wheel MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2008 W463 Comand Manual

95 Telephone*
Telephone operation
You can use the following functions to
make a phone call:
Dialing a telephone number
(
page 95)
Redial (page 96)
Selecting an entry from the Received
calls list (
page 97)
Selecting an entry from the Dialed
numbers list (
page 97)
Use speed-dialing (page 98)
Use quick-dialing (page 99)
Selecting a phone book entry and
dialing the number (
page 102)Dialing a telephone number
Entering a telephone number
Open the Telephone menu
(
page 92).
Use the number keys 1 - 0 to enter
the telephone number.Deleting the last or several digits:
Press the Delete soft key once or seve-
ral times.
Deleting all digits:
Press K.
or
Press and hold Delete soft key for more
than 2 seconds.
Begin dialing
When you have entered the telephone
number
Press E.
or
Press k on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction stee-
ring wheel.
Outgoing calls


96 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.

97 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 92),
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 96)
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.

99 Telephone*
Telephone operation
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 96).
Quick-dialing
Quick dialing can be used on memory loca-
tions 1-9.
Open the Telephone menu
(
page 92).
Press one of the number keys 1 - 9
longer than 2 seconds.
The telephone dials the saved number.
Ending a call (
page 96).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 94).
The status bar indicates the call time and
the off-hook symbol.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 94)
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.
Active call

102 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 102)
Changing the phone book display
Open the phone book (page 101).
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 101).
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.
Press the Detail soft key to see all
information about the entry.
Begin dialing
Press E.
or
Press k on the COMAND.
or
Presss on the multifunction
steering wheel.
or
Press the Send soft key.
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If you hold one of the buttons, scrolling
is accelerated.

127 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 {
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 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 130). 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.

138 Navigation
Route guidance
OFF ROADIf there is no road shown on map at the
current position, the vehicle is OFF ROAD.
COMAND is able to guide you to an OFF
ROAD destination or from an OFF ROAD
location.
COMAND will inform you with the
OFF
ROAD
indication and the direction arrow
pointing to the destination. Corresponding
announcements may be audiable.
1Current vehicle OFF ROAD location and
direction of travel
y
2
Road known to the system, name is
shown above
3Arrow indicates the direction of the
destination and the distance to
destination
4OFF ROAD indication
As soon as the vehicle is back on a road
known to the system, route guidance
continues in the usual way.
WarningG
The COMAND navigation system may direct
you to off-road routes that your vehicle may
not be capable of traversing through without
damaging your tires, wheels or vehicle. It is
the driver's sole responsibility to determine
the suitability of the route. Off-road routes
may be of varying conditions and their ap-
propriateness for use may be affected by va-
rious factors such as time of day, time of
year and immediate weather conditions that
cannot be judged or taken into considerati-
on by the COMAND system.
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An OFF ROAD destination is not itselve
recorded on the map. You can enter an
OFF ROAD destination using the map,
for example (
page 123).