Searching for a mobile phone
Empty Bluetooth
®
telephone list Conditions for searching
Bluetooth
®
telephone list after search is
completed
X Press the 002Bfunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev.
Connect Dev. from the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm. X
Select Search for Phone from Search for Phone from
Vehicle
Vehicle and press the 0098button to
confirm.
A message appears.
X Select Start Search Start Search and press the0098
button to confirm.
The Searching for Bluetooth Searching for Bluetooth
Phones...
Phones... message appears. COMAND
looks for Bluetooth ®
telephones within
range and adds them to the Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
If a new phone is found, it appears in the
list with the 00D3symbol.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth ®
telephones within
range and their characteristics.
Symbols in the Bluetooth ®
phone list Symbo
l Explanation
00D3
New mobile phone in range, but
not yet authorized
0068
Authorized mobile phone
0036
Currently connected mobile
phone
00DC
Mobile phone in range and
authorized
00DC
(gray)
Mobile phone not in range, but
already authorized
The Bluetooth
®
telephone list shows all
mobile phones within range and all previously
authorized mobile phones, whether or not
they are in range.
i If the Bluetooth ®
telephones list is already
full, you will be requested to de-authorize a
mobile phone (Y page 390). If COMAND
does not find your mobile phone, external
authorization may be necessary
(Y page 389).
i If you call up the telephone list again, the
unauthorized devices are removed from the Telephone
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list. In this case, start a new search to
update the Bluetooth
®
telephone list.
Authorizing (registering) a mobile phone Passkey entry
Telephone basic menu
Option 1: using the passkey (access code)
X Select the mobile phone using the 00D3
symbol in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The input menu for the passkey appears.
The passkey is any one to sixteen-digit
number combination which you can choose
yourself. You must enter the same number
combination in COMAND and in the
Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile phone (see the
mobile phone operating instructions).
i Some mobile phones require a passkey
with four or more digits.
i If you want to reauthorize a mobile phone
following deauthorization, you can select a
different passkey. i
Mercedes-Benz recommends de-
authorization in COMAND and on the
mobile phone ( Ypage 390). Subsequent
authorization may otherwise fail.
X To enter the passkey in COMAND: press
the number keys one after the other.
or
X Select the digits in the digit bar one by one
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
0054 is highlighted after the first number
has been entered.
X In both cases, select 0054and press 0098to
confirm.
X To enter the passkey on the mobile
phone: if the Bluetooth ®
connection is
successful, you will be requested to enter
the passkey (access code, passcode; see
the mobile phone operating instructions).
X Enter the same passkey in the mobile
phone as the one already entered in
COMAND.
The Connecting Bluetooth
Connecting Bluetooth
Profiles... Profiles... message appears.
The Authorization successful
Authorization successful
message appears once authorization is
completed.
The mobile phone is connected to COMAND
(authorized). You can now make phone calls
using the COMAND hands-free system.
i After entering the passkey, you may also
need to enter a confirmation in your mobile
phone to connect calls. Please check your
mobile phone display. On some mobile
phones, this confirmation can be saved. In
this case, you do not need to enter it again.
If the COMAND display shows the
Authorization failed
Authorization failed message, you
may have exceeded the prescribed time
period. Repeat the procedure. 388
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Option 2: use Secure Simple Pairing
The mobile phone (or the Bluetooth
®
audio
device) must support the Bluetooth ®
version
2.1 for connection via Secure Simple Pairing.
COMAND creates a six-digit code, which is
displayed on both devices that are to be
connected.
X If the code is the same on both devices,
confirm Yes
Yes by pressing 0098.
If you select Yes Yes, authorization is continued
and the mobile phone is connected.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled.
X Confirm the message on the mobile phone.
External authorization If COMAND does not detect your mobile
phone, this may be due to particular security
settings on your mobile phone. In this case,
you can test if your mobile phone can find
COMAND. The Bluetooth ®
device name of
COMAND is "MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth".
Please note the following: some mobile
phones require that you establish the connection to COMAND again once you have
entered the passkey (see the mobile phone
operating instructions). The mobile phone
cannot otherwise be authorized.
X
Press the 002Bfunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev.
Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears.
X Select Connect via Phone Connect via Phone and press0098
to confirm.
The message on the left appears.
X Start the Bluetooth ®
search on the mobile
phone; see the mobile phone operating
instructions.
X Select COMAND (MB Bluetooth MB Bluetooth) on the
mobile phone.
X Option 1: when requested to do so, enter
the passkey first on the mobile phone and
then in COMAND.
X Option 2: confirm the displayed codes on
the mobile phone and in COMAND (Secure
Simple Pairing).
With both options, you see the prompt Do Do
you want
you want
authorized? authorized? on the COMAND display.
X If you select Yes
Yes, the mobile phone will be
authorized. The messages Waiting for
Waiting for
a Connection to
Connecting Bluetooth
Profiles...
Profiles... are displayed. If the
connection is successful, you see the
telephone basic menu and the connected
mobile phone is entered.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled.
Switching between mobile phones
If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.
X Select the mobile phone in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list by turning 00790052007Athe Telephone
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COMAND controller and press
0098to
confirm.
The selected mobile phone is searched for
and connected if it is within Bluetooth ®
range and if Bluetooth ®
is activated.
Only one mobile phone can be connected
at any one time. The currently connected
mobile phone is indicated by the 003Bdot in
the Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
i You can only switch to another authorized
mobile phone if you are not currently
making a call.
De-authorizing (de-registering) a mobile
phone
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recommends de-
authorization in COMAND and on the mobile
phone. Subsequent authorization may
otherwise fail.
X Press the 002Bfunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev.
Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears
(Y page 387).
X Select the desired mobile phone in the
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to de-authorize this device.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No.
If you select Yes
Yes, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
If you select No
No , the process will be
canceled.
i Before re-authorizing the mobile phone,
you should also delete the device name MB
MBBluetooth
Bluetooth
from your mobile phone's
Bluetooth ®
list.
Displaying connection details X
Press the 002Bfunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev.
Connect Dev. from the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears.
X Select the desired mobile phone in the
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Details Details and press 0098to confirm.
The following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
R Bluetooth ®
name
R Bluetooth ®
address
R availability status (shown after a new
search)
R authorization status
X To close the detailed view: turn00790052007A or
slide 009500520096 the COMAND controller. 390
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Telephone basic menu (Bluetooth
®
interface) Basic menu display
Telephone basic menu (Bluetooth
®
interface)
0043 Telephone status
0044 Signal strength of mobile phone network
Ä
0087 Receiver icon 0071or0075
0085 To display call lists
0083 Character bar
0084 Bluetooth ®
name of the currently
connected mobile phone
006B To display the COMAND phone book
X Press the 002Bfunction button.
When the connected mobile phone is ready
for use, the telephone basic menu appears.
i Display 0044may vary, depending on the
mobile phone connected.
Bars 0044show the current signal strength of
the mobile phone network. If all bars are
filled, you have optimum reception.
If no bars are shown, reception is either
very poor or there is none at all.
Receiver icon shows whether a call is
active/being connected 0075or not 0071.
Text message display in the telephone
basic menu
The Text Message
Text Message menu item is only
available if the Bluetooth ®
phone supports
the MAP Bluetooth ®
profile ( Message Access
Profile). The downloading of text messages
from the Bluetooth ®
phone must have been completed. The menu item is otherwise
grayed out. Further information on text
messages (Y
page 404).
If you have an unread text message, the 0083
mail symbol is displayed. The symbol
disappears once you have read the text
message. The úmail symbol is displayed
as soon as the text message memory is full.
The symbol disappears once you delete at
least one text 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
Press the 002Bfunction button.
X Select Connect Dev. Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select an authorized mobile phone from
the list by turning 00790052007A.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm. Telephone
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X
Select Reception Volume
Reception Volume or
Transmission Volume
Transmission Volume and press0098to
confirm.
X Select a volume setting by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller.
X To close the setting scale: press0098or
slide 009500520096.
i Incorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls. Using the telephone
Incoming call Accepting a call
Example: incoming call
X
To accept: confirmAccept Acceptby pressing
0098.
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 (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 300).
Other functions during a call (Y page 393)
If the phone number of the caller is
transferred, it appears in the display.
If an entry for the caller exists in the phone
book, you will also see the name. If the phone number is not transferred or the
"Hide data" function is activated,
Unknown
Unknown
appears in the display.
i 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 press the 0038back button next to the
COMAND controller and then
R accept the call using the 0061button on
the multifunction steering wheel
Rejecting a call
X To reject: selectReject
Reject by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
or
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 391).
X Enter the digits using the number keypad.
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 391).
X Select the digits one by one by turning
00790052007A and sliding 009700520064the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm. 392
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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.
Redialing
X Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 391).
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 400).
or
X Call up the COMAND phone book and
select an entry (Y page 397).
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 402).
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 391).
X Select Call Lists Call Lists by sliding00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Speed Dial Preset List
Speed Dial Preset List by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to 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 394)
0085 To send DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones) (Y page 394)
0083 To end a call
Available functions:
R accept a waiting call (Y page 394)
R make a second call (Y page 395)
R call waiting (Y page 395)
Availability depends on the network (only
possible in the GSM network) and on the
Bluetooth ®
mobile phone. Telephone
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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 391).
X To switch off: selectMic Off
Mic Off and press
0098 to confirm.
If the microphone is switched off, the
display 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.
message.
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
transmitted immediately.
X To send a phone book entry as a DTMF
sequence: selectName
Name by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
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
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.
X
To reject: selectReject Reject and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
X To accept: selectAccept Accept and press 0098to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0061button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. 394
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