2006 MERCEDES-BENZ C55AMG Owner's Manual

224 Controls in detail
Audio system
Adjusting the volume
Turn rotary control of N button
during 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 201).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.
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If the PIN is entered incorrectly three
times,
NEED PUK will appear in the
display. Enter PUK via your telephone.
Please refer to the separate telephone
operating instructions for more
information.
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The volume can be adjusted separately
for telephone mode and audio mode.
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If the telephone number has been
saved together with a name in the
telephone book, the name will appear
in the display.

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Audio system

Searching and calling up telephone
book entries by name
You can access your mobile
telephone’s phone book using the
audio system. You can access both the
main entries and the sub-entries of
your phone book.
Press MEM soft key or press
button‚ orƒ.
Press desired numerical key 2
to 9.
The stored entries are selected
according to the alphabetical order
of the initial letters (e.g. for
S-Schneider, press button 7
four times).
or
Press and hold button ‚
orƒ.
The system jumps from one initial
letter to the next in ascending or
descending order.
Press and hold button ‚
orƒ until desired initial letter
has been reached.
or
Press button ‚ or ƒ
repeatedly until desired entry has
been reached.
The stored entries are selected in
alphabetical order with the
sub-entries.i
This is only possible, however, when
the call information transmitted
includes the number of the person
calling. If the telephone number is not
transmitted,
NO NUMBER will be stored
in the phone book.
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Several sub-entries can be stored for
each main entry (name). These entries
are marked by a corresponding
abbreviation that appears in the upper
left-hand corner of the display. The
following abbreviations for sub-entries
are possible:
CEL = Mobile phone
HOM = Home
WOR = Work
FAX = Fax
PAG = Pager
TEL = Main


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Audio 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
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
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
telephone, 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.


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Audio system
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 phone book,
appears in the display. If the caller’s
number is not transmitted with the call,
CALL will appear in the display.
Press s button.
The call is accepted.
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If you have activated the automatic
redial function on your 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
instructions for the mobile telephone.

228 Controls in detail
Audio system
Muting a call
It is possible to mute a call; the caller is
then no longer able to hear you.

Mute on
PressMUT soft key.
MIC MUTE will appear in the display.

Mute off
PressMUT 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
accept 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
telephone 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
second 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.
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You will be notified of the second call
acoustically, but you will not see this in
the display.

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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
mobile telephone*, a number of functions
and operating steps can be performed and
displayed 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
telephone cradle, you will be prompted to
enter your PIN for 30 seconds
(
page 229). 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
toR.
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.


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Audio system
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 approx.
3 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
during 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 201).
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
either by name or number.
In addition, incoming calls are stored in the
phone book.
i
The volume can be adjusted separately
for telephone mode and audio mode.
i
If the telephone number has been
saved together with a name in the
phone book, the name will appear in
the display.


231 Controls in detail
Audio system

Searching and calling up phone book
entries by name
You can access your mobile
telephone’s phone book with the audio
system. You can access both the main
entries and the sub-entries of your
phone book.
Press MEM soft key or press
button‚ orƒ.
Press desired numerical key 2
to 9.
The stored entries are selected
according to the alphabetical order
of the initial letters (e.g. for
S-Schneider, press button 7
four times).
or
Press and hold button ‚
orƒ.
The system jumps from one initial
letter to the next in ascending or
descending order.
Press and hold button ‚
orƒ until desired initial letter
has been reached.
or
Press button ‚ or ƒ
repeatedly until desired entry has
been reached.
The stored entries are selected in
alphabetical order with the
sub-entries.i
This is only possible, however, when
the call information transmitted
includes the number of the person
calling. If the telephone number is not
transmitted,
NO NUMBER will be stored
in the phone book.
i
Several sub-entries can be stored for
each main entry (name). These entries
are marked by a corresponding
abbreviation that appears in the upper
left-hand corner of the display. The
following abbreviations for sub-entries
are possible:
CEL = Mobile phone
HOM = Home
WOR = Work
FAX = Fax
PAG = Pager
TEL = Main