80Speech recognition
You can now say a voice command to
directly initiate a system function
(e.g. playing a preset radio station), or
to start a dialogue sequence with
several dialogue steps (e.g. entering
a destination address), see
"Operation via speech commands"
further below.
After a dialogue sequence is finished,
the speech recognition is deactivated
automatically. To initiate another
dialogue sequence, you need to
activate the speech recognition
again.Activation via the VOICE screen
button on the centre display
Select VOICE in the interaction
selector bar of a centre display main
menu.
The audio system mutes, a voice
output message prompts you to say a command, and a help menu with the
most important commands currently
available is shown on the centre
display.
As soon as the speech recognition is
ready for voice input, a beep is heard. The speech recognition symbol on
the right side of the help menu
changes from black to red.
You can now say a voice command,
see description above.
Adjusting the volume of voice
prompts
Press ! or # on the right side of the
steering wheel upwards (increase volume) or downwards (decrease
volume).
Interrupting a voice prompt
As an experienced user, you can
interrupt a voice prompt by briefly
pressing w on the steering wheel.
A beep is heard immediately, the
speech recognition symbol changes
to red, and a command can be stated
without having to wait.
Cancelling a dialogue sequence
There are various possibilities to
cancel a dialogue sequence and to
deactivate the speech recognition:
■ Say " Cancel" or "Exit".
■ Press n on the left-hand side of
the steering wheel.
■ If the speech recognition session was started via the VOICE screen
button on the centre display, you
may alternatively:
◆ Press ; on the instrument panel.
◆ Select m or Exit in the help
menu.
82Speech recognition
list on a screen during a speech
recognition session suspends the
current speech recognition event and
plays a prompt like "Make your
selection from the list using the
manual controls, press the back
button on the faceplate, or press the
back screen button to try again".
If no manual selection is made within
15 seconds, the speech recognition
session terminates, you are prompted
with a message, and the former
screen is redisplayed.The "Back" command
To return to the previous menu,
optionally: say " Back", press k
BACK on the instrument panel, or
press m.The "Help" command
After saying " Help", the help prompt
for the current screen is read aloud.
Additionally, the prompt is displayed
on the screen.
Depending on how speech
recognition was initiated, the help
prompt is either displayed in the
Driver Information Centre or on the
centre display.To interrupt the help prompt, press w.
A beep is heard. You may say a
command.
Voice pass-thru application
Activating speech recognition
Press and hold s on the steering
wheel. The menu of the voice pass- thru application is displayed.
Select Start to activate a speech
recognition session.
As soon as a beep is heard, you can
say a command. For a list of the
commands supported, see your
smartphone manufacturer's user
guide.
During a speech recognition session
the display of the Infotainment system does not change.
Exception: If you initiate a phone call
via voice command, the phone menu
of the Infotainment system is
displayed and available for manual
interaction as long as the phone call
is active.
Interrupting a voice prompt
As an experienced user, you can
interrupt a voice prompt by selecting
Stop .
Deactivating speech recognition
Select Exit. The Home screen of the
Infotainment system is displayed
again.
98IndexAActivating an application ...............20
Activating a screen button ............15
Activating AUX.............................. 54
Activating Bluetooth music ...........54
Activating CD player .....................50
Activating radio ............................. 44
Activating SD card ........................54
Activating the Infotainment system 12
Activating the navigation system ..60
Activating the phone portal ...........86
Activating USB........................ 54, 56
Address book................................ 66
Application tray ............................. 20
Audible Touch Feedback ..............40
Audio Cue Volume........................ 40 Audio files ..................................... 52
Automatic volume adjustment Auto volume .............................. 40
Auto Set ........................................ 40
Auto volume.................................. 40
AUX .............................................. 52
B BACK button ................................. 15
Balance......................................... 39
Basic operation Application tray.......................... 20
Character recognition pane .......23Contacts .................................... 31
Controls ..................................... 15
Displays..................................... 14
Favourites ........................... 27, 35
Five-way-controller ....................15
Home screen ............................. 20
Instrument panel .......................15
Interaction selector bar .............20
Keyboard ................................... 23
Keypad ...................................... 23
Menus ....................................... 35
Steering wheel controls .............15
Touch pad ................................. 15
Touch screen ............................ 15
Bass.............................................. 39 Bluetooth connection ....................84
Bluetooth music ............................ 52
C
Category list.................................. 44
CD player...................................... 49
Character modifiers ......................23
Character recognition pane ..........23
Clock display ................................ 40
Contacts ................................. 31, 66
Modifying ................................... 31
Retrieving .................................. 31
Storing ....................................... 31
99
Control elementsInfotainment system ....................8
Steering wheel ............................ 8
Control elements overview .............8
Controls ........................................ 15
D DAB .............................................. 47
DAB linking ................................... 47
Date .............................................. 40
Destination input ..........................66
Digital audio broadcasting ............47
Displaying favourites ....................27
Display mode ................................ 40
Displays ........................................ 14
Centre display ........................... 14
Driver Information Centre ..........14
E Emergency call ............................. 86
EQ ................................................ 39
Equaliser....................................... 39
F
Fader ............................................ 39
Favourites ..................................... 27
Cluster display........................... 27
Deleting ..................................... 27
Displaying.................................. 27
Renaming .................................. 27Retrieving.................................. 27
Storing ....................................... 27
File formats Audio files.................................. 52
Movie files ................................. 52
Five-way-controller .......................15
Forgotten PIN ............................... 40
Frequency list ............................... 44
Frequently asked questions .........94
G General information 49, 52 , 58 , 77 , 83
AUX ........................................... 52
Bluetooth music......................... 52
CD ............................................. 49
Infotainment system ....................6
Navigation ................................. 58
Phone portal .............................. 83
Radio ......................................... 44
SD ............................................. 52
USB ........................................... 52
Guidance ..................................... 71
H Home button ........................... 15, 20
Home screen ................................ 20
I
Individual POIs ............................. 60
Infotainment control panel ..............8Infotainment controls ....................15
Intellitext ....................................... 47
Interaction selector bar .................20
K Keyboard Letter keyboard ......................... 23
Symbol keyboard ......................23
Keyboards .................................... 23
Keypad ......................................... 23
L Language ..................................... 40
L-Band .......................................... 47
M
Maps ............................................. 60
Maximum startup volume .............40
MENU knob .................................. 15
Menu operation ......................20, 35
Messages ..................................... 20
Midrange....................................... 39 Mobile phones and CB radio equipment ................................ 93
Movie files..................................... 52
Movies .......................................... 56
Mute.............................................. 12
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Return to factory settings.............. 40
Ringtone ....................................... 86
Route guidance ............................ 71
Route style.................................... 71
S Scrolling lists................................. 15
Scrolling pages .......................15, 20
SD card......................................... 52
Speech recognition .......................77
Station list ..................................... 44
Station search............................... 44
Steering wheel controls ................15
Storing favourites.......................... 27
Surround ....................................... 39
Surround system .......................... 39
Switching the Infotainment system on .................................. 12
System settings ............................ 40
Display ...................................... 40
Language .................................. 40
Return to factory settings ..........40
Time and Date........................... 40
Touch pad ................................. 40
Valet mode ................................ 40
T
TA ................................................. 46
Text messages ............................. 90
Theft-deterrent feature ................... 7Time.............................................. 40
TMC stations ................................ 58
Tone settings ................................ 39
Touch operation overview ............35
Touch pad............................... 15, 40 Scrolling .................................... 40
Touch screen ................................ 15
Touch screen calibration ..............40
TP ................................................. 46
Traffic incidents ............................ 71
Traffic Programme ........................46
Treble ........................................... 39
Turn list ......................................... 71
U Usage ................... 12, 44, 50, 60, 79
AUX ........................................... 54
Bluetooth music......................... 54
CD ............................................. 50
Displays..................................... 14
Infotainment controls .................15
Infotainment system ..................12
Navigation system .....................60
Phone ........................................ 86
SD card ..................................... 54
USB ..................................... 54, 56
USB .............................................. 52V
Valet mode Locking ...................................... 40
Unlocking .................................. 40
Voice recognition ..........................77
Volume Audible Touch Feedback ..........40
Audio Cue Volume ....................40
Auto Volume.............................. 40
Maximum startup volume ..........40
Mute function............................. 12
Setting the volume ....................12
Volume settings ............................ 40
W
Waveband menus......................... 45
Waveband selection .....................44
Waypoint list ................................. 71
Waypoint trip................................. 66
Wrong scrolling direction ..............40
104IntroductionIntroductionGeneral information...................104
Theft-deterrent feature ...............105
Control elements overview ........106
Usage ........................................ 109General information
The Infotainment system provides
you with state-of-the-art in-car
infotainment.
Using the FM, AM or DAB radio
functions, you can register a great
number of stations on various
favourites pages.
You can connect external data
storage devices, e.g. iPod, USB
devices, or other auxiliary devices to
the Infotainment system as further
audio sources; either via a cable or
via Bluetooth.
The digital sound processor provides
you with several preset equaliser
modes for sound optimisation.
In addition, the Infotainment system is equipped with a Phone portal that
allows comfortable and safe use of
your mobile phone in the vehicle.
Optionally, the Infotainment system
can be operated using the control
panel or the controls on the steering
wheel.Notice
This manual describes all options
and features available for the
various Infotainment systems.
Certain descriptions, including those
for display and menu functions, may not apply to your vehicle due to
model variant, country
specifications, special equipment or
accessories.
Important information on operation and traffic safety9 Warning
Drive safely at all times when
using the Infotainment system.
If in doubt, stop the vehicle before operating the Infotainment
system.
9 Warning
In some areas one-way streets
and other roads and entrances
(e.g. pedestrian zones) that you
are not allowed to turn into are not
108Introduction
Left-hand steering wheel control
1s
Press: take phone call ........133
2 n
Press: end/decline call ........133
or activate/deactivate
mute function ...................... 133
For a description of all other controls,
see Owner's manual.
Right-hand steering wheel
control
1 Five-way controller ..............111
Press buttons: operate
menus on the Driver
Information Centre (see
images below)
i - display menu for
application selection;
return to next higher menu level
j - display application-
specific main menu
P / Q - select menu item
9 - confirm selection
2 ! / #
Press upwards: increase volume
Press downwards:
decrease volume
3 k / l
If radio is active: press to
select next / previous
favourite .............................. 117
If media source is active:
press to select next /
previous track ...................... 125
Introduction109
Driver Information Centre
In the Driver Information Centre,
Infotainment related information and
menus are shown.
The menus on the Driver Information
Centre are operated via the five-way
controller on the right-hand side of the steering wheel.
Usage
Control elements The Infotainment system is operated
via function buttons, a MENU knob
and menus that are shown on the
display.
Inputs are made optionally via: ■ the control panel on the Infotainment system 3 106
■ audio controls on the steering wheel 3 106
Switching the Infotainment
system on or off Press X briefly. After switching on,
the last selected Infotainment source
becomes active.
Press and hold X again to turn the
system off.
Automatic switch-off
If the Infotainment system is switched
on pressing X while the ignition is
switched off, it switches off again
automatically after 30 minutes.Setting the volume
Turn m. The current setting is shown
on the display.
When the Infotainment system is
switched on, the last selected volume is set, provided that the volume is
lower than the maximum start-up
volume 3 113.
Speed compensated volume
When Auto volume is activated
3 113, the volume is adapted
automatically to make up for the road
and wind noises as you drive.
Mute function
Press m to mute the audio sources.
To cancel the mute function: turn m.
Modes of operation Radio
Press RADIO to open the radio main
menu or to toggle between the
different wavebands.
For a detailed description of the radio functions 3 116.