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NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
– Select a name from the list.
–Select OK using the alphanumeric keyboard, or
– Press the  Dial control button.If you have stored more than one number for one of your contacts, all the 
numbers will be listed.
If no telephone numbers have been stored in the directory, the directory will 
appear  greyed out  on the display. it cannot be selected.
Note
Use the   button to access and edit your directory data  ⇒page 63.Phone book– Press the  Memory control button in a telephone menu.
– By rotating and pressing the control knob, select  Phone book.
–Select  Find entry . The alphanumeric keyboard will appear, or
– Select a name from the list.
–Select  OK using the alphanumeric keyboard, or
– Press the  Dial control button.Loading the phone book entries
Provided your mobile phone supports this function, the phone book entries 
will be automatically scanned into the memory of the mobile phone adapter 
after you have switched on the ignition and inserted the mobile phone in the  adapter. It may take several minutes to load the entries, depending on how 
many entries are stored on the mobile phone. The message 
Please wait... will 
appear on the instrument panel display during this process.
The last four phone books loaded into the mobile phone adapter remain 
stored there. When you link a fifth mobile phone to the mobile phone 
adapter, the phone book from the mobile phone which has not been used for 
the longest time is deleted from the mobile phone adapter. Up to 500 phone 
book entries per phone book can be stored in the memory.
Using the mobile phone again later
If the SIM card is identical, the phone b ook entries are already stored in the 
mobile phone adapter. You can use the phone book almost immediately.
The system automatically searches for changes or new entries and stores 
them automatically. This process can take several minutes. If your vehicle is 
equipped with the speech control system*  ⇒page 86, you cannot record any 
spoken names in the phone book for the speech control system while phone 
book entries are being loaded from the mobile phone.
Displaying the phone book entries
The phone book entries are displayed in alphabetical order together with a 
category symbol, e.g. SIM card, private, business, mobile phone or telephone 
symbol.
Note
•Which phone book entries are displayed by the navigation system will 
depend on the mobile phone you are using.•In certain cases, phone book entries from a mobile phone may not be 
transmitted in alphabetical order. If more than 500 phone book entries exist, 
entries with certain initial letters may not appear on the navigation system 
display.
NAME
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82Telephone on the instrument panel display
Selecting a phone number
– Press the   button    ⇒fig. 101 as many times as 
required until a phone book entry appears on the instrument 
panel display  ⇒fig. 102 .
Making a call
– Use the left thumbwheel    ⇒fig. 101 to scroll up and down 
through the phone book.
– Press the left thumbwheel. The number is dialled and the audio  system is muted automatically.
Answering or ending calls
–Press the left thumbwheel.
Rejecting a call
– Keep the left thumbwheel held down.
Replacing a call
– If a second call is received (call waiting), briefly press the left  thumbwheel. The current call will be ended and you will be 
connected with the second caller.The following telephone status messages can appear in the instrument panel 
display:
Fig. 101  Multifunction 
steering wheel: Controls 
on the leftFig. 102  Display on the 
instrument panel: Phone 
book entry with category
Please wait...
The phone book entries on your SIM card and in the 
mobile phone directory are loaded into the on-
board phone memory.
SIM CARD
There is no SIM card in the mobile phone.
PIN CODE
The PIN code has not yet been entered.
MODE
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CAR, SETUP
Phone numbers can be stored in different categories in the mobile phone 
directory. These categories are displayed as follows:
P Private phone number
W Work phone number
M Mobile phone number
Scroll the left thumbwheel downwards to scroll down the list of stored names 
from 
A to Z . Scroll the left thumbwheel upwards to scroll up the list of stored 
names from  Z to A. If you "flick" the left thumbwheel you can jump to the next 
letter of the alphabet.
Note
The information shown on the instrument panel display depends on the type 
of mobile phone used.
Phone settingsOpening and closing the phone setup menu– While in any telephone menu, press the   function button  to access the main Telephone setup menu.
– Press the   button again to close the main setup menu.The following submenus are available in the telephone setup menu:•Telephone settings  ⇒page 84•Call options  ⇒page 84•Voice mailbox number ⇒ page 85
The sound and tuning settings and the brightness of the display can be 
altered using the control buttons  ⇒page 153.Note
We recommend that you enter these settings when the vehicle is stationary. 
Please note ⇒ page 6, “Notes on road safety”.
NO SERVICE
No network connection
CALL
A call is being made. If the caller's telephone 
number is available, the display will alternately 
give the caller's number and the message  CALL.
LINE ENGAGED
Number dialled is engaged.
TELEPHONE OFF
The telephone is switched off.
CALLING
The connection is being established.
NO ENTRIES
The on-board phone memory has no SIM card 
entries or mobile phone directory entries.
Fig. 103  Telephone 
setup: Main menuSETUP
SETUP
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Commands
The speech control system processes speech commands.The system confirms acceptance of speech commands verbally and guides 
you through the dialogue.
During the dialogue, you can use the commands REPEAT, BACK , and 
DELETE .To ...
Speak this command:
Instruct the system to tell you which 
commands are possible while a dia-
logue is active and show them in the 
display.
HELP ⇒ page 90
Enter the PIN code for the SIM card.
ENTER PIN  ⇒ page 73
Enter a telephone number you want 
to dial.
DIAL NUMBER  ⇒ page 91
Select the telephone number associ-
ated with a name tag from the phone 
book for the speech control system.
SELECT NAME  ⇒ page 93
Dial a selected telephone number.
DIAL  ⇒ page 91,  ⇒page 93
redial the last number dialled.
REDIAL  ⇒ page 91
Store a name tag in the speech con-
trol system for a phone book entry 
shown in the instrument panel dis-
play.
STORE  ⇒ page 92
store a spoken name and telephone 
number in the phone book for the 
speech control system.
STORE  ⇒ page 93
End a dialogue
CANCEL
Repeat a specified name or all of the 
digits specified up to this point.
REPEAT
The system prompts you to  Please 
continue  to enter other figures or 
commands.
Delete the specified name or the last 
entered block of digits.
BACK
The blocks of digits entered previ-
ously will be repeated. The system 
prompts you to Please continue  to 
enter other figures or orders. 
Delete all specified digits.
DELETE
The system will then give the cue 
The number has been deleted. 
Please continue  so that you can 
enter more figures or give another 
command.
store names along with a telephone 
number in the phone book for the 
speech control system.
STORE NAME  ⇒ page 93
delete a name tag from the phone 
book for the speech control system.
DELETE NAME  ⇒ page 93, or
DELETE PHONE BOOK  ⇒ page 94
play back name tags from the phone 
book of the speech control system.
PLAY PHONE BOOK  ⇒ page 94
delete name tags from the phone 
book for the speech control system. 
DELETE PHONE BOOK  ⇒ page 94
To ...
Speak this command:
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90Help function for the telephone speech control system– Switch on the speech control system ⇒ page 88.
– Say the command  HELP. The system will show possible 
commands in the display ⇒ fig. 109 and will also speak the 
commands.If no command is given by the user or if the system does not recognise the 
command after activation of the speech control system  ⇒page 88, the 
system will give the cue  Pardon?> and will wait for a command. If the user still 
does not say a command, the speech control system will indicate which 
commands can be given in the current situation. If still no command is given 
by the user, the system will end the dialogue with  Cancel.
Furthermore, you can specifically request assistance for the current situation 
by saying HELP . Example of help cues (for selecting a number from the phone book)
The message 
SPEAK will appear in the instrument panel display when the 
commands are being read out. This indicates that the speech control system 
is active.
When the system has finished reading out the possible commands, first re-
activate the system by pressing the talk button and then say the desired 
command.
“Enter PIN” command– Switch on the speech control system  ⇒page 88.
–Give the command  ENTER PIN.
– Say the individual digits of your PIN code.
Fig. 109  Display: List of 
possible commands
Operation/
Command
Cue from
speech control system
a)
a)The messages are short and follow a logic.Briefly press talk button
Acoustic signal:  beep
Dial number
The number, please?
(example): ZERO, ONE, 
TWO, THREE
Zero, one, two, three
No command given
Pardon?
No command given
These are the commands available:DialRepeatCo r rect
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92Storing a name tag for an entry
You can assign name tags to the entries in the on-board 
phone memory.
– Use the   button   on the multi-function steering wheel 
⇒fig. 110  to switch to the telephone function. A phone book 
entry will appear on the instrument panel display.
– Roll the left thumbwheel until the desired entry is shown in the  instrument panel display.
– Press the talk button   on the multi-function steering wheel  ⇒page 88, fig. 108 . You will hear a tone.
–Give the command  CO RRECT.
– When requested by the speech control system, please say the  name ("tag") under which you wish to store the phone book 
entry.
– Repeat the name when the speech control system gives you the  cue. The name tag for the selected phone book entry will be 
stored in the phone book for the speech control system.If a name tag has been stored for a phone book entry, that entry will be 
marked by a horizontal arrow  ⇒fig. 111  in the instrument panel display. This 
arrow will help you identify the phone book entries to which a name tag has 
been assigned.
Note
In some cases the command  STORE may not be available immediately after 
inserting the mobile phone in the adapter. The system will say  The function 
is not possible . The command will be available when the phone book entries 
have been scanned into the memory  ⇒page 79.
Fig. 110  Multifunction 
steering wheel: left thum-
bwheel and MODE buttonFig. 111  Instrument 
panel display: phone 
book entry with assigned 
name tag
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Storing a name in the phone book using the speech control system
Name tags, consisting of a name and associated telephone 
numbers, can be stored in the phone book using the speech 
control system.– Switch on the speech control system  ⇒page 88.
– Say the command  STORE NAME.
– When requested by the speech control system, please say the  name ("tag") under which you wish to store the phone book 
entry.
– When requested by the speech control system, repeat the name.
– When requested by the speech control system, say the digits of  the corresponding telephone number individually or in groups. 
After each block of digits you specify (separated by a brief pause) 
the system will repeat the digits.
–Say  STORE when you have completed the number entry. The 
recorded name (spoken name tag with corresponding phone 
number) will be stored in the phone book for the speech control 
system.Name tags which you store in the phone book for the speech control system 
using the STORE NAME  command are not shown in the instrument panel 
display.
Note
If two or more names sound alike, it is better to save the names including the 
first name or some other distinguishing entry.Selecting a name– Switch on the speech control system  ⇒page 88.
–Say the command  DIAL NAME.
– When the speech control system gives you the cue, say the name  of one of the entries stored in the phone book  ⇒page 93.
–Say the command  DIAL. The telephone number will be dialled.Recorded names are user-oriented and are best recognised by the system 
when the same person who assigned the name repeats the recorded name.Deleting a name– Switch on the speech control system  ⇒page 88.
–Say the command  DELETE NAME.
– When the speech control system gives you the cue, say the name  of one of the entries stored in the phone book  ⇒page 93.
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Speech recognition for some countriesStoring name tags in the phone book*
If your vehicle is equipped accordingly, you can assign name 
tags to the entries from the SIM card or the mobile phone 
directory.
– Press the   button   on the multi-function steering wheel 
⇒fig. 112  to switch to the telephone function. A phone book 
entry from the on-board phone memory will appear in the instru-
ment panel display.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel until the desired phone book entry is  shown in the instrument panel display.
– Press the talk button   on the multi-function steering wheel.  You will then hear a beep.
– Say the name ("tag") you wish to save for this phone book entry.  You will then hear two beeps.
– Repeat the name. The system will repeat the recorded name and  an ascending sequence of tones will confirm that the entry has 
been accepted.If the entry was not accepted the system will emit a descending sequence of 
tones to request that you enter the name again.
Fig. 112  The multi-func-
tion steering wheel
Fig. 113  Instrument 
panel display: Phone 
book entry in on-board 
phone memory with name 
tag assigned
MODE
AB
AC
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