General system operation 20Home functionIf you activate the function button within a main function, the
system will automatically jump to the main menu of that main func-
tion.
In Navigation “Home function” depends on the route guidance
selected: If you have activated route guidance with stopovers, you
go to the menu for route planning by pressing the function button
again
page 139, fig.146. If you have activated route guidance
without stopovers
page 139, y o u g o t o t h e m a i n n a v i g a t i o n m e n u
(singe destination mode) by pressing the function button again.
History function
The system recalls the previous settings.When a function button is pressed, the system will switch to the
most recently accessed menu level for the specific main function.
This includes any sublevels that were opened. This excludes Setup
menus.
The history memory is erased when the system moves into standby
mode.
An example: You are currently on the Tuning radio menu and switch
to the navigation menu by pushing the button. If you press
the button at this time, you will not jump to the main radio
menu, but directly to the Tuning radio menu.
Start Navigation System ResetThe following process will restart your Audi Navigation
System and will allow complete functionality sytem to be
restored.
– Press the ON/OFF knob to switch the Navigation System
off.
– Press and hold the ON/OFF knob until the display reap-
pears and turns black.
– Release the ON/OFF knob as soon as the display has
turned black. A f t e r a f e w s e c o n d s , t h e N a v i g a t i o n S y s t e m
begins its restart, or you can switch it on manually
page 11.
NAV
FM
AM
Fig. 15 Navigation
System ON/OFF knob
General system operation 24You can perform the following functions with this
multi-function steering wheel:
The menu thumbwheel functions apply to the equipment which is
active at the time.
If you roll the left menu thumbwheel past several detents in CD
operation, several tracks are jumped.Button
Function
description
Operating
mode
Application
Roll the left
menu thumb-
wheel
up/down
Radio
Select the previ-
ous/next station on the
radio station list
a).
CD or MP3
Select the previ-
ous/next track for the
audio source you are
listening to.
First press on
left menu
thumbwheel
Radio
Start station frequency
scan forward
Second press
on left menu
thumbwheel
Radio
Stop station fre-
quency scan
Pres s and h old
left menu
thumbwheel
CD or MP3
Fast forward
button not applicable.
AAAAAAAB
MODE
Talk Button ( ) not applicable.Roll right
menu thumb-
wheel up
or down
Radio, CD or
MP3
Increase or reduce vol-
ume
Press the right
thumbwheel
Radio, CD or
MP3
Repeat the last naviga-
tion* announcement
with active route guid-
ance
a)If the radio memory list is shown in the Navigation System display, a radio
station can be selected from the list using the left menu thumbwheel.Button
Function
description
Operating
mode
Application
AC
AD
AD
Drives43
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
CD changerApplies to vehicles: with Audi cd changerLoading your CDs into the CD changerLoading just one CD
– Press the button . As soon as the CD changer
is ready for you to load a CD, the red LEDs on the inside
sides of the CD tray (not shown in the illustration)
start to blink.
– Insert the CD (printed side up and straight) into the CD
tray . The CD automatically loads into the next free slot
in the CD changer. The LED in the button will stop
blinking.Loading all CDs
– Press and hold the button for longer than 2
seconds.
– Wait until the red LEDs on the inside sides of the CD tray
(not shown in the illustration) start to blink.
– Now insert your other CDs (printed side up and straight)
o n e a t a t i m e i n t o t h e C D t r a y . Th e L E D s i n e a ch b u t t o n
will stop blinking once a CD has been loaded into the
slot.
Loading the CD into a specific empty slot
– Press the button . The LED in the button of
any empty slot will start to blink.
– If you want to load a CD into a specific slot, you can also
p r e s s a b u t t o n , w h e r e t h e L E D i s not lit a n d i n s e r t y o u r
CD.
– Wait until the red LEDs on the inside sides of the CD tray
(not shown in the illustration) start to blink.
– Now insert your CDs (printed side up and straight) into
the CD tray .
Loading the CD into a specific slot
– Press the button . The LEDs in the buttons
for the slots that already have CDs loaded blink.
– If you press an illuminated button that is not blinking
then that CD will be ejected.
– Remove the ejected CD from the CD tray .
Fig. 42 Audi cd
changer: Loading CDs
LOA D
A2
A;
A;
A3
LOA D
A2
A1
A;
A3
LOA D
A2
A
A3
A1
A;LOA D
A2
A A3
A1
RADIO 62Sound control buttonSound settingsStarting on
page 92, you can read how to select the sound
settings for the radio function.
Tuning control buttonManual station selection
With the manual settings option, even weak stations
can be set and saved.Fig. 59 Radio: Manual tuning (forward)
–Press the Tuning control button in the FM/AM radio
menu.
– Select >> (“Tune up”) fig.59 or << (“Tune down”) in the
Display by rotating the control knob.
– Press the control knob to set the desired station
frequency.Briefly pressing the control knob will change the frequency in small
steps. If you hold the control knob down, the frequency changes
more rapidly. When you release the control knob, the frequency
adjustment stops.
W h e n y o u h a v e s e l e c t e d a r a d i o s t a t i o n m a n u a l l y, y o u a r e s h o w n t h e
station even after switching to the main Radio menu.
If you have selected a weak station in the FM band, it does not
continue to appear on the station list as a selection after changing
radio stations.
The control wheel functions always refer to the frequency band that
is currently set.
CD/SD83
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
Main MP3 menuSelecting a MP3 track
The list of tracks on the activated, readable storage
medium inserted are displayed in the main MP3 menu.Fig. 84 MP3: List of tracks (main menu)–Press the Source control button from a CD/SD menu.
–Select MP3 page 77.
– In the main MP3 menu fig.84, select the desired track
on the active MP3 data carrier with the control knob.The playing time of the track will be displayed after the track name.You can select an MP3 data carrier using the MP3 list control button
page 84.Tips
I f yo u o p e n t h e d i s p l a y, M P3 p l a y b a ck o f t h e a c t i v e d a t a c a rr i e r is
stopped.
The MP3 player can also stop when playing back individual MP3
tracks from a data carrier if they cannot be read. In this case, select
another readable MP3 track on this data carrier and playback
continues.
Because there are different methods of generating MP3 files, it
is possible that MP3 files cannot be played or information cannot be
read. You can find additional hints starting on
page 37.
CD/SD87
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
– By rotating and pressing the control knob, select NAME
(“Details”) to open more detailed information about the
current track page 86, fig.89.If information about the current track, performer, album, year of
issue, specific comments and the category has been stored in the
MP3 file, you can bring up this information using NAME (“Details”).
Tips
Because there are different methods of generating MP3 files, it is
possible that MP3 files cannot be played or information cannot be
read. You can find additional hints starting on
page 37.
Scan MP3 track (SCAN)Fig. 90 MP3: Scanning tracks on a MP3
–Press the MP3 ctrl control button in the MP3 menu.
– By rotating and pressing the control knob, select SCAN
fig.90.Pressing the control knob activates automatic track scan. Each track
on the MP3 data carrier will be played for a few seconds.
When the button is pressed again, the scanning stops and the title
currently being played will continue to play.
Tips
Because there are different methods of generating MP3 files, it is
possible that MP3 files cannot be played or information cannot be
read. You can find additional hints starting on
page 37.
Navigation (NAV)121
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
Entering Route plan (Route with stopover)
Up to three stopovers and a final destination can be set
in the Route plan.Fig. 125 Navigation: Route plan– Press the function button page 16.
– Press the control button with the Route function and
confirm the Route with stopovers function to switch to
Route plan fig.125.
–Select Destin. to enter the final destination.
–Select Region as applicable page 118.
–Select City and enter the city using the speller, or
– In the speller display, select LIST and select the city from
the list.– Select Select city center to navigate to the center of the
selected locality, or
– Select Input street name, Special destination in city or
Destination input on map to set more detailed destina-
tion criteria.
– Enter stopovers by means of Add stopover 1, Add
stopover 2 or Add stopover 3.
– Select Start route guidance page 129.
After you have started route guidance, the calculated route plan
with all the various information is initially shown as an overview on
the map. Confirm route guidance by pressing the control knob. You
can find additional information about the route plan starting on page 132.
Switch from the letter speller to the number speller to enter a city
with special characters (e.g. hyphen, apostrophe or period) page 125.
Selection “Select city center”
The Navigation System calculates route guidance to the center of
the city entered.
Selection “Input street name”
B y i n p u t t i n g t h e s t r e e t i n a c i t y, y o u c a n s p e c i f y t h e d e s t i n a t i o n m o r e
precisely.
After selecting the street, you can set more detailed destination
criteria by entering an Intersection or a Street number
page 128.
NAV
Navigation (NAV)129
General operation
RADIO, CD
NAME, TEL
NAV, INFO
CAR, SETUP
– Confirm by rotating and pressing the control knob the
third map menu item (destination flag) page 128,
fig.133.
–Select Set as destination page 128, fig.134.
– Geben Sie ggf. Enter stopovers for route guidance with
stopovers page 139.
–Select Start route guidance page 129.If you enter a city in the destination input menu first, before you
press the control button with the Map function, the system jumps
to the center of the city entered on the map display.
Selection “Detail info”
If additional detailed information is available for the selected point
on the map, you can display it by selecting the Detail info function.
If the Detail info function is greyed out, no details are available on
the navigation DVD.
Selection “Set as stopover”
When you have activated Route with stopover, you can also select
the stopovers from the map.
If you have not activated Route with stopover, this function cannot
be selected (greyed out).
Selection “Save to directory”
The selected map position can also be imported into the directory.
You can assign this position to an existing directory entry or open a
new entry. With a new entry, first input a name using the speller.
Then you can input additional data on the entry. If you activate
Display as top destination, this entry is displayed in the destination
input menu
page 117, fig.121
page 133.
Tips
Th e d e s t i n a t i o n e n t r y f r o m t h e m a p i s a l s o a v a i l a b l e t o y o u i n t h e
city submenu and street submenu.
Yo u c a n a l s o s e t a m a p p o i n t w h i c h i s not l o c a t e d o n a s t r e e t ( e .g .
by means of the geo-coordinates) using the crosshairs. In this case,
the system tries to navigate as close as possible to this destination
using digitized streets.
Start route guidanceFig. 135 Navigation: Start route guidance– Enter all the necessary information for route guidance.
You can use the different options that have been
described page 117.