2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN display

XTo highlight the desired mobile phone in the
device list: turn the controller.
XTo selectG: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Reception VolumeorTrans‐
mission Volume: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select a volume setting: turn the con-
troller.
XTo accept changes: press the controller.
iIncorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls.
Using the telephone
Accepting a call
XTo select Accept: press the controller.
or
XPress 6on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The call is accepted.
Additional functions available during a call
(
Ypage 148).
Adjusting the call volume (
Ypage 145).
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 150).
iYou can also accept the call by voice com-
mand using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
iIf 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
is shown in the display.
Rejecting a call
XTo selectReject: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
Making a call
Using the telephone menu
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select all numbers one after the other in
the telephone menu: turn and press the
controller each time.
XTo select win the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The call is made.
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 150).
Using the touchpad
If your vehicle is equipped with a touchpad,
you can use this function.
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select n: turn and press the control-
ler.
XDraw all the numbers on the touch-sensi-
tive surface one after another.
XTo select win the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The call is made.
Further information about the touchpad
(
Ypage 34).
Using favorites
This function can be used when a telephone
number has been added as a favorite. Further
information about adding favorites
(
Ypage 43).
XPress the favorites button on the controller.
The favorites are displayed.
XTo select a telephone number: turn the con-
troller.
XTo make a call: press the controller.
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Using speed dial
Option 1
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
%button.
XTo highlight a number from the character
bar: turn the controller.
XPress the controller for longer than two
seconds.
The telephone menu displays the selected
entry. The number is dialed.
Option 2
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
XTo select Speed Dial Preset List: turn
and press the controller.
The speed dial list is displayed.
XTo select an entry and make a call: turn and
press the controller.
The telephone menu displays the selected
entry. The number is dialed.
Option 3 (with telephone keypad)
XPress 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
(
Ypage 157).
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 150).
Redial
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select win the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The list of outgoing calls is displayed. The
most recently dialed number is at the top.
XTo select an entry and make a call: turn and
press the controller.
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 150).
Using call lists
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
XTo select Calls ReceivedorCalls
Dialed: turn and press the controller.
The relevant list is displayed.
XTo select an entry and make a call: turn and
press the controller.
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 150).
Using the phone book
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select Namein the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
XSearch for a contact (Ypage 152).
XTo make a call: press the controller.
Further information about ending a call
(
Ypage 150).
Using the telephone keypad on the con-
troller
If your vehicle is equipped with a telephone
keypad, you can use this function.
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XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
%button.
XEnter the digits using the telephone key-
pad.
As soon as one of the buttons on the tele-
phone keypad is touched, the correspond-
ing button is highlighted in the display.
XTo select win the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
The call is made.
Functions available during a call
Overview
:To add a call (Ypage 148)
;Person you are calling
=Symbol for active telephone connection
?To end a call
ATo switch the microphone on/off
(
Ypage 148)
BTo send DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones) (
Ypage 149)
Other functions:
RAccepting a waiting call (Ypage 150)
RMaking a second call (Ypage 148)
RCall waiting (Ypage 149)
Availability depends on the network (only pos-
sible in the GSM network) and on the Blue-
tooth
®mobile phone.
Adding a call
:Adding 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.
XTo select °2: turn and press the controller.
XMake a call:
RUsing the telephone menu (Ypage 146)
RRedial (Ypage 147)
RUsing call lists (Ypage 155)
RUsing the phone book (Ypage 146)
RUsing speed dial (Ypage 146)
Switching the microphone on/off
This function is available in the telephone
menu during an active phone call.
Switching off the microphone:
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Microphone Off: turn and press
the controller.
If the microphone is switched off, the Q
symbol and the The
microphoneisoff.
message are displayed.
Switching on the microphone:
XSelect Microphone On.
The Qsymbol disappears. The The
microphone is on.message is dis-
played.
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XTo selectConferencein the telephone
menu: turn and press the controller.
The new participant is included in the con-
ference call. 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:
XTo select Accept: press the controller.
or
XPress 6on 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)
(
Ypage 149).
This is also the case if you accept the wait-
ing call using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
iDepending 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:
XTo select
Reject: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
or
XPress ~on 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
XTo select =in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The active call is ended.
Mobile phone voice recognition
You can start or end voice recognition on your mobile phone with this function. Further infor-
mation on the voice recognition service; see
manufacturer's operating instructions.
To start the mobile phone voice recogni-
tion:
XConnect the mobile phone to COMAND;
see vehicle Operator's Manual.
XPress and hold the óbutton on the mul-
tifunction steering wheel for more than one second.
You can now use the mobile phone voice
recognition.
To end the mobile phone voice recogni-
tion:
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XPressñon the multifunction steering
wheel.
The mobile phone voice recognition is stop-
ped.
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 (
Ypage 170).
In the telephone book, you can:
RCreate new contacts (Ypage 153)
RAdd information to contacts (Ypage 153)
RSearch for contacts (Ypage 152)
RStore contacts (Ypage 154)
RDelete contacts (Ypage 154)
Further information on importing contacts
(
Ypage 171).
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
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select 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
(
Ypage 152).
Further information on the symbols shown
(
Ypage 151).
iYou can also call up the phone book using
the multifunction steering wheel; see the
separate vehicle Operator's Manual.
Symbol overview
Sym-
bolExplanation
ÆContact that has been entered, edi-
ted or saved on COMAND.
\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).
ÃContact that was called up from a
mobile phone
¯Contact imported from the SD
memory card or USB device.
®Contact imported via the Blue-
tooth®interface.
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Searching for a contact
Using the character bar
You determine the first letter of the contact
you are looking for with the first character you
enter.
XTo 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
andJohn, the
beginnings of the names are identical. The
next different character A
andOare offered
for selection.
XSelect the characters of the contact you are
searching for one by one, pressing and con- firming with the controller each time.
XTo end the search: select ¬.
The contacts in the phone book are dis-
played.
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The Gsymbol indicates that a contact con-
tains more than one phone number.
XTo select a contact with the Gsymbol:
turn the controller and press to confirm.
The phone numbers are displayed. The G
symbol changes to I.
XTo call a telephone number: turn and press
the controller. Back to the character bar:
XPress the
%button repeatedly until the
character bar is displayed.
Information about character entry
(
Ypage 38)
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.
XFor example, to enter the letter C: press the
l 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.
XDraw 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 (
Ypage 34).
XDraw additional letters on the touchpad
surface one after another.
XTo complete the search and return to the
phone book: press the touchpad.
XTo select and call the contact: glide up or
down and press.
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Displaying thedetail sof acontact
XTo highlight acontact in th ephone book:
turn th econtroller .
XTo selectG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectDetail s:turn and press th econ-
troller.
The detailed vie wappears .
Closin gth edetailed display:
XTo selec t%: turn and press th econtrol-
ler .
Adding anew contact
XSlide 5thecontroller repeatedly in th e
phone boo kuntil th eselection list appears .
XTo selectG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectNew:turn and press th econtroller .
XTo select acategory fo rth enumber ,e.g.
Hom e
:turn th econtroller and press to con-
firm.
XTo selec t atelephon ecategory, e.g.
Mobile Phone
: turn th econtroller and
press to confirm . If you hav
emarke d anumber as preferred,
it is shown at th eto pof th elist .
XTo selec tContinue:turn and press th e
controller .
The input men uwit hdat afields is dis -
played .
XEntercharacters usin gth econtroller
(
Ypage 38) or th etouchpad (Ypage 34).
XEntercharacters usin gth econtroller
(
Ypage 38) ,th etelephon ekeypad or th e
touchpad (
Ypage 34), dependin gon th e
vehicle' sequipment.
XTo finish and sav ean entry: selec t¬.
The contact is created in th ephone boo k
and in th eaddress book.
Adding information to acontact
Amaximum of fiv etelephon enumber scan be
saved fo ron econtact .
XTo highlight acontact in th ephone book:
turn th econtroller .
XTo selectG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectAdd Phone No.:turn and press
th econtroller .
XTo select acategory fo rth enumber ,e.g.
Hom e
:turn th econtroller and press to con-
firm.
XTo selec t atelephon ecategory, e.g.
Mobile Phone
: turn th econtroller and
press to confirm .
If you hav emarke d anumber as preferred,
it is shown at th eto pof th elist .
XTo selec tContinue:turn and press th e
controller .
The telephon enumber has been saved.
If fiv enumber sare already stored fo rth econ-
tact you are searchin gfor, aprompt will
appear askin gwhether you wish to overwrit e
on eof th eexistin gnumbers.
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If you wish to overwrite one of the phone
numbers:
XTo selectYes: turn and press the controller.
A list of the existing five phone numbers is
displayed.
XTo 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.
XEnter characters using the controller
(
Ypage 38) or the touchpad (Ypage 34).
Enter characters using the controller
(
Ypage 38), the telephone keypad or the
touchpad (
Ypage 34), depending on the
vehicle's equipment.
If you do not wish to overwrite any of the
phone numbers:
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
Saving a contact
Saved contacts are indicated in the phone
book by different symbols (
Ypage 151).
XSearch for a contact on the mobile phone
d (
Ypage 152).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
The contact has now been saved. The con-
tact is identified by the ¥symbol in the
phone book.
iSaved contacts are also displayed in the
address book.
Saving or editing the contact data on
COMAND does not change the contacts on
the mobile phone. If automatic calling up of
phone contacts is activated, COMAND dis-
plays the copy ¥with the changed data.
Deleting a contact
You can delete contacts that have been
added, supplemented, saved or imported in
COMAND.
If there are one or several phone numbers
saved under the contact, the contact is
deleted from the phone book and the address
book.
If there are additional entries under the con-
tact, such as a navigable destination, only the
phone numbers are deleted. The contact is
retained in the address book with the remain-
ing entries.
XTo highlight a contact in the phone book:
turn the controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Delete Contacts: turn and
press the controller.
A prompt appears asking whether the con-
tact should be deleted.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The phone number is deleted.
or
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
Closing the phone book
XTo select &from the character bar: turn
the controller and press to confirm.
or
XPress the %button.
Call lists
Introduction
If your mobile phone supports the PBAP Blue-
tooth®profile, the call lists from the mobile
phone are displayed in COMAND.
If your mobile phone does not support the
PBAP Bluetooth
®profile, COMAND will
attempt to display the mobile phone call lists
using alternative methods. If the mobile
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