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In preparation for telephoning via the
Bluetooth
®
interface, you should check the
following items on yourm obile phone (see the
mobile phone operating instructions):
R Hands-Free Profile
The mobile phone must support Hands-
Free Profile 1.0 or above.
R Bluetooth ®
visibility
On certain mobile phones, the device itself
must be made "visible" to other devices, as
well as activating the Bluetooth ®
function
(see the mobile phone operating
instructions).
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.Orc all
the Mercedes-Ben zCustome rAssistance
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
amobile phone General information
Before using your mobile phone with
COMAND for the first time, you will need to:
R search for it (Y page 379) and then
R authorize (register) it (Y page 380).
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
connectin g(Ypage 377). 378
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list. In this case, start a new search to
update the Bluetooth
®
telephone list.
Authorizing (registering) amobile phone Passkey entry
Telephone basic menu
Option 1: using the passkey (access code)
X
Select the mobile phone usin gthe 000D
symbol in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to 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-Ben zrecommends de-
authorization in COMAND and on the
mobile phone ( Ypage 382). 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 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller
and press 0039to confirm.
0004 is highlighted after the first number
has been entered.
X In both cases, select 0004and press 0039to
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 Profiles... appears.
The 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 connectc alls. Please check your
mobile phone display. On som emobile
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 message, you
may have exceeded the prescribed time
period. Repeat the procedure. 380
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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 by pressing
0039.
If you select Yes , the authorization process
is completed and the mobile phone is
connected.
If you select 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 ".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 0012function button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears.
X Select Connect via Phone and press
0039
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 ) 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 you want to be
authorized? on the COMAND display.
X If you select Yes , the mobile phone will be
authorized. The messages Waiting for a Connection to dev.>... and
Connecting Bluetooth 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 , 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. Telephone
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X
Select the mobile phone in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controlle rand press 0039to
confirm.
The selected mobile phone is searched for
and connected if it is withi nBluetooth ®
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 0021dot 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) amobile
phone
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recommends de-
authorizatio ninCOMAND and on the mobile
phone. Subsequent authorization may
otherwise fail.
X Press the 0012function button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list
appears(Y page 379).
X Select the desired mobile phone in the
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Delete and press
0039to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wish to de-authorize this device.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes , the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled. i
Before re-authorizing the mobile phone,
you should also delete the device name MB Bluetooth from your mobile phone's
Bluetooth ®
list.
Displaying connection details X
Press the 0012function button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 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 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Details and press
0039to 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: turn003E0012003F or
slide 003600120037 the COMAND controller. 382
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Telephone basic men
u(Bluetooth ®
interface) Basic menu display
Telephone basi
cmenu (Bluetooth ®
interface)
0002 Telephone status
0003 Signal strength of mobile phone network
Ä
0027 Receiver icon 0028or002B
0026 To display call lists
0024 Character bar
0025 Bluetooth ®
name of the currently
connected mobile phone
0016 To display the COMAND phone book
X Press the 0012function button.
When the connected mobile phone is ready
for use, the telephone basic menu appears.
i Display 0003may vary, depending on the
mobile phone connected.
Bars 0003show the curren tsignal strength of
the mobile phone network .Ifall bars are
filled, you have optimum reception.
If no bars are shown, receptio nis either
very poor or there is none at all.
Receiver icon shows whether acall is
active/being connected 002Bor not 0028.
Tex tmessage display in the telephone
basic menu
The Text Message menu item is only
available if the Bluetooth ®
phone supports
the Bluetooth ®
MAP profile ( MessageAccess
Profile). The downloading of tex tmessages
from the Bluetooth ®
phone must have been completed. The menu item is otherwise
grayed out. Further information on text
messages (Y page 395).
If you have an unread textm essage, the0015
mail symbol is displayed. The symbol
disappears once you have read the text
message. The úmail symbol is displayed
as soon as the textm essage memory is full.
The symbol disappears once you delete at
least one textm essage. 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-BenzC ustomerAssistance
center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA) or Customer Relations at
1-800-387-0100 (Canada). X
Press the 0012function button.
X Select Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select an authorized mobile phone from
the list by turning 003E0012003F.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm. Telephone
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X
Select Reception Volume or
Transmission Volume and press
0039to
confirm.
X Select a volume setting by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller.
X To close the setting scale: press0039or
slide 003600120037.
i Incorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls. Using the telephone
Incoming call Accepting
acall Example: incoming call
X
To accept: confirmAccept by pressing
0039.
or
X Press the 0017button on COMAND or on
the multifunctio nsteering wheel.
i You can also accep tthe 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 295).
Other functions during a call (Y page 385).
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 is
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 001Fback button next to the
COMAND controller and then
R accept the call using the 0017button on
the multifunction steering wheel
Rejecting acall
X To reject: selectReject by turning
003E0012003F
the COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
or
X Press the 003Cbutton on COMAND or on
the multifunctio nsteering wheel.
Making a call Using the number keypad
X
Call up the telephone basi cmenu
(Y page 383).
X Enter the digits using the number keypad.
X To connect the call: press the0017
button on COMAND or on the multifunction
steering wheel.
Using the telephone basic menu
X Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 383).
X Select the digits one by one by turning
003E0012003F and sliding 00380012000Athe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm. 384
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X
To make a call: select°in the character
ba ra nd press 0039to confirm.
or
X Press the 0017button on COMAND or on
the multifunctio nsteering wheel.
Redialing
X Call up the telephone basi cmenu
(Y page 383).
X Select °in the character bar and press
0039 to confirm.
or
X If the telephone basic menu is displayed,
press the 0017button on COMAND.
In both cases, the calls dialed list appears.
The most recently dialed number is at the
top.
X To select acall: turn 003E0012003F the COMAND
controller.
X To connect the call: press0039the
COMAND controller.
Using the call lis torCOMAND phone book
X Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 392).
or
X Call up the COMAND phone book and
select an entry (Y page 389).
X To make a call: press0039the COMAND
controller or the 0017button.
Making a call via speed dial
The speed dial list contains stored entries
from the phone book (Y page 394).
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 383).
X Select Call Lists by sliding
0012000Aand
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Speed Dial Preset List by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The speed dial list appears.
X Select preset and press 0039to confirm.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing.
Functions available during acall Overview
Telephone operatio
nwith a single call
0002 Perso nyou are calling
0003 Icon for active telephone connection
0027 To switch the hands-free microphone off/
on (Y page 386)
0026 To send DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones) (Y page 386)
0024 To end a call
Available functions:
R accepting a waiting call (Y page 386)
R making a further call (Y page 387)
R toggling (Y page 387)
Availability depends on the network (only
possible in the GSM network) and on the
Bluetooth ®
mobile phone. Telephone
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Switching the hands-free microphone on/
off
This function is also available during an active
phone call.
X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 383).
X To switch off: selectMic Off and press
0039 to confirm.
If the microphone is switched off, the
display shows the 000Csymbol and the The microphone is off message appears for
a short period.
X To switch on: selectMic On and press
0039 to confirm.
The 000Csymbol disappears. You will briefly
see the The microphone is on message.
Sending DTMF tones This function is not supported by all mobile
phones.
Answering machines or other devices can be
controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remote
query functions.
X If you would like to listen to the messages
on your answering machine, for example,
dial the corresponding number.
X To transmit individual characters: once
a connection has been established to the
answering machine, select the desired characters in the character bar, pressing
0039
to confirm each of them.
or
X Press the corresponding key on the
COMAND number keypad.
Every character selected will be
transmitted immediately.
X To send a phone book entry as a DTMF
sequence: selectName by turning
003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
X Select the desired phone book entry and
press 0039to confirm.
The entry is sent as a DTMF character
string.
X To return to the call display: select
Back and press
0039to confirm.
i You can also send DTMF tones using the
Voice Control system; see the separate
operating instructions.
Calls with several participants Rejecting or accepting
awaiting call
The mobile phone network provider must
support and activate the call-waiting function.
Depending on the mobile phone used, the
system behavior differs whe naccepting a
call.
If you have a call in progress and receive
another call, a new window appears in the
display .You also hear a tone. You can accept
or reject the call.
X To reject: selectReject and press
0039to
confirm.
or
X Press the 003Cbutton on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
X To accept: selectAccept and press
0039to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0017button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. 386
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