R
a valid and operational SI Mcard must be
inserted in the mobile phone.
R the mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth ®
.
If you cannot make an emergency call, you
must arrange rescue measures yourself.
X Ente rnumbers using the number keypad
(Y page 188).
X Press the 6button.
The telephone makes the connection.
X Wait for the emergency call center to
respond and then describe the emergency.
i If no SIM card has been inserted in a GSM
phone or if there is no service available for
a CDM Aphone, the NO SERVICE message
appears in COMAND. In this case, an
emergency call can only be transmitted via
the mobile phone itself and not via
COMAND. Telephony via the Bluetooth
®
interface
Conditions On the mobile phone
For telephony via COMAND's Bluetooth
®
interface, a Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phone is required.
i Not all mobile phones available on the
market are equally suitable. More detailed
information on suitable mobile phones and
on connecting Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phones with COMAND can be found on the
Internet at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com.Orc all
the Mercedes-Ben zCustome rAssistance
Center on
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(for the USA) or Customer Relations on
1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
The battery of the mobile phone should
always be kept sufficiently charged in order
to prevent malfunctions. In preparation for telephoning via the
Bluetooth
®
interface, you should check the
following items on your mobile phone (see the
mobile phone operating instructions):
X Hands-Free Profile
The mobile phone must support Hands-
Free Profile 1.0 or above.
i Certain displays and functions (e.g. signal
strength display, conference connection)
are available, depending on the supported
version of the Hands-Free Profile.
X Bluetooth ®
visibility
On certain mobile phones, the device itself
must be made "visible" for other devices,
as well as activating the Bluetooth ®
function (see the mobile phone operating
instructions).
X 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).
X Switch on the mobile phone and enter the
PIN when prompted to do so (see the
mobile phone operating instructions).
X Activate Bluetooth ®
functions and, where
necessary, Bluetooth ®
visibility on the
mobile phone (see the mobile phone
operating instructions).
In COMAND
X Activate the Bluetooth ®
function in
COMAND (Y page 135).
Connecting amobile phone General information
Before using your mobile phone with
COMAND for the first time, you will need to
connect it. Telephone
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Example display
:telephone basic menu
(Bluetooth ®
interface)
: Network provider icon
; Signal strength of mobile phone network
È
= Receiver icon ¡or¢
? To display the COMAND phone book
A To display call lists
B Character bar with characters for phone
number entry
C Bluetooth ®
name of the currently
connected mobile phone
i Displays :and ;are shown, depending
on the mobile phone connected.
Bars ;display the curren tsignal strength
of the mobile phone network .Ifall bars are
filled, you have optimum reception. If all
bars are empty, there is very poor reception
or none at all.
Receiver icon =shows whether a call is
active/being connected ¡or not ¢. Reception and transmission volume
Once the mobile phone has been authorized,
you can optimize the transmission and
receptio nvolume settings. Find information
on the optimal setting for your mobile phone
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) (forthe USA) or Customer Relations on
1-800-387-010
0(for Canada).
i Incorrect settings may have a significant
impact on the quality of calls.
X Press the Sfunction button.
X Select Data/Connections in the
telephone basic menu by sliding VÆand
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
X Select Bluetooth Telephones and press
W to confirm.
X Selec tana uthorized mobile phone from
the list by turning cVd.
X Select Options by sliding
VYand press
W to confirm.
X Select Reception Volume or
Transmission Volume and press
Wto
confirm. X
To set the volume on scale: select by
sliding ZVÆthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm. Using the telephone
Incoming call Rejecting or accepting
acall
When there is an incoming call, you see a
corresponding window in the display. Telephone
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:
Active party
; Party on hold
= To interconnect parties by creating a
conference connection
X To interconnect parties by creating a
conference connection: select
Conference =
by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
Sending DTMF tones
This functio nis not supported by all mobile
phones.
Answering machines or other devices can be
controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remote
query functions.
If you would like to listen to the messages on
your answering machine, for example, select
the corresponding number.
X Select DTMF from the telephone basic menu
during a conversation. :
To transmit individual characters using
the character bar
; To transmit a phone book entry as a
character string
X To transmit individual characters: once
a connection has been established to the
answer phone, select the desired
characters in the character bar and press
W to confirm.
or
X To send a phone book entry as a DTMF
sequence: selectName by turning
cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select the desired phone book entry and
press Wto confirm.
The entry is sent as a DTMF character
string.
X To switch back to the call display: select
B.
i You can also send DTMF tones by
pressing the corresponding button on the
telephone keypad or using the Voice
Control System (see the separate
operating instructions). Using the phone book and address
book
The COMAND phone book is an extract of
those entries from the address book which
contain at least one telephone number. Telephone
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:
Entry mark (cursor)
; Data field
= Two-line character bar
B To select the language
p To select the character set
*/E To select uppercase and
lowercase letters
% Back
F To delete your selection
¬ To confirm your selection
? Prese tphone category
X Enter the respective data in the data fields.
X To enter data in the data field: select the
respective characters from character bar
=.
X To move the cursor in the data field:
select the respective characters from
character bar =.
X To change data fields: slideZVthe
COMAND controller until the character bar
is hidden.
X Slide ZVÆ the COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
or
X Press Æin the character bar. X
To cancel data entry: select the%
symbol in character bar =and press Wto
confirm.
If one of the data fields contains data, a
prompt will appeara sking whether you
wish to store the entry.
X To save data entry: select the¬
symbol in character bar =and press Wto
confirm.
The entry is created in the phone book and
in the address book.
Deleting contacts X
To delete a group of contacts: select
Data/Connections in the telephone basic
menu by sliding VÆand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Delete Contacts and press
Wto
confirm.
You can select and delete the following types
of contact here:
R Internal Contacts R
Imported from memory card R
Imported via Bluetooth R
Delete All X
Confirm the selection by pressing W.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe rthe data
should be deleted.
X Select Yes and press
Wto confirm. Telephone
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X
Select Navigate and press
Wto confirm.
X Select Start and press
Wto confirm.
Voice tags i
Voice tags are entered via the Voice
Control System; see the separate operating
instructions for the Voice Control System.
Adding or changing avoice tag
i You can add one voice tag per address
book entry.
X Search for an address book entry with or
without a voice tag ( ¦symbol).
X Select Options by sliding
VYand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Select Voice Name and press
Wto
confirm.
X Select Add or
Change and press
Wto
confirm.
Subsequen toperation is voice-controlled.
The Voice Control System guides you
through the menus.
Deleting avoice tag
X Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag.
X Select Options by sliding
VYand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
X Select Voice Name and press
Wto
confirm.
X Select Delete and press
Wto confirm.
Ad eletion prompt appears.
Listening to avoice tag
X Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag.
X Select Options by sliding
VYand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm. X
Select Voice Name and press
Wto
confirm.
X Select Listen and press
Wto confirm.
You will hear the voice tag. Using call lists
Introduction COMAND displays lists of calls received
(including missed calls) and made during
phone operation.
The respective menu ite
mcan only be
selected if:
R calls have already been made or received
in COMAND.
R the call lists have been imported from the
telephone.
Opening the call list and selecting an
entry X
To call up the telephone menu: press the
S function button.
X Select Call Lists in the telephone basic
menu by sliding VÆand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Calls Received or
Calls Dialed and press
Wto confirm.
The corresponding list appears.
i The list of calls made can also be opened
by pressing the SEND button in the menu
or on the telephone keyboard. This is
possible as long as no phone numbers have
been entered in the basic menu. The list of
calls made can also be opened in the on-
board computer. Telephone
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X
Directly in the station presets: select
Presets by sliding
VÆand turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
or
X Press Wthe COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
The station preset memory appears .The
# dot indicates under which preset the
currently selected station is stored.
X Select a station by turning cVdand
pressing Wto confirm or press a number
key, e.g. l.
Using the multifunction steering wheel
X Press =or; to select the Audio menu.
X Press 9or: briefly.
Selecting stations by entering the
frequency manually
X Option 1: press theÄbutton.
X Option 2: selectRadio in the radio display
by sliding VÆand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Enter Frequency and press
Wto
confirm.
Irrespective of the option chosen, an input
menu will appear.
X Enter a frequency using the number keys.
COMAND tunes in to the frequency
entered. Waveband Frequency
AM (MF) 530 – 1700 kHz
FM (VHF) 87.7 – 107.9 MHz
WB (Weather Band) Weather report
channels
i
You can only enter currently permitted
numbers. i
If you enter a frequency in the FM or AM
wavebands which is outside the frequency
range, COMAND tunes in to the next lower
frequency.
Storing stations Storing stations manually
There are twenty presets available for the FM
and AM wavebands.
X
Quick save: press and hold a number key,
e.g. l, until you hear a tone.
The station is stored.
X Directly in the station presets: pressW
the COMAND controller when the display/
selection window is active.
or
X Select Presets by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
In both cases, the station presets appear.
The #dot indicates under which preset
the currently selected station is stored. Example display:s
tation presets
X Select a preset by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press and hold
W until you hear a tone.
The statio nis stored under the preset.
Storing stations automatically
This function automatically stores stations
with adequate reception under the presets.
The search starts at the lowest frequency.
COMAND stores any stations found, Audio
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beginning with preset 1. The storing process
ends once the highest frequency has been
reached or once ten stations have been
found. Any stations stored manually under
the presets will be lost. COMAND may not
occupy all memory slots when storing.
X
Option 1: pressWthe COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
The station preset memory appears.
X Option 2: selectPresets by sliding
VÆ
and turning cVdthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
The station preset memory appears.
X Irrespective of the option, select
Autostore and press
Wto confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for
stations that can be received. You will see
a message to this effect. The available
stations are automatically stored in the
preset positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel and
press Wto confirm.
Weather Band Switching on
X
Select the currently set waveband FM or
AM by sliding
VÆand turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select WB from the menu and press
Wto
confirm. :
Display window with the channel setting
; Currently received channel
= Channel list
? Weather Band switched on
A Sound settings
Searching for achannel
X Quic kselect: turncVd or slide XVYthe
COMAND controller while th edisplay/
selection window is active.
Channel search scans up or down and
stops at the next channel found.
Using the multifunction steering wheel
X Press =or; to selec tthe Audio menu.
X Press 9or:.
Selecting achannel from the channel list
X Select Channel by sliding
VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The channel lis tappears. 202
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X
Select a channel by turning cVdthe
COMAND controlle rand press Wto
confirm.
or
X Press a numbe rkey on the telephone
keypad, e.g. 4, at any time.
Displaying station information This function is only available for analog FM
and digital AM/FM programs (HD Radio).
Information relevant to the current station is
shown below the main function bar.
X Select Radio in the radio display by sliding
VÆ and turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm. X
Select Show Station Info by sliding
VÆ and turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
Depending on the previous status, switch
Show Station Info on
O or off ª.
Displaying program information This function is only available for analog FM
and digital AM/FM programs (HD Radio).
Information relevant to the current station is
shown in the display window.
X Select Info in the radio display by sliding
VÆ and turning cVdthe COMAND
controller and press Wto confirm.
Information on the currently selected
station is displayed. The contents and purpose of the information depend on the
HD Radio station. HD Radio
Important notes The "HD Radio" section provides detailed
information on the following:
R
special functions available exclusively for
HD Radio when compared with analog AM
and FM radio
R selecting an HD Radio station
R displaying program information
i Optional HD Radio equipment is required
to make use of the HD Radio functions
described here. Registration is not
required.
i HD Radio functions offer:
R digital transmission on the same
wavebands as analog AM/FM. The
analog AM/FM stations remain in the
same position when selecting astation.
R the ability to broadcas tseveral program
streams over a single AM/FM frequency
(e.g. HD1, HD2 etc.)
R clear, interference free reception
R on FM stations: CD quality sound; on AM
stations: analog FM station sound quality
R a wide range of data services, text-based
information – name of artist, name of
song etc.–ont he display.
For further information on HD Radio, visit
http://www.hdradio.com .
i Please note that sub-programs and
program information shown in the
illustrations are dependent on the program
broadcast by the respective radio station.
The program contents may vary. The sub-
programs and programs shown in the
illustrations in this manual may therefore
differ from the sub-programs and programs
broadcast by radio stations. Audio
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