Mercedes-Benz SL 500 Operator's Manual page 227

Controls in detail
Useful features
Warning!
If the indicator lamp in the SOS button is il-
luminated 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 Emergency call –
Call failed appears in the multifunction
display for approximately ten seconds.
Should this occur, assistance must be sum-
moned by other means.
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Initiating an emergency call manually
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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 Re-
sponse 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, 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 re-
ceive an automatic SOS signal and cannot
make voice contact with the vehicle occu-
pants.
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