2001 Mercedes ML-Class Owner's Manual - Page 155

Instruments and controls Tele Aid Operation Driving Instrument cluster display Practical hints Car care Technical data Index 152 Warning! 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 location. The Response Center will automatically contact local emergency officials with the vehicle's approximate location if they receive an automatic "SOS" signal and cannot make voice contact with the vehicle occupants. RESET MODE Roadside Assistance button • 3 Located in the overhead control panel is the Roadside Assistance button •. Briefly press on cover (3) - the cover will open. Pressing and holding the Roadside Assistance button • (for longer than 2 seconds) will initiate a call to a Mercedes-Benz Roadside Assistance dispatcher. The button will flash while the call is in progress. The message "ROADSIDE ASSISTANCE - CONNECTING CALL" appears in the MCS display.