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.
COMAND's Bluetooth device name is “MB
Bluetooth”.XSelect System £Settings
£ Bluetooth £Bluetooth Device
List £Options £External
Authorization .XStart Bluetooth search procedure on the
mobile phone ( Y mobile phone operating
guide).XSelect COMAND (“MB Bluetooth”) from the
device list on your mobile phone.XWhen prompted to do so, enter the
passcode on the mobile phone and on
COMAND.
De-authorizing a Bluetooth Device
XOpen the Bluetooth device list
( Y page 43).XSelect the authorized device.XSelect Options £De-authorize .
You will be asked whether the device
should really be de-authorized.XSelect Yes or No.
If you select Yes, the authorization of the
device is withdrawn.
Reset
i You can fully reset COMAND to the
factory settings. This process deletes all
personal data, among other things, (e.g.
station memory, address book entries,
entries in the destination memory and in
the last destinations of the navigation
system). It is recommended that you
perform a reset before the vehicle is
handed over or sold, for example.XSelect System £Settings £Reset .
You will be prompted to confirm that you
wish to perform the reset.XSelect Yes or No.
If you select Yes, you will again be
prompted to confirm that you wish to
perform the reset.XSelect Yes or No.
If you select Yes, COMAND is reset and
restarted.Reset45System SettingsZ
iThe duration of the search procedure
depends on the number and type of
Bluetooth phones. The search may take a
few minutes.
When first entering the device list and before
running an update, the black dot R indicates
the active phone (found and authorized).
After running an update:1The check marks Ò indicate if a phone
has been authorized (black) or not (grey)2Device not within range but previously
authorized ( ¿ appears in grey)3Phone icons indicate if a phone is found
(black) or not (grey)
i If the device list already contains ten
authorized devices, you must de-authorize
one of the authorized devices
( Y page 99). 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.
XTo start search again: Select Update
Entering Passcode
XSelect the as yet unauthorized device (no
check mark yet) from the list.XSelect Options £Authorize
or
XPress 9.XThe input menu for the passcode appears.
i
The passcode is any number chosen by
you between one and sixteen digits in
length. We recommend 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 instructions in the mobile
phone operating guide.
XTo enter from COMAND: Select the digits
in the menu bar one after the other.XTo correct entry: Select õ.XTo cancel entry: Select Back.XTo confirm entry: Select ?.
If a Bluetooth connection is established
successfully, you will be prompted to enter a
code on the mobile phone ( Y mobile phone
operating guide).
XEnter 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.
98Activating the Mobile PhoneTelephone
