MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2013 W204 Comand Manual

select
Phone
Phone by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
X Select Download Contacts
Download Contacts and press00A1
to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select From The Memory Card From The Memory Card orFrom From
USB device
USB device in the menu by turning 0082005B0083
the COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Select Add
AddorOverwrite
Overwrite and press00A1to
confirm.
Add Add imports the entries from the memory
card or USB device into the address book.
Overwrite Overwrite imports the entries from the
memory card or USB device and overwrites
all entries in the address book with the
00BB symbol. The previous entries are then
no longer available.
After the contact data has been imported
successfully, you will see a message to this
effect. The address book or the respective
telephone basic menu is displayed.
i You can select Overwrite Overwriteif the address
book already contains corresponding
entries. A message notifies you when the
address book is full.
Receiving vCards via Bluetooth ®X
Select Address Book Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown,
select Phone Phone by sliding 005B0064and turning 0082005B0083
the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Import Contacts
Import Contacts and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select Receive
Receive Contacts
Contacts From
FromPhone
Phone in
the menu by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
This interrupts the Bluetooth ®
connection
between COMAND and your active mobile
phone. COMAND is, however, ready to
receive vCards from another Bluetooth ®
device (PC, mobile phone).
X Start the data transfer on the external
Bluetooth ®
device (see the operating
instructions for the device).
The number of vCards received is
displayed.
X To end reception: press00A1or the 0041
back button.
COMAND then reconnects to the mobile
phone.
Received vCards are identified by the 00BA
symbol in the address book.
i If you switch to another main function,
e.g. navigation, while receiving vCards, the
reception of vCards will be terminated.
Deleting contacts X
Select Address Book Address Book in the address book
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown,
select Phone Phone by sliding 005B0064and turning
0082005B0083 the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Delete Contacts
Delete Contacts and press00A1to
confirm.
X Select one of the following options:
R
Internal Contacts Internal Contacts
R Contacts From Storage Device
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R
Received Business Cards
Received Business Cards
R Delete All
Delete All
A prompt corresponding to your selection
appears.
X Select Yes YesorNo
No and press 00A1to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the contacts are deleted
according to your selection.
If you select No
No, the process will be
canceled.
Switching importing of contacts on/off You can choose whether contacts are
automatically downloaded when a mobile
phone is connected to COMAND, or whether
the automatic download is suppressed.
Connecting a mobile phone (Y page 122)
X Select Phone
Phone in the telephone basic menu
by sliding 005B0064and turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Import Contacts from Import Contacts from Phone> Phone> and press 00A1to confirm.
You can allow 0073or suppress 0053the
automatic download. Proceed as follows if you do not want to save
sensitive contacts in the address book:
X
Connect the mobile phone to COMAND.
Contacts are automatically downloaded to
the address book.
X Delete sensitive contacts in the address
book.
X Switch off the Import Contacts from
Import Contacts from
function0053.
The next time you connect your mobile
phone to COMAND, no more contacts will
be downloaded, not even newly-added
contacts.
Switching the display of contact details
(privacy) on/off The
Hide Data Hide Data setting allows you to decide
whether telephone and address book data is
visible on the screen. You can therefore, for
example, prevent a passenger from seeing
the name of a caller.
Activating the function has the following
effects:
R The mobile phone's phone book and
address book data are hidden. They can
therefore not be used to make calls, send
text messages or to navigate.
You still have access to the phone book and
address book stored on COMAND.
R During incoming calls, the caller's name is
not displayed if there is an address book
entry for the number that is calling.
R During outgoing calls where the number is
entered manually, the recipient's name is
not displayed, even if there is an address
book entry for the entered number.
R The call list is hidden.
R Redialing is not possible.
R The received text messages list is hidden.
There is still a notification for incoming text
messages. For this to be the case, the
connected mobile phone must support the
MAP profile. However, it is not possible
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the phone number or have access to the
message. Connecting a mobile phone (Y
page 122)
X Select Phone
Phone in the telephone basic menu
by sliding 005B0064and turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
A menu appears.
X To hide data: selectHide Data: Hide Data: Phone> Phone> and press 00A1to confirm.
You can allow access to address data 0053or
you can prevent access 0073. Using the address book
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Your COMAND equipment
................154
General notes .................................... 154
Establishing/ending the connection 154
Google™ local search .......................155
Destination/route download ...........158
Weather ............................................. 161
Options .............................................. 166
Other services ................................... 170
Internet .............................................. 171 153Online and Internet functions

Your COMAND equipment
These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described. General notes
Conditions for access
To use COMAND Mercedes-Benz Apps and
Internet access, the following conditions
must be fulfilled:
R mbrace is activated and operational
R mbrace is activated for COMAND
Mercedes-Benz Apps and Internet access
Priority of connections: an emergency call
has the highest priority. When a service call,
e.g. a breakdown service call or the MB Info
Call, is active, an emergency call can still be
initiated.
A service call, on the other hand, has priority
over a current Internet connection. For this
reason, you cannot connect to the Internet
during a service call.
i The availability of individual COMAND
Mercedes-Benz Apps may vary depending
on the country.
i The terms of use are shown when
COMAND is used for the first time and then
once a year thereafter. Only read and
accept the terms of use when the vehicle
is stationary.
i Internet pages cannot be shown while the
vehicle is in motion. Establishing/ending the connection
Establishing the connection
Preconditions for establishing a connection
can be found under "General notes"
(Y page 154).
X 1st option: select the00A7icon in the main
function bar by sliding 00A0005Band turning
0082005B the COMAND controller and press
00A1 to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Turn 0082005B or slide 009E005Bthe COMAND
controller until the Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps
panel or a favorite is brought to the front, if
these have been previously created
(Y page 177).
X Option 2: enter a web address
(Y page 171). 154
Establishing/ending
theconnectionOnline and Internet functions

X
For both options, press 00A1the COMAND
controller.
The Internet connection is established. An
active Internet connection is identified with
symbol 0043. The example shows a menu in
the Google™ Local Search function
(Y page 155).
X To cancel the connection: while the
connection is being established, confirm
Cancel
Cancel by pressing 00A1.
or
X Press the 007Fbutton on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. Ending the connection
You cannot end the connection yourself.
The Internet connection is automatically
terminated if the system does not recognize
any user input within a five-minute time
period.
i The 007F button is inoperative. Google™ local search
Calling up the local search menu
X
Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by sliding 00A0005Band turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and pressing 00A1to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is
displayed.
X Bring the Google Local Search Google Local Search panel to
the front and press 00A1to confirm.
X To exit the menu: selectBack
Backby sliding
005B0064 and turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm. Search
Entry restriction It is only possible to enter a search term in
the input menu when the vehicle is stationary. Google™ local search
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Entering a search term
Input menu
X
Confirm Search Searchin the Local search menu
by pressing 00A1.
An 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
succession.
The character appears when the key is
pressed. The first available letter is
highlighted. X
After entering the search term, select
0054 by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
A menu appears. Here, you can select
where the destination search should begin. Selecting the search position
X
When a destination is entered, select an
entry by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND
controller and press 00A1to confirm.
COMAND searches for available POIs for
the search term entered:
R near the current vehicle position
R along the calculated route
R near the destination
R near an address
X After selecting Near Destination Near Destination , enter
an address and confirm.
The search results are displayed. Google™ search results (example)156
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Using search results
X
Select an entry in the list of search results
by turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller
and press 00A1to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To show the detailed view: confirmSpot
Spot
Data
Data by pressing 00A1the COMAND
controller.
The address of the selected entry is
displayed.
X To use a search result as the
destination: selectNavigate to
Navigate to by
turning 0082005B0083the COMAND controller and
press 00A1to confirm.
You then switch to navigation mode and
can start route calculation (Y page 62).
i The search result is stored in the
"Last destinations" memory at the same
time (Y page 101). You can take the
destination from this memory and save it
permanently in the destination memory
(Y page 99).
X To call up a destination: selectCall
Call with
the COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
You then switch to the telephone function
and make the call (Y page 128).
i The menu item is grayed out if there is no
phone number available. X
To import a destination: selectImport
Import
with the COMAND controller and press 00A1
to confirm.
You can choose whether you want to save
the POI as a personal POI on the SD
memory card or in the address book.
i If there is no SD memory card in the slot,
the As AsPersonal
Personal POI
POImenu item is grayed
out.
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 195). X
To save as a personal POI: confirmSave
Save
As Personal POI
As Personal POI by pressing00A1the
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 79).
If the personal POI is saved on the SD
memory, 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 turning0082005B0083
the COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book. Google™ local search
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Popular searches
This function allows you to search using
predefined search criteria.
X Bring Popular Searches
Popular Searches in the Local
search menu to the front by turning 0082005B0083
the COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
A menu displays the available search
criteria. Example: popular Google™ searches
X
Select the search criteria and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Proceed as described in the "Selecting the
search position" section (Y page 156). If
the vehicle is stationary, the search results
can be supplemented manually, e.g. "Hotel
Adler". Search history
This function offers you all the previous
search queries.
X
Bring Search History Search History in the Local search
menu to the front by turning 0082005B0083the
COMAND controller and press 00A1to
confirm.
The previous search queries are shown
with the most recent at the top. X
Select the search criteria and press 00A1to
confirm.
X Proceed as described in the "Selecting the
search position" section (Y page 156). 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 158
Destination/route downloadOnline and Internet functions