2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class Comand Manual

Enter the character using the character bar
(Y
page 30). 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
To select 0039from the character bar: turn
the controller and press to confirm.
or
X Press the 0038button.
Symbol overview Sym
bol Explanation
00D8
Address book entry that has been
entered or changed via COMAND
Import that was saved in 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 was downloaded from
a mobile phone
00BB
Entry that has been imported from
the memory card or USB device
00BA
Entry imported via the Bluetooth
®
interface Searching for a phone book entry
Using the character bar You determine the first letter of the entry you
are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X
To select characters: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
The first entry in the list that starts with the
letter selected is highlighted. If there are
similar entries, the next different character
is shown. For example, with entries such as
Christel Christel andChristine
Christine , the beginnings
of the names are similar. In this case, you
will be offered a choice between E
Eand I
I.
X Select the characters of the entry you are
searching for one by one, pressing and
confirming with the controller each time.
When the selection is clear, COMAND
switches automatically to the selection list.
X To complete the search: slide 00520097the
controller repeatedly or press and hold
until the character bar disappears.
The selection list appears.
Information about character entry
(Y page 30)
Using the number keypad You determine the first letter of the entry you
are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X
Press the appropriate number keys as
many times as necessary and one after the
other.
Further information on character entry using
the number keypad (direct entry)
(Y page 30).
Directly from the list You can switch to the list at any time during
character entry. Using the phone book
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X
Slide 00520097the controller repeatedly or press
and hold until the character bar disappears.
or
X To select 0054: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
X Select an entry: turn and press the
controller.
The 0043symbol indicates that an entry
contains more than one phone number.
X To select a telephone book entry with the
0043 symbol: turn the controller and press to
confirm.
The sub-entries appear. The 0043symbol
changes to 0045. X
To select a sub-entry: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
Returning to the telephone book with
character bar:
X Press the 0038button. Displaying details for an entry
X To select an entry from the selection list:
turn the controller.
X To select the list symbol to the right of the
entry: slide 00520096the controller and press to
confirm.
X To select Details
Details: turn and press the
controller.
The detailed view appears. Closing the detailed display:
X
Slide 009500520096 the controller until the entry is
highlighted once again.
or
X Press the 0038button. Deleting an entry from the phone
book
If the entry contains only phone numbers, it
is deleted from the phone book and address
book.
If it contains additional data, such as a
navigable destination, the entry is deleted in
the phone book. However, the entry is
retained in the address book.
X To select an entry from the selection list:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
X To select the list symbol to the right of the
entry: slide 00520096the controller and press to
confirm.
X To select Delete
Delete : turn the controller and
press to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the entry
should be deleted.
X To select Yes YesorNo
No: turn or press the
controller.
If you select Yes
Yes , the entry is deleted in
accordance with the rules described above.
If you select No No, the process will be
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Creating a new entry in the phone
book X
Slide 00970052the controller repeatedly in the
phone book until the selection list appears.
X To select the list symbol to the right of the
selection list: slide 00520096the controller and
press to confirm.
X To select New Entry
New Entry: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
X To select a category for the number, e.g.
Home
Home: turn the controller and press to
confirm.
X To select a phone category, e.g. Mobile Mobile:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
i If you have marked a number as preferred,
it appears at the top of the list and is
highlighted.
X To select Preferred
Preferred : turn and press the
controller.
X To select Continue
Continue: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The input menu with data fields appears. 0043
Selected data field with cursor
0044 Character bar X
Enter characters (Y page 30)
Saving the entry:
X To select 0054from the character list: turn
the controller and press to confirm.
The entry is created in the phone book and
in the address book. Adding to a phone book entry
You can add telephone numbers to an
existing phone book entry.
X To select an entry from the selection list:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
X To select the list symbol to the right of the
entry: slide 00520096the controller and press to
confirm.
X To select Add Phone No. Add Phone No. : turn the
controller and press to confirm.
X To select a category for the number, e.g.
Home
Home: turn the controller and press to
confirm.
X To select a phone category, e.g. Mobile Mobile:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
i If you have marked a number as preferred,
it appears at the top of the list and is
highlighted. You can call the number that is
marked as preferred by pressing the 0066
button twice.
X To select Preferred Preferred : turn the controller
and press to confirm.
X To select Continue
Continue: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
COMAND stores the data if there are fewer
than five numbers assigned to the entry you
are searching for in the selected number
category.
If five numbers are stored for the entry in
the selected number category, a prompt
will appear. You can then choose whether
to overwrite one of the existing numbers.
X To select Yes YesorNo
No: turn or press the
controller.
If you select Yes
Yes, a selection list will appear
containing the five existing numbers. Using the phone book
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If you select
No
No, the process will be
canceled.
X To select the number to be overwritten:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
An input menu appears. The data field for
entering the new phone number is
highlighted.
X Enter characters and save the entry
(Y page 30). Storing the phone number as a speed
dial number
You can assign a speed dial to an existing
phone number.
X To select an entry from the selection list:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
X To select the desired telephone number:
turn the controller.
X To select the list symbol to the right of the
entry: slide 00520096the controller and press to
confirm.
X To select Speed Dial
Speed Dial: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
You can now store the number in one of the
ten speed dial presets (Y page 141).Using call lists
Introduction
When making calls using COMAND, incoming
and outgoing calls (including missed calls) are
stored in separate lists. Call lists are not
available unless a mobile phone is connected
to COMAND.
COMAND supports the PBAP Bluetooth ®
profile. The system behavior differs as
follows:
R Bluetooth ®
telephone with PBAP
Bluetooth ®
profile:
The call lists are downloaded automatically
from the mobile phone by COMAND as soon as the mobile phone is connected to
COMAND.
R Bluetooth ®
telephone without PBAP
Bluetooth ®
profile:
The call lists are created, displayed and
stored by COMAND.
i For Bluetooth ®
telephones without the
PBAP Bluetooth ®
profile, the call lists in
COMAND are not synchronized with those
on your mobile phone. These calls may or
may not be listed on your mobile phone,
depending on the model.
i If no mobile phone is connected, then the
Call Lists
Call Lists menu item is grayed out and
cannot be selected. If you connect a mobile
phone other than the previous one to
COMAND the previously available call lists
will be deleted automatically. The call lists
are still available on the mobile phone itself.
i If COMAND has not saved any call lists for
the phone connected: you cannot select
the respective menu items until calls have
been received or made.
Displaying missed calls in the COMAND
display is not supported by all mobile
phones. Opening the call list and selecting an
entry
X To call up the basic telephone menu: press
the 002B button one or more times.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 00520064the
controller.
X To select Call Lists Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Entered EnteredorSelected
Selected: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
The corresponding list appears. 138
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List of selected phone numbers (example)
0043 Date and time (if available)
0044 Telephone number of the highlighted
entry and symbols (if assigned)
0087 To call up options
0085 To close the list
i You can also call up the list of dialed calls
by pressing the 0061button when the
telephone basic menu is shown. In this
case, the list will only show names or phone
numbers.
X To select an entry: turn the controller.
X To dial a phone number: press the
controller.
X To select 0039to the left of the list: slide
00950052 the controller and press to confirm.
or
X Press the 0038button.
The list is closed. Displaying details from a list entry
COMAND can also show a shortened list entry
in full.
X To select a list entry: turn the controller.
X To select the list symbol to the right of the
entry: slide 00520096the controller and press to
confirm. X
To select Details Details: turn and press the
controller.
The detailed view appears.
X To go back to the list: slide 009500520096the
controller repeatedly until the list is
highlighted. Storing a phone number
Storage options For incoming calls from a person who is not
in the address book, COMAND displays the
phone number in the call list. You can save
this telephone number as a new entry in the
address book or add it to an existing entry.
New address book entry
X
Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 138).
X To select the list symbol to the right of the
entry: slide 00520096the controller and press to
confirm.
X To select Save Save: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
X Select New entry
New entry.
A menu appears in which you can select
categories for the number. X
Select a number category, e.g. Home Home.
X Select a telephone category, e.g. Mobile Mobile.
The selected category is marked with 0036.
i If you have marked a number as preferred,
it appears at the top of the list and is
highlighted. Using call lists
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X
To select Preferred
Preferred: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Continue
Continue.
X An input menu with data fields is shown.
The data field for the telephone number is
filled in automatically. 0043
Data field with cursor
0044 Telephone number and symbol for the
phone category (automatically entered)
0087 Character bar
Adding information to an address book
entry X
Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 138).
X To select the list symbol to the right of the
entry: slide 00520096the controller and press to
confirm.
X To select Save
Save: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
X Select Add Phone No.
Add Phone No..
X Select a number category, e.g. Home
Home.
X Select a telephone category, e.g. Mobile Mobile.
X Select Continue
Continue.
The search menu for address book entries
appears.
X Search for the desired entry (Y page 135).
X Press the controller when you have finished
searching.
COMAND stores the data if there are fewer
than five numbers assigned to the entry you
are searching for in the selected number
category. You will see a message to this effect.
If five numbers are stored for the entry you
are searching for, a prompt will appear
asking whether you wish to overwrite one
of the existing numbers.
X To select Yes
Yes orNo No: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
If you select Yes Yes, a selection list with the
five existing numbers is displayed.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled.
X Select the number to be overwritten from
the list.
COMAND overwrites the selected number
with the new data. Deleting call lists
Call lists which are generated and managed
by COMAND can be deleted on COMAND.
You cannot delete call lists from COMAND
which you have downloaded from a
Bluetooth ®
phone that supports the PBAP
Bluetooth ®
profile.
X To switch to the menu bar in the telephone
basic menu: slide 005200C5the controller.
X To select Call Lists Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Delete Call Lists
Delete Call Lists.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to delete all call lists.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the call lists are deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled.
i If you delete these call lists from the
mobile phone (see the separate mobile
phone operating instructions), COMAND
updates the call list display the next time it
connects. 140
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Using the speed dial list
Storing an entry
Speed dial menu
You can assign ten speed dial presets (0 – 9)
to the speed dial list. There are two options
available for this purpose.
Option 1:
X Search for a phone book entry in the phone
book (Y page 135).
X If an entry has several phone numbers,
select the desired number by turning the
controller.
X To select the list symbol to the right of the
entry: slide 00520096the controller and press to
confirm.
A menu appears.
X To select Speed Dial Speed Dial: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears. X
To select Assign Speed Dial Preset Assign Speed Dial Preset :
turn and press the controller.
The speed dial list appears. The selected
phone book entry is at the top. The next
available speed dial preset is highlighted. X
Select a speed dial preset.
The phone book entry is saved in the speed
dial preset.
Option 2:
X Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 129).
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 00520064the
controller.
X To select Call Lists
Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Speed Dial Preset List Speed Dial Preset List.
The speed dial list appears.
X Select a line in the speed dial list.
i If you select an entry that already exists
in the speed dial list, this is overwritten with
the new entry.
X To switch to the menu: slide 00520096the
controller.
X Select Assign Speed Dial Preset Assign Speed Dial Preset .
The phone book appears.
X Select an entry.
The phone book entry is assigned to the
speed dial number. X
Select a speed dial preset.
The phone book entry is saved in the speed
dial preset. Making a call via speed dial
The speed dial list contains stored phone
book entries (Y page 141). Using the speed dial list
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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 129).
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 00520064the
controller.
X To select Call Lists
Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Speed Dial Preset List
Speed Dial Preset List.
The speed dial list appears.
X Select a preset.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing. Deleting a speed dial number
Deleting a speed dial preset:
X To select an entry: turn the controller.
X To switch to the menu: slide 00520096the
controller.
X To select Delete Speed Dial Preset
Delete Speed Dial Preset:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether the
speed dial preset should be deleted.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the speed dial will be
deleted from the speed dial list.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled.
Deleting all speed dial presets:
X To select Delete all Speed Dial Delete all Speed Dial
Presets
Presets in the speed dial menu: turn
controller and press to confirm.
You will be asked if you would like to delete
all speed dial presets.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No.
If you select Yes
Yes, all speed dial presets will
be deleted from the speed dial list. If you select
No
No, the process will be
canceled. Messages (text messages and e-
mails)
Information and requirements
The following conditions must be met in order
to use the message functions (text messages
and e-mails):
R For text messages and e-mails:
The Bluetooth ®
mobile phone supports the
MAP Bluetooth ®
profile (Message Access
Profile).
R For e-mails:
-
The Bluetooth ®
mobile phone
(smartphone) supports the e-mail
function.
- An e-mail account is set up on the mobile
phone (see the mobile phone operating
instructions).
Once the messages have been downloaded
from the phone, COMAND shows the 100
newest text messages and the 100 newest e-
mails.
Any new messages received during the
journey are indicated by COMAND with an
audible signal and the 008Fsymbol. Once you
have read all the messages, the symbol is no
longer displayed. The úmail symbol is
displayed if the mobile phone's message
memory is full. The symbol disappears once
you delete at least one message.
i Not all mobile phones available on the
market are equally suitable. You can obtain
more detailed information about suitable
mobile phones on the Internet at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or call
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372 )(for the USA) or
Customer Relations at 1-800-387-0100
(for Canada). 142
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