safelder

Has anybody else with voice command experienced a problem where you press the button and you don't get the "go ahead" beep? Several times in the last couple days, I've started the car and attempted to switch radio stations before heading out...and nothing.

I thought maybe it was associated with clicking on accept (nope), or whether or not I'm in gear with or without my seatbelt on (doesn't appear to be), or perhaps what gear I'm in (again, doesn't seem to be the case).

wilfred2k5

This keeps it from triggering accidentally.

Take a deep breath, and notice when it beeps and when it doesn't.

It got me too. There've been about 20 times that I've almost marked something as a problem. Then, after thinking about it for a little bit, I realized what had happened, and have come to understand Audi's design philosophy too.

The next thing you should note and remember is that voice recognition ONLY accepts commands to move to another "bank" of commands, such as "satellite radio" or "navigation" and the commands for the current bank. If you start giving directory commands without changing to the directory "bank", you'll have issues.

Otherwise, I'm amazed at how well it works! Truthfully, the thumbwheels on the steering wheel keep me from using voice all that often, and I find myself seldom using the big MMI ****. Sometimes I even turn off the MMI screen.

safelder

Yeah, it took me a few days to figure out the bit about it only accepting detailed commands for the active function. Man, was I ever pissed when I couldn't tell it "80s Hits" with the nav map displayed!!

I find myself using voice more than the thumbwheel to change between a half-dozen or so radio stations and my CDs. It's easier to do that on sat radio because the organization of the station list is by category rather than station number (at least it is on Sirius). The stations I like are close in number, but much more distant by category. I do wish it had a "Channel X" function on satellite radio to go with the specific frequency commands on AM and FM.

wilfred2k5

You can have up to 25 stations on any of the three bands (AM, FM, XM/Sirius). Then, you can just scroll between them using the left thumbwheel. Press in to select a station.

The Audi frequently has me asking a question, then, once I've found out how it's done, realizing that I was asking the wrong question.

Also, the stations in your voice list are NOT the same as the ones in your memory/favorites list.

Finally, if you go to setup, you can have your stations displayed by category OR by number.

safelder

How do I get display by number in setup? I've seen category and name, but not number...I can't imagine that XM implementation is different than Sirius. Even if I clear the category filter it still displays by category!

EDIT: Nevermind. I see number and name in the setup menu. But it still seems to sort first by category, with the setup selection as a secondary criterion.

Oh well...if this is my biggest complaint (actually, not being able to turn on the fogs with the lights on Auto is my biggest complaint), I'm going to be a very happy driver for a very long time!

wilfred2k5

Wait until there's enough fog to reflect the headlights and watch what happens...

safelder

You're kidding...they come on by themselves?

Sammie

I always get the beep, but then it's a toss-up whether or not the voice recog will respond. The first time I used it, perfection. Now, it's flaky.

Any suggestions?

wilfred2k5

Try speaking toward the sunroof controls (where the mike is). Which commands are you having problems with?

Sammie

but, it makes sense that it would say cancel if it didn't hear me. Hmmmm....I will try speaking closer to the sun roof, although I always speak in the same direction (I think) and it seems sometimes to hear my 1st command.