Improving voice recognition
Problem
Possible causes/consequences and
M
Solutions
The Voice Control Sys-
tem does not under-
stand you.
You have not operated the Voice Control System from the driver's
seat.
X
Only operate the Voice Control System from the driver's seat.
You have spoken too exaggeratedly, too loudly, or too quietly.
X
State the commands coherently and clearly without exaggerat-
ing.
A blower is set to a high setting or there is wind noise from an open
window.
X
Prevent loud noises from interfering.
An address book entry
without a speaker-
dependent voice tag is
not recognized.
The names entered in the address book do not sound sufficiently
different, or are not pronounced as they are written.
X
Make sure that the address book entries are plausible.
Check the address book entries for the following:
R
the name entries, e.g. last name and first name, are in the
correct fields.
R
do not use abbreviations or acronyms.
R
avoid unnecessary spaces in names.
R
do not use special characters.
X
Create a speaker-dependent voice tag (
Y
page 15).
or
X
Say the command "Read out address book".
The Voice Control System reads out the address book.
X
Press the
?
button on the multifunction steering wheel when
the name you want is read out.
An address book entry
with a speaker-depend-
ent voice tag is not rec-
ognized.
The sound of the voice tags in the address book is not sufficiently
different.
X
The voice tags entered in the address book must sound as dif-
ferent as possible; for example, store the names "Barry" and
"Berry" as "Mr. Barry office" and "Mr. Berry Marc".
or
X
Say the command "Read out address book".
The Voice Control System reads out the address book.
X
Press the
?
button on the multifunction steering wheel when
the name you want is read out.
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