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310 Control systemsVoice Control introductionSpelling
You may not need to spell the entire name
(street, intersection, city or point of inter-
est) especially if the name is lengthy. Spell-
ing the first three to five characters of the
name should be sufficient for the system
to recognize the name provided it is avail-
able on the navigation DVD.
The selection appearing on the COMAND
display is sorted based on your recognized
voice input and a matching algorithm.
You can use the commands “Next page” or
“Previous page” to scroll up or down in the
list.
Use the command “Correction” to start
over by again spelling the name.
Speak each character as clearly as you
can, especially when they sound very simi-
lar (d or e).
Command types
The Voice Control System commands can
be categorized as:

General Commands
These are commands always available
to you as soon as the Voice Control
System is activated (for example
“Help” commands).


Local Commands
These are commands specific to the
currently active system shown in the
COMAND display (for example com-
mands to control the CD/DVD chang-
er).
For a complete list of commands
(
page 340).
Active System
The active system is the system currently
shown in the COMAND display.
If, for example, you listen to the radio while
the telephone system is active on the
COMAND display, you have to switch to
the radio using the command “Radio” be-
fore you can operate the radio.
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During Voice Control System operation visu-
al help windows also appear in the COMAND dis-
play (page 312).

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Voice Control introduction
Controls
Operation via the multifunction
steering wheelActivating Voice Control

Switch on COMAND (
page 87).

Press !.
An audible tone (beep) confirms the ac-
tivation of the system.

Speak a command.
Canceling Voice Control

Press L.
or

Speak the command “Cancel”
(except for speaking voice entries, en-
tering a city or carrying out individual-
ization).
or

Press any COMAND button.
Item
1
!to activate Voice Control
to accept a call
2
Lto cancel Voice Control
3
æto increase volumeçto decrease volumesto take a call
to dial
to redialtto end a call
to reject an incoming call
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Voice Control can be cancelled at any time,
even during a dialog. Please note that if the Voice
Control System is cancelled during a dialog, then
the complete procedure is stopped and Voice
Control is cancelled.

312 Control systemsVoice Control introductionSetting volume level
Activate Voice Control.

Speak a command, for example “Help”.

Pressæ orç. The volume is in-
creased or decreased during voice out-
put.
or

Set volume for voice output using the
COMAND volume thumbwheel on the
lower part of the front center console
(page 98).
Displays
COMAND Display
In addition to the acoustic help function,
a visual help function (
page 261) is avail-
able on the COMAND display.
Upon activating the Voice Control, the
most important available commands for
the currently active system appear on the
COMAND display.When the Voice Control System requires
additional information from the user, a se-
lection list is shown on the COMAND dis-
play in the address book and navigation
system.
1COMAND display
Multifunction display
For example: telephone numbers are
shown on the multifunction display while
dialing when the main “Telephone” menu
is selected in the instrument cluster con-
trol system.1Multifunction display
Symbols
The following symbols are found in follow-
ing Voice Control System pages:s
This symbol stands for commands
and voice entries you are speaking.
t
This symbol stands for voice output
by the system.
u
This symbol indicates that informa-
tion is available on the COMAND
display.

314 Control systemsVoice Control telephoneThe Voice Control System detects whether

your telephone is switched on


the corresponding mobile network is
logged in


it is possible to dial
If dialing is not possible, the Voice Control
System will advise you accordingly.
Before you can operate the telephone us-
ing the Voice Control System, you have to
activate the Voice Control (
page 311).
Telephone commands
For a complete list of commands
(page 340).
“Telephone”
Use the command “Telephone” to activate
the telephone main menu. Use this com-
mand if you want the digits you are enter-
ing to appear on the COMAND display.
“Help telephone”
The Voice Control System features a com-
prehensive help function.
Use the command “Help telephone” and
the Voice Control System will read out an
option list of available functions and com-
mands that can be used in conjunction
with the telephone (
page 261).
“Enter PIN”Use the command “Enter PIN” to input the
code to unlock your telephone. After
speaking the command, you are prompted
to enter the code.
Speak the code


as a continuously spoken string of dig-
its, or


in digit blocks of three to five digits.
Digits from “Zero” to “Nine” may be used.
After each digit block (separate the digit
blocks by using an approximately
0.5 second pause), the Voice Control Sys-
tem repeats the recognized digits and
waits until you continue speaking.
Sample dialog:
s
Enter PIN
t
Please say the PIN
s
Zero zero one one
t
Zero zero one one
s
OK
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You can continue operating your mobile
phone using the telephone keypad or keypad on
your phone.
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The PIN (only GSM mobile phones) prompt
starts automatically whenever the phone is
locked and you wish to use it.

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Voice Control telephone
“Dial number”
You can dial a phone number using the
command “Dial number”.
Digits from “Zero” to “Nine” may be used.
The phone number must be spoken

as a continuously spoken string of
digits, or


in digit blocks (three to five digits in
each block).
After each digit block (separate the digit
blocks by using an approximately 0.5 sec-
ond pause), the Voice Control System re-
peats the recognized digits and waits until
you continue speaking.
When dialing 1800 numbers, you may pro-
nounce the first four digits as “One eight
hundred” and the system will recognize the
spoken entries as “One eight zero zero”.
All other numeric entries must be spoken
as individual numbers.Sample dialog:
s
Dial number
t
Please say the number
s
One two three
t
One two three
s
Four five six seven
t
Four five six seven
s
OK
t
Dialing“Confirm”
Using the command “Confirm” will repeat
all digits spoken up to that point. Upon re-
peating the digits, the system will prompt
you to continue your input.
Sample dialog:
s
Dial number
t
Please say the number
s
One two three
t
One two three
s
Confirm
t
One two three, please continue
s
Four five six seven
t
Four five six seven
s
OK
t
Dialing
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You can also dial the telephone number spo-
ken by pressing buttons on the multifunc-
tion steering wheel (instead of using the
command “OK”):
You can dial the telephone number before all
numbers are recited in full.

316 Control systemsVoice Control telephone“Correction”
Using the command “Correction” will cor-
rect the last entered digit block. After
speaking the command, the last digit block
is deleted and all previously entered digits
are repeated. The system then prompts
you to continue your input.
Sample dialog:s
Dial number
t
Please say the number
s
One two three
t
One two three
s
Four five six seven
t
Five five six seven
s
Correction
t
One two three, please continue
s
Four five six seven
t
Four five six seven
s
OK
t
Dialing“Delete”
Using the command “Delete” will erase all
digits entered. The system then prompts
you to start your input again.
Sample dialog:
s
Dial number
t
Please say the number
s
One two three
t
One two three
s
Four five six seven
t
Four five six seven
s
Delete
t
Number deleted. Please enter the
number again
s
Four two seven three
t
Four two seven three
s
Three nine one
t
Three nine one
s
OK
t
Dialing
“Redial”
Use the command “Redial” to dial the last
dialed number.
“Save name” (COMAND address book)
Use the command “Save name” to create a
new entry in your COMAND address book.
After using the command, the system will
prompt you to enter a phone number.
Digits from “Zero” to “Nine” can be en-
tered (page 315).
Speak the telephone number


as a continuous string
or, with longer phone numbers,


in form of digit blocks (three to five dig-
its).
After each digit block (separate the digit
blocks by using an approximately
0.5 second pause), the Voice Control Sys-
tem repeats the recognized digits and
waits until you continue speaking.

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Voice Control telephone
After the command “OK”, you will be
prompted up to two times to input the
name. When repeating the name, make
sure that you pronounce it in the same
manner as during the first input. Otherwise
the name cannot be saved and the Voice
Control System cancels the save proce-
dure.Sample dialog:
s
Save name
t
Please say the number first
s
One two three
t
One two three
s
Four five six seven
t
Four five six seven
s
OK
t
Please say the name
s
John Smith
t
Please repeat the name
s
John Smith
t
Do you want to save the number in
a category?
s
No
t
Name and number saved“Dial name” (COMAND address book)
Use the command “Dial name” to place a
phone call by selecting a name previously
saved in your personal address book.
Sample dialog:
s
Dial name
t
Please say the name
s
John Smith
If several telephone numbers exist
for the same entry, the Voice Con-
trol System will ask for clarification.
t
Do you want to place a work call or
a home call?
s
Work
t
John Smith work
Dialing
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The Voice Control System may recognize
names even if not saved in your voice. For opti-
mum call-up performance, however, you should
speak and save the names you intend to use
yourself.
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You can also add a name to an entry by call-
ing up the corresponding menu on COMAND and
saying the name twice (
page 177).

318 Control systemsVoice Control telephone“Call <voice entry>” (address book)
Use the command “Call <voice entry>” to
place a phone call by directly selecting a
name previously stored in your address
book.
One address book entry can have up to
three different telephone numbers (mobile
phone/car/land line) for both the home
and work fields.
If only one telephone number is stored for
a given name, you can recall the entry us-
ing the command “Call John Smith”.
If several telephone numbers are associat-
ed with one entry, you can recall the de-
sired telephone number by using the
following commands:

“Call John Smith home”


“Call John Smith work”


“Call John Smith home cell phone”


“Call John Smith home car”


“Call John Smith home land line”


“Call John Smith work cell phone”


“Call John Smith work car”


“Call John Smith work land line”
The system confirms your input and the
number is dialed.
Sample dialog:
s
Call John Smith
If several telephone numbers exist
for the same entry, the Voice Con-
trol System will ask for clarification.
t
Do you want to place a work call or
a home call?
s
Work
t
John Smith work
Dialing“Delete name” (COMAND address book)
Use the command “Delete name” to delete
a name from the COMAND address book.
Sample dialog:
s
Delete name
t
The name, please
s
Smith office
t
Smith office: Would you like to de-
lete the voice name?
s
Yes
t
The voice name is deleted

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Voice Control telephone
“List phone book” and dialing a phone
number
Use the command “List phone book” to lis-
ten to all voice entries in the phone book
with a phone number stored, and select an
entry and dial that number.
Sample dialog:s
List phone book
The system reads out the complete
phone book entry by entry.Selecting an entry and dialing that
number

For the desired entry, press ! dur-
ing or immediately after voice output.
If more than one phone number exists
for a given entry, the Voice Control Sys-
tem prompts:
t
Do you want to place a work call or
a home call?
s
Home
The system reads out the name of
the selected entry and dials the cor-
responding number.
Canceling the dialog

Press L.
The system confirms “Cancel”.
The dialog is concluded.Managing automated answering sys-
tem/voice mail box
Activate the Voice Control System to ac-
cess and manage your answering ma-
chine/voice mail box.

Activate the Voice Control System dur-
ing a phone call (
page 311).
An audible tone (beep) confirms the ac-
tivation of the system.

Speak the required digits (“Zero” to
“Nine”).
or

Speak the required words “Star” and
“Pound”.

Speak the final command “OK”.
The system dials the number entered.

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Voice Control navigation
Navigation operation
The Voice Control System allows you to

enter a state or province


enter a city


spell the name of a city


spell the name of district or center


spell the name of a street


spell the name of an intersection


enter a house number


enter a complete address


select one of your last destinations


enter a POI (point of interest)


select one of your last destinations


save a destination


navigate to a destination stored in the
destination memory of the address
book


start route guidance


display the map


zoom in or zoom out of the map


listen to the destination memory


cancel route guidance


turn guide instructions on or off
Before you can operate navigation using
the Voice Control System, you have to ac-
tivate the Voice Control System
(
page 311).
Selecting navigation mode

Press!.

Speak the command “Navigation”.

Press!.

Speak one of the navigation com-
mands.
Navigation commands
For a complete list of commands
(page 340).
“Help navigation”/“Help”
Use the command “Help navigation” or
“Help” to read out an option list of avail-
able functions and commands that can be
used in conjunction with the navigation
system.
“Enter state”,“Enter province”
Use the command “Enter state” or “Enter
province” to select a different state or
province on the navigation DVD.
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You cannot start the route guidance until all
necessary address data has been entered.