Bluetooth MERCEDES-BENZ S550 2007 W221 Owner's Manual

ContentsCOMAND navigation system
(last destinations) .............................. 201
Saving a destination permanently
in the destination memory ........... 201
Saving the vehicle position in
the list of last destinations ........... 201
Saving the crosshair position in
the list of last destinations ........... 201
Deleting one of the last
destinations ................................. 201
COMAND address book ..................... 202
General notes ............................... 202
Address book menu overview ...... 202
Calling up the address book ......... 202
Selecting an entry in the main
address book display.................... 202
Creating a new address book
entry ............................................. 203
Deleting an entry .......................... 204
Searching for an address book
entry ............................................. 204
Displaying a complete address
book entry .................................... 206
Displaying of a complete phone
book entry in the mobile phone.... 207
Changing an entry ........................ 207Calling a number saved in
an entry ........................................ 209
Starting route guidance to
an entry ........................................ 209
Voice entries ................................ 210
Saving a phone book entry from
mobile phone in the COMAND
address book ............................... 211
Importing data from external
Bluetooth devices ........................ 212
COMAND system settings................. 213
Systems settings menu overview . 213
Display settings............................ 213
Time settings................................ 213
Voice Control* settings ................ 215
Setting the system language ........ 216
Assigning the favorite button ....... 216
Bluetooth settings ........................ 217
Reset............................................ 219
COMAND vehicle menu ..................... 220
Setting night security illumination 220
Locator lighting on/off ................. 221
Exterior mirror convenience
settings ........................................ 222
Automatic locking on/off ............. 223Activating easy-entry/exit feature 224
Setting interior ambient lighting .. 225
Setting interior lighting delayed
switch-off ..................................... 226
Extending or retracting rear
window sunshade ........................ 227
Trunk opening-height restriction
on/off .......................................... 227
Switching on/of the tow-away
alarm............................................ 228
COMAND automatic climate control . 229
Setting temperature..................... 230
Adjusting air distribution.............. 230
Adjusting air volume .................... 230
Central climate control menu via
COMAND ..................................... 231
Operating rear climate control*
from the front .............................. 234
COMAND seats ................................. 236
Operating seats via COMAND ...... 236
Lumbar support ........................... 237
Multicontour seats*, front ........... 237
Drive-dynamic multicontour
seats, front*................................. 240

115 Control systems
COMAND telephone*
COMAND telephone*
Safety precautions
General notes
Calls disconnected while the vehicle is
in motion
A call may be disconnected if:

there is insufficient network coverage


you move from one transmitter/receiv-
er area (cell) into another and no chan-
nels are free or the cell is fullOperating options
If the mobile phone is inserted in the cra-
dle, you can use the mobile phone func-
tions with the following devices:


COMAND / telephone keypad


Multifunction steering wheel


Voice Control*


Bluetooth headset
The descriptions in this section assume
that the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle. Exceptions to this are clearly stat-
ed.
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.
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.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 79) and
(
page 87).
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In order for the functions described in this
section to work correctly, the Bluetooth headset
must be linked to COMAND (
page 217).
Please make sure any Bluetooth headset linked
with the mobile phone is switched off or that the
headset is linked with COMAND before you use
the functions described in this section.

116 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*Unless otherwise indicated, the descrip-
tions and illustrations in this section refer
to COMAND and the telephone keypad.
Operation using the mobile phone and
Bluetooth headset is described in the re-
spective separate Operating Instructions.
Caller ID
COMAND can display the telephone num-
ber and the name of the caller, e.g. for an
incoming call and also in other menus or
displays.
For the telephone number to be displayed,
the caller must transmit their telephone
number.
This is also the case for name displays. For
this, the telephone number and the name
of the caller must also be saved in the mo-
bile phone book.Functional restrictions
You will not be able to use the telephone,
or you may have to wait a while, in the fol-
lowing situations:


If the telephone has not yet logged into
the network.
The telephone automatically tries to
log into a network. If no network is
available, you will also not be able to
make a “911” emergency call.
If you attempt to make an outgoing call,
the “No Service” message will appear
for a short while.


If the mobile phone is not inserted in
the cradle.


SIM card is not inserted in GSM type
phone
Switching telephone on or off
Switching on: insert mobile phone
into cradle when COMAND is switched
on.
or

Switch on the mobile phone
(see mobile phone operating instruc-
tions).

Switching off: Select “Telephone”

“Telephone”
“Telephone OFF”.
or

Switch off mobile phone (see mobile
phone operating instructions).

124 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*
Select a number category to add,
e.g. “Home”.

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

Select “Save”.
The search menu for COMAND address
book entries appears.

Search for desired entry.

Press n when you have finished
searching.
COMAND saves the data if there are
fewer than four numbers assigned to
the entry you are searching for in the
selected number category.If four numbers are saved for the entry
you are searching for, a prompt will ap-
pear asking whether you want to over-
write one of the existing numbers.

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.
Incoming call
Rejecting or accepting the call
Rejecting: Select “Reject”.
or

Press t on the telephone keypad or
on the multifunction steering wheel.

Accepting: Select “Accept”.
or

Press s on the telephone keypad or
on the multifunction steering wheel.
or

Press 0 on the multifunction steer-
ing wheel.

Use the mobile phone (see mobile
phone operating instructions).
or

Use the Bluetooth headset
(see headset operating instructions).
If you have accepted the call using
COMAND, the telephone keypad, the mul-
tifunction steering wheel or the mobile
phone, the call will be conducted via the
hands-free system. The volume of the call
can be adjusted (
page 89).
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“Save” does not function if the selected list
entry is already saved in the COMAND address
book.
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There is a detailed description of searching
for an COMAND address book entry in the
“Searching for an address book entry” section
(
page 204).
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If you have a CDMA/TDMA mobile phone
and reject a call, only the ring tone will stop. The
call itself can only be ended by the caller.
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The use of a Bluetooth headset requires
Bluetooth to be activated and the Bluetooth
headset to be authorized (
page 217).

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COMAND telephone*
If you have accepted the call using the
Bluetooth headset, the call will be conduct-
ed via the headset.
Further operating functions can be found
in the “Functions during a single-call con-
nection” section (
page 127).
You can also accept a call if the
COMAND display is showing a screen oth-
er than the telephone mode screen. After
accepting the call, you will see the caller’s
data in a window.

Closing window: Slide qmr oromp
or press n.
Making an outgoing callEntering the telephone number using
the COMAND controller

Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(page 121).

Entering digits: Select desired digits
by rotating ymz or sliding omp and
press n.

Deleting individual digits: Select )
and briefly press n.

Deleting an entire telephone num-
ber: Select ) and press and hold n
until the telephone number is deleted.

Connecting a call: Select “S”.
Entering a telephone number using the
telephone keypad

Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(page 121).

Use telephone keypad to enter digits.

Connecting a call: Press s.
Redial

Switching screen to telephone
mode: Call up main telephone menu
(page 121).

Use COMAND controller to select
“S”.
or

Press s on the telephone keypad
(page 82).
The list of dialed numbers appears. The
most recently dialed number is at the
top.

Select desired entry.

Connecting a call: Press n.
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If you place an outgoing call and receive a
busy signal, the telephone automatically starts
to redial as long as the provider and the mobile
phone support this function (see mobile phone
operating instructions).
While the call is connecting, you can also send
character strings (
page 127).
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A detailed description of how to enter digits
using the telephone keypad can be found on
(
page 82).
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If the list of dialed calls contains no entries,
the “S” menu item cannot be selected and the
s button on the telephone keypad does not
function.

128 Control systemsCOMAND telephone*1Back to the call display
2Character entry
3To call up the phone book
Sending individual characters:
Rotateymz or slide omp and select
desired character.
Each character you select can be seen
in the main area and is sent immediate-
ly.

Sending a phone book entry as a
character string: Select “Name”.

Select desired phone book entry.
The entry is immediately sent as a char-
acter string.

Switching back to the call display:
Select “Y”.
Sending character strings via the tele-
phone keypad

Press corresponding button on tele-
phone keypad.
Each character you select is immedi-
ately sent.
Ending an active call

Ending a call: Select “4END” in the
call display.
or

Press t on the telephone keypad or
on the multifunction steering wheel.
Transferring a call
From the hands-free system to the
Bluetooth headset
The call transfer is controlled by pressing
the PTT button on the Bluetooth headset
(see headset operating instructions). Nor-
mally, it is sufficient to press the PTT but-
ton once, but under certain circumstances
you may have to press it a second time.
Once the call has been transferred to the
Bluetooth headset, all the functions will be
available to you which are described in the
“Functions during a single-call connection”
section (
page 127).
Exception: “Switching the hands-free mi-
crophone on or off” function (
page 127).
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Telephone numbers containing the + char-
acter may impair the function.
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The + character may impair the function.
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The use of a Bluetooth headset requires
Bluetooth to be activated and the Bluetooth
headset to be authorized (
page 217).

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COMAND telephone*
From the Bluetooth headset to the
hands-free system
On most Bluetooth headsets, you press the
PTT button on the headset twice quickly to
transfer the call (see headset operating in-
structions).
From the hands-free system to the mo-
bile phone
If the mobile phone has a folding up-
per section: flip upper section open.

Take mobile phone out of cradle.
The “No telephone inserted” message
appears on the COMAND display. Sub-
sequent operation is only possible us-
ing the mobile phone.From the mobile phone to the
hands-free system

Insert mobile phone into cradle.
Once the call has been transferred to
the hands-free feature, all the functions
will be available to you which are de-
scribed in the “Functions during a sin-
gle-call connection” section
(page 127).
COMAND phone book
The COMAND phone book contains both
the COMAND address book entries and
mobile phone entries that have at least
one telephone number.
The COMAND address book entries are
permanently available even when a mobile
phone is not inserted in the cradle.
When the mobile phone is inserted in the
cradle, COMAND will read the phone book
entries in the mobile phone and compares
them with the COMAND address book en-
tries. If any of the telephone numbers of a phone
book entry in the mobile phone are the
same as an address book entry, COMAND
will only display the address book entry.
If the entries are not the same, the CO-
MAND phone book will show the phone
book entry in the mobile phone.
Calling up the COMAND phone book

Select “Telephone”
“Telephone”

“Telephone”
“Name”.
The COMAND phone book appears.


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).

213 Control systems
COMAND system settings
COMAND system settings
Systems settings menu overviewDisplay settings
Switching the display on or off
Switching off: Select “Vehicle”

“Display OFF”.

Switching back on: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.
Setting the display design

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Display”.

Select “Day Mode” or “Night Mode” or
“Automatic”.
Time settings
Setting the time

Select “Vehicle”
“System Settings”

“Time”
“Time”.

Selecting hour or minute(s):
Slideomp.

Setting value: Rotate ymz or
slideqmr.

Saving setting: Press n.
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The components and operating principles of
COMAND can be found on (
page 79).
Display
(page 213)
Time
(page 213)
Voice Control*
(page 215)
Language
(page 216)
Favorite
(page 216)
Services
(page 217)
Reset
(page 213)
Display settings
Time settings
Voice Control*
settings
Language
settings
Assign favorite
button
Bluetooth
settings
Reset COMAND to
factory settings
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In the “Automatic” setting, COMAND ana-
lyzes the automatic vehicle light sensor and
switches between the display design automati-
cally.
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The correct time must be set for the follow-
ing navigation system functions to operate cor-
rectly:


Route guidance on routes with time-depen-
dent traffic guidance


Calculation of estimated arrival time
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The increment value for setting the minutes
depends on the situation. If GPS reception is
available, it is 30 minutes. If GPS reception is not
available, it is one minute.

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.