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Voice Commands
Does anyone use this system on a regular basis. When I first got the car I was 'commanding' all the time, but now find it easier just to stick my left index finger out and push a button...call me lazy but arguing for 5 minutes with a female voice to change the cd
Is there any real benefit to this that I am just too thick to realise, apart from phone dial (again left index finger, keeping phone below window level or phone book on radio menu.
15th May 2009 9:19 pm
SJR
Member Since: 09 Aug 2006
Location: East Manchester
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Glad its not just me
Maybe you need to use a Solihull accent to make it work properly, it certainly doesn't understand me, a bit like all those foreign call centres .I believe that every human has a finite number of heart-beats. I don't intend to waste any of mine running around doing exercises.
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15th May 2009 9:23 pm
jkp
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I used to watch Clarkson try and do voice commands and thought he must have just been playing up for the cameras when it all went wrong.
My halfbreed weegie/edinburgh accent is not the best for voice analysis and recognition.
Although when I tell it to "take a flying " or shout "Ooo fur sake" it acts like a real woman and takes the huff "voice commands cancelled" then goes silent for an hour
15th May 2009 9:29 pm
blue meanie D3 Decade
Member Since: 04 Aug 2005
Location: Newbury
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I've used the voice control about a dozen times in the 3 and a half years I've had mine.. seeing this thread I'm going to use it again tomorrow, most entertaining thing I've found is to attach sweary names/words to the stored 'phone numbers and theeeeennn......???
I actually use some of the functions quite often - phone dialling, changing cd's or switching between radio and cd, and a couple of nav commands.
I have found that the longer the command, the more difficult it is to keep the recognition going. And I have never learnt all of the menu commands...The next American ex-pat that calls it a "truck" is going to find out what 2.7 tons feels like on their foot...
Club "yes, I too have had the EGR's replaced..."
Club "yes, I too have had the compressor replaced..."
Club "yes, I too once had the car at the dealer for a couple of weeksnearly 4 weeksover 4 weeks...5 weeks"
Club "yes, I too have had EPB failure..."
Club "yes, I too get mysterious bings and bongs..."
15th May 2009 9:40 pm
Shrinky
Member Since: 05 Jul 2007
Location: Cotswolds
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I played about with it when I first got the car but the only one I use now is Navigation Home. I still have to say that a couple of times before she gets it.Global Warming.... I'm luvvin it
15th May 2009 9:53 pm
wvlenthe
Member Since: 07 Jan 2009
Location: Arnhem
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My dad told me he had to 'calibrate' the voice recog by reading up some sentences. He and my brother have had a lot of fun whilst doing that. I have never found the procedure for this in the manual.
I use mine to go to the correct track numbers on mp3 discs, beats pressing 'next track' button 50 times.
Also, I tell it 'navigation show entire route' as I haven't found a way to do that using touch screen.
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or phone book on radio menu.
" or shout "Ooo fur 
