
Multi Med ia Int erfac e
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,,

Voice recognition system Function Say:
Start ing route g uidance with an
ad-Na vigate / Navigate to p riv ate addre ss / Na vig ate to bu sin ess
dress card open address
E nte ring a new desti nation/stop- Enter address >
enter the desired address when prompted>
over when ro ute gu idance is ac tive confirm the new destination/stopover if prompted
Start ing route gu idance after enter- Start route guidance
ing a dest inat ion
Canceling current route gu idance Cancel route guidance
Calc ulating alternative routes Calculate alternati ve route s
Entering a point of interest by
se-Point of interest > Change search area > category or subcate-
lecting a searc h area with guidance gory when prompted, for example "restaurant"
from the system
Dest ina tion input categor ies Audi Service / Train station
I Airport / Hot el / Ho spital / Park -
ing / Re st area /Restaurant / G as sta tion
etc.
Search areas for entering points of Nearb y/ Along the route I Near destination / Near stopove r/
interest In new city/ In a new state /country
Ente ring an online destination * Online destina
tion ( XV), for example "Online de stin ation
" Lake view Hotel ""
Co rrect ing data input No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the full-screen command
Clo se
list
Requirement: you must be in the Navigation or
M ap menu. You can say the following commands
for more settings in Navigation:
Function Say:
General map options Map/ Da y map / N ight map / Automa tically change map colo r
Map type 2D heading up map
I 2D north up map/ 3D map / Destination
map
I Ov erview ma p/ Standard map */ Googl e Earth map *
Showing the route list Route list
Showing the remaining d istance/ Destin ation information
time when route guidance is active
Speed l imit prompt How fast can I dri ve here ?
Setting voice g uidance for active Voice guidance on
I Vo ice guidan ce off I Vo ice guidance short-
route guidance ened
I Voice guidance complete I V oi ce guidance traffic
B locking a ce rtain sect ion on the Block route for (XV ) m eter s/kilometers /yard s/miles / Block
rou te next route
I A void n ext se ction of r oute
(D Tips
- Destinations may have to be spe lled when
entered, depending on which region you are
i n and which men u language you have se
l ected. -
Always read the
chapter~ pag e 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa
tion.
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Voice recognition system
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requ ireme nt: the Radio must a lready be open. You can say the followi ng commands depend ing
o n t he sele cted frequen cy b and:
Function Say:
Sele cti ng the frequency ba nd FM */ SiriusXM * / FM / AM
Selecting a stat ion from the station Channel (XV ) / Frequency (XV)
list
S ele cti ng a s tat io n from favorites/
Radio prese ts > Line (XV)
presets
Setting the frequency
Frequency (XV) I Frequency (XV) HD 1
Correcting data inp ut No I meant (XV )
Closing the full-sc reen command Close
list
Media
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system
Re qui reme nt: you mus t be in the Media menu.
You can say the following commands depen ding
on the active media:
Function Say:
Selectin g a so urce directly Jukebox* / CD / DVD / SD card 1 / SD card 2 / Audi music inter-
face *
I iPhone* / USB * / Bluetooth* / Wi-Fi * / Medium (XV) , for
example "Jolhn 's player"
Selecti ng aud io/video * fi les in the
Media favorites / Artists / Albums / Genres / Track s/ Playlists /
Jukebox* Videos
Selecting aud io files on an iPod A rt ists / Albums / Genres / Tracks / Playlists /Composers /
(source: Audi music interface*) Podcasts / Audio books
Naviga ting w ith in a folder s truc -Folder up / Line (XV)
tu re/list
Selecti ng shuffle
Shuffle on I Shuffle off
C orrecting data inp ut No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the fu ll-sc reen command Close
list
External voice operation T he pa rk ing aid as well as the A ud i voice r ecogn i
t io n sys te m must not be a ctive.
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and exter
nal voice operation
Requirement:
The ignition and the MMI m ust be switched on.
N o phone call is in progress . A cell phone must be connected to the MMI with
the Handsfree p rofile ~ pag e 177.
The cell p hone be ing connected must have voice
contro l that can be contro lled exte rna lly.
.,. Switching on : press and hold the lei.I button on
the multifunction steering wheel * and say the
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Telephone
"'Se lect and confirm the desired ce ll phone from
the list of disp layed Bluetooth devices.
"' The MMI generates a PIN for the connect ion
setup
¢ fig. 176 .
"' Select and confirm Y es.
"' Enter the PIN for connecting on your cell
phone .
Or: when the PIN is d isplayed on your
ce ll phone, confirm the PIN on you r ce ll phone
and in the MMI. The time a llowed for ente ring
the PIN is l im ited to app rox imately 30 seconds.
"' Pay attention to any additiona l system prompts
displayed on your cell phone, for example if the
system should connect automatically in the fu
ture . Depending on the ce ll phone, you may
have to confirm downloading the directory sep
arately .
After connect ing succ essfull y
After connecting successfully, a short message
with information about the connected profi les
will appear . You can also change profiles later.
Select:
! MENU ! button> Sett ings> left control
button
> MMI sett ings > Conn ection man ag er
c:::;, page242 .
In addition, the cell phone contacts are automat
ically loaded in the MMI directory. Th is process
can take several minutes, depend ing on the num
ber of contacts .
You can a lso make your connected cell phone the
default phone by select ing
Se t as de fault tel e
phone
in the Conne ct ion man ager c:::;, page 244 .
Q) Note
Always follow the information found in c:::;,(D in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
- Making phone calls through the MMI is only
possib le using the
Handsfree Bluetooth pro
file.
- You can apply additional settings to con nected mobile devices using the
Connection
manager
c:::;, page 242.
- You can also search for the MMI in your cell phone us ing the Bluetooth device search.
- You only have to pair your device one t ime.
Bluetooth devices that are already paired
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automatically connect to the M MI when the
Bluetooth function is switched on, they are
within range and the ignition is sw itched on.
The last connected cell phone is given first pr iority.
-Authoriz ing the MMI connect ion in your cell
phone wi ll make automatic connection pos
sible .
- Pay attention to any system prompts dis played on your cell phone, for example if
the system should connect automatically in
the future. Depend ing on the cell phone,
you may also need to download the directo
ry and confirm a ccess to your text messages
separately.
- When leaving the vehicle, the Bluetooth
c onnect ion to the cell phone will automati
cally disconnect. Depending on yo ur cell
phone, phone calls in progress may be auto
matically redirected from the MM I to your
cell phone and you can continue the ca ll on
your phone.
- You can obtain more info rmation from your
cell phone service provider or from yo ur ce ll
phone user guide. For information on us ing
the te lephone, v isit
ww w.audiu sa.com /
bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi
dealer or author ized Audi Service Facility.
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Operating two telephones through the
MMI
You can connect two cell phones to the MMI, for
example your business cell phone as the primary
phone and your private cell phone as the secon dary phone. You can be reached in your vehicle
through both cell phones .
The first connected cell phone is d isplayed as the
primary phone in the MM I. The second cell phone
i s connected as the secondary phone .
The directory from the con nected prima ry phone
will a lways be d isplayed . If yo u wo uld like to use
the d irecto ry from the secondary phone, you
must switch the primary and secondary phone
¢ page 179 .

Telephone
@ E-ma il (My Phone) */ E- mail (secon -
da ry phone)* . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
T he devi ce nam e for y our cell p hone is disp la ye d
i n t he
Telephone menu , for e xample text mes
sage (My Phone) ¢
fig. 17 8.
Dialing a phone number
Applies to: ve hicles with telep hone
Fig . 179 Number spe ller
Fig . 180 D ia lin g a phone num ber from t he call list
.,. Se le ct: I M ENU I bu tton > Telephone > left co n -
t rol but to n.
Call list
Req uiremen t: the call lis t must contain a p ho ne
nu mber.
T ur n the control knob to d isplay the call list.
Select an d confirm t he desire d telephone num
be r from the recent calls list .
C all list symbol s¢
fig. 1 80:
CD M issed calls
@ D ialed numb ers
@ Accepted ca lls
Sele ct:
a con tac t fr om the li st> righ t co ntrol b ut
t o n .
-Call : call the selected contact.
-Connect secondary telephone* /Switch primary
and second. phone* :
see ¢ page 179 .
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-Edit phone number before calling : edit a
phone number befo re dialing it. Select and con
firm
OK to edit . Or: press t he left contro l but
ton to return w it h out editing.
-Send text message : write a text message to
the se lected contact.
-Delete call list : select and confirm if yo u wo uld
like to
Delete this entry o r Delete all entries.
-Store as favorite : store t he se lected contact as
a favor ite.
-Show contact details : see i=:> page 1 86.
-Connection manager : see c::> page 242.
-Bluetooth settings : see c::> page 244 .
-Online settings: see i=:> page 244 .
-Wi-Fi settings : see i=:> page 195, Wi-Fi hotspot.
-Telephone settings : see¢ page 187.
Favorites
Requireme nt: a pho ne nu mbe r or c on tact m ust
b e stored as a favor ite
c::> page 1 82.
Se lect and co nfirm a f avor ite in the favor ites l ist.
Directory
Requirement: you must have at least one contact
stored in your cell pho ne.
Se lect and confirm a phone number from t he di
r ecto ry
¢ page 185 .
Enter number
-Entering a phone number as a sequence of
numbers :
enter the numbe r using t he nu mbe r
speller¢ fig . 179.
-Entering the phone number as a sequence of
letters :
select and confirm IABC I above the
number speller . Enter a sequence of letters us
ing the letter spe ller, for example
AUDISER
VICE.
-Dialing a phone number : select and confirm~
Or: push t he control knob down. Select and
confirm
OK .
-Delet ing indiv idual characters : select and con
firm
the contro l knob with the characte r selection to
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Accepting/ending a call
Applies to: ve hicles with telephone
- Accepting a call: select and confirm Answer.
- Declining a call: select and confirm Decline.
- Muting the active call: select and confirm
Mute .
- Ending a phone call/cancel dialing: select and
confirm End call.
Caller information: the
name, phone number or
Unknown appears in the Infotainment system
display depending on if the caller has been stored
in the directory and if the phone number has
been transmitted . A picture may also be dis·
played, depending on whether you have assigned
a picture to a contact in your directory and if it
was transferred to your MMI. You can find out if
your cell phone supports this function from your
cell phone network provider, your cell phone
owner's manual or at www.audiusa.com/blue
tooth.
- The radio or media playback is muted during
a phone call.
- Missed calls are displayed with a symbol in the status line of the Infotainment system
display @
~page 167, fig. 174.
During a phone call
Applies to: ve hicles with telephone
Requirement: there must be a call in progress .
.. End call: you can end a phone call.
.. Send tone sequence: you can enter tone se
quences (DTMF) directly using the number
speller and send to the other person on the call.
.,. Other call options: press the right control but-
ton.
The following options are possible during a call depending on the cell phone being used and the
type of connection:
-Answering an additional call: if there is an in
coming call while another call is active, you can
select Answer to put the existing call on hold
Telephone
and answer the incoming call. If you select De
cline, the incoming call will be declined.
- Accepting an incoming call when there is an
ac
tive call and a call on hold: select Replace. The
active call is replaced with the incoming call.
- Muting the incoming call: select and confirm
Mute.
- Additional call: select: Find contact
> Call list/
Directory/Favorites
> an entry from the list.
Mute: if you select and confirm this function, the
other person on the phone cannot hear you . You
can hear the other person. To turn the micro
phone back on, select and confirm Un mute.
Hold call/Resume held call : you can place the
ex
isting call on hold and resume it again. To re
sume the call, select and confirm the call you
would like to resume.
Transfer call to mobile device*: select and con·
firm Transfer call to mobile device to transfer
the existing call from the MMI to your cell phone.
Switch to hands-free mode*: Requirement: you
must have a phone call in progress on your cell
phone . Select and confirm Switch to hands-free
mode to transfer the call from your cell phone
back to the MMI.
Swap call: alternate between two phone calls
while one of the calls is on hold . Selecting End
call will end the active phone call. A phone call on
hold can be resumed using the right control but
ton
> Resume.
Connection manager: see
¢page 242 .
Telephone settings: see~ page 187 .
(D Tips
- To be notified of an incoming call during a
phone call, the
call waiting function in your
cell phone must be switched on when using
the Handsfree profile.
- You can obtain more information from your
cell phone service provider or from your cell
phone user guide.
- When leaving the vehicle, the Bluetooth
connection to the cell phone will automati
cally disconnect. Depending on your cell
phone, phone calls in progress may be
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In bo x
Disp lays all received text messages.
Sent
Displays all sent text messages .
Outbox
Displays all text messages to be sent.
Draft s
Displays all text messages that have not yet been
sent and stored text messages.
(D} Tips
- Please note that you may have to act ivate
the re ceiving and send ing of text messages
in your cell phone depending on the SIM
card being used (for example, when using a Multi-SIM). You can obtain more informa
tion from your cell phone service provider or
from your cell phone user guide.
- For more information on supported ce ll
phones, v is it
www.a udiusa .co m/ bluetooth
or contact an author ized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Service Facility.
- You need a cell phone with Message Access
Profile that also supports the sending func
tion to be able to send text messages
th rough the MMI.
Message options
A pp lies to: ce ll ph ones w it h Bl uetooth Message Access Profil e
( M AP)
... Select : ITELI button> left control button> text
me ssag e ( MyP hon e)/ tex t m essa ge (secondary
phon e)*> lnbox/Sent /Outbox
> right control
button.
The follow ing options may be available depend
ing on the selected menu.
Storing a t ext m essage a s a templ ate
Ten text message templates are stored in the
MMI. You can save up to ten additional tem
p lates .
l) Not availab le in al l la nguages .
Te le ph on e
- Create a text message .
- Select and confirm
Store a s template .
Resume last text message
The last ed ited text message can be resumed .
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the selected message in
the
Inbo x.
Forward
T he selected text mess age can be forwarded to a
different recipient .
Send again*
The selected text message can be resent.
Delete th is te xt message*
The selected text message can be de leted.
Read out1>
You can have the MM I read an open text mes
sage.
Text messaging settings*
T o display when a new text message is received,
activate the
Text me ssage not ification s. New
text messages are ind icated w ith an enve lope
l2l
in the Info tainment system disp lay status line.
Connection manager
Refer to ¢ page 242.
Wi-Fi setting s
Refer to¢ page 195.
Telephone settings
Refer to ¢ page 187 .
(D Tips
Messages that are deleted in the MM I are also
deleted in the cell pho ne automatically.
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