Using The Voice Control System Effectively; Essential Voice Commands - Mercedes-Benz S-Class 2019 Operator's Manual

Application-specific voice commands are
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only available for the active application.
Once the Voice Control System is started an
autocue is shown. Apart from the available voice
commands for the application currently active,
this also cites example voice commands for
other applications which are not active. In this
way, you will be familiar more quickly with the
available voice commands. The list can be scrol‐
led or it can be operated by speech or the con‐
troller/touchpad.
Information on the language setting
You can change the language of the Voice Con‐
trol System via the system language settings. If
the set system language is not supported by the
Voice Control System, English will be selected.
The Voice Control System is available in English,
French, Portuguese and Spanish.

Using the Voice Control System effectively

Features of audible help functions
You receive information and help for the follow‐
ing topics:
Optimum operation: say the brief instruc-
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tion voice command.
Current application: on the multifunction
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steering wheel, press the £ rocker switch
up and say the Help voice command.
Continued dialog: say the Help voice com‐
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mand during a voice dialog.
Specific function: say voice commands for
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the desired function, e.g. Help telephone.
Notes on how to improve speech quality
If the Voice Control System does not understand
you:
only operate the Voice Control System from
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the driver's seat.
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say the voice commands coherently and
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clearly, but do not exaggerate the words.
avoid loud noises that cause interference
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while making a voice command entry, e.g.
the blower.
A voice tag in the address book is not recog‐
nized:
only create sensible address book entries in
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the system/mobile phone, e.g. enter sur‐
name and first name in the correct field.
do not use any abbreviations, unnecessary
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spaces or special characters.
If a station list entry is not recognized:
say the Read out station list voice command.
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Essential voice commands

Overview of switch voice commands
Switch voice commands can be used to open
certain applications. The voice command selec‐
tion can be used regardless of the application
that is currently active.