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Voice Control System Operating Instructions É1905842701BËÍ 1905842701 Order no. 6515 7972 13 Part no. 190 584 27 01 Edition A-2016...
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Symbols Publication details The following symbols are used in these Oper- Internet ating Instructions: Further information about Mercedes-Benz WARNING vehicles and about Daimler AG can be found Warning notes make you aware of dangers on the following websites: which could pose a threat to your health or http://www.mbusa.com (USA only)
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Welcome to the world of Mercedes-Benz First of all, familiarize yourself with your Voice Control System. Read the Operator's Manual, particularly the safety and warning notes, before you use the voice-operated control system. This will help you to get the most out of the system and to avoid endangering your- self and others.
Contents Index ............4 At a glance ..........9 Introduction ........... 8 Operation ..........13 Command list ........37 Practical advice ........43 Personal settings ........ 47...
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Index Address book Delete Command list ........39 Telephone command ....... 15 Dial name Operation ......... 26 Address book command Address book ........16 Read out contacts ......27 Dialing a number ......... 14 Read out phone book ....... 27 Dialog Address book commands Canceling .........
Index Multifunction steering wheel ..... 11 Music search General commands Command list ........41 Command list ........38 Operation ......... 32 Global Music search commands Commands ........10 Free music search ......34 Help search for music ...... 33 Search for album ......33 Search for artist .......
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Index Start route guidance ......25 Selecting a frequency ...... 28 Street ..........22 Selecting a waveband ...... 28 ZIP code ........... 21 Read-aloud function for e-mails ..18 Redial ............ 17 Repeat Telephone command ....... 15 Operation Address book ........26 Announcement service ....
Introduction Operating safety WARNING If you operate information systems and com- munication equipment integrated in the vehi- cle while driving, you will be distracted from traffic conditions. You could also lose control of the vehicle. There is a risk of an accident. Only operate the equipment when the traffic situation permits.
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Useful information ......10 Overview ..........10 Changing the language setting ..10 Command types ........10 Active application ....... 10 Operation using the multifunction steering wheel ........11 Starting the dialog ......11 Interrupting/continuing the dia- log ............11 Canceling the dialog ......
Active application Useful information Changing the language setting You can change the Voice Control System This manual describes all models and all language by changing the system language. If standard and optional equipment of your the set system language is not supported by vehicle available at the time of publication the Voice Control System, English will be of this manual.
Adjusting the volume applications are active, for example, you can Interrupting/continuing the dialog use both applications simultaneously. Interrupting a dialog If you would like to operate another function using the Voice Control System, you must If selection lists appear on the COMAND dis- first switch to the application in question with play, you can interrupt the dialog.
Displays in the COMAND display Press the W or X button. If you press the ? button while the selec- The volume increases or decreases during tion list is displayed, the currently highlighted the voice output. entry is selected. If you press the ? button while a list is being read out, the current entry is selected.
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Telephone ..........14 Navigation ........... 18 Address book ........25 Radio and satellite radio ..... 28 CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode ... 31 Music search ........32 External devices ........34...
Telephone your phone is logged into the correct Telephone mobile network Points to remember dialing is possible If dialing is not possible, the Voice Control WARNING System issues a message to this effect, e.g. If you operate mobile communication equip- No network available.
Telephone \ Five zero zero five \ Five zero zero five ^ Five zero zero five ^ Five zero nine five \ OK \ Correction ^ Dialing. ^ Zero one three zero. Please continue. You can also dial the specified number if \ Five zero zero five you press the 6 button on the multi- ^ Five zero zero five...
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Telephone "Call name" (address book) trol System prompts you to enter a phone number if there is no number in the display. You can use the Call name command to The digits 0 – 9 and the word Plus are per- place a call by selecting a name from your missible.
Telephone "Delete contact" (Address book) Managing voice mail or announcement services Further information on Delete contact page 26). You can also use the Voice Control System to manage your voice mail or recorded announcement services. "Find contact" (Address book) Start a dialog with the Voice Control Sys- Further information on Find contact tem when connected to the voice mail or page 26).
Navigation wish to open the text message or e-mail out- Navigation box folder. Points to remember Reading out text and e-mail messages WARNING You can use the Read out message com- If you operate information systems and com- mand to have the system read out messages. munication equipment integrated in the vehi- The Voice Control System reads out a text or cle while driving, you will be distracted from...
Navigation "Route information" search for a POI display POI symbols on the map You can use the command "Route informa- select a previous destination tion" to have the following information on call up route information your currently planned route read out: store a destination Distance to destination display the map...
Navigation "Map orientation" Example of dialog: \ Enter province You can change the map orientation with the following commands: ^ The province please \ Michigan Map north up _ The system shows a numbered list of Map heading up possible provinces on the COMAND Map 3D view display.
Navigation "Enter town" \ Number three ^ Number three accepted. Using the Enter town command you can _ The city is stored for route guidance. enter any city from the selected state or the selected province. Note that the list on the COMAND display If the language is set to French, cities and is sorted according to the match probability streets in Quebec can be spoken as full words...
Navigation Ô Seven zero one seven three Ô Number one _ The system shows a numbered list of ^ Number one accepted. possible city names on the COMAND display. If there is only one entry in the "Enter house number" list, the Voice Control System asks if it You can use the Enter house number com- is correct.
Navigation "Save destination" ^ The line number or the cate‐ gory please. You can use the Save destination com- \ Airport mand to save the current destination with a ^ Airport accepted. voice tag in the address book. Alternatively, the destination can be added to The selected point of interest is accepted for route guidance.
Navigation ^ Please select a line number. by using the Delete intermediate des‐ tination 1 to Delete intermediate \ Number one destination 4 range of commands. ^ Number one accepted. Example of dialog: ^ Do you want to set the dis‐ played destination as an inter‐...
Address book ^ Do you want to start route The navigation system cancels route guid- guidance? ance. \ Yes ^ Starting route guidance. \ No ^ The current route guidance "Read out destination memory" will be continued. The dialog with the Voice Control System is You can use the Read out destination ended.
Address book During selection, you can say a tag in the fol- Press the ? button on the multifunction lowing ways: steering wheel. Say one of the address book commands first name only explained below. last name only first name and last name last name and first name Commands Check the address book entries for the fol-...
Address book \ Smith voice tags in the address book. The address data and name entries are not deleted. ^ Do you want to delete Smith? \ Yes "Read out destination memory" and ^ The voice name has been navigating to a destination deleted.
Radio and satellite radio ^ The line number please. To improve voice recognition, you can store a voice tag for a specific speaker. \ Number four To select the radio or satellite radio ^ Number four accepted. application: press the ? button on the The entry is selected and shown on the multifunction steering wheel.
Radio and satellite radio Example of dialog: Control System also recognizes the words frequency, point and megahertz. \ Select station Example of dialog: ^ The station name please \ Ninety seven point five mega‐ \ Favorite station hertz _ The Voice Control System sets the sta- _ The Voice Control System sets the fre- tion.
Radio and satellite radio "Delete station" ries of the satellite radio read out. If desired, you can select one from the category list. You can use the command Delete station Example of dialog: to delete a single voice tag from your station \ Read out category list list.
CD/audio DVD and MP3 mode ^ Station name deleted. Operation _ The system deletes the station and You can use the Voice Control System to: reads out the remaining entries in the select a CD/DVD station list. select a track access the SD card, USB port or the HDD \ No hard drive in MP3 mode...
Music search "Next CD"/"Next DVD" Music search You can use the Next CD and Next DVD com- Operation mands to select the next CD/DVD from your You can use the music search to find music CD/DVD changer. tracks from all available media. You can also find music tracks which are "Track 1"...
Music search With Media Interface you can search, e.g. on Ô Album ® the iPod , according to the following criteria: ^ Please say an album name, for example "A Night at the Opera". Album Ô Album (for example "A Night at Track the Opera") Artist...
External devices "Search for track" "Random track list on/off" You can use the Search for track com- The Random track list on and Random mand to search for a certain track. track list off commands can be used to activate or deactivate random playback. "Search for playlist"...
External devices Memory card Use the command Memory card to change to a memory card. "Bluetooth audio" You can use the Bluetooth Audio command ® to switch to an external Bluetooth audio device. "iPod" You can use the iPod command to switch to ®...
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Introduction ......... 38 General commands ......38 Telephone commands ......38 Navigation commands ......39 Address book commands ....39 Audio and video commands ....40 Music search commands ....41...
Telephone commands Introduction Pause In this section, you will find the main com- Correction mands for operating the voice control sys- Back tem. The commands available to you depend 0 - 99 on the vehicle's equipment. Continue Number 1 – Number 8 General commands Telephone commands Address book...
Address book commands Points of interest Navigation commands POI by name In certain countries, the execution of naviga- in the vicinity tion commands is restricted. near destination Navigation other town Route guidance other country Guidance instructions off Important destinations Guidance instructions on Nearest gas station Nearest parking lot Map bigger...
Audio and video commands Work Satellite radio (SIRIUS XM) Sirius Land line Help Sirius Mobile Next station Call work car Station <voice tag> Call work land line Select station Call work mobile Read out station list Home Delete station list Call home car Previous station Call home land line...
Music search commands Music search commands Search for music You can use the following commands when Free music search the MP3 player is switched on: Search for album Next MP3 CD Search for track Previous MP3 CD Search for artist Next track Search for composer Previous track...
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Help function ........44 Help commands ........44 Entering digits and letters ....44 Improving voice recognition ....45...
Entering digits and letters Help function Spelling The letters of the alphabet and the digits 0 The Voice Control System offers a compre- to 9 are permissible. hensive help function to assist the user. Say the letters in a block of five to seven The Voice Control System help function offers letters.
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Improving voice recognition Improving voice recognition Problem Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions The Voice Control Sys- You have not operated the Voice Control System from the driver's tem does not under- seat. stand you. Only operate the Voice Control System from the driver's seat. You have spoken too exaggeratedly, too loudly, or too quietly.
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Improving voice recognition Problem Possible causes/consequences and M Solutions A station list entry is The voice tags for the stations in the address book do not sound not recognized. sufficiently different. Save a speaker-dependent voice tag for the station ( page 29).
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Help window ........48 Individualization ........48...
Individualization The system can be reset to the factory set- Help window tings at any time. You can use the help window to display a Individualization does not need to be selection of valid commands on the COMAND completed in full. Even individualizing the display.
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Individualization Canceling the first or second part of individualization Select Cancel. A prompt appears asking whether you really wish to cancel. Select or No. If you select Yes, individualization will be canceled. The data from the part can- celed is not stored. If you select No, the current part begins again.