MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2008 W251 Comand Manual

131 Telephone*
Telephone operation
The telephone is ready for operation
Message
Ready and the reception
strength Ö are shown on the status bar.
Other messages
ROAMING
The telephone is using a non home type
system
No Serv
The telephone is not logged into a net-
work
Full screen messages:
Phone not inserted
Plug the mobile phone into the mobile
phone cradle*. Refer to the separate
mobile phone operator’s manual.
Phone not available
Your vehicle may not have a mobile phone
cradle* installed and/or the telephone
control unit may not be coded properly.
Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center. The system detects an incoming call, the
phone rings.
Incoming calls are indicated in a window in
any system (e.g. radio).
The window shows:
the caller’s number if it is transmitted
or
the caller’s name if her or his name and
number are saved in the phone book or
Unknown.Accepting a call
Press k.
or
Press E to confirm accept.
The display will change to the
call menu (
page 136). In the status
bar, the off-hook symbol will appear.
An active audio source will be muted.
You talk over the hands-free set.
Rejecting a call
Press K.
or
Push the joystick to H to highlight
reject and than press E.
Incoming call
i(except CLK-Class)
In vehicles equipped with Rear view
camera*, the window will appear over
the Rear view camera display. After ac-
cepting or rejecting a call, the Rear view
camera is fully visible until deactivated
(
page 42).

132 Telephone*
Telephone operation
Setting the volume for hands-free oper-
ation
Raising the volume
Turn the rotary control on the e but-
ton to the right.
Lowering the volume
Turn the rotary control on the e but-
ton to the left.
Ending a call
Press K.
or
Press the End soft key.
You can use the following functions to
make a phone call:
Dialing a telephone number
(
page 132)
Redial (page 133)
Selecting an entry from the Received
calls list (
page 134)
Selecting an entry from the Dialed
numbers list (
page 134)
Use speed-dialing (page 136)
Use quick-dialing (page 136)
Selecting a phone book entry and
dialing the number (
page 140)
Dialing a telephone number
Entering a telephone number
Open the Telephone menu
(
page 130).
Use the number keys 1 - 0 to enter
the telephone number.Deleting the last or several digits:
Press the Delete soft key once or sev-
eral times.
Deleting all digits:
Press K.
or
Press and hold Delete soft key for
more than 2 seconds.
Outgoing calls

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Telephone operation
Begin dialing
When you have entered the telephone
number
Press E.
or
Press k.
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.
COMAND will mute an active audio source.
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.
or
Press the End soft key.Redial
Press k.
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.
or
Press the Send soft key.

134 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 130),
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 133)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.
or
Press the Send soft key.
The telephone dials the number.

135 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 130),
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 numberYou can select the following functions:
Changing the list display (page 134)
Selecting an entry and begin dialing
(
page 134)
Ending a call (page 133)
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 avail-
able on the mobile phone, a corresponding
message will appear.
Press the Back soft key or press E to
return to the Telephone menu.

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Telephone operation
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 130).
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.
or
Press the Send soft key.
The telephone dials the saved number.
Ending a call (
page 133).
Quick-dialing
Quick dialing can be used on memory loca-
tions 1-9.
Open the Telephone menu
(
page 130).
Press one of the number keys 1 - 9
longer than 2 seconds.
The telephone dials the saved number.
Ending a call (
page 133).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 131).
The status bar indicates the call time and
the off-hook symbol.
Active call

137 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 oper-
ation (
page 132)
Ending an active call
Press K.
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 sec-
ond call on your mobile phone, a tone rep-
resenting a second caller can be heard.
You can accept the second call, toggle be-
tween 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
waiting 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

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Telephone operation
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.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.

139 Telephone*
Telephone operation
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 130),
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 book
Phone book
entryStatus bar shows
A phone numberUnknown
A name for a
phone numberThe phone number
Several numbersSeveral Numbers

140 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 140)
Changing the phone book display
Open the phone book (page 139).
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 dial-
ing the number
Open the phone book (page 139).
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.
or
Press the Send soft key.
i
If you hold one of the buttons, scrolling
is accelerated.