MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2017 W205 Comand Manual
Manufacturer: MERCEDES-BENZ, Model Year: 2017, Model line: C-Class, Model: MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2017 W205Pages: 178, PDF Size: 5.62 MB
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Received vCards are identifiedby th e®
symbol in th eaddress book .
iIf you switch to another main function ,e.g.
navigation ,while receiving vCards, th erecep-
tion of vCards will be terminated.
Deleting imported contacts
XTo chang eto th emen ubar when in th e
address book or th etelephon emenu: slid e
6 thecontroller .
XTo select:tur nand press th econtrol -
ler .
XTo select Delete Contacts:tur nand press
th econtroller .
XSelecton eof th efollowin goptions:
RInternal Contacts
RImported fro mStorag eDevice
RImported fro mBluetooth Device s
RDownloadedfro mPhone
Turn and press th econtroller .
XTo select Yes:tur nand press th econtroller .
The contact sare deleted.
Closing the address book
XPress th e% buttonon eor mor etimes .
Call lists
Introduction
If your mobile phon esupport sth ePBAP Blue -
toot h®profile ,th ecall list sfrom th emobile
phon eare displayed in th emultimedia system.
When connecting th emobile phone, you may
hav eto confirm th econnection for th ePBAP
Bluetoot h
®profile.
If your mobile phon edoes no tsupport th ePBAP
Bluetoot h
®profile,th emultimedia system gen -
erates it sown call lists. These are no tth esam e
as th ecall list sin your mobile phone.
The call list soption is no tavailable unless a
mobile phon eis connecte dto th emultimedia
system.
If th econtact for an incoming call is no tsaved in
th eaddress book ,you can use th ecall list to
sav eth etelephon enumber .You can sav ethis telephon
enumber as ane wcontact in th e
address book or add it to an existing contact
(
Ypage 110).
iIf you connec t adifferen tmobile phon eto
th emultimedia system, th ecall list sfrom th e
ne wmobile phon eare displayed.
Opening the call list and selecting an
entry
Example: list of selected phone number s
:
Dat eand time (if available)
;Telephon enumber of th ehighlighte dentr y
and symbols (if assigned)
XTo call up th etelephon emenu: press th e
% button.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller .
XTo select CallLists:tur nand press th e
controller .
XTo selectCallsReceivedorCallsDialed:
tur nand press th econtroller .
The relevan tlist is displayed.
XTo select an entr yand mak e acall:tur nand
press th econtroller .
Closin gth ecall list
XTo select &to th elef tof th elist :slid e8
th econtroller and press to confirm .
or
XPress th e% button.
The list is closed.
iYou can also call up th elist of dialed num -
ber sby pressing th e6 buttonwhen th e
telephon emen uis shown. In this case, th elist
will only sho wnames or phon enumbers.
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Displaying detailsfrom alist entry
Abbreviated list entries can also be shown in full .
XTo callup th etelephon emenu: press th e
% button.
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo selec tCal lLists:turn and press th e
controller .
XTo selectCallsReceivedor CallsDialed:
turn and press th econtroller .
The relevant list is displayed.
XTo highlight th edesire dentry: turn th econ-
troller.
XTo selec tG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectDetail s:turn and press th econ-
troller.
The details are displayed.
XTo go bac kto th elist :slid e8 thecontroller
repeatedly until th elist is highlighted.
Savin gtelephon enumber s
Adding new entries to th eaddress book
XTo cal lup th etelephon emenu: press th e
% button.
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo selec tCal lLists:turn and press th e
controller .
XTo selectCallsReceivedor CallsDialed:
turn and press th econtroller .
The relevant list is displayed.
XTo highlight th edesire dtelephon enumber :
turn th econtroller .
XTo selectG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectSav e:turn and press th econtroller .
XSelectNew Entry.
XSelec t anumber category, e.g. Home.
XSelec t atelephon ecategory, e.g. MobilePhone.
The selecte dcategory is marke dwit h#.
If you hav emarke d anumber as Preferred
,it
is shown at th eto pof th elist and is highligh-
ted.
XSelec tContinue.
The entr yfield fo rth enam eof th ene wcon-
tact is displayed. The entr yfield fo rth etele-
phone number is filled in automatically.
XEnte rcharacters usin gth econtroller
(Ypage 29) or th etouchpad (Ypage 25).
XTo finish and sav ean entry: selec t¬.
The ne wcontact has bee ncreated.
Adding information to an address book
entry
XTo cal lup th etelephon emenu: press th e
% button.
XTo switch to th emen ubar :slid e6 thecon-
troller.
XTo selec tCal lLists:turn and press th e
controller .
XTo selectCallsReceivedor CallsDialed:
turn and press th econtroller .
The relevant list is displayed.
XTo highlight th edesire dtelephon enumber :
turn th econtroller .
XTo selectG: slide9 thecontroller .
XTo selectSav e:turn and press th econtroller .
XSelectAdd to Contac t.
XSelect anumber category, e.g. Home.
XSelec t atelephon ecategory, e.g. MobilePhone.
XSelectContinue.
The address boo kis displayed.
XSearc hfo rth edesire dcontact (Ypage 103).
XPress thecontroller when you hav efinished
searching.
The telephon enumber has bee nsaved.
A maximum of fiv etelephon enumber scan be
saved fo ron econtact .
If fiv enumber sare already stored fo rth eentr y
you are searchin gfor, aprompt will appear ask -
in g whether you wish to overwrit eon eof th e
existin gnumbers.
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Overwriting an entry
XTo selectYes: turn and press the controller.
A list of the existing five numbers is displayed.
XTo select the number to be overwritten from
the list: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
The entry is overwritten with the new tele-
phone number.
Canceling the overwriting of an entry
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
Deleting call lists
Call lists which are generated and managed by
the multimedia system can be deleted in the
multimedia system.
You cannot delete call lists from the multimedia
system which are displayed on a mobile phone
that supports the PBAP Bluetooth
®.
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Delete Call Lists.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish to
delete all call lists.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The call lists are deleted.
or
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
iIf you delete call lists from the mobile phone
(see the manufacturer's operating instruc-
tions), the multimedia system updates the
call list display the next time it connects.
Speed dial lists
Setting up
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo call up the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Speed Dial Preset List.
The speed dial list is displayed.
XTo highlight a memory position for the speed
dial: turn the controller.
If you highlight an entry that already exists in the speed dial list, this is overwritten with the
new entry.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XSelect Assign Speed Dial Preset.
The phone book is displayed.
XSearch for a contact (Ypage 100).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The phone number has been saved as a speed
dial.
Deleting
Deleting a speed dial preset
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo call up the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Speed Dial Preset List.
The speed dial list is displayed.
XTo highlight the memory position you want to
delete: turn the controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select DeleteSpeedDialPreset: turn
and press the controller.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The speed dial preset has been deleted.
Deleting all speed dial presets
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo call up the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Call Lists: turn and press the
controller.
XSelect Speed Dial Preset List.
The speed dial list is displayed.
XTo highlight the desired memory position:
turn the controller.
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XTo selectG: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Delete All Speed Dial Pre‐sets: turn and press the controller.
XTo selectYes: turn and press the controller.
All speed dials are deleted.
Messages (text messages and e-
mails)
General notes
New messages are identified by the /sym-
bol in the display of the multimedia system and
an audible signal. Once you have read all the
messages, the symbol is no longer displayed.
The multimedia system displays the 100 newest
text messages and e-mails.
The ú symbol is displayed when the mobile
phone's message memory is full. The symbol is
no longer displayed if you delete messages on
the mobile phone.
Function restrictions
Text messages cannot be written while the vehi-
cle is in motion.
Requirements
To use the message functions, the connected
mobile phone must support the MAP Bluetooth®
profile. The prompt for the MAP Bluetooth®pro-
file may have to be confirmed on the mobile
phone.
With some mobile phones, some settings still
have to be made after connecting to the multi-
media system (see the manufacturer's operat-
ing instructions). The messages are then dis-
played the next time you connect to the multi-
media system.
An e-mail account must be set up on the mobile
phone for the e-mail function (see the manufac-
turer’s operating instructions).
To read and write e-mails in the multimedia sys- tem, the e-mail account first needs to be con-
figured (
Ypage 113). Some mobile phones with the MAP Blue-
tooth
®profile:
Ronly show new text messages.
Rdo not support the deleting or editing of text
messages.
Rdo not support the drafts folder for text mes-
sages.
Rdo not support the sending of text messages.
Rdo not support the e-mail function.
Rdo not send messages in a locked status.
Not all mobile phones available on the market
are equally suitable. Further information about
settings and supported functions of Bluetooth
®-
capable mobile phones can be found on the
Internet at
http://www.mercedes-benz.com/connect .
Or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
Center at 1-800-FOR-MERCedes
(1-800-367-6372) (for the USA) or Customer
Relations at 1-800-387-0100 (for Canada).
Settings
Calling up the settings menu for mes-
sages
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Settings: turn and press the con-
troller.
The text message settings and the available e-
mail accounts of the connected mobile phone
will be displayed.
Configuring the text messages dis-
played
XCall up the settings menu for messages
(Ypage 112).
XTo highlight Text Message: turn the control-
ler.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
A menu with the following options is shown:
RAll Messages
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All the messages are displayed.
RNew Messages
Only the messages that are new on the
mobile phone are displayed. You can also
display the last 100 text messages using
theDownload
option in the message menu.
ROff
The messages are not displayed automati-
cally. You can display the 100 newest text
messages from the mobile phone using the
Download
option in the message menu.
XTo select the required option: turn and press
the controller.
Configuring the e-mails displayed
XCall up the settings menu for messages
(Ypage 112).
XTo highlight an e-mail account: turn the con-
troller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
A menu with the following options is shown:
RAll Messages
All the messages are displayed.
RNew Messages
Only the messages that are new on the
mobile phone are displayed. You can also
display the last 100 text messages using
the Download
option in the message menu.
ROff
The messages are not displayed automati-
cally. You can display the last 100 text
messages using the Download
option in the
message menu.
Configuring an e-mail account
XCall up the settings menu for messages
(Ypage 112).
XTo select an e-mail account: turn and press
the controller.
The e-mail account is now configured. E-mails
can now be received and sent in the multi-
media system.
Deactivating the e-mail function
XCall up the settings menu for messages
(Ypage 112).
XTo select E-Mail Off: turn and press the
controller.
E-mail reception is deactivated.
Changing the displayed name of the e-
mail account
Some mobile phones:
Rdo not support the changing of the displayed
name
Rsupport only the email address of the email
account
XCall up the settings menu for messages
(Ypage 112).
XTo highlight an e-mail account: turn the con-
troller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Own E-Mail Address: turn and
press the controller.
The input menu for entering your own e-mail
address is displayed.
Downloading messages manually
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Download: turn and press the con-
troller.
Downloading text messages and e-mails
from the phone
XSelect From the Phone.
The messages are downloaded. If you have
selected Automatic Download
in the e-mail
settings, manual downloading is not possible.
Updating from the e-mail server by the
mobile phone
XSelect From the E-Mail Server.
The e-mails in the mobile phone are updated.
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This function is not supported by all mobile
phones.
Reading messages
In the message menu
The message menu contains all the unread text
messages and e-mails. If the corresponding
folder is called up, the messages are displayed
sorted by text messages and e-mails.
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed with the
unread messages.
XTo select the message: turn and press the
controller.
The message text is displayed.
XTo close the message text: press the%
button.
If you want to read messages that have already
been read again, you have to call up the corre-
sponding message folder (
Ypage 114).
In the message folder
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Folder: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Text MessageorE-Mail: turn and
press the controller.
The selected folder is displayed.
XTo select the message: turn and press the
controller.
The message is displayed.
XTo scroll through the message or select phone numbers in the text: turn the controller.
The display scrolls up or down line by line, or
skips to the next or previous telephone num-ber and automatically highlights it.
XTo return to the list: press%.
The following sub-folders can be selected
for text messages and e-mails:
RInbox
This folder contains all the incoming mes-
sages.
ROutbox
This folder contains all the outgoing mes-
sages.
RDrafts
This folder contains all the messages that you
have saved as a draft.
iFolders cannot be selected if they are
empty.
Depending on the mobile phone used, the sub-
folder function may be available.
Read-aloud function for messages
XTo start the read-aloud function: press the
controller when the message is displayed.
XTo select Read Aloud: turn and press the
controller.
The multimedia system reads out the mes-
sage.
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XTo cancel the read-aloud function: press the
8button.
or
XPress the controller, select Cancel Read-Aloud Functionand press the controller
again.
You can set the language (
Ypage 39) and the
speed (Ypage 37) of the read-aloud function.
Displaying details and phone numbers
The multimedia system can also show a short-
ened sender display in full.
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Folder: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Text MessageorE-Mail: turn and
press the controller.
The selected folder is displayed.
XTo highlight the desired message: turn the
controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The detailed view appears.
XTo close the detailed display: slide8 the
controller.
XTo return to the telephone menu: press the
% button.
Writing text messages
Writing a new text message
Observe the requirements for the message func-
tion (Ypage 112).
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select 1: turn and press the controller.
The message menu is displayed.
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select New: turn and press the controller.
XTo selectText Message: turn and press the
controller.
The text message input menu is displayed.
The To:
input line is selected.
Entering a recipient
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 29) or the touchpad (Ypage 25).
or
XTo enter a phone number from the phone
book: select Æ.
The contacts from the address book which
have a phone number are displayed.
XSearch for and select an entry (Ypage 100).
The number is copied to the recipient line.
Entering text and sending text messages
XTo select an input line for text: select 5in the
character bar.
XEnter characters.
The multimedia system contains templates
which you can use to compile your messages
(
Ypage 117).
XTo send the text message: select OK.
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Answering a text message
Observeth erequirements for th emessage func-
tion (Ypage 112).
XDisplay th emessage (Ypage 114).
XPress thecontroller .
XTo selectReply:tur nand press th econtroller .
The text message input men uis displayed.
The addressee' sdetails are automatically fil-
led in usin gth edetails in th eoriginal mes -
sage .
Writing e-mails
Wr iting a new e-mail
Observ eth erequirements for th emessage func-
tion (Ypage 112).
XTo call up th etelephon emenu: press th e
% button.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller .
XTo select 1:turnand press th econtroller .
The message men uis displayed.
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller .
XTo select New:tur nand press th econtroller .
XTo selectE-Mail:tur nand press th econtrol -
ler .
The e-mail input men uappears. The To:
input
lin eis selected.
Entering arecipient
XEnte rcharacters usin gth econtroller
(Ypage 29) or th etouchpad (Ypage 25).
or
XTo insert an e-mail address from th eaddress
book :select Æ.
The contact sfrom th eaddress book whic h
hav ean e-mail address are displayed.
XSearc hfor and select an entr y (Ypage 100).
The e-mail address is copied to th eaddressee
line.
Entering th esubjec t
XTo select th eSubject:input line: select 5in
th echaracte rbar.
XEnte rcharacters.
Entering tex tand sending e-mail s
XTo select an input linefor text :select 5in th e
characte rbar.
XEnte rcharacters.
The multimedia system contain stemplate s
whic hyou can use to compil eyour message s
(
Ypage 117).
XTo sen dth ee-mail: select OK.
Answering an e-mail
Observeth erequirements for th emessage func-
tion (Ypage 112).
XDisplay th emessage (Ypage 114).
XTo call up amenu: press th econtroller .
XTo selectReply:tur nand press th econtroller .
The e-mail input men uappears. The addres-
see's details are automatically filled in usin g
th edetails in th eoriginal message .
When replyin gto an e-mail, you can also select
Reply to All
instead of Reply.In this case,
th ereply is sen tno tjus tto th esender but to all
those who received th eoriginal message .
Forwarding an e-mail
Observ eth erequirements for th emessage func-
tion (Ypage 112).
XDisplay th emessage (Ypage 114).
XTo call up amenu: press th econtroller .
XTo select Forward:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
The input men uappears. The subjec tlin eis
automatically filled in wit hth esam edetails as
those in th eoriginal message .
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Text templates
Using text templates
:Displays text templates
XSelect the input line for a text message
(Ypage 115) or e-mail (Ypage 116).
XTo select text templates :in the character
bar: turn and press the controller.
The text templates are displayed.
XTo select and insert a text template: turn and
press the controller.
The text template is inserted into the text
message or e-mail.
Editing text templates
:Displays text templates
XSelect the input line for a text message
(Ypage 115) or e-mail (Ypage 116).
XTo select text templates :in the character
bar: turn and press the controller.
The text templates are displayed.
XTo highlight the text template to be edited:
turn the controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Edit: turn and press the controller.
The text template is displayed in an input line.
XEdit the text template as desired. Further
information on character entry using the con- troller (
Ypage 29) and on handwriting recog-
nition on the touchpad (Ypage 25).
XTo adopt changes to the text template, select
¬: turn and press the controller.
The text template has been changed.
Calling a text message sender
XDisplay the message (Ypage 114).
XTo call up a menu: press the controller.
XTo select Call Sender: turn and press the
controller.
The call is made.
Using a phone number in the text
Numbers in text messages that are highlighted
can be used.
XTo highlight and select a usable phone num-
ber while the message is displayed: turn and
press the controller.
XTo select Use: press the controller.
XTo selectCall Number: turn and press the
controller.
The call is made.
iIt is possible that a highlighted numerical
sequence may not contain a telephone num-
ber.
Storing a sender as a new entry in the
address book
Storing the sender of a text message
XTo call up the menu when a text message is
displayed: press the controller.
XTo select Save Number: turn and press the
controller.
XTo select NewEntry: turn and press the con-
troller.
XSelect a number category, e.g. Home.
XSelect a telephone category, e.g. MobilePhone.
XSelectContinue.
The input line for the name of the new contact
is displayed. The input line for the telephone
number is filled in automatically.
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XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 29) or the touchpad (Ypage 25).
XTo finish the entry: selectOK.
The new contact has been created.
Saving the sender of an e-mail
XTo call up the menu when an e-mail is dis-
played: press the controller.
XTo select SaveSender'sE-MailAddress:
turn and press the controller.
XTo select NewEntry: turn and press the con-
troller.
The input line for the name of the new contact
is displayed. The input line for the e-mail
address is filled in automatically.
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 29) or the touchpad (Ypage 25).
XTo finish the entry: select OK.
The new contact has been created.
Adding the sender to an address book
entry
Storing the sender of a text message
XTo call up the menu when a text message is
displayed: press the controller.
XTo select Save Number: turn and press the
controller.
XTo select AddPhoneNumber: turn and press
the controller.
XTo select a category for the number, e.g.
Home: turn the controller and press to confirm.
XTo select a telephone category, e.g. MobilePhone: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
XTo select Continue: turn and press the con-
troller.
The address book is displayed.
XSearch for the desired entry (Ypage 103).
XPress the controller when you have finished
searching.
The telephone number has been added.
A maximum of five entries can be saved for
one category.
Saving the sender of an e-mail
XTo call up the menu when an e-mail is dis-
played: press the controller.
XTo select SaveSender'sE-MailAddress:
turn and press the controller.
XTo select Add: turn and press the controller.
The address book is displayed.
XSearch for the desired entry (Ypage 103).
XPress the controller when you have finished
searching.
The e-mail address has been added.
Deleting messages
XCall up the message folder (Ypage 114).
XTo select the message: turn and press the
controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Delete: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The message is deleted.
iThis delete function is not supported by all
mobile phones. The Delete failed.mes-
sage then appears.
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