2006 Mercedes CL-Class Owner's Manual - Page 246

Controls in detail Useful features Roadside Assistance button • Press and hold the 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 and the audio system is muted. 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). A voice connection between the Roadside Assistance dispatcher and the occupants of the vehicle will be established. Describe the nature of the need for assistance. 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 apply. Refer to the Roadside Assistance Manual for more information. Sign and Drive services (only available in the USA): Services such as jump start, a few gallons of fuel or the replacement of a flat tire with the vehicle spare tire are obtainable. See system self-check ( page 242) when the indicator lamp does not come on in red or stays on longer than approximately 10 seconds. If the indicator lamp in the Roadside Assistance button • is flashing continuously and no voice connection to the Response Center was established, the Tele Aid system could not initiate a Roadside Assistance 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 terminated using the t button on the multifunction steering wheel or the respective button for ending a telephone call on the COMAND head unit. i 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 ignition (together with the SOS button and the Information button ¡). 245