Description Of The Ecall In-Vehicle System - Kia Sorento 2022 Manual

What to do in an emergency
Owner's Manual as well as Warranty
and Service book transmits data to
the Public Safety Answering Point
(PSAP) including such information as
vehicle location, vehicle type, VIN
(vehicle identification number of the
car).
Once the data which is stored in the
Pan-European eCall system is deliv-
ered to the rescue centre to assist
the driver and passengers with
proper rescue operations, the data
will be deleted after rescue opera-
tion is completed.
*1. Pan-European eCall device in the
Owner's Manual means equipment,
installed in the car, which provides
connection with the Pan-European
eCall system.
*2. "Other accidents" mean any acci-
dents on the roads of Europe (only
in countries with regulation on this
system) resulted in injured people
and/or necessity of provision of
assistance. In case of registration of
any accident, it is necessary to stop
a vehicle, press button SOS (location
of the button is specified on the pic-
ture in the chapter "Pan-European
eCall (IF EQUIPPED)") of the Owner's
Manual. When making a call, the
system gathers information about
the car (from which a call was
made), after which connects the car
with an officer of the Public Safety
Pan-European eCall system
Answering Point (PSAP) to tell about
the reason of the emergency call.
Description of the ecall in-vehicle
system
ODL3069037L
Overview of the 112-based eCall in-
vehicle system, its operation and
functionalities: refer to this section.
The 112-based eCall service is a
public service of general interest
and is accessible free of charge.
The 112-based eCall in-vehicle sys-
tem is activated by default. It is
activated automatically by means of
in- vehicle sensors in the event of a
severe accident.
It will also be triggered automati-
cally when the vehicle is equipped
with a TPS system which does not
function in the event of a severe
accident.
The 112-based eCall in-vehicle sys-
tem can also be triggered manually,
if needed. Instructions for manual
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