2013 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class bluetooth

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R
Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth SIG Inc.
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of DOLBY Laboratories.
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and PRE-SAFE ®
are
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and iTunes ®
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and Windows media ®
are
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XM radio Inc.
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and related brands are
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LLC.
In this Operator's Manual, you will find the
following symbols: G
WARNING
Warning notes draw your attention to hazards
that endanger your health or life, or the health
or life of others. H
Environmental note
Environmental notes provide you with
information on environmentally aware actions
or disposal.
! Notes on material damage alert you to
dangers that could lead to damage to your
vehicle. i
Practical tips or further information that
could be helpful to you.
X This symbol indicates an
instruction that must be followed.
X Several of these symbols in
succession indicate an instruction
with several steps.
(Y page) This symbol tells you where you
can find more information about a
topic.
YY This symbol indicates a warning or
an instruction that is continued on
the next page.
Display
Display This font indicates a display in the
multifunction display/COMAND
display.
Parts of the software in the vehicle are
protected by copyright ©
2005
The FreeType Project
http://www.freetype.org. All rights
reserved.
As at 14.11.2011

B
Back button ....................................... 123
Back support see Lumbar support
Bag hook ............................................ 441
Balance, adjusting .............................139
Bang &Olufsen sound system .........141
BAS (Brake Assist System) .................74
Basic carriers see Separate operating instructions
Basic settings
see Settings
BAS PLUS (Brake Assist System
PLUS) .................................................... 74
Bass, setting ...................................... 139
Battery (SmartKey) Checking .......................................... 85
Important safety notes ....................85
Replacing ......................................... 85
Battery (vehicle)
Charging ........................................ 486
Display message ............................ 410
Important safety notes ..................484
Jump starting ................................. 488
Belt
see Seat belts
Bird's-eye view (navigation) .............188
Blind see Roller sunblind
Blin dSpot Assist
Activating/deactivating .................387
Display message ............................ 416
Notes/function .............................. 363
see Active Blind Spot Assist
BlueTEC
Adding DEF .................................... 325
BlueTEC (DEF) .................................... 533
Bluetooth ®
Activating/deactivating .................151
Authorizing a device (registering) ..152
Conditions (general )...................... 151
Conditions (telephone ).................. 199
Connecting another mobile phone .201
Connecting devices .......................151
De-authorizing (de-registering) a
device ............................................ 153
External authorization (general) .....153 External authorization (telephone)
.201
General information .......................151
Introduction ................................... 197
Receiving vCards ........................... 208
Searching for devices ....................152
Settings ......................................... 151
Telephone basic menu ...................202
Telephony ...................................... 199
Telephony notes ............................ 197
Bluetooth ®
interface
Telephony ...................................... 197
Brake Assist System
see BAS (Brake Assist System)
Brake fluid
Display message ............................ 399
Notes ............................................. 535
Brake fluid level ................................ 468
Brake lamps Display message ............................ 406
Brakes
ABS .................................................. 73
BAS .................................................. 74
BAS PLUS ........................................ 74
Brake fluid (notes) .........................535
Display message ............................ 391
Driving tips .................................... 331
High-performance brake system ....333
Important safety notes ..................331
Maintenance .................................. 332
Parking brake ................................ 328
Warning lamp ................................. 427
Breakdown
see Flat tire
see Towing away
Brightness, setting (TV, video) .........244
Bulbs see Changing bulbs C
California Important notice for retail
customers and lessees ....................29
Call
Accepting/ending/rejecting .......... 203
see Telephone
Calling up a malfunction
see Display messages 6
Index

Switching between picture
formats (TV, video)
............................245
Switching between summer time
and standard time .............................148
Switching off the alarm (ATA) ............79
Switching the hands-free
microphone on/off ............................ 205
Switching wavebands (radio) ...........216
Syste msettings
Bluetooth ®
..................................... 151
Date ............................................... 148
Language ....................................... 153
Programmable button (COMAND) ..124
Text reader spee d.......................... 149
Time ............................................... 148
Time zone ...................................... 148
Voice Control System ....................149 T
Tachometer ........................................ 375
Tail lamps Display message ............................ 406
Tank
see Fuel tank
Tank content
Fuel gauge ....................................... 37
Technical data
Capacities ...................................... 530
Notes ............................................. 528
Tires/wheels ................................. 521
Vehicle data ................................... 537
TELEAID
Automatic retrieval of vehicle data
(service due date ).......................... 456
Call priority .................................... 453
Display message ............................ 399
Downloading destinations
(COMAND) ..................................... 453
Emergency call .............................. 450
Important safety notes ..................449
Locating astolen vehicl e............... 456
MB info call button ........................452
Remote vehicle locking ..................455
Roadside Assistance button ..........452
Search &Send ............................... 454
Self-test ......................................... 450System
.......................................... 450
Vehicle remote unlocking ..............455
Telephone
Accepting/ending acall................ 203
Accepting acall............................. 384
Adjusting the volume for calls .......138
Basi cmenu (Bluetooth ®
interface) ....................................... 202
Calling (outgoing call ).................... 204
Calling voicemai l............................ 205
Conference connection .................. 205
Connecting a mobile phone
(general information) .....................199
De-authorizing a mobile phone ......202
Ending an active call ......................205
Entering anumbe r......................... 204
External authorization
(Bluetooth ®
) ................................... 201
Function restrictions ......................198
General notes ................................ 197
Keypad .......................................... .124
Menu (on-board computer) ............384
Number from the phone book ....... .384
Operating options ..........................198
Overview of functions ....................205
Reception and transmission
volume ........................................... 203
Redialing ........................................ 385
Rejecting/ending acall................. 384
Rejecting acall.............................. 203
Rejecting or accepting a waiting
call ................................................. 205
Safety notes .................................. 197
Sending DTMF tones ..................... .207
Switching hands-free microphone
on/off ............................................ 205
Toggling ......................................... 205
Using the telephone ....................... 203
see Bluetooth ®
see Call lists
Telephone mode
Redialing ........................................ 204
Telephone module with
Bluetooth ®
SIM Access Profile
see separate installation instructions Index
23

At
ag lance COMAND operating system
Overview Function Page
0002
COMAN
Ddisplay 126
0003
COMAND controller and
function buttons
122
0026
Telephone keypad 124
Components of COMAND
COMAND consists of:
R
the COMAND display/SPLITVIEW
R the DVD changer
R the COMAND controller
R the COMAND function buttons R
the telephone keypad
R connections in the glove box (USB,
additional USB, jac kplug and iPod ®
connection)
R a remote control for the front passenger
and for use with the Rear Seat
Entertainment System
R two sets of cordless headphones for the
Rear Seat Entertainment System
R cordless headphones for the front
passenger
R two screens (Rear Seat Entertainment
System)
R CD/DVD drive (Rear Seat Entertainment
System)
R audio/video connections on the screen
(Rear Seat Entertainment System)
R audio/video connections on the drive (Rear
Seat Entertainment System)
You can use COMAND to operate the
following main functions:
R the navigation system
R the audio function with radio and satellite
radio modes, disk (audio CD/DV Dand MP3
mode), memory card (MP3 mode), MUSIC
REGISTER, Bluetooth ®
audio, Media
Interface and audio AUX
R the telephone and the address book
R the video function with video DVD and
video AUX modes
R the system settings
You can call up the main functions:
R using the corresponding functio nbuttons
or
R using the main function bar in the COMAND
display
COMAND controller You can use the COMAND controller to select
the menu items in the COMAND display.
You can call up menus or lists, scroll through
menus or lists and exit menus or lists.122
At
ag lanceCOMAND

X
Select Yes or
No and press
0021to confirm.
If you select No , the process will be aborted.
If you select Yes , the individualization is
deleted. You will see a message to this
effect. Bluetooth
®
settings
General information about Bluetooth ®Bluetooth
®
technology is the standard for
short-range wireless data transmissio nofup
to approximately 10 meters. Bluetooth ®
allows, for example, the exchange of vCards.
Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of
Bluetooth Special Interes tGroup (SIG) Inc. Requirements for a Bluetooth
®
connection You can connect mobile phones and
notebooks to COMAND.
To do so, the following conditions need to be
met:
R Bluetooth ®
-capable devices, e.g. mobile
phones, must comply with a certain profile
in order to be connected to COMAND.
Every Bluetooth ®
device has its own
specific Bluetooth ®
name.
R Bluetooth ®
must be activated in COMAND
and on the respective Bluetooth ®
device;
see the separate operating instructions.
R the Bluetooth ®
device must be "visible" to
COMAND in order for COMAND to find and
display it. For the setting procedures,
please see the operating instructions for
the Bluetooth ®
device. i
Once a mobile phone has been
connected, receptio nand transmission
volume may change.
Activating/deactivating Bluetooth ® X
Select Vehicle in the main functio
nbar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
X Select System by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Bluetooth by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Bluetooth activated and press
0021 to confirm.
This switches Bluetooth ®
on 000A or off 0002.
Connecting Bluetooth ®
devices General information
Before using your Bluetooth
®
device with
COMAND for the first time, you will need to
connect it.
Connecting comprises:
R searching for a Bluetooth ®
device
R subsequently authorizing it
i Amaximum of 15 devices can be available
for selectio nfrom the device list.
More detailed information on suitable mobile
phones and on connecting Bluetooth ®
-
capable mobile phones to COMAND can be
found on the Internet at http://
www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or call the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
on 1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(for the USA) or Customer Relations on
1-800-387-0100 (for Canada). System settings
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Searching for Bluetooth
®
devices
X Activate Bluetooth ®
(Y page 151).
X Select Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning 0031001C0032the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
X Select System by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Bluetooth by turning
0031001C0032the
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Search for Bluetooth Devices and press
0021to confirm.
X Select Update and press
0021to confirm.
COMAND searches for Bluetooth ®
devices
within range. After a short while, the
Bluetooth ®
device list appears. Example of display:B
luetooth®
device list
0002 Currently connected 002Cand authorized
device (0007 icon)
0003 Device not within range but previously
authorized (0009 appears in gray)
0026 Newly detected device in range, not yet
authorized 000D
The Bluetooth ®
device list shows all devices
within range and all previously authorized
devices, whether or not they are in range.
If the Bluetooth ®
device list is already full, you
will be requested to de-authorize a device. If
COMAN Ddoes not detect your Bluetooth ®
device, external authorization may be
necessary (Y page 153). Authorizing a Bluetooth
®
device
(registering)
X In the Bluetooth ®
device list, select not yet
authorized device 0026by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller.
X Select Options by sliding
001C003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Authorize and press
0021to confirm.
or
X Press 0021to confirm the selected device.
The input menu for the passcode appears. The passcode 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
®
device to be authorized (see
mobile phone operating instructions).
i Some mobile phones require a passcode
with four or more digits.
i If you want to reauthorize a device
following de-authorization ( Ypage 153),
you can select a different passcode.
X To enter apasscode in COMAND: press
the numbe rkeys in sequence.
0003 can be selected after the first number
has been entered.
or
X Select the digits one by one by turning
0031001C0032 the COMAND controller and press
0021 to confirm. 152
System settingsCOMAND

X
To confirm an entry in COMAND: select
0003 using the COMAND controller and
press 0021to confirm.
or
X Select SENDon the telephone keypad.
X Enter the same passcode into the
Bluetooth ®
device (see the operating
instructions for the respective device).
The device is authorized.
External authorization If COMAND does not detect your
Bluetooth
®
device, this may be du eto
particular security settings on your
Bluetooth ®
device. In this case, you can test
if your Bluetooth ®
device can find COMAND.
The Bluetooth ®
device name of COMAND is
"MB Bluetooth".
X Select Update .
X Select Options by sliding
001C003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select External Authorization and
press 0021to confirm.
X Start the Bluetooth ®
scan process on the
Bluetooth ®
device (see separate operating
instructions of the respective device).
X Select COMAND ("MB Bluetooth").
i The order in which the passkey is entered
depends on the mobile phone.
X Enter the passkey on the Bluetooth ®
device
when prompted.
X Confirm the Do you want to authorize
XX? question in COMAND with
Yes .
X Enter the passkey in COMAND.
Displaying the details of a Bluetooth ®
device X
In the Bluetooth ®
device list, select the
desired device by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller. X
Select Options by sliding
001C003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select Details and press
0021to confirm.
The detailed display for this device
appears.
X To close the detailed view: turn0031001C0032 or
slide 003C001C003D the COMAND controller.
De-authorizing (de-registering) a
Bluetooth ®
device Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recommends de-
authorization in both COMAND and the
Bluetooth
®
device, e.g. the mobile phone.
Subsequent authorization may otherwise fail.
X In the Bluetooth ®
device list, select the
authorized device by turning 0031001C0032the
COMAND controller.
X Select Options by sliding
001C003Dthe
COMAND controller and press 0021to
confirm.
X Select De-authorize and press
0021to
confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wish to de-authorize this device.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0021to confirm.
If you select Yes , the authorization for the
device will be revoked.
If you select No , the process will be aborted.
i If a Bluetooth ®
device has been de-
authorized and is out of range, when a new
search is carried out it will not appear in the
Bluetooth ®
device list. System language settings
This function allows you to determine the
language for the menu display sand the
navigation messages. The selected language
affects the characters available for entry.
Whe nyou set the system language, the
language of the Voice Control System will System settings
153COMAND Z

Problem Possible causes/consequences and
0004 Solutions
You see a message
informing you that the
DVD containing the
digital map is
incompatible with the
system software. The DVD containing the digital map cannot be used for the update.
X
To confirm the message: press0021the COMAND controller.
X Eject the DVD.
X Have the system software updated at an authorized Mercedes-
Benz Center. The installation of the
map software has
failed. The DVD is dirty or scratched.
X
Clean the DVD.
X Restart installation. There is overheating due to excessive temperatures in the vehicle
interior.
X
Wait until the vehicle interior has cooled down.
X Restart installation. COMAND's integral hard drive is faulty.
X
Consult an authorized Mercedes-Benz Center. Telephone
General notes
Introduction COMAND, in conjunction with a Bluetooth
®
-
capable mobile phone, enables you to make
calls via the Bluetooth ®
interface.
Using the Bluetooth ®
interface and a suitable
mobile phone, you can use the hands-free
system, import contacts from the mobile
phone and receive vCards.
More detailed information on suitable mobile
phones and on connecting Bluetooth ®
-
capable mobile phones to COMAND can be
found on the Internet at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or call
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center on
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) for
the USA or on 1-800-387-0100 for Canada. Safety notes G
WARNING
A driver's attention to the road must always
be his/her primary focus when driving. For
your safety and the safety of others, we
recommend that you pull over to a safe
location and stop before placing or taking a
telephone call. If you choose to use the mobile
phone while driving, please use the handsfree
facility and only use the mobile phone when
weather, road, and traffic conditions permit.
Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a mobile phone while driving a vehicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second. Telephone
197COMAND Z