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Using the telephone 92
– To start the call, turn the speller to OK and press the
rotary pushbutton, or
– Press the control button for Dial.
Note
•In vehicles fitted with the Bluetooth car telephone kit any Missed
calls will be indicated by the symbol
page 91, fig. 85 on the
MMI display.
•The telephone functions will depend on the mobile network
service provider and the mobile phone used. For more information,
contact your service provider.
Applies to vehicles: with Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Answering and ignoring telephone
calls
Important: There must be an incoming call.
Answering telephone calls
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Answer and press to
confirm, or– Press the control button for Answer.
Ignoring telephone calls
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Ignore and press to
confirm, or
– Press the control button for Ignore.
Depending on whether the caller is stored in the phone book and
whether the number is transmitted with the call, the name, the tele-
phone number or Unknown will appear on the MMI display.
Note
•You can answer an incoming call while you are already talking on
the phone. The active telephone call will then be placed on hold
automatically.
•The audio source is muted automatically when you make or
receive telephone calls. The mute symbol
page 42, fig. 31 will
then appear in the status line.
•If you do not want to hear any navigation cues while you are on
the phone, simply switch off the route guidance
page 119.
•You can also answer and ignore incoming calls using the multi-
function steering wheel
page 135.
•In vehicles fitted with phone pre-installation* a call can also be
answered by pressing the talk button on the mobile phone adapter

page 161, fig. 145.
Applies to vehicles: with Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Ending calls
Important: You must be talking on the phone, or the phone
must be establishing a connection.
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Using the telephone97
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control deactivated. Once you have bonded your mobile phone, you should
switch this function off to prevent your car telephone (vehicle base
station) from being discovered by other users.
Default settings
This function returns the car telephone settings to the factory
defaults. This will delete your user data, including the phone books
stored in the memory
page 29, any bonded Bluetooth devices

page 24 and your mailbox number.
Call information*
14)
This function determines whether the vehicle occupants can see the
telephone numbers in the MMI display.
•on - the telephone numbers or names are shown in the MMI
display. All call lists are deleted when you switch on this function.
•off - asterisks ******** appear in the MMI display in place of tele-
phone numbers and names during inbound and outbound calls.
Telephone numbers stored on the MMI cannot be accessed. The call
lists are not updated.
Sound focus
•front - to direct the audio output during a telephone call to the
front loudspeakers.
•centre - to direct the audio output during a telephone call to the
front and centre loudspeakers.
Shutdown delay
•Activated (ticked ) - the telephone system remains active for a
period (factory default setting) after you switch off the MMI. You can
still make calls during this period.
•Deactivated (not ticked) - the telephone system shuts down
when you switch off the MMI. In this case, you can use a twin card
shortly after leaving the vehicle
page 30.
Note
The telephone settings depend on your mobile network service
provider.
Applies to vehicles: with Bluetooth car telephone kit
Call options
– Select: Function selector button > function selector
button > Call options.
Call waiting*16)
•Activate - when you are on the phone an audible tone will tell you
if a caller is trying to reach you.
•Deactivate - when you are on the phone you will not be informed
if a caller is trying to reach you.
•Status - to display whether the call waiting function is on or off.
Transmit caller ID*
16)
•Activate - to transmit your telephone number with outbound
calls.
•Deactivate - to suppress your telephone number during
outbound calls.
•Network-dependent - to use the setting agreed in your mobile
network service contract.
•Check status - to check whether the setting for this function is
activated, deactivated or network-dependent.
Automatic redial
•on - to dial a number automatically up to five times if the line is
engaged. Select End call if you want to cancel the automatic redial
function.
16)Applies to mobile phones with SIM Access Profile.
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Using the telephone 102
Sound focus
•front - to direct the audio output during a telephone call to the
front loudspeakers.
•centre - to direct the audio output during a telephone call to the
front and centre loudspeakers.
Shutdown delay
•Activated (ticked ) - the telephone system remains active for a
period (factory default setting) after you switch off the MMI.
•Deactivated (not ticked) - the telephone system shuts down
when you switch off the MMI. In this case, you can use a twin card
shortly after leaving the vehicle.
Applies to vehicles: with phone pre-installation
Call options
– Press the > buttons on the MMI control
console and select Call options on the MMI.
Automatic redial
•on - to dial a number automatically up to five times if the line is
engaged. Select End call if you want to cancel the automatic redial
function.
•off - a number is not redialled automatically if the line is
engaged.
Auto call answer
•on - an incoming call is answered automatically. It is possible to
decline an incoming call (Ignore) before the auto answer function
responds.
•off - an incoming call is not answered automatically.
Applies to vehicles: with phone pre-installation
Mailbox number
– Press the > buttons on the MMI control
console and select Mailbox number on the MMI.
Enter the mailbox number using the speller and select OK to store it.
To delete the mailbox number, select Del in the speller and confirm
with OK.
Once the number has been stored, you can call the mailbox by
pressing the control button for Memory.
Note
This service must be set up beforehand. For more information,
contact your service provider.
Applies to vehicles: with phone pre-installation
Calling the mailbox
– Select: Function selector button > control button
Memory > Call mailbox.
The mailbox number must be stored first
page 102. This service
must be set up and activated on your mobile network before you
can use it. For more information, contact your service provider.
Applies to vehicles: with phone pre-installation
Memory settings
– Press the > buttons on the MMI control
console and select Memory settings on the MMI.
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Basic operation 128
Basic operation
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Introduction
You can use the multi-function steering wheel to call up
the following functions in the driver information system
one after the other: Navigation*, Telephone*, Radio, CD
player, Audi music interface* and TV*.
Using the multi-function steering wheel
fig. 110, you can operate
certain functions on the radio, the CD player, the Audi music inter-
face*
22), the TV*, the telephone* and the navigation system* very conveniently and without having to take your hands off the steering
wheel.
The available functions are displayed in the driver information
system
fig. 111. In addition, you can use the multi-function
steering wheel to switch the speech dialogue system* or the tele-
phone speech control system* on and off and to adjust the volume
on these systems.
These functions can be operated by pressing and scrolling buttons
to
fig. 110.
•Press the button repeatedly to switch between the
navigation* mode, the telephone* mode and the current audio
source. The selected function will appear in the display of the driver
information system
fig. 111. If a sub-menu is displayed in the
driver information system, you can exit this menu again by pressing
the button.
•Scroll the left thumbwheel to select an option within one of
the following functions: radio, CD, Audi music interface*22), TV*,
telephone* and navigation*.
•The speech dialogue system* and the telephone speech control
system* are activated by pressing the talk button . Press and hold
the talk button again to deactivate the speech dialogue / speech
control system.
•Scroll the right thumbwheel up/down to raise/lower the
volume as desired.
Note
•The on-board computer is also displayed in the driver informa-
tion system. Please refer to your Owner's Manual for a detailed
description.
Fig. 110 Controls on
the multi-function
steering wheel
Fig. 111 Display in the
driver information
system
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Basic operation129
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
•If your vehicle is not equipped with these systems, the corre-
sponding button has no function.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Adjusting the volume
The volume of the active audio source (radio, CD, Audi
music interface*, TV*) and the route guidance cues can
be adjusted on the multi-function steering wheel.
Important: The MMI system must be switched on

page 40.
Increasing and reducing the volume on the
active audio source
– Use the right thumbwheel
page 128, fig. 110 to
scroll up/down.
Mute
– To mute the MMI system, scroll the right thumbwheel

page 128, fig. 110 down until a crossed-out loud-
speaker symbol appears in the status line of the MMI
display. Any activated media drives will be paused. Pause
will also appear in the heading of the MMI display.
– To deactivate the mute/pause function, scroll the right
thumbwheel up. Playback of the paused media drive will
then be resumed.
Route guidance
– Press the right thumbwheel
page 128, fig. 110. The
last route guidance cue will now be repeated.
– To change the volume, scroll the right thumbwheel
up/down during the route guidance cue.
Listening to the radio
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Calling up the radio menu
Important: The radio function on the MMI system must be
switched on
page 54.
– Press the button
page 128, fig. 110 repeatedly
until the radio menu appears in the display of the driver
information system
page 130, fig. 113.
Would you like to find out more about the radio function in your
vehicle? You can find a detailed description on
page 53,
“Listening to the radio”.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Setting the waveband
The four wavebands FM, MW, LW and DAB* (digital radio)
are displayed at the top of the display of the driver infor-
mation system.
Important: The radio menu must be displayed
page 130,
fig. 113.
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Fig. 112 List of wave-
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– Use the left thumbwheel
page 128, fig. 110 to scroll
down and select a waveband.
– Press the left thumbwheel to confirm the waveband.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Selecting a station from the station list
Important: The radio menu must be displayed
fig. 113.
– Use the left thumbwheel
page 128, fig. 110 to scroll
up/down and select a radio station.
– Press the left thumbwheel to tune to the station.
Note
Any stations that appear in grey lettering in the MMI display are not
displayed in the driver information system.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Selecting a stored station
Important: The radio menu must be displayed
fig. 113,
and a station must be stored in the memory list
page 57.– Use the left thumbwheel
page 128, fig. 110 to scroll
up/down and select Memory.
– Press the left thumbwheel. The radio memory list will be
displayed.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select a radio station and
press the left thumbwheel. The system will tune to the
radio station.
Playing media
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel
Calling up the media menu
Important: The media function must be activated on the
MMI system, and an audio source must be selected

page 63.
– Press the button
page 128, fig. 110 repeatedly
until a list of tracks
fig. 114 /
page 131, fig. 115
appears in the display of the driver information system.
Fig. 113 Radio menu
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Fig. 114 List of CD
tracks
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Basic operation 134
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and Bluetooth car telephone kit or
phone pre-installation
Dialling a telephone number and ending a call
Telephone numbers stored in the phone book, in the direc-
tory and in the call lists can be selected.
Important: The telephone menu must be displayed

page 133, fig. 117.
Placing calls
– Scroll the left thumbwheel
page 128, fig. 110 to select
Dialled no., Directory, Phone book, Received calls or
Missed calls.
– Press the left thumbwheel. A list of entries
fig. 118 will
appear in the display of the driver information system.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select an entry.
– Press the left thumbwheel. The telephone number will be
dialled.Placing a further call*
23)
– Scroll the left thumbwheel
page 128, fig. 110 to select
Hold.
– Press the left thumbwheel. The call will then be placed on
hold.
– Press the button
page 128, fig. 110 repeatedly
until the telephone menu appears in the display of the
driver information system
page 133, fig. 117.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select one of the call lists,
the phone book or the directory.
– Press the left thumbwheel. A list of entries
fig. 118 will
appear in the display of the driver information system.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to mark the stored entry you
wish to select.
– Press the left thumbwheel. All phone numbers stored for
the selected entry will be shown.
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select a phone number.
– Press the left thumbwheel. The telephone number will be
dialled. The current audio source will be muted.
Ending calls
– Scroll the left thumbwheel to select End call and press
the left thumbwheel.
Placing calls
You can enter a number which has not yet been stored via the MMI

page 90 or the handset*
page 145.
Fig. 118 Selecting a
number from the
phone book
23)Applies to car telephone kit and mobile phones with SIM Access Profile.
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Speech dialogue system 170
Basic operation
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Switching on and off
Important: The MMI system must be switched on

page 40, the air conditioner must not be operated, and
you must not be talking on the phone.
Switching on
– Briefly press the talk button
fig. 152 on the
multi-function steering wheel. The signal tone
will indicate that the speech dialogue system is ready.
The volume for any active audio source will then be
muted.
– Say the desired command.
Switching off
– Say the command CANCEL, or
– Press and hold the talk button
fig. 152 until you
hear the cue .Note
The speech dialogue system can also be deactivated by pressing
any one of the buttons in the MMI control console
page 41.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Adjusting the volume
Important: The speech dialogue system must be switched
on
page 170, and the system must be giving a cue.
– Scroll the right thumbwheel on the multi-function
steering wheel up/down.
Note
You can also adjust the volume by turning the ON/OFF button

page 45.
Applies to vehicles: with multi-function steering wheel and speech dialogue system
Adjusting the basic volume level
You can set the basic volume for the speech dialogue
system via the MMI.
Fig. 152 Talk button
and right thumbwheel
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Fig. 153 Adjusting
basic volume