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Voice Control System introduction
Safety notes
G
Warning!
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
injured. G
Warning!
Please devote your attention first and
foremost to the traffic situation you are in.
While the system permits hands-free phone
operation, attention
to traffic may be diverted
not only by physical operation of a phone, but
also by the distraction of a phone
conversation while driving. As such, for safety
reasons, we encourage the driver to stop the
vehicle in a safe place before answering or
placing a phone call.
For safety reasons, you should only select a
destination when the vehicle is stationary.
While the navigation system provides
directional assistance, the driver must remain
focused on safe driving behavior, especially
attention to traffic and street signs, and
should utilize the system’s audio cues while
driving.
The navigation system does not supply any
information on stop signs, yield signs, traffic
regulations or traffic safety rules. Their
observance always remains in the driver’s
personal responsibility. Maps do not cover all
areas nor all routes within an area.
Traffic regulations always have priority over
any route recommendations given.
Bear in mind that at a speed of just 30 mph
(approximately 50 km/h), your vehicle is
covering a distance of 44 feet (approximately
14 m) every second. G
Warning!
Navigation announcements are intended to
direct you

while driving without diverting your
attention from the road and driving.
Please always use navigation announcements
instead of consulting the map display for
directions. Consulting the symbols or map
display for directions may cause you to divert
your attention from driving and increase your
risk of an accident. G
Warning!
Please do not use the Voice Control System
in an emergency, as the tone of your voice
may change

in a stressful situation. This could
cause a delay in completing your phone call
in a timely manner. This could distract you in
an emergency situation and cause you to be
involved in an accident. General information
Depending on vehicle equipment, you can
operate the following systems via the Voice
Control System:
R Telephone ( Y page 225)
R Navigation ( Y page 219)
R Address book (Y page 229)
R Audio ( Y page 231) (AM/FM radio,
Satellite radio, CD/DVD changer, MP3
mode (SD

card, USB, Music Register, Media
Interface), AUX)
R Video
You control these systems using spoken
commands. Moreover, controls such as the
buttons on the multifunction steering wheel
(Y page 218) allow you to keep your hands
on the steering wheel.
The Voice Control System recognizes
commands and number sequences,
irrespective of the speaker. To optimize
speech recognition for your voice follow the
individualization process ( Y page 250). Voice Control System introduction
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You can use the Voice Control System to call
up all of COMAND’s main menu items.
The commands can be spoken without
pausing between the individual words. If an
unavailable or incorrect command is used,
the Voice Control System will prompt you for
a new command by asking “Please repeat” or
“Please repeat your entry”.
The Voice Control System will confirm
important commands and inform you in case
of incorrect entries.
i
To support the user, the Voice Control
System contains an extensive help function
(Y page 247).
You can use the commands “Continue” or
“Back” to scroll up or down in lists.
The command “Correction” lets you repeat
the entry. Controls
Operation via the multifunction
steering wheel The Voice Control System is operational
approximately 30 seconds after switching on
the COMAND.
Item
:
?
Activating the Voice Control
System
Answering a call
;
%
Canceling the Voice Control
System Item
=
W
Increasing volume
X
Decreasing volume
i
The Voice Control System can be
canceled at any time, even during a dialog.
Please note that if the Voice Control
System is canceled during a dialog, the
complete procedure stops. If reactivated,
dialog starts from the beginning.
Starting the dialog with the Voice
Control System X
Switch on the ignition (Y page 262).
X Press button ? on the multifunction
steering wheel.
An acoustic signal sounds. The dialog is
started.
X Speak a command.
Pausing and resuming a dialog Pausing
You can pause the dialog when a selection list
is displayed in COMAND.
X
Speak the command “Pause”.
Continue With Push-to-talk appears
at the top of the selection list. You can
select an entry using the COMAND
controller.
Resuming
X Press button ? on the multifunction
steering wheel.
The dialog is resumed.
Aborting dialog X
Press button % on the multifunction
steering wheel.
or
X Speak one of the commands “Stop”, “Quit”,
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system asks with which entry it is to
start.
^ Say the name from which the list
should start to read.
\ John Smith.
Starting with this name, the system
reads all address book entries that
include an address.
X Press button ? on the multifunction
steering wheel briefly when the desired
entry is
read. When more than one address
for the entry exists, the Voice Control
System will inquire.
^ Navigate to: home or work?
\ Home.
The system reads the selected voice
name and starts route guidance. Commands for entering parts of an
address
“Enter town” You can use the “Enter town” command to
enter
any

town in the state or province that is
currently selected.
i You can scroll through the list by using the
“Continue” or “Back” command. Say
“Correction” to enter the town or city again.
Sample dialog:
\ Enter town.
^ Please say the name of the town.
\ Albany.
^ Loading town list.
_ The system shows a numbered list of
possible town

names on the display. If
there is only one entry on the list, the
Voice Control System asks if it is
correct.
^ Please select a line number.
\ Number one.
^ Number one accepted. The city selected is adopted for route
guidance.
“Enter district”, “Enter center” You can use the “Enter district” or “Enter
center” command to enter an area in a city
which you have selected previously.
Sample dialog:
\
Enter district.
^ Please say the name of the district.
\ Manhattan.
_ The system displays a list of available
districts if more than one name
matches the name of a district for the
given city.
^ Please select a line number.
\ Number one.
^ Number one accepted.
The district selected is adopted for route
guidance.
“Enter street” You can use the “Enter Street” command to
enter the name of any street in the selected
city.
i
If only a few streets are stored for a
selected town, they will be displayed for
selection immediately after you give the
“Enter Street” command.
Sample dialog:
\ Enter Street.
^ Please say the name of the street.
\ Mabel’s Street.
_ The system displays a numbered list of
available street names.
^ Please select a line number.
\ Number one.
^ Number one accepted.
The street name selected is adopted for route
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“Telephone”
Use the command “Telephone” to activate
the
telephone
main menu. Use this command
if you want the digits you are entering to
appear on the COMAND display.
“Help telephone” The Voice Control System features a
comprehensive help function.
Use the command “Help telephone” and the
Voice Control System will read out an option
list
of

available functions and commands that
can be used in conjunction with the telephone
(Y page 80).
“Dial number” You can dial a phone number using the
command “Dial number”.
The digits 0 to 9 and the word “Plus” are
permitted. “Plus” replaces the international
dialing code “00”.
Speak the telephone number
R
as a continuous string
or, with longer phone numbers,
R in digit blocks (three to five digits in each
block).
After each digit block (separate the digit
blocks by

using an approximately 0.5 second
pause), the Voice Control System repeats the
recognized digits and waits until you continue
speaking.
Sample dialog:
\ Dial number.
^ Please say the number.
\ One two three four five six seven.
^ One two three four five six seven.
\ Ok.
^ Dialing.
i You can also dial the specified number if
you press

button 6 on the multifunction
steering wheel instead of the concluding
command “Ok”. “Repeat” Using the command “Repeat” will repeat all
digits
spoken

up to that point. Upon repeating
the digits, the system will prompt you to
continue your input.
Sample dialog:
\ Dial number.
^ Please say the number.
\ One two three.
^ One two three.
\ Repeat.
^ One two three, please continue.
\ Four five six seven.
^ Four five six seven.
\ Ok.
^ Dialing.
“Correction” Using the command “Correction” will correct
the last entered digit block. After speaking
the command, the last digit block is deleted
and
all

previously entered digits are repeated.
The system then prompts you to continue
your input.
Sample dialog:
\ Dial number.
^ Please say the number.
\ One two three.
^ One two three.
\ Four five six seven.
^ Five five six seven.
\ Correction.
^ One two three, please continue.
\ Four five six seven.
^ Four five six seven
\ Ok.
^ Dialing. 226
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R
have the system read the destination
memory to you ( Y page 223)
R delete the address book
R open the address book
R open an entry in the address book
R have the system read the phone book to
you (
Y page 228)
X Press button ? on the multifunction
steering wheel.
X Speak the command “Address book”.
X Press button ? on the multifunction
steering wheel.
X Speak one of the following address book
commands. Adressbook commands
For a list of commands, see ( Y page 237).
“Help address book” Use the command “Help address book” to
have the system read the most important
commands for the address book to you.
“Save name”
For information on “Save name”, see
(Y page 227).
“Call name”
For information on “Call name”, see
(Y page 227).
“Call ”
For information on “Call ”, see
(Y page 228).
“Find address”
For information on “Find address”, see
(Y page 222). “Delete name” The command “Delete name” deletes a voice
name
for

an address book entry. The address
data are not deleted.
Sample dialog:
\ Delete name.
^ Please say the name.
\ Smith.
^ Do you want to delete Smith?
\ Yes.
^ The voice name has been deleted.
“Navigate (to) ” For information on “Navigate (to) name>”, see (
Y page 222).
“Read out address book”, “Read out
phone book” Use the command “Read out address book”
or
“Read

out phone book” to have the system
read all name entries and voice names in the
address book to you. While the system is
reading, you can select an entry by pressing
button ? on the multifunction steering
wheel.
When the name field is empty, the phone
number or the address is read. You can
complete the missing data later.
Sample dialog:
\ Read out address book.
The system reads all address book
entries. When a large number of
entries is

stored, the system asks with
which entry it is to start.
^ Please say the name from the starting
point the list should be read.
\ Smith.
Starting with this name, the system
reads all address book entries.
X Selecting address book entry: Press
button ? on the multifunction steering
wheel when

the desired entry is read. When230
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The names of all received and stored stations
are available for voice recognition. To
improve voice recognition, you can store a
voice name for a specific speaker.
X
To select the radio or satellite radio
application: Press button ? button on
the multifunction steering wheel.
X Say the command “Radio” or “Satellite
Radio”.
X Press button ?.
X Say one of the radio or satellite radio
commands explained below. Radio commands
For a list of commands, see ( Y page 237).
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, the Voice
Control System asks “For which radio
functions do you want help?”. It then reads
out a list of topics.
“Help Satellite Radio”
Using the “Help Satellite Radio” command,
the Voice Control System asks “For which
radio functions do you want help?”. It then
reads out a list of topics.
“Help HD Radio”
Using the “Help HD Radio” command, you can
have all the commands for the HD Radio™
read out. Selecting a wave band You can set the wave band with the following
commands:
R
“FM”
R “AM”
R “Weatherband”
“Next station”, “Previous station” The following commands are used to start the
station
search

and to tune in the next station:
R “Next station”
R “Previous station”
“Next Category”, “Previous Category” You can use the following commands to
change the category on satellite radio:
R
“Next Category”
R “Previous Category”
Selecting frequency (FM range) You can select frequencies within the FM
range
(87.9

to 107.9 MHz) directly. The Voice
Control System also recognizes the words
“Frequency”, “Point” and “Megahertz”.
Sample dialog:
\ Ninety five point five megahertz.
The Voice Control System tunes the
radio to frequency FM 95.5.
Selecting 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”.
Sample dialog:
\
Five hundred and thirty kilohertz.
The Voice Control System tunes the
radio to frequency AM 530. 232
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Operation
You can use the Voice Control System to
R select a CD/DVD or another medium
R select a track
R select a folder in MP3 mode
R change the category when in media
interface mode
R select a group in audio DVD mode
R select a chapter or scene when in video
DVD mode
i Upon the
command “Next/Previous CD/
DVD”, the DVD changer switches from one
CD/DVD to the next. It will skip empty
slots. When you select an empty slot using
the commands “CD/DVD 1” through “CD/
DVD 6”, the current slot remains selected.
i The following commands “DVD audio”,
“DVD video”, “Next/Previous CD/DVD”
and “CD/DVD 1” to “CD/DVD 6”, cause
the DVD changer to switch from one slot to
another, regardless of the type of medium
found in the selected slot. In your
command, you can therefore replace the
term “CD/DVD” with “Medium”.
Selecting CD/DVD mode X
Press button ? on the multifunction
steering wheel.
X Speak one of the following commands:
R
“CD player”
R “CD changer”
R “DVD audio”
R “DVD video”
R “Hard disk”
R “Memory card”
R “Media interface”
R “USB”
R “Music Register” X
Press button ? on the multifunction
steering wheel.
X Speak one of the following commands. Commands
For a list of commands, see ( Y page 237).
Help commands Use the following commands and the Voice
Control
System

will read out a list of available
commands for the audio/video functions:
R “Help CD”
R “Help DVD audio”
R “Help DVD video”
R “Help MP3”
R “Help hard disk”
R “Help memory card”
R “Help media interface”
R “Help USB”
R “Help music register”
“Next CD/DVD/Medium” Use the command “Next CD”, “Next DVD” or
“Next Medium” to select the next available
medium in the CD/DVD changer.
“Previous CD/DVD/Medium”
Use the command “Previous CD”, “Previous
DVD” or “Previous Medium” to select the
previous medium in the CD/DVD change.
“CD/DVD/Medium 1” to “CD/DVD/
Medium 6”
Use commands “CD/DVD/Medium 1” to
“CD/DVD/Medium 6” to select one of up to
six mediums in your CD/DVD changer.Voice Control System CD/DVD changer/MP3
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“Track 1” to “Track 99”
Use the commands “Track 1” to “Track 99”
to select a title number from a loaded
medium.
“Next track”
Use the command “Next track” to select the
next track.
“Previous track”, “Repeat track”
Use the command “Previous track” or
“Repeat
track”
to play again the track you are
listening to. When you speak the command
during the first seconds of the track, the
previous track is played back.
“Group 1” to “Group 9” The “Group 1” to “Group 9” commands are
used
to

select a group on the inserted audio-
DVD.
“Next group”, “Previous group” Use the command “Next group” or “Previous
group” to select a group on the inserted
audio-DVD.
“DVD audio”
Use the command “DVD audio” to start an
audio DVD in the COMAND.
“DVD video”
Use the command “DVD video” to start a
video DVD in the COMAND.
“Select scene”, “Select chapter”
Use the command “Select scene” or “Select
chapter” to select a scene or chapter on the
current video DVD. “Hard disk”, “Music Register” Use the command “Hard disk” or “Music
Register” to switch to the internal hard disk
(Music Register) of the COMAND.
“Memory card”
The “Memory card” command is used to
switch from the DVD drive to the SD card.
Voice Control System external
devices
Operation
You can use the Voice Control System to
R switch to audio AUX mode
R switch to media interface mode
R switch to the USB interface
X Selecting application: Press
button ? on the multifunction steering
wheel.
X Speak one of the following commands. Commands
For a list of commands, see ( Y page 237).
Help commands Use the following commands to hear all
commands for external devices:
R
“Help Media Interface”
R “Help USB-Interface”
“Audio AUX” Use the command “Audio AUX” to switch to
audio AUX mode.
“Video AUX”
Use the command “Video AUX” to switch to
video AUX mode.236
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