MERCEDES-BENZ S600 2008 W221 Owner's Manual

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Voice Control* navigation
“Next POI”
With the commands

“Next gas station”

“Next parking lot”

“Next Mercedes-Benz service”

“Next restaurant”

“Next hospital”
you can select POIs in your vicinity.
Sample dialog:
sNext gas station
uThe system shows a numbered list
of gas stations on the COMAND dis-
play
tPlease select a line number
sNumber one
tNumber one accepted
tDo you want to start route guid-
ance?
sYesThe system calculates the route and, upon
completing route calculation, starts route
guidance.
“Last destinations”
Use the command “Last destinations” to
select a destination from among a number
of destinations last navigated to.
“Save destination”
Use the command “Save destination” to
save the current destination in the address
book. Sample dialog:
sSave destination
tPlease say the name
sJohn Smith
tPlease repeat the name
sJohn Smith
tWhere do you want to save: home
or work?
sWork
tThe destination has been saved
iThe Voice Control System may recognize
names even if not saved in your voice. For best
possible call-up performance, however, you
should speak and save the names you intend to
use yourself.
If an entry is already available in the address
book, the system will ask you if you would like to
add the address to the available entry.

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“Navigate to <voice entry>” (address
book)
Use the command “Navigate to <voice en-
try>” to start route guidance by selecting
voice entry with a saved destination ad-
dress from the COMAND address book.
A voice entry may have two different desti-
nation addresses associated with it (home
or work).
The system confirms your command, cal-
culates the route, and begins route guid-
ance.
If only one address is stored, you can use
the command “Navigate <voice name>” to
select the stored destination address for
that name.
If two addresses are stored, you can use
the commands

“Navigate <voice name> home”
or

“Navigate <voice name> work”to directly select between home or work
address for that name. The system con-
firms your selection, calculates the route,
and begins route guidance.
Sample dialog:
sNavigate to John Smith
If more than one address exists for
this voice entry, the Voice Control
System will prompt you:
tNavigate to home or work?
sWork
tJohn Smith work
Starting route guidance“Start route guidance”
Use the command “Start route guidance”
to start route guidance after entering a val-
id destination.
Sample dialog:
sStart route guidance
tStarting route guidance
Route guidance begins.
“Guidance instructions on”
Use the command “Guidance instructions
on” to have the Voice Control System re-
peat the last guidance instruction. If guid-
ance voice output was previously muted,
using this command will deactivate the
muting of the voice output.
“Guidance instructions off”
Use the command “Guidance instructions
off” to mute the systems’ guidance voice
output.

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“Cancel route guidance”
Use the command “Cancel route guid-
ance” to cancel route guidance.
Sample dialog:
sCancel route guidance
tAre you sure you want to cancel
route guidance?
sYes
Route guidance is canceled.
or
sNo
tCancel
The dialog with the Voice Control System
is canceled. Route guidance remains ac-
tive.“Map”
Use the command “Map” to activate or
switch to map display.
“Zoom in”, “Zoom out”
Use these commands to zoom in on map or
to zoom out of map to the desired level of
map detail.
“Zoom in completely”, “Zoom out com-
pletely”
These commands are used to adapt the
map display directly to the smallest or larg-
est map scale.
“List destination memory”
Use the command “List destination memo-
ry” to have the system read out all destina-
tion memory entries and select and entry
for route guidance.Sample dialog:
sList destination memory
The system reads out the address
book destination memory.
To select a voice entry and adopt address
for route guidance:
When the system reads the desired en-
try, press !.
If more than one address is available,
the system will prompt you:
tNavigate to home or work?
sHome
The system reads the selected
voice entry and starts route guid-
ance.
To cancel the dialog:
Press L.
You have canceled the dialog. The sys-
tem confirms cancellation by saying
“Cancel”.

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Voice Control* navigation
Commands for entering parts of an
address
“Enter town”
The “Enter town” command is used to en-
ter any larger town or city in the USA or
Canada.
Sample dialog:
sEnter town
tPlease spell the name of the town
sE-A-S-T-O-N
uThe system displays a numbered
list of available city names
tPlease select a line number
sNumber one
tNumber one, town accepted
The city selected is adopted for route guid-
ance.
“Spell town”
Use the command “Spell town” to enter a
city name by spelling mode and see if it
matches an entry available on the naviga-
tion DVD.
Speak the characters as a continuous
string (five to seven characters). The sys-
tem then displays a list of cities on the
COMAND display from which you can se-
lect the desired city.
Sample dialog:
sSpell town
tPlease spell the town name
sN-E-W-Y-O-R
uThe system displays a numbered
list of available city names
tPlease select a line number
sNumber one
tNumber one, town accepted
The city selected is adopted for route guid-
ance.
iIf the desired town/city does not appear on
the list of towns/cities, the town or city can be
entered by using the “Spell town” command.
iYou can scroll through the list by using the
“Continue” or “Back” command. Say “Correc-
tion” to enter the town or city again.
iYou can use the commands “Continue” or
“Back” to scroll up or down in the list. Use the
command “Correction” to start over again by
spelling the name of the town.
iYou must also spell foreign towns or cities in
English. Please note that the list on the COMAND
display is sorted according to the probability of
the voice recognition.
Speak each character as clearly as you can, es-
pecially when they sound very similar (d or e).

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“District” or “Center”
Use the command “District” or “Center” to
to spell a city location in the city previously
selected.
Speak the characters as a continuous
string (five to seven characters). The sys-
tem then displays a list of available city dis-
tricts or centers on the COMAND display.
Select the desired city center from that
list.Sample dialog:
sDistrict
tPlease spell the center
sS-T-A-T-E-N-I-S
uThe system displays a list of avail-
able districts if more than one name
matches the name of a district for
the given city
tPlease select a line number
sNumber one
tNumber one, center accepted
The district selected is adopted for route
guidance.“Street”
Use the command “Street” to spell and se-
lect a street for the adopted city. Only
street names available on the navigation
DVD can be selected.
Speak the characters as a continuous
string (five to seven characters). The sys-
tem then displays a list of available street
names on the COMAND display. Select the
desired street name from that list.
Sample dialog:sStreet
tPlease spell the name of the street
sF-O-R-E-S-T
uThe system displays a numbered
list of available street names
tPlease select a line number
sNumber one
tNumber one, street accepted
The street name selected is adopted for
route guidance.

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“Intersection”, “Cross street”
Use the command “Intersection” or “Cross
street” to spell and select an intersection.
Speak the characters as a continuous
string (five to seven characters). The sys-
tem then displays a list of available inter-
sections on the COMAND display. Select
the desired intersection from that list.
Sample dialog:
sIntersection
tPlease spell the first street name
sF-O-R-E-S-T
tPlease spell the name of the cross-
ing street
sD-U-D-L-E-Y
uThe system displays a numbered
list of available intersections on the
COMAND display
tPlease select a line number
sNumber one
tIntersection acceptedThe intersection is adopted for route guid-
ance. If an address at the intersection is
recognized, the system asks if it is correct.
Say “Yes” or “No”.
“House number”
Use the command “House number” to se-
lect a house number for the street previ-
ously selected. Speak the house number in
single digits.
Sample dialog:
sHouse number
tPlease say the house number in sin-
gle digits
sThree two
tIs three two correct?
sOK
tHouse number accepted
The house number is adopted for route
guidance.

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Voice Control* address book
COMAND address book overview
The Voice Control System address book
function gives you the capability to store
names and associated phone numbers and
address information.
You can store up to 80 speaker-dependent
voice entries in the Voice Control System
address book.
Using these voice entries, you can dial a
phone number stored in address book or
start route guidance to an address stored in the address book. Available commands
are dependent on the status of the address
book. The address book can be in one of
the following status:

Address book not open

Address book open
Operation with address book not open
(global)
The Voice Control System gives you the
following capabilities:

Store a name (page 292)

Dial a name (page 293)

Delete a name (page 294)

Navigate to an entry (page 301)

List address book (page 307)

List phone book of the address
(
page 295)

List address book destination memory
(
page 302)

Delete the address book (page 308)

Open the address book
Opening address book
Press !.
Speak the command “Address book”.
Press !.
Speak one of the address book com-
mands described below.
Operation with address book open
(local)
In addition to the capabilities listed when
the address book is not open, the address
book opened allows you to:

open an entry using the corresponding
voice entry

open any entry by spelling the name
Opening entry: Speak the command
“Open entry”.
Warning!G
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.

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Voice Control* address book
Operating and using address book
Press !.
Speak one of the following commands
depending on the address book status
(open or not open).
Available commands with the address
book not open
For a complete list of commands
(
page 315).
“Help address book”
Use the command “Help address book” to
have the Voice Control System read out an
option list of all available commands for
the address book.
“Save name” (
page 292)
“Dial name” (
page 293)
“Call <voice name>” (
page 294)“Delete name” (address book)
Use the command “Delete name” to delete
a voice name from your address book.
Sample dialog:
sDelete name
tPlease say the name
sJohn Smith
tDo you want to delete John Smith?
sYes
tThe voice name is deleted
“Navigate to <voice entry>” (address
book) (
page 301)
“List address book”
Use the command “List address book” to
have the system read out all available ad-
dress book entries and, if desired, select
an entry when it is being read.Sample dialog:
sList address book
The system reads out all available address
book entries.
Selecting address book entry: When
the system reads the desired entry,
press!.
The entry is selected and shown on the
COMAND display.
Canceling the dialog: PressL.
You have canceled the dialog. The sys-
tem reads out “Cancel”.
“List phone book” and dialing a phone
number (
page 295)
“List destination memory” (
page 302)

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“Delete address book”
Use the command “Delete address book”
to delete all or individual voice names of
the address book entries. Only the voice
name is deleted; the remaining data in the
entry are retained.
“Address book”
Use this command to open the address
book.
Available commands with the address
book open
“Help address book”
Use the command “Help address book” to
have the Voice Control System read out an
option list of all available commands for
the address book.
“Open <voice name>”
Use the command “Open <voice name>”
to open an entry in your address book that
has a voice name already assigned to it.Sample dialog:
sOpen John Smith
uThe entry “John Smith” appears on
the COMAND display
“Select entry”
Use the command “Select entry” to open
an entry in your address book.
Sample dialog:
sSelect entry
tPlease say the name
sJohn Smith
uThe entry “John Smith” appears on
the COMAND display.
“Spell entry”
Use the command “Spell entry” to open an
address book entry by spelling the name.
Speak the name as a continuous string
(five to seven characters).The system will display a list of possible
matches on the COMAND display from
which you can select the desired entry.
Sample dialog:
sSpell entry
tPlease spell the name
sS-M-I-T-H
uThe system displays a numbered
list of matching entries on the
COMAND display
tPlease select a line number
sNumber two
uThe system opens the entry associ-
ated with line number two on the
list
iYou can use the commands “Continue” or
“Back” to scroll up or down the next page. Use
the command “Correction” to exit the current
selection list and spell the name again.

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Voice Control* radio
Voice Control* radio
Radio operation
The Voice Control System gives you the ca-
pability to:

Select a station

Seek a station

Select a specific frequency

Save up to 20 stations in your station
list

Select frequency band (FM or AM)

Select weatherband

Switch to satellite radio* (USA only)

Delete station (from station list)

List the station list

Delete the station list
To operate the radio using the Voice Con-
trol System, the Voice Control System
must be activated (
page 287).Selecting radio mode
Press!.
Speak the command “Radio”.
Press!.
Speak one of the radio commands.
The system switches to the last tuned
station in the selected band.
Radio commands
For a complete list of commands
(
page 315).
“Help Radio”
Use the commands

“FM”

“AM”

“Weatherband”
to select the desired frequency band or
switch the radio to the weatherband.
Warning!G
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.