MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2013 W204 Comand Manual

Speed dial menu
X
Select Assign Speed Dial Preset
Assign Speed Dial Preset and
press 00A1to confirm.
The speed dial list appears. The selected
phone book entry is listed as the first entry.
The next available speed dial preset is
highlighted. X
Select the speed dial preset by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The phone book entry is saved in the speed
dial preset.
Option 2
X Call up the telephone basic menu
(Y page 127).
X Select Call Lists
Call Lists by sliding005B0064and
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Speed Dial Preset List
Speed Dial Preset List and
press 00A1to confirm.
The speed dial list appears. X
Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Assign Speed Dial Preset Assign Speed Dial Preset and
press 00A1to confirm.
The speed dial list appears. The selected
phone book entry is listed as the first entry.
The next available speed dial preset is
highlighted. X
Select the speed dial preset by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The phone book entry is saved in the speed
dial preset. Making a call via speed dial
The speed dial list contains stored phone
book entries (Y page 138).
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 127).
X Select Call Lists Call Lists by sliding005B0064and
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
The speed dial list appears. Using the speed dial list
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X
Select Speed Dial Preset List
Speed Dial Preset List by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
The speed dial list appears.
X Select preset and press 00A1to confirm.
The telephone basic menu displays the
selected entry. This initiates dialing. Deleting a speed dial number
X To delete a speed dial number: select
Delete
Delete Speed SpeedDial
DialPreset
Preset in the Speed
dial menu by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The speed dial number is deleted.
X To delete all speed dial numbers: select
Delete All Speed Dial Presets
Delete All Speed Dial Presets in the
Speed dial menu by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
You will be asked whether you want to
continue.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes , all speed dial presets will
be deleted from the speed dial list.
If you select No
No , the process will be
canceled. Text messages (SMS)
Information and requirements
If the above conditions are met, new incoming
text messages appear in the COMAND text
message inbox. In addition, a tone sounds
and the 008Fsymbol appears. The symbol is
no longer displayed once you have read the
text message. The úmail symbol is
displayed if the text message memory is full.
The symbol is no longer displayed once you
delete at least one text message.
i COMAND may not load all of the most
recent text messages: This may occur in exceptional cases, for
example when using certain mobile
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 002Bfunction button.
X Select Txt Msg. Txt Msg. in the telephone basic
menu by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The text message inbox appears.
Reading a text message (SMS) X
Call up the text message inbox
(Y page 140).
X Select a text message in the text message
inbox by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
The text message appears. 140
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X
To scroll through the display or select
phone numbers in a text message: turn
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller.
The display scrolls up or down line by line,
or skips to the next or previous telephone
number and automatically highlights it.
X To return to the list: press00A1and select
Back
Back.
Text message read-aloud function Settings for the read-aloud function:
R Language (Y page 40)
R Speed (Y page 39)
X Press 00A1while a text message is being
displayed, select Read Aloud
Read Aloud and press
00A1 to confirm.
COMAND reads out the text message.
X To cancel the read-aloud function: press
the 006C button.
or
X Press 00A1, select Cancel Read-Aloud
Cancel Read-Aloud
Function Function and press00A1to 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 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller.
X To switch to the text display: select the
list symbol to the right of the text message
by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Display Text
Display Text and press00A1to
confirm.
The view changes. X
To switch to the sender display: select
the list symbol to the right of the text
message by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Display Sender
Display Sender and press00A1to
confirm.
The view changes.
X To return to the telephone basic menu:
press the 003Dbutton.
Displaying details and phone numbers COMAND can also show a shortened sender
display in full.
X
Select a text message in the text message
inbox by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the text
message by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Details
Details and press 00A1to confirm.
The detailed view appears.
X To close the detailed view: slide009E005B009F the
COMAND controller.
X To return to the telephone basic menu:
press the 003Dbutton. Managing text messages
Calling a text message (SMS) sender X
Press 00A1the COMAND controller while the
text message is being displayed.
X Select Call Sender Call Sender and press00A1to
confirm.
The telephone makes the call to the sender. Text messages (SMS)
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Using phone numbers in the text
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Usable numerical sequence
Numbers in text messages that are
highlighted in red can be used.
X Select a usable number when the text
message is displayed.
X Press 00A1the COMAND controller and
select Use
Use .
X Select Call Call.
The phone makes the call.
i It is possible that a highlighted numerical
sequence may not contain a telephone
number.
i You can use the "New entry" or "Add no."
functions to save this telephone number or
to add it to an existing entry.
Storing the sender of a text message in
the address book This function is not available if the sender’s
telephone number is already stored in the
address book.
X Press 00A1the COMAND controller while the
text message is being displayed.
X Select Save Number Save Number and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select New
New Entry
Entry and press 00A1to confirm.
X Store the phone number(Y page 137)Adding the sender of a text message to
an address book entry X
Press 00A1the COMAND controller while the
text message is being displayed.
X Select Save Number Save Number and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select Add Phone No.
Add Phone No. and press00A1to
confirm.
X Proceed from the step "Selecting a number
category" (Y page 135).
Deleting a text message (SMS) X
Select a text message in the text message
inbox by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the text
message by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 00A1to confirm.
A deletion prompt appears.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the text message is
deleted.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled.
i This delete function is not supported by
all mobile phones. The Delete failed
Delete failed
message appears. Using the address book
Introduction
G
WARNING
Always focus your attention on the traffic
conditions.
Before starting the journey, familiarize
yourself with the address book functions.
Only use COMAND if road and traffic
conditions permit. You could otherwise
become involved in an accident in which you
or others could be injured. 142
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The address book organizes and stores
entries that are entered from different
sources (mobile phone, memory card, USB
device, COMAND phone book, navigation
system).
You can use these entries to make telephone
calls and for navigation.
i Number of contacts in the address
book: the address book can store a total of
4000 contacts.
1500 entries each are reserved in the
address book for:
R contacts from the mobile phone
R contacts that you create in COMAND or
import from other sources.
The remaining 1,000 entries are assigned
by COMAND as necessary.
i Display of mobile phone contacts:
contacts downloaded from the mobile
phone remain in the address book even if
you disconnect the mobile phone from
COMAND. Contacts that have previously
been available can be displayed as soon as
the mobile phone is reconnected.
COMAND downloads the contacts again so
that any new contacts that have been
added to the mobile phone can be
displayed.
As soon as you connect a new mobile
phone to COMAND all the contacts from
the previous mobile phone are replaced by
those from the new phone's address book.
Address book entries remain stored when
the mobile phone is disconnected. For this
reason, delete your personal data using the
reset function before selling your vehicle,
for example (Y page 42). Calling up the address book
Using the function button:
X Press the 002Bfunction button.
You see either the telephone basic menu or
the address book, depending on which was
last active.
X If the telephone basic menu is displayed,
press the 002Bfunction button again.
Using the telephone basic menu:
X With the telephone basic menu shown,
select Phone Phone by sliding 005B00A0the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Address Book
Address Book from the menu and
press 00A1to confirm. Address book with address book entry
¥and
navigable data 0051
X To browse in the address book: turn
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller.
X To close the address book: press the
002B button.
i An address book entry can contain the
following information:
R Name
R First name
R Company
R Two addresses
R Geo-coordinates
R Up to five telephone numbers Using the address book
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Searching for an address book entry
Search menu with character bar
0043
¥Address book entry
0044 0051 Complete address data from the
navigation system
0087 Character bar
0085 0034 Phone book entry on the mobile phone
0083 Entry with voice tag
For more symbols, see the symbol overview
(Y page 133).
X Find an entry (Y page 133) Creating a new entry in the address
book
You can enter address data directly into the
address book. If you store telephone
numbers in the COMAND phone book, these
are also saved in the address book. If you
store a navigation destination, COMAND
creates an address book entry which includes
the complete navigable address data.
X Call up the address book (Y page 143)
X Select New
New in the address book by sliding
005B0064 and turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
An input menu with data fields appears. Input menu with data fields
0043
Selected data field with cursor
0044 Character bar
X Enter characters (Y page 32).
X Store an entry (Y page 33). Deleting an address book entry
X Option 1: selectDelete Delete by sliding 005B0064and
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
X Option 2: search for an address book entry
(Y page 133).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 00A1to confirm.
Irrespective of the option chosen, a prompt
will appear.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the entry will be deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled. 144
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Displaying the detailed view for an
address book entry
Selecting an entry Detailed display of address book
0043
To return to the previous menu
0044 \Business details
0087 List symbol (to call up options)
X Search for an address book entry
(Y page 133).
X Make a selection in the selection list by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller.
or
X Call up the address book ( Ypage 143).
X Select an entry by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller.
X Press 00A1the COMAND controller.
The detailed view appears.
Starting route guidance to an address X
Select the address data field by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The route to the destination address is
calculated and route guidance starts
(Y page 62).
Calling a telephone number X
Select the phone number data field by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
This initiates dialing and you can then make
your call ( Ypage 129). Showing the details of an address book
entry X
Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Details
Details and press 00A1to confirm.
The display is shown in full.
X To close the detailed display: press the
0041 back button.
Changing an address book entry X
Option 1: search for an address book entry
(Y page 133).
X Make a selection in the selection list by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
A menu appears. X
Select Edit Editand press 00A1to confirm.
X Option 2: call up the detailed view for an
address book entry (Y page 145).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Edit Editand press 00A1to confirm.
Irrespective of the option, the input menu
containing data fields appears.
Information about character entry
(Y page 32) Using the address book
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Changing the category of a telephone
number data field X
Display details for an address book entry
(Y page 145).
X Select the telephone number data field.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Change Category
Change Category and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select a number category, e.g. Home
Home.
X Select a telephone category, e.g. Mobile
Mobile
Phone Phone .
X If desired, select Preferred
Preferredand press00A1
to confirm.
Depending on the previous status, switch
the option on 0073or off 0053. The phone
number is displayed as the first number in
the phone book and can be dialed
immediately.
X Select Save
Save and press 00A1to confirm.
The new category is stored. Calling a number stored in an entry
Conditions The mobile phone must be connected via the
Bluetooth ®
interface (Y page 122).
Dials a number X
Display details for an address book entry
(Y page 145).
X Select the phone number data field by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller.
X Press 00A1the COMAND controller to
confirm.
or
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
data field by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller. X
Press 00A1the COMAND controller to
confirm.
X Select Call
Call and press 00A1to 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 145).
X Select the phone number data field by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
data field by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Speed Dial Speed Dial and press00A1to
confirm.
You can now store the number in one of the
ten speed dial presets (Y page 138). 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 99).
X Search for an address book entry with the
0051 symbol and select it from the list
(Y page 144).
X Display details for an address book entry
(Y page 145).
X Select the address data field by turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
Route guidance begins.
or
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Navigate Navigate and press00A1to confirm.
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Address book entry without navigable
data Route guidance can also be started for an
address book entry without the 0051symbol. If
the address data or designations do not
match the digital map, COMAND prompts you
to re-enter the address.
X Enter the destination address (Y page 57).
X Start route guidance
The navigable address is automatically
added to the address book entry.
i This will provide you with an address book
entry that is suitable for navigation. The
next time the navigation is started, the
address data in the navigation, rather than
the postal address, is used if you have
changed address in the address entry
menu. Therefore, make sure that the
destination address is the desired
destination when starting navigation from
the address book. Voice tags
Introduction You can enter voice tags via the Voice Control
System (see the separate operating
instructions). Once you have assigned a voice
tag to an address book entry, you can call up
this entry with a voice command and dial a
phone number, for example. You can add one
voice tag per address book entry.
Adding or changing a voice tag X
Search for an address book entry with or
without a voice tag ( ¦) (Ypage 144).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm. X
Select Voice Name
Voice Name and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select Add AddorChange
Change and press 00A1to
confirm.
Subsequent operation is voice-controlled.
The Voice Control System guides you
through the dialogs.
Deleting a voice tag X
Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag (Y page 144).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Voice Name Voice Name and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 00A1to confirm.
A deletion prompt appears.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo
No and press the 008Bbutton
to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, COMAND deletes the
voice tag.
If you select No No, the process will be
canceled.
Listening to a voice tag X
Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag (Y page 144).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Voice Name Voice Name and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select Listen
Listen and press 00A1to confirm.
You hear the voice tag. Importing phone book entries
This function allows you to store phone book
entries from the mobile phone in the address
book. Using the address book
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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 133).
X Search for an entry in the phone book on
the mobile phone 0034(Ypage 133).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 005B009Fthe COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
X Select Save Entry
Save Entry and press00A1to
confirm.
The Data saved.
Data saved. message appears. The
phone book entry is now saved as an
address book entry.
The 0034symbol 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. A message notifies you
when the maximum number is reached.
You then have to delete existing entries in
order to import new entries (Y page 144).
Depending on the source of the contact data,
different requirements apply: Source Conditions
memory card The SD memory card is
inserted (Y
page 195). It
contains importable
contact details. USB device The USB device is inserted
into the USB port
(Y
page 195). 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
00BBsymbol.
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
Address Book in the address book
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