2012 MERCEDES-BENZ R-Class phone

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Dfea tures
Thes eOper atingIn st ruc tions desc ribeall
st andar dand optionalequipm enta vail able
for you rCOMAND systematthe time of
purcha se.Cou ntry-specifi cdeviation sare
possible. Pleasenotethat your COMAND
system maynotbeequipped withallthe
features described. General
information Changing
batteries
Notes Batt
eries arerequired forthe remot econ trol
and forthe two sets ofcordless headphones. G
WARN
ING
Keep thebatter iesout ofthe reach of
children .Consult adoctor immediately ifa
child should swallow abattery.
Do not dismantle, short-circuit orburn a
battery. H
Environmental
note
Dispose ofdischarged batteriesinan
environ mentallyresponsible manner. On
the remot econtrol :
Batt erycompartm ent
; Catch tab
= Batt erycompartm entcover
? Retaining lugs
A Batt eries
The remote controlcont ains 2type AAA,
1.5 Vbatteries.
X To open thebatt erycompar tment:
remove batterycompartm entcover =on
the back ofthe remote control.
X To do so, press downretaining lug;and
take offbattery compartm entcover =.
X Remove discharged batteriesAfrom the
tray. 160
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X
Insert thenew batteries. Observethe
pola ritymarkings onthe batteries and
battery compartment whendoing so.
Left-hand battery:thepositive pole(+)
must faceupwards.
Rig ht-hand battery: thepositive pole(+)
must facedownwa rds.
X To clo sethe battery compartment:
insert battery compartment cover=
starting withretaining lugs? into the
battery compartment andallow catch
tab ;toengage inpla ce.
On the cordle ssheadphones The
battery compartment coverislocated on
the left head phone. :
Battery compartment cover
The cordless headphones contain 2type AAA,
1. 5V bat terie s.
X To ope nth ebat tery com partme nt:fli p
bat tery compar tmentco ver :upwar ds.
As you doso, holdth elef t-han dside ofthe
head phonesas sho wntopre ven tthe
batteries fromfalling out.
X Remove thedischarged batteriesfromthe
tray.
X Insert thenew batteries. Observethe
polarity markings onthe batteries and
battery compartmen twhen doing so.
Left- hand battery: thepositive pole(+)
must faceupwa rds. Right-hand
battery:thepositive pole(+)
must facedownwards.
X To close thebatt erycompart ment:
press battery compartmen tcover
downwards untilitengages intoplace.
If the batteries havebeen inserted
correct ly,the indicator lampwilllight up
green whentheheadphones areswitched
on. Basic
functions Using
headph ones
You canusethecordless headphones
suppli edand/or uptotwo sets ofcorded
headphones connected tothe corresponding
jack ofthe rear-compart mentscreens
(Y page 30).
Inform ationon:
R switching thecordless headphones on/off
R adjusting thevolume ofthe headphones
R selecting ascreen forthe headphones
can befound inthe Cordless headphones
section (Ypage 32). Using
themain loudspeakers
You canusethevehicle loudspe akersto
listen toadisc inserted inthe rear-
compartmen tdrive. Todo so, atlea stone of
the rear-compa rtmentscreens mustbeset to
disc mode.
X To set using COMA ND:press, for
exampl e,the $ function buttononceor
twice toswi tch onanaudio mode.
X Select Audio usi
ng the 9 button and
press the9button toconfirm.
The audio menu (Ypag e21) appears.
X Select Rear usi
ng the 9: buttons
and press the9button toconfirm.
i The headpho nes'volumesetting doesnot
affect themain loudspe akers. Basic
functio ns
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X
Sel ect Source from
theAUX menu and
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect DiscDri veAux and
pressthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
Yo uwi llhea rand see theconte ntofthe
exte rnalvid eo sou rce ifit is conne ctedto
the CD/DV Ddri ve and switch edto
pl ay ba ck. Ifno video ima geisavailabl e
from theAUX source conne cted,yo uwi ll
see anaudio menu .
Di spl aying AUX X
Sel ect the scre entowh ich anexte rnal
vid eo sou rce isconne ctedandwhich you
wo uld like toopera tewith the rem ote
contro l(Y pa ge 31) .
X Sel ect Aux in
the menu using the
9=; buttons onthe rem ote
contro land pressthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect Source from
theAUX menu and
pre ssthe 9button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect DisplayAux and
pressthe 9
bu tton toconfi rm.
Yo uwi llsee and hearthe cont entofthe
video source ifit is switched toplay back. If
no video image isavaila blefrom theAUX
source connected, youwillsee anaudi o
menu.
Selec tingtheactive COMAND source X
Select Aux in
the menu usingthe
9=; buttonsonthe remote
cont roland press the9button toconfirm .
X Select COMAND from
theAUX menu and
press the9button toconfirm .
X Select COMAND Audio or
COMAND Video and
press the9button toconfirm .
COMAND audio:theaudi omode selected
for COMAND isalso selected forthe Rear
Seat Entertainment System.
COMAND video:COMAND transmitsthe
video image tothe Rear SeatEntertainment
System. Operat
ionwith anactive COMAND
source
You cantransf eran audi oorvideo mode
selec tedinCOMA NDtothe Rear Seat
En ter tain men tSyst em.
i Ifyou thenswitc hmode sin COMA ND,th e
new sourc ewill notbetransm itted tothe
Rear SeatEnter tain men tSyst em.
X To switch onthefun ction inCOMAN D:
swit chtothedesir edaudio mode in
COMA NDorshow themen uwhen invideo
mode.
X Select themenu itematthe bottom left,
e.g. CD ,
using the:=; buttons
on the remote controlwhile CDmode is
switched on.
X Select Active Aud./Vid. Sourcefor the
Rear .
In
the status baratthe top, youwillsee the
headphones iconandthe_icon forthe
source thathasbeen switched on.
X To switch offthe function inCOMAND:
switch tothe desired audiomode in
COMAND orcall upthe menu system when
in video mode.
X Select themenu itematthe bottom left,
e.g. CD ,
using the:=; buttons
and press the9button toconfirm . 174
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Dfea tures
i This manualdesc ribesall thest and ard
and optionalequipm ento fyour vehicle
which wasavaila bleatthe time of
purchase. Country-spec ificdifferenc esare
possible. Bearinmind thatyour vehicle
may notfeature allfunct ionsdescribed
here. Thisalso refers tosafety-related
systems andfunct ions. Overview
Operat
ingSafety G
WARNIN
G
Please devote youratten tionfirst and
foremost tothe traffic situation youarein.
While thesystem permits hands-fr eephone
operation, attentiontotraffic maybediverted
not only byphysical operation ofaphone, but
also bythe distract ionofaphone
conv ersation whiledriving. Assuch, forsafety
reasons, weencourage thedriver tostop the
vehicle inasafe place before answering or
placing aphone call.
For safety reasons, youshould onlyselect a
destination whenthevehicle isstation ary.
While thenavigation systemprovides
direction alassistance, thedriver mustremain
focused onsafe driving behavior, especially
pay atten tiontotraffic andstreet signs,and
should utilizethesystem's audiocueswhile
driving.
The navigation systemdoesnotsupply any
informat iononstop signs, yieldsigns, traffic
regulations ortraffic safety rules.Their
observance alwaysremains inthe driver's
personal responsibility. DVDmaps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
Traffic regulations alwayshave priority over
any route recommen dationsgiven.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/ h),your vehicle is
coverin gadistance of44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second. G
WARNIN
G
Navigation announcementsare inten dedto
direct youwhile driving without diverting your
atten tionfrom theroad anddriving.
Please alwaysuse this feature instead of
consultin gthe map display fordirection s.
Consulting thesymbols ormap display for
direction smay cause youtodivert your
atten tionfrom driving andincrease yourrisk
of an accident . G
WARNIN
G
Please donot use theVoice Control System
in an emergenc y,as the tone ofyour voice
may change inastressf ulsituation. Thiscould
cause adelay incompletin gyour phone call
in atimely manner .This could distract youin
an emergency situationandcause youtobe
involved inan accident. Symbols
OnlyUsed inthis Chapter
The following symbolsindicate:
s thatyouhave tosay something
t thatthere isavoice output fromthe
voice control
u thatthesystem showsinformation on
the displa y. Usage
You canusethevoice controlsystem to
operate thefollowing systemsdepending on
the equipment inyour vehicle:
R Phone
R Navigation
R Address book
R Audio (radio, satellite radio,DVDchanger,
memory card,music register)
Say thecommands withoutpausingbetween
individua lwords. Ifyou enter acommand that
does notexist orisincorrec t,the voice
cont rolsystem asksyouforanew command
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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. 180
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Using individu alization, youcan fine-tune
voice controltoyour ownvoice andthus
improve voicerecognition. Theprocess of
individu alization isdescribed inchapter
“System Settings” (Ypage 38).
i Ifyou useindividu alization, itmay impai r
recognition ofother users. Switch off
individu alization ifit makes recognition of
other users worse. Phone
G
WARNING
Some jurisdictions prohibitthedriver from
using acellul artelephone whiledriving.
Whether ornot prohibited bylaw, forsafety
reasons, thedriver should notuse thecellul ar
telephone whilethevehicle isin motion. Stop
the vehicle inasafe location beforeplacing or
answering acall.
If you nonetheless choosetouse themobile
phone whiledriving, pleaseusethehandsfree
feature andbesure topay attent iontothe
traffic situation atall times. Usethemobile
phone onlywhen road,weather andtraffic
conditions permit.Otherwise, youmay notbe
able toobserve trafficconditions andcould
endanger yourselfand othe rs.
Bea rin mind thatat aspe edofjus t30 mph
(a pp roxi mately50 km/h) ,yo ur veh icleis
cove ringadi sta nce of44 feet(appro ximately
14 m)ever ysec ond. Oper
ation
You canusevoicecon trol to:
R place acall byusin gyour voiceto inp uta
phon enum ber
R store nam esand num bers intheaddre ss
book
R dial anum berfrom theaddre ssbook
R dial anum berfrom thecall list“Lat est
calls ”
R list en tothephon ebook R
ret riev eand man ageyour voicemail and
rec orde dann oun cem entservices
R redi al
Voic econ trol rec ogn izeswhet her:
R your phoneis swit ched on
R your phoneis con nectedvia Bluet ooth®
R thecar phon eis reg istered withthe
rele vantmobile phone network
R itis possible todial
If it is not possible todial, voice controlissues
a message tothis effect .
i You canstilloperate yourphone usingthe
keypad. Command
s
“Phone” Use
the“Phone” commandto select the
phone application. Usethiscomman difyou
wish thedigits enteredtobe shown onthe
display .
“Help Phone” Voice
controlhas anexten sivehelp funct ion.
Using the“Help Phone” comman d,you can
have allthe essent ialcomman dsfor the
phone readout.
“Dial number” You
canusethe“Dial number” commandto
dial aphone number.
The digits 0to9a nd the word“Pl us”ar e
pe rmi tted .
“Pl us”rep laces theinte rnational dialing cod e,
e.g .“00” .
Say thephone num berin the form ofa
conti nuousstri ngofind ividu aldigits or as
bl ocks ofdigits, e.g.three tofive digits.
Voice controlrepeats thedigits itrecogniz es
after each block ofdigits (withapause of
about halfasecond between eachblock of
digits) andwaits foryou tocont inue speaking. Phone
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Exam
ple of dialog :
s Dialnum ber
t Plea se saythe num ber
s Zero one threezero
t Zero one threezero
s Fivezero zero five
t Fivezero zero five
s Okay
t Dialing
i Youcan also dial the speci fiednum berif
you pressthe6 buttonon themult i-
fun ction steer ing whee lin st ead ofthe
co ncludin gco mm and “Okay”.
“Conf irm” Whil
eyou areenterin ganum ber,you can use
th e“Con firm” comm and tohav eall the
spo kend igits repeat edbyvoic econ trol.
Voic econ trol will thenprompt youto
continue withtheentry.
Example ofdia log:
s Dialnumber
t Pleasesay thenumber
s Zeroonethree zero
t Zeroonethree zero
s Confirm
t Zeroonethree zero.Pleasecontinue.
s Fivezero zero five
t Fivezero zero five
s Okay
t Dialing
i You canalsodia lthe speci fiednumber if
you press the6 button onthe multi -
function steeringwheelinstead ofthe
concludi ngcommand “Okay”.
“Co rrectio n” Whil
eyou areentering anumber, youcan use
the “Correction” command tocorrect the
block ofdigi tslas tspoken .When youinput
this command, voicecontroldeletes thelast block
ofdigits andrepeats thedigits inputup
to this point. Voicecontrolwill then prompt
you tocont inue withtheentr y.
Example ofdialog :
s Dialnumber
t Please saythenumber
s Zeroonethree zero
t Zeroonethree zero
s Fivezero zero five
t Fivezero zero five
s Correction
t Zeroonethree zero.Please continue
s Fivezero zero five
t Fivezero zero five
s Okay
t Dialing
“Del ete” While
youareenterin ganumber, youcan use
the “Delete” command todelete allthe digits
which havebeen entered. Afteryou have
input thiscommand, voicecontrolprompts
you toenter additional digitsorcommands.
Example ofdialog :
s Dialnumber
t Please saythenumber
s Zeroonethree zero
t Zeroonethree zero
s Fivezero zero five
t Fivezero zero five
s Delete
t Number deleted, pleasesaythe
number again:
s Zerothree seven three
t Zerothree seven three
s Threenineone
t Threenineone
s Okay
t Dialing 182
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