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Voice recognition system
Operating
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Requirement: the ignition and the MMI must be
switched on ¢
page 149, there must not be any
phone call in progress and the park ing system
must not be active .
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Switching on: briefly press t he ~ button @
¢ page 15, fig. 11 on the multifunction steer -
ing whee l and say the desired command after
the
Beep.
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Switching off : press and ho ld the~ button.
Or: press the [2] butto n.
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Pausing: say t he command Pause. To res ume,
press the~ button .
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Correcting: say t he com ma nd Correction. Or:
simp ly say a new command du ring an an -
no uncement
¢ page 245.
Input assistance
The system gu ides you throug h the input with
visua l and audio feedbac k.
- Visual input assistance: after switching on
voice recogn it ion, a display w ith a selection of
poss ible commands appea rs . This command
display can be sw itched on or off . Se lect:
IMENU I button> Sett ings > left cont rol button
> MMI settings > Speech dialog system .
- Audio input assistance :
t o have the poss ible
comma nd s read, tu rn t he voice recogn ition sys -
tem o n an d say
Help.
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and dis ti nct ly at a normal volume .
Speak louder when d riving faste r.
Emphasize the words in the commands even ly
a nd do not leave long pauses .
Close the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
reduce background noise . Make su re that passen-
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command .
Voice recognition system
Do not d irect the vents towa rd the hands -free mi-
crophone, which is in the roof head liner nea r the
front interior lights.
Only use t he system from t he dr iver's seat be -
cause the hands -free microphone is directed to -
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See ¢ page 245, Speech dialog system .
_&. WARNING
- Direct your full atte nti on to dr iving. As t he
d river, you have com plete responsibility fo r
safety in traff ic. Only use the functions in
such a way t hat you a lways maintai n com -
plete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
- Do not use t he voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in stressfu l situations. It may take longe r to
d ia l the number or t he system may not be
ab le t o d ia l it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually.
(D Tips
- The d ialog pauses when the re is a n incom-
ing phone call a nd will cont inue if you ig-
nore t he call. The d ia log ends if you answer
t he ca ll.
- You can select an item in the list us ing ei-
t her t he voice recogn it ion sys t em or t he
cont rol knob .
Command overview
information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
The following overv iews des cribe t he comm an ds
t hat can be used to ope rate the MMI using the
voice recognit ion system.
Alte rnative comm and s ar e separate d using a" / ",
for exa mple say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of commands used to perfo rm an ac-
t io n a re iden tified w it h a ">", fo r exam ple say:
Enter address > (t hen) Enter country/state . ..,
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