system MERCEDES-BENZ C-Class 2008 W204 Comand Manual

186 Voice Control
Navigation
Example of dialog:
sEnter town
tPlease say the name of the town
sAlbany
tLoading list of towns
uThe system shows a numbered list
of possible town names on the dis-
play
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
tLine number 1 accepted.
The town is stored for route guidance.
“Spell town”
Using the “Spell town” command, you can
spell any town. This may be necessary if
certain town or street names are not rec-
ognized.
Say the letters in the form of a continuous
string of letters. In the case of long names,
it is not always necessary to spell the
whole name. Usually only the first five to
seven letters are required. A list of city
names will appear in the display and you
can choose the one you require.Say each individual letter clearly.
It is not easy to avoid confusion of similar-
sounding letters (e.g. D and E).
Example of dialog:
sSpell town
tPlease spell the town
sF-R-E-N-S-
tLoading list of towns
uThe system shows a numbered list
of city names on the display
tPlease select a line number.
sNumber three
tNumber three accepted
The town is stored for route guidance.
i You can use the “Next page” or “Previous
page” commands to scroll through the list. You
can use the “Correction” command to spell the
town again from the beginning.
i Note that the list in the display is sorted ac-
cording to the probability of voice recognition.
“Enter district” (center)
You can use the “Enter district” command
to enter an area in a city which you have
selected previously.
Example of dialog:
sEnter district
tPlease say the name of the district.
sManhattan
uThe system shows a numbered list
of districts in the display if the se-
lected city has more than one dis-
trict.
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
tLine number 1 accepted.
The district is stored for route guidance.
“Enter Street”
You can use the “Enter Street” command
to enter the name of any street in the se-
lected city.
i If only a few streets are stored for a selected
town, they will be displayed for selection imme-
diately after you give the “Enter Street” com-
mand.

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Navigation
Example of dialog:
sEnter Street
tPlease say the name of the street
sMabel’s Street
uThe system shows a numbered list
of street names on the display
tPlease select a line number.
sNumber three
tNumber three accepted
The street name is stored for route guid-
ance.
“Correction”
If you have entered or spelled a city or
street, you can use the “Correction” com-
mand to enter the city or street again or
spell it from the beginning.
“House number”
You can use the “House number” com-
mand to specify the house number for the
selected street in individual digits.Example of dialog:
sHouse number
tPlease say the house number in sin-
gle digits
sThree four
tThree four
sOkay
The house number is stored for route guid-
ance.
“Point of interest” (POI)
You can use the “Point of interest” com-
mand to select specific destinations (filling
stations, airports, stations, etc.).
Example of dialog:
sPoint of interest
uThe system shows the following list
in the display:
1 Current position
2 Other town
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
tLine number 1 accepted.uThe system shows a numbered list
of POI categories
tPlease select a line number or say
the category name
sLine number 5 ...
tNumber 5 accepted
uThe system shows a numbered list
with destinations from the selected
category
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
tLine number 1 accepted.
The specific destination which has the
number one is stored for route guidance.
i Depending on the selected area, other lists
may be shown.
You can only select points of interest in the
state or province the navigation system is
set for.

188 Voice Control
Navigation
Selecting next point of interest
You can use the following commands to
select nearby points of interest.

“Next gas station”

“Next car park”

“Next Mercedes-Benz Service”

“Next restaurant”

“Next hospital”
Example of dialog:
sNext gas station
uThe system shows a numbered list
of gas stations on the display
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
uLine number one accepted. Would
you like to start route guidance?
sYes
The route guidance for this point of inter-
est is started.
or
sNo
tDo you want to save the destina-
tion?sYes
The dialog continues as shown in the sec-
tion “Save destination”
“Last destinations”
You can use the “Last destinations” com-
mand to reselect a destination from a list
of the previously selected destinations.
Example of dialog:
sLast destinations
uThe system shows a numbered list
of the previously selected destina-
tions
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
uLine number one accepted. Would
you like to start route guidance?
sYes
The route guidance for this destination is
started.
“Save destination”
You can use the “Save destination” com-
mand to save the current destination in the
address book by means of a voice tag.
i If the desired voice tag already exists in the
address book, the system asks if you want to add
the address.
Example of dialog:
sSave destination
tPlease say the name.
sSmith
tPlease repeat the name.
sSmith
tWhere would you like to save: home
or work?
sWork
tThe destination has been saved.

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Navigation
“Find address”
You can use the “Find address” command
to select a previously saved address and
start route guidance.
Example of dialog:
sFind address
tPlease say the name.
sSmith
uThe system shows a numbered list
of saved addresses in the display
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
tLine number 1 accepted.
tStarting route guidance
“Start route guidance”
You can use the “Start route guidance”
command to start route guidance once a
valid destination has been entered.
sStart route guidance
tStarting route guidance
“Route information”
You can use the “Route information” com-
mand to have the following information on
your currently planned route read out:

Distance to destination

Remaining driving time

Expected arrival time
“Guidance instructions on”
When you use the “Guidance instructions
on” command, voice control repeats the
last driving tip. If the driving tip output has
been switched off up to this point, it is now
switched on again.
“Guidance instruction off ”
You can use this command to switch off
the route guidance voice output.
“Cancel route guidance”
You can use this command to stop route
guidance.
Example of dialog:
sCancel route guidance
tAre you sure you want to cancel
route guidance?
sYes
tCancelling route guidance
Voice control cancels route guidance.
or
sNo
tContinuing route guidance.
The dialog with voice control is terminated.
Route guidance remains activated.
“Zoom in/out"
You can use these commands to zoom the
map display one step in or out.
“Zoom in/out completely”
You can use these commands to set the
map display directly to the smallest or larg-
est scale.

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Navigation
“List destination memory”
You can use the “List destination memory”
command to listen to the entries from the
address book’s destination memory and, if
required, navigate to one of them.
sList destination memory
The system reads out all entries,
from the address book destination
memory.
To select an entry and set an ad-
dress: press the ! button at the se-
lected entry.
tIf there is more than one address,
the system asks “Navigate to: home
or work?”
sHome
The system starts route guidance
To cancel the dialog: press the L
button.
You have cancelled the dialog. The sys-
tem confirms by responding “Cancel”.

191 Voice Control
Address book
“
The address book gives you the option of
storing information about people in the
form of entries.
Using voice control, you can dial a phone
number stored in the address book or start
route guidance for a stored address.
Apart from the speaker-dependent voice
tags stored in the address book, voice con-
trol can recognize all the entries in the
name fields of the address book. Recogni-
tion of the entries in the address book de-pends on the text that was entered. To
make a call you must say the text of the en-
try.
Check the address book entries for the fol-
lowing:

The name entries, e.g. last name and
first name, are in the right fields.

Do not use abbreviations or acronyms.

Avoid unnecessary spaces in names.

Do not use special characters.
You can improve voice recognition by sav-
ing a speaker-dependent voice tag for ad-
dress book entries.
Use a speaker-dependent voice tag:

for names which are difficult to pro-
nounce

to distinguish names which sound sim-
ilar

for names which are not pronounced as
they are written
Voice control can store up to 50 of these
address book entries by means of a speak-
er-dependent voice tag.You can use voice control at any time to:

save a name

select a name

delete a name

list the address book

delete the address book

open the address book

open an entry from the address book

list the phone book

list the destination memory
To open the address book: press the
! button on the multi-function
steering wheel.
Give the “Address book” command.
Press the ! button.
Give one of the address book com-
mands explained below.
Address book
G Warning
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize your-
self with the address book functions.
Only use the Voice Control System when
road and traffic conditions permit you to do
so. Otherwise you could be involved in an
accident in which you or others could be in-
jured.
Overview
Operation

193 Voice Control
Address book
sWork
tSmith work. Dialing number.
“Find name”
Use the “Find name” command to search
for a name in the address book. Voice con-
trol then asks what action you want it to
perform: for example call the selected
number, start route guidance to the saved
address or open the entry.
“Find address”
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page 189)
“Delete name ”
Use the “Delete name” command to delete
a voice tag from your address book.
Example of dialog:
sDelete name
tPlease say the name.
sSmith
tDo you want to delete Smith?
sYes
tThe voice tag has been deleted
“List address book”
You can use the “List address book” com-
mand to listen to all names and voice tags
in the address book. You can select an en-
try during this.
If no name is entered in the name field of
the address book, the phone number or
the address is read out. A name can be en-
tered later in the name field.
Example of dialog:
sList address book
The system reads out all address book en-
tries. If there is a large number of entries,
the system asks from which entry it should
start the reading.
i If you do not say a name, voice control reads
out all address book entries.
To select an address book entry:
press the ! button at the selected
entry.
The entry is selected and shown on the
display. Voice control asks whether the
selected entry should be called, navi-
gated to or opened.
To cancel the dialog: press the L
button.You have cancelled the dialog. The sys-
tem confirms by responding “Cancel”.
“List phone book” and dialing a phone
number
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page 182)
“Delete address book”
You can use the “Delete address book”
command to delete individual voice tags or
all the voice tags in the address book. The
address data is not deleted.

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“Find entry”
You can use the “Find entry” command to
open any address book entry.
Example of dialog:
sFind entry
tPlease say the name.
sSmith
uThe system shows a numbered list
in the display.
tPlease select a line number.
sLine number 1 ...
tLine number 1 accepted.
The system opens the first entry on
the list.
If the selected entry contains at
least one phone number or an ad-
dress, voice control asks whether
you want to dial the number or nav-
igate to the stored address.“Spell entry”
You can use the “Spell entry” command to
open any address book entry by spelling
the name.
Say the letters in the form of a continuous
string of letters (five to seven letters).
A list of possible entries will appear in the
display and you can choose the one you re-
quire.
Example of dialog:
sSpell entry
tPlease spell the name.
sS-M-I-T-H
uThe system shows a numbered list
in the display.
tPlease select a line number.
sNumber four
tNumber four accepted
The system opens the fourth entry
on the list.
If the selected entry contains at
least one phone number or an ad-
dress, voice control asks whether
you want to dial the number or
navigate to the stored address.i You can use the “Next page” or “Previous
page” commands to scroll through the list. You
can use the “Correction” command to spell the
name again.

195 Voice Control
Radio and Satellite Radio*
You can use voice control to:

select the waveband

find a station

select a frequency (FM, AM)

select a category (Satellite radio)

listen to the station list

save a voice tag for a station

delete a station list (voice tags only)

delete a station (voice tag only)

select a channel number (Satellite ra-
dio)The names of all received and stored sta-
tions are available for voice recognition. To
improve voice recognition, you can store a
voice tag for a specific speaker.
To select the radio or satellite radio
application: press the ! button on
the multi-function steering wheel.
Say the command “Radio” or “Satellite
Radio”.
Press the ! button.
Say one of the radio or satellite radio
commands explained below.
You can always give the commands for the
radio when you are listening to the radio,
even if a different application is shown on
the display.
“Help Radio”
Using the “Help Radio” command, you can
have all the commands for the radio read
out.
“Help Satellite Radio”
Using the “Help Satellite Radio” command,
you can have all the commands for the sat-
ellite radio read out.
Selecting a waveband
You can set the waveband with the follow-
ing commands:

“FM”

“AM”
“Next station”/“Previous station”
You can start manual tuning and set the
next station using the following com-
mands:

“Next station”

“Previous station”
“Next category”/“Previous category”
You can use the following commands to
change the category on satellite radio:

“Next category”

“Previous category”
Radio and Satellite Radio*
G Warning
Please devote your attention first and fore-
most to the traffic situation you are in.
Before your journey, please familiarize your-
self with the radio functions.
Only use the Voice Control System when
road and traffic conditions permit you to do
so. Otherwise you could be involved in an
accident in which you or others could be in-
jured.
OperationCommands

197 Voice Control
Radio and Satellite Radio*
“Enter channel number”
(Satellite radio)
Use the command “Enter channel number”
to select a satellite radio category.
“List station list” and selecting a sta-
tion
Using the “List station list” command, you
can hear a list of all receivable stations and
choose one from your station list.
i If voice control does not recognize the sta-
tion name, have it read out the list of stations.
This allows you to check whether you have saved
the station you require in the station list.
Example of dialog:
sList station list
The system reads out the station list.
If the station you require is read out:
Press the ! button.
The system sets the corresponding fre-
quency.
To cancel the dialog: press the L
button.
You have cancelled the dialog. The sys-
tem confirms by responding “Cancel”.
“Delete station”
You can use the “Delete station” command
to delete a voice tag for a station from your
station list.
Example of dialog:
sDelete station
tWhich station would you like to de-
lete?
sFavorite station
tDo you want to delete “Favorite sta-
tion”?
sYes
tStation deleted.
“Delete station list”
You can use the “Delete station list” com-
mand to delete all voice tags or individual
ones from your station list.
Example of dialog:
sDelete station list
tWould you like to delete all voice
tags from the station list?
sYes
tAre you sure?sYes
tAll voice tags have been deleted
from the station list
uThe system permanently deletes all
voice tags in the station list.
or
sNo
The system reads out the list of stations.
When the system reads out the stations to
be deleted:
Press the ! button.
The station to be deleted is selected.
The system reads out the selected sta-
tion again.
tDo you want to delete “Favorite sta-
tion”?
sYes
tStation deleted
uThe system deletes the station and
reads out the remaining entries in
the station list.
or
sNo
The system continues to read out the list of
stations.