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Using the Bluetooth
®
interface COMAND provides telephony via the
Bluetooth
®
interface by connecting a
Bluetooth ®
-compatible mobile phone. The
following functions can be used when a
suitable mobile phone is connected to the
Bluetooth ®
interface:
R Hands-free phone operation
R Phone book
R Reception of electronic business cards
(vCards 4
)
i For
further
information on suitable mobile
phones and connecting Bluetooth ®
-
enabled mobile phones to COMAND
R visit www.mbusa-mobile.com
R call the Mercedes-Benz Customer
Assistance Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) (in the USA)
R call Customer Service at
1-800-387-0100 (in Canada)
Calls disconnected while the vehicle is
in motion A call may be disconnected if
R
there is insufficient network coverage
R you move from one transmitter/receiver
area (cell)

into another and no channels are
free or the cell is full
Operating options i
The components

and operating principles
of COMAND can be found on ( Y page 68).
You can operate the mobile phone using the
following:
R the keys on the mobile phone
R the COMAND telephone keypad in the
center console R
the COMAND controller
R the multifunction steering wheel
R the Voice Control System (Y page 217)
Unless otherwise specified, the descriptions
and illustrations in this section apply to
COMAND or the telephone keypad in the
center console. Thus, in order to use the
described functions you always have to call
up the Telephone menu. The fastest way to
get to the Telephone menu is pressing
shortcut button S.
You can

control other functions of the mobile
phone via the COMAND, instrument cluster
control system (Y page 211) or Voice Control
System (Y page 217).
Caller ID COMAND can display the telephone number
and the name of the caller, e.g. for an
incoming call and also in other menus or
displays.
For the telephone number to be displayed,
the caller must transmit his telephone
number.
This is also the case for name displays. For
this, the telephone number and the name of
the caller must also be saved in the mobile
phone book.
Functional restrictions
You will not be able to use the telephone, or
you
may

have to wait a while, in the following
situations:
R If the Bluetooth function in COMAND or
on the mobile phone is switched off.
R If the telephone has not yet logged into the
network.
The telephone tries to log into a network
automatically. If no network is available,
you will also not be able to make a “911”
emergency call. If you attempt to make an
4 vCards are electronic business cards used by e-mail applications, mobile phones, PDAs, etc. to exchange
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X
Changing the volume: Slide ZVÆ and
press W. Making calls
G
Observe Safety notes, see page 135.
Incoming call X
Rejecting: Select Reject.
or
X Press button ~ on the multifunction
steering wheel or on the telephone keypad
in the center console.
X Answering: Select Accept.
or
X Press button 6 on the multifunction
steering wheel or on the telephone keypad
in the center console.
or
X Answer the call via the Voice Control
System (Y page 217). After answering the call, you will conduct the
conversation via the hands-free system. The
volume can be adjusted (Y page 76). For more
available functions during a single party call
see (
Y page 144).
When a call comes in, the following appears
in the COMAND display:
R the phone number of the calling party
R the name and number of the calling party
provided both are stored in the address
book
R Call from Unknown when the caller ID is
not being sent
i You can answer a call even when
COMAND is displaying a different main
function. After answering the call, the
display switches to the telephone display 8
.
Once you hang up, the display switches
back to the previous main function.
Outgoing call X
Enter the phone number via the telephone
keypad in the center console.
or
X Use the COMAND controller to enter the
phone number via the telephone menu.
or
X Use the Voice Control System to enter the
phone number digit by digit or to enter a
name from the phone book ( Y page 217).
X Deleting single digits: Press $ on the
telephone keypad in the center console
briefly.
or
X Select r via the telephone menu and
press W briefly.
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X
Deleting entire number: Press and hold
$ on the telephone keypad in the center
console until the number is deleted.
or
X Select r via the telephone menu and
press and hold W until the number is
deleted.
X Connecting call: Press button 6 on the
multifunction steering wheel or on the
telephone keypad in the center console.
or
X Select 6 via the telephone menu
Redial
X Go to the telephone menu.
X Press 6 on the telephone keypad in the
center console.
or
X Select SEND from the telephone menu and
press W.
The list of previously dialed number
appears. The last number you have called
at the top of the list.
X Selecting number and connecting call:
Slide ZVÆ and press W to select a number
or press 6 on the telephone keypad in
the center console.
Calling voice mail 9

Your voice mail number must be stored on the
SIM card of your mobile phone and be
assigned to key 4 on the mobile phone
keypad.
X Press and hold ´ on the telephone
keypad in the center console. Functions during a single party call
(non-conference calls) :
Called or calling party
; 6 Active call
= NEW Connect to more parties 10
? Switching hands-free microphone on/off
A Enable touch-tone dialing 11
B Ending call
Switching hands-free microphone on or
off
This function is available during an active call.
X Switching off: Select Mike OFF in the
telephone menu.
Symbol Q appears and the message The
microphone is turned OFF. is displayed
briefly.
X Switching on: Select Mike ON in the
telephone menu.
Symbol Q goes out. The message The
microphone is turned ON. appears
briefly.
Touch-tone dialing 11
You can use touch-tone dialing to control
answering machines and other devices for
remote inquiry.
When you want to check your answering
machine for example, dial the respective
number.
9 Function only available when supported by the respective network provider.
10 Function only available when the mobile phone supports HFP 1.5 or higher.
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X
Select DTMF from the telephone menu
during a call. :
Sending single digits via the predictive
speller
; Sending a phone book entry as a string
X Sending single digits: Select the desired
digit via predictive speller :.
Each selected digit will be sent
immediately.
You can, for example, save the number for an
answering machine in the phone book. You
can then search for the number for the
answering machine in the phone book.
X Select Name.
X Select the desired phone book entry.
The entry will be sent as a string
immediately.
X Back to call display: Select B on the
COMAND display.
i You can also use touch-tone dialing via
the Voice Control System (Y page 217).
Ending an active call
X Press button ~ on the multifunction
steering wheel or on the telephone keypad
in the center console or select ~ via the
telephone menu. Call waiting, call holding, and
conference calls with multiple
parties
12, 13, 14
You can receive a call while you are already
connected to another party (call waiting). You
can also make another call yourself while still
connected to another party.
You can switch between both parties or
initiate a conference call.
You can toggle between two parties using call
hold or initiate a conference call with up to
two participants.
Call waiting
15
When a call comes in while you are already
talking to another party, the incoming call
appears in the COMAND display. In addition,
a signal sounds.
X Rejecting: Select Reject.
or
X Press button ~ on the multifunction
steering wheel or on the telephone keypad
in the center console.
X Accepting: Select Accept.
or
X Answer the call via the Voice Control
System (Y page 217).
or
X Press button 6 on the multifunction
steering wheel or on the telephone keypad
in the center console.
The active call is put on hold. You are now
connected to two parties. The new call you
have accepted is now the active call.
i If your mobile phone does not support
HFP 1.5 or higher, accepting the new call
will end the active call.
12 Function only available when supported by the respective network provider.
13 Function only available when the mobile phone supports HFP 1.5 or higher.
14 Limited availability of these functions with CDMA devices.
15 Only available when the call waiting function on the mobile phone is activated. COMAND telephone
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Calling an additional party
You can call another party during an active
call. The active call is put on hold.
X
Select NEW from the telephone menu and
press W.
or
X Press button 6 on the telephone
keypad in the center console.
X Enter the number to call manually
(Y page 143) or from the phone book
(Y page 149).
Switching between two parties (call hold)
When you are connected to two parties, the
telephone menu appears as follows: :
Active call
; Call on hold
X Switching to the other party: Select ;
using the COMAND controller.
or
X Press button 6 on the telephone
keypad in the center console.
or
X Press button 6 on the multifunction
steering wheel.
Initiating a conference call
You can initiate a conference call with the
active parties and parties that are on hold. All
participants will be able to hear and talk to
each other. :
Active call
; Call on hold
= Initiating conference call
X Initiating conference call: Select
Conference = using the COMAND
controller. COMAND phone book and address
book
G
Observe Safety notes, see page 68.
The COMAND phone book is an extract of
entries from the address book that contain at
least one phone number.
The COMAND address book holds entries
from various sources such as mobile phones,
SD cards, imports from Bluetooth ®
devices,
the COMAND phone book, or the navigation
system. These entries can be used for making
phone calls or for navigation.
Importing contacts automatically When a mobile phone is connected to
COMAND via the Bluetooth
®
interface, the
contacts of the mobile phone are imported
into the COMAND phone book automatically.
This may take some time, depending on the
mobile phone. Phone book entries stored in
the mobile phone itself or the SIM card may
be imported, depending on the mobile phone.
Contacts in the COMAND that have been
imported automatically are identified by the
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system searches upward or downward and
stops at the next receivable station/
channel.
or
X Press and hold button 9 or : on the
multifunction steering wheel 18
.
Selecting stations using station presets i
This function is not available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM.
X Select Presets.
or
X Press W when the main area is selected.
The preset menu appears. The dot # in
front of

a preset position indicates that the
currently selected station is saved there.
X Select station preset by rotating cVd or
sliding ZVÆ and press W.
or
X Enter a position number with the telephone
keypad using buttons ´ - Ã
(Y page 70).
or
X Press button 9 or : on the
multifunction steering wheel briefly 18
.
Selecting stations by entering the
frequency manually i
This function is not available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q FM or
AM. Entering the frequency using the
COMAND controller
X
Select Radio Q Enter Frequency.
The menu for manual frequency entry
appears.
X Exiting menu without making an entry:
Press back button % in the center
console (Y page 75).
X Increasing or decreasing number: Slide
ZVÆ or rotate cVd.
i You can

only select available frequencies.
X Selecting the next number: Slide VY.
X Confirming frequency entry: Press W.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered.
i If you enter a frequency which is outside
the frequency range, COMAND tunes in to
the next lowest frequency.
Entering the frequency using the
telephone keypad
X Press button à on the telephone
keypad (

Y page 70).
X Enter frequency using buttons Å -
Ã.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered.
Selecting channels using the WB
channel i
This function

is only available for Weather
Band.
X Select Audio Q FM/AM Radio Q WB
Q Channel.
or
X Press W when the main area is selected.
The channel list appears. The dot # in
front of a list entry indicates the currently
selected channel.
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Example display in audio DVD mode
:
Disc type
; Track name
= Disc number
? Disc name (only when saved on the disc)
A Elapsed track time
B Elapsed track time and track number
(graphical display)
C Sound settings
D Current playback option
E Medium selection
F Track search
G Stop function
H Pause function
I Audio DVD functions
Example display in MP3 mode :
Disc type
; Disc number
= File name or track name (ID3 tags)
? Medium or folder name
A Current playback option B
Elapsed track time
C Elapsed track time and track number
(graphical display)
D Sound settings
E Medium selection
F Track search
G Artist (ID3 tags)
H MP3 functions CD/DVD/MP3 functions
Stop function i
This function is only available in audio
DVD mode.
X Stopping playback: Select Audio Q
Media Q DVD-A Q ± (twice).
X Restarting playback: Select Audio Q
Media Q DVD-A Q M.
Playback restarts at the beginning of the
DVD.
Pause function In audio CD, audio DVD and MP3 mode
X
Pausing playback: Press button 8 on
the multifunction steering wheel briefly.
X Continuing playback: Press button 8
on the multifunction steering wheel briefly
once more.
In audio DVD mode only
X Pausing playback: Select Audio Q
Media Q DVD-A Q «.
M appears instead of «.
X Continuing playback: Select Audio Q
Audio Q DVD-A Q M.
« appears instead of M. COMAND audio CD/audio DVD/MP3
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Selecting CD/DVD/MP3 media
X
Select Audio Q Media.
The media
list appears. The dot # indicates
the currently selected medium.
X Select a medium.
or
X Enter a media number with the telephone
keypad using buttons ´ - Å
(Y page 70).
Selecting a track Selecting by skipping tracks
X
Skipping forward or backward: Slide
XVY or rotate cVd.
or
X Press button 9 or : on the
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.
i The skip

forward function takes you to the
next track. The skip backward function
takes you to the beginning of the current
track, provided it has been played for
longer that 8 seconds. When the track has
been played for less than 8 seconds, you
will skip to the track before the current one.
When you switch on the option Random
Tracks, the track is chosen at random.
Selecting a track using the telephone
keypad
X Press button à on the telephone
keypad (

Y page 70).
X Enter track number using buttons ´ -
Å.
Fast forward/rewind X
Select the main area.
X Slide XVY and hold until the desired track
part is reached. Track search You can use the following criteria to search
for tracks:
R
Current Track List
R Folder
R Keyword Search
R Playlists
R Artists
R Albums
R Tracks
R Genres
R Composers
R Year
X Press W during playback while the main
area is selected.
or
X Select Audio Q Search.
The list of search criteria appears.
X Select a search criteria and press W.
The track list appears.
X Select a track and press W.
Copying audio data to hard disk (audio
CD mode only) You can copy audio data to the internal hard
disk while in audio CD mode using the
REC
function.
X Select Audio Q Media.
X Select an audio CD.
X Select REC.
The copy menu appears.
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