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Voice activation system
This symbol on the Control Display and
The concept
an acoustic signal indicate that the voice
activation system is ready to receive spo-
ken commands.
The voice activation system allows you to con-
trol operation of various vehicle systems with-
out removing your hands from the steering
wheel.
Individual menu items on the Control Display
can be spoken as commands. It is not neces-
sary to use the controller.
The voice activation system transforms your
oral commands into control signals for the
selected systems and provides support in the
form of instructions or questions.
The voice activation system uses a special
microphone located in the area of the interior
rearview mirror, refer to page 14.
2. Say the command.
The command appears on the Control Dis-
play.
This symbol appears on the Control Display
when you can enter additional commands.
If no further commands are possible, continue
by operating the item of equipment via iDrive.
Precondition
Via iDrive, select the language in which the
voice activation system is operating, so that the
spoken commands can be identified. Selecting
the language for iDrive, refer to page 79.
Terminating or canceling voice
activation system
Symbols in the Owner's Manual
Press the
or
button on the steering wheel
{...} Say the specified commands word for
word.
{{...}} Indicates responses of the voice acti-
vation system.
{Cancel}
In dialogs that call for a text of your choice, the
procedure can only be canceled using the but-
ton on the steering wheel.
Saying commands
Possible commands
Activating voice activation system
The commands available in each case depend
on the menu item selected on the Control Dis-
play.
1. Press the
button on the steering wheel.
To have the available commands read aloud:
{Voice commands}
For example, if "CD/DVD" is selected, the com-
mands for operating CD/Multimedia are read
aloud.
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Do not use the voice activation system to
initiate an Emergency Request. In stressful
situations, the voice and vocal pitch can
change. This can unnecessarily delay the
establishment of a telephone connection.
Calling up functions immediately via
short commands
Short commands enable you to perform certain
functions immediately, irrespective of which
menu item is selected, refer to page 249.
Pronounce the commands and digits
smoothly and at normal volume, avoiding
excessive emphases and pauses. This also
applies when spelling out and saying a full
word during destination entry.
Example: selecting the track of a CD
1. If necessary, switch on entertainment audio
output.
2. Press the
button on the steering wheel.
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When selecting a radio station, use the
standard pronunciation of the station name.
3. Select the music track, e.g.:
{C D track 4}
System says:
{{Track 4}}
For entries in the voice-activated phone
book, only use names in the language of the
voice activation system and no abbrevia-
tions.
Setting the voice dialog
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Keep the doors, windows and glass roof/
panorama glass roof closed to prevent
interference from outside noise.
You can set whether the system should use the
standard dialog or a shorter variant. In the
shorter variant of the voice dialog, the prompts
and responses from the system are abbrevi-
ated.
Avoid ambient noise in the vehicle while
speaking.
1. "Settings"
2. "Language/Units"
3. "Speech mode:"
4. To select the setting:
> "Default"
> "Short"
Notes
To operate the phone by voice, refer to
page 181.<
For voice commands, bear in mind the follow-
ing:
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