›Telephone
› NavigationWARNINGDo not use the function of the telephone voice control in an emergency.
Your voice commands may not be recognized in such situations. The tele-
phone connection may not be established or the connection may take too
much time to complete. The emergency number should be dialled manually!
CAUTION
The messages are generated by the device. The flawless clarity (e.g. road or
city name) cannot always be guaranteed.
Function requirements
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Function requirements for voice control The unit is switched on.
No telephone call is in progress.
The parking aid is not active.
Requirements for optimum voice command recognition
› The voice commands are only then to be spoken when the symbol is dis-
played in the device screen or in the display of the combined instrument
.
› Speak with a normal tone of voice without intonation and excessive pauses.
› Avoid bad pronunciation.
› Close the doors, windows and sliding roof, in order to avoid disturbing envi-
ronmental influences on the function of the voice commands.
› You are recommended to speak louder at higher speeds, so that the sound of
your voice is not drowned out by the increased ambient noise.
› During voice control, limit additional noise in the vehicle, e.g. passengers
talking at the same time.
CAUTION
■ For some languages, there is no voice control available. This device indicates
this fact through a text message that is displayed after setting the device lan-
guage screen .
Note
During voice control, no navigation announcements and traffic announce-
ments are played.Switching on/off
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Switching on voice control
Voice control can be switched on in one of the following ways.
›
Press the key on the device.
or
›
Release the symbol key
on the multifunction steering wheel.
Activation of voice control is indicated by an acoustic signal and the device
screen will display a collection of basic voice commands for the current menu.
Switching off voice control
Voice control can be switched off in one of the following ways.
›
Hold the button on the device or press twice.
›
Release the symbol key
on the multifunction steering wheel or press
twice.
›
Issue the voice command End voice control.
The voice control switches off when certain device buttons (e.g.
, etc.)
are operated.
Guidance and help for voice control
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The unit will play a tutorial for voice mode, which makes using the familiar
voice control operate the appliance you, or help with the information which
voice commands are expected for the currently selected menu.
Instructions for voice control
When you give the voice command Start tutorial, the unit plays one of the sev-
en parts of the voice control tutorial. After saying the command again the next
part is played , etc.
Individual parts of the introduction can be called up separately by saying the
voice command Introduction part ... and the number 1 through 7.
Help for voice control
When you give the voice command Help, the unit displays voice commands for
the current selected menu. In some cases, after pronouncing Help again, the
next part of the help is shown.
11Device operation and settings
