2004 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class phone

77 Telephone*
Telephone operation
1 Observe all legal requirements
Press.
The Telephone main menu appears.
Telephone status information is displayed
on the right end of the status bar:
The following displays are possible:

READY = telephone is logged into your
mobile communcations home network
and ready for use,

ROAMING = telephone is logged into a
mobile communications network out-
side your home network,

NO SERV. = no network available,

= telephone signal strength,

= call active (
page 83).
Other messages could also appear:

If the message
Please insert phone,
Phone not installed or
Please insert SIM card
appears, see chapter “Switching the
phone ON / OFF” (
page 73)

If the message
Please enter PIN appears, see “En-
tering the PIN” (
page 75)

If the message
Enter unlock code appears, see “En-
tering unlock code” (
page 76)
Telephone main menuWarning
G
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel-
lular phone
1 only when road, weather and
traffic conditions permit.

78 Telephone*Telephone operation
soft key
Opens the phone book (
page 85),

Recvd.# soft key
Opens the accepted and missed calls
list (
page 80),

Dialed # soft key
Opens dialed calls list (
page 81),

SMS soft key
Provides access to the SMS menu
(page 89),

Entry of a phone number (
page 79).The ringing tone is audible in the event of
an incoming call. The call screen pops up
on the current display.
If the multifunction display in the instru-
ment cluster is set to telephone mode, the
call screen also appears in the multifunc-
tion display.Answering calls
On the COMAND control unit:

Press.
Selectable soft keys and options
Incoming call
iThe caller’s number appears only if it is
transmitted.
The caller’s name only appears if the
number and the name are stored in the
phone book (
page 85).

79 Telephone*
Telephone operation
On the multifunction steering wheel: 
Presss
.
The call is active. Communication is con-
ducted via the hands-free system. The
call 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 desired phone number has to be en-
tered when placing an outgoing call.
The following options are available:

entering a phone number directly
(page 79),

using redial (
page 80),

selecting an entry in the accepted and
missed calls list (
page 80),

selecting an entry in the dialed calls list
(page 81),

using speed dial (
page 82), or

opening the phone book and selecting
an entry (
page 86).Entering a phone number

Open the Telephone main menu
(page 77).

Use -  to enter the phone num-
ber.
Deleting the last or more digits:
Press the Delete soft key as often
as required.

After entering the phone number,
press.
The telephone dials the entered num-
ber.
iIt is also possible to accept or termi-
nate a call from the cell phone
(Telephone Operation Guide).
Outgoing call / entering a phone
number

80 Telephone*Telephone operationInitiating redial
On the COMAND control unit:
Immediate re-dialing of the number dialed
last can be initiated:
Press in the Telephone main
menu twice.
The telephone establishes the connec-
tion with the number dialed last.
On the multifunction steering wheel:

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display (
page 23).

Presss twice.
The telephone establishes the connec-
tion with the number dialed last.After switching to telephone operation,
COMAND can display the number of
missed calls in the status bar:
COMAND automatically creates a list of
accepted and missed calls. This list is com-
posed of max. 10 entries.
The accepted and missed calls list can be
opened, an entry can be selected, and the
call can be returned.Selecting an entry from the list of ac-
cepted and missed calls.
Opening of list:

Press the Recvd.# soft key in the Tele-
phone main menu (
page 77).
The list appears with the last call high-
lighted.
The list is sorted chronologically, the
last accepted or missed call is dis-
played at the top of the list.
iWhen pressings only once, the di-
aled calls list appears in the multifunc-
tion display (
page 81).
Accepted and missed calls

81 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Switching list displays: 
Press the 123 soft key:
This switches the list to number dis-
play.
or

Press the ABC soft key:
This switches the list to name display.
Selecting a list entry and establishing the
connection:

Use or  to select the desired
entry.

Press.
The telephone initiates the call to the
selected number.
Selecting an entry from the list of di-
aled calls
COMAND automatically creates a list of
the last 10 dialed calls. The list is sorted
chronologically, the last dialed call is dis-
played at the top of the list.
On the COMAND control unit
Opening the list:

Press the Dialed # soft key in the
Telephone main menu (
page 77).
The list appears with the last dialed call
highlighted. This list is composed of
max. 10 entries.Switching list display:

Press the 123 soft key:
This switches the list to number dis-
play.
If a name in the phonebook is stored
with the number of the highlighted call
it is shown in the status bar.
iThe list shows up to ten incoming calls
you received last. The list is a com-
bined listing of both accepted and
missed calls. The list does not show or
specify which calls were accepted and
which ones were missed.
iA list entry not yet stored in the phone
book can now be stored (
page 87).


82 Telephone*Telephone operation
Press the ABC soft key:
This switches the list to name display.
The number in the phone book that be-
longs to the highlighted name is shown
in the status bar.
Selecting a list entry and establishing the
connection:

Use or  to select the desired
entry.

Press.
The telephone initiates the call to the
appropriate number.On the multifunction steering wheel
Opening the list:

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display (
page 23).

Presss once.
The last dialed call is displayed on the
multifunction display.
Selecting a list entry and establishing the
connection:

Pressj or k repeatedly until
the desired entry is shown on the mul-
tifunction display.

Presss
.
The telephone initiates the call to the
appropriate number.
Speed dial
On the mobile phone
On the mobile phone, telephone numbers
can be stored in and retrieved from the
speed dial memory (
Telephone Opera-
tion Guide).
On the COMAND control unit

Open the Telephone main menu
(page 77).

Press a number key between
and
 and hold it for more than approx.
2 seconds.
The telephone establishes the connec-
tion with the stored number.
iA list entry not yet stored in the phone
book can now be stored (
page 87).
iIf you presss twice, the telephone
will immediately establish a connection
with the phone number dialed last.

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

84 Telephone*Telephone operationTerminating the active call
On the COMAND control unit: 
Press.
On the multifunction steering wheel:

Presst
.
Switching the hands-free microphone
ON/OFF
The soft key Mic Off shows the status of
the microphone.
Microphone OFF: soft key =
Microphone ON: soft key =

Press the Mic Off soft key.
This switches the microphone OFF or
ON. The display of the soft key changes
accordingly.
The other party cannot hear you if the
microphone is switched OFF; however,
you can hear the other party.
Transmitting number sequences
Answering machines or other devices
could possibly be controlled through num-
ber sequences (e.g. remote query func-
tions).

With an open connection, press one of
the appropriate number keys-
for each digit.
You can also transmit the
characters and $ (#).