Adding A New Contact - Mercedes-Benz COMAND Operating Instructions Manual

Select the characters of the contact you are
X
searching for one by one, pressing and con-
firming with the controller each time.
To end the search: select ¬.
X
The contacts in the address book are dis-
played.
To select a contact: turn and press the con-
X
troller.
Back to the character bar
Press the % button repeatedly until the
X
character bar is displayed.
Information about character entry
( page 38)
Y
Using the touchpad
If your vehicle is equipped with a touchpad
you can use this function.
Call up the address book (
X
To switch to the menu bar: glide down.
X
Select Search.
X
Draw the letter on the touchpad surface.
X
The first contact with the selected first
character is highlighted in the address
book.
Further information on handwriting recog-
nition on the touchpad (
Draw additional letters on the touchpad
X
surface one after another.
To complete the search and return to the
X
phone book: press the touchpad.
To select and call the contact: glide up or
X
down and press.

Adding a new contact

You can enter address data directly into the
address book. If you store telephone num-
bers in the COMAND phone book, these are
also saved in the address book. If you store a
navigation destination, COMAND creates an
address book entry which includes the com-
plete navigable address data.
Call up the address book (
X
To switch to the menu bar: slide 6 the
X
controller.
To select New: turn and press the controller.
X
The surname and first name input lines are
displayed.
Enter characters using the controller
X
(
Y
touchpad (
vehicle's equipment.
To save the surname and first name: select
X
¬.
The details for the contact are displayed.
To add the desired entry (e.g.
X
Address): turn and press the controller.
Depending on the type of entry, the corre-
sponding input menu appears.
Enter characters using the controller
X
(
Y
page 166).
Y
touchpad (
vehicle's equipment.
To finish and save an entry: select ¬.
X
Displaying contact details
page 34).
Y
Call up the address book (
X
To select a contact: turn and press the con-
X
troller.
The details for the contact are displayed.
The entries can be categorized as follows:
\ Business details
6 Home details
Address book
Y
page 38), the telephone keypad or the
page 34), depending on the
Y
page 38), the telephone keypad or the
page 34), depending on the
Y
Y
167
page 166).
Add E-Mail
page 166).
Z