2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class Control

189 Voice Control
Navigation
“Find address”
You can use the “Find address” command
to select a previously saved address and
start route guidance.
Example of dialog:
sFind address
tPlease say the name.
sSmith
uThe system shows a numbered list
of saved addresses in the display
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
tLine number 1 accepted.
tStarting route guidance
“Start route guidance”
You can use the “Start route guidance”
command to start route guidance once a
valid destination has been entered.
sStart route guidance
tStarting route guidance
“Route information”
You can use the “Route information” com-
mand to have the following information on
your currently planned route read out:

Distance to destination

Remaining driving time

Expected arrival time
“Guidance instructions on”
When you use the “Guidance instructions
on” command, voice control repeats the
last driving tip. If the driving tip output has
been switched off up to this point, it is now
switched on again.
“Guidance instruction off ”
You can use this command to switch off
the route guidance voice output.
“Cancel route guidance”
You can use this command to stop route
guidance.
Example of dialog:
sCancel route guidance
tAre you sure you want to cancel
route guidance?
sYes
tCancelling route guidance
Voice control cancels route guidance.
or
sNo
tContinuing route guidance.
The dialog with voice control is terminated.
Route guidance remains activated.
“Zoom in/out"
You can use these commands to zoom the
map display one step in or out.
“Zoom in/out completely”
You can use these commands to set the
map display directly to the smallest or larg-
est scale.

190 Voice Control
Navigation
“List destination memory”
You can use the “List destination memory”
command to listen to the entries from the
address book’s destination memory and, if
required, navigate to one of them.
sList destination memory
The system reads out all entries,
from the address book destination
memory.
To select an entry and set an ad-
dress: press the ! button at the se-
lected entry.
tIf there is more than one address,
the system asks “Navigate to: home
or work?”
sHome
The system starts route guidance
To cancel the dialog: press the L
button.
You have cancelled the dialog. The sys-
tem confirms by responding “Cancel”.

191 Voice Control
Address book
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The address book gives you the option of
storing information about people in the
form of entries.
Using voice control, you can dial a phone
number stored in the address book or start
route guidance for a stored address.
Apart from the speaker-dependent voice
tags stored in the address book, voice con-
trol can recognize all the entries in the
name fields of the address book. Recogni-
tion of the entries in the address book de-pends on the text that was entered. To
make a call you must say the text of the en-
try.
Check the address book entries for the fol-
lowing:

The name entries, e.g. last name and
first name, are in the right fields.

Do not use abbreviations or acronyms.

Avoid unnecessary spaces in names.

Do not use special characters.
You can improve voice recognition by sav-
ing a speaker-dependent voice tag for ad-
dress book entries.
Use a speaker-dependent voice tag:

for names which are difficult to pro-
nounce

to distinguish names which sound sim-
ilar

for names which are not pronounced as
they are written
Voice control can store up to 50 of these
address book entries by means of a speak-
er-dependent voice tag.You can use voice control at any time to:

save a name

select a name

delete a name

list the address book

delete the address book

open the address book

open an entry from the address book

list the phone book

list the destination memory
To open the address book: press the
! button on the multi-function
steering wheel.
Give the “Address book” command.
Press the ! button.
Give one of the address book com-
mands explained below.
Address book
G Warning
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize your-
self with the address book 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.
Overview
Operation

192 Voice Control
Address book
“Address book”
To open the address book: say the
command “Address book”.
“Help address book”
Using the “Help address book” command,
you can have all the essential commands
for the address book read out.
“Save name”
Use the “Save name” command to save a
phone number with a voice tag for a specif-
ic speaker. Use this command for a name
which is complicated or which is pro-
nounced differently than it is spelled, for
example, because it is a foreign name.
When you have given the command “Save
name”, voice control prompts you to enter
a phone number.
The digits 0 - 9 and the word “Plus” are per-
mitted.
“Plus” replaces the international dialing
code, e.g. “00”.
Say the phone number in the form of a con-
tinuous string of digits or as blocks of dig-
its, e.g. three to five digits.Voice control repeats the digits it recogniz-
es after each block of digits (with a pause
of about half a second between each block
of digits) and waits for you to continue
speaking.
When you have given the command
“Okay”, voice control prompts you two or
three times to say the name. When repeat-
ing the name, make sure that you pro-
nounce it in exactly the same way as you
did the first time. Otherwise, the name
cannot be saved and voice control aborts
the saving procedure.
Example of dialog:
sSave name
tPlease say the number
sZero one three zero
tZero one three zero
sFive zero zero five
tFive zero zero five
sOkay
tPlease say the name.
sSmith
tPlease repeat the name.
sSmithtWould you like to save the number
in a category?
sNo
tName and number saved
“Dial name”
You can use the “Dial name” command to
place a call by selecting a name from your
address book. You can choose either a
voice tag or say a name entry.
Only say the surname if only the surname
is entered in the address book.
Say the surname first and then the first
name if both are entered in the address
book.
Example of dialog:
sDial name
tPlease say the name.
sSmith
If there is more than one phone
number for an entry, voice control
queries this.
tDo you want to make a work call or
a home call?
or
Please select a line number
Commands

193 Voice Control
Address book
sWork
tSmith work. Dialing number.
“Find name”
Use the “Find name” command to search
for a name in the address book. Voice con-
trol then asks what action you want it to
perform: for example call the selected
number, start route guidance to the saved
address or open the entry.
“Find address”
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page 189)
“Delete name ”
Use the “Delete name” command to delete
a voice tag from your address book.
Example of dialog:
sDelete name
tPlease say the name.
sSmith
tDo you want to delete Smith?
sYes
tThe voice tag has been deleted
“List address book”
You can use the “List address book” com-
mand to listen to all names and voice tags
in the address book. You can select an en-
try during this.
If no name is entered in the name field of
the address book, the phone number or
the address is read out. A name can be en-
tered later in the name field.
Example of dialog:
sList address book
The system reads out all address book en-
tries. If there is a large number of entries,
the system asks from which entry it should
start the reading.
i If you do not say a name, voice control reads
out all address book entries.
To select an address book entry:
press the ! button at the selected
entry.
The entry is selected and shown on the
display. Voice control asks whether the
selected entry should be called, navi-
gated to or opened.
To cancel the dialog: press the L
button.You have cancelled the dialog. The sys-
tem confirms by responding “Cancel”.
“List phone book” and dialing a phone
number
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page 182)
“Delete address book”
You can use the “Delete address book”
command to delete individual voice tags or
all the voice tags in the address book. The
address data is not deleted.

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“Find entry”
You can use the “Find entry” command to
open any address book entry.
Example of dialog:
sFind entry
tPlease say the name.
sSmith
uThe system shows a numbered list
in the display.
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
tLine number 1 accepted.
The system opens the first entry on
the list.
If the selected entry contains at
least one phone number or an ad-
dress, voice control asks whether
you want to dial the number or nav-
igate to the stored address.“Spell entry”
You can use the “Spell entry” command to
open any address book entry by spelling
the name.
Say the letters in the form of a continuous
string of letters (five to seven letters).
A list of possible entries will appear in the
display and you can choose the one you re-
quire.
Example of dialog:
sSpell entry
tPlease spell the name.
sS-M-I-T-H
uThe system shows a numbered list
in the display.
tPlease select a line number.
sNumber four
tNumber four accepted
The system opens the fourth entry
on the list.
If the selected entry contains at
least one phone number or an ad-
dress, voice control asks whether
you want to dial the number or
navigate to the stored address.i You can use the “Next page” or “Previous
page” commands to scroll through the list. You
can use the “Correction” command to spell the
name again.

195 Voice Control
Radio and Satellite Radio*
You can use voice control to:

select the waveband

find a station

select a frequency (FM, AM)

select a category (Satellite radio)

listen to the station list

save a voice tag for a station

delete a station list (voice tags only)

delete a station (voice tag only)

select a channel number (Satellite ra-
dio)The names of all received and stored sta-
tions are available for voice recognition. To
improve voice recognition, you can store a
voice tag for a specific speaker.
To select the radio or satellite radio
application: press the ! button on
the multi-function steering wheel.
Say the command “Radio” or “Satellite
Radio”.
Press the ! button.
Say one of the radio or satellite radio
commands explained below.
You can always give the commands for the
radio when you are listening to the radio,
even if a different application is shown on
the display.
“Help Radio”
Using the “Help Radio” command, you can
have all the commands for the radio read
out.
“Help Satellite Radio”
Using the “Help Satellite Radio” command,
you can have all the commands for the sat-
ellite radio read out.
Selecting a waveband
You can set the waveband with the follow-
ing commands:

“FM”

“AM”
“Next station”/“Previous station”
You can start manual tuning and set the
next station using the following com-
mands:

“Next station”

“Previous station”
“Next category”/“Previous category”
You can use the following commands to
change the category on satellite radio:

“Next category”

“Previous category”
Radio and Satellite Radio*
G Warning
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize your-
self with the radio 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.
OperationCommands

196 Voice Control
Radio and Satellite Radio*
Selecting the frequency (FM range)
You can select frequencies within the FM
range (87.5 to 108.0 MHz) directly. Voice
control also recognizes the words
“frequency”, “point” and “megahertz”.
Example of dialog:
sEighty seven point five megahertz
uVoice control sets the frequency.
Selecting the frequency (AM range)
You can select frequencies within the AM
range (530 to 1710 kHz) directly. Voice
control also recognizes the words
“frequency” and “kilohertz”.
Example of dialog:
sFive hundred and ten kilohertz
uVoice control sets the frequency.
“Save station”
Using the “Save station” command you can
give a voice tag to the station currently se-
lected. You can also use this command to
improve voice recognition for difficult
names or if you want to use a name of your
own. You could, for example, save a station
with the name “Favorite station”.When you have given the command, voice
control prompts up to three times to say
the station name. When repeating the sta-
tion name, make sure that you pronounce
it in exactly the same way as you did the
first time. Otherwise, the name cannot be
saved and voice control aborts the saving
procedure.
Example of dialog:
sSave station
tPlease say the station name
sFavorite station
tPlease repeat the station name.
sFavorite station
tThe station has been saved.
“Select station”
Using the “Select station” command, you
can select a saved station.
Example of dialog:
sSelect station
tPlease say the station name
sFavorite station
uVoice control sets the station
“Station Favorite station”
Using this command, you can select a
saved station.
Example of dialog:
sFavorite station
uVoice control sets the station
“Select category” (Satellite radio)
Using the “Select category” command, you
can select an available category.
Example of dialog:
sSelect category
tPlease say the category name
sNews
uVoice control sets the category
“Category News” (Satellite radio)
Use this command to select a satellite ra-
dio category.
Example of dialog:
sCategory news
uVoice control sets the category