2013 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class USB

Symbol overview
Sym
bol Explanation
000F
Address book entry that has been
entered or changed via COMAND
Imported contact that has been
saved in the phone or address book
0035
Address book entry with voice tag
These entries have also been
assigned a voice tag. Voice tags are
available in vehicles with Voice
Control (see the separate operating
instructions).
0026
Contact that has been imported
from a mobile phone that supports
PBAP
0015
Entry that has been imported from
the memory card or USB device
001B
Entry imported via the Bluetooth
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interface Searching for a phone book entry
Using the character bar
You determine the first letter of the entry you
are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X Select a character by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND Controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The first entry in the list that starts with the
letter selected is highlighted. If there are
similar entries, the next different character
is shown. For example, with entries such as
Christel and
Christine , the beginnings
of the names are similar. In this case, you
will be offered a choice between E and
I .X
Select the characters of the entry you are
searching for one by one and press 0039to
confirm.
When the selection is clear, COMAND
switches automatically to the selection list.
X To complete the search: slide00120038the
COMAND controller repeatedly or press
and hold 0039until the character bar
disappears.
The selection list appears.
Information about character entry
(Y page 299)
Using the number keypad
You determine the first letter of the entry you
are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X Press the appropriate number keys as
many times as necessary and one after the
other.
Further information on character entry using
the number keypad (direct entry)
(Y page 301).
Directly from the list
You can switch to the list at any time during
character entry.
X Slide 00120038the COMAND controller
repeatedly or press and hold 0039until the
character bar disappears.
or
X Select 0004and press 0039to confirm.
X To selecta n entry:turn003E0012003F the
COMAND controller until the desired entry
is highlighted and press 0039to confirm.
To select aphone number: the0002symbol
indicates that an entry contains more than
one phone number.
X Select a phone book entry with the 0002
symbol and press 0039to confirm.
The sub-entries appear. The 0002symbol
changes to 0003. Telephone
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X
Select Delete and press
0039to confirm.
Ad eletion prompt appears.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , the textm
essage is
deleted.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
i This delete function is not supported by
all mobile phones. The Delete failedmessage appears.
Using the address book
Introduction G
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.
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 308).
Calling up the address book Using the function button:
X
Press the 0012function 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 0012function button again.
Using the telephone basic menu:
X With the telephone basic menu shown,
select Phone by sliding
00120038the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Address Book from the menu and
press 0039to confirm. 398
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Importing phone book entries
This function allows you to store phone book
entries from the mobile phone in the address
book.
The following can be used as a source:
R the mobile phone
R the memory card
R the USB device
R the Bluetooth ®
Interface
Imported phone book entries are indicated in
the phone book by different symbols
(Y page 389).
X Search for an entry in the phone book on
the mobile phone 000E(Ypage 389).
X Selec tthe list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Save Entry and press
0039to
confirm.
The Data saved. message appears. The
phone book entry is now saved as an
address book entry.
The 000Esymbol is replaced by the ¥
symbol.
Importing contacts Information and requirements
You can import contacts (vCards) from the
memory card and a USB device into the
address book, or receive vCards via
Bluetooth ®
.
i Up to 2500 entries can be imported into
the address book. Amessage notifies you
when the maximum number is reached.
You then have to delete existing entries in
order to import new entries (Y page 399).
Depending on the source of the contact data,
differen trequirements apply: Source Conditions
memory card The SD memory card is
inserted (Y
page 439). It
contains importable
contact details. USB device The USB device is inserted
into the USB port
(Y
page 439). It contains
importable contact details. Requirements for receiving vCards via
Bluetooth
®
You can receive vCards from devices (e.g.
from a PC) that support the sending of vCards
via Bluetooth ®
.
It is not necessary to authorize the device in
COMAND to do so.
Please bear the following in mind:
R Bluetooth ®
must be activated in COMAND
and on the Bluetooth ®
device, see the
operating instructions for the device.
R the Bluetooth ®
device must be able to send
vCards via Bluetooth ®
(see operating
instructions for the device).
R the Bluetooth ®
device in the vehicle must
be switched on.
Importing from the memory card or USB
device
Entries imported from the memory card or
from a USB device have the 0015symbol.
The following conditions must be fulfilled in
order to import vCards:
R vCards (vcf files) may be located in the main
directory or in folders. COMAND allows you
to select the relevant folders directly.
R vCards must have the file extension ".vcf".
i One vcf file may contain several vCards.
COMAND supports vCards in versions 2.1
and 3.0.
X Select Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown, Telephone
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select
Phone by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select Download Contacts and press
0039
to confirm.
Am enu appears.
X Select From The Memory Card or
From USB device in the menu by turning
003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select Add or
Overwrite and press
0039to
confirm.
Add imports the entries from the memory
card or USB device into the address book.
Overwrite imports the entries from the
memory card or USB device and overwrites
all entries in the address book with the
0015 symbol. The previous entries are then
no longer available.
After the contact data has been imported
successfully, you will see amessage to this
effect. The address book or the respective
telephone basic menu is displayed.
i You can select Overwrite if the address
book already contains corresponding
entries. Amessage notifies you when the
address book is full.
Receiving vCards via Bluetooth ®X
Select Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown,
select Phone by sliding
0012000Aand turning 003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Import Contacts and press
0039to
confirm.
X Select Receive Contacts From Phone in
the menu by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
This interrupts the Bluetooth ®
connection
between COMAND and your active mobile
phone. COMAND is, however, ready to
receive vCards from another Bluetooth ®
device (PC, mobile phone).
X Start the data transfer on the external
Bluetooth ®
device (see the operating
instructions for the device).
The number of vCards received is
displayed.
X To end reception: press0039or the 001F
back button.
COMAND then reconnects to the mobile
phone.
Received vCards are identified by the 001B
symbol in the address book.
i If you switch to another main function,
e.g. navigation, while receiving vCards, the
reception of vCards will be terminated.
Deleting contacts
X Select Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown,
select Phone by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Delete Contacts and press
0039to
confirm.
X Select one of the following options:
R
Internal Contacts R
Contacts From Storage Device 404
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X
To exit the menu: press the000Beject/
load button agai norpress the 001Fback
button.
or
X Select Back by sliding
0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
Inserting and ejecting an SD memory
card General information
COMAND supports SD memory cards
(Secure
Digital) and SDHC memory cards
(Secure DigitalHighCapacity).
i 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. 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
further information at any authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
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
downwards and point towards the slot.
The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. Further
tracks are loaded in the background; this is
indicated by an hourglass symbol.
If no MP3 tracks can be found, you will see
a message to this effect. Ejecting an SD memory card
X
Press the memory card.
The memory card is ejected.
X Remove the memory card from slot.
Connecting aUSB device The USB port is located in the stowage
compartment in the center 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
Vp ower supply).
X Connect the USB device (e.g. USB stick)to
the USB port.
The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. Further
tracks are loaded in the background; this is
indicated by an hourglass symbol.
If no MP 3tracks can be found, you will see
a message to this effect.
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 an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
MP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP).
Switching to audio CD/DVD or MP3
mode Inserting or connecting
amedium
X Insert CDs/DVD s(Ypage 436)
or
X Insert an SD memory card (Y page 439).
or
X Connect a USB device (Y page 439).
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it. Audio
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Switching modes using the function
button
X
Press the 0009function 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 storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
X Select an audio medium from the media list
(Y page 441).
Switching modes via the audio menu
X Select Audio in the main function bar by
sliding 00380012and turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
The last active audio source is now
activated.
You can activate a different audio source
using the audio menu.
X Select Audio by sliding
00380012and turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Disc ,
Memory Card ,
Music Register ,
USB Storage or
Media Interface and press
0039to confirm.
This switches to the desired audio source.
X Select an audio medium from the media list
(Y page 441). Example display: audio CD mode 0002
CD cover (if available)
0003 Gracenote data is read, then the elapsed
track time
0027 Track number and track name (if stored
on the disc as CD text or if Gracenote ®
data is available)
0026 Graphic time and track display
0024 Disc type, disc position in the media list
and disc name (if stored on the disc as CD
text or if Gracenote ®
data is available)
0025 Artist (if stored on the disc as CD text or
if Gracenote ®
data is available)
0016 CD mode menu
Example display: audio DVD mode 0002
Cover (if available)
0003 Track time
0027 Track number
0026 Graphic time and track display
0024 Disc type, disc position in the media list,
disc name (only if stored on the disc)
0025 Audio DVD mode menu 440
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COMAND controller and press
0039to
confirm.
The media list appears. The 0021dot indicates
the curren tmedium being played.
The media list shows the discs currently
available.
View in 0002:
R 0002 magazine tray not shown
R 0003 magazine tray show
X To change the display: select1...6 Changer by turning
003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
Depending on the previous setting, the
magazine trays are shown or not shown.
i If a disc cannot be read, an entry appears
next to the corresponding magazine tray. Media list showing all magazine trays
X
Select the data medium by turning 003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The following tables list the selection options
in the media list for the respective equipment
variants. For DVD changer
Magazine trays, positions
1to 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 For DVD changer
Media Interface, position 0
Bluetooth
®
audio Equipped with 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 468).
Selecting atrac kusing the number
keypad
X When the display/selection window is
active, press a number key, e.g. 002E.
The medium at the corresponding position
in the media list is loaded and then played.
Selecting atrack Selecting by skipping to
atrack
X To skip forwards or back to a track: turn
003E0012003F the COMAND controller when the
display/selectio nwindow is active.
or
X Press the 0001or0002 button.
The skip forward function skips to the next
track.
The skip back function skips to the
beginning of the current track if the track
has been playing for more than
eight seconds .Ifthe track has been playing
for less than eight seconds, it skips to the
start of the previous track. 442
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If the
Random Tracks or
Random Folder playback option has been selected, the
track order is random.
Selecting atrac kusing the number
keypad
X Press the 0005key on the number keypad.
An umerical entry field appears. The
number of positions offere dcorresponds to
the number of trackso n the CD/DVD. Only
numbers that correspond to a track
number on the CD/DVD can be entered.
X Enter the desired track number using the
numbe rkeys.
The trac kplays after the last possible
number is entered.
i Pressing and holding a number key for
more than two seconds completes the
entry, and the corresponding track is
played.
Selecting atrac kusing music search X
Select Current Tracklist ,
Folder or a
category and press 0039to confirm.
Select music via categories (e.g. album,
artist) with the music search function.
If you select a category, COMAND starts a
search for track information if the following
conditions are fulfilled:
R the data carriers are inserted or connected
R the track information from these data
carriers is not yet contained in the
COMAND music database. COMAND imports track information from the
following data carriers:
R
disc (audio CD/DVD/MP3)
R memory card
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
The Track information is complete. message appears once the search is
completed. COMAND stores the music data
in its own database. You can now select the
available music data within the desired
category.
You will find further information on searching
for music in the "Music search" section
(Y
page 448).
X In CD/audio DVD/MP3 mode, select
Search by sliding
0012000Aand turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The category list appears. Example: current track list
X
Select the track by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The basic display appears and the trac kis
played.
Fast forwarding/rewinding X
While the display/selection window is
active, slide 003600120037and hold the COMAND Audio
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