Strauss-Kahn was told that detectives wanted to speak to him about "an incident in the city at a hotel".
The 62-year-old was silent and then around 15 minutes later said: "I have diplomatic immunity" and asked to speak to someone from the French Consulate.
He also complained about how tight the handcuffs were.
The former managing director of the International Monetary Fund has pleaded not guilty to attempted rape, sex abuse, a criminal sex act, unlawful imprisonment and forcible touching, following accusations by a hotel chambermaid.
If convicted he could be sentenced to 25 years in prison.
He is currently on bail and living under house arrest in New York.
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Strauss-Kahn, who resigned from his role a few days after the arrest, does not have full diplomatic immunity and IMF rules only granted him immunity limited to acts performed in his "official capacity".
At about 5.15pm on May 14 during his transfer to the Manhattan Special Victims Unit, which deals with sex crimes, Strauss-Kahn said: "I need to make a call and let them know I won't be at my meeting tomorrow."
"These handcuffs are tight," he added.
Strauss-Kahn had been due to meet German Chancellor Angela Merkel on May 15 and join euro zone finance ministers in Brussels the following day to discuss the bloc's debt crisis and how to handle the economic meltdown in Greece.
At 9pm at the Special Victims Unit, Strauss-Kahn asked to call his lawyer, then asked police if he needed a lawyer.
A detective said he had a right to a lawyer but added that he didn't know if Strauss-Kahn had diplomatic status.
"No, no, no, I'm not trying to use that," Strauss-Kahn said.
At 10.55pm Strauss-Kahn was asked if he wanted to speak to detectives about the alleged hotel incident, to which he replied: "My attorney has told me not to talk. I was ready to talk."
Strauss-Kahn's next court date is July 18.
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