2013 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class display

Displaying details from a list entry
COMAND can also show a shortened list entry
in full.
X Select a list entry by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Details
Details and press 00A1to confirm.
The detailed view appears.
X To go back to the list: slide009E005B009F
repeatedly until the list is highlighted. Storing a phone number
New address book entry For incoming calls from a person who is not
in the address book, COMAND displays the
phone number in the call list. You can save
this entry.
X Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 136).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Save
Save and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select New NewEntry
Entry and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select a category for the number, e.g.
Home
Home , and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select a category for the phone, e.g.
Mobile
Mobile , and press 00A1to confirm. Number category Display (phone
book and address
book)
Not Classified Not Classified No symbol
Home
Home 00DF
Work
Work 00DD Telephone
category Display (phone
book and address
book)
Not Classified Not Classified 006F
Mobile
Mobile 00DC
Car Car 00D7
Pager
Pager 00A6
X
Select Save Saveand press 00A1to confirm.
An input menu with data fields is shown.
The data field for the telephone number is
filled in automatically. 0043
Data field with cursor
0044 Telephone number and symbol for the
phone category (automatically entered)
0087 Character bar
Adding information to an address book
entry For incoming calls from a person who is not
in the address book, COMAND displays the
phone number in the call list. You can save
this entry.
X
Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 136).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Save Saveand press 00A1to confirm. Using call lists
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Save
Save is shown in gray if the selected list
entry has already been saved.
X Select Add Phone No.
Add Phone No. and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select a category for the number, e.g.
Home
Home, and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select a category for the phone, e.g.
Mobile Mobile, and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Save
Save.
The search menu for address book entries
appears.
X Search for the desired entry (Y page 133).
X Press 00A1when you have finished searching.
COMAND stores the data if there are fewer
than five numbers assigned to the entry you
are searching for in the selected number
category.
You will see a message to this effect.
If five numbers are stored for the entry you
are searching for, a prompt will appear
asking whether you wish to overwrite one
of the existing numbers.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, a selection list with the
five existing numbers is displayed.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled.
X Select the number to be overwritten in the
list by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller
and press 00A1to confirm.
COMAND overwrites the selected number
with the new data. Deleting call lists
If you are using a Bluetooth ®
phone that does
not support the PBAP Bluetooth ®
profile, the
call lists are generated and managed by
COMAND. You can delete these call lists in
COMAND.
If you download call lists from a Bluetooth ®
phone that supports the PBAP Bluetooth ®profile, you cannot delete them from
COMAND.
X
Select Call Lists
Call Lists in the telephone basic
menu by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Delete Call Lists
Delete Call Lists and press00A1
to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to delete all call lists.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the call lists are deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled.
i If you delete these call lists from the
mobile phone (see the separate mobile
phone operating instructions), COMAND
updates the call list display the next time it
connects. Using the speed dial list
Storing an entry
You can assign ten speed dial presets (0 – 9)
to the speed dial list. There are two options
available for this purpose.
Option 1:
X Search for a phone book entry in the phone
book (Y page 133).
X If an entry has several phone numbers,
select the desired number by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Speed Dial
Speed Dial by turning0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
A menu appears. 138
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Speed dial menu
X
Select Assign Speed Dial Preset
Assign Speed Dial Preset and
press 00A1to confirm.
The speed dial list appears. The selected
phone book entry is listed as the first entry.
The next available speed dial preset is
highlighted. X
Select the speed dial preset by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The phone book entry is saved in the speed
dial preset.
Option 2
X Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 127).
X Select Call Lists
Call Lists by sliding005B0064and
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Speed Dial Preset List
Speed Dial Preset List and
press 00A1to confirm.
The speed dial list appears. X
Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Assign Speed Dial Preset Assign Speed Dial Preset and
press 00A1to confirm.
The speed dial list appears. The selected
phone book entry is listed as the first entry.
The next available speed dial preset is
highlighted. X
Select the speed dial preset by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The phone book entry is saved in the speed
dial preset. Making a call via speed dial
The speed dial list contains stored phone
book entries (Y page 138).
Option 1:
X Hold down one of the number keys for
longer than two seconds.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing.
Option 2:
X Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 127).
X Select Call Lists Call Lists by sliding005B0064and
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
The speed dial list appears. Using the speed dial list
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Select Speed Dial Preset List
Speed Dial Preset List by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
The speed dial list appears.
X Select preset and press 00A1to confirm.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing. Deleting a speed dial number
X To delete a speed dial number: select
Delete
Delete Speed SpeedDial
DialPreset
Preset in the Speed
dial menu by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The speed dial number is deleted.
X To delete all speed dial numbers: select
Delete All Speed Dial Presets
Delete All Speed Dial Presets in the
Speed dial menu by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
You will be asked whether you want to
continue.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes , all speed dial presets will
be deleted from the speed dial list.
If you select No
No , the process will be
canceled. Text messages (SMS)
Information and requirements
If the above conditions are met, new incoming
text messages appear in the COMAND text
message inbox. In addition, a tone sounds
and the 008Fsymbol appears. The symbol is
no longer displayed once you have read the
text message. The úmail symbol is
displayed if the text message memory is full.
The symbol is no longer displayed once you
delete at least one text message.
i COMAND may not load all of the most
recent text messages: This may occur in exceptional cases, for
example when using certain mobile
phones/brackets and if the mobile phone
inbox holds a large number of text
messages.
i In order to be able to use the text
message function, the Bluetooth ®
mobile
phone has to support Bluetooth ®
MAP
(Message AccessProfile). Displaying the text message (SMS)
inbox
Calling up the inbox Text message (SMS) inbox
X
Press the 002Bfunction button.
X Select Txt Msg. Txt Msg. in the telephone basic
menu by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The text message inbox appears.
Reading a text message (SMS) X
Call up the text message inbox
(Y page 140).
X Select a text message in the text message
inbox by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The text message appears. 140
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X
To scroll through the display or select
phone numbers in a text message: turn
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller.
The display scrolls up or down line by line,
or skips to the next or previous telephone
number and automatically highlights it.
X To return to the list: press00A1and select
Back
Back.
Text message read-aloud function Settings for the read-aloud function:
R Language (Y page 40)
R Speed (Y page 39)
X Press 00A1while a text message is being
displayed, select Read Aloud
Read Aloud and press
00A1 to confirm.
COMAND reads out the text message.
X To cancel the read-aloud function: press
the 006C button.
or
X Press 00A1, select Cancel Read-Aloud
Cancel Read-Aloud
Function Function and press00A1to confirm.
Sender or text display You can switch between displaying the text
message sender or the text message content.
The sender display shows the sender of the
text message. If the sender is stored in the
COMAND phone book, the name is displayed.
The text display shows the first few words of
the text message.
X Select a text message in the text message
inbox by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller.
X To switch to the text display: select the
list symbol to the right of the text message
by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Display Text
Display Text and press00A1to
confirm.
The view changes. X
To switch to the sender display: select
the list symbol to the right of the text
message by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Display Sender
Display Sender and press00A1to
confirm.
The view changes.
X To return to the telephone basic menu:
press the 003Dbutton.
Displaying details and phone numbers COMAND can also show a shortened sender
display in full.
X
Select a text message in the text message
inbox by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the text
message by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Details
Details and press 00A1to confirm.
The detailed view appears.
X To close the detailed view: slide009E005B009F the
COMAND controller.
X To return to the telephone basic menu:
press the 003Dbutton. Managing text messages
Calling a text message (SMS) sender X
Press 00A1the COMAND controller while the
text message is being displayed.
X Select Call Sender Call Sender and press00A1to
confirm.
The telephone makes the call to the sender. Text messages (SMS)
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Using phone numbers in the text
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Usable numerical sequence
Numbers in text messages that are
highlighted in red can be used.
X Select a usable number when the text
message is displayed.
X Press 00A1the COMAND controller and
select Use
Use .
X Select Call Call.
The phone makes the call.
i It is possible that a highlighted numerical
sequence may not contain a telephone
number.
i You can use the "New entry" or "Add no."
functions to save this telephone number or
to add it to an existing entry.
Storing the sender of a text message in
the address book This function is not available if the sender’s
telephone number is already stored in the
address book.
X Press 00A1the COMAND controller while the
text message is being displayed.
X Select Save Number Save Number and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select New
New Entry
Entry and press 00A1to confirm.
X Store the phone number(Y page 137)Adding the sender of a text message to
an address book entry X
Press 00A1the COMAND controller while the
text message is being displayed.
X Select Save Number Save Number and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select Add Phone No.
Add Phone No. and press00A1to
confirm.
X Proceed from the step "Selecting a number
category" (Y page 135).
Deleting a text message (SMS) X
Select a text message in the text message
inbox by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the text
message by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 00A1to confirm.
A deletion prompt appears.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the text message is
deleted.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled.
i This delete function is not supported by
all mobile phones. The Delete failed
Delete failed
message appears. Using the address book
Introduction
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WARNING
Always focus your attention on the traffic
conditions.
Before starting the journey, familiarize
yourself with the address book functions.
Only use COMAND if road and traffic
conditions permit. You could otherwise
become involved in an accident in which you
or others could be injured. 142
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The address book organizes and stores
entries that are entered from different
sources (mobile phone, memory card, USB
device, COMAND phone book, navigation
system).
You can use these entries to make telephone
calls and for navigation.
i Number of contacts in the address
book: the address book can store a total of
4000 contacts.
1500 entries each are reserved in the
address book for:
R contacts from the mobile phone
R contacts that you create in COMAND or
import from other sources.
The remaining 1,000 entries are assigned
by COMAND as necessary.
i Display of mobile phone contacts:
contacts downloaded from the mobile
phone remain in the address book even if
you disconnect the mobile phone from
COMAND. Contacts that have previously
been available can be displayed as soon as
the mobile phone is reconnected.
COMAND downloads the contacts again so
that any new contacts that have been
added to the mobile phone can be
displayed.
As soon as you connect a new mobile
phone to COMAND all the contacts from
the previous mobile phone are replaced by
those from the new phone's address book.
Address book entries remain stored when
the mobile phone is disconnected. For this
reason, delete your personal data using the
reset function before selling your vehicle,
for example (Y page 42). Calling up the address book
Using the function button:
X Press the 002Bfunction button.
You see either the telephone basic menu or
the address book, depending on which was
last active.
X If the telephone basic menu is displayed,
press the 002Bfunction button again.
Using the telephone basic menu:
X With the telephone basic menu shown,
select Phone Phone by sliding 005B00A0the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Address Book
Address Book from the menu and
press 00A1to confirm. Address book with address book entry
¥and
navigable data 0051
X To browse in the address book: turn
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller.
X To close the address book: press the
002B button.
i An address book entry can contain the
following information:
R Name
R First name
R Company
R Two addresses
R Geo-coordinates
R Up to five telephone numbers Using the address book
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Displaying the detailed view for an
address book entry
Selecting an entry Detailed display of address book
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To return to the previous menu
0044 \Business details
0087 List symbol (to call up options)
X Search for an address book entry
(Y page 133).
X Make a selection in the selection list by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller.
or
X Call up the address book ( Ypage 143).
X Select an entry by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller.
X Press 00A1the COMAND controller.
The detailed view appears.
Starting route guidance to an address X
Select the address data field by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The route to the destination address is
calculated and route guidance starts
(Y page 62).
Calling a telephone number X
Select the phone number data field by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
This initiates dialing and you can then make
your call ( Ypage 129). Showing the details of an address book
entry X
Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Details
Details and press 00A1to confirm.
The display is shown in full.
X To close the detailed display: press the
0041 back button.
Changing an address book entry X
Option 1: search for an address book entry
(Y page 133).
X Make a selection in the selection list by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
A menu appears. X
Select Edit Editand press 00A1to confirm.
X Option 2: call up the detailed view for an
address book entry (Y page 145).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Edit Editand press 00A1to confirm.
Irrespective of the option, the input menu
containing data fields appears.
Information about character entry
(Y page 32) Using the address book
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