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274 Control systems
Voice Control introduction
The Voice Control System gives you the ca-
pability to control the following systems on
your vehicle using spoken commands:
Telephone* (page 278)
Navigation (page 285)
Address book (page 295)
Audio (page 299) (AM/FM radio,
CD/DVD changer, MP3 player)You control these systems using spoken
commands. Moreover, controls such as
the buttons on the multifunction steering
wheel (
page 276) allow you to keep your
hands on the steering wheel.
The command vocabulary consists of
approximately 300 ready to use phrases.
The Voice Control System recognizes com-
mands and number sequences, irrespec-
tive of the speaker. To optimize speech
recognition for your voice follow the indi-
vidualization process (
page 320).
You can use the Voice Control System to
call up all of COMAND’s main menu items,
with the exception of the main menus for
“Vehicle” and “Navi”.The commands and digit sequences can be
spoken without pausing between the indi-
vidual words. If an unavailable or incorrect
command is used, the Voice Control Sys-
tem will prompt you for a new command by
asking “Please repeat” or “Please repeat
your entry”.
In order to provide for a safe and comfort-
able dialog, the Voice Control System ac-
knowledges important commands.
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Spelling
You may not need to spell the entire name
(street, intersection, city or point of inter-
est) especially if the name is lengthy. Spell-
ing the first three to five characters of the
name should be sufficient for the system
to recognize the name provided it is avail-
able on the navigation DVD.
The selection appearing on the COMAND
display is sorted based on your recognized
voice input and a matching algorithm.
You can use the commands “Next page” or
“ Previ ous p ag e” t o sc roll up or down in the
list.
Use the command “Correction” to start
over by again spelling the name.
Speak each character as clearly as you
can, especially when they sound very simi-
lar (d or e).Command types
The Voice Control System commands can
be categorized as:
General Commands
These are commands always available
to you as soon as the Voice Control
System is activated (for example
“Help” commands).
Local Commands
These are commands specific to the
currently active system shown in the
COMAND display (for example com-
mands to control the CD changer).
For a complete list of commands
(
page 305).
Active System
The active system is the system currently
shown in the COMAND display.
If, for example, you listen to the radio while
the telephone system is active on the
COMAND display, you have to switch to
the radio using the command “Radio” be-
fore you can operate the radio.
iDuring Voice Control System operation visu-
al help windows also appear in the COMAND dis-
play (
page 277).
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Voice Control CD/DVD changer/MP3
Voice Control CD/DVD changer/MP3
Operation
The Voice Control System gives you the
ability to:
Select a CD/DVD/medium
Select a track
Select a folder in MP3 mode
Select a group in audio-DVD mode
To operate the DVD changer using the
Voice Control System, the Voice Control
System must be activated (
page 276).Selecting CD mode
Press !.
Speak one of the following commands:
“CD”
“DVD”
“MP3”
Press !.
Speak one of the following commands.
Warning!G
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize your-
self with the audio functions.
Only use the Voice Control System when
road and traffic conditions permit you to do
so. Otherwise you could be involved in an
accident in which you or others could be in-
jured.
iThe following commands “Next/Previous
CD/DVD” and “CD/DVD 1” to “CD/DVD 6”,
cause the DVD changer to switch from one slot
to another, regardless of the type of medium
found in the selected slot. In your command, you
can therefore replace the term “CD/DVD” with
“Medium”.
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Voice Control CD/DVD changer/MP3
Commands
For a complete list of commands
(
page 305).
“Help CD” or “Help DVD” “Help MP3”
Use the commands
“Help CD”
“Help DVD”
“Help MP3”
and the Voice Control System will read out
a complete list of available commands for
the CD, DVD or MP3.
“CD/DVD/Medium 1” to
“CD/DVD/Medium 6”
Use commands “CD/DVD/Medium 1” to
“CD/DVD/Medium 6” to select one of up
to 6 mediums in your DVD changer.“Next CD/DVD/Medium”
Use the command “Next CD/DVD/Medi-
um” to select the next available medium in
the DVD changer.
“Track 1” to “Track 39”
Use the commands “Track 1” to
“Track 39” to select one of up to 39 title
numbers of a loaded medium.
“Next track”
Use the command “Next track” to select
the next track.
“Previous track” or “Repeat track”
Use the command “Previous track” or “Re-
peat track” to play again the track you are
listening to.“Group 1” to “Group 9”
The “Group 1” to “Group 9” commands are
used to select a group on the inserted au-
dio-DVD.
“Next group”/“Previous group”
The “Next group”/“Previous group” com-
mands are used to select a group on the in-
serted audio-DVD.
“Memory card”
The “Memory card” command is used to
switch from the DVD drive to the PCMCIA
card.
“Drive”
The “Drive” command is used to switch
from the PCMCIA card to the DVD drive.
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Voice Control command list
Telephone* commandshelp permanent commands
help global commands
letters of the English alphabet
digits 0 - 9
continue
go forward
next page
back
go back
previous page
help radio
help tuner
radio help
tuner help
help telephone
help phone
help address book
help CD
help disc
help CD player
help CD changer
help audio DVD
help DVDA
help DVD audio
help DVD audio player
help DVD audio changer
help navigation
help nav
help navi
help route guidance
help routing
help destination guidance
telephone (on)
phone (on)
telephone off
save
save PIN
save PIN code
save number
save PIN number
save telephone number
save name
save password
store PIN
store PIN code
store number
store PIN number
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Voice Control command list
CDMP3
CD (on)
CD player (on)
CD changer (on)
next CD
other CD
next medium
other medium
previous CD
last CD
preceding CD
replay CD
replay medium
repeat medium
last medium
previous medium
next track
other track
previous track
last track
repeat track
replay track
track 1-39
load track 1-39
load track number 1-39
select track 1-39
select track number 1-39
CD 1-6
CD number 1-6
medium 1-6
medium number 1-6
MP3 (on)
MP3 player (on)
MP3 changer (on)
next MP3
other MP3
next medium
other medium
previous MP3
last MP3
preceding MP3
replay MP3
replay medium
repeat medium
last medium
previous medium
next directory
other directory
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DVD
next folder
other folder
previous directory
previous folder
last directory
last folder
repeat directory
repeat folder
next track
other track
previous track
last track
repeat track
replay track
track 1-39
load track 1-39
load track number 1-39
select track 1-39
select track number 1-39
MP3 1-6
MP3 number 1-6
medium 1-6
medium number 1-6
drive
memory card
audio DVD
DVDA player (on)
audio DVD player (on)
DVD audio player (on)
DVDA changer (on)
audio DVD changer (on)
DVD audio changer (on)
next DVDA
other DVDA
next DVD audio
other DVD audio
next audio DVD
other audio DVD
next medium
other medium
previous DVDA
last DVDA
preceding DVDA
replay DVDA
previous DVD audio
last DVD audio
preceding DVD audio
replay DVD audio
previous audio DVD
last audio DVD
preceding audio DVD
replay audio DVD
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694 Index
Audio (COMAND) 107
CD mode 115
DVD mode 115
MP3 mode 115
Audio (Control system
instrument cluster) 263
CD changer 264
DVD changer 264
Audio DVD
Fast forward/rewind (COMAND) 117
Menu overview (COMAND) 114
Pause function (COMAND) 116
Stop function (COMAND) 116
Auto-dimming, Rear view mirrors 355Automatic climate control 453
Adjusting air distribution
(COMAND) 246
Adjusting air flow from air vents
(COMAND) 249
Adjusting air volume
(COMAND) 246
Adjusting the footwell temperature
(COMAND) 249
Air recirculation mode 458
Central climate control menu
(COMAND) 247
Defrosting 456
Operating via COMAND 244
Rear window defroster 457
Selecting Mono mode
(COMAND) 248
Setting temperature
(COMAND) 245
Setting the temperature 456
Switching cooling on or off
(COMAND) 247Automatic headlamp mode 271, 364
Automatic lighting control,
Interior lighting 370
Automatic locking when driving 334
Automatic shift program 399
Automatic transmission
Accelerator position 396
Automatic shift program 399
Emergency operation
(limp-home mode) 401
Fluid 684
Fluid level 517
Gear ranges 398
Gear selector lever 389
Gear shifting malfunctions 401
Hill start assist system 397
Kickdown 396
Program mode selector switch 399
Shifting procedure 392
Starting the engine 378
Steering wheel gearshift control 400
Transmission fluid 517
Transmission positions 393
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