Mercedes-Benz C-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 300)

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Controls in detail
Useful features
Roadside Assistance button* b
The Roadside Assistance button b is
located in the overhead control panel.
1 Roadside Assistance button b
̈ Press and hold Roadside Assistance
button
b (for longer than
2 seconds).
A call to a Mercedes-Benz Roadside As-
sistance dispatcher will be initiated.
The button will flash while the call is in
progress. The message:
ț Connecting call appears in the
multifunction display
and the audio system is muted.
When the connection is established, the
message:
ț Call connected appears in the multi-
function display
The Tele Aid system will transmit data gen-
erating the vehicle identification number,
model, color and location (subject to avail-
ability of cellular and GPS signals).
A voice connection between the Roadside
Assistance dispatcher and the occupants
of the vehicle will be established.
̈ Describe the nature of the need for as-
sistance.
The Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance
dispatcher will either dispatch a qualified
Mercedes-Benz technician or arrange to
tow your vehicle to the nearest authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center. For services such
as labor and/or towing, charges may ap-
ply. Refer to the Roadside Assistance Man-
ual for more information.
These programs are only available in the
USA:
ț Sign and Drive services: Services such
as jump start, a few gallons of fuel or
the replacement of a flat tire with the
vehicle spare tire are obtainable.
i The indicator lamp in the Roadside Assis-
tance button b remains illuminated in red for
approximately 10 seconds during the system
self-check after switching on the ignition (togeth-
er with the SOS button and the Information
button*
}).
See system self-check ( ୴ page 296) if the indi-
cator lamp does not come on in red or stays on
longer than approximately 10 seconds.
If the indicator lamp in the Roadside Assistance
button
b is flashing continuously and no
voice connection to the Response Center was
established, the Tele Aid system could not ini-
tiate a Roadside Assistance call (e.g. the relevant
telephone network is not available). The mes-
sage:
ț Call failed appears in the multifunction
display for approximately 10 seconds
Roadside Assistance calls can be terminated us-
ing the t button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel or the respective button for ending a
telephone call on the audio system or the
COMAND* head unit.