2017 AUDI A4 phone

Dialing a telephone number
Appl ies to: ve hicles with tele phone
Fig. 161 Number speller
Fig. 162 Dialing a phone number fro m the call list
.,.. Select : I MENU I button> Telephone > left con-
trol button.
Call list
Requirement: the call list must contain a phone
number.
Turn the contro l knob to display the call list.
Select and confirm the desired telephone num­
be r from the recent calls list.
Call list symbo ls
¢ fig . 162:
@ Missed calls
@ Dialed numbers
@ Accepted calls
Select:
a contact from the list> right contro l but­
ton .
-Call : call the selected contact.
- Change primary and addit . phone *: switch the
Primary phone with the Additional phone .
- Send text message :
write a text message to
the selected contact.
- Delete call list : delete the entire call list.
~ -Store as favorite: store the selected contact as
;:::: a favorite .
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Favorites
Requirement: a phone number or contact must
be stored as a favorite
¢ page 165.
Select and confirm a favorite in the favor ites list.
Directory
Select and confirm a phone number from the di­
rectory
¢ page 168.
Enter number
- Entering a phone number as a sequence of
numbers:
enter the number using the number
speller
¢ fig. 161 .
-Entering the phone number as a sequence of
letters :
select and confirm IABCI above the
number speller. Enter a sequence of letters us­
ing the letter speller, for example
AUDISER­
VICE .
-Dialing a phone number : select and confirm~­
Or: push the control knob down . Se lect and
confirm
OK .
-Deleting individual characters: select and con­
firm
-Deleting all characters entered at once : turn
the control knob with the character selection to
the right control button>
Clear input field .
Accepting/ending a call
Applies to : vehicles wit h telepho ne
-Accepting a call: select and confirm Answer .
- Ignoring a call :
select and conf irm Ignore.
- Muting the active call :
select and confirm
Mute .
- Ending a phone call/cancel dialing :
select and
confirm
End call .
Caller information :
the name, phone number or
Unknown appears in the Infotainment system
display depend ing on if the caller has been stored
in the directory and if the pho ne number has
been transmitted. A picture may also be dis­
played, depending on whether you have assigned
a picture to a contact in your directory and if it
was transferred to your MMI. You can find out if
you r ce ll phone supports this function from your
ce ll phone network provider, your cell phone ..,..
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owner's manual or at www .audiu sa.com /blue­
tooth .
@ Tips
- The r ad io or media playback is muted during
a phone call.
- M issed ca lls are displayed w ith a sym bol in
the stat us line of the Info tainment system
display @
~page 150, fig . 155.
During a phone call
Applies to: vehicles w ith telephone
Req uirement: the re must be a call in progress.
.. End call : you can end a phone cal l.
.. Send tone sequence : you can enter tone se­
quences
( DTMF ) directly using the speller and
send to the person on the phone .
.. Press the right control button for more call op­
tions.
The fo llow ing options are possible during a call
depending on the cell phone being used and the
type of connection:
- Answering an additiona l ca ll: if there is an in­
coming ca ll w hile another call is active, you can
select
Answer to put the existing call on hold
and answer the incom ing ca ll. If you se lect
Ig ­
nore ,
the incom ing call will be ignored.
- Accepting an incoming ca ll when there is an ac­
tive call and a call on hold : se lect
Replace . The
active call is replaced with the incoming call.
- Muting the incoming call: select and confirm
Mute .
- Add itional call :
select: Fin d contact > Call l ist /
Di rectory /Favo rites
> on entry from the list.
Mute: if you se lect and confirm this function, the
other caller cannot hear you . You can hear the
other person. To turn the microphone back on,
select and confirm
Unmute .
Hold call /Re sume held call:
you can p lace the ex ­
isting call on hold and resume it again. To re­
sume the call, select and confirm the call you
wou ld like to resume.
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Transfer call to cell phone* : select and confirm
Transfer call to cell phone to transfer the exist ­
i ng ca ll from the MMI to your cell phone .
Switch to hands-free mode *: Requiremen t: you
must have a phone call in p rogress on your cell
phone. Se lect and confirm
Sw itch to h ands-f ree
mode
to transfer the call from your cell phone
back to the MMI.
Toggle call : alternate between two phone calls
while one of the calls is on hold. Se lecting
End
c all
will end the active phone ca ll. A phone ca ll on
hold can be resumed using the right contro l but­
ton>
Re sume .
Connection man age r:
refer to~ page 230 .
Telephone setting s: refer to~ page 170.
u) Tips
-To be notified of a n incom ing ca ll dur ing a
phone call, the
call waiting funct io n in your
c ell phone m ust be switched on whe n using
the
Hand sfree profi le.
- You can obtain more info rmation from your
cell phone servi ce p rovider or from yo ur cell
phone user guide .
- T he d isp lay of an incoming p hone call i n the
In fot ainment system display may sti ll be
visible for a few seconds after a call is an ­
swered/ignored depending on the ce ll
phone in use.
Making an emergency call
App lies to : vehicles wit h telephone
.. Select: !MENUI button> Te lephone > left con­
trol button
> Enter number > Enter emergency
call number (for example, 911)
> O K.
A WARNING
-
- Because yo ur phone works with rad io sig­
na ls, a connection ca nno t be guaranteed un ­
de r all circumstances. Do not rely on only
your phone when it comes to essential com­
m unication (such as a medical emergency) .
- Always follow the instru ctions given by the
emergency pe rsonnel dur ing an emergency

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call and only end the call when they instruct
you to do so.
(D Tips
Emergency numbers are not the same every ­
where . Find out which emergency number is
used in your current location .
Favorites
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Up to 50 contacts, in addition to the voicemail
number, can be stored in any order in the favor­
ites list.
~ Select : I MENU I button >Telephone > left con-
trol button.
Storing an existing phone number as a
favorite:
- Se lect and confirm Call list/Co ntacts .
-Select a contact or phone number from the list.
- Select : right control button
> Store as favorite.
-Enter a name for the favorite or select a sug-
ges tion.
- Select and confirm
Save .
Renaming stored favorites
-Select : Favorites > a favorite from the list.
-Select the right control button > Rename fa-
vorite.
Moving stored favorites
-Select: Favorites > a favorite from the list.
-Select the right control button > Move favorite .
-Select and confirm the location of the selected
favorite.
Deleting a stored favorite
-Select: Favorites > a favorite from the list .
-Select the right control button > Delete favor-
ite
> Delete this favorite or Delete all favor­
ites .
Telephone
Messages
Text messages
Applies to: cell phones with Blue tooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
Depending on the cell phone being used and the
cell phone network contract, you can receive and
send text messages using the MMI.
Requirement
A cell phone must be connected to the MMI via
Bluetooth MAP (Message Access Profile)
<=>page 160.
~ Select: !MENUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol button> Text message (MyPhone)/Text
message (additional phone)*.
Write new text message
Select and confirm Write new text message .
- Using a template :
select and confirm the de­
sired template from the list.
-Writing your own text: select and confirm
Write own te xt. Enter text using the MMI
touch* or the speller.
- Enter one or more recipients.
- Select and confirm
Send.
lnbox
Displays all received text messages.
Sent
Displays all sent text messages.
Outbox
Displays all text messages to be sent .
Drafts
Displays all text messages that have not yet been
sent and stored text messages.
(D Tips
-Please note that you may have to activate
the receiving and sending of text messages
in yo ur cell phone depending on the SIM
card being used (for example, when using a ..,.
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Multi-SIM). You can obtain mo re informa ­
tion from your cell phone service provider or
from your cell phone user g uide.
- Fo r more information on suppo rted ce ll
p hones, v is it
www.audiusa .com/bluetooth
or contact your authorized A udi dealer or
a uthorized Audi Serv ice Facility.
- You nee d a cell phone wit h Message Access
P rofile t hat also supports the sending func­
tion to be able to send text messages
th ro ugh t he MMI.
Message options
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
.,. Se lect : IT ELI button> left control button > text
message (MyP hone)/text message (addit ional
phone) >
Inbox /Sent /Outbox > right control
button.
The fo llow ing options may be ava ilab le depend­
i n g on the se lected menu.
Storing a text message as a template
Ten text message templates a re stored in the
MM I. Yo u can save up to ten additional tem ­
p lates .
- C reate a tex t message.
- Se lect an d confir m
Store as template .
Resume last text message
The last edited text message can be resumed .
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the selected message in
the
Inbo x.
Forward
T he se lec ted tex t m essage can be fo rwa rde d t o a
diff eren t re cip ient.
Send again*
The selected text message can be resent .
Delete this text message*
The se lected text message can be deleted.
1> Not availa ble in all l an guages .
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Read out1
)
You can h ave the MMI r ead a n open tex t mes ­
sage.
Text message settings*
To display when a new text message is received,
activ ate the
Text message notifications . New
t e xt message s are ind ic a ted w ith an enve lope~
i n the Info ta in m en t sys tem displ ay st atus line.
Connection manager
Refer to¢ pag e 230.
Wi-Fi options
Re fer to ¢ page 177 .
Telephone settings
Refer to ¢ page 170.
(D Tips
Me ssag es tha t are dele ted in t he M MI ar e also
d ele ted in t he cell phon e auto mat ically.
E-mail*
App lies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
Depending on the type of cell phone being used,
you can receive and send e-mails through the
MMI.
Requirement: a cell phone must be c onnected to
the MMI via Bluetooth MAP (Message Access Pro­
file)
¢ page 160. Check in you r cell phone own ­
er's manual to see if the cell phone sup ports this
funct io n.
.,. Select:
!ME NUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol b utton> E-mai l (MyPhone)/E-mail (addi ­
tional phone)* .
Write new e-mail
Select and conf irm Write new e-mail.
- Using a template :
sele ct and co nf irm the de­
sired template f rom the list.

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- Writing your own text: select and confirm
Write own text. Enter text using the MMI
touch* or the speller.
- Enter one or more recipients.
- Select and confirm
Send .
lnbox
Displays all received e-mails .
Sent
Displays all sent e-mails .
Outbox
Displays all e-mails to be sent .
Drafts
Displays all e -mails that have not yet been sent
and stored text messages.
(D Tips
- For more information on supported cell
phones, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth
or contact your author ized Audi dealer or
authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility.
- To ensure that your sent e-mails are re­
ce ived, connect your cell phone to the Wi-Fi
hotspot* in the vehicle so that the e-mail
app on your cell phone continues to have In­
ternet access.
If you are still not rece iving e­
mails and you have a successful connection,
then contact your e-mai l service provider or
your cell phone service provider.
Message options
A ppl ies to: ce ll ph ones w it h Bluetooth Message Access Pro file
(MAP)
~ Select: I MENU I button > Telephone > left con ­
tro l button
> E-mail (MyPhone)/E-Mail (addi­
tiona l phone)*
> lnbo x/Sent /Outbo x > right
control button.
The following options may be avai lab le depend ­
ing on the se lected menu.
~ l) Not availab le in all la nguage s.
Telephone
Store as template
Ten e-ma il templates are stored in the MMI. You
can
save up to ten additional templates.
- Create an e-mail.
- Select and confirm
Store as template .
Resume last edited e-mail
The last e-mail in progress can be resumed.
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the se lected e-ma il in the
In box.
Reply to all*
A reply can be sent for the selected e-ma il in the
In box and it wi ll be sent to all of the entered re­
cipients.
Forward
The selected e-mail can be forwarded to a differ­ ent recipient .
Delete this me ssage*
The selected e-mail can be deleted.
Read out1
)
You can have the MMI read an open e-mail.
E-mail settings*
To display when a new e-mail is received, activate
the
E-mail notifications . New e-ma ils are indicat­
ed with an envelope 121 in the Infotainment sys­
tem display status line.
Connection manager
Refer to c> page 230.
Wi-Fi options
Refer to c> page 177.
Telephone settings
Refer to c> page 170.
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(D Tips
-Messages that are deleted in the MMI are
a lso automatica lly deleted in the connected
cell phone.
- You cannot read any messages while driv­
i ng.
Listening to voicemail
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith telep hone
~ Se lect : I MENU I button >Telephone > left con­
tro l button. Select and confirm
Call list /Direc·
tory /Favorites
> Voicemail.
- Ente ring the voicemail numbe r:
enter the de­
si red number . Select and confirm
OK .
-Dialing the voicemail numbe r: select and con­
firm
Voicemail.
@ Tips
- T his service must be set up and activate d in
advance by the cell phone se rvice provide r.
You can o bta in mo re information from your
cell phone service prov ider.
- The voicemai l num ber depends on the ce ll
p hone se rvice provider.
Directory
Opening the directory
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith tele phone
After connecting the cell phone, the contacts in
it are automatically imported into the MMI.
__________ r_e_l•_P_h_o_n_e_· _o_,_,e_c_t_o_,Y ________ ~ I
~.-. [.· Q ,
J • Voicema il
• Smith, John
• Muster, Manfred
• Schmidt, Ralf
Fig . 163 Directo ry
~ Se lect : I MENU I button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Directory .
- Calling a contact :
select and confirm a contact
from the directory. The phone numbers fo r th e
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selected contact open . To make the ca ll, select
and confirm a phone n umber.
- Free text search for a conta ct : refer to
<=:> page 149.
Conta cts a re displ aye d in alph abet ic al ord er and
ca n be sorted by first or las t name
c::> page 17 0,
Sort order .
The directory can b e op ened through the Tele·
phone
menu as well as t hrough t he Navigation *
menu.
(D Tips
-Add itiona l informa tion o n fre e te xt s ea rc h­
ing can be fo und un der
<=:>page 14 9.
- Check fo r a possib le request to synchronize
on your cell phone . Reques ts to sy nch roni ze
t h e d irec tory mus t b e con firme d so that
y ou r ce ll p hone conta cts ca n be lo ade d into
t h e M MI.
- Th e conta ct displ ay in the M MI depend s on
t h e ce ll phone u sed. Fo r more info rmation
on su pported ce ll phones, visit
www .audiusa.com/bluetooth or contact
your authorized A udi dealer o r autho rized
Audi Service Facility.
- The d irecto ry from the ce ll phone that is ac­
t ively connected will always be displayed.
- The contacts from the cell p hone might not
be t ransfe rred in a lp habetical or der. If there
are too many ent ries, contacts with d iffer­
ent first letters may be m iss ing in the MMI.
- The contacts in t he local MMI memory are
always visible and can be accessed by ot her
users.
Free text search for a contact
App lies to : vehicles wit h te lepho ne
~ Select : !M EN UI button> Telephone > left con­
trol b utton >
Directory .
~ To limit t he se arch, ente r th e ini tia ls of the con­
t a ct bei ng se arched with e ach initial se par ated
by a s pace i n t he input fiel d. E nte r addi tional
letters if necessa ry .
~ Select and confirm a contact from t he d irecto­
ry. The phone numbe rs fo r the se lected contact
open.
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"'To make the call, se lect and confirm a phone
number.
(D Tips
- You can scroll through long lists quickly by
turning the contro l knob quickly. The scroll­
i ng speed depends on t he n umbe r of list en­
tries.
- Additiona l informat ion on free text search­
i ng can be foun d un der
¢ page 149 .
Showing contact details*
Applies to: ve hicles with telephone
You can show contact details depending on the
vehicle equipment.
F ig. 164 S h ow ing contac t deta ils
"' Se lect: I M ENU I button >Telephone > left con ­
t rol button .
"' Se lect and confirm
Directory > a contact from
the directory.
"' Se lect : rig ht contro l button > Show contact de­
tails .
- Call :
select and confirm the desired te lephone
number.
- Nav igating : to start navigation, se lect and con ­
firm the des ired address. Select and confirm
Start route guidance.
Press the r ight control button to o pen addit ional
options fo r the contact details.
Add destination
To s tart navig ation, se lect and co nf irm the de­
sired address . Sele ct and confirm
Start route
guidance .
Store as favorite
R efer to ¢ page 165, Favori tes.
Telephone
Send text message*
Yo u ca n send a tex t mes sa ge ¢ page 1 65 to the
se lected contact.
Delete contact
T he sele cted contact can be dele ted .
(D Tips
-Contacts edited in the MMI d irecto ry ca nnot
be au toma tically up dated i n the con nected
cell pho ne . Aud i recomme nds e diting ce ll
pho ne conta cts directly in th e cell p ho ne.
- Only the contacts in the local M MI me mory
can be edi ted o r deleted.
Importing/exporting contacts
Applies to: vehicles wit h telephone
Contacts in vCard format (. vcf) can be imported
into th e directory or exported .
Requirement: an SD card must be inserted i n one
of the SD card reade rs*
¢ page 210 o r a USB
storage device mus t be connec ted to the A udi
music in te rface* ¢
page 215 or th e r equ ire­
me nts fo r Audi co nne ct (I nfota inme nt) serv ices *
mus t be met
¢ page 172.
"' Select : !ME NUI button> Telephone > left con ­
t rol button >
Directory .
"' Sele ct: r igh t con trol butt on > Directory set·
tings .
- Importing contact s from a storage medium :
Select and confirm Import contacts > SD card
1 /SD card 2
o r USB devi ce 1 /USB devi ce 2 >
d esired contac t> Start import .
- Exporting contact s to a storage medium :
Se­
le ct and co nfirm
Export contacts > SD card 1 /
SD card 2
or USB device 1 /USB device 2 > de­
sired contact
> Start e xport.
- Selecting all conta cts at the same time for im·
porting/exporting :
selec t and confi rm Import
contacts /E x port contacts
> SD card 1 /SD card
2
or USB device 1 /USB device 2 > All > Start
import /Start export .
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(D Tips
-Always read the c hapter¢ page 178, Audi
connect (Infotainment) information.
- Fo r additional in format io n on myAu di ac­
count, v is it
www.audi.com/myaudi.
- The im ported cont acts are store d in t he lo ­
ca l memory for t he directory .
- A maxim um o f 1,00 0 conta cts can be im­
p o rted. You can c hec k the directory memory
capac ity at a ny time
~page 170.
- Never save import ant da ta o n memory car ds
or USB sto rage dev ices . Audi is not respons i­
bl e for damaged or lost fi les and me dia .
- C ontac ts that we re downloaded from a ce ll
phone cannot be expo rted.
-T here s ho ul d be no othe r fil es or folders on
the sto rage medium conta ining the contacts
to be importe d.
Additional settings
Telephone settings
Applies to: ve hicles w ith tele phone
"'Se lect : I MENU I button> Telephone > righ t con-
tr ol but to n >
Telephone settings .
Call options*
Call forwarding:
you ca n switch the forwa rd ing
of incomi ng calls to your voicemail or to anothe r
p hone number on an d off . Yo u can ch eck if the
f unc tion is activated o r deac tiva ted wi th
Check
s tatus .
Call waiting :
you are ale rted to an incoming call
du ring a phone ca ll w hen t his function is sw itch­
e d on~- You ca n check if t he fu nction is activat­
e d or deactiv at ed wit h
Check status .
Send own telephone number :
sending your
p hone number wi th an outgoing call can be act i­
vated an d deactivated. Wi th t he
Network -de ·
pendent
se tting, t he set ting liste d in the co n­
t ract with t he cell p hone service provi der is use d.
The settings only apply to the
Telephone menu in
the MMI. P lease note that the settings on yo ur
cell phone will apply afte r disconnecting the
1> Depend s on th e co nnected cell p hone.
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B luetoot h connec tion. You can chec k if the f unc ­
tion is activate d or deactivated with
Check sta­
tus .
Bluetooth settings
Refer to~ page 231.
Ringtone and volume settings 1
)
U sing the Mute telephone function, you can
swi tch the r ing tone playbac k through the M MI
speaker on and off. You can play the r ingtones
u sing t he
Ringtone func tion. Press the cont rol
kn ob t o sa ve the sele cte d rin gtone . T he
Micro­
phone sensitivity
c an be a djusted during a phone
ca ll using t he control knob . For the
Ringtone vol­
ume /Message volume
settings, refer to
i=> page 234.
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(D Tips
-Severa l cell p ho nes can be paired to the
M MI, but only one cell phone can be actively
connected.
- To delete a ll paired B luetoot h dev ices, the
Bluetooth fu nction can be reset to the fac ­
to ry de fault settings
c> page 230.
Directory settings
App lies to : vehicles with telephone
.. Select: !ME NUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Directory .
.. Select: r ight con trol b utton> Directory set-
ting s.
Memory capacity
Shows the Memory capacity for the directory.
Yo u can ma nage up to 17,000 contacts with the
directory. Yo u can load up to 4,000 contacts
from your cell phone into each directory. Yo u can
also import up to 1,000 contacts from a storage device .
Sort order
You can so rt the contacts in your dir ecto ry al pha­
b etica lly acco rding to
Last name or First name . .,_