Mercedes-Benz S-Class Operator's Manual page 259

A voice connection between the Response
Center and the occupants of the vehicle
will be established automatically soon af-
ter the emergency call has been initiated.
The Response Center will attempt to deter-
mine more precisely the nature of the acci-
dent provided they can speak to an
occupant of the vehicle.
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
Center
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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
flashing 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 CALL FAILED appears in the
multifunction display for approximately
ten seconds.
Should this occur, assistance must be sum-
moned by other means.
Controls in detail
Initiating an emergency call manually
G
1 SOS button
2 Cover
Briefly press on the cover 2.
The cover will open.
Press SOS button 1 briefly.
The indicator lamp in SOS button 1
will flash until the emergency call is
concluded.
Useful features
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