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Basic operation143
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Entering a text message
Text messages can be entered using the conventional
method or with automatic word recognition (T9).
Entering text (normal method)
–If T9 mode is active
fig. 128, keep pressing the
button until the T9 symbol disappears.
– To enter a text at the position indicated by the cursor,
press one of the buttons marked to
page 140,
fig. 124.
– Keep pressing each button until the desired character
appears in the display.
– For example, press the button once to enter the
letter m.
– Press the button quickly a second time to enter
the letter n.
– With each additional press of the button the
next character assigned to the button is selected.– If you do not press a button again within about one
second, the character is entered and the cursor will flash
at the next position; you can then enter the next char-
acter.
– To enter a special character, hold down the “*” button
and select the character.
– To move the cursor to the left, right, up or down, press
the left, right, top or bottom part of the navigation
button.
– To insert a space, press the button.
– To delete the character to the left of the cursor, select
Delete.
Entering text using automatic word recognition
(T9)
– If T9 mode is not active
fig. 128, keep pressing the
button until the T9 symbol appears.
– Press one of the buttons marked to to start
entering a word.
– Press each button only once for each letter of the word,
even if the exact letter desired does not appear in the
display. The letters you enter are displayed on a grey
background
fig. 128.
– Enter all the letters of the word.
– If the dictionary contains more than one suggested word,
press the button to choose between the different
suggestions. A message, e.g.
fig. 128 appears in
the handset display.
– Press the button if the word in the display is correct.
Fig. 128 Symbols for
entering text
A1#
19
6mno
6mno
6mno
0
A1
#
29
A3
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Using the telephone145
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Using the telephone
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Placing calls
Placing calls
– Enter the desired number on the keypad.
– If you have entered an incorrect digit, press the control
button for Delete.
– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 to start
dialling.
Selecting a number from the “phone book”
– Press the control button for Ph.book
page 142,
fig. 126. The entries stored in the phone book will be
listed.
– To jump to a particular entry in the phone book, enter the
initial letter using the normal text entry method.
– Use the navigation button to scroll up or down to the
desired entry
page 153, fig. 140.– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 to start
dialling.
Redial
– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 once. The
list of last numbers dialled appears.
– Use the navigation button to scroll up or down to the
desired entry
page 153, fig. 140.
– Press the “Call” button to start dialling.
Hold the reverse side of the handset to your ear (the earpiece and
microphone are located on the reverse side of the handset

fig. 129).
You can use the handset to make phone calls in private mode or
handsfree mode
page 150.
A microphone integrated in the interior light is used in handsfree
mode. The microphone is directed towards the driver.
You can also select and dial a telephone number from the call lists

page 152.
Note
Press and hold the button to enter the international network
symbol “+”.
Fig. 129 Earpiece and
microphone on back
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Using the telephone147
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control Your mailbox number is assigned to one-touch dial button . If you
haven't already stored a mailbox number
page 157, you will have
the opportunity do this when you select one-touch dial button .
The second telephone number stored in the SIM card phone book
(position number “2”) is assigned to one-touch dial button .
The next seven telephone numbers in the SIM card phone book are
assigned to buttons to respectively.
Note
•If a position is already assigned, it must be deleted before you
can store a new entry at that position.
•How many position numbers are stored depends on the SIM card
being used.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Answering and ignoring telephone
calls
Answering telephone calls
– Press the control button for Answer, or
– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124.Ignoring telephone calls
– Press the control button for Reject, or
– Press the “End call” button
page 140, fig. 124.
Depending on whether the caller is stored in the phone book and
whether the number is transmitted with the call, the name, the tele-
phone number or Unknown will appear on the MMI display.
If you activate the Answer on eject function, an incoming call will be
answered immediately when you take the handset out of the carrier

page 156.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Emergency calls
Without SIM card
– Switch on the ignition, the MMI and (if not already acti-
vated) the handset
page 140. A Bluetooth connection
must exist between the handset and the car telephone
kit. Please insert the SIM card should be shown in the
handset display.
– Press the control button for SOS
fig. 132.
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Fig. 131 Incoming call
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Fig. 132 Control
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Using the telephone149
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Options during a call
Various options can be used during a call.
– Press the control button for Options anytime during an
active call.
page 148, fig. 133.
The options available during a call depend on the current telephone
status. For example, if you place a call on hold using the Hold option

fig. 134, the Hold option is replaced by Resume.
Menu
You can access the main menus
page 151 while a call is active.
Holding/resuming a call
The Hold and Resume options allow you to hold a call and retrieve it
later from the hold queue.
Placing a further call (Dial)
First select Hold to place the active call on hold. Then enter the tele-
phone number on the handset. Select Dial to dial the number.
Press the control button (soft key) for End call or press the “End call”
button (hard key) once to end whichever call is active. If you placed
a call on hold earlier on, that call will remain on hold. You can end the call on hold by pressing the control button (soft key) for End call
or the “End call” button (hard key) again.
Microphone on/off
Your caller cannot hear your private conversations when the micro-
phone is off. You can still hear the caller.
End call/End active call
The call active at the time is disconnected.
Switching between calls
You can switch between two phone calls (one of them will be on
hold at any given time).
Press the control button for End call to end whichever call is
currently active. The call on hold will remain in the hold queue.
Conference calling
Up to five callers can take part in a conference (depending on the
network service).
Select Conference to set up a conference. The call on hold and the
active call are added to the conference.
You can make a further call after placing all of the conference callers
on hold with the Hold option. To add another caller to an existing
conference, select Conference.
Select Resume conference if you want to retrieve all callers of an
existing conference from the hold queue. You can use the Conf.
participants option to select conference callers individually and
remove them from the conference.
Send tone sequence
This function is used to load DTMF tones from the stored phone
numbers
page 153. You can also enter DTMF tones directly on the
keypad during a call.
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Menus151
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Menus
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Introduction
Use the navigation button to select the main menus.
– Press the control button for Menu
page 142,
fig. 126. The tab of the main menu shown in the
display is highlighted in white.
– To select a main menu, e.g. Settings
fig. 135, use the
navigation button to scroll left or right across the display.
The submenu of the main function you have selected will
appear in the centre of the display.– Press the bottom part of the navigation button to jump to
the submenu.
– Press the top or bottom part of the navigation button to
scroll up or down to the desired submenu item, for
example Call options. An arrow to the right of the
submenu item in the centre part of the display

fig. 136 indicates that further submenus are available.
– Press the right part of the navigation button to open the
next submenu level.
– To activate or deactivate a selection button
fig. 136,
press the control button for Ok.
– To jump one level up the menu tree, press the control
button for Back
fig. 136.
– To close the menus, press the “End call” button.
When the arrows on either side of the main menu name are
displayed, you can browse through the main menus by pressing the
right or left side of the navigation button.
If you have called up a submenu in the centre of the display and
several submenu levels are available, you can browse through the
submenus by pressing the right or left side of the navigation button.
Select Options to call up further options for a function displayed on
the handset screen.
Use the handset keypad to enter a name, text message or other
characters
page 143.
Fig. 135 Settings
Fig. 136 Settings
menu - Call options
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Menus153
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
•If you switch the call information on the MMI off and on again

page 97, the complete contents of the call lists will be deleted.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
“Phone book” menu
– Press the control button for Menu
page 142,
fig. 126.
– Select Phone book using the navigation button.
New entry
•Name - to enter a first name and surname.
•Number - to enter the telephone number for the entry.
•Pos it ion - used for speed dialling and one-touch dialling

page 146. A free position is automatically suggested.
•Store - to store the phone book entry on the SIM card.
Finding an entry
When you enter the initial letter of an entry you want to find, the
cursor jumps through the list to the entries starting with that letter.
When an entry is selected, you can call up the following functions
by pressing the control button for Options:
•Details - to display the name, telephone number and position of
the entry.
•Edit - to edit the name, telephone number and position of the
entry.
•Delete - to delete the selected entry.
•Call - to call the selected entry.
Memory in use
•SIM - SIM card entries are loaded and displayed.
•Telephone - Phone book entries on the mobile phone are loaded
and displayed. To use this function, a mobile phone with SIM Access
Profile must be connected to the car telephone kit and the SIM card
must be in the phone
page 24.
•SIM+Tel. - SIM card entries and phone book entries on the mobile
phone are loaded and displayed. To use this function, a mobile
phone with SIM Access Profile must be connected to the car tele-
phone kit and the SIM card must be in the phone
page 24. If the
SIM card is in the handset, only the SIM card entries will be
displayed.
The memory in use can be set separately on the MMI
page 100.
Displaying the phone book entries
The phone book entries are displayed in alphabetical order together
with a category symbol
fig. 140, e.g. SIM card, private, business,
mobile phone or telephone symbol.
Fig. 139 Phone book
menu
Fig. 140 Phone book
entries
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Menus155
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
•Extract number - to copy a telephone number from a text
message into the display for editing.
•Edit - to edit a text message open in the inbox.
•Forward - to forward a text message you have received to
another telephone number.
Templates
The Templates menu is used to insert a text template (e.g. I will be
late ...) into a text message.
Text message settings
•Status report - to receive a delivery status report from the
message centre after you send a text message.
•Va li dity - to specify how long text messages are held at the
message centre.
•Service centre - to retrieve or change the number of the message
centre.
•Memory capacity - to display the total capacity of the text
message memory and the amount of memory used.
•Store text msg - to store text messages in the outbox when they
are sent. The memory can fill up quickly if you activate this function.
If the memory is full, the crossed-out envelope symbol will appear
in the display and no more text messages can be received.
Delete txt msgs
•Read - to delete read text messages from the inbox.
•Unread - to delete unread text messages from the inbox.
•Sent - to delete text messages you have written and sent.
•Unsent - to delete text messages you have written but not sent.
•Delete all - to delete all text messages on the SIM card.
Note
The handset display shows only text messages which are stored on
the SIM card.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
“Settings” menu (handset)
– Press the control button for Menu
page 142,
fig. 126.
– Select Settings using the navigation button.
Switch off tel.
The car telephone kit logs off the GSM network and shuts down but
the handset remains connected. If mobile phones are connected,
these connections are closed.
The car telephone kit can be switched on again from the handset
and will automatically log onto the GSM network.
Fig. 143 Settings
Fig. 144 Ring tone
volume
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Menus157
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control connected mobile phone with SIM Access Profile, you will have to
enter the PIN again on the mobile phone after the Bluetooth connec-
tion between the car telephone kit and the mobile phone is termi-
nated. Otherwise you will not be available.
•Call barring - you can set up access restrictions for incoming and
outgoing calls. Select Deactivate all to cancel all restricted access
settings. The call barring function requires a password. You can
obtain the password from your mobile network service provider. The
call barring options depend on your mobile network service
provider. For more information, contact your service provider.
These settings are also applied on the MMI
page 98.
Mailbox number
The mailbox number is entered on the handset display and then
stored on the handset.
Once the number has been stored, you can call the mailbox using
one-touch dialling
page 146.
This service must be set up beforehand. For more information,
contact your service provider.
Use the Options to Store the mailbox number, Search for it in the
phone book, or Delete it.
The mailbox number has to be entered separately on the MMI

page 98 or
page 102.
Call forward
•Voice calls - to forward incoming calls to your mailbox or another
number. Select Forward all calls to forward all incoming voice calls.
Select If busy to forward voice calls received when you are already
talking on the phone. Select If not available to forward voice calls
when the telephone is switched off. Select If no answer to forward
voice calls that you do not answer. Select Status to check the
current setting for the Vo ic e c a l ls function.
•Fax calls - to forward Fax calls to the specified number.
•Data calls - to forward Data calls to the specified number.
•Deactivate all - to cancel all call forward settings.
These settings are also applied on the MMI
page 99.
Network selection
•Automatic - your telephone will automatically log into your
mobile service provider network.
•Manual - a list of all available networks will appear on the display.
•Select network - the networks for your present location are
listed. You can choose any of the available networks. This function
can be used when the Manual setting is activated for network selec-
tion.
These settings are also applied on the MMI
page 99.
Software version
To display the handset software version.
Note
•If you are using a twin card in the handset, you should activate
the PIN query
page 98. The SIM card in the vehicle is then only
activated when you enter the PIN.
•When using a twin card please follow the recommendations of
your provider. Otherwise, you may experience connection problems
and callers may not be able to reach you.
•These settings depend on your mobile network service
provider.