Telematics Service; Emergency Call - Vauxhall Astra Owner's Manual

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Telematics service

Emergency call

Emergency call function
Vehicles featuring the emergency call
function are equipped with a red
SOS button in the overhead console.
The emergency call function will
establish a connection to the nearest
public safety answering point (PSAP).
A minimum set of data including
vehicle and location information will
be sent to the PSAP.
Notice
Establishing an emergency call may
not be possible in areas without
sufficient network availability or due
to hardware damage during an
accident.
Automatic crash notification
In case of an accident with airbag
deployment, an automatic
emergency call is established and an
automatic crash notification will be
transmitted to the next public safety
answering point.
Emergency assistance
In case of an emergency you can also
manually place an emergency call by
pressing the red SOS button for more
than two seconds. The LED flashes to
confirm that a connection to the
nearest PSAP is being established.
The LED illuminates steadily as long
as the call is active.
Pressing the SOS button immediately
a second time will terminate the call.
The LED switches off.