Audi connect (Infotainm ent )
(D Tips
-For the m ap update Audi connect Infotain
ment service via SD card, check the current
software vers ion in your vehicle and then
check
m y.audi usa .com to see if a newer ver
sion is available . You can also have the new
navigation data installed by an Audi dealer,
which can be done for an additional charge .
- You can find add itional information about
the
map update online at
www. audiu sa .com /m yaudi .
Audi connect (Infotainment) on the phone
Applies to: veh icles with Audi connect (Infota inment)
.,. Se lect : I MENU I button> Audi conne ct> left
contro l bu tton
> C ommunication .
The follow ing Audi connect Infota inme nt services
are currently availab le:
- Stor ing contacts on your computer using your
m yA ud i Ac co unt and loading the contacts into
the MMI directory
<=:> page 187.
Audi connect (Infotainment) in Media
menu
Applies to: ve hicles w ith Wi- Fi audio playe r and Aud i connect
(Infotainment)
.,. Se lect : IMENUI button> Audi c onne ct > right
contro l bu tton
> Ent erta inment .
- Wi-Fi audio pla yer:
you can access the media
cente r th rough a Wi-Fi connected media player
(such as a smartphone)
c:> page 226 .
-Online m edi a and Int ern et r adi o: offers access
to diffe rent onl ine media services and ope ra
tion through the MMI using the
Audi MM I con
n ect
app .
A WARNING
It is on ly safe to use tab lets, laptops, mobi le
devices and other similar devices when the ve
hicle is stationary because, like all loose ob
jects, they could be thrown around the ins ide
of the veh icle in a crash and cause serious in
jur ies . Store these types of devices securely
wh ile driving .
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(D Note
A lways fo llow the information found in c:> 0 in
Wi-Fi hotspot on pag e 195.
@ Tips
- Also see the chapter ¢ page 196, Audi con
nect (Infotainment) general information .
-For more information on the Wi -Fi audio
player and supported devices, contact an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
Additional options
App lies to : vehicles with Aud i connect (I nfotainment)
.,. Select: !M ENU I button> Aud i con nect > right
control button .
T he following options are available in the Aud i
connect Infota inment servi ces overview :
Log in*
Refer to c:> page 190, Logging into myAudi in the
vehicle .
Connection manag er
Refer to c:> page 242.
Li cens e subscription
The validity and exp ira tion date of your license s
are displayed. When the function is sw itched on
~. the message Warning b efor e subscr iption
ex pires
will display to warn you that your license
i s about to exp ire.
Refre sh
The content of the selec ted Audi connect Info
ta inment service or the ent ire Audi connect (Info
ta inment) list is updated .
Audi connect (Infotainm ent )
Aud i conn ect (MMI)
W ith the Audi c onn ect (MMI) function, yo u can
Allo w or Deny the use of A udi connect Infotain
m ent services if the connection is set to
N o re
q uest
or With reque st .
Wi-Fi devic es*
Using the Wi-Fi de vic e s function, you can All ow
or D eny a connection to the Interne t.
A WARNING
- As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
- It is only safe to use tab lets, laptops, mo
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injur ies. Store these types of devices
securely whi le driving .
- Do not use any w ireless devices on the front
seats w ith in range of the a irbags while driv
ing . Also read the warnings in the chapter
q page 2 71, Front airbags.
Audi connect
(Infotainment) general
information
Audi connect Infotainment services
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
@ Tips
- You can on ly use services supported by Audi
connect (Infotainment) if you have the op
tiona l MMI Navigation plus equipment with
MMI touch* and Audi connect (Infotain
ment) .
- Use of the LTE* mob ile network standard is
not available in every country . Contact an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Fac ility or your cell phone serv ice
provider for additional informat ion .
- Usage of Audi connect Infotainment serv
ices depends on the availability of services
through th ird party prov iders .
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- Audi connect Infotainment services are on ly
available within the cell phone network cov
erage from your cell phone service provider.
- Audi connect Infotainment services are
available in the USA. Audi connect Infotain
ment services are currently not availab le in
Canada or in Mexico.
- Also read the information in the chapter
q page 177, Telephone.
-Availability, scope, prov iders, screen display
and costs of services may vary depending on
the country, model, mode l year, end device
and rates. Additional information can be
found under
www .audiu sa .com /aud icon
nect
- An initial registration/act ivat ion on the
myAudi platform at
www .audiusa .com /
m yaudi
is requ ired to use individual serv
ices. You can contact an author ized Audi
dealer or Aud i connect (Infotainmen t) cus
tomer service at (877) SOS -AUDI (2834) to
rece ive information on options for expand
ing your usage and any costs that may re
sult.
- The Audi connect Infotainment services are
a Wi-Fi/lnternet-based system . If the sys
tem does not function correct ly even
though all of the requirements are met,
please try again later or contact Audi con
nect (Infotainment) customer service at
(877) SOS-AUDI (2834).
- For detailed information on Aud i connect
(Infota inment) and the Terms of Use, refer
to
www .audiusa.com /aud iconnect .
Data protection
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i connect (Infotainment)
(D Tips
- Your pr ivacy is important to us.
- AUDI AG colle cts, processes, s hares and
t ransmits your personal info rmation in a c
c o rdance w ith legal reg ulations in order to
ensure p roper function and availability of
the individua l Audi connect Infotainment
serv ices. You can view the complete, current
and valid Audi connect (Infotainment) data
protection policy in your MMI. The myAud i
..,.
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-If a t least two minutes have passed after
the last time the ignition was switched
off,
you can reset the access counter back to "O" as needed after switching the ignition on/
off again .
Vehicle status report
Applies to: veh icles with Audi connect e·tron services
You can access various vehicle statuses using the
services, such as:
- high-voltage battery charge level,
- electri c range,
- mileage,
- next inspection .
For addit ional information,
see ¢ page 97, Power
meter overview
and ¢ page 99, Range display .
A WARNING
Do not ignore messages and warning or indi
cator lights that turn on in the vehicle
be
cause of the information in the status report.
T his could le a d to b reak downs in on the ro ad,
ac cidents and serious injuries .
Car Finder
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
The vehicle collects data under certa in conditions
a n d se nds it to a se rver.
When data is stored, you can access values such
as these us ing the service :
- Vehicle location d isplay,
- Display of one's own locat ion,
- Ro ute to your vehicle.
I f yo ur mobile device also has a navigation f unc
tion, yo u can navigate to your last know n pa rking
l ocat ion .
(D Tips
-The new pa rking location canno t be dete r
mined with this service if the vehicle is
moved after shutt ing the ve hicle
off and
without switching the ignition on and
off
again, for example when being towed o r if
the veh icle is stolen.
Audi connect e-tron s erv ic es
- If the vehicle is moved and shut off again
using the second key, for example, t he new
park ing location is transmitted to the server
after sw itching the ign ition
off.
Charging
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-t ron services
You can contro l and access the hig h-voltage bat
tery charging process remotely using these serv ices. You have the followi ng options:
- check the battery charge level,
- start/end the cha rging p rocess,
- program the charging t imer with/wit hout cl i-
mate con trol,
- deactivate/activate the cha rg ing timer.
Fo r additional information,
see ¢ page 108,
Charging the battery with the Audi e-tron charg
ing system .
A WARNING
Only perform c harg ing f unct io ns on t he h igh
vol tage battery if t he ve hicl e is shut
off co r
r e ct ly, is con nected to a suitable socket an d if
the ignition is switched
off.
Temperature control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
You can co ntro l the clima te control in your vehi
cl e remo tely using these serv ices:
- start/end climate control,
- program the timer,
- deactivate/activate the timer.
For additional information,
see ¢ page 118 , Cli
mate control.
A WARNING "---
Only perform the climate cont rol functions i f
your vehicle was shut
off cor rectly and the ig
ni tion is switched off .
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Navigation
Navigation
Opening navigation
Applies to: veh icles w ith navigation system
The navigation system directs you to your desti
nation , around traffic incidents and on alterna
tive routes, if desired .
Fig. 185 Diagram : Ente r dest inatio n menu
"'Press the I NAV/MAPI button.
The
Enter destination menu is displayed after
opening navigation. If availab le, the following in
formation can be d isplayed in the Infotainment
system display:
@ Input field for free text search 200
@ Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
@ Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
© Stored favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
If you have connected a cell phone to the MMI,
your directory contacts will also be listed if they
have navigation data assigned to them.
The
Favorites @¢ fig. 185 men u item as well as
the directory/contacts are only shown in the
En·
ter destination
menu if you have entered one o r
more characters using the input field.
Switching between destination entry and the
map :
-Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is d isp layed.
Or : select the left contro l
button
> Switch to map.
_& WARNING
- The demands of traffic require yo ur full at
tention . Always read the chapter
~ page 247, Driving safety.
-Obey all traffic laws when driving.
200
.
- The route calculated by the navigation sys
tem is a recommendation for reaching your
destination. Obey traffic lights, stopping re
strictions, one-way streets, lane change re
strictions, etc .
(D Note
- If
the dr iv ing directions conflict with traffic
laws, obey the traffic laws.
- To reduce the risk of an accident, adjust the
volume of the navigat ion system so that s ig
nals from outs ide the veh icle, such as police
and fire s irens, can be heard easily at all
t imes.
(D Tips
- Snow and obstruct ions on the GPS antenna
or interference caused by trees and large
buildings can impair satellite reception and
affect the system's ability to determine the
vehicle position. Several deactivated or mal
functioning satellites can also interrupt GPS
reception and affect the system's ability to
determine the vehicle position.
-Because street names somet imes change,
the names stored in the MMI may in rare
cases differ from the actual street name.
Entering a destination
Free text search for destinations
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
With the free text search, you con enter the navi
gation destination data all at once in any order using the MMI touch control
pad* or the letter/
number speller (for example, 20 Elm Street, Chi
cago). Likewise, you can search for points of in
terest, contacts, previous destinations or favor
ites to navigate to the desired address.
Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until the
Enter destination menu is displayed~ page 200,
fig. 185 .
"' Push the control knob up. The input fie ld is dis
played @¢ page 200, fig. 185.
- Enter one or more search terms into the input
field .
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N .... 0 N > 00
-If availab le, confirm the in put suggestion* to
complete the entry or a word suggestion*. Re
fer to
c::> page 165, Letter/number speller.
-T urn the control knob to the right to change
t h e results list .
-Select and confirm a destinatio n from the re -
s ul ts list .
-Se lect and confirm Start route guidance .
The route d isplays as an overview in the map .
R oute guidance is a lready ac tive ..
Narrowing the sea rch area
All countr ies/states are selected at the factory
for the free text search .
-Select the right control button > Country /state
selection
i n the input field @c::> page 200,
fig. 185.
-Se lect the country or state( ~) that sho uld be
searched using the free text searc h in order to
narrow the n umbe r of res ults and increase the
search speed. The selec ted entry in the coun
t ry/state selection is stored.
@ Tips
-The MMI input suggest io ns depend on the
l ast navigated destinations .
-Up to SO entries can be stored in the last
dest inat ions lis t.
- Additional informat ion on free text searches
ca n be found unde r
c::>page 166.
Loading the last destination
App lies to: ve hicles with navigation system
Your last destinations are automatically stored
and can be loaded directly as a destination.
Requirement: a destination was already navigat
ed to.
.,. Press t he I NAV/MAPI but ton repeated ly un til
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
c::> page 200, fig. 185 .
Your last dest ination is liste d di re ct ly in the Enter
destination
menu under the home address and
i d ent ified with the symbol @
c::> page 200,
fig. 185.
Na vigation
-Select an d confirm one of the last des tinations
from the list.
-Sele ct an d confirm Start route guidance.
Deleting last destinations
-Select and confirm one of the last des tinations
from t he list.
-Select: r ight con trol b utton > Delete destina
tion
> Delete this last de stinat ion or Delete all
last destinations .
The selected destinat ion or all last dest inat ions
is/are deleted and no longer d is p layed in the
En
ter destination
men u.
Entering an address
Applies to: vehicles wit h naviga tion system
As an alternative to free text search , you can al
so enter an address in stages .
.. Press the INAV/MAPI button repeatedly unti l
the
Enter dest ination menu is disp layed
c::> page200, fig.185 .
.,. Select: lef t control button > Enter address .
-Entering a destination using a country /state :
select a nd confirm Country . Select an d confirm
a country/sta te d irectly from the list .
Or :
se ar ch fo r a co unt ry/state us ing the input field.
-Entering a destination using the City /ZIP
code :
select and confirm City/ZIP code. Enter a
ci ty or a ZIP code.
Or : sele ct and confirm a city
from t he lis t.
-Entering a destination u sing a street intersec
tion* :
select and confirm Inter section . Selec t
a nd confi rm a street d irect ly from t he lis t.
Or :
search for a street us ing the input f ield .
-Select an d co nfirm add itional de tails about t he
destin ation s uch a s
Street , House number o r
Downtown .
-Select and con firm Start route guidance .
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Nav igatio n
Setting a home address/favorite as the
destination
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You con quickly and e asily start r oute guidance
to your home address using the home address
function. Favorites allow easier access to fre
quently used destinations.
• P ress the I N AV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Enter de stination menu is displayed
c:>page 200, fig. 185 .
Setting a home address as the destination
Req uirement: a home address must be stored
c:>poge207.
Your Home addr ess is shown d irectly in the Enter
d es tin ation
menu @c:> page 200, fig. 185 .
-Select: the home address > Start route guid
ance .
Setting a favorite a s th e destination
Requirement: a favorite must be stored as a des
tination
c:> page 20 7 .
-Enter at leas t the first three le tters of the de
s ir ed favorite i n the free text search input field.
The favorites found are shown in the Infotain
ment system display ©
c:> page 200, fig. 185.
- Se lec t and confirm the desired en try .
- Se lect and co nfirm
Start route guidan ce .
@ Tips
- Additional settings for the home address
ca n be found under
c:> page 207 .
-Additional settings for the favorites can be
found under
c:> page 207 .
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Transferring a destination from the
directory
Applies to: vehicles with navigat ion system
You con navigate directly to destinations in the
directory.
Fig. 186 Possible d irecto ry/contacts
Requirement: an address wit h nav iga tion data or
a navigation dest inat ion m ust already be as
s igned to a contact
c:> page 207, Direc tory con
tacts.
• Press the I NAV/MAPI b utton repeatedly u ntil
t he
Enter de stination men u is displayed
c:>poge 200, fig. 185 .
.. Select: left control button > Directory > a con -
tact .
The dire ctory/con tacts are shown in a lphabet ical
o rder and a re marked wi th symbols to indicate
the storage locat ion:
(D Bu siness address
@ Private address
@ Bus iness destination
© Private des tina tion
- Select and confirm an address or a destina tion .
When you have sele cted a destination, the
route guidance can be st arted directly.
- Check the address input again when se lecting
an add ress.
- Then se lect and confirm
Start route guidance .
Additional directory functions in the navigation
system can be found under
c:> page 207.
(!} Tips
- Addresses that have been imported from
your cell phone into the MMI can also be
used as a destination.
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N .... 0 N > 00
-If a contact is grayed out in the d irectory,
this contact has neither a destination no r an
address assigned to them.
Point of interest search
App lies to: ve hicles with navigation system
N.-w1gat1on . Po1nb of interest i
__ S_ e_ a_r_c _
h _a_ r_e _
a ______________ L _o _s _ A_ n_ g_ e_l_ e_s __ (_. ~
J
Find entry
Select category
0 Restaurant
ii) Diesel fueling station
fJ Coffee shop
Fig . 187 Exa mple: se arch fo r po int of inte rest
"' Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
t h e
Enter de stination menu is displayed
,:::;, page 200, fig . 185.
"' Se lect : left con trol but ton > Points of interest .
-Changing the search area : select and confirm
Search area and then a search area from the
li st.
The follow ing search catego ries are avai lab le :
Nearby : points of inte rest ca n be selected from
d ifferent categor ies. The po ints of interest a re
listed starting from the immediate vicinity of the
ve hicle up to a rad ius of approximate ly 124
m iles (200 km) .
Along the route : points of interest a long the
ro ute can only be selected d uring active route
gu idance . The points of interest are located d i
rect ly along or in the immed iate vicinity of the
calculated route .
Near destination /Near stopover : points of inter
est near a destination or a stopover can on ly be
se lected during active route guida nce. The po ints
of interest can likewise be se lected from various
categor ies. For examp le, you ca n sea rch for a ho
tel or parking lot at the destin ation.
In new city : select a country/state or search in a
n ew c ity . E nte r th e name of the desi red c ity .
P oints of i nte res t can be sele cted from var ious
ca tegor ies. Th is f unct ion allows you to sear ch for
Navigation
po ints of interest in any city re gard less of the ac
t ive ro ute guidance or the vehicle pos ition .
-Search for a point of int ere st name in these
lected search area :
enter the n ame of the poin t
of interest.
- Searching for a point of interest in a specific
category :
select Select category . Select and
confirm a category, such as
Restaurants .
(D Tips
-Distances to poin ts of i nte res t are displ aye d
as a s tra ight-line d ist ance from your current
location . The actual d istance from you r cur
rent locat ion to the point of interest is up
dated automatically . The list of found
points of interest is not resorted when this
happens.
-There may be entr ies in the list that cannot
be displayed completely due to t he ir length .
If you select these list entries using the con
tr ol knob , detailed information about the
sel ected list e ntry will be shown a utomat i
c ally af te r seve ral second s.
Online point of interest search (on line
search)
Appl ies to: vehicles with navigat ion system and Aud i connect
(Infotainment)
You can search for points of interest on the In
ternet.
Requirement: The requirements for Audi co nnect
(Infotainment) mus t be met
,:::;, page 190 .
"'Press the !NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
,:::;,page 200, fig.185.
"' Select: left control button > Online search . The
search a rea last se t is displayed in the inpu t
fie ld.
-Changing the search area : select: right cont rol
button
> Select search area .
-Searching for online destinations in these
lected search area :
ente r a new c ity/state if
necessary . E nter the search term , such as hotel.
Press the contro l knob . Se lect and confi rm an
online des tination fro m the list.
..,.
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Deleting a stopover
- Push the cont rol knob up. Free text search and
active route guidance are displayed.
- Se lect and confirm
Del ete s topover @
¢fig. 188.
- The stopove r is de leted.
Cancel route guidance
A pp lies to: vehicles with naviga tion system
Req uirement: route gu idance must be ac tive .
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Ent er d estination menu is displayed
r::!v page 200, fig . 185.
.,. Turn the cont rol knob to the left until the active
route g uidance is
shown ¢ page 204, fig. 188 .
.,. Select and confirm Cancel route guidance (D
r::!v page 204, fig. 188 . The destinat ion is delet
ed.
Or : select the right control button > Cancel
rout e gu idance .
Additional options when entering a destination
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with naviga tion system
D epending on t he se lected function, the follow
i ng addi tional op tions may be available when en
ter ing a destinat ion:
.,. Press the right contro l button .
Cancel rout e guidance : Requirement: route guid
ance must be active . Route gu idance is canceled .
For addit ional info rmation, see
¢ page 205.
Country information :
you can display the appli
cab le urban and rural speed limits for any coun
try/state . If th is function is activated, the infor
mat io n w ill be au tomatically shown to you in the
route information
Q) ¢ page 209, fig. 193 when
the speed lim it is
exceeded¢ page 212 .
Country /state selection:
select a country/state
(~) th at should be used i n the free text search,
for
example ¢ page 201. Or select a ll countr ies/
sta tes.
cc Route criteria : see¢ page 209, Route criteria. CXl .... N r---N .... 0 N > 00
Na vigation
Show location on map :
Requirement: you must
have selected a destination from the resu lts list.
The destination entered is displayed on t he map.
Parking at thi s location *: Requirement: you
must have se lected a dest inat ion from the re
s ul ts list. All parking options near the selected
l ocation a re displayed in the Infota inment sys
tem.
Delete: the selected entry is dele ted. Yo u can de
l ete individual ent ries or a ll entries (for examp le,
favorites o r last destinations) .
Audi connect at this location *: Requirement: yo u
must have se lected a dest inat ion from the re
s ul ts list. Allows you to search for items in the vi
c inity of the se lected location, s uch as
Travel in ·
formation .
Online traffic data *:
the online traffic informa
tion
r::!v page 215 can be switched on o r off.
Add destination to contact : see r::!vpage 207.
Store a s favorit e:
see ¢ page 20 7 .
Voice guidance :
see r::!v page 209.
Navigation settings :
see ¢ page 208.
(D Tips
Information on online traffic data* can also
b e fo und on line a t
www .audiusa.com /help /
audi-conne ct .
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