2008 AUDI A8 CAR

Basic operation 50
– Confirm the date setting by pressing the rotary push-
button.
Setting the time format
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Time format and press the
rotary pushbutton.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to 24h or 12h.
– Press the rotary pushbutton to confirm your adjustment.
Setting the date format
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Date format and press it.
– To set the date format “Day.Month”, turn the rotary push-
button to DD.MM and press it.
– To set the date format “Month/Day”, turn the rotary push-
button to MM/DD and press it.
Note
If the radio-controlled clock* does not receive a signal for three
days, the time source setting will automatically be changed to the
quartz clock.
Calling up the on-board handbook
The on-board handbook includes the Owner's Manual for
your vehicle and the Operating Manual for the Infotain-
ment / MMI.
Important: The on-board handbook must be loaded into the
CD changer.
– Press the function selector button marked .– Press the control button for Handbook. The on-board
handbook will automatically load in the language that is
set under the option Menu language in the MMI

page 51.
WARNING
Not paying attention to the road traffic can lead to serious acci-
dents and loss of life.
•Only use the on-board handbook when the traffic conditions
allow you to do so safely. You must maintain proper control of your
vehicle at all times. As the driver, you bear the responsibility for
road safety.
Note
Please note that this On-board Handbook is not a substitute for the
printed Owner's Manual.
Restarting the MMI system (Reset)
You can restart the MMI system and restore full normal
operation by pressing a combination of buttons.
CAR
Fig. 42 Combination of
buttons for restart










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
SETUP
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
TV standard a)Valid for the following countries










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
entry










Managing the directory81
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
– Press the rotary pushbutton to open the entry space
Surname. The speller will appear on the MMI display

page 43.
– Using the speller, enter the name and confirm your entry
by turning the speller to mark OK and then pressing the
rotary pushbutton. The entry space will appear in the
MMI display.
– To enter more data, select an entry space using the rotary
pushbutton and proceed as described above.
Applies to vehicles: with Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Importing entries from the phone book
Entries can be imported into the directory from the phone
book of your mobile phone.
Important: The directory must be open
page 80 and the
phone pre-installation
page 20 or the Bluetooth car tele-
phone kit
page 25 must be activated.
Importing an entry
– Press the control button for Import. The menu From
phone book will appear on the MMI display
fig. 72.– To import an entry from the list turn the rotary push-
button to mark the entry and press to confirm. The entry
will then be imported.
– To find an entry on the SIM card or in the phone book of
your mobile phone, turn the rotary pushbutton to select
Find entry
page 80, fig. 70. The speller will appear on
the MMI display
page 43.
– Using the speller, enter the name and confirm your entry
by turning the speller to mark OK and then pressing the
rotary pushbutton. The entry will then be imported.
Importing all entries
– Press the control button for Import. The menu From
phone book will appear on the MMI display
fig. 72.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select Import all entries
and press it. The entries will then be imported.
You can only store up to 150 entries in the directory. If there are
more entries on the SIM card or in the phone book of your mobile
phone than there are memory positions in the directory, a message
will appear in the MMI display. You can either store entries from the
SIM card or the phone book to the free memory positions or stop the
import function.
Note
You can call up the memory capacity of the directory
page 86.
Fig. 72 Importing
entries from mobile
phone book










Managing the directory 82
Using an entry
Finding an entry
You can select an entry directly from a list or find it by
using the speller.
Important: The directory must be open
page 80 and
entries must be displayed
page 80.
Selecting an entry from a list
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to mark an entry
fig. 73
and press to confirm. The entry will appear on the MMI
display together with all the data stored to it.
Finding an entry using the speller
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Find entry
fig. 73 and
press to confirm. The speller will appear on the MMI
display
page 43.
– Using the speller, enter the name, or
– Use the speller to find an entry via the option LIST.– Turn the speller to OK and press the rotary pushbutton to
confirm. The entry will appear on the MMI display
together with all the data stored to it.
Note
You can change, copy, delete
page 83 and call an existing entry or
navigate to it.
Applies to vehicles: with Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Calling an entry
A telephone connection to directory entries can be estab-
lished.
Important: The directory must be open
page 80, and it
must contain entries with telephone numbers
page 80.
– Press the Options control button.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select Call
fig. 74 and
press to confirm. A list of entries will appear in the MMI
display.
– Use the speller to find an entry from the list
page 82.
Fig. 73 Finding an
entry
Fig. 74 Calling an
entry











Managing the directory83
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
– If two telephone numbers are stored to the entry, turn the
rotary pushbutton to select one of the two and press to
confirm. The telephone number will be dialled.
Applies to vehicles: with navigation system
Navigation
You can navigate directly to entries that have navigation
destinations.
Important: The directory must be open
page 80, it must
contain stored entries with a navigation destination

page 84, and the navigation DVD must be inserted

page 14.
– Press the Options control button.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Navigate to and press the
rotary pushbutton. A list of entries will appear in the MMI
display.
– Use the speller to find an entry from the list
page 82.– If two navigation destinations are stored to the entry,
turn the rotary pushbutton to select one of the two and
press to confirm. The navigation system will be activated
and will calculate the route.
Editing an entry
Applies to vehicles: with Bluetooth car telephone kit or phone pre-installation
Importing a telephone number
You can import a telephone number to an existing entry
in the directory.
Fig. 75 Selecting a
navigation destination
Fig. 76 Importing
numbers using the
speller
Fig. 77 Importing the
telephone number
from a received call





 




Managing the directory 84
Important: An entry must be displayed in the directory, and
the phone pre-installation
page 20 or the Bluetooth car
telephone kit
page 25 must be activated.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select Te l e p h o n e or
Mobile. The speller will appear on the MMI display

page 43.
– Turn the speller to Import
page 83, fig. 76 and press
the rotary pushbutton. The menu Import from will appear
on the MMI display
page 83, fig. 77.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select the list you want to
import the telephone number from (e.g. Received calls

page 83, fig. 77).
– Press the rotary pushbutton. A list of telephone numbers
will appear in the MMI display.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select a telephone number.
– Press the rotary pushbutton to import the telephone
number.
Of course you can also enter a telephone number directly into the
entry space for Telephone or Mobile (using the speller) without
using the import function.
If the functions are displayed in grey lettering, please check that
your car telephone is switched on, that your mobile phone is
bonded to the car telephone kit or has been inserted into the
adapter and switched on, and that there are telephone numbers in
your phone's call lists.
Note
In vehicles with phone pre-installation* the import function
depends on what mobile phone you are using. Functions that
appear in grey lettering cannot be selected.
Applies to vehicles: with navigation system
Storing a navigation destination
You can store a private and a business destination to any
existing entry in your directory.
Important: An entry must be displayed in the directory.
Entering a destination directly
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select Nav. destination
(business) or Nav. destination (private).
– Press the rotary pushbutton. An entry space will now
appear
fig. 78.
Fig. 78 Entry space:
navigation destination
Fig. 79 Storing a desti-
nation










Managing the directory85
MMI componentsMMI control consoleMulti-function steering wheelTelephone handsetVoice control
– Turn the rotary pushbutton and select Country.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. The speller will appear on
the MMI display
page 43.
– Using the speller, enter the name of the country and
confirm your entry by turning the speller to OK and then
pressing the rotary pushbutton.
– To enter more data, select an entry space using the rotary
pushbutton and proceed as described above.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Store destination

page 84, fig. 79.
– Press the rotary pushbutton to store the navigation desti-
nation.
Importing a recent destination
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select Nav. destination
(business) or Nav. destination (private).
– Press the rotary pushbutton. An entry space will now
appear
page 84, fig. 78.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Copy from last
destinations
page 84, fig. 78. A list of navigation desti-
nations will appear.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select a navigation desti-
nation.
– Press the rotary pushbutton to import the navigation
destination.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Store destination

page 84, fig. 79.– Press the rotary pushbutton to store the navigation desti-
nation.
All directory entries can be stored with two navigation destinations.
These navigation* destinations can be accessed via the Memory
control button (Load from directory)
page 115.
Note
You can also set a navigation destination as a top destination. Top
destinations are displayed in the navigation main menu

page 116.
Changing or copying an entry
Entries are stored in the directory as address cards which
you can change anytime.
Important: The directory must first be opened
page 80.
– Press the control button for Edit.
– To change an entry, turn the rotary pushbutton to Change
entry.
– To copy an entry, turn the rotary pushbutton to Copy
entry. The copied entry will be appended with (Copy).
– Press the rotary pushbutton. A list of entries will appear
in the MMI display.
– To select an entry from the list turn the rotary pushbutton
to mark the entry and press to confirm, or
– To find an entry, turn the rotary pushbutton to Find entry
and press to confirm. The speller will now appear on the
MMI display
page 43. You can use it to search for a
specific entry
page 82.