2018 MERCEDES-BENZ A-CLASS SALOON Owners Manual

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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
(/ page270). Overvi
ewofthe 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
(/ page270). Note
s onthe 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 401).
R There is an In tern et connection
(/ page 405).
Fo r activation of contacts for online use:
R Online voice control is activated. 270
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Multimedia sy
stem:
4 © 5
Settings 5
System
5 LINGUATRONIC
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.
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 thCould you go to
the LINGUATRONIC tutorial please? ,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 thera dio" or af ter
pressing the£ rock er switch on the multi‐
function steering wheel up, say theHelp for
the telephone voice command, forex ample. LINGU
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Note
s on optimal use of LINGU ATRO NIC No
tes on how toimpr overecognition:
R acti vate online voice control
(/ page270).
R onlyoperate LINGU ATRO NIC from the driv‐
er's seat.
R say thevo ice commands cohe rently and
clearly, 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:
- only create sensible address book entri es
in the 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 thedesired
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 401).
Then call up your Mercedes me user account.
The Mercedes me services are shown and can
be activated (/ page 401)
(/ page 401).
In addition, online voice control must be activa‐
te d (/ page270). 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 many par‐
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. 272
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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. 276
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Te
lephone voice commands Vo
ice command Colloquialexample Function
Call I would like you to dial 0171xxxxxxxMakes a
telephone call byentering thete lephone number direct ly
Call Call Jane Doe on her mobileMakes a
telephone call direct lyby entering a name from the address book
Call Mercedes-Benz emergency
call centre Could you call the Mercedes-Benz
emergency centre?An emer
gency call is initia ted
Call Mercedes me I’d like you to call the MB break-
down assistance pleasePlaces a call with Mercedes-Benz breakdown assis
tance
Latest calls Show me the list of missed callsThe li
stof missed calls is shown
Previous calls Show me the last callsDispla
ysall outgoing, incoming and missed telephone calls.
Incoming calls Show me the calls receivedThe list of incoming calls is shown
Outgoing calls Show me the list of outgoing callsThe list of outgoing calls is shown
Search for C ould you open the contact "John
Smith"? Opens
the conta ct dataof a contact in the address book
Redial Redial/Call last phone numberSelects
the last phone number dialled
Change phone Could you please switch to the sec-
ond phone? Changes
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