2023 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB Owners Manual

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NNo o
t t
es on electr es
on electr icmode ic
mode &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofchemical burnsand poi-
soning from damag edhigh-v oltagebatt ery
If th ehousing ofthehigh-v oltagebatt eryhas
been damag ed,electr olyte and gases may
leak out. #
Avoid cont actwithth eskin, eyes or
clo thing. #
Immedia tely rinse electrolyte spl ashes
o. withwa terand seek medical atten-
tion straight away. &
D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofexplosion from excessiv e
int ernal pressur eof thehigh-v oltagebat-
te ry
Flammable gasma yescape andignite in the
eve ntofave hicle /re. #
Stop thech argin gpr ocess immed iately
in case ofunu sual odors,smok eor bur n
mar ks. #
Leavethedang erzone immediat ely.
Sec ureth edang erzone atasu1cien t
dist ance. #
Call the/r ebr igade. Obser
vethefo llo wing noteson vehicle noise
emissi onsand theacoustic vehicle warning sys-
te m:
R The vehicle iseq uipp edwithapur elyelect ric
dr ive sy stem and develops consider ablylo we r
st at iona ry and vehicle noiseemissi onsthan
ve hicles withacombus tionengine.
It is forth is reason that theve hicle iseq uip-
ped withasoun dge ner ator ,wh ich ser vesas
an acous ticvehicle warning system (AVA S).
R The sound gener ator gener ates spe ed-d epend-
ent vehicle noiseemissi onswhen drivi ng
fo rw ardor bac king upataspeed ofup to
ar oun d25 mph(3 0km /h).
Th ishe lpsot her road user s,par ticu larly
pedest rians and cyclis ts,tohear your vehicle
be tter . R
When drivi ng atspeeds above20 mph
(20 km/h )The vehicle acous ticwarning sys-
te m graduall yswitc heso..
R Despi tethesound gener ator ,th eve hicle still
ma yno tbe hear dby other road user s.Ad apt
yo ur driving styleaccor dingly. Manua
ldis conne ctionof t Manua
ldis conne ctionof the high -v he
high -volt olt
ag ag
eon- e
on-
boa r boa
rd elec tr d
elec trica lsy st ica
lsy stem em
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D D
AN AN
GER GER
Riskofdea thand /redue to
modi/ed and/ordamagedcom ponen tsof
th ehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr icalsys-
te m
The vehicle' shigh- voltag eon-boar delectr ical
sy stem isunder highvoltag e. Ifyo umodify
com ponent partsintheve hicle' shigh- voltag e
on-boar delectr icalsystem ortouc hdamag ed
com ponent parts,youma ybe electr ocuted.In
addition, modi/edand/ordamagedcom po-
nents maycause a/r e.
In theev ent ofan accident orimpact tothe
ve hicle underbod y,com pone ntsofthehigh- Dr
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vo
ltag eelectr icalsystem maybe damag ed
alt hough thedamag eis no tvisible. #
Nevermak ean ymodi/ca tionsto the
high- voltag eon-boar delectr icalsystem. #
Donotswitc hon oruse theve hicle ifits
high- voltag eon-boar delectr icalsystem
com ponents have been modi/ed ordam-
ag ed. #
Neverto uc hdamag edcom ponents of
th ehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr icalsys-
te m. #
ATer anaccident, donotto uc han ycom-
ponents ofthehigh-v oltageon-boar d
electr icalsystem. #
ATer anaccident, have theve hicle trans-
por tedawa y. #
Have thecom ponents ofthehigh-v oltage
on-boar delectr icalsystem checkedat a
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop and
re placed ifnecessar y. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
Onl ydisconnect thehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr i-
cal system manuall yin thefo llo wing situations:
R The 0075 restr aint system warning lamplights
up intheInstr ument Display,e.g. aTer an
accident.
R The vehicle isbadl ydamag ed,e.g.aTer an
acciden t,and there str aint system comp o-
nent sha ve notbee ntrigg ered.
Ope r Ope
rating t ating
the high -v he
high -volt olt
ag ag
edis conne ctde e
dis conne ctdevice vice
Onl ydis conne ctthehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr i-
cal system manuall yin theabo ve-mentio nedsit-
uatio ns. #
Switc ho. theve hicle. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
Appl yth eelectr icpar king brak e. #
Secur eth eve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Open thehood. #
Press release tab1 inthedir ection ofthe
ar ro w and pullitout. #
Pullhigh- voltag edisconnect device 2inthe
dir ection ofthear ro w unt ilit eng ages.
The high- voltag eon-boar delectr icalsystem is
switc hedo..
All workon thedr ive sy stem (including aTerdis-
connecting thehigh-v oltageon-boar delectr ical 144144
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sy
stem manu ally) ma yonl ybe car ried out bya
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop. Swi
tc Swi
tching ont hing
onthe pow he
power suppl er
suppl yor t y
or the v he
vehicle ehicle
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to childr enleT unatt ended intheve hicle
If ch ildr enareleT unsuper visedintheve hicle,
th ey could, inpar ticul ar:
R open doors,ther eb yendang ering other
per sons orroad user s.
R getout and bestruckby oncoming tra1c.
R oper ateve hicle equipme ntand become
tr apped, forex am ple.
In addit ion,th ech ildr encould alsosetth e
ve hicle inmo tion ,fo rex am ple by:
R releasing thepar king brak e.
R chang ingthetransmission position.
R star ting theve hicle. #
Neverlea vechildr enunatt ended inthe
ve hicle. #
When leavingth eve hicle, alwaysta ke the
Sma rtKe ywit hyo uand lockth eve hicle. #
Keep theve hicle SmartKey out ofreac h
of childr en. RR
eq eq
uir uir
ements: ements:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed.
R The brak epedal isno tdepr essed. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the pow he
power suppl y er
suppl y: :
pr ess button
1 once.
Yo ucan, forex am ple, activ ateth ewindshield
wiper s.
The powe rsuppl yis switc hedo.again ifth efo l-
lo wing conditions areme t:
R Youopen thedr iver's door .
R Youpr ess button1 twice more. #
T T
o switc o
switc hon t h
on the v he
vehicle: ehicle:
press button1
twice.
Indicat orand warning lampsgo on inthe
inst rument cluster.
The vehicle isswitc hedo.again ifone ofthefo l-
lo wing conditions isme t:
R Youdo notst ar tth eve hicle within 15min utes
and thetransmission isin position 005Dorthe
electr icpar king brak eis applied.
R Youpr ess button1 once. Dr
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SS
t t
ar ar
tin gt tin
gthe v he
vehicle ehicle
SS
t t
ar ar
tin gt tin
gthe v he
vehicle wit ehicle
witht h
the st he
star ar
t/ st t/
stop but t op
but ton on
R R
eq eq
uir uir
emen ts: emen
ts:
R The Smar tKey isin theve hicle andisrecog-
niz ed. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005Dor005C. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andpress button1
once.
R The vehicle isstar ted.
R The displa yõ appear sin theinst ru-
ment displa y:theve hicle canbedriven. #
Ifth eve hicle does notst ar t:switc ho. non -
essen tialconsu mersand press button1
once . #
Ifth eve hicle still does notst ar tand thedis-
pla ymessag ePlace theKey inthe Marked
Space SeeOperator's Manualappear sin the
inst rument displa y:sta rttheve hicle withth e
Sma rtKe yin themar kedspace (emergency
ope ration mode )(/ page146).
% Youcan switc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng .To
do this, press button1 forabout thre esec- onds
orby pressing button1 thre etimes
wit hin thre eseconds. Thetransmission shiTs
to neutr al005C automa tically. When youpr ess
butt on1 again, theve hicle star ts again and
yo ucan engagedr ive position 005Bagain. Be
sur eto obser vethesaf etyno tesund er"Dr iv-
ing tips" (/page147).
Obser veanyinf ormatio nre ga rding displa ymes-
sag esthat can bedispl ayedon theinst rument
displa y.
S S
t t
ar ar
tin gt tin
gthe v he
vehicle wit ehicle
witht h
the Smar he
Smar tKe tK
ey in t y
in the he
mar k mar
ked space (emerg ed
space (emergency oper ency
operationmode) atio
nmode)
If th eve hicle does notst ar tand thePlace the
Key inthe Marked SpaceSeeOperator's Manual
displa ymessag eappear sin themultifun ctiondis-
pla y,yo ucan star tth eve hicle inemer gency oper-
atio nmode. Mar
kedspace (exa mp lewit hcup holder without
co ver) #
Open theco verof mar kedspace 2ifneces-
sar y. #
Mak esur eth at mar kedspace 2isem pty. #
Remo veSma rtKe y1 from theke yring. 146146
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#
Plac eSmar tKey 1 inmar kedspace 2on
symbol 3.
The vehicle willstar taTer ashor ttime .
When youre mo veSma rtKe y1 from mar ked
space 2,theve hicle canbedriven. Forfur -
th er engine star ts howev er,Smar tKey 1
must belocat edinmar kedspace 2onsym-
bol 3during theentir ejour ney. #
Have Sma rtKe y1 checkedat aqu ali/ed spe-
ciali stwo rkshop.
If t If
the v he
vehicle doesno ehicle
doesnotst t
st ar t: ar
t: #
Place SmartKey 1 inmar kedspace 2and
lea veitth er e. #
Depr essthebr ak epedal andstar tth eve hicle
usin gth estar t/s topbutt on.
% Youcan switc hon thepo we rsuppl yor the
ve hicle withth estar t/s topbutt on.
Obser veanyinf ormatio nre ga rding displa ymes-
sag esthat can bedispl ayedon themultifun ction
displa y. BrBr
ea king-in not ea
king-in notes es
R
Incertain drivi ng and drivi ng safetysy stem s,
th esensor sadjust automaticall ywhile acer -
ta in dist ance isbeing driven aTer theve hicle
has been deliveredor aTer repair s.Fu llsy s-
te m e.ectiv enessisno tre ac hed untilth eend
of this teac h-in process.
R Brak epads, brak ediscs andtires that are
eit her newor have been replaced onlyac hie ve
op timum braking e.ect andgrip aTer several
hund redkilome ters of drivin g.Com pensat efo r
th ere duced braking e.ect byappl ying greater
fo rc eto thebr ak epedal. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on driving iving
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoobjects
in thedr iver's foot we ll
Objects inthedr iver's foot we llma yim pede
pedal trav el or bloc kadepr essed pedal.
This jeopar dizestheoper ating androad safety
of theve hicle. #
Stow allobj ects intheve hicle secur ely
so that they cann otget intoth edr iver's
fo ot we ll. #
Alwaysins tallth e0oor mats securely
and asprescr ibed inorder toensur eth at
th er eis alw ayssu1cie ntroom forth e
pedals. #
Donotuse loose 0oormats anddonot
place 0oormats ontopof one another. &
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ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoincor -
re ct foot we ar
Incor rect foot we arincl udes, forex ample:
R Shoe swith platform soles
R Shoe swit hhigh heels
R Slipper s
Ther eis arisk ofan acciden t. #
Alwayswe arsuit able foot we arso that
yo ucan oper ateth epedals safely. Dr
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ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent ifth eve hicle is
switc hedo.while drivi ng
If yo uswitc ho. theve hicle while drivi ng ,
saf etyfu nct ionsar ere str icte dor no long er
av ailabl e.
This maya.ect thepo we rst eer ing system and
th ebr ak efo rc eboosting ,fo rex am ple.
Yo uwill need touse consider ablymor efo rc e
to stee ran dbr ak e, forex am ple. #
Donotswitc ho. theve hicle while driv-
ing . &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tand injurydue
to being under thein0 uence ofalcohol
and drugs while driving
Dr inking anddriving and/or taking drugs and
dr ivi ng areve ry dang erous combinations. Even
a small amount ofalcohol ordrugs can a.ect
yo ur re0e xes, per cep tion sand judgmen t.
The possibi lityof aser ious oreven fata lacci-
dent aregr eatl yincr eased whenyoudr ink or
ta ke drugs and drive. #
Donotdr ink ortake drugs and drive or
allo wan yone todrive who hasbeen
dr inking ortaking drugs. &
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AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden tdue tothe
br ak esy stem overheating
If yo ulea veyour foot on thebr ak epedal when
dr iving, thebr ak esy stem mayove rheat.
This increases thebr aking distance andthe
br ak esy stem can even fail. #
Neveruse thebr ak epedal asafo ot re st. #
Donotde pres sth ebr ak epedal andthe
acceler ator pedal atthesame timewhile
dr iving. *
N NO O
TE TE
Reduced batterylif e due tofreq uen t
sh ort-d istanc etrips The
12Vba tter yma yno tbe su1c iently
ch arge dwhen theve hicle isused onlyfo r
shor t-dista nce trips .This reduces thelife of
th ebatt ery. #
Drive long erdist ances regula rly to
ch arge thebatt ery. *
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle duetonot
obs erving themaximum permitt edhead-
ro om clear ance If
th eve hicle heightisgre ater than themaxi-
mum permitt edheadr oomclearance, thero of
and other partsof theve hicle maybe dam-
ag ed. #
Obser vethesign post edheadr oomclear-
ance. #
Ifth eve hicle heightisgreat erthan the
per mitt edheadr oomclearance, donot
ent er. #
Obser vethech ang edvehicle heightwit h
add-o nro of equipment. NNo o
t t
es on dr es
on drivin gwit ivin
gwit har h
aroof load, tr oof
load, trailer orfull y ailer
orfull y
laden v laden
vehicle ehicle
When drivin gwit haloaded roof lugg agera ck or
tr ailer aswellas withafull yladen orfull yoccu-
pied vehicle, theve hicle' sdr ivi ng and steer ing
ch aract eristics chang e. 148148
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Yo
ushould bearthefo llo wing inmind:
R Donotex ceed theper missible roof load and
to wing capacity .Also obser vethete ch nica l
dat ain thepr int ed Oper ator's Manual.
R Evenl ydistr ibuteth ero of load, andplace
hea vyobjects atthebo ttom. Also complywit h
th eno teson loadin gth eve hicle
(/ page106) .
R Drive att ent ivel y, and avoidsuddenl ypulling
awa y,braking andsteer ing aswellas rapid
cor ner ing.
N No o
t t
es on dr es
on driving onsalt-tr iving
onsalt-tr eat eat
edr ed
roads oads
The braking e.ect islimit edon salt-tr eatedroads.
Ther efor e, obser vethefo llo wing notes:
R Due tosalt build-upon thebr ak ediscs and
br ak epads, thebr aking distance canincrease
consider ablyor result inbraking onlyon one
side
R Main tain amuc hgr eat ersaf edist ance tothe
ve hicle infront To
remo vesalt build-up :
R Brak eoccasion allywhile paying attent ion to
th etra1c conditions
R Carefull ydepr essthebr ak epedal attheend
of thejour neyand when star ting thene xt jour -
ne y
N No o
t t
es on h es
on hydr ydr
oplaning oplaning
Hydr oplaning cantake place onceacer tain
amount ofwa terhas accumula tedon thero ad
sur face.
Obser vethefo llo wing notesdur ing heavyprecipi -
ta tion orincondi tions inwhi chhydroplaning may
occur :
R Reduce speed
R Avoid tireru ts
R Avoid sudden steer ing movements
R Brak ecar eful ly
% Also observe theno teson regula rly ch ecking
wheels andtires (/ page314). N No o
t t
es on dr es
on driving t iving
thr hr
ough w ough
wat at
er on t er
on the r he
road sur- oad
sur-
f f
ace ace
Wa terwhic hhas entered theve hicle candamag e
th edr ive sy stem, electr icsand transmission.
Obser vethefo llo wing ifyo umust drive th ro ugh
wa ter:
R The water,when calm, mayonl yre ac hth e
lo we redg eof theve hicle body.
R Drive at wa lking pace atmost ;wa tercan oth-
er wise entertheve hicle interior .
R Vehicles trav eling infront, oroncoming vehi-
cles, cancreat ewa veswhic hma yex ceed the
maximum permissible depthofthewa ter.
The brak ing e.ect ofthebr ak es isreduced aTer
fo rd ing. Brak ecar efull ywhile paying attention to
th etra1c conditions untilbraking powe rhas been
full yre stor ed . ECEC
Odisp la O
disp lay fu nct ion y
fu nct ion The
ECOdisp lay summ arizes your driving charac-
te risti cs from thestar tof thejour neyto its com-
ple tion andassists youin adop tingane1cien t
dr iving styleto maximize rang e. Dr
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Yo
ucan in0uence energyconsum ption bydoing
th efo llo wing:
R Driving withpar ticular care(/ page151)
R Driving indrive pr og ram ; (/page153 ) The
letter ing inthesegment willlight upbrightl y,
th eout eredg ewill light upand thesegment will
/ll up when thefo llo wing driving styleisadop ted:
R 1 Steady speed
R 2 Gentle deceler ationandrolling
R 3 Moder ateacceler ation The
letter ing inthesegment willbegray ,th eout er
edg ewill bedar kand thesegment willempty
when thefo llo wing driving styleisadop ted:
R 1 Fluctuation sin speed
R 2 Hea vybraking
R 3 Spor tyacceler ation
The ECOdispla ywill showyo uwhen youha ve
dr iven economicall y:
R The thre esegments will/llup com pletely at
th esame time
R The edgesaround allthre esegments willlight
up
The additional rang eac hie vedas are sult ofyour
dr iving stylein com parison withadr iver wit ha
ve ry spor tydrivi ng style will besho wnonthecen-
te rof displa y4. Therang edis pla yeddoes not
indicat ea/x ed reduction inconsum ption. RR
ecuper ecuper
ativ ativ
ebr e
br ak ak
esy st e
sy stem em
FF
unction oft unction
ofthe r he
recuper ecuper
ativ ativ
ebr e
br ak ak
esy st e
sy stem em
Depending ontheselect edrecuper ationleve l,th e
electr icmo tors areoper ated asan alternat or when
inove rrun mode andduring braking inorder
to charge thehigh-v oltagebatt erywhile driving.
As soon asyoure lease theacceler ator pedal
when theve hicle isin mo tion ,re cuper ationin
ove rrun mode isinitiat ed.
The higher there cuper ation,th emor eshar plyth e
ve hicle isbrak ed when coastingand themor e
electr icalener gyisfed int oth ehigh-v oltagebat-
te ry.
The rege ner ativ ebr ak esy stem hasth efo llo wing
ch aract eristics:
R Suppor tsbraking withelect ronica lly cont rolled
br ak efo rc ebo osting
R Conve rts th ekine ticener gyoftheve hicle into
elect ric ener gy
% Ifyo ubr ak ehar d,themec hanical brak eis
also used. Thismeans that themaximum
re cuper ativeener gycann otbe reco vered. The
mor eyo udr ive and brak ein an anticipat ory
manner ,th emor ee1cient lyener gycan be
re cuper ated. 150150
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iving and parking