2010 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS steering wheel

iThe list is displayed only when the
address book contains a very small number
of entries. When the address book contains
several entries, the Voice Control System
prompts you to speak a name.
You can also use the commands “Open
John Smith”, “Open Smith John”, or “Open
” to open an address book
entry directly.
Voice Control System radio
Safety notes
GWarning!
Please devote your attention first and
foremost to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize
yourself 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
injured.
Radio operation
You can use the Voice Control System to
R select a station
R find a station
R select a frequency (FM, AM)
R select a category (satellite radio)
R select the wave band (FM, AM or weather
band)
R reading out the Presets
R switch to satellite radio
R switch to HD Radio™
R save a voice name for a station
R delete a station list (voice names only)
R delete a station (voice name only)
R select a channel number (satellite radio)
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.XTo select the radio or satellite radio
application: Press button 0062 button on
the multifunction steering wheel.XSay the command “Radio” or “Satellite
Radio”.XPress button 0062.XSay one of the radio or satellite radio
commands explained below.
Radio commands
For a list of commands, see ( Y page 257).
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.
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The system reads out the list of stations.
When the system reads the station to be
deleted:XPress button 0062.
The station to be deleted is selected. The
system reads out the selected station
again.009CDo you want to delete “Favorite
Station 37
”?009DYes.009CStation deleted.
The system deletes the station and reads out
the remaining entries in the Presets.
or
009CNo.
The system continues reading the Presets
entry by entry.
“HD Radio on”, “HD Radio off”
Use “HD Radio on” or “HD Radio off” to switch
the HD Radio™ on or off.
“Sirius”
Use “Sirius” to switch to SIRIUS XM Satellite
Radio.
Voice Control System CD/DVD
changer/MP3
Safety notes
GWarning!
Please devote your attention first and
foremost to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize
yourself with the audio 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.
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 modeXPress button 0062 on the multifunction
steering wheel.XSpeak 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”
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XPress button 0062 on the multifunction
steering wheel.XSpeak one of the following commands.
Commands
For a list of commands, see ( Y page 257).
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.
“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.
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“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
XSelecting application: Press
button 0062 on the multifunction steering
wheel.XSpeak one of the following commands.
Commands
For a list of commands, see ( Y page 257).
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.
“Media Interface”
Use the command “Media Interface” to
switch to the media interface in the glove box.
“USB”
Use the command “USB” to switch to the USB
interface in the glove box.
Voice Control System command list
This section contains an overview of the most
important commands for Voice Control
System operation. Which commands are
available for use depends on the equipment
level in your vehicle.
i Some functions can be operated using
several different commands. In the
following list, these commands are
grouped in one cell. When multiple similar,
alternative commands are possible they
are separated by a slash “/”. Choose your
preferred command from those available.
Possible additions to the commands are in
brackets “( )”. Other commands are
possible. Refer to the respective help
function.
General commands
R yes
R right
R okRnoRcancel
R stop
R quit
R abort
R terminate
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Rnext/other/another/following chapter
R next/other/another/following scene
R chapter/scene upRprevious/preceding/last/prior scene
R previous/preceding/last/prior chapter
R chapter/scene downRnext/other/another/following title
R title upRprevious/preceding/last/prior title
R title downR(select) scene/chapter 1-99
R (select) scene/chapter number 1-99R(select) track/title/movie/film 1-99
R (select) track/title/movie/film number
1-99
Memory card
R memory card (on)
R SD card (on)
Hard disk, Music Register
R
hard disk (on)
R music register (on)
Media interface
R
media interface (on)
R UCI (on)
USB interface
R
USB
R USB interfaceAuxRaudio auxiliary/aux (input)
R auxiliary/aux audio (input)
R video auxiliary/aux (input)
R auxiliary/aux video (input)
Voice Control System
troubleshooting
Help function
To support the user, the Voice Control System
contains an extensive help function.
The help function gives you
R general hints on how to best use the Voice
Control System
R a listing of all available commands
Help commands
“Help voice control”
Using the command “Help voice control” will
give you information on how to best use the
Voice Control System.
“Help”
XPress button 0062 on the multifunction
steering wheel and speak the command
“Help”.
You will receive help for the currently
selected application.
When you speak the command “Help” during
a dialog such as after the command “Dial
number”, you will receive help for the next
dialog steps.
You can also call up the help function
specifically for a particular system, for
example using the command “Help
telephone”.
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ProblemPossible cause/consequenceSuggested solutionAn address
book entry
without voice
name is not
recognized.The address book fields for first and
last name are completed. However,
you only spoke the last name or the
first name.XSay both the first name and the
last name of the address book
entry.Pronunciation of names in the
address book does not differ
sufficiently or the spelling differs
from the pronunciation.XMake sure the address book
entries are reasonable.
Check the 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.
or
XCreate a voice name
( Y page 247).
or
XSpeak the command “Read out
address book”.
The Voice Control System reads
the address book aloud.XPress button 0062 on the
multifunction steering wheel when
the desired name is read.An address
book entry
with voice
name is not
recognized.The voice names do not differ from
each other sufficiently.XMake voice names that differ as
much as possible. For example,
make the names Wight and Wright
unique by entering them as “Mr
Wight office” and “Mr Wright
John”.
or
XSpeak the command “Read out
address book”.
The Voice Control System reads
the address book aloud.XPress button 0062 on the
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ProblemPossible cause/consequenceSuggested solutionA station list
entry is not
recognized.The voice names of the station
names do not differ from each other
sufficiently.XCreate a voice name for the station
( Y page 253).
or
XSpeak the command “Read out
station list”.
The Voice Control System reads
the station list aloud.XPress button 0062 on the
multifunction steering wheel when
the desired station name is read.
The station is selected
( Y page 254).The Voice
Control
System
prompts you
to repeat a
voice name
repeatedly
when saving.The way you have spoken the voice
name is different.XPronounce the voice name in the
same way during the entire
process.You want to
enter a city,
street or city
center but
you have to
spell the
entry.Entering part of an address has failed
after several attempts, e.g. due to
background noise, or you have tried
to enter an address in Puerto Rico
( Y page 241).XSpell the entry.You have
entered a
phone
number as a
string but the
Voice
Control
System does
not
understand
you.XSpeak the phone number in groups
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Vehicle equipment ............................274
Locking and unlocking .....................274
Starter switch positions ...................284
Seats ..................................................286
Multifunction steering wheel ..........293
Mirrors ...............................................294
Memory function ..............................297
Lighting ..............................................298
Wipers ................................................305
Power windows .................................307
Driving and parking ..........................311
Automatic transmission ...................317
Transfer case ....................................325
Instrument cluster ............................326
Driving systems ................................327
Climate control system ....................363
Rear window defroster .....................372
Power tilt/sliding sunroof ...............373
Panorama roof with power tilt/
sliding panel ......................................375
Loading and storing ..........................379
Useful features .................................384
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