Jaguar X-Type JJM 21 02 20/15 - Manual (Page 14)

1-10 Owner information
Emergency assistance (SOS)
The emergency assistance feature allows
access to the emergency services (police,
fire, or ambulance). Once assistance has
been requested, and the vehicle location
confirmed, the appropriate services are
contacted for assistance to be
despatched.
The benefits of the system are:
• ease of activation
• no requirement of knowing who to
call
• emergency assistance call sent
automatically in the event of airbag
deployment
• vehicle location identification based
on GPS data sent to the operator.
Emergency assistance can be used in the
following situations:
• If you have been involved in an
accident.
• Airbag deployment (emergency
assistance call sent automatically).
• When urgent medical attention is
required.
The GPS is used to identify the position
and direction of travel of the vehicle.
Emergency help will be despatched to
your location and the operator will, when
appropriate, stay in direct contact with
you until the emergency help arrives.
Data message
When contact with the response centre is
established, an electronic data message is
automatically transmitted to the response
centre computer. This data message will
include:
• Type of alarm (information,
emergency or airbag deployed).
• Vehicle identification number (VIN).
• Latitude and longitude coordinates.
• Vehicle position history.
• Time tag identifying when last
position was taken.
Information assistance (Info)
Information assistance may be used to
request help, breakdown assistance or
services from the response centre
operator. List of services will depend
upon facilities available to the response
centre operator, which may include
information regarding traffic information,
local hotels, local petrol stations, shops
and services.
Operation of the system
Note: The ignition must be turned on
(position ‘I’).
The system is operated from the controls
on the touch-screen or the overhead
console buttons. While in use, the
touch-screen or radio displays a sequence
of messages and the red lamps in the
overhead console buttons will flash to
indicate activation.
Note: The phone handset will be
switched off during an assistance call.