2017 AUDI A4 Owners Manual

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City events
Applies to vehicles w ith Audi connect (Infota inme nt)
Information on events in various categories in
the desired search area.
"' Select and confirm
City events> left control
button >
a category .
Online news
Applies to vehicles w ith Audi connect (Infota inme nt)
You can check the current headlines of your fa­
vorite publications in the MMI.
Requirement: your myAudi account must be sub­
scribed to newsfeeds and your vehicle must be
connected to myAudi
r::!>page 173.
"' Select : Online news > desired newsfeed > a
headline.
@ Tips
If you have not subscribed to any personal
newsfeeds in your myAudi account, pre-con­
figured newsfeeds will be displayed .
Twitter
Applies to vehicles w ith Audi connect (Infota inme nt)
You can access the most important functions in
your Twitter account through your MMI.
Requirement:
You must have connected your myAudi account
with Twitter. Additional information on this can be found in the
Audi connect (myAudi) operating
manual under
my.audiusa.com.
You must have connected your vehicle with
myAudi
r::!> page 173.
"' Select: Twitter > left control button > desired
function
(for example, Trends).
The following categories can be selected in the
Twitter menu:
-My tweets: News Feed and the Tweets you have
posted are listed.
-Home: the Tweets for everyone you follow are
displayed .
Audi connect (Infotainment)
- Trends:
topics on Twitter that are currently
popular within a country.
Different functions are available depending on
the Twitter category you have selected :
-New tweet: you can post a new tweet using
pre-made templates or using myAudi tem­
plates that you have created yourself .
-Refresh: the selected Twitter function is re­
freshed.
- Favorite: set a Tweet as favorite to show you
liked it.
- Retweet: you can quote a Tweet to share it with
others .
(D Tips
-Other settings such as account, language
and Tweet security and location settings
cannot be changed in the MMI. These
changes must be made on the Twitter web­
site.
- You can only connect
one Twitter account
with your myAudi account.
- Audi connect (Infotainment) makes it possi­
ble to access Twitter. Permanent availability
cannot be guaranteed, because that de­
pends on Twitter.
Travel (travel guide)
Applies to veh icles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
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
Audi MMI connect app must be installed and
open on your mobile device.
You must be logged into your myAudi account in
the
Audi MMI connect app and you must have se ­
lected your vehicle .
The Wi-Fi function on your mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
The MMI must be connected to the network .
"'Press:
! MENU ! button> Audi connect> left con-
trol button
> Information category > Travel. ..,.
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Audi connect (Infotainm ent )
After opening the travel g uide, travel tips in your
area will be displayed including current ratings as
well as the corresponding category .
"' Press the left control button to change the cat­
egory (such as bars nearby).
A WARNING
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other s imilar devices when
the vehicle is stationa ry because, like all
loose objects, they could be throw n aro und
the ins ide of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries . Store these types of devices
sec urely whi le driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the ai rbags while driv ­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
c::, page 236.
(D Tips
Units of measurement, language settings and
time are shown in the Infotainment system
disp lay based on how they were set in the sys­
tem sett ings
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Audi connect (Infotainment) in navigation
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con­
nect (Infotainment)
.. Se lect: I MENU I button > Audi connect > left
contro l button >
Na vigation.
The fo llow ing A udi connect (Infota inment) serv­
ices are currently available :
- Nav igation with
o nline map vi ew and Stre et
View
c::, page 199.
- Poin t of Interest (PO I) online search with
voi ce re cognition
(such as res taurants): plan
r ou te g uidance using the MMI con trol panel
c::> page 190, Online point of interest search
(online search)
and the voice recognition sys­
tem
c::> page 153.
- Set up dest inations in your M MI using your
myAud i Account or onl ine map view
c::, page 199.
- Online traffic inform ation:
receive up -to-the­
minute t raffic information about accidents,
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road construction and other incidents
c::> page 202.
- M ap upd ate:
import navigation map updates
direct ly to your vehicle using an SD card or as
an online update
c::> page 200.
(D Tips
- For the Map update Audi connect (Infota in­
ment) serv ice using an SD card, check the
current software version in your vehicle and
compare it with
my.audiusa.com to see if a
new version is avai lab le. You can also have
the new navigat ion data installed by an Aud i
dealer, which can be done for an addit ional
charge.
- More informat ion on
map updates can also
be found in the
A udi connect Operat ing
Manual at
http: / /my .audiu sa.com .
Audi connect (Infotainment) on the phone
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
"'Sele ct: !MENUI b utton> Aud i conn ect> left
cont rol b utton >
C o mmuni cation .
The following Aud i connect (Infotainment) serv­
i ces are currently available :
- Storing co ntacts on your computer using your
m yA udi Account and loading the contacts into
the MMI directory
c::> page 169.
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
"'Sele ct: !MENUI b utton> Aud i conne ct > righ t
cont rol button.
The following options are available in the Aud i
connect (Infota inme nt) services overview:
Log in*
Refer to c::, page 173, Logging into myAudi in the
vehicle .
C onnection manag er
Refer to c::, page 230 .

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License s ubs cript ion
The validity and expiration date of you r licenses
are displayed. When
W arnin g befor e licen se ex ­
pir es
is activat ed, a m essage will be display ed
warning you that your license is about to expire .
Refresh
The content of the selected Audi connect (Info­
tainment) service o r the entire Audi connect list
is updated .
Wi-Fi hotspot
Appl ies to: ve hicles with Wi -Fi hotspot
You con us e the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con­
n ect up to eight Wi-Fi d evic es to th e Intern et.
While driving , re stri cted use of unsecured, light,
s mall wirele ss device s is only po ssible from the
rear of the vehicle .
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
.. Se lect :
I MENU I button >Telep hon e> right con -
tro l button
> Wi-Fi opti ons.
The fo llow ing settings can be modified :
Wi-Fi mode
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory . Switch the Wi-Fi hotspot to
H otspot before
establishing a connection between your vehicle
and your Wi- Fi dev ice.
- Hotspot : the MMI Wi- Fi hotspot is active and
v is ible to other devices. A connection can be es­
tabl ished with new w ire less devices .
-Hot spot and clie nt1l: the MM I W i- F i hotspot is
active. An Internet connection to a personal
Wi-Fi hotspot (such as a smartphone) can be establ ished . Using
Netw ork search
~ page 177, you can sea rch fo r you r persona l
hotspot and connect to the MM I.
-Off : the MM I W i-Fi hotspot is deac tivated. An
Internet connection for Wi-Fi devices is not
possible .
1) Not avail able in al l veh icl es.
Audi c onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
Network search
A list of ava ilab le Wi- Fi netwo rks in your area is
displayed.
A WARNING ~
- As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi-
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this cou ld increase the risk of an accident.
- 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 could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries . Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
i n g. Also read the warnings in the chapte r
~page 236.
(D Note
You are responsible for all precaut ions taken
fo r data p rotection, anti-v irus protect ion and
protection aga inst loss of data on mobi le de­
v ices that a re used to access the Internet
th ro ugh the W i- Fi hotspot.
(D Tips
-In vehicles w ithout Audi connect* , the use
of the W i-F i hotspot is on ly possible for t he
Wi-Fi audio player*. A data connect ion to
the Internet cannot be established.
- A separate, paid mob ile subscr ipt ion may be
needed to use the Wi -Fi hotspot. You can
obtain more info rmation from your cell
phone serv ice provider .
- Depending on your cell phone plan, receiv­
ing data packages through the Wi-Fi hot­
spot may result in additional charges, par­
ticu larly when in another country . The use
of a f lat rate data plan is highly recom­
mended . You can obtain more information
from your cell phone service provider .
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Audi connect (Infotainment)
-For additional information about the Audi
connect (Infotainment) services, visit
www.audiusa.com/audiconnect.
Configuring the data
connection
App lies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
To use Audi connect (Infotainment) services, a
data connection must be configured.
.. Select: I MENU I button> right control button>
Connection manager.
"'Select: right control button> Online settings >
Data connection settings .
Using the Data connection settings menu, you
can set when an Internet connection should be
made . T he Internet connection disconnects auto­
matica lly once the requested A udi connect (Info­
tainment) service no longer require any data
packets.
The follow ing options can be selected:
Audi connect (MMI)
With the Audi connect (MMI) function, you can
Allow or Deny the use of Audi connect (Infotain­
ment) services if the connect ion is set to
No re­
quest
or With request.
Wi-Fi devices*
Using the Wi-Fi devices function, you can Allow
or Deny a connection to the Internet.
_&. 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 tablets, 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 injuries . Sto re these types of devices
securely whi le driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats w ithin range of the airbags while driv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
c:> page 236.
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(D Note
You are responsible for all precautions taken
for data protection, anti-v irus protection and
protection against loss of data on mobile de­
v ices that are used to access the Internet
through the Wi-F i hotspot.
Audi connect
(Infotainment)
information
Audi connect (Infotainment) services
App lies to vehicles w ith Audi connect (Infotainment)
(D Tips
- Audi connect (Infotainment) services are
only available with an exist ing o r separate
cell phone contract and on ly within the mo­
bile network coverage area . Depending on
your cell phone rates, there may be addi­
tional costs when connecting to the Inter­ net using data packets, particularly with in­
ternational service. Based on the high data
volume, using a flat rate data plan is highly
recommended.
- You can only use services supported by Aud i
connect (Infotainment) if you have the op­
tional MMI Navigation plus equipment with
MMI touch* and Audi connect (Infotain­
ment).
- Use of the L TE* mobile network standard is
not available in every country. Contact your
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility or your cell phone service
prov ider for additiona l information.
- Usage of Audi connect (Infotainment) serv­
ices depends on the avai lability of services
through third party providers.
- Also read the information in the chapter
c:> page 160, Telephone.
-The Audi connect (Infotainment) services
are avai lable in the USA. Audi connect (Info­
tainment) services are currently not availa­
ble in Canada or in Mexico.
- Availability, scope, providers, screen display
and costs of services may vary depending on
the country, model, mode l year, end device
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and rates. Additional information can be
found at
www. audiusa.co m /aud ic o nnect
- An initial registration/activation on the
myAudi platform at
m y.a udiusa.com is nec­
essary to use individua l services. You can
contact an authorized Audi dealer or Audi
connect customer service at 877-505-AUDI
(2834) to receive information on options for
expanding your usage and any costs that may result .
- The Audi connect ( Infotainment) serv ices
are a Wi-Fi/Internet-based system.
If the
system does not function correctly even
though all of the requirements a re met,
please try again later or contact Audi con­
nect customer serv ice at 877-505-AUDI
(2834) .
- Fo r detailed information on Audi connect
(Infotainment) and the Terms of Use, refer
to
ww w.audiu sa.com /audic onn ect .
Data protection
Applies to vehicles with Aud i connect (Infotainment)
{O) Tips
- Your privacy is important to us.
- AUDI AG collects , processes, shares and
transmits your personal information in ac­
cordance with legal regulations in order to
ensure proper function and availability of
the individual Audi connect (Infota inment)
services . You can view the complete, current
and valid Audi connect data protection poli­
cy in yo ur MMI. The myA udi website is av ail­
able fo r to you to activate additional Audi
connect (Infotainment) services and to
transfer data w ith your vehicle, among oth­
er services. A one-time registration is re­
quired to establish a connection to your ve­ hicle. For this purpose, Audi AG collects,
processes, transmits and uses your required
personal information as required for you to
use the services provided by Audi AG . Your
Audi c onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
information is not distributed to third par­
ties . Using your cell phone with the help of
your myAudi p latform, you can transfer in­
formation for Audi connect (Infotainment) serv ices functions to your vehicle and a llow
specific information to be transmitted from
your vehicle.
- By activating special information services
that are part of your Aud i connect portfol io,
you can use these f unctions directly in your
vehicle by entering data to confirm yo ur
identity (to use social networks, fo r exam ­
ple) . To do this , the identification informa­
tion you provided is forwarded with the re­
quest to the respective service provider .
Then you can access your persona l content
using a secure connection. Th is content is
displayed in the vehicle for your use. Your
personal content is not stored w ith in Audi
AG . The necessary connection informat ion is
processed and used for prov iding serv ices
and the prope r funct ion of the se rvices in
ac co rdance w ith applicab le legal guide lines.
- You can find additional info rmation in your
MMI in the options menu for the sele cted
Audi connect (Info tainment) serv ice and al­
so on line at
www.audiu sa.com /connect
- By p roviding Aud i connect (Infotainmen t)
serv ices, Audi o f America is authori zed to
co llec t, process, transmi t and trans fer infor­
mation about you and your vehicle. Addi­
t ional information can also be found in your
MMI in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect (Infotainment) serv ice.
- Informat ion on our data protection meas­
ures in conjunct ion with the mob ile Audi
connect (Infotainment) app lication can be
found in the applicat ion's privacy policy . For
add itiona l information about the
m y. audiusa .com website or other applica­
tions, websites or on line serv ices connected
t o Aud i, visi t
www.audiu sa .c om /privacy .
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Troubleshooting
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Problem Solution
Audi connect (Infotainment) se rv-
Some Audi conn,ect (Infotainment) serv ices must be activated/
ices : individual Aud i connect (Info- configured through your personal myAudi account before using
ta inment) serv ices are grayed out them for the first time. You can find deta iled informat ion on line
o r not avai lab le . at
my.audius a.com.
Wi-Fi hotspot:
it is not possib le to Delete all existing Wi -Fi connections on your mobi le device and
connect throug h W i-Fi. restart it .
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Audi connect vehicle control
Introduction
Applies to vehicles with Aud i connect vehicle control
W ith the Audi connect vehicle contro l serv ices l) ,
you can access various information or use ind iv id­
ua l functions i n the
Audi MMI connect app or in
myAudi .
Aud i connect vehicle control includes the follow­
in g services:
- Locking/ unloc king
¢ page 182 .
-Vehi cle sta tus report ¢ page 182.
- P ark ing loc ati on ¢ page 18 2.
- Geofencing Aler t ¢page 183.
- Speed Alert ¢ page 183.
- Valet Alert ¢ page 183 .
- Stolen Vehicle Locator ¢page 183.
(D Note
Accessing spe cific data or controllin g func­
t ions remotely depen ds on t he c harge level of
the vehicle batte ry. There fore, these func­
tions on ly have limited ava ilab ility after
sw itchi ng off th e ignition .
(D Tips
- The serv ices are p rovided through a SI M
ca rd insta lled in the vehicle . The cost of the
ca ll an d data con nections is included in the
pr ice for the s ervices . S er vices a re provided
ass umin g tha t the cell p ho ne ne two rk re­
q uir e d fo r the i nstalled SIM c ard is function­
in g a nd re ad y to ope rat e. The av ail ab le serv­
ic es se t b y Au di AG are only availa ble within
t h e cell phone ne twor k cove rage area fo r
the cell p hone se rvice provide r se lected by
A udi AG .
- Fo r more information o n Aud i connect, a lso
v is it
www.audiusa .com/help/audi-connect.
l) I n pre parat io n at the time of p rinting. T he ava ilab ilit y of
th e serv ices offe red depends o n th e co untry an d may
c ha ng e over tim e.
Audi connect veh icle control
Setup
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect veh icle control
To use Aud i connec t ve hicl e con trol se rvices 1l,
p lea se note the fo llow ing:
Requirements
- You mus t regis ter an d ver ify yo ur iden tit y o n
www .audi. com/myaudi .
-You mus t en te r the ve hicle code given o n your
re mote con trol key i n the Infotain ment sy stem.
- Your mob ile dev ices must b e co mpa tible.
- The
Audi MMI connect app must be i nstalled
and ope n on yo ur mobile device .
- You must be logged into your myAudi accou nt
in th e
Audi MMI connect app and your vehicle
must b e selecte d.
Entering the vehicle code
Requirement: the ignition must be sw itched on .
Se lect:
I M ENU I but ton > Audi connect > if neces ­
sa ry,
Display available functions > right control
button >
Audi connect user management > Key
user > Set key user.
- En ter the user name for your ve rifie d myAudi
acco unt an d ente r the ve hicle code .
- Sele ct and confirm
Log in . You a re now set as
the pr imary user .
License subscription
The v alid ity and exp iration date of your licenses
are di sp la ye d. Wh en
Warning before license ex­
pires
is a ctivat ed, a mess age w ill be disp laye d
warni ng you that yo ur license is abou t to expi re.
Se lect:
I M ENU I but to n > Audi connect > Display
available functions >
right contro l button > Li ­
cense subscription.
Resetting the primary user
Requireme nt: the primary user m ust be set and
t h e igni tion must be switche d on . .,.
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Audi connect vehicl e control
Select: !MENU ! button> Audi connect > right
control button >
Aud i connect u ser manage ment
> Key user > Reset ke y user.
Warning lev els
Req uirement: the pr imary use r mus t have set one
or more warning levels . Secondary users can only
see if a warning level is active or not.
Select:
! M ENU ! button> Audi conn ect> right
control b utton >
Alert s.
A WARNING
Also read and follow the instructions regard­
ing traffic safety¢
page 141.
(D) Tips
-Store the vehicle code in a secure pla ce. It
may be necessary to re-ente r the veh icle
code .
- Pay at tention to upper- and lowe r-case le t­
ters when enter ing the ve hicle code.
- The vehicle code loc ks after m ultip le fai led
ent ry attemp ts. Contact an author ized A udi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Fac ility to
request a new vehicle code .
@ Tips
-If a primary user was set fo r your vehicle,
the message
One or more Audi connect
s e rv ices currentl y act ive. Fo r mor e infor­
mation, p lease refer to the owne r's manual
or the Audi con nect menu.
appears every
time after the ignition is switched off .
- If you do not know the primary user of the
vehicle, reset it in the Infotainment system
¢ page 181, Resetting the primary user.
You can reg ister and verify your identity as
the new primary user on
www .audi.com /
myaudi.
If you did not receive the code re­
quired for this, co ntact your authorized Audi
dealer or authori zed Audi Servi ce Fac ility.
Locking/unlocking
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
You can lock and un lock your vehicle using this
servi ce.
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Requir ement
- Thi s requires the 4 -d igi t PI N that you specified
during the verification on
www.audi.com /
myaudi.
- The vehicle m ust be stationa ry.
- The ignition must be switched off.
Vehicle status report
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
The Dr ive r Information System collects data un­
der certai n conditions and sends it to a server.
When data is stored, you can access values such
as these using the service :
- Remaining range,
- Fuel tank leve l,
- If the veh icle doors are open/closed or locked/
un locked,
- Mi leage ,
- Next service,
- Warning messages,
- Park ing l ights on/off,
For additional information on the Driver Informa ­
tion System, refer to¢
page 16, Driver Informa­
tion System .
A WARNING
Do not ignore messages and warning or ind i­
cator lights that turn on in the vehicle be­
cause of the info rmation in the status report.
This could lead to break downs in on the road, a ccidents and ser ious injuries.
Parking location
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
The veh icle collects data unde r ce rta in cond it io ns
and sends it to a serve r.
When data is stored, you ca n access values such
as these using the se rvice :
- Vehicle location display,
- Display of one's own location,
- Route to you r vehicle .