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What to do in an emergency Pan-European eCall system
Pan-European eCall system (if
equipped)
1 Road accident
2 Wireless network
3 Public Safety Answering Point (PSAP)
4 Rescue
The car is equipped with a device
*1
con
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nected with the Pan-European eCall sys
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tem for making emergency call to
response teams. The Pan- European
eCall system is an automatic emergency
call service made in event of a traffic
accident or other
*2
accidents on the
roads of Europe. (only in countries with
regulation on this system)
The system allows contacting an officer
of a single-duty dispatch service in the
event of an accident on the roads of
Europe (only in countries with regula
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tions for this system).
* 1. As described in the Owner's Manual,
there is a Pan-European eCall device
installed in the car that is responsible
for providing the connection with the
Pan-European eCall system.
* 2. "Other accidents" mean any acci
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dents on the roads of Europe (only in
countries with regulation on this sys
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tem) resulted in injured people and/or
necessity of provision of assistance. In
the event of an accident, it is neces -
sary to stop the vehicle and press the
SOS button. When making a call, the
system gathers information about the
car from which the call is being made,
after which it connects the car with an
officer of the Public Safety Answering
Point (PSAP) to enable reporting of the
reason for the emergency call.
Description of the eCall in-vehicle
system
1 SOS Button
2 Crash signal
3 Emergency Call System
4 Antenna
5 MIC
6 Speaker
7 LEDs
Overview of the 112-based eCall in-vehi
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cle system, its operation, and its func
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tionality: refer to this section. The 112-
based eCall service is a generally avail
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able public service and is accessible free
of charge.
The 112-based eCall in-vehicle system is
activated by default. It is activated auto
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matically by means of in-vehicle sensors
in the event of a severe accident.
It will also be triggered automatically if
the vehicle is equipped with a TPS sys
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tem that does not function in the event
of a severe accident.
The 112-based eCall in-vehicle system
can also be triggered manually, if neces
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