Functions available during a call
Overview
Telephone operation with a single call
1 Person you are calling
2 Icon for active telephone connection
3 NEW to call other parties
4 To switch hands-free microphone on/off
5 To send DTMF tones (not possible with all mobile phones)
6 To end a call
Switching the hands-free microphone on/off
This function is also available during an active phone call.
To call up the telephone basic menu.
To switch off: select Mike OFF and press
to confirm.
or
Press the
button on the
multifunction
steering wheel.
If the microphone is switched off, the
display shows the symbol and the
The
microphone is turned OFF message
appears for a short period.
To switch on: select Mike ON and press
to confirm.
or
Press the
button on the
multifunction
steering wheel.
The symbol disappears. You will
briefly
see the The microphone is ON message.
Ending an active call
Select
in the telephone basic
menu
and press
to confirm.
or
Press the
button on the
telephone
keypad or on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Call waiting, toggling and conference connections with several people
These functions are only available if they are supported by the mobile phone network provider. Furthermore, they are only available if the mobile phone supports HFP 1.5 or higher.
You can be called by more than one person (call waiting) while you are making a telephone call. In the same way, you can call another party while already on the phone with someone.
You can either toggle between these two conversations or interconnect them to create a conference call.
You can simultaneously switch back and forth between two parties or conduct a conference call with up to five others.
Call Waiting
If you are on the telephone and you receive another call, the call waiting display will appear. You also hear a tone.
To reject: select Reject and press
to
confirm.
or
Press the
button on the
telephone
keypad or on the multifunction steering
wheel.
To accept: select Accept and press
to
confirm.
or
Press the
button on the
telephone
keypad or on the multifunction steering
wheel.
This will put the active call on hold. You now have two calls. The accepted call is active and the first call is on hold.
If your mobile phone does not support
HFP 1.5 or above, then the call which was
active is canceled as soon as the second
call is accepted.
Calling additional parties
You can call a second person while on the phone with someone else. This action puts the previous call on hold.
Select NEW from the telephone basic menu
and press
to confirm.
or
Select SEND on the telephone keypad.
Enter the phone number manually
or via the phone book
or from the call lists
Switching between two parties (toggling)
If you have added another party to your previously active call, the telephone menu then looks like this:
1 Active party
2 Party on hold
To switch to the other party: select 2
by turning
the COMAND controller
and press
to confirm.
or
Select SEND on the telephone keypad.
or
Press the
button on the
multifunction
steering wheel.
Interconnecting to create a conference
You can interconnect calls which are active and those which are on hold. This permits several parties to hear one another and speak with one another.
1 Active party
2 Party on hold
3 To interconnect parties by creating a
conference connection
To interconnect parties by creating a
conference connection: select
Conference 3 by turning
the
COMAND controller and press
to
confirm.
Sending DTMF tones
This function is not supported by all mobile phones.
Answering machines or other devices can be controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remote query functions.
If you would like to listen to the messages on your answering machine, for example, select the corresponding number.
Select DTMF from the telephone basic menu
during a conversation.
1 To transmit individual characters using the character bar
2 To transmit a phone book entry as a
character string
To transmit individual characters: once
a connection has been established to the
answer phone, select the desired
characters in the character bar and press
to confirm.
or
To send a phone book entry as a DTMF
sequence: select Name by turning
the
COMAND controller and press
to
confirm.
Select the desired phone book entry and
press
to confirm.
The entry is sent as a DTMF character string.
To switch back to the call display: select
.
You can also send DTMF tones by
pressing the corresponding button on the
telephone keypad or using the Voice
Control System (see the separate
operating instructions).
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