Comand Features; General Information; Telephony - Mercedes-Benz COMAND Operating Instructions Manual

General information

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COMAND features

These Operating Instructions describe all
standard and optional equipment available
for your COMAND system at the time of
purchase. Country-specific deviations are
possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described.
General information
Introduction
In the telephone function, telephony via
®
Bluetooth interface is available if a
®
Bluetooth -capable mobile phone is
connected.
Using theBluetooth
mobile phone, you can use COMAND's hands-
free feature to download electronic business
cards (vCards).
More detailed information on suitable mobile
phones and on connecting Bluetooth
capable mobile phones to COMAND can be
found on the Internet at http://
www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or call the
Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance Center
under
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA), or Customer Relations under
1-800-387-0100 (Canada).
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
A driver's attention to the road must always
be his/her primary focus when driving. For
your safety and the safety of others, we
recommend that you pull over to a safe
location and stop before placing or taking a
telephone call. If you choose to use the mobile
phone while driving, please use the handsfree
device and only use the mobile phone when
weather, road, and traffic conditions permit.
®
interface and a suitable
®
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Some jurisdictions prohibit the driver from
using a cellular mobile phone while driving a
vehicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second.
G WARNING
You and others may damage your health due
to excessive electromagnetic radiation. By
using an external antenna, the possible health
risks of electromagnetic fields, which are
under discussion among the scientific
community, should be largely prevented.
Call disconnection while the vehicle is
in motion
A call may be disconnected if:
there is insufficient network coverage in
R
certain areas.
you move from one transmitter/receiver
R
area (cell) into another and no channels are
free.
you use a SIM card which is not compatible
R
with the network available.
you are using a mobile phone with
R
"Twincard" and the mobile phone with the
second SIM card is already logged into the
network.
Operating options
You can operate the telephone by:
the = and ; button or the 9 button
R
on COMAND
the 6 or ~ button and the number
R
keypad on COMAND
pressing the 6 or ~ button on the
R
multifunction steering wheel
by speaking using the Voice Control
R
System