Voice recognition 81Voice recognitionGeneral information ..................... 81Phone control ............................... 81General informationThe speech recognition of the Phoneportal enables you to operate severalfunctions of the mobile phone viavoice input. It recognises commandsand numeric sequencesindependently of the relevantspeaker. The commands andnumeric sequences can be spokenwithout a voice pause between theindividual words.You can also save telephonenumbers using a name of your choice(voice tag). The telephone connectioncan be set up using this name.In the event of incorrect operation orincorrect codes the speechrecognition gives you acousticfeedback and requests you to re-enter the desired command. Apartfrom this, the speech recognitionacknowledges important commandsand will enquire if necessary.To ensure that conversations insidethe vehicle do not lead tounintentional triggering of the mobilephone, the speech recognition doesnot start until it has been activated.Phone controlActivating speech recognitionTo activate the speech recognition ofthe Phone portal press the button won the steering wheel. For theduration of the dialogue any activeaudio source is muted and any trafficnews fade-in is cancelled.Adjusting the volume for voiceoutputTurn the volume knob on theInfotainment system or press the + or– button on the steering wheel.Cancelling the dialogueThere are various possibilities ofdeactivating the speech recognitionand cancelling the dialogue:■ Press the button x on the steeringwheel.■ Say "Cancel".■ Do not enter any commands forsome time.■ After the third unrecognisedcommand.