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COMAND address book
If all data is available and matches the dig-
ital map data, the navigation system starts
the route calculation.
Voice entries
Adding or changing a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
or without a voice entry (
page 217).
Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Add” or “Change”.
Subsequent operation is controlled by
voice. Voice Control guides you
through the dialogs.Deleting a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
a voice entry (
page 217).
Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Delete”.
A deletion prompt appears.
Select “Yes” or “No”.
COMAND deletes the voice entry de-
pending on your selection.
Listening to a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
a voice entry (
page 217).
Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Read Aloud”.
You will hear the voice entry.
iIf you have added data, COMAND saves your
additions. This means that you do not need to
re-enter this additional data later on.
The COMAND memory saves the additional data
in a special field, which cannot be displayed. The
data, which you have entered in the address
book initially in the display, remains unchanged.
iFor voice entries, your vehicle must be
equipped with Voice Control. You can not add
voice entries to address book entries that have
been read-in from the phone book of the mobile
phone.
iYou can add one voice entry per address
book entry.

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COMAND address book
Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone in the COMAND address book
Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone as new address book entry
Search for phone book entry in mobile
phone (
page 217).
or
Display details of a phone book entry in
the mobile phone (
page 219).
Select “Options”
“Save”
“New En-
try”.
Select a number category, e.g. “Work”.
Select a telephone category, e.g. “Mo-
bile”.
Select “Save”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields. The name and the telephone
number are entered automatically.
1Data field
2Input mark (cursor)
3Input characters
Proceed as described in the “Changing
a data field” paragraph in the “Creating
a new address book entry” section
(
page 215).Saving a phone book entry from the
mobile phone in an existing address
book entry
Search for a phone book entry in the
mobile phone (
page 217).
or
Display details of a phone book entry in
the mobile phone (
page 219).
Select “Options”
“Save”
“Add”.
Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.
Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.
Select “Save”.
The search menu for address book en-
tries appears.
Search for desired entry.
iThe mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle* and the COMAND have read out the mo-
bile phone book data. This can take several min-
utes, depending on how many entries each
phone book contains.
iThe mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle*.
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COMAND system settings
Bluetooth® settings
General information about Bluetooth
®
Bluetooth® technology is the standard for
short-range wireless technologies, suitable
for transmitting voice and data. It is possi-
ble to connect Bluetooth
® devices wire-
lessly. Bluetooth® can be used to
exchange vCards or make calls using a
headset.
Bluetooth
® technology uses the freely
available ISM (Industrial Scientific Medi-
cal) wireless network that works at
2.45 GHz. Ranges of up to ten meters are
possible with Bluetooth
®.
Activate or deactivate Bluetooth
®
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Services”
“Deactivate Blue-
tooth”.
You have activated or deactivated
Bluetooth
®. A checkmark appears
when Bluetooth® is deactivated.Connecting Bluetooth
® devices
It is possible to establish a Bluetooth
® con-
nection between COMAND and the follow-
ing types of device:

Mobile phone (only for transferring
business cards)

Headset

Laptop/PDA
You can connect up to twelve devices to
COMAND but only one device can be ac-
tive at a time.
The connection process includes search-
ing for the device and its subsequent au-
thorization.Calling up the Bluetooth
® device list
and searching for devices
Calling up the list: Select “Vehicle”

“System Settings”
“Services”

“Search for Bluetooth devices”.
When you call up the list for the first
time after switching on COMAND, the
search for devices in the reception
range starts automatically. You will see
a display to this effect.
The device list appears after a short
while.
Canceling search:
Select “Cancel”.
The second time you call up the list, and
each time thereafter, the device list ap-
pears immediately if COMAND has not
been switched off and on again in the
meantime.
Starting search manually:
select “Update”.
iTo connect a Bluetooth® device, the
Bluetooth® function must be activated in
COMAND and in the device concerned. The
Bluetooth
® device must also be set to “visible”
or “findable” in order for COMAND to find and
display it. For the setting procedures, please see
the operating instructions for the Bluetooth
®
device.
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Instrument cluster control system
Menus
Trip (page 260)Navi (page 261)Audio (page 263)Telephone* (page 265)
Commands/submenus
Standard displayShowing route guidance in-
structions, current direction
traveledSelecting radio stationDialing a number from the
phone book
Fuel consumption statistics
since startSelecting satellite radio chan-
nel (USA only)Redialing
Fuel consumption statistics
since the last resetOperating DVD changer/ audio
CD/ audio DVD/MP3Answering a call
Resetting fuel consumption
statisticsEnding a call or rejecting an in-
coming call
Distance to empty
Digital speedometer
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Instrument cluster control system
Telephone menu*
You can use the functions in the “Tele-
phone” menu to operate your telephone,
provided it is inserted in the cradle and
switched on.
Logging-on to a network
Switch on the telephone and COMAND
(
page 81).
Press ( or & to select the “Tele-
phone” menu.
Which messages appear in the multifunc-
tion display depends on whether your tele-
phone is switched on or off.

If the telephone is off, the message in
the multifunction display is: “Telephone
OFF”.

If the telephone is not inserted in the
cradle, the message in the multifunc-
tion display is: “No telephone inserted”.
iThe menu overview can be found on
(
page 258).
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 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 your-
self 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.
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.
iVarious 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
(
page 479).
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Instrument cluster control system

If the PIN or unlock code is not yet en-
tered, the message in the multifunction
display is “Please enter PIN” or “Enter
unlock code”.

If the telephone is switched on, the
telephone will then search for a net-
work. During this time, the multifunc-
tion display is blank. If no network
available, the multifunction display
reads “No Service”.

If the telephone is on, as soon as the
telephone has found a network,
“Ready” or “Ready (Roaming)” appears
in the multifunction display.Entering the PIN or unlock code
Enter the PIN or unlock code using the
telephone keypad*, Voice Control or
telephone*.
The telephone will then search for a
network.
You may carry out the following functions:Dialing a number from the mobile
phone book
If your telephone is ready to receive calls,
you may select and dial a number from the
phone book at any time.
Log on to the network (page 265).
Press % or $ or # to switch
to the phone book.
Press % or $ to select the de-
sired name.
The stored names are displayed in as-
cending alphabetical order.
FunctionPage
Dialing a number from the phone
book266
Redialing267
Answering a call268
Ending a call or rejecting an in-
coming call268
iWhen you insert a Mercedes-Benz approved
mobile phone into the cradle*, the control sys-
tem reads in the phone book that is saved on the
SIM card or in the phone book of the mobile
phone. This can take several minutes, depending
on how many entries each phone book contains.
When you press %, $, (, & or
# during the download of the phone book the
message “Reading telephone data, please
wait...” appears in the multifunction display.
When the message: “Reading telephone data,
please wait...” disappears, the phone book has
been loaded.
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Press s or # to start dialing.
If several entries are present for the
same name, they are all shown.
Select the desired entry.
Press s or # to start dialing.
The message “Connecting call…” ap-
pears on the multifunction display, as
well as the dialed telephone number or
name as long as it is stored in the
phone book.
The dialed number is saved in the “Di-
aled numbers” list.
Once a connection has been estab-
lished, the name appears on the multi-
function display, provided that it has
been stored in the phone book, other-
wise the dialed telephone number ap-
pears.Redialing
The control system stores the most recent-
ly dialed phone numbers. This eliminates
the need to search through your entire
phone book.Log on to the network (page 265).
Press s to switch to the number
and/or name last dialed in the redial
memory.
Press % or $ to select the de-
sired number and/or name.
Press s or # to start dialing.
Once a connection has been estab-
lished, the name appears in the multi-
function display, provided that it has
been stored in the phone book, other-
wise the dialed telephone number ap-
pears.
iIf you do not want to dial from the phone
book, press t or L. In the multifunction
display appears again “Ready” or “Ready (Roam-
ing)”.
iIf you press and hold % or $ for
more than 1 second, the system scrolls
rapidly through the list of names.
If you press and hold % or $ for more than
4 seconds, the control system shows the first
four entries of the letter next used. Release the
button to stop the quick search. The search
stops automatically at the end of the list.
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Answering a call
When your telephone is ready to receive
calls, you can answer a call at any time
with the ignition on. When you are in the
“Telephone” menu, you will see the follow-
ing message on the multifunction display:
Press s.
Ending a call or rejecting an incoming
call
Press t.
Assistance menu*
In the “Assistance” menu, you can change
the settings of your driving systems.
Displaying distance graphic*,
DISTRONIC Plus*
For information about displaying distance
graphic (
page 416).
Activating/deactivating PRE-SAFE
®
Brake* (vehicles with DISTRONIC Plus*
only)
Press ( or & to select the
“Assistance” menu.
Press % or $ to select the
“PRE-SAFE Brake” function.
Press #.1PRE-SAFE
® Brake* indicator:
Press # again if you would like to
change the current status.
After the function has been activated,
indicator: appears on the
left-hand side of the multifunction dis-
play.
For more information (
page 73).iThe caller’s number appears only if it is
transmitted.
The caller’s name appears only if the number and
the name are stored in the phone book.
iThe menu overview can be found on
(
page 258).
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