2008 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class Comand Manual

89 Telephone*
Telephone operation
1 Observe all legal requirements

Press

.
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
cellular 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 chapter “Switch
-
ing the phone ON / OFF”
( page
85)

If the message

Please
Enter
PIN:
appears, see “En
-
tering the PIN”
( page
87)

If the message

Enter
unlock
code:
appears, see “En
-
tering unlock code”
( page
88)
Telephone main menuWarning
G
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.If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular
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.
iThe information is also displayed in
Navigation* mode (only in map dis
-
plays).

90 Telephone*Telephone operationSelectable 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
Press
0
.
iIf 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
iThe 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)
.

91 Telephone*
Telephone operation
On the multifunction steering wheel 
Press
s
.
In both cases the call is active. Commu
-
nication is conducted via the hands-free
system. The call volume can be adjusted ( page
29).

For other user functions, see

“Active call”
( page
95)
.
Ending or refusing a call On the COMAND control unit
Press
/
.
On the multifunction steering wheel
Press
t
.
The desired phone number has to be en
-
tered when placing an outgoing call. The following options are available: 
entering a phone number directly ( page
91)

initiating redial
( page
92)

selecting an entry in the accepted and
missed calls list
( page
93)

selecting an entry in the dialed calls list ( page
94)

using speed dial
( page
95)

opening the phone book and selecting
an entry
( page
98)
Entering a phone number 
Open the Telephone main menu ( page
89)
.

Use
"
- !
to enter the phone num
-
ber.In case of erroneous entry, you can de
-
lete the last or more digits.
Press the
Delete
soft key as often
as required.
or
Press
/
on the COMAND con
-
trol unit or
t on the multifunc
-
tion steering wheel.This deletes the entire entry.

After entering the phone number,
press
0
.
The telephone dials the entered num
-
ber. The call is activated the moment
the other party answers the call. Com
-
munication is conducted via the hands-
free system. The volume can be adjust
-
ed (
 page
29).

For other user functions, see

“Active call”
( page
95)
.
iIt is also possible to accept, refuse or
end a call from the cellular phone

( Telephone Operation Guide).
Placing an outgoing call

92 Telephone*Telephone operationInitiating redial On the COMAND control unitImmediate re-dialing of the number dialed
last can be initiated:
Press
0
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)
.

Press
s 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.
iWhen pressing
s 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
-
longs to the highlighted name is shown
in the status bar.
Selecting a list entry and establishing
the connection 
Use

or

to select the desired
entry.

Press
0
.
The telephone initiates the call to the
selected number.
iIf no calls have been received yet the Recvd.#
soft key is shaded out and
without function.
iThe 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.

94 Telephone*Telephone operationSelecting an entry from the list of di
-
aled calls COMAND automatically creates a list of di
-
aled calls. This list can contain 10 entries
max. The list is sorted chronologically, the
last dialed call is displayed at the top of the
list. On the COMAND control unitOpening the list: 
Press the
Dialed
# soft key in the Tele
-
phone main menu
( page
89)
.
The list appears.
Switching between number and names: 
Press the
123
soft key.
This switches the list to number dis
-
play.If a name in the phonebook is stored
with the number of the highlighted call
it is shown in the status bar.

Press the
ABC
soft key.
This switches the list to name display.

The number in the phone book that be
-
longs to the highlighted name is shown
in the status bar.
Selecting a list entry and establishing the
connection: 
Use

or

to select the desired
entry.

Press
0
.
The telephone initiates the call to the
selected number.
On the multifunction steering wheel Opening the list: 
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display
( page
25)
.

Press
s once.
The last dialed call is displayed on the
multifunction display.
Dialed callsiIf no calls have been placed yet the Dialed
# soft is shaded out and with
-
out function.
iIf you press
s twice, the telephone
will immediately establish a connection
with the phone number dialed last.

95 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Selecting a list entry and establishing the
connection: 
Press
j or k repeatedly until
the desired entry is shown on the mul
-
tifunction display.

Press
s
.
The telephone initiates the call to the
selected number.
On the cellular phone, telephone numbers
can be stored in a speed dial memory
( Telephone Operation Guide).

You can retrieve the entries of the speed
dial memory via COMAND.
Open the Telephone main menu ( page
89)
.

Press a number key between
3
and
!
and hold it for more than approx.

2 seconds.The telephone establishes the connec
-
tion with the stored number.
The call is activated the moment the other
party answers the call. The call display ap
-
pears. The duration of the call is displayed
in the status bar.On the multifunction steering wheel a call
screen is displayed if the multifunction dis
-
play in the instrument cluster is switched
to Telephone main display
( page
26)
.
The following functions are available dur
-
ing a call:
Ending the active call
( page
95)

Switching the hands-free microphone
ON/OFF
( page
96)

Transmitting number sequences ( page
96)
Ending the active call On the COMAND control unit
Press
/
.
Speed dial
Active call

96 Telephone*Telephone operationOn the multifunction steering wheel
Press
t
.
Switching the hands-free microphone
ON/OFF The soft key
Mic
Off
shows the status of
the microphone.
Microphone OFF: soft key = Microphone ON: soft key = 
Press the
Mic
Off
soft key.
This switches the microphone OFF or
ON. The display of the soft key changes
accordingly.

The other party cannot hear you if the
microphone is switched OFF; however,
you can hear the other party.
Transmitting number sequences Answering machines or other devices
could possibly be controlled through num
-
ber sequences (e.g. remote query func
-
tions). 
With an open connection, press one of
the appropriate number keys
"
- !

for each digit.
You can also transmit the
characters
2
and
$
(#).
The phone book contains all entries of the
cellular phone memory.
iIf a GSM phone is used, the phone book
contains all entries of the telephone
phone book.