2014 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class bluetooth

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
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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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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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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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From the telephone basic menu:
X
To switch to main function bar: slide 00520097
the controller.
X To select Tel.
Tel./00A7 : turn and press the
controller.
X To select Address Book Address Book from the menu:
turn the controller and press to confirm. X
To browse in the address book: turn the
controller.
X To jump to a specific letter: press the
corresponding button on the keypad one or
more times.
X To close the address book: press the
002B button.
i An address book entry can also include a
picture; this is then shown to the left of the
address data in the menu. These address
book entries can only be transferred into
the address book by importing Vcf files via
SD card, USB storage device or
Bluetooth ®
connection. Pictures cannot be
transferred when downloading from mobile
phones. Search for an address book entry
Information about the symbols to the left of
the list entries can be found in the symbol
overview (Y
page 135).
X Call up the address book (Y page 148).
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 005200C5the
controller.
X To select Search
Search : turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The address list with character bar
appears.
X Find an entry (Y page 135). Creating a new entry in the address
book
You can enter address data directly into the
address book. If you store telephone
numbers in the COMAND phone book, these
are also saved in the address book. If you
store a navigation destination, COMAND
creates an address book entry which includes
the complete navigable address data.
X Call up the address book (Y page 148).
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 00520064the
controller.
X To select New
New : turn the controller and press
to confirm.
An input menu for surname and first name
appears. Using the address book
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Listening to a voice tag
X
Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag (Y page 149).
X To select the list symbol to the right of the
entry: slide 00520096the controller and press to
confirm.
X To select Voice Tag
Voice Tag : turn the controller
and press to confirm.
X To select Voice Tag
Voice Tag : turn the controller
and press to confirm.
X To select Listen
Listen turn the controller and
press to 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 135).
X Search for an entry in the phone book on
the mobile phone 0034(Ypage 135).
X To select the list symbol to the right of the
entry: slide 00520096the controller and press to
confirm.
X To select Do you want to save the Do you want to save the
entry? entry? : turn the controller and press to
confirm.
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 ¥
symbol.
R Contacts marked with the ¥symbol are
accessible to all COMAND users, regardless of the mobile phone
connected.
R Saving or editing the contact data on
COMAND does not change the contacts
on the mobile phone. If automatic
downloading of phone contacts is
activated, COMAND displays the copy
¥ with the changed data. To add
additional data, such as additional phone
numbers or e-mail addresses, select this
contact. In this way, you avoid creating
additional copies of the mobile phone
entry. 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
Bluetooth
®
.
i Up to 2000 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 (Y page 150).
Depending on the source of the contact data,
different requirements apply: Source Prerequisites
Memory card The SD memory card is
inserted. It contains
importable contact details.
USB device The USB device is inserted
into the USB port. 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 ®
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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
operating 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 To change to the menu bar when in the
address book or the telephone basic menu:
slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options
Options: turn and press the
controller.
X To select Import Contacts
Import Contacts: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To select From
From Memory Memory Card
CardorFrom
From USB
USB
Device
Device in the menu: turn the controller and
press to confirm. Receiving vCards via Bluetooth
® X
To change to the menu bar when in the
address book or the telephone basic menu:
slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the
controller.
X To select Import Contacts
Import Contacts: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To select From Bluetooth Device From Bluetooth Device: turn
the controller and press to 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
Bluetooth ®
device (see the operating
instructions for the device).
The number of vCards received is
displayed.
X To end reception: press the controller or
the 0038 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
To change to the menu bar when in the
address book or the basic telephone menu:
slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the
controller.
X To select Delete Contacts
Delete Contacts: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
X Select one of the following options:
R
Internal Contacts Internal Contacts
R Imported From Storage Devices
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R
Imported via Bluetooth devices
Imported via Bluetooth devices
R Downloaded From Phone
Downloaded From Phone
Turn and press the controller.
A prompt corresponding to your selection
appears.
X To select Yes YesorNo
No: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the contacts are deleted
according to your selection.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled.
Switching importing of contacts on/off You can choose whether the contacts are to
be downloaded automatically or not when the
mobile phone connects to COMAND.
X
Connecting a mobile phone (Y page 124).
X To switch to the menu bar in the address
book: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Autom. Download Contacts Autom. Download Contacts
from Phone
from Phone: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
You can allow 0073or suppress 0053the
automatic download. Preventing storage of sensitive contacts in
the address book:
X
Connect the mobile phone to COMAND.
Contacts are automatically downloaded to
the address book.
X Deactivate the Autom. Download Autom. Download
Contacts from Phone
Contacts from Phone function0053.
The next time you connect your mobile
phone to COMAND, no more contacts will
be downloaded, not even newly-added
contacts.
X Delete sensitive contacts in the address
book.
Changing the display and sequence You can change the sequence of the contacts
displayed.
X
To switch to the menu bar in the address
book: slide 00520064the controller.
X To select Options Options: turn and press the
controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Display Display and
andSorting
Sorting : turn and
press the controller.
You have the following options:
R Surname, First Name Surname, First Name (default setting)
The address book entries are sorted by
surname and displayed with a comma.
R Surname First Name
Surname First Name
The address book entries are sorted by
surname and displayed without a comma.
R First Name Surname First Name Surname
The address book entries are sorted by first
name and displayed without a comma.
X To select the required option: turn and
press the controller.
The name sequence and display change
according to the selection. Using the address book
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