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173 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
If “Navigate” is selected, a message ap-
pears indicating that the address is incom-
plete.
Closing message: Select “OK”.
Depending on which data is missing or
cannot be found on the digital map, you
must now either:


select a state (province)


select a county


or enter a city


or enter a street


or enter a house number

Selecting a state (province):
Select desired state (province) from
the list.

Selecting a county: Select desired
county from the list.

Entering a city: Proceed as described
for destination entry in the “Entering a
city” section (
page 204).

Entering a street: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a street” section (
page 207).

Entering a house number: Proceed
as described for destination entry in
the “Entering a house number” section
(page 212).
If all data is available and matches the dig-
ital map data, the navigation system starts
the route calculation.Voice entries
Adding or changing a voice entry

Search for the address book entry with
or without a voice entry (
page 166).

Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Add” or “Change”.
Subsequent operation is controlled by
voice. Voice Control guides you
through the dialogs.
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If you have added data, COMAND saves your
additions. This means that you do not need to
re-enter this additional data later on.
The COMAND memory saves the additional data
in a special field, which cannot be displayed. The
data, which you have entered in the address
book initially in the display, remains unchanged.
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For voice entries, your vehicle must be
equipped with Voice Control. You can not add
voice entries to address book entries that have
been read-in from the phone book of the mobile
phone.
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You can add one voice entry per address
book entry.

174 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Deleting a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
a voice entry (
page 166).

Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Delete”.
A deletion prompt appears.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
COMAND deletes the voice entry de-
pending on your selection.
Listening to a voice entry

Search for the address book entry with
a voice entry (
page 166).

Select “Options”
“Voice Name”

“Read Aloud”.
You will hear the voice entry.Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone in the COMAND address book
Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone as new address book entry

Search for phone book entry in mobile
phone (
page 166).
or

Display details of a phone book entry in
the mobile phone (
page 158).

Select “Options”
“Save”
“New En-
try”.

Select a number category, e.g. “Work”.

Select a telephone category,
e.g. “Mobile”.

Select “Save”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields. The name and the telephone
number are entered automatically.
1Data field
2Input mark (cursor)
3Input characters

Proceed as described in the “Changing
a data field” paragraph in the “Creating
a new address book entry” section
(page 164).
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The mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle* and the COMAND have read out the mo-
bile phone book data. This can take several min-
utes, depending on how many entries each
phone book contains.

175 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
Saving a phone book entry from the mo-
bile phone in an existing address book
entry
Search for a phone book entry in the
mobile phone (
page 166).
or

Display details of a phone book entry in
the mobile phone (
page 168).

Select “Options”
“Save”
“Add”.

Select a number category, e.g. “Home”.

Select a telephone category, e.g. “Land
Line”.

Select “Save”.
The search menu for address book en-
tries appears.

Search for desired entry.

After selecting an entry, press n.
COMAND saves the data if there are
fewer than four numbers assigned to
the selected entry in the selected num-
ber category. Otherwise, you will see a
prompt asking whether one of the ex-
isting numbers should be overwritten.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, a selection list will
appear containing the four existing
numbers.

Select the number to be overwritten.
COMAND overwrites the selected num-
ber with the new data.Importing data from external
Bluetooth
® devices
You can import vCards from external
Bluetooth® devices into the address book.
Please keep the following in mind:


Bluetooth
® is activated in COMAND
(
page 176) and in the device con-
cerned.


The external device must be able to
send vCards by Bluetooth
®.


The external device is inside the vehi-
cle, switched on and authorized
(page 176).
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The mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle*.
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There is a detailed description of how to
search for an address book entry in the “Search-
ing for an address book entry” section
(
page 166).

176 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*
Importing: Start data transfer on the
external device (see operating instruc-
tions of the device concerned).
If there is no address book entry with
the same first name and last name,
COMAND imports the data.
If there is already an address book en-
try with the same first name and last
name, a prompt will appear asking
whether the existing data should be
overwritten.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
The existing address book entry will be
overwritten or not, depending on your
selection.
Bluetooth
® settings
General information about Bluetooth
®
Bluetooth
® technology is the standard for
short-range wireless technologies, suitable
for transmitting voice and data. It is possi-
ble to connect Bluetooth
® devices wire-
lessly. Bluetooth
® can be used to
exchange vCards or make calls using a
headset.
Bluetooth
® technology uses the freely
available ISM (Industrial Scientific Medi-
cal) wireless network that works at
2.45 GHz. Ranges of up to ten meters are
possible with Bluetooth
®.
Activate or deactivate Bluetooth
®

Select “Telephone”
“Data/Connec-
tions”
“Bluetooth”
“Deactivate
Bluetooth”.
You have activated or deactivated
Bluetooth
®. A checkmark appears
when Bluetooth
® is deactivated.Connecting Bluetooth
® devices
It is possible to establish a Bluetooth
® con-
nection between COMAND and the follow-
ing types of device:


Mobile phone (only for transferring
business cards)


Headset


Laptop/PDA
You can connect up to twelve devices to
COMAND but only one device can be ac-
tive at a time.
The connection process includes search-
ing for the device and its subsequent au-
thorization.
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To connect a Bluetooth
® device, the
Bluetooth
® function must be activated in
COMAND and in the device concerned. The
Bluetooth® device must also be set to “visible”
or “findable” in order for COMAND to find and
display it. For the setting procedures, please see
the operating instructions for the Bluetooth
®
device.

177 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
Calling up the Bluetooth
® device list
and searching for devices

Calling up the list: Select “Telephone”

“Data/Connections”
“Bluetooth”
“Search for Bluetooth devices”.
When you call up the list for the first
time after switching on COMAND, the
search for devices in the reception
range starts automatically. You will see
a display to this effect.
The device list appears after a short
while.
Canceling search:
Select “Cancel”.
The second time you call up the list, and
each time thereafter, the device list ap-
pears immediately if COMAND has not
been switched off and on again in the
meantime.

Starting search manually:
select “Update”.The device list can contain the following
devices:


All detected devices, whether autho-
rized or not.


All authorized devices, whether detect-
ed or not.
1Authorized and detected device – de-
vice and padlock symbol are the same
color
2Device which was not detected, but
which has been authorized in the past
– device and padlock symbol are differ-
ent colors (the device may be switched
off or not in the vehicle, for example)
3Newly detected device - not yet autho-
rized (no symbol)Displaying details of a Bluetooth
®
device

Call up the Bluetooth
® device list
(
page 177).

Select desired device.

Select “Details”.
The detailed display for this device ap-
pears.

Closing detailed display: Slide qmr
or ymz.
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If the device list already contains twelve au-
thorized devices, you must revoke authorization
for one of the authorized devices. Then you must
switch this device off and then restart the
search. Any new devices for which you would like
to search will otherwise not appear in the list.

178 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Authorizing a Bluetooth
® device

Call up Bluetooth
® device list
(
page 177).

Select unauthorized device.

Select “Authorize”.
The input menu for the passkey ap-
pears.

Entering passkey into COMAND:
Select the digits one by one.

Deleting digits: Select ) and briefly
press n.

Canceling entry into COMAND:
Select “Back”.

Confirming entry into COMAND:
Select?.

If necessary, enter the same passkey
into the Bluetooth
® device (see the op-
erating instructions for the device).
The device is authorized.
De-authorizing a Bluetooth
® device

Call up Bluetooth
® device list
(
page 177).

Select authorized device.

Select “De-authorize”.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really want to de-authorize this device.

Select “Yes” or “No”.
If you select “Yes”, the device will be
de-authorized.SMS messages (Short Message
Service)
SMS functions
The following functions are available:

Receive


Read
The following conditions must be fulfilled
in order to use the functions:


The mobile phone is inserted in the cra-
dle and switched on.


The PIN has been entered (only GSM
mobile phones).


The mobile phone is logged into a mo-
bile network.
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The passkey is any one to sixteen-digit num-
ber which you can set yourself. You must enter
t he s ame n um ber in C OM AND an d als o in th e de-
vice to be authorized.
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On devices which do not have an input key-
pad (e.g. headsets), the passkey is predeter-
mined. In this case, it is not necessary to enter
the number on the device itself. You will usually
find the passkey in the operating instructions for
the device.
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If you de-authorize a device which has been
authorized in the past and which is not detected
in the search, this device will no longer be dis-
played in the device list.
Devices which have been authorized in the past
but which are not detected in the search are ei-
ther not switched on or not in the vehicle.

179 Control systems
COMAND telephone*


Mobile phone book must be download-
ed and available in COMAND.
Inbox
Calling up the SMS inbox

Select “Telephone”.
The main telephone menu appears.
1Symbol for unread messages in the
SMS inbox

Select “Text Message”.
The SMS inbox appears.
1Date and time the highlighted SMS
message was received
2To call up options
3Highlighted SMS message
4Symbol for unread SMS message
5Back to main telephone menuSelecting an SMS message

Rotate ymz or slide qmr and then
pressn.
Showing abbreviated sender display in
full

Select SMS message
“Options”

“Details”.
The detailed view appears.

Closing detailed view: Slide qmr or
press n.
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The symbol only appears for those mes-
sages which are received while the mobile phone
is inserted in the cradle.
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“Text Message” does not function if the
SMS inbox contains no SMS messages. The SMS
inbox only shows the messages which are re-
ceived while the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle.
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The SMS messages are sorted by the date
and time they were received. The most recent
message is at the top of the list.
If the name and telephone number of the sender
is saved in the address book or phone book of
the mobile phone, you will see the name of the
sender in the SMS inbox. Otherwise, you will see
the telephone number of the sender.

180 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Calling an SMS sender
Select SMS message
“Options”

“Call”.
The telephone connects the call.
Saving SMS sender as new COMAND
address book entry

Selecting an SMS message: In the
SMS inbox, select a message
“Op-
tions”
“Save Number”
“New En-
try”.

Selecting a number category:
Select a category, e.g. “Home”.

Selecting a telephone category:
Select a category, e.g. “Land Line”.

Saving: Select “Save”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields. The data field for the telephone
number is filled in automatically.1Data field
2Input mark (cursor)
3Input characters

Proceed as described in the “Changing
data field” paragraph in the “Assigning
a New Entry in the Address Book” sec-
tion (
page 158).Adding an SMS sender’s telephone num-
ber to an existing address book entry

Selecting an SMS message: In the
SMS inbox, select a message
“Op-
tions”
“Save Number”
“Add”.

Proceed as described in the “Selecting
a number category” paragraph in the
“Adding a telephone number to an ex-
isting address book entry” section
(page 161).
Exiting the SMS inbox

Select “Back”.
The main telephone menu appears.
Reading an SMS message

In the SMS inbox, select an SMS mes-
sage and press n.
The SMS message appears.

181 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
Using data in a text message
Selecting data from the text:
Rotateymz or slide qmr.

Using data: Press n
“Use”.
If you have selected a telephone num-
ber, the telephone connects the call.
If you have selected a navigable ad-
dress, it is transferred to the navigation
system.Calling an SMS sender

Press n
“Call”.
The telephone connects the call.
Saving SMS sender as new address book
entry

Press n
“Save Number”
“New
Entry”.

Proceed as described in the “Selecting
a number category” paragraph in the
“Saving SMS sender as new address
book entry” section (
page 180).Adding an SMS sender’s telephone num-
ber to an existing address book entry

Press n
“Save Number”
“Add”.

Proceed as described in the “Selecting
a number category” paragraph in the
“Adding a telephone number to an ex-
isting address book entry” section
(page 161).
Closing an SMS message and returning
to SMS inbox

Press n
“Back”.
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If the SMS message contains telephone
numbers or navigable address data, you can se-
lect this data and place a telephone call or trans-
fer the address data to the navigation system.
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This function is not possible with all SMS
senders.
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This function is not possible with all SMS
senders.

202 Control systemsCOMAND navigation system (entering a destination)Entering the zip code
In the address input menu, select “Zip
Code”. A list of zip codes appears with
input characters; the input
characters4 are automatically acti-
vated.List of zip codes with input characters
1Top list entry based on the input data
up to that point
2Numbers entered by the user
3Numbers automatically added by the
system
4Input characters
5Currently selectable numbers
6Currently selected numbers
7Currently non-selectable numbers
8List of zip codesWhile the numbers are being selected as
described below, the top list entry 1 al-
ways shows the zip code which best corre-
sponds to the input data as it has been
entered up to that point.
At the same time, COMAND automatically
supplements numbers 2 entered by the
user with other likely numbers 3.

Selecting numbers: Slide omp or
rotateymz.
or

Enter numbers with the telephone key-
pad using the A- 9 buttons
(page 86).

Confirming number selection:
Pressn.
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It is not possible to enter a zip code if you
have already entered other address data aside
from the state (USA) or province (CDN).
You can only enter those zip codes which are
saved on the digital map.
The available zip codes depend on the state
(USA) or province (CDN) most recently entered.
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In the list of input characters 4, you can
only select numbers which can be currently en-
tered. Which characters are included depends
on the sequence in which you have entered your
destination and the data version of the digital
map.