MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class 2005 W163 Comand Manual

78 Telephone*Important notesIn this chapter you will find detailed infor-
mation on telephone functions, emergency
call, and service numbers.
1 Observe all legal requirements.
Please read the “Telephone” chapter
before attempting to operate your tele-
phone.

Always drive with extreme caution
when you operate the hands-free tele-
phone.

For safety reasons, you should not use
the mobile telephone handset to make
a call while driving the vehicle.

If the signal strength is very weak (dis-
play in the symbol field of all menus),
wait until reception improves before
making a call.
Warning
G
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving a ve-
hicle. Whether or not prohibited by law, for
safety reasons, the driver should not use the
cellular telephone while the vehicle is in mo-
tion. Stop the vehicle in a safe location be-
fore answering or placing a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free device and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel-
lular phone
1 only when road, weather and
traffic conditions permit.
Never operate radio transmitters equipped
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to malfunction
of the vehicle’s electronic systems, possibly
resulting in an accident and/or personal in-
jury.
!Radio transmitters, such as a portable
telephone or a citizens band unit,
should be used inside the vehicle only
if they are connected to a separate ex-
terior antenna that has been approved
by Mercedes-Benz.

79 Telephone*
Important notes

Close the windows to reduce outside
noise when you use hands-free opera-
tion.

A brief disconnection from the cellular
network is not a malfunction. A brief
disconnection can occur when the net-
work switches areas. The phone auto-
matically tries to sign on to a network
again.

If the message PLEASE ENTER UN-
LOCK CODE appears, enter the unlock
code to enable all telephone functions.
Entering the unlock code (
page 84).In the following situations, it is not possible
or not yet possible to use the telephone:

The telephone is already unlocked but
is not registered or not yet registered in
the network.
The message NO SERVICE appears.
The telephone tries to register into an
existing network. If the network is
available, the telephone is ready for
use.
The above message also appears if the
network is no longer available due to
weak signals.

The message TELEPHONE NOT AT-
TACHED appears.
Please attach the telephone.

The message PHONE IS OFF... ap-
pears.
Please switch on the telephone.
It is not possible to make a call in the fol-
lowing situations. One of the following
messages appears:

SYSTEM BUSY
Dialing has failed because system is
busy.

NO SERVICE
Dialing has failed because a network
cannot be received.

80 Telephone*Telephone* operationQuick reference

81 Telephone*
Telephone* operation
Function
Page
1
Switches telephone operation
on
84
2
Color display
3
Press to:
Switch the MCS on and off
Turn to:
Set the volume for hands-free
operation of the telephone
14,
85
16
4
Entering the unlock code
Entering a telephone number
Speed-dialing (for the num-
bers stored in the phone book
with a maximum of 2 digits)
Quick-dialing (for the first 10
memory locations)
Placing an
emergency call

84
86
90
90
92
Function
Page
5
Joystick
: Scroll list down
: Scroll list up
: Select name or num-
ber
: Select name or num-
ber
6
Softkeys
NUM: Phone book sorted nu-
merically
NAME: Phone book sorted al-
phabetically
MUTE: Switches off the micro-
phone for the hands-free tele-
phone
89
88
85
7
Accepting an incoming call
Send a call
85
8
Ending a call
85

82 Telephone*Telephone* operationMenu overview

83 Telephone*
Telephone* operation
Function
Page
1
Unlock code menu
84
2
Main telephone menu
3
Telephone roaming indicator
S: Signal
R: Roaming
R (highlighted): Roaming on
non-home type system
4
Signal strength meter
5
Incoming call
85
6
Alphabetic phone book
88
7
Numeric phone book
89

84 Telephone*Telephone* operation
Press .
The menu to enter the unlock code ap-
pears.
Entering the unlock code

Use the number keys through
to enter the unlock code.
Asterisks instead of digits will appear in
the input line.If the code entered is correct and the
phone is registered in a network, the
phone is ready for use.If the telephone is ready for operation,
READY appears. The graphic (left) depicts
strong signal reception. If you are not in a
home network, the roaming indicator R is
shown.

Switch to an audio mode, navigation
mode*.

Allow the telephone to switch to sleep
mode.
or

Switch off the MCS system.
Switching telephone operation on
iTimeport phones use a three-digit code.
V60 phones use a four-digit code. The
head unit unlocks the phone using the
first three digits of the four-digit V60 un-
lock code.
Your unlock code prevents unautho-
rized persons from using your tele-
phone. Be sure to memorize this code
carefully.
If you enter an incorrect code, the sys-
tem returns to the menu for entering the
unlock code.
You must always enter the unlock code
when you switch on the telephone in
locked mode.
Switching telephone operation off

85 Telephone*
Telephone* operation
If the system detects an incoming call, the
phone rings and CALL appears on the dis-
play. If the telephone number can be iden-
tified, it appears in the display. The
corresponding name is displayed as long
as it has been stored in the phone book.

Press .
The active audio source switches to
mute.
Switching off the microphone for the
hands-free telephone

Press the softkey MUTE.

Press the softkey MUTE again to cancel
muting.
Setting the volume for hands-free opera-
tion
Raising the volume

Turn the rotary/push-button v to the
right.
Lowering the volume

Turn the rotary/push-button v to the
left.Refusing or ending a call

Press .
The main telephone display disappears
and the previous source is restored.
Accepting an incoming call using the
mobile telephone handset
For the location of your telephone, see the
vehicle’s operation instructions.

Press .

Remove the telephone from its cradle
and conduct your call.
The hands-free operation switches off.
Ending a call

Put the phone back in its cradle.
Incoming call

86 Telephone*Telephone* operation1 Observe all legal requirements
The following functions are available for
placing an outgoing call:
Dialing a telephone number
(page 86)

Dialing a number from the phone book
(page 88)

Redial (
page 90)

Speed-dialing (
page 90)

Emergency call (
page 92)Dialing a telephone number
Entering a telephone number

Press .
The main telephone menu appears.
Warning
G
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving a ve-
hicle. Whether or not prohibited by law, for
safety reasons, the driver should not use the
cellular telephone while the vehicle is in mo-
tion. Stop the vehicle in a safe location be-
fore answering or placing a call. If you
nonetheless choose to use the cellular
phone while driving, please be sure to pay
attention to the traffic situation at all times.
Use the cellular phone
1 only when road,
weather and traffic conditions permit.
Outgoing call

87 Telephone*
Telephone* operation

Use the number keys through
to enter the telephone number.
The menu changes when the first digit
is entered.
Correcting input
To correct only the last digit

Press briefly.
To clear all digits

Press longer than 2 seconds.Begin dialing

If you have entered the correct num-
ber, press .
Dialing begins. If the phone number
and name are stored in the phone
book, the name appears on the screen.
The active audio source switches to
mute.
Interrupt dialing

Press .Conducting a call
The call time appears when the call is initi-
ated.
Ending the call:

Press .