Mercedes-Benz 2008 C-Class Operator's Manual page 299

Controls in detail
Useful features
Initiating an emergency call manually
1 Cover
2 SOS button
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Briefly press button on cover 1 to
open.
Cover 1 will open.
Press SOS button 2 (for longer than
2 seconds).
The indicator lamp in SOS button 2
will flash until the emergency call is
concluded.
Wait for a voice connection to the
Response Center.
Close cover 1 after the emergency
call is concluded.
Warning!
If you feel in 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
occupants.
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