2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV coolant

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Ifth eb onne tcan still be liTed slightl y,open
th eb onne tagain and close it wit halittle force
until it engages cor rectl y. Chec
Chec
king t
king t he coolant lev
he coolant lev el
el &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of scalding from ho tcool-
ant
If yo uo pen thec ap when thed rive system is
at normal operating temp erature, youc ould be
scalded. #
Letthe vehicle cool down befor eopening
th ec ap. #
When opening thec ap, wear pr otective
glo vesa nd saf etyg lasses. #
Open thec ap slo wlytorelease pressure. #
Onlyhave thec oolant checkedo rre/lled at a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop. T
T
oppin gupt
oppin gupt he windscr
he windscr een w
een washer syst
asher syst em
em &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of burns from ho tcompo-
nents in thee ngine compartment
Cer tain components in thee ngine compart-
ment can be very hot, e.g .the driv esystem
and thec ooler. #
Allo wthe driv esystemtoc ool down and
to uc ho nlyt he components desc ribed
belo w. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of /r eand injur yfrom
windscre enwasher concent rate
Wi ndsc reen washer concent rate is highl y0am-
mable. #
Avoid /re, naked 0ames, smoking and
th ec reation of spar kswhen usin gwind-
screen washer concent rate. #
Remo vecap 1bythet ab. #
Topupt hewasher 0uid.
% Further informatio nabout thew indscreen
wa sher 0uid (/ page354) 304
304
Main
tenanc eand ca re

We
ar saf etyg lasses. Ke
ep children away. Obser
vethis Owner's Manual. S
S
t
tar
ar ting assist
ting assist ance and c
ance and c har
harging t
ging t he 12 Vbatt
he 12 Vbattery
ery #
Onlyhave starting assistance provided by a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop, e.g .a
Mercedes-Ben zService Cent re. #
Onlyhave theb atter ychar gedata quali/ed
specialis tworks hop, e.g .aMercedes-Benz
Se rvice Centre. R
R
eplacing t
eplacing t he 12Vbatt
he 12 Vbattery
ery #
Onlyhave theb atter yreplaced at aquali/ed
specialist workshop, e.g .ataMercedes-Benz
Se rvice Centre. T
T
o
o w
w -st
-st ar
arting or to
ting or towing away
wing away Ov
Ov
er
ervie
vie woft
woft he per
he per mitt
mittedto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag efroma utomati cbraking If one of
thef ollowing functions is switched
on, thev ehicleb rake sa utomaticall yincertain
situations:
R ActiveB rake Assist
R ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONIC
R HOLD function
R ActiveP arking Assist
To avoid damag etothevehicle, deactivate
th ese systems in thef ollowing or similar situa-
tions: #
during towing #
inac arwa sh Mercedes-Ben
zrecommends transport ingy our
ve hicle in thec ase of abreakdown, rather than
to wing it away.
Fo rtow ing ,use atow rope or towb ar wit hboth
axles on theg round. Do no tuse towb ar systems.
If yo un otice that thev ehicleh as lostcoolant, do
no th aveitt owedaway.Ha ve thev ehiclet ranspor-
te di nstead.
* N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothevehicle due to tow-
ing awa yinc orrectly #
Obser vethei nst ruction sand no teson
to wing away. 324
324
Breakdown assistance

V
V
ehicles wit
ehicles wit hfr
hfront wheel dr
ont wheel dr ive
ive P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods
Bo th axles on
th eg round Ye
s, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h*, onl yforwa rdsw ith
th ed rive rint he cockpit.
Fr ont axle
ra ised Ye
s, maximum 50 km *at
50 km/h
Re ar axle
ra ised No *The
towing rang ec an be signi/cantl ylower
depending on thea ctiv eauxiliar yconsumer sand
environmental conditions. 4MA
4MA
TIC v
TIC v ehicles
ehicles P
P
er
er mitt
mitt edto
ed towing met
wing met hods
hods
Bo th axles on
th eg round Ye
s, maximum 50 km at
50 km/h*, onl yforwa rdsw ith
th ed rive rint he cockpit.
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No *The
towing rang ec an be signi/cantl ylower
depending on thea ctiv eauxiliar yconsumer sand
environmental conditions. T
T
o
o wing t
wing t he v
he vehicle wit
ehicle wit hbot
hb otha xles on t
ha xles on t hegr
he ground
ound #
Obser vethen otes on thep ermitted towing
me thods (/ page324). #
Mak esuret hat the12Vb atteryisc onnected
and charge d. Obser
vethef ollowing points when the12Vb at-
te ry is disconnected or dischar ged:
R thed rive system canno tbestarted
R thee lectric parking brak ecanno tber eleased
or applied
R thet ransmission canno tbeshiTed toposition
i orj
In thef ollowing situations, onl ytransporting the
ve hicle is permitted:
R ifth et ransmission canno tbeshiTed toi
R ifth e12Vb atteryisd isconnected or dis-
ch arged
R ifth ed ispla yint he inst rument clus terisn ot
wo rking
R ifthe á Towing not permitted See Own-
er's Manual messageisdisplayed
R ifthe + Top up coolant See Owner’s
Manual messageisdisplayed
R ifthe d Stop Switch off the vehicle mes-
sag eisd isplayed Breakd
owna ssistance
325
325

VIN at t
VIN at t
he low
he lower edg
er edgeoft
eofthe windscr
he windscr een
een 1
VIN (vehicl eidenti/cation number) as label
The VIN as alabel at thel owe redgeoft he wind-
screen is onl yavailabl eins ome countries.
Mot
Mot or number
or number
Fu rther informatio nonmotor number scan be
obtained at aquali/ed specialist workshop. Oper
Oper
ating
ating 0uids
0uids N
No
ot
tes on oper
es on oper ating
ating0uids
0uids &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of injur yfromo perating
0uids harmfu ltoyour health
Operating 0uids ma ybepoisonous and harm-
ful toyour health. #
Obser vethet extont he original contain-
er sw hen using, storing or disposing of
operating 0uids. #
Alwayss tore operatin g0uids sealed in
th eir original containers. #
Alwaysk eep children awayfromo perat-
in g0 uids. +
ENVIR ENVIR
ONMENT
ONMENT AL NO
AL NOTE
TEPollution of the
environment due toirre sponsible disposal
of operatin g0uids Incor
rect disposal of operatin g0uids can
cause considerable damag etothe environ-
ment. #
Dispose of operatin g0uids in an environ-
mentall yresponsible manner. Operating 0uid
sinclude thef ollowing:
R lubricants
R coolant
R brak e0uid
R windscreen washer 0uid
R climat econt rols ystemr efrigerant
Onl yuse products appro vedbyM ercedes-Benz.
Damag ecausedbyt he use of products that ha ve
no tb eena pprove disn otcoveredbyt he
Me rcedes-Benz warrant yorg oodwill gestu res.
Yo uc an identify operating 0uids appr ovedby
Mercedes-Benz bythef ollowing inscriptions on
th ec ontainer:
R MB-F reigabe (e.g. MB-F reigabe 229.51)
R MB-Appr oval (e.g .MB-Ap prov al 229.51) 352 352
Te
ch nica ldata

Fu
rther informatio nonapprove doperating 0uids
is availabl eatthefollowing locations:
R intheM ercedes-Benz Speci/cations forO per-
ating Fluids byentering thed esignation
- at https://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- intheM ercedes-Benz BeV oApp
R ataq uali/ed specialist workshop N
No
ot
tes on br
es on br ake
ake0uid
0uid No
tethei nst ruction sabout operatin g0uids
(/ page352). &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of an acciden tdue to
va pour poc kets form ing in theb rake sys-
tem
The brak e0uidc onstantl yabsorb smoisture
from thea ir.T his lo werstheb oiling point of
th eb rake 0uid. If theb oiling point is tool ow,
va pour poc kets ma yformint he brak esystem
when theb rake sa reapplied hard.
This impair sthe brakin ge.ect. #
Have theb rake 0uid rene we datt he
speci/ed inter vals. Ha
ve theb rake 0uid regula rlyr eplaced at aquali-
/ed specialist workshop.
Onl yuse ab rake 0uid appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz according toMB-F reigabe or MB-Appr oval
331.0. Coolant
Coolant
N
No
ot
tes on coolant
es on coolant
Obser vethen otes on operating 0uids
(/ page352). &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /re‑ and injur yfrom
antif reeze
If antifreeze comes int ocontact wit hhotcom-
ponent parts in thee ngine compartment, it
ma yignite. #
Allo wthe driv esystemtoc ool down
befor eyou topupt he antifreeze. #
Mak esuret hat no antif reeze spills out
next tothe/ ller opening. #
Thoroughl yclean thea ntifreeze from
component parts befor estarting the
ve hicle. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag ecaused byincor rect cool-
ant #
Onlyuse coolant that has been premixed
wit hthe requ ired antifreeze pr otection.
Information on coolant is availabl eatthefol-
lowing locations:
R IntheM ercedes-Benz Speci/cation for
Operating Fluids 320.1
- Athttps://be vo.mercedes-benz.com
- IntheM ercedes-Benz BeV oApp
R Ataq uali/ed specialist workshop *
N
NO OTE TE Overheating at high outside temp er-
atures If an inappropriat
ecoolant is used, thee ngine
cooling system is no tsu1cientl yprotected
against overheating and cor rosion at high out-
side temp eratures. Te
ch nica ldata
353
353

#
Onlyuse coolant appr ovedbyM ercedes-
Benz. #
Obser vethei nst ruction sinthe
Me rcedes-Benz Speci/cation sfor Oper-
ating Fluids 320.1. Ha
ve thec oolant regula rlyr eplaced at aquali/ed
specialist workshop.
Proportion of antif reeze concentrat einthe engine
cooling system:
R Am inimum of 50% (antifreeze pr otection down
to about -37°C)
R Am aximum of 55% (antif reeze pr otection
down to-45°C) N
No
ot
tes on windscr
es on windscr een w
een w asher
asher 0uid
0uid Obser
vethen otes on operating 0uids
(/ page352). &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of /r eand injur yfrom
windscreen washer concent rate
Wi ndsc reen washer concent rate is highl y0am-
mable. If it comes int ocontact wit hhotcom-
ponents, it ma yignite. #
Mak esuret hat windscreen washer con-
cent rate is no tspilled near tothe/ ller
opening. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag etotheexterior lightin gdue
to unsuitable windscreen washer 0uid Unsuitable windscreen
washer 0uids may
damag ethe plastic sur face of thee xterior
lighting. #
Onlyuse windscreen washer 0uids which
ar ea lso suitable foru se on plastic sur fa-
ces, e.g .MBSummerFit or MB WinterFit. *
N
NOOTE
TE Bloc keds pray nozzles cause dby
mixing windscreen washer 0uids #
Do no tmix MB SummerFit and MB Win-
te rFit wit hother windscreen washer 0u-
ids. Do no
tuse distilled or de-ionised water. Other-
wise, the/ ll le vels ensor ma ybetriggered er rone-
ous ly.
Re commended windscreen washer 0uid:
R abo vefreezing point :e.g. MB SummerFit
R belo wfreezing point :e.g. MB WinterFit
Fo rthe cor rect mixin gratio ,refer tothei nforma-
tion on thea ntifreeze container.
Mix washer 0uid wit hwindscreen washer 0uid all
ye ar round. 354
354
Te
ch nica ldata

Displa
Displa
ymessag
ym essag es P
es Possible causes/conseq
ossible causes/consequences and uences andM
MSolutions
Solutions
+
Top up coolant See Own-
er’s Manual *T
he coolan tlev el is tool ow.
* N
NO
OTE
TE Damag etothe driv esystemd uetoinsu1cient coolant #
Avoid long journe yswit hinsu1cient coolant. #
Have thec ooling system of thed rive system checkedata quali/ed specialis tworks hop.
ÿ
Coolant Stop vehicle
Switch engine off *T
he coolan tistoo hot. #
Stop thev ehiclei mmediatel yinaccordance wit hthe tra1c conditions and swit cho. thed rive system. &
W WARNING ARNING Risk of injur ydue tooverheated vehicle
If yo uo pen theb onne tintheevent of an overheated vehicle or /r einthe engine compartment, thef ollowing situa-
tions ma yoccur:
R Youm aycome int ocontact wit hhotgases.
R Youm aycome int ocontact wit hother escapin ghotoperatin g0uids. #
Inthee vent of overheating or /r einthe engine compartment, keep theb onne tclosed and call the/ re
service. #
Allo wthe overheated vehicle tocool down /r stifyo un eed toopen theb onnet. #
Wait until thed rive system has cooled down. #
Mak esuret hat thea ir suppl ytothevehicle radiator is no tobstructed. Displa
ymessages and warning/indicator lamps
369
369

Cleaning
Cleaning
see Care
Cleaning
Cleaning 0uid
0uid
see windscreen washer 0uid
Climat
Climat econtr
ec ontr ol
ol
Ac tivating/deactivating.......................... 152
Ac tivating/deactivating theA /C func-
tion (control panel).................................1 52
Ac tivating/deactivating theA /C func-
tion (MBUX multimedia system).............. 152
Ac tivating/deactivating thes ynchro-
nisation function (MBUX multimedia
system).................................................. 153
Air-recirculation mode (wit h/ne parti-
cle pre/lter)...........................................1 53
Au tomatic control................................. .152
Calling up thea ir conditioning menu....... 152
Demistin gthe windscreen.... .................. 151
Demistin gwindo ws................................ 153
Fr ont air vents........................................ 156
Immediat epre-entr yclima tecont rol....... 155
No te...................................................... 151
Pre-entr yclimat econtrol at depa rture
time.......................................................1 54
Pre-entr yclimat econtrol using thek ey... 153 Re
ar air vents......................................... 156
Setting (MBU Xmultimedia system)......... 152
Setting thea ir distribution...................... 151
Setting thea ir0ow.................................. 151
Setting thet emperature......................... 151
Switching ther ear windo wheater
on/o.................................................... 151
THERM ATIC cont rolp anel...................... 151
THERMOTRONIC control panel............... 151
Ve ntilating thev ehicle( convenience
opening).................................................. 94
Clot
Clot hes hook hes hook ................................................ 131
Co-dr
Co-dr iv
iver airbag
er airbag shut
shut o.
o.
see Automatic co-driver airbag shuto.
Coc
Coc kpit
kpit
Overview.................................................... 6
Co.ee
Co.ee cup symbol
cup symbol
see ATTENTIO NASSIST
Collision det
Collision det ection (park
ection (parked v
ed vehicle)
ehicle)
Information............................................ 195
Combination switch
Combination switch .................................... .140
Com
Com ponent-speci/c
ponent-speci/c inf
infor
ormation
mation................... 350 Com
Com
put
puter
er
see On-boar dcomputer
Conv
Conv enience closing
enience closing...................................... 94
Conv
Conv enience opening
enience opening..................................... 94
Coolant (engine)
Coolant (engine) Levelc hec k............................................ 304
No tes..................................................... 353
Cooling
Cooling seeC lima tecontrol
Cop
Cop yr
yright
ight...................................................... .42
Cr aw
Cr aw ler mode
ler mode
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 201
Cr
Cr oss
oss tr
tra1c
a1c (w
(war
arning)
ning)
see Manoeuv ring assistance
Cr
Cr oss
oss Tr
Tra1c
a1c Alert
Alert........................................ 244
Cr
Cr osswind Assist
osswind Assist
Fu nction/no tes...................................... 199
Cr
Cr uise contr
uise contr ol
ol
Ac tivating............................................... 205
Buttons.................................................. 205
Calling up aspeed................................. 205
Deactivating........................................... 205
Fu nction................................................ 204 424 424
Ind
ex