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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”.
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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
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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
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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”
(
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
(
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.
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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
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
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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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.