How does the SOS procedure operate?

Press the SOS/direct dialling key I on the base station and the device dials immedi-ately.

You have to press and hold the SOS/direct dialling key I on the handset to launch the function immediately.

If you just press the key briefly and don't hold it down, you have to confirm with Yes to prevent an emergency call from being initiated inadvertently.

The first SOS number is dialled as soon as you press the SOS direct dialling key. At the same time, the message "Emergency call being sent" is played back via the loudspeaker.

If the SOS call is answered, the callee automatically first hears the message "This is an emergency call". Your name is then spoken after this message. You must have programmed the SOS key accordingly in order for your name to be spoken. This is followed by the message "To answer the emergency call, please press key 5". If the callee now presses key 5, you can converse with one another.

If the callee does not answer the call, for example because s/he is not at home or his/her answering machine is switched on, the SOS procedure automatically dials the next SOS number. The SOS procedure switches automatically to the next SOS number after 60 seconds in the following cases:

The call is not answered

The answering machine for the selected SOS number is switched on

The SOS number is busy.

The procedure is repeated at most four times. If none of the calls is answered, the SOS procedure is ended with an error tone.