Voice control for Comand nav

[hgb]

I'm new to the brand and have a 2017 (S213) E220d Estate with Comand nav. I have tried using the voice control to input a destination "Navigate to ..." but it does not seem to like postcodes and tries to find locations in Italy/Greece if at all.
What am I doing wrong? Any hints or tips for making this potentially useful feature work?

 

[Alfie]

I'm new to the brand and have a 2017 (S213) E220d Estate with Comand nav. I have tried using the voice control to input a destination "Navigate to ..." but it does not seem to like postcodes and tries to find locations in Italy/Greece if at all.
What am I doing wrong? Any hints or tips for making this potentially useful feature work?

Make sure you have set the country to the desired one on the navigation screen.

 

[hgb]

Thanks Alfie, it is definitely configured for the UK. I have read elsewhere that the sat nav does not accept full postcodes so I suspect that is part of the problem. The other part could be my broad Yorkshire accent - who knows!
Is there a method to 'teach' the Comand system particulatr keywords or do I just have to get used to it?

 

[Gollom]

Not sure I am reading this right, but Linguatronic does not accept postcodes, only towns and streets?

 

[hgb]

Hi Gollom, don't take my word as gospel - I am still finding my way around. I have read, from various sources, that the version of the navigation in my car only accepts 5 character postcodes. When I try and enter a full postcode it does seem to get confused. I have assumed that the linguatronic will only provide the 'voice to text' conversion and will still have the same limitations as entering a destination manually.
Happy to be proved wrong though...

 

[Chrishazle]

IMHO don't waste any more of your time with Linguatronic. When I first got my S204 I read the Linguatronic manual and wasted a couple of hours trying to "teach" it my pronunciation (and I don't have a broad Yorkiebar accent, just a South London/Kent!) with a marked lack of success. I also tried using it a few times while driving - haven't bothered further for years! As for postcodes, NTG4 in my car only accepts 5 digits of a UK postcode so again I don't bother, I use the street address instead - or the map method of entering destination.

 

[Gollom]

Hi Gollom, don't take my word as gospel - I am still finding my way around. I have read, from various sources, that the version of the navigation in my car only accepts 5 character postcodes. When I try and enter a full postcode it does seem to get confused. I have assumed that the linguatronic will only provide the 'voice to text' conversion and will still have the same limitations as entering a destination manually.
Happy to be proved wrong though...

Pretty sure car of that age will accept full postcode. Try entering it manually - I have never found Linguatronic good at verbal numbers although it's surprisingly good at towns and roads IMHO. One note when entering manually it needs a space sometimes - if an area has both (as an example) DAx xxx and DAxx xxx you would need the space. Easier to show than tell! Pop into MB - you may get someone to show you

Earlier MB satnav did indeed only accept part postcodes

P.S. If you post your VIN someone will be able to pull up a list of the exact specification of your car from the factory

 

[hgb]

Pretty sure car of that age will accept full postcode. Try entering it manually - I have never found Linguatronic good at verbal numbers although it's surprisingly good at towns and roads IMHO. One note when entering manually it needs a space sometimes - if an area has both (as an example) DAx xxx and DAxx xxx you would need the space. Easier to show than tell! Pop into MB - you may get someone to show you

Earlier MB satnav did indeed only accept part postcodes

P.S. If you post your VIN someone will be able to pull up a list of the exact specification of your car from the factory

Thanks @Gollom - I will pop round to the dealer at some point. Its not a massive issue as I don't rely on the sat nav but would like to get my head round it.
Ref VIN, one of the other members pointed me to a VIN checker and I am working through the report trying to decipher all the components. Thanks for the advice

 

[Alfie]

We need to know which navigation system you have. If its Comand then it will accept full postcodes. If its Audio 50 then it wont.

 

[Germgh0st]

Try saying 'Enter postcode'

 

[hgb]

We need to know which navigation system you have. If its Comand then it will accept full postcodes. If its Audio 50 then it wont.

It's Comand nav

 

[hgb]

Try saying 'Enter postcode'

Will try that next time I'm in the car

 

[Alfie]

It's Comand nav

Email me your vin to [email protected] please.

 

[davymead]

IMHO don't waste any more of your time with Linguatronic. When I first got my S204 I read the Linguatronic manual and wasted a couple of hours trying to "teach" it my pronunciation (and I don't have a broad Yorkiebar accent, just a South London/Kent!) with a marked lack of success. I also tried using it a few times while driving - haven't bothered further for years! As for postcodes, NTG4 in my car only accepts 5 digits of a UK postcode so again I don't bother, I use the street address instead - or the map method of entering destination.

Me too.

 

[hgb]

Will try that next time I'm in the car

Works a treat, thank you!

 

[Germgh0st]

Works a treat, thank you!

Sometimes it pays to look at the screen whilst making voice commands. It took me a while to work out how to enter a postcode with voice, until I looked at the screen which had a list of sample instructions and there it was

 

[Chrishazle]

That's a nice variation on the normal "RTFM"!!