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Application-specific voice commands are
only available forth e active application.
Once theVo ice Cont rol Sy stem is star ted an
autocue is shown. Apart from theav ailable voice
commands forth e application cur rently acti ve,
th is also cites example voice commands for
ot her applications which are not active. In this
wa y,yo u will be familiar more quickly with the
av ailable voice commands. The list can be scrol‐
led or it can be operated byspeech or the con‐
troller/touchpad. Information on
the language setting Yo
u can change the language of theVo ice Con‐
trol Sy stem via the sy stem language settings. If
th e set sy stem language is not suppor tedby the
Vo ice Cont rol Sy stem, Engl ish will be selec ted.
The Voice Cont rol Sy stem is available in En glish,
Fr ench, Portuguese and Spanish. Using
theVo ice Control Sy stem ef fectively Fe
atures of audible help functions Yo
ure cei veinformation and help forth efo llow‐
ing topics:
R Optimum operation: saythebrief instruc-
tion voice command.
R Cur rent application: onthe multifunction
st eering wheel, press the£ rocker switch
up and say theHelp voice command.
R Continued dialog: saytheHelp voice com‐
mand during a voice dialog.
R Specific function: sayvoice commands for
th e desired function, e.g. Help telephone. Note
s on how toimpr ovespeech quality If
th eVo ice Cont rol Sy stem does not under stand
yo u:
R only oper atetheVo ice Cont rol Sy stem from
th e driver'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 blo wer.
A vo ice tag in the address book is not recog‐
nized:
R only crea tesensible address book entries in
th e sy stem/mobile phone, e.g. enter sur‐
name and firs t name in the cor rect field.
R do not use any abbr eviations, unnecessary
spaces or special characters.
If a station list ent ryis not recognized:
R say theRead out station list voice command. Essential
voice commands Overview of switch
voice commands Swit
chvoice commands can be used toopen
cer tain applications. The voice command selec‐
tion can be used rega rdless of the application
th at is cur rently acti ve. 224
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Selecting notifications
Multimedia sy
stem:
, Naviga-
tion .
Z Options .
Announcements #
Switch an announcement on 0073or off 0053.
Yo u can choose from thefo llowing announce‐
ments:
R Announce Traffic Warnings
This function is not available in all countries.
R Announce Street Names
The multimedia sy stem announces the
names of thero ads that will follow the
upcoming change of direction.
This function is not available in all countries
and languages.
Displ aying destination information
Requ irements:
R A destination is entered. Multimedia sy
stem:
, Navigation #
Select Way Points and Info.
The following information is displa yed:
R Intermediate destinations and destination
The route can also include up tofour
intermediate destinations.
R Name, addre ss
R Remaining driving dis tance
R Time of ar rival
Selecting an alternative route
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route and Position #
Select Alternative Route.
The routes are displ ayed in accordance with
th e setting made in thero ute settings.
The cur rently selected route is shown with a
dark blue line. #
Select the alternative route. Ac
tivating a commuter route
Re quirements:
R Your home and workaddresses are sa ved as
destinations in thefa vo rite s (→ page 275).
Multimedia sy stem:
, Navigation .
À Route and Position #
Select Activate Commuter Route 0073.
Na vigation auto maticallyrecognizes that the
ve hicle is located on thero ute between
"home" and "work" or vice versa. It automati‐
cally starts a route guidance without voice
output.
If th e destinations for home and workhave
not yet been crea ted, a prom ptappears.
Fo rth e daily commuter route, traf fic inci‐
dents on thero ute are also repor ted when
driving without route guidance. Multimedia sy
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Information on
NearField Communication
(NFC)
NFC enables short- range wi reless data transfer
or (re)connection of a mobile phone with the
multimedia sy stem.
The following functions are available without
having authorized a mobile phone:
R Trans ferring a URL tobe vie wed in the multi‐
media sy stem (see the manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions).
R Setting up theve hicle's Wi-Fi access da tavia
th e sy stem settings (→ page 250).
Fu rther information can be found at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Using the mobile phone with NearField Com‐
munication (NFC)
Requ irements:
R NFC is activated on the mobile phone (see
th e manufacturer's operating instructions)
R The mobile phone's screen is switched on
and unloc ked (see the manufacturer's oper‐
ating instructions) #
Toconnect a mobile phone: openthe co ver
of the armrest on the center console. #
Place the NFC area of the mobile phone (see
manufacturer's operating instructions) on
NFC logo 1.
The mobile phone is connected tothe multi‐
media sy stem. #
Tochange mobile phones: placethe NFC
area of the mobile phone on NFC logo 1.
If th e mobile phone has already been author‐
ised on the multimedia sy stem, it is now con‐
nected.
If th e mobile phone is authorised on the mul‐
timedia sy stem forth efirs t time, it is connec‐
te d af ter confirming the mobile phone
instructions (see the manufacturer's operat‐
ing instructions).
Fu rther information can be found at: http://
www.mercedes-benz.com/connect
Setting there ception and transmission vol‐
ume
Re quirements:
R A mobile phone is authorized (→ page 287).
Multimedia sy stem:
, Phone .
Z Options .
Phone
This function ensures optimal language qualit y. #
Select Reception Volume orTransmission
Volume. #
Set thevo lume. 290
Multimedia sy stem