MERCEDES-BENZ S550 2007 W221 Owner's Manual

270 Control systemsVoice Control* navigationNavigation 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 260).
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 288).
“Help navigation”/“Help”
Use the command “Help navigation” to
read out an option list of available func-
tions and commands that can be used in
conjunction with the navigation system.
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You cannot start the route guidance until all
necessary address data has been entered.

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“Enter state”,“Enter province”
Use the command “Enter state” or “Enter
province” to select a different state or
province on the navigation DVD.
Sample dialog:s
Enter state
t
Please say the name of the state
s
New York
u
The system shows a numbered list
of states recognized by the system
t
Please select a line number
s
Number two
or accept, say
s
Yes
t
State accepted
The selected entry is adopted from the list.“Last states”
Use the command “Last states” to select a
state or province from among a number of
last selected states or provinces.
Dialog for entering a complete address
“Enter destination”
Use the command “Enter destination” to
enter a complete destination address.
The system guides you through the dialog.
As soon as a valid address has been en-
tered, you can start route guidance or save
the destination. For information on spelling
(page 276).
Sample dialog:
s
Enter destination
t
Please spell a New York street
name
s
B-R-O-A-D-W
u
The system displays a numbered
list of matching street names on
the COMAND display
t
Please select a line number
s
Number two
t
Number two accepted
t
Do you want to enter a house num-
ber?
s
No
t
Do you want to enter an intersec-
tion?
s
No
t
Do you want to spell the town’s
name?
s
Yes
t
Please spell the town name
s
N-E-W-Y-O-R-K
u
The system displays a numbered
list of matching city names on the
COMAND display
t
Please select a line number

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Number one
t
Number one accepted
t
Do you want to start route guid-
ance?
s
Yes
t
Starting route guidance
The system calculates the route and, upon
completing route calculation, starts route
guidance.“Points of interest”
Use the command “Points of interest” to
select a point of interest (POI) such as air-
ports, railroad stations, gas stations etc.
Sample dialog:
s
Points of interest
u
The system shows the following list
on the COMAND display:

current position


other town/city


Global POI
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
u
The system displays a numbered
list of available POI categories:
Select POI category menu
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
u
The system displays a numbered
list search categories: Find menu
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
The system displays a numbered
list of airports sorted by distance
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
Point of interest accepted
t
Do you want to start route guid-
ance?
s
Yes
t
Starting route guidance
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You may not need to spell the entire name
(street, intersection, city or point of interest) es-
pecially if the name is lengthy. Spelling the first
three to five characters of the name should be
sufficient for the system to recognize the name
provided it is available on the navigation DVD.
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The selection appearing on the COMAND
display is sorted based on your recognized voice
input and a matching algorithm.
You can use the commands “Continue” or
“Back” 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, es-
pecially when they sound very similar (d or e).
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Depending on the number of categories and
POI’s available for a given area, the system may
display several lists on each of which you may
have to make a selection by speaking the desired
line number or you have to spell the name of a
POI.

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“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:
s
Next gas station
u
The system shows a numbered list
of gas stations on the COMAND dis-
play.
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
Number one accepted
t
Do you want to start route guid-
ance?
s
YesThe 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:
s
Save destination
t
Please say the name
s
John Smith
t
Please repeat the name
s
John Smith
t
Where do you want to save: home
or work?
s
Work
t
The destination has been saved
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The 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.

274 Control systemsVoice Control* navigation“Navigate to ” (Address
book)
Use the command “Navigate to 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 ” to
select the stored destination address for
that name.
If two addresses are stored, you can use
the commands

“Navigate home”
or


“Navigate 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:
s
Navigate to John Smith
If more than one address exists for
this voice entry, the Voice Control
System will prompt you:
t
Navigate to home or work?
s
Work
t
John 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:
s
Start route guidance
t
Starting route guidance
Route guidance begins.
“Guidance instructions on”
Use the command “Guidance instruction
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 instruction off”
Use the command “Guidance instruction
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:s
Cancel route guidance
t
Are you sure you want to cancel
route guidance?
s
Yes
Route guidance is canceled.
or
s
No
t
Cancel
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:
s
List 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:
t
Navigate to home or work?
s
Home
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”.

276 Control systemsVoice Control* navigationCommands for entering parts of an ad-dress
“Enter town”
The “Enter town” command is used to en-
ter any larger town or city in the USA or
Canada.
Sample dialog:s
Enter town
t
Please spell the name of the town
s
E-A-S-T-O-N
u
The system displays a numbered
list of available city names
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
Number 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:
s
Spell town
t
Please spell the town name
s
N-E-W-Y-O-R
u
The system displays a numbered
list of available city names
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
Number one, town accepted
The city selected is adopted for route guid-
ance.
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If 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.
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You can scroll through the list by using the
“Continue” or “Back” command. Say “Correc-
tion” to enter the town or city again.
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You 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.
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You 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:
s
District
t
Please spell the center
s
S-T-A-T-E-N-I-S
u
The system displays a list of avail-
able districts if more than one name
matches the name of a district for
the given city.
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
Number 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:
s
Street
t
Please spell the name of the street
s
F-O-R-E-S-T
u
The system displays a numbered
list of available street names.
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
Number one, street accepted
The street name selected is adopted for
route guidance.

278 Control systemsVoice Control* navigation“Intersection”, “cross street”
Use the command “Intersection” 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:s
Intersection
t
Please spell the first street name
s
F-O-R-E-S-T
t
Please spell the name of the cross-
ing street
s
D-U-D-L-E-Y
u
The system displays a numbered
list of available intersections on the
COMAND display.
t
Please select a line number
s
Number one
t
Intersection accepted
The 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:
s
House number
t
Please say the house number in sin-
gle digits
s
Three two
t
Is three two correct?
s
OK
t
House 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 265)


Dial a name (
page 266)


Delete a name (
page 267)


Navigate to an entry (
page 274)


List address book (
page 280)


List phone book of the address
(page 268)


List address book destination memory
(page 275)


Delete the address book (
page 281)


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.