2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class Connection

Content
Playback options. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 70
Audio Aux . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Switching to Audio Aux . . . . . . . . . . 71
Video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
DVD video. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Automatic picture switch-off. . . . . . 74
Notes on storage media . . . . . . . . . 74
Notes on the care of discs . . . . . . . 74
DVD playback conditions . . . . . . . . 75
Functional restrictions . . . . . . . . . . 75
Loading DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Ejecting DVDs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Submenu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Switching to DVD video . . . . . . . . . 77
Displaying/hiding control menu . . . 77
Displaying/hiding menu system . . . 77
Fast forward/reverse . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Selecting DVD media . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Stop function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Pause function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Selecting a scene/chapter . . . . . . 79
Selecting a film/track. . . . . . . . . . . 79
Picture settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
DVD menu. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Setting language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 81Subtitles and camera angle . . . . . . 82
Interactive content . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Safety Precautions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
General information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Making calls via Bluetooth®
interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Interruptions to the connection while
driving . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Operating options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 85
Functional restrictions . . . . . . . . . . 85
Activating the mobile phone . . . . . . . . . 86
Mobile phone with Bluetooth
®
interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Setting transmit and receive
volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
“911” emergency call . . . . . . . . . . . 90
Submenu overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Phone main menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 92
COMAND phone book . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Opening COMAND phone book . . . 93
Selecting an entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Initiating call to an entry . . . . . . . . . 94
Creating a new entry. . . . . . . . . . . . 94
Deleting entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 95Adding phone number to a phone
book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 96
Call lists . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 97
Making calls . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Incoming call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 101
Initiating an outgoing call . . . . . . . 101
Functions during a single call . . . . 102
Address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
General information . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Opening the address book . . . . . . 104
Submenu overview for
address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Selecting entry in the
address book . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 104
Creating a new address book
entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Searching for an address book
entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 106
Deleting entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Displaying details for an
address book entry . . . . . . . . . . . . 107
Changing entry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Initiating a phone call to an entry . 109
Starting navigation to an entry . . . 109
Voice tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 110

46 Audio
Satellite radio*
Subscribing to satellite radio
To switch to satellite radio operation:
From another main function
Select “Audio” K “Audio” K
“SatRadio”.
i If radio mode was active last, you only need
to select “Audio”.
Within the audio function
Select “Audio” K “SatRadio”.
The Satellite radio main menu will ap-
pear and displays the
Weather chan-
nel. You cannnot select any other
station.
Select “SatRadio” (from the submenu)
K “Service”.
The Service information display will ap-
pear.
Service information display
1Phone number of the provider,
(SIRIUS) or “Call Service Provider”
2SIRIUS ID of your satellite receiver
Contact satellite radio service provider
at the telephone number displayed in
the screen.
i It is also possible to activate the satellite
service online. To do so please visit SIRIUS Sat-
ellite Radio’s website at www.sirius.com (USA)
or www.siriuscanada.com (Canada)
After the connection is made:
Follow the instructions given by the op-
erator.
The activation process may take up to
10 minutes. If it is successful, you will
see the display with the message
“Acquiring Signal...” (

page 47) fol-
lowed by the Satellite radio main menu
(

page 47).
i If a subscription is not included with system
purchase, credit card information is required to
activate your account.
If a satellite receiver is not installed or not prop-
erly installed:
The message “Device Unavailable” will appear.
Subscribing

85 Telephone
General information
The telephone function via the Bluetooth®
interface is available in conjunction with a
Bluetooth-enabled mobile phone.
With a suitable mobile phone, you can use
COMAND’s hands-free feature and receive
electronic business cards (vCards) via the
Bluetooth
® interface.
Further information on suitable mobile
phones and connecting Bluetooth-enabled
mobile phones to COMAND is available via
the Internet at www.mbusa.com.Interruptions to the connection may occur
if

there is inadequate GSM network cov-
erage in certain regions

you are switching from one GSM trans-
mitting/receiving station (GSM cell) to
another and there is no voice channel
available in this cell

you are using a SIM card that is not
compatible with the available network.

when using a mobile phone with “Twin-
card”, the mobile phone is simulta-
neously logged into the network with
the second SIM card.
If the mobile phone is connected with
COMAND via the Bluetooth
® interface, you
can operate the phone using the following
devices:

COMAND controller and keypad on the
COMAND control unit

Multifunction steering wheel

Voice ControlThe explanations in this section assume
that the mobile phone is connected to CO-
MAND via the Bluetooth
® interface. Excep-
tions are explicitly described.
Under the following circumstances, the
phone may not yet be useable:

If it is not yet logged into a network.
The phone will try independently to log
into a network. If no network is
available, you will not be able to make
“911” emergency calls.
If you try to make an outgoing call, the
message “No Service” appears briefly.
General information
Making calls via Bluetooth®
interface
Interruptions to the connection
while driving
Operating options
Functional restrictions

86 Telephone
Activating the mobile phone
Prerequisites for the mobile phone
For making calls using COMAND via the
Bluetooth
® interface, you will need a Blue-
tooth-enabled mobile phone.
i Not all mobile phones available on the mar-
ket are comparably suitable. Further information
on suitable mobile phones and connecting Blue-
tooth-enabled mobile phones to COMAND is
available via the Internet at www.mbusa.com.
Activating Bluetooth®
Before you begin activation of your mobile
phone connection via the Bluetooth® inter-
face please ensure it is compatible with
Bluetooth
® handsfree profile 1.0
(
mobile phone operating guide)
Switch on the mobile phone and enter
the PIN, if applicable (
mobile phone
operating guide).
Activate Bluetooth® connection on the
mobile phone (
mobile phone operat-
ing guide).
i On certain mobile phones, not only do you
have to activate the Bluetooth® function but the
device must also be made “visible” for other de-
vices.
Each Bluetooth
® device has a Bluetooth® device
name. It is recommended to give the device a
personal name, by which you can clearly recog-
nize your mobile phone.
i If the Bluetooth function on the
COMAND is switched off, the message “Blue-
tooth not activated in system settings.” appears.
Activate Bluetooth® connection on
COMAND (
page 169).
Registering a mobile phone
(authorizing)
When you use your mobile phone in con-
junction with COMAND for the first time,
you must register (authorize) it.
It is possible to register several mobile
phones. The connection is always estab-
lished to the mobile phone that was acti-
vated last. When you authorize a new
mobile phone, it is activated automatically.
You can switch between the authorized
mobile phones (
page 88).Searching for a mobile phone
In the phone submenu select “Phone”
K “Phone List” K “Update”.
COMAND searches for suitable Blue-
tooth
® phones within range and enters
them in the phone list.
i The duration of the search procedure de-
pends on the number and type of Bluetooth®
phones. The search may take a few minutes.
When first entering the device list and be-
fore running an update, the black
dotRindicates the active phone (found
and authorized).
After running an update:
Phone icons 3 indicate if a phone is found
(black) or not (grey).
Activating the mobile phone
Mobile phone with Bluetooth® inter-
face

87 Telephone
Activating the mobile phone
The check marks 1 indicate if a phone
has been authorized (black) or not (grey).
If a phone is not in the vehicle but has been
authorized previously, the phone symbol
and the check mark are grey 2.
i If the device list already contains ten autho-
rized devices, you must de-authorize one of the
authorized devices (
page 88). You will then
have to switch this device off and start the
search again. Otherwise the new device you are
looking for will not appear in the list.
To start search again:
Select “Update”.
Entering passcode
Select the as yet unauthorized device
(no check mark yet) from the list.
Select “Options” K “Authorize” or
Press n.
The input menu for the passcode ap-
pears.
i The passcode is any number chosen by you
between one and sixteen digits in length. We rec-
ommend to use at least four digits because this
improves the quality of the encryption during
connection. The passcode can differ during each
authorization for each device. You must enter
the same number on COMAND and on the device
to be authorized. Please also refer to the instruc-
tions in the mobile phone operating guide.
To enter from COMAND: Select the
digits in the menu bar one after the oth-
er.
To correct entry: Select õ.
To cancel entry: Select “Back”.
To confirm entry: Select B.If a Bluetooth
® connection is established
successfully, you will be prompted to enter
a code on the mobile phone (
mobile
phone operating guide).
Enter the same passcode on the mobile
phone as you did on COMAND.
The device is authorized. You can now
make calls via COMAND’s hands-free
device using the authorized
mobile phone.
External authorization
If COMAND cannot find your mobile phone,
this may be due to special security settings
on your mobile phone. In this case, you can
check whether, conversely, your mobile
phone can find COMAND.


90 Telephone
Activating the mobile phone
The following conditions must be met for a
“911” emergency call:

Phone switched on

Mobile phone network available

Valid SIM card in the phone
(not required on all mobile phone net-
works)

Mobile phone connected with
COMAND via Bluetooth®
If you are unable to make an emergency
call, you will have to initiate rescue mea-
sures yourself.
The “911” emergency number is a public
service. Any abuse is punishable by law.
Enter the digits on the COMAND con-
trol unit (
page 101).
Press thew button.
The phone establishes the connection.
Wait until the emergency call centre
answers, then describe the emergency.
“911” emergency call
G Warning
The 911 emergency call system is a public
service. Using it without due cause is a
criminal offense.

102 Telephone
Making calls
To select call: Rotate ymz or slide
qmr.
To initiate call: Press n.
Initiating a call to a call list entry or
COMAND phone book entry
Open the call list and select an entry
(
page 97).
or
Open the COMAND phone book and
select an entry (
page 104).
To initiate call: Press n.Phone mode with a single call
1Other party
2Symbol for active phone connection
3Switches the hands-free microphone
off or on
4Sends DTMF tones (not possible with
all mobile phones)
5Device name of the connected mobile
phone
6Terminates callSwitching hands-free microphone on or
off
Open the phone main menu
(
page 92).
To switch off: Select “Mic Off”.
When the microphone is switched off
the symbol > appears in the main ar-
ea.
To switch on: Select “Mic On”.
The symbol > disappears
Sending DTMF tones
i This function is not possible with all mobile
phones.
Answering machines or other devices can
be controlled via DTMF tones, e. g. for re-
mote query functions.
To transmit individual characters:
During a call select the required char-
acters using the COMAND controller.
or
Press the corresponding button on the
COMAND control unit keypad.
Every selected character is transmitted
immediately.
Functions during a single call

169 System settings
System settings
General information on Bluetooth®
Bluetooth® is a technology for wireless
data communication over short distances
of up to approx. 30 feet. Using Bluetooth
®
you can exchange business cards (vCards),
for example.
Switching Bluetooth® on/off

Select “System” K “System Settings”
K “Bluetooth” K “Activate Bluetooth”.
This switches Bluetooth
® on D or
off C.
Connecting Bluetooth® devices
i In order to connect Bluetooth® devices,
Bluetooth® must be activated on the COMAND
and on the particular device. In addition, a Blue-
tooth
® device must be ‘visible’ for COMAND, so
that COMAND can find it and display it. The pro-
cedure for performing this setting is given in the
manual for the Bluetooth
® device.
The following types of devices can be con-
nected to COMAND via Bluetooth®:
Mobile phone
Portable personal computer
Laptop/PDA
You can connect a maximum of 10 devices
to COMAND.
The connection process includes search-
ing for a device and then authorizing it.
Opening the Bluetooth
® device list and
searching for a device

To open the list: Select “System” K
“System Settings”
K “Bluetooth” K
“Bluetooth Device List”.

To start search: Select “Update”.
COMAND starts searching for devices
in the reception range. After a short
time, the device list appears.
i If you open the device list again, the list of
authorized devices appears.

To cancel search: Select “Cancel”.
The device list may contain the following
devices:
All (available) devices found, regardless
of whether they have been authorized
or not.
All authorized devices, regardless of
whether they have been found (are
available) or not.When first entering the device list and be-
fore running an update, the black
dotRindicates the active phone (found
and authorized).
After running an update:
Phone icons 3 indicate if a phone is found
(black) or not (grey).
The check marks 1 indicate if a phone
has been authorized (black) or not (grey).
If a phone is not in the vehicle but has been
authorized previously, the phone symbol
and the check mark are grey 2.
Bluetooth® settings