2014 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class phone

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 395).
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
waiting call using the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions).
The COMAND display changes. If you
continue 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
connection 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
confirm.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND.
X Enter the phone number:
R
manually (Y page 392)
R using the phone book (Y page 397)
R using the call lists ( Ypage 400)
R using speed dial (Y page 393)
Call waiting and conference calls
You can switch back and forth between two
calls with the call waiting function. The
function 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
Conference
function.
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. 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
confirm.
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
confirm.
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
confirm. To call other participants:
X
Select symbol 0043and press 0098to confirm.
You can now switch between the new
participant 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
confirm. 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
telephone number, it does not appear in the
phone book.
The phone book of the mobile phone is
automatically downloaded to COMAND after
connection.
In the telephone book, you can:
R save phone numbers (Y page 399)
R search for entries (Y page 397)
R delete entries (Y page 398)
R import contacts (Y page 412)
R delete contacts (Y page 413)
R receive vCards (Y page 413)
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
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 304). 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
confirm.
or
X Press the 003Dback button. 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 (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
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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
confirm.
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. Telephone
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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
disappears.
The selection list appears.
Information about character entry
(Y page 304)
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 306).
Directly from the list
You can switch to the list at any time during
character entry.
X Slide 00520097the COMAND controller
repeatedly or press and hold 0098until the
character 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 003Dback button.
Displaying details for an entry X
Select an entry in the selection list by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Details Details and press 0098to confirm.
The detailed view appears.
X To close the detailed display: slide
009500520096 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
navigable destination, the entry is deleted in
the phone book. However, the entry is
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X
Select an entry in the selection list by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the entry
should be deleted.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes , the entry is deleted in
accordance with the rules described above.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled.
Creating a new entry in the phone book X
Slide 00970052the COMAND controller
repeatedly in the phone book until the
selection list appears.
X Select the list symbol on the right in the
selection list by sliding 00520096the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select New
New Entry 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.
X Select Continue
Continue and press0098to confirm.
The input menu with data fields appears. 0043
Selected data field with cursor
0044 Character bar
X Entering characters ( Ypage 304)
X To save an entry: select the0054symbol
in the character bar by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
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
existing phone book entry.
X
Select an entry in the selection list by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND
controller 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. Telephone
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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
canceled.
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
highlighted.
X Entering characters ( Ypage 304)
X Store the entry (Y page 305)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 ®
profile. How COMAND processes call lists
depends on the model of the mobile phone
connected:
R Bluetooth ®
telephone with PBAP
Bluetooth ®
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
Bluetooth ®
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 lists
and their entries will be deleted
automatically. They are still available on the
mobile phone itself.
i You will only be able to select the
respective 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
confirm.
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
telephone 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. 400
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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
repeatedly 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 400).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND
controller 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 00D4 Telephone
category 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 400).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save
Save and press 0098to confirm. Telephone
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Save
Save is shown in grey 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 397).
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
asking 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
canceled.
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
controller 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
canceled.
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 397).
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
controller and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Speed Dial
Speed Dial by turning00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
A menu appears. 402
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