2015 MERCEDES-BENZ SLS AMG GT ROADSTER display

COMAN
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. Overview
Opera
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WARN
ING
Please devote youratten tionfirst and
foremo stto the traff icsituation youarein.
While thesystem permitshands- freephone
operation ,atten tiontotraff icmay bedivert ed
not only byphysical operation ofaphone, but
also bythe distrac tionofaphone
con versat ionwhile driving. Assuch, forsafety
reasons, weenco urage thedriver tostop the
vehicle inasafe place before answering or
placing aphone call.
For safety reasons, youshould onlyselect a
destin ationwhen thevehicle isstat ionary.
While thenavigation systemprovides
direct ionalassistanc e,the driver mustremain
focused onsafe driving behavior, especially
pay atten tiontotraff icand street signs, and
should utilizethesystem's audiocueswhile
driving.
The navigation systemdoesnotsupply any
infor mation onstop signs, yieldsigns, traffic
regulations ortraff icsafety rules.Their
observan cealway sremains inthe driver's
person alrespon sibility. DVDmaps donot
cover allareas norallroutes withinanarea.
Traffic regulations alwayshave priority over
any route recom mendat ionsgiven.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximat ely50km/ h),your vehicle is
cover ingadistanc eof 44 feet (approximat ely
14 m)every second. G
WARN
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Navigation announcementsare intended to
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
WARN
ING
Please donot use theVoice ControlSystem
in an emergen cy,asthe toneof your voice
may change inastr essful situation .This could
cause adelay incompleting yourphone call
in atimely manner. Thiscould 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, media
interface)
Say thecommands withoutpausingbetween
individua lwords. Ifyou enter acommand that
does notexist orisincorrec t,the voice
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Please repeat or
Ple ase repeat you
rent ry! .
The voicecon trol con firms
impor tantcommands toyou and gives you
instr uctions inthe event ofincorr ectentr ies. Command
Types
Voice controldistinguishes betweenthe
following typesofcomman d:
R Global comman ds:
These arecomman dswhich canbecalled
up atany time (e.g.help, navigation or
phone comman ds).
R Local comman ds:
These arecomman dswhich areonly
availa bleforthe active application (e.g.
“Save”). Active
Application
The local comman dsrefer tothe application
current lyshown onthe display andtothe
audio source youarecurrent lylistening to.
For example, ifyou arelistening tothe radio
while thenavigation application isactive on
the display ,you can operate both
applications usingvoicecontrol. Overview
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Opera
tingVoice Control 1
Multifunc tiondisplay
2 x Mute, Xdecreases thevolume, Wincreases thevolume
3 ? Activat esvoice control
? % Cancels voicecontrol Sta
rting the Dialog
X Switc hon the ignition (seethevehicle
Operator 'sManual).
i Afterthe ignition hasbeen switched on,it
takes about 30secon dsfor the voice
con trol system tobe ready foroperation .
Durin gthis period themessage Loading Speech
Data is
displayed.
X Press the? button .
An acoustic signalconfirms thatthedialog
has been started.
X Give acomm and. Interr
upting the Dialog
If alist appears onthe display, youcan use
the “Pause” commandtoint errupt thedialog.
You canthen select anent ryusing the
COMAND controller. To
resume thedialog withvoice control, press
the ? button onthe multifunc tionsteer ing
wheel. Canceling
theDialog
X Press the% button .
or
X Say thecomm andCancel (except
when
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X Press anybutton onCOMAND . Adju
sting theVolum e
X Start the dialog.
X Give acomm and,e.g.Help .172
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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 audibl ehelp funct ioncan be
supplemented byvisual helponthe display
(Y page 44).Ifthe help funct ionisswitched
on, the most importan tcomman dsthat are
curren tlypossible appearinthe display when
you start thedialog.
In the address bookandnavigation system,a
selection listisshown inthe display ifvoice
cont rolrequires additional informationfrom
you. Entering
Numbers
R Digits from“zero” to“nine” arepermitt ed.
R Say thephone number ingroups ofthree
to five digits. Spell
R The letter sof the alphabet andthenumbers
0 to 9are permitt ed.
R Say theletter sin groups offive toseven
letter s.
R Say each individual letterclearly.
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voice controltoyour ownvoice andthus
improve voicerecogn ition.Theprocess of
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“System Settings” (Ypage 44).
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recogn itionofother users. Switchoff
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other users worse. Phone
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Some jurisdict ionsprohibit thedriver from
using acellular telephone whiledriving.
Whether ornot prohibited bylaw, forsafety
reasons, thedriver should notuse thecellular
telephone whilethevehicle isin motion .Stop
the vehiclein asa fe locati onbefor epl aci ng or
ans weringacal l.
If yo unone theless cho ose tousethe mob ile
ph one while dri vin g,plea se uset he handsfree
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 yourselfandothers.
Bear inmind thatataspeed ofjust 30mph
(approximately 50km/h), yourvehicle is
covering adistance of44 feet (approximately
14 m)every second. Operat
ion
You canusevoice controlto:
R place acall byusing yourvoice toinput a
phone number
R store names andnumbers inthe address
book
R dial anumber fromtheaddress book
R dial anumber fromthereceived callsor
latest callslist
R listen tothe phone book
R retrieve andmanage yourvoice mailand
recorded announcemen tservices
R redial
Voice controlrecogniz eswhether:
R your phone isswitched on
R your phone isconn ected viaBluetooth ®
R the carphone isregistered withthe
relevant mobilephonenetwork
R itis possible todial Phone
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“Enter
Town” You
canusethe“Entertown” comman dto
enter anytown inthe state orprovinc ethat is
current lyselected.
i Ifthe city you require doesnotappear in
the listorthe system failstorecogn izethe
name ofthe town, itcan beenter edby
using the“Spell town” comman d.
i You canusethe“Next page” or“Previous
page” comman dstoscroll through thelist.
You canusethe“Correct ion”comman dto
enter thename ofthe town again.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Enter town
t Please saythename ofthe town
s Albany
t Loading listoftowns
u Thesystem showsanumbered listof
possible townnames onthe display .If
the reisonl yone entry onthe list, voice
contr olasks ifit is corr ect.
t Plea se select aline num ber
s Line num ber1
t Line num ber1 acc epted
Th etow nisstored forroute guidance.
“Spell town” Using
the“Spell town” command, youcan
spell anytown. Thismay benecessary if
certain townorstreet names arenot
recognized.
Say theletters inthe form ofacont inuous
string ofletters. Inthe case oflong names, it
is not alwa ysnecessary tospell thewhole
name. Usuallyonly thefirst fivetoseven
letters arerequired.
Al ist ofcityname swill appear inthe display
and youcan choose theone yourequire .
Say each individual letterclear ly.
It is not easy toavoid confusion of
similars oundinglett ers (e.g .Da ndE). Exam
ple of dialog:
s Spelltow n
t Plea se spe llthe town
s F-R-E-N -S
t Loading list of tow ns
u Thesystem showsanum bered list of
city nam eson the displ ay
t Plea se select aline num ber
s Numbe rthre e
t Numbe rthree accepted
The town isstored forroute guidance.
i You canusethe“Next page” or“Previous
page” commands toscroll through thelist.
You canusethe“Correction” commandto
spell thetown again fromthebeginning.
i Note thatthelistinthe displa yis sorted
according tothe probabil ityofvoice
recognit ion.
“Enter District” (Center) You
canusethe“Ent erdistrict” command to
enter anarea inacity which youhave
selected previously .
Example ofdialog :
s Enterdistrict
t Please saythename ofthe district
s Manhattan
u Thesystem showsanumbered listof
districts inthe displa yif the selected
city hasmore thanonedistrict
t Please selectaline number
s Linenumber 1
t Linenumber 1accepted
The district isstored forroute guidance.
“Enter Street” You
canusethe“Ent erStr eet” command to
enter thename ofany street inthe selected
city.
i Ifonly afew street sare stored fora
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Exam
ple of dialog :
s Housenum ber
t Plea se saythe housenum berins ingle
digit s
s Threefour
t Threefour
s Okay
The house numberisstored forrout e
guidanc e.
“Point sof inter est”(POI) You
canusethe“Poin tsof int erest ”com mand
to selec tspecific destinations (gasstations,
airport s,stat ions, etc.).
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Pointofinterest
u Thesystem showsthefollowing listin
the display:
t Please selectaline number
s Linenumber 1...
t Linenumber 1accept ed
u Thesystem showsanumbere dlist of
POI categ ories
t Please selectaline number orsay the
categ oryname
s Linenumber 5
u Thesystem showsanumbere dlist
with destin ations fromtheselect ed
categ ory
t Please selectaline number
s Linenumber 1
t Linenumber 1accept ed
The specific destinationwhich hasthe
number oneisstor edfor route guidance.
i Depen dingonthe select edarea, other
lists may beshown.
You canonly select pointsofintere stinthe
sta teor pro vinc ethe navigati on system isset
for. Se
lecti ng next poi ntofintere st
Yo ucan usethe followi ng comm andsto
sel ect nearby points ofinte rest:
R “Ne xtgassta tion”
R “Ne xtcar park”
R “Ne xtMer cedes-B enzServ ice”
R “Ne xtres tau rant”
R “Ne xthos pital ”
Exam ple of dialog:
s Nextgassta tion
u Thesystem showsanum bered list of
ga ssta tions on the displ ay
t Plea se select aline num ber.
s Linenumber1
u Linenumbero ne acce pted.Wo uldyo u
li ke tosta rtrou teguidance ?
s Yes
The routeguidance forthisp oint ofinteres t
is start ed.
or
s No
t Doyou want tosave thedestination ?
s Yes
The dialog continues asshown inthe section
“Save destination ”.
“Last Destinations” You
canusethe“Last destination s”
comman dto reselect adestination fromalist
of the previously selecteddestination s.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Lastdestination s
u Thesystem showsanumbered listof
the previously selecteddestination s
t Please selectaline number
s Linenumber 1
u Linenumber oneaccepted. Wouldyou
like tostart route guidance?
s Yes
The route guidance forthis destination is
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“Save
Destination” You
canusethe“Save destinat ion”comman d
to save thecurrent destinat ioninthe address
book bymeans ofavoice name.
i Ifthe desired voicename already existsin
the address book,thesystem asksifyou
want toadd theaddress.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Savedestinat ion
t Please saythename
s Smith
t Please repeatthename
s Smith
t Where wouldyouliketosave: home or
work?
s Work
t Thedestinat ionhas been saved.
“Find Address” You
canusethe“Find address” commandto
select apreviously savedaddress andstart
route guidance.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Findaddress
t Please saythename
s Smith
u Thesystem showsanumbered listof
saved addresses inthe display
t Please selectaline number
s Linenumber 1
t Linenumber 1accepted
t Smith.Start ingroute guidance.
“Star tRoute Guidance” When
Route Guidanceisinactiv e,you can use
the “Start routeguidance” commandto start
route guidance onceavalid destinat ionhas
been entered.
s Startroute guidance
t Startingroute guidance “Route
Informat ion” You
canusethe“Route information”
comman dto have thefollowing information
on your current lyplanned routereadout:
R Distan cetodestinat ion
R Remaining drivingtime
R Ex pected arrivaltime
“Guida nceInstruct ionsOn” When
youusethe“Guida nceinstr uctions on”
comman d,voice controlrepeats thelast
driving tip.Ifthe driving tipoutput hasbeen
switched offuptothis point, itis now
switched onagain.
“Guida nceInstruct ionsOff” You
canusethis comman dto switch offthe
route guidance voiceoutput.
“Cancel RouteGuidance” You
canusethis comman dto stop route
guidance.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Cancel routeguidance
t Areyou sure youwant tocanc elroute
guidance?
s Yes
t Cancelling routeguidance
Voice controlcanc elsroute guidance.
or
s No
t Continuingroute guidance.
The dialog withvoice controlistermin ated.
Route guidance remainsactivated.
“Zoom In”/“Zoo mOut” You
canusethese commands tozoom the
map displayone step inor out. Navigatio
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“Zoom
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Completely” You
canusethese comman dstoset the map
display directly tothe smallest orlargest
scale.
“Read OutDestination Memory” You
canusethe“Read outdestinat ion
memory” commandto listen tothe entr ies
from theaddress book’sdestinat ionmemory
and, ifrequired, navigatetoone ofthem.
Ex ample ofdialog:
s Readoutdestinat ionmemory
The system readsoutallentr ies, from
the address bookdestinat ionmemory.
If the listcont ains more than30
entr ies,thesystem asksyoutosay the
name fromwhich thereading shallbe
start ed.
i Ifyou donot say aname, voicecontrol
reads outalldestinat ionentr ies.
X To select anentry andsetanadd ress:
Press the? button atthe selected
entr y.
t Ifthere ismore thanoneaddress, the
system asks“Navigate to:home or
work?”
s Home
The system startsroute guidance.
X To cancel thedialog: Pressthe%
button .
You have canceled thedialog. Thesystem
conf irms byresponding “Cancel”. Addr
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Please devote youratten tionfirst and
foremost tothe traffic situation youarein.
Before yourjourney, pleasefamiliarize
yourself withtheaddress bookfunctions. Only
usetheVoice Control System whenroad
and traffic conditionspermit youtodo so.
Otherwise youcould beinvolved inan
accident inwhich youorothers couldbe
injured. Overview
The address bookgives youtheoption of
storin ginform ationabout people inthe form
of entr ies.
Using voicecontrol,you can dialaphone
number storedinthe address bookorstart
route guidance forastored address.
Apart fromthespeaker-depen dentvoice
names storedinthe address book,voice
cont rolcan recogn izeallthe entr iesinthe
name fieldsofthe address book.Recognition
of the entr iesinthe address bookdepends on
the text that wasenter ed.Tomake acall you
must saythetext ofthe entr y.
Check theaddress bookentriesforthe
following:
R The name entries, e.g. lastname andfirst
name, areinthe right fields.
R Do not use abbreviations oracronyms.
R Avoid unnecessary spaces innames.
R Do not use special characters.
You canimprove voicerecogn itionbysaving
a speaker-depen dentvoice name foraddress
book entries.
Use aspeaker-depen dentvoice name:
R for names whicharedifficult topronounc e
R to distinguish nameswhichsound similar
R for names whicharenot pronounc edas
they arewritten
Voice controlcan store upto50 ofthese
address bookentriesbymeans ofaspeaker-
dependent voicename. 182
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