2017 AUDI A4 Owners Manual

If your mobile device also has a navigation func ­
tion, you can navigate to your last known parking locat ion .
F or example, you have the option to show the
route to your vehicle and to send the correspond­
ing locations .
@ Tips
-The new parking location cannot be dete r­
mined with this service if the vehicle is
moved after shutting the vehicle off and
without switching the ign ition on and off
again, for example when being towed or if
the veh icle is stolen.
- If the vehicle is moved and shut off again
us ing the second key, for example, the new
parking locat ion is transm itted to the server
after switching the ignition off.
Geofencing Alert
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
You can set approved and forbidden zones for
your vehicle using this service . If your vehicle
leaves an approved zone or ente rs a forbidden
zone, you will be notified by a push not ificat ion
and/or an e -ma il. You can set up to five zones
and a lso ass ign t ime limits.
Requirement
- You must be ver ified as the primary user of your
vehicle on myAudi.
(D Tips
You can set on my Audi if you would like to be notified via push not ificat ions a nd/or e-ma il.
Speed Alert
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
You can set up to two speed limits for your veh i­
cle us ing th is serv ice . If your vehicle exceeds a set
speed limit, you will be notified by a push not ifi­
cation and/or e-mail.
;;!; Requirement .... N
~ - You must be ver ified as the primary user of your ....
8 vehicle on myAudi.
3 Audi c onnect veh icl e con trol
{!) Tips
You can set on myAud i if you would like to be
notif ied v ia p ush notifications and/or e-mail.
Valet Alert
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
If you give your vehicle over to a parking service,
you can set a zone and a speed limit using the
Audi MMI conne ct app . If the vehicle leaves the
zone or the exceeds the speed lim it, you will be
notified by a push notification and/or e-mail.
R equirement
- You must be verified as the primary user of your
veh icle on myAud i.
(D Tips
You can set on myAud i if you would like to be
notified via p ush notifications and/or e-mail.
Stolen Vehicle Locator
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
This service helps you to track your vehicle if it is
stolen.
Proceed as fo llows if there is a theft:
.,. Contact the police. You receive a Case ID .
.,. Call the service hotline and give your Case ID.
The serv ice hotline will forward the estab lished
data to the police .
(D Tips
You receive the Audi Service hotline number
when you purchase your vehicle.
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Audi connect emergen cy c all and servi ce
Audi connect emergency
call and service
Introduction
Applies to: ve hicles w ith Audi co nnect e merge ncy call a nd
service
Audi connect emergency ca ll and service includes
the following services:
- Emergency call¢
page 184.
- Online roads ide assistance~ page 185.
-Audi Service enquiry~ page 186.
@ Tips
-The services are provided through a SIM
card installed in the vehicle. The cost of the
ca ll and data connections is included in the
p rice for the se rvices. Services a re provided
assuming tha t the cell phone netwo rk re­
qui red for the ins talled SIM c ard is fun ct ion­
i ng and rea dy to operate . The available serv­
i ces set by Aud i AG are only available within
the cell phone network cove rage area fo r
the cell phone service provider se lected by
Audi AG.
- You can read about the data that is trans ­
mitted at
www .audiusa .com /help/audi­
connect .
-These serv ices cannot be deactivated using
the sett ings in the Infotainment system.
Emergency call
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i connect emergency call and
service
You can request help whe n in an emergency or
dangerous situation using the emergency ca ll
f u nction
l) An emergency call is a combinat ion of
data transmission a nd a p ho ne c all. The da ta
tr ansmission from your veh icle forwar ds impor­
tant information to the Audi emergency call cen­
ter, such as the vehicle and position data.
1l Th e availab ility of the services offered depe nds on t he
c ountry and may change ove r time .
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Making an emergency call
App lies to: vehicles with A udi connect emergency call and
serv ice
The emergency call can be made two different
ways.
Fi g. 1 67 Front head liner: emergency call butto n
Requireme nt: the LED in the button @must be
green. The se rvice is not available when the L ED
i s red.
Manual emergency call
Requireme nt: the ignition must be switched on.
.,. Press the button (D
¢fig. 167. The LED in the
button is blinking green. The emergency call is
made.
.. If the button (Dis accidenta lly pressed, then
press it a second time w ith in six seconds . The
emergency call is canceled .
Automatic emergency call
The vehicle electrical system initiates an auto­
matic emergency call under certain circ umstan­
ces, for example if an airbag deploys. The LED in
the button (Dis blink ing green. The eme rge ncy
ca ll is made. This cannot be canceled.
{!) Tips
If the emergency call is ca nce led due to a
poor conn ection, then th e system au toma ti­
cally tries to con nect ag ain .

Messages
Applies to: vehicl es wit h Aud i connect emergency ca ll and
service
II Em ergency call function : malfunction ! Re ­
s tri cted functionalit y. Please contact Service
If the indicator lig ht turns on and the message
appears, you can only make an emergency call
with restricted funct ion. For example, you cannot
call the emergency call center, but data may st ill
be transmitted under certa in circumstances/
D rive to an autho rized Aud i deale r o r a uthorized
Aud i Service Facility immediately to have t he
mal funct ion correcte d.
B Emergency call function : malfun ction! Fun c­
tion unavailabl e. Plea se contact Serv ice
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, you cannot make an emergency call.
Drive to an authorized Aud i dea le r or authorized
Aud i Service Fac ility immediately to have the
malfunc tion cor rected.
Online roadside
assistance
Description
Appl ies to: veh icles with Audi connect emergency ca ll and
service
You can request help if you are in an accident or
breakdown situation us ing on line roadside ass is­
tance
1> . A roads ide ass istance call is a comb ina­
tion of data transmission and a phone call. The data transmission from your vehicle fo rwards im­
portant information to the A udi service center,
such as the vehicle and position data.
1l The ava ilability of the services offered depends on the
country and may change over time.
Audi c onn ect emergency call and ser vic e
Calling online roadside assistance
Applies to: vehicles with A udi connect emergency call and
se rvic e
The roadside assistance call can be made two
different ways.
Fig . 1 68 Front headliner: roads ide assistance button
Calling roadside assistance manually
"' Press the button @ c:;, fig. 168 . The LED in the
button turns red . Roadside ass istance is ca lled .
"' If the button @ is pressed ac cidentally, the n
press the bu tton aga in. Or
"' Select and confirm
Cance l o r End call in the In-
fotainment system.
Automatic roadside assistance
A minor accident is detected by the vehicle elec­
t rical system. You have the option of select ing
be twee n
Call online roads ide assist an ce or Call
emergenc y numb er.
"' Select one of the options and confirm it by
pressing the control knob.
(D Tips
If the roadside assistance ca ll is canceled due
to a poor connection, then the call must be
made aga in.
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Audi connect emergency call and service
Online Audi Service
.
enquiry
Description
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect emergency call and
service
Requirement: to be able to use online Audi Serv­
ice enqui ry, you must activate the service at
www.audi.com/myaudi and set your autho rized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi service facility .
On line Audi Service enquiry transmits service-rel­
evant data to your selected authorized Audi deal­
er or authorized Audi service facility. They will
contact you before your next service appoint­
ment.
(D Tips
You can deactivate the on line Audi Service en­
quiry at
www .audi.com/myaudi.
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Navigation
Accessing navigation
A pp lies to: ve hicles with naviga tion system
The navigation system directs you to your desti­
nation, around traffic incidents and on alterna­
tive routes, if desired.
Fig. 169 Example: Enter destination menu
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button.
After opening the Navigation menu for the first
time, the
Enter dest inati on menu is displayed in
the Infotainment system display with the follow­
ing information:
(D I nput field for free text search 187
@ Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
@ Last dest inat ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
@ Stored favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
As soon as yo u select an entry from the list (de­
pending on the vehicle equipment), the corre­
sponding destination d isplays as a map preview*
@ r::!>fig .169.
If yo u have connec ted a ce ll phone to the MMI,
your di rectory contacts will also be listed if they
have navigation data assigned to them.
The
Fav orites @¢ fig. 169 menu item as well as
the directory/contacts are only shown in the
En­
t er des tinati on
menu if you have ente red one or
more characters using the input field.
Swi tching betwe en d estinati on entr y and th e
m ap :
- Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is d isplayed .
Or: select the left contro l
button
> S wi tch to map . Na
vigat ion
A WARNING
--The demands of traffic require your full at-
tention. Always read the chapter
q page 236, Driving safety.
- Obey all traffic laws when driving.
- The route calculated by the navigation sys-
tem is a recommendation for reaching your
destination. Obey traffic lights, stopp ing re­
strictions, one-way streets, lane change re­
strictions, etc.
(D Note
- If the driving directions conflict with traffic
laws, obey the traffic laws.
- Adjust the volume of the navigation system
so signals from outside the vehicle, such as
police and fire sirens, can be heard clearly at
all times .
(j) Tips
-Snow and obstruct ions on the GPS antenna
or interference caused by trees and large
buildings can impair satell ite recept ion and
affect the system's ability to dete rm ine the
vehicle pos it ion. Several deactivated or mal­
functioning satell ites can also inter rupt GPS
recept ion and affect the system 's abili ty to
determine the vehicle position.
- Because street names somet imes change,
the names stored in the MMI may in rare cases differ from the actual street name.
Entering a destination
Free text search for destinations
App lies to: vehicles wit h nav igat ion system
With the free text search you can enter the navi­
gation destination data all at once in any order
using the MMI touch control pad* or the speller
(for example, 20 Elm Street Chicago). Likewise,
you can search for points of interest, contacts, previous destinations or favorites to navigate to
the desired address.
Press the I NAV/MAPI repeatedly unt il the En ter
d es tination
menu is displayed~ page 187,
fig. 169.
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Navig ation
"' Push the control knob up. The input field is dis ­
played ©¢
page 187, fig. 169.
-Ente r one or mo re search terms into the inp ut
field.
- If avai lab le, confirm t he input suggestion* to
complete the entry or a word suggestion*. Re­
fer to¢
page 148, Letter/number speller.
- T urn the cont rol knob to the right to change
the results list.
- Se lect and confirm a destination from the re-
s ul ts list .
- Se lect and confirm
Start route guidan ce .
The route d isplays as an overview in the map .
Route guidance is already act ive ..
Narrow ing the s earch are a
All countr ies/states are se lected at the factory
for the free text search.
- Se lect the right control button >
Country /state
selection
i n the input field©¢ page 187,
fig. 169.
-Se lect the country or state(~) that shou ld be
searched using the free text search in order to
narrow the n umber of res ults and increase the
search speed. The selected entry in the coun­
try/state selection is stored.
(D Tips
- The MMI input suggest ions depend on the
l ast navigated destinations .
- Up to SO entries can be stored in the last
dest inat ions list.
- Additional i nformation on free text search­
i ng can be found under
¢ page 149.
Loading the last destination
App lies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
Your lost destinations ore automatically stored
and can be loaded directly as a destination.
Req uirement: a destination was already naviga t­
ed to .
"' Press th e
I NAV/MAPI repea tedly unt il the Enter
de stination
menu is displayed¢ page 187,
fig . 169.
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You r last dest ination is listed d irec tly in the Enter
destination
menu under the home address and
i dentified with the symbol@¢
page 187,
fig. 169 .
- Select and confirm one of the last destinations
from the list .
- Sele ct and confirm
Sta rt route guidance.
Deleting last destinations
- Select and confirm one of the last destinations
from the list.
- Select: r ight cont rol b utton>
Delete dest ina­
tion
> Delete this la st destination or Delete all
last de stination s.
The selected destinat ion or all last dest inat io ns
i s/are deleted and no longer d isplayed in the
En­
ter destination
menu.
· Entering an address
App lies to : vehicles wi th naviga tion sys te m
As an alternative to free text search, you can al­
so enter an address in stages .
"' Press the I NAV /MAP I repeated Ly until the Ente r
de stination
menu is displayed¢ page 187,
fig . 169 .
"' Select: left control button > Enter address .
- Ente ring a destination using a co untry /state :
select and confirm Country /State . Select a nd
confirm a country/state directly from the list .
Or: searc h for a co untr y/state us ing t he in put
fie ld.
- Entering a de stination using the city /ZIP
code :
select and confirm City /ZIP code . Enter a
ci ty or a ZIP code .
Or: select a nd co nfirm a city
from t he lis t.
- Entering a de stin ation using a street intersec­
tion *:
select and confirm Inter section . Select
and confirm a street di rect ly from t he lis t.
Or:
searc h for a street using the input fie ld .
- Sele ct and confirm additional de tails about the
des tination s uch as
Street , Hou se number o r
Downtown .
-Sele ct and confirm Sta rt route guidance.

Selecting a destination from the map
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and MMI touch
A point on the map can be used as the destina­
tion.
- Adju sti ng the scale : turn the control knob to
the left or right.
- Acti vating c rosshair s: press the control knob.
The crosshairs are shown on the map.
- Mo ving the crosshair s: move the crosshairs on
the destinat ion using the MMI touch contro l
panel*¢
page 145.
- Setting as destinat ion : press the contro l knob
when the crosshairs are shown . If necessary,
select and confirm
Add as stopover and then
Start route guidance .
- Hiding the cro ssha irs:
press the I BACKI button.
Additional information about the lo cation of
the cro sshai rs :
when you select map content us­
ing the crosshairs, a display of available informa­
tion appears (such as street name, address or points of interest) @¢
page 196, fig . 178 .
Setting a home address/favorite as the
destination
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can quickly and easily start route guidance
to your home address using the home address
function. Favorites allow easier access to fre­
quently used destinations.
~ Press t he I NAV/MAPI repeatedly unt il the Enter
d estination
menu is displayed ¢ page 187,
fig. 169.
Setting a home address as the destination
Requirement: a home address must be stored
¢ page 194.
Your home address is directly shown in the Enter
d es tination
menu @¢ page 187, fig. 169 .
-Se lect: Home address > Start route guidance.
Setting a favorite as the destination
;;!; Requirement: a favo rite must be stored as a des-....
~ tination ¢ page 194.
N .... 0 0
3 Navigation
- Enter at least the first three letters of the de ­
sired favorite in the free text search input field .
T he favorites found are shown in the Infotain ­
ment system display@¢
page 187, fig. 169.
-Select and confirm the desired entry .
- Select and confirm
Start route guidance.
@ Tips
-Add itiona l setti ngs for the home address
c an be fo und under ¢
page 194.
-Add itiona l settings for the favorites can be
found under¢
page 194.
Transferring a destination from the
directory
Applies to: vehicles with navigat ion system
You can navigate directly to destinations in the
directory.
F ig . 1 70 Poss ible d irectory/contac ts
Requirement: an address with navigation data or
a navigation dest ination must already be as­
signed to a contact¢
page 194 .
~ Press the I NAV /MAP I repeated ly until the Enter
d estination
menu is disp layed ¢ page 187,
fig. 169 .
~ Select: left control button > Directory > a con-
tact.
The directory/contacts are shown in a lphabetica l
o rder and are marked with symbols to indicate
the storage location:
(D B usiness address
@ Private address
@ Business destination
@ Private destination
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Navigation
-Select and confirm an address o r a destination.
When you have selected a destination, the
route guidance can be started directly.
- Check the address input again when selecting
an address.
- Then select and confirm
Start route guidance.
Additional directory functions in the navigation
system can be foun d under
¢ page 194.
@ Tips
-Addresses that have been imported from
your cell phone into the MMI can also be
used as a destination.
- If a contact is grayed out in the directory,
this contact has neither a destination nor an
address assigned to them.
Point of interest search
Applies to: ve hicles w ith naviga tion system
Fig. 171 Searc hin g fo r po ints of interes t
.-Press the I NAV/MAPI repeatedly until the Enter
destination
menu is displayed ¢ page 187,
fig. 169 .
.. Se lect : left control button > Points of interest.
- Changing the search area:
select and confirm
Search area and then a search area from the
list .
The fo llowing search categories are avai lab le:
Nearby : points of interest can be selected from
d ifferent categories. The po ints of interest are
listed starting from the immediate vicinity of the
ve hicle up to a radius of approximately 124
mil es (200 km).
Along the route: points of interest along the
route can only be selected during active route
guidance. The points of interest are located di-
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rectly along or in the immediate vicinity of the
ca lculated route.
Near destination /Near stopover: the points of
i nterest ca n likew ise be selected from diff erent
categories in the vic inity of the destination or
stopover. For example, you can search for a hotel
or parking lot at the destination.
In new city : select a country/state or search in a
new city. Enter the name of the desired city.
Points of interest can be selected from various
categories. This function allows you to search for
po ints of interest in any city regardless of the ac­
tive route guidance or the vehicle position.
- Search for a point of interest name in these­
lected search area:
enter the name of the point
of interest .
-Searching for a point of interest in a specific
category :
select Select category . Select and
confirm a category such as
Restaurants .
@ Tips
-Distances to points of interest are displayed
as a straight-line distance from your current
location. The actual distance from your cur­
rent location to the point of interest is up­
dated automatically. The list of found
points of interest is not resorted when this
happens.
- Th ere may be entr ies in the list that cannot
be displayed completely due to their length .
If you select these list entries using the con­
trol knob, detailed information a bout the
selected list entry will be shown automati­
cally after several seconds .
Online point of interest search (online
search)
Applies to : vehicles with a nav igation sys te m and Aud i co n­
nect {I nfotainment)
You can search for points of interest on the In­
ternet.
Requirement: the requirements for Aud i connec t
(Infotainment) must be met
¢ page 172.
.. Press the INAV/MAPI repeatedly until the Enter
destination
menu is displayed ¢ page 187,
rg. 169. ~