty
ty &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue tomalfunc-
tions or system failure
In order toavo id malfunctions or system fail-
ures: #
Alwaysh avet he speci/ed service/main-
te nanc eworkasw ell as an ynecessary
re pair scarried out at aquali/ed special-
ist workshop. &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden torinjurydue
to improper modi/cations toelectronic
components
Modi/cations toelectronic components, their
soTwar eorwiring can impair their functional-
ity and/or thef unctionality of other networ ked
components or saf ety-re leva nt systems.
This ca nendanger thev ehicle's operating
saf ety. #
Youm ust no ttamper wit hwiring, elec-
tronic components, or their soTware. #
Alwaysh avew orkone lectrical and elec-
tronic devices car ried out at aquali/ed
specialist workshop. If
yo um odify theo n-boar delectronics, theg en-
eral operating permit is rendered in valid.
Obser vethe" On-boar delectronics" section in
"Technical data".
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothevehicle due todriv-
ing toof ast and due toimpacts tothe
ve hicle underbod yand suspension com-
ponents In
thef ollowing situations, in particular ,there
is ar isk of damage tothev ehicle:
R thev ehicleb ecomesgrounded, e.g. on a
high kerb or an unpa vedr oad
R thev ehicleisd rive nt oo fast ove rano bsta-
cle, e.g. akerb, speed bum porpothole
R aheavy object st rike st he underbod yor
suspension components In situations suc
hasthese, dama getothe
body ,underbody ,suspension components,
wheels or tyres and high-voltag ebatter ycom-
ponent smaynotbev isible. Component sdam-
aged in this wa yc an un expectedl yfail or ,in
th ec ase of an accident, ma ynolonger absorb
th er esulting forc easi ntended. #
Have thev ehiclec heckeda nd repaired
immediatel yataquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop.
or #
If driving saf etyisi mpaired whil econ-
tinuin gyour journe y,pull overand stop
th ev ehiclei mmediatel y,while paying
attention toroad and tra1c conditions,
and contact aquali/ed specialist work-
shop. Elect
ricv ehicles ha vean elect ricm otor.T he elec-
tric mo tor's energy suppl yisprovided bytheh igh-
vo ltag eon-boar delectrical system. General no
tes
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident due toobjects
in thed rive r's foot we ll
Objects in thed rive r's foot we ll ma yimp ede
pedal tr avel or bloc kadepressed 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. #
Always/tt he 0oor mats secu relyand as
prescribed in order toensur ethat there
is alw ayss u1cient room fort he pedals. #
Do no tuse loose 0oor mats and do not
place 0oor mats on topofo ne ano ther. *
N
NOOTE
TE Batter ydischarging from using devi-
ces connected tothed iagnostics connec-
tion Using devices at
thed iagnostics connection
drains theb atter y. #
Chec kthe charge leve loft he batter y. #
Ifth ec har geleve lisl ow,char getheb at-
te ry,e .g.byd riving aconsiderable dis-
ta nce. Connecting and using ano
ther device wit hthe
diagnostics connection can ha vethef ollowing
e.ects:
R Malfunctions in thev ehicles ystem
R Perm anen tdamag etov ehiclec omponents Please
refertot hewarrant yterms and conditions
fo rt his matter. Quali/ed
Quali/ed
specialis
specialistwtwork
ork shop
shop
Aq uali/ed specialist workshop has then ecessary
special skills, tools and quali/cations tocor rectly
car ryout an ynecessar yworkony ourvehicle.
This particular lyapplies tosaf ety-re leva nt wo rks.
Alw aysh avet he following workcar ried out on
yo ur vehicle at aquali/ed specialist workshop:
R Safety-re leva nt wo rks
R Servic eand maintenance work
R Repair work
R Modi/cations as well as installations and con-
ve rsions
R Workon electronic components
Mercedes‑Ben zrecommends aMercedes‑Benz
service cent re. 36
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General no
tes

The
following pr ovides youw ithg eneral informa-
tion rega rding dat aprocessing in thev ehicle.
Ad ditional information rega rding exactl ywhich
dat ainy ourvehicle ar ecollected, sa veda nd
transmitted tothirdp arties, and forw hat purpose,
can be found in thei nformation directl yrelated to
th ef unctional characteristics in question in their
re specti veoperating instructions. This information
is also availabl eonline and, dependin gonthe
ve hicle equipment ,digitall y.
P
P er
er sonal data
sonal data
Ever yvehicleisi denti/ed byau nique vehicle
identi/cation number .Dependin gonthe countr y,
th is vehicle identi/cation number can be used by,
fo re xamp le, go vernmental authorities todeter-
mine thei dentity of theo wne r.Ther eareother
possibilities touse dat acollected from thev ehicle
to identify theo wne rord rive r,suc hast he licence
plat enumber.
Therefore, dat agenerated or processed bycont rol
units ma ybeattributable toap erson or ,under
cer tain conditions, become attributable toap er-
son. Depending on whic hvehicled ataa reavaila-
ble, it ma ybepossibletom akei nferences about, fo
re xamp le,your driving behaviour ,your location,
yo ur routeory our use patterns.
Leg
Leg al r
al req
equir
uir ements r
ements r eg
egar
arding t
ding t he disclosur
he disclosur eof
eof
data
data
If legall yrequired todo so, manufacturer sare,in
individual cases, legall yobliged toprov ide go vern-
mental entities, upon requ est and tothee xtent
re qu ired, dat astore dbyt he manu facturer .For
ex ample, this ma ybet he case during thei nve sti-
ga tion of acrimina lo.ence.
Go vernmental entities ar ethemse lves, in individ-
ual casesa nd withinthea pplicable legal frame-
wo rk,a uthorised toread out dat afromt hevehi-
cle. In thec ase of an accident, information that
can help wit haninvestigation can, therefore, be
ta ke nf romt he airbag cont rolu nit, fore xamp le.
Oper Oper ational dat
ational dat aint
ainthe v
he vehicle
ehicle
This is dat aregarding theo peration of thev ehicle,
whic hhaveb een processed bycont rolu nits.
This includes thef ollowing data, fore xamp le:
R vehicle status informatio nsuchast he speed,
longitudinal acceleration, lateral acceleration,
number of whee lrevo lutions or thef astened
sea tbelts display R
ambient conditions ,suc hast emperature, rain
sensor or distance sensor
Generall y,theu se of these dat aistemporar y;
th ey will no tbestore db eyo ndthep eriod of oper-
ation and will onl ybeprocessed within thev ehicle
itself. Control units oTen contain dat amemories
fo rv ehiclek eys, fore xamp le. Thei ruse permits
th et emporar yorpermanent documentation of
te ch nica linformation about thev ehicle's operat-
ing state, component loads, maintenance requ ire-
ments and tech nica levents or faults.
Depending on thev ehiclee quipment, thef ollo w-
ing dat aarestored:
R operating status of system components, such
as /ll le vels, tyr epressur eorb atterystatus
R malfunctions or faults in impor tant system
components, suc haslights or brakes
R system reactions in special driving situations,
suc hasa irbag depl oyment or thei nter vention
of stability cont rols ystems
R information on events leading tovehicle dam-
age Gene
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R
Sideairbag: side impact
R Windo wairbag :sidei mp act, rollo ver,frontal
impact
The front passenger airbag ca nonlybed eployed
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). &
W
W ARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from ho tairbag
components
The airbag parts ar ehotaTer an airbag has
been deplo yed. #
Do no ttouc hthe airbag parts. #
Have ad eploye dairbag replaced at a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop as soon as
possible. Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends that youh ave the
ve hicle towe dtoa quali/ed specialis tworks hop
aTer an accident. Take this int oaccount, particu-
lar lyifas eat belt tensioner is triggered or an air-
bag deplo yed. If
th es eat belt tensioner saretriggered or an air-
bag is deplo yed, youw ill hear abang, and asmall
amount of powder ma yalso be released:
R The bang will no tgenerall ya.ect your hearing.
R Ingeneral, thep owder released is no thazard-
ous tohealt hbut ma ycause short- term
breathing di1culties topersons su.ering from
asthma or other pulmonar yconditions.
Pr ov ided it is saf etodoso, leavethev ehicle
immediatel yoropenthew indo wino rder to
pr ev ent breathing di1culties. Seat belts
Seat belts
Pr
ot
Pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided byt
ythe seat belt
he seat belt Alw
aysf asten your seat belt cor rectl yb efore
startin gajourne y.As eatb eltc an onlyprovide
th eb est le velofp rotection if it is worncor rectl y. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath due to
incor rectl yfastened sea tbelt
If th es eat belt is no twornc orrectl y,it cannot
per form its intended pr otectiv efunction. In addition, an incor
rectl yfastened sea tbelt
ca na lsoc ause injuries, fore xamp le, in the
ev ent of an accident or when braking or
ch anging direction suddenl y. #
Alwayse nsu rethat all vehicle occupants
ha ve their seat belts fastene dcorrectly
and ar esitting proper ly. Alw
ayso bser vethei nstructions about thec orrect
driver's seat position and adjustin gthe seat
(/ page102).
In order fort he cor rectl yw orns eat belt toprov ide
th ei ntended le velofp rotection, eac hvehicle
occupant must observ ethe following information:
R The seat belt must no tbetwisted and must /t
tightl yand snugl yacross theb ody.
R The seat belt must be routed across the
cent reofthes houlder and as lo wdowna cross
th eh ips as possible.
R The shoulder section of thes eat belt should
no ttouc hyour nec knor be routed under your
ar morb ehindyour bac k.
R Avoid wearing bulky clo thing, e.g. awinter
coat. Occupant saf
ety
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Securing thec hild restraint system wi th
th es eat belt on thef ront passenger seat
(/ page75). Obser vethes peci/c
inst ruction sfor ther ear ward-facing and
fo rw ard-facing child restraint systems
(/ page 74).
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied,
ensure, bo thbefor eand during thej our-
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger
airbag is cor rect fort he cur rent situation
(/ page53).
R Obser vethew arnin glabels in thev ehiclei nte-
ri or and on thec hild restraint system.
R Alsosecur eTop Tether if present.
Do no
Do no tmodify t
tm odify t he c
he child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em
em &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue tomodi/ca-
tions tothec hild restraint system
Th ec hild restraint system can no lon gerfunc-
tion proper ly.T his poses an increased risk of
injur y. #
Neverm odify achild restraint system. #
Onlya1x accessories whic hhaveb een
speciall yappr ove dfor this ch ild restraint
system bythec hild restraint system's
manufactu rer. Mercedes‑Benz
recommends Mercedes-Benz
car eproducts forc leaning child restraint systems
re commended byMercedes-Benz.
Onl
Onl yuse c
yu se c hildr
hil dr es
estrtraint syst
aint syst ems whic
ems whic har
harein
ein
pr
pr ope rw
ope rwor
orking condition
king condition &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath caused
by theu se of damaged child restraint sys-
te ms
Child restraint system sortheirretaining sys-
te ms that ha vebeen subjected tostres sinan
accident ma ynotbe able toper form their
intended pr otectiv efunction.
It ma ybet he case that thec hild cann otbe
proper ly restrained. #
Alwaysi mmediatel yreplace child
re straint system sthat ha vebeen dam-
aged or in volved in an accident. #
Have thes ecuring systems fort he child
re straint system schec kedata quali/ed
specialis tworks hop befor einstalling a
ch ild restraint system again. A
A
v
voi dd ir
oi dd irec ts unlight
ec ts unlight &
W
WARNING
ARNING Riskofb urns whe nthe child
seat is exposed todirect sunlight
If th ec hild restraint system is exposed to
direct sunlight or heat, parts could heat up.
Children could su.er burns from these parts,
particular lyon me tallic parts of thec hild
re straint system. #
Alwaysm akes uret hat thec hild restraint
system is no texposed todirect sunlight. #
Protect thec hild restraint system wi th a
blank et,for example. #
Ifth ec hild restraint system ha sbeen
ex posed todirect sunlight, allo witto
cool befor esecuring achild int oit. #
Neverlea ve children unattended in the
ve hicle. 60 60
Occupan
tsafety

th
ef unction of thea utomatic front passenger air-
bag shuto. (/ page52). &
W
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. &
W
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. &
W
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
owing
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A
A
djus
djus ting t
ting t he br
he br ightness
ightness #
Select Brightness. #
Adjust theb rightness.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating t
ating t he br
he brightness f
ightness f or zones
or zones #
Select Brightness. #
Select Brightness zones. #
Switc hthe function on or o..
or #
Setthe brightness fort he desi redz ones.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating multi-colour
ating multi-colour ed lighting
ed lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colour. #
Select acolour combination.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating multi-colour
ating multi-colour ed animation
ed animation #
Select Colour. #
Select Multi-colou ranimat..
The chosen colour combination will chang eat
prede/ned inter vals. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating w
ating w elcome lighting
elcome lighting #
Select Colour. #
Select Welcome.
When thev ehicleisu nlocked, as pecial ambi-
ent lightin gsequence will run.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating t
ating t he c
he c harg
harg evisualisation
ev isualisation #
Select Colour. #
Select charge visualisation.
The ambien tlightin gprovides visual feedback
on thed i.erent states of charge when the
ve hicle is connected toor disconnected from
th ec hargin gstation.
A
A ctiv
ctiv atin gdependency on air conditioning se
atin gdependency on air conditioning se t-
t-
tings
tings #
Select Colour. #
Select Climate.
If ch anges ar emade tothet emperatur eset-
ting in thev ehicle, thec olour of thea mbient
lighting will chang ebrie0y. Switc
Switc
hing t
hing t he int
he inter
erior lighting
ior lighting switc
switch-o.
h-o. delay
delay
time
time on/o.
on/o. Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Lights
5 Int. light. del .sw. off #
Switc hthe switch-o. dela ytimeono ro..
When this function is active, thei nterior light-
ing lights up foras horttime aTer thev ehicle
is loc ked. Light and sight
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