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Listening to the radio
Introduction
The radio has four wavebands: FM, MW, LW and DAB* (digital radio).
The stations which are currently within reception range are
displayed in a station list and can be selected. Of course you can
tune the radio to the next available station or scan all stations via
the MMI control console. You can store your favourite stations in
any order on a memory list.
FM (very high frequency)
The FM station list (max. 30 stations) is updated automatically. You
can set the station list to display the five radio stations that you listen to most frequently at the top of the station list. Other available
stations will appear further down the list
fig. 43.
Radio stations that appear in grey lettering cannot be selected as
they are not within reception range.
Medium and long wave (MW/LW band)
The MW and LW station lists (max. 30 stations) must be updated
manually
page 54, fig. 46.
When you leave the range of reception the stations in the station
lists will still be displayed, but the reception will be poor.
Digital radio* (DAB frequency)
If you are listening to “Digital Audio Broadcasting”* the station list
shows so-called ensembles. Ensembles cover a specific area (e.g. a
city or region) and comprise various radio stations. The frequency
range can be restricted to regional ensembles
page 62.
The station list (max. 60 stations) must be updated manually. This
may take some time.
If you leave the range of reception, ensembles or radio stations
which can no longer be received are marked with the symbol

fig. 44. The symbol disappears as soon as the ensemble or radio
station can be received again.
If the MMI has been switched off for more than ten minutes (ignition
key removed), the last five ensembles that you listened to will auto-
matically be checked for reception when the MMI is switched back
on. Any ensembles that are no longer available will not appear in the
station list.
Fig. 43 FM station list
Fig. 44 DAB station list
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Activating radio mode
Important: The MMI system must be switched on

page 40.
– Press the function selector button marked . The
Last stations menu
fig. 45, the station list or the radio
menu that was last activated will appear on the MMI
display.
The menu that was active when you were last listening to the radio
will appear on the MMI display. Call up the Station list menu by
pressing the function selector button again (while in radio
mode). If the option Last stations is activated
page 60, the five
stations that you listen to most frequently will be displayed in the FM station list. Other available stations will appear further down the
list.
Setting the waveband
The MMI system has four wavebands: FM (very high
frequency), medium wave (MW), long wave (LW) and
digital radio*.
Important: Radio mode must be activated
page 54.
– Press the control button for Waveband.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to mark the waveband you
wish to select.
– Press the rotary pushbutton to select the waveband. The
current waveband will then appear in the heading of the
MMI display.
Note
The waveband can be set just as easily on the multi-function
steering wheel
page 129.
Fig. 45 Last stations
on FM station list
displaying radio
stations
Fig. 46 Station list for
MW frequency band
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Selecting a station from the station
list
The station lists show the available stations on the wave-
band currently set.
Important: The system must be set to the desired waveband

page 54 and the available radio stations must be listed in
the MMI display
page 54.
FM band
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to mark the station you wish
to select.– Press the rotary pushbutton to select the station.
MW / LW band
– To update the station list, turn the rotary pushbutton to
Update station list
page 54, fig. 46 and press the
rotary pushbutton.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to mark the station you wish
to select.
– Press the rotary pushbutton to select the station.
DAB* band (digital radio)
– To update the station list, turn the rotary pushbutton to
Update station list
page 53, fig. 44 and press the
rotary pushbutton.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to select an ensemble and
press the rotary pushbutton. The radio stations of the
selected ensemble will be displayed.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to mark the station you wish
to select.
– Press the rotary pushbutton to select the station.
Available secondary services* (additional services provided by DAB
radio stations, e.g. traffic reports) are marked with an arrow

fig. 49. By selecting the radio station providing secondary serv-
ices again, the available secondary services will appear in the MMI
display.
Note
Did you know that you can also operate this function with the multi-
function steering wheel
page 130?
Fig. 48 Station list for
FM waveband
Fig. 49 Secondary
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– Press the rotary pushbutton again to stop the SCAN func-
tion. The system will select the station currently
playing.
Storing stations
The memory list can contain up to 25 stations from all
wavebands.
Important: You must first select a TV channel
page 56.Using the rotary pushbutton
– Press and hold the rotary pushbutton until the station
appears in a free position on the memory list.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton clockwise or anti-clockwise to
change the position on the memory list.
– To store the station to the position on the memory list,
press the rotary pushbutton.
Using the Memory control button
– Press the Memory control button.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton and select Store station name

fig. 53.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. The selected channel will
appear in a free position on the memory list.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton clockwise or anti-clockwise to
change the position on the memory list.
– To store the station to the position on the memory list,
press the rotary pushbutton.
Using the Tuning control button
– Press the control button for Tuning.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to STORE
fig. 52.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. The selected channel will
appear in a free position on the memory list.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton clockwise or anti-clockwise to
change the position on the memory list.
– To store the station to the position on the memory list,
press the rotary pushbutton.
Fig. 52 Storing a
station
Fig. 53 Storing a
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Note
You can delete only one or all stations from the memory list

page 61.
Selecting a stored station
Important: A station must be stored in the memory list

page 57.
– Press the Memory control button. The memory list will be
displayed.
– To select a station from the memory list, turn the rotary
pushbutton to the station.
– Press the rotary pushbutton. The system will tune to the
station.
Note
Why don't you try selecting a stored radio station using the multi-
function steering wheel
page 130?
Moving a stored station
Important: A station must be stored in the memory list

page 57.
– Press the Memory control button. The memory list will be
displayed.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Move station name and
press to confirm.– Turn the rotary pushbutton clockwise or anti-clockwise to
change the position on the memory list.
– To store the station to the position on the memory list,
press the rotary pushbutton.
Other settings
Traffic Programme
– Select: Function selector button > function
selector button > Tr a f f i c p r o g r a m m e.
The Traffic Programme function will interrupt the current broadcast
or playback with the traffic reports of an FM station if:
•You have tuned to an FM station that does not broadcast any
traffic reports.
•You have tuned to an MW, LW or DAB* station.
•You have selected another audio source (e.g. CD) or navigation*
mode.
The display of the TP symbol in the heading
page 42, fig. 31 of the
display shows you whether the Traffic Programme is activated and
traffic reports will cut in:
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Listening to the radio59
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the MMI has been switched off. The recorded reports can be called
up via the TP memo function
page 121. Use the options Timer 1
and Timer 2 to set specific times at which you want to record traffic
reports
page 123.
Regional station function
Important: The radio must be set to the FM waveband

page 54.
– Select: Function selector button > function
selector button > Regional stations.
Some FM stations split up their transmission and provide different
regions with regional programmes with differing content.
Regional station function on
All regional stations can be received.Regional station function off
Only the regional station with the strongest reception can be
received.
Station reception
Important: The radio must be set to the FM, MW or LW wave-
band
page 54.
– Select: Function selector button > function
selector button > Station reception.
Station reception - local
The automatic search function (in FM, MW and LW waveband) will
only stop at stations/frequencies with a strong reception signal.
Station reception - distant
The automatic search function (in FM, MW and LW waveband) will
also stop at stations/frequencies with a weaker reception signal.
Station names
Important: The radio must be set to the FM waveband

page 54.
– Select: Function selector button > function
selector button > Station names.
Station names - scrolling
Scroll texts transmitted by FM stations will appear in the MMI
display.
Station names - fixed
Scroll texts transmitted by FM stations will not appear in the MMI
display. The current scroll text in the display will freeze.
TP symbolFunction
Filled inThe Traffic Programme function is activated.
Traffic news stations can be received and traffic
reports will cut in.
Not filled inThe Traffic Programme function has been
switched off. Traffic news stations can be
received, but no traffic reports will cut in.
Crossed outThe Traffic Programme function is activated. No
traffic news station can be received. No traffic
reports will cut in.
Not displayedThe Traffic Programme function has been
switched off. No traffic news station can be
received.
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Deleting last stations
Important: The radio must be set to the FM waveband

page 54.
– Select: Function selector button > function
selector button > Delete last stations.
Use this function to delete your favourite FM stations, which are
listed in the first five positions of the station list
page 54, fig. 45.
A new list of favourite stations will be compiled automatically.
Note
You can turn the display of your favourite FM stations on and off

page 60.
Deleting stored stations
Important: A station must be stored in the memory list

page 57.
– Select: Function selector button > function
selector button > Delete stored stations > Delete
individually or Delete all entries.
Delete individually
Select Delete individually and then select the station you would like
to delete by turning and pressing the rotary pushbutton.
Delete all entries
Select Delete all entries by turning and pressing the rotary
pushbutton.
Applies to vehicles: with digital radio (DAB)
Displaying radio texts
Important: The radio must be set to the DAB waveband

page 54.
– Select: Function selector button > control button
Tu n e > TEXT.
Radio texts are additional pieces of information that are broadcast
by some radio stations (e.g. station name, artist or track).
Applies to vehicles: with digital radio (DAB)
Displaying data services
Important: The radio must be set to the DAB waveband

page 54.
– Select: Function selector button > control button
Tuning > INFO.
Some stations also use data services to broadcast images.
Applies to vehicles: with digital radio (DAB)
Service Following
Important: The radio must be set to the DAB waveband

page 54.
– Select: Function selector button > function
selector button > Service Following.
Service Following on
The activated Service Following function tries to retain the current
radio station even if you leave its transmission area. While the auto-
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Playing media
Introduction
Your MMI system also disposes of a CD function which does not
differ at all from that of a normal CD changer. Insert an audio CD or
MP3/ WMA CD into the CD changer
page 12. You can then select
individual tracks directly, shuffle the CD tracks in random order or
play each track for just a few seconds. In addition, you can connect
a portable player (e.g. an iPod or a USB memory device) to the Audi
music interface and operate it via the MMI control console.
Activating media
Important: The MMI system must be switched on and a CD
must be inserted into the CD changer
page 12, or a port-
able player must be connected to the Audi music inter-
face*
8)
page 15.Audio source: CD
– Press the function selector button marked . The
inserted CD will then be played.
– If the list of CD tracks
page 65, fig. 57 does not appear
on the MMI display, press the control button for Source

fig. 54.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to CD
fig. 54.
– Press the rotary pushbutton to select CD as the source.
The inserted CD will then be played.
Audio source: Audi music interface*
– Press the function selector button marked . The
tracks on the connected portable player will be played.
– If the list of tracks on a connected portable player

page 64, fig. 56 does not appear on the MMI display,
press the control button for Source.
– Turn the rotary pushbutton to Audi music interface

fig. 54.
– To select Audi music interface as the source, press the
rotary pushbutton. The tracks on the connected portable
player will be played.
Note
The playback will be interrupted by traffic announcements if the
Traffic Programme function is active
page 58.
8)Still under development at the time of printing.
Fig. 54 List of possible
audio/video sources
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