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increasing force within the limits of the
system
l)_ This reduces the vehicle speed in the
event of a collision. At low vehicle speeds, pre
sense front can initiate a complete deceleration
shortly before a collision with a vehicle driving
ahead
1>. If pre sense front determines that you
are not braking strongly enough when a collision
is imminent, it can increase the braking force .
The following functions trigger in conjunction
with pre sense basic/rear at corresponding vehi ­
cle speeds :
- Reversible tensioning of the front safety belts.
- Closing the windows and sunroof*.
- Inflating the side bolsters* in the seat backrest
and seat surface.
Audi drive select*: the reversible belt tensioner,
the closing of the windows and sunroof* as well
as the inflating of the side bolste rs* on the seat
backrest and seat surface are not active depend­
ing on the mode selected .
Collision avoidance assist
Collision avoidance assist helps you to steer the
vehicle around an obstacle in a critical situation.
If you avoid an obstacle after the acute warning,
then the collision avoidance supports you by ap­ plying slight steering adjustment to correct your
steering wheel angle as long as you are actively
steering. Collision avoidance assist is available at
speeds between approximately 20 mph (30 km/
h) and 90 mph (150 km/h).
Turn assist
When starting to drive and up to speeds of maxi­
mum 6 mph (10 km/h), the turn assist uses a
braking intervention to prevent your vehicle from
colliding with an oncoming vehicle when turning left or right (available in certain countries) . The
braking intervention causes your vehicle to stay
in its lane.
.8, WARNING
-Pre sense front cannot overcome the laws of
physics.
It is a system designed to assist and
1) This is not availa ble in some co untries.
Assist
it cannot prevent a collision in every circum­
stance. The driver must always intervene.
The driver is always responsible for braking
at the correct time. Do not let the increased
safety provided tempt you into taking risks .
This could increase your risk of a collis ion.
- The system can deploy incorrectly due to
system-specific limits.
- Please note that the sensors and the camera
do not always detect all objects or lane
markings . This increases the risk of an acci­
dent.
- Pre sense front does not react to people, an­
imals or objects that are crossing the vehi­
cle 's path or that are difficult to detect
c> &..
in General information on page 97.
-Reflective objects such as guard rails or the
entrance to a tunnel, heavy rain and ice can
affect the function of the radar sensors and
the system's ability to detect a collision risk.
(D Note
The sensors can be displaced by impacts or
damage to the bumper, wheel housing and
underbody. Pre sense front can be impaired
by this. Have an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility check their func­
tion.
(D Tips
- You can cancel the braking with increasing
force that is initiated by the system by brak­
ing yourself, by accelerating noticeably or
by swerving.
- Keep in mind that pre sense front can brake
unexpectedly. Always secure any cargo or
objects that you are transporting to reduce
the risk of damage or injury.
- Certain pre sense front functions are switch­
ed off when the ESC is limited or switched
off
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Snow chains
If there are snow chain laws, snow chains must
also be used on vehicles with a ll wheel drive
¢ page 332, Snow chains.
Replacing tires
For vehi cles w ith all whee l dr ive, only whee ls with
the same rolling circumferen ce shou ld be used .
Avoid using tires w ith different tread depths
¢ page 324, New tires or wheels .
Offroad vehicle?
Your Audi is not an offroad vehicle - the re is not
e nough g ro und clea rance. For this reason, avo id
d iffi cult terrain .
_& WARNING
-Also, in vehicles with all wheel drive, adapt
yo ur driving style to the current road and
t raffic conditions . Do not let the increased
sa fety provided tempt you into tak ing risks,
because th is increases the r isk of an acci­
dent.
- The brak ing ability of your vehicle is limited
to the traction of the wheels. In this way, it
is not diffe rent from a two whee l dr ive vehi­
cle . Do not be tempted to accelerate to a
high spee d when t he road is slippe ry, be­
ca use this increases the risk of an accident.
- Note that on wet streets, the front wheels
can "hy droplane" if dr iving at speeds that
are too hig h. Unlike front whee l drive
vehicles, the eng ine does no t r ev highe r su d­
denly when the vehicle begins hydroplaning .
For this reason, pay attention to the road
condit ions regar dless of you r speed to re­
duce the r isk o f an accident.
Energy management
The starting ability is optimized
The energy management system manages the
electrical energy distribution and optimizes the
availability of electrical energy for starting the
engine.
When a ve hicle w ith a co nventional e nergy sys ­
tem is not driven for a long time, the battery is
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dra ined by equipment (for examp le, the immobi l­
izer) . In certain circ umstances, there could may
not be enough ene rgy to sta rt the eng ine.
Yo ur vehicle is equipped wi th an inte lligen t ener ­
gy management system for dist ributing elec trici ­
ty. This significant ly improves the starting ability
and increases the batte ry life.
The ene rgy management sys tem Is m ade up of
batte ry diagnosis , standby current manage­
ment
and dynamic ene rgy management .
Battery diagnosis
The ba ttery diagnos is determines the batte ry
c ha rge level. The sensor s de ter mine the batte ry
vo ltage, the batte ry cu rrent, and the batte ry
tempera ture. The current cha rge level and the
perfo rmance of the battery a re determined base d
on this .
Idling current management
The idling cur rent m an age ment decreases the
energy used while parked . With the engine
switched off, it manages the energy distrib ution
to the different e lectr ica l components. Data from
the battery d iagnosis is taken into account for
th is.
Depend ing on the battery charge leve l, electrical
equipment is switched off one item after the oth ­
er, to prevent the battery from drain ing and to
maintain the sta rting ability.
Dynamic energy management
W hile driv ing, dynam ic energy man agement dis ­
tributes the appropr iate amo unt of energy to the
electrica l eq uipment. It contro ls t he battery
charge level so that mo re energy is not used then
i s be ing generated in order to maintain an opti­
mal battery c harge level.
(D Tips
- Energy management cannot overcome the
laws of physics. Note that the charge level
and length of the battery life are limited.
- When the sta rting ability is endangered, the
(•) indicator light t urns on¢
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What you should know
Maintaining the starting ability is the highest
priority.
A lot of stress is placed on the battery when driv­
ing short distances, in traffic, and at cold times
of the year . A lot of energy is used but little is
generated. It is also critical when the engine is not runn ing but elect rical equipment is switched
on. I n this case, ene rgy is used but none is gener­
ated.
In s ituations l ike this, energy management will
actively regu late the distribution of ene rgy.
Long pe riods without use
If you do not drive your vehicle for several days or
weeks, e lectrical equipment is gradually scaled
back or switched off . This reduces energy use and
ensu res the veh icle w ill be able to start afte r long
pe riods of time. Some convenie nce functions,
such a s in te rior lighting or powe r seat adjust­
men t, may not be available under certa in c ircu m­
stances . These convenience functions will be
ava ilable again once you switch the ign ition on
and start the engine .
With the engine switched off
The ba tte ry will d rai n if you use Infota inment
functions s uch as listen ing to the rad io whi le the
engine is switched off .
I f t he vehi cle's ability to start may be impaired by
the energy use, a mess age will appear in the In­
fotainment system disp lay . The message indi ­
cates that the system will sw itch off automatica l­
l y soon . If you would like to continue using the
f u nctions, yo u m ust start the eng ine.
With the engine running
A lthough elec trical energy is gene ra ted wh ile
d riving, the ba ttery can drain . This can happen
when little energy is generated, and m uch is used
and the charge leve l of the battery is not optima l.
To restore the ba lance o f energy, components
that requ ire large amo unts of energy a re tempo­
rari ly sca led back or switched off. Heating sys­
tems in particu lar require a great deal of energy .
If you notice, for example, that the seat heating *
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or rear window defogger is not work ing, t hen it
has been temporarily limited o r switched off.
These systems are availab le aga in as soon as the
energy supply has been restored .
In add ition, yo u may notice tha t the idle speed
has slig htly increased. That is normal and no
ca use for concern . Due to the increased id ling
speed, the additional required energy will be generated and the battery will be charged .
Notice about data
recorded by the Event
Data Recorder and
vehicle control modules
E v ent Data R eco rder
This vehicle is eq uipped with an Event Data Re ­
corder ( EDR) . The ma in purpose of an EDR is to
record, in certain crash or near crash-like situa­
t ions, such as an airbag deployme nt or hitt ing a
road obstacle, data that w ill ass ist in understand­
ing how a vehicle 's systems performed . T he EDR
is des igned to record data related to vehicle dy­
nam ics and safety systems for a short per io d of
t ime, typ ic all y 30 seconds or less . T he ED R in this
vehicle is designed to record such data as:
- How va rious systems in your vehicle were oper ­
ating;
- Whethe r or not the d rive r and passenger safety
be lts were buckled/fas tened;
- How far (if at all) the driver was depressing the
accelerator and/or bra ke pedal; a nd ,
- How fast the vehicle was traveling .
These data can help p rovide a bette r understand­
ing of the circumstances in w hich crashes and in­
juries occur . NOTE: EDR data are recorded by your
vehicle on ly if a non-tr ivial crash situation occurs ;
no data are reco rded by the EDR un der no rmal
driv ing cond itions and no persona l da ta (e.g.,
name, ge nder, age, and cr ash location) are re­
corded. However, ot her parties, such as law en ­
forcement, co uld combine the EDR data with the
type of perso nally identifying data routinely ac­
quired d uring a crash investigation .
T o read d ata recorded by an EDR, special eq uip­
ment is required, and access to the vehicle or the ..,.
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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,
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Requirement: a destination must be entered and
the route guidance must be started.
.,. Press t he
I NAV/MAPI repeatedly unt il the Enter
d estination
men u is displayed ¢ page 187,
fig. 169.
... Se lect : right contro l button > Show alternat ive
route s.
Up to three route suggestions and their proper ­
ties are disp layed on the overview map when the
function is switched on~
¢fig. 175 .
If available, the followi ng info rmation w ill ap­
pear on the route s uggestions :
- Route type (fast(!), fast a lternat ive @, eco­
nomic route @)
- Distance to the destination and the ca lculated
arrival time
- T raffic congestion along the route including
t ime delays
The route that was calcu lated according to the
route criteria you selected is show n on the over ­
view map . The special p ropert ies of the route are
a lso displayed @~
fig. 175 and given as a spo­
ken message.
Using the contro l knob, you can select the possi­
b le routing for the alte rnative routes and show
them on map Selec t and confi rm the desired
ro ute that you would l ike to use for route guid ­
an ce.
Additional settings
Navigation settings
Appl ies to: ve hicles with navigation system
... Press t he I NAV/MAPI repeatedly unt il the Enter
d estination
menu is displayed ¢ page 187,
fig. 169.
.,. Se lect : rig ht contro l button > Navigation set-
tings .
Depending on the se lected function , the follow ­
in g settings can be se lected :
Show alternative routes
Up to three route suggestions are shown on the
map when this function is switched on (~)
¢page 194.
Navigation
Gas stat ion message
A message is displayed if the fue l g auge goes be­
l ow the reserve marking when this function is
switched on(~). Confirming this message dis ­
plays a list of gas stations in the area. When a
gas station is selected, route gu idance from the
current veh icle posit io n is calculated.
Trailer mode*
Trailer mode is swi tched off at the fa ctory .
When this f unct ion is swi tched on (~), th e maxi­
mum pe rm itted spee d for ve hicles w ith trailers is
i n co rpor ate d int o the ro ute guidance and the cal­
c ul ated arriva l time adjus ts respec tively . Trai le r
mode is d isplayed using symbols --=" in the side
men u on the map .
Personal route assistance*
Personal rou te ass istance is swi tched off at the
f a ctory.
Yo ur trips are recorded and destina tions a re s ug­
ges ted by the
M MI w hen th is func tio n i s sw itched
o n (~)
¢page 193.
Notification when nearby*
The not ificat ion when nea rby is sw itched off at
the factory .
The
MMI not ifies you when you are approaching
selected points of interest when this function is
switched on (~). Yo u can also have a
Notifica­
tion tone .
Presentation mode
Pre sentation mode
helps yo u to effectively p lan
a route w ithout moving the vehicle . You can
Se ­
lec t starting point
when, for example, you would
lik e to calculate a route start ing from a location
othe r than the veh icle posit io n. Sta rt
Presenta­
tion mode
to simu late route g uidance.
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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,
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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.
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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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Media
-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. ..,.