Mercedes-Benz 2004 CLK 500 - Manual (Page 261)

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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. When a
voice connection is established, the audio
system mutes and the message
Tele Aid
– Roadside Assistance call active ap-
pears in the multifunction display.
̈ 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 man-
ual for more information.
These programs are only available in the
USA:
ț 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.
ț Remote Vehicle Diagnostics: This func-
tion permits the Mercedes-Benz Road-
side Assistance dispatcher to
download malfunction codes and actu-
al vehicle data.
i
The indicator lamp on the Roadside As-
sistance button
• remains illumi-
nated in red for approximately ten
seconds during the system self-check
after turning the ignition (position 2) on
(together with the SOS button and the
Information button
¡).
See system self-check ( ୴ page 258)
when the indicator lamp does not come
on in red or stays on longer than ap-
proximately ten seconds.
If the indicator lamp on the Roadside
Assistance button
• is illuminated
continuously and there was no voice
connection to the Response Center es-
tablished, 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
Roadside Assistance –
Call failed appears in the multifunc-
tion display.
Roadside Assistance calls can be ter-
minated using the
ì button on the
multifunction steering wheel.