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Availability depends on the network (only pos-
sible in the GSM network) and on the Blue-
tooth ®
mobile phone.
Switching the hands-free 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 Off
Mic Off and press
0098 to confirm.
If the microphone is switched off, the dis-
play shows the 004Dicon, and the The
The
microphone is off. microphone is 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 microphone is on.
The microphone is on. mes-
sage.
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: select
Back
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
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X
To accept: selectAccept
Accept and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
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 138)
R using the call lists (Y page 141)
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. Using the telephone
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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 138)
R delete entries (Y page 139)
R import contacts (Y page 152)
R delete contacts (Y page 154)
R receive vCards ( Ypage 153)
i The stored phone book and the vCards
remain in COMAND even if you use
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
Name in 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 34). 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
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Sym-
bol Explanation
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
E and I I.
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 34) 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 36).
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 0043sym-
bol and press 0098to confirm.
The sub-entries appear. The 0043symbol
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0043
Selected data field with cursor
0044 Character bar
X Enter characters ( Ypage 34)
X To save an entry: select the0054symbol
in the character bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The entry is created in the phone book and
in the address book. Adding to a phone book entry
You can add telephone numbers to an exist-
ing phone book 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 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 Continue
Continue and press0098to confirm.
COMAND stores the data if there are fewer
than five numbers assigned to the entry you
are searching for in the selected number
category.
If five numbers are stored for the entry in
the selected number category, a prompt will appear. You can then choose whether
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 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 ( Ypage 34)
X Store the entry (Y page 35) 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
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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 lists
and 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
Calls
Dialed
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. 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 141).
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.
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 00D4Using call lists
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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 141).
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. i
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 138).
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 YesorNo
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 ®
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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
Yes orNo 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 138).
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. Speed dial menu
X
Select Assign Speed Dial Preset Assign Speed Dial Preset and
press 0098to confirm.
The speed dial list appears. The selected
phone book entry is listed as the first entry.
The next available speed dial preset is high-
lighted. X
Select the speed dial preset by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The phone book entry is saved in the speed
dial preset.
Option 2:
X Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 131).
X Select Call CallLists
Lists by sliding 00520064and turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Speed Dial Preset List
Speed Dial Preset List and
press 0098to confirm.
The speed dial list appears. Using the speed dial list
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