External authorization
If COMAND does not detect your mobile phone, this may be due to particular security settings on your mobile phone. In this case, you can test if your mobile phone can find COMAND. The Bluetooth® device name of COMAND is MB Bluetooth.
Observe the following: some mobile phones require that you reconnect to COMAND after you have entered the passcode (see the mobile phone operating instructions). The mobile phone cannot otherwise be authorized.
Press the function button on the COMAND controller once or twice.
Select Data/Connections in the telephone basic menu by sliding and turning the COMAND controller and press to confirm.
Select Bluetooth Telephones and press to confirm.
Select Update.
Select Options by sliding and press to confirm.
Select External Authorization and press to confirm.
Start the Bluetooth® search on the mobile phone (see the mobile phone operating instructions).
Select COMAND (MB Bluetooth) on the mobile phone.
The order in which the passkey is entered depends on the mobile phone.
Enter the passkey on the mobile phone when prompted.
Confirm the Do you want to authorize XX? question in COMAND with Yes.
Enter the passkey in COMAND.
See also:
Menu overview
The number of menus shown depends on the optional equipment in the vehicle.
The Audio and Tel menus differ slightly in vehicles with an audio system and
vehicles with COMAND. The examples given ...
Driving systems
Display messages
Possible causes/consequences and
Solutions
The red distance warning lamp lights up while the vehicle is in motion.
A warning tone also sounds.
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General notes
When you lock the vehicle, you can
simultaneously:
• close the side windows
• close the sliding sunroof or the panorama
roof with power tilt/sliding panel
On vehicles with roller sunblinds, ...