Mutual Aid; Making An Emergency Call - BMW 730i Owner's Handbook Manual

Mutual aid

Emergency call*
In order to make an emergency call:
> Equipment with Business mobile phone
provision. This equipment configuration
permits you to make an emergency call
even if a mobile phone has not been logged
onto the car.
> Radio readiness or the ignition are switched
on.
> The BMW Assist system is logged onto a
mobile phone network.
> The emergency call system must be opera-
tional.
The emergency number may vary from country
to country, but an emergency call can still be
made using the button in most GSM networks.
Misuse of the emergency call system is a pun-
ishable offence.

Making an emergency call

1. To open the protective cover:
Briefly press the cover flap.
2. Press the emergency call button for at least
2 seconds.
If a cancel query is displayed on the control dis-
play, you can interrupt the emergency call
within 5 seconds.
The LED in the button comes on. As soon as a
telephone connection has been set up with the
general emergency call centre, the LED flashes.
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There is an additional loudspeaker for the emer-
gency call installed in the front passenger foot-
well.
If the situation permits, wait in the car until voice
contact has been established. You can then
provide more precise details of the situation.
With BMW Assist enabled, telephone contact is
established with the BMW Assist emergency
call centre. If the car's current location can be
established, it is transferred to the emergency
call centre.
If the LED is flashing but the emergency call
centre cannot be heard over the hands-free
unit, it is possible that the hands-free unit is
malfunctioning. However, the emergency call
centre may still be able to hear you speak.
In certain circumstances, an emergency call
may be placed automatically immediately after
a serious accident. Pressing the emergency call
button does not interfere with an automatic
emergency call.
For technical reasons, it may not be pos-
sible to make an emergency call in highly
adverse conditions.<
In order to transmit the car's position
data, a navigation CD/DVD must be
inserted and the GPS signal must be received.
In the event of navigation system failure, the
vehicle's current location will not be transmit-
ted.<
Mobile Service
The BMW Group's Mobile Service is there to
assist you round the clock in the event of a
breakdown, including at weekends and on pub-
lic holidays.
The telephone numbers of the Mobile Service
control centre for your home country are in the
Contact booklet.
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