2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB SUV trailer

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shoes wit hhigh heels
R slippe rs
Ther eisar isk of an accident. #
Alwaysw ear suitable foot we ar so that
yo uc an operat ethe pedals safel y.&
W
WARNI NG
ARNI NGRisk of accident if thev ehicleis
switched o. while driving
If yo us witc ho.t hevehicle while driving,
saf etyf un ction sare re strictedornol onger
av ailable.
This ma ya.ect thep owe rsteering system and
th eb rake forc eb oosting ,for example.
Yo uw ill need touse considerabl ymoref orce
to stee rand brake, fore xamp le. #
Do no tswitc ho.t hevehicle while driv-
ing. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of acciden tdue tothe
brak esystemo verheating
If yo ul eave your foot on theb rake pedal when
driving, theb rake system ma yoverheat.
This increases theb raking distance and the
brak esystemc aneven fail. #
Neveru se theb rake pedal as afootrest. #
Do no tdepress theb rake pedal and the
accelerator pedal at thes ame time while
driving. *
N
NOOTE
TE Damag etothevehicle due tonot
observing them aximum permitted head-
ro om clearance If
th ev ehicleh eight is greater than them axi-
mum permitted headroom clearance, ther oof
and other parts of thev ehiclem aybe dam-
aged. #
Obser vethes ignposted headroom clear-
ance. #
Ifth ev ehicleh eight is greater than the
permitted headroom clearance, do not
enter. #
Obser vethec hanged vehicle height with
add-o nroof equipment. N No
ot
tes on dr
es on dr ivingw it
ivin gw ithar
har oof load, tr
oof load, tr ailer or fully
ailer or fully
laden v
laden v ehicle
ehicle
When drivin gwithal oaded roof luggag erackor
trailer as well as wit hafullyladen or full yoccu-
pied vehicle, thev ehicle's driving and steering
ch aracteristics change.
Yo us hould bear thef ollowing in mind:
R Do no texceed thep ermissible roof load and
to wing capacity .Also obser vethet echnical
dat aint he printed Owner's Manual.
R Evenl ydistribut ethe roof load, and place
heavy objects at theb ottom. Also compl ywith
th en otes on loadin gthe vehicle
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R Driv eattentivel y,and avoid suddenl ypulling
awa y,braking and steering as well as rapid
cornering. 162
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de
tected bythes ystem. The maximum permissi-
ble speed applying toav ehiclew ithat railer is not
de tected bythes ystem.
Ad just thes peed in these situations. &
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WARNING
ARNING Risk of accident due toActive
Speed Limit Assist ada pting thev ehicle's
speed
The spee dadop tedbyA ctiveSpeed Limit
Assist ma ybetoo high or incor rect in some
individual cases, suc has:
R at speed limit sbelo w2 0km/h
R inwe tconditions or in fog
R when towing atrailer #
Ensur ethat thed rive ns peed complies
wit htra1c regulations. #
Adjust thed riving speed tosuit cur rent
tra1c and weather conditions. F F
unction of r
unction of r out
oute-based speed adapt
e-based speed adapt ation
ation
When ActiveD istance Assist DISTRONI Cisactiva-
te d, thev ehicles peed will be adap teda ccordingly
to ther out eevents ahead. Depending on thed rive prog
rams elected, thev ehiclen egotiates aroute
ev ent ahead in an economical, comfor table or
dynamic manner .When ther out eevent has been
passed, thev ehiclea ccelerates again tothe
stored speed. Th esetdistance tothev ehiclein
front ,vehicles de tected ahead and speed restric-
tion sahead aret aken in toaccount.
Yo uc an activat eand deactivat eroute-based
speed adap tation in them ultimedia system
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The following routee vents are take ni ntoa ccount:
R Bends
R T-junctions, roundabouts and toll stations
R Turnsa nd exits
R Tra1c jams ahead (onl ywithL iveT ra1c Infor-
matio n)
% When thet oll station is reached, ActiveD is-
ta nce Assist DISTRONIC ado ptst he spee das
th es tore ds peed.
Also, thes peed is reduced if thet urns ignal indi-
cator tochang elane siss witched on and one of
th ef ollowing situation sisdetected:
R Turning o. at junctions R
Driving on slowing-down lanes
R Driving on lanes adjacent toslowing-down
lanes
The driver is responsible forc hoosing ther ight
speed and observing other road users. This
applies in particular tojunctions, roundabouts and
tra1c lights, as route-based speed adap tation
does no tbrake thev ehicletoa standstill.
When routeg uidance is active, the/ rsts peed
adjustmen tiscarried out automaticall y.Ifth et urn
signal indicator is switched on, thes elected route
is con/rmed and fur ther speed adjustmen tisacti-
va ted.
Speed adap tation is cancelled in thef ollowing
cases:
R Ifth et urns ignal indicator is switched o.
befor ethe routee vent.
R Ifth ed rive rd epresses thea ccelerator or
brak epedal during thep rocess.
Syst
Syst em limits em limits
Ro ute-based speed adap tation does no ttak er ight
of wa yregulation sintoa ccount. The driver is 212
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3
Topv ieww ithi mages from thes ide cameras
in theo utside mir rors
4 Wide-angle vie w,rear
5 Topv ieww ithi mag efromt hereve rsing cam-
era
6 Topv ieww itht railer vie w(vehicles wit ha
trailer hitch)
T
T op view
op view 1
Lane indicating ther out ethe vehicle will take
at thec urrent steering wheel angle
2 Warning displa yofParking Assist
PA RKTRONIC
3 Your vehicle from abo ve The colour of
thei ndividual segments of warning
display 2is based on thed istance tothed etec-
te do bstacle:
R Y
Yello
ello wsegments:
ws egments: obstacles at adistance
between appr ox.0 .6ma nd 1.0 m
R Or
Orang
ang esegments:
es egments: obstacles at adistance
between appro x. 0.3mand 0.6 m
R R
Red segments:
ed segments: obstacles at averys hor tdis-
ta nce of app rox. 0.3 morless
When Parking Assist PARKTRONIC is ope rational
and no objec tisdetected, thes egments of the
wa rning displa yareshown in grey. Guide lines
Guide lines 1
Yellowl ane marking thec ourse thet yres will
ta ke atthec urrent steering wheel angle
(dynamic)
2 Yellowg uide line, vehicle widt h(driven sur-
fa ce) depending on thec urrent steering wheel
angle (dynamic)
3 Redg uide line at adistance of appr oximately
0.3 mfromt herear area
4 Markatad ista nce of app rox. 1.0 m
% When ActiveP arking Assist is acti ve,lanes 1
ar ed ispla yeding reen. Driving and parking
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mals or object
setc. ar einthe manoeuvring
ra nge.
Ar isk of collision ma yoccur in thef ollowing situa-
tions, fore xamp le:
R Ifth ea ccelerator and brak epedals ar einter-
ch anged.
R If an inco rrect transmission position is
engaged.
Driv eAwayA ssist is activ eunde rthe following
conditions:
R IfPa rking Assist PARKTRONIC is activated.
R Ifyo us hiT thet ransmission position tok or
h when thev ehicleiss tationar y.
R Ifth ed etected obstacle is less than appr ox.
1.0 maway.
R Ifth em anoeuvring assistance function is acti-
va tedint he multimedia system.
Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
The per form ance of Driv eAwayA ssist is limited
on inclines.
% Also obser vethes ysteml imits of Parking
Assist PARKTRONIC (/ page235). F
F
unction of Cr
unction of Cr oss
ossTr
Tra1c
a1c Alert
Alert
% Cross Tra1c Ale rtis onl yavailabl efor vehicles
wit hB lind Spo tAssis torA ctiveBlind Spot
Assist.
Cross Tra1c Ale rtcan warndriver sofanycross-
ing tra1c when reve rsing and manoeuvring out of
ap arking space.T heradar sensor sinthe bumper
also moni tort he area adjacent tothev ehicle. If a
critical situationi sdetected, theL symbol
appear sinthe medi adispla yand thev ehiclec an
be braked automaticall y.
If th er adar senso rsareo bstructed byvehicles or
ot her objects, de tection is no tpossible.
Cross Tra1c Ale rtis activ eunder thef ollowing
conditions:
R ifth ev ehicleisr eversing at awalkin gpace.
R manoeuvring assista nce is activated
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% Also obser vethei nst ruction sonB lind Spot
Assis tand ActiveB lind Spo tAssist
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Syst
Syst em limits
em limits
Cross Tra1c Ale rtis no tavailabl eoni nclines. A
A
ctiv
ctiv ating/deactiv
ating/deactiv atingmanoeuvr
atin gmanoeuvr ing assist
ing assist ant
ant
Multimedia system:
4 © 5
Settings 5
Assistance
5 Camera &parking #
Activate/deactivate Manoeuvringassistance.
% Manoeuvring assistant must be acti vefort he
function of Driv eAwayA ssist (/ page243)
and Cross Tra1c Ale rt (/ pag e244). V
V
ehicle to
ehicle towing ins
wing ins tr
tructions
uctions
The vehicle is no tsuitable fort he use of towb ar
systems that ar eused for0 attowing or dinghy
to wing ,for example. Attach ing and using towb ar
systems can result in damag etothevehicle.
When youa retowing avehiclew ithtowb ar sys-
te ms, saf edrivin gc haracteristics cann otbe guar-
anteed fort he towing vehicle or thet owe dvehicle.
The vehicle-trailer combination ma yswe rvef rom
side toside.
Obser vethef ollowing information:
R Perm itted towing me thods (/ page324) 244
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Drivin
gand parking