ent
ry!”. Thevoice control confirms import ant
comm andstoyou and gives youinstruct ions
in the event ofincor rectentries.
Comma ndTyp es Voice
control distin guishes between the
following typesofcomm and:
R Global commands:
These arecomm andswhich canbecalled
up atany time (e.g.helporphone
comm ands).
R Local comm ands:
These arecomm andswhich areonly
available forthe active application (e.g.
“En terStreet” during navigation ).
Active Applicat ion The
local comm andsrefertothe application
curren tlyshown onthe display andtothe
audio source youarecurren tlylisten ingto.
For example, ifyou arelisten ingtothe radio
while thenavigation application isactive on
the display, youcan operate both
applications usingvoicecontrol.
To operate adifferen tfunc tion usin gvoi ce
co ntrol ,you must first swit chtothat
applic ation usin gth eco rrespo nding
co mm and. Op
era ting Voi ceCont rol Veh
icles withVoiceCont rolButtons on
th eMu lti-Fu nct ion Steer ing Wheel Ex
ampl edisp lay:M-Class
1 A Cancelsvoice control
2 ? Activat esvoice control
3 X Decreases thevol ume
W Incr eases thevol ume
x Mute
i You cancancelthedialog withvoi ce
co ntrol atany time.
Voic eco ntrol isoper ationalaroun dhalf a
min ute afterCOMA NDisswit ched on.
Veh icles withLever forVoiceCont rol Ex
ampl edisp lay:SL-Cla ss
1 Canc elsvoice control
2 Activat esvoice control
3 X Decreases thevol ume
W Incr eases thevol ume Over
view
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Star
ting theDialog X
Switch onthe ignition (seethevehicle
Owner's Manual).
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttonson
the Multi-fu nctionSteering Wheel:Press
the ? button.
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Pull thelever toward you
An acoustic signalconfirms thatthedialog
has been started.
X Give acommand.
Interru ptingtheDialog If
alist appears onthe display ,you can use
the “Pause” command tointerr uptthedialog.
You canthen select anentr yusing the
COMAND controlpanel.
To resume thedialog withvoice control,press
the ? button onthe multifunct ionsteering
wheel.
Cancel ingthe Dialog X
Vehicles withVoice Control buttonson
the Multi-fu nctionSteering Wheel:Press
the A button.
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Push thelever away fromyou.
An acoustic signalconfirms thatthedialog
has been canceled.
or
X Say thecommand “Cancel”(exceptwhen
creating andstoring voicetags,navigation
entr iesorduring individual ization).
or
X Press anybutton onCOMAND.
Adjust ingthe Volume X
Start thedialog.
X Give acommand, e.g.“Help”. X
Press theW orX button.
The volume increases ordecreases during
voice output.
or
X Set thevolume forthe voice output onthe
volume controlfor COMAND.
Display Messages The
audi blehelp funct ioncan be
supplemented byvisual helponthe display
(Y page 38).Ifthe help funct ionisswitched
on, the most important commands thatare
current lypossible appearint he displa ywhen
you start thedialog .
In the address bookandnavigation system,a
selection listisshown inthe displa yif voice
cont rolrequires additional information from
you. 1
Display
Entering Numbers R
Digits from“zero” to“nine” arepermitted.
R Say thephone number ingroups of,e.g.,
three tofive digits.
R Say each individua ldigit clearly.
Spell R
The letters ofthe alpha betand thenumbers
0 to 9are permitted.
R Say theletters ingroups of,e.g., fiveto
seven letters.
R Say each individua lletter clearly. 182
OverviewVoice
Control
“Save
Name”(Address Book) "Save
Name" (Address Book)functional
description (Ypage 194)
“Dial Name”(Address Book) “Dial
Name” (Address Book)functional
description (Ypage 195)
“Dele teNam e”(Address Book) “Delete
Name”(Address Book)functional
description (Ypage 195)
“Find Name”(Address Book) “Find
Name” (Address Book)functional
description (Ypage 195)
“List Phone Book”andDialing aPhone
Number You
canusethe“List phone book”command
to listen toallentries inthe phone bookin
whi chaphone numbe risalso stored and,if
required, selectanentry. Ifthe listcont ains
more than30entries, thesystem asksyouto
say thename fromwhich thereading shallbe
started.
Example ofdial og:
s Listphone book
The system readsoutallthe address
book entries withphone numbers. If
there ismore thanonephone number
for anentry, voicecontrolqueries this.
t Doyou want tomake awork callora
home call?
s Homecall To
cance lthe dialog:
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttons on
the Multi-function SteeringWheel:Press
the A button.
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Push theVoice Control leverawayfrom
you.
You have canceled thedialog. The system
confirms byresponding “Cancel”.
“Redial” You
canusethe“Redi al”command toredial
the number mostrecent lycalled.
Managing Announcement Servicesor
Voice Mail You
canalso usevoice controltomanage
your voice mailorrecorded announcement
services.
While aphone callisin progress:
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttons on
the Multi-function SteeringWheel:Press
the ? button whileaphone callisin
progress.
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Pull theVoice Control levertoward you.
An acoustic signalconfirms thatthesystem
is activated.
X Say therequired digits(“zero” to“nine”).
or
X Say therequired words“Star”or“Hash”.
X Say theconcluding command“Okay”.
The system dialsthe number entered. Navigation
G
Warning!
For safety reasons, youshould onlyselect a
destination whenthevehicle isstationary.
While thenavigation systemprovides
directional assistance, thedriver mustremain Navigat
ion
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focuse
don safe drivingbeha vior,especially
pay attention totraffic andstreet signs,and
shou ldutil ize the system 'sau dio cues while
drivi ng.
The navig ation system doesnotsupplyany
informa tiononstop signs, yield signs, traffic
regu lations ortraffic safetyrul es. Thei r
obse rvance alwaysremai nsinthe drive r's
perso nalrespo nsibility.DVD maps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
Traffic regulationsalways have priority over
any route recommendations given.Bearin
mind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(app roximately 50km/h), yourvehicle is
cover ingadistanc eof 44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second.
During routeguidance, youwillnotreceive
infor mation on:
R traff iclights
R stop andyield signs
R parking orstoppin gzon es
R one- way street s
R narrow bridges
R other trafficregulation data
You should thereforealway sstric tlyobserve
traff icregulations whiledriving. Drive
carefully andalway sobey trafficlaws and
road signs, evenifthey contradict navigation
system instruct ions. G
War
ning
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile driving without divertingyour
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
con sulting themap display fordirect ions.
Consultin gthe symbols ormap display for
direct ionsmay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an acciden t. G
War
ning!
Please donot use theVoice ControlSystem
in an emergen cy,asthe toneof your voice
may change inastres sfulsituation .This could cause
adelay incompleting yourphone call
in atimely manner. Thiscould distract youin
an emergency situationandcause youtobe
involved inan accident. Operat
ion
You canusevoice controlto:
R enter astate
R enter aprovince
R enter acity
R enter adistrict (center)
R enter astreet
R enter anintersec tion
R enter ahouse number
R enter anentire address
R enter azip code
R find address
R enter apoint ofinterest
R select oneofyour previous destinations
R call uproute information
R store adestination
R displa ythe map
R enlarge/reduce thesize ofthe map
R listen tothe destination memory
R start andstop route guidance
R switch theguida nceinstruct ionsonand off
To select thenavigation application:
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttons on
the Multi-fu nctionSteering Wheel:Press
the ? button.
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Pull theVoice Control levertoward you. 186
Navigat
ionVoiceControl
X
Give the“Nav igation”co mm and.
X Veh icles withVoice Controlbut tonson
th eMu lti-funct ionSteeri ngWh eel: Press
th e? button.
or
X Veh icles withLever forVoice Control:
Pull theVoic eCon trol leve rtoward you.
X Give oneofthe navigation commands
explained below. Command
s
You cann otstart theroute guidance untilall
the necessary addressdatahasbeen
enter ed.
“Help Navigat ion”/“Help” Using
the“Help navigation” command,you
can have allthe essent ialcomman dsfor the
navigation systemreadout. Entering
anAddr ess
i Ifvoice controlfails torecogn izeyour
entr y,itis advisable tospell thename of
the town andstreet .Spell names oftowns
and street swhen abroad.
The system guidesyoucompletely through
the dialog toroute guidance. Assoon asa
valid address isenter ed(at least thetown),
you can usethe“Start routeguidance”
comman dto start theroute guidance.
“Enter state”/“Enter province” You
canusethe“Enterstate”/“E nter
provinc e”comman dto change thestate or
provinc esett ingofthe navigation system.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Enter state
t Please saythename ofthe state.
s NewYork
u Thesystem showsanumbered listof
possible statenames onthe display .If the
reisonl yone entry onthe list, voice
contr olasks ifit is corr ect.
t Plea se select aline num bero rsay
co ntinue
s Number1
t Number1acc epted.
t Doyou want toenteradestinat ion?
s No
t Doyou want tosave thestate?
s Yes
t Savingstat e
“Enter Destinat ion” You
canusethe“Enterdestin ation”
comm andtoent eracomplet eaddress.
The system guidesyouthrough thewhole
dialog. Assoon asavalid address isent ered
(at least thetown ),you can usethe“Start
route guidance” commandtostart theroute
guidance.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Enter destin ation
t Pre-selectedstat eis New York. Doyou
want toent ertown firstorstr eet first ?
s Town
t Please saythename ofthe town
s Albany
u Thesystem showsanumbere dlist of
possible citynames onthe display. If
ther eis only oneentryon the list, voice
con trolasks ifit is corr ect.
t Please selectaline number orsay
con tinue
s Number 1
t Number 1accept ed.
t Doyou want toent erastr eet?
s Yes
t Please sayaNew York street name
s ParkAvenue
u Thesystem showsanumbere dlist of
possible street names onthe display. Na
vigat ion
187Voice Control Z
u
Thesystem showsanumbered list
with destinat ionsfrom theselected
category
t Please selectaline number orsay
cont inue
s Number 1
t Number 1accepted.
t Doyou want tostart route guidance?
s Yes
The route guidance forthe selected pointof
inter estisstart ed.
or
s No
t Doyou want tosave thedestinat ion?
s Yes
The dialog continues asshown inthe sect ion
“Save destinat ion”.
i Dependin gon the selected area,other
lists may beshown.
You canonly select points ofinter estinthe
state orprovinc ethe navigation systemisset
for.
Selecting nextpoint ofinterest
You canusethefollowing commandsto
select nearby pointsofinter est:
R “Next gasstation ”
R “Next carpark”
R “Next Mercedes- BenzServic e”
R “Next restaurant ”
R “Next hospital”
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Nextgasstation
u Thesystem showsanumbered listof
gas station son the display
t Please selectaline number orsay
cont inue
s Number 1
t Number 1accepted. Doyou want to
start route guidance?
s Yes The
route guidance forthis point ofinter est
is start ed.
or
s No
t Doyou want tosave thedestinat ion?
s Yes
The dialog continues asshown inthe sect ion
“Save destinat ion”.
“Last Destinations” You
canusethe“Last destinat ions”
comman dto reselect adestinat ionfrom alist
of the previously selecteddestinations.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Lastdestinat ions
u Thesystem showsanumbered listof
the previously selecteddestinations.If
there isonly oneentryon the list, voice
cont rolasks ifit is correc t.
t Please selectaline number orsay
cont inue
s Number 1
t Number 1accepted. Doyou want to
start route guidance?
s Yes
The route guidance forthis destinat ionis
start ed.
“Save Destination” You
canusethe“Save destinat ion”comman d
to save thecurren tdestin ation inthe address
book bymeans ofavoice tag.
i Ifthe desired voicetagalready existsin
the address book,thesystem asksifyou
want toadd theaddress.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Savedestin ation
t Please saythename.
s Smith
t Please repeatthename.
s Smith Na
vigation
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“Group
1”to“Group 9” With
the“Group 1”to“Group 9”comman ds,
you can select agroup onaninsert edaudio
DVD .
“Next Group”/“Previous Group” With
the“Next group”/“Previous group”
comman ds,you can select thenext or
previous grouponthe insert edaudio DVD.
“Next <003E000F000C00040005001200180022004800470012000500160009000F0015
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the“Next <0006000F000C00040005001200180024005400530012000500160009000F0015
0013> folder”
comman ds,you can select afolder onthe
insert edCD/D VDinMP3 mode.
“Memory Card” With
the“Memory card”comman d,you can
switch tothe SDcard onthe COMAND
system.
“DVD Video” With
the“DVD video” comman d,you can start
a video DVDonthe COMAND system.
“Har dDisk” With
the“Hard disk”comman d,you can
change tothe inter nalhard disk(Music
Register) ofCOMAND . External
Equipment(Aux) “Audio
Aux”
You canusethe“Audio Aux”comman dto
activate theAux input. Command
List
In the Command listsection ,you willfind all
the main comman dsfor operating voice
cont rol.The comman dsavaila bletoyou
depend onthe vehicle’s equipment. i
Some functionshave several voice
comman dstofacilitate operation. These
are grouped togetherbetween the
separator linesinthe listand canbeused
inter changeably.
Some comman dsare enclosed inangular
bracket s<>. This signifies thatthe
enclosed commandis avoice name, which
you can determin eyourself andattach to
address bookentries, radio station s,
program categories etc. General
Command s R
Yes
R Correct
R Okay R
Cancel R
No R
Pause R
Address book R
MP3 R
CD changer R
CD R
Navigation
R Route guidance
R Nav R
DVD video R
DVD audio R
Radio R
Satellite radio/Sirius R
Phon e R
Message s R
Video Comm
andList
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R
Corr ection
R Wro ng
R Inco rrect R
Hel p R
Hel pfun ction s
R Hel pdev ices R
Hel pvoi ce control [syst em]
R Hel pvoi ce control /voic eco ntrol help
R Gen eral help R
0–9 (Numbers ) R
a–z (Lettersof the alphabet) R
Cont inue
R Go forward
R Next page R
Previo uspage
R Go back
R Back R
Help radio R
Help phone /help telepho ne R
Help address book R
Help CDchan ger R
Help DVD
R Help DVDchanger R
Help DVDaudio
R Help DVDaudio changer R
Help MP3
R Help MP3changer R
Help navigat ion
R Help route guidance
R Help nav Phone
Commands R
Phon e
R Telephon eon/ phone on R
Save
R Save name
R Save number
R Save phone number R
Dial number
R Dial phone number R
Confir m
R Confir mnumber
R Confir mphone number R
List phone book
R Read outphone book R
Redia l
R Redia llast number
R Redia llast phone number R
Correction
R Incor rect
R Wrong number
R Wrong phonenumber R
Delete
R Delete name
R Delete phonenumber Navigat
ionCommands R
Navigation
R Route guidance
R Nav R
Guid ance/ routeguidanceinstruct ions
on
R Switch guidance/ route guidance
instruct ionson
R Listen toguida nce/ route guidance
instruct ions 202
Command
ListVoiceControl