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Securing the vehicle in the event of an accident or a breakdown
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In the event of an emergency, accident data
is forwarded to a public emergency call
centre.
The data transferred includes:
GPS/GLONASS position data
R
Direction of travel
R
Time of initiation
R
This allows measures for rescue, recovery
or towing away to be initiated quickly.
The emergency assistance system consists
of a loudspeaker, the control panel and the
telecommunication system. The control
panel is located in the overhead control
panel.
Automatic emergency call indicator
:
lamp
Microphone
;
SOS button
=
Call and reception status indicator lamp
?
Using test mode
In test mode, the driver can check if the
emergency assistance system is working.
To do this, a voice message from the driver
is recorded and the test result is transmit-
ted to the emergency call centre.
X
Briefly press SOS button = several times
within five seconds.
X
Wait for 25 seconds.
X
Briefly press SOS button = three times
within ten seconds.
A tone sounds. Microphone ; records for
ten seconds.
X
Speak any message.
A signal sounds after 25 seconds. The
recorded message is played back via the
loudspeaker.
X
If the voice message is correctly played
back, press and hold SOS button = for
five seconds.
Indicator lamp ? flashes green slowly.
or
X
If the voice message is incorrectly played
back or not played back at all, press SOS
button = three times within three sec-
onds.
Indicator lamp ? flashes red slowly for
five seconds.
Automatic emergency call
Indicator lamp : shows if an automatic
emergency call can be initiated.
If airbags are deployed, the emergency
assistance system automatically notifies an
emergency centre.
i
The automatic emergency call is opera-
tional as standard.
Triggering an emergency call manually
Manually initiating an emergency call as a
person involved in an accident:
X
Press and hold SOS button = for three
seconds.
An emergency call is made.
Manually initiating an emergency call after
witnessing an accident:
X
Press SOS button = five times within ten
seconds.
The emergency call centre is informed of
the accident.
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