RedwinGV

We have the Command system. My wife and I both have cell phones.... surprise, surprise. Anyway, is there a way to control which phone gets connected by BT to the GLC first? I suspect it may be the first one in range. That makes sense if the vehicle is somehow on. However, we don't start the vehicle and it seems to select my wife's phone a lot. I haven't taken the time to check that, but we'd like it to connect mine when both are present. I know one can select a different phone through the screen, but that isn't the issue.

So, I would think that when one presses the start engine button, the connect process commences. How does the vehicle determine which phone to connect then? Is it by alphabetical order of the phone name? If so, I guess one has to change the phone name (I think one can go to the phone and do it there??)

Is there another solution?

The basic question is: How can one control which phone connects when there is more than one in the vehicle?

TIA

fabbrisd1

On startup the system works to reconnect with the last-used-phone - when both phones are in the car - you can check/override/select the the system

RedwinGV

Hmm, cool. I'll try that out!

George in KG

What I'm sure of:
- you cannot specify a default phone or set a pairing priority in the COMAND system
- the car will pair with the first phone that it detects within range when the car is turned on

What I still don't understand
- what is the pairing order if the car sees two phones at the same time? I know fabbrisd1 says it will try for the last phone connected, but I'm not convinced that is true. Sometimes it seems random whether the car goes for my phone or my wife's if we get in the car at the same time.

TJGLC300

I was surprised a couple of times that seem to indicate it pairs to the last phone connected.

The first was after we picked up the car and my wife was in the Volvo in front of me and the GLC connected to her phone, not mine since she was the last to drive.

The second time is when my wife and I were in the GLC backing out of the garage and it started to play music from my daughter's phone while she was in her bedroom on the 2nd floor! She was the last to drive the GLC.

Also amazing the range the blutooth connection has!

MercedesTheBest

i believe it does connect to the last phone connected if it detects multiples in range. that is what i have noticed as well.

mleun481

pg 95 of COMAND manual:

Reconnecting automatically
The multimedia system always searches for the
last connected mobile phone.
If no connection can be made to the most
recently connected mobile phone, the system
searches for the mobile phone that was connected
before that one.

RedwinGV

Duh, I usual read the manual... Sorry.
That SHOULD settle it.. provided MB hasn't changed things.

George in KG

Thanks! I have read the manual but apparently missed or forgot that part.

mleun481

no worries.