2016 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class SEDAN steering

make another call during an existing call. The
previously active call is held.
:Adds a call
XTo select°2: turn and press the controller.
XTo make a call, e.g.:
RUsing the telephone menu (Ypage 101)
RUsing redial (Ypage 102)
RUsing the call lists (Ypage 102)
RUsing the phone book (Ypage 102)
RUsing speed dial (Ypage 102)
Switching the microphone on/off
This function is available in the telephone menu
during an active phone call.
Switching off the microphone:
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Microphone Off: turn and press
the controller.
If the microphone is switched off, the Q
symbol and the The microphone is off.
message are displayed.
Switching on the microphone:
XSelect Microphone On.
The Qsymbol disappears. The The micro‐
phone is on.message is shown.
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.
XIf you would like to listen to the messages on
your answering machine, for example, dial the
corresponding number. Transmitting individual characters
XOnce a connection has been established to
the answer phone, select the desired charac-
ters in the telephone menu: turn and press the
controller each time.
Every character selected will be transmitted
immediately.
Calls with several participants
Switching between calls (call waiting)
If you make another call, you can switch
between the two calls (call waiting). This func-
tion depends on your mobile phone network
provider and the mobile phone (see the manu-
facturer's operating instructions).
The calls are marked 1 and 2. The active call is
highlighted.
Switching between the calls
XTo select °1or°2: turn and press the con-
troller.
or
XPress 6on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The selected call is active. The other call is on
hold.
Ending the active call
XTo select =in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The other call is still on hold.
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XTo activate the call on hold: selectwResume.
The call on hold is activated. If you select
=
HangUp, the call on hold is also ended.
iOn some mobile phones, the call on hold is
activated as soon as the active call is ended.
Conference call
You can interconnect active and held calls. This
permits several parties to hear one another and
speak with one another. This function depends
on your mobile phone network provider and the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
XAdd a call (Ypage 102).
or
XAnswer an incoming call (Ypage 104).
XTo select Conferencein the telephone menu:
turn and press the controller.
The new participant is included in the confer-
ence call. Conference
is displayed in the tele-
phone menu.
Incoming call during an existing call
(call waiting)
The call waiting function depends on your
mobile phone network provider and your mobile
phone. Depending on the mobile phone used,
behavior when answering a call may vary (see
the manufacturer's operating instructions).
Call waiting: if you receive a call while already
in a call, a message is shown. You also hear a
tone. You can decide whether to accept or reject
the call. Accepting
XTo select
wAccept: press the controller.
or
XPress 6on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The incoming call is active, the previously
active call is on hold. You can switch back and
forth between both calls (call waiting)
(
Ypage 103).
iDepending on the mobile phone, you may
also be able to accept the incoming call (call
waiting) on your mobile phone. This function
and behavior depends on your mobile phone
network provider and the mobile phone (see
the manufacturer's operating instructions).
Rejecting
XTo select =Reject: turn and press the
controller.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The behavior after the call is rejected depends
on your mobile phone and mobile phone net-
work provider.
Option 1: The originally active call is contin-
ued and the incoming call is rejected.
Option 2: The originally active call is ended
and the incoming call is accepted.
Option 3: Both calls are ended.
Ending an active call
XTo select =in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The active call is ended.
Mobile phone voice recognition
You can start or end voice recognition on your
mobile phone with this function. Further infor-
mation on the voice recognition service; see the
manufacturer's operating instructions.
To start the mobile phone voice recognition:
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XConnect the mobilephone to the multimed ia
system (Ypage 96).
XPress and hold the óbutton on the mult i-
function steering wheel for more than one
second.
You can now use the mob ilephone voice rec-
ognition.
To end the mobile phone voice recognition:
XPress ñon the multifunction steering
wheel.
The mob ilephone voice recognition isstop-
ped.
Phone book
Introduction
The telephone book displays the contacts from
the address book which have a phone number.
The phone book of the mob ilephone isauto-
matically displayed inthe multimed iasystem
after the connection isestablish ed (default set-
ting). You can deactivate automat iccalling up
(
Ypage 112).
In the telephone book, you can:
RCreate new contacts (Ypage 106)
RAdd information to contacts (Ypage 107)
RSearch for contacts (Ypage 106)
RStore contacts (Ypage 107)
RDelete contacts (Ypage 107)
Further information on importing contacts
(
Ypage 113).
When you import, save, editor add contacts,
they will be permanently saved inthe multime-
dia system. These contacts willremain availab le
even when you connect the multimedia system
to a different mob ilephone. You can view these
contacts even without a mob ilephone.
Calling up the phone book
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select Namein the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
If the phone book contains contacts, they will
be displayed in alphabetical order. The char-
acter bar at the bottom of the display is active.
You can now search for a contact
(
Ypage 106).
Further information on the symbols shown
(
Ypage 105).
iYou can also call up the phone book with the
multifunction steering wheel; see the sepa-
rate operating instructions.
Symbol overview
Sym-
bolExplanation
ÆContact that has been entered, edi-
ted or saved inthe multimedia sys-
tem.
\Contact with voice tag
These contacts have also been
assigned a voice tag. Voice tags are
available invehicles with the Voice
Control System (see the vehicle
Operator's Manual).
ÃContact that was called up from a
mobile phone
¯Contact imported from the SDmem-
ory card or USB device
®Contact imported via the Bluetooth®
interface
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XTo selectStart playback: Ì: slide6
and press the controller.
Playback resumes from the beginning.
XTo select Connect Last Used Player:
press the controller.
Depending on the Bluetooth
®audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth
Audio Device Pausedmessage.
Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Bluetooth®
audio devices.
With some mobile phones, the function with
regard to the following criteria is impaired:
Rthe number of tracks that can be selected
Rthe time period until the next or previous track
is played
XUse the multifunction steering wheel to
switch to the media menu in the on-board
computer (see the vehicle Operator's Man-
ual).
XTo skip forwards or backwards to a track:
press the9or: button on the multi-
function steering wheel.
XRapid scroll: press and hold the 9
or : button on the multifunction steering
wheel until the desired track is reached.
If you press and hold the 9or: but-
tons, the rapid scrolling speed increases after
a short time.
iDuring rapid scrolling, track names are not
displayed but only Track+1, Track+2, etc. (or
Track-1, Track-2, etc.). There are no playback
times shown for tracks that have been played.
This is available as an optional function start-
ing with AVRCP Version 1.3. There is also no music search option available
with Bluetooth
®audio.
Selecting playback options
If the Bluetooth®audio device supports the cor-
responding function, the following options are
available:
RNormal Track Sequence: the tracks are
played in the normal order (e.g. track 1, 2, 3
etc.).
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to the
data medium. Alphabetical order is the most
common. Once all the tracks in a folder have
been played, the tracks in the next folder are
played.
RRandomTrackList: the current track list is
played in random order (e.g. 3, 8, 5 etc.).
RRandom Medium: all tracks on the data
medium are played in random order (e.g.
track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Playback options are optional functions and
are not, or only partially, supported by Blue-
tooth
®audio devices.
Selecting playback options
XSlide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect Playback Mode.
A # dot indicates the current setting.
XSelect the desired option.
If you select Random Track List, a corre-
sponding message appears in the display or
selection window.
Increasing the volume in the multime-
dia system
XSlide 6the controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Volume: turn and press the control-
ler.
A menu appears. The #dot indicates the cur-
rent setting.
XSelect StandardorBoost.
iIf play back on the Bluetooth®audio player
is too quiet, the Boostfunction may be used.
166Bluetooth®audio mode
Media