2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV air suspension

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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R
charge leve loft he high-voltag ebatter y,esti-
mated range
In cer tain cases,itm aybe requ ired tostor edata
that would ha veotherwise been used onl ytempo-
rari ly.T his ma ybethe case if thev ehicleh as
de tected amalfunction, fore xamp le.
If yo uu se services, suc hasrepair services and
maintenance work,s tore do perational dat aas
we ll as thev ehiclei denti/cation number can be
re ad out and used. The ycan be read out by
service networ kemp loye es, suc hasworks hops
and manu facturer sorthirdp arties, suc hasbreak-
down services. The same is true in thec ase of
wa rrant yclaims and qualit yassurance measures.
In general, ther eadoutisp erform ed via thel egally
prescribed por tfor thed iagnostics connection in
th ev ehicle. The operatio naldatat hat ar eread out
document tech nica lstatesoft hevehicle or of
individual component sand assis tinthe diagnosis
of malfunctions ,compliance wit hwarrant yo bliga-
tions and qualit yimpro vement. Tothat end ,these
data, in particular information abou tcomponent
loads, tech nica levents, malfunctions and other
fa ults ma ybetransmitted along wit hthe vehicle identi/cation number
tothem anufacturer .Fur-
th ermore, them anufacturer is subject toproduct
liability .For this reason them anufacturer also
uses operational dat afromt hevehicle, fore xam-
ple, forr ecalls.T hese dat acan also be used to
ex amin ethe customer's warrant yand guarantee
claims.
Fa ult memories in thev ehiclec an berese tbya
service outl etor at your requ est as par tofrepair
or maintenance work.
Conv
Conv enience and inf ot
enience and inf otainment functions ainment functions
Yo uc an stor econvenienc esettings and individual
settings in thev ehiclea ndchang eorr esetthem
at an ytime.
Depending on thev ehiclee quipment ,this
includes thef ollowing settings, fore xamp le:
R seat and steering wheel positions
R suspension and climat econt rols ettings
R individual settings, suc hasinterior lighting
Depending on thes elected equipment, youc an
impor tdatai ntov ehiclei nfot ainment functions
yo urself. Depending on
thev ehiclee quipment ,this
includes thef ollowing data, fore xamp le:
R multimedi adata, suc hasmusic, /lms or pho-
to sf or playbac kinanintegratedm ultimedia
system
R address book dat afor use in connection with
an integ ratedh ands-free system or an integ ra-
te dn avigation system
R entered navigation destinations
R dataabout theu se of Interne tservices
These dat afor con venienc eand inf otainment
function smaybe sa vedl ocall yint hevehicle or
th ey ma ybel ocated on adevice whic hyou ha ve
connected tothev ehicle, suc hasasmartphone,
USB 0ash driv eorMP3player.Ifyo uh ave entered
th ese dat ayourself, youc an dele tethem at any
time.
This dat aistransmitted from thev ehicletot hird
parties onl yatyourrequ est. This applies, in par-
ticular ,when youu se online services in accord-
ance wit hthe settin gsthat youh ave selected. 40 40
Gene
raln otes

If EC
OAssist cann otidentify arecommendation
fo ra djustin gthe drivin gstyle fort he event ahead,
no thing will be displa yed. The system will be pas-
sive.
Syst Syst em limits
em limits
EC OA ssist can function even mor eprecisel yif
th er out eisa dhered towhen routeg uidance is
active. The basic function is also availabl ewithout
activ erout eguidance. No tall information and
tra1c situations can be fore seen .The quality
depends on thea vailabl emap data.
EC OA ssis tiso nlyana id. The driver is responsible
fo rk eeping asafed istance from thev ehiclein
front ,for vehicle speed and forb raking in good
time. Youm ust be ready tobrak eata ll times ir re-
specti veof whe ther thes ystemisa ctive.
The system ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
in thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsu1cient
illumination of ther oad, highl yvariable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fogorh eavy spr ay.
R Ifth er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c,
direct sunlight or re0ections. R
Ifth ew indscreen is dirty in thev icinity of the
multifunction camera.
R Ifth em ultifunction camer aismisted up, dam-
aged or obscured.
R Ifro ad sign sarehar dtod etect, e.g. due to
dirt, sno worinsu1cien tlighting, or because
th ey areo bscured.
R Ifth ed igital road map of then avigation sys-
te mh as incor rect or outdated information.
R If sign sareambiguous, e.g .road signs in road-
wo rksorina djacent lanes.
R Ifth er adar senso rsared irty or obscured.
R When youd rive on roads wit hsteep uphil lor
downhil lgradients.
R Ifth er ea renar rowv ehicles in front, suc has
bicycles or mo torc yc les. D
D
YN
YNAMIC SELECT switch AMIC SELECT switch F
F
unction of t
unction of t he D
he DYN
YNAMIC SELECT switchAMIC SELECT switch Use
theD YNAMIC SELECT switc htochange
between thef ollowing driv eprograms:
(/ page168). Depending on
thed rive prog rams elected, thef ol-
lowing vehicle characteristics will change:
R Drive
R Suspension
R Steering
R ESP ®
R Climat econtrol
A A v vailable dr
ailable dr iv
ivepr
epr ogr
ograms
ams
= Individual
R The following vehicle characteristics ar eindi-
viduall yadjustable:
- Drive
- Suspension
- Steering
C Sport
R Maximum po weravailability
R Stability but wit hasporty ,dynami csetup
R Onlysuitable forg ood road conditions, adry
ro ad sur face and aclear st retchofr oad Driving and parking
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R
Ifal oss of tyr epressur eorad efectivetyreis
de tected and displa yed.
If yo ud eactivat ethe ActiveL ane Keeping Assist
wa rning and thel ane markings canno tbeclearly
de tected, it is possible that no lane-cor recting
brak eapplication take sp lace (/ page229).
The system ma ybeimpaired or ma ynotfunction
particular lyin thef ollowing situations:
R Ifth er eisp oor visibility ,e.g. due toinsu1cient
illumination of ther oad, highl yvariable shade
conditions, rain, sno w,fogorh eavy spr ay.
R Ifth er eisg lare, e.g. from oncoming tra1c, the
sun or re0ections.
R Ifth ew indscreen in thea reaoft he multifunc-
tion came rais dirty ,orifthe came rais misted
up, damaged or co vered.
R Ifth er ea reno lane markings, or se veral
unclear lane markings ar epresent foro ne
lane, e.g. around roadwor ks.
R Ifth el ane markings ar eworn, dar korcov-
ered. R
Ifth ed istance tothev ehicleinf ront is too
shor tand thus thel ane markings canno tbe
de tected.
R Ifth el ane markings chang equickl y,e.g. lanes
branc ho., cross one ano ther or mer ge.
R Ifth ec arriag ew ay isvery nar rowa nd winding.
R V
V ehicle swit
ehicle swithDr
hDr iving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age:
e: if
th er adar senso rsinther ear bumper ar edirty
or co veredins nowa nd an obstacle is de tec-
te diny our lane, no lane-cor rectin gbrake
application take sp lace.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv atingA
atin gActiv
ctiv eLane K
eL ane K eeping
eeping
Assist
Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist #
Activat eord eactivat ethe function. Se Se
ttin gA
tting A ctiv
ctiveLane K
eL ane K eeping Assist
eeping Assist
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Active Lane Keeping Assist
Se
Se tting t
tting t he sensitivity
he sensitivity
% The availabilit yofthis function is dependent
on thec ountr y. #
Select Standard, SensitiveorOff.
A
A ctiv
ctiv ating or deactiv
ating or deactiv ating t
ating the hap
he hap tic w
tic war
arning
ning #
Select Warning .
Ac tivat eord eactivat ethe function. F
F
unction of adap
unction of adap tiv
tiv ed am
ed amping adjus
ping adjustment tment Suspension wit
hadaptiv edamping adjustment
continuousl yadjusts thec haracteristics of the
suspension damper stothe cur rent ope rating and
driving conditions.
The damping is se tindividuall yfor eac hwheel and
is a.ected bythef ollowing factors:
R ther oad sur face conditions
R vehicle load Driving and parking
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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
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Wheel
sand tyres

R
Only/tw heels of thes ame size on one axle
(leT and right).
It is onl ypermissible to/tad i.e rent wheel
siz eint heevent of a0at tyr eino rder todrive
to thes pecialist workshop.
R Do no tmakea nymodi/cations totheb rake
system, thew heels or thet yres.
The use of shims or brak edust shields is not
permitted and ma yinv alida tethev ehicle's
ge neral ope rating permit.
R V
Vehicles wit
ehicles wit hatyr
hat yrepr
epr essur
essur emonit
em onit or
oring sy
ing sy s-
s-
t
t em:
em: all /t tedw heels mus tbeequippe dwith
functioning sensor sfor thet yrep ressur emon-
itoring system.
R Attemp eratures belo w7°Cuse winter tyres
or all-season tyres mar kedi M+Sfora ll
wheels.
Wi nter tyres pr ovide theb est possible grip in
wintr yroad conditions.
R ForM +S tyres, onl yuse tyres wit hthe same
tread.
R Obse rvet he maximum permissible spee dfor
th eM +S tyres /t ted. If
th et yre's maximum speed is belo wthat of
th ev ehicle, this must be indicated byan
appropriat elabel in thed rive r's /eld of vision.
R Runinn ewtyres at moderat espeeds fort he
/r st 100 km.
R Replace thet yres aTer six yearsatt he latest,
re ga rdless of wear.
R When r
When r eplacing wit eplacing wit htyr
ht yres t
es t hat do no
hat do no tf
tfeatu re
eatu re
r
r un-0at c
un-0at c har
haract
acter
eris
istics:
tics: vehicles with
MOExtended tyres ar enotequipped wit ha
TIREFIT kit at thef actor y.Equip thev ehicle
wit haT IREFIT kit aTer replacing wit htyres
th at do no tfeatur erun-0a tcharacteristics,
e.g .winter tyres.
% Youc an permanentl ylimit them aximum
speed ford riving wit hwinter tyres
(/ page207).
Fo rm orei nformation on wheels and tyres, con-
ta ct aq uali/ed specialist workshop.
Be sur etoalso obser vethef ollowing fur ther rela-
te ds ubjects:
R Notesont yrep ressur e(/ pag e334)
R Tyre pressur etable (/ page335) R
Notesont he emer gency spa rewheel
(/ page346) N
No
ot
tes on int
es on int erc
erchanging wheels
hanging wheels &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ythrough di.e rent
wheel sizes
Inter changing thef ront and rear wheels can
se verely impair thed riving characteristics.
The disk brakes or wheel suspension compo-
nents ma yalso be damaged. #
Onlyinter chang ethe front and rear
wheels if thew heels and tyres ha vethe
same dimensions. Inter
changing thef ront and rear wheels if the
wheels or tyres ha vedi.erent dimensions can
re nder theg eneral operating permit in valid.
The wear patterns on thef ront and rear wheels
di.er:
R front wheels wear mor eonthe tyreshoulder
R rear wheels wear mor einthe cent reofthe
tyre 340
340
Wheels and tyres