Mercedes-Benz C-Class Coupe Operator's Manual page 259

If you have questions about the activation,
contact one of the following telephone
hotlines:
USA: Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
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Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372)
or 1-866-990-9007
Canada: Customer Service at
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1-888-923-8367
General notes
An emergency call is dialed automatically if
an air bag or Emergency Tensioning Device is
triggered.
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You cannot end an automatically
triggered emergency call yourself.
An emergency call can also be initiated
manually.
As soon as the emergency call has been
initiated, the indicator lamp in the SOS button
flashes. The multifunction display shows the
Connecting Call message.
The audio output is muted.
Once the connection has been made, the
Call Connected message appears in the
multifunction display.
All important information on the emergency
is transmitted, for example:
Current location of the vehicle (as
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determined by the GPS system)
Vehicle identification number
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Information on the severity of the accident
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Shortly after the emergency call has been
initiated, a voice connection is automatically
established between the Customer
Assistance Center and the vehicle occupants.
If the vehicle occupants respond, the
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Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center attempts to get more information
on the emergency.
If there is no response from the vehicle
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occupants, an ambulance is immediately
sent to the vehicle.
If no voice connection can be established to
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center, the system has been unable to initiate
an emergency call.
This can occur, for example, if the relevant
mobile phone network is not available. The
indicator lamp in the SOS button flashes
continuously.
The Call Failed
multifunction display and must be confirmed.
In this case, summon assistance by other
means.
Making an emergency call
To initiate an emergency call
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manually: press cover : briefly to open.
Press SOS button ; briefly.
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The indicator lamp in SOS button ;
flashes until the emergency call is
concluded.
Wait for a voice connection to the
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Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center.
After the emergency call, close cover :.
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If the mobile phone network is
unavailable, mbrace will not be able to
make the emergency call. If you leave the
vehicle immediately after pressing the SOS
button, you will not know whether mbrace
placed the emergency call. In this case,
always summon assistance by other
means.
I n f o r m a t i o n P r o v i d e d b y :
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