
Multi Media Interface
Using the DVD main menu
Requirement: a DVD must be p lay ing
r::!> page 230.
- Sel ecting a menu item : move the control knob
with joystick f unc tion up or down or to the left
o r r ight .
-Confirming a sele ction : press the contro l knob.
Opening the selection /options menu w ith
the control knob
Applies to: ve hicles with joystick function
App lies to: MMI control panel wit h contro l knob and joy
stic k fu nction
F ig . 17 1 Open ing t he select io n/opt ions men u w it h the
con trol kno b
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Requirement : the se lection menu symbol 3 must
be displayed in the Infota inment system display
~ fig. 171 .
Opening /closing the selection menu : push the
contro l knob to the left
r::!> fig. 171 to open these
l ection menu . Then you can select and confirm a
funct io n using the contro l knob .
Press the
I BACK I button 0 ~ page 158 , fig. 160
to return to the function one leve l up.
Opening /closing the option s menu : push the
c on tro l knob to the righ t
r::!> fig. 171 to open the
opt ions men u. T hen yo u can select and confirm a
funct ion using the control knob.
P ress the
I BACK ! button 0 ~ page 158, fig . 160
to return to the fun ction one leve l up.

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Letter/number speller
Fig. 172 Diagram : letter/ num be r spelle r
You can enter letters, numbers and symbols in
the MM I using the letter/number speller. This
option is available when the input field@is ac
tive
¢ fig . 172 .
-Opening/closing the letter/number speller:
move the con trol knob up/down when the input
field is active .
Or: select the right control but
ton
> Open speller/Close speller .
- Entering characters:
turn the con trol knob with
the character selection
@ ¢fig . 172 to the de
s ired symbol. Press the control knob to confirm
the character . Your input is displayed in the in
put field
@ . Once you have entered all of the
characters, select and confirm the button
(D to
go to the resu lts list .
Or: push the control knob
down.
- Entering accented characters (such as a, ~. ii,
o)*: turn the control knob with the character
selection @¢ fig. 172 to a character . To open
the selected accented characters, press and
hold the control knob . Turn the control knob
with the character
s election @o fig. 172 to an
accented character . Press the control knob to
insert the accented character . To close the ac
cented characters without se lecting a charac
ter, press and hold the cont rol knob aga in.
Or:
select and confirm la ou I 0 ¢ fig . 172. Select
and confirm an accented character.
-Deleting characters : turn the control knob w ith
the selection arrow to
(19@) o fig. 172 and
Multi Media Interface
press the control knob . To delete all characters
in the input field, press and hold the control
knob on
(19 until all characters in the input field
are deleted .
-Entering special characters : select and con
firm
! !&? l@ ofig . 172, laoGl (z) orl 12 3 1@ . Se
lect a nd confirm the desired specia l character
(for example, a hyphen or period) with the
number spe ller.
- Input assistance : in some cases such as in navi
gation*, there is a word suggestion* @
ofig. 172 based on available entries while you
are entering data . Yo u can select this sugges
tion by pushing the control knob upward .
-Results list : in some cases, such as in the direc
tory, the system sw itches automatically to the
results list based on available entries @
ofig. 172. Se lect and confirm a suggestion
from the list .
Requirement: the input
f ield @¢ fig. 172 must
be active.
- Switching between speller and MMI touch*:
the handwriting recognit ion for the MMI touch
cont rol pad* is activated automatically . Simply
start writing.
Overview of symbols in the speller
The symbols in the letter/number speller are ex-
plained in the follow ing table:
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Symbol /Description Description
(D IL IST lorB Switches to the results list.
@ Input field Displays the current input.
® Results lis t Displays a
list with suggestions based on the letters already en-
tered.
@)
+
Switches from lower case to upper case letters or from upper case
to lower case letters.
® E
Opens additional speller options, for example Close speller and
Clear input field
® 11
& 71 Character sets and specia
l characters
0 laoul Displays accented characters (such as a,~' fi, o).
Switches from letter to number input or from number to letter in-
® 1 1231/ IABC I
put.
® Adds a space in the input field . ..........
@ Character selection Highlights the selected character.
@ ..
Inserts the suggested word* when you pus h the contro l knob up .
@ <&] Deletes the character to the left of the cursor .
(D Tips
Opening free text search
Accented characters are not available for ev
ery letter.
.,. Select: IMENUI button> desired menu item
(such as Telephone ).
.,. Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the
free text search input fie ld (D ¢ fig. 173
appears . Or: push the control knob up to open
the input field
(D.
Free text search
App lies to: veh icles with free text search
Using the free text search, you can select the or
der that the search terms are entered in the in
put field .
Fig . 173 Diagram: free text search on telep hone
Free text search is avai lab le in the Vehicle*, Ra
dio *, Media* , Telephone* , Navigation*
and Audi
connect*
menus .
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The handwr it ing recognition for the MMI touch
control pad* is automatically activated . S imply
start writing.
Free text search for an entry
.,. Enter one or more search terms in any order in
to the input field. The ind iv idual search terms
must be separated by spaces when entering.
An input suggestion to complete the entry* ®
¢ fig. 173 is shown depending on the input. Ad
dit ional entries that co nta in the entered search
te rm are listed I n the results list@.
If the desired term is still not displayed, enter
additional letters until it is displayed .

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It is often enough ju st to enter the first letters of
the search term in order for it to display in the
re
sults list . For examp le, in the Tele phon e* menu,
write the initials of the contact being searched
separated by a space.
Sele cting an entry from the re su lts li st
Requireme nt: at least one entry mus t be dis
played in the results
list @c::> fig. 173.
• MMI tou ch input* : turn the control knob to the
r ight. Select a nd confi rm an entry from the list.
Sel ecting the input suggest ion to comp lete
th e entry •
Sp eller input : select and co nfirm I L IST !©
c::> page 165, fig . 172. Or: push the control knob
down. Select and confirm an entry from the
Requirement : an input suggestion to complete
the
entry* ®¢ fig. 173 must be disp layed. list
.
• MMI touch input *: press the control knob .
Menus and Symbols
Fig. 174 D iagram: menus and symbols
Sy mbol /Description Description
© Selected text Selected function
@ TMC TMC/online traffic information reception c::> page 214
Displays information about the media source that is current ly se-
Entertainment sliding lected or a situat
ion (such as an incoming ca ll) . Depend ing on veh i-
® cle equipment, operat io n m igh t also be possib le using the open en-menu
tertainment sliding menu (such as select ing a radio station o r ac-
cepting a ca ll) c::> page 163 .
@
Jukebox* importing proc-
Copy audio/v ideo fi les to the Jukebox
c::> page 224 ess
® Repeat track The track currently playing is repeated.¢ page 233
® Shuffle All files on the play
list are played in random o rder
c::> page 233,
Shuffl e
0 Arrow Access
information by pressing the control knob when the selected
text is active
®
Telephone signa l
Telephone s ignal strength
strength bars
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Symbol /Description Descr iption
®
Exclamation point on the
Indicates missed calls
telephone
Data connection signal Reception strength of the active data connection or
@ PIN
: Enter P IN (SIM)
strength bars*
PUK: enter the PUK
Network coverage for the active data connection
c:::> page 195
@ 2G/3G/LTE* 2G : GSM network
3G : UMTS netwo rk
L TE *: L TE netwo rk
@ Mute The audio source is. muted ¢ page 245
@ Roaming Outside the the mob
ile network fo r the connected cell phone or the
inserted SIM card
@ Importing process Import/update the contacts in the directory or the call lists
@ Options menu* Select and confirm context-dependent functions as
well as settings
within a menu item
@ Bluetooth* Bluetooth device connected c:::> page 225 or¢ page 177
@ Scroll bars Indicates
a long list.
Move within lists by turning the control knob.
@ Input field Informat
ion that can be changed us ing the le tter/numbe r speller c:::>page 165 or the MMI touch* ¢ page 161.
@ MMI touch* Operation using the MMI touch control pad is possible
@ Knob Setting for the selected funct ion by t urning the control knob
@ Check boxes You
can switch certain functions on~ or offO by pressing the con-
trol knob .
@ Selection list Settings
for the selected function that are accessed by pressing the
control knob
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Voice recognition system
Voice recognition system Operating
Applies to: vehicles with vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Requirements: the ignition and the MM I must be
sw itched
on~ page 158, the re must not be any
phone call in progress and the parking system
m ust not be active.
.. Switching on : press the~ button @
¢ page 15, fig. 11 or@ ~ page 16, fig . 13
briefly on the multifunct ion steer ing whee l and
say the desired command after the
Beep.
.. Switching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or : press the l2l butto n.
.,. Pausing : say the command Pause. To resume,
press
the~ button.
.,. Corre cting : say the command Correction .
Input assistance
The system guides you through the input with
visua l and audio feedback.
- Visual input as sistance : after switching on
vo ice recognit ion, a display with a selection of
poss ible commands appears. This command
display can be sw itched on or off . Se lect:
IMENU I button> Settings > left control button
> MMI settings > Speech dialog sy stem .
- Audio input as sis tance :
to have the poss ible
commands read, turn the voice recognition sys
tem on and say
Help .
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and distinct ly at a normal volume.
Speak louder when driving faster.
Emphasize the words in the commands even ly
and do not leave long pauses.
Close the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
reduce background noise. Make sure th at passen
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command.
D o not direct the air vents toward the hands-free
microphone, whic h is on the roof head liner near
the front interior lights.
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Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be
cause the hands-free microphone is directed to
ward that seat.
Additional sett ings
Refer to~ page 246.
_&. WARNING
- Direct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility fo r
safety in t raffic. Only use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com
plete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
-
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies because your voice may change
in stressful s ituations.
It may take longer to
dial the numbe r or the system may not be
ab le to dia l it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually .
(D Tips
- The d ia log pauses when the re is an incom
ing phone call a nd will continue i f you ig
nore the cal l. The dia log ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- There are no vo ice gu idance* prompts when
a dialog is act ive.
- You can select an item in the list using ei
ther the vo ice recognit ion system or the
cont rol knob.
Command overview
information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
The following overv iews des cribe the commands
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
vo ice recog nit ion system.
Alte rnative commands are separated using a"/",
for example say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of com mands used to perform an a c
tion are iden tified w ith a
">", fo r example say:
Ente r addre ss > (then) Enter country /state. IJ,,

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Voice recognition system
The majority shown are main commands. This
system also recognizes synonyms in certain cas-es
. For a Bu sine ss addre ss, you can a lso say bu si
ness , work , office or at the office .
Commands
Global commands
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
You can a lways use the global commands, re
ga rdless of the me nu selected .
Function Say:
Open ing a menu Tel ephon e/ Directory / Navigation / Radio / Medi a/ Audi con ·
n ec t*
I Car I Tone
Hav ing the possible commands Help / Help s peech dialog s ystem / Help Telephone /
read aloud Help Na vigat ion / Help Map / Help Radio / Help Med ia / He lp
Aud i connect *
Telephone fu nctions Call (XV ), for example, Call "John Smith" /
Enter numbe r/ Redial / Di rectory
I Read out new te xt me s-
s age
I Read out new e -mail
Navigation funct ions* Driv e me to (XV ) or Navigate to (XV ), for example Navigate to
"John Smith" /
Enter addre ss/ Cancel r oute guidance / Map / Online de stin a·
tion s*
I Online destinat ion (X V)*
Access ing favorites Favorit es > follow the system prompts
Selecting an entry from a list Line (XV)
Scrolling through a list N ex t page I Pre viou s page
Correcting the command given Correction
Switching the vo ice recogn it io n sys-Canc el
tern off
Telephone
Applies to: veh icles with vo ice recognition system and telephone
Req uirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI ¢
page 177 and the Telephone menu
must be open ¢
table on page 171.
You can say the following commands depending
on the selected menu item :
Function
Say:
Calling a contact from the directory Call (X V ), for example Call "John Smith "
Selecting a specific contact number Call (XV) bu sines s/ private / land line / cell phone ,
for example Call "John Smith " privat e
Selecting a phone number with an Call/ Call wo rk / Call private / Call land l ine / Call cell phone
address card open wo rk
Calling a contact from yo ur favor -Teleph one fav orite s > a~er being prompted, say the desired
ites list contact > Dial
Displaying the call list Call list
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Voice recognition system
Messages (Audi connect (Infotainment))
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement: a cell phone with an active MAP
(Message Access Profile) must be connected to
the MMI
¢page 182.
Function Say:
Text ed iting commands Read out / Add / Delete / Record everything again / Replace
with (XV) / Add recipient / Send
Reading out a new message Read out new text message / Read out new e-mail
Reading a message Read out text message / Read out e-mail
Replying to the open text message Reply
Forwarding the open text message Forward > Add recipient/ Insert template/ Send
Correcting data input No I meant (XV)
(D Tips
-For more information on supported cell
phones, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Service Facility.
-Always read the chapter¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa
tion .
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system and navigation system
Requirement: the Navigation menu must be
open
¢ table on page 171.
You can say the following commands for entering
a destination depending on the selected menu
item :
Function
Say:
Opening the list of previous naviga-Last destinations
tion destinations
Accessing favorites
Navigation favorites
Selecting the home address Home address or Drive home
Ent ering an address with guidance Enter address > follow the system prompts
from the system
Individual commands for entering a
Enter country/state / Enter city/ Enter ZIP code / Enter
destination street/ Enter house number
Making a correction while entering a Correction
destination
Navigating to a contact
Drive me to (XV) or Navigate to contact , for example Drive me
to "John Smith"
Navigating to a specific address for Navigate to contact (XV) business/ private,
a contact for example "Navigate to "John Smith" private"
Navigating to favorites
Navigation favorites > Line (XV) / Line contents> Start route
guidance when prompted
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