2004 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class instrument cluster

83 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Establishing a connection
On the COMAND control unit: 
After entering the phone number
(page 79), press.
On the multifunction steering wheel:

After entering the phone number
(page 79), presss
.
In both cases the telephone initiates
the call. The call is activated the mo-
ment the other party answers the call.
Communication is conducted via the
hands-free system.
The volume can be adjusted
(
page 28).
For other user functions, see
“Active call” (
page 83).Terminating a call
On the COMAND control unit:

Press.
On the multifunction steering wheel:

Presst
.
The call is activated the moment the other
party answers the call. The call display ap-
pears. The duration of the call is displayed
in the status bar.On the multifunction steering wheel a call
screen is displayed if the multifunction dis-
play in the instrument cluster is switched
to Telephone main display (
page 24).
The following functions are available dur-
ing a call:

Terminating the active call (
page 84)

Switching the hands-free microphone
ON/OFF (
page 84)
Active call

85 Telephone*
Phone book

Phone book
The phone book contains all entries of the
mobile phone memory. On the COMAND control unit:
Press the soft key in the Telephone
main menu (
page 77).
The phone book appears on the dis-
play. The first list entry is highlighted
automatically.
On the multifunction steering wheel:

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display (
page 24).

Pressj or k.
A phone book entry appears on the
multifunction display; scroll up or down
as required.
COMAND phone book display
An example display for the phone book is
shown above. It shows a list of the phone
book entries whose names start with the
letter B. Displayed in the status bar is the
number of the highlighted name, in this ex-
ample 18005551212.
iIf a GSM phone is used, the phone book
contains all entries of the telephone
phone book.Opening the phone book
iVarious icons may be assigned to the
phone numbers, depending on the en-
try made on the telephone:
Home number
Work number
Fax number
Main number
Mobile number
Pager number
The name of the category assigned to
the phone number, e.g. Home, appears
in the multifunction display in the in-
strument cluster.

87 Telephone*
Phone book
Establishing a connection: 
Press.
The telephone initiates the connection
with the appropriate number.
On the multifunction steering wheel

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display (
page 77).

Pressj or k repeatedly until
the desired entry is shown in the multi-
function display.

Presss
.
The telephone initiates the call to the
selected number.

Select the phone book entry to be de-
leted from COMAND (
page 86).

Press the Delete soft key.
The delete prompt is displayed.

Use to select the menu item Yes.

Press.
The entry is deleted.Entries from the following lists can be
stored as phone book entries on the SIM
card:

Accepted and missed calls list
(page 80).

Dialed calls list.

Select the desired entry in one of the
lists mentioned above.

Press the Save soft key.
The Entry menu appears.
Deleting a phone book entry
Adding a new phone book entry iThe Save soft key does not function
when attempting to store an entry al-
ready present in the phone book.


150 SystemSystem settings
Setting the format: 
Use or  to select a format.

Press.
The appropriate format is selected.

Finally, press the Back soft key.
The language setting changes the display
language as well as the language used for
voice instructions in navigation announce-
ments.

In the System menu, press the
(page 148) Lang. soft key.
The language list is displayed.

Use or  to select an entry.

Press.

Instr. cluster settings:
The system switches to the language
already set in the vehicle instrument
cluster.

Other options:
The system switches to the requested
language.

Finally, press the Back soft key.
iList entry 1-3:
Date formats
List entry 4 and 5:
Time formats
Solid circle : format set
Empty circle : format not set
Setting the language