2008 MERCEDES-BENZ CL-Class key

140 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Activating telephone mode
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”.
or

Press s on telephone keypad.
Telephone keypad
1Telephone keypad
2Folding coverWith the telephone keypad you can:


Enter and clear numbers and special
characters.


Reject, accept, connect and end calls.


Select preset radio stations and enter
the frequency manually (
page 101).


Select preset satellite radio stations
and enter the channel number
(page 109).


Select a medium from the DVD chang-
er (
page 122).


Select a track from CD, DVD-Audio or
MP3 (
page 123).


Select a scene/chapter from a video
DVD (
page 132).


Select a street in the navigation entry
(page 208).

Entering characters: Select “Tele-
phone”.

Open cover 2.

Enter characters using A- #.

Deleting individual characters:
Press*.

Deleting an entire word or number:
Press and hold * until the word or
number is deleted.
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You can enter the * character by
pressing> once. Pressing this button again
within 1.5 seconds enters the + character.

141 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
“911” emergency call
The following conditions must be fulfilled
in order to make a “911” emergency call:

The phone is switched on.


A mobile network is available.


There is a valid SIM card in the phone
(not necessary in all mobile networks).
If you cannot make an emergency call, you
must initiate rescue measures yourself.
The “911” emergency call is a public ser-
vice. Any misuse is punishable by law.Placing a “911” emergency call before
entering PIN/PIN2, PUK/PUK2 or un-
lock code
Entering the number using the COMAND
controller

Select “Telephone”
“Dial 911”.
Entering the number using the tele-
phone keypad

Enter digits 9-1-1 (
page 140).

Press s.Placing a “911” emergency call after
entering PIN/PIN2, PUK/PUK2 or un-
lock code
Entering the number using the COMAND
controller

Select “Telephone”.

Select all the digits in sequence.

Select “S”.
Entering the number using the tele-
phone keypad

Enter digits 9-1-1 (
page 140).

Press s.
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The “911” emergency call system is a public
service. Using it without due cause is a criminal
offense.
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This function places a call to the local 911
provider. It does not initiate a Tele Aid call.
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If no SIM card is inserted in the mobile
phone, you can only initiate a “911” emergency
call by using COMAND and the mobile phone.

142 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Confirming the emergency call
After the digits have been entered, you will
see the question “Do you want to dial the
911 emergency number?”.
Use COMAND controller to select
“Yes”.
The telephone makes the connection.

Wait until the emergency call center
answers and describe the emergency
situation.
Entering the PIN
Entering using the COMAND controller
Select “Telephone”.

Entering: Select all the digits in se-
quence.

Deleting a digit: Select ) and briefly
press n.

Deleting an entire number: Select )
and press and hold n until the number
is deleted.

Confirming an entry: Press n.Entering using the telephone keypad

Enter digits using the R- 9 but-
tons (
page 140).

Confirming an entry: Press n or
press s.
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Your PIN code (P
ersonal I
dentification N
um-
ber code) prevents unauthorized persons from
using your GSM mobile phone. The PIN code is a
number string, which you have to enter when
switching on the telephone.
The PIN entry applies only to GSM mobile
phones.

145 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
Main telephone menu
Calling up main menu: Select “Tele-
phone”.
or

Press s on the telephone keypad
(page 140).
Mailbox
The symbol in the example illustration
above indicates that your mailbox contains
new voice messages. You will have to call
the mailbox in order to retrieve the mes-
sages.
You can call your mailbox by:

speed dialing (
page 150)


entering a telephone number using the
telephone keypad (
page 149)


entering the telephone number using
the COMAND controller (
page 149)
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If you press s when the main telephone
menu has already been called up, the “Calls Di-
aled” list will appear (
page 146).
1Numbers/characters to enter tele-
phone number
2Symbol for new voice message in
mailbox
3Symbol for unread SMS messag-
es in SMS inbox (
page 179)
4Signal strength and network status
display


Network status “READY” = mobile
phone is logged in with its own
provider’s network


Network status “READY ROAM” =
mobile phone is logged in with an-
other provider’s network


Network status “No Service” = No
network available
5To show COMAND phone book
(“Name”) (
page 154)
6To call up text message (SMS)
(
page 179)
7To display call list selection
(page 146)
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Once connection with your mailbox has
been established, the mailbox system will guide
you through the next steps.

148 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Adding to an existing entry in the
COMAND address book
Slide omp or rotate ymz and select
list entry (
page 146).

Select “Options”
“Save”
“Add”.

Select a number category to add,
e.g. “Home”.

Select a telephone category to add,
e.g. “Land Line”.

Select “Save”.
The search menu for COMAND address
book entries appears.

Search for desired entry.

Press n when you have finished
searching.
COMAND saves the data if there are
fewer than four numbers assigned to
the entry you are searching for in the
selected number category.
If four numbers are saved for the entry
you are searching for, a prompt will ap-
pear asking whether you want to over-
write one of the existing numbers.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four existing
numbers.

Select the number to be overwritten.
COMAND overwrites the selected num-
ber with the new data.
Incoming call
Rejecting or accepting the call
Rejecting: Select “Reject”.
or

Press t on the telephone keypad or
on the multifunction steering wheel.

Accepting: Select “Accept”.
or

Press s on the telephone keypad or
on the multifunction steering wheel.
or

Press ! on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.

Use the mobile phone (see mobile
phone operating instructions).
or
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“Save” does not function if the selected list
entry is already saved in the COMAND address
book.
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There is a detailed description of searching
for an COMAND address book entry in the
“Searching for an address book entry” section
(
page 166).
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If you have a CDMA/TDMA mobile phone
and reject a call, only the ring tone will stop. The
call itself can only be ended by the caller.

149 Control systems
COMAND telephone*

Use the Bluetooth
® headset
(see headset operating instructions).
If you have accepted the call using
COMAND, the telephone keypad, the mul-
tifunction steering wheel or the mobile
phone, the call will be conducted via the
hands-free system. The volume of the call
can be adjusted (
page 94).
If you have accepted the call using the
Bluetooth
® headset, the call will be con-
ducted via the headset.
Further operating functions can be found
in the “Functions during a single-call con-
nection” section (
page 151).
You can also accept a call if the
COMAND display is showing a screen oth-
er than the telephone mode screen. After
accepting the call, you will see the caller’s
data in a window.

Closing window: Slide qmr oromp
or press n.
Making an outgoing call
Entering the telephone number using
the COMAND controller
Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(page 145).

Entering digits: Select desired digits
by rotating ymz or sliding omp and
press n.

Deleting individual digits: Select )
and briefly press n.

Deleting an entire telephone num-
ber: Select ) and press and hold n
until the telephone number is deleted.

Connecting a call: Select “S”.
Entering a telephone number using the
telephone keypad

Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(page 145).

Use telephone keypad to enter digits.

Connecting a call: Press s.
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The use of a Bluetooth
® headset requires
Bluetooth
® to be activated and the Bluetooth
®
headset to be authorized (
page 176).
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If you place an outgoing call and receive a
busy signal, the telephone automatically starts
to redial as long as the provider and the mobile
phone support this function (see mobile phone
operating instructions).
While the call is connecting, you can also send
character strings (
page 152).
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A detailed description of how to enter digits
using the telephone keypad can be found on
(
page 86).

150 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Redial
Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(page 145).

Use COMAND controller to select
“S”.
or

Press s on the telephone keypad
(page 86).
The list of dialed numbers appears. The
most recently dialed number is at the
top.

Select desired entry.

Connecting a call: Press n.Placing a call to a call list entry or
COMAND phone book entry

Call up a call list and select an entry
(page 146).
or

Call up COMAND phone book and se-
lect an entry (
page 154).

Connecting a call: Press n.Speed dialing
You can save telephone numbers in the
speed-dial preset locations on the mobile
phone and call up the speed-dial presets
(see mobile phone operating instructions).
You can also call up speed-dial numbers
using COMAND.
Calling up speed-dial presets using the
COMAND controller

Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(page 145).
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If the list of dialed calls contains no entries,
the “S” menu item cannot be selected and the
s button on the telephone keypad does not
function.
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By default, the mailbox number is preset in
the speed dial memory unless you have modified
it. For more information on the mailbox
(
page 145).
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Operation during call connection depends
on the speed-dial preset position called up.

151 Control systems
COMAND telephone*

Entering number of a speed-dial pre-
set: Select all the digits in sequence.
Deleting individual digits:
Select) and briefly press n.

Deleting entire number:
Select) and press n until the
number is deleted.

Connecting a call (speed-dial pre-
sets 1 -99): Select “S”.
or

Connecting a call (speed-dial pre-
sets 100 - 999): Select “#” after the
digits
“S”.
In both cases, the telephone connects
the call to the saved telephone num-
ber. If the speed-dial memory contains
no telephone numbers, you will see a
corresponding message.

Deleting message: Press n.Calling up speed-dial numbers using the
telephone keypad

Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(page 145).

Single-digit numbers: Press and hold
the A- 9 buttons.
or

Single- and two-digit numbers: Enter
number using the A- 9 buttons.

Press s.
or

Three-digit numbers: Enter number
using the A- 9 buttons.

Press #, and then s.
In all three cases, COMAND connects
the call to the saved telephone num-
ber. If the speed-dial memory contains
no telephone numbers, you will see a
corresponding message.

Deleting message: Press n.Functions during a single-call
connectionIllustration: telephone mode during a call1Symbol for active telephone con-
nection (also visible in other operating
modes)
2Signal strength display
3To switch hands-free microphone on or
off
4Length of call display
5To send character strings
6To end a call
7Person you are calling