MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class 2010 R171 Comand Manual

Ending an Active Call XIf necessary, open the phone main menu
( Y page 100).XTo terminate call: Select 4.
or
XPress the ~ button on the COMAND
control panel or on the multifunction
steering wheel.
Call Waiting
i The call waiting function must be
supported and activated by the phone
provider.
If you are conducting a single call and you
receive another, the second call number is
entered into the received calls list and a signal
tone will sound.
Address Book
GWarning!
Please devote your attention first and
foremost to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize
yourself with the address book functions.
Only use the COMAND when road and traffic
conditions permit you to do so. Otherwise you
could be involved in an accident in which you
or others could be injured.
General Information
The entries of the address book can be used
for making phone calls and navigation
destination entries.
i You should delete your personal data
before selling your vehicle, using the Reset
function ( Y page 45).
Opening the Address Book
From Another Main FunctionXSelect Phone£Phone £Address Book .
i
If the address book was last open in the
telephone function, you only need to select
Phone .
Within the Phone Function
XSelect Phone£Address Book .
The address book main display appears.
Address book with address book entry ¥ and
navigable data ¤
i An address book entry may contain up to
five phone numbers and both a private and
business address.
Submenu Overview for Address Book
Address BookSearchDownloading
contacts (from
mobile phone, from
memory card or
business cards)
Deleting contactsSearching for an
address book entryNewDeleteCreating a new
address book entryDeleting an address
book entryAddress Book109TelephoneZ

Selecting Entry in the Address BookXPress ; or = if the display/selection
window is active.
Creating a New Address Book Entry
i You can create address data directly in
the address book. If you save phone
numbers in the COMAND phone book,
these are saved in the address book. When
you save a navigation destination,
COMAND creates an address book entry
containing the complete address data that
support navigation.
XOpen the address book ( Y page 109) and
select New.
The input menu containing data fields and
the speller appears.
Input menu with data fields
1Selected data field with cursor2Speller
Switching Data Field
XPress 9 repeatedly until the predictive
speller is hidden.XThen press 9 or : and press 9.
or
XSelect [ or ] in the speller.
The input menu indicates the selected data
field.Entering Data into a FieldXSelect all the characters one after the other
in the predictive speller 2.
i
The predictive speller provides the
characters corresponding to the selected
data field.
XTo switch predictive speller to upper or
lower case characters: Select ( or
& .XTo switch predictive speller character
set: Select k.
Every time this is selected it switches the
character set.XTo change the predictive speller
language: Select !.XPress 9 or : until the desired
language is highlighted and then press 9.XTo move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.
Deleting
XTo delete an individual character: Select
õ and briefly press 9.
or
XPress the 2 button.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.XTo delete an entire entry: Select õ
and press 9 until the entire entry has been
deleted.
or
XPress the 2 button and hold it until the
entire entry is deleted.
Canceling an Entry
XSelect á.
If one of the data fields contains new data,
a prompt will appear asking whether you
wish to store the entry.XSelect Yes or No.
The entry will either be stored or not,
depending on your selection.110Address BookTelephone

Saving an EntryXSelect d.
The address book displays the entry.
Searching for an Address Book Entry
XOpen the address book ( Y page 109) and
select Search .
If there are more than eight entries, the
search menu with the smart speller
appears.
Search menu with search speller
1¥ symbol for address book entry2¤ symbol for complete address data
from the navigation3å symbol for phone book entry from the
mobile phone4¦ symbol for voice tag5Search speller
Entries without symbols or with the symbols
1 and 3 are just address book entries. A
voice tag has additionally been saved for
entries with the symbol 3. Entries with the
symbol 2 contain complete address data
from the navigation system, which support
navigation and are covered by the digital map
data. You can quickly start route guidance to
this kind of entry ( Y page 113).
Switching from the Search Speller to
the ListXPress the 9 button or 9 button and
hold it until the speller is hidden.
or
XSelect d.
Switching from the List to the Search
Speller
XSelect Back from the list.
or
XPress the k button.
Searching
Searching via Search Speller
XSwitch from the list to the search speller if
necessary.XTo change the search speller language:
Select !.XTo switch search speller character set:
Select k.
Depending on the previous setting, you will
change to letters with special characters or
to numbers with special characters.XTo enter characters: Select the
characters for the required entry one after
another.XTo delete individual characters: Select
õ and briefly press 9.
or
XPress the 2 button.
Each time you enter or delete a character,
the closest match will be displayed at the
top of the list.Address Book111TelephoneZ

XTo delete an entire entry: Select õ
and press 9 until the entire entry has been
deleted.
or
XPress the 2 button and hold it until the
entire entry is deleted.XTo end search: Switch from the search
speller to the list.
The top list entry is highlighted
automatically.XBack to the address book: If necessary,
switch from the list to the smart speller and
select á in the smart speller.
or
XPress the k button.
Searching via the List
XIf necessary, switch from the smart speller
to the list ( Y page 111).XPress 9 or : until the desired entry
is highlighted in the list.
Deleting Entry
XSearch for the required entry
( Y page 111).XSelect Options £Delete .
or
XSelect Delete from the address book
( Y page 109).
A deletion prompt appears.XSelect Yes or No.
The entry will be deleted or retained on the
basis of the selection.
i Deleting an entry in the phone book on
the mobile phone deletes the entry in the
address book.
Displaying Details About an Address
Book Entry XSwitch from the smart speller to the list
( Y page 111).
or
XSelect an address book entry from the
address book ( Y page 110).XPress 9.
The detailed display appears.
Details screen for private data
1Back to the previous menu2Selected data field3@ symbol private data4Calls up options5\ symbol for business data
Selecting Another Data Field
XPress 9 or : .
Displaying Abbreviated Content in Full
XSelect Options £Details .
The complete display appears.XTo close complete display: Press ;
or = or 9 .
or
XPress the k button.112Address BookTelephone

Closing Details ScreenXSelect Back.
or
XPress the k button.
Changing Entry
Changing an Address Book Entry
XSearch for the address book entry
( Y page 111).XSelect Options £Change Entry .
or
XDisplay details about an address book
entry.XSelect Options £Change Entry .
The input menu with data fields appears.XContinue from the step "Switching Data
Field" in the "Creating a New Address Book
Entry" section ( Y page 110).
Changing Category of a Phone Number
Data Field
XDisplay the details for an entry and
highlight the phone number data field
( Y page 112).XSelect Options £Change Category .XSelect a number category, e.g. Home.XSelect a telephone category, e.g. Mobile
Phone .XSelect Preferred , where applicable.
Depending on the previous state, switch
the option on Ç or off c. The phone
number is displayed as the first number in
the phone book and can be dialed
immediately.XSelect Save.
The new category is saved.
Initiating a Phone Call to an Entry
i The mobile phone must be connected via
the Bluetooth ®
interface.
XDisplay the details for an entry and
highlight the phone number data field
( Y page 112).XPress 9.
The phone initiates the call. The display
switches to the phone mode display.
or
XSelect Options £Call .
The phone initiates the call.
Starting Navigation to an Entry
i You can use this function as soon as you
have saved a destination in the destination
memory ( Y page 90). COMAND then also
saves the destination in the address book
with the complete address data that
supports navigation.
XSearch for an address book entry with the
¤ symbol ( Y page 111).XDisplay the details about an entry and
highlight the address data field
( Y page 112).XPress 9.
i
Pressing 9 only works if the address data
field contains complete navigable data.
This is indicated by the ¤ symbol.
or
XSelect Options £Navigate .Address Book113TelephoneZ

iNavigate can only be selected when the
address data field contains complete
navigable data. This is indicated by the ¤
symbol.1Address that supports navigation2Opens Enter Destination menu
The Enter Destination menu appears, the
selector bar is located at the menu item
Start (Y page 69).
Voice Tags
i Each address book entry automatically
has a default voice tag assigned.
In addition, personal voice tags can be
entered via Voice Control System.
Adding or Changing a Personal Voice
Tag
i You can add one personal voice tag per
address book entry.
XSearch for an address book entry without
or with a voice tag ( ¦ icon)
( Y page 111).XSelect Options £Voice Name £Add or
Change .
The process continues by voice
commands. The Voice Control System
guides you through the dialogs
( Y page 197). The default voice tag is de-
activated.Deleting Personal Voice TagXSearch for the address book entry with a
voice entry ( Y page 111).XSelect Options £Voice Name
£ Delete .
A deletion prompt appears.XSelect Yes or No.
COMAND deletes the personal voice entry
depending on your selection. The default
voice tag is recovered.
Listening to Voice Tag
XSearch for the address book entry with a
voice entry ( Y page 111).XSelect Options £Voice Name
£ Listen .
You will hear the voice tag.
Downloading Contacts
You can download contacts into the address
book from an external Bluetooth device or
memory card.
i Bluetooth ®
devices must be inside the
vehicle, switched on, activated, authorized
and capable of sending contacts and/or
vCards via Bluetooth ®
.
Downloading Data
XStart communication at the external device
( Y operator’s guide of the external device).
or
XInsert memory card.XSelect Address Book £Download
Contacts on COMAND.
A selection menu appears.114Address BookTelephone

XSelect From Mobile Phone or From
Memory Card or Receive Business
Cards .XPress 9.
The download begins.
Deleting Data
XWhen the address book is displayed, select
Address Book £Delete Contacts .Address Book115TelephoneZ

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Audio Menu ....................................... 118
Radio .................................................. 119
HD Radio™ ......................................... 123
Satellite Radio ................................... 125
CD Audio/DVD Audio/MP3 ..............130
Music Register .................................. 142
Media Interface ................................. 145
Audio Aux .......................................... 151117Audio

Audio Menu
i Information on the COMAND control
system and how to operate it can be found
on ( Y page 20).
i For many operating functions you can
also use the buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel, e.g. the =, ; , 9
or : buttons, for selecting a channel or
a menu or scrolling through lists
( Y page 23).
Vehicle Equipment
i This Operator’s Manual describes all
features, standard or optional, potentially
available for your vehicle at the time of
purchase. Please be aware that your
vehicle might not be equipped with all
features described in this manual.
Calling up the Audio Menu
XSelect Audio
The audio mode last active is switched on.
or
XPress the $ function button.
Radio mode is switched onXSelect Audio
The audio menu appears.
i If radio mode was active last, you only
need to select Audio.
Display with Audio menu
1Main function line2Current audio mode3Audio menu
You can switch to the various audio modes in
the audio menu:
R FM / AM radio mode ( Y page 119)
R SatRadio mode ( Y page 125)
R CD-/DVD audio/MP3 mode ( Y page 130)
R Memory Card ( Y page 134)
R Music Register ( Y page 142)
R Media Interface ( Y page 145)
R Rear ( Y page 118)
R Aux mode ( Y page 151)
Rear Playback Mode
Rear playback mode channels the audio
source from the Rear Seat Entertainment
System to COMAND for playback through the
vehicle speakers.
XSwitching on Rear playback mode:
Select Rear from the Audio menu118Audio MenuAudio