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tread ersettin gs Se
ttin gthe read -alou dspe ed
X Pre ssthe W button.
X Sel ect Settings us
ing
the :=; buttons andpressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
X Sel ect TextRea der Speed and
pressthe
9 button toconfi rm.
Al ist appears. The#dot indic ates the
curr entsetting.
X Selec tasetting usingthe9:
buttons andpress the9button toconfirm. Voice
Control System settings General
notes
This function isavail able ifCOMAND features
an integrated harddisk.
To protect theintegrated harddisk, COMAND
deactivates itat very high temperatures and
at extreme altitudes. TheVoice Control
System willthen betemporarily unavailable. Opening/
closingthe help window
X Press theW button.
X Select Settings using
the :=; buttonsandpress the
9 button toconfirm.
X Select Voice Control and
press the9
button toconfirm.
X Select Helpwindow and
press the9
button toconfirm.
You have switched thehelp window on
O oroff ª.
i The help window provides information in
addition tothe audi bleinstruct ionsduring
individua lizationaswell aslater, when you
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Introduction Using
individua lization,youcan fine tune the
Voice Control System toyour ownvoice and
thus improve voicerecognition. Thismeans
that other users' voices willnotberecognized
as easil y,and therefore thisfunction canbe
deactivated (Ypage 39).
Individual izationcomprises twoparts and
takes approximately 5minut es.Itcon sistsof
tr ainin gthe syst emtorec ogn izeacer tain
numb erofdigit sequen cesand voice
com mand s.
Sta rting new indiv idualiz ation In
dividualiz ationcanonly bestart ed when the
vehic leisstation ary.Before start ing, switc h
off alldevic esorfunc tionswhich could
int erf ere, such asthe radio orthe navig ation
syst em. After start ing the sessio n,the syst em
guides youthrough thetrainin gwith spoken
inst ruct ions .
X Press theW button.
X Selec tSett ings using
the :=; buttons and press the
9 butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tVoic eCont rol and
press the9
butt ontocon firm .
X Selec tStar tnew individualization and
press the9butt ontocon firm .
You willsee and hear aprom pt,askin g
whet heryou would likefurther inform ation .
X Selec tYes or
No and
press the9butt on
to con firm .
If you selec tNo ,
the firstpart of
indiv idualizat ionbegin s.You willbeasked
whet heryou would liketotrain digit sor
voic ecom mand s.
If you selec tYes ,
you willsee and hear
inf orm ation onthe indiv idualizat ion 38
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COMAN
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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selected
entryshould becalled, navigated
to or opened.
To cance lthe dialog:
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttons on
the Multi-function SteeringWheel:
Press theA button.
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Push theVoice Control leverawayfrom you
You have cancelled thedialog. The system
confirms byresponding “Cancel”.
“List Phone Book”andDiali ngaPhone
Number (Y
pag e183)
“De lete Address Book” You
canusethe“Dele teadd ress book”
command todel ete individu alvoice tagsorall
the voice tagsinthe address book. The
add ress data isnot deleted.
“Open Entry” You
canusethe“Ope nentry ”comm andto
op en any addre ssbook entry .
Exam ple of dialog:
s Openentry
t Plea se saythe nam e
s Smith
u Thesystem showsanum bered list in
the displ ay.
t Plea se select aline num bero rsay
co ntinue .
s Number1...
t Number1acc epted.
The syst emopen sth efir st en tryon the
list .
If th eselec teden try co ntains atleast
on ephon enum beroran addre ss,
voic eco ntrol ask swhet heryou want
to dial thenum berornav igat eto the
st ore daddre ss. “Sp
ellEnt ry” You
canusethe“S pell entry“ comm and to
open anyaddre ssbook entry by spell ingthe
nam e.
Say thelet ters inthefor mof aco ntinuo us
st rin gof letters (e. g.fiveto sev enletters) .
Al ist ofpossible entries willappear inthe
display andyoucan choose theone you
require .
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Spellentry
t Please spellthename .
s S-M-I -T-H
u Thesystemshows anumb eredlistin
the display.
t Please selectaline numberor say
con tinue.
s Number four
t Number fouraccepte d
The systemopen sthe fourt hentry on
the list.
If the selecte dentry containsatleas t
one phone num bero rana ddress,
voice controlasks whether youwant
to dial thenumber ornavigat eto the
stor edaddress.
i You canusethe“Next page” or“Previous
page” commandstoscro llthr ough thelist.
You canusethe“Correc tion”comm andto
spell thename again. Rad
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WARN
ING
Please devoteyour attent ion first and
forem osttothe trafficsituation youarein.
Befor eyour journ ey,please familiarize
yourself withtheradio functions.
Only usetheVoice ControlSyst emwhen road
and trafficcon dition spermit youtodo so.
Other wiseyoucould beinvolv edinan 194
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acc
iden tinw hich youorothers couldbe
injured. Operat
ion
You canusevoice controlto:
R select thewaveba nd
R find astation
R select afrequency (FM,AM)
R select acategory (Satellite radio)
R listen tothe station list
R save avoice tagforastation
R delete astation list(voice tagsonly)
R delete astation (voicetagonly)
R select achannel number(Satellite radio)
The names ofall received andstored stations
are availa bleforvoice recognit ion.To
improve voicerecognit ion,youcan store a
voice tagforaspecific speaker.
To selec tthe radioor satellite radio
application:
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttons on
the Multi-fu nctionSteering Wheel:Press
the ? button onthe multifunction
steering wheel.
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Pull theVoice Control levertoward you
X Say thecommand “Radio”or“Satellite
Radi o”.
X Vehicles withVoice Control buttons on
the Multi-fu nctionSteering Wheel:Press
the ? button onthe multifunction
steering wheel.
or
X Vehicles withLever forVoice Control:
Pull theVoice Control levertoward you
X Say one ofthe Radi oor Satellite radio
commands explainedbelow. Commands
You canalwa ysgive thecommands forthe
radio when youarelistening tothe radio, even
if adifferent application isshown onthe
displa y.
“Help Radio” Using
the“Help Radio”command, youcan
have allthe commands forthe radio readout.
“Help Satellite Radio” Using
the“Help Satellite Radio”command,
you can have allthe commands forthe
satellite radioreadout.
Selec tingaWaveb and You
cansetthe waveba ndwith the followi ng
command s:
R “FM”
R “AM”
“Next Station ”/“Previ ousStation ” You
canstart manu altuning andsetthe next
statio nusing thefollowi ngcommands:
R “Next station”
R “Previous station”
“Next <00190001001400050007000F0012001B00180022004700460012000500160009
000FB usCategory” You
canusethefollowi ngcommands to
change thecategory onsatellite radio:
R “Next category”
R “Previous category”
Selec tingtheFrequency (FMRange) You
canselect frequencies withintheFM
range (87.7to107.9 MHz)directly. Voice
cont rolalso recognizes thewords
“frequency”, “point”and“megahertz”.
Example ofdial og:
s Eighty sevenpointninemegahertz
u Voicecontrolsets thefrequency. Rad
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Selec
tingtheFrequency (AMRange) You
canselect frequencies withintheAM
range (530to1710 kHz)directly. Voice
cont rolalso recogniz esthe words
“frequency” and“kilohertz ”.
Example ofdialog:
s Fivehundred andthirtykilohertz
u Voicecontrolsets thefrequency.
“Save Station” Using
the“Save station” command youcan
give avoice tagtothe station currently
selected. Youcanalso usethis command to
improve voicerecognit ionfordifficult names
or ifyou want touse aname ofyour own. You
could, forexample, saveastati onwith the
nam e'Fa vor ite station'.
Wh enyouha ve given thecomm and,voi ce
contr olpro mpts uptothre etim estosaythe
sta tionn ame. When repeatingth est atio n
nam e,mak esure that you pronounc eit in
ex act lythesame wayasyou didthefir st tim e.
Ot her wise, thenam ecan notb esaved and
voice control aborts thesaving procedure.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Savestation
t Please saythestationname
s Favorit estat ion
t Please repeatthestationname.
s Favorit estat ion
t Thestation'Favor itestat ion' hasbeen
saved.
“Select Station” Using
the“Select station” comm and,youcan
select astat ion.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Select station
t Please saythestationname
s Favorit estat ion
u Voicecontrol sets thestation “Sta
tion 'Favorit eSta tion'” Using
thiscomm and,youcan select asaved
stat ion.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Favorit estat ion
u Voicecontrol sets thestat ion'Favor ite
stat ion'
“Select Category ”(Satellite radio) Using
the“Select category”comm and,you
can select anavailable category.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Select categor y
t Please saythecategor yname
s News
u Voicecontrol sets thecategor y
“Category News”(Satellite Radio) Use
thiscomm andtoselect asatellite radio
categor y.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Category news
u Voicecontrol sets thecategor y
“Enter Channel Number”(Satellite
Rad io) Use
thecomm and“Enterchann elnumber” to
select asatellite radiocategor y.
“List Station List” and“Selecting a
Sta tion” Using
the“List stationlist” comm and,you
can hear alist ofall receivable stations and
choose onefrom yourstationlist.
i Ifvoice control does notrecogn izethe
stat ionname, havethelistofstat ions read
out. This allows youtochec kwhether you
have saved thestation yourequire inthe
station list. 196
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ioand Satellite RadioVoice Control