2005 MERCEDES-BENZ C COUPE buttons

222 Controls in detailAudio systemAdjusting the volume
Turn rotary control of N button dur-
ing a telephone call.
The volume will increase or decrease
depending on the direction turned.
Adjusting sound

Adjust sound during a telephone call.
Sound adjustment (
page 199).Placing a call
Entering a telephone number and
starting the dialing process

Enter desired telephone number using
buttons 1 to R.
The number can have up to 32 digits,
but only twelve of these are visible in
the display.

If necessary, correct number entered
with the
CLR
soft key. Press soft key
briefly to delete the last digit entered;
press soft key and hold to delete the
complete number.

After correct telephone number has
been entered, press s button.
Phone book
The numbers stored in the phone book of
the telephone can be called up either by
name or number.
In addition, incoming calls are stored in the
phone book.
iIf the PIN is entered incorrectly three
times,
NEED PUK
will appear in the dis-
play. Enter PUK via your telephone.
Please refer to the separate telephone
operating instructions for more infor-
mation.
iThe volume can be adjusted separately
for telephone mode and audio mode.
iIf the telephone number has been
saved together with a name in the tele-
phone book, the name will appear in
the display.

224 Controls in detailAudio system

When you have selected a number,
press s button.
The call will be made.


Viewing the telephone number of a
telephone book entry
Search for desired entry.

Press
NUM
soft key.
The telephone number of the phone
book entry appears in the display.


Returning calls received

Press
MEM
soft key or press ‚ or
ƒ.

Press
RCV
soft key (received calls).
The number of received calls and
then the call last received appear
briefly in the display.

Select desired telephone number
with button ‚ or ƒ.
The letter
R and the number of the
memory position appear in the up-
per left-hand corner of the display.
The numbers are stored in the order
of the calls received.

When you have selected a number,
press s button.
The call will be made.


Speed dial
If you have stored telephone numbers
as speed dial numbers in your tele-
phone, you can also enter these with
buttons 1 to R on the radio
head unit.
Press desired button 1 to R
briefly.

Press s button.
The call will be made.


Turbo dial
If you have stored telephone numbers
as turbo dial numbers in your tele-
phone, you can also enter these with
buttons 1 to R on the radio
head unit.
Press desired button 1 to R
until the call is made.


226 Controls in detailAudio systemMuting a call
It is possible to mute a call; the caller is
then no longer able to hear you.

Mute on
Press
MUT
soft key.

MIC MUTE
will appear in the display.


Mute off
Press
MUT
soft key again.
Terminating a call

Press t button.
The current call is terminated and the
muted audio source becomes active
again.Talking with two callers at the same
time
If you wish to receive or place another call
during an already active call, you can ac-
cept or place the second call and switch
between the callers or combine them into
one call. Note that the features described
here are depending on availability from
your mobile phone service provider.


Placing/accepting a second call
Place new call by entering tele-
phone number manually.

Press s button.
You are connected to the second
caller; the first caller is kept on
hold.
or

Press s button to accept a sec-
ond call.You are connected with the second
caller; the first caller is kept on hold.


Switching between calls
Press 2 and s buttons.
This switches between the calls.
The non-active call is kept on hold.
iYou will be notified of the second call
acoustically, but you will not see this in
the display.

227 Controls in detail
Audio system


Terminating a call
Press t button.
The current call is terminated. You
are again connected with the caller
previously placed on hold.


Combining two calls
Press 3 and s buttons.
The calls are combined into one
call.


Terminating a combined call
Press t button.
The connection to both callers is
terminated.
TDMA or CDMA network phones
Using your Mercedes-Benz specified mo-
bile telephone*, a number of functions and
operating steps can be performed and dis-
played in the audio system display.
Further operating instructions not covered
here can be found in the operating instruc-
tions for the multifunction steering wheel
and the mobile telephone*.
If your audio system is set up for telephone
operation, the t symbol will appear in
the display.
When you insert your Mercedes-Benz
specified mobile telephone* into the tele-
phone cradle, you will be prompted to en-Warning!
G
A driver’s attention to the road must always
be his/her primary focus when driving. For
your safety and the safety of others, we
recommend that you pull over to a safe
location and stop before placing or taking a
telephone call. If you choose to use the
telephone
1 while driving, please use the
hands-free device and only use the
telephone when weather, road and traffic
conditions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving a
vehicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet
(approximately 14 m) every second.
1Observe all legal requirements.
Never operate radio transmitters equipped
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to a malfunc-
tion of the vehicle’s electronic system,
possibly resulting in an accident and
personal injury.

228 Controls in detailAudio systemter your PIN for 30 seconds (
page 228).
This display disappears when you press
any button.
When your mobile telephone is inserted
into the telephone cradle, you will see the
reception strength in the upper right-hand
corner of the display.Switching on the telephone
Switching on the telephone

Press h button.
If you have programmed an unlock
code for the telephone, you must now
enter the code.

Enter code using buttons 1 to
R.

If necessary, correct number entered
with the
CLR
soft key. Press soft key
briefly to delete the last digit entered;
press soft key and hold to delete the
complete number.

Press
OK soft key after entering correct
code.
The telephone is unlocked. If you have
entered an incorrect code, you must
enter the correct code.
Switching off the telephone

Press h button for approximately
three seconds.PROCESSING
appears in the display until
the telephone is off. Afterward,
PHONE
OFF
appears in the display.
Adjusting the volume

Turn rotary control of N button dur-
ing a telephone call.
The volume will increase or decrease
depending on the direction turned.iThe volume can be adjusted separately
for telephone mode and audio mode.

229 Controls in detail
Audio system
Adjusting sound
Adjust sound during a telephone call.
Sound adjustment (
page 199).
Placing a call
Entering a telephone number and
starting the dialing process

Enter desired telephone number using
buttons 1 to R.
The number can have up to 32 digits,
but only twelve of these are visible in
the display.

If necessary, correct number entered
with the
CLR
soft key. Press soft key
briefly to delete the last digit entered;
press soft key and hold to delete the
complete number.

After correct telephone number has
been entered, press s button.
Phone book
The numbers stored in the phone book of
the mobile telephone can be called up ei-
ther by name or number.
In addition, incoming calls are stored in the
phone book.


Searching and calling up phone book
entries by name
You can access your mobile tele-
phone’s phone book with the audio sys-
tem. You can access both the main
entries and the sub-entries of your
phone book.
iIf the telephone number has been
saved together with a name in the
phone book, the name will appear in
the display.
iThis is only possible, however, when
the call information transmitted in-
cludes the number of the person call-
ing. If the telephone number is not
transmitted,
NO NUMBER
will be stored
in the phone book.

231 Controls in detail
Audio system

Press
MEM
soft key or press ‚ or
ƒ.

Press
RCV
soft key (received calls).
The number of received calls and
then the call last received appear
briefly in the display.

Select desired telephone number
with button ‚ or ƒ.
The letter
R and the number of the
memory position appear in the up-
per left-hand corner of the display.
The numbers are stored in the order
of the calls received.

When you have selected a number,
press s button.
The call will be made.


Speed dial
If you have stored telephone numbers
as speed dial numbers in your tele-
phone, you can also enter these with
buttons 1 to R on the radio unit.
Press desired button 1 to R
briefly.

Press s button.
The call will be made.


Turbo dial
If you have stored telephone numbers
as turbo dial numbers in your tele-
phone, you can also enter these with
buttons 1 to R on the radio unit.
Press desired button 1 to R
until the call is made.Redial
If the number you have dialed is busy, you
can again place calls to the last ten tele-
phone numbers dialed using the redial
function.


Manual redialiIf you have activated the automatic re-
dial function on your mobile telephone,
the number of the person being called
is automatically redialed after a short
waiting period if there is a busy signal.
Refer to the separate operating instruc-
tions for the mobile telephone.

261 Controls in detail
Useful features
You can take and place telephone calls us-
ing thes andt buttons on the
steering wheel. To carry out other tele-
phone functions, use the control system
(page 153).
See separate operating manual for instruc-
tions on how to use the telephone.
Tele Aid*
Warning!
G
Please do not forget that your primary
responsibility is to drive the vehicle. A
driver’s attention to the road must always be
his /her primary focus when driving. For
your safety and the safety of others, we
recommend that you pull over to a safe loca-
tion and stop before placing or taking a tele-
phone call.
If you choose to use the telephone
1 while
driving, please use the hands-free device
and only use the telephone when road,
weather and traffic conditions permit. Some
jurisdictions prohibit the driver from using a
cellular telephone while driving a vehicle.
Only operate the COMAND* (Cockpit Man-
agement and Data System) and audio sys-
tem if road, weather and traffic conditions
permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km / h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximate-
ly 14 m) every second.
1Observe all legal requirements.
!The initial activation of the Tele Aid
system may only be performed by
completing the subscriber agreement
and placing an acquaintance call using
the¡ button. Failure to complete
either of these steps will result in a
system that is not activated.
If you have any questions regarding ac-
tivation, please call the Response Cen-
ter at 1-800-756-9018 (in the USA) or
1-888-923-8367 (in Canada).