bluetooth MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class SEDAN 2017 W205 Comand Manual

Index
....................................................... 4Introduction
......................................... 15
Operating safety .................................... 15
Data stored in the vehicle ...................... 16
Information on copyright ...................... .18
Your multimedia system equipment ...... 18 Overview and operation
.....................19
Overview ................................................ 19
Touchpad .............................................. .23
Basic functions ...................................... 28
Character entry (telephony) ................... 30
Character entry (navigation) .................. 31
Favorites ................................................ 33 System settings
.................................. 35
Your multimedia system equipment ...... 35
Important safety notes .......................... 35
Display settings ..................................... 35
Time settings ........................................ .36
Text reader settings ...............................38
Voice Control System settings ............... 38
Wi-Fi ...................................................... 38
Bluetooth ®
settings ............................... 40
Automatic volume adjustment ............... 40
Setting the system language .................41
Calling up and editing the Favorites
function ................................................ .41
Importing/exporting data ...................... 42
Reset function ....................................... 43 Vehicle functions
................................ 44
Your multimedia system equipment ...... 44
Important safety notes .......................... 44
Vehicle settings .....................................44
360° camera ......................................... 46
Rear view camera .................................. 47
Climate control settings ........................ 48
DYNAMIC SELECT .................................. 50 Navigation
........................................... 53
Your multimedia system equipment ...... 53
Introduction .......................................... .53Basic settings ........................................ 55
Destination entry ................................... 57
Personal POIs and routes ...................... 67
Route guidance ...................................... 71
Real-time traffic reports ......................... 77
Storing destinations ............................... 80
Map functions ........................................ 82
Navigation functions .............................. 87
Problems with the navigation system .... 89 Telephone
............................................ 91
Your multimedia system equipment ...... 91
Important safety notes .......................... 91
General notes ........................................ 91
Telephone menu .................................... 92
Connecting/disconnecting a mobile
phone .................................................... 92
Reception and transmission volume ...... 96
Using the telephone .............................. 97
Mobile phone voice recognition ........... 100
Phone book ......................................... 101
Address book ...................................... 104
Call lists ............................................... 110
Speed dial lists .................................... 112
Messages (text messages and e-
mails) ................................................... 113 Online and Internet functions
..........120
Your multimedia system equipment .... 120
Important safety notes ........................ 120
General notes ...................................... 120
Conditions for access .......................... 120
Setting up an Internet connection
(Canada) .............................................. 121
Establishing/ending the connection .... 124
Mercedes-Benz Apps ........................... 125
Mercedes-Benz Companion ................. 125
Web browser ...................................... .127 Radio
.................................................. 132
Your multimedia system equipment .... 132
Switching on the radio ......................... 132
Overview .............................................. 132
Setting the waveband .......................... 132
Station ................................................. 133
Tagging music tracks ........................... 135 2
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Displaying station information ............
.135
Calling up sound settings .................... 135
Displaying information ......................... 135
Satellite radio ...................................... 136 Media
................................................. 141
Your multimedia system equipment .... 141
Activating media mode ........................ 141
Audio/video mode ............................... 142
Media search ....................................... 147
Media Register ................................... .149
Bluetooth ®
audio mode ....................... 152
Operation with the Media Interface ..... 157
Video DVD mode ................................. 159
Picture viewer ...................................... 163 Sound
................................................. 165
Your multimedia system equipment .... 165
Sound settings ..................................... 165
Burmester ®
surround sound system .... 166 SIRIUS Weather
................................ 168
Your multimedia system equipment .... 168
Weather forecasts ............................... 168 Contents
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1, 2, 3 ...
360° camera Displaying images ............................ 46
Opening the camera cover for
cleaning (COMAND) .........................47
Setting s........................................... 47
Switching on/of f.............................. 46 A
Access data of the mobile phone
network provider
Deleting ......................................... 124
Editing ........................................... 123
Making entries ............................... 122
Selecting ........................................ 122
Acoustic locking confirmation
Activating/deactivating
(COMAND) ....................................... 45
Activating media mode
General notes ................................ 141
Switching on automatically ............ 142
Adding bookmarks ............................ 128
Address
Entering (navigation) ........................ 57
Address book
Adding a new contact .................... 105
Adding information to a contact .... 106
Automatically importing contacts
from the phone .............................. 108
Browsing ........................................ 104
Calling up ....................................... 104
Changing the category of an entry .. 107 Changing the display and sorting
criteria for contacts ....................... 108
Deleting contacts ........................... 108
Deleting imported contacts ........... 110
Displaying contact details .............. 105
Editing a contact ............................ 107
Entering characters ......................... 30
Importing contacts ........................ 109
Introduction ................................... 104
Making a call ................................. 106
Receiving vCards ........................... 109
Saving a contact ............................ 108
Searching for a contact ................. 104
Sending e-mails ............................. 106 Sending text messages .................. 106
Starting route guidance ................. 106
Storing a phone number as a
speed dial number ......................... 107
Voice tags ...................................... 107
Address entry menu
Navigation ........................................ 57
Adjusting the volume
COMAND ......................................... 28
Media source ................................... 28
Traffic announcements .................... 28
Alternative Route ................................ 75
Ambient lighting
Setting (COMAND) ........................... 44
Asterisk key
see Favorites button
Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
Activating ....................................... 145
Bluetooth ®
audio mode ................. 152
Connecting USB device s................ 145
Data media, file systems, formats .. 142
Gracenote ®
Media Database ......... 147
Inserting/removing a CD/DVD
(single drive) .................................. 144
Media interface .............................. 157
Media Register ............................... 149
Media search ................................. 147
Overview menu .............................. 144
Playback options ........................... 145
SD card .......................................... 144
Search menu ................................. 147
Selecting a track ............................ 146
Sound settings ............................... 165
Stop and playback function ........... 146
Automatic folding mirror function
Activating/deactivating
(COMAND) ....................................... 45
Automatic locking feature
Activating/deactivating
(COMAND) ....................................... 45
Automatic time
Switching on/of f.............................. 36
Automatic volume adjustment
General information ......................... 40
Switching on/of f.............................. 41
Avoiding an area .................................. 854
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B
Back button ......................................... 21
Blootooth ®
Connecting a different mobile
phone .............................................. 95
Bluetooth ®
Activating audio mode ................... 153
Activating/deactivating ................... 40
Audio device mode and searching
for mobile phones .......................... 157
Basic display (audio mode) ............ 153
Connecting audio devices .............. 154
De-authorizing (de-registering) a
device ............................................ 157
Device list ...................................... 154
Displaying connection details .......... 96
Displaying details ........................... 155
Entering the passcode ..................... 94
External authorization (audio
device) ........................................... 154
General information ......................... 40
Increasing the volume using
COMAND ....................................... 156
Interface .......................................... 91
Introduction ..................................... 91
Playback options ........................... 156
Preparation .................................... 152
Reconnecting an audio device ....... 156
Searching for a mobile phone .......... 93
Selecting a playback option ........... 156
Selecting a track ............................ 155
Starting and stopping playback ..... 155
Starting playback if the Blue-
tooth ®
audio device has been
stopped ......................................... 155
Telephony ........................................ 92
Telephony notes .............................. 91
Burmester ®
surround sound sys-
tem
Balance/fader ............................... 167
Calling up the sound menu ............ 166
Equalizer ........................................ 166
Equipment ..................................... 166
Surround sound ............................. 167
Buttons and controller ........................ 21 C
Call lists Displaying details ........................... 110
Opening and selecting an entry ..... 110
Saving an entry in the address
book .............................................. 111
Calling up the compass display ......... 88
Car pool lanes ...................................... 56
Category list (music search) ............ 148
CD
Inserting ........................................ 144
Notes on discs ............................... 143
Characters
Entering (navigation) ........................ 31
Climate control
Calling up climate control
(COMAND) ....................................... 49
Calling up the climate control bar
(COMAND) ....................................... 48
COMAND ......................................... 48
Cooling with air dehumidification
(COMAND) ....................................... 50
Ionization (COMAND) ....................... 49
Overview .......................................... 48
Perfume atomizer (COMAND) .......... 49
Pre-entry climate control
(COMAND) ....................................... 49
Pre-entry climate control at
departure time (COMAND) ............... 49
Pre-entry climate control using
the key (COMAND) .......................... 49
Setting the air distribution
(COMAND) ....................................... 48
Setting the airflow (COMAND) ......... 48
Setting the climate mode
(COMAND) ....................................... 49
Setting the temperature
(COMAND) ....................................... 48
Switching ionization on/off
(COMAND) ....................................... 49
Switching on/off (COMAND) ........... 50
Climate control bar
Calling up ......................................... 48
COMAND
Basic display menu .......................... 29
Basic functions ................................ 28
Controller ......................................... 21 Index
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Map (navigation)
3D map ............................................ 82
Adjusting the scale ......................... .82
Building images ................................ 84
Displaying the next intersection ...... 83
Elevation modeling ........................... 84
Map heading up ............................... 82
Map settings .................................... 82
Moving ............................................. 54
North orientation ............................. 82
Notes ............................................... 82
Rotating the 3D map ........................ 84
Selecting POI symbols on the
map ................................................. 83
Selecting text information on the
map ................................................. 83
Showing the map version ................. 84
Switching highway information
on/off .............................................. 83
Updating .......................................... 86
Map functions ...................................... 82
Media Interface
Basic display .................................. 157
Playback options ........................... 159
Search ........................................... 158
Selecting a music file .................... .158
Supported devices ......................... 157
Supported file formats ................... 158
Switching to Media Interface ......... 157
Video function ............................... 159
Media mode
Bluetooth ®
Audio ........................... 152
Connections for external media
sources .......................................... 141
Switching on .................................. 141
Media Register
Basic displa y.................................. 149
Calling up memory space informa-
tion ................................................ 152
Copying files .................................. 149
Deleting all files ............................. 151
Renaming/deleting files ................ 151
Selecting a playback mode ............ 152
Switching on .................................. 149
Media search
By folder ........................................ 148
Category list .................................. 148
Current track list ............................ 148 General notes ................................ 147
Keyword search ............................. 149
Music genres ................................. 148
Selecting by cove
r......................... 148
Starting the media search .............. 147
Mercedes-Benz Apps
Calling up ....................................... 125
Mercedes-Benz Companion
Authorizing .................................... 126
Displaying vehicle data .................. 127
Door-to-door navigation (transfer-
ring a destination from an external device) ........................................... 126
Door-to-door navigation (transfer-
ring a destination from the vehi-
cle) ................................................ 126
Introduction ................................... 125
Navigating to the vehicle ............... 127
Requirements ................................ 125
Microphone, switching on/off ........... 99
Mobile phone
Authorizing ....................................... 94
Connecting (Bluetooth ®
inter-
face) ................................................ 92
Connecting another mobile
phone .............................................. 95
De-authorizing ................................. 96
Displaying Bluetooth ®
connection
details .............................................. 96
Enabling for Internet access .......... 121
Monitor
see COMAND display
MP3
Copyright ....................................... 143
Stop and playback function ........... 146
see Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
Multimedia system
see Display
Music
see Audio CD/DVD and MP3 mode
MUSIC REGISTER
General notes ................................ 149
My address
Saving .............................................. 58 8
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Street name announcements
Switching on/off (COMAND) ........... 56
Switching between summer time
and standard time ...............................36
Switching on media mode
Using the Media button ................. 141
Via the device list .......................... 142
Via the main function bar ............... 141
System settings
Automatic volume adjustment ......... 40
Bluetooth ®
....................................... 40
Date .................................................36
Importing/exporting data ................ 42
Language .........................................41
Text reader speed ............................38
Time .................................................36
Time zone ........................................36
Voice Control System ...................... 38 T
Telephone Accepting a call (COMAND) .............97
Adding a call .................................... 98
Adjusting the volume for calls .......... 28
Authorizing a mobile phone (con-
necting) ............................................ 94
Call lists ......................................... 110
Call waiting .................................... 100
Calling up the telephone menu ........ 92
Calls with several participants ......... 99
Conference calls .............................. 99
Connecting a mobile phone (gen-
eral information) .............................. 92
De-authorizing (disconnecting) a
mobile phone ................................... 96
Deleting a speed dial preset .......... 112
Deleting messages ........................ 119
Displaying Bluetooth ®
connection
details .............................................. 96
Downloading messages manuall y.. 114
E-mail ............................................. 113
E-mail requirements ....................... 113
E-mail settings ............................... 113
Ending an active call ...................... 100
Entering a number ........................... 97
Entering phone numbers .................. 97 Establishing the connection from
the mobile phone ............................. 95
Function restrictions ........................ 92
Functions available during a cal l...... 98
General notes .................................. 91
Incoming call during an existing
call ................................................. 100
Making a call .................................... 97
Message conditions ....................... 113
Message settings ........................... 113
Operating options ............................ 91
Phone book .................................... 101
Reading messages ......................... 115
Reception and transmission vol-
ume ................................................. 96
Reconnecting a mobile phone
automaticall y................................... 95
Redialing .......................................... 97
Rejecting a call (COMAND) .............. 97
Safety notes ..................................... 91
Sending DTMF tones ........................ 99
Setting up a speed dial .................. 112
Switching between calls (call wait-
ing) .................................................. 99
Switching between mobile
phones ............................................. 95
Switching the microphone on/of f.... 99
Telephone menu overview ............... 92
Text message conditions ............... 113
Text message settings ................... 113
Text messages (SMS) .................... 113
Toggling ........................................... 99
Using the telephone ......................... 97
Writing e-mails ............................... 117
Writing text messages ................... 116
Telephone number
Entering ........................................... 97
Text messages (SMS)
Calling the sender .......................... 118
Calling up the settings menu ......... 113
Configuring the text messages
displayed ....................................... 113
Deleting ......................................... 119
Displaying details ........................... 116
Downloading manually ................... 114
Editing text templates .................... 118
Inbox .............................................. 115
Reading .......................................... 115 12
Index

Changing the name of the SSID
X
To select Vehicle
Vehiclefrom the main function bar:
turn and press the controller.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
X Select System Settings
System Settings.
X Select WiFi
WiFi.
The Wi-Fi menu appears.
X Select Change SSID
Change SSID.
A dialog for entering the SSID appears.
X Enter the new SSID.
X Select 0054.
X Press the controller.
From now on, when establishing a connec-
tion, the vehicle will be shown with the new
SSID both on the device to be connected and
in the Connect
Connect Using UsingSecurity
Security Key
Keymenu.
i Device connections established using the
previous SSID will no longer work after the
SSID is changed. You have to reconnect these
devices (Y page 39). Bluetooth
®
settings General information about Blue-
tooth ®
Bluetooth ®
-capable devices, e. g. mobile
phones, need to comply with a certain profile in
order to be connected to the multimedia sys-
tem. Every Bluetooth ®
device has its own spe-
cific Bluetooth ®
name.
Bluetooth ®
technology is a standard for short
range wireless data transmissions up to approx-
imately 10 m. You can use Bluetooth
®
to connect your mobile
phone to the multimedia system, for example:
R use the hands-free system
R establish an Internet connection
R listen to music using Bluetooth ®
Audio
R exchange vCards
Bluetooth ®
is a registered trademark of Blue-
tooth Special Interest Group (SIG) Inc. Activating/deactivating Bluetooth
®
X Press the 00D4button.
or X Press Vehicle
Vehicle in the main function bar.
The vehicle menu is displayed.
X To switch to the menu bar: slide 6the con-
troller.
X To select System Settings
System Settings: turn and press
the controller.
A menu appears.
X To select Activate Bluetooth Activate Bluetooth : turn and
press the controller.
This switches Bluetooth ®
on 0073 or off 0053. Automatic volume adjustment
General information
With the Automatic Automatic Volume
VolumeAdjustment
Adjustment func-
tion, the volumes of different audio sources are adjusted for each other, to compensate for rel-
ative differences in volume.
For example: changing from a relatively quiet to
a relatively loud radio station. The volume for
both stations sounds the same. Manual read-
justment of the volume is not required.
The Automatic Volume Adjustment Automatic Volume Adjustment function
is deactivated 0053when the vehicle leaves the
factory. Using this function, the dynamic range
of the music is slightly reduced. To make the
most of the audiophile sound quality, it is rec-
ommended to leave it off. 40
Automatic volume adjustmentSystem settings

Starting route calculation
0043
To view the vicinity of the destination
The entered destination appears in the address
entry menu.
X To confirm Start
Start orContinue
Continue: press the
controller.
If you select Start Start: the route is calculated
with the current route settings (Y page 55).
While route calculation is in progress, an
arrow will indicate the direction to your des-
tination. Once the route has been calculated,
route guidance begins. If the vehicle is trav-
eling on a non-digitized road, the system dis-
plays the linear distance to the destination,
the direction to the destination and the Road Road
Not Mapped
Not Mapped message.
Selection Continue
Continue: If Calculate Alter‐
Calculate Alter‐
native Routes
native Routes is activated, alternative
routes are calculated (Y page 55). You can
display these and select them for route guid-
ance (Y page 75).
If route guidance has already been activated,
a prompt will appear asking whether you wish to end the current route guidance.
X To select Yes
YesorSet as Intermediate
Set as Intermediate
Destination
Destination: turn and press the controller.
Yes Yes cancels the current route guidance and
starts route calculation to the new destina-
tion.
Set as Intermediate Destination Set as Intermediate Destination adds
the new destination in addition to the existing
destination and opens the intermediate des-
tinations list.
i The route is calculated using the digital map
data. The calculation time depends on the
distance from the destination, for example.
The calculated route may differ from the ideal
route, e.g. due to roadworks or incomplete map data. Please also refer to the notes about
the digital map (Y page 86).
X To call up the keyword search: select00D3
by sliding 6, turning and pressing the con-
troller in the address entry menu.
X To view the vicinity of the destination: to
select 0043, turn and press the controller.
You can explore the destination area.
Requirement for exploring a destination
(USA): mbrace must be activated for Internet access (Y page 120).
Requirement for exploring a destination (Can- ada): a mobile phone is connected to the mul-
timedia system via Bluetooth ®
(Y page 92)
or USB (Y page 157). Keyword search
Entering keywords The keyword search is used to help find desti-
nations using fragments of words. The keyword
search is tolerant of errors.
It can be used for an address or a POI. For exam-
ple, you can search for the Empire State Building
in New York.
The keyword search finds geographically toler-
ant hits. If, for example, you are searching for a
street located on the edge of a major city, the
search will also cover adjacent smaller cities.
The keyword search supports languages using
Latin characters.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Keyword Search
Keyword Search. Destination entry
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X
Enter the first few letters of the city and
street, e.g. NEW NEWandEMP
EMP.
While entering the information, the number of exact matches/all hits is shown.
---/--- ---/--- is displayed if fewer than three char-
acters have been entered.
999+
999+ is displayed if there are too many hits.
X Select the 0054symbol.
The search results are displayed
(Y page 60).
Selecting search results The search results are divided into categories,
such as addresses. The number of exact/total
hits is shown in brackets.
Further search results are displayed, if POI
POI
Search Search and/orFuzzy Search
Fuzzy Search are activated in
the search options (Y page 60).X
To select Addresses
Addresses : press the controller.
The search results are displayed.
Exact hits are shown at the very top of the list.
Hits are listed alphabetically. The search term
that you entered is highlighted in orange in the
entries. X Select an entry: turn and press the controller.
The address entry menu appears, showing the destination address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart
Start .X
To select a POI: selectPOIs POIsin
inthe
the Vicin‐
Vicin‐
ity
ity orAll POIs
All POIs by turning and pressing the
controller.
A list appears. The search results are dis-
played according to the linear distance, start-
ing with those closest.
X Select a POI.
The POI is shown.
X To start route calculation: select Start
Start .
X To use online search: selectOnline Online
Search Search by turning and pressing the control-
ler.
The search switches to the online functions.
Online search requirement (USA): mbrace
must be activated for Internet access
(Y page 120).
Requirement for the online map display (Can-
ada): a mobile phone is connected to the mul-
timedia system via Bluetooth ®
(Y page 92)
or USB (Y page 157).
Selecting search options X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Keyword Search
Keyword Search .
X To select Search Options
Search Options: slide 5, turn
and press the controller.
X Select Fuzzy Search
Fuzzy Search orPOI Search
POI Search .
Switch the setting on 0073or off 0053.
The error-tolerant search is useful if parts of
the address are incomplete or the spelling is
unclear.
The POI search takes into account points of
interest in the search.
Selecting a state/province X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination Destination: turn and press the
controller.
X Select Keyword Search
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Destina
tion entryNavigation

X
To select State/Province
State/Province: slide 5, turn
and press the controller.
States/provinces are sorted alphabetically.
X To select a state/province: turn and press the
controller.
Using online search Requirement (USA): mbrace must be activated
for Internet access (Y page 120).
Requirement (Canada): a mobile phone is con-
nected to the multimedia system via Bluetooth ®
(Y page 92) or USB (Y page 157).
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination Destination : turn and press the
controller.
X Select Keyword Search
Keyword Search.
X To select Online
OnlineSearch
Search: slide 5, turn and
press the controller.
The search switches to the online functions. Selecting a destination from the list of
last destinations The last 50 destinations are stored automati-
cally.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination
Destination : turn and press the
controller.
X Select From Previous Destinations
From Previous Destinations.
X Select the destination.
The address entry menu appears, showing the
destination address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart Start . Selecting an address book contact as
a destination You can select navigable address book contacts
as the destination. These are identified by the
0048 symbol. If you have already entered and
saved your home address, you can select this as
the destination by using My Address My Address.
X To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination
Destination : turn and press the
controller.
X Select From Contacts
From Contacts.
X Select the destination.
The address entry menu appears, showing the
contact and associated destination address.
X To start route calculation: selectStart Start . Selecting a destination from POIs
Calling up the POI menu X
To switch to navigation mode: press the
00BE button.
X To show the menu: slide6the controller.
X To select Destination
Destination : turn and press the
controller.
X Select From POIs
From POIs. Destination entry
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