2023 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB towing

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ehicles wit ehicles
withfr h
front wheel dr ont
wheel drive iv
e PP
er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 30miles
(50 km) at30 mph
(50 km/h )*,onl yfo rw ards
wit hth edr iver inthecoc kpit.
Fr ont axle
ra ised Ye
s,maximum 30miles
(50 km)*at 30 mph(5 0km /h)
Re ar axle
ra ised No*The
towing rang eca nbe signi/c an tly lo we r
depending ontheactiv eauxiliar yconsumer sand
en vironment alconditions. 4MA 4MA
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vehicles ehicles
PP
er er
mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
Bo th axles on
th egr ound Ye
s,maximum 30miles
(50 km) at30 mph
(50 km/h )*,onl yfo rw ards
wit hth edr iver inthecoc kpit.
Fr ont axle
ra ised No
Re ar axle
ra ised No *The
towing rang eca nbe signi/c an tly lo we r
depending ontheactiv eauxiliar yconsumer sand
en vironment alconditions. TT
o o
wing t wing
the v he
vehicle wit ehicle
withbo t h
bo th axles ont h
axles onthe gr he
ground ound
#
Obser vetheno teson theper mitt edtowing
me thods (/page305). #
Mak esur eth at the12 Vbatt eryis connect ed
and charge d. Obser
vethefo llo wing points whenthe12 Vbat-
te ry isdisconnect edordisc harged:
R The drive sy stem canno tbe star ted
R The electric par king brak eca nno tbe released
or applied
R The transmiss ioncanno tbe shiTed toposition
005C or005D
In thefo llo wing situations, onlytranspor tingthe
ve hicle isper mitt ed:
R Ifth etransmission cannotbe shiTed to005C
R Ifth e12 Vbatt eryis disconnect edordis-
ch arge d
R Ifth edispla yin theins trument clusterisno t
wo rking
R Ifth eá TowingNot Permitted SeeOper-
ator's Manua lmessag eis displa yed
R Ifth e00BD Check CoolantLevel SeeOpera-
tor's Manua lmessag eis displa yed
R Ifth e0080 StopSwitch OffVehicle message
is displa yed 306306
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Insuc hcases, transpo rttheve hicle
(/ page308).
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue totowing away at
ex cessiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong dis-
ta nces The
drivet ra in could bedamag edwhen towing
at excessiv elyhigh speeds orove rlong distan-
ces. #
Atowing speed of30 mph(5 0km /h)
mu stno tbe exceeded. #
Atowing distance of30 mile s(50 km)
must notbe exceeded. &
W W
AR NIN G AR
NIN GRisk ofacciden twhen towing a
ve hicle whichis toohea vy
If th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor towe dawa y
is hea vier than theper missible gross mass of
yo ur vehicle, thefo llo wing situations can
occur :
R The towing eyema ybecome detach ed. R
The vehicle/ trailer combin ationmay
sw erve orrollo ver. #
Beforeto w- star ting ortowing away,
ch eckif th eve hicle tobe tow- star tedor
to we dawa yex ceeds theper missible
gr oss mass. If
ave hicle mustbe tow- star tedor towe dawa y,its
per missible gross mass mustnotex ceed theper -
missible gross mass oftheto wing vehicle. #
Informatio non theper missible gross mass of
th eve hicle canbefound ontheve hicle identi-
/cation plate(/ page345) .
T T
o o
wing awa wing
awayt y
the v he
vehic le ehic
le #
Installth eto wing eye(/ page309). #
Fasten theto wing device .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toincor rect conn ec-
tion oftheto w bar #
Onlyconn ecttheto w rope ortow bar to
th eto wing eyes. #
Deactiv ateth eaut omatic locking mechanism
(/ page74). #
Donotactiv ateth eHOLD function . #
Deactiv ateth eto w- awa yalar m(/ page89). #
Deact ivat eAc tiveBr ak eAssi st(/ page204). #
ShiTthetransmission toposition 005C. #
Release theelectr icpar king brak e. #
Remain inthecoc kpit during towing and
obser vethedispla ymessag es. #
Donotswitc ho. theve hicle while itis bein g
to we d. #
Donotopen thedr iver's door orfront
passeng erdoor ;th etransmission willother -
wise automati callyshiT to005D . &
W W
ARNI NG ARNI
NGRisk ofaccid ent due tolimit ed
saf ety-re lat ed functions during theto wing
pr ocess
Saf ety-re lat ed functions arelimit edorno lon-
ge rav ailabl ein thefo llo wing situations:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo.. Br
eakdo wnassis tance
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R
The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys-
te m ismalfun ctioning.
R The ener gysuppl yor theon-boar delectr i-
cal system ismalfunctionin g. #
Insuc hcases ,do notto w theve hicle. #
Transpo rttheve hicle (/page308) .
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr ive sy stem due to
incor rect towing The
vehicle mayno tbe towe din thefo llo wing
situations:
R The vehicle isswitc hedo..
R The brak esy stem orpowe rst eer ing sys-
te m ismalfun ctioning.
R The ener gysuppl yor theon-boar delectr i-
cal system ismalfunctionin g. #
Insuc hcases ,do notto w theve hicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue toexcessiv etractiv e
po we r If
yo upull awayshar ply, thetractiv epo we r
ma ybe toohigh andtheve hicles couldbe
damag ed. #
Pullawa yslo wly and smoo thly. Loading
t Loading
the v he
vehic lef ehic
lefor tr or
transpo rt anspo
rt #
Obser vetheno teson towing away
( / pag e305). #
Connect theto wing device totheto wing eye
in order toload theve hicle. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005C.
% The transmission maybe lockedin position
005D intheev ent ofdamag eto theelectr ics.To
shiT to005C ,pr ov ide theon-boar delectr ical
sy stem withpo we r(/ page305). #
Load theve hicle ontoth etranspor ter. #
ShiT thetransmission toposition 005D. #
Use theelectr icpar king brak eto secur eth e
ve hicle agains tro lling away. #
Onlysecur eth eve hicle bythewheels.
V V
ehicles wit ehicles
withadap h
adap tiv tiv
edam e
dam ping adjus ping
adjustmen t tment
&
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofan accident whentrans-
por ting vehicles withadap tivedam ping
adju stmen t
When transpo rting vehicles withadap tive
dam pingadju stmen t,theve hicle/ trailer com-
bin ation maybeg into rock and star tto skid. #
Load theve hicle correctl yont oth e
tr ansp orter. #
Sec ureth eve hicle onallfour wheels
wit hsuit able tensio ning straps . #
Donotex ceed themaximum permissible
speed of35 mph(6 0km /h)wh en tran s-
po rting. 308308
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N N
O O
TE TE
Dam ageto theve hicle from secur -
ing itinco rrectl y #
ATer loading, theve hicle mustbe
secur edon allfour wheels. Other wise,
th eve hicle could bedamag ed. #
Amin imum distance of8in (20 cm)
upw ards and 4in (10 cm) down wards
must bekept tothetranspor tplatf orm. #
Secur eth eve hicle onallfour wheels aTer
loading. #
Mak esur eth at thefront and rear axles come
to rest on thesame transpor tation vehicle. *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto thedr ive train due to
incor rect positi oningof theve hicle #
Donotposit iontheve hicle abovethe
conn ectionpoin tof thetranspor tve hi-
cle. TT
o o
wing ey wing
eyest e
stor or
ag ag
elocation e
location To
wing eyeis under thecar gocom partment 0oor. InstInst
alling andr alling
andremo emo
ving t ving
the to he
towing eye wing
eye #
Press themar kon cover1 inwa rdsand
re mo ve. #
Screw intheto wing eyecloc kwise asfaras it
will goand tight en. #
Mak esur eth at cover1 engages inthe
bum perwhen youre mo vetheto wing eye. Br
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Max imumper mis sibleloa d3 com prise sth e
gr oss weight ofall vehicle occupan ts,load and
lug gage .
R Recommen dedtirepr essur e1 forcold tires.
The recommen dedtirepr essur esareva lid for
th emaximum permissible loadanduptothe
maximum permissible vehicle speed.
Ple ase also note:
R Informati onon per missi bleweights andloads
on theve hicle identi/cation plate
(/ page345) .
R Informatio non tirepr essur ein thetir epr es-
sur eta ble (/ page317).
Fu rther relat ed subjects:
R Determ ining themaximum permissible load
(/ page322)
R Noteson tirepr essur e(/ page315). SS
t t
eps f eps
for De t or
De ter er
min ingCor r min
ingCor rect Load Limit ect
Load Limit The
follo wing steps have been developed as
re qu ired ofallma nuf actur ersunder Title 49, Code
of U.S. Feder alRe gula tions ,Pa rt575, pursuant toth
e"N ational Tra1c andMotorVe hicle SafetyAc t
of 1966". #
(1): (1):
Locat eth estat ement “The combin ed
we ight ofoccupa ntsand cargoshould never
ex ceed XXXkgorXXX lbs.”on your vehicle' s
placar d. #
(2): (2):
Determ ine thecombined weight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersth at will beriding in
yo ur vehicle. #
(3): (3):
Subtr act thecombined weight ofthe
dr iver and passeng ersfrom XXX kgorXXX lbs. #
(4): (4):
The result ing /gur eeq uals theav ailabl e
amoun tof car goand luggage load capac ity.
Fo rex am ple, ifth e"XXX" amount equals
1,400 lbs.and ther ewill be/ve150 lbpas-
seng ersin your vehicle, theamount ofavaila-
ble cargoand luggage load capac ityis
650 lbs.(1,400 -750 (5x150) =650 lbs.) #
(5): (5):
Determ ine thecombined weight oflug-
ga ge and cargobein gloaded ontheve hicle.
That weight mayno tsaf elyex ceed theav aila-
ble cargoand luggage load capac itycalcula -
te din Step 4. #
(6): (6):
Ifyo ur vehicle willbetowing atrailer ,load
fr om your trailer willbetransf erredto your
ve hicle. Consult this manual todeterm ine how
th is reduces theav ailabl ecar goand luggage
load capac ityofyour vehicle.
% Notall vehicles areper mitt edtotow atrailer .
To wing atrailer isonl yper mitt edifatrailer -
hitc his ins talled. Please consult anaut hor ized
Mer cedes-Benz dealerifyo uha ve anyqu es-
tions about towing atrailer withyo ur vehicle.
Ev en ifyo uha ve calculat edtheto ta lload carefull y,
yo ushould stillmak esur eth at themaximum per-
missible gross weight andthemaximum gross
axle weight rating ofyour vehicle areno tex cee-
ded. Details can befound ontheve hicle identi/-
cation plate. #
Have your loaded vehicle –incl udin gdr iver ,
occupan tsand load –we ighed onave hicle
we ighbr idge.
The measur edvalues mayno tex ceed the
maximum permissible values stat ed on the
ve hicle identi/cation plate. 322322
Wheel
sand tires

DisplaDispla
ymessag y
messag es P es
Possible causes/conseq ossible
causes/conseq uencesand uences
and0050 0050
Soluti ons Soluti
ons
0080
Stop Switch EngineOff *T
hedrive sy stem ismalf unct ioning. #
Stop theve hicle immed iatelyin accor dance withth etra1c conditions andswitc ho. thedr ive sy stem. Donotcon-
tinue driving. #
Donotto w theve hicle, stop towing ifnece ssary. #
Consult aqua li/ed specialist workshop.
0080
Ma lfunction VisitWor ksho p *T
hedrive sy stem ismalf unct ioning. #
Con sult aquali/ed specialistwo rkshop.
Hig h-vol tageba ttery maint.
urg ently required NoStart
in Appr ox.XXX mi(yello w
displa ymessag e) *A
malfun ctionhasoccur redin thehigh-v oltagebatt ery.
It will nolongerbe possible tostar tth eelectr icdrive sy stem aTer thedist ance displa yedhas been covered. #
Have thenecessar ymaint enance workon thehigh-v oltagebatt erycar ried out ataqua li/ed specialist workshop.
Hig h-vol tageba ttery maint.
urg ently required .No Start
in Appr ox.XXX mi(reddis-
pla ymessag e) *A
malfun ctionhasoccur redin thehigh-v oltagebatt ery.
It will nolongerbe possible tostar tth eelectr icdrive sy stem aTer thedist ance displa yedhas been covered. #
Have thenecessar ymaint enance workon thehigh-v oltagebatt erycar ried out immediat elyat aqu ali/ed special ist
wo rkshop. Displ
aymessag esand warning/in dicatorlam ps
371 371

0075
SRSMalfunc tionSer vice
Re quired....... ......................................... 354
Ù Steer ing Malfunction Increased
Ph ysical E.or tSee Oper ator's Manual. ...373
Ù Steer ing Malfunction Stop
Immediat elySee Oper ator's Manual ....... 373
00D7 Stop Immediat elyDr ive will be
deactiv ated. Char geHigh -volt. Batt ery.... 368
0080 Stop Switc hEngin eO...... ............ 371
ç Suspen ded................................... 385
: SwitchO. Lights.. .........................3 60
: SwitchOn Headlam ps....... ............ 360
á Temp orarily Un availabl eCamer a
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¸ Temp orarily Un availabl eSe n-
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v Towing NotPe rm itted See Oper -
at or's Manual. ........................................ 364
0049 Turn On theIgnition toRelease
th ePa rking Brak e...... ............................. 382 0072
Vehicle Ready toDrive Switc h
th eIgnition O.BeforeExiting....... .......... 372
0077 Warning Tire Malfunc tion.......... ....401
0077 WheelSenso r(s)Miss ing.......... .....399
AC Char ging Inoper ativeSer vice
Re quired....... ........................ ................. 367
Ac tiveBlind SpotAssi stCur rentl y
Una vailable SeeOper ator's Manual ........388
Ac tiveBlind SpotAssi stInop erativ e........ 389
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsCur -
re ntl yLimi tedSee Oper ator's Manual .....3 96
Ac tiveBr ak eAssi stFunctio nsLimi ted
See Operator 's Man ual.... ...................... 397
Ac tiveDist ance AssistCur rentl y
Una vailable SeeOper ator's Manual ........385
Ac tiveDist ance AssistInop erativ e.......... 385
Ac tiveDist ance AssistNo wAv ailabl e... ... 386
Ac tiveLane Keeping Assist Currentl y
Una vailable SeeOper ator's Manual ........389
Ac tiveLane Keeping Assist Inoperative... 389 Ac
tiveSt eer ing Assist Currentl y
Una vailable SeeOper ator's Manual ........386
Ac tiveSt eer ing Assist Inoperative..... ......3 86
Ac tiveSt eer ing Asst. Currentl y
Una vailable DuetoMultip leEme r-
ge ncy Stops.... ....................................... 386
Ad aptiveHig hbeam AssistCur rentl y
Una vailable SeeOper ator's Manual ........361
Ad aptiveHig hbeam AssistInope rativ e.... 361
Appl yBr ak eto ShiT from 'P'... ................ 376
Ap plyBr ak eto ShiT to'R'...... ................376
Appl yBr ak eto ShiT toDor R.... .............3 76
Beginn ingEmer gency Stop....... .............. 387
Blin dSpo tAssist Currentl yUna vaila-
ble See Oper ator's Manual .....................388
Blind SpotAssist Inoperative...... ............ 388
Canno tSt artEng ineSeeOper ator's
Man ual............. .....................................3 98
Char ging Fault Chang eChar ging
Mode SeeOper ator's Manual ................. 367 Inde
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Fu nctio n/no tes... ................................... 249
Eng ine Eng
ine
Eng inenum ber....................................... 345
Eng inedata Eng
inedata
Displ aying ...... ........................................ 156
Engine number Engine
number...... .......................................345
Er r Er
ror messa ge or
messag e
see Displa ymessag e
ESC (Electr ESC
(Electr onicSt onic
Stabili tyCon tr abili
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see ESP®
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er er
ior lighting ior
lighting
see Lights
Ext Ext
er er
ior mir r ior
mir ror s or
s
Au tomatic mirrorfo lding function.. ......... 136
Oper ating thememor yfunction .............. 106
Pa rking position....... .............................. 136 FF
F F
atigue det atigue
detection ection
see ATTEN TIONASSIS T
F F
ir s ir
st-aid kit t-ai
dkit (soT (s
oT sided) sid
ed)............. ....................294
Fla ttir e Fla
ttir e
Cha nging awh eel......... .......................... 337
MOEx tended tires.......... ........................295
No tes... .................................................. 295
TI RE FITkit.... .......................................... 297
Fl at to Flat
towing wing
see Tow- bar system
Floor mats Floor
mats.. .................................................1 23
F F
oil cov oil
cover er
ing ing
Ra dar and ultrasonic sensors................. 180
Fr Fr
ee ee
soTw soTw
are ar
e..... ............................................ 37 F F
r r
eq eq
uencies uencies
Mobile phone......................................... 344
Tw o-w ayradio ........................................ 344
Fr Fr
ont airbag (dr ont
airbag (driv iv
er er
,fr ,
fr ont passeng ont
passeng er) er)
.............. 45
Fr Fr
ont passeng ont
passeng erairbag er
airbag shut shut
o. o.
see Automatic front passeng erairbag shuto.
Fr Fr
ont passeng ont
passeng erseat er
seat
see Seat
F F
uel consum p uel
consum ption indicat tion
indicat or or
Calling up........... ................................... 156
F F
unction seat unction
seat
see Door controlpanel
F F
uses uses
Bef orere placing afuse.. ........................ 310
Fu se assign mentdiagram.. .....................3 10
Fu se boxin thecar gocom partment ....... 313
Fu se boxin theengine compartment ......3 11
Fu se boxin thefront-passeng erfoot -
we ll....... .................................................312
No tes... ............ ...................................... 310
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us es us
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se eFu ses Inde
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