2017 MERCEDES-BENZ CLS-Class phone

Switching off the microphone:
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide6the 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.
or
XPress the corresponding key on the number
keypad.
Every character selected will be transmitted
immediately.
iYou can also send DTMF tones using the
Voice Control System (see the separate oper-
ating instructions).
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
XPress 6on the multifunction steering
wheel.
or
XTo select °1or°2: turn and press the con-
troller.
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.
XTo activate the call on hold: select wResume.
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
This function depends on your mobile phone
network provider and the mobile phone (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions). You can
interconnect active and held calls. This permits
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several parties to hear one another and speak
with one another.
XAdd a call (Ypage 100).
or
XAnswer an incoming call (Ypage 102).
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. Depending on the
mobile phone used, the call which was previ-
ously active is put on hold or ended (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions). If the
call is on hold, you can switch back and forth
between the two calls (call waiting)
(
Ypage 101).
This is also the case if you accept the waiting
call using the Voice Control System (see the
separate operating instructions).
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 ended
and the incoming call is accepted.
Option 2: Both calls are ended.
Ends 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:
XConnect the mobile phone to the multimedia
system (Ypage 94).
XPress and hold the óbutton on the multi-
function steering wheel for more than one
second.
You can now use the mobile phone voice rec-
ognition.
To end the mobile phone voice recognition:
XPress xon the multifunction steering
wheel.
The mobile phone voice recognition is stop-
ped.
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Phone book
Introduction
The telephone book displays the contacts from
the address book which have a phone number.
The phone book of the mobile phone is auto-
matically displayed in the multimedia system
after the connection is established (default set-
ting). You can deactivate automatic calling up
(
Ypage 111).
In the telephone book, you can:
RCreate new contacts (Ypage 104)
RAdd information to contacts (Ypage 105)
RSearch for contacts (Ypage 103)
RStore contacts (Ypage 106)
RDelete contacts (Ypage 106)
Further information on importing contacts
(
Ypage 111).
When you import, save, edit or add contacts,
they will be permanently saved in the multime-
dia system. These contacts will remain available
even when you connect the multimedia system
to a different mobile phone. You can view these contacts even without a mobile phone.
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 103).
Further information on the symbols shown
(
Ypage 103).
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 in the multimedia sys-
tem.
\Contact with voice tag
These contacts have also been
assigned a voice tag. Voice tags are
available in vehicles with the Voice
Control System (see the separate
operating instructions).
ÃContact that was called up from a
mobile phone
¯Contact imported from the SD mem-
ory card or USB device
®Contact imported via the Bluetooth®
interface
Searching for a contact
Using the character bar
You determine the first letter of the contact you
are looking for with the first character you enter.
XTo select characters: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The first contact with the selected first char-
acter is highlighted in the phone book. If there
are similar contacts, the next different char-
acter is shown. For example, with contacts
such as Jana
andJohn, the beginnings of the
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names are identical. The next different char-
actersAandOare offered for selection.
XSelect the characters of the contact you are
searching for one by one, pressing and con-
firming with the controller each time.
XTo end the search: select ¬.
The contacts in the phone book are displayed.
XTo highlight a contact: turn the controller.
XTo call the contact: press the controller.
The Gsymbol indicates that a contact contains
more than one phone number.
XTo select a contact with the Gsymbol: turn
the controller and press to confirm.
The phone numbers are displayed. The G
symbol changes to I.
XTo call a telephone number: turn and press
the controller.
Back to the character bar
XPress the %button repeatedly until the
character bar is displayed.
Further information about character entry
(
Ypage 28).
Using the number keypad on the upper
section of the center console
You determine the first letter of the contact you
are looking for with the first character you enter.
XFor example, to enter the letter C: press the
l number key briefly three times in suc-
cession.
The character appears the first time the key is
pressed and shows all the available charac-
ters. It switches to the next character each
time the key is pressed.
Using the touchpad
You determine the first letter of the contact you
are looking for with the first character you enter.
XDraw the letter on the touchpad surface.
The first contact with the selected first char-
acter is highlighted in the phone book.
Further information on handwriting recogni-
tion on the touchpad (
Ypage 23).
XDraw additional letters on the touchpad sur-
face one after another.
XTo complete the search and return to the
phone book: press the touchpad.
XTo select and call the contact: glide up or
down and press.
Displaying the details of a contact
XCall up the phone book (Ypage 103).
XSearch for and highlight a contact
(Ypage 103).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The detailed view appears.
Closing the detailed display
XTo select %: slide 8the controller.
Adding a new contact
XCall up the phone book (Ypage 103).
XIn the phone book, slide 5the controller
repeatedly until the character bar disappears.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select NewEntry: turn and press the con-
troller.
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XTo select a category for the number, e.g.
Home: turn the controller and press to confirm.
XTo select a telephone category, e.g.MobilePhone: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
If you have marked a number as preferred, it is
shown at the top of the list.
XTo select Continue: turn and press the con-
troller.
The input menu with data fields is displayed.
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 28) or the number keypad, for exam-
ple.
XTo finish and save an entry: select ¬.
The contact is created in the phone book and in the address book.
Adding information to a contact
A maximum of five telephone numbers can be
saved for one contact.
XCall up the phone book (Ypage 103).
XSearch for and highlight a contact in the
phone book (Ypage 103).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select AddPhoneNo.: turn and press the
controller.
XTo select a category for the number, e.g.
Home: turn the controller and press to confirm.
XTo select a telephone category, e.g. MobilePhone: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
If you have marked a number as preferred, it is
shown at the top of the list.
XTo select Continue: turn and press the con-
troller.
The telephone number has been saved.
If five numbers are already stored for the con-
tact you are searching for, a prompt will appear
asking whether you wish to overwrite one of the
existing numbers. If you wish to overwrite one of the phone num-
bers:
XTo select
Yes: turn and press the controller.
A list of the existing five phone numbers is
displayed.
XTo select the phone number to be overwritten
from the list: turn the controller and press to
confirm.
The entry field for the new phone number is
displayed.
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 28) or the number keypad, for exam-
ple.
If you do not wish to overwrite any of the phone
numbers:
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
Automatically importing contacts
from the mobile phone
Depending on the mobile phone used, you can
set whether the contacts should be called up
automatically after the mobile phone is connec-
ted to the multimedia system.
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Automatically Import Con‐tacts from Phone: turn and press the con-
troller.
You can allow Oor deactivate ªthe auto-
matic download. If the function is deactiva-
ted, contacts which have already been called
up will continue to be displayed.
If the function is deactivated, the contacts can
be called up manually:
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Import Contacts: turn and press
the controller.
The contacts are called up.
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Saving a contact
Saved contacts are indicated in the phone book
by different symbols (Ypage 103).
XCall up the phone book (Ypage 103).
XSearch for and highlight a contact from the
mobile phoned(Ypage 103).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Save: turn and press the controller.
The contact has now been saved. The contact
is identified by the ¥symbol in the phone
book.
iSaved contacts are also displayed in the
address book.
Saving or editing the contact data in the mul-
timedia system does not change the contacts
on the mobile phone. If automatic calling-up
of phone contacts is activated, the multime-
dia system displays the copy ¥with the
changed data.
Deleting a name
You can delete contacts that have been added,
supplemented, saved or imported in the multi-
media system.
If there are one or several phone numbers saved under the contact, the contact is deleted from
the phone book and the address book.
If there are additional entries under the contact,
such as a navigable destination, only the phone
numbers are deleted. The contact is retained in the address book with the remaining entries.
XCall up the phone book (Ypage 103).
XSearch for and highlight a contact in the
phone book (Ypage 103).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Delete: turn and press the control-
ler.
A prompt appears asking whether the contact
should be deleted.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The phone number is deleted.
or
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
Closing the phone book
XTo select &from the character bar: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
or
XPress the %button.
Address book
Introduction
Always pay attention to traffic conditions.
Familiarize yourself with the address book func-
tions before beginning your journey.
You can use the multimedia system when the
road and traffic conditions permit. You could
otherwise become involved in an accident in
which you or others could be injured.
The address book displays all the contacts from
the various sources (mobile phone, memory
card, USB device, the phone book of the multi-
media system, navigation).
You can use the contacts to make telephone
calls, navigate and to write messages.
If a mobile phone is connected to the multimedia
system and automatic calling up is activated
(
Ypage 111), the mobile phone's contacts are
displayed in the address book. If you disconnect
the mobile phone from the multimedia system,
these contacts are no longer displayed in the
address book.
When you import, save, edit or add contacts,
they will be saved in the multimedia system.
These contacts will remain available even when
you connect the multimedia system to a differ-
ent mobile phone. You can view these contacts
even without a mobile phone.
iThe address book can store a total of 5000
contacts.
R2000 entries are reserved for permanently
saved contacts.
R3000 entries are reserved for contacts that
you can load from the mobile phone.
iBefore selling your vehicle, delete the con-
tacts saved in the multimedia system using
the reset function (
Ypage 43).
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Calling up the address book
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
%button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 5the con-
troller.
XTo select Tel/®: press the controller.
XTo selectAddress Book: turn and press the
controller.
XTo browse in the address book: turn the con- troller.
An address book entry can also include a pic-
ture. This is shown to the left of the address
data. Address book entries with pictures can
only be created by importing vCards (vcf
files). Further information on importing
vCards (
Ypage 111). The quality of the pic-
ture depends on the picture's resolution.
Searching for a contact
Using the character bar
XCall up the address book (Ypage 107).
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Search: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select characters: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The first contact with the selected first char-
acter is highlighted in the address book. If
there are similar contacts, the next different
character is shown. For example, with con-
tacts such as Jana
andJohn, the beginnings
of the names are identical. The next different
character A
andOare offered for selection.
XSelect the characters of the contact you are
searching for one by one, pressing and con-
firming with the controller each time.
XTo end the search: select b.
The contacts in the address book are dis-
played.
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo return to the character bar: press the
% button repeatedly until the character
bar is displayed.
Further information about character entry
(
Ypage 28).
Using the number keypad on the upper
section of the center console
You determine the first letter of the contact you
are looking for with the first character you enter.
XFor example, to enter the letter C: press the
l number key briefly three times in suc-
cession.
The character appears the first time the key is
pressed and shows all the available charac-
ters. It switches to the next character each
time the key is pressed.
Using the touchpad
You determine the first letter of the contact you
are looking for with the first character you enter.
XDraw the letter on the touchpad surface.
The first contact with the selected first char-
acter is highlighted in the address book.
Further information on handwriting recogni-
tion on the touchpad (
Ypage 23).
XDraw additional letters on the touchpad sur-
face one after another.
XTo complete the search and return to the
address book: press the touchpad.
XTo select and call the contact: glide up or
down and press.
Adding a new contact
You can enter address data directly into the
address book. If you store telephone numbers in the phone book of the multimedia system, these
are also saved in the address book. If you store
a navigation destination, the multimedia system
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creates an address book entry that includes the
complete navigable address data.
XCall up the address book (Ypage 107).
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select New: turn and press the controller.
The surname and first name input lines are
displayed.
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 28 )or the number keypad, for exam-
ple.
XTo save the surname and first name: select
b.
The details for the contact are displayed.
XTo add a desired entry (e.g. Add E-MailAddress): turn and press the controller.
Depending on the type of entry, the corre-
sponding input menu appears.
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 28) or the number keypad, for exam-
ple.
XTo finish and save an entry: select b.
Displaying contact details
XCall up the address book (Ypage 107).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
The entries can be categorized as follows:
\ Business details
6 Home details
iAn address book entry can contain the fol-
lowing information:
Rname
Rfirst name
Rcompany
Rup to five telephone numbers
Rtwo email addresses
RInternet address
Rtwo addresses
Rgeo-coordinates
Adding information to a contact
A maximum of five telephone numbers can be
saved for one contact.
XCall up the address book (Ypage 107).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
XTo add the desired entry (e.g. Add E-MailAddress): turn and press the controller.
Depending on the type of entry, the corre-
sponding input menu appears.
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 28) or the number keypad, for exam-
ple.
XTo finish and save an entry: select b.
Starting route guidance to an address
or geo-coordinates
If an address with a ZIP code is saved, the
address can be used for route guidance. If the
ZIP code cannot be assigned to an exact
address, you can adjust the destination subse-
quently using the controller.
XCall up the address book (Ypage 107).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
XTo select the address or geo-coordinates:
turn and press the controller.
The navigation menu is displayed.
XTo selectStart: slide6and press the con-
troller.
The route to the destination address is calcu-
lated and route guidance starts.
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