2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV sensor

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Recycled reconditioned components and
parts from Mercedes‑Benz AG.*
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TE Impai rment of theo perating e1-
ciency of ther est raints ystems from
installing accessor yparts or from repairs
or we lding Airbags and seat belt
tensioners, as well as
control units and sensor sfor ther est raints ys-
te ms, ma ybeinstalled in thef ollowing areas
of your vehicle:
R Doors
R Door pillars
R Door sills
R Seats
R Cockpit
R Instrumen tclus ter
R Centr econsole
R Lateral roof frame #
Do no tins tall accessor yparts suc has
audio systems in these areas. #
Do no tcarry out repair sorw elding. #
Have accessor yparts retro/tted at a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop. Yo
uc ould jeopardise theo perating saf etyo fyour
ve hicle if youu se parts, tyres and wheels as well
as accessories releva nt tosaf etyw hichh aven ot
bee napprove dbyM ercedes-Benz. Saf ety-re leva nt
systems ,e.g. theb rake system, ma ymalfunction.
Onl yuse Mercedes-Benz GenuineParts or parts of
equal qualit y.Onl yuse tyres, wheels and acces-
sor yparts that ha vebeen speci/call yappr oved
fo ry our vehicle model.
Mercedes-Ben ztest sorigina lparts and con ver-
sion parts and accessor yparts that ha vebeen
speci/call yappr ove dfor your vehicle model for
th eir reliability ,safet ya nd suitability .Despite
ongoin gmarke tresearch, Mercedes-Ben zis
unable toassess other parts. Mercedes-Benz
th erefor eaccepts no responsibility fort he use of
suc hparts in Mercedes-Benz vehicles, even if
th ey have been o1ciall yappr ove dori ndepend-
entl yappr ove dbyat esting cent re. Ce
rtain parts ar eonlyo 1cial lyappr ovedfor
installation or modi/cation if they compl ywith
legal requ irements. All Mercedes-Benz Genuine-
Pa rtsm eetthe appr oval requ irements. The use of
non-appr ovedparts ma yinv alida tethev ehicle's
ge neral ope rating permit.
This is thec ase in thef ollowing situations:
R The vehicle type is di.erent from that for
whic hthe vehicle' sgeneral operating permit
wa sg ranted.
R Other road user scould be endangered.
R The noise le velg etsw orse.
Alw ayss pecif ythe vehicle identi/cation number
(VIN) (/ page350) when ordering Mercedes-
Ben zGenuine Parts. Gene
raln otes
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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
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W
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. &
W
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. &
W
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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Occupant saf
ety

R
Do no tcome int ocontact wit hthe bumper
whil emaking thek icking mo vement.
R Do no tcarry out thek icking mo vement too
slo wly.
R The kicking mo vement must be towa rdst he
ve hicle and bac kagain. 1
Detection rang eoft he sensors
If se veralc onsecutiv ekicking mo vements ar enot
successful, waitte ns econds. Syst
Syst
em limits
em limits
The system ma ybeimpaire dorm aynotfunction
in thef ollowing cases:
R The sensor saredirty ,e.g. due toroad salt or
sno w.
R The kicking mo vement is made using apros-
th etic leg.
The tailgat ecan open or close unintentionall yin
th ef ollowing situations:
R Aperson's arms or legs ar emoving in thes en-
sor de tection range, e.g. when polishing the
ve hicle or picking up objects.
R Objects ar emovedorp laced behind thev ehi-
cle, e.g. achargin gcable or lug gage.
R Clamping straps, tarp aulin soro ther co verings
ar ep ulled overthe bumper.
R Aprotectiv em at wit halengt hreaching over
th eb ootsill down int othe de tection rang eof
th es ensor sisused.
R The pr otectiv emat is no tsecured cor rectl y. Deactivat
ethe function of thek ey ( /pag e80) or
do no tcarry thek eyabou tyour person in such
situations. Limiting t
Limiting t
he opening angle of t
he opening angle of t he t
he tailg
ailgate
ate A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating t
ating t he opening angle limit
he opening angle limit er
er
Yo uc an limit theo pening angle of thet ailgat ein
th et op half of its opening rang euptoap oint
shortl ybefor ethe end position. #
Stop theo pening procedur eofthetailgat eat
th ed esired position. #
Press and hold thec losing button on thet ail-
ga te until youh ear ashor tacoustic signal.
The opening angle limiter will be activated. The
ta ilgat ewillthen stop in thes tore dp osition
when opened.
To open thet ailgat efully,pull thet op par tofthe
Me rcedes star on thet ailgat eagain aTer it has
stopped automaticall y.
Deactiv Deactiv ating t
ating the opening angle limit
he opening angle limit er
er #
Press and hold thec losing button on thet ail-
ga te until tw oshor tacoustic signals sound. Opening and closing
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1
Closing
2 Toopen
The buttons on thed rive r's door take precedence. #
T
Tost
ost ar
arta ut
ta utomatic oper
omatic oper ation:
ation:presstheW
button be yond thep oint of resis tance or pull
and release it. #
T
Toi nt
oi nterr
err up
upta ut
ta utomatic oper
omatic oper ation:
ation:press or pull
the W button again. When
thev ehicleiss witched o., youc an con-
tinue tooperat ethe side wind ows.
This function is availabl efor around four minutes
or until afront door is opened.
A A ut ut omatic rev
omatic rever
ersing function of t
sing function of t he side windows
he side wind ows
If an obs tacle impedes aside windo wduring the
closin gprocess, thes ide windo wwill open again
automaticall y.The automatic reve rsing function is
onl yana id and is no tasubstitut efor your atten-
tiveness. #
During thec losing process, mak esuret hat no
body parts ar einthe closing area. &
W
WARNI NG
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ether ebeing reve rsing pr otection
on thes ide window
The reve rsing function does no treact:
R tosoT, light and thin objects, e.g. /n gers.
R during resetting.
The reve rsing function canno tpreve nt some-
one from becoming trapped in these situa-
tions. #
During thec losing process, mak esure
th at no body parts ar einthe closing
area. #
If someone becomes trapped, press the
W button toopen thes ide window
again. A
A
ut
ut omatic function of t
omatic function of t he side windows
he side wind ows In
thef ollowing cases, thes ide windo wswill be
closed automaticall ywhen thev ehicleiss witched
o.:
R if it starts torain
Ra in is de tected byarain sensor on thew ind-
screen.
R inextreme temp eratures
R aTer acertain time (depending on theo n-
boar delectrical system voltage)
R ifth er eisam alfunction in thep owe rsupply
The side windo wswill be closed as farast heven-
tilation position. Opening and closing
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#
When closing ther oller sunblind, mak esure
th at no body parts ar eintherang eofm ove-
ment. &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of becoming trapped
despit ereversing function
In particular ,the reve rsing function does not
re act tosoT, light and thin objects, e.g. /n-
ge rs. #
When closing ther oller sunblind, make
sur ethat no body parts ar eintherange
of mo vement. #
Release theb utton immediatel yifsome-
body becomes trapped.
or #
Brie0y press theb utton in an ydirection
during thea utomatic closing process.
The closing process will be stopped. A
A
ut
ut omatic function soft
omatic function softhe sliding sunr
he sliding sunr oof
oof%
The term "slidin gsunroof" also refers to the
panorama sliding sunroof. The sliding sunroof will be closed automatically
when thev ehicleh as been switched o. in thef ol-
lowing situations:
R if it starts torain
Ra in is de tected byarain sensor on thew ind-
screen.
R inextreme temp eratures
R aTer acertain time (depending on theo n-
boar delectrical system voltage)
R ifth er eisam alfunction in thep owe rsupply
The sliding sunroof will rise at ther ear in order to
continu eventilating thev ehiclei nterior.
If th es liding sunroof is obstructed during an auto-
matic closing procedure, ther oof will be opened
again slightl y.The automatic function fort he slid-
ing sunroof and thes ide windo wswill then be
deactivated.
R R ain-closing f
ain-closing f eatur
eaturewhen dr
ew hen dr iving
iving
V
V ehicles wit
ehicles wit hapanor
hap anorama sliding sunr
ama sliding sunr oof:
oof:if it
starts torain, ther aised sliding sunroof will auto-
maticall ybeloweredw hile thev ehicleisin
motion. A
A
ut
ut omati clow
omati clow er
ering function
ing function
V
V ehicle swit
ehicle swithap anor
hap anorama sliding sunr
ama sliding sunr oof:
oof:ifthe
sliding sunroof is raised at ther ear ,itw ill auto-
maticall ybelowereds lightl yath igher speeds. At
lo ws peeds, it will be raised again automaticall y. &
W
W ARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of becoming trapped by
automati clowe ring of thes liding sunroof
At highe rspeeds, ther aised sliding sunroof
will automatical lybe lo wereds lightl yatt he
re ar. #
Mak esuret hat nobody reaches int othe
sliding sunroof's rang eofm ovement
while thev ehicleisinm otion. #
If somebody become strapped, brie0y
push thes liding sunroof button forw ards
or backwards. %
By pushin gorpulling the3 button, you
can inter rupt thea utomatic function s"Ra in
closing function when driving" and "Automatic
lo we ring". 98 98
Opening and closing

R
aTer pressin gthe start/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yint he st owagec ompartment
(/ page160)
R aTer unlocking thev ehicleu singK EYLESS-GO
R when usin gHANDS-FREE ACCESS
Information on collision de tection on aparked
ve hicle (/ page195). Pr
Pr
iming/deactiv
iming/deactiv atingtow
atin gtow -awa
-a wa yp rot
yp rotection
ection Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Prime or deactivate Tow-away protection.
To w- awa yprotection is primed again in thef ollo w-
ing cases:
R The vehicle is unloc keda gain.
R Adoor is opened.
R The vehicle is loc keda gain.
% Ifqu icka ccessisu navailable, select theVehi-
cle submenu in theSettings main menu to
prime or deactivat etow -awa yp rotection. F
F
unction of int
unction of int er
erior pr ot
ior pr otection
ection When interior pr
otection is primed, avisual and
audible alar mistriggered if mo vement is de tected
in thev ehiclei nterior.
Interior pr otection is primed automaticall yaTer
appr oximatel yten seconds:
R aTer locking thev ehiclew itht he key
R aTer locking thev ehicleu singK EYLESS-GO
Interior pr otection is onl yprimed when thef ollo w-
ing components ar eclosed:
R doors
R tailgate
Interior pr otection is automaticall ydeactivated:
R aTer pressing theÜ orp button on the
key
R aTer pressin gthe start/s topb utton wit hthe
ke yint he st owagec ompartment
(/ page160)
R aTer unlocking thev ehicleu singK EYLESS-GO
R when usin gHANDS-FREE ACCESS The
following situations can lead toafalse alarm:
R when ther ea removing objects suc hasmas-
cots in thev ehiclei nterior
R when aside wind owis open
R when apanoramic sliding sunroof is open Pr
Pr
iming/deactiv
iming/deactiv ating int
ating inter
erior pr ot
ior pr otection
ection Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Quick access #
Prime or deactivate Interior motion sensor .
Interior pr otection is primed again in thef ollowing
cases:
R The vehicle is unloc keda gain.
R Adoor is opened.
R The vehicle is loc keda gain.
% Ifqu icka ccessisu navailable, select theVehi-
cle menu under Settingstoprime or deacti-
va te interior pr otection. Opening and closing
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R
thee lectric parking brak eisnotapplied Dr
Dr
iving and dr
iving and dr iving safe
iving safe ty syst
ty systems
ems Dr
Dr
iving syst
iving syst ems and y
ems and y our r
our responsibility
esponsibility Yo
ur vehicle is equipped wit hdriving systems
whic hassis tyou in driving, parking and manoeu-
vring thev ehicle. The driving systems ar eonly
aids. The yarenotas ubstitut efor your attention
to thes urro undings and do no trelie veyouofy our
re sponsibility per taining toroad tra1c la w.The
driver is alw aysr esponsible form aintaining asafe
distance tothev ehicleinf ront,for vehicle speed,
fo rb raking in good time and fors taying in lane.
Pa ya ttentio ntothe tra1c conditions at all times
and inter vene when necessar y.Be awa reofthe
limitations rega rding thes afeu se of these sys-
te ms.
Drivin gsystems can neither reduce ther isk of
accident if youf ail toadap tyour driving style nor
ove rride thel aw sofp hysics. The ycanno talways
ta ke intoa ccount road, weather or tra1c condi-
tions. Inf
Inf
or
ormatio nonv
matio nonv ehicle sensor
ehicle sensor sand camer
sa nd camer as
as Som
edriving and driving saf etys ystems usec am-
eras as well as radar or ultrasonic sensor sto
monitor thea reainf ront of, behind or next tothe
ve hicle. 1
Multifunction camera
2 Cameras in theo utside mir rors
3 Front radar 4
Front camera
5 Corner radars
6 Ultrasonic sensors
7 Reversing camera &
W
WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due torestric-
te dd etection per form ance of vehicle sen-
sor sand cameras
If th ea reaa round vehicle senso rsor cameras
is co vered, damaged or dirty ,certain driving
and saf etys ystems canno tfunctio ncorrectl y.
Ther eisar isk of an accident. #
Keep thea reaa round vehicle senso rsor
cameras clear of an yobst ruction sand
clean. #
Have damag etothe bumper ,radiator
gr ille or stone chipping in thea reaoft he
fron tand rear wind owsrepaired at a
qu ali/ed specialis tworks hop. Pa
rticular ly,k eep thea reas around thes ensors
and cameras free of dirt, ice or slush
(/ page309). The sensor sand cameras must 196 196
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