GWarning!
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:
RTelephone (Y page 245)
RNavigation (Y page 240)
RAddress book (Y page 249)
RAudio (Y page 252) (AM/FM radio,
Satellite radio, CD/DVD changer, MP3
mode (SD card, USB, Music Register, Media
Interface), AUX)
RVideo
You control these systems using spoken
commands. Moreover, controls such as the
buttons on the multifunction steering wheel
(Y page 238) 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 271).
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.
iTo support the user, the Voice Control
System contains an extensive help function
(Y page 267).
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
=WIncreasing volumeXDecreasing volume
iThe 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.
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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 ? 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 ? 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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