pairing phone MERCEDES-BENZ AMG GT S 2017 C190 Comand Manual

Profile), the1menu item is available. Fur-
ther information on text messages and e-mail
(
Ypage 137).
If you have an unread text message or e-mail,
the 0 mail symbol is displayed at the top
in the status bar. The symbol disappears once
you have read the text message or e-mail. The
ú symbol is displayed as soon as the mes-
sage memory on the mobile phone or SIM
card is full. The symbol disappears once you
delete at least one message.
Connecting/disconnecting a mobile
phone
Prerequisites
For telephony via the Bluetooth®interface,
you require a Bluetooth®-capable mobile
phone. The mobile phone must support
Hands-Free Profile 1.0 or above.
On COMAND
XActivate Bluetooth®(Ypage 44).
On the mobile phone
XSwitch on the mobile phone and enter the
PIN when prompted to do so (see the man- ufacturer's operating instructions).
XActivate Bluetooth®and, if necessary,
Bluetooth®visibility for other devices (see
the manufacturer's operating instructions).
This visibility is for restricted periods of
time on some mobile phones (see the man-
ufacturer's operating instructions).
XSet the Bluetooth®device name for the
mobile phone if necessary.
The Bluetooth
®device names for all of one
manufacturer's products might be identical.
To make it possible to clearly identify your
mobile phone, change the device name (see
the manufacturer's operating instructions).
The name can be freely selected. If the mobile phone supports the PBAP
(Phone
BookAccess Profile) and MAP
(Message Access Profile) Bluetooth
®pro-
files, the following information will be trans-
mitted after you connect:
RPhone book
RCall lists
RMessages
Further information on allowing or suppress-
ing the automatic download of the phone
book (
Ypage 132).
The battery of the mobile phone should
always be kept sufficiently charged in order to
prevent malfunctions.
iNot all mobile phones available on the
market are equally suitable. You can obtain
more detailed information about suitable
mobile phones and about the connection
between the mobile phone and COMAND
on the Internet at
www.mercedes-benz-mobile.com .
You can also obtain more information by
calling.
In the USA, you can get in touch with the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Cen-
ter on 1-800-FOR-MERCedes (1-800-367-6372).
In C

anada, you can get in touch with the
Customer Relations Center on
1-800-387-0100.
iSome displays (e.g. the signal strength)
depend on the supported version of the
Hands-Free Profile.
Procedure and general information
Searching for and authorizing (connect-
ing) a mobile phone
Before using your mobile phone with
COMAND for the first time, you will need to
search for the phone (
Ypage 115) and then
authorize it (
Ypage 116). Depending on the
mobile phone, authorization either takes
place by means of Secure Simple Pairing or by
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Telephone

Authorizing amobile phone (connect-
ing)
Authorizati onvia Secure Simple Pairing
If COMAND has foun dyour mobile phone ,you
can authorize (connect) it .
XTo selectamobile phone from th edevice
list :tur nth econtroller and press to con-
firm.
A code is displayed in COMAND and on th e
mobile phone.
Th ecode is th esam e
XCOMAND: selectYes.
XMobile phone: confirm thecode. Depend-
ing on th emobile phone used, you may
hav eto confirm th econnection to
COMAND and for th ePBAP and MA PBlue -
toot h
®profiles. The prompt to confirm may
tak eup to two minute sto be displayed. You
may also sav eth econfirmation on th e
mobile phon e(see th emanufacturer' s
operating instructions).
The mobile phone is no wauthorize dand
connecte dto COMAND .You can no w
spea kusin gth ehands-free system.
To ensur ean optimum language quality, you
can set th emobile phone's transmission and
reception volume (
Ypage 118).
Th ecode is dif ferent
XCOMAND: selectNo.
The process is canceled. Repeat th e
authorization .
Authorizationvia passkey entry (access
code)
If COMAND has foun dyour mobile phone ,you
can authorize (connect) it .
XTo select theBluetoot h®nameof th e
desired mobile phone in th edevice list :tur n
and press th econtroller .
The input men ufor th epasske yis dis-
played. The passke
yis aone- to sixteen-digit num -
ber combination whic hyou can choos e
yourself .
XCOMAN D:ente rth epasske yusin gth e
characte rbar.
XSelec t¬ once all th enumber shav e
been entered .
XMobile phone: enterth esam epasske y
and confirm your entry. Dependin gon th e
mobile phon eused, you may hav eto con-
fir m theconnection to COMAND and for th e
PBAP and MA PBluetoot h
®profiles.The
prompt to confirm may tak eup to two
minute sto be displayed. You may also sav e
th econfirmation on th emobile phon e(see
th emanufacturer' soperating instructions).
The mobile phon eis no wauthorize dand
connecte dto COMAND .You can no w
spea kusin gth ehan ds-free system.
To ensur ean optimum language quality, you
can setthemobile phone's transmission and
reception volume (
Ypage 118).
If th eAuthorizatio nFailed
message
appears, you may hav eentered adifferen t
passke yor exceeded th epre scribe dtime
limit. Repeat th eprocedure .
iSome mobile phones require apasske y
wit hfour or mor edigit s.
iIf you wish to re-authorize th emobile
phon eafter de-authorizing it ,you can
choos eanother passke yfor it .
Establishing the connection fr omthe
mob ile phone
The Bluetoot h®device nameof COMAND is
"MB Bluetooth".
XCOMAND: call up thetelephon emenu.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slide 6the
controller .
XTo selectConnectDevice:tur nand press
th econtroller .
The device list is displayed.
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XTo selectConnect via Phone: turn and
press the controller.
A message is displayed, stating that you
can start the search on your mobile phone.
XMobile phone: start the search for a Blue-
tooth®device (see manufacturer's operat-
ing instructions).
COMAND is displayed with the name "MB
Bluetooth" in the mobile phone's device
list.
XSelect "MB Bluetooth".
A prompt appears in the COMAND display
asking if the mobile phone should be
authorized.
XCOMAND: selectYes.
If No
is selected, the procedure is canceled.
If your mobile phone supports Secure Sim-
ple Pairing, a code is now displayed on both
devices.
The code is the same
XCOMAND: selectYes.
XMobile phone: confirm the code. Depend-
ing on the mobile phone used, you may
have to confirm the connection to
COMAND and for the PBAP and MAP Blue-
tooth
®profiles. The prompt to confirm may
take up to two minutes to be displayed. You
may also save the confirmation on the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's
operating instructions).
The mobile phone is now authorized and
connected to COMAND. You can now
speak using the hands-free system.
To ensure an optimum language quality, you
can set the mobile phone's transmission and
reception volume (
Ypage 118).
The code is different
XCOMAND: selectNo.
The process is canceled. Repeat the pro-
cedure.
If your mobile phone does not support Secure
Simple Pairing, an input menu is displayed for
the passkey. The passkey is a one- to sixteen-
digit number combination which you can choose yourself. Enter the same passkey on
both COMAND and the mobile phone and
confirm. Depending on the mobile phone
used, you may have to confirm the connection
to COMAND and for the PBAP and MAP Blue-
tooth
®profiles.
Reconnecting automatically
COMAND always searches for the last con-
nected mobile phone.
If no connection can be made to the most
recently connected mobile phone, the system
searches for the mobile phone that was con-
nected before that one.
Switching between mobile phones
If you have authorized more than one mobile
phone, you can switch between the individual
phones.
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 show the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Connect Device: turn and press
the controller.
The device list is displayed.
XTo select the desired mobile phone: turn
and press the controller.
The selected mobile phone is searched for
and connected if it is within Bluetooth
®
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 #dot in the device
list.
iYou can only switch to another authorized
mobile phone if you are not currently mak-
ing a call.
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Telephone
Z

Searching for Bluetooth®audio
XTo selectSearch for Audio Devices:
press the controller.
A message appears.
XSelect Start Search.
COMAND searches for Bluetooth®audio
devices within range and adds them to the
Bluetooth
®device list.
The duration of the search depends on the
number of Bluetooth
®audio devices within
range and their characteristics.
iWith some Bluetooth®audio devices,
playback must first be started on the device
itself so that COMAND can play the audio
files. Bluetooth
®must also be given as a
media output location for the audio device
used.
Authorizing Bluetooth
®audio
XSelect a Bluetooth®audio device that has
not yet been authorized from the list: turn
and press the controller.
Authorization starts.
Depending on the Bluetooth
®audio device
used, you now have two options for con-
tinuing with authorization.
Option 1: entering the passkey
XYou can find information on this in the
"Authorizing (connecting) a mobile phone"
section (
Ypage 116).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and
starts playing.
Option 2: Secure Simple Pairing
XYou can find information on this in the
"Authorizing (connecting) a mobile phone"
section (
Ypage 116).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and
starts playing.
iThe Bluetooth®audio device must sup-
port Bluetooth®version 2.1 for connection
via Secure Simple Pairing. COMAND cre- ates a six-digit code, which is displayed on
both devices that are to be connected
For some Bluetooth
®audio devices, the
pairing must be confirmed within 10 sec-
onds.
XIf the number code displayed on COMAND
and on the Bluetooth®audio device is the
same, select Yes
: press the controller.
If you select Yes
, authorization continues
and the Bluetooth®audio device is connec-
ted. Playback starts.
If you select No
, authorization is canceled.
External authorization
If COMAND does not find your Bluetooth®
audio device, this may be due to particular
security settings on your Bluetooth®audio
device. In this case, check whether your Blue-
tooth
®audio device can locate COMAND.
The Bluetooth
®device name for COMAND is
MB Bluetooth
.
XSwitch on Bluetooth®audio mode
(
Ypage 198).
XTo select Options: slide6and press the
controller.
XTo select Bluetooth Audio Devices:
press the controller.
XTo select Connect via Audio Device:
turn and press the controller.
Authorizing
XStart the authorization on your Bluetooth®
audio device (see the manufacturer's oper-
ating instructions).
After successful authorization, the Blue-
tooth
®audio device is connected and
starts playing.
With some Bluetooth
®audio devices, play-
back must first be started on the device itself
so that COMAND can play the audio files.
Device-specific information on authorizing
and connecting Bluetooth
®-capable mobile
phones can be found on the Internet at
196Bluetooth®audio mode
Media