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The MMI switches off automatically if the en­
gine is not running and the battery is low .
Infotainment system
display
Switching on and off
- Switching on and off manually: press the Fc;J
button @¢page 8, fig . 2.
When the MMI is switched on and the display is
switched off, you can operate certain functions
using the MMI On/Off knob with joystick function
¢page 141 .
Information on display images
The display version depends on vehicle equip­
ment.
Fig. 141 Display v ersion A
Fig. 142 Display version B
Addit ional content (such as album cover and map
material) is shown on display version B, if appli­
cable
CD ¢ fig. 142. Because the other content
shown on the displays is nearly identical between
the two versions, this manual will primarily de­
scribe display version A .
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Operating the MMI
Selecting and confirming a function
Fig. 143 Operating the control knob
Selecting and confirming a function in a
menu /list
.,.. Selecting the function: turn the control knob
CD¢ fig. 143 to the desired function (such as
selecting a frequency).
.,.. Confirming a selection: press the control knob
@ ¢fig. 143.
Returning to functions at higher levels
.,.. Press the I BACKI button (i) ¢ page 141,
fig. 139.
Opening the main menu /menu
Fig. 144 Main men u

Opening the main menu
• Press the IMENUI butto n@ ¢page 141,
fig . 139.
The MMI menus (such as Radio) are
displayed
Q fig. 144. Then you can select and
confirm a function using the control knob .
Opening a menu directly
"Press the applicable b utton to open the menus
directly ®¢
page 141, fig. 139 towards the
desired menu (such as
! RADIO I). Th en you can
select and confirm a function using the control
knob.
Opening the section /options menu using
the control buttons
@
Fig. 145 Control buttons on the MMI control panel
Selection menu : through the selection menu,
you can open additional functions within a menu
item (such as
Radio ).
Requirement: the select ion menu symbol must
be d isplayed on the left side of t he Infotainment
system display
Q fig . 145 .
Opening/closing the selection menu: press the
left control button@
Q fig. 145 . Then you can
select and conf irm a function using the control
knob .
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Options menu : using the options menu, you can
select and confirm context-dependent functions
as well as settings w ith in a menu item (such as
Rad io).
Requirement: the options menu symbo l B must
be displayed on the right side of the Infotain­
ment system display¢
fig. 145. Then you can se ­
lect and confirm a function using the control
knob.
Opening/closing the options menu: press the
right control button@
Q fig. 145 .
Information about paths
This guide shows you at a glance the paths for
opening a desired menu and its settings and
functions .
Example of a path
" Select: !RADIO I button > left control knob> FM.
Following the path
" Press the I RADIO I button .
.. Press the left control knob.
"Tur n the control knob to the
FM menu item to
select it .
,. Press the control knob to confirm the selected
FM menu item .
.. The se lected and confirmed function is exec ut­
ed. In this example, the
FM frequency band is
set.
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MMI touch
Entering letters, numbers and symbols
Applies to: ve hicles w ith MMI touch
The MMI touch allows you to enter data on the
MMI touch control pad using handwriting recog­
nition.
F ig. 146 Display when MMI touch is active
Fig. 147 Entering navigation destination us ing MMI touch
The MMI touch control pad is located on the con­
trol knob ¢
fig. 147 .
Requirement: it must be possible to enter text or
numbers and the symbol CD¢
fig. 146 must ap­
pear in the Info tainment sys tem.
- Initial entry: write an individual upper case or
lower case letter or numbers/characters on the
MM I touch control pad using yo ur finger. A
character recognized by the system w ill appear
in the Infotainment system display @
144
¢ fig. 147 and it will confirm with an audio sig­
nal, if necessary, and transfer the character to
the input field.
- Entering spaces: move your finger across the
MMI touch control pad from left to right.
-Deleting characters: move your finger across
the MMI touch contro l pad from right to left.
-Selecting the input suggestion: press the con­
trol knob.
- Switching directly to the results list : turn the
control knob to the right
-Open speller: select the right control button>
Open speller. T ext or numbers are entered in
using the speller
¢page 148.
Moving the crosshairs
Applies to: vehicles wit h MMI touch
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l
Fig. 148 Moving the crossha irs
Requirement: a map must be displayed
¢page 196.
-Showing/hiding the crosshairs: press the con­
trol knob to show the crosshairs CD¢
fig. 148.
Press the I BACKI button (J) to hide the cross­
hairs again
¢ page 141, fig. 139.
-Moving the crosshairs on a map: move the visi-
ble crosshairs in the desired direct ion using ..,.

your finger on the MMI touch control pad
¢fig. 148.
Moving the map
Appl ies to: ve hicles with MMI touch
S. figu ero.i St
Fig. 149 Moving t he map
Requirement : a map must be displayed
c;;,page 196.
-Showing/hiding the crosshairs: press the con­
trol knob to show the crosshairs
(Dr=;;, fig. 149 .
Press the I BACK I button (j) to hide the cross ­
hairs aga in
c;;, page 141, fig. 139.
-Moving the map : when the crosshairs are visi­
ble pull two fingers in the desired direction
across the MMI touch co ntrol pad
r=;;, page 199 .
-Moving the map quickly : when the crosshairs
are visible, pull two fingers across the MMI
touch control pad quickly in the des ired direc­
tion . The map will come to a stop after several
seconds.
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Zooming in/out on the map
Applies to : vehicles wit h MMI touch
Fig . 150 Zoom in/out
Requirement: a map must be displayed
c;;, page 196.
-Zooming in/out on the map: press the control
knob to show the crossha irs. Touch the MMI
touch control pad with two f ingers and pull
your fingers apart or together
r=;;, fig. 150 .
Press the I BACK I button (j) to hide the crosshairs
c;;, page 141, fig . 139.
Adjusting the sound focus
Applies to : vehicles wi th MMI to uch
Requirement: the balance/fader function must
be selected
r=;;, page 233 .
-Moving the crosshairs for sound focus : move
your finger in the desired direction on the MMI
touch control pad.
Using the DVD main menu
App lies to : vehicles wit h MMI to uch
Requirement: a DVD must be playing
¢page 217.
-Selecting a menu item : move your finger up/
down or left/right on the MMI touch control
pad .
-Confirming a selection: press the control knob .
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The volume of the voice guidance prompts for
the MMI touch* can be adj usted separately
c;;, page234.
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Control knob with
joystick function
Operation
Applies to: veh icles with joystick function
Fig . 1 51 Ope rating concept fo r th e control knob w it h joy·
st ick f unction
You can p ush the contro l knob up or down@
¢
fig. 151 or to the right or left @.
Opening the entertainment sliding menu
App lies to: ve hicles with MMI touch
Opening the entertainment sliding menu : push
the co ntrol knob down to open the entertain·
ment sliding menu@¢
page 150, fig. 155 .
Then yo u can sele ct a nd confirm a funct io n.
Clos ing the entertainment sliding menu : push
the co ntrol knob up to close the e nte rtainment
slidi ng menu .
Or: press the I BACK I button 0
¢ pag e 141, fig. 139 .
Additional functions
Applies to: vehicles with joystick function
Displaying the input field/switching to
speller input
P ush the contro l knob up ¢ page 146, fig . 151 to
reach the beginning of a list in t he centra l area or
the input field . If the input field is already open,
sw itch direct ly to the speller in the inp ut fie ld by
push ing the control knob up again¢
page 148.
On the map
Requir ement: a map must be disp layed
¢ page 196.
- Displaying the input field : push the control
kno b up
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- Displaying route guidance : when rou te gu id ·
ance is active, yo u can also disp lay the route
guidance by pus hing the cont rol knob up
¢ page 191, fig. 172 .
-Zooming in/out on the map (zoom) : turn the
cont rol knob to the right/le ft to zoom in/out on
the map.
App lies to: vehicles without MMI touch with joyst ick function
-Showing/hiding the crosshairs : press the co n·
t rol knob. The crossh airs a re shown on t he
ma p. Pr ess the
!BACK ! button to hide the cross­
hai rs .
- Moving the crosshairs : when the c rossh airs are
visib le, tu rn the con trol knob i n the direction
the c rosshairs sho uld move. Press the cont rol
knob and ho ld it until the crosshairs are in the
desired point on the map.
- Additional options on the map : refer to
¢page 198.
Adjusting the sound focus
Applies to: vehicles without MMI touch with joystick function
Requireme nt: the bal ance/fader func tion mus t
be se lected
¢ page 233.
- Adjusting the sound focus using the cross ­
hairs :
press the control knob. The c ross hai rs
are shown. To move the crosshairs hor izonta lly,
t u rn the contro l kno b. T o move the cros shairs
vert ica lly, press the control knob again and
then t urn it .
Using the DVD main menu
Requireme nt: a DV D must be playing
¢ page 217.
- Selecting a menu item: move the co ntro l knob
w it h joystic k function up or down or to the left
or r ight.
- Confirming a selection : press the cont rol knob .

Opening the selection/options menu with
the control knob
A pp lies to: ve hicles with joystick function
F ig . 152 Open in g th e selec tion/opt io ns menu with th e
contro l knob
Opening/closing the selection menu : push the
con trol knob to the left ¢
fig . 152 to open these ­
l ection menu. Then you can se lect and confirm a
function using the contro l kno b.
Pr es s t he !BACKI butto n
(J) ¢page 14 1, fig. 139
to re tu rn to the func tion one level up.
Opening /closing the options menu: p ush the
con trol knob to the right¢
fig. 1 52 to open the
o p tion s menu. Then you can se lect and confirm a
f u nction u sing t he contro l knob .
P ress the !BACKI button
(J) ¢ pag e 141, fig. 139
to re tu rn to t he func tio n one level up.
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Shortcut keys
You can assign frequently used functions to the
shortcut keys (such as navigation destination*,
phone number*, album, playlist and TV sta­ tion*) .
-The shortcut keys are located o n the M MI con-
trol panel @¢
page 141 , fig. 139 .
Assigning the shortcut key : select a function
(s uch as navigation destination) in the M MI.
P ress and hold the desired shortc ut key fo r sever­
al seconds . The shortcut key is then assigned to
t h e active funct ion (such as navigation dest ina­
t io n).
Opening an ass igned function : press the short­
cut key.
Display an assigned function : swipe your finger
ove r th e shortcut keys .
Reassigning an assigned shortcut key : selec t a
f unct ion (such as a radio st ati on) in the MMI.
Press and hold the shortcut key for several sec­
o nds .
Resetting assigned shortcut keys : to delete the
f unc tions assig ned to t he shortcut keys, reset the
Shortcut keys bac k to the defau lt factory set­
t in gs
¢ page 230.
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-If a s hortcu t key is assigned to a trac k fro m
the media center *, the correspondi ng album
is st ored .
- It is not p oss ible to e nter numbe rs usin g
t h e s ho rtc ut keys . Use the numbe r spe ller
¢ page 148 or MM I touch* ¢ page 144 to
enter num bers .
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Letter/number speller
F ig . 153 Letter/ number speller diag ram
You can ente r letters, numbers and symbo ls in
the MMI us ing t he letter/number speller. Th is
option is ava ilable when the input field @is ac ­
tive
¢ fig . 153.
-Opening/clos ing the letter /number speller :
move the control knob up/down when t he input
field is active .
Or: select the right control but ­
ton > Open speller/Close speller .
-Entering characters : turn the contro l knob to
the des ired character us ing the character se lec­
tion @¢
fig. 153 . Press the contro l knob to
confi rm th e charact er. Your inp ut is displayed
i n the inp ut fie ld @ . W hen yo u have ente red all
of the char acters, selec t and confirm
I LISTI but ­
ton @.
Or : push the contro l knob down.
- Deleting characters : turn the control knob w ith
the se lec tion a rrow to~ @¢
fig. 153 and
press the c ontrol kno b. T o de lete all ch ara cte rs
in the inp ut fie ld, press an d hol d the control
knob on~ until all cha racte rs in the inp ut fie ld
are de leted.
- Ente ring special cha racters: selec t and con ­
firm l!&? l@ ¢fig.
153, !aou l(z) or I 123 1@ . Se-
Symbol /Description Description
lect and confirm the desired specia l character
(for examp le, a hyphen or period) with the
number speller.
- Input assistance : in some cases s uch as in navi­
gation*, there is a word suggest ion* @
¢ fig. 153 based o n logical deduct io n while you
are ente ring data. Yo u can select this sugges­
t ion by push ing t he control knob up .
-Results list : in some cases, such as in the direc­
t o ry, the sys tem switches automa tica lly to the
res ults list based on logical deduction @
¢ fig. 15 3. Se lec t a nd confi rm a su ggestion
from t he lis t.
Requireme nt: the inpu t field @¢
fig. 153 must
be active.
-Switching between speller and MMI touch* :
the handwriting recognitio n for the M MI touch
cont rol pad* is automatically active. Simp ly
start wr iting.
Overview of symbols in the speller
The symbo ls in the letter/number speller are ex ­
plained in the fo llow ing tab le :
CD IL IST lorG
Switches to the results list .
@ Inpu
t field The current input is d is p layed .
® Results lis t A list w
ith suggestions based on the lette rs a lready entered is dis -
played .
@
+
Switches fro m lowe r case to upper case le tt ers o r from upper case
t o lowe r ca se le tters.
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Symbol/Description Description
® E
Open additional spe ller options, for example Close speller, Clear in-
put field
® 1 ,&71 Cha racter sets and special characters
(j) laou l Language-dependent special characters
® 1123!/ IABC! Switches from letter to number input or from number to letter in-
put.
® A space is added to the input field . ........
@ Character selection Highlights the selected character.
@
•
Inserts the input suggestion* when you push the control knob up .
@ ~ Deletes the characte r to the left of the cursor.
Free text search
Applies to: vehicles with 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.
Fig. 154 Diagram: free text sea rch on telep hone
Free text search is available in the Vehicle *, Ra ­
dio *, Media *, Telephone* , Navigation*
and Audi
connect*
menus.
Opening free text search
• Se lect: I MENU I button > desired menu item
(such as Telephone ).
• Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the
free text search input field@c::> fig. 154
appea rs. Or : push the control knob up to open
the input field@ .
The handwriting recognition for the MMI touch
Free text search for an entry
• Enter one or more search terms in any order in­
to the input field . The individual search terms
must be separated by spaces when entering.
An input suggestion to comp lete the entry* @
c::>
fig. 154 is shown depending on the input. Ad­
ditional entries that contain the entered search
term are listed In the results list@.
If the desired term is still not displayed, enter
additional letters until it is displayed .
It is often enough just to enter the first letters of
the search term in order for it to display in the re­
sults list. For example, in the
Telephone* menu,
write the initials of the contact being searched
separated by a space.
Selecting the input suggestion to complete
the entry
Requirement: an input suggestion to complete
the entry* @ c::>
fig. 154 must be displayed .
• MMI touch input* : press the control knob.
Selecting an entry from the results list
Requirement: at least one entry must be dis ­
played in the results list@c::>
fig. 154.
;;!; control pad is automatically active. Simp ly start ....
• MMI touch input* : turn the control knob to the
r ight. Select and confi rm an entry from the list .
~ writing . N .... 0 0
3 • Speller input: select and confirm I LIS TI@
c::> page 148, fig. 153. Or: push the control knob..,.
149