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Example of dialog:
sEnter Street
tPlease say the name of the street
sMabel’s Street
uThe system shows a numbered list
of street names on the display
tPlease select a line number.
sNumber three
tNumber three accepted
The street name is stored for route guid-
ance.
“Correction”
If you have entered or spelled a city or
street, you can use the “Correction” com-
mand to enter the city or street again or
spell it from the beginning.
“House number”
You can use the “House number” com-
mand to specify the house number for the
selected street in individual digits.Example of dialog:
sHouse number
tPlease say the house number in sin-
gle digits
sThree four
tThree four
sOkay
The house number is stored for route guid-
ance.
“Point of interest” (POI)
You can use the “Point of interest” com-
mand to select specific destinations (filling
stations, airports, stations, etc.).
Example of dialog:
sPoint of interest
uThe system shows the following list
in the display:
1 Current position
2 Other town
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
tLine number 1 accepted.uThe system shows a numbered list
of POI categories
tPlease select a line number or say
the category name
sLine number 5 ...
tNumber 5 accepted
uThe system shows a numbered list
with destinations from the selected
category
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
tLine number 1 accepted.
The specific destination which has the
number one is stored for route guidance.
i Depending on the selected area, other lists
may be shown.
You can only select points of interest in the
state or province the navigation system is
set for.
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Selecting next point of interest
You can use the following commands to
select nearby points of interest.
“Next gas station”
“Next car park”
“Next Mercedes-Benz Service”
“Next restaurant”
“Next hospital”
Example of dialog:
sNext gas station
uThe system shows a numbered list
of gas stations on the display
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
uLine number one accepted. Would
you like to start route guidance?
sYes
The route guidance for this point of inter-
est is started.
or
sNo
tDo you want to save the destina-
tion?sYes
The dialog continues as shown in the sec-
tion “Save destination”
“Last destinations”
You can use the “Last destinations” com-
mand to reselect a destination from a list
of the previously selected destinations.
Example of dialog:
sLast destinations
uThe system shows a numbered list
of the previously selected destina-
tions
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
uLine number one accepted. Would
you like to start route guidance?
sYes
The route guidance for this destination is
started.
“Save destination”
You can use the “Save destination” com-
mand to save the current destination in the
address book by means of a voice tag.
i If the desired voice tag already exists in the
address book, the system asks if you want to add
the address.
Example of dialog:
sSave destination
tPlease say the name.
sSmith
tPlease repeat the name.
sSmith
tWhere would you like to save: home
or work?
sWork
tThe destination has been saved.
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“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.
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“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”.
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Command list
In the Command list section, you will find
all the main commands for operating voice
control. The commands available to you
depend on the vehicle’s equipment.
i Some functions have several voice com-
mands to facilitate operation. These are grouped
together between the separator lines in the list
and can be used interchangeably.
Command list
General commands
Yes
Correct
Okay
Cancel
No
Pause
Address book
MP3
CD changer
CD
Navigation
Route guidance
Nav
DVD video
DVD audio
Radio
Satellite radio / Sirius*
Phone
Messages
Video
Correction
Wrong
Incorrect
Help
Help functions
Help devices
Help voice control [system]
Help voice control/voice control help
General help
0 - 9
Letters of the alphabet
Continue
Go forward
Next page
Previous page
Go back
Back
Help radio
Help phone/help telephone
Help address book
Help CD changer
Help DVD
Help DVD changer
Help DVD audio
Help DVD audio changer
Help MP3
Help MP3 changer
Help navigation
Help route guidance
Help nav
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Command list
Navigation commands
Navigation
Route guidance
Nav
Guidance instructions on
Switch guidance instruction/instruc-
tions on Switch route guidance in-
struction/instructions on
Listen to guidance instruction/in-
structions
Guidance/route guidance instruc-
tions off
Switch off guidance/route guidance
instructions
Mute guidance/route guidance in-
structions
House number
Enter house number
Map
Show map
Map on/switch on map
Zoom in
Zoom in on map
Zoom out
Zoom out of map
Zoom out completely
Zoom in completely
Enter state
Change state
Enter province
Change state
Enter destination area
Another state
Last destinations
Enter town
Enter name of town
Spell town
Spell name of town
District
Enter district
Center
Enter center
Spell district
Spell center
Point(s) of interest/POI(s)
Enter point(s) of interest/POI(s)
Street
Enter street
Name of street
Enter name of street
Spell street
Spell name of street
Enter destination
Save destination
Save address
Start route guidance/routing/desti-
nation guidance
Begin route guidance
Begin destination guidance
Continue route guidance/destination
guidance
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Command list
Cancel route guidance/navigation/
nav/destination guidance
Exit route guidance/navigation/nav/
destination guidance
Stop route guidance/navigation/
nav/destination guidance
Terminate route guidance/naviga-
tion/nav/destination guidance
Next gas station
Next Mercedes-Benz Service
Next workshop
Next MB service
Next hospital
Next car park
Next restaurant
Address book commands
Address book
List address book
Read out/play address book
Delete address book
Spell entry
Spell name
Find entry
Delete name
List destination memory
Read out/play destination memory
car
car phone
landline
landline phone
landline phone
mobile
mobile phone
mobile phone
work
home
Work
Office
Company/business
Car
Car phone
Landline
Landline phone
Landline phone
Mobile
Mobile phone
Work car
Work car phone
Car phone work/office/business/
company
Work/office/business/company/
landline
Work/office/business/company/
landline telephone/phone
Landline telephone/phone work/of-
fice/business/company
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AAC
(A
dvanced Audio Coding)
A means of compressing audio data
which is subject to losses. Based on
the MPEG2 standard.
Bit
(Bi
nary digit)
The smallest unit of digital information.
Bit rate
Measurement of transmission speed.
Indicates the number of ->bits trans-
mitted per unit time.
Bluetooth
®
Wireless personal area networks that
provide a way to connect and exchange
information between devices such as
mobile phones, laptops, PCs, etc. over
a short-range radio frequency.
CD
(C
ompact Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc format.
CD-R
(CD
Recordable)
Writeable ->CD-ROM.
CD-RW
(CD
Rewriteable)
CD which can be read, written and de-
leted.CD text
CD text is an extension of an audio CD,
which contains text information such
as title, artist and name of the individu-
al pieces of music.
->COMAND displays
this information on the corresponding
screens if the selected audio CD con-
tains this information.
COMAND control system
(Co
ckpit Management and Data
System)
Central information and operating unit
for various vehicle functions, such as
radio, DVD changer and other equip-
ment, such as telephone, navigation
system.
Dolby Digital
Optional format for audio data on an
DVD audio or DVD video.
DTMF
(D
ual Tone Multi-Frequency)
DTMF tones control answering machi-
nes or other devices, e. g. for remote
queries.
DTS
(D
igital Theater Sound)
Optional format for audio data on an
DVD audio or DVD video.DVD
(D
igital Versatile Disc)
Digital storage medium in disc format
for storing large data volumes, e.g.
films.
DVD+R
(DVD
Recordable)
->DVD which can be read and written
but not deleted.
DVD+RW
(DVD
Rewriteable)
->DVD which can be read, written and
deleted.
DVD-R
(DVD
Recordable)
->DVD which can be read and written
but not deleted.
DVD-RW
(DVD
Rewriteable)
->DVD which can be read, written and
deleted.
Geo-coordinates
Indicate the geographical position of a
location on the earth's surface.
