De-authorizing (disconnecting)a
mobile phone
Mercedes-Ben zUSA, LL Crecommends de-
authorization in COMAN Dand on th emobile
phone .Subsequen tauthorization may other -
wise fail .
XTo showthemain function bar :slid e5
th econtroller .
XTo selectPhone:turn and press th econ-
troller.
The telephon emen uis displayed .
XTo showthemen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo selec tConnec tDevice:turn and press
th econtroller .
XTo highlight th edesire dmobile phone in th e
devic elist :turn th econtroller .
XTo selectG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectDeauthorize:turn and press th e
controller .
A prompt appears ,askin gwhether you
really wish to de-authoriz ethis device.
XTo selec tYes:turn and press th econtroller .
The mobile phone is de-authorized.
iBefore re-authorizin gth emobile phone ,
you should also delete th edevic enam eMB
Bluetoothfrom your mobile phone's Blue-
toot h®list.
Displaying connection detail s
XTo showthemain function bar :slid e5
th econtroller .
XTo selectPhone:turn and press th econ-
troller.
The telephon emen uis displayed .
XTo switch to th emen ubar in th etelephon e
menu: slid e6 thecontroller .
XTo selectConnec tDevice:turn and press
th econtroller .
XTo highlight th edesire dmobile phone in th e
devic elist :turn th econtroller .
XTo selectG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectDetail s:turn and press th econ-
troller.
The following information concernin gth e
selecte dmobile phone is shown :
RBluetooth®devicenam e
RBluetoot h®address
RAvailabilit ystatus (shown after ane w
search )
RAuthorization status
XTo close th edetailed display :slid e8
th econtroller .
Reception an dtransmission volume
Once th emobile phone has been authorized,
you can optimize th etransmissio nand recep-
tion volume settings. To fin dout about th e
bes tpossible setting sfo ryour mobile phone ,
visit www.mercedes-benz-mobile.com .
Or cal lth eMercedes-Ben zCustomer Assis -
tanc eCente rat 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372 ) (USA) or Customer Rela-
tions at 1-800-387-0100 (Canada).
XTo show the main function bar: slide 5
the controller.
XTo select Phone: turn and press the con-
troller.
The telephone menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Connect Device: turn and press
the controller.
The device list appears.
118Reception and transmission volume
Telephone
Available functions:
RAccepting a waiting call (Ypage 122)
RMaking a second call (Ypage 121)
RCall waiting (Ypage 121)
Availability depends on the network (only pos-
sible in the GSM network) and on the Blue-
tooth
®mobile phone.
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.
:To add a call
XTo select °2: turn and press the controller.
XMake a call:
RUsing the telephone menu (Ypage 119)
RRedial (Ypage 120)
RUsing call lists (Ypage 134)
RUsing the phone book (Ypage 119)
RUsing speed dial (Ypage 119)
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 shown.
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.
Transmitting individual characters:
XOnce 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.
iYou can also send DTMF tones using the
Voice Control system (see the vehicle
Operator's Manual).
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).
Using the telephone121
Telephone
Z
XTo show the main function bar: slide5
the controller.
XTo select Phone: turn and press the con-
troller.
The telephone menu is displayed.
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 124).
Further information on the symbols shown
(
Ypage 124).
iYou can also call up the phone book with
the multifunction steering wheel; see the
separate operating instructions.
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 vehicle
Operator's Manual).
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.
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 characters 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 select ¬: turn and press the control-
ler.
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.
Information about character entry
(
Ypage 32).
124Phone book
Telephone
The contacts are sorted by surname and
displayed without a comma.
RFirst Name Last Name
The contacts are sorted by first name and
displayed without a comma.
XTo select the required option: turn and
press the controller.
The contacts are sorted and displayed
according to the selection.
Automatically importing contacts
from the phone
Depending on the mobile phone used, you
can set whether the contacts should be called
up automatically after the mobile phone is
connected to COMAND.
XConnect a mobile phone (Ypage 114).
XCall up the address book (Ypage 127).
XTo show the menu bar: slide6the con-
troller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Automatically Import Con‐
tacts from Phone: turn and press the
controller.
You can allow Oor suppress ªthe auto-
matic download.
Saving a contact
Saved contacts are indicated in the phone
book by different symbols (
Ypage 124).
XCall up the address book (Ypage 127).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Save: turn and press the control-
ler.
The contact has now been saved.
iIf the saved address book entry contains a
phone number, the entry is also displayed
in the phone book.
Saving or editing the contact data on
COMAND does not change the contacts on
the mobile phone. If automatic download-
ing of phone contacts is activated,
COMAND displays the copy ¥with the
changed data. To add additional data, such
as additional phone numbers or e-mail
addresses, select this contact. In this way,
you avoid creating additional copies of the
mobile phone entry.
Deleting a contact
XCall up the address book (Ypage 127).
XSearch for a contact (Ypage 128).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Delete Entry: turn and press
the controller.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The contact is deleted.
or
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
Importing contacts
Information and requirements
Contacts can be imported as vCards (vcf
files). A vCard is an electronic business card.
A memory card, USB device or a Bluetooth
®
connection can be used for importing.
iUp to 2000 entries can be imported into
the address book. A message notifies you
when the maximum number is reached. In
order to be able to then import new con-
tacts, you have to delete existing contacts
(
Ypage 132).
132Address book
Telephone
SourcePrerequisites
Memory cardThe SD memory card is
inserted. It contains
importable contact details.
USB deviceThe USB device is inserted
into the USB port. It con-
tains importable contact
details.
Bluetooth®
connection
If the sending of vCards is
supported via Bluetooth®,
vCards can be received on
mobile phones or net-
books, for example.
Bluetooth
®must be activa-
ted in COMAND and on the
respective device (see the
manufacturer's operating
instructions).
iIf automatic calling up of the contacts is
deactivated (
Ypage 132), the Import
from Phoneoption is available.
Importing from the memory card or USB
device
Contacts imported from the memory card or
from a USB device are identified by the ¯
symbol.
The following conditions must be fulfilled in
order to import vCards:
RvCards (vcf files) may be located in the main
directory or in folders. COMAND allows you
to select the relevant folders directly.
RvCards must have the file extension ".vcf".
iCOMAND supports vCards in versions 2.1
and 3.0.
XTo switch to the menu bar in the telephone menu or the address book: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Download Contacts: turn and
press the controller.
XTo select FromMemoryCardorFromUSB
device: turn and press the controller.
Receiving vCards via Bluetooth®
COMAND
XTo switch to the menu bar in the telephone
menu or the address book: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Download Contacts: turn and
press the controller.
XTo select From Bluetooth Device: turn
and press the controller.
If COMAND is connected to a mobile
phone, the connection is terminated.
vCards can now be received by a device
(PC, mobile phone) via Bluetooth
®.
External device
XStart the data transfer (see the manufac-
turer's operating instructions).
The number of vCards received is displayed in COMAND.
COMAND
XTo cancel the transfer: press the controller.
If a mobile phone was connected, the con-
nection to the mobile phone is established
again.
Received vCards are identified by the ®
symbol in the address book.
iIf you switch to another main function,
e.g. navigation, while receiving vCards, the
reception of vCards will be terminated.
Address book133
Telephone
Z
Deleting importedcontact s
XTo chang eto th emen ubar when in th e
address boo kor th etelephon emenu: slid e
6 thecontroller .
XTo selectOption s:turn and press th econ-
troller.
XTo selec tDelete Contacts:turn and
press th econtroller .
XSelecton eof th efollowing options:
RInternal Contacts
RImported fro mStorag eDevice
RImported fro mBluetooth Device s
RDownloadedfro mPhone
Tur nand press th econtroller .
XTo selectYes:turn and press th econtroller .
The contact sare deleted.
or
XTo selec tNo:turn and press th econtroller .
The process is canceled.
Cal llist s
Introduction
If your mobile phone supports th ePBAP Blue-
toot h®profile, th ecal llist sfrom th emobile
phone are displayed in COMAND. Whe ncon-
nectin gth emobile phone ,you may hav eto
confirm th econnection fo rth ePBAP Blue-
toot h
®profile.
If your mobile phone doe sno tsuppor tth e
PBAP Bluetoot h
®profile, COMAN Dgenerate s
it s own cal llists. These are no tth esam eas
th ecal llist sin your mobile phone .
The Call list option is no tavailable unless a
mobile phone is connecte dto COMAND.
If th econtact fo ran incomin gcal lis no tsaved
in th eaddress book, you can use th ecal llist
to sav eth etelephon enumber .You can sav e
this telephon enumber as ane wcontact in th e
address boo kor add it to an existin gcontact
(
Ypage 135).
iIf you connec t adifferen tmobile phone to
COMAND, th ecal llist sfrom th ene wmobile
phone are displayed .
Openingth ecal llist an dselecting an
entry
Lis tof selecte dphone number s(example)
:
Date and time (if available )
;Telephone number of thehighlighted
entr yand symbols (if assigned)
XTo sho wthemain function bar :slid e5
th econtroller .
XTo selectPhone:turn and press th econ-
troller.
The telephon emen uis displayed .
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slid e6 the
controller .
XTo selectCal lLists:turn and press th e
controller .
XTo selectCalls Receivedor Calls
Dialed:turn and press th econtroller .
The relevant list is displayed .
XTo selectan entr yand mak e acall: turn and
press th econtroller .
Closing th ecal llist
XTo selec t& to th elef tof th elist :slid e
8 thecontroller .
or
XPress th e% button.
The list is closed.
iYou can also cal lup th elist of diale dnum -
ber sby pressing th e6 buttonwhen th e
telephon emen uis shown .In this case, th e
134Call lists
Telephone
XTo selectCall 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 contact
(
Ypage 128).
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
entry you are searching for, a prompt will
appear asking whether you wish to overwrite
one of the existing numbers.
Overwriting an entry
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
A list of the existing five numbers is dis-
played.
XTo select the number to be overwritten
from the list: turn the controller and press
to confirm.
The entry is overwritten with the new tele-
phone number.
Canceling the overwriting of an entry
XTo select No: 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 show the main function bar: slide 5
the controller.
XTo select Phone: turn and press the con-
troller.
The telephone menu is displayed.
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
XTo show the main function bar: slide 5
the controller.
XTo select Phone: turn and press the con-
troller.
The telephone menu is displayed.
XTo call up the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
136Speed dial lists
Telephone
Prerequisites
To use the message functions, the connected
mobile phone must support the MAP Blue-
tooth
®profile. The prompt for the MAP Blue-
tooth®profile may have to be confirmed on
the mobile phone.
With some mobile phones, some settings still
have to be made after connecting to
COMAND (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions). The messages are displayed the
next time you connect to COMAND.
An e-mail account must be set up on the
mobile phone for the e-mail function (see the
manufacturer’s operating instructions).
To read and write e-mails in COMAND, the e-
mail account first needs to be configured
(
Ypage 139).
Some mobile phones with the MAP Blue-
tooth
®profile:
Ronly show new text messages.
Rdo not support the deleting or editing of
text messages.
Rdo not support the drafts folder for text
messages.
Rdo not support the sending of text mes-
sages.
Rdo not support the e-mail function.
Rdo not send messages in a locked status.
Not all mobile phones available on the market
are equally suitable. You can obtain further
information about settings and supported
functions of Bluetooth
®-capable mobile
phones on the Internet at
www.mercedes-benz-mobile.com .
Or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assis-
tance Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) (for the USA) or Customer
Relations at 1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
Settings
Calling up the settings menu for mes-
sages
XTo show the main function bar: slide 5
the controller.
XTo select Phone: turn and press the con-
troller.
The telephone menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the
controller.
XTo select Settings: turn and press the
controller.
The text message settings and the available
e-mail accounts of the connected mobile
phone will be displayed.
Configuring the text messages dis-
played
XCall up the settings menu for messages
(
Ypage 138).
XTo highlight Text Message: turn the con-
troller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
A menu with the following options is shown:
RAll Messages
All the messages are displayed.
RNew Messages
Only the messages that are new on the
mobile phone are displayed. You can also
138Messages (text messages and e-mails)
Telephone