2023 MERCEDES-BENZ EQB towing

Sym
bols Sym
bols.... ...................................................... 5 5
AA
t a gla nce t
a gla nce ...................................................... 6 6
Co ckpit ........ ................................................... 6
Indicat orand warning lamps(standar d)...... ... 10
Indicat orand warning lamps(wides creen
coc kpit) ...................................................... ..12
Ov erhead controlpanel .................................14
Door operating unitandseat adjustment .......16
Emer gencie sand break downs .......... .......... ...18 DigitDigit
alOpe r al
Ope rat at
or's Manua l or's
Manua l.......... .................... 20 20
Cal ling uptheDigit alOper ator's Manual ........ 20
Calling uptheDigit alOper ator's Manual ........ 21 GenerGener
alno t al
no tes es
..... .......................................... 23 23
Pr otecting theen vironment ........................... 23
Genuine Mercedes-Benz parts..... .................. 23
Oper ator's Manual .......... .............................. 24
Mer cedes meapp ................................... ......2 5
Ser viceand vehicle operation ............... ......... 25
Oper atingsaf ety................................ ............ 26 Decl
arati on ofcon form ity forve hicle
ins talled radio com ponent s.... ....................... 28
Diagnos ticsconnection .................................2 9
Quali/ed specialist workshop ........................ 30
Cor rect use oftheve hicle ............................. 30
Spo rtUtil ityVehicle ....................................... 30
No tesfo rper sons withelectr onicmedical
aids ........................ ......................................31
Pr oblems withyo ur vehicle ............................3 1
Re por ting safetydef ect s................................ 32
Lim ited Warrant y... ........................................3 2
QR code forre scue card... ............................3 3
Dat astor ag e.... ........ .....................................3 3
Cop yright .................. .................................... 37 Occupant
safe Occupant
safety ty
...... ......................................39 39
Re str aint system ...........................................3 9
Sea tbe lts ............ .........................................4 1
Airba gs......... ................................................45
PRE-S AFE®
sy stem ......... ...............................52
Au tomatic measur esaTer anaccident ......... .. 53
Saf elytranspor tingchildr enintheve hicle ...... 53
No teson pets intheve hicle .......................... 67 Open
ingand closin g Open
ingand closin g... ... ................................ 68 68
Smar tKey <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Door s<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Side windo ws<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Sliding sunroof<000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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An ti-th eT protection .......... ............................ 87 Seats
andsto Seats
andstowing wing
.........................................9 1 91
No teson thecor rect driver's seat positi on....9 1
No teson theheight limitontheth ird ro w
of seats ................ .........................................9 2
Sea ts.... ................ ........................................ 92
St eer ing wheel .......... .................................. 103
Easy entryand exitfeatur e... ....................... 104
Mem oryfu nct ion ......................................... 105
St ow agear eas ...... ...................................... 106
Soc kets <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Wi reless chargin gof themobile phone
and connection withth eex terior ant enna ....121
Inst alling/ remo vingth e0oor mats ............... 123 Light
andvisibility Light
andvisibility .......... .............................. 124 124
Ext erior lighting ........................................... 124 22
Cont
ents

Int
erior lightin g.... .............................. .......... 128
Wi ndsh ieldwiperand wind shield washer
sy stem ................................................ ........ 130
Mir rors <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F> 134Clima
t Clima
te contr e
control ol
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Ov ervie wof clim atecontrol systems ............ 137
Oper ating theclimat econtr olsystem .......... 137 DrDr
iving andpar iving
andparking king
..................................... 143 143
Dr iving ........................................................1 43
DY NAMI CSEL ECTsw itch... .........................1 53
Tr ansmi ssion............................................... 156
Fu nctio nof the4MA TIC...............................1 58
Char ging thehigh-v oltagebatt ery..... ..... ......1 58
Pa rking ...... .................................................1 74
Dr iving anddriving safetysy stem s... ... ......... 180
Ve hicle towing instructi ons .......................... 228 InsIns
tr tr
umen tdispla umen
tdispla yand on-boar y
and on-boar dcom- d
com-
put put
er er
......... .................................................. 230 230
No teson theinst rument displa yand on-
boar dcom puter.......................................... 230 Ov
ervie wof ins trument display... ................. 231
Ov ervie wof butt ons onthesteer ing wheel ...232
Oper ating theon-boar dcom puter..... ...........2 32
Ov ervie wof displa yson theinst rument
displa y... ............... ...................................... 233
Head-u pDispla y... ....................................... 234 MBUX
multimed iasyst MBUX
multimed iasystem em
............................2 36 236
Ov ervie wand oper ation ...............................236
Sy stem settings .......................................... 245
Dr ive sy stem settings .................................. 249
Na vigatio n.......... .........................................250
Te lephone ............ ....................................... 258
Mer cedes meapp ....................................... 263
Mer cedes-Benz emergency callsy stem ....... 270
Ra dio &media ........ .....................................2 73
Sound settings ............................................280 MaintMaint
enance andcar enance
andcare e
....... ..................... ..... 281 281
ASS YSTPL US service interva ldispla y...... .... 281
Engine compartment ................................... 282
Chec kingthebr ak epad thickness ................ 285
Cleaning andcare...... ................................. 285 BrBr
eakdo eakdo
wnassist wn
assist ance ance
.................................293 293
Emer gency .......... .......... .............................. 293
Fla ttir e.......... .............................................295
Batt ery(v ehi cle).......... ................................301
To w star tin gor towing away <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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Elec trica lfuses <000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F000F
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lsand tir Whee
lsand tires es
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No teson noiseorunu sual handl ingchar-
act eristics ................................................... 314
No teson regula rly in spect ing wheel sand
tir es ............................................................ 314
No teson sno wch ains ................................. 315
Ti re pressur e.... .... ....................................... 315
Loading theve hicle .....................................3 21
Ti re labeling ............ .................................... 325
De/n itionofterm sfo rtir es and loading .......330
Changing awheel ........................................ 332
Emer gency sparewheel ...............................3 41 TT
ec ec
hnical dat hnical
data a
....... ......................................343 343
No teson tech nica ldat a.......... .................... 343
Ve hicle electronics .......... ............................ 343
Re gula tory radio identi/ cation andnotes... .. 345 Con
tents
3 3

1
B-pillarwi th:
QR code foracces singthere scue card →
33
2 Safetyve sts →
293
3 ; mebutton →
263
0053 SOSbutton →
263
4 002F Hazard wa rning light system →
126
5 Tocheckand re/ll ope rating 0uids →
347
6 Tooper ateth ehigh-v oltagedisconnect device →
143
7 Towing away →
305 8
Flat tire →
295
9 Socket0a pwit h:
Inf ormati onlabe lon tirepr ess ure →
317
QR cod efo racces singthere scue card →
33
A Towing away →
305
B TIREFIT kit →
297
C Warning triangle →
293
D Firs t-aid kit(soT side d) →
294 At
aglan ce–Emer gencie sand break downs
19 19

or
#
Acceler ateth eve hicle tothedesir edspeed
and press rock er switc h1 upM.
Changing t Changing
the he
speci/ed speci/ed
dist dist
ance t ance
to t o
the v he
vehicle in ehicle
in
fr fr
ont ont
#
T T
o r o
reduce t educe
the he
speci/ed speci/ed
dist dist
ance: ance:
press the
ri ght rock er switc hup (Ñ). #
T T
o incr o
incr ease t ease
the he
speci/ed speci/ed
dist dist
ance: ance:
press the
ri ght rock er switc hdo wn (Ò).
F F
unction ofA unction
ofActiv ctiv
eSpeed LimitAssist e
Speed LimitAssist
If ach ang ein thespeed limitof12 mph
(20 km/h )or mor eis de tected and automatic
adop tionofspeed limitsis activ ated, thene w
speed limitisaut omaticall yadop tedas thestor ed
speed (/page206).
The driven speed isadjust edwhen theve hicle is
le ve lwit hth etra1c signatthelat est. Inthecase
of signs indicating entryint oan urban area, the
speed isadap tedaccor dingtothespeed permit-
te dwit hin theurban area. The speed limitdispla y
in theInstr ument Displayis alw aysupdat edwhen
th eve hicle isleve lwit hth etra1c sign. If
th er eis no speed restr iction onanunlimited
str etch ofroad (e.g .on afree wa y), there com-
mende dspeed isaut omatical lyadop tedas the
st or ed spee d. Thesy stem uses thespeed stor ed
on anunlimit edstretch ofroad asthere commen -
ded speed. Ifyo udo notalt er thestor ed speed on
an unlimit edstretch ofroad, there commen ded
speed is80 mph(1 30 km/h).
If Ac tiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Chas been put
int opas sivemode bypressing theacceler ator
pedal, onlyspeed limitswhichar ehigher than the
se tspeed areadop ted.
Obser vetheno teson drivi ng systems andyour
re sponsi bility;yo uma yot her wise failto recogn ize
dang ers(/ page180) .
Sy st Sy
stem limit s em
limit s
The system limit sof Tra1c Sign Assis tappl yto
th ede tection oftra1c signs(/ page205) .
Spe edlimit sbelo w12 mph(2 0km /h)ar eno t
au tomaticall yadop tedby thesy stem asthestor ed
speed. Temp oraryspeed restr iction s(e .g. fora
cer tain time ordue towe ather cond itions) cannot
be proper lyde tected bythesy stem. Themaxi- mum
permissible speedapplying toave hicle with
a trailer isno tde tected bythesy stem.
Ad just thespeed inthese situations. &
W W
ARNIN G ARNIN
GRisk ofaccident duetoActive
Speed LimitAssistada pting theve hicle' s
speed
The speed adoptedby ActiveSpeed Limit
Assi stma ybe toohigh orincor rect insome
indi vidu alcases, suchas:
R atspeed limitsbelo w12 mph(20 km/h)
R inwe tcondi tions orinfog
R when towing atrailer #
Ensur eth at thedr iven speed complies
wit htra1c regula tions . #
Adjust thedr iving speed tosuit current
tr a1c andweather cond itions. FF
unct ionofr unct
ionofrout out
e-based speed adapt e-b
ased speed adaptatio n atio
n
When ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis acti va-
te d, theve hicle speed willbeadap tedaccor dingly
to thero uteev ents ahead. Depending onthedr ive
pr og ram select ed,theve hicle negotiat es aro ute 194194
Dr
iving andparking

mals
orobject set c. arein themaneuv ering
ra ng e.
A risk ofcolli sion mayoccur inthefo llo wing situa-
tions, forex am ple:
R Ifth eacceler ator and brak epedals areint er-
ch ang ed.
R Ifan inco rrect transmission positionis
eng aged.
Dr ive Aw ayAss istisac tiveunde rth efo llo wing
conditions:
R IfPa rking Assist PARK TRON ICisac tivated.
R Ifyo ushiT thetransmission positionto005E or
005B when theve hicle isstation ary.
R Ifth ede tected obs tacle isless than appr ox.
3.3 T(1.0 m)awa y.
R Ifth emaneuv ering assist ancefunction isacti-
va tedin themultimedia system.
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
The perform ance ofDrive Aw ayAss istislim ited
on incl ines .
% Also observe thesy stem limits ofParking
Assist PARK TRON IC(/ page218). F F
uncti onofCr uncti
onofCross oss
Tr Tr
a1c a1c
Alert Aler
t
% Cross Tra1c Alertisonl yav ailabl efo rve hicles
wit hBli nd Spo tAssis tor ActiveBlind Spot
Assi st.
Cr oss Tra1c Alertcan warndriver sof anycr oss-
ing tra1c when backing upand maneuv ering out
of apar king space. Theradar sensor sin the
bum peralso monit orthear ea adjacent tothe
ve hicle. Ifacr itical situ ation isde tected, theL
symbol appearsin themedia displayand theve hi-
cle can bebrak ed aut omati cally.
If th era dar sensor sar eobstr uctedbyvehicles or
ot her objects, detection isno tpossible .
Cr oss Tra1c Alertisactiv eunder thefo llo wing
conditions:
R Ifth eve hicle isbac king upatawa lking pace.
R Maneuv ering assist anceisactiv ated
(/ page228).
% Also obser vetheinst ruction son Blind Spo t
Assis tand ActiveBlind SpotAssi st
(/ page209) .
Sy st Sy
stem limits em
limits
Cr oss Tra1c Alertisno tav ailabl eon incl ines. A A
ctiv ctiv
atin g/deact iv atin
g/deact ivatin gt atin
gthe mane uv he
mane uver er
ing assis t ing
assis tant ant
Mul time diasystem:
4 © 5
Setting s5
Assi stance
5 Camera &Pa rking #
SwitchMa neu veringAssi stance onoro..
% The mane uvering assis tant must beactivefo r
th efunction ofDrive Aw ayAss ist
(/ page227) andCros sTr a1c Alert
( / pag e228). VV
ehicle to ehicle
towing ins wing
instr tr
ucti ons ucti
ons
The vehicle isno tsuit able forth euse oftow bar
sy stems that areused for0at towing ordin ghy
to wing ,fo rex am ple. Attach ing and using tow bar
sy stems canresult indamag eto theve hicle.
When youar eto wing ave hicle withtow bar sys-
te ms, safedr ivin gch aract eristics cann otbe guar -
ant eed forth eto wing vehicle ortheto we dve hicle.
The vehicle- trailer combin ationmaysw erve from
si de toside.
Obser vethefo llo wing information:
R Perm itted towing methods (/page305) 228228
Dr
ivin gand parking

R
The noteson towing theve hicle withbo th
axles onthegr ound (/page306) Dr
ivin gand parking
229 229

*
N N
O O
TE TE
Dam agefrom automa ticbrak ing If
one ofthefo llo wing functions isswitc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omati callyin cer tain
situations:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD function
R ActivePa rking Assist
To avoid damag eto theve hicle, deactivat e
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar situa-
tions: #
Duringtowing #
Inacar wash *
N NO O
TE TE
Damag edue tounsuit ablecarwash #
Beforedr ivi ng intoacar wash mak esur e
th at thecar wash issuit able forth eve hi-
cle dimen sions. #
Ensu rether eis su1cien tgr ound clear-
ance between theunderbody andthe
guide rails ofthecar wash. #
Ensur eth at theclear ance widthof the
car wash, inpar ticu larthewidt hof the
guide rails, issu1cien t. To
avo iddamag eto your vehicle when usingacar
wa sh, ensu rethefo llo wing beforehand:
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI Cis dea ctiva-
te d.
R The HOLD function isswitc hedo..
R The surround viewcamer aor there ar vie w
camer ais switc hedo..
R The side windowsand slidingsunr oofarecom-
ple tely closed.
R The blowerfo rth eve ntila tion/h eating is
sw itched o..
R The wind shield wipersw itchis in pos ition005A.
R The Smar tKey isat aminimum distance of
10 T(3 m) away from theve hicle. Other wise
th eta ilg atecould openunintentionall y. R
Inaut omati ccar washes withcon veyorsys-
te ms:
- Neut ral005C iseng aged.
- Ifyo uwo uld liketo lea vetheve hicle while
it is bein gwa shed, makesur eth eSmar t-
Ke yis locat edintheve hicle. Thepark
posit ion005Disother wise automati cally
eng aged.
% If,aTer thecar wash, youre mo vethewa x
fr om thewindshield andwiper rubber s,this
will prev ent smear ingand reduce wiper noise.
A A
ut ut
omatic carw omatic
carwash mode ash
mode
In car wash mode, theve hicle isprepar edfordr iv-
ing intoth eaut omatic carwash. Car wash mode
can beactiv ated ataspeed ofup to12 mph
(20 km/h )(/ pag e287).
The follo wing settings aremade whencarwash
mode isactiv ated:
R The outsi demir rors arefo lded in.
R Toprev ent thewindshield washer system from
st ar tin gup aut omati cally,thera in sensor is
deactiv ated.
R The rear wind owwiper isdeacti vated. 286286
Maint
enance andcare

R
Alwaysmak esur eth at nei ther younor thebat-
te ry iselectr ostaticall ych arge d.
R Keep awa yfrom /reand open 0ames.
R Donotlean overth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing points when
ch argin gth ebatt ery:
R Onlyuse batterych arge rs tested and
ap pro vedfo rMer cedes-Benz.
R Read thebatt erych arge r's oper ating instruc-
tion sbef orech argin gth ebatt ery.
Obser vetheadditional follo wing points during
st ar ting assist ance:
R Startin gassis tance mayonl ybe prov ided
using vehicles, batteries orother jump star t
de vice swit hanomi nalvoltag eof 12 V.
R The vehicles mustno tto uc h. SS
t t
ar ar
ting assist ting
assist anceandc ance
andchar har
ging t ging
the 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y #
Onlyha ve star ting assist an ce pro vided bya
qu ali/ed special istwo rkshop, e.g.an aut hor -
ize dMer cedes- BenzCen ter. #
Onlyha ve thebatt erych arge dat aqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop, e.g.an aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter. RR
eplacing t eplacing
the 12 Vbatt he
12 Vbatt ery er
y #
Onlyha ve thebatt eryre placed ataqu ali/ed
special istwo rkshop, e.g.at an aut hor ized
Mer cedes- BenzCen ter. TT
o o
w st w
star ar
tin gor to ting
ortowing away wing
away OvOv
er er
vie vie
wof t w
of the per he
per mitt mitt
edto ed
towing met wing
methods hods
*
N NO O
TE TE
Damag efrom automati cbr aking If
one ofthefo llo wing functions isswitc hed
on, theve hicle brak es aut omati callyin cer tain
situations:
R ActiveBr ak eAssi st
R ActiveDist ance AssistDIS TRONI C
R HOLD function
R ActivePa rking Assist To
avoid damag eto theve hicle, deactivat e
th ese systems inthefo llo wing orsimilar situa-
tions: #
Duringtowing #
Inacar wash Mer
cedes- Benzre commen dstranspor tingyo ur
ve hicle inthecase ofabr eakdo wn,rather than
to wing itawa y.
Fo rto wing ,use ato w rope ortow bar withbo th
axles onthegr ound. Donotuse tow bar systems.
If yo uno tice that theve hicle haslostcoolan t,do
no tha ve itto we daw ay.Ha ve theve hicle transpor -
te dins tead.
* N NO O
TE TE
Damag eto theve hicle duetotow-
ing awa yin cor rectl y #
Obser vetheinst ruction sand noteson
to wing away. Br
ea kd ow nas sist anc e
305 305