Stowage and features, Features – Mercedes-Benz SLK-Class 2013 Owners Manual User Manual
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Once the connection has been made, the
Call Connected
message appears in the
multifunction display.
All important information on the emergency
is transmitted, for example:
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current location of the vehicle (as
determined by the GPS system)
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vehicle identification number
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information on serious accidents
Shortly after the emergency call has been
initiated, a voice connection is automatically
established between the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center and the vehicle
occupants. If the vehicle occupants respond,
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center attempts to get more information on
the emergency.
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If there is no response from the vehicle
occupants, an ambulance is immediately
sent to the vehicle.
Making an emergency call
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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 SOS 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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To initiate an emergency call
manually: press cover : briefly to open.
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Press SOS button ; briefly.
The indicator lamp in SOS button ;
flashes until the emergency call is
concluded.
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Wait for a voice connection to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center.
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After the emergency call, close cover :.
Roadside Assistance button
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Press Roadside Assistance button :.
This initiates a call to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center. The indicator
lamp in Roadside Assistance button :
flashes while the call is active. The
Connecting Call
message appears on
the multifunction display. The audio output
is muted.
If a connection can be made, the
Call
Connected
message appears in the
multifunction display.
If a cellular phone network is available and
there is sufficient GPS reception, the mbrace
system transmits data to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center, for example:
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current location of the vehicle
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vehicle identification number
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The display of the audio system or
COMAND shows that an mbrace call is
active. During the call, you can change to
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