Voice Control and Speech - Issues and Questions

[pologti18t]

Two questions

1. Will it be in English, and
2. Is it worth the $100 saved

Is voice control worth anything?

[spikeyboy22]

Two questions

1. Will it be in English, and
2. Is it worth the $100 saved

Two answers

1. Who knows
2. We'll if you add up all my time trying to get dealers to in first know there is a update and second install it I have wated over $ 400 of my time so far

[AdamD]

Or you could just purchase it online like from here

Volkswagen Zubehör Shop - Sprachbedienung f.Navigation Discover Media Dialog Spracheingabe 5G0054802A

Google is your friend

Trouble is, unless that update covers all regions (including the Australian dialect), and is the current (latest) release, it'll certainly be money wasted. VWA made a big deal about VR no longer being a standard inclusion because new voice recognition firmware (with better localisation) was being developed, which has now been released - albeit for an extra charge.

I don't necessarily believe VWA's standard line on this, but I also wouldn't go buying the first thing I find in the Volkswagen Germany shop without doing further research.

[Wrinkles66]

Late last week, after an earlier unsuccessful attempt, my local VW dealer finally managed to install the voice software on my 2013 Series 7 TDI Highline. To my very great disappointment (and cost) however, it still does not work. When I attempt to use it with the navigation system I received the following message:

Address input using voice is not supported for this country. Please continue operation on the screen”

There is also a problem using the voice module to make telephone calls as the voice command does not recognise names in my iPhone address book. Although I can use the voice system to enter a known telephone number, the system is also unable able to link that number to an identity in my telephone’s address book.

I am still waiting for a response from the dealer. For those contemplating this upgrade, my advice at this stage would be to keep your money in your pocket.

[Ryan_R]

Thanks for the feedback, it seems that the UK-based system in the Mk6 Golf is much better by comparison.

[veew]

Good to know, cheers Wrinkles666

[DV52]

Late last week, after an earlier unsuccessful attempt, my local VW dealer finally managed to install the voice software on my 2013 Series 7 TDI Highline. To my very great disappointment (and cost) however, it still does not work. When I attempt to use it with the navigation system I received the following message:

Address input using voice is not supported for this country. Please continue operation on the screen”

There is also a problem using the voice module to make telephone calls as the voice command does not recognise names in my iPhone address book. Although I can use the voice system to enter a known telephone number, the system is also unable able to link that number to an identity in my telephone’s address book.

I am still waiting fora response from the dealer. For those contemplating this upgrade, my advice at this stage would be to keep your money in your pocket.

Wrinkles66: The voice control fix worked fine for me albeit with the benefit of hindsight, the cost of the function was much higher than the benefit (and I didn't pay anything for the fix)!

But then, I live in Victoria. Perhaps things work differently on the east side of Oz?

[Golf7Tdi]

Hello, Ive just contacted VW in regards to voice controls in AUS, apparently they are making an SD card with the voice controls and will mail them to us some time this year and all we have to do is plug it in and we can start using the voice controls. Anyone heard anything about this?

[egsolomon]

Haven't heard anything, wonder why then that the dealers wouldn't just update when in for the next service?

[veew]

apparently they are making an SD card with the voice controls and will mail them to us some time this year and all we have to do is plug it in and we can start using the voice controls

That is news to me. If you follow the thread below, it is a dealer update for $300-400 depending on if you have Sat Nav or not.

http://www.vwwatercooled.com.au/foru...-89895-10.html