215 Controls in detail
Useful features
Tele Aid
Shortly after the completion of your Tele
Aid acquaintance call, you will receive a
user ID and password in the mail. You may
use this password to access the Tele Aid
section in“Owner’s Online” at
www.mbusa.com. The “My Tele Aid” sec-
tion will give you access to account infor-
mation, remote door unlock and more.The Tele Aid system is available if
it has been activated and is operation-
al. Activation requires a subscription
for monitoring services, connection
and cellular air time
vehicle battery power is available
the relevant cellular phone network
and GPS signals are available and pass
the information on to the Response
CenterThe Tele Aid system
(Tele
matic A
larm I
dentification on
D
emand)
The Tele Aid system consists of three
types of response:
Automatic and manual emergency
Roadside Assistance
Information
The Tele Aid system is operational provid-
ing that the vehicle’s battery is charged,
properly connected, not damaged and
cellular and GPS coverage is available.
The Tele Aid system utilizes the cellular
network for communication and the GPS
(Global P
ositioning S
ystem) satellites for
vehicle location. If either of these signals
are unavailable, the Tele Aid system may
not function and if this occurs, assistance
must be summoned by other means.
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In order to activate the Tele Aid system, a
subscriber agreement must be completed. To
ensure your system is activated and operational,
please press the ¡button to perform the ac-
quaintance call. Failure to complete either of
these steps may result in a system that is not ac-
tivated.
If you have any questions regarding activation,
please call the Response Center at
1-800-756-9018 (in the USA) or
1-888-923-8367 (in Canada).
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Location of the vehicle on a map is only pos-
sible if the vehicle is able to receive signals from
the GPS satellite network and pass the informa-
tion on to the Response Center.
404 Technical termsCruise control
Driving convenience system for auto-
matically maintaining the vehicle speed
set by the driver.
Curb weight
(
page 286)
DOT
(Department o
f Transportation)
(
page 287)
Engine number
The number set by the manufacturer
and placed on the cylinder block to
uniquely identify each engine
produced.
Engine oil viscosity
Measure of the internal oil friction (vis-
cosity) at different temperatures. The
higher the temperature the oil can tol-
erate without thinning too much, or the
lower the temperature it can tolerate
without thickening too much, the bet-
ter the viscosity characteristics of the
oil.ESP
®(Eectronic S
tability P
rogram)
Improves vehicle handling and
directional stability.
ETD
(E
mergency T
ensioning D
evice)
Device which deploys in certain frontal
and rear collisions exceeding the sys-
tem’s threshold to tighten the seat
belts.
->SRS
GAWR
(G
ross A
xle W
eight R
ating)
(
page 287)
Gear range
Number of gears which are available to
the automatic transmission for shifting.
The automatic gear shifting process
can be adapted to specific operating
conditions using the gear selector lever
or the steering wheel gearshift control
buttons.GPS
(G
lobal P
ositioning S
ystem)
Satellite-based system for relaying
geographic location information to and
from vehicles equipped with special re-
ceivers. Employs CD digital maps for
navigation.
GVW
(G
ross V
ehicle W
eight)
(
page 287)
GVWR
(Gross V
ehicle W
eight R
ating)
(
page 287)
Head-thorax air bag
Installed in the doors, these air bags
protect occupants during side impact
collisions exceeding a preset thresh-
old. Unlike normal side air bags,
head-thorax air bags are also designed
to provide protection for the head area.
