Mercedes-Benz 2003 E 320 Operator's Manual page 237

The Tele Aid system is available if:
it has been activated and is operation-
al. Activation requires a subscription
for monitoring services, connection
and cellular air time
the relevant cellular phone network
and GPS signals are available and pass
the information on to the response cen-
ter
i
Location of the vehicle on a map is only
possible if the vehicle is able to receive
signals from the GPS satellite network
and pass the information on to the re-
sponse center.
Warning!
If the indicator lamp in the SOS button is il-
luminated continuously and there was no
voice connection to the Response Center
established, then the Tele Aid system could
not initiate an emergency call (e.g. the rele-
vant cellular phone network is not available).
The message EMERGENCY CALL –
CALL FAILED appears in the multifunction
display for approx. 10 seconds.
Should this occur, assistance must be sum-
moned by other means.
Controls in detail
Initiating an emergency call manually
G
1 SOS button
Press SOS button 1 briefly.
The indicator lamp in SOS button 1 will
flash until the emergency call is con-
cluded.
Wait for a voice connection to the Re-
sponse Center.
Close cover after the emergency call is
concluded.
Useful features
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