2017 AUDI A3 SEDAN MMI

Navigation
Route information
The display of route information, such as t he cur­
ren t street be ing drive n on or po ints o f in terest
a long the c urrent route, can be switched on/off
or can be min imized on the display of upcomi ng
maneuvers.
Automatic zoom
On : the map scale is adap ted automatica lly de­
pending on the type o f road being trave led (e x­
p ressway, highway, other roads) so that you al ­
ways have an optimal overv iew o f the road a head .
The sca le is a lso automatica lly adapted when
there a re upcoming maneuvers to p rovide a bet­
ter deta iled view.
Intersection : when route gu idance is active , the
map tempora rily zooms in to a detailed scale
when there are upcom ing mane uvers so that you
can see t he street or t urn better.
Off : the map scale yo u have chosen is main­
tained .
Map content
Map content s uch as weather, tra ffic infor mation
or favorites can be displayed or hidden.
T he weather fo recas t* is d isp layed o n a 3 m i (5
k m ) s cale on the m ap
¢ page 208, f ig. 191 .
Online map display
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi connect
(Infotainment)
With the onlin e map view, you can display the
map with satellite images.
F ig . 19 5 Online map v iew
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Fig. 196 M ap view w ith o nline St reet View
Requireme nt: The requirements for Audi co nnect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢ page 190.
.,.. Press the I NAV/MAP I button repeatedly u nti l
the map is displayed.
.,.. Select: right control b utton> Map settings >
Map display > Google Earth .
The map dis pl ay is based on da ta packets re ­
ce ived from the Inte rnet in the form of satellite
images, w hich are then combined with the road­
ways from the
Standard map v iew. There a re two
gigabytes of memory space in the MMI memory
that can be used to tempora rily store the map or
navigation da ta that was rece ived . This is roughly
the amo unt requir ed fo r th e map/naviga tion data
fo r a 2, 485 mile (4,0 0 0 k m) ro ute. As lo ng as the
s ate llite ima ges l oaded for route guid ance are
stored, you can use them wi thout h avi ng an ac­
tive data connect ion .
Street View
With Stree t View, you can explo re ma ny p lac es in
th e wo rld thr ough t he eyes of a pedes tria n.
S tree t View is availa ble w hen the
sy mb ol(!)
¢ fig. 195 is displayed in t he cross ha irs mode.
Activating street view : turn t he con trol knob to a
s c a le le ss th an 32 yar ds (3 0 m) .
The following functions a re then available :
-Exploring an area step-by-step : press the con­
trol knob when t he
symbol @¢ fig. 196 is dis­
played.
- Zooming in or out on the current view in four
stages :
turn the control knob to the left or to
the rig ht ®
c:> fig . 196 .
-Navigating in street view : move your finger in
the desired direction on the MMI touch contro l
pad*.

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Additional information
Showing additional informat ion in the Infotain­
ment system disp lay can be switched on in the
Map content menu ¢page 212. To display any
applicable additional information, move the
crosshairs onto an item on the map and press the
control knob.
(D Tips
- The stored online map view data can be de­
leted in
Factory sett ings > Navigation and
on line memory
¢ page 242.
- The online map view is an Audi connect In­
fotainment service and is regu larly updated
when the function is opened. The process
may take several seconds.
- When the on line map view is switched on
using the 30 position map, the MMI display
a utomat ically switches to the 20 map orien­
tation when driving through tunnels.
- For safety reasons, the Street View func­
tions can o nly be used when the vehicle is
stationary .
- Always read the chapter
¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­ tion.
- Additional informat ion can be found under
www.audiusa.com /audiconnect .
Map update
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
There are multiple options available for updating
your map mater ial:
- Map updates through the
on line map update*
¢page 213.
-Import map updates from the SD card to you r
MMI. You can find add itional information on­
line at
my.audiusa.com.
-Map update at an authorized Audi dealer or au ­
thorized Audi Service Facility. This can result in
additional costs.
Navigation
Online map update
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi connect
(Infota inmen t)
Using the online map update, you con update
the map material in your navigation system di­
rectly from your vehicle.
Fig. 197 Example: display of a new on lin e m ap update
Fig. 198 Example: selection of a country package
Requirement:
The requirements for Audi connect Infota inment
services must be
met¢ page 190.
You must have a myAudi account and have as­
signed your vehicle to it.
Using your vehicle position, the MMI identif ies
regions which you are frequently in. Based on
this, the MMI suggests update packages for
these regions, if they are available .
.. Select(!) Start download ¢ fig. 197 if the mes­
sage for a new map update appears in the Info­
tainment system display.
Or :
.. Select iMENU ! button> Settings> left control
button >
System maintenance > System up­
date
> Online update.
A selection with the available update packages
appears in the Infota inment system display
¢ fig . 198 .
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Navigation
Selecting the online map update
- Se lect an update package from the list(~) @
<=>fig. 198 .
-Confirm you r se lection with the I BACK I button
and go back to the selection.
- T he number and amount of data for the select­
ed updat e package are now displayed in the In­
fotainment system.
Starting the download
- Select and confirm Start download .
-Confirm the secur ity prompt by selecting Start
download
again.
The update packages begin to down load and the
status of the download progress is shown in the
Infotainment system display .
Installation of online map updates
The downloaded map materia l installs after you
stop your vehicle. The new update packages in­
stall only after you switch off the ignition. After
restarting the MMI, the Infota inment system dis­
play ind icates if the updates installed successful­
ly .
- Confirm the successful update with
OK .
The new map materia l can now be used for navi­
gation.
(D Tips
- The amount of available on line map up­
dates in the vehicle is lim ited . To update
more regions, use the map update via SD
card at
my.audiusa.com .
-Always read the chapter I:!) page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­ tion.
Accessing traffic information
Traffic information (TMC)
Ap plies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is d isp layed .
.. Se lect : left control button > Traffic messages .
214 An ove
rview of all the traffic messages is dis ­
played in the Infotainment system. Traffic inci­
dents on your route are shown in the upper sec­
tion of the list, sorted according to distance.
- Displaying all traffic messages for a street/
highway :
select and confirm the [ill symbol. A
list of all the traff ic messages for the selected
street/highway is displayed.
- Opening a detailed view of traffic information:
select and confirm the traffic information from
the list.
-Displaying the selected traffic information on
the map :
select and confirm the right control
button
> Show on map . The shaded line shows
the street and the length of the traffic jam.
-Displaying the next traffic message on the
map :
press the control knob.
Traffic information display
Colored warning symbols:
traffic incidents on
your route are shown in the upper section of the
list and are sorted according to distance.
Warning symbols with~: avoided traffic inci­
dents .
Grayed out warning symbols: traffic incidents
that are not on your route. They are sorted ac­
cording to road type (expressway, highway, other
road), country and name.
(D Tips
-Critical traffic information, such as warn­
ings about wrong -way drivers, is automati ­
cally displayed. To hide the traffic informa­
t ion, press the
I BACK ! button or the control
knob.
- TMC traffic reports are not available in Can­
ada. For more information, please contact
Sirius Canada.

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Better route
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
By receiving traffic information through TMC,
your
M MI calculates a better route -if available -
and the possible time saved for the current route
guidance. You can decide yourself which route
you w ould like to use.
.. Press t he I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly un til
the map is d isp layed .
Requ irement: route gu idance must be active .
I f yo ur MMI has calc ulate d a better route than
the c urrent ro ute guidance, the message
A better
route is available.
appears on the map along
w ith the t ime that may be saved . A better route
i s indicated in the map view wit h the symbol
rS
¢ pag e 209, fig . 194 .
Accept better route
-Press t he right contro l button.
- Se lect and co nfirm the better route.
- The better route is used for the remaining
route g uidance and the route is reca lculated.
Online traffic information
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi con nect
(Infota inment)
The MMI can receive real-tim e onlin e traffic in­
formation about congestion, accidents, road
c onstruc tio n and other incidents.
Fig. 199 O nlin e traff ic info rmation display• w it h ou t better
r o ute
Req uirement: The req uirements for A udi connect
(Infotainment) m ust be met
r=> page 190.
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
t h e map is d isp layed.
.. Se lect : left cont rol b utton > Traffic messages . Na
vigation
An ove rview of all the traffic messages is dis ­
played in the Infotainment system
r=> fig. 199.
Tra ffic incidents on your route are show n in the
u pper section of the list, so rted according to dis­
tance @ r=> fig. 199. Colored markings ind icate
the flow of t raff ic
r=> page 215 .
-Switching online traffic information on : press
the right control button and switch
Online t raf­
fic data
on(~). The I O N LINE I symbo l is s hown
in the Infotai nment system d isp lay @
¢fig . 199 .
You can also disp lay the on line traffic informa­
tion
i n the online map view ¢ page 212.
Traffic information display
Co lor-coded ma rkings along t he ro ute in dicate
t h e traffic flow:
Green : tra ffi c is flowing freely
Red : congestion
Orange : stop-and-go traffic
S haded markings indicate t he length of t he a rea
with congestio n.
Colored warning symbols : there is a tra ffi c in ci­
den t immedia te ly ahead on the route .
Grayed out warning symbols : traff ic incide nts
t h at are not o n your ro ute.
Red warning symbols : all warning symbols w ill
be red w hen route g uidance is not active .
The disp lay of colored markings, wa rning sym­
bols , etc. can be set in the
Map content me nu
r=> page 212.
Tra ffic information is switched on at the factory.
You can switch off the recept ion of on line traffic
i nformation at any
t ime r=> page 215.
0) Tips
-Online traffic in format ion is not avai lab le in
Canada.
- Always read the chapter
r=> page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion .
- Hav ing t he Online traffic data fu nct ion
switched on provides the m ost accurate
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Radio
Opening the radio
The radio supports the F M , AM and SiriusXM *
(satellite radio) bands. Using the HO Radio re ­
ceiver also allows you to receive radio stations
on the FM and AM bands in digital format.
Fig . 201 FM stat ion list ( HO Ra dio tec hn ology FM)
Radio: SiriusXM
~ 000 Rad,olD e· N oS,gnal
'JI 001 Prev iew N oS,gnal
J 002 H tts 1
~
f) 003 20 on 20
NoStgna l
004 40s on 4 NoS,gnal
F ig. 202 Siri usXM station list
.. P ress the I RAD IO I bu tton.
Afte r opening the rad io, t he last opened station
lis t is disp laye d.
.
I
Selecting a station : select and confirm a stat io n
from the station list . FM/ AM stations t hat can be
received by digital rad io are ma rked w ith the HD
R adio technology symbol
tQ) ® ¢fig. 201. If re ­
ception quality decl ines, the r adio automatically
switches to the analog FM/AM station depe nding
on availability , D igi tal HD Radio s ta tions * may
contain multiple additional stations* . The ava ila­
b le add itiona l stations* are listed under the radio
station. I f you lose reception, the add it iona l sta­
tions* are muted since they can no longer be re­
ceived.
Setting the frequency band : press the I RADIO I
button repeated ly until the desired frequency
a, band is set. a, ....
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Radio
T he s tation is stored as a preset . The symbol
shows the stored location in the presets list (for
example, 21).
@ Radio text (shortened display )
If availab le, program i nfo rmat ion about the set
station is d isplayed in a ll of the station lists.
@ Frequency
@ Station name
® Stat ion w it h HD Radio te chnology av aila ble
tQ)
@ Channel number ¢ fig. 202
If there is a loss of radio s ignal (Sir iusXM*), the
follow ing system informat io n is displayed in the
station list:
NoSignal : the tu ner is current ly not receiving a
sate llite signal
(fJ ¢ fig. 202 .
The system information turns off when the radio
stations are received again.
(D Tips
-Contact the Si riusXM* provider if you wou ld
like to receive satell ite programming .
- Buildings, tu nnels, b ridges, open areas, oth­
er veh icles or objects on the veh icle roof can
affect reception.
- Sate llite rad io is not availab le in Alaska and
Hawaii.
- iTun es tagging * is not supported by all radio
statio ns.
- When the App le CarPlay connection is ac­
tive,
Tag this song for iTunes * is not ava ila­
ble.
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Radio
Radio functions
Free text search
App lies to: ve hicles w ith 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. Search in all frequency bands for a sta­ tion name or program type such as
News ).
Fig. 203 Input field and results list fo r free text sea rch
- Opening the free text search : when in a s ta tion
list, keep turning the control knob to the left
u nt il the
free text search input fie ld is dis­
played .
-Using the free text search: see c::> page 166,
Free text search.
You can a lso search for frequencies.
Stat ions from the presets @ are disp layed in the
results list
(D c::> fig. 203. The symbo l@ indicates
which station list you sw itched to based on the
station selection.
Additional options
.,. Se lect: I RADIO I button > r ight contro l button.
The follow ing options are ava ilable depending on
the frequency band:
- Sound settings : see c::> page 245.
-Store as favorite : see c::> page 220, Presets.
-Tag this song for iTunes*1>: connect your Apple
device to the Audi music interface* on yo ur
MM I. Select and confi rm
Tag this song for
iTunes.
The track that is currently p laying is
stored on your App le device. Synchronize your
Apple device with iTunes. The tagged track w ill
display the next time you open your iTunes me-
1> I n preparation at the t ime of pr inting.
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dia center . If the re is no Apple device connect­
ed, the tagged tracks are stored temporarily in
the MMI (max imum of 50 tracks) . Once you
connect your Apple dev ice to the Audi music in­
terface, the tags are stored on the device.
- Manage SiriusXM alerts : see c::> page 219, Sir­
iusXM alerts .
-Store artist as favorite /Store track as favorite :
see c::> page 219, SiriusXM alerts.
-Manual tuner : the freq uency bars are dis ­
played . Select and confirm the desired frequen­
cy.
- Seek: the radio tunes to the previous or next re­
ceivab le station .
-Scan : all stations are played for severa l seconds
each.
- Radio settings: see c::> page 221.
Radio text
.,. Select: I RADIO I button > left control button > a
frequency band (such as
FM ) > a station.
.,. Select: r ight control button> Radio text .
Information that accompanies the program (such
as artist, composer, t rack) is displayed.
Browsing through radio text entries: turn the
contro l knob to the left o r right.
Requirement: a radio text entry must be d is­
played and the station must be broadcast ing a
phone number, a navigation destination or a text
message number as Radio Text Plus information .
If a location, a phone number or a text message
number is included with a radio text entry, the
radio text will be shown with a colored borde r.
You have the following options:
Call* /Start route guidance* /Write text mes­
sage* :
-Select a radio text entry with Radio Text Plus in­
formation and press the control knob.
- Select and confirm
Call* /Start route guid­
ance* /Write text message* . Or :
press the
I BACK I button to cancel.

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Additional settings
Radio settings
"'Select: I RADIO! button> right control button>
Radio settings.
The following settings can be selected, depend­
ing on the band that is selected :
Station names (FM)
Variable:
scrolling text transmitted by the FM
stations is shown in the Infotainment system dis­ play.
Fixed : scrolling text transmitted by the FM sta ­
tions is not shown in the Infotainment system
display. Only the current section of the scrolling
text displayed.
FM/ AM HD Radio*
You can switch HD Radio reception on or off.
Channel sorting (SiriusXM*)
You can set the station sort ing for SiriusXM sta­
tion lists* by:
-Channel number: the stat ions are sorted in as­
cending order according to their channel num­
ber.
- Channel name: the stations are listed in alpha­
betical order.
-First category, then channel number: the sta­
t ions are sorted by their category and then by
their channe l numbers.
- First category, then channel name : the sta­
t ions are sorted by their category and then by
their channe l names.
Category filter (SiriusXM*)
The stations shown in the station list can be fil­
tered by your personal preferences and by pro­
gram type. The program categor ies that you can
Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
Radio
select depend on what is offered by your provid­
er. Select the
All categories option to deactivate
all filter options and display all available stations
in the satellite station list.
Additional station information
When the function is switched on~ and the sta­
tions or presets list is open, the disp lay will
switch to the
Show "Now Playing" screen view
after approximately five seconds
c> page 219. De­
pending on availabi lity, information about the
set station (such as station name, artist and sta­
tion logo) is displayed in this view .
Preferred picture view*
You can set your preferred screen view for the
Show "Now Playing" screen r=> page 219.
-Station logo: the station logo is displayed, de­
pending on availability .
-Cover art: the album cover is displayed if availa-
ble.
Gracenote online database*
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet. The
Cover art optio n must be selected
c> page 221, Preferred picture view*.
When the funct ion is switched on~, the album
cover or genre cover for the song that is p lay ing
is loaded from the Gracenote online database,
depending on availability.
Subscription status (SiriusXM)*
This opt ion is available when your subscription is
about to expire or has already expired . The expi­
ration date for your license is displayed.
Call to SiriusXM*: the contact information for
your satellite radio provider is displayed . To call
your satellite radio provider using the MMI, press
Call to SiriusXM *.
A station with poo r reception is no longer Store the station as a preset in advance. Access the pre-
displayed in the station list once you sets usi ng the presets list
c> page 220 .
switch to a different station .
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Media
Media
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
avai lab le in the MMI. For example, you can p lay
aud io/video* fi les from the Jukebox* or connect
your mob ile dev ice to the Aud i m usic interface *
and operate it through the MMI.
Notes
General information
Media and format restrictions :
the MMI (includ­
in g the SD card reade r and the USB storage de­
vice co nnect ion *) was tested w ith a var iety of
products and media on the market. However,
there may be cases where ind iv idual devices or
media and audio/video files" may not be recog­
n ized, may play o nly w ith restr ictions or may not
p lay a t all.
Dig ital Rights Management : please note that
t he audio/v ideo" files are subject to copyright
protection .
The media drives do not p lay f iles that a re pro ­
tected by OR M and that are ident ified with the
symbo l
!'.TI.
Data secu rity : never store im portant data on SD
cards, the Ju kebox *, CDs/DVDs o r mobile devices.
Aud i AG is not responsib le for damaged or lost
fi les and media .
Loading times : th e mo re files/fo lde rs/ play lists
that are on a sto rage medium, the longer it will
take to load the audio/video* files . Audi recom­
mends us ing storage media tha t on ly conta in au­
d io/video files* . T o decrease the t ime it takes to
load audio/v ideo f iles*, crea te subfo lders ( fo r ex­
a m ple , fo r th e a rt ist o r album). The loading time
will also increa se whe n importing fi les.
Additional information : when playing, audio
fil es are automatically displayed with any add i­
tional informa tion that is s to red (such as the ar­
tis t, track and al bum cover).
If this in forma tio n is
no t a vai lable o n the storage mediu m, t he MMI
wi ll check the Gr ace no te met adata database .
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However, in some cases, the additional in forma ­
tion may not be dis played.
Restri cted functionality : reset the Media set­
tings
t o the facto ry de fault se ttings i f func tional ­
i ty is res tric ted
¢ page 2 42.
If functionality is restr icte d, reset the Jukebox*
to t he fa ctory defa ult se tt in gs ¢ page 242.
For informa tion abo ut the propert ies of s upport ­
ed med ia and fi le formats, see
¢ page 235 .
W Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in c::> (D in
W i- Fi hotspot on page 195 .
CD/DVD operation
CD /DVD and format restrictions :
th e f unct iona li­
ty o f indivi dual sto rage media m ay be limi ted due
to t he v ariety of b lank C Ds/DV Ds av a ila b le and
t h e v arious cap acities. Audio CDs or video DV Ds
with copy protection, CDs/D VDs that do not con­
form to the standard and mult isess ion CDs may
hav e limit ed playback or may not play at all. Audi
r ecommends finali zing the recording process
whe n creat ing mult isess ion CDs . Mult isess ion is
not supported for DVDs .
Using CDs/DVDs, the CD dr ive or the DVD drive :
to ensure correct, hig h-q uality playback and to
prevent damage to the dr ive or disc read ing er ­
r ors, always store CDs/DVDs in a protec tive
s leeve and do no t expose them to direct s unlight .
Do
not u se:
- Damaged, dirty or sc ratched CDs/DVDs
- Single CDs/DVDs (3 in diameter)
- CD/DVDs that a re not roun d
- CDs/DV Ds w ith labe ls
- Protec tive rings
- Clean ing CDs
Thermal protection switch : CD/DVD playback
may be temporarily unavailable if o utside tem ­
p eratures a re extremely hot or co ld. A t hermal
pro tect io n sw itch is insta lled t o protect the C D/
DVD and t he laser.
Laser devices : las er devices a re divide d into safe -
ty classes 1 to 4 in accordance with DI N IE C 76
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