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Read out1)
You can have the MMI read an open e-mail.
E-mail settings*
To display when a new e-mail is received, act ivate
the
E-mail notifications . New e-mails are indicat­
ed with an envelope
121 in the Infotainment sys­
tem disp lay status line.
Connection manager
Refer to ¢ page 242 .
Wi-Fi settings
Refer to ¢page 195.
Telephone settings
Refer to¢ page 187.
{]) Tips
-Messages that are deleted in the MMI are
also automatically deleted in the connected
cell phone.
- You cannot read any messages while driv­
ing.
Listening to voicemail
Appl ies to: ve hicles with telep hone
.,. Select: I MENU I button > Telephone > left con­
trol button. Select and confirm
Call list /Direc·
tory /Favorite s
> Voicemail.
- Entering the voicemail number:
enter the de­
s ir ed number. Select and confirm
OK .
-Dialing the voicemail number: select and con­
firm
Voicemail.
@ Tips
- This service must be set up and activated in
advance by the cell phone service provider.
You can obta in more information from your
cell phone service prov ider.
- The voicemail number depends on the cell
phone service provider.
l) Not available in all la ng uages .
Telephone
Directory
Opening the directory
Applies to : veh icles w it h te lepho ne
After connecting the cell phone, the contacts in
it are automatically imported into the MMI.
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J • Voicema1 l
• Sm,th, John
• Muster, Manfred
• Schmidt, Ralf
Fi g. 181 Directory
Requirement: you must have at least one contact
stored in your cell phone.
.,. Select: !MENUI button> Telephone> left con­
trol button
> Directory .
- Calling a contact :
select and confirm a contact
from the d irectory . The phone numbers for the
selected contact are displayed. To make the
call, select and confirm a phone number.
- Free text search for a contact : see ¢ page 166.
Contacts are displayed in alphabetical order and
can be sorted by first or last name ¢
page 188,
Sort order .
The directory can be opened through the Tele­
phone
menu as well as through the Na vigation*
menu .
(D Tips
-Additiona l information on free text searches
can be found under
¢page 166.
-Check for a possible request to synchronize
on your cell phone. Requests to synchronize
the directory must be confirmed so that
your cell phone contacts can be loaded into
the MMI.
- The contact display in the MMI depends on
the cell phone used. For more information on supported cell phones, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or contact an .,.
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cell phone. Audi recommends editing cell
p hone contacts d irectly in the ce ll phone .
- Only the con ta cts in the lo ca l M MI memory
ca n be ed ite d or de leted .
Importing and exporting contacts
Applies to: veh icles with telephone
Contac ts in vCard forma t (. v cf) can be impor ted
in to the directory or exported .
Requ irement: an SD car d mus t be inser ted in one
of the SD c ard
readers *¢ page 223 , a USB stor­
a ge devi ce mu st b e connec ted to t he Au di music
inte rface *¢ pa ge 228, or the requirements for
Au di connect Infotainment se rvices * m ust be
met ¢ page 190.
.,. Sele ct: I M ENU I but ton >Telephone > left con­
t ro l butto n >
Directory .
... Se lect : rig ht contro l button > Directory set­
tings .
- Importing contacts from a storage device :
se­
l ect and co nfirm
Import contacts > SD card 1 /
SD card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> de ­
sired contacts
> Start import .
- Exporting contacts to a storage device :
select
and confirm
Export contacts > SD card 1 /SD
card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> desired
contacts
> Start export .
- Selecting all contacts at once to import/e x­
port :
select and conf irm Import contacts /Ex­
port contacts > SD card 1 /SD card 2
or USB de­
vice 1 /USB device 2 > All > Start import /Start
export .
0) Tips
-Always rea d the c hapter ¢ pag e 196, Audi
conn ect (Infotainm ent) g eneral informa ­
t ion.
- Fo r additional in forma tion on the myAud i
a ccoun t, v is it
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
- The im po rt ed contac ts are stored i n the lo­
ca l memory o f the directory.
l) Depe nds on th e co nnect ed cell p ho ne.
Telephone
- A m aximum of 1,0 00 con tacts can be im ­
p orted . Yo u can check the directory memory
capaci ty at any t i me
¢ page 1 88.
- Never save im portant data on memo ry ca rds
or USB storage devices . A udi is not responsi­
ble for damaged o r lost files and media.
- Contacts t hat were down lo ad ed from a ce ll
phone canno t be e xported .
- The re sho uld b e no ot her files o r fo lders o n
the stora ge medium containi ng the contacts
t o be im port ed.
Additional settings
Telephone settings
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
.,. Sele ct: ! ME NUI butto n> Telephone > right con-
t rol butt on >
Telephone settings .
Call options*
Call forwarding :
you can switch the forwarding
of incom ing ca lls to yo ur voicemai l o r to ano ther
phone nu mber on a nd off. Y ou ca n che ck if t he
funct ion is act ivated or deactivated w it h Check
status .
Call waiting :
you are alerted to an incom ing call
dur ing a pho ne c all whe n the func tion is swit ched
on ~-You ca n che ck if the func tion is acti vated
o r d eacti vate d wi th
Check status.
Send own telephone number :
sending your
phone nu mber wi th an out going c all can b e acti­
va ted and de activate d. Wi th t he
Network-de­
pendent
se tting , the se tting li ste d in the con­
t ract w it h t he ce ll phone service p rovider is used.
T he sett ings on ly app ly to the
Telephone men u in
the MMI. Please note that the set tings o n your
ce ll phone w ill apply after disconnecting the
B luetoot h connection. You can c heck if t he f unc­
t ion is activated or deactivated with
Check sta­
tus .
Ringtone and volume settings
1>
U sing the Mute telephone function, you can
switch the r ingtone p layback through the M MI
speaker on and off. You can play the r ingtones
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Telephone
using the Ringtone fu nction . Select and confirm
an entry from the list. For the
Ringtone volume/
Message volume
settings, see ¢ page 246 . The
Microphone input level can be adjusted during a
phone call us ing the control knob.
(D Tips
-Several cell phones can be paired to the
MMI, but only two cell phones can be active­
l y connected.
- To delete all paired Bluetooth devices, the
Bluetooth function can be reset to the fac­
tory default
sett ings¢ page 242.
Additional options
... Se lect : I MENU I button> Telephone > right con-
trol button .
Connection manage r
Refer to ¢page 242 .
Bluetooth settings*
Refer to i:::> page 244.
Online settings*
Refer to i:::> page 244 .
Wi-Fi settings*
Refer to¢ page 195, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Directory settings
Applies to: veh icles w ith telephone
... Select : I MENU I button> Telephone > left con­
trol button
> Directory > right control button>
Directory settings.
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Memory capacity
Shows the Memory capacity for the directory.
You can manage up to 17,000 co ntacts with the
directory. You can load up to 4,000 contacts
from your cell phone into each directory. Yo u can
also import up to 1,000 contacts from a storage
device.
Sort order
You can so rt the contacts in your directory alpha­
betically according to
Last name or First name .
Import contacts/Export contacts
Refer to c;, page 187.
Download directory
To update the contacts in the MMI, you can man­
ually download your cell phone contacts . De ­
pending on the ce ll phone, the Bluetooth connec ­
tion may need to be disconnected and reconnect­
ed to update the contacts.
Hide contacts without phone number
When this function is switched on~ , contacts
that do not have any numbers assigned to them
will be grayed out in the directory.

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Different functions are available depending on
the Twitter category you have selected:
- New twe et: you can post a new tweet using
pre-made temp lates or using myAudi tem­
plates that you have created yourse lf .
- Refr es h: the selected Tw itter function is re­
freshed.
- Favori te: mark a Tweet as favo rite to show you
l ik ed it.
- Retw eet: you can quote a Tweet to share it with
others.
(j) Tips
- Other settings such as account, language,
Tweet security and location settings
cannot
be changed in the MMI. These changes must
be made on the Twitter website .
- You can only connect
one Twitter account
wi th you r myAudi account.
- Audi connect (Infotainment) makes it possi­
ble to access Tw itter. Permanen t ava ilability
cannot be guaranteed, because that de­
pends on Twitter.
Travel (travel guide)
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainmen t)
You can use the Audi MMI connect opp to store
points of interest on your mobile device (such as
a smartphone) and then use them for route
guidance in the MMI .
Requirement:
The
A udi MM I connect app must be installed and
open on your mobile device .
You must be logged i nto your myAud i account in
the
A udi MMI conn ect app and you must have se­
l ected your vehicle.
The Wi-Fi funct ion on your mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
The MMI must be connected to the network.
.,. Press: I MENU I button > Audi conne ct > left con-
t ro l button
> Inf ormati on category > Tra ve l.
Afte r opening the travel guide, travel tips in yo ur
a rea will be displayed incl uding c urrent rat ings as
well as the correspond ing category.
Audi c onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
.,. Press the le ft control button to change the cat ­
egory (such as bars nearby) .
A WARNING
= -
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
b ile dev ices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all loose objects, they co uld be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious inju ries. Store these types of devices
securely while d riving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapte r
¢ page 271, Front airbags.
(D Tips
-Units of measurement, language settings
and time are shown in the Infotainment sys­
tem display based on how they were set in
the system settings
¢ page 241.
Audi connect (Infotainment) in navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi connect
(Infotainment)
.,. Select : !MENUI button> A udi conn ect > left
control button >
Na vig atio n.
The following Audi connect Infotainment services
are currently ava ilable:
- Navigation with
online m ap vie w and Street
Vi ew
¢ page 212.
- Point of Intere st (POI) on line sea rch with
v oi ce re cognit ion
(such as restaurants): plan
route guidance using the MMI contro l pane l
¢ page 203 and the voice recogn ition system
¢ page 170 .
-Set up destinations in your MMI using your
myAu di account or onl in e map vie w
¢page 212 .
-On line traff ic informat ion : receive up-to-the­
m inute traffic informat ion about acc idents,
road construction and other inc idents
¢ page 215 .
-Map update: import navigation map updates
direct ly to your veh icle using an SD card or as
an online update
¢ page 213.
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Wi-Fi hotspot
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi hotspot
You con use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con­
nect up to eight Wi-Fi devices to the Internet. While driving, restricted use of unsecured, light,
small wireless devices is only possible from the
rear of the vehicle.
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
• Select: I MENU I button > Tele ph one> right con-
trol button >
Wi -F i s ettin gs.
The follow ing settings can be modified:
Wi-Fi
The MMI Wi-F i hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory . Switch the Wi-Fi hotspot to
H otsp ot before
establishing a connection between your vehicle
and your W i- Fi dev ice.
- On : the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active and visible
to other devices . You can connect your Wi-Fi
device with the MMI.
- Off: the MMI W i-F i hotspot is deactivated . An
I n ternet connection fo r Wi-Fi devices is not
poss ible.
_& WARNING
- T o reduce the risk of an accident, use the
Audi connect In fotainment services with a
Wi-Fi hotspot only in the rear seat when the
vehicle is in motion, or on ly when the vehi­
cle is stationary.
- 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 ins ide of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injur ies. Store these types of devices
securely while 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 warn ings in the chapter
~page 271, Front airbags.
- As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to dist ract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident .
-
Audi conn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
(D Note
-Under some conditions, certain mobile devi­
ces and operating systems may automati­
cally switch from your vehicle's Wi-Fi hot­
spot to the device's mobile data connection.
In that event , standard text and data usage
rates would apply wh ile the device's mobile
data connection is in use. Please refer to
documentation provided by your mobile de­
vice's manufacture and your data carrier for details, related terms and privacy state­
ment.
- You a re responsib le for all precautions tak­
en for data protection, anti -virus protection
and protection against loss of data on mo ­
bile devices that are used to access the In­
ternet through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
(D Tips
- In vehicles without Audi connect (Infotain­
ment)*, the use of the Wi-Fi hotspot is only
possible for the W i-Fi audio player*. A data
connect ion to the Internet cannot be estab­
lished.
- For add itional information about the Audi
connect Infotainment services, visit
ww w.a udiusa.c o m /aud iconn ect .
Configuring the data
connection
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
The data connection for Audi connect Infotain­
ment services is pre-configured at the factory.
However, if a configuration should be necessary,
you con adjust the following settings.
• Select: ! MENU I button> right control button>
Connecti on manag er.
• Select: right control button > Online setti ngs >
Data c onnec tion setting s.
Using the Data co nnection settin gs menu, you
can set when an Internet connection should be
made . T he Internet connection disconnects auto­
matically once the requested Audi connect Info­
tainment service no longer requires any data.
The following options can be selected:
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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 .
202
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.

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.
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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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Navigation
Personal route
assistance
App lies to: ve hicles w ith navigat ion system
Your MMI can learn your frequently driven routes
and, depending on the current vehicle position,
suggest route guidance (for example, your daily commute to work and back).
Fig. 189 Exa mple: perso nal rou te display
Fig . 190 In forma tion on personal ro ute
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
qpage 200 , fig . 185.
... Select : right contro l button > Personal route
assistance .
When the function is switched on~, the MMI re­
cords the frequently-driven routes regardless of
whether a destination was entered and reached
or not .
As long as route guidance is not act ive, your per­
sonal routes are listed in the
Enter destination
menu under the home address and indicated with
the
symbol ~ (D q fig. 189. When personal
route assistance is switched on, this symbol is
displayed in the Navigation menu and in the Info ­
tainment system disp lay status line at the same
time.
The distance to the destination and the calculat­ ed arrival time are also d isplayed for your person ­
al routes. Without start ing route gui dance, your
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MMI monitors the traffic conditions for your per­
sona l routes and shows possible traffic incidents
for t he possib le routes to be driven in the Info­
ta inment system
display @q fig. 189.
A message will be displayed if there is a large
traffic incident (more than 12 minute delay) re­
gardless of which menu is selected
¢fig . 190.
Select and confirm one of the following options :
-Start route guidance: the MMI starts the route
guidance for the personal ro ute disp layed and
searches for a faster route if available.
- Ignore this route and this message: the dis­
played destination with all applicable personal
routes is no longer factored into the current
trip. No more messages are shown for the dis­
played destination. The displayed destination
w ith all applicable personal routes will be fac­
tored into the trip again on ly after stopping the
veh icle and switching the ignition on again.
-Ignore all messages : all personal routes are no
longer factored into the current trip. No more
messages are displayed . Messages for pe rsonal
routes when there is increased traffic will ap­
pear again after the vehicle is stopped and the
ignition is switched o n again.
As soon as you switch off personal route assis­
tance, the symbol in the status line turns off and
your trips are no longer recorded. Trips that were
already stored remain sto red .
Deleting personal routes :
-Select the desired personal route in the Enter
destination
menu (D ¢ fig. 189.
-Select: r ight control button> Delete destina­
tion .
Deleting all personal routes:
-Select: !MENU I button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI settings > Factory settings.
-Sele ct: Navigation and online memory > Re·
store factory settings
¢ page 2 42.
(D Tips
-Personal routes are learned based on the ve­
hicle position. The route is prioritized ac­
cording to how frequently you drive to a
destination.