steering MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2007 W463 Comand Manual

84 Satellite radio*
Satellite radio operation
You will see the Satellite radio main menu
automatically after 8 seconds
if you press s.Selecting a station on the memory list
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Presets soft key.
The Satellite preset memory
(
page 83) will appear.
Push the joystick to gor G to high-
light a memory preset.
or
Press j or k at the multifunc-
tion steering wheel.
Press E.
The Satellite radio main menu will then
appear automatically after 8 seconds,
indicating the memory preset number
in the status line.
In the Satellite radio main menu, press
the
Info soft key.
The information display will appear.
You will see (if available)
the full station name
additional program information
Switching back to the Satellite radio main
menu
Press the Back soft key.
or
Press the Info soft key again.
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An existing entry is overwritten in the
memory list when a new input is given.
If the message
Updating station list
appears the presets may be overwrit-
ten.
Displaying information

89 Telephone*
Important notes
Please read the chapter “Telephone”
first before attempting to operate your
telephone.
Please also read the important notes in
the telephone operating manual.
Always drive with extreme caution
when you operate the telephone
hands-free.
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 bar of all menus):
Wait until reception improves before
making a call.
Close the windows and reduce all out-
side noise as much as possible when
you use hands-free operation.
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If you have a Mercedes-Benz specified
integrated mobile telephone (TDMA,
CDMA or GSM) and the telephone is
inserted in the cradle, the telephone
functions can be used as follows:
at the COMAND
at the multifunction steering wheel
by Voice Control
This instruction manual describes the
operation at the COMAND. Unless
otherwise indicated, the descriptions
and illustrations refer to the COMAND.
Operation of the mobile phone and
Voice Control is described in separate
operating guides. Refer to the vehicle
Operator’s Manual for operation of the
telephone using the multifunction
steering wheel.
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In certain menus, the COMAND can
display date and time of the calls.
The COMAND can display phone
number and name of the other party
(e.g. if the COMAND detects an
incoming call, but also in other menus).
For the number to be displayed, the
number information must be
transmitted with the incoming call. The
same goes for the name display which
additionally requires that the caller’s
number and name are saved in the
phone book.

100 Telephone*
Telephone operation
or
In the Telephone menu, press the Send
soft key.
Dialing will begin. If a name is associated
with the phone number saved in the phone
book, the name appears on the screen. In
the status bar, the off-hook symbol will ap-
pear.
C O M A N D w i l l m u t e a n a c t i v e a u d i o s o u r c e .
If the person called answers the call, the
call is active. You talk over the hands-free
set.
The message
Call failed may appear if
you place an outgoing call. Try again later.
Subsequent dialing
Transmitting other dial tones:
During a call you can press the number
keys 1 through 0, # and *.
Ending a call
Press K on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction
steering wheel.
or
Press the End soft key.
Redial
Press k on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction
steering wheel.or
Press the Dialed# soft key.
The Dialed numbers list will appear.
The most recently dialed number is
highlighted.
Push the joystick g or G to select
the desired entry.
To dial the selected number:
Press E.
or
Press k on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction
steering wheel.
or
Press the Send soft key.

101 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Selecting an entry from the Received
calls list
The COMAND automatically generates a
list of the last 10 calls received. The list is
sorted chronologically with the most
recently received call at the top of the list.
Displaying the list
In the Telephone menu (page 96),
press the
Recvd# soft key.
The list is displayed and the most
recently received call is highlighted. Received calls list
The status bar shows:
the caller’s name if her or his name and
number are stored in the phone book
the message Unknown if no entry is
available
the telephone number
You can select the following functions:
Changing the list display
Selecting an entry and begin dialing
Ending a call (page 100)Changing the list display
Press the 123 soft key.
The display changes to numbers.
or
Press the ABC soft key.
The display changes to names.
Selecting an entry and begin dialing
Push the joystick to g or G to
select the desired entry.
Press E.
or
Press k on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction
steering wheel.
or
Press the Send soft key.
The telephone dials the number.

103 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Memory locations with up to two digits:
Use the number keys 1 to 9 to
enter the memory location number.
Press E.
or
Press k on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction
steering wheel.
or
Press the Send soft key.
The telephone dials the saved number.
Ending a call (
page 100).Quick-dialing
Quick dialing can be used on memory loca-
tions 1-9.
Open the Telephone menu
(
page 96).
Press one of the number keys 1 - 9
longer than 2 seconds.
The telephone dials the saved number.
Ending a call (
page 100).If the person called or you answer a call,
the call is active. The call indication is
displayed.
Call menu
You talk over the hands-free set. You can
set the volume for the hands-free
operation (
page 98).
The status bar indicates the call time and
the off-hook symbol.
Active call

104 Telephone*
Telephone operation
The following functions can be used during
a call:
Ending an active call
Switch on/off hands-free microphone
Setting the volume for hands-free ope-
ration (
page 98)
Ending an active call
Press k on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction
steering wheel.
or
Press the End soft key.
The Telephone menu will appear.Switching hands-free microphone on/
off (available if microphone is switched
on)
The microphone status is indicated by the
status of the
Mic Off or the Mic On
soft key.
Press the Mic Off soft key.
The microphone is switched on. The
soft key status changes accordingly.
Press the Mic On soft key.
The microphone is switched off. The
soft key status changes accordingly.
When the microphone is off, the other
party cannot hear you. You can still
hear your partner.Three-way calling
When a call is active and you receive a se-
cond call on your mobile phone, a tone re-
presenting a second caller can be heard.
You can accept the second call, toggle bet-
ween the active (first) and the second call
and make a conference.
Accepting a second call
Press k.
You now have two calls, the second call
is active. The formerly active call is put
on hold.
Toggling between the active and the wai-
ting call
TDMA, CDMA
Press k.
The active call is put on hold and the
call formerly on hold is now active.
Microphone
statusSoft key status
OnMic Off
Off Mic On

107 Telephone*
Telephone operation
You can select the following functions:
Changing the phone book display at
the COMAND
Selecting a phone book entry and
dialing the number (
page 107)
Changing the phone book display
Open the phone book (page 106).
Press the 123 soft key.
The display changes to numbers. The
status bar displays the name of the
marked entry.
or
Press the ABC soft key.
The display changes to names. The
status bar displays the number of the
marked entry.Selecting a phone book entry and dia-
ling the number
Open the phone book (page 106).
The list of phone book entries with
names starting with a certain letter is
displayed.
Changing the initial letters
Push the joystick to H or h one or
several times.
With every push of the button the
display changes to the next possible
letter. At the end of the letter list
follows the category
Others.Category
Others:
Here, all entries without names or with
names starting with a special character
(e.g. * or #) are put together.
Selecting an entry
Change the initial letter if required.
Push the joystick to G or g to
select a list entry.
or
Press j or k on the
multifunction steering wheel to select a
list entry.
Press the Details soft key to see all
information about the entry.
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If you hold one of the buttons, scrolling
is accelerated.

108 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Begin dialing
Press E.
or
Press k on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction
steering wheel.
or
Press the Send soft key.

115 Navigation*
Navigation main menu
Destination memory
You can select destinations from the
Destination Memory (page 161).
Enter destination
Activates the Enter street menu
(
page 118).
Last destinations
You can select last destinations from
the
Last destinations memory
(
page 159).
Points of interest:
Brings you to the
Select point
category
menu (page 163).
POIs are e.g. gas stations, parking
facilities or airports.
Phone number:
You can select a POI by phone number.
Brings you to the
Enter POI phone
number
menu (page 167).
Today’s Plan:
You can select destinations from the
Today’s Plan list one after the other or
sort destinations as Bestway or Round
trip (
page 169).Available soft keys
Home soft key:
You can edit the home address and
start route guidance (
page 131).
Mode soft key:
You can edit the routing mode for the
next route guidance (
page 116).
Compass soft key:
You can display direction of travel,
altitude and steering angle of the
vehicle
(page 133).

133 Navigation*
Destination input
To cancel the compass screen in vehicles
with Navigation
Press any soft key, then press the Back
soft key.
or
Press b or c.
To cancel the Compass screen in vehicles
without Navigation
Press the A, B, a or C
buttons.Compass screen
1Pointer shows the steering angle on a
half circle scale in degrees
2Steering icon shows the position of the
vehicle wheels
3Dynamic compass displays the driving
direction at the top of the screen, the
white arrow always points to North
If your vehicle is equipped with Navigation
4Height indication, the scale scrolls as
the the vehicle's altitude changes
5Status bar shows GPS coordinates,
height above sea level and the number
of currently received satellites
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Compass screen is activated during
route guidance:
COMAND continues to provide route
guidance via voice instructions
(
page 136). The Navigation screens
are visible in the instrument cluster
multifunction display.
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Keep in mind, steering angle 1 and the
steering icon 2 are approximations.