MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2014 W204 Comand Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2014, Model line: C-Class, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2014 W204Pages: 270, PDF Size: 5.76 MB
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Input menu with data fields
0043
Selected data field with cursor
0044 Character bar
X Enter characters (Y page 34)
X Store the entry (Y page 35) Deleting an address book entry
X Option 1: selectDelete Delete by sliding 00520064and
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Option 2: search for an address book entry
(Y page 138).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
Irrespective of the option chosen, a prompt
will appear.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the entry will be deleted.
If you select No
No, the process will be can-
celed. 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 Searching for an address book entry
(Y page 138)
X Make a selection in the selection list by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller.
or
X Call up the address book (Y page 147)
X Select an entry by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller.
The detailed view appears.
Starting route guidance to an address X
Select the address data field by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
The route to the destination address is cal-
culated and route guidance starts
(Y page 69).
Calling a telephone number X
Select the phone number data field by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
This initiates dialing and you can then make
your call (Y page 133). Using the address book
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Showing the details of an address book
entry X
Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Details
Details and press 0098to confirm.
The display is shown in full.
X To close the detailed display: press the
0038 back button.
Changing an address book entry X
Option 1: search for an address book entry
(Y page 138).
X Make a selection in the selection list by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears. X
Select Edit Editand press 0098to confirm.
X Option 2: call up the detailed view for an
address book entry (Y page 149).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Edit
Edit and press 0098to confirm.
Irrespective of the option chosen, the input
menu containing data fields appears.
Information about character entry
(Y page 34) Changing the category of a telephone
number data field X
Display details for an address book entry
(Y page 149).
X Select the telephone number data field.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Change Category
Change Category and press0098to
confirm.
X Select a number category, e.g. Home Home.
X Select a telephone category, e.g. Mobile
Mobile.
X If desired, select Preferred
Preferredand press0098
to confirm.
Depending on the previous status, switch
the option on 0073or off 0053. The phone num-
ber is displayed as the first number in the
phone book and can be dialed immediately.
X Select Save Saveand press 0098to confirm.
The new category is stored. Calling a number stored in an entry
Prerequisites The mobile phone must be connected via the
Bluetooth
®
Interface (Y page 126).
Dialing a number X
Display details for an address book entry
(Y page 149).
X Select the phone number data field by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller.
X Press 0098the COMAND controller to con-
firm.
or
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
data field by sliding 00520096the COMAND con-
troller. 150
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X
Press 0098the COMAND controller to con-
firm.
X Select Call
Call and press 0098to confirm.
The phone 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 149).
X Select the phone number data field by turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller.
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
data field by sliding 00520096the COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Speed Dial
Speed Dial and press0098to con-
firm.
You can now store the number in one of the
ten speed dial presets (Y page 143).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 mem-
ory (Y page 105).
X Search for an address book entry with the
0048 symbol and select it from the list
(Y page 148).
X Display details for an address book entry
(Y page 149).
X Select the address data field by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
Route guidance begins.
or
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Navigate
Navigate and press0098to confirm.
Route guidance begins. Address book entry without navigable
data Route guidance can also be started for an
address book entry without the
0048symbol. 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 63)
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 des-
tination 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 instruc-
tions). 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 (¦) (Y page 148).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm. Using the address book
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X
Select Voice Name
Voice Name and press0098to con-
firm.
X Select Add
Add orChange
Change and press 0098to con-
firm.
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 148).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Voice Name
Voice Name and press0098to con-
firm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to 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 can-
celed.
Listening to a voice tag X
Search for an address book entry with a
voice tag (Y page 148).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Voice Name
Voice Name and press0098to con-
firm.
X Select Listen
Listen and press 0098to 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. 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 137).
X Search for an entry in the phone book on
the mobile phone 0034(Ypage 138).
X Select the list symbol to the right of the
entry by sliding 00520096the COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Save Entry Save Entry and press0098to con-
firm.
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 ¥sym-
bol. 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 Blue-
tooth ®
.
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 ( Ypage 149).
Depending on the source of the contact data,
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Source Prerequisites
Memory card The SD memory card is
inserted (Y page 191). It
contains importable con-
tact details. USB device The USB device is inserted
into the USB port
(Y
page 191). 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 oper-
ating 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
or, if the telephone basic menu is shown, select
Telephone
Telephone by sliding00520064and turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
X Select Import Contacts
Import Contacts and press0098to
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 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Add
Add orOverwrite
Overwrite and press0098to
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 Telephone Telephone by sliding00520064and turn- Using the address book
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ing
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Import Contacts
Import Contacts and press0098to
confirm.
X Select Receive
Receive Contacts
Contacts From
FromPhone
Phone in
the menu by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to 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 Blue-
tooth ®
device (see the operating instruc-
tions for the device).
The number of vCards received is dis-
played.
X To end reception: press0098or the 0038
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 Telephone
Telephone by sliding00520064and turn-
ing 00790052007A the COMAND controller and press
0098 to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Delete Contacts
Delete Contacts and press0098to
confirm.
X Select one of the following options:
R Internal Contacts
Internal Contacts
R Contacts From Storage Devices
Contacts From Storage Devices 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 0098to confirm.
If you select Yes
Yes, the contacts are deleted
according to your selection.
If you select No No, the process will be can-
celed.
Switching importing of contacts on/off You can choose whether contacts are auto-
matically downloaded when a mobile phone
is connected to COMAND, or whether the
automatic download is suppressed.
Connecting a mobile phone (Y
page 126)
X Select Tel
Tel in the telephone basic menu by
sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears.
X Select Import Contacts from
phone> and press 0098to confirm.
You can allow 0073or suppress 0053the auto-
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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
The next time you connect your mobile
phone to COMAND, no more contacts will
be downloaded, not even newly-added con-
tacts.
Switching the display of contact details
(privacy) on/off Using the
Hide Data Hide Data setting, you can decide
whether the phone and address book data are
to be 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 con-
nected mobile phone must support the
MAP profile. However, it is not possible
that, for example, the passenger could see the phone number or have access to the
message.
Connecting a mobile phone (Y
page 126)
X Select Tel Telin the telephone basic menu by
sliding 00520064and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To hide details: selectHide
Hide
Phone>
Data
Data and press 0098to 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
................158
General notes .................................... 158
Establishing/ending the connec-
tion ..................................................... 158
Googleâ„¢ local search .......................159
Destination/route download ...........162
Options .............................................. 164
Other services ................................... 166
Internet radio .................................... 167
Internet .............................................. 168 157Online and Internet functions
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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. Therefore,
you cannot establish an Internet connection
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 on the
driver's side 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 158).
X Option 1: select the00A7icon in the main
function bar by turning 00790052the COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Turn 00790052 or slide 00950052the COMAND con-
troller 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 173).
X Option 2: enter a web address
(Y page 168). X
For both options, press 0098the COMAND
controller.
The Internet connection is established. An
active Internet connection is identified with
symbol 0043. The example shows the menu 158
Establishing/ending
theconnectionOnline and Internet functions