2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C230 Controls

234 Controls in detailAudio system

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


Viewing the telephone number of a
phone 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
button‚ orƒ.

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
upper 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
telephone, 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
telephone, 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.


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Redial
If the number you have dialed is busy, you
can again place calls to the last ten
telephone numbers dialed using the redial
function.

Manual redial

Press s button.
The telephone number last dialed
will appear in the display.

Select desired telephone number
with button ‚ or ƒ.
The letter
L and the number of the
memory position appears in the
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.Accepting an incoming call
If the telephone is active in the background
(reception symbol is visible in the display),
the audio source is muted when an incom-
ing call is received. A ringing tone can be
heard and the caller’s telephone number,
or the name under which the telephone
number has been saved in the telephone
book, appears in the display. If the caller’s
number is not relayed,
CALL
will appear in
the display.

Press s button.
The call is accepted.
iIf 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.

236 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.Accepting a second incoming call
If you receive another call during an
already active call, you can accept the
second call and switch between the two.


Accepting a second call
Place new call by entering
telephone number manually.
You are connected to the second
caller; the first caller is kept on hold.


Switching between calls
Press s button.
This switches between the calls.
The non-active call is kept on hold.


Terminating a call
Press t button.
The current call is terminated. The
connection to the caller previously
kept on hold is also interrupted;
however, reconnection is indicated
by an acoustic signal.
iYou will be notified of the second call
acoustically, but you will not see this in
the display.

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Audio system
Placing a second call
If you wish to place another call during an
already active call, you can place the
second call and switch between the callers
or combine them into one call. Note that
this feature is dependent on availability
from your mobile phone service provider.

Placing a second call
Place a new call by entering
telephone number manually.

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


Terminating a call
Press t button.
The current call is terminated. The
connection to the caller previously
kept on hold is also interrupted;
however, reconnection is indicated
by an acoustic signal.


Combining two calls
Press s button.
The calls are combined into one
call.


Terminating a combined call
Press t button.
The connection to both callers is
terminated.
Emergency calls “911”
The following describes how to dial a “911”
emergency call using the audio system
head unit when a Mercedes-Benz specified
mobile phone* is inserted in the phone
cradle*. Unless otherwise specified, the
descriptions refer to the audio system
head unit.
Consult the separate telephone operating
instructions that came with your mobile
phone* for information on how to place a
“911” emergency call on the mobile
phone*. Warning!
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The “911” emergency call system is a public
service. Using it without due cause is a crim-
inal offense.

238 Controls in detailAudio systemThe following conditions must be met for a
“911” emergency call:

Telephone must be switched on.


The corresponding mobile communica-
tions network must be available.
If you cannot make an emergency call, you
will have to initiate rescue measures
yourself. GSM network phones
Placing a “911” emergency call using
audio head unit with the phone locked

Press hbutton to switch to
telephone operation. PIN?
appears in the audio display.

Enter 911 using the number keypad on
the audio head unit.

Press
OK soft key or sbutton for
dialing to begin.
DIALING
appears in the audio display
while the telephone establishes the
connection.

Wait until the emergency call center
answers, then describe the emergency. Placing a “911” emergency call using
audio head unit with the phone
unlocked

Press hbutton to switch to
telephone operation.

Enter 911 using the number keypad on
the audio head unit.

Press sbutton for dialing to begin. DIALING
appears in the audio display
while the telephone establishes the
connection.

Wait until the emergency call center
answers, then describe the emergency.
iEmergency calls may not be possible
with all telephone networks or if certain
network services and/or telephone
functions are active. Check with your
local service providers.
iIf no SIM card is in the mobile phone, NO SERVICE
appears in the audio
display. In that case, you only can make
an emergency call on the mobile phone
itself, without the use of the head unit.

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TDMA/CDMA network phones
Placing a “911” emergency call using
audio head unit with the phone locked
Press hbutton to switch to
telephone operation. CODE?
appears in the audio display.

Enter 911 using the number keypad on
the audio head unit.

Press
OK soft key or sbutton for
dialing to begin.
DIALING
appears in the audio display
while the telephone establishes the
connection.

Wait until the emergency call center
answers, then describe the emergency. Placing a “911” emergency call using
audio head unit with the phone
unlocked

Press hbutton to switch to
telephone operation.

Enter 911 using the number keypad on
the audio head unit.

Press sbutton for dialing to begin. DIALING
appears in the audio display
while the telephone establishes the
connection.

Wait until the emergency call center
answers, then describe the emergency.

240 Controls in detailPower windowsOpening and closing the windows
The side windows are opened and closed
electrically. The switches for all the side
windows are on the driver’s door. The
switches for the respective windows are
on the front passenger door and the rear
doors.
1Left front window
2Right front window
3Right rear window
4Left rear window
5Rear window override switch
(
page 85)
Warning!
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When closing the power windows, make
sure there is no danger of anyone being
harmed by the closing procedure.
The closing of the door windows can be im-
mediately halted by releasing the switch or,
if switch was pulled past the resistance
point and released, by either pressing or
pulling the respective switch.
If the window encounters an obstruction
t h a t b l o c k s i t s p a t h i n a c i r c u m s t a n c e w h e r e
you pulled the switch past the resistance
point and released it to close the window,
the automatic reversal function will stop the
window and open it slightly.
If the window encounters an obstruction
that blocks its path in a circumstance where
you are closing the window by pulling and
holding the switch, by pressing and holding
button‹ on the SmartKey, or by press-
ing and holding button, ore on the
climate control panel, the automatic rever-
sal function will not operate.
When leaving the vehicle, always remove the
SmartKey from the starter switch, take it
with you, and lock the vehicle. Do not leave
children unattended in the vehicle, or with
access to an unlocked vehicle. Unsuper-
vised use of vehicle equipment can cause an
accident and/or serious personal injury.

241 Controls in detail
Power windows

Switch on the ignition (
page 33).Opening the windows

Press switch1 to4 to the resistance
point.
The corresponding window will move
downwards until you release the
switch.
Closing the windows

Pull switch1 to4 to the resistance
point.
The corresponding window will move
upwards until you release the switch.Fully opening the windows
(Express-open)

Press switch1 to4 past the
resistance point and release.
The corresponding window opens
completely.
Fully closing the windows
(Express-close)

Pull switch1 to4 past the
resistance point and release.
The corresponding window closes
completely.
iYou can also open or close the power
windows using the SmartKey, see
“Summer opening feature”
(page 243) and “Convenience clos-
ing feature” (
page 243).
Depending on current position, the win-
dows may also open or close when the
air recirculation button, in the
control panel of the climate control
(
page 177) or automatic climate
control* (Canada only) (
page 187),
or the charcoal filter buttone in the
control panel of the automatic climate
control* (Canada only) (
page 194) is
pressed and held.
Warning!
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If you pull and hold the switch up when
closing the window, and upward movement
of the window is blocked by some obstruc-
tion including but not limited to arms, hands,
fingers, etc., the automatic reversal will not
operate.