2005 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class Comand Manual

104 Telephone*Telephone operationThe 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

Press0.On the multifunction steering wheel

Presss
.
In both cases the call is active. Commu-
nication is conducted via the hands-free
system. The call volume can be adjusted
(
page 30).
For other user functions, see
“Active call” (
page 110).
Ending or refusing a call
On the COMAND control unit

Press/.
Answering an 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 112).

105 Telephone*
Telephone operation
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

initiating redial (
page 106)

selecting an entry in the accepted and
missed calls list (
page 107)

selecting an entry in the dialed calls list
(page 108)

using speed dial (
page 110)

opening the phone book and selecting
an entry (
page 114)
Entering a phone number

Open the Telephone main menu
(page 102).

Use" - ! to enter the phone num-
ber.
In case of erroneous entry, you can de-
lete the last or more digits.
Press the
Delete
soft key as often as
required.

After entering the phone number,
press0.
The telephone dials the entered num-
ber.
The call is activated the moment the
other party answers the call. Communi-
cation is conducted via the hands-free
system.
The volume can be adjusted
(page 30).
For other user functions, see “Active
call” (
page 110).
iIt is also possible to accept, refuse or
end a call from the cell phone
(Telephone Operation Guide).
Placing an outgoing call

106 Telephone*Telephone operationInitiating redial
On the COMAND control unit
Immediate re-dialing of the number dialed
last can be initiated:
Press0 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 25).

Presss twice.
The telephone establishes the connec-
tion with the number dialed last.
In both cases the telephone initiates the
call. The call is activated the moment the
other party answers the call. Communica-
tion is conducted via the hands-free sys-
tem.
The volume can be adjusted (
page 30).
For other user functions, see “Active call”
(
page 110).After switching to telephone operation,
COMAND can display the number of
missed calls in the status bar.iWhen pressings only once, the di-
aled calls list appears in the multifunc-
tion display (
page 108).
Accepted and missed calls

107 Telephone*
Telephone operation
COMAND automatically creates a list of
accepted and missed calls. This list can
contain 10 entries max.
The accepted and missed calls list can be
opened, an entry selected, and the call re-
turned.
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 102).
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.Switching list displays:

Press the
123
soft key.
The list switches to number display.
If a name in the phone book is stored
with the number of the highlighted call
it is shown in the status bar;
or
iIf no calls have been received yet the Recvd.#
soft key is shaded out and with-
out function.
iThe list shows up to ten calls you re-
ceived last. It is a combined listing of
both accepted and missed calls. The
list does not show or specify which
calls were accepted and which ones
were missed.


108 Telephone*Telephone operation
Press the
ABC
soft key.
The list switches 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.

Press0.
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 di-
aled calls. This list can contain 10 entries
max. The list is sorted chronologically, the
last dialed call is displayed at the top of the
list.
On the COMAND control unit
Opening the list:

Press the
Dialed #
soft key in the Tele-
phone main menu (page 102).
The list appears.
Dialed calls
iIf no calls have been placed yet the Dialed #
soft key is shaded out and
without function.

109 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Switching between number and name dis-
play: 
Press the
123
soft key.
The list switches to number display.
If for a highlighted number a name is
stored in the phonebook, the name is
shown in the status bar.

Press the
ABC
soft key.
The list switches 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.

Press0.
The telephone initiates the call to the
selected number.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Opening the list:

Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display (
page 25).

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
selected number.
iIf you presss twice, the telephone
will immediately establish a connection
with the phone number dialed last.

110 Telephone*Telephone operationOn the cell phone a maximum of 10 tele-
phone numbers can be stored in a speed
dial memory (
Telephone Operation
Guide).
You can retrieve the entries of the speed
dial memory via COMAND.

Open the Telephone main menu
(page 102).

Press a number key between3 and
! and hold it for more than approx.
2 seconds.
The telephone establishes the connec-
tion with the stored number.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.A call screen is displayed if the multifunc-
tion display in the instrument cluster is
switched to Telephone main display
(
page 26).
Speed dial
Active call

111 Telephone*
Telephone operation
The following functions are available dur-
ing a call:
Ending the active call

Switching the hands-free microphone
ON/OFF

Transmitting number sequences
Ending 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.
The microphone switches OFF or ON.
The display of the soft key changes ac-
cordingly.
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).

While connected, press one of the ap-
propriate number keys"-! for
each digit.
You can also transmit the
characters2 and $ (#).