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X
Select Voice Name
Voice Name and press0098to con-
firm.
X Select Add
Add orChange
Change and press 0098to con-
firm.
Subsequent operation is voice-controlled.
The Voice Control System guides you
through the dialogs.
Deleting a voice tag X
Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag (Y page 148).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Voice Name
Voice Name and press0098to con-
firm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A deletion prompt appears.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press the 008Bbutton
to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes , COMAND deletes the
voice tag.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed.
Listening to a voice tag X
Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag (Y page 148).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Voice Name
Voice Name and press0098to con-
firm.
X Select Listen
Listen and press 0098to confirm.
You hear the voice tag. 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 137).
X Search for an entry in the phone book on
the mobile phone 0034(Ypage 138).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save Entry Save Entry and press0098to con-
firm.
The Data Saved Data Saved message appears. The
phone book entry is now saved as an
address book entry.
The 0034symbol is replaced by the ¥sym-
bol. 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 Blue-
tooth ®
.
i Up to 2500 entries can be imported into
the address book. A message notifies you
when the maximum number is reached.
You then have to delete existing entries in
order to import new entries ( Ypage 149).
Depending on the source of the contact data,
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Source Prerequisites
Memory card The SD memory card is
inserted (Y page 191). It
contains importable con-
tact details. USB device The USB device is inserted
into the USB port
(Y
page 191). 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 oper-
ating 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
00BBsymbol.
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 Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown, select
Telephone
Telephone by sliding00520064and turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Import Contacts
Import Contacts and press0098to
confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select From the Memory Card From the Memory Card orFrom From
USB Device
USB Device in the menu by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Add
Add orOverwrite
Overwrite and press0098to
confirm.
Add Add imports the entries from the memory
card or USB device into the address book.
Overwrite Overwrite imports the entries from the
memory card or USB device and overwrites
all entries in the address book with the
00BB symbol. The previous entries are then
no longer available.
After the contact data has been imported
successfully, you will see a message to this
effect. The address book or the respective
telephone basic menu is displayed.
i You can select Overwrite Overwriteif the address
book already contains corresponding
entries. A message notifies you when the
address book is full.
Receiving vCards via Bluetooth ® X
Select Address Book Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown,
select Telephone Telephone by sliding00520064and turn- Using the address book
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ing
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Import Contacts
Import Contacts and press0098to
confirm.
X Select Receive
Receive Contacts
Contacts From
FromPhone
Phone in
the menu by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to 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 Blue-
tooth ®
device (see the operating instruc-
tions for the device).
The number of vCards received is dis-
played.
X To end reception: press0098or the 0038
back button.
COMAND then reconnects to the mobile
phone.
Received vCards are identified by the 00BA
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 Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown,
select Telephone
Telephone by sliding00520064and turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Delete Contacts
Delete Contacts and press0098to
confirm.
X Select one of the following options:
R Internal Contacts
Internal Contacts
R Contacts From Storage Devices
Contacts From Storage Devices R
Received Business Cards
Received Business Cards
R Delete All
Delete All
A prompt corresponding to your selection
appears.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the contacts are deleted
according to your selection.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed.
Switching importing of contacts on/off You can choose whether contacts are auto-
matically downloaded when a mobile phone
is connected to COMAND, or whether the
automatic download is suppressed.
Connecting a mobile phone (Y
page 126)
X Select Tel
Tel in the telephone basic menu by
sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Import Contacts from phone>
phone> and press 0098to confirm.
You can allow 0073or suppress 0053the auto-
matic download. 154
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Proceed as follows if you do not want to save
sensitive contacts in the address book:
X Connect the mobile phone to COMAND.
Contacts are automatically downloaded to
the address book.
X Delete sensitive contacts in the address
book.
X Switch off the Import Contacts from
Import Contacts from

function0053.
The next time you connect your mobile
phone to COMAND, no more contacts will
be downloaded, not even newly-added con-
tacts.
Switching the display of contact details
(privacy) on/off Using the
Hide Data Hide Data setting, you can decide
whether the phone and address book data are
to be visible on the screen. You can therefore,
for example, prevent a passenger from seeing
the name of a caller.
Activating the function has the following
effects:
R The mobile phone's phone book and
address book data are hidden. They can
therefore not be used to make calls, send
text messages or to navigate.
You still have access to the phone book and
address book stored on COMAND.
R During incoming calls, the caller's name is
not displayed if there is an address book
entry for the number that is calling.
R During outgoing calls where the number is
entered manually, the recipient's name is
not displayed, even if there is an address
book entry for the entered number.
R The call list is hidden.
R Redialing is not possible.
R The received text messages list is hidden.
There is still a notification for incoming text
messages. For this to be the case, the con-
nected mobile phone must support the
MAP profile. However, it is not possible
that, for example, the passenger could see the phone number or have access to the
message.
Connecting a mobile phone (Y
page 126)
X Select Tel Telin the telephone basic menu by
sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To hide details: selectHide
Hide
Phone>
Data
Data and press 0098to confirm.
You can allow access to address data 0053or
you can prevent access 0073. Using the address book
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Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your
COMAND system may not be equipped with
all the features described. General notes
Conditions for access
To use COMAND Mercedes-Benz Apps and
Internet access, the following conditions
must be fulfilled:
R mbrace is activated and operational
R mbrace is activated for COMAND
Mercedes-Benz Apps and Internet access
Priority of connections: an emergency call
has the highest priority. When a service call,
e.g. a breakdown service call or the MB Info
Call, is active, an emergency call can still be
initiated.
A service call, on the other hand, has priority
over a current Internet connection. Therefore,
you cannot establish an Internet connection
during a service call.
i The availability of individual COMAND
Mercedes-Benz Apps may vary depending
on the country.
i The terms of use are shown when
COMAND is used for the first time and then
once a year thereafter. Only read and
accept the terms of use when the vehicle
is stationary.
i Internet pages cannot be shown on the
driver's side while the vehicle is in motion. Establishing/ending the connection
Establishing the connection
Preconditions for establishing a connection
can be found under "General notes"
(Y page 158).
X Option 1: select the00A7icon in the main
function bar by turning 00790052the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Turn 00790052 or slide 00950052the COMAND con-
troller until the Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps
panel or a favorite is brought to the front, if
these have been previously created
(Y page 173).
X Option 2: enter a web address
(Y page 168). X
For both options, press 0098the COMAND
controller.
The Internet connection is established. An
active Internet connection is identified with
symbol 0043. The example shows the menu 158
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in the Google™ Local Search
(Y
page 159) function.
X To cancel the connection: while the con-
nection is being established, confirm Can‐
Can‐
cel cel by pressing 0098.
or
X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. Ending the connection
You cannot cancel the connection yourself.
The Internet connection is automatically ter-
minated if the system does not recognize any
user input within a five-minute time period.
i The 0076 button is inoperative. Google™ local search
Calling up the local search menu
X
Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
A list with active Mercedes-Benz Apps
appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and pressing 0098to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is dis-
played. X
Confirm the Google Local Search
Google Local Search entry
by pressing 0098.
The Google Local Search menu appears.
X To exit the menu: selectBack
Backby sliding
00520064 and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm. Search
Entry restriction It is only possible to enter a search term in
the input menu when the vehicle is stationary.
Entering a search term
Input menu
X
Confirm Search Searchin the Google Local Search
menu by pressing 0098.
The input menu appears.
X To enter using the character bar: enter
the search term.
X To enter characters using the number
pad: press the number keys in rapid suc-
cession.
The character appears when the key is
pressed. The first available character is
highlighted. Google™ local search
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X
After entering the search term, select
0054 by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears. Here, you can select
where the destination search should begin.
Selecting the search position X
After a search term has been entered and
confirmed, a menu appears.
COMAND searches for available POIs for
the search term entered:
R near the current vehicle position
R along the calculated route
If a destination has previously been
entered, the function is available.
R near the destination
If a destination has previously been
entered, the function is available.
R near an address
X After selecting Near Destination
Near Destination, enter
an address and confirm.
The search results are displayed. Example: search results
Using search results
X
Select an entry in the list of search results
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To show the detailed view: confirm
Details
Details by pressing 0098the COMAND con-
troller.
The address of the selected entry is dis-
played.
X To use a search result as the destina-
tion: select Navigate to Navigate to by turning00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
You then switch to navigation mode and
can start route calculation (Y page 69).
You then switch to navigation mode and
can start route calculation.
i The search result is stored in the
"Last destinations" memory at the same
time (Y page 107). You can take the desti-
nation from this memory and save it per- 160
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manently in the destination memory
(Y
page 105).
X To call up a destination: selectCall Callwith
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
You then switch to the telephone function
and make the call (Y page 132).
You then switch to the telephone function
and make the call.
i If there is no phone number available, the
menu item cannot be selected.
X To import a destination: selectImport
Import
with the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
You can choose whether you want to save
the POI as a personal POI on the SD mem-
ory card or in the address book.
i If there is no SD memory card in the slot,
the Save As Personal POI Save As Personal POI menu item
cannot be selected.
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 191).
X To save as a personal POI: confirmSave
Save
As Personal POI
As Personal POI by pressing0098the
COMAND controller.
The entry is saved as a personal POI on the
SD memory card.
i You can use a personal POI in navigation
mode for route calculation (Y page 85).
If the personal POI is saved on the SD mem-
ory, you can also use it for route calculation
in another vehicle.
X To save to the address book: select
Save to Address Book Save to Address Book by turning00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book. Popular searches
This function allows you to search using pre-
defined search criteria.
X
Bring Popular Searches Popular Searches in the local
search menu to the front by turning 00790052007A
(the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
A menu displays the available search crite-
ria. Example: popular searches
X
Select the search criteria and press 0098to
confirm.
X Proceed as described in the "Selecting the
search position" section (Y page 160). If
the vehicle is stationary, the search results
can be supplemented manually, e.g. "Hotel
Adler". Google™ local search
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