Mercedes-Benz 2011 SLS AMG - Manual (Page 312)

call. Failure to complete either of these
steps may result in a system that is not
activated.
If you have any questions regarding
activation, please call the Response Center
at 866-990-9007 (USA only) or
1-888-923-8367 (Canada only).
An emergency call is initiated automatically
following an accident in which the Emergency
Tensioning Devices (ETDs) or air bags have
deployed.
i An automatically initiated mbrace
emergency call cannot be canceled.
An emergency call can also be initiated
manually (
Y page 310).
Once the emergency call is in progress, the
indicator lamp in the SOS button will begin to
flash. The message
Connecting Call
appears in the multifunction display and the
COMAND system is muted. When the
connection is established, the message
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
the nature of the emergency more precisely,
provided they can speak to an occupant of
the vehicle.
i If no vehicle occupant responds,
emergency services will be sent to the
vehicle immediately.
G
Warning!
If the indicator lamp in the SOS button is
flashing continuously and there was no voice
connection to the Response Center
established, then the mbrace system could
not initiate an emergency call (e.g. the
relevant cellular phone network is not
available).
The message
Call Failed appears in the
multifunction display for approximately
10 seconds.
Should this occur, assistance must be
summoned by other means.
Initiating an emergency call manually
X Briefly press on cover : to open.
X Press SOS button ; briefly.
The indicator lamp in SOS button ; will
flash until the emergency call is concluded.
X Wait for a voice connection to the
Response Center.
X Close cover : after the emergency call is
concluded.
G 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.
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Useful features
Controls in detail
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