Mercedes-Benz C-CLASS WAGON C 240 Operator's Manual page 271

Initiating an emergency call manually
1 Cover
2 SOS button
Briefly press on cover 1.
The cover will open.
Press SOS button 2 briefly.
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 at any way in jeopardy when in the
vehicle (e.g. smoke or fire in the vehicle,
vehicle 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.
Controls in detail
Roadside Assistance button •
G
Located below the center armrest cover is
the Roadside Assistance button •.
Press and hold button (for longer than
two seconds).
A call to a Mercedes-Benz Roadside
Assistance dispatcher will be initiated.
The button will flash while the call is in
progress. The message
call will appear in the multifunction
display and the audio system is muted.
When the connection is established, the
message
Call connected
multifunction display. The Tele Aid system
will transmit data generating the vehicle
identification number, model, color and
location (subject to availability of cellular
and GPS signals).
A voice connection between the Roadside
Assistance dispatcher and the occupants
of the vehicle will be established.
Describe the nature of the need for
assistance.
Useful features
Connecting
appears in the
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