2015 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class Comand Manual

X
To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
X To select Connect Device
Connect Device : turn and press
the controller.
X To highlight the desired mobile phone in the
device list: turn the controller.
X To select G: slide 9the controller.
X To select Reception Volume
Reception Volume orTrans‐
Trans‐
mission Volume
mission Volume: turn and press the con-
troller.
X To select a volume setting: turn the con-
troller.
X To accept changes: press the controller.
i Incorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls. Using the telephone
Accepting a call
X To select Accept
Accept: press the controller.
or
X Press 0061on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The call is accepted.
Additional functions available during a call
(Y page 145).
Adjusting the call volume (Y page 142).
Further information about ending a call
(Y page 147). i
You can also accept the call by voice com-
mand using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
i If the phone number of the caller is trans-
ferred, it appears in the display. If the
phone number is saved in the phone book,
the contact's name is also displayed. If the
phone number is not transferred, Unknown
Unknown
is shown in the display. Rejecting a call
X To select Reject Reject: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
or
X Press 0076on the multifunction steering
wheel. Making a call
Using the telephone menu X
To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To select all numbers one after the other in
the telephone menu: turn and press the
controller each time.
X To select 0097in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The call is made.
Further information about ending a call
(Y page 147).
Using the telephone keypad on the con-
troller If your vehicle is equipped with a telephone
keypad, you can use this function.
X To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X Enter the digits using the telephone key-
pad. Using the telephone
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As soon as one of the buttons on the tele-
phone keypad is touched, the correspond-
ing button is highlighted in the display.
X To select 0097in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The call is made.
Using the touchpad If your vehicle is equipped with a touchpad,
you can use this function.
X To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To select n: turn and press the control-
ler.
X Draw all the numbers on the touch-sensi-
tive surface one after another.
X To select 0097in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The call is made.
Further information about the touchpad
(Y page 32).
Redial X
To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To select 0097in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The list of outgoing calls is displayed. The
most recently dialed number is at the top.
X To select an entry and make a call: turn and
press the controller.
Further information about ending a call
(Y page 147).
Using call lists X
To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
X To select Call Lists Call Lists: turn and press the
controller. X
To select Calls Received Calls Received orCalls Calls
Dialed
Dialed : turn and press the controller.
The relevant list is displayed.
X To select an entry and make a call: turn and
press the controller.
Further information about ending a call
(Y page 147).
Using the phone book X
To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To select Name Namein the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
X Search for a contact (Y page 148).
X To make a call: press the controller.
Further information about ending a call
(Y page 147).
Using speed dial Option 1
X To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To highlight a number from the character
bar: turn the controller.
X Press the controller for longer than two
seconds.
The telephone menu displays the selected
entry. The number is dialed.
Option 2:
X To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
X To select Call Lists Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
X To select Speed Dial Preset List
Speed Dial Preset List : turn
and press the controller.
The speed dial list is displayed.
X To select an entry and make a call: turn and
press the controller.
The telephone menu displays the selected
entry. The number is dialed. 144
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Option 3 (with telephone keypad)
X Press one of the number keys on the tele-
phone keypad for longer than two seconds.
The telephone menu displays the selected
entry. The number is dialed.
Further information on setting up speed dial
(Y page 154).
Further information about ending a call
(Y page 147). Functions available during a call
Overview 0043
To add a call (Y page 145)
0044 Person you are calling
0087 Symbol for active telephone connection
0085 To end a call
0083 To switch the microphone on/off
(Ypage 145)
0084 To send DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones) (Y page 146)
Other functions: R Accepting a waiting call (Y page 147)
R Making a second call (Y page 145)
R Call waiting (Y page 146)
Availability depends on the network (only pos- sible in the GSM network) and on the Blue-
tooth ®
mobile phone. Adding a call
0043
Adds a call
If the mobile phone network provider and the
mobile phone support the function, you can
make another call during an existing call. The
previously active call is held.
X To select °
2: turn and press the controller.
X Make a call:
R
Using the telephone menu (Y page 143)
R Redial (Y page 144)
R Using call lists (Y page 152)
R Using the phone book (Y page 143)
R Using speed dial (Y page 143)
Switching the microphone on/off This function is available in the telephone
menu during an active phone call.
To switch off the microphone:
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
X To select Microphone Off Microphone Off : turn and press
the controller.
If the microphone is switched off, the 004D
symbol and the The Themicrophone
microphone is
isoff.
off.
message are displayed.
To switch on the microphone:
X Select Microphone On
Microphone On.
The 004Dsymbol disappears. The The
The
microphone is on.
microphone is on. message is shown. Using the telephone
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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.
Transmitting individual characters:
X Once a connection has been established to
the answer phone, select the desired char-acters in the telephone menu: turn and
press the controller each time.
Every character selected will be transmit-
ted immediately.
or
X Press the corresponding number button on
the telephone keypad.
i You can also send DTMF tones using the
Voice Control system; see the separate
operating instructions. Calls with several participants
Switching between calls (call waiting) If you make another call, you can switch
between the two calls (call waiting). This func-
tion depends on your mobile phone network
provider and the mobile phone (see the man- ufacturer's operating instructions).
The calls are marked 1 and 2. The active call ishighlighted. Switching between the calls:
X To select °
1or
°
2: turn and press the
controller.
or X Press 0061on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The selected call is active. The other call is
on hold.
Ending the active call: X To select 0076in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
or X Press 0076on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The other call is still on hold.
X To activate the call on hold: select Con‐
Con‐
tinue tinue.
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 active and held calls.
This permits several parties to hear one
another and speak with one another. This
function depends on your mobile phone net-
work provider and the mobile phone (see the manufacturer's operating instructions). X
Add a call (Y page 145).
or
X Answer an incoming call (Y page 147).146
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X
To select Conference
Conference in the telephone
menu: turn and press the controller.
The new participant is included in the con-
ference call. Conference
Conference is displayed in
the telephone menu. Incoming call during an existing call
(call waiting)
The call waiting function depends on your
mobile phone network provider and your
mobile phone. Depending on the mobile
phone used, behavior when answering a call
may vary (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
Call waiting: if you receive a call while
already in a call, a message is shown. You also
hear a tone. You can decide whether to
accept or reject the call.
Accepting :
X To select Accept
Accept: press the controller.
or
X Press 0061on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The incoming call is active, the previously
active call is on hold. You can switch back
and forth between both calls (call waiting)
(Y page 146).
This is also the case if you accept the wait- ing call using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
i Depending on the mobile phone, you may
also be able to accept the incoming call
(call waiting) on your mobile phone. This
function and behavior depends on your
mobile phone network provider and the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions). Rejecting
:
X To select Reject Reject: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
or
X Press 0076on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The behavior after the call is rejected
depends on your mobile phone and mobile
phone network provider.
Option 1: The originally active call is con-
tinued and the incoming call is rejected.
Option 2: The originally active call is ended
and the incoming call is accepted.
Option 3: Both calls are ended. Ending an active call
X To select 005Ain the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
or
X Press 0076on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The active call is ended. Phone book
Introduction
The telephone book displays the contacts
from the address book which have a phone
number.
The mobile phone's telephone book is auto-
matically displayed in COMAND after connec- tion (default setting). You can deactivate
automatic calling up (Y page 167).
In the telephone book, you can:
R Create new contacts (Y page 150)
R Add information to contacts (Y page 150)
R Search for contacts (Y page 148)
R Store contacts (Y page 150)
R Delete contacts (Y page 151)
Further information on importing contacts
(Y page 168). Phone book
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When you import, save, edit or add contacts,
they will be permanently saved in COMAND.
These contacts will remain there even when
you connect COMAND to a different mobile
phone. You can view these contacts even
without a mobile phone. Calling up the phone book
X
To call up the telephone menu: press the
002B button.
X To select Name Namein the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
If the phone book contains contacts, they
will be displayed in alphabetical order. The character bar at the bottom of the display is
active.
You can now search for a contact
(Y page 148).
Further information on the symbols shown
(Y page 148).
i You can also call up the phone book using
the multifunction steering wheel; see the
separate vehicle Operator's Manual. Symbol overview
Sym-
bol Explanation
00D8
Contact that has been entered,
edited or saved on COMAND.
0094
Contact with voice tag
These contacts 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 called up from a
mobile phone
00BB
Contact imported from the SD
memory card or USB device.
00BA
Contact imported via the Blue-
tooth
®
interface. Searching for a contact
With the character bar You determine the first letter of the contact
you are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X To select characters: turn the controller
and press to confirm.
The first contact with the selected first
character is highlighted in the phone book. If there are similar contacts, the next dif-
ferent character is shown. For example,
with contacts such as Jana JanaandJohn
John, the 148
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beginnings of the names are identical. The
next different character
A Aand O
Oare offered
for selection.
X Select the characters of the contact you are
searching for one by one, pressing and con- firming with the controller each time.
X To end the search: select 0054.
The contacts in the phone book are dis-
played.
X To select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The 0043symbol indicates that a contact con-
tains more than one phone number.
X To select a contact with the 0043symbol:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
The phone numbers are displayed. The 0043
symbol changes to 0045.
X To call a telephone number: turn and press
the controller.
Back to the character bar:
X Press the 0038button repeatedly until the
character bar is displayed.
Information about character entry
(Y page 36)
Using the telephone keypad on the con-
troller If your vehicle is equipped with a telephone
keypad, you can use this function.
You determine the first letter of the contact
you are looking for with the first character you enter.
X For example, to enter the letter C
C: press the
0082 number key briefly three times in suc-
cession.
As soon as you touch the number key, the
number is highlighted in the additional dis- play area.
The character appears at the bottom of the
display the first time the key is pressed and
shows all the available characters. It
switches to the next character each time
the key is pressed. Using the touchpad If your vehicle is equipped with a touchpad,
you can use this function.
You determine the first letter of the contact
you are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X Draw the letter on the touchpad surface.
The first contact with the selected first
character is highlighted in the phone book.
Further information on handwriting recog-
nition on the touchpad (Y page 32).
X Draw additional letters on the touchpad
surface one after another.
X To complete the search and return to the
phone book: press the touchpad.
X To select and call the contact: glide up or
down and press. Displaying the details of a contact
X
To highlight a contact in the phone book:
turn the controller.
X To select G: slide 9the controller.
X To select Details Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The detailed view appears.
Closing the detailed display: X To select 0038: turn and press the control-
ler. Phone book
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Adding a new contact
X
Slide 5the controller repeatedly in the
phone book until the selection list appears.
X To select G: slide 9the controller.
X To select New
New : turn and press the controller.
X To select a category for the number, e.g.
Home
Home: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
X To select a telephone category, e.g.
Mobile Phone
Mobile Phone: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
If you have marked a number as preferred,
it is shown at the top of the list.
X To select Continue
Continue: turn and press the
controller.
The input menu with data fields is dis-
played.
X Enter characters using the controller
(Y page 36), the telephone keypad or the
touchpad (Y page 32), depending on the
vehicle's equipment.
X To finish and save an entry: select 0054.
The contact is created in the phone book
and in the address book. Adding information to a contact
A maximum of five telephone numbers can be saved for one contact.
X To highlight a contact in the phone book:
turn the controller.
X To select G: slide 9the controller.
X To select Add Phone No.
Add Phone No. : turn and press
the controller. X
To select a category for the number, e.g.
Home
Home: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
X To select a telephone category, e.g.
Mobile Phone
Mobile Phone: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
If you have marked a number as preferred,
it is shown at the top of the list.
X To select Continue Continue: turn and press the
controller.
The telephone number has been saved.
If five numbers are already stored for the con- tact you are searching for, a prompt will
appear asking whether you wish to overwrite
one of the existing numbers.
If you wish to overwrite one of the phone
numbers:
X To select Yes
Yes : turn and press the controller.
A list of the existing five phone numbers is
displayed.
X To select the phone number to be overwrit-
ten from the list: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The entry field for the new phone number is
displayed.
X Enter characters using the controller
(Y page 36), the telephone keypad or the
touchpad (Y page 32), depending on the
vehicle's equipment.
If you do not wish to overwrite any of the
phone numbers: X To select No No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled. Saving a contact
Saved contacts are indicated in the phone
book by different symbols (Y page 148).150
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