2021 MERCEDES-BENZ EQC SUV lights

DISTRONIC
reduces the speed. The vehicle is
decelerated in stages toast andstill.
Depending on the count ry, at speeds below
60 km/h the hazard warning lights switch on
automaticall y.
When theve hicle is stationar y,thefo llowing
actions are car ried out:
R The vehicle is secured with the electric park‐
ing brake.
R Active Dis tance Assi stDISTRONIC is ended
R The vehicle is unloc ked.
R If possible, an emer gency call is placed to
th e Mercedes-Benz emer gency call centre
The driver can cancel the deceleration at any
time byper form ing one of thefo llowing actions:
R Steering
R Braking or accelerating
R Deactivating Active Dis tance Assi st
DISTRONIC Ac
tive Brake Assi st Fu
nction of Active Brake Assi st
Ac tive Brake Assi stconsi sts of thefo llowing
functions:
R Distance warning function
R Autonomous braking function
R Situation-dependent braking assi stance
R Vehicles with Driving Assistance Pack‐
age: Evasi veSteering Assist and cornering
function
Ac tive Brake Assi stcan help youto minimise the
ri sk of a collision with vehicles, cyclists or
pedestrians or toreduce the ef fects of su ch a
collision.
If Ac tive Brake Assi sthas de tected a risk of colli‐
sion, a warning tone sounds and theL dis‐
ta nce warning lamp lights up in the instrument
clus ter.
Ve hicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:depending on the
countr y,an additional haptic warning occurs in
th efo rm of slight, repeated tensioning of the
seat belt. If
yo u do not react tothewa rning, autonomous
braking can be initiated in critical situations.
In especially critical situations, Active Brake
Assi stcan initia teautonomous braking direct ly.
In this case, thewa rning lamp and warning tone
occur simultaneously wi th the braking applica‐
tion.
If yo u apply the brake yourself in a critical situa‐
tion or apply the brake during autonomous brak‐
ing, situation-dependent braking assis tance
occu rs. The brake pressure increases up tomax‐
imum full-s top braking if necessar y.
Obser vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 187). Driving and parking
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If autonomous braking or situation-dependent
braking assis
tance has occu rred, display 1
appears in the multifunction display and then
automatically goes out af ter a short time.
If th e autonomous braking function or the situa‐
tion-dependent braking assis tance is trig gered,
additional pr eventive measu resfo r occupant
pr otection (PRE-SAFE ®
) may also be initiated. &
WARNING Risk of accident due tolimi‐
te d de tection per form ance of Active
Brake Assi st
Ac tive Brake Assi stcannot al ways clear ly
identify objects and complex traf fic situa‐
tions.
Ac tive Brake Assi stis only an aid. The driver
is responsible for maintaining a suf ficiently
safe di stance totheve hicle in front, vehicle
speed and for braking in good time. #
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation; do not rely on Active Brake
Assi stalone. #
Be prepared tobrake or swer veif nec‐
essar y. Also obser
vethe sy stem limits of Active Brake
Assi st. The individual subfunctions are
available in
va rious speed ranges:
The dis tance warning function can issue a warn‐
ing in thefo llowing situations:
R From appr oximately 30 km/h, if over se veral
seconds the dis tance maintained totheve hi‐
cle tr avelling in front is insuf ficient forthe
driven speed, theL distance warning
lamp lights up in the instrument clus ter.
R From appr oximately 7 km/h, if your vehicle
is critically close toave hicle, cyclist or
pedestrian, you will hear an intermit tent
wa rning tone and theL distance warning
lamp lights up in the instrument clus ter.
Ve hicles with PRE-SAFE ®
:depending on
th e count ry, an additional haptic warning
occurs in thefo rm of slight, repeated ten‐
sioning of the seat belt.
Brake immediately or take evasive action, pr ovi‐
ded it is safe todo so and the tra ffic situation
allo ws th is. 210
Driving and pa rking

Blind Spot Assi
stand Active Blind Spot
Assi stwith exitwa rning Fu
nction of Blind Spot Assist and Active
Blind Spot Assi stwith exitwa rning
Blind Spot Assist and Active Blind Spot Assi st
use two lateral, rear-facing radar sensors to
monitor the area up to40 m behind and 3 m
next toyour vehicle.
If a vehicle is de tected at speeds ab ove appr ox‐
imately 12km/h and this vehicle subsequently
enters the monitoring range di rectly next to your
ve hicle, thewa rning lamp in the outside mir ror
lights up red.
Pe rm anent status display in the instrument clus‐
te r:
R ¸ (gre y): sy stem is activated but inopera‐
tive
R ¸ (green): sy stem is activated and opera‐
tional
If a vehicle is de tected close toyour vehicle and
yo u swit chon the turn signal indicator in the cor‐
re sponding direction, a double warning tone
sounds and there dwa rning lamp in the outside mir
rorflashes. If the turn signal indicator
re mains switched on, all other de tected vehicles
are indicated only bytheflashing of thered
wa rning lamp.
If yo uove rtake a vehicle quickl y,no warning is
given. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teBlind
Spot Assi st
Blind Spot Assi stdoes not react tovehicles
approaching and overtaking you at a greatly
di fferent speed.
Blind Spot Assist cann otwa rndrivers in this
situation. #
Alw ays pay careful attention tothe traf‐
fi c situation and maintain a safe dis‐
ta nce at the side of theve hicle. Obser
vethe no tes on driving sy stems and your
re sponsibility; you may otherwise failto recog‐
nise dangers (/ page 187).
Exit warning
The exitwa rning is an additional function of
Blind Spot Assist and can warnvehicle occu‐ pants about approaching
vehicles when leaving
th eve hicle when stationar y. &
WARNING Risk of accident despi teexit
wa rning
The exitwa rning neither reacts tostationary
objects nor tovehicles approaching you at a
great lydif fering speed.
The exitwa rning cannot warndrivers in these
situations. #
Alw ays pay particular attention tothe
traf fic situation when opening the doors
and make sure there is suf ficient clear‐
ance. If
th ere is a vehicle in the monitoring range, this
is indicated in the outside mir ror.If a vehicle
occupant opens the door on the side with the
wa rning, a warning tone sounds and thewa rning
lamp in the outside mir rorst arts toflash.
This additional function is on lyavailable when
Blind Spot Assist is active. When theex itwa rn‐
ing is activated, it can warnvehicle occupants
fo r up tothre e minutes af ter switching the igni‐ 218
Driving and pa rking

Making an emer
gency call #
Toopen the co ver of SOS button 2, press it
brief ly. #
Press and hold SOS button 3for at least
one second.
If a Mercedes me call is active, an emer gency
call can still be triggered. This has priority over
all other active calls.
Information about the Mercedes me call
using the me but ton
A call tothe Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
has been initia ted via the me button in theove r‐
head control panel or the multimedia sy stem
(/ page 279).
Using thevo ice dialogue sy stem you access the
desired service:
R Accident and Breakdown Management
R Mercedes-Benz Cu stomer Centre forge neral
information about theve hicle
Yo u can find information on thefo llowing topics:
R Activation of Me rcedes me connect
R Operating theve hicle R
Nearest Mercedes-Benz service centre
R Other products and services from Mercedes-
Benz
Data is transfer red during the connection tothe
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre (/ page 282).
Calling the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
using the multimedia sy stem
Requ irements:
R Access toa mobile phone network is availa‐
ble.
R The contract partner's mobile network co ver‐
age is available in there spective region.
R The ignition must be switched on so that
ve hicle data can be transfer red automati‐
call y.
Multimedia sy stem:
4 © 5
Phone 5
g #
Call Mercedes me connect.
Af ter confirmation, the multimedia sy stem
sends there qu ired vehicle data. The data
transfer is shown in the media displa y.Then,
you can select a service and be connected
to a specialist at the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer
Centre.
Calling the Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre
af te r automatic accident or breakdown
de tection
Re quirements:
R The vehicle has de tected an accident or
breakdown situation.
R The vehicle is stationar y.
R The hazard warning lights are switched on.
% This function is not available in all countries.
The vehicle can de tect accident or breakdown
situations under cer tain circums tances.
In theeve nt an accident or breakdown is de tec‐
te d, the emer gency guide sho wssafety no tes in
th e multimedia sy stem displa y.
Af terqu itting the emer gency guide displ ayon
th e multimedia sy stem, a prom ptappears asking
whe ther youwo uld like toget support from the
Mercedes-Benz Cus tomer Centre. 280
MBUX multimedia sy stem

Lights
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
: Left dipped beam (examp le) *T
he cor responding light source is defective. #
Drive on carefully. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop immediatel y.
% LED light sources: the display message forth e cor responding light appears only when allthe light-emitting
diodes in the light are faulty.
: Malfunction See Owner's
Manual *T
heexterior lighting is malfunctioning. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
* Ve hicles with a trailer hitch: a fuse may haveblown. #
Stop theve hicle in accordance with the tra ffic conditions. #
Check the fuses and replace them if necessary (/ page 324).
: Automatic driving lights
inoperative *T
he light sensor for auto matic driving lights is malfunctioning. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. Display messages and
warning/indicator lamps 361

Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
: Active Light System inoper-
ative *T
he active headlamp s are malfunctioning. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop.
: Switch on headlamps *Y
ou are driving without lo w-beam headlamps. #
Turn the light switch totheL orà position.
:
Switch off lights *Y
ou are leaving theve hicle and the lights are still switched on. #
Turn the light switch totheà position.
: Intelligent Light System
inoperative *T
he Intelligent Light Sy stem is malfunctioning. The lighting sy stem continues tofunction proper lywithout the func‐
tions of the Intelligent Light Sy stem. #
Consult a qualified specialist workshop. 362
Display messages and warning/indicator lamps

J
Brakes (yell
ow) (/ page 410)
J Brakes (red) (/
page 410)
L Distance warning (/ page412)
! ABS (/
page413)
÷ ESP®
(/ page 413)
å ESP®
OFF (/ page 413)
h Ty
re pressure monitoring sy stem
(/ page 415)
T St
anding lights (/ page123)
L Low beam (
/page 123)
K High beam (/
page124)
#! Tu
rn signal lights (/ page124)
R Re
ar fog light (/ page123) Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 405

Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
ü Seat belt warning lamp
lights up *T
he red seat belt warning lamp lights up once the drive sy stem has star ted.
In addition, an intermittent warning tone may sound.
The red seat belt warning lamp reminds the driver and front passenger tofast entheir seat belts. #
Fasten your seat belt (/ page 38).
If yo u ha veplaced objects on the front passenger seat, there d seat belt warning lamp may remain lit. Drive sy
stem Wa
rning/indicator lamp
Possible causes/consequences and M
MSolutions
_ Re duced warning lamp
po wer *T
heyellow reduced-po werwa rning lamp is on.
Drive sy stem po wer output is reduced. #
Notethe messages on the multifunction displa y.
Ú
Sy stem er rorwa rning lamp *T
he red sy stem er rorwa rning lamp is lit while theve hicle is in a state of operational readiness õ.
There is a malfunction in the drive sy stem. #
Notethe messages on the multifunction displa y. Displ
aymessa ges and warning/indicator lamps 407