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R
a Mercedes-Benz Contact coding
R an indication of whether the call was trig-
gered automatically or manually
R a time stamp
R the language settings on COMAND Online
DTMF sends a reduced data package that
does not contain the vehicle identification
number and time stamp.
Displays in the COMAND display :
Mercedes-Benz emergency call system is
operational
If the Mercedes-Benz emergency call is avail- able, you see the SOS
SOS READY READY display message
in the basic telephone menu.
If a Mercedes-Benz emergency call is trig-
gered either automatically or manually, you
also see the Mercedes-Benz emergency
Mercedes-Benz emergency
call active call active display message.
If position and vehicle data are sent to the
Mercedes-Benz emergency call centre, you
see the Mercedes-Benz emergency call
Mercedes-Benz emergency call
Sending data
Sending data display message.
If the Mercedes-Benz emergency call con-
nects with the Mercedes-Benz emergency
call centre, you see the Mercedes-Benz
Mercedes-Benz
Emergency Call Connected Emergency Call Connected display mes-
sage. Online and Internet functions
Features of your COMAND Online
This Supplement describes all the standard
and optional equipment for your COMAND Online system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND Online system may not be equip-
ped with all the features described. General notes
Conditions for access G
WARNING
Operating the integrated information systems and communications equipment in the vehicle
while driving will distract you from traffic con-
ditions. You could then lose control of the
vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate these devices if road traffic con-
ditions permit. If you are unsure about the
surrounding conditions, pull over to a safe
location and make entries only while the vehi-
cle is stationary.
You must observe the legal requirements for
the country in which you are currently driving when operating COMAND Online.
The COMAND Online Mercedes-Benz Apps
and Internet access are available via the Blue-
tooth ®
interface or via the data-enabledMB
SAP module.
In order to use the functions, the following
conditions are necessary:
R The mobile phone supports the DUN Blue-
tooth ®
profile ( Dial-Up Networking) and is
connected to COMAND Online via the Blue-
tooth ®
interface (Y page 390). The DUN
Bluetooth ®
profile enables the mobile
phone to establish a dial-up connection to
the Internet.
R You need a valid mobile service contract
with a data option, which is used to calcu-
late the associated connection costs.
R The access data of the mobile phone net-
work provider must be set on COMAND
Online for the connected mobile phone
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If the connected mobile phone supports
the PAN Bluetooth profile (Personal Area
Network), you can use the automatic con-
figuration function (Y page 435).
i You can obtain more detailed information
about suitable mobile phones on the Inter-
net at http://www.mercedes-
benz.com/connect or from your
Mercedes-Benz Service Centre.
i If you use incorrect access data, addi-
tional costs may be incurred. This can hap-
pen when you use details that are different from the contract or details from another
contract/data package.
i The availability of individual Mercedes-
Benz Apps may vary depending on the
country.
i The terms of use are shown when
COMAND Online is used for the first time
and then once a year thereafter. Only read
and accept the terms of use when the vehi- cle is stationary.
i Internet pages cannot be shown on the
driver's side while the vehicle is in motion.
Connection difficulties while the vehi-
cle is in motion The following could be the cause of call dis-
connection:
R insufficient GSM/UMTS network coverage
R the vehicle has moved into a GSM cell with
no free channels
R the SIM card used is not compatible with
the network available
R you are using a mobile phone with "Twin-
card" and the mobile phone with the sec-
ond SIM card is logged into the network at
the same time. Function restrictions You will not be able to use the mobile phone,
will no longer be able to use the mobile phone, or you may have to wait before using it, in the
following situations:
R if the mobile phone is switched off
R if the Bluetooth ®
function is switched off in
COMAND Online
R if the Bluetooth ®
function is switched off on
the mobile phone while you are using Blue-
tooth ®
interface telephony
R if the mobile phone is not logged into a
mobile phone network
R if neither the mobile phone network nor the
mobile phone allow simultaneous use of a
phone and an Internet connection
i It is possible that you may not be able to
receive calls when an Internet connection
is active. This depends on the mobile phone
and the mobile phone network used.
Roaming When you are driving your vehicle in a differ-
ent country and using the COMAND Online
Internet and online functions, you may incur
additional costs (roaming fees). When you are
in a different country, your SIM card must be enabled for data roaming. If your mobile
phone network provider does not have a data
roaming agreement with the roaming partner,
it may not be possible to establish an Internet connection. Deactivate this function on your
mobile phone if you want to avoid data roam-
ing when you are in a different country. Setting access data
Introduction To use online and Internet functions, you
need Internet access data for the connected
mobile phone. You can obtain this from your
mobile phone network provider. Online and Internet functions
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List of mobile phone network providers (empty)
In order to set the access data of the mobile
phone network provider you can:
R select the predefined access data of the
mobile phone network provider
(Y page 435)
R for automatic configuration – this option
only appears in the list of providers if the
connected mobile phone supports the
Bluetooth ®
PAN (Personal Area Network)
profile (Y page 435).
R manually set the access data of the mobile
phone network provider (Y page 437)
Configuring access data automatically Requirement: your telephone must be con-
nected to COMAND Online via Bluetooth ®
and must support the Bluetooth ®
PAN profile.
Option 1 if your telephone is not yet config-
ured for Internet access:
X Select the ®icon in the main function bar
by sliding ZVand turning cV dthe COMAND controller and press
Wto con-
firm.
You will see a message informing you that
automatic configuration is possible.
X Select Yes
Yes and press Wto confirm.
Option 2: X In the list of mobile phone network provid-
ers, select Autom. configuration Autom. configuration

by turningcVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm (Y page 434).
The configuration data is transferred from
the mobile phone. If the configuration is
successful, a #dot appears in front of
Autom. configuration Autom. configuration
.
Selecting access data of the mobile phone
network provider Searching for providers
X Select Search for providers
Search for providers in the
mobile phone network providers list by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm (Y page 434).
A list of countries appears.
X Select the country of your mobile phone
network provider, e.g. Germany Germany, and press
W to confirm.
The list of available mobile phone network
providers appears.
i The access data for the mobile phone net-
work provider is selected once for the
mobile phone connected and is loaded Online and Internet functions
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Not all memory cards available on the
market are designed for the temperatures
which may be reached in the vehicle.
If the SD memory card is no longer in use,
you should remove it from
COMAND Online. High temperatures can
damage the card.
Due to the wide range of SD memory cards
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all brands of SD memory card.
The readable storage capacity depends on
the memory card used. You can obtain fur-
ther information at any Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
Inserting an SD memory card X Insert the memory card into the slot on the
control panel until it engages in place. The
side with the contacts must face down-
wards and point towards the slot.
If no MP3 tracks can be found, you will see
a message to this effect.
The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. An hourglass symbol indicates that further tracks are
being loaded in the background.
Ejecting an SD memory card
X Press the memory card.
The memory card is ejected.
X Remove the memory card from the slot.
Connecting a USB device The USB port is located in the stowage com-
partment in the centre console.
Electrical consumption at this connection
must not exceed a continuous current of
500 mA. If the electrical consumption is
higher, use a separate source to provide
power for the USB device (e.g.
12 V power supply).
X Connect the USB device (e.g. USB stick) to
the USB port.
If no MP3 tracks can be found, you will seea message to this effect. The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. An hourglass
symbol indicates that further tracks are
being loaded in the background.
i Due to the wide range of USB devices
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all brands of USB device.
Information about suitable USB devices
can be obtained from a Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre.
MP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP). The MTP mode must be
active.
Switching to audio CD/audio DVD or
MP3 mode Inserting or connecting a data medium
X Insert CDs/DVDs (Y page 469)
or
X Inserting an SD memory card
(Y page 472)
or
X Connect a USB device (Y page 472).
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it.
Switching on using the button X Press the hfunction button one or more
times.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order: R audio CD/DVD/video DVD/MP3 CD/MP3
DVD in the DVD changer or single DVD
drive (disc mode)
R memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB memory
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R operation with Bluetooth ®
audio
X Select an audio medium from the media list
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Media list showing all magazine trays
X Select the data medium by turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
The following tables list the selection options
in the media list for the respective equipment variants. For DVD changer
Magazine trays, positions 1 to 6: readable
data media are audio CDs, MP3 CDs or MP3 DVDs, audio DVDs and video DVDs Memory card, position 7
MUSIC REGISTER, position 8
USB storage device, position 9
Media Interface, position 0
Bluetooth
®
audio For a single DVD drive
DVD drive, position 1: readable data media
are audio CDs, MP3 CDs or MP3 DVDs,
audio DVDs and video DVDs Memory card, position 2
MUSIC REGISTER, position 3
USB storage device, position 4
Media Interface, position 5
Bluetooth
®
audio, position 6 i
If you select a video DVD, the system
switches to video DVD mode (Y page 511).
Selecting a track using the number key-
pad X When the display/selection window is
active, press a number key, e.g. n.
The medium at the corresponding position
in the media list is loaded and then played.
Selecting a track Selecting by skipping to a track
X To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
cVd the COMAND controller when the dis-
play/selection window is active.
or
X Press the EorF button.
The skip forward function skips to the next track.
The skip back function skips to the begin-
ning of the current track if the track has
been playing for more than 8 seconds. If the
track has been playing for less than 8 sec-
onds, it skips to the start of the previous
track.
If the Random tracks Random tracks orRandom Folder
Random Folder
playback option has been selected, the
track order is random.
X Make a selection on the multifunction
steering wheel and view in the multifunc-
tion display (see the separate vehicle Own-
er's Manual).
Selecting a track using the number key-
pad X Press the ¯key on the number keypad.
A numerical entry field appears. The num-
ber of positions offered corresponds to the
number of tracks on the CD/DVD. Only
numbers that correspond to a track num-
ber on the CD/DVD can be entered.
X Enter the desired track number using the
number keys.
Playback commences immediately after
the last possible track digit is entered. Audio
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General notes !
Retain the original music files in a secure
location. An error in COMAND Online might result in the loss of the music files stored in
the MUSIC REGISTER. Mercedes-Benz is
not liable for any loss of data.
You can store music files in a compressed
format in the MUSIC REGISTER (Y page 485).
The memory has a capacity of 10 GB.
Switching to the MUSIC REGISTER MUSIC REGISTER basic display
Example: MUSIC REGISTER
:
Cover (if available)
; Track time
= Track number and name
? Graphic time and track display
A Position of the medium in the media list
and name of the medium, followed by the
current playback option (no display for
Normal track sequence Normal track sequence)
B Artist
C MUSIC REGISTER menu bar Switching on with the function button
X Press the hfunction button repeatedly
until the MUSIC REGISTER is switched on.
By pressing the function button repeatedly,
you can change the operating mode in the
following order:
R audio CD/DVD/MP3 (disc)
R memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB memory
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R operation with Bluetooth ®
audio
If music files are available, playback begins at the point last listened to.
If there are no music files, you will see a mes- sage to this effect.
X Confirm the message by pressing Wthe
COMAND controller and then copy the
music files to the MUSIC REGISTER
(Y page 485).
Switching on with the audio menu
X Select Audio Audioin the main function bar by
sliding ZVand turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
If the MUSIC REGISTER was the last mode
selected, it is now switched on.
If another audio source is switched on, you
can now switch on the MUSIC REGISTER in
the audio menu.
X Select Audio
Audio by sliding ZVand turning
cVdthe COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Music Register
Music Register and pressWto
confirm.
Switching on using the number keys
X Make sure that neither radio nor disc is
activated.
X Press the r(for a DVD changer) or m
(for a single DVD drive) number key.
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audio
Preconditions for the Bluetooth ®
audio
device Bluetooth
®
audio mode requires a Blue-
tooth ®
-capable audio device. Observe the
information in the Bluetooth ®
audio device's
operating instructions.
Before using Bluetooth ®
audio mode, you
should check your Bluetooth ®
audio device
for the following:
R Bluetooth ®
audio profile
The Bluetooth ®
audio device must support
the A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio
profiles.
R Bluetooth ®
visibility
Certain Bluetooth ®
audio devices require
more than simply activating the Bluetooth ®
function. In addition, your device must be
made "visible" to other devices.
R Bluetooth ®
device name
This device name is predetermined but can
usually be changed. To make a clear selec-
tion of the Bluetooth ®
device possible,
Mercedes-Benz recommends that you cus-
tomise the device name.
i A2DP (
Advanced AudioDistribution
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile for audio
data transmission
AVRCP (Audio VideoRemote Control
Profile): Bluetooth ®
audio profile for audio
data playback
i Not all Bluetooth ®
audio devices available
on the market are equally suitable.
Information on suitable Bluetooth ®
audio
devices and on connecting Bluetooth ®
audio devices to COMAND Online:
R is available from your Mercedes-Benz
Service Centre
R or visit the website http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect X
Activate Bluetooth ®
and Bluetooth ®
visibil-
ity on the Bluetooth ®
audio device.
Preconditions in COMAND Online X
Activate the Bluetooth ®
function in
COMAND Online (Y page 313).
Connecting Bluetooth ®
audio devices General notes
Before using your Bluetooth
®
audio device
with COMAND Online for the first time, you
will need to authorise it.
When you authorise a new Bluetooth ®
audio
device, it is connected automatically. Con-
nection involves first searching for a Blue-
tooth ®
audio device and then authorising it.
You can authorise up to fifteen Bluetooth ®
devices.
i If you authorise a mobile phone that sup-
ports Bluetooth ®
audio, the A2DP and
AVRCP Bluetooth ®
audio profiles are con-
nected automatically.
The mobile phone is then entered:
R in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list
(Y page 391)
R in the Bluetooth ®
device list
(Y page 489)
Mercedes-Benz recommends authorising a mobile phone in Bluetooth ®
telephony
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Searching for and authorising a Blue-
tooth ®
audio device Example: Bluetooth
®
device list
: Newly detected mobile phone with Blue-
tooth ®
audio function in range
; Bluetooth ®
audio player not within range
but previously authorised (symbol
appears in grey) The Bluetooth
®
device list displays all author-
ised devices, whether they are within range or not. After a device search, devices which arewithin range but not authorised are also dis-
played.
X Switch on Bluetooth ®
audio mode
(Y page 491).
If you see the No Bluetooth audio No Bluetooth audio
device authorised
device authorised message, you will
need to authorise the Bluetooth ®
audio
device first.
X Select BT
BTaudio
audio by sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm. X
Confirm Bluetooth audio device list Bluetooth audio device list
by pressing Wthe COMAND controller.
X To search: confirmSearch for BT Search for BT
audio devices
audio devices by pressing the COMAND
controller W.
COMAND Online searches for Bluetooth ®
audio devices within range and adds them
to the Bluetooth ®
device list. If Bluetooth ®
audio devices support the Bluetooth ®
audio profiles (A2DP, AVRCP), the devices
are detected.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
X To authorise: select an unauthorised Blue-
tooth ®
audio device from the list (:
in the example) by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller.
X Select the symbol to the right of the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device by sliding VYthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
X Select Authorise Authorise and pressWto confirm.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, you now have two options for con-
tinuing with authorisation.
X Option 1: enter the passkey (Y page 391).
After successful authorisation, the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device is connected and
starts playing.
X Option 2 (Secure Simple Pairing): if the
digit codes displayed in COMAND Online
and on the Bluetooth ®
audio device are the
same, confirm Yes Yesby pressing W.
If you select Yes Yes, authorisation continues
and the Bluetooth ®
audio device is connec-
ted. Playback starts.
If you select No
No, authorisation will be can-
celled.
i The Bluetooth ®
audio device must sup-
port Bluetooth ®
version 2.1 for connection
via Secure Simple Pairing. COMAND Online creates a six-digit code, which is simulta-
neously displayed on both devices that are
to be connected. Audio
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