2010 MERCEDES-BENZ CL550 Owner's Manual

Speak the command “Navigate (to)” and
the first and last name in any order. This
applies to other functions of address book
entries also.
Sample dialog:
\ Navigate to John Smith.
If more
than one address exists for this
voice name, the Voice Control System
will prompt you:
^ Navigate to home or work?
\ Work.
^ John Smith work.
Starting route guidance.
“Start route guidance” Use the command “Start route guidance” to
start route guidance after entering a valid
destination.
Sample dialog:
\
Start route guidance.
^ Starting route guidance.
Route guidance begins.
“Route Information” You can use the “Route Information”
command
to

get the following information on
your currently planned route read out:
R Distance to destination
R Remaining driving time
R Expected arrival time
“Guidance instructions on” Use the command “Guidance instructions on”
to
enable

the system’s guidance voice output.
The Voice Control System repeats the current
guidance instructions.
“Guidance instructions off” Use the command “Guidance instructions
off” to mute the system’s guidance voice
output. “Cancel route guidance” Use the command “Cancel route guidance”
to cancel route guidance.
Sample dialog:
\
Cancel route guidance.
^ Are you sure you want to cancel route
guidance?
\ Yes.
Route guidance is canceled.
or
\ No.
^ Cancel.
The dialog with the Voice Control System is
canceled. Route guidance remains active.
“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
completely” These commands are used to adapt the map
display
directly

to the smallest or largest map
scale.
“Read out destination memory” Use the command “Read out destination
memory”
to

listen to all entries in the address
book that contain an address. If applicable
you can start route guidance to an entry.
Sample dialog:
\ Read out destination memory.
The system reads all address book
entries that include an address. When
a large

number of entries is stored, the Voice Control System navigation
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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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“Enter intersection”, “Enter crossing”
Use the command “Enter intersection” or
“Enter crossing” to enter an intersection.
Sample dialog:
\
Enter intersection.
^ Please say the name of the first street.
\ Forest Drive.
^ Forest Drive accepted.
^ Please say the name of the
intersecting street.
\ Dudley Street.
^ Dudley Street accepted.
The intersection is adopted for route
guidance.
“Enter house number” Use the command “Enter house number” to
enter a house number for the street
previously selected.
Sample dialog:
\
Enter house number.
^ Please say the house number.
\ Thirty-two.
^ House number accepted.
The house number is adopted for route
guidance.
“Correction” If you have entered a city or street, you can
use the “Correction” command to enter the
city or street again.
Voice Control System telephone
Safety notes
i For more information on telephone, see
(Y page 135). Safety notes for using the Voice Control
System G
Observe Safety notes, see page 217.
Safety notes for using the telephone G
Observe Safety notes, see page 135. Telephone operation
You can use the Voice Control System to
R dial phone number
R store names
and numbers in the COMAND
address book
R dial a phone number directly from the
COMAND address book
R delete the voice name of an address book
entry
R have the system read out the phone book
of the address book entry by entry
R manage and access an automated
answering system/voice mail box 29
R redial
The Voice Control System detects whether
R your telephone is switched on
R your telephone is connected via Bluetooth ®
R the corresponding mobile network is
logged in
R it is possible to dial
If dialing is not possible, the Voice Control
System will advise you accordingly.
i You can continue operating your mobile
phone using the telephone keypad or the
keypad on your phone. Telephone commands
For a list of commands, see ( Y page 237).
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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.
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“Delete”
Using the command “Delete” will erase all
digits
entered.
The system then prompts you
to start your input again.
Sample dialog:
\ Dial number.
^ Please say the number.
\ One two three four five six seven.
^ One two three four five six seven.
\ Delete.
^ Number deleted. Please say the
number again.
\ Four two seven three three nine one.
^ Four two seven three three nine one.
\ Ok.
^ Dialing.
“Redial” Use the command “Redial” to dial the last
dialed number.
“Save name” (COMAND address book)
The command “Save name” saves a phone
number with a voice name in the address
book. Use this command for names that are
rather difficult or when spelling and
pronunciation
of

a name differ. After speaking
the command, the Voice Control System
prompts you to enter a phone number.
The digits 0 to 9 and the word “Plus” are
permitted. “Plus” replaces the international
dialing code “00”.
i Speak the telephone number as a
continuous string.
The Voice Control System repeats the
recognized digits and waits for you to
continue or to confirm.
After speaking the command “Ok”, the Voice
Control System prompts you two to three
times to speak the name. When speaking the name for the second time, make sure to
pronounce it the same as the first time.
Otherwise the

name cannot be saved and the
Voice Control System aborts saving.
After the command “Ok”, you will be
prompted up to two times to input the name.
When repeating the name, make sure that you
pronounce it in the same manner as during
the first input. Otherwise the name cannot be
saved and the Voice Control System cancels
the save procedure.
Sample dialog:
\ Save name.
^ Please say the number.
\ One two three four five six seven.
^ One two three four five six seven.
\ Ok.
^ Do you want to add the number to an
existing entry?
\ No.
^ Please say the name for the new entry.
\ Smith.
^ Please repeat the name.
\ Smith.
^ Do you want to save the number in a
category?
\ No.
^ The entry Smith has been saved.
“Call name” (COMAND address book) The command “Call name” connects you to a
phone number by selecting a name from the
address book. You speak a voice name or a
name
entry.

When the address book contains
the last name only, speak the last name.
Sample dialog:
\ Call name.
^ Please say the name.
\ Smith.
If several telephone numbers exist for
the same entry, the Voice Control
System will ask for clarification. Voice Control System telephone
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^
Which number do you want to dial:
Home or work?
\ Work.
^ Smith work.
Dialing.
“Call ” (address book) Use the command “Call ” to place a
phone call by directly selecting a name
previously stored in your address book.
One address book entry can have different
telephone numbers (mobile/car/land line/
pager) for both the home and work fields.
If only one telephone number is stored for a
given
name,
you can recall the entry using the
command “Call John Smith”.
If several telephone numbers are associated
with one entry, you can recall the desired
telephone number by using the following
commands:
R “Call John Smith home”
R “Call John Smith work”
R “Call John Smith home mobile”
R “Call John Smith home car”
R “Call John Smith home land line”
R “Call John Smith work mobile”
R “Call John Smith work car”
R “Call John Smith work land line”
R “Call John Smith work pager”
The system confirms your input and the
number is dialed.
Sample dialog:
\ Call John Smith.
If several telephone numbers exist for
the same entry, the Voice Control
System will ask for clarification.
^ Which number do you want to dial:
Home or work?
\ Work.
^ John Smith work.
Dialing. “Delete name” (COMAND address book) 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.
“Read out phone book”, “Read out
address book” and dialing a phone
number Use the command “Read out phone book” or
“Read out address book” to listen to all
entries in the phone book with a phone
number stored, and select an entry and dial
that number.
Sample dialog:
\
Read out phone book.
The Voice Control System reads all
address book entries that are stored
with a phone number. 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
including the phone number.
X Selecting an entry and dialing that
number: For the desired entry, press
button ? during or immediately after
voice output.
If more than one phone number exists for
a given entry, the Voice Control System
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^
Which number do you want to dial:
Home or work?
\ Home.
^ Smith home.
Dialing.
“Dialed calls” The command “Dialed calls” displays the last
called
phone
numbers and to call one of these
phone numbers.
“Received calls” The command “Received calls” displays the
last calls that came in.
Managing announcement services or
voice mail
You can also use the Voice Control System to
manage your voice mail or recorded
announcement services.
X
Press button ? while a phone call is in
progress.
An acoustic

signal confirms that the system
is activated.
X Say the required digits (“Zero” to “Nine”).
or
X Say the required words “Star” and “Pound”.
X Say the final command “Ok”.
The system dials the number entered. Voice Control System address book
Safety notes
G
Warning!
Please devote your attention first and
foremost to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize
yourself 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
injured.
COMAND address book overview
The address

book lets you store voice names
in address book entries.
You can dial a phone number from the
address book or start route guidance to a
stored address via the Voice Control System.
In addition to the voice names, the Voice
Control System can also recognize all entries
in the name fields of the address book.
Check address book entries for the following:
R Name entries such as first and last name
are in the correct field.
R Do not use abbreviations or short forms,
e.g. acronyms.
R Avoid unnecessary blanks within the name
R Do not use special characters.
You can improve the voice recognition by
adding a voice name to an address book
entry.
Use a voice name
R with names that are difficult to pronounce
R to differentiate names that sound similar
R with names that are pronounced
significantly different from the way they are
spelled
You can store voice names for up to 50
address book entries. Adressbook operation
You can use the Voice Control System to
R store a name
R select a name
R delete a name
R have the system read the address book to
you Voice Control System address book
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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

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