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Switching the microphone on/off
This function is also available during an active
phone call.
X Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 131).
X To switch off: selectMic
MicOff
Offand press 0098
to confirm.
If the microphone is switched off, the dis-
play shows the 004Dicon, and the The
The
microphone microphone is
isoff
off message appears for
a short period.
X To switch on: selectMic on Mic on and press 0098
to confirm.
The 004Dsymbol disappears. You will briefly
see the The
The microphone microphone is
ison
onmessage.
Sending DTMF tones This function is not supported by all mobile
phones.
Answering machines or other devices can be
controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remote
query functions.
X If you would like to listen to the messages
on your answering machine, for example,
dial the corresponding number.
X To transmit individual characters: once
a connection has been established to the
answering machine, select the desired characters in the character bar, pressing
0098
to confirm each of them.
or
X Press the corresponding key on the
COMAND number keypad.
Every character selected will be transmit-
ted immediately.
X To send a phone book entry as a DTMF
sequence: selectName
Name by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select the desired phone book entry and
press 0098to confirm.
The entry is sent as a DTMF character
string.
X To return to the call display: selectBack Back
and press 0098to confirm.
i You can also send DTMF tones using the
Voice Control system; see the separate
operating instructions. Calls with several participants
Rejecting or accepting a waiting call The mobile phone network provider must sup-
port and activate the call-waiting function.
Depending on the mobile phone used, the
system behavior differs when accepting a
call.
If you have a call in progress and receive
another call, a new window appears in the
display. You also hear a tone. You can accept or reject the call.
X To reject: selectReject Reject and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
X To accept: selectAccept
Accept and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
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The system behavior after accepting the
incoming call depends on your mobile phone.
R The mobile phone supports the call waiting
function (via Bluetooth ®
) when:
The previously active call is held. You can
then switch back and forth between both
calls (toggling) (Y page 135).
R The mobile phone does not support the call
waiting function (via Bluetooth ®
) when:
The previously active call is ended.
This is also the case if you accept the wait- ing call using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
The COMAND display changes. If you con-
tinue to operate functions on the mobile
phone, the COMAND display may differ from
that of the mobile phone.
Making a second call If the following requirements are met, you can
make another call while on the phone with
someone else:
R The function has to be supported by the
mobile phone network.
R The mobile phone has to support the con-
nection of a further call via Bluetooth ®
. This
action puts the previous call on hold if the
mobile phone supports this function.
R The appropriate setting has to be activated
on the mobile phone. 0043
Symbol for making a second call X
Select symbol 0043by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND.
X Enter the phone number:
R manually (Y page 132)
R using the phone book (Y page 137)
R using the call lists (Y page 140)
R using speed dial (Y page 133)
Call waiting and conference calls You can switch back and forth between two
calls with the call waiting function. The func-
tion is available if your mobile phone supports
the toggling function (via Bluetooth ®
).
You can interconnect various callers to create
a conference call with the Conference Conferencefunc-
tion.
You can use the function if you are answering a second call or making a second call while
talking to someone else. 0043
Active call
0044 Call on hold
0087 To interconnect the call on hold and the
active call to create a conference call. Using the telephone
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To switch between the active call and the call
on hold (call waiting):
X Select call on hold 0044and press 0098to con-
firm.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The previous call on hold is activated.
X To end the active call: select0071in the
telephone basic menu and press 0098to con-
firm.
or X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The call on hold is activated.
To interconnect the call on hold and the active call to create a conference call:
X Select Conference
Conference and press0098to con-
firm. To call other participants:
X Select symbol 0043and press 0098to confirm.
You can now switch between the new par-
ticipant and the conference call or add the
participant to the conference call. Switching between a new participant and the
conference call:
X Select Conference Call
Conference Call and press0098to
confirm.
You will change to a conference call. The
new participant is placed on hold.
Adding a new participant to the conference
call:
X Select Conference Conference and press0098to con-
firm. Using the phone book
Introduction
The phone book displays the names and
phone numbers of all address book entries
saved in the COMAND address book. If an
address book entry does not have a tele-
phone number, it does not appear in the
phone book.
The phone book of the mobile phone is auto- matically downloaded to COMAND after con-
nection.
In the telephone book, you can:
R save phone numbers (Y page 139)
R search for entries (Y page 137)
R delete entries (Y page 138)
R import contacts (Y page 152)
R delete contacts (Y page 153)
R receive vCards (Y page 153)
i The stored phone book and the vCards
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COMAND with another mobile phone. The
entries can be viewed without a mobile
phone. For this reason, you should delete
any phone book entries before handing
over or selling the vehicle. Calling up the phone book
Opening the phone book X
Press the 002Bfunction button.
X Select Name Namein the telephone basic menu by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
If the phone book contains entries, they will
be displayed in alphabetical order. The
character bar at the bottom of the display is
active.
The character bar is used for fast selection of an entry.
Enter the character using the character bar(Y page 33). i
You can also call up the phone book using
the multifunction steering wheel; see the
separate vehicle Operator's Manual.
Closing the phone book X
Select the 0039symbol in the character bar
by sliding 00640052and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
or
X Press the 003Dbutton. Symbol overview Sym-
bol Explanation
00D8
Address book entry that has been
entered or changed via COMAND
Imported contact that has been
saved in the phone or address book 0094
Address book entry with voice tag
These entries have also been
assigned a voice tag. Voice tags are available in vehicles with the Voice
Control System (see the separate
operating instructions). 00D7
Contact that has been imported
from a mobile phone that supports
PBAP 00BB
Entry that has been imported from
the memory card or USB device 00BA
Entry imported via the Bluetooth
®
interface Searching for a phone book entry
Using the character bar You determine the first letter of the entry you
are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X Select a character by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The first entry in the list that starts with the
letter selected is highlighted. If there are
similar entries, the next different character
is shown. For example, with entries such as
Christel Christel andChristine
Christine , the beginnings
of the names are similar. In this case, you
will be offered a choice between E Eand I
I. Using the phone book
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X
Select the characters of the entry you are
searching for one by one and press 0098to
confirm.
When the selection is clear, COMAND
switches automatically to the selection list.
X To complete the search: slide00520097the
COMAND controller repeatedly or press
and hold 0098until the character bar disap-
pears.
The selection list appears.
Information about character entry
(Y page 33)
Using the number keypad You determine the first letter of the entry you
are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X Press the appropriate number keys as
many times as necessary and one after the
other.
Further information on character entry using
the number keypad (direct entry) (Y page 35).
Directly from the list You can switch to the list at any time during
character entry.
X Slide 00520097the COMAND controller repeat-
edly or press and hold 0098until the charac-
ter bar disappears.
or X Select 0054and press 0098to confirm.
X To select an entry: turn00790052007A the
COMAND controller until the desired entry is highlighted and press 0098to confirm.
To select a phone number: the0043symbol
indicates that an entry contains more than
one phone number.
X Select a phone book entry with the 0043
symbol and press 0098to confirm.
The sub-entries appear. The 0043symbol
changes to 0045. Phone book entry with several entries
X Select a sub-entry by turning 00790052007Aand
press 0098to confirm.
X To return to the phone book using the
character bar: select0039in the list and
press 0098to confirm.
or
X Press the 003Dbutton. Displaying details for an entry
X Select an entry in the selection list by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Details
Details and press 0098to confirm.
The detailed view appears.
X To close the detailed display: slide009500520096
repeatedly until the entry is highlighted
again.
or
X Press the 003Dback button. Deleting an entry from the phone
book
If the entry contains only phone numbers, it is deleted from the phone book and address
book.
If it contains additional data, such as a navi-
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X
Select Yes
YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, a selection list will appear
containing the five existing numbers.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed.
X Select the number to be overwritten by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
An input menu appears. The data field for
entering the new phone number is high-
lighted.
X Enter characters (Y page 33)
X Store the entry (Y page 34)Using call lists
Introduction
While the telephone is being used, COMAND
stores individual lists for both incoming and
outgoing calls (including missed calls). Call
lists are not available unless a mobile phone is connected to COMAND.
COMAND supports the PBAP Bluetooth ®
pro-
file. How COMAND processes call lists
depends on the model of the mobile phone
connected:
R Bluetooth ®
telephone with PBAP Blue-
tooth ®
profile:
The call lists are downloaded automatically from the mobile phone by COMAND as
soon as the mobile phone is connected to
COMAND.
R Bluetooth ®
telephone without PBAP Blue-
tooth ®
profile:
COMAND creates the call lists from both
incoming and outgoing calls (including
missed calls) as soon as the mobile phone
is connected to COMAND.
i For Bluetooth ®
telephones without the
PBAP Bluetooth ®
profile, the call lists in
COMAND are not synchronized with those
on your mobile phone. These calls may or may not be listed on your mobile phone,
depending on the model.
i If no mobile phone is connected, then the
Call Lists
Call Lists menu item is grayed out and
cannot be selected. If you connect a mobile phone other than the previous one to
COMAND, the previously available call listsand their entries will be deleted automati-
cally. They are still available on the mobile
phone itself.
i You will only be able to select the respec-
tive menu items once calls have been
received or dialed from COMAND.
Displaying missed calls in the COMAND
display is not supported by all mobile
phones. Opening the call list and selecting an
entry
X Press the 002Bfunction button.
X Select Call Lists Call Lists in the telephone basic
menu by sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
A menu appears.
X Select Calls Received Calls Received orCalls Dialed
Calls Dialed
by turning 00790052007Aand press 0098to confirm.
The corresponding list appears.
i You can also call up the list of dialed calls
by pressing the 0061button when the tele-
phone basic menu is shown. In this case,
the list will only show phone numbers.
X Select an entry by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller.
X To dial a phone number: press0098.
X To close the list: select the0039symbol
and press 0098to confirm.
or X Press the 003Dback button. 140
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Displaying details from a list entry
COMAND can also show a shortened list entry in full.
X Select a list entry by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Select Details
Details and press 0098to confirm.
The detailed view appears.
X To go back to the list: slide009500520096 repeat-
edly until the list is highlighted. Storing a phone number
New address book entry For incoming calls from a person who is not in
the address book, COMAND displays the
phone number in the call list. You can save
this entry.
X Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 140).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save Saveand press 0098to confirm.
X Select New
NewEntry
Entry and press 0098to confirm.
X Select a category for the number, e.g. Home
Home,
and press 0098to confirm.
X Select a category for the phone, e.g.
Mobile
Mobile , and press 0098to confirm. Number category Display (phone
book and address
book)
Not Classified Not Classified No symbol
Home
Home 00D5
Work
Work 00D4 Telephone cate-
gory Display (phone
book and address
book)
Not Classified Not Classified 0066
Mobile
Mobile 00D3
Car
Car 00CE
Pager
Pager 009D
X
Select Save
Saveand press 0098to confirm.
An input menu with data fields is shown.
The data field for the telephone number is
filled in automatically. 0043
Data field with cursor
0044 Telephone number and symbol for the
phone category (automatically entered)
0087 Character bar
Adding information to an address book
entry For incoming calls from a person who is not in
the address book, COMAND displays the
phone number in the call list. You can save
this entry.
X Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 140).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save
Save and press 0098to confirm. Using call lists
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Save
Save
is shown in gray if the selected list
entry has already been saved.
X Select Add Phone No.
Add Phone No. and press0098to
confirm.
X Select a category for the number, e.g. Home
Home,
and press 0098to confirm.
X Select a category for the phone, e.g.
Mobile
Mobile, and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save
Save.
The search menu for address book entries
appears.
X Search for the desired entry (Y page 137).
X Press 0098when you have finished searching.
COMAND stores the data if there are fewer
than five numbers assigned to the entry you
are searching for in the selected number
category.
You will see a message to this effect.
If five numbers are stored for the entry you are searching for, a prompt will appear ask- ing whether you wish to overwrite one of
the existing numbers.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes Yes, a selection list with the
five existing numbers is displayed.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed.
X Select the number to be overwritten in the
list by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
COMAND overwrites the selected number
with the new data. Deleting call lists
If you are using a Bluetooth ®
phone that does
not support the PBAP Bluetooth ®
profile, the
call lists are generated and managed by
COMAND. You can delete these call lists in
COMAND.
If you download call lists from a Bluetooth ®
phone that supports the PBAP Bluetooth ®
profile, you cannot delete them from
COMAND. X
Select Call Lists
Call Lists in the telephone basic
menu by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Delete Call Lists Delete Call Lists and press0098
to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish to delete all call lists.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the call lists are deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed.
i If you delete these call lists from the
mobile phone (see the separate mobile
phone operating instructions), COMAND
updates the call list display the next time it connects. Using the speed dial list
Storing an entry
You can assign ten speed dial presets (0 – 9) to the speed dial list. There are two options
available for this purpose.
Option 1:
X Search for a phone book entry in the phone
book (Y page 137).
X If an entry has several phone numbers,
select the desired number by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Speed Dial Speed Dial by turning00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
A menu appears. 142
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