2017 AUDI A4 Owners Manual

(expressway, highway, other roads) so that you
always have an optimal overview of the road
ahead . The scale is also automatically adapted
when there are upcoming maneuvers to provide a
better deta iled view .
Interse ction : when route guidance is active, the
map temporarily zooms in to a detailed scale
when there are upcoming maneuvers so that you
can see the street or properties of the turn bet­
ter .
Off : the map scale yo u have chosen is kept per ­
manently .
Map content
Map contents such as weathe r, traffic informa­
tion or favorites can be disp layed or hidden.
The weather forecast is displayed on a 3 mi (5 km) scale o n the map.
Instrument cluster map contents
You can a lso set w hich map content displays in
the instrument clus ter ¢
page 20 .
Online map view
Appl ies to: ve hicles with a nav igatio n system an d Au di con­
nect (I nfotainmen t)
With the online map view, you can display the
map with satellite images .
Fig. 179 Online map view
Fi g. 1 80 Map v iew w ith o n line St reet V iew
Na vigat ion
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢page 172.
,. Press the I NAV /MAPI button repeatedly u nti l
t he map is displayed .
,. Select: r ight control b utton
> Map settin gs >
Map di splay > Google Ea rth.
T he map d isplay is based on data packets re­
ceived from the Inte rnet in the form of satellite
images, which are then combined w ith the road­
ways from the
Stand ard map display . There are
two g igabytes of memory space in the MMI mem­
ory that can be used to temporarily store the
map or navigation data that was received . Th is is
roughly the amount required for the map/naviga ­
tion data for a 2,485 mile (4,000 km) route . As
lo ng as the sate llite images loaded for route
guidance are sto red, you ca n use them w ithout
having an act ive data connec tion.
Street View
With Street View, you can explore many places in
the wo rld t hrough the eyes of a pedestrian .
Street View is avai lab le when t he symbol (!)
¢
fig . 179 is displayed in the crosshairs mode.
Activating street view : turn the control knob to a
sca le less tha n 32 ya rds (30 m).
The following functions are then available :
-Exploring an area step-b y-step : press the con­
trol knob when the symbol@¢
fig. 180 ap­
pears .
-Zooming i n or out in the cu rrent view in four
stages :
turn the control knob to the left or to
the right @¢
fig. 180.
-Navigating in street v iew : move your finger on
the MMI touch control pad* in the desired di ­
rection.
Addit ional inform ation
Showing additiona l information in the Infotain ­
ment system display can be sw itched on in the
Map content me nu¢ page 199. To display any
applicable additional information, move the
crosshairs onto an item on the map and press the
contro l knob . .,.
199

Navigation
@ Tips
-The stored o nline map view data can be de­
l eted in
Factory settings > Navigation and
online memory
c::> page 230.
- The on line map view is an Audi co nnect (In­
fotainment) service and is regular ly updated
when the function is opene d. T he p rocess
may take several seconds.
- When the on line map view is switc hed o n
us ing the 30 map orientation, the MMI d is ­
pl ay automatically switc hes to the 20 map
orienta tion when driving t hrough tunn els .
- Fo r safety reasons, the Street V iew func­
tions can o nly b e used when the veh icle is
sta tionary.
- Al ways read the chapter
c::> page 178, Audi
conn ect (Infotainm ent) information.
- Additional informat io n can be found at
www.audiusa.com /audiconnect .
Map update
Introduction
Applies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
There are mult iple options available for updating
your map materia l:
- Map u pdat es thr ough the
online map update*
c::> page 2 00.
- Impo rt map updates from the
SD card to y our
M MI. Addi tio nal info rmation on th is can be
f o und in t he
Audi connect (myAudi) operating
manual
un der my .audiusa .com.
- Map upd ate a t your author ized Audi de aler or
autho rized Aud i Serv ice Facility. This can result
in additional costs .
200
Online map update
Applies to : vehicles wit h a naviga tion sys tem and Audi co n­
nect (I nfo tainm ent)
Using the online map update, you can update
the map material in your navigation system di­
rectly from your vehicle.
Fig. 181 E xamp le: display of a new on line map upda te
Fig. 182 Examp le: select io n of a country package
Requireme nt:
The requirements fo r A udi connect (Infota in­
ment) services must be met
c::> page 172 .
You must have a myAudi acco unt and have as­
s igned yo ur vehicle to it .
U sin g your ve hicle position, the M MI ide ntif ies
r eg ions w hich you are frequently in . Based on
th is, the MMI suggests update packages for
t h ese regions, if they are available.
.,. Select
(D Start download c::> fig. 181 if the mes ­
sage for a new map update appears in the Info­
tainment system display.
Or :
.,. Select I ME N u I butt on > Settings > left cont rol
button
> System maintenance > System up­
date > Online update .
A selection with the available update packages
appears in the In fota inment system display
c::> fig . 182.

Selecting the online map upd ate
- Se lect an update package from the list(~) @
~fig. 182 .
-Confirm you r se lection with the I BACK I button
and go back to the selection.
- T he number and amo unt of data fo r the select­
ed upda te pac kage a re now displayed in the In­
f ota inment system.
Starting the download
- Se lect and confirm Start downlo ad .
- Confirm the secur ity prompt by selecting S tart
down load
again.
The update packages begin to down load and the
status of the download progress is shown in the
Infotainment system display .
Install ation of online map upd ates
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
l y .
- Confirm the successful update with
OK .
The new map materia l can now be used for navi­
gation.
@ 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.aud iusa.com .
-Always read the chapter ~ page 178, Audi
connect (Infotainment) information.
Accessing traffic
information
Traffic information (TMC)
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
<( the map is disp layed. a,
;::; ~ Se lect : left control button > Traffic me ssages . ,....
N .... 0 0
3 a,
Navigation
An overview of all the traffic messages is dis ­
played in the Infotainment system . Traffic inci­
dents on your route are shown in the upper sec ­
t ion of the list, sorted according to distance.
- Displaying all traffic mes sage s for a street /
highwa y:
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 info rmation :
select and confirm the traffic information from
the list.
-Displ aying the sele cted tr affic information on
the map :
select the right control button >
Show on map . The shaded line shows the
street and the length of the traffic jam.
- Displ aying the n ext traffic info rmat ion on the
map :
press the control knob.
Traffic inf ormation display
Colored warn ing symbol s:
traffic incidents o n
you r route are shown in the upper section of the
list and are sorted according to d istance.
Warning symbol s with .=>: avoided t raff ic inci­
dents .
Grayed out warning symbol s: traffic incidents
that are not o n your ro ute. They a re sorted ac­
cording to road type (expressway, h ighway, other
road), country and name.
(D Tips
- Cr itica l t raff ic information, s uch as w arn­
ings about wrong -way drivers, is automa ti­
cally disp layed . To hide the traffic informa­
tion, press the
I BACK ! button or the control
knob.
- TM C traffic reports are not available in Can­
ada. For more informat ion, please contact
Sirius Canada.
201

Navigation Better route
Applies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
By receiving traffic information through TMC,
your MMI calculates a better route -if available -
and the possible time saved for the current route
guidance . You can decide yourself which route
you would like to use.
• Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is displayed .
Requirement:
Route guidance must be active.
If your MMI has calculated a better route than
the current route guidance, the message
A better
route is available.
appears on the map along
with the time that may be saved . You will be noti­
fied of a better route by the
t'S c::> page 196,
fig. 178
symbol in the map view.
Apply better route
-Press the right contro l button.
- Select and confirm the better route.
- The better route is used for the remaining
route guidance and the route is recalculated .
Online traffic information
App lies to: ve hicles w ith a nav igatio n system and Audi con­
nect (Infotainment)
The MMI can receive real-time traffic informa­
tion about traffic congestion, accidents, road
construction and other incidents from the Inter­
net.
Fig. 183 Online traffic in formation display" without better
r o ute
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) must be met c::>
page 172.
202
• Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
• Select: left control button
> Traffic messages.
An overview of all the traffic messages is dis­
played in the Infotainment system
r=> fig. 183.
Traffic incidents on your route are shown in the
upper section of the list, sorted according to dis­
tance (!) c::>
fig. 183. The current traff ic message
selected is shown as a map preview in the Info­
ta inment system display@c::>
fig. 183 . Colored
mark ings indicate the flow of traffic
c::> page 202.
-Switching online traffic information on: press
the rig ht control button and switch
Online traf­
fic data
on ( l~ D. The IONL IN Elsym bol is shown
in the Infotainment system display@
r=>fig.183 .
You can also display the online traffic informa­
tion
in the online map view c::> page 199 .
Traffic information display
Color-coded markings along the route indicate
the traffic flow:
Green : traffic is flowing freely
Red: congestion
Orange: stop-and-go traffic
Shaded markings indicate the length of the con ­
gest ion.
Colored warning symbols: there is a traffic inci­
dent immediately a head on the route.
Grayed out warning symbols: traffic incidents
that are not on your route.
Red warning symbols: all warning symbols w ill
be red when route guidance is not active .
The disp lay of colored markings, warning sym­
bols, etc. can be set in the
Map content menu
c::> page 199.
Traffic informat ion is switched on at the factory.
You can switch off the recept ion of on line traffic
i nformation at any t i me
r=> page 202 .
(D Tips
-Online traffic information is not availab le in
Canada.
IIJ,,

<( a, .... N ,....
N .... 0 0
3 a,
-Always read the chapter ¢ page 178, Audi
connect (Infotainment) information.
- Having the Online traffic data function
switched on p rovides the most accu rate re­
po rts of traffic situations as well as traffic
forecasting . You r vehicle transmits and
processes its anonymous, encrypted posi­
tion information at regular intervals to the
Troubleshooting
Applies to: veh icles with navigation system
Problem Solution
Navigation
traffic data prov ider. If you do not want to
use th is, you can sw itch off the
Online traf­
fic information
funct ion at any time.
- The
online traffic information netwo rk is
c u rrently not available in a ll countries , and
the coverage is not nationwide. For addi­
tional info rmation, visit
www.aud iusa.com/
help /audi-connect .
Free text search:
the desired des - The dest ina tion may not be entered i n the navigation database .
t i na tion cannot be found .
Or: check the spelling of the sea rch term and whether the rig ht
coun try/state was sel ected fo r th e free text sea rch us ing t he
Country /state selection ¢ page 19 2.
203

Radio
Radio
Opening the radio
function
The radio supports the FM, AM and SiriusXM"
(satellite radio) bands . Using the HD Radio re­
ceiver also allows you to receive radio stations
on the FM and AM bands in digital format.
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•-I . <)l
'
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J
89 9 WIBI r M HD4 fO) G-
Ht)Q WIH I fM HIJ<, !'.',
90.3
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Fig. 184 FM stat ion list (HD Radio FM)
Radi o: Sir iusXM i
----- R __ -ad - ,o _ _ I_D_ r,1 ·-------- N-0-S-, g- n_ a_ l __ , ~
~ 000 ~
I " 001 Prev iew NoSignal
J 002 Hits 1
003 20 on 20 N0S1gna l -
____ 0_Q_4 ___ 4_0~ _ Fig. 185 SiriusXM station list
.,. Press the I RADIO I button .
After opening the radio, the last opened station
list is disp layed .
Selecting a station: select and confirm a station
from the station list . FM/ AM stations that can be
received by digital radio are marked with the HD
radio symbol
H?) ® ¢fig. 184 . If reception quali­
ty decl ines, the radio automatically switches to
the analog FM/AM station depending on availa­ bility. Digital HD Radio stations* may conta in
multiple add itional stations* . The available addi­
tional stations* are listed under the correspond­
ing radio station . If you lose reception, the addi­
tional stations* are muted s ince they can no lon­
ger be received.
Setting the frequency band : press the I RADIO I
button repeatedly until the desired frequency
band is set.
(D Presets
204
The station is stored as a preset. The symbo l
shows the stored location in the presets list (for
example, 21).
@ Radio text (shortened display)
If available, program information about the set
station is d is played in a ll of the station lists.
@ Frequency
@ Station name
® HD radio H?)
@ Channel number Q fig. 185
If there is a loss of radio signal (SiriusXM*), the
following system informat ion is displayed in the
station list:
NoSignal : the tuner is currently not receiving a
satellite signal
(J) ¢ fig. 185 .
The system information turns off when the radio
stations are rece ived again.
@ Tips
- HD Radio reception is not available in Cana­
da.
- Contact the SiriusXM* provider if you would
like to
receive satellite programming .
- Buildings, tunnels, bridges, open areas, oth­
er vehicles o r objects on the vehicle roof can
affect reception.
- Satellite radio is not availab le in Alaska and
Hawaii.
- iTunes tagging* is not supported by all radio
stations.
- When the Apple CarPlay connection is ac­
tive,
Tag this song for iTunes * is not availa­
ble.

Radio functions
Free text search
Applies to: vehicles wit h 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 for station names, program
types (such as
Pop or News ) or for a frequency in
all frequency bands.
Fig. 186 In pu t field a nd result s list fo r free text sea .rch
- Opening the free text search: when in a station
list, keep turning the cont rol knob to the left
u ntil the
free text search input field is dis­
played.
- Usi ng the free text search: refer to
¢page 149, Free text search.
Stations from the favorites @ are disp layed in
the resu lts list @ ¢
fig. 186 . The symbol @indi­
cates which station list you switched to based on
the station selection .
Additional options
• Se lect : I RADIO ! button > right contro l button .
The fol low ing options are available depending on
the frequency band:
-Sound settings: refer to¢ page 233 .
-Store as favorite : refer to ¢ page 20 7, Pre-
sets .
-Tag this song for iTunes *: connect your Apple
device with the Aud i music interface* on your
MMI. Select and confirm
Tag this song for
iTunes .
The track that is currently playing is
stored on your App le dev ice. Synchronize your
Apple device with i Tunes. The tagged track will
display the next time you open your iTunes me­
dia center. If there is no Apple device connect -
Radio
ed, the tagged tracks are stored temporarily in
the MMI (maximum of 50 tracks) . Once you
connect your Apple device to the Audi mus ic in­
terface , the tags are stored on the device .
-Manage SiriusXM alerts: see ¢ page 205, Sir­
iusXM alerts .
-Receive alerts for this artist /Receive alerts for
this track:
see ¢ page 205, SiriusXM alerts.
-Manual tuner : the frequency bars are dis­
played . Select and confirm the desired frequen­
cy.
- Seek : the radio tunes to the previous or next re­
ce ivab le station .
-Scanning : all stations a re played for seve ral
seconds each.
- Radio settings: see r:;, page 207.
Radio text
• Select: !RADIO I but ton > left control button> a
frequency band (such as
FM ) > a station.
• Select: right control button >
Radio text.
Information that accompanies the program (such
as art ist, composer, track) is displayed.
-Browsing through radio text entries: turn the
control knob to the left or r ight .
SiriusXM alerts
Applies to: veh icles w ith SiriusXM
You can display an overview of your favorite ar­
tists or tracks that are currently being played on
a SiriusXM channel.
Fig.187
• Select: I RADIO I button > left control button >
SiriusXM . .,.
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Radio
After you have stored a SiriusXM alert for your fa­
vorite tracks or artists, yo u can display an over­
view of your favorite tracks or artists currently be ing received in the
SiriusXM alerts menu and
play them immediate ly. You can also receive a
SiriusXM alert notification (D for these tracks or
art ists in the e ntertainment sliding menu
¢fig . 187 .
Storing a SiriusXM alert
Requirement: your favorite track or artist must
be playing on a S iriusXM channel.
- Se lect : right control button
> Receive alerts for
this track
or Receive alerts for this artist .
Switching SiriusXM alert notifications on/off
- Se lect: right control button > SiriusXM alert
notifications .
When the function is switched on~-a SiriusXM
alert notification
(D ¢ fig. 187 appears for sever­
al seconds i n the
Radio and Navigation enter­
tainment sliding menu .
Playing tracks /artists from Sirius XM alerts
Requirement: a SiriusXM alert must be stored for
a track/artist and it must be currently play ing on
a SiriusXM channel.
- Select : left control button
> SiriusXM alerts >
an entry from the list. T he selected track/artist
is p layed .
Playing tracks/artists from the
entertainment sliding menu
Requirement: the SiriusXM alert notifications
function must be switched on . You must be in the
Radio and Navigation menu. A SiriusXM alert no­
tification
is displayed in the entertainment slid­
ing menu (D¢fig.
187 .
-Push the control knob down.
- Select and confirm the desired track/art ist .
Managing SiriusXM alerts
-Se lect: right contro l button > Manage SiriusXM
alerts .
- Switching SiriusXM alerts on/off:
when the
function is switched on~-you are notified
when this track or art ist is being played on a
SiriusXM channel.
206
- Deleting Sirius XM alerts : select an entry from
the list>
right contro l button > Delete from
alerts
> Delete this entry or Delete all entries.
View: additional station information
Fig. 188 Radio view: add it ional stat ion informat ion
Requirement: you must be tuned to a radio sta­
tion. The
Additional station information option
must be sw itched on ¢
page 208.
Symbols in the additional station information
view¢
fig. 188:
(D Radio text availability
Radio text
is available for the selected station .
Refer to
r::1;> page 205.
@ilunes tagging
The Tag this song for iTunes option is available
for the set station. Refer to
r::1;> page 205, Addi­
tional options.
@ FM HD Radio
The station is received through FM HD Radio.
@) Picture view
Display Cover art or Station logo . Refer to
<=> page 208, Preferred picture view*.
Displaying the station list:
Turn the control knob. Or: press the I BACK! but­
ton.