2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class display

94 Telephone
COMAND phone book
Displaying details on an entry
COMAND can also fully display an abbrevi-
ated entry.
Select entry.
Select “Options” K “Details”.
The details screen appears.
To close details screen: Slide omp
repeatedly until the entry is highlighted
again.
Select entry (page 93).
Press n.
or
Press thew button on the COMAND
control unit.
If the entry contains subentries, a list
appears.
Select the desired subentry.
Press n again.
or
Press thew button on the
COMAND control unit.
i When a new entry is added through the
COMAND phone book, it is saved to the address
book.
Select “Options” K “New Entry” in the
COMAND phone book.
Select a number category, e. g.
“Home”.
Select a phone category, e. g.
“Mobile Phone”.
Select “Save”.
The input menu with the data fields ap-
pears.
1Cursor
2Data field
3Predictive speller
4Selected phone category
Switching data field
Slide mq until the predictive speller is
not highlighted.
Then slide qmr to select desired field
and press n.
or
Select [ or ] in the speller.
The input menu indicates the selected
data field.
Initiating call to an entry
Creating a new entry

95 Telephone
COMAND phone book
Entering data into a field
Select all the characters one after the
other in the predictive speller 3.
i The predictive speller provides the charac-
ters corresponding to the selected data field.
To switch predictive speller to up-
per or lower case characters: Select
( or &.
To switch predictive speller charac-
ter set: Select #.
Every time this is selected it switches
the character set.
To change the predictive speller lan-
guage: Select !.
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the re-
quired language is highlighted and
press n.
To move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.
Deleting an entry
To delete an individual character:
Select õ and briefly press n.
or
Press the î button next to the
COMAND controller.The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.
To delete an entire entry: Select
õ and press and hold n until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î until the entire en-
try has been deleted.
Cancelling an entry
Select A.
If one of the data fields contains data,
you will be prompted to confirm wheth-
er you wish to save the entry.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will be saved or discarded
on the basis of the selection.
Saving entry
Select B
A corresponding message is displayed.The deletion rules vary according to the en-
try selected:

Phone book entry selected:
The entry is deleted in the COMAND
phone book and the address book if the
address book entry only contains
phone numbers.

Entire address book entry selected:
The entry is deleted in the COMAND
phone book and additionally also in the
address book if the address book entry
only contains phone numbers.

Subentry of an address book entry se-
lected:
The subentry is deleted in the
COMAND phone book and in the ad-
dress book.
To delete: Select entry (page 104).
Select “Options” K “Delete”.
You will be prompted to confirm that
you really want to delete the entry.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
“Yes” option: The entry is deleted ac-
cording to the above rules.
Deleting entry

97 Telephone
Call lists
COMAND displays the calls received (in-
cluding missed calls) or made during
phone mode in their own lists.
i The particular menu item can only be select-
ed if calls have already been received or made
from COMAND.
The display of missed calls in the COMAND dis-
play is not possible with all mobile phones.
i The instrument cluster control system
displays a list of the last dialed calls.
i For many operating functions you can also
use the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel, e.g. the (, &, $, %,
#,
s
or t buttons, for selecting a track or a
menu, scrolling through lists or initiating or end-
ing a call (
page 23).
Calling up the list
In the phone main menu select “Call
Lists”.
Select “Calls Received” or “Calls Di-
aled”.
The appropriate list appears.
or
In the phone main menu
press
w.A list of the last dialed calls appears.
List of incoming calls
1List of calls received
2Date/time of the highlighted entry
3List entry options menu
i If there is a symbol in front of the phone
number or the name, then you have missed this
call.
To select a list entry: Rotate ymz or
slide qmr.
i You can call the selected list entry
(
page 102).
To close list: Select “Back”.
Displaying details on a list entry
COMAND can also fully display an abbrevi-
ated list entry.
Select the list entry.
Select “Options” K “Details”.
The details screen appears.
Back to the list: Slide omp repeatedly
until the list is highlighted.
Call lists

98 Telephone
Call lists
Saving unsaved list entry
Unsaved list entries are displayed by
means of the phone numbers.
Saved list entries are displayed as the
name. They are either saved in the address
book or in the COMAND phone book.
Saving in the address book as a new
entry
Select the list entry.
Select “Options” K“Save”K “New
Entry”.
i “Save” has no function if the selected list
entry has already been saved to the address
book.
Select a number category, e. g.
“Home”.
Select a phone category, e. g.
“Mobile Phone”.
Select “Save”.
An input menu with data fields will ap-
pear. The data field for the phone num-
ber is completed automatically. The
data field for the last name is also com-
pleted if the entry to be saved contains
a name.1Cursor
2Data field
3Speller
4Data field for phone number is com-
pleted automatically
5Phone category
6Number category
To switch data field: Slide qm until
the last name line is highlighted.
Press n.
or
Select [ or ] and press n.
The selected data field is highlighted.
To enter data into a field: Select all
the characters one after the other in
the speller 3.
Number categoryDisplay
(phone and ad-
dress book)
“Not Classified” G
“Home”k
“Work”l
Phone category
“Not Classified”G
“Mobile Phone”O
“Car”n
“Pager”<

99 Telephone
Call lists
i The speller provides the characters corre-
sponding to the selected data field.
To switch predictive speller to up-
per or lower case characters: Select
( or &.
To switch predictive speller charac-
ter set: Select #.
Every time this is selected it switches
the character set (digits, lower case let-
ters).
To change the predictive speller lan-
guage: Select !.
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the re-
quired language is highlighted and
press n.
To move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.
To delete an individual character:
Select õ and briefly press n.
or
Press the î button next to the
COMAND controller.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.
To delete an entire entry: Select
õ and press and hold n until the
entire entry has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î next to the
COMAND controller until the entry has
been deleted.
To save entry: Select B
A corresponding message is displayed.
To cancel entry: Select “Back”.
If one of the data fields contains data,
you will be prompted to confirm wheth-
er you wish to save the entry.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
The entry will be saved or discarded
on the basis of the selection.Adding a phone number from the call list
to an existing address book entry
Select the list entry (page 97).
Select “Options” K “Save”K“Add
Phone No.”.
i “Save” has no function if the selected list
entry is already saved in the address book.
Select a number category, e. g.
“Home”.
Select a phone category, e. g.
“Mobile Phone”.
Select “Save”.
The search menu for address book en-
tries appears.
Search for the required entry.
i Please see the “Searching for an address
book entry” section (
page 106) for a detailed
description on searching for an address book en-
try.
Press n after completing the search.
If there are fewer than five numbers
saved for the required entry in the se-
lected number category, COMAND
saves the data.
A corresponding message is displayed.

101 Telephone
Making calls
Rejecting or accepting calls
To reject: Select “Reject”.
or
Press W on the COMAND control
unit’s keypad or thet button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
To accept: Select “Accept”.
or
Press w on the COMAND control
unit’s keypad or thes button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
After accepting the call, you will conduct
the conversation over the hands-free sys-
tem. The call volume can be adjusted
(
page 35). Please see the “Functions
during a single call” section for other func-
tions (
page 102).
i You can also accept a call as described
above if COMAND is displaying a screen for an-
other main application. After accepting the call,
the display switches to the phone display. Once
the call is over, the display for the previous main
application will appear again.
Entering phone number via the
COMAND control unit
Open the phone main menu
(
page 92).
Enter all the digits on the numeric key-
pad one after the other.
To delete individual digits:
Briefly press the
ä button.
To delete entire phone numbers:
Press and hold
ä until the number
has been deleted.
To initiate call: Press thew button.
or
Press thes button on the multi-
function steering wheel.
Entering phone number from the
COMAND controller
Open the phone main menu
(
page 92).
To enter digits: Select all the digits
one after the other.
To delete individual digits: Select
õ and briefly press n.or
Press the î button next to the
COMAND controller.
To delete entire phone numbers: Se-
lect õ and press and hold n until
the phone number has been deleted.
or
Press and hold î until the entry has
been deleted.
To initiate call: Select w on the right
in the speller.
Redialing
Open the phone main menu
(
page 92).
Select G.
or
Press thew button on the COMAND
control unit when the phone main
menu is displayed.
The dialed calls list appears. The call di-
aled last will be at the top of the list.
Making calls
Incoming call
Initiating an outgoing call

103 Telephone
Making calls
Transmitting phone book entry as a
sequence of characters: Select
“Name”.
Select the desired phone book entry.
The entry is transmitted immediately as
a sequence of characters.
To switch back to call display: Select
“Back”.
Ending an active call
Switch display to phone mode if neces-
sary (
page 92).
To terminate call: Select 4.
or
Press W on the COMAND control unit
or thet button on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
Call waiting
i The call waiting function must be supported
and activated by the phone provider.
If you are conducting a single call and you
receive another, the second call number is
entered into the received calls list and a
signal tone will sound.
You can accept the waiting call with the
mobile phone. The previous call is put on
hold. You then have two calls, the accept-
ed call is the active call.

104 Telephone
Address book
C
The entries of the address book can be
used for making phone calls and naviga-
tion destination entries.
i You should delete your personal data before
selling your vehicle, using the Reset function
(
page 171).
From another main function
Select “Phone” K “Phone” K
“Address Book”.
i If the address book was the last function
open in the phone function, you only need to se-
lect “Phone”.
Within the phone function
Select “Phone” K “Address Book”.
The address book main display ap-
pears.
Address book with address book entry i
and data that support navigation Q
i An address book entry may contain up to
five phone numbers and both a private and busi-
ness address.
Rotate ymz or slide omp if the dis-
play/selection window is active.
Address book
G Warning
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey please familiarize your-
self with the address book functions.
Only use the COMAND when road and traffic
conditions permit you to do so. Otherwise
you could be involved in an accident in
which you or others could be injured.
General information
Opening the address book
Submenu overview for address book
Address bookSearching
Receiving
business cards
Import External
dataSearching for an
address book entry
NewDeleting
Creating a new ad-
dress book entryDeleting an ad-
dress book entry
Selecting entry in the address book