key MERCEDES-BENZ G-Class 2008 W463 Comand Manual

98 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Selecting an entry from the Dialed num-
bers list
The COMAND automatically generates a
list of the last 10 numbers dialed. The list
is sorted chronologically with the most
recently dialed number at the top of the
list.
Displaying the list
In the Telephone menu (page 92),
press the
Dialed# soft key.
The list is displayed and the most
recently dialed number is highlighted.
Dialed numbers 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 (page 97)
Selecting an entry and begin dialing
(
page 97)
Ending a call (page 96)
Toggling between lists
Push the joystick to H or h to
select the desired list.
Missed calls
If there are one or more missed calls avai-
lable on the mobile phone, a correspon-
ding message will appear.
Press the Back soft key or press E to
return to the Telephone menu.
Speed-dialing
For all memory locations
At the mobile phone you can save
telephone numbers in the speed-dialing
memory and use them. Refer to the mobile
phone operator’s manual.
You can also use speed-dialing at the
COMAND (only mobile phone memory
locations 1-99).
You can enter up to 2 digits.
Open the Telephone menu
(
page 92).
Memory locations with up to two digits:
Use the number keys 1 to 9 to
enter the memory location number.
Press E.
or

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

100 Telephone*
Telephone operation
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.GSM
Use the number key 2 and then
press
k.
The active call is put on hold and the
call formerly on hold is now active.
Ending the active call
TDMA, CDMA
Press K.
Both calls will be ended, but
the on-hold call will call back.
GSM
Press K.
The active call will be ended, the call
formerly on hold is active.
Microphone
statusSoft key status
OnMic Off
Off Mic On

101 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Making a conference call
TDMA, CDMA
When a first call is active a second call can
be placed to make a conference call.
During an active call:
Use the number keys 1 to 9 to en-
ter the telephone number of the party
that you would like to conference in.
Press k.
Dialing will begin. If the person called
answers the call, the call is active, the
formerly active call is put on hold.
Press k again to make all calls
active and have the conference call.
Ending a conference call
Press K.The phone book contains all entries
of the internal memory of the mobile
phone (TDMA, CDMA and GSM mobile
phone)
of the SIM card (GSM mobile phone)
Displaying the phone book
In the Telephone menu (page 92),
press the
Z soft key.
The phone book will appear.
The first entry found is at the top of the list
and highlighted. Entries marked with symbols have been
imported into the phone book from the in-
ternal memory of the mobile phone.
Usable phone number categories:
Symbol : Cell number
Symbol : Home number
Symbol : Work number
And additional categories:
Symbol : Fax number
Symbol : Pager number
Symbol : Main number
Phone bookPhone book
entryStatus bar shows
A phone numberUnknown
A name for a
phone numberThe phone number
Several numbersSeveral numbers

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.

108 Navigation
Navigation main menu

Navigation main menu
Press b.
The Navigation main menu or the
current navigation screen (e.g. map
screen) will appear.
Navigation main menu
Push the joystick to g or G to
select a menu item.
Press E.
or
Press one of the soft keys.
The selected menu or the function of
the selected soft key appears.
Selectable Menu Items
Continue route guidance:
Resumes interrupted or aborted route
guidance.
Activating the Navigation main
menu i
If route guidance is active, a message
appears instead asking you whether
you wish to cancel route guidance
(
page 139).
If route guidance has been interrupted
for more than 2 hours, the entry
Continue route guidance will be
on top of the list.
i
This menu item appears if you:
have aborted route guidance
(
page 139)
have interrupted your journey and
continue it after more than 2 hours

109 Navigation
Navigation main menu
Destination memory
You can select destinations from the
Destination Memory (page 155).
Enter destination
Activates the Enter street menu
(
page 112).
Last destinations
You can select last destinations from
the
Last destinations memory
(
page 153).
Points of interest:
Brings you to the
Select point
category
menu (page 157).
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 161).
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 163).Available soft keys
Home soft key:
You can edit the home address and
start route guidance (
page 125).
Mode soft key:
You can edit the routing mode for the
next route guidance (
page 110).
Compass soft key:
You can display direction of travel,
altitude and steering angle of the
vehicle
(page 127).

110 Navigation
Navigation main menu
The COMAND calculates the route as
Fastest route.
Minimizing traffic routes
Press the Mode soft key
in the Navigation main menu
(
page 108)
in the Start route guidance menu
(
page 129)
in the Info menu (page 141).
The
Edit routing mode menu will
appear.
Selectable traffic routes
Minimize freeways:
The system calculates the route with/
without minimizing freeways.
Minimize toll roads:
The system calculates the route with/
without minimizing toll roads.
Minimize ferries:
The system calculates the route with/
without minimizing ferry connections.
Minimize tunnels:
The system calculates the route with/
without minimizing tunnels.
Push the joystick to g or G to
select a routing mode.
Press E.
Switches the option on or off. You can
switch on more than one option.
Press the Back soft key to confirm.
The setting is saved. The previous
navigation screen will appear.
Setting the routing mode
OptionSymbol
OnQ
Off q

111 Navigation
Navigation main menu
Press c.
The full view of the map appears. You
will see the vehicle’s current position.
Press any soft key.
The soft key displays will appear.
Press the Memory soft key.
The system saves the current position
as a destination in the
Last
destinations
memory
(
page 153).
Saving current locationi
Such destinations are marked in
the
Last destinations memory
with
_.
For permanent storage you can save
the destination in the regular
Destination memory (
page 154).

112 Navigation
Destination input

Destination input
Activating the Navigation main menu
(
page 108).
Push the joystick to g or G to
select the menu item
Enter
destination
.
Press E.
The Enter street menu will appear.
Enter street menu
You can use the following functions
entering a street name or accepting a
street name if already available
(
page 114).
changing the state/province
(
page 113).
or
entering a city (page 119).Available soft keys:
State soft key:
Brings you to the Select state/province
menu (
page 113).
City soft key:
Brings you to the Enter city menu
(
page 119).
List soft key:
Brings you to a list of streets beginning
with the previously input letters.
Delete soft key:
The character last entered is deleted.
Back soft key:
Returns you to the previous menu.
Activating the Enter street menu
i
The currently set state is identifed by
the state code in the middle of the
screen.
If the vehicle location is in Canada, this
soft key appears as
Province.