2017 AUDI A4 Owners Manual

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- Writing your own text: select and confirm
Write own text. Enter text using the MMI
touch* or the speller.
- Enter one or more recipients.
- Select and confirm
Send .
lnbox
Displays all received e-mails .
Sent
Displays all sent e-mails .
Outbox
Displays all e-mails to be sent .
Drafts
Displays all e -mails that have not yet been sent
and stored text messages.
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- For more information on supported cell
phones, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth
or contact your author ized Audi dealer or
authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility.
- To ensure that your sent e-mails are re­
ce ived, connect your cell phone to the Wi-Fi
hotspot* in the vehicle so that the e-mail
app on your cell phone continues to have In­
ternet access.
If you are still not rece iving e­
mails and you have a successful connection,
then contact your e-mai l service provider or
your cell phone service provider.
Message options
A ppl ies to: ce ll ph ones w it h Bluetooth Message Access Pro file
(MAP)
~ Select: I MENU I button > Telephone > left con ­
tro l button
> E-mail (MyPhone)/E-Mail (addi­
tiona l phone)*
> lnbo x/Sent /Outbo x > right
control button.
The following options may be avai lab le depend ­
ing on the se lected menu.
~ l) Not availab le in all la nguage s.
Telephone
Store as template
Ten e-ma il templates are stored in the MMI. You
can
save up to ten additional templates.
- Create an e-mail.
- Select and confirm
Store as template .
Resume last edited e-mail
The last e-mail in progress can be resumed.
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the se lected e-ma il in the
In box.
Reply to all*
A reply can be sent for the selected e-ma il in the
In box and it wi ll be sent to all of the entered re­
cipients.
Forward
The selected e-mail can be forwarded to a differ­ ent recipient .
Delete this me ssage*
The selected e-mail can be deleted.
Read out1
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You can have the MMI read an open e-mail.
E-mail settings*
To display when a new e-mail is received, activate
the
E-mail notifications . New e-ma ils are indicat­
ed with an envelope 121 in the Infotainment sys­
tem display status line.
Connection manager
Refer to c> page 230.
Wi-Fi options
Refer to c> page 177.
Telephone settings
Refer to c> page 170.
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Telephone
(D Tips
-Messages that are deleted in the MMI are
a lso automatica lly deleted in the connected
cell phone.
- You cannot read any messages while driv­
i ng.
Listening to voicemail
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith telep hone
~ Se lect : I MENU I button >Telephone > left con­
tro l button. Select and confirm
Call list /Direc·
tory /Favorites
> Voicemail.
- Ente ring the voicemail numbe r:
enter the de­
si red number . Select and confirm
OK .
-Dialing the voicemail numbe r: select and con­
firm
Voicemail.
@ Tips
- T his service must be set up and activate d in
advance by the cell phone se rvice provide r.
You can o bta in mo re information from your
cell phone service prov ider.
- The voicemai l num ber depends on the ce ll
p hone se rvice provider.
Directory
Opening the directory
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith tele phone
After connecting the cell phone, the contacts in
it are automatically imported into the MMI.
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J • Voicema il
• Smith, John
• Muster, Manfred
• Schmidt, Ralf
Fig . 163 Directo ry
~ Se lect : I MENU I button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Directory .
- Calling a contact :
select and confirm a contact
from the directory. The phone numbers fo r th e
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selected contact open . To make the ca ll, select
and confirm a phone n umber.
- Free text search for a conta ct : refer to
<=:> page 149.
Conta cts a re displ aye d in alph abet ic al ord er and
ca n be sorted by first or las t name
c::> page 17 0,
Sort order .
The directory can b e op ened through the Tele·
phone
menu as well as t hrough t he Navigation *
menu.
(D Tips
-Add itiona l informa tion o n fre e te xt s ea rc h­
ing can be fo und un der
<=:>page 14 9.
- Check fo r a possib le request to synchronize
on your cell phone . Reques ts to sy nch roni ze
t h e d irec tory mus t b e con firme d so that
y ou r ce ll p hone conta cts ca n be lo ade d into
t h e M MI.
- Th e conta ct displ ay in the M MI depend s on
t h e ce ll phone u sed. Fo r more info rmation
on su pported ce ll phones, visit
www .audiusa.com/bluetooth or contact
your authorized A udi dealer o r autho rized
Audi Service Facility.
- The d irecto ry from the ce ll phone that is ac­
t ively connected will always be displayed.
- The contacts from the cell p hone might not
be t ransfe rred in a lp habetical or der. If there
are too many ent ries, contacts with d iffer­
ent first letters may be m iss ing in the MMI.
- The contacts in t he local MMI memory are
always visible and can be accessed by ot her
users.
Free text search for a contact
App lies to : vehicles wit h te lepho ne
~ Select : !M EN UI button> Telephone > left con­
trol b utton >
Directory .
~ To limit t he se arch, ente r th e ini tia ls of the con­
t a ct bei ng se arched with e ach initial se par ated
by a s pace i n t he input fiel d. E nte r addi tional
letters if necessa ry .
~ Select and confirm a contact from t he d irecto­
ry. The phone numbe rs fo r the se lected contact
open.
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"'To make the call, se lect and confirm a phone
number.
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- You can scroll through long lists quickly by
turning the contro l knob quickly. The scroll­
i ng speed depends on t he n umbe r of list en­
tries.
- Additiona l informat ion on free text search­
i ng can be foun d un der
¢ page 149 .
Showing contact details*
Applies to: ve hicles with telephone
You can show contact details depending on the
vehicle equipment.
F ig. 164 S h ow ing contac t deta ils
"' Se lect: I M ENU I button >Telephone > left con ­
t rol button .
"' Se lect and confirm
Directory > a contact from
the directory.
"' Se lect : rig ht contro l button > Show contact de­
tails .
- Call :
select and confirm the desired te lephone
number.
- Nav igating : to start navigation, se lect and con ­
firm the des ired address. Select and confirm
Start route guidance.
Press the r ight control button to o pen addit ional
options fo r the contact details.
Add destination
To s tart navig ation, se lect and co nf irm the de­
sired address . Sele ct and confirm
Start route
guidance .
Store as favorite
R efer to ¢ page 165, Favori tes.
Telephone
Send text message*
Yo u ca n send a tex t mes sa ge ¢ page 1 65 to the
se lected contact.
Delete contact
T he sele cted contact can be dele ted .
(D Tips
-Contacts edited in the MMI d irecto ry ca nnot
be au toma tically up dated i n the con nected
cell pho ne . Aud i recomme nds e diting ce ll
pho ne conta cts directly in th e cell p ho ne.
- Only the contacts in the local M MI me mory
can be edi ted o r deleted.
Importing/exporting contacts
Applies to: vehicles wit h telephone
Contacts in vCard format (. vcf) can be imported
into th e directory or exported .
Requirement: an SD card must be inserted i n one
of the SD card reade rs*
¢ page 210 o r a USB
storage device mus t be connec ted to the A udi
music in te rface* ¢
page 215 or th e r equ ire­
me nts fo r Audi co nne ct (I nfota inme nt) serv ices *
mus t be met
¢ page 172.
"' Select : !ME NUI button> Telephone > left con ­
t rol button >
Directory .
"' Sele ct: r igh t con trol butt on > Directory set·
tings .
- Importing contact s from a storage medium :
Select and confirm Import contacts > SD card
1 /SD card 2
o r USB devi ce 1 /USB devi ce 2 >
d esired contac t> Start import .
- Exporting contact s to a storage medium :
Se­
le ct and co nfirm
Export contacts > SD card 1 /
SD card 2
or USB device 1 /USB device 2 > de­
sired contact
> Start e xport.
- Selecting all conta cts at the same time for im·
porting/exporting :
selec t and confi rm Import
contacts /E x port contacts
> SD card 1 /SD card
2
or USB device 1 /USB device 2 > All > Start
import /Start export .
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Telephone
(D Tips
-Always read the c hapter¢ page 178, Audi
connect (Infotainment) information.
- Fo r additional in format io n on myAu di ac­
count, v is it
www.audi.com/myaudi.
- The im ported cont acts are store d in t he lo ­
ca l memory for t he directory .
- A maxim um o f 1,00 0 conta cts can be im­
p o rted. You can c hec k the directory memory
capac ity at a ny time
~page 170.
- Never save import ant da ta o n memory car ds
or USB sto rage dev ices . Audi is not respons i­
bl e for damaged or lost fi les and me dia .
- C ontac ts that we re downloaded from a ce ll
phone cannot be expo rted.
-T here s ho ul d be no othe r fil es or folders on
the sto rage medium conta ining the contacts
to be importe d.
Additional settings
Telephone settings
Applies to: ve hicles w ith tele phone
"'Se lect : I MENU I button> Telephone > righ t con-
tr ol but to n >
Telephone settings .
Call options*
Call forwarding:
you ca n switch the forwa rd ing
of incomi ng calls to your voicemail or to anothe r
p hone number on an d off . Yo u can ch eck if the
f unc tion is activated o r deac tiva ted wi th
Check
s tatus .
Call waiting :
you are ale rted to an incoming call
du ring a phone ca ll w hen t his function is sw itch­
e d on~- You ca n check if t he fu nction is activat­
e d or deactiv at ed wit h
Check status .
Send own telephone number :
sending your
p hone number wi th an outgoing call can be act i­
vated an d deactivated. Wi th t he
Network -de ·
pendent
se tting, t he set ting liste d in the co n­
t ract with t he cell p hone service provi der is use d.
The settings only apply to the
Telephone menu in
the MMI. P lease note that the settings on yo ur
cell phone will apply afte r disconnecting the
1> Depend s on th e co nnected cell p hone.
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B luetoot h connec tion. You can chec k if the f unc ­
tion is activate d or deactivated with
Check sta­
tus .
Bluetooth settings
Refer to~ page 231.
Ringtone and volume settings 1
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U sing the Mute telephone function, you can
swi tch the r ing tone playbac k through the M MI
speaker on and off. You can play the r ingtones
u sing t he
Ringtone func tion. Press the cont rol
kn ob t o sa ve the sele cte d rin gtone . T he
Micro­
phone sensitivity
c an be a djusted during a phone
ca ll using t he control knob . For the
Ringtone vol­
ume /Message volume
settings, refer to
i=> page 234.
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(D Tips
-Severa l cell p ho nes can be paired to the
M MI, but only one cell phone can be actively
connected.
- To delete a ll paired B luetoot h dev ices, the
Bluetooth fu nction can be reset to the fac ­
to ry de fault settings
c> page 230.
Directory settings
App lies to : vehicles with telephone
.. Select: !ME NUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Directory .
.. Select: r ight con trol b utton> Directory set-
ting s.
Memory capacity
Shows the Memory capacity for the directory.
Yo u can ma nage up to 17,000 contacts with the
directory. Yo u 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 dir ecto ry al pha­
b etica lly acco rding to
Last name or First name . .,_

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Import contacts/Export contacts
Refer to <:!)page 169.
Download directory
Telephone
tion may need to be disconnected and reconnect­
ed to update the contacts.
Hide contacts without phone number
To update the contacts in the MMI, you can man­
ually download your cell phone contacts . De­
pending on the cell phone, the Bluetooth connec- When this
function is switched on f;i:J, contacts
that do not have any numbers assigned to them
will be grayed out in the directory .
Troubleshooting
Appl ies to: ve hicles with telep hone
Problem Solution
Connecting
the cell phone to the Check if the requirements needed to connect a cell phone have
MMI failed. been met
q page 160.
Or: check
if you accidentally declined the connection setup PIN on
your cell phone. If necessary, repeat the connection setup process
qpage 160.
After pa iring,
not all contacts/no Avoid using special characters in names.
contacts were loaded in the MMI. Avoid using contact groups on you r ce ll phone .
Certain
telephone functions are The te lephone functions depend on the cell phone service provider
grayed out or not available. and the cell phone you are using. You can obtain more informa- tion from your cell phone service provider, in your cell phone user
gu ide or in the database for mob ile dev ices at
www.audiusa.com/
bluetooth .
Some telephone functions are On corporate phones, some Bluetooth settings may not be com-
switched off or not available, even patible or the cell phone Bluetooth function may be deactivated.
though the cell phone is support- You can obtain more information from your system administrator.
ed.
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Audi connect (Infotainm ent )
Audi connect
(Infotainment)
Introduction
A pp lies to ve hicles with A ud i co nn ect (Infotainment)
With Audi connect (Infotainment) se rvices, on­
line information is transmitted and integrated di­
rectly in the vehicle.
Audi connect (Infotainment) services are precon­
figured at the factory and are available to you di­ rectly without restrictions.
A mobile end device can be used to access the In­
ternet through a Wi-Fi hotspot, either when the
vehicle is stationary or from the rear seat when the vehicle is in motion .
A WARNING
- To reduce the risk of an accident, only use
Audi connect (Infota inment) serv ices when
road and traffic conditions permit. Always
read and follow the notes in
Q page 141,
Traffic safety information.
- T o reduce the risk of a n accident, use the
Audi connect (Infota inment) serv ices w ith a
Wi-Fi hotspot on ly in the rear seat when the
vehicle is in motion o r on ly when the vehicle
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 warnings in the chapter
¢ page 236.
@ Tips
Read this chapter before operating
¢ page 178, Audi connect (Infotainment) in ­
formation.
1> Not availa ble in a ll veh icl es.
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Using a personal Wi-Fi
hotspot
App lies to : vehicles wi th MMI touch and Audi co nnect (Info ­
t a inm ent)
Requir ement
You r mobile device and your ce ll phone serv ice
provider must suppo rt the mobile Wi -Fi hotspot
function .
The perso nal W i- F i hotspot m ust be activated on
you r mobile device.
Access to other devices must be perm itted on
you r mobile hotspot .
The
Hot spot and cli ent W i-F i mode l) must be
selected in the MMI
Q page 177 .
Connecting the MMI with the per sonal
hotspot
"' Select: !ME NUI button> Telephone > right con­
trol b utton >
Wi-Fi setting s > Wi-Fi mode .
"'Select and confirm Hotspot and client l).
"' Then select and confirm Network search . The
dev ices that a re fo und are shown in the Info-
tainment sys tem disp lay.
"' Select and confirm your persona l Wi -Fi hotspot
from the list .
"' Enter the password that your mobile devices
gives you, if necessary.
"' Select and confirm
OK.
(D Tips
- Your cell phone service provider can tell
wh ich functions are supported by your mo­
bile device .
- Your cell phone data package determines if
other devices will be able to use the mobile
Wi-Fi hotspot .
- Audi recommends protecting your mobi le
wi reless network with a password to pre­
vent unautho rized access.

Configuration through myAudi
Activating/configuring Audi connect
(Infotainment)
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Some Audi connect (Infot ainment) services must
be activated/configured through your personal
myAudi account before using them for the first
time.
- If you do not have a personal myAudi account
yet , you can register online at
my.audiusa.com .
-Add your vehicle to your myAudi account.
- Activate/configure the Audi connect (Infotain -
ment) services you wou ld like for your vehicle in
your myAudi account.
- For some Audi connect (Infotainment) services,
you may also have to enter your myAudi user
data or your myAudi PIN when accessing serv­
ices in the MMI to connect your vehicle to
myAudi.
For detailed configuration information, refer to
my.audiusa.com .
Logging into myAudi in the vehicle
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Info tainment)
To use some Audi connect (Infotainment) serv­
ices (such as Twitter*) , you must first connect
your vehicle with myAudi to transfer your person­ al settings from your myAudi account.
Fig. 165 Logging into myAu di
.,. Select : I MENU I button > Audi connect> right
control button
> Log in .
.,. Enter your myAudi user data . Or: enter your 8-
digit myAudi PIN .
.,. Confirm your entry with
OK.
Audi connect (Infotainment)
Then you can open your personal settings from
your myAudi account in your vehicle.
(D Tips
You can receive your myAudi PIN if you have
set up a myAudi account. For additional infor­
mation , visit
my.audiusa.com.
Opening Audi connect
(Infotainment)
Applies to vehicles w it h Audi connect (Infotainment)
Fig. 166 Audi connect home screen
.,. Select: the I MENU I button> Audi connect.
.,. If necessary, confirm the note displayed with
Accept.
A list of all of the available Audi connect (Info­
tainment) services is shown in the Infotainment
system d isplay
c::> fig . 166 .
You can also filter the Audi connect ( Infotain­
ment) services by category:
.,. Now select:
IMENU I button> Audi connect>
left control button > for example, Navigation
for Audi connect ( Infotainment) services in the
nav igation menu
9 page 176.
Audi connect
(Infotainment) services
Basic functions
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment}
If availab le, functions spec ifically for certain
services are in the selection menu of that particu­
lar Audi connect (Infotainment) service
c::> page 143 . The basic functions are in the corre -
sponding options menu:
IJl,,-
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Audi connect (Infotainment)
"'Se lect: I MENU I button > Audi connect > desi red
Audi connect (Infotainment) service
> right
contro l button .
D epe ndi ng on t he A udi connect (Infotainmen t)
service se lected, t he followin g bas ic functions are
ava ila bl e:
Save as preview*
You ca n sa ve eve ry A udi con nect (I nfot ain ment)
servi ce as a pr eview and disp lay i t on t he A udi
con nec t (Infotainmen t) home screen
(D
¢ page 173, fig . 166.
Show on map
You ca n show se lec ted con te nts on the map and
use t hem for route guida nce.
Log in
Refer to ¢ page 173, Logging into myAudi in the
vehicle.
Read out
You can a llow the MMI to read out the selected
contents.
Calling*
If a phone numbe r was ass igned to an entry, yo u
can call the num ber, fo r example to rese rve t ick ­
ets.
Start route guidance
If a city wa s added to an entry, such as Travel
(t ra ve l gu ide), you c an use i t as a navig ation des­
t in ation . Ro ute gui dance starts immediately.
Changing the search area
The set search area ca n be cha nged at any time .
A dd it io na l info rmation on se arch areas can be
fou nd und er
<:?page 190.
Closing Audi connect (Infotainment) services
Depending on the selected function, you can
close an Aud i connec t (Info tainmen t) service at
a ny time a nd ret urn to th e home sc reen
<:? page 173, fig. 166.
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Parking information
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Info rmation on pa rking lo cat ions an d fees in the
se le cted searc h area (fo r ex ample
Nearby ).
"' Select and confirm Parking information .
You can use the right control b utton to so rt the
par king locat ions
By distance or By availability .
' Travel information
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on attractions in the selected search
a rea .
"' Select and confirm an attract ion to d isp lay the
detai ls .
' Fuel prices
App lies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Info rmation on gas s ta tions w ith the lowest f uel
pr ices for you r vehicle in the selec ted sea rch area.
"' Select and confirm
Fuel prices .
You can use the r ight control button to so rt the
fuel p rices
By price or By distance .
, Weather
Applies to vehicles wit h Aud i connect (I nfotainment)
Info rmation on cur re nt weat he r c ond itio ns as
well as weat her f ore ca sts f or th e se lec ted searc h
are a.
"' Select and confirm
Weather .
You can also display the current weat her condi­
tions on the map, fo r example.
"' Select: lef t control button
> an entry .
Flight information
App lies to vehicles with Aud i connect (Infotainment)
Info rm ation on fl igh ts a nd current arr ival/ depar­
ture times in the sele cte d sea rch a rea.
"' Select and confirm
Flight information.