2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS HATCHBACK Owners Manual

1
Press therock er switch up: £starts the
dialogue
2 Press the control knob: 8switches the
sound off or on (ends the dialogue)
Tu rn the control knob up/down: increases/
decreases thevo lume
3 Press therock er switch down: ~rejects/
ends a call (ends the dialogue) Conducting a dialogue
Fo
rth e dialogue with LINGU ATRO NIC, you can
use co mplete sentences of colloquial language
as voice commands, such as, forex ample,
"Please show me the list of the last calls" or
"How warm is it outside?". It is not necessary to
fi rs tch ange tothere leva nt application su chas
"Telephone" or "Vehicle function". #
Toactivate or continue dialogue byusing
a ke yword: say "Hello Mercedes" toactivate
LINGU ATRO NIC. Voice activation must be
switched on in the multimedia sy stem
(→ page 263). Forth is, it is not necessary to
press up the£ rock er switch on the mul‐
tifunction steering wheel.
Vo ice activation can also be directly com‐
bined with a voice command, e.g. "Hi
Mercedes, how fastcan I drive?".
or #
Press the£ rocker switch up on the mul‐
tifunction steering wheel.
Yo u can say a voice command af ter an
acou stic signal. #
Tocor rect an ent ry:say theCorrection
vo ice command. #
Toselect an entry from the selection lis t:
say the line number or the conte nts. #
Tobrows eth e selection lis t:say theNext
or Back voice command. #
Tointer rupt the dialogue: saythePause
vo ice command.
The dialogue can be continued with the
"Hello Mercedes" voice command or by
pressing up the£ rock er switch on the
multifunction steering wheel. #
Tojump tothe preceding dialogue: saythe
Back voice command. #
Tojump back totheto p dialogue le vel:
say theHome voice command. #
Tocancel the dialogue: saytheClose voice
command or press the8 or~ button
on the multifunction steering wheel. 262
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Tointer rupt avo ice output: speak inthe
middle of a voice dialogue when the sy stem
is still answering.
The voice output is shor tened and the con‐
clusion is reached more quickl y.
% The Voice barge-in option must be switched
on in the multimedia sy stem forth is
(→ page 263). Overview of
the LINGU ATRO NIC ope rable
functions Yo
u can use the LINGU ATRO NIC voice control
sy stem tooperate thefo llowing functions
depending on theve hicle equipment:
R Telephone
R Text messa ges
R Navigation
R Address book
R Radio
R Media
R Vehicle functions
R Weather Fu
ll functionality is only available foryo u with
activation of online voice control (→ page 263). Note
s on the language setting Yo
u can change the language of LINGU ATRO NIC
via the sy stem language settings. If the set sys‐
te m language is not suppor tedby LINGUA‐
TRONIC, English will be selected.
LINGU ATRO NIC is available in thefo llowing lan‐
guages:
R German
R English
R French
R Italian
R Dutch
R Polish
R Portuguese
R Russian
R Swedish
R Spanish
R Czech R
Turkish Setting LINGU
ATRO NIC (multimedia sy stem) Requ
irements:
Fo r online voice control:
R Your vehicle is connected with your
Mercedes me user account (→ page 391).
R There is an In tern et connection
(→ page 396).
Fo r activation of contacts for online use:
R Online voice control is activated.
Multimedia sy stem:
, © .
Settings .
System .
LIN-
GUATRONIC
Switching voice activation of LINGU ATRO NIC
on/o ff #
Select Voice activation "Hi Mercedes".
Depending on the pr evious status, the func‐
tion is activated or deactivated. LINGU
ATRO NIC 263

If
th e function is active, the dialogue can be
activated byusing the "Hello Mercedes"
vo ice command.
Switching on voice inter ruption #
Select Voice barge-in.
If th e function is active, a command can be
interjecte d duringvoice output of the sys‐
te m.
Ac tivating/deactivating online voice control #
Activate Online recognition.
% Online voice control is activated at thefa c‐
to ry. #
Select Online recognition subscrip..
Yo u will be connected with the Mercedes me
por tal. #
Activate online voice control in the Mercedes
me por tal.
Ac tivating contacts for online use #
Select Contact upload for online recognition.
When the function is active, conta cts will be
fo und more easily and accurately using voice
input. The quality of the enunciation of con‐ ta
ct names bythe sy stem will also be
impr oved. Using LINGU
ATRO NIC ef fectively Help functions
Yo
ure cei veinformation and help for:
R For optimal ope ration: saytheVoice con-
trol tutorial voice command or call up the
Digital Owner's Manual wi thI want to read
the Owner's Manual for LINGUATRONIC ,for
ex ample. The full extent of the Digital Own‐
er's Manual is available when theve hicle is
st ationar y.Here you can also find explana‐
to ry videos which introduce youto the func‐
tions of LINGU ATRO NIC.
R Cur rent application: onthe multifunction
st eering wheel, press the£ rocker switch
up and say theHelp voice command. You will
re cei vesuggestions and information about
operation of LINGU ATRO NIC forth e cur rent
application.
R Continued dialogue: saytheHelp voice
command during a voice dialogue. Foreve ry st
ep of the dialogue youre cei vematching
information.
R Speci fic function: saythevo ice command
fo rth e desired function, e.g. with "Hello
Mercedes, I need help with email" or af ter
pressing the£ rock er switch on the multi‐
function steering wheel up, say theHelp for
the telephone voice command, forex ample. Note
s on optimal use of LINGU ATRO NIC No
tes on how toimpr overecognition:
R acti vate online voice control (→ page 263).
R only operate LINGU ATRO NIC from the driv‐
er's seat.
R say thevo ice commands cohe rently and
clear ly, but do not exaggerate thewo rds.
R avoid loud noises that cause inter fere nce
while making a voice command ent ry, e.g.
th e enter tainment in there ar-passen ger
compa rtment.
R Forte lephone or add ress book entries: 264
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only create sensible address book entries
inthe sy stem/mobile phone, e.g. enter
surname and firs t name in the cor rect
fi eld.
- do not use any abbr eviations, unneces‐
sary spaces or special characters.
R Forra dio prog ramme names: saytheRead
out station list voice command and say the
desired station name in thewa yth evo ice
output reads aloud toyou. Note
s on online voice control Online
voice control impr ovesre cognition and
makes additional results available as a result of
ex tern al information, e.g. information about POIs
and about thewe ather. Wetherefore recom‐
mend that you activate online voice control. Yo
u will need a Mercedes me user account for
th is. If you do not yet ha vea user account you
ha ve tocrea tethis and connect it with your vehi‐
cle (→ page 391).
Then call up your Mercedes me user account.
The Mercedes me services are shown and can
be activated (→ page 391) (→page 392).
In addition, online voice control must be activa‐
te d (→ page 263). Essential
voice commands Note
s onthevo ice commands Aside from
theex act voice commands (see the
"Voice command" column in thefo llowing tables)
to call up specific functions, in most cases LIN‐
GU ATRO NIC also under stands a great ma nypar‐ aphrases from daily usage. Examples of
these
are lis ted in the "Colloquial examples" column.
Fo r some languages ho weverth ese examples
are on lyavailable toa limited extent.
% Content in angled brac kets, e.g. or
, is a placeholder which has tobe
comple tedby yo u with the desired term . The
vo ice command: Set as intermediate
destination could,forex ample, be comple ted
with: Set Mercedes-Benz Arena as intermedi-
ate destination. Overview of switch
voice commands Swit
chvoice commands can be used toopen
cer tain applications. LINGU
ATRO NIC 265

Switch
voice commands Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Switch to navigation I would like to go to navigationSwitches
tonavigation
Switch to address book I would like to switch to the
address bookSwitches
tothe address book
Switch to telephon eI would like to switch to the phone Swit
ches tothete lephone
Switch to messages Can you switch to messages
please?Swit
ches tothete xt messa geapplications
Switch to radio I would like to switch to the radioSwit
ches toradio
Switch to media I would like to switch to the media
applicationSwitches
tomedia
Switch to comfort I would like to go to the comfort
applicationSwitches
tothe comfort settings
Switch to vehicle info I would like to go to the vehicle
applicationSwitches
tovehicle information
Switch to settings I would like to go to the settings
menuSwitches
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It is not necessary tofirs t call up a menu in
order tooperate a function it contains with
LINGU ATRO NIC. You can operate the func‐
tion directly using voice input, e.g. call a
con tact or enter a destination for navigation. Yo
u can find fur ther information in theove r‐
view tables forvo ice commands. Overview of navigation
voice commands Using
the navigation voice commands you can
en ter POIs and con ventional addresses or navi‐ ga
te to your ow n contacts. You can also car ry
out impor tant navigation settings di rectl y.The
fo llowing list of fers just a small selection of the
possible navigation commands. You will recei ve
additional suggestions if you say Help for naviga-
tion.
Na vigation voice commands Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Navigate to

Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Navigate to Navigate to "McDonald's"St
arts navigation toa POI direct ly
Navigate to the online POI Navigate to online POI "McDonald's Conducts a POI sear
chon the Internet only
Start route guidance I would like to start route guid-
ance/Navigate thereSt
arts route guidance af ter entering a valid destination
Cancel route guidanc eCan you quit route guidance? Cancels
route guidance
Restart route guidance I would like to resume route guid-
anceContinues
route guidance af ter a break
Set

Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Enter postcode Start route guidance to a new post-
codeEnte
rsa postcode
Last destination sS how the previous destinations Selects a destination from
the list of last entered destinations
Show alternative routes Search for alternative routesSwitches
route guidance toano ther route
Driving recommendations on Switch on driving recommendations Swit
ches on voice output forro ute guidance
Driving recommendations off Mute the driving instructions Swit
ches off thevo ice output forro ute guidance
Show traffic map Switch on traffic jam infoSwit
ches on the tra ffic map
Hide traffic map Switch off the traffic jam messagesSwit
ches off the tra ffic map
POI icons on Show me point of interest icons on
the map pleaseSwit
ches on display of POI symbols on the map
Hide POI icons I would like to hide all POI symbolsSwitches off
the POI symbols display on the map Overview of
telephone voice commands Yo
u can use thete lephone voice commands to
make phone calls or sear chthro ugh the address book. The
following list of fers just a small selec‐
tion of the possible telephone commands. Yo uwill
recei veadditional suggestions if you say
Help for phone. LINGU
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