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is displayed as soon as the message memory is full. The symbol disappears once you delete
at least one message. Reception and transmission volume
Once the mobile phone has been authorized,
you can optimize the transmission and
reception volume settings. Find out more
about the optimum settings for your mobile
phone online at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com . Or call
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA) or Customer Relations at
1-800-387-010 0(Canada). 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 Connect Device
Connect Device: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
The telephone list appears.
X To select an authorized mobile phone from
the 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 Reception Volume
Reception Volume or
Transmission Transmission Volume
Volume: turn the controller
and press to confirm. X
To select a volume setting: turn the
controller.
X To close the setting scale: press or slide
009500520096 the controller.
i Incorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls. Using the telephone
Incoming call
Accepting a call X
To select Accept Accept: press the controller.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
i You can also accept the call by voice
command using the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions).
Once you have accepted the call, you can use
hands-free mode.
The call volume can be adjusted (Y page 23).
Other functions during a call (Y page 132).
If the phone number of the caller is
transferred, it appears in the display.
If there is an entry for the caller in the phone
book, you will also see the name.
If the phone number is not transferred,
Unknown
Unknown appears in the display. 130
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You can also accept a call as described
above when another main function is
switched on in COMAND. Once you have
accepted the call, the display switches to
the telephone display. After the call is
finished, you see the display of the previous
main application again.
The display does not switch to telephone
mode if you:
R accept the call via the Voice Control
System (see the separate operating
instructions).
R accept the call using the 0061button on
the multifunction steering wheel
Rejecting a call X
Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. Making a call
Using the number keypad X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 129).
X Enter the digits using the number keypad.
i As soon as one of the numbers is touched,
the corresponding button is highlighted in
the display.
X To connect the call: press the0061
button on COMAND or on the multifunction
steering wheel.
Using the telephone basic menu X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 129).
X To select all numbers one after the other:
turn and press the controller each time.
Dialing a number:
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. Redial X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 129).
X To select °from the character list: turn
the controller and press to confirm.
or
X If the telephone basic menu is displayed,
press the 0061button on COMAND.
The list of dialed numbers appears. The
most recently dialed number is at the top.
X To select a call: turn the controller.
X To make a call: press the controller.
Using the call list or COMAND phone
book X
Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 138).
or
X Call up the COMAND phone book and
select an entry (Y page 135).
X To make a call: press the controller or the
0061 button.
Making a call via speed dial You can save entries from the phone book in
the speed dial list and call them using speed
dial numbers (Y
page 141).
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 To select a digit from the digit bar in the
basic telephone menu: turn the controller.
X Press the controller for longer than two
seconds.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing. Using the telephone
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Putting a call through to the rear
compartment and retrieving it
You can put a call through to the Rear Seat
Entertainment System. The call is output
through the rear loudspeakers and the rear
microphones are used.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 00520064the
controller.
X To select Send Call to Rear
Send Call to Rear: turn and
press the controller.
In the bottom menu bar, the Call to
Call to
COMAND
COMAND entry is now visible.
Retrieving the call:
X Select Call to COMAND Call to COMAND. Calls with several participants
Rejecting or accepting a waiting call The mobile phone network provider must
support 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.
Rejecting:
X To select Reject
Reject: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
or
X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Accepting:
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 134).
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
waiting call using the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions).
The COMAND display changes. If you
continue 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. This action puts the previous
call on hold.
R
The function has to be supported by the
mobile phone network.
R The mobile phone has to support the
connection of a further call via Bluetooth ®
.
R The appropriate setting has to be activated
on the mobile phone. 0043
Making a second call
X To select °
2: turn and press the controller.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND.
X Enter the phone number:
R
manually (Y page 131)
R using the phone book (Y page 135) Using the telephone
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using the call lists ( Ypage 138)
R using speed dial (Y page 141)
Toggling You can switch back and forth between calls
with this function. The function is available if
your mobile phone supports the toggling
function (via Bluetooth ®
).
You can use the function if you are answering
a second call or making a second call. Both
discussions are marked with 1 or 2. The active
call is highlighted.
X To select °
1or
°
2: turn and press the
controller.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The previous call on hold is activated.
Ending the active call:
X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
A prompt appears asking whether you
would like to continue the call on hold.
X Select Continue
Continue.
The call on hold is activated. If you select
Hang Up
Hang Up, the call on hold is also ended.
i On some mobile phones, the call on hold
is activated as soon as the active call is
ended.
Conference call You can interconnect calls (active and on
hold) on COMAND. This permits several
parties to hear one another and speak with
one another.
X Make a second call ( Ypage 133).
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 00520064the
controller.
X To select Conference
Conference: turn and press the
controller.
The new participant is included in the
conference call. Using the phone book
Introduction
The phone book displays the names and
phone numbers of all address book entries
saved in the COMAND address book. If an
address book entry does not have a
telephone number, it does not appear in the
phone book.
The mobile phone's telephone book is
automatically downloaded into COMAND on
connection (default setting). You can
deactivate automatic downloading
(Y page 153).
In the telephone book, you can:
R save phone numbers (Y page 137)
R search for entries (Y page 135)
R delete entries (Y page 136)
R import contacts (Y page 153)
R delete contacts (Y page 154)
R receive vCards ( Ypage 154)
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
To call up the basic telephone menu: press
the 002B button one or more times.
X To select Name Namefrom the telephone basic
menu: turn the controller and press to
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
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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
To select Connect Last Used Player
Connect Last Used Player:
press the controller.
Depending on the Bluetooth ®
audio device
used, playback starts immediately or you
must start playback manually.
In this case, you will see the Bluetooth
Bluetooth
Audio Device Paused Audio Device Paused message.
i If there is an Internet connection and the
mobile phone that is connected only
supports two Bluetooth ®
profiles at the
same time, the Internet connection is
interrupted. i
The connection to the Bluetooth ®
audio
device can also be interrupted if:
R the connected mobile phone only
supports 2 Bluetooth ®
profiles at the
same time
R you connect to the Internet using
COMAND Online (Y page 159). Selecting a track
This function is not supported by all
Bluetooth ®
audio devices.
Some mobile phones impair function with
regard to the following criteria:
R the number of tracks that can be selected
R the time period until the next or previous
track is played. X
Switch the multifunction steering wheel to
the media menu (see the vehicle Operator's
Manual).
X To skip forwards or backwards to a
track: briefly press the 0063or0064
button on the multifunction steering wheel.
X Rapid scroll: press and hold the 0063
or 0064 button on the multifunction
steering wheel until the desired track is
reached.
If you press and hold the 0063or0064
buttons, the rapid scrolling speed
increases after a short time.
i In rapid scroll, track names are not
shown, but instead only Track1, Track2 etc.
The playback times for the tracks played
are not displayed. This is available as an
optional function starting with AVRCP
Version 1.3. There is also no music search
option available with Bluetooth ®
Audio. 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 medium. 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 Track List Random Track List
The current track list is played in random
order (e.g. 3, 8, 5 etc.).
R Random media Random media
All tracks on the data carrier are played in
random order (e.g. track 3, 8, 5 etc.).
Random Random Medium
Mediumis an optional function and
is not supported by all Bluetooth ®
audio
devices. Bluetooth
®
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Rear-compartment screens
0043
Display
0044 Brightness sensor
0087 Switches the display on/off
0085 Socket for headphones
Setting the display angle
X Press the CAR button on the remote
control.
X Press the 0064button on the remote
control.
X Using the 005900D0 buttons on the remote
control, select Display
Display and confirm by
pressing 008B.
X Select Tilt Display Tilt Display.
X Select Upward
Upward orDownward
Downward .
The display tilts upward or downward. Remote control
Overview 0043
Selects main menus
0044 Selects the screen for the remote control
0087 Selector wheel for selecting menus, radio
stations, music tracks and chapters
0085 Buttons for selecting menus
0083 Deletes an entry
0084 Skip-back function, fast forward/rewind,
start/pause, menu selection, radio
stations, music tracks and chapters
006B Direct selection of radio stations, music
tracks and chapters using the number
keypad
006C Volume, switches sound on/off (for
corded headphones)
006D Back button
006E Confirms your selection
006F Indicator lamp
0070 Switches the screen on/off
i Two remote controls are supplied for the
US and Canadian markets. Rear Seat Entertainment System overview
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Selecting the screen for the remote
control
You can use the remote control to operate
one of the two rear screens at a time. To do
so, you must switch the remote control to the
desired screen.
X To select the left-hand screen: turn
thumbwheel 0043until "L REAR" appears in
the window.
X To select the right-hand screen: turn the
thumbwheel until "REAR R" appears in the
window.
X To select the COMAND screen: turn
thumbwheel 0043until "COMAND" appears
in the window.
i Please be aware that using the
thumbwheel to select screens may cause
unwanted changes to the screens of your
occupants.
Up to four remote controls can be used in
the vehicle at the same time.
Switching the screen on/off If the SmartKey in the ignition lock is in
position 0or 1, or if the SmartKey is not in
the ignition lock, the rear screens will switch
off after 30 minutes. Before the screens
switch off, they show a message to this effect.
You can switch the screens back on. i
Please note that this may cause the
starter battery to discharge. X
Press button 0043on the remote control.
The respective rear-compartment screen
switches on or off.
i You can only switch the screens on using
the remote control if the ignition is
switched on.
Switching the button lighting on/off X
Lighting of the remote control buttons is
divided into three areas. The corresponding
area is activated every time you press a
button. It switches off again automatically
5 to 10 seconds after the last button has
been pressed. 242
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