2017 AUDI A4 audio

Voice recognition system Function
Setting voice guidance for active route guidance
Blocking a certain section on the
route
(D Tips Say:
Voice guidance on/ Voice guidance off/ Voice guidance short-
ened
/ Voice guidance complete/ Voice guidance traffic
Block route for (XV) meters/kilometers/yards/miles/ Block
next route / Avoid next section of route. you are located and which menu language
you have selected.
- Destinations may have to be spelled when
entered, depending on the country where -
Always read the chapter~
page 178, Audi
connect (Infotainment) information.
Radio
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recogni tion sys te m
Requirement: the Radio must already be open.
You can say the following commands depending
on the selected frequency band:
Function Say:
Selecting the frequency band FM*/ SiriusXM* / FM / AM
Selecting a station from the station Channel (XV) / !Frequency (XV)
list
Selecting a station from favorites/
Radio presets > Line (XV)
presets
Setting the frequency
Frequency (XV) / Frequency (XV) HD 1
Correcting data input No I meant (XV)
Closing the full-screen command Close
list
Media
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognition sys te m
Requirement: you must be in the Media menu. You can say the following commands depending
on the act ive media:
Function
Say:
Selecting a source directly Jukebox*/ CD/ DVD/ SD card 1 / SD card 2 / Audi music inter·
face* / iPhone* / USB* / Bluetooth* / Wi-Fi* / Media source
(XV),
for example "John's player"
Selecting audio/video files* in the
Media favorites/ Artists/ Albums/ Genres/ Tracks/ Playlists /
Jukebox* Videos
Selecting audio files on an iPod Artists I Album ,s / Genres / Tracks / Playlists /Composers /
(source: Audi music interface*) Podcasts / Audio books
Navigating within a folder struc-Folder up/ Line (XV)
tu re/list
Selecting shuffle
Shuffle on / Shuffle off
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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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Media
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
avai lable in the MMI. For example, you can play
audio/video files* from the Jukebox* or connect
your mobile device to the Audi mus ic interface*
and operate it through the MMI.
Notes
General information
Media and format restrictions:
the MMI (includ­
ing the SD card reader and the USB storage de­
vice connection*) was tested with a variety of products and media on the market. However,
there may be cases where individual devices or media and audio/video files* may not be recog­
nized, may play only w ith restrictions or may not
play at all.
Digital Rights Management: please note that
the audio/video files* are subject to copyright
protection .
The media drives do not play fi les that are pro­
tected by ORM and that are ident ified with the
symbol
l'.D .
Data security: never store important data on SD
cards, the Jukebox*, CDs/DVDs or mobile devices .
Audi AG is not responsible for damaged or lost
files and media .
Loading times : the more files/fo lders/play lists
that are on a storage medium, the longer it will
take to load the audio/video files* . Audi recom­
mends using storage media that only contain au­
dio/video files*. To decrease the t i me it takes to
load audio/v ideo files*, create subfolders (for ex­
ample, fo r the art ist or album). The loading time
will also increase when importing fi les.
Additional information : when playing, audio
files are automatically displayed w ith any add i­
tional information that is stored (such as the ar­
tist, track and album cover). If this information is
not available o n the storage medium, the MMI
will check the Grace note metadata database .
Media
However, in some cases, the additional informa­
tion may not be displayed.
Restricted functionality : reset the Media set­
tings
t o the factory default settings if functional­
ity is restr icted ¢
page 230.
If functionality is restricted, reset the Jukebox*
to the factory default settings¢ page 230.
For information about the propert ies of support­
ed media and fi le formats, refer to ¢
page 223.
(D Note
You are responsible for all precaut ions taken
for data protection, anti-virus protect ion and
protection against loss of data on mobile de­
v ices that are used to acc ess the Internet
through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
CD/DVD operation
CD/DVD and format restrictions:
the functionali­
ty of individual storage media may be limited due
to the variety of blank CDs/DVDs availab le and
the various capacities. Audio CDs or video DVDs
with copy protection, CDs/DVDs that do not con­
form to the standard and mult isess ion CDs may
have limited playback or may not play at all . Audi
recommends finaliz ing t he recording process
whe n creat ing mult isess ion CDs. Mult isession is
not supported for DVDs .
Using CDs /DVDs, the CD drive or the DVD drive :
to ensure correct, high-quality playback and to
prevent damage to the drive or disc reading er­
ro rs, always store CDs/DVDs in a protective
s leeve and do not expose them to direct sunlight.
Do
not use:
- Damaged, dirty or scratched CDs/DVDs
- Single CDs/DVDs (3 inch/8 cm diameter)
- CD/DVDs that are not round
- CDs/DVDs w ith labels
- Protective rings
- Cleaning CDs
Thermal protection switch: CD/DVD playback
may be temporarily unavailable if outside tem-
peratures are extremely hot or cold. A thermal
llo-
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Media
protection switch is installed to protect the CD/
DVD and the laser.
L aser dev ices: laser dev ices are d iv ided into safe ­
ty classes 1 to 4 in accordance with DIN IEC 76
(CO) 6/VDE 0837. The optica l readers that are in ­
stalled conform to safety class
1. Las ers in this
class are very weak and well shielded, so there is no danger if used co rrectly.
Media drives
SD card reader
Fig. 190 In serting the SD card
Depending on the vehicle equ ipment, there is ei ­
ther one or two SD card readers in the glove com­
partment @¢
page 8, fig. 2.
-Inse rtin g t he S D ca rd : the angled corner of the
SD card must face toward the right front. Sl ide
the SD card into the card reader slot@
¢ fig. 190 until the SD card clicks into place .
-Automatic p la y back : playback starts automati­
ca lly if the inserted SD card contains supported
audio/video fi les*
<:!) page 223.
-Remo vin g the SD ca rd : press briefly on the SD
card.
The SD card reader is accessed and operated through the MMI@ r:!)
page 217, fig. 196 .
(D Note
On ly use one-piece SD cards . If adapter cards
(SD cards with more than one piece) are used,
the card could fall out of the adapter when
driving because of v ibrations . Ind iv idual
pieces cou ld then become stuck in the drive
and impair the functionality.
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@ Tips
A lways keep the SD card in a suitable case to
protect it from dirt, dust particles and other
damage.
DVD drive
Applies to: vehicles with a DVD drive
Fig . 191 CD driv e
The DVD drive is located in the g love compart­
ment @¢
page 8, fig . 2.
-Lo adin g a CD /DVD : the CD/DVD is p ulled in au ­
tomatically . Slide the CD/DVD straight into the
DVD slot @ r:!)
fig. 191 with the labe l facing up.
- Aut om atic pla yb ac k: playback wi ll sta rt auto-
matically if the inse rted CD/DVD contains sup ­
ported aud io/video files *
r:!) pag e 223.
-Eje ct ing a CD /DVD : press the b utton (D
r:!) fig. 191.
The CD/DVD is pulled in again automat ically if it
i s not removed from the DVD slot w ith in approx i­
mately ten seconds after ejecting it .
The DVD d rive is accessed a nd operated t hrough
the MMI @r:!)
page 217, fig. 196.
(D Note
-Never force a CD/DVD into the drive . The
CD/DVD is pulled in automatically.
- Do not insert CDs/DVDs with labels into the
dr ive . Labe ls can come loose from the CD/
DVD and damage the drive.
¢j) Tips
The CD/DVD playback is not ensured with au­
d io fi les that have a high data rate .

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CD drive
Applies to: vehicles wit h a CD drive
Fig. 192 CD drive
The CD drive is located in the glove compartment
@ c>page 8, fig. 2 .
-Lo ad ing a CD: the CD is pulled in automatically .
Slide the CD straight into the CD slot@
c>fig . 192 with the label facing up .
-Autom atic pla ybac k: playback will start auto­
matically if the inserted CD conta ins supported
audio files
c> page 224, CD drive.
- Ejecting a CD : press the button (D c> fig. 192.
Th@ CD is pulled in again automatically if it is not
removed from the slot w it h in ten seconds of
ejecting it .
The CD d rive is accessed and operated thro ugh
the MMI
c> page 217.
(D Note
-Neve r force a CD into the drive. The CD is
p ull ed in automatically.
- Do not i nse rt CDs w ith labels into the drive.
Labels can come loose from the CD and
damage the drive.
(D Tips
C D playback ca nnot be guaranteed with audio
fi les that h ave a hig h data rate.
Media
Jukebox
Applies to: veh icles w ith Jukebox
After you have filled the Jukebox with music and/
or videos, for example from your SD card, you
can play these files directly from the Jukebox .
The Jukebox memory capacity is approximately
10 CB .
.,. Press the I MEDIA ! button. Press the left control
button unti l the sources overv iew
c> page 217
is displayed. Select and confirm Jukeb ox.
Adding files t o the Jukebox
-Press the !MEDIA ! button. Press the left control
button unti l the sources overv iew
c> page 217
is displayed . Select one of the follow ing sou rces
t o copy to the Jukebox: SD card*, CD-ROM* ,
DVD-ROM*, USB storage devi ce*.
Requirement: the media center (for example,
tracks, albums) must be open .
-Select ing an en try: select an entry from the
media center. Se lect : rig ht contro l button
>
Copy to Jukebo x > This ent ry or Entire list.
Requirement: the play list mus t be open. Refer to
c> page 220.
-Sel ect ing a track : select the track that is cur­
rently playing . Select: r ight control button >
Copy to juk eb ox> This track or Entir e album
or Thi s arti st .
Requirement: a v ideo file must be playing.
- Select the right cont ro l button>
C opy t o Juk e-
box .
The copying process begins . The status of the
copy ing process is shown in the MMI.
- Hiding the importing process : select and con­
firm
C ontinu e copying in background . Theim­
porting process is hidden.
- Canc eling the impo rting process : select and
confirm
Can ce l copying. Or: remove the source
that is being imported . Files already copied re­
main .
When importing, the audio files are automatical­ ly sorted into the media center categories based
on the add itional stored informat ion .,.
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q page 218. The copied video files are stored in
the media center under the
Videos category.
Playing the Jukebox
Requirement: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video fi les
c;> page 211, Adding files to the Juke­
box .
The Jukebox is accessed and operated through
the MMI
© c;> page 217, fig. 196.
Displaying Jukebox memory capacity
Select: right control button > Jukebo x memory
ca pacity .
Information about the Jukebox memory
capacity and the numbe r of stored tracks is dis­
p layed.
Deleting tracks from the Jukebox1>
Requirement: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video files.
- Delet ing an ent ry: select an entry from the
Jukebox media center. Se lect: right contro l but­
ton >
Delete from jukebo x> This entry or En­
tire list .
-The status of the de leting process is shown in
the MMI. Jukebox playback stops during the de­ leting process and starts again automatically
once the deletion is complete .
(0 Note
Do not import aud io/video files when the en­
gine is turned off because this will drain the
veh icle battery.
(D Tips
- Tracks from aud io CDs cannot be imported
to the Jukebox for legal reasons .
- Files that have already been imported are
automat ically recognized and cannot be
copied to the Jukebox again.
- It is not possible to play audio/v ideo f iles*
i n the CD/DVD* drive while importing them.
- The Jukebox does not provide an export
function due to lega l reasons.
- Files or tracks without add it iona l stored in­
formation are listed as
Unknown . Audi rec-
1> Not in th e Now playing view.
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ommends adding additional information
(such as 103 tags) to a udio fi les .
- Rese t the
Jukebox to the factory defau lt
settings when sell ing yo ur vehicle
¢page 230.
Bluetooth audio player
App lies to : vehicles wi th Blue to oth
With the Bluetooth audio player, you can play
music wirelessly from your 8/uetooth-capable
device (such as a cell phone) through the MMI.
Requirement: the vehicle m ust be stationary and
the Bluetooth function on your Bluetooth device
and the
Bluetooth audio player ¢ page 231 in
the MMI must both be sw itched on.
- Connecting a Bluetooth device: press the
!MEDIA ! button. Press the left control button
until the sources overview is disp layed. Select
and confirm
Bluetooth player@¢ page 217,
fig . 197.
- If ne cessa ry, select and confirm, Not connected
> Connect Bluetooth audio player . The Blue­
tooth device search starts. Follow the instruc­
tions i n the MMI.
- Select and confirm the des ired Bluetooth de­
vice from the list. The MMI generates a PIN for
the connection.
- Select and confirm
Yes .
-Enter the PIN for connecting on your Bluetooth
dev ice.
Or : if the PIN is already displayed on
your Bluetooth device, confi rm it in the Blue­
tooth device and in the MMI. The time allowed
for entering the PIN is lim ited to approximately
30 seconds.
The media is started and operated through the
mobile device o r th e MMI, depending on the de­
vice being used.
(D Tips
- Check fo r any connection requests on your
Bluetooth device.
- You only have to pair your device one time.
Bl ue tooth devices that are already paired

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automatica lly connect to the MM I when
they are within range.
- Multiple Bluetooth audio players can be
connected to the MMI, but only one mobile
device can be active.
- Bluetooth protocols AVRCP (1.0/ 1.3/ 1.4)
and A2DP are suppo rted.
- Note the volume setting o n your Bluetooth
device. Audi recommends setting your mo­
bile device to the maxim um vo lume whe n
us ing it as a Bluetooth audio player.
- The supported media functions (such as
shu ffle) depend on the Bluetooth dev ice be­
ing used.
- Fo r more information on the supported de­
v ices, visit
www.audiusa. com /bluetooth or
contact your author ized Audi dealer.
Wi-Fi audio player
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Wi· Fi
Using the Wi-Fi audio player media source on the
MMI, you can connect and operate your Wi-Fi-ca­
pable media player (such as a smartphone) to
wirelessly ploy music from your media player li­
brary. The media player is connected through the
vehicle's Wi -Fi hotspot. A UPnP Server opp or an
integrated UPnPIDLNA server on your media
player is required to access your media player
li ­
brary.
Req uirement: the W i-Fi function on your media
p layer must be switched on. The
Audi MMI con­
nect
app or a UPnP server app must be installed
on your med ia p layer.
O r: you must be using a
media player with an integrated UPnP/DLNA
server.
- Connecting a media pla yer: press the I MEDIA !
button. Press the left control button unt il the
sources overview ¢
page 217 is disp layed. Se­
lect and confirm
Wi -F i audio playe r 0
¢page 217, fig . 197.
- If necessary, select and confirm Wi -F i off >
Turn on Wi -Fi
to activate Wi-Fi in the MMI. Se­
lect
Wi-Fi options , if necessary. Select the
same settings on the wireless media player
that are used for the Wi-Fi hotspot .
Media
-Starting the W i-F i audio pla yer : start the Aud i
MMI connect
app or a UPnP server app, or set
media permissions on your media p layer.
Operating the med ia pl ayer : the med ia p layer is
operated through the MMI.
- Press the left control button repeatedly until
the
Folders menu item appears . Select and con­
firm
Folder s.
- Play ing mu sic from th e m edia player :
select
and confirm
M edi a ce nt er.
,&. WARNING '--
-As the d river, do not allow usage of the Wi-
Fi hotspot to distract yo u from driv ing, as
this could increase the r is k of an accident.
- I t is o nly safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
b ile dev ices and o ther simi lar devices when
the vehicle is s tationary because, like all
loose objects, they co uld be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a c rash and cause
serio us inj uries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv­ ing. Also read and follow the warn ings in
¢ page 257, Front airbags.
(D Note
You are responsible for all precautions taken
for data protection, anti-virus protect ion and
protection aga inst loss of data on mobi le de­
v ices that are used to access the Internet
through the W i-F i hotspot.
(j) Tips
- The W i-F i aud io player only needs to be
paired one time to the MMI using the Wi-Fi
hotspot. Depend ing on the media player be­
ing used, a device that was already paired
w ill connect automatically with the MMI Wi­
Fi hotspot when it is within range.
- Always read the chapter ¢
page 178, Audi
connect (Infotainment) information.
- Please note that a Wi-F i connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Internet. For addit ional info rmation, re-
fer to¢
page 172. ""
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-To avoid interruptions during playback, de­
activate the power saving function on the
media player or connect it to a charger.
- The loading t imes for the a udio data depend
on the med ia p layer used and the number of
files that it conta ins.
- A maximum of 2,000 entries per directory
are displayed in the MMI.
- Songs down loaded for offline use using mu ­
sic streaming services are stored on your mobile device (such as a smartphone) and
may be DRM protected. The Wi-Fi audio
player wil l not play DRM protected files.
- Contact your authorized Aud i dea ler or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional
i nformat ion on the Wi-Fi audio player .
Online media
Applies to: veh icles w ith Aud i connect
You can playback and operate different online
media services using the
MMI.
F ig . 193 Online me dia
" Press the I MEDIAi button . Press the left control
button until the so urces overview ¢
fig. 193 is
displayed.
Requirement:
- The
Audi MMI connect app must be insta lled
and open on your mobile device.
- You m ust be logged into your myAudi account
in the
Aud i MMI connect app and you must
have selected your vehicle.
- The Wi-Fi function on the mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
- If necessary , check in the connection manager
¢ page 230 if the mobile device you connected
is selected under the
MMI connect app (~).
-The MMI must be connected to the network.
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- T he Online media source (!)¢ fig. 193 must be
disp layed in the MMI.
- A s upported online med ia service must be ava il­
able in yo ur country.
- You must have a n acco unt wit h a supported on­
line media service.
- Depe nding on the online media service, yo u
must install and open an app on your mobile
device .
Starting Online media :
Press the I MEDIAi button. Press the left control
button until the so urces overview ¢
page 217 is
displayed .
Se lect and confirm an online media service.
A WARNING
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicl e is stat ionary because, like a ll
loose objects, they co u ld be thrown a round
the inside o f the ve hicle in a c rash and ca use
serious inju ries. Store these types of devices
secure ly while driving .
-
-Do not use any wire less devices o n the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv ­
ing . Also read and follow the warnings in
¢ page 257, Front airbags.
(D Note
P lease no te that there ge nera lly are add itio n­
a l costs when using an on line media service
account, espec ia lly when it is used interna ­
tionally.
@ Tips
- Mobile devices only need to be paire d with
the MM I one time using the Wi -Fi hotspot *.
Depending on the mobi le dev ice be ing used,
a device that was already paired will connect
automatically to the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot*
when it is within ra nge .
- Depending on the Inte rnet connection, a
connect io n loss can occur during playback of
online med ia services.
- Onl ine media usage depends on the service
availability of the third party provider. ..,.