Mercedes-Benz A-Class Owner's Manual page 290

Data transfer of the Mercedes-Benz emer‐
gency call system
In the event of an automatic or manual emer‐
gency call, as well as for a 112 emergency call,
data is transferred to the Mercedes-Benz emer‐
gency call centre or the public emergency serv‐
ices call centre.
The following data is transmitted:
the vehicle's GPS position data
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the last GPS position data on the route (a few
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100 metres before the incident)
direction of travel
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vehicle identification number
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the vehicle drive type
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the estimated number of people in the vehi‐
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cle
whether Mercedes me connect is available or
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not
whether the emergency call was initiated
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manually or automatically
the time of the accident
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the language setting on the multimedia sys‐
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tem
For accident clarification purposes, the following
measures can be taken up to an hour after the
emergency call has been initiated:
the current vehicle position can be called up
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a voice connection to the vehicle occupants
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can be established
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For Russia: various functions, e.g. receiving
traffic information, cannot be performed for
up to two hours after sending an emergency
call.
Function of the emergency call system self-
diagnosis (Russia)
Your car verifies the operability of the emer‐
gency call system each time the ignition is ON.
In case of system failure, you will be informed
with text message on the instrument cluster and
with red indicator SOS NOT READY
display.
Please, make sure, that during 30 seconds after
switching ignition ON the red indicator
NOT READY in the upper right corner of the
media display is switched OFF, this means the
emergency call system passed diagnostics suc‐
cessfully. If necessary, switch ON the media dis‐
play, if it was switched OFF before.
Starting/ending ERA-GLONASS test mode
(Russia)
Requirements:
The starter battery is sufficiently charged.
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The ignition is switched on.
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The vehicle has been stationary for at least
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one minute.
To start the test mode: press and hold the
#
~ button on the multifunction steering
wheel for at least five seconds.
The test mode is started and automatically
ends after the language test has been per‐
formed.
To end the test mode manually: switch off
#
on the media
the ignition.
The test mode is ended.
SOS
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