2008 AUDI A3 function selector

Television 78
Some TV channels have programmes available in dual channel
sound. Example: The programme is broadcast in a German version
on Channel A, and in an English version on Channel B.
Which version (e.g. German/English, stereo/mono) is available on
which channel depends on the TV broadcasting station.
Applies to vehicles: with analog TV and DVB-T
TV standard
– Select: Function selector button > source TV >
function selector button > TV standard.
TV standard a)Valid for the following countries
Default settingTV settings depend on original export country.
EuropeAbu Dhabi, Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Aus-
tria, Azores, Bahrain, Bangladesh, Belgium, Bhu-
tan, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brunei, Cameroon,
Croatia, Cyprus, Denmark, Dubai, Finland, Ethio-
pia, Fiji, Germany, Ghana, Greenland, Iceland,
India, Indonesia, Israel, Jordan, Kenya, Kuwait,
Liberia, Liechtenstein, Macedonia, Malawi,
Malaysia, Maldives, Malta, Montenegro, Near
East, Netherlands, Norway, Oman, Portugal, Qua-
tar, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia,
Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Thailand, Turkey
ItalyItaly
UK / IrelandFalkland Islands, Hong Kong, Ireland, UK/North-
ern Ireland
Eastern Europe
SECAMArmenia, Azerbaijan, Belarus, Bulgaria, CIS,
Congo, Kazakhstan, Kirgistan, Latvia, Lithuania,
Moldavia, Mongolia, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan,
Ukraine, Uzbekistan
MEDIA
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FranceFrance, Luxembourg, Monaco
North AmericaAntilles, Barbados, Belize, Bermuda, Bolivia, Can-
ada, Chile, Columbia, Costa Rica, Cuba, Domini-
can Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Guam,
Guatemala, Guyana, Haiti, Honduras, Jamaica,
Mexico, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Okinawa, Pan-
ama, Peru, Philippines, Puerto Rico, Samoa,
South America, South Korea, Surinam, Taiwan,
Trinidad & Tobago, USA, Venezuela
AustraliaAustralia
BrazilBrazil
ArgentinaArgentina
New ZealandNew Zealand
Eastern Europe
PA LCzech Republic, Hungary, Poland, Rumania
ChinaChina, North Korea
Africa PALAngola, Botswana, Gambia, Guinea-Bissau,
Lesotho, Macao, Namibia, South Africa
Greece, EgyptEgypt, Greece, Iran, Iraq, Lebanon, Mauritania,
Mauritius, Middle East, North Africa
Africa SECAMAfrica, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Central African
Republic, Chad, French overseas territories,
Dahomey, Djibouti, Gabon, Guadeloupe, Guinea,
Ivory Coast, Madagascar, Mali, Niger, Reunion,
Ruanda, Senegal, Togo, Upper Volta, Zaire
JapanJapan
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Television79
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control The DVB-T hybrid tuner* supports the DVB-T standard and the
analog TV standards PA L, NTSC and SECAM.
If you select the wrong TV standard the following problems can
occur: no picture or a poor picture, no colour picture, no audio
output or no reception of certain analog or digital channels.
Note
The TV standard is preset at the factory to the TV standard of the
country to which the vehicle is sold.
Applies to vehicles: with external AV source
AV standard
– Select: Function selector button > source
External AV source 1/2 > function selector button
> AV standard.
You can select from Default setting, PA L, SECAM or NTSC.
If you select the wrong AV standard, the following problems can
occur: no picture or a poor picture or no colour picture.
Applies to vehicles: with DVB-T
Channel following
The Channel Following function ensures that you remain
tuned to the selected TV channel.
– Select: Function selector button > source TV >
function selector button > Channel Following.
Channel Following on
The activated Channel Following function tries to retain the current
TV channel even if you leave its transmission area.
Channel Following off
If you leave the transmission area of the currently selected TV
channel, it may no longer be received.
MoroccoMorocco
Eastern Europe
PA L B GEstonia
Eastern Europe
PA L D K
a)at the time of print.
TV standard a)Valid for the following countries
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Managing the directory 80
Managing the directory
Introduction
The MMI system contains an extensive directory. With this directory
you can not only manage up to 150 entries, which you can add to the
directory as a new entry or import from the SIM card* or the phone
book* of your mobile phone*. You can also store two telephone
numbers (land line or mobile) as well as a private and a business
navigation destination* to every entry. This information can then be
used for easy communication and navigation* directly from the
directory.
Opening the directory
Important: The MMI system must be switched on

page 40.
– Press the function selector button marked . A list
of entries
fig. 70 or the last directory menu to be
opened will appear on the MMI display.
The menu that was active when you were last managing your direc-
tory will appear on the MMI display. Call up the list of entries by pressing the function selector button again (while the direc-
tory is activated).
Making a new directory entry
New entry
To make a new entry you must first enter a name. Then
you can enter and store additional information such as
the address or telephone number.
Important: The directory must first be opened
page 80.
– Press the control button for Edit.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton and select New entry

fig. 71.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. An entry space will appear
in the MMI display.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton and select Surname.Fig. 70 List of entries
NAME
NAME
Fig. 71 Making a new
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Managing the directory 86
– Change the entry
page 80.
To make entries quicker and easier, you can copy an existing entry
and store it under a different name.
Note
Any voice recording (name tag) made with the Speech dialogue
system* will not be copied with the directory entry.
Other settings
Memory capacity
– Select: Function selector button > control button
Edit > Memory capacity.
The memory capacity will be displayed. Up to 150 entries can be
stored in the directory.
Name tags
– Select: Function selector button > Find entry >
select Name > Play name tag or Delete name tag.
With the speech dialogue system* you can store a name tag (spoken
name or telephone number) to any entry in the directory

page 169. You can then listen to or delete these name tags via the
MMI control console.
Deleting individual entries
– Select: Function selector button > Find entry >
select Name > Delete entry, or– Select: Function selector button > control button
Edit > Delete entry > Find entry > select Name.
Deleting all entries
– Select: Function selector button > control button
Edit > Delete entry > Delete all entries, or
– Select: Function selector button > function
selector button > Delete directory.
All directory entries will now be deleted.
NAME
NAME
NAME
NAME
NAME
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Using the telephone 88
Applies to vehicles: with Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Activating the telephone
Important: The MMI system must be switched on

page 40.
– Press the function selector button marked . The
speller for entering the PIN code
fig. 81 or telephone
numbers
fig. 80, or the last telephone menu to be
opened will appear on the MMI display.
The menu that was active when you were last using the telephone
will appear on the MMI display. Call up the speller by pressing the
function selector button marked again (while the telephone is
activated).
Applies to vehicles: with Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Entering the PIN/PUK code
Important: The telephone must be activated first
page 26,
and the PIN/PUK symbol must appear in the status line

fig. 81.
– Press the function selector button marked . The
speller will appear on the MMI display
page 43.
– Enter the PIN or PUK code via the speller. Turn the speller
to OK and press the rotary pushbutton to confirm. The
speller for entering a telephone number will appear on
the MMI display.
PIN code (Personal Identification Number)
The PIN (Personal Identification Number) consists of 4 to 8 digits
and protects your SIM card from unauthorised use.
You receive the PIN code from your mobile network service provider
together with the SIM card. If you enter the PIN code incorrectly
three times
11) in a row, the SIM card will be blocked and a message
will appear on the MMI display.
Fig. 80 Speller for the
entry of a telephone
number
TEL
TEL
11)The number of possible attempts depends on the SIM card.
Fig. 81 Entering PIN
code
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Using the telephone89
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control PUK code (Personal Unblocking Key)
The 8-digit PUK code (Personal Unblocking Key) is used to unblock a
SIM card which has been blocked.
You receive the PUK code from your mobile network service provider
together with the SIM card. If you have entered the PUK code incor-
rectly ten times
11) in a row, please contact your service provider.
Note
•An emergency call (SOS) can be placed without first entering the
PIN code. In such cases you will be connected with the emergency
services number 112
page 89.
•You can also enter the PIN code via the handset*
page 140 or
the mobile phone.
•You can save the PIN code in the MMI using the Autom. PIN
recognition function
page 98.
•For more information on PIN settings, please refer to

page 98.
Applies to vehicles: with Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Emergency calls
You can place an emergency call at all times - with or
without entering the PIN code.
Important: The MMI system
page 38 and the car tele-
phone or the mobile phone* must be switched on.
Without SIM card
– Press the function selector button marked . The
speller for entering the PIN code will appear on the MMI
display .
– Press the control button for SOS
fig. 82.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton and select Dial.
– Press the rotary pushbutton to start the emergency call.
With SIM card and PIN entered
– Press the function selector button marked . The
speller will appear on the MMI display.
– Enter the emergency number (e.g. 112) via the speller.
– To start the emergency call press the control button Dial,
or
–Turn the speller to OK and press the rotary pushbutton.
Emergency numbers are not the same for all countries. Please make
sure that you know the emergency number for the country you are
in.
Always follow the directions of the emergency operators when
making an emergency call and do not end the call before you are
requested to do so.
If you make an emergency call from a mobile phone with Hands-
Free Profile*, you may have to end the call from the mobile phone.
Whether or not you can end the call from the MMI depends on the
type of mobile phone used.
Fig. 82 Control button
SOS
TEL
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Using the telephone91
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
– Press the control button for Dial. The telephone number
entered will be dialled.
Should you have entered a telephone number incorrectly, you can
delete the telephone number you have entered into the speller by
pressing the control button .
Note
•DTMF tones can be entered directly using the speller or loaded
from the telephone numbers stored in the memory lists
page 91.
•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 activate the voice guidance option off (phone)* in the navi-
gation* function you will not hear any navigation cues while you are
talking on the telephone*
page 119.
•If the MMI display was switched off, it will be switched on auto-
matically for the duration of the telephone call.
Applies to vehicles: with Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
From a list
Important: The telephone mode must be activated

page 26.
Finding and calling a telephone number from a
list
– Press the Memory control button.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton and select Numbers dialled,
Directory, Phone book, Received calls or Missed calls.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. The telephone numbers in
the selected list will appear in the MMI display.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to the telephone number you
wish to select.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. The selected telephone
number will be entered into the speller automatically.
– To start the call, turn the speller to OK and press the
rotary pushbutton, or
– Press the control button for Dial.
Calling up the Numbers dialled list (shortcut) and
calling a number
– Press the function selector button marked . The
speller will appear on the MMI display. There will be no
phone number in the entry space of the speller.
– Press the control button for Dial. The Numbers dialled list
will appear in the MMI display.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to the telephone number you
wish to select.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. The selected telephone
number will be entered into the speller automatically.
RETURN
Fig. 85 Selecting a
telephone number
from a list
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Using the telephone 96
Switching between calls*13)
You can switch between two phone calls (one of them will be on
hold at any given time). The MMI display shows the active call, the
call on hold and the length of time for the connection.
Press the control button for End call to end whichever call is
currently active. The call on hold will remain in the hold queue.
Conference calling*
13)
Up to five callers can take part in a conference (depending on the
network service).
Select Join conference
page 95, fig. 89 to set up a conference. The
call on hold and the active call are added to the conference.
To set up a further call, select Hold to place all the members of an
existing conference on hold. Then press the control button for
Options or the button on the control console to close the
Options menu. Now enter a telephone number using the speller

page 90, fig. 83. Select OK or Dial to start dialling. To add this
caller to the existing conference, select Conference.
Select Resume if you want to retrieve all callers of an existing
conference from the hold queue. The Show conference participants

page 95, fig. 90 option allows you to display the callers.
Note
•The option Call waiting must be activated for you to be made
aware of incoming calls during a conversation
page 97. This
option depends on your mobile network service provider.
•The options available during a call may vary depending on the
mobile network service provider.
Applies to vehicles: with Bluetooth car telephone kit
Telephone settings
– Select: Function selector button > function selector
button > Telephone settings.
Set ring tone*14)
The selected ring tone is played and is stored when you close the
submenu.
Bluetooth settings*
•Search for mobile phone*14) - to find and list any Bluetooth
mobile phones within range.
•Bluetooth devices - to display a list of Bluetooth devices bonded
to the MMI system. The Bluetooth symbol marks the Bluetooth
device which contains the SIM card and which is actively connected.
•Delete ext. Bluetooth dev. - to delete all bonded mobile phones.
Bonded handsets* (e.g. “AUDI BTHS”) have to be deleted one at a
time. To delete bonded Bluetooth devices one at a time, choose a
device and select Delete this device.
•Bluetooth name - to change the name of the vehicle base station
on your car telephone kit (“AUDI BTA”).
•PIN for handsfree mode15) - to change the factory default (1234).
This PIN number has to be entered when you bond a mobile phone
with the Hands-Free Profile
page 28.
•Discoverability - to switch the car telephone discoverability on or
off. This setting determines whether the vehicle base station can be
detected by a mobile phone or handset*. If you select auto, the
vehicle base station can be discovered by mobile phones or the
handset* for a period of about five minutes while the car is
stationary and the key is in the ignition. Discoverability is switched
off after this period. Mobile phones which have already been
bonded can connect via Bluetooth even when discoverability is
RETURN
14)Applies to mobile phones with SIM Access Profile.15)Applies to mobile phones with Hands-Free Profile.
TEL
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