316 Mbux Voice Assistant; Notes On Operating Safety; Operation - Mercedes-Benz E-Class Saloon 2022 Operator's Manual

316 MBUX voice assistant

Notes on operating safety

For your own safety, always observe the following
points when operating mobile communications
equipment and especially your Voice Assistant:
Observe the legal requirements for the coun-
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try in which you are driving.
If you use the Voice Assistant in an emergency
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your voice can change and your telephone
call, e.g. an emergency call, can thereby be
delayed.
Familiarise yourself with the Voice Assistant
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functions before starting the journey.
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The Voice Assistant does not replace the
Owner's Manual.
The answers from the Voice Assistant do not
provide the complete scope of information
contained in the Owner's Manual. The Voice
Assistant also does not give detailed warning
or damage information. You can get the full
scope of information about the function and
safe operation of the systems and compo-
nents in the vehicle in the Owner's Manual.

Operation

Function of the MBUX voice assistant
You can watch an animation on this topic via the
following link:
Using the MBUX voice assistant, vehicle functions
and various areas of the MBUX multimedia system
can be operated by voice input, e.g. Navigation or
Telephone. The MBUX voice assistant is opera-
tional about half a minute after switching on the
vehicle and can be operated from all seats
(depending on the special equipment).
Conducting a dialogue
Requirements
Voice activation must be switched on in the
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multimedia system ( page 317).
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For corrections during output, the
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barge-in option must be activated in the multi-
media system ( page 317).
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Starting a dialogue
Say Hey Mercedes to activate the MBUX voice
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assistant.
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Press the £ button on the multifunction
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steering wheel.
A blue wave 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 combined directly with a voice command,
e.g. Hey Mercedes, how warm is it outside?
Interrupting the dialogue
During the dialogue say Pause.
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The dialogue is interrupted.
Say Hey Mercedes to continue the dialogue.
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Changing dialogue level
During the dialogue, say Back.
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The MBUX voice assistant jumps back to the
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previous dialogue step.
Navigating in the selection list
If a voice command does not achieve a clear
result, a selection list is shown.