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98 Telephone*Telephone operationAccepting a call using COMAND
1“Call”
The system detects an incoming call, 
the phone rings.
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm the “Send” but-
ton.
The display will change to the 
call menu. An active audio source will 
be muted.
Call menu2“00:01:21 h”
The call time appears
3Phone number Switching the microphone for the 
hands-free telephone off
Turn the right-hand rotary/push-button 
v to highlight the “Mute” button and 
press to confirm.
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v again to cancel muting.
Setting the volume for hands-free opera-
tion
Raising the volume
Turn the left-hand rotary/push-button 
v to the right.
Lowering the volume
Turn the left-hand rotary/push-button 
v to the left.
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screen 
first press a
then you can accept or refuse the 
call.
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99 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Refusing or ending a call
Use one of the three ways:
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm the “End” button.
or
Press a.
or
Press *.Accepting an incoming call using the 
mobile telephone handset
The telephone is located in the storage 
compartment under the armrest. See your 
vehicle’s operating instructions. 
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm the “Send” but-
ton.
Remove the telephone from its cradle 
and conduct your call.
The hands-free operation will switch 
off.
Ending a call
Put the phone back in its cradle.
1 Observe all legal requirementsWarning
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Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from 
using a cellular telephone while driving a ve-
hicle. Whether or not prohibited by law, for 
safety reasons, the driver should not use the 
cellular telephone while the vehicle is in mo-
tion. Stop the vehicle in a safe location be-
fore answering or placing a call. If you 
nonetheless choose to use the cellular pho-
ne while driving, please use the hands-free 
device and be sure to pay attention to the 
traffic situation at all times. Use the cellular 
phone
1 only when road, weather and traffic 
conditions permit. 
         
        
        
     
        
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102 Telephone*Telephone operationConducting a call
When the call is initiated, the call time ap-
pears in the screen.Use one of these three ways to end a call: 
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm the “End” button 
or call has been finished by the other 
party.
or
Press a.
or
Press *.Subsequent dialing
Transmitting other dial tones:
During a call you can press the number 
keys 1 through 0, u and t.
The numbers dialed will appear in the 
menu for 10 seconds after the last key 
is pressed (subsequent dialing display).
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telephone number in the notebook or 
edit an existing one (
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103 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Dialing a number from the phone book
Dialing using the multifunction steering 
wheel 
In order to use this feature, the phone 
book must have previously been downloa-
ded to the COMAND memory. This is per-
formed automatically each time the 
portable phone is connected to the coiled 
cord.
The telephone is ready for operation 
(page 96).
Press E or H as often as neces-
sary until the telephone mode appears 
in the multifunction display.
If ENTER CODE
 appears, enter your unlock 
code first (
page 96).
The message NO ENTRY
 appears when the 
portable phone has been put into the crad-
le and no entries are stored in the phone 
book.
Press F or G.
You are paging the phone book back-
wards or forwards in alphabetical or-
der. Name and memory location 
appear.
or
Press F or G longer than 2 se-
conds.
You are scrolling through the phone 
book very quickly.
The name that is selected appears in 
the display.
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iIf you do not wish to place a call, press 
L. The process will be cancelled and 
the message 
READY
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104 Telephone*Telephone operation
Press K when desired name ap-
pears in the display.
The telephone number is dialed.  The message 
DIALING
 appears in the 
display. COMAND will mute an active 
audio source.
When the call is initiated, the call time 
appears in the display. The name will 
reappear.
Press L to end the call.
The message 
READY
 will reappear. The 
audio source will switch on again.
.
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MERCEDES
iPhone numbers are stored in the phone 
book according to memory locations. A 
memory location starts with “M”. 
Memory locations available: M01 - M99 
         
        
        
     
        
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109 Telephone*
Telephone operation
RedialDialing using the multifunction steering 
wheel1The telephone is ready for operation.
2Number in the redial memory
3Number in the redial memory, dialing 
has begun4Dialing is completed. Name or still the 
dialed number (name has not been sa-
ved).
5Reception strength - the more bars ap-
pear, the stronger the signal of the cel-
lular network received6Memory location number, the last 10 
dialed telephone numbers are stored
L01, number dialed last
L01 to L10, numbers dialed previously 
7Call time
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113 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Speed-dialing (only with COMAND)
For all memory locations
You can enter up to 2 digits
The main telephone menu is displayed
Use the number keys, e.g. 1 and 4 to 
enter the memory location number. Begin dialing
Use one of these ways
Press the last number key for more 
than 2 seconds.
or
Press the right-hand rotary/push-
button v to confirm the “Send” but-
ton.
The phone number or name will appear 
in the menu. The telephone will dial the 
phone number that has been stored in 
this memory location.
When the call is initiated, the call time 
will appear.
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If you enter “1” and confirm this memory lo-
cation using one of the described ways in 
“Begin dialing”, the emergency number 
9-1-1 (default input) will be dialed.
The 9-1-1 emergency call system is a public 
service. Using it without due cause is a cri-
minal offense.
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114 Telephone*Telephone operation
Ending a call (
page 112).Quick-dialing for the first 10 memory 
locations
The main telephone menu is displayed
Press 2 to 0 longer than 2 seconds.
The phone number or name will appear 
in the menu. The telephone will dial the 
phone number that has been stored in 
this memory location.
When the call is initiated, the call time 
will appear.
Ending a call (
page 112).
iIf the memory location called is free, the 
message “Memory location not alloca-
ted” will appear.
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If you press “1” the emergency number 
9-1-1 (default input) will be dialed.
The 9-1-1 emergency call system is a public 
service. Using it without due cause is a cri-
minal offense.