Mercedes-Benz S-Class Saloon W223 2021 Owner's Manual page 310

308 MBUX multimedia system
Only operate this equipment when the
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traffic situation permits.
If you cannot be sure of this, stop the
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vehicle whilst paying attention to road
and traffic conditions and operate the
equipment with the vehicle stationary.
For your own safety, always observe the following
points when operating mobile communications
equipment and especially your voice control sys-
tem:
Observe the legal requirements for the coun-
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try in which you are driving.
If you use the voice control system in an emer-
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gency your voice can change and your tele-
phone call, e.g. an emergency call, can
thereby be unnecessarily delayed.
Familiarise yourself with the voice control sys-
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tem functions before starting the journey.
Using the MBUX Voice Assistant, vehicle func-
tions and various areas of the MBUX multimedia
system can be operated by voice input. The MBUX
Voice Assistant is operational approximately half a
minute after switching on the ignition and can be
operated from all seats. Further information and
examples of voice commands can be found in the
Digital Owner's Manual.
You can use the MBUX Voice Assistant to operate
the following functions depending on the vehicle
equipment:
Telephone
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Text message and e-mail
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Navigation
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Radio, media, TV
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Vehicle functions
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Online functions
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Full functionality of the voice control system is
only available for you with activation of online
voice control.
Conducting a dialogue
Starting a dialogue
Say "Hey Mercedes" to activate the MBUX
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Voice Assistant. Voice activation must be
switched on in the multimedia system.
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or
Press the £ button on the multifunction
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steering wheel.
A blue line appears in the MBUX multimedia
system. The dialogue can be started.
For the dialogue with the MBUX Voice Assistant,
you can use complete sentences of colloquial lan-
guage as voice commands. Voice activation can
also be directly combined with a voice command,
e.g. "Hey Mercedes, how fast can I drive?".
Calling up help
For information about the MBUX Voice Assis-
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tant: say "Hey Mercedes, what can you do?"
Digital Owner's Manual: "Show me the Own-
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er's Manual". The full extent of the Digital
Owner's Manual is available when the vehicle
is stationary.
Operating functions (examples)
To operate the navigation: "Search for an
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Asian restaurant, but not Japanese, in South
London."
To operate the phone: "Call my father."
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