Initiating An Emergency Call - BMW 2006 7 Series Owner's Manual

5 Entering digits 1-9.
6 Entering special characters.
7 Entering the digit 0.
8 Press briefly: entering special
characters.
Press and hold
tone dialing.
Touch tone dialing
The touch tone code is required for access to
network services or for controlling devices, e.g.
remote checking of an answering machine.
This function is available when a connection
has been established.
Emergency call with
emergency call button*
When the vehicle is equipped with the full
mobile phone preparation package, you can
trigger an emergency call via the emergency
call button on the headliner.
Conditions for an emergency call:
>
BMW Assist is activated.
> Radio ready state is activated.
> The wireless communications network is
available.
> The emergency call system is operable.

Initiating an emergency call

1. To open the protective cover:
Briefly press the protective cover.
2. Press the emergency call button for at least
2 seconds.
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: pause for touch
The LED in the button lights up. As soon as the
voice connection to the BMW Assist response
center has been established, the LED flashes.
An additional speaker is integrated in the front
passenger footwell for emergency calls.
If conditions allow, remain in the vehicle
until the connection has been estab-
lished. You will then be able to provide a
detailed description of the
On vehicles with BMW Assist enabled, a tele-
phone connection to the BMW Assist response
center is established. If the current vehicle posi-
tion can be determined, this is conveyed to the
response center.
A navigation CD/DVD must be inserted
and the GPS signal must be received.
Otherwise, the current vehicle position cannot
be transferred.
If the navigation system is inoperative, the cur-
rent position of the vehicle is not
Upon receipt of the data, a confirmation report
will appear on the Control Display. The BMW
Assist response center can initiate immediate
action for emergency assistance.
Under certain conditions, an emergency call is
initiated automatically immediately after a
severe accident. An automatic emergency call
is not affected by the emergency call button
being pressed.
For technical reasons, the emergency call
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