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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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Telephone
(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.
170
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.
'
(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 . .,_

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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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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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-Audi AG simply makes the access to online
media services possible through the MMI
and does not take any respons ibility for the
contents of the online media services.
- Always read the chapter
c;, page 178, Audi
connect (Infotainment ) information .
-Depending on the mobile device being used,
interruptions in media playback can occur.
To avoid interruptions when using a mobile
device, do not lock the screen on your mo­
bile device and keep the
Audi MMI connect
app in the foreground .
- Contact your authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional
information about online media .
Multimedia connections
USB adapter for Audi music interface
You con connect your mobile devices (such as o
smortphone or MP3 player) to the Audi music in­
terface and charge them using o special
USB
adopt er.
Fig. 194 Audi USB adapt ers
CD USB adapter for devices with a micro USB con­
nect ion
@ USB adapter for devices with an Apple Light­
ning connection
@ USB adapter for devices with an Apple Dock
connector
You can purchase the USB adapter from an au­
thor ized Audi dealer or at spec ialty stores .
Use the USB adapter for the
Audi music interface
,=;,page 215.
Media
(D Note
Handle the USB adapter carefully . Do not al­
l ow it to be pinched .
Audi music interface
Connect your mobil e devices to the Audi music
interfac e in order to operate them through the
MMI and charge the battery.
Fig. 195 Conn ect ing mob ile device s
The Audi music interface is located under the
armrest in the center console @,=;,
page 8, fig. 2.
-Connecting a mobile device using a USB
adapter:
connect the applicable USB adapter @
c;, fig. 195 to the port on the Audi music inter­
face @ and then connect the adapter to the
mobile device
CD (such as an iPod).
- Charging a mobile device using a USB adapter :
when you connect a mobile device to the Audi
mus ic interface @ using the applicable USB
adapter @,=;,
fig. 195 , the battery will auto­
matically charge .
-Disconnecting a mobile device from the Audi
music interface :
remove the USB adapter@
c;, fig. 195 from the Aud i music interface .
-Disconnecting mobile devices with an Apple
Dock connector :
remove the Apple Dock con­
nector from the Apple device with the release
tabs pressed in@ ¢poge
215 , fig. 194.
The media are started and operated through the
mobile device or the MMI, depending on the de­
vice being used ¢
page 217.
Connecting two mobile devices : if two mobile
dev ices (for example iPod and smartphone) are
connected at the same time , then both devices
can be used as playback sources.
IJl.
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Media
You can connect mobile devices using the analog
AUX port .
-Connecting a mobile device to the AUX input:
connect the cable®<=> fig. 195 to the AUX in­
put ® on the Audi music interface and then to
the mobile device@ (such as an MP3 player or
smartphone).
- Disconnecting a mobile device from the AUX
input :
remove the cable S@ <=> fig. 195 from
the AUX input@<=>fig.
195 .
-Operating: select and confirm the External au­
dio player @source
<=> page 217, fig. 196. The
media are started and operated through the
mobile device@<=>fig.
195.
A WARNING
Driving requires your complete and undivided
attention. As the driver, you have complete
responsibility for safety in traffic. Never oper­
ate mobile devices while driving, because this
increases the risk of an accident .
@ Note
-Remove the connector from the Audi music
interface carefully so it is not damaged.
- Use a USB extension cable to connect devi­
ces that have an integrated USB connector
(such as a USB stick) to prevent damage to
your USB device and the Audi music inter­
face.
- Extremely high or low temperatures that
can occur inside vehicles can damage mobile
devices and/or impair their performance .
Never leave mobile devices in the vehicle in
extremely high or low temperatures.
@ Tips
-Do not use an additional adapter or USB ex­
tension cable to connect mobile devices to
the Audi music interface that already have a
cable or that must be connected with a USB
adapter( <=>
page 215). This may impair the
functionality.
1 > A pp lies only to MTP devic e s. Doe s no t a ppl y to A pple de vi­
ces and U SB m ass s torage d evic es.
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-You can purchase the AUX connector cable
from an authorized Audi dealer or at spe­
cialty stores.
- Functionality is not guaranteed for mobile
devices that do not conform to the USB 2.0
specification .
- USB hubs are not supported.
- Some versions of the iPod such as the iPod
shuffle cannot be connected to the USB
adapter for devices with Apple Dock connec­
tor. Connect these devices using a AUX con­
nector cable.
- Changed content on a mobile device
ll that
is connected to the Audi music interface
may not be displayed in the media center.
In this case, reset the
Media settings back
to
Factory settings <=> page 230.
-Video playback through the Audi music in­
terface is only supported if the connected
device is recognized as a USB storage device
(for example a USB stick). Apple devices and
MTP devices (such as smartphones) are not
recognized as USB storage devices.
- iPod/iPhone/iPad malfunctions also affect
the operation of the MMI. Reset your iPod/
iPhone/iPad if this happens.
- For important information on operating
your iPod/iPhone/iPad , refer to the user
guide for that device. Audi recommends up­
dating the iPod/iPhone/iPad software to the
latest version.
- For more information about the Audi music
interface and supported devices, check the
Audi database for mobile devices at
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or contact an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.

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Media
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The Jukebox*, SD card reader and th e USB storage d evice* connection support the follo wing audio/vid­
e o file prop erti es :
Supported
media
File system
Metadata
Format
File exten-
s ion
Playlists
Character is-
tic s
Number of
Files Audio files
Video files*
SD/SDHC /SDXC/MMC memory cards : with a capacity up to 12 8 GB
DVD drive : audio C Ds ( up to 80 min.) with CD tex t (art ist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs w ith
a capac ity up to 700 MB; DV D±R/RW; DVD video; DVD a udio wit h aud io tracks that are
compatib le w it h a DVD v ideo playe r
Audi music interface : mobile dev ices q page 215 such a s iPods and MTP players, US B
stor age devices in "U SB Devi ce Subclass 1 and 6" tha t conform to USB 2.0 : U SB sticks,
U SB MP3 p layers (Plug -and -Play capable), exte rna l USB flash drives and ha rd drives
Memory cards : exFAT, FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB mass storage d evice : FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB mass storage devic e partition s (primary /logical* ): two per US B connec tion
CD /DVD file systems : 1S0966 0, Joliet, UDF
Album cove r: GIF, JPG, PNG with max.
800x800 px. The album cover from the
med ium or from Gracenote* is disp layed,
depending on availability.
MPEG Windows MPEG
FL AC M
PEG 1/2 MPEG4 AVC
Windows Media
1/2 Media 2/4 (H.264) Video 9
Layer 3 Audio 9
and 10
. mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
.m4b; .mpeg .
m4v; .asfs
.aac .mov;
.avi
.M3 U; .PLS; .WPL; . M3U8; .ASX
up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kb it/s and
48 kHz sampling frequencies sampling 720xS76 px. at maximum 2Sfps
frequen-
cy
DVD dri ve* : max . 1,000 files per medium
Jukebo x*: approximately 10 GB memory capacity; max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB mass sto rage device and memory ca rds : max. 10,000 files per medium; max.
1,000 files per playlist/folder
may differ for aud io files with var iable b it
rate.
- The media drives do not support th e W in­
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format. -
Special characters (s uch as those in 103 tag
information) display differently depend ing
on the system language a nd cannot always
be guaranteed.
-
For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display showing the rema ining play t ime
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Media
-The manufactu rer of the storage device can
provide information about its "USB Device
Subclass" . - Some MTP player functions are not support­
ed, such as rating music tracks and video
playback.
CD drive
Applies to: ve hicles w ith a CD drive
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
Supported
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, alb um, track)*, CO-ROMs with a capaci-
media ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file system: 1509660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album
cover : GIF, JPG, PNG with max . 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi-
um may be disp layed, depending on availability.
Format M PE G 1/2 Windows Media Au- MP EG 2/4 FLAC
Layer 3 dio 9 and 10
File extension .mp3 .wma
.m4a; .flac
. m4b;
. aac
Playlists .M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Characteristics up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz sampling frequenc ies 48 k Hz sampling
frequency
Number of Maximum 1,000 files per medium
Files
(D Tips
-For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display showing the remaining play time
may differ for audio files with variable bit
rate . -
Special characters (such as those in 103 tag
information) display differently depending
on the system language and cannot always
be guaranteed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface /Bluetooth
Read the instructions in the chapter ~ page 215, Multimedia con-
audio player *: mobile dev ice is nectionsl~ page 212, Bluetooth audio player . You can learn
not supported . about
supported mobi le devices in the Audi database for mobile
devices at
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth.
Audi music interface :
the volume Adjust the volume of the mobile device to approximately 70% of
is too h igh/too low when start ing the maximum output~
page 220, Input level.
playback th ro ugh the AUX input.
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