Roadside Assistance button
– Press and hold Roadside Assistance button 1 for more than two seconds.
This initiates a call to the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center. The indicator lamp in Roadside Assistance button 1 flashes while the call is active. The Connecting Call message appears in the multifunction display. The audio output is muted.
If a connection can be established, the Call Connected message appears in the multifunction display.
If a cellular phone network is available and
there is sufficient GPS reception, the mbrace
system transmits data to the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center, for example:
- current location of the vehicle
- vehicle identification number
The display of the audio system or
COMAND shows that an mbrace call is
active. During the call, you can change to
the navigation menu by pressing the NAVI
button on COMAND, for example.
Voice output is not available.
A voice connection is established between the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center and the vehicle occupants.
– Describe the type of assistance needed.
The Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center either sends a qualified Mercedes- Benz technician or organizes for your vehicle to be transported to the nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. You may be charged for services such as repair work and/or towing. Further details are available in your mbrace manual.
The mbrace system failed to initiate a
Roadside Assistance call if:
- the indicator lamp in Roadside
Assistance button 1 is flashing
continuously.
- no voice connection to the Mercedes-
Benz Customer Assistance Center was
established.
This may be because the corresponding mobile phone network is not available.
The Call Failed message appears in the multifunction display.
– To end a call: press the
button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
or
– Press the corresponding button for ending
a phone call on the audio system or on
COMAND.
See also:
Notes for 4MATIC vehicles
Vehicles with 4MATIC must not be
towed
with either the front or the rear axle raised,
as doing so will damage the transmission.
If the vehicle has transmission damage or
damage to the front ...
Operating audio player or audio media
Audio data from various audio devices or
media can be played, depending on the
equipment installed in the vehicle.
Switch on COMAND and select the audio
device or audio medium.
Press the or ...
Activating the rear view camera
Make sure that the SmartKey is in position 2 in the ignition lock.
Make sure that the "rear view camera" function is selected in COMAND (see
the separate operating instructions for C ...