front MERCEDES-BENZ B-Class 2014 W246 Comand Manual

X
Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
or X Select the scissors symbol on the bottom
right of the carousel view and press 0098to
confirm.
i If the mobile phone Internet connection is
canceled, COMAND tries to reconnect. You
should therefore always close the connec-
tion on COMAND or via the multifunction
steering wheel. Google™ local search
Calling up the Local Search menu
X
Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
A list with active Mercedes-Benz Apps
appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and pressing 0098to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is dis-
played.
X Confirm the Google Local Search Google Local Search entry
by pressing 0098.
The Google Local Search menu appears.
X To exit the menu: selectBack
Back by sliding
00520064 and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm. Search
Entry restriction It is only possible to enter a search term in the
input menu when the vehicle is stationary.
Entering a search term Input menu
X Confirm Search
Searchin the Google Local Search
menu by pressing 0098.
The input menu appears.
X To enter using the character bar: enter
the search term.
X To enter characters using the number
pad: press the number keys in rapid suc-
cession.
The character appears when the key is
pressed. The first available character is
highlighted. Google™ local search
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X
To import a destination: selectImport
Import
with the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
You can choose whether you want to save
the POI as a personal POI on the SD mem-
ory card or in the address book.
i If there is no SD memory card in the slot,
the Save As Personal POI
Save As Personal POI menu item
cannot be selected.
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 196).
X To save as a personal POI: confirmSave Save
As Personal POI
As Personal POI by pressing0098the
COMAND controller.
The entry is saved as a personal POI on the
SD memory card.
i You can use a personal POI in navigation
mode for route calculation (Y page 85).
If the personal POI is saved on the SD mem-
ory, you can also use it for route calculation
in another vehicle.
X To save to the address book: select
Save to Address Book
Save to Address Book by turning00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book. Popular searches
This function allows you to search using pre-
defined search criteria.
X Bring Popular Searches
Popular Searches in the Local
Search menu to the front by turning 00790052007A(the COMAND controller and press
0098to
confirm.
A menu displays the available search crite-
ria. Example: popular searches
X Select the search criteria and press 0098to
confirm.
X Proceed as described in the "Selecting the
search position" section (Y page 168). If
the vehicle is stationary, the search results
can be supplemented manually, e.g. "Hotel
Adler". Search History
This function offers you the previous search
queries.
X Bring Search History
Search History in the Local search
menu to the front by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The previous search queries are shown
with the most recent at the top. Google™ local search
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X
Select the search criteria and press 0098to
confirm.
X Proceed as described in the "Selecting the
search position" section (Y page 168). If
the vehicle is stationary, the search results
can be supplemented manually, e.g. "Hotel
Adler". Destination/route download
Introduction
You can send destinations and routes from
Google™ maps to the server and download
these via this function. You can use the des-
tinations and routes for route guidance and
save them for further use.
In order to use the download destination/
route function, the mbrace system must be:
R activated
R set up
R and activated for COMAND and Internet
access services.
For information on the mbrace system, see
the separate vehicle Operator's Manual. Sending destinations to the server
X Call up the website for Google™ Maps on
the Internet.
X Enter a destination.
X Click "More" at the destination.
X Click "Send".
X Click "Send to vehicle". X
Select Mercedes-Benz as the vehicle
brand.
X Enter the mbrace e-mail address or the
vehicle identification number.
X Enter the vehicle identification number.
X Click "Send".
The destination is sent to the server.
i The availability of the destination/route
download function is country-dependent. Downloading destinations from the
server
Proceed as follows to use destinations/
routes that have been sent to the server: X Select the 00A7symbol in the main function
bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is dis-
played. X
Bring the Dest./Route Dest./Route Download
Downloadpanel to
the front and press 0098to confirm.
i With
Exit Exit, you quit the destination/route
download.
With Options Options, you set the options for the
destination/route download (Y page 173).170
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Deleting a destination/route from the
server X
Select an entry in the list by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A query appears asking whether the desti-
nation or the route should be deleted.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 0098to confirm. Options
Introduction
You can select options for the following
Mercedes-Benz Apps on COMAND:
R Local Search (Y page 172)
R Destination download (Y page 173)
You can reset the selected options to the
default settings (Y page 174).Calling up the options menu
X Select the 00A7symbol in the main function
bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Options
Options by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm. Selecting options for the local search
Setting the search radius X
Select Local Search
Local Search in the Options menu
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The menu shows the current settings.
X Confirm the entry after Search Radius:
Search Radius:
by pressing 0098.
The 003Bdot indicates the currently selected
search radius.
X Select an entry by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The selected setting is accepted.
X To exit the menu: selectBack Backby turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
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controller and press
0098to confirm
(Y page 172).
X Select Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps orGoogle
Google
and press 0098to confirm.
The respective start page appears.
X Select Continue
Continue to view further content. Resetting adjustments
With the reset function, all Mercedes-Benz
Apps settings are reset to the factory set-
tings. X Select the 00A7symbol in the main function
bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Options
Options by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Reset
Reset and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to reset.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo
No and press 0098to confirm. Other services
Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website
For individual Mercedes-Benz Apps, it may be
necessary to pay license fees before using.
Use is then limited to a certain period of time. License fees must be paid again for use
beyond this time period.
The COMAND functions include the
Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website as a prede-
fined favorite.
X Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Mobile Web‐ Mercedes-Benz Mobile Web‐
site
site panel to the front by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The Mercedes-Benz home page appears.
i You cannot delete the
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz
Mobile Website
Mobile Website panel. Further Mercedes-Benz Apps
You can call up additional Mercedes-Benz
Apps, such as Facebook, or Google™ serv-
ices, such as Street View or Panoramio, here. The following examples show how to call up aMercedes-Benz App, for example Facebook,
and generally how to call up Google™ serv-
ices.
To call up Facebook:
X Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and pressing 0098to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is dis-
played.
X Select Facebook Facebook by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The Facebook home page appears.
X To call up Google™ services: this is done
through Google™ Local Search
(Y page 169). 174
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Facebook is a social network. This App
allows you to log in from your vehicle and
use Facebook's many functions.
Google™ Street View allows you to view
streets in 360-degree panoramas.
Google™ Panoramio expands Google Local Search to include photos at the selected
position. Internet radio
General notes
A good Internet connection is required to
transmit audio data efficiently. To ensure the
best-possible reception, your mobile phone
should be connected to the vehicle's exterior antenna via the phone bracket (optional).
Bear in mind that a relatively large volume of
data can be transmitted when using the Inter- net radio. An average 128 kbit per second
data transfer rate can transfer 56 MB of data
in one hour.
The data transfer rate of a station is displayed while receiving data. Calling up the Internet radio
X
Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by sliding 00970052and turning 00790052the COMAND controller and press
0098to con-
firm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Internet Radio
Internet Radio panel to the
front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
The Internet radio menu appears. Searching for stations
X Select Search Search in the Internet radio menu.
A list with search criteria appears.
X Select criterion and press 0098to confirm.
i For example as a search criterion, you can
set an Internet radio station that is located
close to your navigation destination. Connecting to a station
X Search for a station (Y page 175).
X Select 0065(play) in the Internet radio
menu and press 0098to confirm.
The call is placed.
If the data stream is interrupted, an automatic attempt is made to re-establish the connec-
tion.
Manually re-establishing a connection
X Select 0065(play) again in the Internet
radio menu and press 0098to confirm.
Ending data transfer: X Select 00DB(stop) in the Internet radio
menu and press 0098to confirm.
or
X Change to another audio source, for exam-
ple Disc
Disc .
If you change to a main function that is not an
audio source, e.g. navigation, the data con-
nection remains on. You can continue listen-
ing to the set station. Internet radio
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X
After entering the web address, select the
0054 symbol by turning 00790052007Aor sliding
009500520096 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The website is called up.
X To select a web address in the list: slide
00970052 the COMAND controller in the input
menu with character bar.
The list is activated. X
Select the web address by turning 00790052007Aor
sliding 009700520064the COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The web address is entered in the input line.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller.
The website is called up. The Establish‐
Establish‐
ing data connection to name>... name>... message appears.
Option 2: selecting favorites You must create at least one favorite in the
carousel view for this function (Y page 181). X
Call up the carousel view (Y page 176).
X In the carousel view, bring a favorite to the
front by turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009500520096the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The website is called up. Internet
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You cannot use the
0084button if a
phone call is being made.
Displaying the complete web address of the
selected link
X Call up the menu (Y page 179).
X Select Link Details
Link Details by turning00790052007Aor
sliding 009700520064the COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
The URL appears.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller and close
the display.
Settings
The settings are described in a separate sec- tion (Y page 183). Favorites
Introduction Favorites are frequently visited websites.
You have the following options for creating a
favorite:
R in the carousel view (Y page 181)
R via the menu item Add To Favorites Add To Favorites
(Y page 180)
Before creating a favorite in the carousel
view, you must first close active connections (Y page 166).
You can select and edit favorites that you
have created.
Creating favorites Creating favorites in the carousel view
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 176).
X Bring the Create New Favorite
Create New Favorite panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009500520096
the COMAND controller.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller.
An input menu appears. X
Enter the web address (URL) and name
using either the character bar or the num-
ber keypad. Entering characters
(Y page 33)
X Select the 0054icon and press 0098to con-
firm.
The favorite has been created.
Adding a favorite via the menu
X When a website is displayed, call up the
menu.
X Select Add AddTo
ToFavorites
Favorites in the menu and
press 0098to confirm (Y page 180).
Selecting favorites X
Call up the carousel view (Y page 176).
X Select the favorite in the carousel view by
turning 00790052007Aor sliding 009500520096the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The favorite is opened.
Editing favorites Editing favorites in the carousel view
X Call up the carousel view (Y page 176).
X Select Edit Editby sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
An input menu appears.
X Enter the web address (URL) and name
using either the character bar or the num-
ber keypad (Y page 33). Internet
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X
Select the setting by turning 00790052007Aor sliding
009700520064 the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The 003Bdot in front of an entry indicates
which setting is active.
or
X Select Delete All Data On Exit Delete All Data On Exit and
press 0098to confirm.
Switch the setting on 0073or off 0053. Option Function
All
All Deletes all personal
data.
Cache Cache Deletes data in the
cache.
Cookies Cookies Deletes cookies that
are created by web-
sites which you have called up. URL History
URL History Deletes all websites
visited (path).
0073Delete All
Delete All
Data On Exit Data On Exit If this function is
activated
0073, all pri-
vate data is deleted
when you exit the
Internet browser. i
If you reset COMAND to the factory set-
tings (reset function), these settings are
deleted (Y page 47). Calling up the carousel view and clos-
ing the Internet browser
X To call up the carousel view: press the
003D back button for longer than two sec-
onds.
X To close the Internet browser: press the
003D back button again for longer than two
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Option 2
X Select Channel List with Artist,
Channel List with Artist,
Title
Title and press 0098to confirm.
The channel list appears and displays the
artists and tracks currently being played. X
Select a channel by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
Memory functions Station presets
There are ten presets available.
Storing channels
X Press 0098the COMAND controller when the
display/selection window is active.
or X Select Presets Presets in the submenu bar by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
In both cases, the channel presets appear.
The 0036dot in front of a preset entry indi-
cates that the currently selected channel is
stored under this preset. X
Select a preset by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press and hold 0098
until you hear a tone.
or X Press and hold a number button, e.g. 0084,
until you hear a tone.
The channel is stored under the preset.
Storing channels automatically
This function automatically stores channels
with adequate reception in the preset mem-
ory. Channels stored manually in the preset
memory will be overwritten.
X Option 1: press0098the COMAND controller
when the display/selection window is
active.
X Select Autostore Autostore in the presets by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Option 2: selectPresets Presets in the submenu
bar by sliding 00520064and00790052007A turning the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
X Select Autostore
Autostore and press0098to confirm.
In both cases, COMAND searches for chan- nels that can be received. You will see a
message to this effect. The available chan-
nels are automatically stored in the preset
positions.
X To cancel storing: selectCancel Cancel and
press 0098to confirm.
Selecting a channel from the preset list
X To call up the channel preset list: select
Presets
Presets in the submenu bar by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The channel preset list appears.
X To set a channel: select a preset by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
or X Press a number key, such as 0084.194
Satellite radioAudio