key MERCEDES-BENZ S63AMG 2008 W221 Owner's Guide

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COMAND telephone*
With the telephone keypad you can:

Enter and clear numbers and special
characters

Reject, accept, connect and end calls
Entering characters: Select “Tele-
phone”
“Telephone”
“Telephone”.
Fold up cover 2.
Enter characters using A- #.
Deleting individual characters:
Press*.
Deleting an entire word or number:
Press and hold * until the word or
number is deleted.
“911” emergency call
The following conditions must be fulfilled
in order to make a “911” emergency call:

The phone is switched on.

A mobile network is available.

There is a valid SIM card in the phone
(not necessary in all mobile networks).
If you cannot make an emergency call, you
must initiate rescue measures yourself.
The “911” emergency call is a public ser-
vice. Any misuse is punishable by law.Placing a “911” emergency call before
entering PIN/PIN2, PUK/PUK2 or un-
lock code
Entering the number using the COMAND
controller
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Telephone”
“Dial 911”.
Entering the number using the tele-
phone keypad
Enter digits 9-1-1 (page 134).
Press s.
iYou can enter the * character by
pressing> once. Pressing this button again
within 1.5 seconds enters the + character.
iThe “911” emergency call system is a public
service. Using it without due cause is a criminal
offense.
iThis function places a call to the local 911
provider. It does not initiate a Tele Aid call.
iIf no SIM card is inserted in the mobile
phone, you can only initiate a “911” emergency
call by using COMAND and the mobile phone.
iThe roof cargo container* may impair mo-
bile phone reception. In an emergency, remove
the mobile phone from the mobile phone cradle
(
page 507) to make a call.

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COMAND telephone*
Placing a “911” emergency call after
entering PIN/PIN2, PUK/PUK2 or un-
lock code
Entering the number using the COMAND
controller
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Telephone”.
Select all the digits in sequence.
Select “S”.
Entering the number using the tele-
phone keypad
Enter digits 9-1-1 (page 134).
Press s.Confirming the emergency call
After the digits have been entered, you will
see the question “Do you want to dial the
911 emergency number?”.
Use COMAND controller to select
“Yes”.
The telephone makes the connection.
Wait until the emergency call center
answers and describe the emergency
situation.
Entering the PIN
Entering using the COMAND controller
Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Telephone”.
Entering: Select all the digits in se-
quence.
Deleting a digit: Select ) and briefly
press n.
Deleting an entire number: Select )
and press and hold n until the number
is deleted.
Confirming an entry: Press n.
iYour PIN code (Personal Identification Num-
ber code) prevents unauthorized persons from
using your GSM mobile phone. The PIN code is a
number string, which you have to enter when
switching on the telephone.
The PIN entry applies only to GSM mobile
phones.

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COMAND telephone*
Entering using the telephone keypad
Entering: Enter digits (page 134).
Confirming an entry: Press n or
press s.
Entering the PIN2
The phone may request the PIN2 in order
to use certain functions. A corresponding
message appears in the display.
Enter PIN2 digits into mobile phone.
Entering the PUK/PUK2
If you enter the PIN or PIN2 incorrectly
three times, the SIM card will be locked.
A corresponding message appears in the
display. It is necessary to enter the
PUK/PUK2 to unlock it. The PUK and/or
PUK2 are provided by your telephone ser-
vice provider.
Enter PUK/PUK2 digits into mobile
phone.
Entering the unlock code
Many mobile phones can be protected
from unauthorized use with an unlock code
(see mobile phone operating instructions).
If you wish to use the phone functions
when the unlock code is active, a screen
appears requesting that you enter the un-
lock code. You cannot use the phone func-
tions (except “911” emergency call) until
you have entered the unlock code.
Proceed in the same way as entering
the PIN (
page 136).
iThe PIN2 entry applies only to GSM mobile
phones.
iThe PUK/PUK2 entry (Personal Unblocking
K
ey) applies only to GSM mobile phones.

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COMAND telephone*
Main telephone menu
Calling up main menu: Select “Tele-
phone”
“Telephone”
“Telephone”.
or
Press s on the telephone keypad
(
page 134).
Mailbox
The symbol in the example illustration
above indicates that your mailbox contains
new voice messages. You will have to call
the mailbox in order to retrieve the mes-
sages.
You can call your mailbox by:

Speed dialing (page 144)

Entering a telephone number using the
telephone keypad (
page 143)

Entering the telephone number using
the COMAND controller (
page 143)
iIf you press s when the main telephone
menu has already been called up, the “Calls Di-
aled” list will appear (
page 140).
1Numbers/characters to enter tele-
phone number
2Symbol for new voice message in
mailbox
3Symbol for unread SMS messag-
es in SMS inbox (
page 155)
4Signal strength and network status
display

Network status “READY” = mobile
phone is logged in with its own
provider’s network

Network status “READY ROAM” =
mobile phone is logged in with an-
other provider’s network

Network status “No Service” = No
network available
5To show COMAND phone book
(“Name”) (
page 147)
6To call up text message (SMS)
(
page 155)
7To display call list selection
(
page 140)
iOnce connection with your mailbox has
been established, the mailbox system will guide
you through the next steps.

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COMAND telephone*
Select a number category to add,
e.g. “Home”.
Select a telephone category to add,
e.g. “Land Line”.
Select “Save”.
The search menu for COMAND address
book entries appears.
Search for desired entry.
Press n when you have finished
searching.
COMAND saves the data if there are
fewer than four numbers assigned to
the entry you are searching for in the
selected number category.If four numbers are saved for the entry
you are searching for, a prompt will ap-
pear asking whether you want to over-
write one of the existing numbers.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four existing
numbers.
Select the number to be overwritten.
COMAND overwrites the selected num-
ber with the new data.
Incoming call
Rejecting or accepting the call
Rejecting: Select “Reject”.
or
Press t on the telephone keypad or
on the multifunction steering wheel.
Accepting: Select “Accept”.
or
Press s on the telephone keypad or
on the multifunction steering wheel.
or
Press 0 on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.
Use the mobile phone (see mobile
phone operating instructions).
or
Use the Bluetooth® headset
(see headset operating instructions).
If you have accepted the call using
COMAND, the telephone keypad, the mul-
tifunction steering wheel or the mobile
phone, the call will be conducted via the
hands-free system. The volume of the call
can be adjusted (
page 96).
i“Save” does not function if the selected list
entry is already saved in the COMAND address
book.
iThere is a detailed description of searching
for an COMAND address book entry in the
“Searching for an address book entry” section
(
page 226).
iIf you have a CDMA/TDMA mobile phone
and reject a call, only the ring tone will stop. The
call itself can only be ended by the caller.
iThe use of a Bluetooth® headset requires
Bluetooth® to be activated and the Bluetooth®
headset to be authorized (
page 239).


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COMAND telephone*
If you have accepted the call using the
Bluetooth® headset, the call will be con-
ducted via the headset.
Further operating functions can be found
in the “Functions during a single-call con-
nection” section (
page 145).
You can also accept a call if the
COMAND display is showing a screen oth-
er than the telephone mode screen. After
accepting the call, you will see the caller’s
data in a window.
Closing window: Slide qmr oromp
or press n.
Making an outgoing callEntering the telephone number using
the COMAND controller
Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(
page 139).
Entering digits: Select desired digits
by rotating ymz or sliding omp and
press n.
Deleting individual digits: Select )
and briefly press n.
Deleting an entire telephone num-
ber: Select ) and press and hold n
until the telephone number is deleted.
Connecting a call: Select “S”.
Entering a telephone number using the
telephone keypad
Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(
page 139).
Use telephone keypad to enter digits.
Connecting a call: Press s.
Redial
Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(
page 139).
Use COMAND controller to select
“S”.
or
Press s on the telephone keypad
(
page 88).
The list of dialed numbers appears. The
most recently dialed number is at the
top.
Select desired entry.
Connecting a call: Press n.
iIf you place an outgoing call and receive a
busy signal, the telephone automatically starts
to redial as long as the provider and the mobile
phone support this function (see mobile phone
operating instructions).
While the call is connecting, you can also send
character strings (
page 145).
iA detailed description of how to enter digits
using the telephone keypad can be found on
(
page 88).
iIf the list of dialed calls contains no entries,
the “S” menu item cannot be selected and the
s button on the telephone keypad does not
function.

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COMAND telephone*
Placing a call to a call list entry or
COMAND phone book entry
Call up a call list and select an entry
(
page 140).
or
Call up COMAND phone book and se-
lect an entry (
page 147).
Connecting a call: Press n.
Speed dialing
You can save telephone numbers in the
speed-dial preset locations on the mobile
phone and call up the speed-dial presets
(see mobile phone operating instructions).
You can also call up speed-dial numbers
using COMAND.Calling up speed-dial presets using the
COMAND controller
Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(
page 139).
Entering number of a speed-dial pre-
set: Select all the digits in sequence.
Deleting individual digits:
Select) and briefly press n.
Deleting entire number:
Select) and press n until the
number is deleted.
Connecting a call (speed-dial pre-
sets 1 -99): Select “S”.
or
Connecting a call (speed-dial pre-
sets 100 - 999): Select “#” after the
digits
“S”.
In both cases, the telephone connects
the call to the saved telephone num-
ber. If the speed-dial memory contains
no telephone numbers, you will see a
corresponding message.
Deleting message: Press n.
Calling up speed-dial numbers using the
telephone keypad
Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(
page 139).
Single-digit numbers: Press and hold
A- 9 buttons.
or
Single- and two-digit numbers: Enter
number using the A- 9 buttons.
Press s.
or
Three-digit numbers: Enter number
using the A- 9 buttons.
Press #, and then s.
In all three cases, COMAND connects
the call to the saved telephone num-
ber. If the speed-dial memory contains
no telephone numbers, you will see a
corresponding message.
iBy default, the mailbox number is preset in
the speed dial memory unless you have modified
it. For more information on the mailbox
(
page 139).
iOperation during call connection depends
on the speed-dial preset position called up.

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COMAND telephone*
1Back to the call display
2Character entry
3To call up the phone book
Sending individual characters:
Rotateymz or slide omp and select
desired character.
Each character you select can be seen
in the main area and is sent immediate-
ly.
Sending a phone book entry as a
character string: Select “Name”.
Select desired phone book entry.
The entry is immediately sent as a char-
acter string.
Switching back to the call display:
Select “Y”.
Sending character strings via the tele-
phone keypad
Press corresponding button on tele-
phone keypad.
Each character you select is immedi-
ately sent.
Ending an active call
Ending a call: Select “4END” in the
call display.
or
Press t on the telephone keypad or
on the multifunction steering wheel.
The COMAND display will change to
the previously selected display, if appli-
cable.
Transferring a call
From the hands-free system to the
Bluetooth
® headset
The call transfer is controlled by pressing
the PTT button on the Bluetooth
® headset
(see headset operating instructions). Nor-
mally, it is sufficient to press the PTT but-
ton once, but under certain circumstances
you may have to press it a second time.
Once the call has been transferred to the
Bluetooth
® headset, all the functions will
be available to you which are described in
the “Functions during a single-call connec-
tion” section (
page 145).
Exception: “Switching the hands-free mi-
crophone on or off” function (
page 145).
iTelephone numbers containing the + char-
acter may impair the function.
iThe + character may impair the function.
iThe use of a Bluetooth® headset requires
Bluetooth® to be activated and the Bluetooth®
headset to be authorized (
page 239).


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COMAND telephone*
Changing smart speller character
set: Select #.
Depending on the previous setting, you
will change to letters with special char-
acters or to numbers with special char-
acters.
Entering characters: Select the char-
acters of the entry you are searching
for one by one.
Deleting individual characters: Se-
lect ) and briefly press n.
Each time you enter or delete a charac-
ter, the closest match will be displayed
at the top of the list.
Deleting an entire entry: Select )
and press and hold n until the entry is
deleted.
Canceling search: Switch from the
smart speller to the list.
The entry at the top of the list is auto-
matically highlighted.Selecting using the list
If necessary, switch from the smart
speller to the list.
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the de-
sired entry is highlighted.
Selecting subentries
S e l e c t a n e n t r y w i t h t h e + symbol and
press n.
The + symbol changes to / and the
subentries are displayed.
Rotate ymz or slide qmr until the de-
sired subentry is highlighted.
Displaying details of an entry
COMAND can also show a shortened entry
in its entirety. For entries featuring suben-
tries, the detailed view is only available for
the subentries and not for the main entry.
Select entry (page 149).
Select “Options”
“Details”.
The detailed view appears.
Closing detailed view: Slide qmr or
omp or press n or back button L
in the center console (
page 86).
Starting to dial the number of an entry
Select entry (page 149).
Press n.
or
Press s on the telephone keypad.
A list appears if the entry contains sub-
entries.
Select desired subentry.
Press n again.
or
Press s on the telephone key-
pad.


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COMAND navigation (introduction)
COMAND navigation (introduction)
Map software
The digital maps generated by the map
software become outdated in the same
way as conventional road maps. Optimum
route guidance can only be provided by the
navigation system in conjunction with the
most up-to-date map software.
Information about new map software ver-
sions can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
Updating the map software
You can update the map software yourself
using a DVD.
Notes about handling DVDs

Only hold discs by the edge.

Handle discs carefully to prevent read
problems.

Avoid getting scratches, fingerprints
and dust on discs.

Use a commercially-available cleaning
cloth to clean discs. Do not wipe them
with a circular motion, but only in
straight lines from the center out-
wards.

Place discs back in their boxes after
use.

Protect discs from heat and direct sun-
light.
Updating process
The updating process has the following
phases:

Loading a DVD into the DVD changer
(
page 160)

Updating process (page 160)
iThe updating process can take between
10 and 60 minutes, depending on the size of the
map software. If the radio was switched on be-
fore you started the updating process, you can
still adjust the volume. You can also use
COMAND to operate the automatic air condition-
ing and to cancel the process. Other functions
are not operational.
If possible, carry out the update when the vehicle
is stationary.
iIf you carry out the update with the engine
switched off and the vehicle battery has insuffi-
cient power, COMAND may automatically switch
off during the process in order to protect the bat-
tery. If this occurs, restart the update with the
engine running period. Similarly, if the SmartKey
position is unintentionally switched to 0, restart
the update.
Warning!G
Never leave the engine running in an en-
closed space. The exhaust gases contain
carbon monoxide. Inhaling exhaust gases
constitutes a health hazard and could lead
to loss of consciousness or even death.