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assist systems
racks, stickers, deposits or any other substances.
If necessary, clean the area in front of the sen
sors ¢ page 98, Fig. 103.
@j Audi side
assist: currently unavailable.
See owner's manual
The side assist is temporarily inoperative and
cannot be switched on (for instance if the battery
is not sufficiently charged).
@j Audi
side assist: fault. Please contact
workshop
The system cannot detect vehicles reliably and
will be deactivated. The sensors are out of align
ment or defective. Have the system checked by a
qualified workshop soon.
Audi drive select (vehicle
set-up functions)
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
Drive select allows you to use different set-ups
on your vehicle. The four modes efficiency*, com
fort, auto and dynamic allow the driver, for ex
ample, to change from a sporty mode to a more
comfortable one via the �.:i.l\:'I button in the centre
console or via the infotainment system. In addi
tion, the individual mode allows you to adapt the
vehicle set-up to suit your personal driving style.
For example, you might choose to combine a
more dynamic engine set-up with a lighter steer
ing response.
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
The possible vehicle set-up in each mode de
pends on which equipment is installed on your
vehicle.
Engine and automatic gearbox*
The response of the engine and automatic gear
box* to accelerator pedal movements will be
more spontaneous or balanced, depending on
which mode you select. In efficiency* mode the
automatic gearbox* selects the next gear at low
er engine speeds and the coasting mode is activa-
100 ted
¢ page 82. This helps to reduce fuel con
sumption.
Suspension control (Audi magnetic ride)*
The suspension control uses sensors to collect in
formation on steering movements, braking and
acceleration input by the driver, road surface
quality, road speed and vehicle loading. With
drive select you can choose between dynamic and
comfort-oriented suspension set-ups (dynamic
and comfort modes), or opt for a more balanced
set-up (auto mode).
Steering
The degree of power assistance can be varied.
The light, indirect steering response in comfort
mode is particularly suitable on long motorway
trips, for instance. The steering has a tighter,
more direct feel in dynamic mode.
Air conditioner*
The air conditioner runs in a particularly econom
ical mode when the efficiency* setting is selec
ted. When this function is selected, eco* is shown
in the display of the automatic air conditioner.
Cruise control system*
The acceleration response is particularly econom
ical in efficiency* mode.
Engine sound*
The sound of the engine is matched to the selec
ted mode and ranges from subdued to dynamic.
(QJ} Note
- On some models the vehicle's maximum
speed can only be obtained in the auto and
dynamic modes.
- On vehicles with manual gearbox, an E ap
pears in the gear-change indicator when ef
ficiency* mode is activated.
-Applies to vehicles with manual gearbox: If
you press the accelerator right down past
the point of resistance in efficiency* mode,
the engine power is automatically control
led to give your vehicle maximum accelera-
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On vehicles with automatic gearbox, if you
select efficiency* mode when the selector
lever is in position D, E will automatically
appear on the infotainment display.
Selecting the driving mode
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
You can choose between efficiency*, comfort, au
to, dynamic and individual.
Fig. 104 Centre console: Button for drive select
Fig. 105 Infotainment: Drive select
Configuring individual mode
Applies to: vehicles with Audi drive select
You can configure your own personal vehicle set-up .
.,. Press the button ¢page 101, Fig. 104 > indi-
vidual > right control button, or:
.,. Select the following on the infotainment sys
tem: I MENU
I button >Car> left control button
> Audi drive select > individual > right control
button.
The individual* driving mode will automatically
be activated when you have finished configuring
the settings. Driver
assist systems
.,. Press the button ¢ Fig. 104, or
.,. Select the following on the infotainment sys
tem: I MENU I button >Car> left control button
> Audi drive select .
.,. Move the cursor (red frame) to select the de-
sired setting.
You can change the mode while the vehicle is sta
tionary or moving. If traffic conditions permit,
take your foot off the accelerator briefly after you
change the mode so that the new mode is also
activated for the engine.
efficiency* -trims the vehicle to an especially
fuel-saving set-up and helps the driver adopt an
economical driving style.
comfort -alters the vehicle set-up for a more
comfortable ride.
auto -gives an overall impression of a comforta
ble but dynamic ride and is a good choice of set
up for everyday use.
dynamic -gives the vehicle a tighter set-up and is
ideal for performance driving.
individual -¢ page 101.
A WARNING
Always keep an eye on the traffic when using
the drive select controls -Risk of accident!
The equipment installed on your vehicle deter
mines which systems you can select. The follow
ing table provides an overview of the characteris-
tics. ..,.
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technology
ESC and the integrated systems cannot
compensate for the increased accident risk.
- When accelerating on a uniformly slippery
surface (for instance all four wheels on ice
or snow), press the accelerator gradually
and carefully. The driven wheels may other
wise start to spin (in spite of the integrated
control systems), which would impair the
car's stability and could lead to an accident.
@ Note
- The ABS and ASR systems can only work
properly if all four tyres have a similar de-
Switching on/off gree of
wear. Any differences in the rolling
radius of the tyres can cause the system to
reduce engine power when this is not de
sired.
- The systems can make noises when they in
tervene.
The ESC is switched on automatically when the engine is started.
the ESC is restricted or switched off, and the ve
hicle is stabilised to a greater or lesser degree.
In the following special situations, it may be ad
visable to switch on the sport mode to allow a
certain amount of wheels pin:
- Rocking the car backwards and forwards to free
it
- Driving in deep snow or on loose surfaces
- Driving with snow chains
The ESC operates in several levels. Depending on
which level is selected, the stabilising function of
Sport mode on
Cha racteris- The
stabilising function of
tics the
ESC and traction control
system (ASR) is restricted
¢ &_ .
Controls Press
the I� OFF! button
briefly.
Indicator II
lights up.
lamps
Driver mes- Stabilisation
control (ESC):
sages sport. Warning! Restricted
stability
114 ESC/ASR
off
The stabilisation function is
no longer available
¢&.
.
ESC and traction control
system (ASR) are switched
off.
Press the I� OFF! button for
longer than 3 seconds.
II and@i lt)U
* light
up.
Stabilisation control (ESC):
switched off. Warning! Re-
stricted stability Sport
mode off or ESC/ ASR
on
The stabilising function of
the ESC and traction control
system (ASR) is fully availa-
ble again.
Press the I� o FF I button
again.
II goes out, or II and
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go
out.
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tyres
Thanks to its four-wheel drive, your car will have
plenty of traction in winter conditions, even with
the standard tyres. Nevertheless, we still recom
mend that winter tyres or all-season tyres should
be fitted on all four wheels when winter road
conditions are expected, mainly because this will
give a better braking response.
Snow chains
On roads where snow chains are mandatory, this
also applies to cars with four-wheel drive
¢ page 2 5 7, Snow chains.
Replacing tyres
On vehicles with four-wheel drive, all four tyres
must have the same rolling circumference. Also
avoid using tyres with varying tread depths
¢ page 254, New wheels or tyres.
Off-roader?
Your Audi does not have enough ground clear
ance to be used as an off-road vehicle. It is there
fore best to avoid rough tracks and uneven ter
rain as much as possible.
A WARNING
- Even with four-wheel drive, you should al
ways adjust your speed to suit the condi
tions. Do not Let the extra safety provided
tempt you into taking any risks when driving
- this can cause accidents.
- The braking ability of your car is limited by
the grip of the tyres. In this respect, your
car is no different from a car without four
wheel drive. So do not be tempted to drive
too fast on icy or slippery roads just because
the car still has good acceleration in these
conditions -risk of accident!
- On wet roads bear in mind that the front
wheels may start to "aquaplane" and Lose
contact with the road if the car is driven too
fast. If this should happen, there will be no
sudden increase in engine speed to warn the
driver, as with a front-wheel drive car. So do
not drive too fast in the wet: adjust your
speed to suit the conditions (accident risk). Intelligent
technology
Rear spoiler
Applies to: vehicles with automatic rear spoiler
The automatic rear spoiler increases the car's
stability.
Fig. 122 Centre console: Button for rear spoiler
The rear spoiler can be extended or retracted
manually or automatically.
Automatic mode (normal operation)
- Automatic extension: The rear spoiler is auto
matically extended at road speeds above ap
proximately 120 km/h.
-Automatic retraction: The rear spoiler is auto
matically retracted at road speeds below ap
proximately 80 km/h.
Manual mode
- Manual extension: Briefly press the button
¢Fig. 122 to extend the rear spoiler all the way
out.
- Manual retraction: At road speeds up to about
20 km/h, press and hold the button to retract
the rear spoiler. At road speeds between
20 km/h and 120 km/h, press the button brief
ly to retract the rear spoiler all the way back.
Warning and indicator lamps
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ear
spoiler: fault. Please contact work
shop
The rear spoiler may have failed to extend due to
a malfunction. In this case, the car's handling
may be different at high speeds. Drive to a quali
fied workshop without delay (but do not exceed
140 km/h) and have the fault rectified. The col
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connect
Netwo rk search*
A List of the Wi-Fi networks available near you is
displayed.
Connection to personal hotspot1
)
The Wi-Fi hotspot of the MMI is activated. The
MMI can establish an Internet connection to a
personal Wi-Fi hotspot (e.g. smartphone). You
can search for your personal hotspot and connect
to the MMI using Network search. For more in
formation, please refer to ¢ page 161.
This mode is not available if your own SIM card is
inserted in the SIM card reader.
A WARNING
- Do not allow the features of the Wi-Fi hot
spot to distract you from watching the traf
fic -taking your eyes off the road can cause
an accident.
- Mobile devices, tablet and laptop computers
and devices of a similar weight can only be
operated safely when the vehicle is station
ary. Like any loose object, they can be cata
pulted through the vehicle in an accident
and cause serious injuries. Always make sure
that such devices are securely stowed while
you are driving.
- No Wi-Fi devices may be used in the areas
around the airbags while the vehicle is being
driven. Please also observe the safety warn
ings in the chapter on¢ page 235.
- Depending on the configuration of the Wi-Fi
device you are using (refer to the operating
manual of your Wi-Fi device for more de
tails), the SIM card of the device may be
used in certain
cases
to provide the data
connection for Internet-supported apps and
services which use the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot.
Depending on your network provider, you
may be charged for this service, especially if
you are using the system abroad. We there
fore strongly recommend that you use an
unlimited data plan. For more information,
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Not available in all markets.
166 contact
your service provider. Some exam
ple cases are described below:
- Data plan expired/used up
- Data plan not valid abroad
- SIM card in the card reader* is not a data
SIM card
- SIM card in the card reader* is defective/
not valid
- Network is switched automatically due to
a low signal strength/data rate of the Wi
Fi hotspot, the eSIM* or the SIM card in
the card reader*
- Connection to Wi-Fi hotspot interrupted
- Please note that it is your responsibility to
. take
precautions regarding data protection,
anti-virus protection and protection against
loss of data on mobile devices used to con
nect to the Internet via the Wi-Fi hotspot.
1 Note
- You might require a separate mobile phone
contract with extra costs before you can use
the Wi-Fi hotspot. For more information,
contact your service provider.
- In vehicles without Audi connect*, the Wi-Fi
hotspot can only be used for the Wi-Fi audio
player*. A data connection to the Internet
cannot be established.
- Further information can be found on the In
ternet at www.audi.com.
Configuring the data
connection
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
You must configure a data connection before you
can use Audi connect services.
� Select: I MENU
I button > right control button >
Connection manager.
� Select: right control button > Online settings >
Data connection settings.
You can select when you would Like the system to
establish an Internet connection in the Data con
nection settings menu. The online connection is �

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The map scale you have set will remain unal
tered.
Map content
The display of map content such as traffic infor
mation, favourite destinations or restaurants can
be switched on (�) and off.
Google Earth map
display
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi connect
You can have the map display satellite images
using the Google Earth map display.
Fig. 161 Google Earth map display
Fig. 162 Google Earth map display with Google Street
View
Important: The requirements for Audi connect
must be met ¢page 159.
.., Press the I NAV/MAP! button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
.., Select: right control button > Map settings >
Map display > Google Earth.
For this map display the system uses data pack
ets received on line in the form of satellite pic
tures and combines these pictures with the road
network from the Standard map display. The
MMI has a memory capacity of 2 GB for tempora
rily storing the map/navigation data received on
line (corresponds to map/navigation data for
about 4000 km of route guidance). You can also Navigation
use the loaded satellite pictures for route guid
ance without an active data connection as long as
these pictures are stored.
Google Street View
With Google Street View, you can explore many
locations all over the world virtually from the
perspective of a pedestrian. Google Street View is
available as soon as the symbol (D ¢ Fig. 161 is
shown in crosshairs mode.
To activate Google Street View: Turn the rotary
pushbutton to select a scale below 30 m.
The following options are available:
- To explore a destination step-by-step: Press
the rotary pushbutton when the symbol @
¢Fig. 162 is visible.
- To zoom in/out of the current view (up to 4x):
Turn the rotary pushbutton to the left/right
when the symbol @¢ Fig. 162 appears.
-To navigate in the street view: Move your fin
ger in the desired direction on the MMI touch
pad.
Additional informat ion
In the Map content menu¢ page 181, you can
activate the function to show additional informa
tion on the infotainment display. To show the ad
ditional information move the crosshairs onto an
item on the map and press the rotary pushbut
ton.
Note
- You can delete the data stored by the Goo
gle Earth map display by selecting Factory
settings > Navigation and online memory
¢page 213.
- Google Earth is an Audi connect service that
is updated at regular intervals when it is
called up. This can take a few seconds.
- When the Google Earth map display is
switched on and the position 30 map type is
selected, the map display automatically
switches to the position 20 map while you
are driving through a tunnel.
- For safety reasons, the Google Street View
functions cannot be used while the vehicle
is moving.
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Introduction
The MMI system includes various media drives
and provides various options for connecting devi
ces. For example, you can play audio/video* files
from the jukebox or connect a mobile device to
the Audi music interface* and operate it via the
MMI.
Notes General
Media and format limitations: The MMI system
(including the SD card reader and the connection
for the USB mass storage device*) has been tes
ted for use with many of the products and media
currently available on the market. However,
there may be some devices/media and audio/vid
eo* files that are not supported or cannot be
played, or the functionality may be limited under
certain circumstances.
Digital rights management: Please note that
copyright law applies to audio/video files.
The MMI media drives do not support ORM-pro
tected files; these files are marked with the sym
bol rn.
Data storage: Never store important data on SD
cards, the jukebox*, CDs/DVDs or mobile devices.
AUDI AG shall not accept any liability whatsoever
for the loss of files and media.
Loading times: The more files, folders or play
lists are stored on a storage device, the longer it
will take to load the audio files/video* files. We
recommend using a storage device which con
tains only audio/video* files. If you want to re
duce the time it takes to load the audio/video*
files, you can create subfolders (e.g. for an artist
or album). The loading time will be extended ad
ditionally if you are importing data.
Metadata: Metadata stored on audio files (e.g.
artists, tracks, album covers) will be displayed
� automatically
when the files are played. If this
� information is not stored on the relevant medi-
8 um,
the MMI system will use the database of
"
Vl Media
metadata from Gracenote. Nevertheless, meta
data may not be displayed in some cases.
Restricted performance: If you experience re
stricted performance, reset the Media settings
to the factory defaults ¢page 213.
If you experience restricted performance from
the Jukebox*, reset it to the factory settings
¢page 213.
For information on the characteristics of the sup
ported media and file formats, please refer to
¢page 206 onwards.
CD CAUTION
Please always observe the information ¢(Din
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 166.
CD/DVD mode
CD/DVD and format limitations: In view of the
variety of CDs/DVDs and the difference in memo
ry capacities, the functionality may be restricted
in the case of some storage devices. Under cer
tain circumstances, audio CDs/video DVDs that
are copy-protected or CDs/DVDs that do not com
ply with the standard audio format, and multi
session CDs cannot be played at all, or the func
tionality may be limited. We recommend always
finalising the burning process when creating
multisession CDs. Multisession is not supported
for DVDs.
Handling CDs/DVDs, the CD drive or the DVD
drive: To ensure perfect, high-quality playback
and avoid scanning errors or damage to the me
dia drive, always store CDs/DVDs in a suitable
case and do not expose them to direct sunlight.
Do not use:
- Damaged, dirty or scratched CDs/DVDs
- Single CDs/DVDs (diameter 8 cm)
- Non-circular CDs/DVDs (shape CDs)
- CDs/DVDs with stickers
- Protective rings
- Cleaning discs
Thermal cut-out: In the case of unusually hot or
cold outside temperatures, it is possible that CD/
DVD playback will temporarily not be possible. A
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spoken: The reminder signal is spoken by the
system.
Reminder signal volume: You can adjust the vol
ume of the reminder signal by turning the rotary
pushbutton.
Switch off pop-up: This function is switched off
at the factory. When this function is switched on
� , the messages about the charging status of
the mobile phone in the Audi phone box* on the
infotainment display will not appear. The re
minder not to forget the mobile phone when
leaving the vehicle will also be switched off.
Usage tips
Your MMI displays usage tips when this function
is switched on�
. They will appear less often as
time goes by. You can switch the usage tips off at
any time.
Speech dialogue system
Applies to: vehicles with speech dialogue system
Command display: The MMI displays possible
voice commands in the corresponding menu
when this function is switched on�
. You can
switch this function off at any time.
Short dialogue: When this function is switched
on �
, the spoken cues are shortened. You can
switch this function off at any time.
Speech dialogue system volume: You can adjust
the volume of the spoken cues by turning the ro
tary pushbutton.
Individual speech training (only possible when
the vehicle is stationary): You can use the individ
ual speech training to adapt the speech dialogue
system to your voice or pronunciation so that the
speech dialogue system can then better recog
nise what you are saying. The individual speech
training prompts you to repeat 20 spoken phra
ses that consist of certain commands and blocks
of digits. If you would like to delete the stored
speech training setup, you can use the function
Reset individual speech training.
Factory settings
You can reset the following functions to the fac
tory settings: System
settings
- Sound settings
- Radio
- Media settings
-Jukebox*
- Directory*
- Telephone*
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi*
- Navigation settings*
- Navigation and online memory*
- Speech dialogue system*
- Message settings*
-Apps*
- Usage tips
-Audi connect*
You can select the desired options individually or
mark Select all entries. Select and confirm Re
store factory settings.
ijj) Note
- Please note that not only settings will be
deleted when you do this; saved data may
also be erased.
- If you set Navigation and on line memory*
or Audi connect* to the factory settings, the
system will restart after approx. 20 sec
onds. During the restart, the infotainment
display
will
be black for a few minutes.
- Please note that the speech dialogue sys
tem* is not available as a factory option for
Cabriolet models without a seat belt micro
phone.
Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your connected devices and their connection
status.
.., Select: I MENU I button > Settings > left control
button > MMI settings > Connection manager.
.., Select and confirm a menu option.
If a mobile device has already been connected
and you then select and confirm the correspond
ing menu item, the device's name and connection
mode is displayed under this menu item.
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