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X
Changing the volume: Slide ZVÆ and
press W. Making calls
G
Observe Safety notes, see page 135.
Incoming call X
Rejecting: Select Reject.
or
X Press button ~ on the multifunction
steering wheel or on the telephone keypad
in the center console.
X Answering: Select Accept.
or
X Press button 6 on the multifunction
steering wheel or on the telephone keypad
in the center console.
or
X Answer the call via the Voice Control
System (Y page 217). After answering the call, you will conduct the
conversation via the hands-free system. The
volume can be adjusted (Y page 76). For more
available functions during a single party call
see (
Y page 144).
When a call comes in, the following appears
in the COMAND display:
R the phone number of the calling party
R the name and number of the calling party
provided both are stored in the address
book
R Call from Unknown when the caller ID is
not being sent
i You can answer a call even when
COMAND is displaying a different main
function. After answering the call, the
display switches to the telephone display 8
.
Once you hang up, the display switches
back to the previous main function.
Outgoing call X
Enter the phone number via the telephone
keypad in the center console.
or
X Use the COMAND controller to enter the
phone number via the telephone menu.
or
X Use the Voice Control System to enter the
phone number digit by digit or to enter a
name from the phone book ( Y page 217).
X Deleting single digits: Press $ on the
telephone keypad in the center console
briefly.
or
X Select r via the telephone menu and
press W briefly.
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X
Deleting entire number: Press and hold
$ on the telephone keypad in the center
console until the number is deleted.
or
X Select r via the telephone menu and
press and hold W until the number is
deleted.
X Connecting call: Press button 6 on the
multifunction steering wheel or on the
telephone keypad in the center console.
or
X Select 6 via the telephone menu
Redial
X Go to the telephone menu.
X Press 6 on the telephone keypad in the
center console.
or
X Select SEND from the telephone menu and
press W.
The list of previously dialed number
appears. The last number you have called
at the top of the list.
X Selecting number and connecting call:
Slide ZVÆ and press W to select a number
or press 6 on the telephone keypad in
the center console.
Calling voice mail 9
Your voice mail number must be stored on the
SIM card of your mobile phone and be
assigned to key 4 on the mobile phone
keypad.
X Press and hold ´ on the telephone
keypad in the center console. Functions during a single party call
(non-conference calls) :
Called or calling party
; 6 Active call
= NEW Connect to more parties 10
? Switching hands-free microphone on/off
A Enable touch-tone dialing 11
B Ending call
Switching hands-free microphone on or
off
This function is available during an active call.
X Switching off: Select Mike OFF in the
telephone menu.
Symbol Q appears and the message The
microphone is turned OFF. is displayed
briefly.
X Switching on: Select Mike ON in the
telephone menu.
Symbol Q goes out. The message The
microphone is turned ON. appears
briefly.
Touch-tone dialing 11
You can use touch-tone dialing to control
answering machines and other devices for
remote inquiry.
When you want to check your answering
machine for example, dial the respective
number.
9 Function only available when supported by the respective network provider.
10 Function only available when the mobile phone supports HFP 1.5 or higher.
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X
Select DTMF from the telephone menu
during a call. :
Sending single digits via the predictive
speller
; Sending a phone book entry as a string
X Sending single digits: Select the desired
digit via predictive speller :.
Each selected digit will be sent
immediately.
You can, for example, save the number for an
answering machine in the phone book. You
can then search for the number for the
answering machine in the phone book.
X Select Name.
X Select the desired phone book entry.
The entry will be sent as a string
immediately.
X Back to call display: Select B on the
COMAND display.
i You can also use touch-tone dialing via
the Voice Control System (Y page 217).
Ending an active call
X Press button ~ on the multifunction
steering wheel or on the telephone keypad
in the center console or select ~ via the
telephone menu. Call waiting, call holding, and
conference calls with multiple
parties
12, 13, 14
You can receive a call while you are already
connected to another party (call waiting). You
can also make another call yourself while still
connected to another party.
You can switch between both parties or
initiate a conference call.
You can toggle between two parties using call
hold or initiate a conference call with up to
two participants.
Call waiting
15
When a call comes in while you are already
talking to another party, the incoming call
appears in the COMAND display. In addition,
a signal sounds.
X Rejecting: Select Reject.
or
X Press button ~ on the multifunction
steering wheel or on the telephone keypad
in the center console.
X Accepting: Select Accept.
or
X Answer the call via the Voice Control
System (Y page 217).
or
X Press button 6 on the multifunction
steering wheel or on the telephone keypad
in the center console.
The active call is put on hold. You are now
connected to two parties. The new call you
have accepted is now the active call.
i If your mobile phone does not support
HFP 1.5 or higher, accepting the new call
will end the active call.
12 Function only available when supported by the respective network provider.
13 Function only available when the mobile phone supports HFP 1.5 or higher.
14 Limited availability of these functions with CDMA devices.
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Calling an additional party
You can call another party during an active
call. The active call is put on hold.
X
Select NEW from the telephone menu and
press W.
or
X Press button 6 on the telephone
keypad in the center console.
X Enter the number to call manually
(Y page 143) or from the phone book
(Y page 149).
Switching between two parties (call hold)
When you are connected to two parties, the
telephone menu appears as follows: :
Active call
; Call on hold
X Switching to the other party: Select ;
using the COMAND controller.
or
X Press button 6 on the telephone
keypad in the center console.
or
X Press button 6 on the multifunction
steering wheel.
Initiating a conference call
You can initiate a conference call with the
active parties and parties that are on hold. All
participants will be able to hear and talk to
each other. :
Active call
; Call on hold
= Initiating conference call
X Initiating conference call: Select
Conference = using the COMAND
controller. COMAND phone book and address
book
G
Observe Safety notes, see page 68.
The COMAND phone book is an extract of
entries from the address book that contain at
least one phone number.
The COMAND address book holds entries
from various sources such as mobile phones,
SD cards, imports from Bluetooth ®
devices,
the COMAND phone book, or the navigation
system. These entries can be used for making
phone calls or for navigation.
Importing contacts automatically When a mobile phone is connected to
COMAND via the Bluetooth
®
interface, the
contacts of the mobile phone are imported
into the COMAND phone book automatically.
This may take some time, depending on the
mobile phone. Phone book entries stored in
the mobile phone itself or the SIM card may
be imported, depending on the mobile phone.
Contacts in the COMAND that have been
imported automatically are identified by the
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be accessed when the respective mobile
phone is connected to COMAND via the
Bluetooth
®
interface.
Importing contacts manually i
Contacts that were imported manually
can always be accessed. Contacts that
were imported automatically can only be
accessed when the respective mobile
phone is connected to COMAND via the
Bluetooth ®
interface.
Data can be imported
R from memory card
R via the Bluetooth ®
interface (for example
Bluetooth ®
phone or Bluetooth ®
PC)
X Importing data: Load the memory card or
activate Bluetooth ®
in COMAND and the
Bluetooth ®
mobile phone/PC. Refer to
operating instructions of the respective
Bluetooth ®
device.
X Select Data/Connections Q Download
Contacts Q From Memory Card or Via
Bluetooth.
X Select Add or Overwrite.
i The contact data, or vCards 16
, must be
sent from the Bluetooth ®
device to
COMAND. Refer to operating instructions
of the respective Bluetooth ®
device. X
Stopping data import: Press W.
or
X Press %.
When the data have been imported, the
message Import successful. appears in
the COMAND display.
When the COMAND phone book memory is
full, the message Memory full.
Contacts could not be imported
completely. appears in the COMAND
display.
i When switching to another main function,
such as navigation, while importing data via
Bluetooth ®
, the import is aborted. The
import of vCards from a memory card
however will be continued.
Accessing contacts/details You can access contacts via the list or the
predictive speller.
Basic address book display
:
List
¤ Entry containing data that can be used
for route guidance
¦ Entry with voice name, see Voice
Control System (Y page 217)
¥ Address book entry
d Mobile phone entry
0 SIM card entry
BT Bluetooth ®
entry
16 vCards are electronic business cards used by e-mail applications, mobile phones, PADS, etc. to exchange
contact information. COMAND telephone
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¯ Memory card entry
G Entry containing multiple phone
numbers
; Two-row predictive speller
B Changing predictive speller
language
p Changing character set
F Deleting selection
¬ Confirming selection
% Back
Selecting contacts from list
X Phone book: Select Name.
X Address book: Select Data/Connections
Q Address Book.
X Changing from predictive speller to
list: Press ZV until the predictive speller
disappears.
or
X Select ¬.
X Selecting contact: Slide ZVÆ or rotate
cVd and press W.
Selecting contacts via predictive speller
X Phone book: Select Name.
X Address book: Select Data/Connections
Q Address Book.
X Changing from list to predictive
speller: Select Back from the list.
or
X Press %.
X Selecting character: Slide ZVÆ or XVY
and press W. Repeat this procedure until
COMAND changes to the list automatically.
The first character you enter determines
the first letter of the entry you are
searching. When similar entries exist, the
next character that is different is
highlighted and thus offered for selection.
i You can also enter the characters via the
telephone keypad in the center console. Displaying contact details
X
Select Options Q Details.
The contact details appear.
X Back to list: Slide XVY until the list is
highlighted.
Creating/editing contacts i
This function is not available at a vehicle
speed of above approximately 3 mph
(5 km/h). When the vehicle speed is below
approximately 2 mph (3 km/h), the
function is available again.
i You can create address data in the
address book directly. When you save
phone numbers to the phone book, they are
created in the address book. When you
save a destination for navigation, COMAND
creates an address book entry that
contains the entire data usable for route
guidance. X
Select the contact 17
(Y page 147).
X Select Options Q New Entry or
Change.
The input menu with the data fields
appears.
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Cursor
; Data field
= Two-row predictive speller
B Selecting language
p Changing character set
*/E Selecting upper or lower case
% Back
F Deleting selection
¬ Confirming selection
? Preset category
X Enter data into the data fields.
X Entering data into data field: Select the
respective characters in predictive speller
=.
X Moving the cursor: Select the respective
arrow YÆXZ in predictive speller =.
X Changing to other data field: Slide ZV
until the predictive speller disappears.
X Slide ZVÆ and press W.
or
X Select Æ in the predictive speller.
X Aborting data entry: Select Back.
When a data field contains data, you will be
asked whether you would like to save the
entry.
X Saving data: Select ¬.
The entry is created in the phone book and
the address book. Deleting contacts
X
Selecting contact: Select Data/
Connections Q Delete Contacts Q
Internal Contacts or Imported from
memory card. or Imported via
Bluetooth. or Delete All.
X Confirming selection: Press W.
You will be asked whether you want to
delete the data.
X Select Yes.
i Automatically imported contacts cannot
be deleted (Y page 146).
Calling a number saved in an entry Via phone book
X
Select Name.
X Select contact (Y page 147).
X Contact with multiple phone numbers
(entry with symbol G): Rotate cVd and
press W.
or
X Press 6 on the telephone keypad in the
center console.
X Contact with one phone number (entry
without symbol G): Press W.
or
X Press 6 on the telephone keypad in the
center console. COMAND telephone
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Via address book
X
Select Data/Connections.
X Open Address Book.
X Select contact (Y page 147).
X Press W.
X Rotate cVd and press W.
or
X Select Options Q Call.
Starting route guidance to an entry i
You can use this function once you have
saved a destination to the destination
memory ( Y page 107). COMAND will then
also save the entire destination data in the
address book.
X Select an address book entry with symbol
¤.
X Display the entry details and select the
address data field.
X Select Options Q Navigate Q Start.
i You can only select the function
Navigate when the address data field
contains complete data usable for route
guidance. Entries with complete, usable
data is indicated by symbol ¤.
Voice names i
Voice names are made via the Voice
Control System (Y page 217).
Adding or changing voice names
i You can add one voice name for each
address book entry.
X Search for an address book entry. Entries
with voice name are indicated by symbol
¦.
X Select Options Q Voice Name Q Add
or Change.
Further operations is conducted via the
Voice Control System. The Voice Control
System will lead you through the menus. Deleting voice name
X
Search for an address book entry with voice
name.
X Select Options Q Voice Name Q
Delete.
You will be asked if you want to delete the
voice name.
Listening to a voice name
X Search for an address book entry with voice
name.
X Select Options Q Voice Name Q
Listen.
You will hear the voice name. Call lists
COMAND displays separate lists of the phone
calls that came in and went out while the
mobile phone was in operation. The list of
incoming calls includes the ones you have
missed.
i The respective menu item can only be
selected when calls were made or received
via COMAND or when call lists were
imported from the mobile phone.
Selecting a call list entry X
Press shortcut button S.
X Select Call lists.
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