MERCEDES-BENZ SLS 2011 C197 Owner's Manual

XTo reject: Select Reject.
or
XPress the I button on the COMAND
control panel or the ~ button on the
multifunction steering wheel.XTo accept: Select Accept.
or
XPress the K button on the COMAND
control panel or the 6 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
After accepting the call, you will conduct the
conversation over the hands-free system. The
call volume can be adjusted ( Y page 89).
Please see the “Functions during a Single
Call” section for other functions
( Y page 160).
i You can also accept a call as described
above when COMAND is showing a display
of a different main application. The display
switches to the telephone display after you
accept the call. After the call is finished,
you see the display of the previous main
application again.
Initiating an Outgoing Call
Entering a Phone Number via the
COMAND Control Unit
XOpen the phone main menu ( Y page 152).XEnter all the digits on the numeric keypad
one after the other.XTo delete individual digits: Press briefly
the CLR button on the COMAND control
unit.XTo delete an entire phone number: Press
and hold the CLR button until the number
is deleted.XTo place a call: Press the K button on the
COMAND control panel or press the 6
button on the multifunction steering wheel.Entering a Phone Number from the
COMAND ControllerXOpen the phone main menu ( Y page 152).XTo enter digits: Select the required digits
in sequence.XTo delete individual digits: Select õ
and briefly press the n button.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller.XTo delete an entire phone number:
Select õ and press n until the phone
number has been deleted.
or
XPress and hold down the 2 button next
to the COMAND controller until the entire
entry is deleted.XTo connect a call: Select ° at the bottom
right-hand side of the input speller.
or
XPress the K button on the COMAND
control panel or the 6 button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Redialing
XOpen the phone main menu ( Y page 152).XSelect ° at the bottom right-hand side of
the input speller.
or
XPress the K button on the COMAND
control unit when the phone main menu is
displayed.
The dialed calls list appears. The call dialed
last will be at the top of the list.XTo select a call: Rotate y m z or slide
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Initiating a Call to a Call List Entry or
COMAND Phone Book Entry
XCall up a call list and select an entry
(Y page 156).
or
XOpen the COMAND phone book and select
an entry (Y page 153).
XTo initiate call: Press n.
Functions During a Single Call
Phone mode with a single call
1 Other party2 Symbol for active phone connection3 Switches the hands-free microphone off
or on
4 Sends DTMF tones (not possible with all
mobile phones)
5 Device name of the connected mobile
phone
6 Terminates call
Switching Hands-Free Microphone On or
Off
XOpen the phone main menu (Y page 152).XTo switch off: Select Mic Off.
If the microphone is switched off, the >
icon appears in the main area.
XTo switch on: Select Mic On.
The > symbol disappears.
DTMF Tone Transmission
iThis function is not possible with all
mobile phones.
Answering machines or other devices can be
controlled by DTMF tones, e.g. for remote
query functions.
XTo send individual characters: During a
call select the required characters using
the COMAND controller.
or
XPress the corresponding button on the
COMAND control unit keypad.
Every character selected will be
transmitted immediately.
XTransmitting phone book entry as a
sequence of characters: Select Name.
XSelect the desired phone book entry.
The entry is transmitted immediately as a
sequence of characters.
XTo switch back to the call display: Select
Back.
Ending an Active Call
XIf necessary, open the phone main menu
(Y page 152).
XTo terminate call: Select 4.
or
XPress the I button on the COMAND
control panel or the ~ button on the
multifunction steering wheel.
Call Waiting
iThe 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.
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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 for setting
navigation destinations.
iYou should delete your personal data
before selling your vehicle, using the Reset
function (Y page 99).
Opening the Address Book
From Another Main Function
XSelect Phone £ Phone £ Address
Book.
iIf 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 ¥ andnavigable data ¤
iAn address book entry may contain up to
five phone numbers and both a private and
business address.
Submenu Overview for Address BookAddress BookSearchDownloading
contacts (from
mobile phone, from
memory card or
business cards)
Deleting contacts
Searching for an
address book entry
NewDeleteCreating a new
address book entry
Deleting an address
book entry
Selecting Entry in the Address Book
XRotate y m z or slide o m p when the
display/selection window is active.
Creating a New Address Book Entry
iYou 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 161) and
select New.
The input menu containing data fields and
the input speller appears.
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Input menu with data fields
1 Selected data field with cursor2 Input speller
Switching Data Field
XSlide q m repeatedly until the input speller
is hidden.
XThen slide q m r and press n.
or
XSelect [ or ] in the input speller.
The input menu indicates the selected data
field.
Entering Data into a Field
XSelect all the characters one after the other
in the input speller 2.
iThe input speller provides the characters
corresponding to the selected data field.
XTo switch input speller to upper or
lower case characters: Select ( or
&.
XTo switch input speller character set:
Select k.
Every time this is selected it switches the
character set.
XTo change the input speller language:
Select !.
XRotate y m z or slide q m r until the
desired language is highlighted and then
press n.
XTo move the cursor in the data field:
Select Y or Z.
DeletingXTo delete an individual character: Select
õ and briefly press n.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller.
The character to the left of the cursor is
deleted.
XTo delete an entire entry: Select õ
and press n until the entire entry has been
deleted.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller 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.
Saving an Entry
XSelect d.
The address book displays the entry.
Searching for an Address Book Entry
XOpen the address book (Y page 161) and
select Search.
If there are more than eight entries, the
search menu with the predictive speller
appears.
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Search menu with predictive speller
1 ¥ Symbol for address book entry2 ¤ Symbol for complete address data
from the navigation
3 ¦ Symbol for voice name4 å Symbol for phone book entry from the
mobile phone
5 Predictive speller
Entries without symbols or with the symbols
1 and 3 are just address book entries. A
voice name 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 165).
Switching from the Predictive Speller to
the List
XSlide m q or press n and hold it until the
predictive speller is hidden.
or
XSelect d.
Switching from the List to the Predictive
Speller
XSelect Back from the list.
or
XPress the k button next to the
COMAND controller.
Searching
Searching via Predictive Speller
XSwitch from the list to the predictive speller
if necessary.
XTo change the language of the
predictive speller: Select !.
XTo switch the character set of the
predictive speller: 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 n.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller.
Each time you enter or delete a character,
the closest match will be displayed at the
top of the list.
XTo delete an entire entry: Select õ
and press n until the entire entry has been
deleted.
or
XPress the 2 button next to the
COMAND controller and hold it until the
entire entry is deleted.
XTo end search: Switch from the predictive
speller to the list.
The top list entry is highlighted
automatically.
XBack to the address book: If necessary,
switch from the list to the predictive speller
and select á in the predictive speller.
or
XPress the k button next to the
COMAND controller.
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Searching via the ListXIf necessary, switch from the predictive
speller to the list (Y page 162).
XTurn y m z or slide q m r until the desired
entry is highlighted in the list.
Deleting Entry
XSearch for the required entry
(Y page 162).
XSelect Options £ Delete.
or
XSelect Delete from the address book
(Y page 161).
A deletion prompt appears.
XSelect Yes or No.
The entry will be deleted or retained on the
basis of the selection.
iDeleting an entry in the phone book on
the mobile phone does not delete the entry
in the address book.
Displaying Details About an Address
Book Entry
XSwitch from the predictive speller to the list
(Y page 162).
or
XSelect an address book entry from the
address book (Y page 161).
XPress n.
The detailed display appears.
Details screen for private data
1 Back to the previous menu2 Selected data field3 @ symbol for private data4 Calls up options5 \ symbol for business data
Selecting Another Data Field
XRotate y m z or slide q m r.
Displaying Abbreviated Content in Full
XSelect Options £ Details.
The complete display appears.
XTo close complete display: Slide o m p
or press n.
or
XPress the k button next to the
COMAND controller.
Closing Details Screen
XSelect Back.
or
XPress the k button next to the
COMAND controller.
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Changing Entry
Changing an Address Book Entry
XSearch for the address book entry
(Y page 162).
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 161).
Changing Category of a Phone Number
Data Field
XDisplay the details for an entry and
highlight the phone number data field
(Y page 164).
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
iThe mobile phone must be connected via
the Bluetooth® interface.
XDisplay the details for an entry and
highlight the phone number data field
(Y page 164).
XPress n.
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
iYou can use this function as soon as you
have saved a destination in the destination
memory (Y page 145). 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 162).
XDisplay the details about an entry and
highlight the address data field
(Y page 164).
XPress n.
iPressing n only works if the address data
field contains complete navigable data.
This is indicated by the ¤ symbol.
or
XSelect Options £ Navigate.
i Navigate can only be selected when the
address data field contains complete
navigable data. This is indicated by the ¤
symbol.
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1 Address that supports navigation2 Opens Enter Destination menu
The Enter Destination menu appears, the
selector bar is located at the menu item
Start (Y page 121).
Voice Names
iVoice names can be entered via Voice
Control System.
Adding Voice Name
iYou can add one voice name per address
book entry.
XSearch for an address book entry without
or with a voice name (¦ icon)
(Y page 162).
XSelect Options £ Voice Name £ Add.
The process continues by voice
commands. The Voice Control System
guides you through the dialogs
(Y page 219).
Deleting Voice Name
XSearch for the address book entry with a
voice entry (Y page 162).
XSelect Options £ Voice Name £
Delete.
A deletion prompt appears.
XSelect Yes or No.
COMAND deletes the voice entry
depending on your selection.
Listening to Voice NameXSearch for the address book entry with a
voice entry (Y page 162).
XSelect Options £ Voice Name £
Listen.
You will hear the voice name.
Downloading Contacts
You can download contacts from the mobile
phone or from the memory card into the
address book or receive vCards from an
external Bluetooth® device.
The à icon in the address book indicates
phone book entries which have been
downloaded from the mobile phone.
iDepending on the mobile phone used, this
function imports only the phone book
entries in the mobile phone or the phone
book entries in the SIM card.
Entries imported from the PCMCIA memory
card have the Æ Â icons. Received
vCards are identified by the Æ icon and
BT.
Depending on the source of the contact data,
different requirements apply:
Mobile phone with Bluetooth® profile PBAP
RBluetooth® must be activated in COMAND
and on the mobile phone (see the mobile
phone operating instructions).
RThe mobile phone is connected to
COMAND (Y page 149).
PCMCIA memory card
RThe PCMCIA memory card is inserted
(Y page 181) and contains importable
contact data.
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External Bluetooth® device
RBluetooth® is activated in COMAND and on
the Bluetooth® device (see operating
instructions of the device).
RThe Bluetooth® device can send vCards via
Bluetooth® (see operating instructions of
the device).
RThe Bluetooth® device in the vehicle is
switched on.
It is not necessary to authorize the device in
COMAND to receive vCards.
Downloading from a Mobile Phone with
PBAP Support
XSelect Address Book or, if the phone main
menu is displayed, Phone on COMAND.
XSelect Download Contacts
A selection menu appears.
XSelect From Mobile Phone.XSelect Add or Overwrite.
Selecting Add imports the phone book
entries from the mobile phone into the
address book.
Selecting Overwrite downloads the
telephone entries from the mobile phone
and overwrites all phone book entries in the
address book with the d icon. The
previous phone book entries are then no
longer available.
After successfully downloading the contact
data you see a corresponding message.
The address book or the phone main menu
is displayed.
iYou can select the Overwrite menu item
if the address book already contains such
entries. If the address book is full, you see
a corresponding message.
Downloading from the Memory Card
XSelect Address Book or, if the phone main
menu is displayed, Phone.
XSelect Download Contacts.
A selection menu appears.
XSelect From Memory Card.XSelect Add or Overwrite.
Selecting Add imports the entries from the
PCMCIA memory card into the address
book.
Selecting Overwrite imports the entries
from the PCMCIA memory card and
overwrites all entries in the address book
with the ¥ Â icons. The previous
entries are then no longer available.
After successfully importing the contact
data you see a corresponding message.
The address book or the phone main menu
is displayed.
iYou can select the Overwrite menu item
if the address book already contains such
entries. If the address book is full, you see
a corresponding message.
Downloading vCards via Bluetooth®
You can receive vCards from devices (such as
a PC) which support the transmission of
vCards via Bluetooth®.
It is not necessary to authorize the device in
COMAND to do so.
Received vCards are imported into the
address book.
iIf you switch to another main function,
e.g. navigation, while receiving vCards, the
reception of vCards will be terminated.
XSelect Address Book or, if the phone main
menu is displayed, Phone.
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XSelect Download Contacts.
A selection menu appears.
XSelect Receive Business Cards.
This interrupts the Bluetooth connection
between COMAND and your active mobile
phone. COMAND is ready to receive vCards
from another Bluetooth® device.
XStart data transfer on the external
Bluetooth device (see operating
instructions of the device).
The data on the vCards is automatically
transferred to the address book. The
number of vCards received is displayed.
XTo cancel the transfer: Press W.
or
XPress the % button.
Deleting Data
XIf the address book is displayed, select
Address Book Q Delete Contacts.
or
XIf the phone main menu is displayed, select
Phone Q Delete Contacts.
A selection menu appears.
XSelect Internal Contacts or From
Mobile Phone or From Memory Card or
Received Business Cards or Delete
All.
A prompt corresponding to your selection
appears.
XSelect Yes or No.XPress the W button.
If you confirm by selecting Yes, the
contacts you have selected are deleted.
Audio
Audio Menu
iInformation on the COMAND control
system and how to operate it can be found
on (Y page 72).
iFor many operating functions you can
also use the buttons on the multifunction
steering wheel, e.g. the =, ;,
9, : buttons, for selecting a channel
or a menu or scrolling through lists
(Y page 81).
Vehicle Equipment
iThis 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 ó function button.
Radio mode is switched on.
XSelect Audio
The audio menu appears.
iIf radio mode was active last, you only
need to select Audio.
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