2014 MERCEDES-BENZ GL-Class steering

X
To make a call: select°in the character
bar and press 0098to confirm.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Redial X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 131).
X Select °in the character bar and press
0098 to confirm.
or
X If the telephone basic menu is displayed,
press the 0061button on COMAND.
In both cases, the calls dialed list appears.
The most recently dialed number is at the
top.
X To select a call: turn00790052007A the COMAND
controller.
X To connect the call: press0098the
COMAND controller.
Using the call list or COMAND phone
book X
Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 141).
or
X Call up the COMAND phone book and
select an entry (Y page 138).
X To make a call: press0098the COMAND
controller or the 0061button.
Making a call via speed dial The speed dial list contains stored entries
from the phone book ( Ypage 143).
Option 1:
X Hold down one of the number keys for lon-
ger 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 131).
X Select Call
Call Lists Lists by sliding 00520064and turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Speed
Speed Dial
DialPreset
Preset List
Listby turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The speed dial list appears.
X Select preset and press 0098to confirm.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing. Functions available during a call
Overview Telephone operation with a single call
0043
Person you are calling
0044 Symbol for active telephone connection
0087 To switch hands-free microphone on/off
(Ypage 134)
0085 To send DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones) (Y page 134)
0083 To end a call
Available functions:
R Accepting a waiting call (Y page 134)
R Making a second call (Y page 135)
R Toggling (Y page 135) Using the telephone
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Availability depends on the network (only pos-
sible in the GSM network) and on the Blue-
tooth ®
mobile phone.
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 131).
X To switch off: selectMic Off
Mic Off and press
0098 to confirm.
If the microphone is switched off, the dis-
play shows the 004Dicon, and the The
The
microphone is off. microphone is off. message appears
for a short period.
X To switch on: selectMic On
Mic On and press
0098 to confirm.
The 004Dsymbol disappears. You will briefly
see the The microphone is on.
The microphone is on. mes-
sage.
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
0098
to confirm each of them.
or
X Press the corresponding key on the
COMAND number keypad.
Every character selected will be transmit-
ted immediately.
X To send a phone book entry as a DTMF
sequence: selectName
Name by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select the desired phone book entry and
press 0098to confirm.
The entry is sent as a DTMF character
string.
X To return to the call display: select
Back
Back and press 0098to 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 a waiting call The mobile phone network provider must sup-
port and activate the call-waiting function.
Depending on the mobile phone used, the
system behavior differs when accepting 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 Reject and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
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X
To accept: selectAccept
Accept and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The system behavior after accepting the
incoming call depends on your mobile phone.
R The mobile phone supports the call waiting
function (via Bluetooth ®
) when:
The previously active call is held. You can
then switch back and forth between both
calls (toggling) (Y page 135).
R The mobile phone does not support the call
waiting function (via Bluetooth ®
) when:
The previously active call is ended.
This is also the case if you accept the wait-
ing call using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
The COMAND display changes. If you con-
tinue to operate functions on the mobile
phone, the COMAND display may differ from
that of the mobile phone.
Making a second call If the following requirements are met, you can
make another call while on the phone with
someone else:
R The function has to be supported by the
mobile phone network.
R The mobile phone has to support the con-
nection of a further call via Bluetooth ®
. This
action puts the previous call on hold if the
mobile phone supports this function.
R The appropriate setting has to be activated
on the mobile phone. 0043
Symbol for making a second call
X Select symbol 0043by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND.
X Enter the phone number:
R
manually (Y page 132)
R using the phone book (Y page 138)
R using the call lists (Y page 141)
R using speed dial (Y page 133)
Call waiting and conference calls You can switch back and forth between two
calls with the call waiting function. The func-
tion is available if your mobile phone supports
the toggling function (via Bluetooth
®
).
You can interconnect various callers to create
a conference call with the Conference Conferencefunc-
tion.
You can use the function if you are answering
a second call or making a second call while
talking to someone else. Using the telephone
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0043
Active call
0044 Call on hold
0087 To interconnect the call on hold and the
active call to create a conference call.
To switch between the active call and the call
on hold (call waiting):
X Select call on hold 0044and press 0098to con-
firm.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The previous call on hold is activated.
X To end the active call: select0071in the
telephone basic menu and press 0098to con-
firm.
or
X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The call on hold is activated.
To interconnect the call on hold and the active
call to create a conference call:
X Select Conference
Conference and press0098to con-
firm. To call other participants:
X Select symbol 0043and press 0098to confirm.
You can now switch between the new par-
ticipant and the conference call or add the
participant to the conference call. Switching between a new participant and the
conference call:
X
Select Conference Call Conference Call and press0098to
confirm.
You will change to a conference call. The
new participant is placed on hold.
Adding a new participant to the conference
call:
X Select Conference Conference and press0098to con-
firm. Using the phone book
Introduction
The phone book displays the names and
phone numbers of all address book entries
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address book entry does not have a tele-
phone number, it does not appear in the
phone book.
The phone book of the mobile phone is auto-
matically downloaded to COMAND after con-
nection.
In the telephone book, you can:
R save phone numbers (Y page 139)
R search for entries (Y page 138)
R delete entries (Y page 139)
R import contacts (Y page 152)
R delete contacts (Y page 154)
R receive vCards ( Ypage 153)
i The stored phone book and the vCards
remain in COMAND even if you use
COMAND with another mobile phone. The
entries can be viewed without a mobile
phone. For this reason, you should delete
any phone book entries before handing
over or selling the vehicle. Calling up the phone book
Opening the phone book X
Press the 002Bfunction button.
X Select Name
Name in the telephone basic menu
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
If the phone book contains entries, they will
be displayed in alphabetical order. The
character bar at the bottom of the display
is active.
The character bar is used for fast selection
of an entry.
Enter the character using the character bar
(Y page 34). i
You can also call up the phone book using
the multifunction steering wheel; see the
separate vehicle Operator's Manual.
Closing the phone book X
Select the 0039symbol in the character bar
by sliding 00640052and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
or
X Press the 003Dbutton.
Symbol overview Sym-
bol Explanation
00D8
Address book entry that has been
entered or changed via COMAND
Imported contact that has been
saved in the phone or address book 0094
Address book entry with voice tag
These entries have also been
assigned a voice tag. Voice tags are
available in vehicles with the Voice
Control System (see the separate
operating instructions). 00D7
Contact that has been imported
from a mobile phone that supports
PBAP Using the phone book
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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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i
SIRIUS XM Radio offers more than 130
radio stations in digital quality, for example
100% commercial-free music, sports, news
and entertainment.
SIRIUS XM Radio employs a fleet of high-
performance satellites to broadcast around
the clock in the contiguous USA and Can-
ada.
The satellite radio program is available for
a monthly fee. Details are available from
the SIRIUS XM Service Center and at
http://www.sirius.com (USA) or
http://www.siriuscanada.com (Can-
ada). Registering SatRadio
Service information screen
0043
Provider's phone number (SIRIUS XM)
0044 SIRIUS XM ID of your satellite receiver
X Switch on SatRadio mode (Y page 183).
The satellite radio main menu appears,
showing the weather channel. You cannot
select any other stations.
X In the lower menu line, select Sat
Sat and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Service Service and press 0098to confirm.
The service information screen appears.
Once the connection has been established:
X Follow the instructions of the service staff.
The activation process may take up to
ten minutes. If the activation is completed
successfully, the No Service No Servicemessage appears in the display, followed by the sat-
ellite radio main menu.
i You can also have the satellite service
activated online. To do so, visit the SIRIUS
XM Radio website at
http://www.sirius.com (USA) or
http://www.siriuscanada.com (Can-
ada).
i If registration is not included when pur-
chasing the system, your credit card details
will be required to activate your account.
If the satellite receiver is not installed or is
not installed correctly, the Device Device
Unavailable
Unavailable message will appear. Switching on satellite radio mode
Notes For example, to select a channel or scroll in
the lists, you can also use the
00590065
00630064 buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel, see the separate vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Important information on registering the sat-
ellite radio (Y page 183).
Option 1 X
Press the 002Afunction button.
The No Service No Service message appears after
switching on or if no signal is being
received. Once COMAND receives the sig-
nal, the satellite radio display appears. The
station last selected is played.
i Repeatedly pressing this function button
switches through the wavebands in this
order: FM, AM, WB and subsequently
switches on the satellite radio. Pressing the
button again takes you back to FM radio
mode. Satellite radio
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Selecting a track
The function is not supported by all Blue-
tooth ®
audio devices.
X To skip forward or back to a track: press
the 0048 or0049 button on COMAND.
or
X Press the 0063or0064 button briefly on
the multifunction steering wheel.
X Rapid scroll: press and hold the 0063
or 0064 button on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel until the desired track is reached.
If you press and hold the 0063or0064 but-
ton, the rapid scrolling speed is increased. Selecting playback options
If the Bluetooth ®
audio device supports the
corresponding function, the following options
are available:
R Normal Track Sequence Normal Track Sequence
The tracks are played in the normal order
(e.g. track 1, 2, 3, etc.).
Audio data playback is determined by the
order in which the tracks are written to the
data carrier. Alphabetical order is the most
common. Once all the tracks in a folder
have been played, the tracks in the next
folder are played.
R Random Tracks
Random Tracks
All the tracks on the medium are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
X Select BT BTAudio
Audio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The 003Bdot indicates the option selected.
X Select the option by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
If you select Random Tracks
Random Tracks, you will see
a corresponding symbol in the display/
selection window. Increasing the volume on COMAND
X
Select BT
BT Audio Audio by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Volume
Volume and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears. The 003Bdot indicates the
current setting.
X Select Standard
Standard orBoost
Boost and press 0098to
confirm.
Information about sound settings
(Y page 30)
You will find further information in the "Audio
AUX mode" section (Y page 220) Operation with the Media Interface
Connection options
Overview You will find the connection sockets in the
center console stowage compartment.
Device-specific adapter cables are required
to connect external devices to the Media
Interface. Country-specific versions are sup-
plied with the Media Interface (Y
page 214).
You can connect the following data carriers
to COMAND via the Media Interface:
R iPod ®
R iPhone ®
R certain MP3 players
i Store individual parts in a safe place. Operation with the Media Interface
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