2006 MERCEDES-BENZ SLK-Class Comand Manual

112 Telephone*
Telephone operation
On 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 104).
Press a number key between 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 28).
Speed dial Active call

113 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
characters and  (#).

114 Telephone*
Phone book
The phone book contains all entries of the
cell phone memory.

On the COMAND control unit
Press the soft key in the Telephone
main menu (
page 104).
The Phone Book menu appears. The
first list entry is highlighted automati-
cally.On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display (
page 28).
Pressj or k.
A phone book entry appears on the
multifunction display.An example for the Phone Book menu is
shown above. It shows a list of the phone
book entries whose names start with the
letter
B. Displayed in the status bar is the
number of the highlighted name, in this ex-
ample 18005551212.
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If a GSM phone is used, the phone book
contains all entries of the telephone
phone book.
Opening the phone book
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If no numbers are stored in the phone
book, the soft key is shaded out
and without function.
Phone Book menu

115 Telephone*
Phone book
The following options are now available:
Switching between number and name
display
Selecting a phone book entry and es-
tablishing a connection (
page 116)
Deleting a phone book entry
(
page 117)
Switching between number and name
display
Open the phone book from COMAND
(
page 114).
Press the 123 soft key.
The phone book switches to number
display. The status bar shows the name
of the highlighted entry;
or
Press the ABC soft key.
The phone book switches to name dis-
play. The status bar shows the number
of the highlighted entry.
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Various icons may be assigned to the
phone numbers, depending on the en-
try made on the telephone:
Home number
Work number
Fax number
Main number
Mobile number
Pager number
In the instrument cluster the name of
the category assigned to the phone
number, e.g.
Home, appears in the multi-
function display.

116 Telephone*
Phone book
On the COMAND control unit
Open the phone book (page 114).
The list of phone book entries stored
on your cell phone appears.
Changing initials:
Press or  once or repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the
display changes to the next letter up or
down.
At the end of the list of letters is the
category
Other. This category combines
all entries without a name, or entries
whose names start with a special char-
acter (e.g.
* or #).Selecting an entry:
If necessary, change the initial.
Select an entry using  or .
If you press and hold either one of the
buttons, the scrolling up or down accel-
erates.
Establishing a connection:
Press.
The telephone initiates the connection
with the selected number.On the multifunction steering wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display (
page 28).
Pressj or k repeatedly until
the desired entry is shown in the multi-
function display.
Presss .
The telephone initiates the connection
with the selected number.
Selecting a phone book entry and es-
tablishing a connection

117 Telephone*
Phone book
Select the phone book entry to be de-
leted from COMAND (
page 116).
Press the Delete soft key.
The delete prompt is displayed.
Use to select the menu item Yes.
Press.
The entry is deleted.
Deleting a phone book entry

118 Telephone*
SMS (Mail)
SMS messages can be received if your ve-
hicle is equipped with a telephone and
SMS messaging is available from your car-
rier.
Received messages are saved in the folder
SMS inbox.
Open the Telephone main menu
(
page 104).
Press the SMS soft key.
The folder SMS inbox appears.
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Incoming new messages are indicated
by the symbol in the status bar.
Symbol appears in the status bar if
the SMS memory is full.
In addition, a corresponding message
is displayed when the folder is opened.
SMS inboxi
If no SMS messages have been re-
ceived the
SMS soft key is without func-
tion and therefore shaded out.

119 Telephone*
SMS (Mail)
The SMS inbox shows the list of received
messages. The list is sorted chronological-
ly, the last message received is displayed
at the top of the list.
The corresponding date and time appears
in the status bar when the selected mes-
sage has been received.
Use or  to select another mes-
sage.The SMS inbox offers the following op-
tions:
Switching between subject and sender.
Reading a message (page 120).
Deleting a message (page 120).
Switching between subject and sender
The incoming SMS can be displayed by the
sender or the subject. In the SMS inbox
(
page 118) you can either see the
Subject soft key or the Sender soft key.
Press the Subject soft key.
The first characters of the message
text(s) appears;
or
Press the Sender soft key.
The name(s) or phone number(s) of the
message sender(s) appear(s).
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The symbol at the beginning of a list
entry indicates that the message has
not been read.
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The sender’s number only appears if it
has been transmitted.
The sender’s name only appears if the
number and the name are stored in the
phone book (
page 114).