bluetooth MERCEDES-BENZ SL-Class 2013 R131 Owner's Guide

X
Select the mobile phone in the Bluetooth ®
telephone list by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controlle rand press 0039to
confirm.
The selected mobile phone is searched for
and connected if it is withi nBluetooth ®
range and if Bluetooth ®
is activated.
Only one mobile phone can be connected
at any one time. The currently connected
mobile phone is indicated by the 0021dot in
the Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
i You can only switch to another authorized
mobile phone if you are not currently
making a call.
De-authorizing (de-registering) amobile
phone
Mercedes-Benz USA, LLC recommends de-
authorizatio ninCOMAND and on the mobile
phone. Subsequent authorization may
otherwise fail.
X Press the 0012function button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list
appears(Y page 379).
X Select the desired mobile phone in the
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Delete and press
0039to confirm.
Ap rompt appears asking whethe ryou
really wish to de-authorize this device.
X Select Yes or
No .
If you select Yes , the device will be deleted
from the Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled. i
Before re-authorizing the mobile phone,
you should also delete the device name MB Bluetooth from your mobile phone's
Bluetooth ®
list.
Displaying connection details X
Press the 0012function button on
COMAND.
X Select Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
The Bluetooth ®
telephone list appears.
X Select the desired mobile phone in the
Bluetooth ®
telephones list.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Details and press
0039to confirm.
The following information concerning the
selected mobile phone is shown:
R Bluetooth ®
name
R Bluetooth ®
address
R availability status (shown after a new
search)
R authorization status
X To close the detailed view: turn003E0012003F or
slide 003600120037 the COMAND controller. 382
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Telephone basic men
u(Bluetooth ®
interface) Basic menu display
Telephone basi
cmenu (Bluetooth ®
interface)
0002 Telephone status
0003 Signal strength of mobile phone network
Ä
0027 Receiver icon 0028or002B
0026 To display call lists
0024 Character bar
0025 Bluetooth ®
name of the currently
connected mobile phone
0016 To display the COMAND phone book
X Press the 0012function button.
When the connected mobile phone is ready
for use, the telephone basic menu appears.
i Display 0003may vary, depending on the
mobile phone connected.
Bars 0003show the curren tsignal strength of
the mobile phone network .Ifall bars are
filled, you have optimum reception.
If no bars are shown, receptio nis either
very poor or there is none at all.
Receiver icon shows whether acall is
active/being connected 002Bor not 0028.
Tex tmessage display in the telephone
basic menu
The Text Message menu item is only
available if the Bluetooth ®
phone supports
the Bluetooth ®
MAP profile ( MessageAccess
Profile). The downloading of tex tmessages
from the Bluetooth ®
phone must have been completed. The menu item is otherwise
grayed out. Further information on text
messages (Y page 395).
If you have an unread textm essage, the0015
mail symbol is displayed. The symbol
disappears once you have read the text
message. The úmail symbol is displayed
as soon as the textm essage memory is full.
The symbol disappears once you delete at
least one textm essage. Reception and transmission volume
Once the mobile phone has been authorized,
you can optimize the transmission and
reception volume settings. Find out more
about the optimum settings for your mobile
phone online at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or call
the Mercedes-BenzC ustomerAssistance
center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA) or Customer Relations at
1-800-387-0100 (Canada). X
Press the 0012function button.
X Select Connect Dev. in the telephone
basic menu by sliding 0012000Aand turning
003E0012003F the COMAND controller and press
0039 to confirm.
X Select an authorized mobile phone from
the list by turning 003E0012003F.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm. Telephone
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X
To make a call: select°in the character
ba ra nd press 0039to confirm.
or
X Press the 0017button on COMAND or on
the multifunctio nsteering wheel.
Redialing
X Call up the telephone basi cmenu
(Y page 383).
X Select °in the character bar and press
0039 to confirm.
or
X If the telephone basic menu is displayed,
press the 0017button on COMAND.
In both cases, the calls dialed list appears.
The most recently dialed number is at the
top.
X To select acall: turn 003E0012003F the COMAND
controller.
X To connect the call: press0039the
COMAND controller.
Using the call lis torCOMAND phone book
X Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 392).
or
X Call up the COMAND phone book and
select an entry (Y page 389).
X To make a call: press0039the COMAND
controller or the 0017button.
Making a call via speed dial
The speed dial list contains stored entries
from the phone book (Y page 394).
Option 1:
X Hold down one of the number keys for
longer than two seconds.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing. Option 2:
X
Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 383).
X Select Call Lists by sliding
0012000Aand
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
Am enu appears.
X Select Speed Dial Preset List by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
The speed dial list appears.
X Select preset and press 0039to confirm.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing.
Functions available during acall Overview
Telephone operatio
nwith a single call
0002 Perso nyou are calling
0003 Icon for active telephone connection
0027 To switch the hands-free microphone off/
on (Y page 386)
0026 To send DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones) (Y page 386)
0024 To end a call
Available functions:
R accepting a waiting call (Y page 386)
R making a further call (Y page 387)
R toggling (Y page 387)
Availability depends on the network (only
possible in the GSM network) and on the
Bluetooth ®
mobile phone. Telephone
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The system behavior after accepting the
incoming call depends on your mobile phone.
R
The 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) (Y page 387).
R The mobile phone does not support the call
waiting function (via Bluetooth ®
) when:
the previously active call is ended.
This is also the case if you accept the
waiting call using the Voice Control System
(see the separate operating instructions).
The COMAND display changes. If you
continue to operate functions on the mobile
phone, the COMAND display may differ from
that of the mobile phone.
Making a further call
If the following conditions are met, you can
make a further call during an existing call:
R the function has to be supported by the
mobile phone network.
R the mobile phone has to support the
connection of a further call via Bluetooth ®
.
R the appropriate setting has to be activated
on the mobile phone.
If your mobile phone allows you to make a
second call via Bluetooth ®
, you can make
another while on the phone with someone
else. This action puts the previous call on
hold. The function is available. 0002
Symbol for making a second call X
Select symbol 0002by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND controller and press 0039to
confirm.
or
X Press the 0017button on COMAND.
X Enter the phone number:
R
manually (Y page 384)
R using the phone book (Y page 389)
R using the call lists ( Ypage 392)
R using speed dial (Y page 385)
Call waiting
You can switch back and forth between calls
with this function. The function is available if
your mobile phone supports the toggling
function (via Bluetooth ®
).
You can use the function if you are answering
a second call or making a second call. Switching between the active call and the call
on hold
0002
Active call
0003 Call on hold
X Select symbol 0003and press 0039to confirm.
or
X Press the 0017button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
The previous call on hold is activated. Telephone
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Symbol overview
Sym
bol Explanation
000F
Address book entry that has been
entered or changed via COMAND
Imported contact that has been
saved in the phone or address book
0035
Address book entry with voice tag
These entries have also been
assigned a voice tag. Voice tags are
available in vehicles with Voice
Control (see the separate operating
instructions).
0026
Contact that has been imported
from a mobile phone that supports
PBAP
0015
Entry that has been imported from
the memory card or USB device
001B
Entry imported via the Bluetooth
®
interface Searching for a phone book entry
Using the character bar
You determine the first letter of the entry you
are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X Select a character by turning 003E0012003Fthe
COMAND Controller and press 0039to
confirm.
The first entry in the list that starts with the
letter selected is highlighted. If there are
similar entries, the next different character
is shown. For example, with entries such as
Christel and
Christine , the beginnings
of the names are similar. In this case, you
will be offered a choice between E and
I .X
Select the characters of the entry you are
searching for one by one and press 0039to
confirm.
When the selection is clear, COMAND
switches automatically to the selection list.
X To complete the search: slide00120038the
COMAND controller repeatedly or press
and hold 0039until the character bar
disappears.
The selection list appears.
Information about character entry
(Y page 299)
Using the number keypad
You determine the first letter of the entry you
are looking for with the first character you
enter.
X Press the appropriate number keys as
many times as necessary and one after the
other.
Further information on character entry using
the number keypad (direct entry)
(Y page 301).
Directly from the list
You can switch to the list at any time during
character entry.
X Slide 00120038the COMAND controller
repeatedly or press and hold 0039until the
character bar disappears.
or
X Select 0004and press 0039to confirm.
X To selecta n entry:turn003E0012003F the
COMAND controller until the desired entry
is highlighted and press 0039to confirm.
To select aphone number: the0002symbol
indicates that an entry contains more than
one phone number.
X Select a phone book entry with the 0002
symbol and press 0039to confirm.
The sub-entries appear. The 0002symbol
changes to 0003. Telephone
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0002
Selected data field with cursor
0003 Character bar
X Enter characters ( Ypage 299)
X To save an entry: turn003E0012003F the COMAND
Controlle rto select the 0004symbol from
the character bar and press 0039to confirm.
The entry is created in the phone book and
in the address book.
Adding to a phone book entry You can add telephone numbers to an
existing phone book entry.
X
Select an entry in the selection list by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Add Phone No. and press
0039to
confirm.
X Select a category for the number, e.g.
Home , and press
0039to confirm.
X Select a category for the phone, e.g.
Mobile , and press
0039to confirm.
X Select Continue and press
0039to confirm.
COMAND stores the data if there are fewer
than five numbers assigned to the entry you
are searching for in the selected number
category.
If five numbers are stored for the entry in
the selected number category, a prompt
will appear. You can then choose whether
to overwrite one of the existing numbers. X
Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , a selection list will appear
containing the five existing numbers.
If you select No , the process will be aborted.
X Select the number to be overwritten by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
An input menu appears. The data field for
entering the new phone number is
highlighted.
X Enter characters (Y page 299)
X Store an entry( Ypage 300) Using call lists
Introduction While the telephone is being used, COMAND
stores individual lists for both incoming and
outgoing calls (including missed calls). Call
lists are not available unless a mobile phone
is connected to COMAND.
COMAND supports the PBAP Bluetooth
®
profile. How COMAND processes call lists
depends on the model of the mobile phone
connected:
R Bluetooth ®
telephone with PBAP
Bluetooth ®
profile:
The call lists are downloaded automatically
from the mobile phone by COMAND as
soon as the mobile phone is connected to
COMAND.
R Bluetooth ®
telephone without PBAP
Bluetooth ®
profile:
COMAND creates the call lists from both
incoming and outgoing calls (including
missed calls) as soon as the mobile phone
is connected to COMAND.
i For Bluetooth ®
telephones without the
PBAP Bluetooth ®
profile, the call lists in
COMAND are not synchronized with those
on your mobile phone. These calls may or
may not be listed on your mobile phone,
depending on the model. Telephone
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Telephone
category Display (phone
book and address
book)
Not Classified 0020
Mobile 000D
Car 0008
Pager 003A
X
Select Save and press
0039to confirm.
An input menu with data fields is shown.
The data field for the telephone numbe ris
filled in automatically. 0002
Data field with cursor
0003 Telephone numbe rand symbol for the
phone category (automaticall yentered)
0027 Characte rbar
Adding information to an address book
entry
For incoming calls from a person who is not
in the address book, COMAND displays the
phone number in the call list .You can save
this entry.
X Open a call list and select an entry
(Y page 392).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Save and press
0039to confirm. i
Save is shown in gray if the selected list
entry has already been saved.
X Select Add Phone No. and press
0039to
confirm.
X Select a category for the number, e.g.
Home , and press
0039to confirm.
X Select a category for the phone, e.g.
Mobile , and press
0039to confirm.
X Select Save .
The search menu for address book entries
appears.
X Search for the desired entry (Y page 389).
X Press 0039when you have finished searching.
COMAND stores the data if there are fewer
than five numbers assigned to the entry you
are searching for in the selected number
category.
You will see a message to this effect.
If five numbers are stored for the entry you
are searching for, a prompt will appear
asking whether you wish to overwrite one
of the existing numbers.
X Select Yes or
No and press
0039to confirm.
If you select Yes , a selection list with the
five existing numbers is displayed.
If you select No , the process will be
canceled.
X Select the number to be overwritten in the
list by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller
and press 0039to confirm.
COMAND overwrites the selected number
with the new data.
Deleting call lists If you are using a Bluetooth
®
phone that does
not support the PBAP Bluetooth ®
profile, the
call lists are generated and managed by
COMAND. You can delete these call lists in
COMAND.
If you download call lists from a Bluetooth ®
phone that supports the PBAP Bluetooth ®
profile, you cannot delete them from
COMAND. Telephone
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phones/brackets and if the mobile phone
inbox holds a large number of text
messages.
i In order to be able to use the text
message function, the Bluetooth ®
mobile
phone has to support Bluetooth ®
MAP
(Message AccessProfile).
Displaying the text message (SMS)
inbox Calling up the inbox
Text message (SMS) inbox
X
Press the 0012function button.
X Select Txt Msg. in the telephone basic
menu by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
The tex tmessage inbox appears.
Reading atext message (SMS)
X Call up the tex tmessage inbox
(Y page 396).
X Select a textm essage in the textm essage
inbox by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
The textm essage appears.
X To scroll through the display or select
phone numbers in atext message: turn
003E0012003F the COMAND controller.
The display scrolls up or down line by line,
or skips to the nex torprevious telephone
number and automatically highlights it.
X To return to the list: press0039and select
Back . Text message read-aloud function
Settings for the read-alou
dfunction:
R Language (Y page 306)
R Speed (Y page 305)
X Press 0039while a text message is being
displayed, select Read Aloud and press
0039 to confirm.
COMAND reads out the text message.
X To cancel the read-alou dfunction: press
the 001D button.
or
X Press 0039, select Cancel Read-Aloud Function and press
0039to confirm.
Sender or text display
You can switch between displaying the text
message sender or the text message content.
The sender display shows the sender of the
text message. If the sender is stored in the
COMAND phone book, the name is displayed.
The text display shows the first few words of
the text message.
X Select a text message in the text message
inbox by turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND
controller.
X To switch to the text display: select the
lis ts ymbol to the right of the text message
by sliding 00120037the COMAND controller and
press 0039to confirm.
X Select Display Text and press
0039to
confirm.
The view changes.
X To switch to the sender display: select
the list symbol to the right of the text
message by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Display Sender and press
0039to
confirm.
The view changes.
X To return to the telephone basic menu:
press the 000Cbutton. 396
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X
Select Edit and press
0039to confirm.
X Option 2: call up the detailed view for an
address boo kentry (Y page 400).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Edit and press
0039to confirm.
Irrespective of the option, the input menu
containing data fields appears.
Information about character entry
(Y page 299)
Changing the category of a telephone
number data field
X Display details for an address book entry
(Y page 400).
X Select the telephone numbe rdata field.
X Select the list symbol to the righ tofthe
entry by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Change Category and press
0039to
confirm.
X Select a number category, e.g. Home .
X Select a telephone category, e.g. MobilePhone .
X If desired, select Preferred and press
0039
to confirm.
Depending on the previous status, switch
the option on 0013or off 0003.The phone
number is displayed as the first number in
the phone book and can be dialed
immediately.
X Select Save and press
0039to confirm.
The new category is stored.
Calling anumber stored in an entry Conditions
The mobile phone must be connected via the
Bluetooth ®
interface (Y page 378). Dials
anumber
X Display details for an address book entry
(Y page 400).
X Select the phone numbe rdata field by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller.
X Press 0039the COMAND controller to
confirm.
or
X Select the list symbol to the righ tofthe
data field by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller.
X Press 0039the COMAND controller to
confirm.
X Select Call and press
0039to confirm.
The telephone makes the call. The display
switches to telephone mode.
Storing the phone number as a speed
dial number X
Display details for an address book entry
(Y page 400).
X Select the phone number data field by
turning 003E0012003Fthe COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
data field by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Speed Dial and press
0039to
confirm.
You can now store the number in one of the
ten speed dial presets (Y page 394).
Starting route guidance to an entry Address book entry with navigable data
This function is available as soon as you have
stored a destination in the destination
memory (Y
page 359).
X Search for an address book entry with the
0006 symbol and select it from the list
(Y page 399). Telephone
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Importing phone book entries
This function allows you to store phone book
entries from the mobile phone in the address
book.
The following can be used as a source:
R the mobile phone
R the memory card
R the USB device
R the Bluetooth ®
Interface
Imported phone book entries are indicated in
the phone book by different symbols
(Y page 389).
X Search for an entry in the phone book on
the mobile phone 000E(Ypage 389).
X Selec tthe list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00120037the COMAND
controller and press 0039to confirm.
X Select Save Entry and press
0039to
confirm.
The Data saved. message appears. The
phone book entry is now saved as an
address book entry.
The 000Esymbol is replaced by the ¥
symbol.
Importing contacts Information and requirements
You can import contacts (vCards) from the
memory card and a USB device into the
address book, or receive vCards via
Bluetooth ®
.
i Up to 2500 entries can be imported into
the address book. Amessage notifies you
when the maximum number is reached.
You then have to delete existing entries in
order to import new entries (Y page 399).
Depending on the source of the contact data,
differen trequirements apply: Source Conditions
memory card The SD memory card is
inserted (Y
page 439). It
contains importable
contact details. USB device The USB device is inserted
into the USB port
(Y
page 439). It contains
importable contact details. Requirements for receiving vCards via
Bluetooth
®
You can receive vCards from devices (e.g.
from a PC) that support the sending of vCards
via Bluetooth ®
.
It is not necessary to authorize the device in
COMAND to do so.
Please bear the following in mind:
R Bluetooth ®
must be activated in COMAND
and on the Bluetooth ®
device, see the
operating instructions for the device.
R the Bluetooth ®
device must be able to send
vCards via Bluetooth ®
(see operating
instructions for the device).
R the Bluetooth ®
device in the vehicle must
be switched on.
Importing from the memory card or USB
device
Entries imported from the memory card or
from a USB device have the 0015symbol.
The following conditions must be fulfilled in
order to import vCards:
R vCards (vcf files) may be located in the main
directory or in folders. COMAND allows you
to select the relevant folders directly.
R vCards must have the file extension ".vcf".
i One vcf file may contain several vCards.
COMAND supports vCards in versions 2.1
and 3.0.
X Select Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown, Telephone
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