Mercedes-Benz 2004 CLK 500 - Manual (Page 260)

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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 Re-
sponse Center.
̈ Close cover 1 after the emergency
call is concluded.
Roadside Assistance button •
The Roadside Assistance button • is
located below the center armrest cover.
̈ Press and hold the button (for longer
than two seconds).
A call to a Mercedes-Benz Roadside As-
sistance dispatcher will be initiated.
The button will flash while the call is in
progress. The message
Roadside As-
sistance – Connecting call will ap-
pear in the multifunction display.
When the connection is established, the
message
Roadside Assistance –
Call connected appears in the multifunc-
tion display. The Tele Aid system will trans-
mit data generating the vehicle
identification number, model, color and lo-
cation (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, ve-
hicle 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.