2019 MERCEDES-BENZ S CLASS Owners Manual

Notes on operating safety
&WARNINGRisk of distraction from infor‐mation systems and communicationsequipment
Ifyou operate information and communica‐tion equipment integrated inthevehiclewhen driving,you will be distracted fromthetraffic situation. This could also causeyoutolose control ofthevehicle.
#Only operatethis equipment whenthetraffic situation permits.
#Ifyou cannot be sure ofthis,stopthevehicle whilst paying attentiontoroadand traffic conditions and operatetheequipment withthevehiclestationary.
&WARNINGRisk of distraction from oper‐ating mobile communication equipmentwhilethevehicle is in motion
Ifyou operate mobile communication equip‐ment when driving,you will be distracted
fromthe traffic situation. This could alsocauseyoutolose control ofthevehicle.
#Only operatethis equipment whenthevehicle isstationary.
Foryourown safety, alwaysobservethefollow‐ing points when operating mobile communica‐tions equipment and especiallyyourvoice con‐trol system:
RObservethe legalrequirementsforthe coun‐try in whichyou are driving.
RWhile driving, only operate mobile communi‐cations equipment andyourvoice controlsystem whenthe traffic conditions permit it.You mayotherwise be distracted fromthetraffic conditions and cause an accident,injuringyourself andothers.
RIfyou usethevoice control system in anemergencyyourvoice canchange andyourtelephone call, e.g. an emergency call, canthereby be unnecessarily delayed.
RFamiliarizeyourself withthevoice controlsystem functions beforestartingthe journey.
Operation
Overview of operation oftheVoice ControlSystem onthe multifunctionsteering wheel
TheVoice Control System is operational approx‐imatelythirty seconds afterthe ignition isswitched on.
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1Presstherocker switch up:£startstheVoice Control System
2Pressthe control knob:cswitchesthesound off or on (endstheVoice Control Sys‐tem)
Turnthe control knob up/down: increases/decreasesthevolume
3Presstherocker switch up:amakes/accepts a call
Presstherocker switch down:vrejects/ends a call (endstheVoice Control System)
Conducting a dialog withtheVoice ControlSystem
#Tostart or continue a dialog:onthe multi‐functionsteering wheel, pressthe£rocker switch up.You can say avoice command after anacoustic signal.
#Tocorrect an entry:saytheCorrectionvoice command.
#Toselect an entry fromthe selection list:saythe line number orthe contents.
#Tobrowsethe selection list:saytheNextorBackvoice command.
#Tointerruptthe dialog:saythePausevoicecommand.
#Tocancelthe dialog:saytheCancelvoicecommand.
Operable functions
You can usetheVoice Control Systemtooperatethefollowing equipment depending onthefea‐tures:
RTelephone
RText messages
RNavigation
RAddress book
RRadio
RAudio (memory card, Media Interface, USB
and Bluetooth®audio)
RVehicle
Overview of types ofvoice command
A distinction is made betweenthefollowingvoice commands:
RGlobalvoice commandscan be said at anytime andregardless ofthe current applica‐tion, e.g.thevoice commandsNavigate to,CallorText message to.
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RApplication-specificvoice commandsareonlyavailableforthe active application.
OncetheVoice Control System isstarted anautocue is shown. Apart fromtheavailablevoicecommandsforthe application currently active,this also citesexamplevoice commandsforother applications which are not active. Inthisway,you will befamiliar morequickly withtheavailablevoice commands. The list can be scrol‐led or it can be operatedbyspeech orthe con‐troller/touchpad.
Information onthe language setting
You canchangethe language oftheVoice Con‐trol System viathe system language settings. Ifthe set system language is not supportedbytheVoice Control System, English will be selected.
TheVoice Control System isavailable in English,French,Portuguese and Spanish.
UsingtheVoice Control System effectively
Features of audible help functions
Youreceiveinformation and helpforthefollow‐ingtopics:
ROptimum operation:saythebrief instruc-tionvoice command.
RCurrent application:onthe multifunctionsteering wheel, pressthe£rocker switchup and saytheHelpvoice command.
RContinued dialog:saytheHelpvoice com‐mand during avoice dialog.
RSpecific function:sayvoice commandsforthe desired function, e.g.Help telephone.
Notes on howtoimprovespeechquality
IftheVoice Control System does not understandyou:
Ronly operatetheVoice Control System fromthe driver's seat.
Rsaythevoice commands coherently andclearly, but do notexaggeratethewords.
Ravoid loud noisesthat cause interferencewhile making avoice command entry, e.g.the blower.
Avoicetag inthe address book is notrecog‐nized:
Ronly createsensible address book entries inthe system/mobile phone, e.g. enter sur‐name andfirst name inthe correctfield.
Rdo not use any abbreviations, unnecessaryspaces or specialcharacters.
If astation list entryis notrecognized:
RsaytheRead out station listvoice command.
Essentialvoice commands
Overview of switchvoice commands
Switchvoice commands can be usedtoopencertain applications. Thevoice command selec‐tion can be usedregardless ofthe applicationthat is currently active.
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Switchvoice commands
Voice commandFunction
NavigationToswitchtonavigation mode
MapToswitchtomap display
Address bookToswitchtoaddress book
TelephoneToswitchtotelephone mode
Text messageToswitchtotext messages
RadioToswitchtoradio mode
MediaToswitchtomedia mode
USBToswitchtoUSB
Memory cardToswitchtomemory card
Internet application Tostart a Mercedes-Benz online application. The application must be called upbytouch once priortouse.
Mercedes-Benz AppsToswitchtoMercedes-Benz Apps
ConnectToswitchtoInternet mode
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Voice commandFunction
Vehicle menuToswitchtovehicle settings
System settings menuToswitchtosystem settings
Overview of navigationvoice commands
Using navigationvoice commands,you can enterPOIs or conventional addresses aswell asdirectlychange important navigation settings.
Navigationvoice commands
Voice commandFunction
Navigate to

Voice commandFunction
POI Destination entryfor a POI, e.g.the POI Brandenburg Gate. A searchis performed inthe navigationdatabase and onthe Internet.
POI online search Conducts a POI searchonthe Internet only
Navigate to contact Destination entrytoa contact inthe address book
Enter country
Enter city
Enter district
Enter street
Enter intersection
Enter house number
Enter ZIP code
Entersa country/city/district/street/intersection/house number/ZIP code
Nearest restaurant
Nearest parking lot
Nearest rest area with restrooms
Nearest gas station
Searchesfor nearbyrestaurants, parking spaces,restareas withrestrooms andgasstations
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Voice commandFunction
Restaurant along the route
Parking along the route
Rest area with restrooms along the route
Gas stations along the route
Searchesforrestaurants, parking spaces,restareas withrestrooms andgasstations alongtheroute
Restaurant at destination
Parking at destination
Rest area with restrooms at destination
Gas station at destination
Searchesforrestaurants, parking spaces,restareas withrestrooms andgasstations atthe desti‐nation
Last destinationsSelects a destination fromthe list of last entered destinations
Alternative routesSwitchesroute guidancetoanotherroute
Start route guidanceStartsroute guidance after entering avalid destination
Cancel route guidanceCancelsroute guidance
Guidance instructions on
Guidance instructions off
Switchestheroute guidancevoice output on/off
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Voice commandFunction
Show traffic map
Hide traffic map
Switchesthe traffic map on/off
Switch on POI symbols
Switch off POI symbols
Switchesthe POI symbols display onthe map on/off
Overview oftelephonevoice commands
You can usethetelephonevoice commandstomake phone calls or searchthroughthe addressbook.
Telephonevoice commands
Voice commandFunction
Call Makes a phone call. All address book names areavailable.
Search for contact Searchesfor and displaysa contact. All address book names areavailable.
Outgoing callsDisplays the last call
RedialSelectsthe last phone number dialed
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