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E.g., if the "Settings" menu is displayed, the
commands for the settings are read out loud.
Executing functions using short
commands
Execute functions on the main menu via short
commands. It almost doesn't matter which
menu item is selected, e.g., ›Vehicle status‹.
List of short commands for the voice activation
system, see Navigation, Entertainment, Com‐
munication Owner's Manual.
The list for short commands of the voice acti‐
vation system can be called up via the
Integrated Owner's Manual on the Control Dis‐
play.
Help dialog for the voice activation
system
Calling up help dialog: ›Help‹.
Additional commands for the help dialog:
▷ ›Help with examples‹: announces informa‐
tion about the current operating options
and the most important commands for
them.
▷ ›Help with voice activation‹: announces in‐
formation about the principle of operation
for the voice activation system.
Example: opening the tone
settings
Via the main menu
The commands of the menu items are spoken
just as they are selected via the controller.
1. Turn on the Entertainment sound output, if
needed.
2. Press button on the steering
wheel.
3. ›Radio‹
4. ›Tone‹
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Voice activation system
Via short command
The desired tone settings can also be started
via a short command.
1. Turn on the Entertainment sound output, if
needed.
2. Press button on the steering
wheel.
3. ›Tone‹
Setting the voice dialog
You can set the system to use standard dialog
or a short version.
The short version of the voice dialog plays
back short messages in abbreviated form.
1. "Settings"
2. "Language/Units"
3. "Speech type:"
4. Select setting.
Adjusting the volume
Turn the volume button during the spoken in‐
structions until the desired volume is set.
▷ The volume remains constant even if the
volume of other audio sources is changed.
▷ The volume is stored for the profile cur‐
rently used.
At a glance
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