Online MERCEDES-BENZ E-Class 2014 W212 Comand Manual

Managing access data of the mobile
phone network provider
Overview The access data of the mobile phone network
provider can be:
R edited
R copied, then edited and accepted for a new
provider name
R deleted
i Changes that you make to the access
data of a mobile phone network provider
apply to all mobile phones that use this
access data.
i When the Internet connection is active,
you cannot edit or delete the access data of
the currently set mobile phone network
provider.
Editing the access data X
Select a provider from the list of mobile
phone network providers by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller (Y page 161).
X Select the symbol to the right of the entry
by sliding 00520096the COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm. X
Confirm Edit Editby pressing 0098.
The access data is displayed.
X Edit the access data. A description of the
entry can be found under "Manually setting the access data of the mobile phone net-
work provider" (Y page 162). Saving access data under a new pro-
vider name X
Select a provider from the list of mobile
phone network providers by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller (Y page 161).
X Select the symbol to the right of the entry
by sliding 00520096the COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Confirm Copy Provider Entry Copy Provider Entry by press-
ing 0098.
The access data is displayed.
X Edit the access data. A description of the
entry can be found under "Making entries"
in the "Manually setting the access data of
the mobile phone network provider" sec-
tion (Y page 162).
Deleting the access data of the mobile
phone network provider X
Select a provider from the list of mobile
phone network providers by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller (Y page 161).
X Select the symbol to the right of the entry
by sliding 00520096the COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
X Confirm Delete Deleteby pressing 0098.
A prompt appears asking whether you wish to delete the access data.
X Select Yes
YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm. Selecting the length of time for auto-
matic disconnection from the InternetSetting access data (Canada only)
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If a preset time has elapsed during which nei-
ther the online functions nor the Internet have
been used, COMAND automatically discon-
nects from the Internet.
X Select Settings Settings in the carousel view by
sliding 00640052and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Disconnect Automatically
Disconnect Automatically
After:
After: and press 0098to confirm.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
X Select 5 min
5 min ,15 min
15 min orOff
Off and press 0098
to confirm.
Off
Off switches the function off.
An active Internet connection is identified by the double arrows on the top right of the dis-
play. Establishing/ending the connection
Establishing the connection
Preconditions for establishing a connection
can be found under "General notes"
(Y page 158).
X Option 1: select the00A7icon in the main
function bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Turn 00790052007A or slide 009500520096the COMAND con-
troller until the Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps
panel or a favorite is brought to the front, if
these have been previously created
(Y page 181).
X Option 2: enter a web address
(Y page 176). X
For both options, press 0098the COMAND
controller.
The Internet connection is established. An
active Internet connection is identified with symbol 0043. The example shows the menu in
the Google™ Local Search (Y page 167)
function.
X To cancel the connection: while the con-
nection is being established, confirm Can‐
Can‐
cel cel by pressing 0098.
or
X Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel. Ending the connection
US only: you cannot cancel the connection
yourself.
The Internet connection is automatically ter-
minated if the system does not recognize any user input within a five-minute time period.
i The
0076 button is inoperative.
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X
Press the 0076button on COMAND or on
the multifunction steering wheel.
or X Select the scissors symbol on the bottom
right of the carousel view and press 0098to
confirm.
i If the mobile phone Internet connection is
canceled, COMAND tries to reconnect. You
should therefore always close the connec-
tion on COMAND or via the multifunction
steering wheel. Google™ local search
Calling up the Local Search menu
X
Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
A list with active Mercedes-Benz Apps
appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and pressing 0098to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is dis-
played.
X Confirm the Google Local Search Google Local Search entry
by pressing 0098.
The Google Local Search menu appears.
X To exit the menu: selectBack
Back by sliding
00520064 and turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm. Search
Entry restriction It is only possible to enter a search term in the
input menu when the vehicle is stationary.
Entering a search term Input menu
X Confirm Search
Searchin the Google Local Search
menu by pressing 0098.
The input menu appears.
X To enter using the character bar: enter
the search term.
X To enter characters using the number
pad: press the number keys in rapid suc-
cession.
The character appears when the key is
pressed. The first available character is
highlighted. Google™ local search
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X
After entering the search term, select 0054
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears. Here, you can select
where the destination search should begin.
Selecting the search position X
After a search term has been entered and
confirmed, a menu appears.
COMAND searches for available POIs for
the search term entered:
R near the current vehicle position
R along the calculated route
If a destination has previously been
entered, the function is available.
R near the destination
If a destination has previously been
entered, the function is available.
R near an address
X After selecting Near Destination
Near Destination, enter
an address and confirm.
The search results are displayed. Example: search results Using search results
X
Select an entry in the list of search results
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
A menu appears.
X To show the detailed view: confirm
Details Details by pressing 0098the COMAND con-
troller.
The address of the selected entry is dis-
played.
X To use a search result as the destina-
tion: select Navigate to Navigate to by turning00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
You then switch to navigation mode and
can start route calculation (Y page 69).
You then switch to navigation mode and
can start route calculation.
i The search result is stored in the
"Last destinations" memory at the same
time (Y page 107). You can take the desti-
nation from this memory and save it per-
manently in the destination memory
(Y page 104).
X To call up a destination: selectCall Callwith
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
You then switch to the telephone function
and make the call (Y page 132).
You then switch to the telephone function
and make the call.
i If there is no phone number available, the
menu item cannot be selected. 168
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X
To import a destination: selectImport
Import
with the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
You can choose whether you want to save
the POI as a personal POI on the SD mem-
ory card or in the address book.
i If there is no SD memory card in the slot,
the Save As Personal POI
Save As Personal POI menu item
cannot be selected.
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 196).
X To save as a personal POI: confirmSave Save
As Personal POI
As Personal POI by pressing0098the
COMAND controller.
The entry is saved as a personal POI on the
SD memory card.
i You can use a personal POI in navigation
mode for route calculation (Y page 85).
If the personal POI is saved on the SD mem-
ory, you can also use it for route calculation
in another vehicle.
X To save to the address book: select
Save to Address Book
Save to Address Book by turning00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
The entry is stored in the address book. Popular searches
This function allows you to search using pre-
defined search criteria.
X Bring Popular Searches
Popular Searches in the Local
Search menu to the front by turning 00790052007A(the COMAND controller and press
0098to
confirm.
A menu displays the available search crite-
ria. Example: popular searches
X Select the search criteria and press 0098to
confirm.
X Proceed as described in the "Selecting the
search position" section (Y page 168). If
the vehicle is stationary, the search results
can be supplemented manually, e.g. "Hotel
Adler". Search History
This function offers you the previous search
queries.
X Bring Search History
Search History in the Local search
menu to the front by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The previous search queries are shown
with the most recent at the top. Google™ local search
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X
Select the search criteria and press 0098to
confirm.
X Proceed as described in the "Selecting the
search position" section (Y page 168). If
the vehicle is stationary, the search results
can be supplemented manually, e.g. "Hotel
Adler". Destination/route download
Introduction
You can send destinations and routes from
Google™ maps to the server and download
these via this function. You can use the des-
tinations and routes for route guidance and
save them for further use.
In order to use the download destination/
route function, the mbrace system must be:
R activated
R set up
R and activated for COMAND and Internet
access services.
For information on the mbrace system, see
the separate vehicle Operator's Manual. Sending destinations to the server
X Call up the website for Google™ Maps on
the Internet.
X Enter a destination.
X Click "More" at the destination.
X Click "Send".
X Click "Send to vehicle". X
Select Mercedes-Benz as the vehicle
brand.
X Enter the mbrace e-mail address or the
vehicle identification number.
X Enter the vehicle identification number.
X Click "Send".
The destination is sent to the server.
i The availability of the destination/route
download function is country-dependent. Downloading destinations from the
server
Proceed as follows to use destinations/
routes that have been sent to the server: X Select the 00A7symbol in the main function
bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND control-
ler and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is dis-
played. X
Bring the Dest./Route Dest./Route Download
Downloadpanel to
the front and press 0098to confirm.
i With
Exit Exit, you quit the destination/route
download.
With Options Options, you set the options for the
destination/route download (Y page 173).170
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X
Confirm the Dest./Route Download
Dest./Route Download
panel by pressing 0098.
Available routes and destinations are
shown in the list.
You can save up to 20 routes and 50 desti-
nations for your vehicle on the server and dis- play these in the list. If you send further routesor destinations to the server, the existing
entries are deleted from the list.
i The routes/destinations sent from Goo-
gle™ maps to the server are automatically
deleted from there after seven days. Using destinations
Calling up the menu X
Select an entry in the list by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
A menu appears.
Displaying details X
Confirm Details Details in the menu by pressing
0098 the COMAND controller.
The route or destination is displayed.
X To call up a POI: confirm the entry by
pressing 0098.
i You can use the function if:
R a mobile phone is connected
(Y page 126)
R the destination address contains a tele-
phone number
Using as the destination X
Select Navigate
Navigate to toin the menu by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
You then switch to navigation mode and
can start route calculation (Y page 69).
i A route can only be stored as a personal
POI on an SD memory card or taken directly
for route calculation (Y page 171).Calling up the destination X
Select Call Callin the menu by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
You then switch to the telephone function
and make the call (Y page 132).
Importing a destination/route When importing, you can choose whether you
want to save the destination as a personal POI
on an SD memory card or in the address book. You can only save routes as personal POIs toan SD memory card, but not in the address
book.
X Select Import Import in the menu with the
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
i If there is no SD memory card in the slot,
the As AsPersonal
Personal POI
POImenu item is grayed
out.
X Insert the SD memory card (Y page 196).
X To save as a personal POI: confirmAs
As
Personal POI
Personal POI by pressing0098the
COMAND controller.
The entry is saved as a personal POI on the SD memory card.
i You can use a personal POI in navigation
mode for route calculation (Y page 85).
You can also use a personal POI in another
vehicle for route calculation.
X To save to the address book: selectTo To
Address Book
Address Book by turning00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The entry is stored in the address book. Destination/route download
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Deleting a destination/route from the
server X
Select an entry in the list by turning 00790052007A
the COMAND controller and press 0098to
confirm.
X Select Delete
Delete and press 0098to confirm.
A query appears asking whether the desti-
nation or the route should be deleted.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 0098to confirm. Options
Introduction
You can select options for the following
Mercedes-Benz Apps on COMAND:
R Local Search (Y page 172)
R Destination download (Y page 173)
You can reset the selected options to the
default settings (Y page 174).Calling up the options menu
X Select the 00A7symbol in the main function
bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Options
Options by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm. Selecting options for the local search
Setting the search radius X
Select Local Search
Local Search in the Options menu
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The menu shows the current settings.
X Confirm the entry after Search Radius:
Search Radius:
by pressing 0098.
The 003Bdot indicates the currently selected
search radius.
X Select an entry by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The selected setting is accepted.
X To exit the menu: selectBack Backby turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
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Selecting a service provider
X
Select Local Search
Local Search in the Options menu
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The menu shows the current settings.
X Select the entry after Service
Service Provider:
Provider:
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The 003Bdot indicates the currently selected
service provider.
i If the entry is grayed out, you cannot
select the service provider.
X Select an entry and press 0098to confirm.
The selected service provider is accepted.
X To exit the menu: selectBack
Back by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
Deleting/saving searches X
Select the Delete
Delete All
AllSearches
Searches entry by
turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller and
press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears, asking whether you
really wish to delete the search.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo No and press 0098to confirm. Setting options for destination/route
download
Setting the type of import You can choose between manual and auto-
matic importing.
X Select the entry after Import: Import:by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
X Select Manual Manual orAutomatic
Automatic and press0098
to confirm.
The setting is accepted.
X To exit the menu: selectBack
Back by turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
Deleting/saving POIs after they have
been imported to the server X
Select the entry after Import & Delete: Import & Delete:
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The 003Bdot indicates the current setting.
X Select Yes
YesorNo
No and press 0098to confirm.
The setting is accepted.
Yes
Yes deletes the POIs after importing to the
server.
No No does not delete the POIs on the server.
X To exit the menu: selectBack
Backby turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
i Routes and destinations are automati-
cally deleted on the server after seven
days. Conditions of use
You can review the terms of use for the
COMAND Mercedes-Benz Apps and Goo-
gle™.
X Select Terms and Conditions Terms and Conditions in the
options menu by sliding 009700520064the COMAND Options
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controller and press
0098to confirm
(Y page 172).
X Select Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps orGoogle
Google
and press 0098to confirm.
The respective start page appears.
X Select Continue
Continue to view further content. Resetting adjustments
With the reset function, all Mercedes-Benz
Apps settings are reset to the factory set-
tings. X Select the 00A7symbol in the main function
bar by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND con-
troller and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and press 0098to confirm.
X Select Options
Options by sliding 00520064and turning
00790052007A the COMAND controller and press 0098
to confirm.
X Select Reset
Reset and press 0098to confirm.
A prompt appears asking whether you
really wish to reset.
X Select Yes
Yes orNo
No and press 0098to confirm. Other services
Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website
For individual Mercedes-Benz Apps, it may be
necessary to pay license fees before using.
Use is then limited to a certain period of time. License fees must be paid again for use
beyond this time period.
The COMAND functions include the
Mercedes-Benz Mobile Website as a prede-
fined favorite.
X Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Mobile Web‐ Mercedes-Benz Mobile Web‐
site
site panel to the front by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The Mercedes-Benz home page appears.
i You cannot delete the
Mercedes-Benz Mercedes-Benz
Mobile Website
Mobile Website panel. Further Mercedes-Benz Apps
You can call up additional Mercedes-Benz
Apps, such as Facebook, or Google™ serv-
ices, such as Street View or Panoramio, here. The following examples show how to call up aMercedes-Benz App, for example Facebook,
and generally how to call up Google™ serv-
ices.
To call up Facebook:
X Select the 00A7icon in the main function bar
by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND controller
and press 0098to confirm.
The carousel view appears.
X Bring the Mercedes-Benz Apps
Mercedes-Benz Apps panel to
the front by turning 00790052007Athe COMAND
controller and pressing 0098to confirm.
The Mercedes-Benz Apps menu is dis-
played.
X Select Facebook Facebook by turning 00790052007Athe
COMAND controller and press 0098to con-
firm.
The Facebook home page appears.
X To call up Google™ services: this is done
through Google™ Local Search
(Y page 169). 174
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