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268 Voice Control System

Activating contacts for online use

Multimedia system:

for example. The full extent of the Digital

Operator's Manual is available when the vehi‐

cle is stationary. Here you can also find

explanatory videos which introduce you to

the functions of the Voice Control System.

Current application: on the multifunction

steering wheel, press the £ rocker switch

up and say the Help voice command. You will

receive suggestions and information about

operation of the Voice Control System for the

current application.

Continued dialog: say the Help voice com‐

mand during a voice dialog. For every step of

the dialog you receive matching information.

Specific function: say the voice command

for the desired function, e.g. with "Hello

Mercedes, I need help with the radio" or after

pressing the £ rocker switch on the multi‐

function steering wheel up, say the Help for

the telephone voice command, for example.

Settings

System

Select Contacts for Online Use.

When the function is active, contacts will be

found more easily and accurately using voice

input. The quality of the enunciation of con‐

tact names by the system will also be

improved.

LINGUATRONIC

Switching voice activation of the Voice Con‐

trol System on/off

Select Voice Activation "Hey Mercedes".

Depending on the previous status, the func‐

tion is activated or deactivated.

Switching on voice interruption

Select Speak During Voice Output.

When the function is active, the "Hi

Mercedes" voice command can activate the

dialog.

If the function is active, a command can be

interjected during voice output of the sys‐

tem.

Activating/deactivating online voice control

Activate Online Voice Control.

Using the Voice Control System effectively

Voice Control System audible help functions

% Online voice control is activated at the fac‐

tory.

Using the corresponding voice commands you

receive the following information and assistance

in the following cases:

Select Online Voice Control Subscr..

You will be connected with the Mercedes me

portal.

For optimal operation: say the Voice con-

Activate online voice control in the Mercedes

me portal.

trol tutorial voice command or call up the

Digital Operator's Manual with Could you go

to the Voice Control System tutorial please?,

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Essential voice commands

Notes on optimal use of the Voice Control

System

% To improve recognition, depending on the

outside temperature, either the blowers for

ventilation or heating are reduced when the

Voice Control System is started.

Notes on the voice commands

Notes on how to improve recognition:

Aside from the exact voice commands (see the

"Voice command" column in the following tables)

to call up specific functions, in most cases the

Voice Control System also understands a great

many paraphrases from daily usage. Examples of

these are listed in the "Colloquial examples" col‐

umn. For some languages however these exam‐

ples are only available to a limited extent.

% Content in angled brackets, e.g. <POI> or

<contact>, is a placeholder which has to be

completed by you with the desired term. The

voice command Set <POI> as intermediate

destination could, for example, be completed

with: Set Mercedes-Benz Arena as intermedi-

ate destination.

Activate online voice control (/ page 267).

Only operate the Voice Control System from

the driver's seat.

Notes on online voice control

Online voice control improves recognition and

makes additional results available as a result of

external information, e.g. information about POIs

and about the weather. We therefore recom‐

mend that you activate online voice control.

You will need a Mercedes me user account for

this. If you do not yet have a user account you

have to create one and connect it with your vehi‐

Say the voice commands coherently and

clearly, but do not exaggerate the words.

Avoid loud noises that cause interference

while making a voice command entry, e.g.

the entertainment in the rear passenger

compartment.

^RFor telephone or address book entries:

Only create sensible address book entries cle (/ page 298).

in the system/mobile phone, e.g. enter

Then call up your Mercedes me user account.

surname and first name in the correct

field.

The Mercedes me services are shown and can

be activated (/ page 299).

Do not use any abbreviations, unneces‐

sary spaces or special characters.

In addition, online voice control must be activa‐

ted (/ page 267).

Overview of switch voice commands

Switch voice commands can be used to open

certain applications.

For radio station names: say the Read out

station list voice command and say the

desired station name in the way the voice

output reads aloud to you.

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