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press
0037
R using the 0016or003A button and using
the telephone keypad on COMAND
R using the 0016or003A button on the
multifunction steering wheel
R using the Voice Control System (see the
separate Voice Control System operating
instructions)
Unless stated otherwise, the descriptions and
illustrations in this section refer to COMAND. Function restrictions
The telephone is not ready for use in the
following situations:
R The telephone automatically tries to log on
to a network. If no network is available, you
may not be able to make a " 911"
emergency call. If you attempt to make an
outgoing call, the No Service message will
appear for a short while. "911" emergency call
The 911 emergency call is a public service.
Using it without due cause is a criminal
offense.
The following requirements must be fulfilled
for a 911emergency call:
R the mobile phone must be switched on.
R a network must be available.
R a valid and operational SIM card must be
inserted in the mobile phone.
R the mobile phone is connected to COMAND
via Bluetooth ®
.
If you cannot make an emergency call, you
must arrange rescue measures yourself. X
Enter the number on COMAND
(Y page 134).
X Press 0016.
The telephone makes the connection.
X Wait until the emergency call center
answers and describe the emergency
situation. Telephony via the Bluetooth
®
interface Prerequisites
For telephony via COMAND's Bluetooth ®
interface, a Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile
phone is required.
On COMAND
X Activate the Bluetooth ®
function in
COMAND (Y page 45).
On the mobile phone
X Switch on the mobile phone and enter the
PIN when prompted to do so (see the
mobile phone operating instructions).
X Activate Bluetooth ®
functions and, where
necessary, Bluetooth ®
visibility on the
mobile phone (see the mobile phone
operating instructions).
The battery of the mobile phone should
always be kept sufficiently charged in order
to prevent malfunctions.
In preparation for telephoning via the
Bluetooth ®
interface, you should chec kthe
following items on your mobile phone (see the
mobile phone operating instructions):
R Hands-Free Profile
The mobile phone must support Hands-
Free Profile 1.0 or above.
R Bluetooth ®
visibility
On certain mobile phones, the device itself
must be made "visible" to other devices, as
well as activating the Bluetooth ®
function
(see the mobile phone operating
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This visibility is for restricted periods of
time on some mobile phones.
R Bluetooth ®
device name
Every Bluetooth ®
device has its own
Bluetooth ®
device name. This device name
is freely definable, but can be identical for
all devices from the same manufacturer. It
is therefore recommended that you change
this name so that you can easily recognize
your mobile phone (see the mobile phone
operating instructions).
i Not all mobile phones available on the
market are equally suitable. You can obtain
more detailed information about suitable
mobile phones and about connecting
Bluetooth ®
-capable mobile phones to
COMAND on the Internet at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com.Orc all
the Mercedes-Ben zCustome rAssistance
Center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(for the USA) or Customer Relations at
1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
i Some displays (e.g. the signal strength)
depend on the supported version of the
Hands-Free Profile. Connecting
amobile phone
General information Before using your mobile phone with
COMAND for the first time, you will need to:
R
search for it (Y page 129) and then
R authorize (register) it (Y page 130).
When you authorize a new mobile phone, it is
connected automatically.
You can authorize up to 15 mobile phones. If the mobile phone supports PBAP (Phone
Book Access Profile) and MAP ( Message
Access Profile), the following contacts and
messages are downloaded into COMAND
when connecting:
R phone book
R call lists
R text messages
Further information on the conditions for
connectin g(Ypage 127). 128
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Searching for
amobile phone Empty Bluetooth
®
telephone list Conditions for searching
Bluetooth
®
telephone list after search is
completed
X Press the 000Ffunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. from the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm. X
Select Search for Phone from Vehicle and press the
0037button to
confirm.
Am essage appears.
X Select Start Search and press the
0037
button to confirm.
The Searching for Bluetooth 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 000Dsymbol.
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
000D
New mobile phone in range, but
not yet authorized
000E
Authorized mobile phone
0027
Currently connected mobile
phone
0015
Mobile phone in range and
authorized
0015
(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 ( Ypage 132). If COMAND
does not find your mobile phone, external
authorization may be necessary
(Y page 131).
i If you call up the telephone list again, the
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list. In this case, start a new search to
update the Bluetooth
®
telephone list.
Authorizing (registering) amobile
phone Passkey entry
Telephone basic menu
Option 1: using the passkey (access code)
X
Select the mobile phone usin gthe 000D
symbol in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list by
turning 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller and
press 0037to 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-Ben zrecommends de-
authorization in COMAND and on the
mobile phone ( Ypage 132). 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 003C0012003Dthe COMAND controller
and press 0037to confirm.
0004 is highlighted after the first number
has been entered.
X In both cases, select 0004and press 0037to
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 Profiles... message appears.
The 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 connectc alls. Please check your
mobile phone display. On som emobile
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 message, you
may have exceeded the prescribed time
period. Repeat the procedure. 130
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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 by pressing
0037.
If you select Yes , authorization is continued
and the mobile phone is connected.
If you select 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 ".
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 000Ffunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears.
X Select Connect via Phone and press
0037
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 ) 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 you want to be
authorized? on the COMAND display.
X If you select Yes , the mobile phone will be
authorized. The messages Waiting for a Connection to
dev.>... and
Connecting Bluetooth 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 , the process will be
canceled.
Switching between mobile phones If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
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X
Select the mobile phone in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controlle rand press 0037to
confirm.
The selected mobile phone is searched for
and connected if it is withi nBluetooth ®
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 000Fdot 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) amobile
phone Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recommends de-
authorizatio ninCOMAND and on the mobile
phone. Subsequent authorization may
otherwise fail.
X Press the 000Ffunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears
(Y page 129).
X Select the desired mobile phone in the
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120035the COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Delete and press
0037to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wish to de-authorize this device.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes , the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled. i
Before re-authorising the mobile phone,
you should also delete the device name MB Bluetooth from your mobile phone's
Bluetooth ®
list. Displaying connection details
X Press the 000Ffunction button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. from the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 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 00120035the COMAND
controller and press 0037to confirm.
X Select Details and press
0037to 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: turn003C0012003D or
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Telephone basic men
u(Bluetooth ®
interface)
Basic menu display Telephone basi
cmenu (Bluetooth ®
interface)
0001 Telephone status
0002 Signal strength of mobile phone network
Ä
0014 Receiver icon 0025or0028
0013 To display call lists
0011 Character bar
0012 Bluetooth ®
name of the currently
connected mobile phone
0005 To display the COMAND phone book
X Press the 000Ffunction button.
When the connected mobile phone is ready
for use, the telephone basic menu appears.
i Display 0002may vary, depending on the
mobile phone connected.
Bars 0002show the curren tsignal strength of
the mobile phone network .Ifall bars are
filled, you have optimum reception.
If no bars are shown, receptio nis either
very poor or there is none at all.
Receiver icon shows whether acall is
active/being connected 0028or not 0025.
Tex tmessage displa yin the telephone
basic menu The
Text Message menu item is only
available if the Bluetooth ®
phone supports
the MAP Bluetooth ®
profile ( Message Access
Profile). The downloading of textm essagesfrom the Bluetooth
®
phone must have been
completed. The menu item is otherwise
grayed out. Further information on text
messages (Y page 146).
If you have an unread textm essage, the0014
mail symbol is displayed. The symbol
disappears once you have read the text
message. The úmail symbol is displayed
as soon as the textm essage memory is full.
The symbol disappears once you delete at
least one textm essage. 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-BenzC ustomerAssistance
center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA) or Customer Relations at
1-800-387-0100 (Canada). X
Press the 000Ffunction button.
X Select Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 00120008and turning
003C0012003D the COMAND controller and press
0037 to confirm.
X Select an authorized mobile phone from
the list by turning 003C0012003D. Reception and transmission volume
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X
Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120035the COMAND
controlle rand press 0037to confirm.
X Select Reception Volume or
Transmission Volume and press
0037to
confirm.
X Select a volume setting by turning 003C0012003Dthe
COMAND controller.
X To close the setting scale: press0037or
slide 003400120035.
i Incorrect settings ma yhave an impac ton
the quality of calls. Using the telephone
Incoming call
Accepting acall Example: incoming call
X
To accept: confirmAccept by pressing
0037.
or
X Press the 0016button on COMAND or on
the multifunctio nsteering wheel.
i You can also accep tthe 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 30).
Other functions during a call (Y page 135)
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 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 displayoft he previous
main application again.
The display does not switch to telephone
mode if you:
R press the 001Eback button next to the
COMAND controller and then
R accept the call using the 0016button on
the multifunction steering wheel
Rejecting acall X
To reject: selectReject by turning
003C0012003D
the COMAND controller and press 0037to
confirm.
or
X Press the 003Abutton on COMAND or on
the multifunctio nsteering wheel. Making a call
Using the number keypad X
Call up the telephone basi cmenu
(Y page 133).
X Enter the digits using the number keypad.
X To connect the call: press the0016
button on COMAND or on the multifunction
steering wheel. 134
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