2007 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class display

76 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Station information is displayed on the
main screen and in the center of the status
bar.
Main area, in this example:
ROCK = selected category (page 77)
Vault = name of the selected station
Status bar, in this example:
SAT (on the left) = the selected mode
SAT5 = location in the program
memory, if the current channel is pre-
stored
Ch16 = number of the current channel
Selectable soft keys
Presets
shows channels pre-stored in the pro-
gram memory (up to 10 channels). You
can store stations (
page 80) and re-
quest stored stations (
page 76).
Info
shows additional text information relat-
ed to the current channel.
Scan
is used to start and stop the scan
search (
page 79).
Service
displays a screen showing the tele-
phone number of the Sirius Service
Center and electronic serial number
(ESN) of the particular receiver.You can also adjust the following:
Bass and treble (page 31)
Balance and fader (page 30)
Sound functions (page 32)
Volume (not on soft keys)
(
page 29)
The following options are available:
Tuning via station presets (page 77)
Tuning via manual channel input
(
page 77)
Tuning via the program category list
(
page 77)
Tuning a station within the selected
category (
page 78)
Tuning via scan search (page 79)
SAT main menu
Selecting a station

79 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Tuning using the multifunction steering
wheel
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to Satellite radio
display (
page 25).
Pressk.
The search proceeds in ascending or-
der.
or
Pressj.
The search proceeds in descending or-
der and stops at the first receivable
station. Tuning via scan search
Scan search is characterized as follows:
Scan search plays a channel for
approx. 8 seconds and then skips to
the next channel within the current
category.
Scan search can be ended manually.
Scan search stops automatically at the
station that was playing when scan
search was started.
Press the Scan soft key.
The scan search starts.
Press the Scan soft key again.
The scan search ends.Additional text information (artist and title)
related to the current broadcast can be
displayed.
Press the Info soft key.
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Using% o r&0i s f o l l o w e d b y a s h o r t
delay before the change occurs. Using
+ a n d, changes the channel
immediately.
Obtaining additional text
information

83 Telephone*
Important notes
Always drive with extreme caution
when operating the telephone hands-
free.
For safety reasons, the cellular phone
handset should not be used to place or
receive a call while driving.
If the signal is very weak (display in the
status bar):
Wait until reception improves before
placing a call.
Close the windows and reduce all ex-
ternal noise as much as possible when
using hands-free operation.
Make sure that the air vents are not
pointed in the direction of the micro-
phones located in the overhead control
panel near the rear view mirror. Adjust
air vents and/or reduce blower speed
if necessary.
Tips on telephone operation
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Once the cellular phone is inserted into
the telephone cradle, it can be operat-
ed:
using the cellular phone itself,
using the COMAND control unit,
using the multifunction steering
wheel, or
using the voice control system*.
Descriptions in this Operator’s Manual
presume that the cellular phone is in-
serted into the telephone cradle.
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This Operator's Manual describes op-
eration of the telephone using the
COMAND control unit and the multi-
function steering wheel. Unless other-
wise specified, the descriptions and
the illustrated displays refer to the
COMAND control unit.
Operation of the cellular phone and
voice control system* are explained in
separate operation guides.
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Radio transmitters, such as a portable
telephone or a citizens band unit,
should only be used inside the vehicle if
they are connected to a separate exte-
rior antenna approved by Mercedes-
Benz.

84 Telephone*
Important notes
A brief disconnection from the cellular
network is not a malfunction, as this
can occur when the network switches
areas. The phone automatically at-
tempts to again sign on with a network.
If the message Enter unlock code is dis-
played, enter the unlock code
(
page 88). Only then will you be able
to use all the telephone functions.
You will still be able to make 911 emer-
gency calls (
page 85) if the tele-
phone is locked. The telephone cannot, or not yet, be used
in the following situations:
The telephone is already unlocked, but
it is not yet registered with the net-
work.
The message
NO SERV. appears in the
status bar. The telephone automatical-
ly attempts to register with a network.
If there is no network available, “911”
emergency calls can NOT be placed.
If you try to place an outgoing call, the
message
Call not possible is displayed
temporarily.
If the message Telephone being
activated, please wait
is displayed,
If the message Please insert phone is dis-
played.
Insert the cellular phone into the
telephone cradle.

89 Telephone*
Telephone operation
1 Observe all legal requirements
Press2.
The Telephone main menu appears.
Telephone status information is displayed
on the right end of the status bar.
The following displays are possible:
READY = telephone is logged into your
cellular phone home network and
ready for use,
ROAMING = telephone is logged into a cel-
lular phone network outside your home
network,
NO SERV. = no network available,
 = telephone signal strength,
 = call active (page 95).
Other messages could also appear:
If the message
Please insert phone, Phone not installed or
Please insert SIM card appears, see chap-
ter “Switching the phone ON / OFF”
(
page 85)
If the message
Please Enter PIN: appears, see “Entering
the PIN” (
page 87)
If the message
Enter unlock code: appears, see “Enter-
ing unlock code” (
page 88)
Telephone main menu
WarningG
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
I f y o u n o n e t h e l e s s c h o o s e t o u s e t h e c e l l u l a r
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel-
lular phone
1 only when road, weather and
traffic conditions permit.i
The information is also displayed in
Navigation* mode (only in map dis-
plays).

90 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Selectable soft keys and options
 soft key
Opens the phone book (
page 97),
Recvd.# soft key
Opens the accepted and missed calls
list (
page 93),
Dialed # soft key
Opens dialed calls list (
page 94),
SMS soft key
Provides access to the SMS menu
(
page 100),
Entry of a phone number (page 91).The 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
Press3.
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If a list is empty, the corresponding soft
key is without function. This is indicat-
ed by the corresponding soft key dis-
play being shaded out.
Answering an incoming call
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The caller’s number appears only if it is
transmitted.
The caller’s name only appears if, in ad-
dition, the number and the name are
stored in the phone book (
page 97).

92 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Initiating redial
On the COMAND control unit
Immediate re-dialing of the number dialed
last can be initiated:
Press3 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 29).
For other user functions, see
“Active call” (
page 95).
After switching to telephone operation,
COMAND can display the number of
missed calls in the status bar.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 can be selected, and the
call can be returned.
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When pressings only once, the di-
aled calls list appears in the multifunc-
tion display (
page 94).
Accepted and missed calls

93 Telephone*
Telephone operation
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 89).
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 between number and names
Press the 123 soft key.
This switches the list to number dis-
play.
or
Press the ABC soft key.
This switches the list to name display.
The number in the phone book that be-
l o n g s t o t h e hi g hl i g h t e d n a m e is s h o w n
in the status bar.
Selecting a list entry and establishing
the connection
Use% or & to select the desired
entry.
Press3.
The telephone initiates the call to the
selected number.
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If no calls have been received yet the
Recvd.# soft key is shaded out and with-
out function.
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The 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.