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Have a flat tire or a burnt-out bulb?
At times, a problem such as these may inter
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fere with your driving experience.
The section on emergencies can help you to
deal with critical situations independently.
In an emergency, we recommend that you call
the phone number found in “Helpful
Addresses And Telephone Numbers” under
“How To Deal With Warranty Problems” in the
Warranty Book.
You may also consider contacting an autho
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rized dealer.
HAZARD WARNING FLASHERS
The Hazard Warning Flashers switch is located
in the switch bank below the radio screen.
Push the switch once to turn the
Hazard Warning Flashers on. When
the switch is activated, all directional
turn signals will flash on and off to warn
oncoming traffic of an emergency. Push the
switch a second time to turn the Hazard
Warning Flashers off.
This is an emergency warning system and it
should not be used when the vehicle is in
motion. Use it when your vehicle is disabled
and is creating a safety hazard for other
motorists.
When you must leave the vehicle to seek
assistance, the Hazard Warning Flashers will
continue to operate even though the ignition is
cycled to OFF.
Hazard Warning Flashers Switch
Panic Brake Assist (PBA) System
The PBA system is designed to improve the
vehicle’s braking capacity during emergency
braking.
For further details about the Panic Brake
Assist System, refer to the “Active Safety
Systems” section in the “Safety” chapter.
SOS - EMERGENCY CALL
Your vehicle has an on-board assistance
feature that is designed to provide support in
case of an accident and/or emergency. This
feature is automatically activated by air bag
intervention, or can be activated manually by
pushing the button located on the base of the
rear view mirror.
NOTE:
SOS - Emergency Call will only work with an
enabled network operator.
SOS - Emergency Call Button
The SOS - Emergency Call system automati
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cally forwards a call to emergency services in
the event of an accident with air bag interven
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tion providing that the ignition device is in RUN
position and the air bags are working. The
manual Emergency Call is also possible when
the ignition device is OFF until its backlight
stays on by pushing the SOS button at the
base of the mirror. When the connection
between the vehicle and a public safety oper
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ator is made, your vehicle will automatically
transmit location and vehicle information to
the emergency service operator.
Only a public safety operator can remotely end
the SOS - Emergency Call and, if necessary,
call the vehicle back through the Emergency
Call system. Once the call has ended, you can
still call the emergency service operator to
indicate additional information by pushing the
button again.
CAUTION!
Prolonged use of the Hazard Warning
Flashers may discharge the vehicle’s
battery.
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