Mercedes-Benz 2006 C-Class - Manual (Page 269)

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Controls in detail
Useful features
Initiating an emergency call manually
1 Cover
2 SOS button
̈ Briefly press on cover 1.
The cover will open.
̈ Press SOS button 2 briefly.
The indicator lamp in SOS button 2
will flash until the emergency call is
concluded.
̈ Wait for a voice connection to the
Response Center.
̈ Close cover 1 after the emergency
call is concluded.
Roadside Assistance button •
The Roadside Assistance button • is
located below the center armrest cover.
̈ Open the storage compartment under
the center armrest (
୴ page 258).
̈ Press and hold button (for longer than
2 seconds).
A call to a Mercedes-Benz Roadside
Assistance dispatcher will be initiated.
The button will flash while the call is in
progress. The message
Connecting call will appear in the
multifunction display.
When the connection is established, the
message
Call connected appears in the
multifunction display. The Tele Aid system
will transmit data generating the vehicle
identification number, model, color and
location (subject to availability of cellular
and GPS signals).
Warning!
G
If you feel at any way in jeopardy when in the
vehicle (e.g. smoke or fire in the vehicle,
vehicle in a dangerous road location), please
do not wait for voice contact after you have
pressed the emergency button. Carefully
leave the vehicle and move to a safe loca-
tion. The Response Center will automatically
contact local emergency officials with the
vehicle’s approximate location if they re-
ceive an automatic SOS signal and cannot
make voice contact with the vehicle occu-
pants.