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Telephone speech control system
Applies to vehicles: with telephone speech control system
Introduction
You can use speech commands to operate various func-
tions of the telephone.
Functions
The speech control and hands-free system together enable you to
operate the on-board phone system very conveniently. The speech
control system recognises commands and digits spoken by
different people.
The speech control system allows you to do the following:
•Store name tags
page 164
•Enter and dial a telephone number
page 163
Traffic reports are not announced during a running dialogue. The
dialogue will be ended immediately when an incoming phone call is
received.
Unrecognised speech commands
The system acknowledges your commands with a tone signal. If the
system does not recognise a speech command, it will answer with
and request you to repeat the command. After a third
failed attempt the system will answer with and the
dialogue will be ended.
How to help the system understand you
•Speak clearly in a normal volume. Speak louder if you are driving
fast.
•Speak in a normal tone without long pauses.
•Avoid speaking when the system is saying a cue.
•Close doors, windows and sun roof* to reduce background
noise. Make sure that passengers are not talking when you say a
command.
•Keep the air outlets of the air distribution system pointed away
from the microphone, which is fitted in the vicinity of the front inte-
rior lights.
•The system should only be operated by the driver, since the
hands-free microphone is directed towards the driver.

Should the system say , please check
the status of the speech control system:
•Is the MMI active and the ignition on?
•Does a Bluetooth connection exist between the mobile phone
and the on-board phone system (car telephone kit* or phone pre-
installation*)?
•Is the mobile phone inserted in the mobile phone adapter*25)?
•Is the mobile phone switched on and the PIN entered?
•Are the phone book entries being loaded from the mobile phone
into the on-board phone system (car telephone kit*
page 29 or
phone pre-installation*
page 23)?
WARNING
•Please direct your full attention to the road at all times! As the
driver, you have full responsibility for the safety of the vehicle and
other road users. For this reason, you should only use the func-
tions in a manner that allows you to maintain control of the
vehicle in all situations - accident risk!
•The speech control system must not be used in cases of emer-
gency, since the voice changes in stressful situations. This could
result in a failed or delayed telephone connection. Always dial
emergency numbers manually!
25)Applies to phone pre-installation.





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MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Speech dialogue system
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Introduction
You can operate many functions of the MMI quickly and
easily with the speech dialogue system.
Using the speech dialogue system you can conveniently switch
between the various modes, e.g. from radio to CD mode. You can
also access various functions on the radio, the CD changer, the tele-
phone* or the directory by saying commands or calling up previ-
ously stored name tags
page 172. In addition, you can select navi-
gation* destinations and have the system guide you to them, call up
the map display and change the map scale
page 178.
If you do not know a command, no problem! If the speech dialogue
system is activated, simply say HELP. The system will transmit the
commands you can currently say or will help you with a cue

page 171.
The speech dialogue system recognises commands and spoken
numbers regardless of the speaker.
How to help the system understand you
•Speak clearly in a normal volume. Speak louder if you are driving
fast.
•Speak in a normal tone without long pauses.
•Avoid talking while the speech dialogue system is giving a cue.
•Close doors, windows and sun roof* to reduce background
noise. Make sure that passengers are not talking when you say a
command.
•Keep the air outlets of the air distribution system pointed away
from the microphone, which is fitted in the vicinity of the front inte-
rior lights.
•The system should only be operated by the driver, since the
hands-free microphone is directed towards the driver.Unrecognised speech commands
The system acknowledges your commands with a tone signal. If the
system does not recognise a speech command, it will answer with
and request you to repeat the command. After a third
failed attempt the system will answer with and the
dialogue will be ended.
WARNING
•Please direct your full attention to the road at all times! As the
driver, you have full responsibility for the safety of the vehicle and
other road users. For this reason, you should only use the func-
tions in a manner that allows you to maintain control of the
vehicle in all situations - accident risk!
•The speech control system must not be used in cases of emer-
gency, since the voice changes in stressful situations. This could
result in a failed or delayed telephone connection. Always dial
emergency numbers manually!





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– After the speech dialogue system has given you the cue
, say the command YES. The tele-
phone number will be dialled.
Call (name tag) private
– Briefly press the talk button . The tone will
sound.
– To call a private number stored for a recorded name tag

page 172, say the command CALL (NAME TAG)
PRIVATE, e.g. CALL “PETER MILLER” PRIVATE.
– After the speech dialogue system has given you the cue
, say the command YES. The tele-
phone number will be dialled.
Entering PIN code
– Briefly press the talk button . The tone will
sound.
– Give the command ENTER PIN NUMBER or ENTER PIN
CODE.
– Say your PIN code.
Navigation
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
navigation system
Activating navigation mode
Important: The MMI system must be switched on

page 40.
– Switch on the speech dialogue system
page 170.– Say the command NAVIGATION. The navigation mode
will be activated. The speech dialogue system will remain
activated for approximately five seconds so that you can
say another command.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
navigation system
Entering a destination
Important: The navigation mode must be activated

page 178.
– Briefly press the talk button . The tone will
sound.
– To enter a destination country, give the command
SPECIFY COUNTRY and say the name of the country you
wish to enter.
– To enter a destination town, give the command SPECIFY
TOWN and spell out the letters of the town you wish to
enter.
– You can also enter the post code for a destination by
giving the command SPECIFY POST CODE
27).
– To enter a destination street, give the command SPECIFY
STREET NAME and spell out the letters of the street you
wish to enter.
– To navigate to the destination you have entered, give the
command START ROUTE GUIDANCE.
Searching for towns can take several seconds. A list of town names
will appear in the MMI display when the search is finished. Select
the desired town by specifying the number of the town in the list,


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MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control e.g. NUMBER FOUR. Give the commands NEXT PAGE and PREVIOUS
PA G E to scroll up and down the list of town names.
It is possible that a one or more towns share a name (e.g.
Newcastle). Therefore, you must specify more exactly which desti-
nation you want by selecting the number of the town in the list once
again.
Always spell out the town and street names clearly, without pausing
and without using special characters (e.g. a dash). When entering a
street name, you will also be asked whether you want to specify an
intersection or house number.
If you want to be directed to the town centre, you can say TOWN
CENTRE instead of specifying a street.
Note
For more information on the navigation functions, please refer to

page 104.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel, speech dialogue system and
navigation system
Other commands in the navigation mode
Important: The navigation mode must be activated

page 178 or
page 105.
– Briefly press the talk button . The tone will
sound.
– To stop the route guidance, say the command STOP
ROUTE GUIDANCE.
– You can load a special destination such as a petrol
station
page 116 by giving the command SPECIAL
DESTINATION.– To load a last destination as the navigation destination

page 114 say the command LAST DESTINATIONS.
– To load a top destination as the navigation destination

page 116 say the command TOP DESTINATIONS.
– You can have the system repeat the last voice guidance
cue
page 119 by giving the command LAST INSTRUC-
TION.
– Switch the dynamic navigation function on and off

page 117 by saying the command DYNAMIC NAVIGA-
TION ON/OFF.
– If you would like to switch the display of the map on the
MMI display on or off, say the command MAP ON/OFF.
– To switch the intersection zoom on and off, give the
command INTERSECTION ZOOM ON/OFF.
– You can change the map type
page 119 by giving the
command OVERVIEW MAP, DESTINATION MAP or
CURRENT POSITION MAP.
– To display the current location of your vehicle at a scale
of 1 km, say the command DETAIL MAP. This function can
only be used in conjunction with the speech dialogue
system.
– You can change the scale of the map by saying SCALE
and the desired scale. You can choose any of the
following scales: 100 m, 200 m, 500 m, 1 km, 2 km, 5 km,
10 km, 20 km, 50 km, 100 km, 200 km and 500 km.
– To change the map display, say the command ZOOM
IN/OUT.
– To repeat the last recorded traffic report, say the
command REPEAT TRAFFIC REPORT.