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85 Telephone*
Telephone operation


Telephone operation
Switching ON The telephone is switched ON automatical
-
ly when COMAND is activated. The cellular
phone must be readily inserted into the
cradle.If COMAND is switched ON, the switched
OFF telephone can also be switched ON
manually:
Press and hold

for a few seconds
until the telephone is switched ON.
The Telephone main menu appears ( page
89)
.
One of the following messages could also
appear:
Please
insert
phone

Insert the cellular phone into the
cradle.

Phone
not
installed

Your vehicle is not configured for cellu
-
lar telephone operation.

Please
insert
SIM
card
This message appears only when using
a GSM cellular phone. 
Insert a SIM card (
 Telephone Op
-
eration Guide).
Switching OFF 
In the Telephone main menu ( page
89)
, press and hold

for
longer than 2 seconds.
or
Switch COMAND OFF
( page
29)
.
The telephone switches OFF after a
one-minute delay. If a call is in progress
during this time, the telephone switch
-
es OFF approx. one
minute after the
call is ended.
The following conditions must be met for a
“911” emergency call:
cellular phone readily inserted

telephone switched ON

available cellular phone network
Switching the phone ON/OFF
iIf a call is in progress (handsfree) you
cannot switch the COMAND OFF,
.
is
disabled.
911 emergency callsWarning
G
The “911” emergency call system is a
public service. Using it without due
cause is a criminal offense.

88 Telephone*Telephone operationThe unlock code protects the telephone
against unauthorized use. The unlock code
can be activated on the telephone
( Telephone Operation Guide).
Commit your unlock code to memory.

The telephone functions are available only
after entering the unlock code.
Example: unlock code 2307
In sequence, press the number
keys

, 
,"
and

.
In case of erroneous entry, delete the
last or more digits:
Press the
Delete
soft key as often
as required.

After entering all digits, press

or the
OK soft key.All telephone functions are available if
the correct number has been entered.After registering, Information referring
to the telephone signal appears at the
right end of the status bar.The unlock code has to be entered
again if the entry was incorrect.
When COMAND is switched ON, switching
to telephone mode from any other opera
-
tion mode is made as follows.On the COMAND control unit 
Press

.
The Telephone main menu opens ( page
89)
.
On the multifunction steering wheel
See
( page
25)
Entering the unlock code iThe system switches back to last mode
if the unlock code is not entered within
8 seconds after you are prompted to do
so.
Switching to telephone mode

93 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Selecting an entry from the list of ac
-
cepted and missed calls. Opening of list 
Press the
Recvd.#
soft key in the Tele
-
phone main menu
( page
89)
.
The list appears with the last call high
-
lighted.

The list is sorted chronologically, the
last accepted or missed call is dis
-
played at the top of the list.
Switching between number and names 
Press the
123
soft key.
This switches the list to number dis
-
play.
or
Press the
ABC
soft key.
This switches the list to name display.

The number in the phone book that be
-
longs to the highlighted name is shown
in the status bar.
Selecting a list entry and establishing
the connection 
Use

or

to select the desired
entry.

Press
0
.
The telephone initiates the call to the
selected number.
iIf no calls have been received yet the Recvd.#
soft key is shaded out and
without function.
iThe list shows up to ten calls you re
-
ceived last. It is a combined listing of
both accepted and missed calls. The
list does not show or specify which
calls were accepted and which ones
were missed.

94 Telephone*Telephone operationSelecting an entry from the list of di
-
aled calls COMAND automatically creates a list of di
-
aled calls. This list can contain 10 entries
max. The list is sorted chronologically, the
last dialed call is displayed at the top of the
list. On the COMAND control unitOpening the list: 
Press the
Dialed
# soft key in the Tele
-
phone main menu
( page
89)
.
The list appears.
Switching between number and names: 
Press the
123
soft key.
This switches the list to number dis
-
play.If a name in the phonebook is stored
with the number of the highlighted call
it is shown in the status bar.

Press the
ABC
soft key.
This switches the list to name display.

The number in the phone book that be
-
longs to the highlighted name is shown
in the status bar.
Selecting a list entry and establishing the
connection: 
Use

or

to select the desired
entry.

Press
0
.
The telephone initiates the call to the
selected number.
On the multifunction steering wheel Opening the list: 
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display
( page
25)
.

Press
s once.
The last dialed call is displayed on the
multifunction display.
Dialed callsiIf no calls have been placed yet the Dialed
# soft is shaded out and with
-
out function.
iIf you press
s twice, the telephone
will immediately establish a connection
with the phone number dialed last.

96 Telephone*Telephone operationOn the multifunction steering wheel
Press
t
.
Switching the hands-free microphone
ON/OFF The soft key
Mic
Off
shows the status of
the microphone.
Microphone OFF: soft key = Microphone ON: soft key = 
Press the
Mic
Off
soft key.
This switches the microphone OFF or
ON. The display of the soft key changes
accordingly.

The other party cannot hear you if the
microphone is switched OFF; however,
you can hear the other party.
Transmitting number sequences Answering machines or other devices
could possibly be controlled through num
-
ber sequences (e.g. remote query func
-
tions). 
With an open connection, press one of
the appropriate number keys
"
- !

for each digit.
You can also transmit the
characters
2
and
$
(#).
The phone book contains all entries of the
cellular phone memory.
iIf a GSM phone is used, the phone book
contains all entries of the telephone
phone book.

98 Telephone*Phone book
Adding spoken names to a phone book
entry
( page
99)
. This option is only
available for vehicles with voice control
system*.

Deleting a phone book entry ( page
99)
.
Switching between number and name
Open the phone book from COMAND ( page
97)
.

Press the
123
soft key.
This switches the display to number
display. The name of the highlighted
entry is shown in the status bar;
or
Press the
ABC
soft key.
This switches the display to name dis
-
play. The number of the highlighted en
-
try is shown in the status bar.
On the COMAND control unit
Open the phone book
( page
97)
.
A list of phone book entries appears,
beginning with a specific first letter (ini
-
tial).
Changing initials
Press

or

once or repeatedly.
Each time you press the button, the
display changes to the next letter up or
down. At the end of the list of letters is the
category
Other
. This category com
-
bines all entries without a name, or en
-
tries whose names start with a special
character (e.g.
* or
#).
Selecting an entry
If necessary, change the initial letter ( page
98)
.

Select an entry using

or

.
If you press and hold either one of the
buttons, the scrolling up or down accel
-
erates.
Establishing a connection
Press
0
.
The telephone initiates the connection
with the appropriate number.
On the multifunction steering wheel 
Switch the multifunction display in the
instrument cluster to the Telephone
main display
( page
89)
.

Press
j or k repeatedly until
the desired entry is shown in the multi
-
function display.
Selecting a phone book entry and es
-
tablishing a connection

146 Navigation*During route guidanceIf you have set the map view to full screen ( page
131)
and the automatic map tog
-
gling function is activated, then the follow
-
ing happens:
The system automatically switches to
the split-screen map display when a
driving maneuver is announced.

As soon as the driving maneuver is
completed, the system automatically
returns to full-screen map display.
Switching automatic toggling ON/OFF 
In the Display menu
( page
143)
,
press the
Auto
soft key.
The Options
On and
Off
appear.

Use

or

to select the desired
option.

Press

.
Depending on the previous setting, au
-
tomatic map toggling will be switched
ON or OFF.

Finally, press the
Back
soft key or wait
for the screen to change.
You can select whether the full-screen and
split-screen map scales are to be set to
-
gether (default setting) or individually. 
In the Display menu, press the ( page
143)
Zoom
soft key.
The
Standard setting
and
Manual
op
-
tions appear.
Automatic map toggling
iThe solid circle
shows the current
setting.
Scales for full-screen and

split-screen map display

166 SystemSystem settings
Setting the format: 
Use

or

to select a format.

Press

.
The appropriate format is selected.

Press the
Back
soft key or wait for the
screen to change.
The new setting is stored.
The language setting changes the display
language as well as the language used for
voice instructions in navigation announce
-
ments.
In the System menu
( page
164)
,
press the
Lang.
soft key.
The language list is displayed.
The following options are available:
Instr. cluster settings
:
The system switches to the lan
-
guage already set in the vehicle in
-
strument cluster (
 Vehicle
Operator’s manual).

All other options:

The system switches to the re
-
quested language.
iList entry 1-3: Date formatsList entry 4 and 5: Time formats

(Entry 5 is not visible on the display ex
-
ample below.)Solid circle
: format set

Empty circle
: format not set
Setting the language