2012 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class bluetooth call

Lap evaluation
This function is only available if you have
stored at least two laps and have stopped the
RACETIMER.
XPress = or ; on the steering wheel
to select the AMG menu.XPress the 9 button repeatedly until the
lap evaluation is shown.
Each lap is shown in a separate submenu.
The fastest lap is indicated by flashing
symbol :.:Lap;Lap time=Top speed during lap?Lap lengthAAverage lap speedXPress the 9 or : button to select a
different lap evaluation.
Telephone menu
Introduction
You can establish a Bluetooth ®
connection to
COMAND ( Y page 195).
GWARNING
A driver's attention to the road must always
be his/her primary focus when driving. For
your safety and the safety of others, we
recommend that you pull over to a safe
location and stop before placing or taking a
telephone call. If you choose to use the
telephone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and only use the telephone when
weather, road and traffic conditions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a mobile phone while driving a vehicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h ), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.XSwitch on the mobile phone and COMAND
( Y page 133).XPress the = or ; button on the
steering wheel to select the Telephone
menu.
You will see one of the following display
messages in the multifunction display:
R Telephone Ready or the name of the
network provider: the mobile phone has
found a network and is ready to receive.
R No Service : no network is available, or the
mobile phone is searching for a network.
Accepting a call
If someone calls you when you are in the
Telephone menu, a display message
appears in the multifunction display, for
example:
XPress the 6 button on the steering
wheel to accept an incoming call.
If you are not in the Telephone menu, you
can still accept a call.
Rejects or ends a call
XPress the ~ button on the steering
wheel.
If you are not in the Telephone menu, you can
still reject or end a call.
382Menus and submenusOn-board computer and displays

Dialing a number from the phone book
You can use the mobile phone to enter new
telephone numbers into the phone book (see
COMAND) (Y page 203). If your mobile phone
is operational, you can select and dial a
number from the phone book at any time.
When you establish a Bluetooth ®
connection
to COMAND, COMAND reads in the phone
book of the mobile phone. This can take some
time.
While the on-board computer reads in the SIM
card:
R you can dial a telephone number from the
redial list ( Calls dialed list).
R you can dial a telephone number from the
telephone book stored in COMAND.
R the multifunction display shows the
Reading data... display message below
the phone book entries.
When the multifunction display shows the
Updating data... display message,
COMAND has finished importing data. The
multifunction display then shows all the
phone book entries in COMAND and the
mobile phone.
XPress the = or ; button on the
steering wheel to select the Telephone
menu.XPress the 9, : or a button to call
up the phone book.XPress the 9 or : button to select the
desired name.
To scroll rapidly, press and hold the :
or 9 button for longer than one second.
After skipping eight entries, the rapid scroll
speeds up.
Rapid scrolling stops when you release the
button or reach the end of the list.XIf only one telephone number is stored
for a name: press the 6 or a button
to start dialing.
or
XIf there is more than one number for a
particular name: press the 6 or a
button to display the numbers.XPress the 9 or : button to select the
number you want to dial.XPress the 6 or a button to start
dialing.
or
XIf you do not want to make a call: press
the ~ or % button.
Redialing
The on-board computer saves the last names
or numbers dialed in the redial memory
( Calls Dialed list).
XPress the = or ; button on the
steering wheel to select the Telephone
menu.XPress the 6 button to switch to the
redial memory.XPress the 9 or : button to select the
desired name or number.
To scroll rapidly, press and hold the :
or 9 button for longer than one second.XPress the 6 or a button to start
dialing.
or
XIf you do not want to make a call: press
the ~ or % button.
Assistance menu
Showing the distance display
This function is only available with
DISTRONIC PLUS.
Menus and submenus383On-board computer and displaysZ

Once a connection has been established, the
Call Connected message appears in the
multifunction display.
The COMAND display shows the Emergency
Call Activated message.
All important information on the emergency
is transmitted, for example:
R current location of the vehicle (as
determined by the GPS system)
R vehicle identification number
R information on the type of emergency
i If the Emergency Call Activated
message appears in the COMAND display,
you cannot use other COMAND functions.
Shortly after the emergency call has been
initiated, a voice connection is automatically
established between the Mercedes-Benz
Customer Assistance Center and the vehicle
occupants. If the vehicle occupants respond,
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center attempts to get more information on
the emergency.
i If no vehicle occupant answers, an
ambulance is immediately sent to the
vehicle.GWARNING
If the indicator lamp in the SOS button is
flashing continuously and no voice
connection to the Mercedes-Benz Customer
Assistance Center was established, then the
mbrace system could not initiate an
emergency call (e.g. the relevant cellular
phone network is not available).
The message Call Failed appears in the
multifunction display for approximately
10 seconds.
Should this occur, assistance must be
summoned by other means.
i During an emergency call, the
Bluetooth ®
connection on the phone is
canceled automatically. After making the
emergency call, the connection is
automatically re-established.
Making an emergency callXTo initiate an emergency call
manually: press cover : briefly to open
it.XPress SOS button ; briefly.
The indicator lamp in SOS button ;
flashes until the emergency call is
concluded.XWait for a voice connection to the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center.XAfter the emergency call is ended, close
cover :.GWARNING
If you feel in any way in jeopardy when in the
vehicle (e.g. smoke or fire in the vehicle,
vehicle in a dangerous road location), please
do not wait for voice contact after you have
pressed the SOS button. Carefully leave the
vehicle and move to a safe location. The
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
will automatically contact local emergency
officials with the vehicle's approximate
location if they receive an automatic SOS
signal and cannot make voice contact with the
vehicle occupants.
Roadside Assistance button
XOpen the stowage compartment under the
armrest ( Y page 433).Features445Stowing and featuresZ