Mercedes-Benz SL-Class 2013 Owners Manual - Manual (Page 457)

Bluetooth ® audio mode
Preconditions for the Bluetooth ® audio
device
Bluetooth ® audio mode requires a
Bluetooth ® -capable audio device. Observe
the information in the Bluetooth ® audio
device's operating instructions.
Before using Bluetooth
® audio mode, you
should check your Bluetooth ® audio device
for the following:
R Bluetooth ® audio profile
The Bluetooth ® audio device must support
the A2DP and AVRCP Bluetooth ® audio
profiles.
R Bluetooth ® visibility
Certain Bluetooth ® audio devices do not
just require activation of the Bluetooth ®
function. In addition, your device must be
made "visible" to other devices.
R Bluetooth ® device name
This device name is predetermined but can
usually be changed. To make a clear
selection of the Bluetooth ® device
possible, Mercedes-Benz recommends
that you customize the device name.
i A2DP (Advanced Audio Distribution
Profile): Bluetooth ® audio profile for audio
data transmission
AVRCP (Audio Video Remote Control
Profile): Bluetooth ® audio profile for audio
data playback
i Not all Bluetooth ® audio devices available
on the market are equally suitable. To
obtain more information about suitable
Bluetooth ® audio devices and about
connecting Bluetooth ® audio devices to
COMAND, visit
http://www.mbusa-mobile.com (USA).
Or call the Mercedes-Benz Customer
Assistance center at
1-800-FOR-MERCedes(1-800-367-6372)
(USA) or Customer Relations at
1-800-387-0100 (Canada).
X Activate Bluetooth ® and Bluetooth ®
visibility on the Bluetooth ® audio device.
Preconditions in COMAND
X Activate the Bluetooth ® function in
COMAND(
Y
page 306).
Connecting Bluetooth ® audio devices
General information
Before using your Bluetooth
® audio device
with COMAND for the first time, you will need
to authorize it.
When you authorize a new Bluetooth
® audio
device, it is connected automatically.
Connection involves first searching for a
Bluetooth ® audio device and then authorizing
it.
You can authorize up to fifteen Bluetooth
®
devices.
i If you authorize a mobile phone that
supports Bluetooth ® audio, the A2DP and
AVRCP Bluetooth ® audio profiles are
connected automatically.
The mobile phone is then entered:
R in the Bluetooth ® telephone list
(
Y
page 380)
R in the Bluetooth ® device list
(
Y
page 456).
Mercedes-Benz recommends authorizing a
mobile phone in Bluetooth ® telephony
(
Y
page 380).
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COMAND
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