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Service main menu
SMS (Mail)
Address book
Tele Aid*
Entering data
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168 ServiceService main menu
Service main menu
Press C.
The Service main menu will appear.
Service main menu
You can use the soft keys to open other
menus
SMS
soft key:
Opens the SMS Inbox Folder
(
page 169).
Addr.Bk
soft key:
Opens the address book (
page 176).
Pic Off
soft key:
Press the
Pic Off
soft key.
The screen is switched off.
Press any soft key or button.
The screen is switched on again.
System
soft key:
Opens the system settings
(
page 198).
Activating the Service main menu
iYou can use this function if you have a
Mercedes-Benz specified integrated
mobile telephone (TDMA/CDMA or
GSM).
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169 Service
SMS (Mail)
SMS (Mail)
With the SMS Inbox Folder you can receive
SMS messages provided that SMS
messaging is available from your mobile
phone service provider.
Activate the Service main menu
(page 168).
Press the
SMS
soft key.
The Inbox will appear. The message
Now Downloading...
will appear in
the status bar while new SMS are
reading in, e.g. after the telephone is
switched on (
page 92).The message
Empty
appears
during download process - the
status bar displays
Now
downloading...
if no SMS messages are stored on
the mobile phone* - the status bar
displays
No message
Otherwise the Inbox is sorted in
chronological order, the most recent
message is at the top of the list. The
status bar shows date and time of the
message.
iThe functions described here apply if
your vehicle is equipped with mobile
phone cradle* and a Mercedes-Benz
specified mobile phone*.iIf you have received new SMS
messages, n is displayed on the
status bar. Additionally, a message
received tone is played.
Long/combined SMS which contains
more than 160 characters are not
supported. Only the first 160
characters from a combined SMS will
be downloaded.
iIf another system is active (e.g. radio),
a window appears when SMS mail is
coming in. The message New
message(s) will appear. Press E to
confirm.SMS Inbox
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One line is provided for each message.
Symbol = = Message unread
Symbol z = SMS message
Scrolling through the SMS Inbox:
If enough messages are shown in the
list, press the
Page
V or
Page
v
soft key.
In the SMS Inbox, you can:
switch between subject and sender
read a message (
page 171)
delete a message (
page 175)Switching between subject and sender
In the SMS Inbox (
page 169), press
the
Subject
soft key.
The first characters of the message
text are displayed.
Press the
Display
soft key if an
entry is abbreviated as
...
.
or
In the SMS Inbox, press the
Sender
soft key.
The senders of the messages are
displayed.
Press the
Display
soft key if an
entry is abbreviated as
...
.
Back to the Service main menu:
Press the
Back
soft key.
iIf a sender is already saved in the
phone book, the name is shown in the
inbox
when you read the message
(page 171).
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SMS (Mail)
In the SMS Inbox Folder (
page 169),
press g or G to select a message.
Press E.
Text displayScrolling through the message text:
If the message is long enough, press
the
Page
V or
Page
v soft keys.
Line-by-line scrolling through the message
text:
Press g or G.Switching between text and sender
Press the
Sender
soft key.
Sender display
The sender is displayed. If the name of
the sender is saved in the phone book,
the name is displayed. If not, the phone
number is displayed.Returning to text display
Press the
Text
soft key.
If the name of the sender is saved in
the phone book, the name is displayed.
If not, the phone number is displayed.
Reading SMS message received
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172 ServiceSMS (Mail)You can save a phone number
in the mobile phone internal memory*
or
in the address book.
In the Sender display (
page 171),
press the
Save
soft key.
Save number selection menu
In the mobile phone internal memory*
Press E to confirm
Cell Phone
.
An entry menu will appear.
If a sender is already saved in the address
book, the name is shown in the number
text field. If not, the number will appear.
Press g or G to switch between the
data fields
Surname
and
Number
.
You can enter data in a field using the
12-keys keyboard (1 - #) or the
selection menu.Input via selection menu
Press the
Keypad
soft key.
The selection menu appears.
Enter the data using the selection
menu (
page 193).
After you have entered the data, the
entry menu is displayed again. You can
select the next data field and enter
data.
Confirming the entry
Press E or press the
OK
soft key.
The system exports the surname, the
name and the telephone number. The
message
Transmitting Data
to
Telephone
is displayed.
If transmission is succesful, the
message
Data Has Been Saved
will
appear and the Sender display is
displayed again.
Saving a sender phone number
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SMS (Mail)
If transmission is not succesful, the
message
Error Occured While
Saving Data
appears.
Press E to confirm.
The Sender display is displayed
again.
In the address book
You can create a new address book entry
or add the phone number to an existing
address book entry.
In the Save number selection menu
(page 172), use G to select
Address Book.
Press E.Option
New entry
:
Press E.
Use g or G to select a desired
phone number type.
Press E.
A list with three data fields is displayed.
If a sender is already saved in the
phone book, the name is shown in the Surname
text field. The number will
appear in the
Number
field.
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Press g or G to select a data field.
You can enter data in a field using the
12-keys keyboard (1 - #) or the
selection menu.
Input via selection menu
Press the
Keypad
soft key.
The selection menu appears.
Enter the data using the selection
menu (
page 193).
After you have entered the data, the
entry menu is displayed again. You can
select the next data field and enter
data.
Confirming the entry
Press E or press the
OK
soft key.
The data are saved to the address
book.If transmission is successful, the
message
Data Has Been Saved
will
appear and the Sender display is
displayed again.
If transmission is not successful, the
message
Error Occured While
Saving Data
.
Press E to confirm.
The Sender display is displayed
again.Option
Addition
:
Use G to select
Addition
.
Press E.
The address book will appear.
Selecting an address book entry
(page 177).
Press E.
The selection list with the phone num-
ber types is displayed.
iIf you do not enter a surname or name,
the system saves the senders number
in the address book under the
Other
category.