2013 MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class COMAND

This visibility is for restricted periods of
time on some mobile phones.
R Bluetooth ®
device name
Every Bluetooth ®
device has its own
Bluetooth ®
device name. This device name
is freely definable, but can be identical for
all devices from the same manufacturer. It
is therefore recommended that you change
this name so that you can easily recognize
your mobile phone (see the mobile phone
operating instructions).
i Not all mobile phones available on the
market are equally suitable. You can obtain
more detailed information about suitable
mobile phones and about connecting
Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile phones to
COMAND on the Internet at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or call
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(for the USA) or Customer Relations at
1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
i Some displays (e.g. the signal strength)
depend on the supported version of the
Hands-Free Profile. Connecting a mobile phone
General information Before using your mobile phone with
COMAND for the first time, you will need to:
R search for it (Y page 123) and then
R authorize (register) it (Y page 124).
When you authorize a new mobile phone, it is
connected automatically.
You can authorize up to 15 mobile phones. If the mobile phone supports PBAP (Phone
Book
Access Profile) and MAP (Message
Access Profile), the following contacts and
messages are downloaded into COMAND
when connecting:
R phone book
R call lists
R text messages
Further information on the conditions for
connecting (Y page 121).122
Telephony via the Bluetooth ®
interfaceTelephone

Searching for a mobile phone
Empty Bluetooth
®
telephone list Conditions for searching
Bluetooth
®
telephone list after search is
completed
X Press the 002Bfunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev.
Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm. X
Select Search for Phone from Search for Phone from
Vehicle
Vehicle and press 00A1to confirm.
A message appears.
X Select Start Search
Start Search and press the00A1
button to confirm.
The message Searching for
Searching for
Bluetooth Phones... Bluetooth Phones... appears.
COMAND looks for Bluetooth ®
telephones
within range and adds them to the
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
If a new phone is found, it appears in the
list with the 00DCsymbol.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
telephones within
range and their characteristics.
Symbols in the Bluetooth ®
phone list Symbo
l Explanation
00DC
New mobile phone in range, but
not yet authorized
0068
Authorized mobile phone
003F
Currently connected mobile
phone
00E6
Mobile phone in range and
authorized
00E6
(gray)
Mobile phone not in range, but
already authorized
The Bluetooth
®
telephone list shows all
mobile phones within range and all previously
authorized mobile phones, whether or not
they are in range.
i If the Bluetooth ®
telephone list is already
full, you will be requested to de-authorize a
mobile phone (Y page 126). If COMAND
does not find your mobile phone, external
authorization may be necessary
(Y page 125).
i If you call up the telephone list again, the
unauthorized devices are removed from the Telephony via the Bluetooth
®
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list. In this case, start a new search to
update the Bluetooth
®
telephone list.
Authorizing (registering) a mobile
phone Passkey entry
Telephone basic menu
Option 1: using the passkey (access code)
X Select the mobile phone using the 00DC
symbol in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
The input menu for the passkey appears.
The passkey is any one to sixteen-digit
number combination which you can choose
yourself. You must enter the same number
combination in COMAND and in the
Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile phone (see the
mobile phone operating instructions).
i Some mobile phones require a passkey
with four or more digits. i
If you want to reauthorize a mobile phone
following de-authorization, you can select
a different passkey.
i Mercedes-Benz recommends de-
authorization in COMAND and on the
mobile phone ( Ypage 126). Subsequent
authorization may otherwise fail.
X To enter the passkey in COMAND: press
the number keys one after the other.
or
X Select the digits in the digit bar one by one
by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller
and press 00A1to confirm.
0054 is highlighted after the first number
has been entered.
X In both cases, select 0054and press 00A1to
confirm.
X To enter the passkey on the mobile
phone: if the Bluetooth ®
connection is
successful, you will be requested to enter
the passkey (access code, passcode; see
the mobile phone operating instructions).
X Enter the same passkey in the mobile
phone as the one already entered in
COMAND.
The message Connecting Bluetooth
Connecting Bluetooth
Profiles... Profiles... appears.
The Authorization successful
Authorization successful
message appears once authorization is
completed.
The mobile phone is connected to COMAND
(authorized). You can now make phone calls
using the COMAND hands-free system.
i After entering the passkey, you may also
need to enter a confirmation in your mobile
phone to connect calls. Please check your
mobile phone display. On some mobile
phones, this confirmation can be saved. In
this case, you do not need to enter it again.
If the COMAND display shows the
Authorization failed
Authorization failed message, you
may have exceeded the prescribed time
period. Repeat the procedure. 124
Telephony via the Bluetooth ®
interfaceTelephone

Option 2: use Secure Simple Pairing
The mobile phone (or the Bluetooth
®
audio
device) must support the Bluetooth ®
version
2.1 for connection via Secure Simple Pairing.
COMAND creates a six-digit code, which is
displayed on both devices that are to be
connected.
X If the code is the same on both devices,
confirm Yes
Yes by pressing 00A1.
If you select Yes Yes, the authorization process
is completed and the mobile phone is
connected.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled.
X Confirm the message on the mobile phone.
External authorization If COMAND does not detect your mobile
phone, this may be due to particular security
settings on your mobile phone. In this case,
you can test if your mobile phone can find
COMAND. The Bluetooth ®
device name of
COMAND is "MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth". Please note the following:
some mobile
phones require that you establish the
connection to COMAND again once you have
entered the passkey (see the mobile phone
operating instructions). The mobile phone
cannot otherwise be authorized.
X Press the 002Bfunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears.
X Select Connect via Phone
Connect via Phone and press00A1
to confirm.
The message on the left appears.
X Start the Bluetooth ®
search on the mobile
phone; see the mobile phone operating
instructions.
X Select COMAND (MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth) on the
mobile phone.
X Option 1: when requested to do so, enter
the passkey first on the mobile phone and
then in COMAND.
X Option 2: confirm the displayed codes on
the mobile phone and in COMAND (Secure
Simple Pairing).
With both options, you see the prompt Do Do
you want to be
you want to be
authorized? authorized? on the COMAND display.
X If you select Yes
Yes, the mobile phone will be
authorized. The messages Waiting for
Waiting for
a Connection to a Connection to dev.>... dev.>... andConnecting Bluetooth
Connecting Bluetooth
Profiles...
Profiles... are displayed. If the
connection is successful, you see the
telephone basic menu and the connected
mobile phone is entered.
If you select No No, the process will be aborted.
Switching between mobile phones If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.Telephony via the Bluetooth
®
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X
Select the mobile phone in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
The selected mobile phone is searched for
and connected if it is within Bluetooth ®
range and if Bluetooth ®
is activated.
Only one mobile phone can be connected
at any one time. The currently connected
mobile phone is indicated by the 003Bdot in
the Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
i You can only switch to another authorized
mobile phone if you are not currently
making a call.
De-authorizing (de-registering) a mobile
phone Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recommends de-
authorization in COMAND and on the mobile
phone. Subsequent authorization may
otherwise fail.
X Press the 002Bfunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev.
Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list
appears(Y page 123).
X Select the desired mobile phone in the
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Delete Delete and press 00A1to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to de-authorize this device.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
If you select No
No , the process will be
canceled. i
Before re-authorizing the mobile phone,
you should also delete the device name MB
MB
Bluetooth
Bluetooth from your mobile phone's
Bluetooth ®
list. Displaying connection details
X Press the 002Bfunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev.
Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears.
X Select the desired mobile phone in the
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
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 following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
R Bluetooth ®
name
R Bluetooth ®
address
R availability status (shown after a new
search)
R authorization status
X To close the detailed view: turn0082005B0083 or
slide 009E005B009F the COMAND controller. 126
Telephony via the Bluetooth ®
interfaceTelephone

Telephone basic menu (Bluetooth
®
interface)
Basic menu display Telephone basic menu (Bluetooth
®
interface)
0043 Telephone status
0044 Signal strength of mobile phone network
Ä
0087 Receiver icon 007Aor007E
0085 To display call lists
0083 Character bar
0084 Bluetooth ®
name of the currently
connected mobile phone
006B To display the COMAND phone book
X Press the 002Bfunction button.
When the connected mobile phone is ready
for use, the telephone basic menu appears.
i Display 0044may vary, depending on the
mobile phone connected.
Bars 0044show the current signal strength of
the mobile phone network. If all bars are
filled, you have optimum reception.
If no bars are shown, reception is either
very poor or there is none at all.
Receiver icon shows whether a call is
active/being connected 007Eor not 007A.
Text message display in the telephone
basic menu The
Text Message
Text Message menu item is only
available if the Bluetooth ®
phone supports
the Bluetooth ®
MAP profile ( MessageAccess
Profile). The downloading of text messages from the Bluetooth
®
phone must have been
completed. The menu item is otherwise
grayed out. Further information on text
messages (Y page 140).
If you have an unread text message, the 0083
mail symbol is displayed. The symbol
disappears once you have read the text
message. The úmail symbol is displayed
as soon as the text message memory is full.
The symbol disappears once you delete at
least one text message. Reception and transmission volume
Once the mobile phone has been authorized,
you can optimize the transmission and
reception volume settings. Find out more
about the optimum settings for your mobile
phone online at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or call
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA) or Customer Relations at
1-800-387-010 0(Canada). X
Press the 002Bfunction button.
X Select Connect Dev. Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
X Select an authorized mobile phone from
the list by turning 0082005B0083. Reception and transmission volume
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X
Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Reception Volume
Reception Volume or
Transmission Volume
Transmission Volume and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select a volume setting by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller.
X To close the setting scale: press00A1or
slide 009E005B009F.
i Incorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls. Telephone operation
Incoming call
Accepting a call Example: incoming call
X
To accept: confirmAccept Acceptby pressing
00A1.
or
X Press the 006Abutton on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
i You can also accept the call by voice
command using the Voice Control (see the
separate operating instructions).
Once you have accepted the call, you can use
hands-free mode.
The call volume can be adjusted (Y page 28).
Other functions during a call (Y page 129).
If the phone number of the caller is
transferred, it appears in the display. If an entry for the caller exists in the phone
book, you will also see the name.
If the phone number is not transferred or if
the "Hide data" function is active,
Unknown Unknownis
shown in the display.
i You can also accept a call as described
above when another main function is
switched on in COMAND. Once you have
accepted the call, the display switches to
telephone mode. After the call is finished,
you see the display of the previous main
application again.
The display does not switch to telephone
mode if you:
R press the 0041back button next to the
COMAND controller and then
R accept the call using the 006Abutton on
the multifunction steering wheel
Rejecting a call X
To reject: selectReject Reject by turning 0082005B0083
the COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
or
X Press the 007Fbutton on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. Making a call
Using the number keypad X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 127).
X Enter the digits using the number keypad.
X To connect the call: press the006A
button on COMAND or on the multifunction
steering wheel.
Using the telephone basic menu X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 127). 128
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X
Select the digits one by one by turning
0082005B0083 and sliding 00A0005B0064the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X To make a call: select°in the character
bar and press 00A1to confirm.
or
X Press the 006Abutton on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Redialing X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 127).
X Select °in the character bar and press
00A1 to confirm.
or
X If the telephone basic menu is displayed,
press the 006Abutton on COMAND.
In both cases, the calls dialed list appears.
The most recently dialed number is at the
top.
X To select a call: turn0082005B0083 the COMAND
controller.
X To connect the call: press00A1the
COMAND controller.
Using the call list or COMAND phone
book X
Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 136).
or
X Call up the COMAND phone book and
select an entry (Y page 133).
X To make a call: press00A1the COMAND
controller or the 006Abutton.
Making a call via speed dial The speed dial list contains stored entries
from the phone book (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.
A menu appears.
X 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. Functions available during a call
Overview Telephone operation with a single call
0043
Person you are calling
0044 Icon for active telephone connection
0087 To switch the hands-free microphone off/
on (Y page 130)
0085 To send DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones) (Y page 130)
0083 To end a call Telephone operation
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