Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2008 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 133)

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Control systems
COMAND telephone*
Safety precautions
General notes
Calls disconnected while the vehicle is
in motion
A call may be disconnected if:
ț there is insufficient network coverage
ț you move from one transmitter/receiv-
er area (cell) into another and no chan-
nels are free or the cell is full
Operating options
When the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle, you can operate the telephone us-
ing the following devices:
ț mobile phone keypad
ț COMAND telephone keypad
ț buttons s and t on the multi-
function steering wheel (
୴ page 265)
ț Voice Control* ( ୴ page 289)
ț Bluetooth ® headset ( ୴ page 146)
Warning!
G
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the mobile
phone 1 while driving, please use the hands-
free feature and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the mo-
bile phone only when road, weather and traf-
fic conditions permit. Otherwise, you may
not be able to observe traffic conditions and
could endanger yourself and others.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approxima-
tely 14 m) every second.
1 Observe all legal requirements.
Warning!
G
Never operate radio transmitters equipped
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to a malfunc-
tion of the vehicle’s electronic system, pos-
sibly resulting in an accident and/or
personal injury.
i The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on ( ୴ page 85) and
( ୴ page 94).
i Various mobile phone cradles can be in-
stalled in the front center armrest, see separate
installation instructions for the mobile phone
cradle. These mobile phone cradles can be ob-
tained from an authorized Mercedes-Benz Cen-
ter. For more information about telephone
(
୴ page 507).