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207 Control systems
COMAND address book
Selecting a different data field
Rotate ymz or slide qmr.
Displaying abbreviated content in full

Select “Options”
“Details”.
The display is shown in full.

Closing entire display: Slide qmr or
omp or pressn.
Closing the detailed view

Select “Back”.
Displaying of a complete phone book
entry in the mobile phone
Searching for the desired entry
Search for phone book entry in mobile
phone (
page 204).
or

Select a phone book entry from the
mobile phone using the COMAND
address book menu (
page 202).

Press n.
The detailed view appears.
1To go back to the previous menu
2Category symbol
3Display for phone book entry in mobile
phone
4To call up optionsClosing the detailed view

Select “Back”.
Changing an entry
Changing an address book entry 
Search for an address book entry
(page 204) then, select “Options”

“Change”.
or
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The mobile phone must be inserted in the
cradle*.
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If a phone book entry in the mobile phone
has more than one telephone number, you will
see all telephone numbers with the respective
category symbol 2 in the detailed view.
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The options available under “Options” menu
item 4 depend on which data field 3 is select-
ed. The following options may be available:


Changing a a phone book entry in the mobile
phone (
page 207)


Calling a number saved in an entry
((page 209)


Saving a phone book entry from mobile
phone in the address book (
page 212)
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You cannot change address book entries
that come from the phone book in the mobile
phone.


208 Control systemsCOMAND address book
Display the details of an address book
entry (
page 206) then, select “Op-
tions”
“Change Content”.
The input menu appears with the data
fields.

Proceed as described in the “Switching
between private and business data”
paragraph in the Creating a new ad-
dress book entry section (
Seite 203).
Changing the description of a tele-
phone number data field

Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(page 206).

Select “Options”
“Change Entry
Name”.

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

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

Select “Save”.COMAND saves the data if there are
fewer than four numbers assigned to
the entry you are searching for in the
selected number category.
Otherwise, you will see a prompt ask-
ing whether one of the existing num-
bers should be overwritten.

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

Select number to be overwritten.
COMAND overwrites the selected num-
ber with the new data.
Adding to a telephone number data
field

Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(page 206).

Select “Options”
“Add Number”.

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

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

Select “Save”.
COMAND adds the data field to the entry if
there are fewer than four numbers as-
signed to the entry in the selected number
category. You can now enter a number into
the data field.

Proceed as described from the “Enter-
ing data into a field” operating step in
the Creating a new address book entry
section (
Seite 203).
If four numbers are already saved for the
entry in the selected number category, a
prompt will appear asking whether one of
the data fields should be overwritten.
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This function is not possible for phone book
entries in the mobile phone.
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One address book entry may contain up to
four data fields for private telephone numbers
and four data fields for business telephone num-
bers.
This function is not possible for phone book en-
tries in the mobile phone.


209 Control systems
COMAND address book

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

Select field to be overwritten.
COMAND deletes the number of the se-
lected field. You can now enter a new
number into the data field.

Proceed as described from the “Enter-
ing data into a field” operating step in
the Creating a new address book entry
section (
Seite 203).
Calling a number saved in an entry
Display the details of an entry and high-
light the telephone number data field
(page 206).

Press n.
or

Select “Options”
“Call”.
In both cases, the telephone* connects
the call.
Starting route guidance to an entry
Search for an address book entry
(page 204).

Display the details of an entry and high-
light the address data field
(page 206).

Select “Options”
“Navigate”.
or

Press n.
Further operation depends on whether the
address data is complete and matches the
digital map data of the navigation system.
It does not match, for example, if it is not
spelled in the same way as the destination
entry.Address data is complete and matches
digital map
If “Navigate” is selected, the navigation
system starts the route calculation.
Address data is incomplete or does not
match digital map
If “Navigate” is selected, a message ap-
pears indicating that the address is incom-
plete.

Closing message: Select “OK”.
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To do this, COMAND must be equipped with
a telephone*. The mobile phone must be insert-
ed in the cradle*.
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Pressing n only functions if one of the ad-
dress data fields contains data.
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For the route calculation, the navigation sys-
tem requires the correct spellings of the state
(province), the town/city or zip code, the street
and under some circumstances, the house num-
ber. The town/city and street must be spelled in
the same manner as the destination entry.
The state (province) can be spelled as an entire
name or as an abbreviation.
Examples:


Florida or FL


Colorado or CO


Alberta or AB


Ontario or ON

210 Control systemsCOMAND address bookDepending 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 town/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 town: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a town or city” section
(page 159).

Entering a street: Proceed as de-
scribed for destination entry in the “En-
tering a street” section (
page 161).

Entering a house number: Proceed
as described for destination entry in
the “Entering a house number” section
(page 166).
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 204).

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 for address book entry that come
from the phone book in the mobile phone.
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You can add one voice entry per address
book entry.

211 Control systems
COMAND address book
Deleting a voice entry
Search for the address book entry with
a voice entry (
page 204).

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 204).

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 204).
or

Display details of a phone book entry in
the mobile phone (
page 206).

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

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

Select a telephone category, e.g. “Mo-
bile”.

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
(Seite 203).
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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.

212 Control systemsCOMAND address bookSaving a phone book entry from the
mobile phone in an existing address
book entry
Search for a phone book entry in the
mobile phone (
page 204).
or

Display details of a phone book entry in
the mobile phone (
page 206).

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 Blue-
tooth devices into the address book.
Please keep the following in mind:

Bluetooth is activated in COMAND
(page 217) 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 217).

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.
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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 204).

217 Control systems
COMAND system settings

Changing setting: Rotate ymz and
select desired function.

Saving setting and exit the menu:
Press n.
Bluetooth settings
General information about Bluetooth
Bluetooth technology is the standard for
short-range wireless data transmission of
up to approximately 10 meters. Bluetooth
can be used to exchange vCards or make
calls using a headset.
Activate or deactivate Bluetooth
Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Services”
“Deactivate Blue-
tooth”.
You have activated or deactivated Blue-
tooth. 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.Calling up the Bluetooth device list and
searching for devices

Calling up the list: Select “Vehicle”

“System Settings”
“Services”

“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”.
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To connect a Bluetooth device, the Blue-
tooth function must be activated in COMAND
and in the device concerned. The Bluetooth de-
vice 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 in-
structions for the Bluetooth device.

243 Control systems
Instrument cluster control system
Menus
Trip (
page 245)
Navi (
page 246)
Audio (
page 248)
Telephone* (
page 249)
Commands/submenusStandard display
Show route guidance instruc-
tions, current direction trav-
eled
Select radio station
Answer a call
Fuel consumption statistics af-
ter start
Select satellite radio chanel*
(USA only)
Dial a number from the phone
book
Fuel consumption statistics
since the last reset
Operate CD changer/DVD-Au-
dio/MP3
Redialing
Call up range
End a call or reject an incoming
call
Digital speedometer

249 Control systems
Instrument cluster control system

Press ( or & to select the “Au-
dio” menu.

Press % or $ to select a station.
1Channel number and/or name
2SAT mode

Press æ or ç to adjust the vol-
ume.Operating DVD changer/audio CD/
audio DVD/MP3

Turn on COMAND and select “CD”,
“DVD-Audio” or “MP3” (
page 104).

Press ( or & to select the “Au-
dio” menu.

Press % or $ to select a track.
Example: audio CD1Current track
Press æ or ç to adjust the vol-
ume.
Telephone menu*
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A subscription to Sirius satellite radio ser-
vice provider is required for the satellite radio op-
eration. Contact an authorized Mercedes-Benz
Center for details and availability for your vehi-
cle.
For more information, see Sat Radio
(
page 98) .
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When you play a CD or DVD with text, the
multifunction display shows the name and num-
ber of the track. For MP3s, only the track is
shown.
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The menu overview can be found on
(
page 243).Warning!
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Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular telephone while driving.
Whether or not prohibited by law, for safety
reasons, the driver should not use the cellu-
lar telephone while the vehicle is in motion.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location before
placing or answering a call.
If you nonetheless choose to use the cellular
phone while driving, please use the hands-
free feature and be sure to pay attention to
the traffic situation at all times. Use the cel-
lular phone only when road, weather and
traffic conditions permit.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approxima-
tely 14 m) every second.

250 Control systemsInstrument cluster control systemYou can use the functions in the “Tele-
phone” menu to operate your telephone,
provided it is inserted in the cradle and
switched on.
Logging-on to a network
Switch on the telephone and COMAND
(page 79).

Press ( or & to select the “Tele-
phone” menu.Which messages appear in the multifunc-
tion display field depends on whether your
telephone is switched on or off.


If the telephone is off, the message in
the multifunction display is: “Telephone
OFF”.


If the telephone is not inserted in the
cradle, the message in the multifunc-
tion display is: “No telephone inserted”.


If the PIN or unlock code is not yet en-
tered, the message in the multifunction
display is “Please enter PIN” or “Enter
unlock code”.


If the telephone is switched on, the
telephone will then search for a net-
work. During this time, the multifunc-
tion display is blank. If no network
available, the multifunction display
reads “No Service”.


If the telephone is on, as soon as the
telephone has found a network,
“Ready” or “Ready (Roaming)” appears
in the multifunction display.Entering the PIN or unlock code

Enter the PIN or unlock code using the
telephone keypad*, Voice Control* or
telephone*.
The telephone will then search for a
network.
You may carry out the following functions:
Dialing a number from the mobile
phone book
If your telephone is ready to receive calls,
you may select and dial a number from the
phone book at any time.

Log on to the network (
page 250).
Warning!
G
Never operate radio transmitters equipped
with a built-in or attached antenna (i.e. with-
out being connected to an external antenna)
from inside the vehicle while the engine is
running. Doing so could lead to a malfunc-
tion of the vehicle’s electronic system, pos-
sibly resulting in an accident and/or
personal injury.
Function
Page
Dialing a number from the phone
book
250
Redialing
251
Answering a call
252
Ending a call or rejecting an in-
coming call
252