[Villybg]

Hello everyone, i am looking EQB as a possible purchase option for a family of 6. Besides the coolent level and reduced system performance issues are there any other concerns that any of you experienced during your period of ownership? It will be highly appreciated if you share your thoughts about space and comfort as well any off road experience that you've had.

Thank you.

 

[Parkwood]

Not all the info you are looking for but as an EQC owner I am very pleased. I think Mercedes have got a good handle on designing electric cars with the Mercedes dna inbuilt. I have been very happy with my purchase.

 

[PeterJohn]

Hello everyone, i am looking EQB as a possible purchase option for a family of 6. Besides the coolent level and reduced system performance issues are there any other concerns that any of you experienced during your period of ownership? It will be highly appreciated if you share your thoughts about space and comfort as well any off road experience that you've had.

Thank you.

The coolant level problem (if there is such a thing as a problem) seems to be overblown IMHO. There are some who appear to be phased by it, but it seems to me more of a coolant pressure/indication problem that I had twice in the first 2 weeks of September. Since it went into the garage and they released the pressure (that I could have done) it has not happened since.
What system performance issues are you talking about? I came from a 2020 F48 BMW X1 2.0i M Sport and it matches this and some more. Just be aware that the range drops off in the cold weather and so you do not use up the battery too quickly it is limited software-wise to 100 mph.
There are only 2 of us and there is plenty of room. I cannot comment about carrying 6 people all the time, but if you have a young member of the family (less than 5 feet 4 inches tall) then you can just use one of the rear fold-away seats and have a little more space adjacent to it with the 7th seat folded away.

 

[LAZARU5]

The Plug and Charge issues described in this thread....

EQB Charging Issues and Impractical Mercedes Connect Me...

I purchased a new 2022 EQB300 in early September 2022. Overall, I like the performance and drive of the car despite relatively poor range (240 miles max but often much lower). What I cannot stand is how awful and cumbersome charging issues are here in the U.S. Any new MB EV vehicle comes with a...

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....would make me steer away from the EQB. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to get an EA charger to work when you are on a road trip,

 

[PeterJohn]

The Plug and Charge issues described in this thread....

EQB Charging Issues and Impractical Mercedes Connect Me...

I purchased a new 2022 EQB300 in early September 2022. Overall, I like the performance and drive of the car despite relatively poor range (240 miles max but often much lower). What I cannot stand is how awful and cumbersome charging issues are here in the U.S. Any new MB EV vehicle comes with a...

www.mbeqclub.com

....would make me steer away from the EQB. There is nothing more frustrating than trying to get an EA charger to work when you are on a road trip,

There is not a problem in the UK. There are many places where you can charge the car on routes. I use ionity chargers in the UK see WE ARE ON IT

When you purchase an EQB you can apply and get very quickly the Mercedes me charge card to use on the network. This gives access to RAPID chargers. This is a one-year complimentary card where you just pay for what you take out of the charger. After that, you cancel the subscription, but by then you will have sorted out loads of other options. Note. these are called RAPID chargers which are a lot faster than FAST chargers,

Additionally, there are many other RAPID (CCS) chargers available that you can use to charge from 10% to 80% in approximately 30 minutes.
The Combined Charging System (CCS) is a standard for charging electric vehicles. It can use Combo 1 or Combo 2 connectors to provide power at up to 350 kilowatts. The EQB will only take at the most 100 kilowatts continuously and then it slows down as it gets towards its maximum battery capacity of 66.5 kw.

 

[Villybg]

The coolant level problem (if there is such a thing as a problem) seems to be overblown IMHO. There are some who appear to be phased by it, but it seems to me more of a coolant pressure/indication problem that I had twice in the first 2 weeks of September. Since it went into the garage and they released the pressure (that I could have done) it has not happened since.
What system performance issues are you talking about? I came from a 2020 F48 BMW X1 2.0i M Sport and it matches this and some more. Just be aware that the range drops off in the cold weather and so you do not use up the battery too quickly it is limited software-wise to 100 mph.
There are only 2 of us and there is plenty of room. I cannot comment about carrying 6 people all the time, but if you have a young member of the family (less than 5 feet 4 inches tall) then you can just use one of the rear fold-away seats and have a little more space adjacent to it with the 7th seat folded away.

Thank you for your review PeterJohn. In regards to system performance issue please have a look at the following link :

New EQB Owner - Warning Lights - 4 weeks old

Hello all, I came across this group as I was looking for online troubleshooting or further clarity on an issue I recently had regarding warning lights that came up on the dash. The 1st one is "Towing Not Permitted" - See Owners Manual (have looked at that and no solution). The 2nd is "Reduced...

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Hope you will not have such an experience.

 

[PeterJohn]

Thank you for your review PeterJohn. In regards to system performance issue please have a look at the following link :

New EQB Owner - Warning Lights - 4 weeks old

Hello all, I came across this group as I was looking for online troubleshooting or further clarity on an issue I recently had regarding warning lights that came up on the dash. The 1st one is "Towing Not Permitted" - See Owners Manual (have looked at that and no solution). The 2nd is "Reduced...

www.mbeqclub.com

Hope you will not have such an experience.

Yes. I had the same and went to the garage to show them. You will see the link somewhere on this forum where I reported it. Anyway, when I got to the garage, I switched the car off, and when I got back in with the head of the service department, it had gone. No event was stored in the car, so it was a software glitch. I only saw it the once.

Here is the link..

Reduced drive system performance - See Owners Manual

I received the red error message "Reduced drive system performance See Owners Manual " In the driver's display yesterday. It started on my driveway and I could not get rid of it. I shut the system down and locked the car, gave it a couple of minutes, and restarted it again. The message still...

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[Parkwood]

I have the Mercedes me card and it works well here in france. Mine came for 3 yrs from new and I would keep it if I do not replace the car. But here the majority of not all bornes take cc.

 

[Parkwood]

I have recently had the dreaded low coolant warning sign and have taken it to my garage who topped it up quite unfazed. In part it seems cold temperatures show up those systems ICE or BEV where the level is close to the minimum.
clearly there has been in issue in china which has made many of us outside neurotic that we may also have the same issue but so far it does not seem that is the case. These systems are pressurized they are operating all the time liquid loss would seem à natural part of it🤷‍♀️
My car has been totally reliable and I have full confidence Mercedes are no worse than any other mainstream manufacturer transitioning to electric

 

[yannlerouge]

Hi, I have an EQB starting from sept 22. It is 5400km now. I’m living in Switzerland. I have 4 children and space is ok for short journeys. If you want to go for a longer trip, I recomend you to have a roofbox Thule, but of course autonomy suffers of it. I have a consumption of 27kwh/100km with the roofbox and full charged with my family. Driving is very confortable, high quality of finitions. BUT, I have brought already 6 times the car to the garage for the coolant level and I have no visibilty from Mercedes regarding to it… Very deceptive on this point because I’m not asking to solve it as I understand that may be there is a design problem they have to fix which can take time, but I’m just asking on a little bit of transparency from them regarding this topic and they give no informations… I’m « happy » to know that I’m not alone with this issue… Regards, Yann

 

[Villybg]

Hi, I have an EQB starting from sept 22. It is 5400km now. I’m living in Switzerland. I have 4 children and space is ok for short journeys. If you want to go for a longer trip, I recomend you to have a roofbox Thule, but of course autonomy suffers of it. I have a consumption of 27kwh/100km with the roofbox and full charged with my family. Driving is very confortable, high quality of finitions. BUT, I have brought already 6 times the car to the garage for the coolant level and I have no visibilty from Mercedes regarding to it… Very deceptive on this point because I’m not asking to solve it as I understand that may be there is a design problem they have to fix which can take time, but I’m just asking on a little bit of transparency from them regarding this topic and they give no informations… I’m « happy » to know that I’m not alone with this issue… Regards, Yann

Thank you Yann. I hope you will continue enjoy with your family and soon someone from the MB dealership will contact you with solution on the issue. Few days ago I have spoken with a mechanic that used to work with me and he works now in MB and he assured that os more of a software issue than actual leaking issue. Hope he is correct and MB will have a software update soon. Velichko