Operating options

You can operate the telephone by:
• using the COMAND controller:
turn .
slide . or .
press .
• the button on the telephone keypad on or the center console button on the telephone keypad on the center console
• the button on the multifunction or steering wheel button on the multifunction steering wheel
• using the Voice Control System (see the separate Voice Control System operating instructions)

Unless otherwise indicated, the descriptions and illustrations in this section refer to COMAND and the telephone keypad. This also means that to carry out the functions described here, you must always be in the Telephone menu. The fastest way to access the Telephone menu is to press the function button. function button.

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