2015 MERCEDES-BENZ M-Class USB

R
Detour Menu
Detour Menu: you can call up the Detour
menu and then block a section of the route and recalculate the route (Y page 92).
R Compass
Compass Screen
Screen: you can call up the com-
pass. Importing/exporting data
General notes
! Never remove the stick or card when writ-
ing data to the USB stick or the memory
card. You may otherwise lose data.
Using this function, you can:
R transfer your personal COMAND data from
one system/vehicle to another.
R make a backup copy of your personal data
(export data) and load it again (import
data).
R protect your data from unwanted export by
activating a pin prompt (presetting: deacti-
vated 0053).
You can either use an SD memory card or a
USB storage device (e.g. a USB stick) as tem- porary storage. Activating/deactivating PIN protec-
tion
X
Press the 0066button.
The system menu appears.
X Select Settings Settings by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm. X
Select Import/Export Import/Export Data Dataand press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Activate PIN Protection
Activate PIN Protection and
press 0098to confirm.
Activate 0073or deactivate 0053PIN protec-
tion. When activating PIN protection, you
will be prompted to enter a PIN. X
Enter a 4-digit PIN, select 0054and press0098
to confirm.
You will be prompted to enter the PIN
again.
X Re-enter the PIN, select 0054and press 0098
to confirm.
The PIN prompt now protects your personal data from unwanted export.
i If you deactivate your PIN protection, you
will first be prompted to enter your PIN. If
you have forgotten your PIN, a Mercedes-
Benz service station can deactivate your
PIN protection for you. Alternatively, you
can deactivate PIN protection by resetting
your personal COMAND data
(Y page 47). 46
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Importing/exporting data
X
Insert the SD memory card (Y page 196).
or
X Connect a USB device (e.g. a USB memory
stick) (Y page 197).
X Press 0066.
The system menu appears.
X Select Settings
Settings by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Import/Export
Import/Export Data
Dataand press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Import Data
Import Data orExport Data
Export Data and
press 0098to confirm. If PIN protection is activated, a PIN prompt
appears when you select
Export Data
Export Data.
X Enter the PIN, select0054and press 0098to
confirm.
You can now proceed in the same way as if
PIN protection was deactivated.
X To select a preset: selectMemory Memory Card
Cardor
USB Storage
USB Storage and press0098to confirm.
X Select All Data
All Data and press0098to confirm.
This function exports all the data to the
selected disc.
or
X Select the data type and press 0098to con-
firm.
Depending on the previous entry, select the
data type for the export 0073or not 0053.
X Select Cont. Cont.and press 0098to confirm.
i Personal music files in the MUSIC REGIS-
TER cannot be saved and imported again
using this function. Reset function
You can completely reset COMAND to the
factory settings. Amongst other things, this
will delete all personal COMAND data. This
includes the station presets, entries in the
destination memory and in the list of previous
destinations in the navigation system and
address book entries. In addition, any activa-
ted PIN protection, which you have used to
protect your data against unwanted export,
will be deactivated. Resetting is recommen- Reset function
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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
Press the 002Bfunction button.
X Select Name Namein the telephone basic menu by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to 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 of an entry.
Enter the character using the character bar(Y page 33). 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
Select the 0039symbol in the character bar
by sliding 00640052and turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
or
X Press the 003Dbutton. Symbol overview Sym-
bol Explanation
00D8
Address book entry that has been
entered or changed via COMAND
Imported contact that has been
saved in the phone or 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 has been imported
from a mobile phone that supports
PBAP 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 Select a character by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
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. Using the phone book
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Using phone numbers in the text
0043
Usable numerical sequence
Numbers in text messages that are highligh-
ted in red can be used.
X Select a usable number when the text mes-
sage is displayed.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller and
select Use
Use.
X Select Call Call.
The phone makes the call.
i It is possible that a highlighted numerical
sequence may not contain a telephone
number.
i You can use the "New entry" or "Add no."
functions to save this telephone number or to add it to an existing entry.
Storing the sender of a text message in
the address book This function is not available if the sender’s
telephone number is already stored in the
address book.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller while the
text message is being displayed.
X Select Save Number
Save Number and press0098to con-
firm.
X Select New
NewEntry
Entry and press 0098to confirm.
X Store the phone number (Y page 141)Adding the sender of a text message to
an address book entry X
Press 0098the COMAND controller while the
text message is being displayed.
X Select Save Number
Save Number and press0098to con-
firm.
X Select Add Phone No.
Add Phone No. and press0098to
confirm.
X Proceed from the step "Select a number
category" (Y page 139).
Deleting a text message X
Select a text message in the text message
inbox by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the text
message by sliding 00520096the COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Delete Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A deletion prompt appears.
X Select Yes
YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the text message is
deleted.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed.
i This delete function is not supported by all
mobile phones. The Delete failed
Delete failedmes-
sage appears. Using the address book
Introduction
Always pay attention to traffic conditions.
Before starting the journey, familiarize your-
self with the address book functions.
Only use COMAND when the road and traffic
conditions permit. You could otherwise
become involved in an accident in which you
or others could be injured.
The address book organizes and stores
entries that are entered from different sour-
ces (mobile phone, memory card, USB device,
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X
Enter the destination address (Y page 63)
X Start route guidance.
The navigable address is automatically
added to the address book entry.
i This will provide you with an address book
entry that is suitable for navigation. The
next time the navigation is started, the
address data in the navigation, rather than
the postal address, is used if you have
changed address in the address entry
menu. Therefore, make sure that the des-
tination address is the desired destination
when starting navigation from the address
book. Voice tags
Introduction You can enter voice tags via the Voice Control
System (see the separate operating instruc-
tions). Once you have assigned a voice tag to
an address book entry, you can call up this
entry with a voice command and dial a phone
number, for example. You can add one voice
tag per address book entry.
Adding or changing a voice tag X
Search for an address book entry with or
without a voice tag (¦) (Y page 148).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Voice Name Voice Name and press0098to con-
firm.
X Select Add
Add orChange
Change and press 0098to con-
firm.
Subsequent operation is voice-controlled.
The Voice Control System guides you
through the dialogs. Deleting a voice tag X
Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag (Y page 148).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Voice Name Voice Name and press0098to con-
firm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A deletion prompt appears.
X Select Yes
YesorNo
No and press the 008Bbutton to
confirm.
If you select Yes Yes, COMAND deletes the
voice tag.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed.
Listening to a voice tag X
Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag (Y page 148).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Voice Name Voice Name and press0098to con-
firm.
X Select Listen
Listen and press 0098to 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 137). Using the address book
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X
Search for an entry in the phone book on
the mobile phone 0034(Ypage 137).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save Entry
Save Entry and press0098to con-
firm.
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 ¥sym-
bol. 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 Blue-
tooth ®
.
i Up to 2500 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 148).
Depending on the source of the contact data, different requirements apply: Source Prerequisites
Memory card The SD memory card is
inserted (Y
page 196). It
contains importable con-
tact details. USB device The USB device is inserted
into the USB port
(Y
page 197). 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 ®
. 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 oper-
ating 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 Select Address Book Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown,
select Phone
Phone by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Download Contacts
Download Contacts and press0098
to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select From The Memory Card
From The Memory Card orFrom From
USB Device
USB Device in the menu by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Add
AddorOverwrite
Overwrite and press0098to
confirm.
Add Add imports the entries from the memory
card or USB device into the address book. 152
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Overwrite
Overwrite
imports the entries from the
memory card or USB device and overwrites all entries in the address book with the
00BB symbol. The previous entries are then
no longer available.
After the contact data has been imported
successfully, you will see a message to this
effect. The address book or the respective
telephone basic menu is displayed.
i You can select
Overwrite
Overwrite if the address
book already contains corresponding
entries. A message notifies you when the
address book is full.
Receiving vCards via Bluetooth ®X
Select Address Book Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown,
select Phone
Phone by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Download Contacts
Download Contacts and press0098
to confirm.
X Select Receive Receive Contacts
Contacts From
FromPhone
Phone in
the menu by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to 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 Blue-
tooth ®
device (see the operating instruc-
tions for the device). The number of vCards received is dis-
played.
X To end reception: press0098or the 0038
back 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
Select Address Book Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown,
select Phone
Phone by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Delete Contacts Delete Contacts and press0098to
confirm.
X Select one of the following options:
R Internal Contacts
Internal Contacts
R Contacts From Storage Device
Contacts From Storage Device
R Received Business Cards
Received Business Cards
R Delete All
Delete All
A prompt corresponding to your selection
appears.
X Select Yes
YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the contacts are deleted
according to your selection.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed. Using the address book
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Connecting a USB device
The USB port is located in the stowage com-
partment in the center console.
Electrical consumption at this connection
must not exceed a continuous current of
500 mA. If the electrical consumption is
higher, use a separate source to provide
power for the USB device (e.g.
12 V power supply).
X Connect the USB device (e.g. USB stick) to
the USB port.
If no MP3 tracks can be found, you will seea message to this effect.
The first 100 MP3 tracks are loaded. The
first MP3 track is then played. Further
tracks are loaded in the background; this is
indicated by an hourglass symbol.
i Due to the wide range of USB devices
available on the market, playback cannot
be guaranteed for all brands of USB device.
Information about suitable USB devices
can be obtained from an authorized
Mercedes-Benz Center.
MP3 players must support Media Transfer
Protocol (MTP). The MTP mode must be
active. Switching to audio CD or MP3 mode
Inserting or connecting a medium X
Insert CDs (Y page 196)
or
X Insert an SD memory card (Y page 196)
or
X Connect a USB device (Y page 197).
COMAND loads the medium inserted and
starts to play it.
Switching on using the button X
Press the 003Abutton one or more times. By pressing the
003Abutton repeatedly, you
can switch modes in the following order:
R
R CD/video DVD/MP3 CD/MP3 DVD in the
single DVD drive (disc mode)
R Memory card mode
R MUSIC REGISTER
R USB storage device
R Media Interface or audio AUX mode
R Bluetooth ®
audio mode
X Select an audio medium from the media list
(Y page 198).
Switching modes via the audio menu X
Select Audio Audioin the main function bar by
sliding 00970052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The last active audio source is now activa-
ted.
You can activate a different audio source
using the audio menu.
X Select Audio Audioby sliding 00970052and turning
00790052007Athe COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The audio menu appears.
X Select Disc Disc,Memory
Memory Card
Card,Music
Music Regis‐
Regis‐
ter
ter ,USB Storage
USB Storage orMedia Interface
Media Interface
and press 0098to confirm.
This switches to the desired audio source.
X Select an audio medium from the media list
(Y page 198). Audio CD and MP3 mode
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