2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S63AMG display

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COMAND telephone*
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 145).
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 callEntering the telephone number using
the COMAND controller
Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(
page 139).
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 139).
Use telephone keypad to enter digits.
Connecting a call: Press s.
Redial
Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(
page 139).
Use COMAND controller to select
“S”.
or
Press s on the telephone keypad
(
page 88).
The list of dialed numbers appears. The
most recently dialed number is at the
top.
Select desired entry.
Connecting a call: Press n.
iIf 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 145).
iA detailed description of how to enter digits
using the telephone keypad can be found on
(
page 88).
iIf 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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Deleting message: Press n.
Functions during a single-call
connection
Illustration: telephone mode during a call
1Symbol 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 callingSwitching the hands-free microphone
on or off
Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(
page 139).
Switching off microphone:
Select “Mic OFF” and press n.
or
Press F shortcut button.
If the microphone is switched off,
the> symbol appears in the main ar-
ea.
Switching on microphone:
Select “Mic ON”.
or
Press F shortcut button.
The> symbol disappears.
Sending a character string via DTMF
Answering machines or other devices can
be controlled by character strings (e.g. for
remote query functions).
Sending character strings via the DTMF
menu
During a call, select “DTMF”.
The DTMF dialing display appears.
iThe name of the person you are speaking
with can only be seen in display 7 if his or her
telephone number and name have been saved in
the COMAND address book or phone book on
the mobile phone. The telephone number must
also be saved in the same way in which the per-
son you are talking to transmits it.
iThis function is not possible with every mo-
bile phone. If the mobile phone supports the
function, you can use it during the call connec-
tion and also during a call.


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1Back to the call display
2Character entry
3To call up the phone book
Sending individual characters:
Rotateymz or slide omp and select
desired character.
Each character you select can be seen
in the main area and is sent immediate-
ly.
Sending a phone book entry as a
character string: Select “Name”.
Select desired phone book entry.
The entry is immediately sent as a char-
acter string.
Switching back to the call display:
Select “Y”.
Sending character strings via the tele-
phone keypad
Press corresponding button on tele-
phone keypad.
Each character you select is immedi-
ately sent.
Ending an active call
Ending a call: Select “4END” in the
call display.
or
Press t on the telephone keypad or
on the multifunction steering wheel.
The COMAND display will change to
the previously selected display, if appli-
cable.
Transferring a call
From the hands-free system to the
Bluetooth
® headset
The call transfer is controlled by pressing
the PTT button on the Bluetooth
® headset
(see headset operating instructions). Nor-
mally, it is sufficient to press the PTT but-
ton once, but under certain circumstances
you may have to press it a second time.
Once the call has been transferred to the
Bluetooth
® headset, all the functions will
be available to you which are described in
the “Functions during a single-call connec-
tion” section (
page 145).
Exception: “Switching the hands-free mi-
crophone on or off” function (
page 145).
iTelephone numbers containing the + char-
acter may impair the function.
iThe + character may impair the function.
iThe use of a Bluetooth® headset requires
Bluetooth® to be activated and the Bluetooth®
headset to be authorized (
page 239).


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From the Bluetooth® headset to the
hands-free system
On most Bluetooth
® headsets, you press
the PTT button on the headset twice quick-
ly to transfer the call (see headset operat-
ing instructions).
From the hands-free system to the mo-
bile phone
If the mobile phone has a folding up-
per section: Flip upper section open.
Take mobile phone out of cradle.
The “No telephone inserted” message
appears on the COMAND display. Sub-
sequent operation is only possible us-
ing the mobile phone.From the mobile phone to the
hands-free system
Insert mobile phone into cradle.
Once the call has been transferred to
the hands-free feature, all the functions
will be available to you which are de-
scribed in the “Functions during a sin-
gle-call connection” section
(
page 145).
COMAND phone book
The COMAND phone book contains both
the COMAND address book entries and
mobile phone entries that have at least
one telephone number.
The COMAND address book entries are
permanently available even when a mobile
phone is not inserted in the cradle.
When the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle, COMAND will read the phone book
entries in the mobile phone and compares
them with the COMAND address book en-
tries. If any of the telephone numbers of a phone
book entry in the mobile phone are the
same as an address book entry, COMAND
will only display the address book entry.
If the entries are not the same, the CO-
MAND phone book will show the phone
book entry in the mobile phone.
Calling up the COMAND phone book
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Telephone”
“Name”.
The COMAND phone book appears.


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Illustration: list of phone book entries with
name display and hidden smart speller
1Back to smart speller
2To switch phone book display (“123” or
“ABC”)
3Symbol + for several telephone num-
bers (subentries) under the main entry,
subentry list is closed
4To call up options
5Symbol / for open subentry list
6List of phone book entries
7Subentry list with category symbols
and telephone numbersSwitching from the list to the smart
speller: Select “Back” from the list.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Changing phone book display in the
list: Select “123” or “ABC”.
The screen changes to telephone num-
ber or name display.Closing the COMAND phone book
In the smart speller, select “Back”.
or
Press back button L in the center
console (
page 86).
Selecting an entry in the COMAND
phone book
Selecting entries using the smart speller
Switch from the list to the smart speller
if necessary.
Changing smart speller language:
Select !.
Select desired language.
iThe following options are available under
“Options” menu item 4:

Displaying details about an entry
(
page 150)

Creating a new entry in the address book
(
page 151)

Deleting an entry (page 152)

Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone in the address book (
page 152)

Adding a telephone number to an address
book entry (
page 154)


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Changing smart speller character
set: Select #.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.
Entering characters: Select the char-
acters of the entry you are searching
for one by one.
Deleting individual characters: Se-
lect ) and briefly press n.
Each time you enter or delete a charac-
ter, the closest match will be displayed
at the top of the list.
Deleting an entire entry: Select )
and press and hold n until the entry is
deleted.
Canceling search: Switch from the
smart speller to the list.
The entry at the top of the list is auto-
matically highlighted.Selecting using the list
If necessary, switch from the smart
speller to the list.
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the de-
sired entry is highlighted.
Selecting subentries
S e l e c t a n e n t r y w i t h t h e + symbol and
press n.
The + symbol changes to / and the
subentries are displayed.
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the de-
sired subentry is highlighted.
Displaying details of an entry
COMAND can also show a shortened entry
in its entirety. For entries featuring suben-
tries, the detailed view is only available for
the subentries and not for the main entry.
Select entry (page 149).
Select “Options”
“Details”.
The detailed view appears.
Closing detailed view: Slide qmr or
omp or press n or back button L
in the center console (
page 86).
Starting to dial the number of an entry
Select entry (page 149).
Press n.
or
Press s on the telephone keypad.
A list appears if the entry contains sub-
entries.
Select desired subentry.
Press n again.
or
Press s on the telephone key-
pad.


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Assigning a New Entry in the Address
Book
Select “Options”
“New Entry” in the
COMAND phone book list.
Selecting a number category:
Select a category, e.g. “Home”.
Selecting a telephone category:
Select a category, e.g. “Land Line”.
Confirming selection: Select “Save”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields.1Data field
2Input mark (cursor)
3Input charactersChanging data field: Slide qmr re-
peatedly until desired data field is high-
lighted.
or
Select [ or ] repeatedly until de-
sired data field is highlighted.
Entering data into a field: Select all
characters one by one from the input
characters line 3.
Toggling upper and lower case for
the input characters: Select & or
(.
Changing language for the input
characters: Select !.
Select desired language.
Changing character set for the input
characters: Select #.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.
Displaying special characters as in-
put characters: Select !
“Sym-
bols”.
Returning input characters to nor-
mal characters: Select !
the
desired language.
Moving cursor in the data field:
SelectY or Z.
iThis function is used to create a new entry in
the address book and to enter the data (first
name, last name and telephone number) manu-
ally.


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Selecting an SMS message
Rotate ymz or slide qmr and then
pressn.
Showing abbreviated sender display in
full
Select SMS message
“Options”

“Details”.
The detailed view appears.
Closing detailed view: Slide qmr or
press n.Calling an SMS sender
Select SMS message
“Options”

“Call”.
The telephone connects the call.
Saving SMS sender as new COMAND
address book entry
Selecting an SMS message: In the
SMS inbox, select a message
“Op-
tions”
“Save Number”
“New En-
try”.
Selecting a number category:
Select a category, e.g. “Home”.
Selecting a telephone category:
Select a category, e.g. “Land Line”.
Saving: Select “Save”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields. The data field for the telephone
number is filled in automatically.1Data field
2Input mark (cursor)
3Input characters
Proceed as described in the “Changing
data field” paragraph in the “Assigning
a New Entry in the Address Book” sec-
tion (
page 151).
Adding an SMS sender’s telephone num-
ber to an existing address book entry
Selecting an SMS message: In the
SMS inbox, select a message
“Op-
tions”
“Save Number”
“Add”.
iThe SMS messages are sorted by the date
and time they were received. The most recent
message is at the top of the list.
If the name and telephone number of the sender
is saved in the address book or phone book of
the mobile phone, you will see the name of the
sender in the SMS inbox. Otherwise, you will see
the telephone number of the sender.