Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2006 Owners Manual User Manual

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Controls in detail

Useful features

A voice connection between the Roadside
Assistance dispatcher and the occupants
of the vehicle will be established.

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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
Manual for more information.

The following is only available in the USA:

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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.

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The indicator lamp in the Roadside
Assistance button

• remains

illuminated in red for approximately
10 seconds during the system
self-check after switching on the igni-
tion (together with the SOS button and
the Information button

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See system self-check (

page 239) if

the indicator lamp does not come on in
red or stays on longer than approxi-
mately 10 seconds.

If the indicator lamp in the Roadside
Assistance button

• is flashing con-

tinuously and there was no voice con-
nection to the Response Center
established, then the Tele Aid system
could not initiate a Roadside Assis-
tance call (e.g. the relevant cellular
phone network is not available). The
message

Call failed

appears in the

multifunction display.

Roadside Assistance calls can be ter-
minated using the

t button on the

multifunction steering wheel or the re-
spective button for ending a telephone
call on the COMAND headunit.

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