MERCEDES-BENZ C-CLASS CABRIOLET 2018 COMAND Manual

make another call during an existing call. The
previously active call is held.
:Adds a call
XTo select°2: turn and press the controller.
XTo make a call, for example:
Rusing the telephone menu (Ypage 97)
Rusing redial (Ypage 98)
Rusing the call lists (Ypage 98)
Rusing the phone book (Ypage 98)
Rusing speed dial (Ypage 98)
Switching the microphone on/off
This function is available in the telephone menu
during an active phone call.
Switching off the microphone:
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select Microphone Off: turn and press
the controller.
If the microphone is switched off, the Q
symbol and the The microphone is off.
message are displayed.
Switching on the microphone:
XSelect Microphone On.
The Qsymbol disappears. The The micro‐
phone is on.message is shown.
Sending DTMF tones
This function is not supported by all mobile
phones.
Answering machines or other devices can be
controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remote query
functions.
XIf you would like to listen to the messages on
your answering machine, for example, dial the
corresponding number. Transmitting individual characters
XOnce a connection has been established to
the answer phone, select the desired charac-
ters in the telephone menu: turn and press the
controller each time.
Every character selected will be transmitted
immediately.
Calls with several participants
Switching between calls (call waiting)
If you make another call, you can switch
between the two calls (call waiting). This func-
tion depends on your mobile phone network
provider and the mobile phone (see the manu-
facturer's operating instructions).
The calls are marked 1 and 2. The active call is
highlighted.
Switching between the calls
XTo select °1or°2: turn and press the con-
troller.
or
XPress 6on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The selected call is active. The other call is on
hold.
Ending the active call
XTo select =in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The other call is still on hold.
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XTo activate the call on hold: selectwResume.
The call on hold is activated. If you select
=
HangUp, the call on hold is also ended.
iOn some mobile phones, the call on hold is
activated as soon as the active call is ended.
Conference call
You can interconnect active and held calls. This
permits several parties to hear one another and
speak with one another. This function depends
on your mobile phone network provider and the
mobile phone (see the manufacturer's operating
instructions).
XAdd a call (Ypage 98).
or
XAnswer an incoming call (Ypage 100).
XTo select Conferencein the telephone menu:
turn and press the controller.
The new participant is included in the confer-
ence call. Conference
is displayed in the tele-
phone menu.
Incoming call during an existing call
(call waiting)
The call waiting function depends on your
mobile phone network provider and your mobile
phone. Depending on the mobile phone used,
behavior when answering a call may vary (see
the manufacturer's operating instructions).
Call waiting: if you receive a call while already
in a call, a message is shown. You also hear a
tone. You can decide whether to accept or reject
the call. Accepting
XTo select
wAccept: press the controller.
or
XPress 6on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The incoming call is active, the previously
active call is on hold. You can switch back and
forth between both calls (call waiting)
(
Ypage 99).
iDepending on the mobile phone, you may
also be able to accept the incoming call (call
waiting) on your mobile phone. This function
and behavior depends on your mobile phone
network provider and the mobile phone (see
the manufacturer's operating instructions).
Rejecting
XTo select =Reject: turn and press the
controller.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The behavior after the call is rejected depends
on your mobile phone and mobile phone net-
work provider.
Option 1: The originally active call is contin-
ued and the incoming call is rejected.
Option 2: The originally active call is ended
and the incoming call is accepted.
Option 3: Both calls are ended.
Ending an active call
XTo select =in the telephone menu: turn
and press the controller.
or
XPress ~on the multifunction steering
wheel.
The active call is ended.
Mobile phone voice recognition
You can start or end voice recognition on your
mobile phone with this function. Further infor-
mation on the voice recognition service (see the
manufacturer's operating instructions).
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Starting the mobile phone voice recognition
XConnect the mobile phone to the multimedia
system (Ypage 92).
XPress and hold theóbutton on the multi-
function steering wheel for more than one
second.
You can now use the mobile phone voice rec-
ognition.
Ending the mobile phone voice recognition
XPress ñon the multifunction steering
wheel.
The mobile phone voice recognition is stop-
ped.
Phone book
Introduction
The phone book displays the contacts from the
address book which have a phone number.
The phone book of the mobile phone is auto-
matically displayed in the multimedia system
after the connection is established (default set-
ting). You can deactivate automatic calling up
(
Ypage 108).
In the phone book, you can:
RCreate new contacts (Ypage 102)
RAdd information to contacts (Ypage 102)
RSearch for contacts (Ypage 101)
RStore contacts (Ypage 103)
RDelete contacts (Ypage 103)
Further information on importing contacts
(
Ypage 109).
When you import, save, edit or add contacts,
they will be permanently saved in the multime-
dia system. These contacts will remain available
even when you connect the multimedia system
to a different mobile phone. You can view these contacts even without a mobile phone.
Calling up the phone book
XTo call up the telephone menu: press the
% button.
XTo select thesymbol in the telephone
menu: turn and press the controller.
If the phone book contains contacts, they will
be displayed in alphabetical order. The char-
acter bar at the bottom of the display is active. You can now search for a contact
(
Ypage 101).
Further information on the symbols shown
(
Ypage 101).
iYou can also call up the phone book with the
multifunction steering wheel; see the vehicle
Operator's Manual.
Symbol overview
Sym-
bolExplanation
ÆContact that has been entered, edi-
ted or saved in the multimedia sys-
tem
\Contact with voice tag
These contacts have also been
assigned a voice tag. For more infor-
mation, see the separate operating
instructions.
ÃContact that was called up from a
mobile phone
¯Contact imported from the SD mem-
ory card or USB device
®Contact imported via the Bluetooth®
interface
Searching for a contact
Using the character bar
You determine the first letter of the contact you
are looking for with the first character you enter.
XTo select characters: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
The first contact with the selected first char-
acter is highlighted in the phone book. If there
are similar contacts, the next different char-
acter is shown. For example, with contacts
such as Jana
andJohn, the beginnings of the
names are identical. The next different char-
acter A
andOare offered for selection.
XSelect the characters of the contact you are
searching for one by one, pressing and con-
firming with the controller each time.
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XTo select¬: turn and press the controller.
The contacts in the phone book are displayed.
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The Gsymbol indicates that a contact contains
more than one phone number.
XTo select a contact with the Gsymbol: turn
the controller and press to confirm.
The phone numbers are displayed. The G
symbol changes to I.
Back to the character bar
XPress the %button repeatedly until the
character bar is displayed.
Information about character entry (
Ypage 30).
Using the touchpad
You determine the first letter of the contact you
are looking for with the first character you enter.
XDraw the letter on the touchpad surface.
The first contact with the selected first char-
acter is highlighted in the phone book.
Further information on handwriting recogni-
tion on the touchpad (
Ypage 26).
XDraw additional letters on the touchpad sur-
face one after another.
XTo complete the search and return to the
phone book: press the touchpad.
XTo select and call the contact: glide up or
down and press.
Using the multifunction steering wheel
XDial a number from the phone book; see the
vehicle Operator's Manual.
Displaying the details of a contact
XTo highlight a contact in the phone book: turn
the controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Details: turn and press the con-
troller.
The detailed view appears.
Closing the detailed display
XTo select %: slide 8the controller.
Adding a new contact
XSlide 5the controller repeatedly in the
phone book until the selection list appears.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select New: 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.
If you have marked a number as favored, it
appears at the top of the list and is highligh-
ted.
XTo select Continue: turn and press the con-
troller.
The input menu with input lines is displayed.
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 30) or the touchpad (Ypage 26).
XTo finish and save an entry: select ¬.
The contact is created in the phone book and
in the address book.
Adding information to a contact
You can add a telephone number to an existing
contact.
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XTo highlight a contact in the phone book: turn
the controller.
XTo selectG: slide 9the controller.
XTo select AddPhoneNo.: 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.
If you have marked a number as favored, it
appears at the top of the list and is highligh-
ted.
XTo select Continue: turn and press the con-
troller.
An input line appears.
XEnter the telephone number.
XSelect ¬.
A maximum of five entries can be saved for one
category.
If five numbers are already stored for the entry
you are searching for, a prompt will appear ask-
ing whether you wish to overwrite one of the
existing numbers.
Overwriting an entry
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
A list of the existing five phone numbers is
displayed.
XTo select the number to be overwritten from
the list: turn the controller and press to con-
firm.
The entry field for the new phone number is
displayed.
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 30) or the touchpad (Ypage 26).
Canceling the overwriting of an entry
XTo select No: turn and press the controller.
The process is canceled.
Saving a contact
Saved contacts are indicated in the phone book
by different symbols (Ypage 101).
XSearch for a contact on the mobile phone
à (Ypage 101).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Save: turn and press the controller.
The contact has now been saved. The contact
is identified by the Æsymbol in the phone
book.
iSaved contacts are also displayed in the
address book.
Saving or editing the contact data in the mul-
timedia system does not change the contacts
on the mobile phone. If automatic calling-up
of phone contacts is activated, the multime-
dia system displays the copy Æwith the
changed data.
To add additional data, such as additional
phone numbers or e-mail addresses, select
this contact. In this way, you avoid creating
additional copies of the mobile phone entry.
Deleting a name
You can delete contacts that have been added,
supplemented, saved or imported in the multi-
media system.
If there are only phone numbers saved under the
contact, the contact is deleted from the phone
book and the address book.
If there are additional entries under the contact,
such as a navigable destination, only the phone
numbers are deleted. The contact is retained in
the address book with the remaining entries.
XTo highlight a contact in the phone book: turn
the controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Delete Entry: turn and press the
controller.
A prompt appears asking whether the contact
should be deleted.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The phone number is deleted.
Closing the phone book
XTo select &from the character bar: turn the
controller and press to confirm.
or
XPress the %button.
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Addressbook
Introduction
Always pay attention to traffic conditions.
Familiariz eyourself wit hth eaddress book func-
tion sbefore beginning your journey.
You can use th emultimedia system when th e
road and traffic condition spermit .You could
otherwise become involved in an acciden tin
whic hyou or other scould be injured .
The address book displays all th econtact sfrom
th evarious source s(mobile phone ,memory
card, US Bdevice ,th ephone book of th emulti-
media system, navigation).
You can use th econtact sto mak etelephon e
calls, navigat eand to writ emessages.
If amobile phone is connecte dto th emultimedia
system and automatic calling up is activated
(
Ypage 108), th emobile phone's contact sare
displayed in th eaddress book .If you disconnect
th emobile phone from th emultimedia system,
these contact sare no longer displayed in th e
address book .
When you import ,save, edit or add contacts,
they will be saved in th emultimedia system.
These contact swill remain available eve nwhen
you connec tth emultimedia system to adiffer -
en tmobile phone .You can vie wthese contact s
eve nwithout amobile phone .
iThe address book can store atotal of 5,000
contacts:
R2000 entries are reserved for permanentl y
s
aved contact s
R3000 entries are reserved for contact sthat
you can load from th emobile phone
iBefor eselling your vehicle, delete th econ-
tacts saved in th emultimedia system usin g
th ereset function (
Ypage 43).
Calling up the address book
XTo call up thetelephon emenu: press th e
% button.
XTo display th emain function bar: slid e5 the
controller .
XTo selectPhone:tur nand press th econtroller .
XTo select AddressBoo k:tur nand press th e
controller .
XTo browse in th eaddress book :tur nth econ-
troller .
An address book entr ycan also include apic -
ture. This is shown to th elef tof th eaddress
data. Address book entries wit hpictures can
only be created by importing vCards (vc f
files). Further information on importing
vCards (
Ypage 109). The qualit yof th epic -
tur edepend son th epicture's resolution .
Searching for a contact
Using the cha racter bar
XCall up th eaddress book (Ypage 104).
XTo switch to th emen ubar: slid e6 thecon-
troller .
XTo select Search:tur nand press th econtrol -
ler .
XTo select characters: tur nth econtroller and
press to confirm .
The first contact wit hth eselected first char-
acter is highlighte din th ephone book .If there
are similar contacts, th enext differen tchar-
acter is shown. Fo rexample, wit hcontact s
suc has Jan a
and John,th ebeginning sof th e
names are identical. The next differen tchar-
acter A
andOare offere dfor selection .
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XSelect the characters of the contact you are
searching for one by one, pressing and con-
firming with the controller each time.
XTo complete the search: slide5the con-
troller repeatedly until the character bar dis-
appears.
or
XTo select ¬: turn and press the controller.
The contacts in the address book are dis-
played.
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
Information about character entry (
Ypage 30).
Using the touchpad
XCall up the address book (Ypage 104).
XTo switch to the menu bar: glide down.
XSelect Search.
XDraw the letter on the touchpad surface.
The first contact with the selected first char-
acter is highlighted in the address book.
Further information on handwriting recogni-
tion on the touchpad (
Ypage 26).
XDraw additional letters on the touchpad sur-
face one after another.
XTo complete the search and return to the
phone book: press the touchpad.
XTo select and call the contact: glide up or
down and press.
Adding a new contact
You can enter address data directly into the
address book. If you store telephone numbers in
the phone book of the multimedia system, these
are also saved in the address book. If you store
a navigation destination, the multimedia system
creates an address book entry that includes the
complete navigable address data.
XCall up the address book (Ypage 104).
XTo switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
XTo select New: turn and press the controller.
The surname and first name input lines are
displayed.
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 30) or the touchpad (Ypage 26).
XTo save the surname and first name: select
¬.
The details for the contact are displayed.
XTo add a desired entry (e.g. Add E-MailAddress): turn and press the controller.
Depending on the type of entry, the corre-
sponding input menu appears.
XEnter characters using the controller
(Ypage 30) or the touchpad (Ypage 26).
XTo finish and save an entry: select ¬.
Displaying contact details
XCall up the address book (Ypage 104).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
The entries can be categorized as follows:
\ Business details
6 Home details
iAn address book entry can contain the fol-
lowing information:
Rname
Rfirst name
Rcompany
Rup to five telephone numbers
Rtwo email addresses
RInternet address
Rtwo addresses
Rtwo navigation addresses (transferred from
navigation(Ypage 58))
Rgeo-coordinates
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Adding information to a contact
XCall up theaddress book (Ypage 104).
XTo selectacontact :tur nand press th econ-
troller .
The details for th econtact are displayed.
XTo add adesired entr y(e.g. Add E-MailAddres s): turnand press th econtroller .
Dependin gon th etyp eof entry, th ecorre-
sponding input men uappears.
XEnte rcharacters usin gth econtroller
(Ypage 30) or th etouchpad (Ypage 26).
XTo finish and sav ean entry: select ¬.
A maximum of fiv etelephon enumber scan be
saved for on econtact .
Starting route guidance to an address
or geo-coor dinates
If an address wit h aZIP code is saved, th e
address can be used for rout eguidance .If th e
ZIP code canno tbe assigned to an exact
address ,you can adjust th edestination subse-
quentl yusin gth econtroller .
XCall up theaddress book (Ypage 104).
XTo selectacontact :tur nand press th econ-
troller .
The details for th econtact are displayed.
XTo select an address :tur nand press th econ-
troller .
or
XTo select an entr ywit hgeo-coordinates: tur n
and press th econtroller .
The navigation men uis displayed.
XTo select StartRouteGuidance:slid e6
and press th econtroller .
The rout eto th edestination address is calcu-
lated and rout eguidance starts.
Making a call
XCall up th eaddress book (Ypage 104).
XTo selectacontact :tur nand press th econ-
troller .
The details for th econtact are displayed.
XTo select atelephon enumber :tur nand press
th econtroller .
The number is dialed .Further information
about th efunction sduring acall (
Ypage 98).
Sending text messages
XCall up th eaddress book (Ypage 104).
XTo selectacontact :tur nand press th econ-
troller .
The details for th econtact are displayed.
XTo highligh tth etelephon enumber :tur nth e
controller .
XTo select G:slide9 thecontroller .
XTo select SendTex tMessag e:tur nand
press th econtroller .
The entr yfields for atext message are dis-
played (
Ypage 116).
Observ eth erequirements for th emessage func-
tion (
Ypage 113).
Sending an e-mail
XCall up th eaddress book (Ypage 104).
XSelectan entry: tur nand press th econtroller .
The details for th econtact are displayed.
XTo select an e-mail address :tur nand press
th econtroller .
The entr yfields for an e-mail are displayed
(
Ypage 116).
Observ eth erequirements for th emessage func-
tion (
Ypage 113).
Displaying sub-entry inform ation
XCall up theaddress book (Ypage 104).
XSelectan entry: tur nand press th econtroller .
The details for th econtact are displayed.
XTo highligh tth edesired entry: tur nth econ-
troller .
XTo select G:slide9 thecontroller .
XTo select Details:tur nand press th econ-
troller .
The display is shown in full.
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Editing a contact
XCall up the address book (Ypage 104).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
XTo highlight the desired entry: turn the con-
troller.
XTo selectG: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Edit: turn and press the controller.
The entry field for the selected entry is dis-
played.
Information about character entry (
Ypage 30).
Changing the category of an entry
XCall up the address book (Ypage 104).
XSelect an entry: turn and press the controller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
XTo highlight the desired entry: turn the con-
troller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Change Category: turn and press
the controller.
XTo select a category: turn the controller and
press to confirm.
Storing the phone number as a speed
dial number
XCall up the address book (Ypage 104).
XSelect an entry: turn and press the controller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
XTo highlight the desired telephone number:
turn the controller.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Speed Dial: turn and press the
controller.
XTo select AssignSpeedDialPreset: turn
and press the controller.
XTo select a memory position for the speed
dial: turn and press the controller.
The phone number has been saved as a speed
dial.
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 a voice tag
XCall up the address book (Ypage 104).
XSearch for an address book entry with or with-
out a voice tag ¦(Ypage 104).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select VoiceTag: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Add: turn and press the controller.
Subsequent operation is voice-controlled.
The Voice Control System guides you through
the dialogs.
Deleting a voice tag
XCall up the address book (Ypage 104).
XSearch for an address book entry with a voice
tag (Ypage 104).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select VoiceTag: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Delete: turn and press the control-
ler.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The voice tag is deleted.
Listening to a voice tag
XSearch for an address book entry with a voice
tag (Ypage 104).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
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XTo selectVoiceTag: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Listen: turn and press the control-
ler.
You hear the voice tag.
Changing the display and sorting cri-
teria for contacts
XCall up the address book (Ypage 104).
XTo show the menu bar: slide 6the control-
ler.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Display and Sorting: turn and
press the controller.
You have the following options:
RLast Name, First Name(default setting)
The contacts are sorted by surname and dis-
played with a comma.
RLast Name First Name
The contacts are sorted by surname and dis-
played without a comma.
RFirst Name Last Name
The contacts are sorted by first name and dis-
played without a comma.
XTo select the required option: turn and press
the controller.
The contacts are sorted and displayed
according to the selection.
Automatically importing contacts
from the phone
Depending on the mobile phone used, you can
set whether the contacts should be called up
automatically after the mobile phone is connec-
ted to the multimedia system.
XConnect a mobile phone (Ypage 92).
XCall up the address book (Ypage 104).
XTo show the menu bar: slide 6the control-
ler.
XTo select Options: turn and press the con-
troller.
XTo select Automatically Import Con‐tacts from Phone: turn and press the con-
troller.
You can allow Oor deactivate ªthe auto-
matic download.
Saving a contact
Saved contacts are indicated in the phone book
by different symbols (Ypage 101).
XCall up the address book (Ypage 104).
XTo select a contact: turn and press the con-
troller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Save: turn and press the controller.
The contact has now been saved.
iIf the saved address book entry contains a
phone number, the entry is also displayed in
the phone book.
Saving or editing the contact data in the mul-
timedia system does not change the contacts
on the mobile phone. If automatic download-
ing of phone contacts is activated, the multi-
media system displays the copy ¥with the
changed data. To add additional data, such as additional phone numbers or e-mail
addresses, select this contact. In this way,
you avoid creating additional copies of the
mobile phone entry.
Deleting a name
XCall up the address book (Ypage 104).
XSearch for a contact (Ypage 104).
XTo select G: slide 9the controller.
XTo select Delete Entry: turn and press the
controller.
XTo select Yes: turn and press the controller.
The contact is deleted.
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