2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV airbag off

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). &
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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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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. &
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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

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. &
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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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Self-t
Self-t
es
estofa ut
tofa utomatic fr
omatic fr ont passeng
ont passeng er airbag shut-
er airbag shut-
o.
o. When thev ehicleiss witched on, aself-tes tisper-
fo rm ed during whic hthe tw oPASSENGER AIR
BA GONa nd OFFindicator la mpslight up simul ta-
neous ly.
The statu softhe front passenger airbag is dis-
pla yedv iatheP ASSENGER AIR BA Gindicator
la mp saTer thes elf-test:
R ON is lit: ON is lit: thef ront passenger airbag may
deplo yduring an accident.
The indicator lam pgoes out aTer 60 seconds.
R ON and OFF ar
ON and OFF ar eno enotlit:
tl it: thef ront passenger
airbag ma ydeplo yduring an accident.
R OFF is lit:
OFF is lit: thef ront passenger airbag is disa-
bled. It will then no tbed eployedint heevent
of an accident.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GONindicator la mpis
o., onl ythe PASSENGE RAIRBA GO FFindicator
la mp shows th estatus of thef ront passenger air-
bag. The PASSENGE RAIRBA GO FFindicator la mp
ma ybel it continuousl yorbeo.. If
th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la mp
and the6 restraint system warning lam plight
up simultaneousl y,thef ront passenger seat may
no tbeu sed. Also in this case, do no t/tac hild
re straint system tothef ront passenger seat. Ha ve
th ea utomatic front passenger airbag shuto.
ch eckeda nd repaired immediatel yataquali/ed
specialis tworks hop.
S
S t
tatus display
atus display
If th ef ront passenger seat is occupied, ensure,
bo th befor eand during thej ourne y,that thes ta-
tus of thef ront passenger airbag is cor rect fort he
cur rent situation.
ATer
ATer /tting
/tting ar
arearw
earw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hildr
hil dr es
estrtraint sy
aint sy s-
s-
t
t em t
em t ot
othe fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::PA SSENGE RAIR
BA GO FFmust be lit continuous ly. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath when
usin gar earward-facing child restraint sys-
te mw hile thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing child
re straint system on thef ront passenger seat
and theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la
mp is o., thef ront passenger airbag can
deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be struc kbythe airbag. #
Alwayse nsu rethat thef ront passenger
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGE RAIR
BA GO FFindicator la mpmust be lit. #
NEVER use arear ward-facing child
re straint system on aseatw ithanE NA-
BLED FRONT AIR BAG. This can result in
th eD EATH of or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CHILD. When /tting
achild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page74).
Dependin gonthechild restraint system an dthe
statu reofthec hild, theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFF
indicator la mpmaybeo .. In this case, do no t/t
th er ear ward-facing child restraint system tothe
front passenger seat.
Instead, /t ther ear ward-facing child restraint sys-
te mtoas uitablerear seat.
ATer ATer /tting
/tting af
aforw
orw ar
ard-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild r
hild res
estr
traint sy
aint sy s-
s-
t
t em t
em t ot
othe fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::dependin gonthe 54
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ety

ch
ild restraint system an dthe statur eofthechild,
PA SSENGE RAIRBA GO FFmaybel it continuous ly
or be o.. Alw ayso bser vethef ollowing informa-
tion. &
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W ARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
incor rect positionin goftheforw ard-facing
ch ild restraint system
If yo us ecur eac hild in aforwa rd-facing child
re straint system on thef ront passenger seat
th at is positioned tooc lose tothec ockpit, in
th ee vent of an accident, thec hild could:
R come int ocontact wit hparts of thev ehi-
cle' sinterior if theP ASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indicator lam pislit,fore xamp le
R be st ruck bythea irbag if theP ASSENGER
AIR BA GOFFindicator la mpis o. #
Alwaysm ove thef ront passenger seat as
fa rb ackasp ossible and full yretra ct the
seat cushion lengt hadjustment .While
doin gso, alw aysm akes uret hat the
shoulde rbelt st rapisc orrectl yr outed
from thes eat belt outle tofthevehicle to
th es houlder belt guide on thec hild re
straint system .The shoulder belt strap
must be routed forw ards and down wards
from thes eat belt outlet. If necessar y,
adjust thef ront passenger seat accord-
ingl y. #
Alwaysc ompl ywitht he child restraint
system manufactu rer's installation
inst ructions. When /tting
achild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page74).
If ap er
If ap erson is sitting on t
son is sitting on t he fr
he fr ont passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat::
PA SSENGE RAIRBA GO FFmaybel it continuous ly
or be o., dependin gonthe person' sstature.
Ap erson on thef ront passenger seat must alw ays
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied byan
adult or aperson wit hastatur ec orresponding
to that of an adult ,the PASSENGE RAIRBAG
OF Findicator la mpmust be o.. This indicates
th at thef ront passenger airbag is enabled.
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is lit continuousl y,an adult or person wit
hab uildc orresponding tothat of an adult
mus tnotuse thef ront passenger seat.
Instead, they should use arear seat.
R Ifth ef ront passenger seat is occupied by a
person of smaller statur e(e.g. ateenager or
small adult), theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFF
indicator la mpis either lit continuousl yor
re mains o., depending on thec lassi/cation.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is o.: mo vethef ront passenger seat
as farb ackasp ossible, or thep erson of
smaller statur eshould use arear seat.
- Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is lit continuousl y:thep erson of
smaller statur eshould no tuse thef ront
passenger seat. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathw hen
th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is lit
If th eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp remains lit aTer thes elf-test, thef ront
passenger airbag is disabled. Occupant saf
ety
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R
Obser vethes peci/c inst ruction sfor ther ear-
wa rd-facing and forw ard-facing child restraint
systems. If thef ront passenger seat is occu-
pied, ensure, bo thbefor eand during thej our-
ne y,that thes tatus of thef ront passenger air-
bag is cor rect fort he cur rent situation
(/ page53).
F
F r
ront passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
W
W eigh tcat
eigh tcategor
egor y0:upt
y0:upt o10kg
o10kg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
X
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egory0+: up t
y0 +: up t o13k
o13kgg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
X
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryI:9t
yI:9t o18kg
o18kg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
UF,L
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryII: 15 t
yI I: 15 t o25k
o25k gg Fr
ont passenger airbag enabled 1
UF,L
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
W
W eight cat
eight cat egor
egoryIII: 22 t
yI II: 22 t o36kg
o36kg
Fr ont passenger airbag enabled 1
UF,L
Fr ont passenger airbag disabled 1, 2
U, L
1A djust thes eat cushion inclination so that the
front edg eofthe seat cushio nisinthe highes tposi-
tion and ther ear edg eofthe seat cushio nisinthe
lo we st position.
2T hevehicle is equipped wit hautomatic front
passenger airbag shuto.. The PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF indica torlam pm ust be lit.
XN otsuitable forc hildren in this we ight categor y.
US uita ble forc hild restraint systems of the" Univer-
sal" categor yinthisweight categor y. LS
uitable fors emi-universal child restraint systems
acco rding tothet able in "Recommended child
re straint systems", or if thev ehicle and thes eat are
listed in thec hild restraint system manufacturer's
ve hicle model list.
UF Suitable forf or wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te ms of the" Universal" categor yinthisweight cate-
gor y. Secur Secur
ing t ing the c
he child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em wit
em witht
ht he seat
he seat
belt on t
belt on t he r
he r ears eat
ea rs eat &
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WARNING
ARNING Riskofa cciden tiftherear
ben chseat, 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- 72
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ety

N
N
o
ot
tes on v
es on v ehicles wit
ehicles wit hout aut
hout automatic fr
omatic fr ont
ont
passeng
passeng er airbag
er airbag shut
shuto.
o. St
icke rv isible when thef ront passenger door is
open
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. Mak
esurey ou obser vethef ollowing information:
R Never/tar earward-facing child restraint sys-
te mtot he front passenger seat
R Always/ta rear wa rd-facing child restraint sys-
te mtoas uitablerear seat
- Seats suitable fora ttaching belted child
re straint system s(/ page 71).
- Secur ethe child restraint system wi th the
seat belt on ther ear seat (/ page72).
R Notesonr earward-facing and forw ard-facing
ch ild restraint system sonthe front passenger
seat (/ page74)
N
No ot
tes on r
es on r earw
earwar
ard-f
d-f acing and f
acing and f orw
orwar
ar d-f
d-f acing c
acing c hild
hild
r
r es
estr traint syst
aint syst ems on t
ems on t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathw hen
using arear ward-facing child restraint sys-
te mw hile thef ront passenger airbag is
enabled
If yo us ecur eac hild in arear ward-facing child
re straint system on thef ront passenger seat
and theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator la
mp is o., thef ront passenger airbag can
deplo yintheevent of an accident.
The child could be struc kbythe airbag. #
Alwayse nsu rethat thef ront passenger
airbag is disabled. The PASSENGE RAIR
BA GO FFindicator la mpmust be lit. #
NEVER use arear ward-facing child
re straint system on aseatw ithanE NA-
BLED FRONT AIR BAG. This can result in
th eD EATH of or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CHILD. Obser
vethes peci/c inst ruction sfor ther ear-
wa rd-facing and forw ard-facing child restraint sys-
te ms (/ page75). 74
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ety

Wa
rning notice on thef ront passenger sun visor
Alw ayso bser vethes tatus of thef ront passenger
airbag on theP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp:
R If it is absolu tely necessar yto/ tac hild
re straint system tothef ront passenger seat,
alw ayso bser vethei nformation on automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. (/ page52).
R When using arear ward-facing child restraint
system on thef ront passenger seat, thef ront
passenger airbag must alw aysbed isabled.
This is onl ythe case if theP ASSENGER AIR
BA GO FFindicator la mpis lit continuously
(/ page53). R
Ifth eP ASSENGER AIR BA GOFFindicator
la mp is o., thef ront passenger airbag is ena-
bled. The front passenger airbag ma ydeploy
during an accident.
Secur
Secur ing t
ing the c
he child r
hild r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em wit
em witht
hthe seat
he seat
belt on t
belt on t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er seat
er seat
When /ttin gabelt-secured child restraint system
on thef ront passenger seat, alw ayso bser vethe
fo llowing:
O Obser vethen otes on rear wa rd-facing and
fo rw ard-facing child restraint system sonthe
fron tpasse nger seat (/ page 74).
O Obser vethec hild restraint system manufac-
tu re r's installation and operating inst ructions.
O Forac hildrestraint system in the" Universal"
or "Semi-Universal" categor y,mak esuret hat
th es ystemh as been appr ovedfor thev ehicle
seat.
Observ ethe no tesu nder "Suitability of seats
fo ra ttaching belt-secured child restraint sys-
te ms" (/ page71). O
When using aforwa rd-facing child restraint
system in weight categor yI:removetheh ead
re straint from ther espectiv eseat, if possible.
ATer thec hild restraint system ha sbeen
re mo ved, replace theh ead restraint immedi-
atel yand adjus tall head restraints co rrectl y.
O The backrest of thef orwa rd-facing child
re straint system must, as farasp ossible, be
re stin gont he seat backrest of thef ront
passenger seat.
O Ifth eh ead restraint of thec hild seat cann ot
be full yextended when it is installed in the
ve hicle, this will result in restriction sonthe
maximum size settin gfor child restraint sys-
te ms in weight categor yIIorIII.
Contact wit hthe roof when theh ead
re straint is ful lyex tended and loc kedinp lace
will no tresult in an yrest rictions on use.
O Thec hild restraint system must no tbeput
under strai nbetwe en ther oof and thes eat
cushion and/or be /t tedf acing thew rong
direction. Occupant saf
ety
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