2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV child restraint

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V Operates them emor yfunction →
117
2 Adjusts thes eats electrically →
106
3 w Switches thes eat heating on/o. →
113
4 s Switches thes eat ventilation on/o. →
113
5 W Opens/closes ther ear leT side window →
92
6 W Opens/closes thel eT side window →
92
7 Í Operates theo utside mir rors →
148
8 q Opens/closes thet ailgate →
87
9 W Opens/closes ther ight side window →
92
A W Opens/closes ther ear right sid ewindow →
92
B S Child saf etyl oc kf or ther ear side win-
do ws →
78 C
Opens thed oor →
83
D ßÜLoc ks/unloc ksthev ehicle →
83
E Adjusts theh ead restraints →
110
F Con/gures thes eat settings →
112
G Adjusts thes eat backrest inclination →
105
H Adjusts thes eat height →
105
I Adjusts thes eat cushion inclination →
105
J Adjusts thes eat fore -and-aT position →
105
K Adjusts thes eat cushion length →
105 At
ag lance –Door operatin gunita nd seat adjustment
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Pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided byt
ythe r
he r es
estrtraint syst
aint syst em
em The
restraint system include sthe following com-
ponents:
R Seat belt system
R Airbags
R Child restraint system
R Chil dseats ecurin gsystems
The restraint system ca nhelpp reve nt thev ehicle
occupants from coming intoc ontact with parts of
th ev ehiclei nterior in thee vent of an accident. In
th ee vent of an accident, ther est raints ystemc an
also reduce thef orces towhic hthe vehicle occu-
pant saresubjected.
As eat belt can onl yprovide theb est le velofp ro-
te ction if it is worncor rectl y.Depending on the
de tected acciden tsituation, seat belt tensioners
and/o rairbag ssupplement thep rotection o.ered
by ac orrectl yw orns eat belt .Seatb elt tensioners
and/o rairbag sarenotd eplo yedine very acci-
dent. In order
fort he restraint system toprov ide the
intended le velofp rotection, eac hvehicleo ccu-
pant mus tobser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belt scorrectl y.
R Sit in an almost up right sea tposition wit htheir
bac kagainst thes eat backrest.
R Sit wit htheir feet resting on the0 oor ,ifp ossi-
ble.
R Alwayss ecur epersons under 1.5 0mtall in an
additional restraint system suitable for
Mercedes-Benz vehicles.
Ho wever,no system availabl etoda ycan com-
ple tely eliminat einjuries and fatalities in every
accident situation. In particular ,the seat belt and
airbag generall ydon otprotect against objects
penetrating thev ehiclef romt he outside. It is also
no tp ossible tocomple tely rule out ther isk of
injur ycaused bythea irbag deploying. Limit Limit
ations of t
ations of t he prot
he pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided byt
ythe
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r es
estr traint syst
aint syst em
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
modi/cation stot he restraint system
Ve hicle occupants ma ynolongerbep rotected
as intended if alterations ar emade tothe
re straint system. #
Nevera lter thep arts of ther est raints ys-
te m. #
Nevertamper wit hthe wiring or an yelec-
tronic component parts or their soT-
wa re. If it is necessar
ytomodifythev ehicletoa ccom-
modat eaperson wit hdisabilities, contact aquali-
/ed specialist workshop.
Mercedes-Ben zrecommends that youu se driving
aids whic hhave been appr ovedfor your vehicle by
Mercedes-Benz. Occupant sa
fety
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Push thel ap belt down as farasp ossible
across your hips and pull tight wit hthe shoul-
der section of theb elt. Neverrout ethe lap
belt across your abdomen.
Pregnant women must also take particular
car ew itht his.
R Neverrout ethe seat belt across sharp, poin-
te d, abrasiv eorfragile objects.
R Onlyone person should use eac hseat belt at
an yo ne time.
R Nevers ecur eobjects wit haseat belt if the
seat belt is also bein gused byone of thev ehi-
cle' soccupants.
Also ensu rethat no objects, e.g .acushion,
ar ee verp laced between aperson and the
seat.
If ch ildren ar etrave lling in thev ehicle, be sur eto
obser vethei nst ruction sand saf etyn otes on
"Children in thev ehicle" (/ page58).
Alw ayso bser vethei nst ruction sfor loading the
ve hicle when securing objects, lug gage or loads
(/ page118). Limit
Limit
ations of t
ations of t he prot
he pr otection pro
ection pro vided b
vided byt
ythe seat
he seat
belt
belt &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathdueto
incor rect seat position
The seat belt will no to.er thei ntended le vel
of pr otection if youh ave notm oved thes eat
backrest toan almos tvertical position.
In particular ,you ma yslip under thes eatbelt
and injur eyourself. #
Adjust thes eat proper lybefor ebegin-
ning your journe y. #
Alwayse nsu rethat thes eat backrest is
in an almost vertical position and that
th es houlder section of your seat belt is
ro uted across thec entr eofy our shoul-
der. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yordeathw hen
additional restraint system sare no tused
fo rp ersons wit hasmaller stature
Pe rsons under 1.50 mtall cann otwe arthe
seat belt cor rectl yw ithout asuitable addi-
tional restraint system. #
Alwayss ecur epersons under 1.5 0mtall
in as uitable restraint system. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Riskofi njuryord eathdueto
damaged or modi/ed seat belts
Seat belts canno tprovide pr otection in thef ol-
lowing situations:
R thes eat belt is damaged, has been modi-
/ed, is extremel ydirty ,blea ched or dyed
R thes eat belt buckle is damaged or
ex tremel ydirty
R modi/cation shave been made tothes eat
belt tensioner ,sea tb elt anchorag eorseat
belt retractor
Seat belts ma ysustain non-visible damag ein
an accident, e.g. due toglas ssplinters. 46
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NO
OTE
TE Deployment of components of the
re straint system when thef ront passenger
seat is unoccupied and aseat belt is
buckled When
thef ront passenger seat is unoccupied
and thes eat belt tongue of thes eat belt is
engaged in thes eat belt buckle, components
of ther est raints ystemm aydepl oyunnecessa-
ri ly on thef ront passenger side, e.g. thes eat
belt tensioner. #
Onlybuckle thes eat belts as intended. %
Obser vethen otes on st owagea reas
(/ page118).
Informatio non/ttingachild restraint system
an donc hildren tr avelling in thev ehiclec an
be found in the" Children in thev ehicle" sec-
tion (/ page62). Seat belt adjus
Seat belt adjustm
entfun ction
tmen tfun ction V
V
ehicle swit
ehicle swithP RE-S
hP RE-SAFE
AFE ®
®
:
:aTer afront seat belt
has been fastened, thea utomatic seat belt adjust- ment ma
yappl yac ertain tightening forc e. Do not
hold thes eat belt tightl ywhile it is adjusting.
Yo uc an activat eand deactivat ethe seat belt
adjustme ntfunction using them ultimedia system
(/ page48). A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv ating seat belt adjus
ating seat belt adjustmen tvia
tment via
t
t he multimedia syst
he multimedia syst em
em Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Vehicle #
Activat eord eactivate Belt adjustment. R
R
eleasing sea tbelts
eleasing sea tbelts #
Press ther elease button in thes eat belt
buckle and guide thes eat belt bac kwitht he
seat belt tongue. Seat belt w
Seat belt w
ar
arning function f
ning function f or t
or the dr
he dr iv
iver and fr
er and fr ont
ont
passeng
passeng er
er The
ü seatbelt warning lam pinthe Inst ru-
ment Displa yisareminder that all vehicle occu-
pant smustw ear their seat belts cor rectl y. In addition
,awarnin gtone ma ysound.
As soo nasthe driver and front passenger fasten
th eir seat belts, thes eat belt warning goes out. F
F
unction of t
unction of t he r
he rear seat belt st
ear seat belt st atus display
atus display The
rear seat belt status displ ayis onl yavailable
fo rc ertain countries. When
thev ehicleiss witched on, ther ear seat
belt status displa yinforms youf or ac ertain
amount of time whic hrear seat belt is no tfas-
te ned. 48
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fety

Yo
uc an immediatel ydismiss ther ear seat belt
status displa yusing theb ackb utton on thel eT-
han dside of thes teering wheel (/ page248).
If av ehicleo ccupantunfastens aseat belt in the
re ar while thev ehicleism otion ,the rear seat belt
status displ ayappear sagain.
In addition ,awarnin gtone ma ysound. In this
case, ther ear seat belt status displa ycanno tbe
hidden using theb ackb utton on thel eT-hand side
of thes teering wheel. Airbags
Airbags
Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie wofa irbags
wofa irbags 1
Knee airbag
2 Driver's airbag
3 Front passenger airbag
4 Windo wairbag
5 Side airbag
The installatio nlocatio nofana irbag is identi/ed
by theA IRB AG symbol.
When enabled, an airbag can pr ovide additional
pr otection fort he respecti ve vehicle occupant. Po
tential pr otection pr ovided byeac hairbag:
R Knee airbag: thigh, knee and lo werleg
R Driver's airbag, front passenger airbag: head
and ribcage
R Windo wairbag :head
R Side airbag :ribcag eand pelvis &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of inju ryor deat hifthe co-
driver airbag is enabled
If th ec o-driver airbag is enabled, achild on
th ec o-driver seat ma ybestruckbyt he co-
driver airbag during an accident.
NEVE Rusearear ward-facing child restraint
system on aseatw ithanE NABLED FRONT
AIR BAG; DEATH or SERIOUS INJUR Ytothe
CHILD can occur. When /tting
achild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page75).A lso ,alway so bser vethe
no tesonr earward-facing or forw ard-facing child
re straint system sonthe front passenger seat
(/ page74). Occupant saf
ety
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath due to
th eu se of unsuitable seat co vers
Due tounsuitable seat co vers,t he airbags
cann otprotect vehicle occupants as intended.
In addition ,the operatio nofthe automatic
front passenger airbag shuto. coul dbe
re stric ted. #
Yous hould onl yuse seat co vers that
ha ve been appr oved fort he cor respond-
ing seats byMercedes-Benz. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur ydue tomalfunc-
tioning sensor sinthe door
The function of thea irbags can be impaired
due tomodi/cation sorincor rect wo rkper-
fo rm ed on thed oor sord oor trim, or if the
door saredamaged. #
Neverm odify thed oor sorp arts of the
doors. #
Alwaysh avew orkont he door sordoor
trim car ried out at aquali/ed specialist
wo rkshop. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur ydue todeplo yed
airbag
Ad eploye dairbag no longer o.er sany protec-
tion. #
Have thev ehiclet owedtoaq uali/ed
specialis tworks hop in order tohave the
deplo yeda irbag replaced. Ha
ve deplo yeda irbags replaced immediatel y. S
S
t
tatus of t
atus of t he fr
he front passeng
ont passeng er fr
er front airbag
ont airbag F
F
unction of t
unction of t he aut
he automaticfr
omati cfront passeng
ont passeng er airbag
er airbag
shut
shut o.
o.
The automati cfront passen gera irbag shuto. is
able todetect whe ther thef ront passenger seat is
occupied byap erson or achild restraint system.
Th ef ront passenger airbag is enabled or disabled
acco rdingl y. &
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WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of injur yordeath due to
objects under thec o-driver seat
Objects trapped under thec o-driver seat can
inter fere wit hthe function of thea utomatic
co-driver airbag shuto. or damag ethe system. #
Do no tstore anyo bjects under thec o-
driver seat. #
When thec o-driver seat is occupied,
mak esuret hat no objects ar etrapped
under thec o-driver seat. When /ttin
gachild restraint system tothef ront
passenger seat, obser vethev ehicle-speci/c infor-
mation (/ page75).A lso ,alway so bser vethe
no tesonr earward-facing or forw ard-facing child
re straint system sonthe front passenger seat
(/ page74).
Ap erson on thef ront passenger seat must
obser vethef ollowing information:
R Fasten seat belt scorrectl y(/ pag e45).
R Sit in an almost upright seat position wit htheir
bac kagainst thes eat backrest. 52
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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. &
W
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-
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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
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traint sy
aint sy s-
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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