Your Comand Equipment; General Notes - Mercedes-Benz Comand Operating Instructions Manual

General notes

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Your COMAND equipment

These operating instructions describe all the
standard and optional equipment for your
COMAND system, as available at the time of
going to print. Country-specific differences
are possible. Please note that your COMAND
system may not be equipped with all the
features described.
General notes
Important safety notes
G
WARNING
If you operate mobile communication
equipment 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 this equipment when the vehicle
is stationary.
If you make a call on your mobile phone while
driving, always use hands-free mode. Only
use the mobile phone when road, weather
and traffic conditions permit. Some
jurisdictions prohibit the driver from using a
mobile phone while driving a vehicle.
Bear in mind that at a speed of only 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), the vehicle covers
a distance of 44 feet (approximately 14 m)
per second.
Excessive levels of electromagnetic radiation
may cause damage to your health and the
health of others.
There is scientific discussion surrounding the
possible health risks posed by
electromagnetic fields. You can reduce this
risk by using an exterior antenna.
Therefore, only use mobile communication
equipment if it is connected to the exterior
antenna of the vehicle.
Introduction
COMAND provides telephony via the
®
Bluetooth interface.
When connecting Bluetooth
phones with PBAP (Phone Book Access
Profile), the contacts are automatically
downloaded to COMAND.
With a suitable mobile phone, you can use the
hands-free system and receive vCards via the
®
Bluetooth interface.
You can use the text message function
(receiving and reading) if the mobile phone
supports the MAP (Message Access Profile)
®
Bluetooth profile.
You can obtain more detailed information
about suitable mobile phones and about
®
connecting Bluetooth
phones to COMAND on the Internet at
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com. Or call
the Mercedes-Benz Customer Assistance
center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372) for
the USA or at 1-800-387-0100 for Canada.
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.
Operating options
You can operate the telephone by:
using the COMAND controller:
R
turn cVd
slide XVY or ZVÆ
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-capable mobile
-capable mobile