2016 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class SEDAN Comand Manual

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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phone call lists cannot be displayed,
COMAND generates its own call lists. These
are not the same as the call lists in your
mobile phone.
The Call list option is not available unless a
mobile phone is connected to COMAND.
If the contact for an incoming call is not saved
in the address book, you can use the call list
to save the telephone number. You can save
this telephone number as a new contact in the
address book or add it to an existing contact
(
Ypage 156).
iIf you connect a different mobile phone to
COMAND, the call lists from the new mobile
phone are displayed.
Opening the call list and selecting an
entry
List of selected phone numbers (example)
:
Date and time (if available)
;Telephone number of the highlighted
entry and symbols (if assigned)
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 highlight an entry: turn the controller.
XTo make a call: press the controller. Closing the call list
XTo select
&: slide 8and press the
controller.
or
XPress the %button.
The list is closed.
iYou can also call up the list of dialed num-
bers by pressing the 6button when the
telephone menu is shown. In this case, the
list will only show names or phone num-
bers.
Displaying details from a list entry
Abbreviated list entries can also be shown in
full.
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 highlight the desired entry: turn the con-
troller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The details are displayed.
XTo go back to the list: slide 8the con-
troller repeatedly until the list is highligh-
ted.
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Saving telephone numbers
Adding new entries to the address book
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 highlight the desired telephone number:
turn the controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
XSelect New Entry.
XSelect a number category, e.g. Home.
XSelect a telephone category, e.g. Mobile
Phone.
The selected category is marked with #.
If you have marked a number as Prefer‐
red, it is shown at the top of the list.
XSelectContinue.
The entry field for the name of the new con-
tact is displayed. The entry field for the
telephone number is filled in automatically.
XEnter characters using the controller
(
Ypage 38), the telephone keypad or the
touchpad (
Ypage 34), depending on the
vehicle's equipment.
XTo finish and save an entry: select ¬.
The new contact has been created.
Adding information to an address book
entry
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 highlight the desired telephone number:
turn the controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
XSelect Add Phone No..
XSelect a number category, e.g. Home.
XSelect a telephone category, e.g. Mobile
Phone.
XSelectContinue.
The address book is displayed.
XSearch for the desired entry (Ypage 166).
XPress the controller when you have finished
searching.
The telephone number has been saved.
A maximum of five telephone numbers can
be saved for one contact.
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:
XTo select Yes: 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 is overwritten with the new tele-
phone number.
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If you do not wish to overwrite any of the
phone numbers:
XTo selectNo: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
Deleting call lists
Call lists which are generated and managed
by COMAND can be deleted on COMAND.
You cannot delete call lists from COMAND
which are displayed on a mobile phone that
supports the PBAP Bluetooth
®profile.
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.
XSelect Delete Call Lists.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish
to delete all call lists.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The call lists are deleted.
or
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
iIf you delete these call lists from the
mobile phone (see the separate mobile
phone operating instructions), COMAND
updates the call list display the next time it
connects.
Speed dial lists
Setting up speed dial
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo call up the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Speed Dial Preset List.
The speed dial list is displayed.
XTo highlight a memory position for the
speed dial: turn the controller.
If you highlight an entry that already exists
in the speed dial list, this is overwritten with
the new entry.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XSelect Assign Speed Dial Preset.
The phone book is displayed.
XSearch for a contact (Ypage 152).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The phone number has been saved as a
speed dial.
Deleting a speed dial number
Deleting a speed dial preset
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo call up the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Speed Dial Preset List.
The speed dial list is displayed.
XTo highlight the memory position you want
to delete: turn the controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Delete Speed Dial Preset:
turn and press the controller.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The speed dial preset has been deleted.
or
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
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Deleting all speed dial presets
XTo callup th etelephon emenu: press th e
% button.
XTo cal lup th emen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo selec tCal lLists:turn and press th e
controller .
XSelectSpeed Dia lPreset Lis t.
The speed dial list is displayed .
XTo highlight thedesire dmemor yposition :
turn th econtroller .
XTo selectG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectDelete All Speed Dia lPre ‐
sets:turn and press th econtroller .
XTo selectYes:turn and press th econtroller .
Al lspeed dials are deleted.
or
XTo selec tNo:turn and press th econtroller .
The process is canceled.
Messages (text messages an de-
mails)
Prerequisites
To use th emessage functions, th econnecte d
mobile phone mus tsuppor tth eMA PBlue-
toot h
®profile. Whe nconnecting th emobile
phone ,you may hav eto accept th eprompt fo r
th eMA PBluetoot h
®profile.
Wit hsom emobile phones, som esetting sstill
hav eto be mad eafter connecting to
COMAN D(se eth emanufacturer's operatin g
instructions). The message sare displayed th e
next time you connec tto COMAND.
An e-mail accoun tmus tbe set up on th e
mobile phone fo rth ee-mail function (se eth e
manufacturer’s operatin ginstructions).
To rea dand writ ee-mail sin COMAND, th ee-
mail accoun tfirst needs to be configured
(
Ypage 159). Som
emobile phones wit hth eMAP Blue-
toot h
®profile:
Ronly sho wne wtext messages.
Rdo no tsuppor tth edeleting or editin gof
text messages.
Rdo no tsuppor tth edraft sfolder fo rtext
messages.
Rdo no tsuppor tth esendin gof text mes -
sages.
Rdo no tsuppor tth ee-mail function .
Rdo notsen dmessage sin alocke dstatus.
Not all mobile phone savailable on th emarke t
are equally suitable. You can obtain further
information about setti ngsa
nd supporte d
function sof Bluetoot h®-capablemobile
phone son th eInternet at
www.mercedes-benz-mobile.com .
You can also obtain more information by call-
ing.
In th eUSA, you can get in touch wit hth e
Mercedes-Ben zCustomer Assistanc eCente r
on 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372 ).
In Canada, you can get in touch with the Cus-
tomer Relations Center on 1-800-387-0100.
Function restrictions
Text messages cannot be written while the
vehicle is in motion.
General notes
New messages are identified by the /
symbol in the COMAND display and an audi-
ble signal. Once you have read all the mes-
sages, the symbol is no longer displayed.
COMAND displays the 100 newest text mes-
sages and e-mails.
The ú symbol is displayed when the
mobile phone's message memory is full. The
symbol is no longer displayed if you delete
messages.
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