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81 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
Muting
Press J while listening to the satel-
lite radio.
The symbol R will appear in the status
bar.
Press J again to resume listening to
the current station.
The symbol R will have disappeared.Satellite radio stations are split up into ca-
tegories. You can select between various
categories such as News, Sports News and
Country Music, if available. The category
list is sorted alphabetically.
Selecting a program category
Push the joystick to H or h while
the Satellite radio main menu
(
page 80) is being displayed.
The previous or next program category
(alphabetical order) will appear in the
display. The station last tuned in the
new category will begin to play.
At the beginning of the category list the
category
ALL will appear. This category
is sorted numerically (by channel
numbers) and displays all available
channels.You can use the following functions:
Automatic tuning
Automatic station scan (page 82)
Station selection via direct channel
entry (
page 82)
Station selection from the preset menu
(
page 84)
Automatic tuning
Push the joystick to gor G while
the Satellite radio main menu is being
displayed.
or
Press d or D.
The satellite radio will tune in to the nu-
merically previous or next receivable
station in the selected category.
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COMAND will also deactivate if you
Press A, B, g, h
Change the volume at COMAND or
the multifunction steering wheel
Operate the joystick
Press any keypad button except #
Press j or k at the
multifunction steering wheel if the
audio menu is selected
Press any soft key.
Changing the program categorySelecting a station
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84 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
You will see the Satellite radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press s.Selecting a station on the memory list
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Presets soft key.
The Satellite preset memory
(
page 83) will appear.
Push the joystick to gor G to high-
light a memory preset.
or
Press j or k at the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
Press E.
The Satellite radio main menu will then
appear automatically after 8 seconds,
indicating the memory preset number
in the status line.
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Info soft key.
The information display will appear.
You will see (if available)
the full station name
additional program information
Switching back to the Satellite radio main
menu
Press the Back soft key.
or
Press the Info soft key again.
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An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.
If the message
Updating station list
appears the presets may be overwrit-
ten.
Displaying information
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85 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
You can call the provider service center for
questions or releases, whenever you need.
Press the Service soft key.
The Service information display will ap-
pear.
1Phone number of the provider,
(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”
2The Electronical Serial Number (ESN)
of your satellite receiver
Press the Back soft key to switch back
to the Satellite radio main menu.While receiving a new channel list the mes-
sage
Updating station list will appear.
The station last tuned will be muted until
the update is completed. You cannot ope-
rate the satellite radio.
After completion of the update, the
Satellite radio main menu will appear.
The station last tuned to will begin to play.Refer to chapter “At a glance” on how to
adjust sound settings.
Volume (page 33)
Balance control and fader (page 34)
Bass and treble control (page 35)
Sound functions* (page 36)
Displaying service informationStation list updatesSound settings
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89 Telephone*
Important notes
Please read the chapter “Telephone”
first before attempting to operate your
telephone.
Please also read the important notes in
the telephone operating manual.
Always drive with extreme caution
when you operate the telephone
hands-free.
For safety reasons, you should not use
the mobile telephone handset to make
a call while driving the vehicle.
If the signal strength is very weak (dis-
play in the symbol bar of all menus):
Wait until reception improves before
making a call.
Close the windows and reduce all out-
side noise as much as possible when
you use hands-free operation.
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If you have a Mercedes-Benz specified
integrated mobile telephone (TDMA,
CDMA or GSM) and the telephone is
inserted in the cradle, the telephone
functions can be used as follows:
at the COMAND
at the multifunction steering wheel
by Voice Control
This instruction manual describes the
operation at the COMAND. Unless
otherwise indicated, the descriptions
and illustrations refer to the COMAND.
Operation of the mobile phone and
Voice Control is described in separate
operating guides. Refer to the vehicle
Operator’s Manual for operation of the
telephone using the multifunction
steering wheel.
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In certain menus, the COMAND can
display date and time of the calls.
The COMAND can display phone
number and name of the other party
(e.g. if the COMAND detects an
incoming call, but also in other menus).
For the number to be displayed, the
number information must be
transmitted with the incoming call. The
same goes for the name display which
additionally requires that the caller’s
number and name are saved in the
phone book.
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94 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Initiating an emergency call
If Telephone is locked
Press the 911 soft key.
The system opens an inquiry menu
prompting if you want to dial a “911”
call.
The selection marker in the inquiry
menu should be on
Yes.
If necessary, push the joystick to
H to select
Yes.
Press E to confirm Yes if you want to
place the “911” emergency call.
The emergency call will be placed.
Wait until the emergency rescue
station answers and describe the
emergency.
If you do not want to place the emergency
call:
Push the joystick to h to select No
when the inquiry menu appears.
Press E to confirm No.
If Telephone is ready for operation
Press a repeatedly until the
Telephone menu is displayed.
Press 9, 1 and 1 one after the
other.
Press E.
or
Press the Send soft key.
or
Press k on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
The emergency call will be placed.
Wait until the emergency rescue
station answers and describe the
emergency.
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96 Telephone*
Telephone operation
If no SIM card is in the telephone, the
message
Please insert SIM card
(Emergency Call 911 only possible
with phone)
appears.
Insert a SIM card. Refer to the mo-
bile phone operator’s manual.
Entry incorrect:
You will hear a warning sound. The mes-
sage
Code incorrect will appear.
You need to re-enter your code.Entering the PUK
If you enter your code incorrectly three
times in a row, you need to enter the PUK
number.
The PUK can only be entered at the mobile
phone. Refer to the mobile phone
operator’s manual.When the COMAND is switched on, you
can switch to telephone operation from
any other system (e.g. radio):
Press a.
The Telephone menu will appear.
Telephone menu
!
If the code is entered incorrectly three
times in a row, the SIM card will be
blocked. The message
SIM-card blo-
cked
is displayed briefly. After that the
message
PIN blocked. Please enter
PUK on cell phone
is displayed.
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The PUK number is provided by your
telephone service provider.
Switching to telephone operation
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98 Telephone*
Telephone operation
The system detects an incoming call, the
phone rings.
Incoming calls are indicated in a window in
any system (e.g. radio).
The window shows:
the caller’s number if it is transmitted
or
the caller’s name if her or his name and
number are saved in the phone book or
Unknown.Accepting a call
Press k on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
or
Press E to confirm accept.
The display will change to the
call menu (
page 103). In the status
bar, the off-hook symbol will appear.
An active audio source will be muted.
You talk over the hands-free set.
Rejecting a call
Press K on the COMAND.
or
Presst on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
or
Push the joystick to H to highlight re-
ject
and than press E.Setting the volume for hands-free ope-
ration
Raising the volume
Turn the rotary control on the e but-
ton to the right.
Lowering the volume
Turn the rotary control on the e but-
ton to the left.
Ending a call
Press K on the COMAND.
or
Presst on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
or
Press the End soft key.
Incoming call
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101 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Selecting an entry from the Received
calls list
The COMAND automatically generates a
list of the last 10 calls received. The list is
sorted chronologically with the most
recently received call at the top of the list.
Displaying the list
In the Telephone menu (page 96),
press the
Recvd# soft key.
The list is displayed and the most
recently received call is highlighted. Received calls list
The status bar shows:
the caller’s name if her or his name and
number are stored in the phone book
the message Unknown if no entry is
available
the telephone number
You can select the following functions:
Changing the list display
Selecting an entry and begin dialing
Ending a call (page 100)Changing the list display
Press the 123 soft key.
The display changes to numbers.
or
Press the ABC soft key.
The display changes to names.
Selecting an entry and begin dialing
Push the joystick to g or G to
select the desired entry.
Press E.
or
Press k on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction
steering wheel.
or
Press the Send soft key.
The telephone dials the number.