Calling additional parties
You can call a second person while on the
phone with someone else. This action puts
the previous call on hold.
X Select NEWfrom the telephone basic menu
and press W.
or
X Select SENDon the telephone keypad.
X Enter the phone number manually
(Y page 113) or using the phone book
(Y page 119).
Switching between two parties (toggling)
If you have added another party to your pre-
viously active call, the telephone menu then
looks like this: :
Active party
; Party on hold
X To switch to the other party: use the
COMAND controller to select ;.
or
X Select SENDon the telephone keypad.
or
X Press the SEND button on the multi-func-
tion steering wheel.
Interconnection to create a conference
You can interconnect calls which are active
and those which are on hold. This permits
several parties to hear one another and speak
with one another. :
Active party
; Party on hold
= To interconnect parties by creating a con-
ference connection
X To interconnect parties by creating a
conference connection: use the
COMAND controller to select Confer‐
ence =.
Switching between the hands-free sys-
tem and the mobile phone (conveni-
ence telephony*) During a call, you can also switch between the
mobile phone and the hands-free system.
From the hands-free system to the mobile
phone
X
Take the mobile phone out of the
bracket*.
The No telephone inserted message
appears in the COMAND display. Subse-
quent operation is only possible using the
mobile phone.
From the mobile phone to hands-free
mode
X Insert the mobile phone into the bracket*.
Once the call has been transferred to
hands-free mode, all the functions will be
available to you which are described in the
"Functions during a single call connection"
section (Y page 114). 116
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SMS* (convenience telephony*)
Text message (SMS) functions The following text message functions are
available:
R receiving text messages
R reading text messages
R writing text messages
R managing text messages
The following conditions must be fulfilled in
order to use the functions:
R the mobile phone has been inserted in the
mobile phone bracket* and is switched on.
R the PIN has been entered.
When the mobile phone is connected, the 200
most recent text messages which are cur-
rently stored on the phone are loaded to the
COMAND's text message (SMS) inbox and
displayed. This may take a few minutes.
When the mobile phone is connected to
COMAND via the bracket*, newly received
text messages will be displayed in COMAND's
text message inbox. An audible signal can
also be heard and the /symbol appears.
Text message (SMS) menu X
Call up SMSfrom the telephone basic menu.
The text message menu appears. :
New text message (0 symbol for
unread text message)
; Number of text messages in the inbox
folder =
Outbox
? Drafts
A To write a new text message
B Text message inbox
Text message inbox X
Select Inbox. :
Text preview or sender of the selected
text message (SMS)
; Reception date and time of the selected
text message
= Highlighted text message/symbol 0
for unread text message
? Text messages already read
Switching the display
You can switch between displaying the
sender of the text message (SMS) and text
display.
The sender display shows the sender of the
messages. If the sender is stored in the
COMAND phone book, the name is displayed.
Otherwise, the telephone number appears.
The text display shows the first few words of
the text message.
X To switch to text display: select
Options QDisplay text.
X To switch to sender display: select
Options QDisplay sender.
Displaying details
COMAND can also show a shortened sender
display in full. Telephone*
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X
Select the desired text message from the
text message inbox.
X Select Options QDetails.
The detailed view appears.
X To close the detailed view: slideXVY.
Reading a text message X
Select the desired text message from the
text message inbox.
X Press W.
X To scroll through the display or to
select telephone numbers in the text:
slide ZVÆ.
The display scrolls up or down line by line,
or skips to the next or previous telephone
number and automatically highlights it.
X To return to the list: slideXVY.
Listening to a text message*
You can set the language (Y page 163) and
the speed of the read-aloud func-
tion* (Y page 160).
X Select and open the desired text message
from the text message inbox.
X Press Wand select Read aloud.
X To end reading aloud: pressWand select
End reading aloud.
Writing a new text message X
Select Newfrom the "SMS" menu. Entering the recipient
:
Recipient of the new text message
; To enter a telephone number using the
address book
= Input speller
X To enter the text message recipient
from the phone book: select;using the
COMAND controller.
X Select the desired recipient from the phone
book (Y page 120).
X To enter the recipient's phone number
manually: use the COMAND controller to
select the desired digits with input speller
=.
or
X Use the telephone keypad to enter the
desired digits.
i You can also respond directly to a text
message; the recipient will then be auto-
matically accepted. To do so, simply select
OptionsQReply in the text message
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Entering the message
: Input speller
; Text field for the text message
= To select or create text modules
? To insert a line break
A To switch between uppercase and lower-
case letters
B To switch between numbers and letters
C To change the language of the characters
D To delete characters
X Use input speller :to enter the desired
text into text field ;.
X Select ok.
The text message is sent.
Managing text messages Calling a text message sender
X
Select the desired text message.
X Press Wand select Call.
Storing a text message sender in the
address book
X Select the desired text message from the
text message inbox.
X Press Wand select Save number QNew
entry orAdd telephone number .
X Add the telephone number to the address
book (Y page 121). Deleting a text message
20
X Select the desired text message from the
text message inbox.
X Select Options QDelete .
A deletion prompt appears.
X Select Yes. Using the phone book/address book
The COMAND phone book is an extract of
those entries from the address book which
contain at least one telephone number.
In addition, the first entry is "MB Contact",
which can be used to place a call to the
Mercedes-Benz Hotline.
The address book organises and stores
entries which are entered from different sour-
ces (mobile phone, SD memory card, Blue-
tooth ®
import, COMAND phone book, navi-
gation). You can use these entries to make
telephone calls, for navigation and for writing
(text messages).
Importing contacts automatically If basic telephony is activated via the Blue-
tooth
®
interface or convenience telephony*
using the mobile phone bracket*, contacts
(phone book entries) are automatically impor-
ted from the respective mobile phone to the
COMAND phone book.
Depending on the mobile phone, this process
may take some time. Depending on the
mobile phone used, only the phone book
entries in the mobile phone or these entries
and the phone book entries in the SIM card
are imported.
Automatically imported contacts (phone
book entries) in COMAND can be identified
by the d/0 symbol. These entries are
only available in COMAND when telephony via
the Bluetooth ®
interface (basic telephony) or
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using the mobile phone bracket* (conveni-
ence telephony*) is activated.
Importing contacts manually i
Manually imported contacts are always
available. Automatically imported contacts
are available only when basic telephony via
the Bluetooth ®
interface or convenience
telephony* using the mobile phone
bracket* is activated.
You can import existing data manually:
R from the memory card
R via the Bluetooth ®
interface (e.g. Blue-
tooth ®
telephone, Bluetooth ®
PC)
X To import data: load the memory card or
activate Bluetooth ®
in COMAND
(Y page 106) and on the Bluetooth ®
tele-
phone or PC (see operating instructions of
the respective mobile phone/PC).
X Select Data/connectionsQImport
contactsQ From Memory card.
X Select AddorOverwrite .
X To cancel data import: pressW.
or
X Press the %button.
If the data has been imported, the Import
procedure successful message is dis-
played.
If the COMAND phone book memory is full,
this message appears in the display: Mem‐
ory full. Contacts could not be
completely imported. i
If you switch over to another main func-
tion (e.g. navigation) while importing data,
the import will be cancelled. If you switch
to another function while importing vCards
from the memory card, the import will not
be cancelled.
Calling up contacts/details You can call up contacts with the list or by
using the input speller.
Phone book/address book basic display
:
List
¤Entry with navigable data*
\ Entry with voice tag – see separate
operating instructions for LINGUA-
TRONIC*
¥ Address book entry
d Mobile phone entry
0 SIM card entry
® Bluetooth ®
entry
¯ Memory card entry
G Entry with multiple phone numbers
; Two-line speller
B To change the language of the char-
acters
p To select the character set
F To delete your selection
¬ To confirm your selection
% Back 120
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Calling up contacts from a list
X
Phone book: select Name.
X Address book: select Data/connections
Q Address book.
X To switch from the input speller to the
list: press ZVuntil the input speller is hid-
den.
or
X Select ¬.
X To call up a contact: slideZVÆ or turn
cVd and push W.
Calling up contacts using the input speller
X Phone book: select Name.
X Address book: select Data/connections
Q Address book.
X To switch from the list to the input
speller: selectBackfrom the list.
or
X Press the %button.
X To select characters: slideZVÆ orXVY
and press W. Repeat this procedure until
COMAND automatically switches over to
the list.
You determine the first letter of the entry
you are looking for with the first character
you enter. If there are similar entries, the
next character which is different will be dis-
played and offered for selection.
i You can also use the telephone number
pad to enter characters.
Displaying contact details
X Select Options QDetails.
The detailed view appears.
X To return to the list: slideXVY until the
list is highlighted. Creating new contacts/changing con-
tacts i
In certain countries, this function is not
available if the vehicle is travelling at more
than approximately 5 km/h. As soon as the
vehicle speed drops below about 3 km/h,
the function is available again.
i You can enter address data directly in the
address book. If you store telephone num-
bers in the phone book, these are saved in
the address book. If you store a navigation
destination*, COMAND creates an address
book entry which includes the complete
navigable address data. X
Call up the contact (Y page 120).21
X Select OptionsQNew entry orChange .
The input menu with data fields appears. :
Cursor
; Data field
= Two-line speller
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B
To select the language
p To select the character set
*/E To select uppercase and low-
ercase letters
% Back
F To delete your selection
¬ To confirm your selection
? Preset phone category
X Enter the respective data in the data fields.
X To enter data in the data field: select the
respective characters from input speller
=.
X To move the cursor in the data field:
select the respective characters from input
speller =.
X To change data fields: slideZVuntil the
input speller is hidden.
X Slide ZVÆ and push W.
or
X Press Æin the input speller.
X To cancel data entry:select Back.
If one of the data fields contains data, a
prompt will appear asking whether you
wish to store the entry.
X To store data entry: select¬.
The entry is created in the phone book and
in the address book.
Deleting contacts X
To select a contact: selectData/connec‐
tions QDelete contacts. You can select and delete the following
types of contact here:
R
Internal contacts
R Imported from the memory card
R Imported via Bluetooth
R Delete all
X To confirm your selection: pressW.
A prompt appears asking whether the data
should be deleted.
X Select Yes.
i Automatically imported contacts cannot
be deleted (Y page 119).
Calling a number stored in an entry Using the phone book
X
Select Name.
X Call up the contact (Y page 120).
X Contact with multiple phone numbers
(with G
G symbol): turncVd and
press W.
or
X Press SEND on the telephone keypad.
X Contact with one telephone number
(without G
G symbol): pressW.
or
X Press SEND on the telephone keypad.
Using the address book
X Select Data/connections.
X Open Address book.
X Call up the contact (Y page 120).
X Press the Wbutton.
X Turn cVd and press W.
or
X Press SEND on the telephone keypad.
Starting route guidance to an entry* i
You can use this function once you have
stored a destination in the destination
memory (Y page 158). COMAND also 122
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stores the destination with the complete
navigable address data in the address
book.
X Search for an address book entry using the
¤ symbol.
X Display the details about an entry and high-
light the address data field.
X Select OptionsQNavigateQStart.
i You may only select Navigateif the
address data field contains complete, nav-
igable data. This is indicated by the ¤sym-
bol.
Voice tags* i
Voice tags are entered via LINGUA-
TRONIC* – see the separate operating
instructions for LINGUATRONIC*
Adding or changing a voice tag
i You can add one voice tag per address
book entry.
X Search for an address book entry with or
without a voice tag (¦ symbol).
X Select Options QVoice tag QAdd or
Change.
The subsequent operation is voice-control-
led. LINGUATRONIC* guides you through
the menus.
Deleting a voice tag
X Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag.
X Select Options QVoice tag Q
Delete.
A deletion prompt appears. Listening to a voice tag
X
Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag.
X Select Options QVoice tag QLis‐
ten.
You will hear the voice tag. Using call lists
COMAND displays lists of calls received
(including missed calls) and made during
phone operation.
i The respective menu item can only be
selected if calls have already been made or
received in COMAND or if the call lists have
been imported from the telephone.
Selecting an entry from the call list X
Press the Sfunction button.
X Select Call lists.
A menu appears. X
Select Incoming calls orCalls dial‐
led.
The corresponding list appears. Telephone*
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