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==Incidents==

===Subscription Required for EQS Rear-Wheel Steering (July 2021)===

In July 2021, Mercedes-Benz announced in Europe that it will cost €489 ($575) annually to unlock the full capabilities of the rear wheels ~~(10-degree rear-wheel steering). on their vehicles~~. By default, all Mercedes-Benz vehicles have the hardware capability to do full 10-degree steering; however, ~~the~~ software ~~locks it~~ to 4.5 degrees without payment.

In July 2021, Mercedes-Benz announced in Europe that it will cost €489 ($575) annually to unlock the full capabilities of the rear wheels. By default, all Mercedes-Benz vehicles have the hardware capability to do full 10-degree rear-wheel steering; however, they are software-locked to 4.5 degrees without payment.

===App disabled (February 2025)===

In February 2025, Mercedes-Benz switched off support for the accompanying app<ref>{{cite web|last=Kunkel|first=Christina|date=18 Feb 2025|title=Wie Mercedes seine Smart-Kunden verärgert (How Mercedes angers its "Smart" costumers)|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/smart-app-mercedes-eq-abschaltung-nachruestung-li.3200936?reduced=true|website=Sueddeutsche Zeitung|archive-url=https://archive.ph/xB9x2|archive-date=18 Feb 2025|access-date=19 Feb 2025|language=de}}</ref> for some of their Smart brand car models after a very short time, even though the cars are almost brand new. In the comments of the linked article, user Norbert Endres mentions the same thing happening for the previous model Smart ED 451 in 2019. According to him, the company hotline suggested he buy a new car of model Smart EQ 453 to resolve the problem when he confronted them. Another user complains about a similar incident where all digital features were disabled in the premium class models of the series E-Klasse 212.

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 ==Incidents==
 ===Subscription Required for EQS Rear-Wheel Steering (July 2021)===
-In July 2021, Mercedes-Benz announced in Europe that it will cost €489 ($575) annually to unlock the full capabilities of the rear wheels (10-degree rear-wheel steering). on their vehicles. By default, all Mercedes-Benz vehicles have the hardware capability to do full 10-degree steering; however, the software locks it to 4.5 degrees without payment.
+In July 2021, Mercedes-Benz announced in Europe that it will cost €489 ($575) annually to unlock the full capabilities of the rear wheels. By default, all Mercedes-Benz vehicles have the hardware capability to do full 10-degree rear-wheel steering; however, they are software-locked to 4.5 degrees without payment.
 ===App disabled (February 2025)===
 In February 2025, Mercedes-Benz switched off support for the accompanying app<ref>{{cite web|last=Kunkel|first=Christina|date=18 Feb 2025|title=Wie Mercedes seine Smart-Kunden verärgert (How Mercedes angers its "Smart" costumers)|url=https://www.sueddeutsche.de/wirtschaft/smart-app-mercedes-eq-abschaltung-nachruestung-li.3200936?reduced=true|website=Sueddeutsche Zeitung|archive-url=https://archive.ph/xB9x2|archive-date=18 Feb 2025|access-date=19 Feb 2025|language=de}}</ref> for some of their Smart brand car models after a very short time, even though the cars are almost brand new. In the comments of the linked article, user Norbert Endres mentions the same thing happening for the previous model Smart ED 451 in 2019. According to him, the company hotline suggested he buy a new car of model Smart EQ 453 to resolve the problem when he confronted them. Another user complains about a similar incident where all digital features were disabled in the premium class models of the series E-Klasse 212.