2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV brakes

1
Ú System er ror →
410
2 ! ABS →
415
3 #! Turn signal light →
140
4 h Tyre pressur emonitoring system →
417
5 # Electrical fault →
410
6 _ Reduced po wer →
410
7 L Distance warning →
414
8 J Brakes (yellow) →
412
9 J Brakes (red) →
412
A ! Electric parking brak e(yellow) →
412
B ! Electric parking brak e(red) →
412
C ï Indicator lam pinoperative D
ü Seat belt →
409
E R Rear fogl ight →
140
F K High beam →
140
L Lowb eam →
139
T Standing lights →
139
G å ESP®
OFF →
415
÷ ESP®
→
415
H 6 Restraint system →
409
I Char geleve ld isplay →
247
J R Range →
247
K õ Operational readiness of driv esystem →
160
L Ù Powe rsteering →
411 At
ag lance –Indicator and warning lamps (standard)
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1
#! Turn signal lights →
140
2 å ESP®
OFF →
415
÷ ESP®
→
415
3 R Rear fogl ight →
140
4 K High beam →
140
L Lowb eam →
139
T Standing lights →
139
5 Ú System er ror →
410
6 ! Electric parking brak e(yellow) →
412
7 õ Operational readiness of driv esystem →
160
8 J Brakes (yellow) →
412
9 # Electrical fault →
410 A
L Distance warning →
414
B Ù Powe rsteering →
411
C ! ABS →
415
D h Tyre pressur emonitoring system →
417
E 6 Restraint system →
409
F Char geleve ld isplay →
247
G R Range →
247
H _ Reduced po wer →
410
I ! Electric parking brak e(red) →
412
J ü Seat belt →
409
K J Brakes (red) →
412
L ï Indicator lam pinoperative At
ag lance –Indicator and warning lamps (widescreen cockpit)
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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
raln otes
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F
F
unctions of ABS
unctions of ABS The Anti-loc
kBrake System (ABS) regula test he
brak epressur einc ritical driving situations:
R During braking, fori nstance, at maximum full-
stop braking or if ther eisi nsu1cient tyr etrac-
tion, thew heels ar epreve nted from locking.
R Vehicle steerability while braking is ensu red.
If ABS inter venes when braking, youw illfeel a
pulsing in theb rake pedal. The pulsating brake
pedal can be an indication of hazardous road con-
dition sand can ser veas areminder totake extra
car ew hile driving.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
R ABS is acti vefrom speed sofapprox. 5km/ h.
R ABS ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunctio nifa
malfunction ha soccur reda nd they ellow !
ABS warning lam plights up continuousl yaTer
th ev ehicleiss tarted. F
F
unction of B
unction of B AS
AS &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an accident caused by a
malfunction in BAS(Brak eAssist System)
If BAS is malfunctioning, theb raking distance
in an emer gency braking situatio nis
increased. #
Dep ress theb rake pedal wit hfull forc ein
emer gency braking situations. ABS pre-
ve nts thew heels from locking. The Brak
eAssist System (BAS) supports your
emer gency braking situatio nwitha dditional brake
fo rc e.
If yo ud epress theb rake pedal quickl y,BAS is
activated:
R BAS automaticall yboosts theb rake pressure.
R BAS can shor tent he brakin gdistance.
R ABS pr events thew heels from locking.
The brakes will function as usual once your elease
th eb rake pedal. BASis deactivated. F
F
unctions of ESP
unctions of ESP ®
® &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of skidding if ESP ®
is
deactivated
If yo ud eactivat eESP®
,E SP ®
canno tcarry out
ve hicle stabilisation. #
ESP ®
should onl ybedeactivated in the
fo llowing situations. The Electronic
Stability Prog ram( ESP ®
)c an moni-
to ra nd impr oved riving stability and traction in
th ef ollowing situation swithin ph ysical limits:
R When pulling awayonw etor slipper ycarriage-
ways.
R When braking.
If th ev ehicled eviates from thed irection desired
by thed rive r,ESP ®
can stabilise thev ehicleby
inter vening in thef ollowing ways:
R One or mor ewheels ar ebrake d.
R The driv eoutput is adap teda ccording tothe
situation. 198
198
Driving and parking

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Ifyo ub rake ,d eactivat eESP®
or if ESP ®
inter-
ve nes, cruis econt rolisd eactivated. The varia-
ble limi terisn otdeactivated.
Inf
Inf or
ormation on t
mation on t he per
he per manent limit
manent limit er
er
If th ev ehicles hould ne vere xceed aspeci/c
speed (e.g. ford riving in winter tyr emode), you
can se tthis spee dwitht he permanent limi ter.
Yo udot hisbylimiting thes peed between
160 km/h and 240 km/h in them ultimedia sys-
te m( /pag e207).
If yo ul imit thes peed toav alue abo vethev ehi-
cle' sm aximum speed whic hcan be driven or
maximum desig nspeed, thep ermanent limiter
has no e.ect.
Shortl ybefor ethe se tspeed is reached, it
appear sinthe Inst rument Displa y.When youc on-
/r mt he message, displa ymessages no longer
appear until yous witc ho.the vehicle. The speed
will onl ybedisplaye dagain once thev ehicleh as
been restar tedorift he setspeed is changed.
The permanent limi terd oes no tswitc htop assive
mode even during kickdown and thed rive ns peed
re mains belo wthe se tspeed. Se
Se tting t
tting t he limit speed f
he limit speed f or wint
or winter tyr
er tyres
es
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle
5 Winter tyres limit #
Select aspeed or deactivat ethe function. A
A
ctiv
ctiv eDist
eD istance Assis
ance AssistD IS
tD ISTR
TR ONIC
ONIC F F
unction of A
unction of A ctiv ctiveDist
eD istance Assis
ance AssistD IS
tD ISTR
TR ONIC
ONIC
Ac tiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cmaintains the
se ts peed on free-0owing roads. If vehicles in
front ar edetected, thes etdistance is maintained,
if necessar y,until thev ehiclec omestoah alt. The
ve hicle accelerates or brakes dependin gonthe
distance tothev ehicleinf ront and thes etspeed.
The speed (from 20 km/h) and thed istance to
th ev ehicleinf ront ar esetand sa vedont he steer-
ing wheel.
The adjustable se tspeed can vary due tothef ol-
lowing factors:
R Driv eprogram selected ;(/page167)
R Stored limit speed (e.g. winter tyr elimit)
(/ page207) Other
features of ActiveD istance Assist
DISTRONIC:
R Adjusts thed riving style depending on the
selected driv eprogram (energy-saving, com-
fo rtable or dynamic) (/ page167)
R Initiates acceleratio ntothe stored spee difthe
tur ns igna lindica toriss witched on tochange
to theo vertaking lane
R V
Vehicle swit
ehicle swithDr
hDr iving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
age:
e:
- Reacts tostationa ryvehicles de tected in
urban speed ranges (e xcep tb icycles and
mo torc yc les)
- Take so ne-sided overtaking restrictions
int oa ccou nt on mo torw aysoronm ulti-
lane roads wit hseparat ecarriag ewa ys
(countr y-dependent)
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hDr
hDriving Assist
iving Assist ance P
ance Pack
ackag
agea nd
ea nd
P
P ar
ar king P
king P ack
ackag
age:
e: ifth ev ehicleh as been braked to
as tandstil lonm ulti-lane, separat ecarriag ew ays
by ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC, it can auto-
matical lyfollo wt he vehicle in front when driving
o. again within 30 seconds. If acritical situation
is de tected when driving o., avisual and acoustic Driving and parking
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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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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

Indicat
Indicat
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or and w ar
arnin glam
nin glam ps:
ps:
6 Restraint system (/ page 409)
ü Seat belt (/ page409)
_ Reduced po wer(/pag e410)
Ú System error( / pag e410)
# Electricalfault (/ page410)
Ù Powe rsteering (/ page411)
! Electric parking brak e(red)
(/ page412)
! Electric parking brak e(yellow)
(/ page412)
J Brakes (yellow) (/ page412)
J Brakes (red) (/ page412)
L Distancewarning (/ page414)
Ó ActiveB rake Assist (/ page414)
ê ActiveB rake Assist (/ page414)
! ABS (/page415)
÷ ESP®
(/ page415)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page415) h
Tyre pressur emonitoring system
(/ page417)
T Standing lights (/ page139)
L Lowb eam (/ page139)
K Highbeam (/ page140)
#! Turn signal lights (/ page140)
R Rear fogl igh t(/pag e139) 408
408
Displa
ymessage sand warning/indicator lamps