2016 MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class phone

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 con-
nected.
XIf the code is the same on both devices,
confirm Yes
by pressing W.
If you select Yes
, authorization is continued
and the mobile phone is connected.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
XConfirm 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 for
COMAND is MB Bluetooth
.
Please note the following: some mobile
phones require that you establish the con- nection to COMAND again once you have
entered the passkey (see the mobile phone
operating instructions). The mobile phone
cannot otherwise be authorized.
XPress the
%function button on
COMAND.
XSelect Connect Devicefrom the tele-
phone basic menu by sliding VÆand turn-
ing cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The Bluetooth
®telephone list appears.
XSelect Connect via Phoneand press W
to confirm.
The message on the left appears.
XStart the Bluetooth®search on the mobile
phone; see the mobile phone operating
instructions.
XSelect COMAND (MB Bluetooth) on the
mobile phone.
XOption 1: when requested to do so, enter
the passkey first on the mobile phone and
then in COMAND.
XOption 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.
XIf you selectYes, the mobile phone will be
authorized. The messages Waiting for
a Connection to// dev.>…andConnecting Bluetooth
Profiles...are displayed. If the connec-
tion is successful, you see the telephone
basic menu and the connected mobile
phone is entered.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
Switching between mobile phones
If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.
XSelect the mobile phone in the Bluetooth®
telephone list by turning cVdthe
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COMAND controller and pressWto con-
firm.
The selected mobile phone is searched for
and connected if it iswithin Bluetooth
®
range and ifBluetooth®is activated.
Only one mobile phone can beconnected
at any one time. The currently connected
mob ilephone isindicated bythe #dot in
the Bluetooth
®telephones list.
iYou can only switch to another authorized
mob ilephone ifyou are not currently mak-
ing a call.
De-authorizing (de-registering) a mobile
phone
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recommends de-
authorization in COMAND and on the mobile
phone. Subsequent authorization may other-
wise fail.
XPress the %function button on
COMAND.
XSe lect Connect Devicefrom the tele-
phone basic menu by sliding VÆand turn-
ing cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto confirm.
The Bluetooth
®telephone list appears
(
Ypage 384).
XSelect the desired mobile phone in the
Bluetooth®telephones list.
XSelect the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding VYthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Deleteand press Wto confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to deauthorize this device.
XSelect YesorNo.
If you select Yes
, the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth®telephones list.
If you select No
, the process will be can-
celed.
iBefore re-authorizing the mobile phone,
you should also delete the device name MB
Bluetoothfrom your mobile phone's Blue-
tooth®list.
Displaying connection details
XPress the %function button on
COMAND.
XSelect Connect Dev.from the telephone
basic menu by sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
The Bluetooth
®telephone list appears.
XSelect the desired mobile phone in the
Bluetooth®telephones list.
XSelect the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding VYthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Detailsand press Wto confirm.
The following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
RBluetooth®name
RBluetooth®address
Ravailability status (shown after a new
search)
Rauthorization status
XTo close the detailed view: turncVd or
slide XVY the COMAND controller.
Telephone basic menu (Bluetooth®
interface)
Basic menu display
Telephone basic menu (Bluetooth®interface)
:
Telephone status
;Signal strength of mobile phone network
Ä
=Receiver icon ¢or¡
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?To display call lists
ACharacter bar
BBluetooth®name of the currently connec-
ted mobile phone
CTo display the COMAND phone book
XPress the %function button.
When the connected mobile phone is ready
for use, the telephone basic menu appears.
iDisplay ;may vary, depending on the
mobile phone connected.
Bars ;show the current signal strength of
the mobile phone network. If all bars are
filled, you have optimum reception.
If no bars are shown, reception is either
very poor or there is none at all.
Receiver icon shows whether a call is
active/being connected ¡or not ¢.
Text message display in the telephone
basic menu
The Text Message
menu item is only availa-
ble if the Bluetooth®phone supports the MAP
Bluetooth®profile ( Message AccessProfile).
The downloading of text messages from the
Bluetooth
®phone must have been comple-
ted. The menu item is otherwise grayed out.
Further information on text messages
(
Ypage 400).
If you have an unread text message, the 1
mail symbol is displayed. The symbol disap-
pears once you have read the text message.
The ú mail symbol is displayed as soon as
the text message memory is full. The symbol
disappears once you delete at least one text
message.
Reception and transmission volume
Once the mobile phone has been authorized,
you can optimize the transmission and recep-
tion volume settings. Find out more about the
optimum settings for your mobile phone
online at http://www.mbusa-mobile.com .
Or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assis-
tance center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372) (USA) or Customer Rela-
tions at 1-800-387-0100 (Canada).
XPress the
%function button.
XSelect Connect Dev.in the telephone
basic menu by sliding VÆand turning
cVd the COMAND controller and press W
to confirm.
XSelect an authorized mobile phone from
the list by turning cVd.
XSelect the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding VYthe COMAND control-
ler and press Wto confirm.
XSelect Reception VolumeorTransmis‐
sion Volumeand press Wto confirm.
XSelect a volume setting by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller.
XTo close the setting scale: pressWor
slide XVY .
iIncorrect settings may have an impact on
the quality of calls.
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Using the telephone
Incoming call
Accepting a call
Example: incoming call
XTo accept: confirmAcceptby pressing W.
or
XPress the 6button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
iYou can also accept the call by voice com-
mand using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
Once you have accepted the call, you can use
hands-free mode.
The call volume can be adjusted
(
Ypage 298).
Other functions during a call (
Ypage 390)
If the phone number of the caller is transfer-
red, 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.
iYou 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 fin-
ished, you see the display of the previous
main application again. The display does not switch to telephone
mode if you:
Rpress the
%back button next to the
COMAND controller and then
Raccept the call using the 6button on
the multifunction steering wheel
Rejecting a call
XTo reject: selectRejectby turning cVd
the COMAND controller and press Wto
confirm.
or
XPress the ~button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
Making a call
Using the number keypad
XCall up the telephone basic menu
(
Ypage 387).
XEnter the digits using the number keypad.
XTo connect the call: press the6but-
ton on COMAND or on the multifunction
steering wheel.
Using the telephone basic menu
XCall up the telephone basic menu
(
Ypage 387).
XSelect the digits one by one by turning cVd
and sliding ZVÆthe COMAND controller
and press Wto confirm.
XTo make a call: select°in the character
bar and press Wto confirm.
or
XPress the 6button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
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Redialing
XCall up the telephone basic menu
(
Ypage 387).
XSelect°in the character bar and press W
to confirm.
or
XIf the telephone basic menu is displayed,
press the 6button on COMAND.
In both cases, the calls dialed list appears. The most recently dialed number is at the
top.
XTo select a call: turncVd the COMAND
controller.
XTo connect the call: pressWthe
COMAND controller.
Using the call list or COMAND phone book
XOpen a call list and select an entry
(
Ypage 397).
or
XCall up the COMAND phone book and
select an entry (
Ypage 394).
XTo make a call: pressWthe COMAND
controller or the 6button.
Making a call via speed dial
The speed dial list contains stored entries
from the phone book (
Ypage 399).
Option 1:
XHold down one of the number keys for lon-
ger than two seconds.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing.
Option 2:
XCall up the telephone basic menu
(
Ypage 387).
XSelect CallListsby sliding VÆand turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
A menu appears.
XSelect SpeedDialPresetListby turn-
ing cVd the COMAND controller and press
W to confirm.
The speed dial list appears.
XSelect preset and press Wto confirm.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing.
Functions available during a call
Overview
Telephone operation with a single call
:
Person you are calling
;Symbol for active telephone connection
=To switch the microphone on/off
(
Ypage 390)
?To send DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones) (
Ypage 391)
ATo end a call
Available functions:
RAccepting a waiting call (Ypage 391)
RMaking a second call (Ypage 392)
RCall waiting (Ypage 392)
Availability depends on the network (only pos- sible in the GSM network) and on the Blue-
tooth
®mobile phone.
Switching the microphone on/off
This function is also available during an active
phone call.
XCall up the telephone basic menu
(
Ypage 387).
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XTo switch off:selectMicOffand press W
to confirm.
If the microphone is switched off, the dis-
play shows the Qicon, and the The
microphoneisoffmessage appears for
a short period.
XTo switch on: selectMic onand press W
to confirm.
The Qsymbol disappears. You will briefly
see the The
microphoneisonmessage.
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.
XIf you would like to listen to the messages
on your answering machine, for example,
dial the corresponding number.
XTo transmit individual characters: once
a connection has been established to the
answering machine, select the desired
characters in the character bar, pressing W
to confirm each of them.
or
XPress the corresponding key on the
COMAND number keypad.
Every character selected will be transmit-
ted immediately.
XTo send a phone book entry as a DTMF
sequence: selectName
by turning cVdthe COMAND controller and press
Wto con-
firm.
XSelect the desired phone book entry and
press Wto confirm.
The entry is sent as a DTMF character
string.
XTo return to the call display: selectBack
and press Wto confirm.
iYou can also send DTMF tones using the
Voice Control system; see the separate
operating instructions.
Calls with several participants
Rejecting or accepting a waiting call
The mobile phone network provider must sup-
port and activate the call-waiting function.
Depending on the mobile phone used, the
system behavior differs when accepting a
call.
If you have a call in progress and receive
another call, a new window appears in the
display. You also hear a tone. You can accept
or reject the call.
XTo reject: selectRejectand press Wto
confirm.
or
XPress the ~button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
XTo accept: selectAcceptand press Wto
confirm.
or
XPress the 6button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The system behavior after accepting the
incoming call depends on your mobile phone.
RThe mobile phone supports the call waiting
function (via Bluetooth®) when:
The previously active call is held. You can
then switch back and forth between both
calls (toggling) (
Ypage 392).
RThe mobile phone does not support the call waiting function (via Bluetooth®) when:
The previously active call is ended.
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This is also the case if you accept the wait-
ing call using the Voice Control System (see
the separate operating instructions).
The COMAND display changes. If you con-
tinue to operate functions on the mobile
phone, the COMAND display may differ from
that of the mobile phone.
Making a second call
If the following requirements are met, you can
make another call while on the phone with
someone else:
RThe function has to be supported by the
mobile phone network.
RThe mobile phone has to support the con-
nection of a further call via Bluetooth®. This
action puts the previous call on hold if the
mobile phone supports this function.
RThe appropriate setting has to be activated
on the mobile phone.
:Symbol for making a second call
XSelect symbol :by turning cVdthe
COMAND controller and press Wto con-
firm.
or
XPress the 6button on COMAND.
XEnter the phone number:
Rmanually (Ypage 389)
Rusing the phone book (Ypage 394)
Rusing the call lists (Ypage 397)
Rusing speed dial (Ypage 390) Call waiting and conference calls
You can switch back and forth between two
calls with the call waiting function. The func-
tion is available if your mobile phone supports
the toggling function (via Bluetooth
®).
You can interconnect various callers to create
a conference call with the Conference
func-
tion.
You can use the function if you are answering
a second call or making a second call while
talking to someone else.
:Active call
;Call on hold
=To interconnect the call on hold and the
active call to create a conference call.
To switch between the active call and the call
on hold (call waiting):
XSelect call on hold ;and press Wto con-
firm.
or
XPress the 6button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The previous call on hold is activated.
XTo end the active call: select¢in the
telephone basic menu and press Wto con-
firm.
or
XPress the ~button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The call on hold is activated.
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To interconnect the call on hold and the active
call to create a conference call:
XSelectConferenceand press Wto con-
firm.
To call other participants:
XSelect symbol :and press Wto confirm.
You can now switch between the new par-
ticipant and the conference call or add the
participant to the conference call.
Switching between a new participant and the
conference call:
XSelect Conference Calland press Wto
confirm.
You will change to a conference call. The
new participant is placed on hold.
Adding a new participant to the conference
call:
XSelect Conferenceand press Wto con-
firm.
Using the phone book
Introduction
The phone book displays the names and
phone numbers of all address book entries
saved in the COMAND address book. If an
address book entry does not have a tele-
phone number, it does not appear in the
phone book.
The phone book of the mobile phone is auto-
matically downloaded to COMAND after con-
nection.
In the telephone book, you can:
Rsave phone numbers (Ypage 395)
Rsearch for entries (Ypage 394)
Rdelete entries (Ypage 395)
Rimport contacts (Ypage 408)
Rdelete contacts (Ypage 409)
Rreceive vCards (Ypage 409)
iThe stored phone book and the vCards
remain in COMAND even if you use
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
XPress the %function button.
XSelect Namein the telephone basic menu by
turning cVdthe COMAND controller and
press Wto 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
(
Ypage 301).
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