MBUX Voice Assistant -> Operation for Your Mercedes C Class 4 Door 2023

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Notes on operating safety  
Operation  
Function of the MBUX voice assistant  
Press the £ button on the multifunction  
steering wheel.  
A wave appears in the MBUX multimedia sys-  
tem. The dialogue can be started.  
For your own safety, always observe the following  
points when operating mobile communications  
equipment and especially your voice control sys-  
tem:  
You can watch an animation on this topic via the  
following link:  
For the dialogue with the MBUX voice assistant,  
you can use complete sentences of colloquial lan-  
guage as voice commands. Voice activation can  
also be combined directly with a voice command,  
e.g. Hey Mercedes, how warm is it outside?  
Using the MBUX Voice Assistant, vehicle func-  
tions and various areas of the MBUX multimedia  
system can be operated by voice input, e.g. Navi-  
gation or Telephone. The MBUX voice assistant is  
operational about half a minute aꢀer switching on  
the vehicle and can be operated from all seats  
(depending on the optional equipment).  
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Observe the legal requirements for the coun-  
try in which you are driving.  
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If you use the voice control system in an emer-  
gency your voice can change and your tele-  
phone call, e.g. an emergency call, can  
thereby be delayed.  
Interrupting the dialogue  
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During the dialogue say Pause.  
The dialogue is interrupted.  
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Familiarise yourself with the voice control sys-  
tem functions before starting the journey.  
Conducting a dialogue  
Requirements:  
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Say Hey Mercedes to continue the dialogue.  
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The voice control system does not replace  
the Owner's Manual.  
Correcting an entry  
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Voice activation is activated in the multimedia  
system (/ page 453).  
The answers from the voice control system do  
not provide the complete scope of informa-  
tion contained in the Owner's Manual. The  
voice control system also does not give  
detailed warning or damage information.  
Therefore read the Owner's Manual so that  
you are fully informed about the functions and  
the safe operation of the vehicle.  
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During the dialogue say Correction.  
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For corrections during output, the Voice  
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Interrupt the system's voice output.  
barge-in option must be activated in the multi-  
media system (/ page 453).  
Changing dialogue level  
Starting a dialogue  
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During the dialogue, say Back.  
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Say Hey Mercedes to activate the MBUX voice  
assistant.  
The MBUX voice assistant jumps back to the  
previous dialogue step.  
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During the dialogue, say From the beginning  
again.  
The MBUX voice assistant jumps to the high-  
est dialogue level.  
Digital Owner's Manual: say Show me the  
Owner's Manual.  
The full extent of the Digital Owner's Manual is  
available on the central display when the vehi-  
cle is stationary.  
Information on the language setting  
You can change the language of the MBUX voice  
assistant via the system language settings  
(/ page 488). If the set system language is not  
supported by the MBUX voice assistant, English  
will be selected.  
Navigating in the selection list  
If a voice command does not achieve a clear  
result, a selection list is shown.  
Overview of the operable functions of the MBUX  
voice assistant  
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Say the line number or the content to select  
an entry or to have further details shown.  
Say Next page or Previous page to browse  
the selection list.  
Setting functions of MBUX voice assistant using  
the multimedia system  
You can use the MBUX voice assistant to operate  
the following functions depending on the vehicle  
equipment:  
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Multimedia system:  
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Settings  
System  
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Telephone  
Text message and e-mail  
Navigation  
Radio and media  
Vehicle functions  
Online functions  
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Calling up help  
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Voice assistant  
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For information about the MBUX voice assis-  
tant: say Hey Mercedes, what can you do? .  
Switching voice activation of MBUX voice assis-  
tant on or off  
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Current application: say Help.  
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Select Hey Mercedes.  
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You will receive suggestions and information  
about operation of the MBUX voice assistant  
for the current application.  
When the function is active, the Hey  
Mercedes voice command can activate the  
dialogue.  
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Full functionality of the voice control system is  
only available for you with activation of online  
voice control (/ page 453).  
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Specific function: call up the voice command  
Switching direct commands on or off  
for the required function, for example with  
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Hey Mercedes, I need help with the radio.  
Select Z.  
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Activate or deactivate the function.  
If the function is active, some commands can  
be used without Hey Mercedes, for example  
Next track.  
Activating or deactivating online voice control  
be operated from all seats, depending on the  
equipment installed. The system recognises  
from which seat the command was spoken  
and performs actions according to the seat  
position.  
When a dialogue is ended, the MBUX voice  
assistant continues to be active for as long as  
the wave is displayed in the multimedia sys-  
tem. You can say another voice command  
without saying Hey Mercedes.  
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Online voice control is activated at the fac-  
tory.  
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Select Online recognition.  
Switching voice activation for individual seats on  
or off  
Activate or deactivate the function.  
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If the function is activated and a Mercedes me  
user account is linked to the vehicle, addi-  
tional results are available through the provi-  
sion of external information, e.g. information  
on POIs. By clicking the symbol in the wave,  
more information about the online voice con-  
trol can be displayed.  
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Select Z.  
Switch the function for the desired seats on or  
off.  
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Using the direct command Change language  
to English, the system language can be  
changed to English without Hey Mercedes.  
Direct commands must be activated for this.  
If a user profile has been stored and is active,  
the MBUX voice assistant can make sugges-  
tions based on the habits of the user. If the  
voice commands are not clear, the system  
selects an action. The action can be corrected  
with a new voice command.  
Switching voice interruption on or off  
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Select Further settings.  
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Select Voice barge-in.  
If the function is active, a command can be  
interjected during voice output of the system.  
Activating or deactivating contacts for online use  
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Select Contact upload for online recognition.  
When the function is active, contacts will be  
found more easily and accurately using voice  
input.  
Switching proactivity on or off  
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Select Further settings.  
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Select the desired situation, e.g. Activate  
Using MBUX voice assistant effectively  
Notes on optimum use of MBUX voice assistant  
your profile or Don't forget your phone.  
When the function is active, the voice assis-  
tant proactively provides information in spe-  
cific situations.  
Say Hey Mercedes, load my personal profile,  
to activate the profile. The user's voice must  
first be learned by the system and assigned to  
a profile.  
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The MBUX voice assistant is operational half a  
minute aꢀer switching on the vehicle and can  
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