my E430 rocket

so what exactly does this mysterious button do exactly?

stemags

It sets the alarm off when the car is lifted,thereby sending a notification to TeleAid,and then to your cell phone that the car is being possibly stolen.

kicker

Do you have to subscribe the service? or have to have cell phone attached to the car or have to call mbusa to tell them your cell phone number??

MBZ12

I could be wrong but I do believe that you have to subscribe to the service for this to work. Otherwise, you're car alarm will go off if lifted and that is all.

BenzVince

wow, I don't even have that feature on my car. I saw them on new Benz. Drat, I wish I have one.

my E430 rocket

i changed my own tires one time and nothing happened

stemags

Did you have your doors locked when you changed the tires?If not it wont matter.And you have to have Teleaid service to get the call and have them track the car via GPS.

diffuzi0n

I locked my car to test whether or not the alarm would be activated if someone would try to steal my rims. i changed all four tiers and nothing happened. I am not sure what height needs to be reached for the alarm to be intiated.
As far as teleaid is concerned all cars below 2002 who had teleaid, they are disfunctional before that year. The technology, atleast in the US in w210 is out dated. If you want teleaid, you need to rewire your whole car

MB AMG

That's what it's for!!!

stemags

Any cell phone you want.You call Teleaid with your phone #.The car calls Teleaid,and they call you,then you get Teleaid to tell you where the car is and coordinate that info with the cops.

Fast55

The switch is to defeat the Anti-tow feature in the factory alarm. Jacking one corner at a time won't set it off. When my 55 was just put on a flat bed for transport, it definitely set off the alarm with the doors locked until I hit the switch.

stemags

Well thats good to know anyhow,Teleaid saved me once when I locked my key in the trunk.Called them,asked me a security question,and unlocked the trunk via Satellite.Cool.

diffuzi0n

what year do you have?
I had a nightmare when i locked my key in the trunk. It took me 5 days before i got back into my car. They told me that cars 2002 and under, teleaid doesnt work on them any more.
I called about 25 different locksmiths and no one could get into my trunk. Dealership could only make me a new key, and thats how i got back into my car.

Fast55

Well, Stemags shows a '02 320 and it worked for him?

MB Fanatic

That is completely false and invalid information. They unlocked my 2001 E320 when I left the key in the trunk. Called Tele-Aid, and in about 30 seconds my car was unlocked and I was on my way. Heck this just happened last month.

diffuzi0n

are you serios?!!! I had sooo much trouble. I called two different deals. I called up the benz phone number, etc. nothing worked. They all told me that everything below and including 2002 model does not have the updated version of teleaid! I am really upset now!!!!! realllly upset. I don't know what to do.

E320Star

sell it and buy a cadilac. http://www.cadillac.com/home.html

Air Marshall Eldritch

That's what that button does? damn, I've been pressing it over and over waiting for some tow truck from triple-A to show up!

BklynBenz

what is it with you and cadillacs?

stemags

Man Im sorry for you bro,,that is a nightmare.Ive even set the alarm off to see if the car would send the "Im being stolen over here" signal to Teleaid.And when I called Teleaid,1 minute after,they had the signal and gladly cancelled the alert.I must say,its worked everytime and I keep it active,paying in advance.
You might be getting bad info like MB Fan says,I would look into it more completely.Good luck,

Whitey