2008 MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class system

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

197 Voice Control
Radio and Satellite Radio*
“Enter channel number”
(Satellite radio)
Use the command “Enter channel number”
to select a satellite radio category.
“List station list” and selecting a sta-
tion
Using the “List station list” command, you
can hear a list of all receivable stations and
choose one from your station list.
i If voice control does not recognize the sta-
tion name, have it read out the list of stations.
This allows you to check whether you have saved
the station you require in the station list.
Example of dialog:
sList station list
The system reads out the station list.
If the station you require is read out:
Press the ! button.
The system sets the corresponding fre-
quency.
To cancel the dialog: press the L
button.
You have cancelled the dialog. The sys-
tem confirms by responding “Cancel”.
“Delete station”
You can use the “Delete station” command
to delete a voice tag for a station from your
station list.
Example of dialog:
sDelete station
tWhich station would you like to de-
lete?
sFavorite station
tDo you want to delete “Favorite sta-
tion”?
sYes
tStation deleted.
“Delete station list”
You can use the “Delete station list” com-
mand to delete all voice tags or individual
ones from your station list.
Example of dialog:
sDelete station list
tWould you like to delete all voice
tags from the station list?
sYes
tAre you sure?sYes
tAll voice tags have been deleted
from the station list
uThe system permanently deletes all
voice tags in the station list.
or
sNo
The system reads out the list of stations.
When the system reads out the stations to
be deleted:
Press the ! button.
The station to be deleted is selected.
The system reads out the selected sta-
tion again.
tDo you want to delete “Favorite sta-
tion”?
sYes
tStation deleted
uThe system deletes the station and
reads out the remaining entries in
the station list.
or
sNo
The system continues to read out the list of
stations.

198 Voice Control
DVD changer
You can use voice control to:

select a CD/DVD

select a track

select a directory in MP3 operation

select a group in Audio DVD operation
i On the command “Next/previous CD/
DVD”, the DVD changer changes from one CD/
DVD to the next, skipping any empty compart-
ments. If you select an empty compartment with
the “CD/DVD 1 to CD/DVD 6” command, the
current compartment remains selected.
To select the CD application: press
the ! button.
Say one of the following commands:

“CD player/CD changer”

“DVD audio”

“DVD video”

“MP3”
Press the ! button.
Give one of the CD or DVD commands
explained below.
“Help CD”/“Help DVD”/“Help MP3”
With the commands:

“Help CD”

“Help DVD audio”

“Help DVD video”

“Help MP3”
you can have all the commands for the CD,
DVD or MP3 read out.
“Next CD/DVD”
With the “Next CD”/“Next DVD” com-
mands, you can select the next audio CD/
DVD from your DVD changer.
“Track 1” to “Track 99”
With the “Track 1” to “Track 99” com-
mands, you can select a track number
from the inserted CD/DVD.
“Next track”
You can use the “Next track” command to
select the next track.
“Previous track”
With the “Previous track” or “Repeat track”
commands, you can have the track just
played repeated. If the command is spoken
as the first few seconds of the track are
played, the previous track is selected.
“Group 1” to “Group 9”
With the “Group 1” to “Group 9” com-
mands, you can select a group on an in-
serted audio DVD.
DVD changer
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.
Operation
Commands

199 Voice Control
External equipment (AUX)
“Next group”/“Previous group”
With the “Next group”/“Previous group”
commands, you can select the next or pre-
vious group on the inserted audio DVD.
“Next folder”/“Previous folder”
With the “Next folder”/“Previous folder”
commands, you can select a folder on the
inserted CD/DVD in MP3 mode.
“Memory card”
With the “Memory card” command, you
can switch to the PCMCIA card on the
COMAND system.
“DVD video”
With the “DVD video” command, you can
start a video DVD on the COMAND system.
“Hard disk”
With the “Hard disk” command, you can
change to the internal hard disk (Music
Register) of COMAND.You can use the “Audio Aux” command to
activate the aux input.
External equipment (AUX)
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200 Voice Control
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

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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

208 Voice Control
Troubleshooting
Troubleshooting
ProblemPossible cause/consequenceSuggested solutions
Voice control does not under-
stand you.You have not operated the system
from the driver’s seat.Only operate the system from the driver’s seat.
Voice control does not under-
stand you.You have spoken too exaggerated-
ly, too loudly or too quietly.State the commands coherently and clearly without exag-
gerating.
Voice control does not under-
stand you.A blower is set to its highest set-
ting or there is wind noise through
an open window.Prevent loud noises from interfering.
An address book entry without
a speaker-dependent voice tag
is not recognized.The fields in the address book en-
try for the last name and first name
are both filled in, but you only said
the first name or the last name.Say the last name and then the first name of the address
book entry in full.
The names entered in the address
book do not sound sufficiently dif-
ferent, or are not pronounced as
they are written.Make sure the address book entries are plausible.
Check the address book entries for the following:

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.