2001 Mercedes C-Class Owner's Manual - Page 230

pressing the button (for longer than 2 seconds) located under the cover. See below for instructions on initiating an emergency call manually. Once the emergency call is in progress, the indicator lamp in the "SOS" button will begin to flash. The message "EMERGENCY CALL - ESTABLISHING CALL" appears in the multifunction display. When the connection is established, the message "EMERGENCY CALL - CALL CONNECTED" appears in the multifunction display. All information relevant to the emergency, such as the location of the vehicle (determined by the GPS satellite location system), vehicle model, identification number and color are generated. A voice connection between the Response Center and the occupants of the vehicle will be established automatically soon after the emergency call has been initiated. The Response Center will attempt to determine more precisely the nature of the accident provided they can speak to an occupant of the vehicle. The Tele Aid system is available if: • it has been activated and is operational. Activation requires a subscription for monitoring services and cellular air time, • the relevant cellular phone network and GPS signals are available. Note: Location of the vehicle on a map is possible if the vehicle is able to receive signals from the GPS satellite network. Warning! If the indicator lamp in the "SOS" button is illuminated continuously and there was no voice connection to the Response Center established, then the Tele Aid system could not initiate an emergency call (e.g. the relevant cellular phone network is not available). The message "EMERGENCY CALL - CALL FAILED" appears in the multifunction display. Should this occur, assistance must be summoned by other means. Tele Aid Instruments and controls Operation Driving 221 Instrument cluster display Practical hints Car care Technical data Index