Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 COMAND Manual - Manual (Page 546)

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Controls in detail
Useful features
Initiating an emergency call manually
1 SOS button
2 Cover
̈ Briefly press button on cover 2 to
open.
Cover 2 will open.
̈ Press SOS button 1 (for longer than
2 seconds).
The indicator lamp in SOS button 1
will flash until the emergency call is
concluded.
̈ Wait for a voice connection to the
Response Center.
̈ Close cover 2 after the emergency
call is concluded.
The message:
ț “ Call Failed ” appears in the multifunc-
tion display for approximately
10 seconds.
ț A pop-up window with the message:
“Call could not be connected! Please dial
911 directly using the mobile telephone
keypad.” appears in the COMAND dis-
play. Confirm the message pressing
n
( ୴ page 90).
Should this occur, assistance must be sum-
moned by other means.
i During the emergency call the mobile phone
is switched off automatically and must be
switched back on to make a call.
i The roof cargo container* may impair mo-
bile phone reception. In an emergency, remove
the mobile phone from the mobile phone cradle
(
୴ page 539) to make a call.
i The “911” emergency call system is a public
service. Using it without due cause is a criminal
offense.
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
receive an automatic SOS signal and cannot
make voice contact with the vehicle occu-
pants.