Your Comand Equipment; Important Safety Notes; General Notes; Conditions For Access - Mercedes-Benz COMAND Operating Instructions Manual

Conditions for access

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Your COMAND equipment

These operating instructions describe all
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the standard and optional equipment of
your COMAND system, as available at the
time of going to print. Country-specific dif-
ferences are possible. Bear in mind that
your vehicle may not feature all functions
described here. This also applies to safety-
relevant systems and functions.
Read the information on qualified special-
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ist workshops in the vehicle Operator's
Manual.

Important safety notes

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WARNING
If you operate information systems and com-
munication equipment integrated in the vehi-
cle while driving, you will be distracted from
traffic conditions. You could also lose control
of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident.
Only operate the equipment when the traffic
situation permits. If you are not sure that this
is possible, park the vehicle paying attention
to traffic conditions and operate the equip-
ment when the vehicle is stationary.
You must observe the legal requirements for
the country in which you are driving when
operating the system.

General notes

Connection difficulties while the vehi-
cle is in motion
The connection may be lost if:
the mobile phone network coverage is
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insufficient
the vehicle has moved into a mobile phone
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cell with no free channels
the SIM card used is not compatible with
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the network available
Function restrictions
You will not be able to use the Mercedes-Benz
Apps and Internet connection, or will no lon-
ger be able to use them, or may have to wait
before using them, in the following situations:
when the mobile phone is switched off
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if your mobile phone has not been enabled
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for Internet access.
if the Bluetooth ® function is switched off on
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COMAND and the desired phone is sup-
posed to be connected via Bluetooth
if the Bluetooth ® function is switched off on
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the mobile phone and the phone is sup-
posed to be connected via Bluetooth
if the mobile phone is not connected via
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USB and the phone is supposed to be con-
nected via USB.
if neither the mobile phone network nor the
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mobile phone allow simultaneous use of a
phone and an Internet connection.
if the mobile phone has not been enabled
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for Internet access via Bluetooth
USB.
The driver is not permitted to call up websites
while driving and use of the Mercedes-Benz
Apps is restricted.
It is possible that you may not be able to
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receive calls when an Internet connection
is active. This depends on the mobile phone
and the mobile phone network used.
Conditions for access
USA: to use Mercedes-Benz Apps and Inter-
net access, mbrace must be activated and
operational. Furthermore, mbrace must be
activated for Mercedes-Benz Apps and Inter-
net access. Take note of the connection pri-
orities. An emergency call has the highest pri-
ority. When a service call, e.g. a breakdown
service call or the MB Info Call, is active, an
emergency call can still be initiated. A service
call, on the other hand, has priority over a
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