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95 Telephone
Important notes
Notes about COMAND telephone
features using a Bluetooth
® connection
Many of the Mercedes-Benz approved mo
-
bile phones, cradles and adaptors availab
-
le for use in your vehicle utilize Bluetooth®
technology to communicate with each
other and the vehicle. Depending on your
phone brand and model, the number of in-
vehicle or on-display COMAND telephone features supported via Bluetooth
® com
-
munication, and thus available for your
use, may vary.The descriptions and illustrations in this
section are based on the use of fully com
-
patible Mercedes-Benz approved mobile
phones and cradles that do not utilize Blue
-
tooth® technology to communicate with
each other. If your vehicle is equipped with
integrated Bluetooth
® functionality than a
Bluetooth
® capable mobile phone, head
-
set, Laptop, PDA, etc. is required to utilize
-
those features.For additional information about Merce
-
des-Benz approved Bluetooth
® mobile
phones and related accessories please
contact the Mercedes-Benz Customer As
-
sistance Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
or your nearest authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center.
iIf you have a Mercedes-Benz specified
integrated mobile telephone (TDMA,
CDMA or GSM) and the telephone is
inserted in the cradle, the telephone
functions can be used as follows:
at the COMAND
at the multifunction steering wheel
This instruction manual describes the
operation at the COMAND. Unless
otherwise indicated, the descriptions
and illustrations refer to the COMAND.Operation at the mobile phone is
described in separate operating guides.
Refer to the vehicle Operator’s Manual
for operation of the telephone using the
multifunction steering wheel.
iIn certain menus, the COMAND can
display date and time of the calls.The COMAND can display phone
number and name of the other party
(e.g. if the COMAND detects an
incoming call, but also in other menus).
For the number to be displayed, the
number information must be
transmitted with the incoming call. The
same goes for the name display which
additionally requires that the caller’s
number and name are saved in the
phone book.
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100 TelephoneTelephone operationInitiating an emergency callIf Telephone is locked
Press the
911
soft key.
The system opens an inquiry menu
prompting if you want to dial a “911”
call.The selection marker in the inquiry
menu should be on
Yes
.
If necessary, push the joystick to
H to select
Yes
.
Press E to confirm
Yes
if you want to
place the “911” emergency call.
The emergency call will be placed.
Wait until the emergency rescue
station answers and describe the
emergency.
If you do not want to place the emergency
call:
Push the joystick to h to select
No
when the inquiry menu appears.
Press E to confirm
No.
If Telephone is ready for operation
Press a repeatedly until the
Telephone menu is displayed.
Press 9, 1 and 1 one after the
other.
Press E.
or
Press the
Send
soft key.
or
Press k.The emergency call will be placed.
Wait until the emergency rescue
station answers and describe the
emergency.
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102 TelephoneTelephone operation
If no SIM card is in the telephone, the
message
Please insert SIM card
(Emergency Call 911 only possible
with phone)
appears.
Insert a SIM card. Refer to the mo
-
bile phone operator’s manual.
Entry incorrect:You will hear a warning sound. The mes
-
sage
Code incorrect
will appear.
You need to re-enter your code.
Entering the PUKIf you enter your code incorrectly three
times in a row, you need to enter the PUK
number.
The PUK can only be entered at the mobile
phone. Refer to the mobile phone
operator’s manual.When the COMAND
is switched on, you
can switch to telephone operation from
any other system (e.g. radio):
Press a.The Telephone menu will appear.
Telephone menuThe telephone is ready for operation Message
Ready
and the reception strength
Ö are shown on the status bar.
Full screen messages:Phone not inserted
Plug the mobile phone into the mobile
phone cradle. Refer to the separate
mobile phone operator’s manual.
Phone not availableYour vehicle may not have a mobile phone
cradle installed and/or the telephone con
-
trol unit may not be coded properly. Con
-
tact an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center.
!If the code is entered incorrectly three
times in a row, the SIM card will be
blocked. The message
SIM-card blo
-
cked
is displayed briefly. After that the
message
PIN blocked. Please enter
PUK on cell phone
is displayed.
iThe PUK number is provided by your
telephone service provider.Switching to telephone operation
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103 Telephone
Telephone operation
The system detects an incoming call, the
phone rings.Incoming calls are indicated in a window in
any system (e.g. radio).The window shows:
the caller’s number if it is transmitted
or
the caller’s name if her or his name and
number are saved in the phone book or
Unknown
.
Accepting a call
Press k.
or
Press E to confirm
accept
.
The display will change to the
call
menu
( page
108)
. In the status
bar, the off-hook symbol will appear.
An active audio source will be muted.
You talk over the hands-free set.
Rejecting a call
Press K.
or
Push the joystick to H to highlight
re-
ject
and than press E.
Setting the volume for hands-free ope
-
rationRaising the volume
Turn the rotary control on the e but
-
ton to the right.
Lowering the volume
Turn the rotary control on the e but
-
ton to the left.
Ending a call
Press K.
or
Press the
End
soft key.
Incoming call
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106 TelephoneTelephone operationSelecting an entry from the Received
calls listThe COMAND automatically generates a
list of the last 10 calls received. The list is
sorted chronologically with the most
recently received call at the top of the list.Displaying the list
In the Telephone menu
( page
102)
,
press the
Recvd#
soft key.
The list is displayed and the most
recently received call is highlighted.
Received calls listThe status bar shows:
the caller’s name if her or his name and
number are stored in the phone book
the message
Unknown
if no entry is
available
the telephone number
You can select the following functions:
Changing the list display
Selecting an entry and begin dialing
Ending a call
( page
105)
Changing the list display
Press the
123
soft key.
The display changes to numbers.
or
Press the
ABC
soft key.
The display changes to names.
Selecting an entry and begin dialing
Push the joystick to g or G to
select the desired entry.
Press E.
or
Press k.
or
Press the
Send
soft key.
The telephone dials the number.
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107 Telephone
Telephone operation
Selecting an entry from the Dialed num
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bers listThe COMAND automatically generates a
list of the last 10 numbers dialed. The list
is sorted chronologically with the most
recently dialed number at the top of the
list.Displaying the list
In the Telephone menu
( page
102)
,
press the
Dialed#
soft key.
The list is displayed and the most
recently dialed number is highlighted.
Dialed numbers listThe status bar shows:
the caller’s name if her or his name and
number are stored in the phone book
the message
Unknown
if no entry is
available
the telephone number
You can select the following functions:
Changing the list display
( page
106)
Selecting an entry and begin dialing ( page
106)
Ending a call
( page
105)
Toggling between lists
Push the joystick to H or h to
select the desired list.
Missed callsIf there are one or more missed calls avai
-
lable on the mobile phone, a correspon
-
ding message will appear.
Press the
Back
soft key or press E to
return to the Telephone menu.
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108 TelephoneTelephone operationSpeed-dialingFor all memory locationsAt the mobile phone you can save
telephone numbers in the speed-dialing
memory and use them. Refer to the mobile
phone operator’s manual.You can also use speed-dialing at the
COMAND (only mobile phone memory
locations 1-99).You can enter up to 2 digits.
Open the Telephone menu ( page
102)
.
Memory locations with up to two digits:
Use the number keys 1 to 9 to
enter the memory location number.
Press E.
or
Press k.
or
Press the
Send
soft key.
The telephone dials the saved number.
Ending a call (
page
105).
Quick-dialingQuick dialing can be used on memory loca
-
tions 1-9.
Open the Telephone menu ( page
102)
.
Press one of the number keys 1 - 9
longer than 2 seconds.The telephone dials the saved number.
Ending a call (
page
105).
If the person called or you answer a call,
the call is active. The call indication is
displayed. Call menuYou talk over the hands-free set. You can
set the volume for the hands-free
operation
( page
103)
.
The status bar indicates the call time and
the off-hook symbol.Active call
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111 Telephone
Telephone operation
The phone book contains all entries
of the internal memory of the mobile
phone (TDMA, CDMA and GSM mobile
phone)
of the SIM card (GSM mobile phone)
Displaying the phone book
In the Telephone menu
( page
102)
,
press the
Z
soft key.
The phone book will appear.
The first entry found is at the top of the list
and highlighted.
Entries marked with symbols have been
imported into the phone book from the in
-
ternal memory of the mobile phone. Usable phone number categories:
Symbol
: Cell number
Symbol
: Home number
Symbol
: Work number
And additional categories:
Symbol
: Fax number
Symbol
: Pager number
Symbol
: Main number
Phone book
Phone book
entry
Status bar shows
A phone number
Unknown
A name for a
phone number
The phone number
Several numbers
Several numbers
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