2008 AUDI A3 Cat

Calling up traffic information121
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Calling up traffic information
Introduction
If desired, your MMI system will inform you about the current traffic
situation both on the screen and audibly.
You are probably familiar with the traffic reports that most radio
stations transmit at regular intervals. Your MMI system automati-
cally records these reports
page 121 for up to an hour after the
MMI has been switched off. The Traffic Programme reception is indi-
cated by the TP symbol when the radio, the CD player or the Audi
music interface*
21) is switched on
page 58.
In addition, more and more radio stations transmit traffic messages
that are received automatically and inaudibly by your MMI system.
You can set the system to display these messages on your MMI
display. Another even more convenient function is that the MMI
system uses these reports when the dynamic navigation function is
activated to guide you around traffic obstructions such as conges-
tions whenever possible
page 117.
The reception of traffic messages is indicated by the TMC symbol at
the top of the display when the navigation mode is activated:
Calling up traffic reports (TP memo)
Traffic reports are stored along with the station name and
the time of transmission.
Important: The Traffic Programme function must be
switched on
page 58.
– Press the function selector button marked .
21)Still under development at the time of printing.
TMC symbolsExplanation
TMC symbol litTMC stations are available and the dynamic
navigation is switched on
page 117.
TMC symbol not
litTMC stations are available; the dynamic navi-
gation is switched off.
TMC symbol
crossed outTMC stations are not available; the dynamic
navigation is switched on.
TMC symbol
is not displayedTMC stations are not available; the dynamic
navigation is switched off.
Fig. 106 List of traffic
reports
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Calling up traffic information 122
– Press the control button for TP memo. All recorded traffic
reports will be displayed in a list
page 121, fig. 106.
The first traffic report will be read out.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select a report.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. The traffic report will be
read out.
– To cancel a running traffic report, press the rotary push-
button again.
Note
Would you like to record the traffic reports transmitted after a
particular time of day? Then simply programme your MMI system to
record these reports from a certain time onwards
page 123.
Applies to vehicles: with navigation system
Setting a traffic station
To receive traffic messages, you must first set a so-called
TMC station (“Traffic Message Channel”).
– Press the function selector button marked .– Press the control button for Source.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton and select TMC station.
– Press the rotary pushbutton
fig. 107. A list of TMC
stations will appear.
– To select a TMC station from the list turn the rotary push-
button to mark a TMC station and press to confirm. When
the TMC station is within reception range, traffic
messages will be stored.
Applies to vehicles: with navigation system
Calling up a traffic message
The traffic messages are sorted according to importance,
time and road category.
Fig. 107 Setting a TMC
station
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Fig. 108 Calling up a
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Calling up traffic information123
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Important: The system must be tuned to a traffic station

page 122, and a navigation DVD must be inserted in the
drive
page 14.
– Press the function selector button marked .
– If the list of traffic messages
page 122, fig. 108 does
not appear in the MMI display, press the function
selector button again. A list of traffic messages

page 122, fig. 108 will now appear in the MMI display.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to mark an entry.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. Traffic information on the
entry will now be displayed.
– To display the next traffic message in the detail view, turn
the rotary pushbutton to Display next report and press to
confirm.
– To display the selected message on the map in the detail
view, turn the rotary pushbutton to Show report on map.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. The red hatched line shows
the stretch of road affected by the traffic obstruction

fig. 109.– To display the next traffic message on the map, press the
rotary pushbutton again.
When the route guidance is active, the TMC traffic messages which
are relevant for your route are shown with a red warning symbol and
are sorted by distance to your current location
page 122,
fig. 108. A traffic obstruction in the immediate vicinity will be shown
at the top of the list.
All other traffic messages are then shown with greyed-out warning
symbols and are sorted according to road category (motorways,
major roads, other roads) and road number.
Urgent traffic messages such as a car travelling in the wrong direc-
tion on the motorway are automatically displayed in the MMI
display. To cancel the report, simply press the button or
the rotary pushbutton.
When the route guidance is active, traffic messages are shown with
red warning symbols and are sorted according to road category
(motorways, major roads, other roads) and road number.
Other settings
Applies to vehicles: with TP memo timer
TP memo timer
– Select: Function selector button > function
selector button > TP memo timer.
You can set two times of day at which you want the MMI system to
record traffic reports. Use the Timer status option to activate and
deactivate the timers individually or together. You can set the time
by turning the rotary pushbutton to mark the timer and pressing to
confirm. Then turn the rotary pushbutton to change the time.
Switch from hours to minutes by pressing the rotary pushbutton.
Fig. 109 Displaying a
TMC traffic message
on the map
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Basic operation 142
Display
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Information in the display
Various symbols provide the user with information in the
main screen.
The table below describes the symbols shown in illustrations

fig. 126 and
fig. 127:
Fig. 126 Information in
display
Fig. 127 Information in
display
SymbolExplanation
Signal strength of the GSM network at your cur-
rent location
Battery level
Symbol for an existing Bluetooth connection
Symbol for an incoming text message
Roaming symbol
Symbol for a missed call
Function for left control button
Function for right control button
Symbol for keypad lock activated
Symbol for text message memory full
Mobile network service provider
A1
A2
A3
A4
A5
A6
A7
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Basic operation143
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Entering a text message
Text messages can be entered using the conventional
method or with automatic word recognition (T9).
Entering text (normal method)
–If T9 mode is active
fig. 128, keep pressing the
button until the T9 symbol disappears.
– To enter a text at the position indicated by the cursor,
press one of the buttons marked to
page 140,
fig. 124.
– Keep pressing each button until the desired character
appears in the display.
– For example, press the button once to enter the
letter m.
– Press the button quickly a second time to enter
the letter n.
– With each additional press of the button the
next character assigned to the button is selected.– If you do not press a button again within about one
second, the character is entered and the cursor will flash
at the next position; you can then enter the next char-
acter.
– To enter a special character, hold down the “*” button
and select the character.
– To move the cursor to the left, right, up or down, press
the left, right, top or bottom part of the navigation
button.
– To insert a space, press the button.
– To delete the character to the left of the cursor, select
Delete.
Entering text using automatic word recognition
(T9)
– If T9 mode is not active
fig. 128, keep pressing the
button until the T9 symbol appears.
– Press one of the buttons marked to to start
entering a word.
– Press each button only once for each letter of the word,
even if the exact letter desired does not appear in the
display. The letters you enter are displayed on a grey
background
fig. 128.
– Enter all the letters of the word.
– If the dictionary contains more than one suggested word,
press the button to choose between the different
suggestions. A message, e.g.
fig. 128 appears in
the handset display.
– Press the button if the word in the display is correct.
Fig. 128 Symbols for
entering text
A1#
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6mno
6mno
6mno
0
A1
#
29
A3
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Using the telephone145
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
Using the telephone
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Placing calls
Placing calls
– Enter the desired number on the keypad.
– If you have entered an incorrect digit, press the control
button for Delete.
– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 to start
dialling.
Selecting a number from the “phone book”
– Press the control button for Ph.book
page 142,
fig. 126. The entries stored in the phone book will be
listed.
– To jump to a particular entry in the phone book, enter the
initial letter using the normal text entry method.
– Use the navigation button to scroll up or down to the
desired entry
page 153, fig. 140.– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 to start
dialling.
Redial
– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 once. The
list of last numbers dialled appears.
– Use the navigation button to scroll up or down to the
desired entry
page 153, fig. 140.
– Press the “Call” button to start dialling.
Hold the reverse side of the handset to your ear (the earpiece and
microphone are located on the reverse side of the handset

fig. 129).
You can use the handset to make phone calls in private mode or
handsfree mode
page 150.
A microphone integrated in the interior light is used in handsfree
mode. The microphone is directed towards the driver.
You can also select and dial a telephone number from the call lists

page 152.
Note
Press and hold the button to enter the international network
symbol “+”.
Fig. 129 Earpiece and
microphone on back
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Using the telephone 148
– When the message Do you really wish to connect to the
emergency number? appears in the handset display,
confirm with Ye s. The emergency number will be dialled.
With SIM card and PIN entered
– Switch on the ignition, the MMI and (if not already acti-
vated) the handset
page 140. A Bluetooth connection
must exist between the handset and the car telephone
kit, and a SIM card must be in the handset.
– If necessary, press the “End call” button to display the
main screen
page 142, fig. 126.
– Enter the emergency number (e.g. 112).
– Press the “Call” button
page 140, fig. 124 to start
dialling.
WARNING
Since your telephone operates via radio waves, a connection
cannot be guaranteed under all circumstances. Do not rely solely
on your telephone when a vital communication (e.g. medical emer-
gency) is involved.
Note
•You can also dial an emergency number on the MMI
page 89.
•Always follow the directions of the emergency operators when
making an emergency call. Do not end the call before you are
requested to do so. Otherwise, this could result in life-saving infor-
mation not being passed on.
•Emergency numbers are not the same for all countries. Please
familiarise yourself with the correct emergency numbers in advance
when travelling in foreign countries or regions where the numbers
may be different.
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Ending calls
– To end an active call or stop dialling a number, press the
control button for End call
fig. 133, or
– Press the “End call” button
page 140, fig. 124.
If you placed a call on hold earlier on, that call will remain on hold.
Use the Resume function to continue the call.
If a menu is open in the handset display, the menu will be closed the
first time you press the “End call” button. The active call is discon-
nected when you press the “End call” button again.
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Fig. 133 Active call
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Menus151
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Menus
Applies to vehicles: with handset for the car telephone kit
Introduction
Use the navigation button to select the main menus.
– Press the control button for Menu
page 142,
fig. 126. The tab of the main menu shown in the
display is highlighted in white.
– To select a main menu, e.g. Settings
fig. 135, use the
navigation button to scroll left or right across the display.
The submenu of the main function you have selected will
appear in the centre of the display.– Press the bottom part of the navigation button to jump to
the submenu.
– Press the top or bottom part of the navigation button to
scroll up or down to the desired submenu item, for
example Call options. An arrow to the right of the
submenu item in the centre part of the display

fig. 136 indicates that further submenus are available.
– Press the right part of the navigation button to open the
next submenu level.
– To activate or deactivate a selection button
fig. 136,
press the control button for Ok.
– To jump one level up the menu tree, press the control
button for Back
fig. 136.
– To close the menus, press the “End call” button.
When the arrows on either side of the main menu name are
displayed, you can browse through the main menus by pressing the
right or left side of the navigation button.
If you have called up a submenu in the centre of the display and
several submenu levels are available, you can browse through the
submenus by pressing the right or left side of the navigation button.
Select Options to call up further options for a function displayed on
the handset screen.
Use the handset keypad to enter a name, text message or other
characters
page 143.
Fig. 135 Settings
Fig. 136 Settings
menu - Call options
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A1
A2
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