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You will find further information in the
"Destination entry" section (Y page 140).
Entering characters in the address and
the phone book Introduction
The following section describes how to enter
characters in the phone book/address book
when creating a new entry.
Creating anew entr yin the phone book
X Call up the input menu with data fields
(Y page 194). Phone book: input menu with data fields
:
Selected data field with cursor
; Character bar
Creating a new entry in the address book
X Call up the input menu with data fields
(Y page 194). Input menu with data fields
:
Selected data field with cursor
; Character bar Entering characters
The example describes how to enter the
surname
Schulz .
X Select S by turning
cVdand sliding ZVÆ
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
S is entered into the data field. All
characters are shown in black and can
always be selected in the character bar.
The character bar offers characters
corresponding to the respective data field
(letters or digits). :
To switch the character bar to upper-
case/lower-case letters
; To switch the character bar from upper/
lower-case letters to digits
= To change the language of the character
bar
? To delete a character/an entry
X Select c and confirm by pressing
Wthe
COMAND controller.
The letter c is added to
S in the data field.
X Repeat the process until the name has
been entered in full.
X To enter a phone number: select the
digits one by one in the corresponding data
field by turning cVdand sliding ZVÆthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
Switching dataf ields
If you want to enter a first name afte ryou have
entered a surname, for example, proceed as
follows to switch between the data fields: At
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Option 1
X
Select 4or5 in the character bar and
press Wto confirm.
The input menu shows the data field
selected. :
Cursor in the nextd ata field
; To store an entry
= 4 and 5icons to selec tadata field
Option 2
X Slide ZVthe COMAND controller
repeatedly until the character bar
disappears.
X Select the data field by sliding ZVÆand
press Wto confirm.
Storing an entry
X Select ¬in the character bar by turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book.
Further functions available in the
character bar
X To switch the character bar to upper/
lower-case characters: select*or
E and press Wto confirm.
X To switch the character set: select
p and press Wto confirm.
The character set switches between
upper/lower-case letters and digits. X
To change the language of the
character bar: selectBand press W
to confirm.
X Select the language by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X To reposition the cursor within the data
field: select 2or3 and press Wto
confirm. :
Cursor (repositioned)
; 2 and 3icon to reposition the cursor
X Delete the character/entry (Y page 195). Basic functions of COMAND
Switching COMAND on/off X
Press the ufunction button on the
center console.
i If you switch off COMAND, playback of
the curren taudio or vide osource will also
be switched off. You cannot switch off
COMAND while making a call via COMAND.
You can also make phone calls using the
buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel when COMAND is switched off
(Y page 337). 126
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X
Select Details and press
Wto confirm.
The detailed display for this device
appears.
X To close the detaile dview: turncVd or
slide XVY the COMAND controller.
De-authorizing (de-registering) a
Bluetooth ®
device Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recommends de-
authorization in both COMAN
Dand 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 cVdthe
COMAND controller.
X Select Options by sliding
VYthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select De-authorize and press
Wto
confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wish to de-authorize this device.
X Select Yes or
No and press
Wto 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
change accordingly. If the selected language
is not supported by the Voice Control System,
"English" will be selected. X
Select Vehicle by turning
cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select System and press
Wto confirm.
X Select Language and press
Wto confirm.
The list of languages appears. The #dot
indicates the current setting.
X Select the language by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
COMAND loads the selected language and
sets it. Reset function
You can reset COMAND to the factory
settings. Amongst other things, this will
delete all personal data (e.g. station presets,
address book entries, entries in the
destination memory and in the list of previous
destinations in the navigation system).
Resetting is recommended before selling or
transferring ownership of your vehicle, for
example.
X Select Vehicle in the main function bar by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
X Select System by turning
cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
X Select Reset and press
Wto confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou wish
to reset.
X Select Yes or
No and press
Wto confirm.
If you select No , the process will be aborted.
If you select Yes , another prompt appears
asking whether you really wish to reset.
X Select Yes or
No and press
Wto confirm.
If you select Yes , a message will be shown.
COMAND is reset and restarted.
If you select No , the process will be aborted. System settings
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R
Bluetooth ®
must be activated in COMAND
and on the Bluetooth ®
device ( Noperating
instructions of the device).
R the Bluetooth ®
device mus tbe able to send
vCards via Bluetooth ®
(N operating
instructions of the device).
R the Bluetooth ®
device in the vehicle must
be switched on.
i If you switch to another main function,
e.g. navigation, while receiving vCards, the
reception of vCards will be terminated.
X Select Data/Connections in the
telephone basic menu by sliding VÆand
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
X Select Download Contacts and press
W
to confirm.
X Select Via Bluetooth and press
Wto
confirm.
This interrupts the Bluetooth ®
connection
between COMAND and your active mobile
phone. In turn, COMAND is ready to receive
vCards from another Bluetooth ®
device.
X Start data transfer on the external
Bluetooth device ( Noperating instructions
of the device).
The data on the vCards is automatically
transferred to the address book. The
number of vCards received is displayed. X
To cancel reception: pressW.
or
X Press the %back button on the center
console.
Calling up contacts/details You can call up contact
swith the list or by
using the character bar. Phone book/address book basic display
:
List
Ç Entry with navigable data
\ Entry with voice tag; see the
separate operating instructions for the
Voice Control System
Æ Address book entry
à Mobile phone entry
0 SIM card entry
® Entry imported via Bluetooth ®
¯ Entry imported via memory card
G Entry with multiple phone numbers
; Two-line character bar
B To change the language of the
characters
p To selec tthe character set
F To delete your selection
¬ To confirm your selection
% Back
Calling up contacts from alist
X Phone book :select Name in the telephone
basic menu by sliding VÆand turning 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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