2008 MERCEDES-BENZ S-Class navigation system

325 Control systems
Voice Control navigation
“Navigate to ” (address
book)
Use the command “Navigate to try>” to start route guidance by selecting
voice entry with a saved destination ad-
dress from the COMAND address book.
A voice entry may have two different desti-
nation addresses associated with it (home
or work).
The system confirms your command, cal-
culates the route, and begins route guid-
ance.
If only one address is stored, you can use
the command “Navigate ” to
select the stored destination address for
that name.If two addresses are stored, you can use
the commands


“Navigate home”
or


“Navigate work”
to directly select between home or work
address for that name. The system con-
firms your selection, calculates the route,
and begins route guidance.
Sample dialog:
s
Navigate to John Smith
If more than one address exists for
this voice entry, the Voice Control
System will prompt you:
t
Navigate to home or work?
s
Work
t
John Smith work
Starting route guidance“Start route guidance”
Use the command “Start route guidance”
to start route guidance after entering a val-
id destination.
Sample dialog:
s
Start route guidance
t
Starting route guidance
Route guidance begins.
“Guidance instructions on”
Use the command “Guidance instructions
on” to have the Voice Control System re-
peat the last guidance instruction. If guid-
ance voice output was previously muted,
using this command will deactivate the
muting of the voice output.
“Guidance instructions off”
Use the command “Guidance instructions
off” to mute the systems’ guidance voice
output.

326 Control systemsVoice Control navigation“Cancel route guidance”
Use the command “Cancel route guid-
ance” to cancel route guidance.
Sample dialog:s
Cancel route guidance
t
Are you sure you want to cancel
route guidance?
s
Yes
Route guidance is canceled.
or
s
No
t
Cancel
The dialog with the Voice Control System
is canceled. Route guidance remains ac-
tive.“Map”
Use the command “Map” to activate or
switch to map display.
“Zoom in”, “Zoom out”
Use these commands to zoom in on map or
to zoom out of map to the desired level of
map detail.
“Zoom in completely”, “Zoom out com-
pletely”
These commands are used to adapt the
map display directly to the smallest or larg-
est map scale.
“List destination memory”
Use the command “List destination memo-
ry” to have the system read out all destina-
tion memory entries and select and entry
for route guidance.Sample dialog:
s
List destination memory
The system reads out the address
book destination memory.
To select a voice entry and adopt address
for route guidance:

When the system reads the desired en-
try, press !.
If more than one address is available,
the system will prompt you:
t
Navigate to home or work?
s
Home
The system reads the selected
voice entry and starts route guid-
ance.
To cancel the dialog:

Press L.
You have canceled the dialog. The sys-
tem confirms cancellation by saying
“Cancel”.

327 Control systems
Voice Control navigation
Commands for entering parts of an address
“Enter town”
The “Enter town” command is used to en-
ter any larger town or city in the USA or
Canada.
Sample dialog:s
Enter town
t
Please spell the name of the town
s
E-A-S-T-O-N
u
The system displays a numbered
list of available city names
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
Number one, town accepted
The city selected is adopted for route guid-
ance.
“Spell town”
Use the command “Spell town” to enter a
city name by spelling mode and see if it
matches an entry available on the naviga-
tion DVD.
Speak the characters as a continuous
string (five to seven characters). The sys-
tem then displays a list of cities on the
COMAND display from which you can se-
lect the desired city.
Sample dialog:
s
Spell town
t
Please spell the town name
s
N-E-W-Y-O-R
u
The system displays a numbered
list of available city names
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
Number one, town accepted
The city selected is adopted for route guid-
ance.
i
If the desired town/city does not appear on
the list of towns/cities, the town or city can be
entered by using the “Spell town” command.
i
You can scroll through the list by using the
“Continue” or “Back” command. Say “Correc-
tion” to enter the town or city again.
i
You can use the commands “Continue” or
“Back” to scroll up or down in the list. Use the
command “Correction” to start over again by
spelling the name of the town.
i
You must also spell foreign towns or cities in
English. Please note that the list on the COMAND
display is sorted according to the probability of
the voice recognition.
Speak each character as clearly as you can, es-
pecially when they sound very similar (d or e).

328 Control systemsVoice Control navigation“District” or “Center”
Use the command “District” or “Center” to
to spell a city location in the city previously
selected.
Speak the characters as a continuous
string (five to seven characters). The sys-
tem then displays a list of available city dis-
tricts or centers on the COMAND display.
Select the desired city center from that
list.
Sample dialog:s
District
t
Please spell the center
s
S-T-A-T-E-N-I-S
u
The system displays a list of avail-
able districts if more than one name
matches the name of a district for
the given city
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
Number one, center accepted
The district selected is adopted for route
guidance.
“Street”
Use the command “Street” to spell and se-
lect a street for the adopted city. Only
street names available on the navigation
DVD can be selected.
Speak the characters as a continuous
string (five to seven characters). The sys-
tem then displays a list of available street
names on the COMAND display. Select the
desired street name from that list.Sample dialog:
s
Street
t
Please spell the name of the street
s
F-O-R-E-S-T
u
The system displays a numbered
list of available street names
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
Number one, street accepted
The street name selected is adopted for
route guidance.
“Intersection”, “Cross street”
Use the command “Intersection” or “Cross
street” to spell and select an intersection.
Speak the characters as a continuous
string (five to seven characters). The sys-
tem then displays a list of available inter-
sections on the COMAND display. Select
the desired intersection from that list.

329 Control systems
Voice Control navigation
Sample dialog:s
Intersection
t
Please spell the first street name
s
F-O-R-E-S-T
t
Please spell the name of the cross-
ing street
s
D-U-D-L-E-Y
u
The system displays a numbered
list of available intersections on the
COMAND display
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
Intersection accepted
The intersection is adopted for route guid-
ance. If an address at the intersection is
recognized, the system asks if it is correct.
Say “Yes” or “No”.“House number”
Use the command “House number” to se-
lect a house number for the street previ-
ously selected. Speak the house number in
single digits.
Sample dialog:
s
House number
t
Please say the house number in sin-
gle digits
s
Three two
t
Is three two correct?
s
OK
t
House number accepted
The house number is adopted for route
guidance.

340 Control systemsVoice Control command listCommand list
Chapter “Command list” gives you on over-
view of all commands available for use to
control the Voice Control System.
Which commands are available for use is
dependent on the equipment level in your
vehicle.General commandsi
Some functions can be operated using sev-
eral different commands. In the following list,
these commands are grouped in one cell.
Choose your preferred command from those
available.


yes


right


ok


cancel


stop


quit


abort


terminate


no


no thank you


address book


MP3


CD


navigation


route guidance


audio DVD


radio


sat radio


satellite radio


telephone


messages


SMS


vehicle


correction


wrong


incorrect


help


help please


please help


help functions


help devices


help voice control


linguatronic help


general help


help permanent commands

341 Control systems
Voice Control command list
Telephone* commands


help global commands


letters of the English alphabet


digits 0 - 9


continue


go forward


next page


back


go back


previous page


help radio


help tuner


radio help


tuner help


help telephone


help phone


help address book


help CD


help disc


help CD player


help CD changer


help audio DVD


help DVDA


help DVD audio


help DVD audio player


help DVD audio changer


help navigation


help nav


help navi


help route guidance


help routing


help destination guidance


telephone (on)


phone (on)


telephone off


save


save PIN


save PIN code


save number


save PIN number


save telephone number


save name


save password


store PIN


store PIN code


store number


store PIN number

343 Control systems
Voice Control command list
Navigation commands

incorrect phone number


incorrect telephone number


incorrect unlock code


delete


delete PIN


delete number


delete PIN number


delete PIN code


delete phone number


delete telephone number


delete unlock code


navigation


nav


navi


route guidance


routing


destination guidance


guidance instructions on


switch guidance instruction on


switch guidance instructions on


switch route guidance instruction on


switch route guidance instructions on


switch on guidance instruction


switch on guidance instructions


switch on route guidance instruction


switch on route guidance instructions


guidance instructions off


switch guidance instructions off


switch route guidance instructions off


switch off guidance instructions


switch off route guidance instructions


mute guidance instructions


mute route guidance instructions


house number


enter house number


map (on)


show map


switch on map


zoom in


zoom in on map


zoom out


zoom out on map


zoom in completely


zoom out completely


enter country


enter another country


spell country


spell another country


change country


change another country


intersection


spell intersection