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Media drive s and conn ections
Media drives and
connections
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
ava ilable in the MMI. For example, you can play
aud io/video* f iles through the Jukebox, or you
can connect a portable device to the Audi music i n terface* a nd ope rate it through the MM I.
Notes
General information
Med ia and format restrictions :
the MMI (includ­
ing the SD card reader and the USB storage de­
vice connect ion*) was tested w ith a var iety of
p roducts and media on the market . However ,
there may be cases where ind iv idual devices or
media and audio/video* files may not be recog­
n iz ed, may play on ly w ith restrict ions or may no t
p lay at a ll.
The MM I media dr ives do not suppo rt Windows
Media Audio 9 Vo ice, Windows Media Audio 9
L oss less and Windows Media
9 Profess ional for­
mats .
Digital Right s Managem ent : please note that
the audio/v ideo* files are subjec t to copyright
p rotection .
The med ia drives do not play f iles that are pro­
tected by ORM and that are ident ified with the
symbo l~ -
Data s ecurity : Never store important data on the
memory cards, the Jukebox, CDs/DVDs or porta­
b le aud io devices . A udi is not responsib le for
damaged or lost files and med ia.
Lo ad ing t imes : the more files/folders/playlists
that a re on a storage medium, the longer it w ill
take to load the audio/v ideo* fi les . Audi recom­
mends using storage media that on ly conta in au­
d io/video files*. To decrease the t ime it takes to
load audio/video fi les*, create subfo lders (for ex­
ample, for the artist or album). The loading time
will also increase when importing files.
A dditional information : when playing, audio
fi les are automatically displayed with any addi-
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tiona l information that is stored (such as the ar­
tist, track and album cover) . If this information is
not avai lab le on the storage medium, the MMI
will check Gracenote . However, in some cases,
the addit ional information may not be d isplayed .
Restri cted functionalit y: if functionality is re­
stricted, reset the
Media setting s to the factory
default settings
c> page 206.
Reset the Jukebox to the factory defau lt settings
if functiona lity is restricted
c> page 206.
Fo r information abo ut the propert ies of s upport­
ed med ia and fi le formats, see
c> page 186 .
(D Note
Always fo llow the information found in c> (D in
Wi-Fi
hotspot on page 160.
CD/DVD operation
CD /DVD and fo rmat re striction s:
the functionali­
ty of individua l storage media may be limited due
to the variety of b lank CDs/DVDs available and
the various capacities . Aud io CDs or video DVDs
with copy protection, CDs/DVDs that do not con­
form to the standard and mult isess ion CDs may
have l imited playback or may not play at all. Audi
r ecommends finaliz ing the recording process
whe n creat ing mult isess io n CDs . Mult isess ion is
not supported for DVDs .
Handling CDs/DVDs and th e DV D dri ve: To en ­
sure good, h igh-quality sound reproduction and
to prevent damage to the dr ive or disc reading er­
r ors, always store CDs/DVDs in a protective
s leeve and do not expose them to direct s unlight.
Do
not u se:
- Damaged, dirty or sc ratched CDs/DVDs
- Single CDs/DVDs (3 inch/8 cm diameter)
- CD/DVDs that are not round
- CDs/DVDs w ith labels
- Protective rings
- Clean ing CDs
Thermal protection switch : CD/DVD playback
may be tempora rily unavailable if o utside tem ­
peratures a re extremely hot or co ld. A thermal

0 co .... N ,..... N .... 0 0 :c ' Clearing the Jukebox
Requirement: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video fi les.
- Selecting fil es/fo ld ers : se lect the Settings con­
t rol button
> De lete jukebo x > individual files
or folders.
Press the All control button to select
all fi les or folders.
Or : select and confirm a
fo lder and press and hold the control knob . A ll
files in the folder are se lected for de leting .
-Deleting files and folder s: select the Start de­
leting
control button > Y es. T he status of the
deleting process is shown in the Infotainment
display. Jukebox playback stops dur ing the de­
let ing process and starts again automatically
once the deletion is complete .
Showing m emory cap acity
Select: Setting s control b utton > Jukebo x memo­
r y.
The used/free Jukebox memory as well as the
number of stored tracks appear in the Infotain­
ment d isplay.
The Jukebox is started and operated through the MMI
¢ page 189.
@ Note
Do not import audio/video files when the en­
gine is t urned off because this will drain the
veh icle battery.
@ Tips
- Tracks from audio CDs cannot be imported
to the Jukebox for legal reasons.
- Files already imported are recognized and will be grayed out when setting up a new i mport.
- It is not possible to play audio/v ideo files in
t h e DVD dr ive while importing them.
- The Jukebox does not provide an export
function due to lega l reasons .
- Files or tracks without stored information
are listed as
Unkno wn. Audi recommends
adding addit iona l information (s uch as 103
tags) to aud io files.
- Reset the Jukebox to the facto ry defau lt set­
tings when selling your vehicle¢
page 206.
Media dr ives and conn ections
Bluetooth audio player
App lies to : vehicles wi th Blue toot h int erface
You can play music wirelessly from your cell
phone through the MMI using the Bluetooth au­
dio player.
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary. The
B luetooth function on the portab le aud io player
and the MMI
Aud io pla yer must be switched on
¢ page 155.
.,. Select the I MEDIAi button > Source control but­
ton
> Bluetooth audio player> Find new Blue­
tooth audio player .
The available Bluetooth au­
dio players are d isplayed .
.,. Select and confirm the des ired Bluetooth audio
player from the l ist .
.,. Select and confirm
Audio player . The MMI gen­
erates a PIN for the con nection.
.,. Sele ct and confirm
Yes .
.,. Enter the PIN for connecting on your cell
phone .
Or: if the PIN is a lready displayed on
your cell phone, confirm it in the ce ll phone and
in the MMI. The t ime allowed for enter ing the
PIN is limited to approximate ly 30 seconds.
The media are started and operated through the
portable device o r the MMI, depending on the de­
vice being used
¢ page 189.
@ Tips
-Be sure to pay attention to any possible con ­
nection prompts on your Bluetooth audio
player.
- You only have to pai r your device one time .
Bl uetooth devices that are already paired
are automatically connected to the MMI as
soo n as they are in range.
- Severa l Bluetooth audio players can be con­
nected to the MMI, but only one portab le
device can be active.
- Bluetooth A2DP and AVRCP (1.0/1.3) are
supported.
- The supported media fu nctions depend on
the Bluetooth aud io player being used.
- For more informat ion on the suppo rted de­
vices, v is it
www .audi.com /bluetooth or
contact your authorized Aud i dea ler or a u­
thorized Aud i Serv ice Fac ility.
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Media drive s and conn ections
Wi-Fi audio player
Applies to: ve hicles w ith Wi- Fi audio p laye r
Wireless media players (such as smartphones)
can be connected via Wi-Fi hotspots and control­
led with the MMI. You can access the media cen­
ter on your media player using an UPnP server
opp or an UPnPIDLNA server integrated in the
media player .
Requirements: the Wi-Fi function for the media
player and the MMI must be act ivated. A network
connection must be established ¢
page 161. An
UPn P serve r mus t be installed on your W i- Fi me­
d ia p laye r.
- Connecting th eWi-Fi audio p lay er: select the
I MEDIAi b utton> Source cont rol button> Wi-Fi
aud io play er(?)' =>
page 189, fig . 198. A mes­
sage will appear in the Infotai nment display
saying there is no W i- F i audio player connec ted
to the system . The access data for the Wi- Fi
hotspot is disp layed .
- Se lect t he same settings on the w ireless med ia
player that are used for the Wi -Fi hotspot .
-Starting the Wi •Fi audio pl ayer : start an UPnP
server app or a llow media sharing on yo ur de ­
vice . The first song in the med ia center on your
Wi -Fi audio p layer begins playing .
-Operating the Wi-Fi audio player : the media
player is operated through the MMI
¢page 189.
A WARNING
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
- It is only safe to use laptops and similar mo­
bile devices when the vehicle is stat ionary
because, like all loose objects, they could be
th row n aro und the i nside of the vehicle in a
c rash and cause se rious inju ries. Store these
types of devices se curely whi le dr iving.
- Do not use any w ireless devices on th e front
seats w ithin range of t he a irbags while d riv ­
ing. Also read the warn ings i n the chap ter
¢page 207.
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(D Note
Always fo llow the information found in¢(!) in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 160.
@ Tips
- Read and follow the notes about Aud i con ­
nect before sta rting it¢
page 162.
-Th e Wi- Fi connec tion is reconf igure d when
inserting or removin g the Audi SI M card in
t h e SIM card reader . There may be a tempo ­
ra ry interr upt ion in audio playback, depend­
ing on the media player.
- In ve hicles w ithout A udi connect*, the use
of the Wi-Fi hotspot is on ly possible fo r the
Wi-Fi audio player*. A data co nnect ion to
t h e Internet cannot be established .
- Depending on the wireless media player,
network or media access may need to be ap­
proved on the device or a program may need
to be sta rted .
- Check fo r any connection requests on your
wi reless media player .
- To avoid interrupt io ns during playback, de­
act ivate the powe r sav ing funct ion on the
wi reless media player or connec t it to a
charger.
- The loading times for the audio data depend
on the media player used and the numbe r of
files that it contains .
- A max imum of 2,000 ent ries per directory
are d isp layed in the Infota inment disp lay.
- For more informat ion on Wi-Fi audio players
and supported dev ices, visi t
www.audiusa.com or cont act an a uth orized
Audi de aler or author ized Audi Service Fa ­
ci lity.

C)
Playing media
Accessing media
You can start and operat e various media drives
through the fv1fv1I control panel.
Fig. 198 Possible audio/v ideo sources
Fig. 199 Possible audio/v ideo sources
Requirement: a media drive must contain audio/
video files.
~ Select : I MEDIAi button .
The source overview or the last file that was play­
ing is displayed after selecting Media.
-Selecting a source: press the Source control
button . Select and confirm a source from the
list .
-Playing audio/video files : select and confirm a
folder, song or chapter. The content of the
folder is displayed or a track or chapter is
played .
-Moving one level up in the folder structure :
press the I BACK I button. Or: select and confirm
Folder up.
~ -Moving to the highest level in the folder struc-
~ ture: press the I MEDIAi button .
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~ Possible sources are:
Playing media
(D Jukebox ¢page 182
@ SD card reader ¢page 181
@ DVD drive c!:>page 181
© DVD changer* c!:>page 182
® Audi music interface* (for example, an iPod,
USB or an external audio/video input*)
c!:> page 185
® Bluetooth audio player* c!:> page 183
(!) Wi-Fi audio player* ¢ page 184
(!) Tips
-For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On­
ly the sound from the video plays while driv­
ing.
- Video playback through an iPod/iPhone
does not continue after stopping and start­
ing the vehicle .
- You can scroll through long lists of folders
or tracks quickly by turning the control knob
quickly . The scrolling speed depends on the
number of folders or tracks.
- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, playlists may display incor­
rectly in the MMI. Use the media center in
the device.
- Some DVDs do not allow selections to be
made during playback, for example select­
ing an audio track, subtitles or a track or
chapter.
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Playing media
Media functions
Fig . 2 00 Jukebox main functions
F ig. 201 DVD ma in f unctions
,.. Se lect: the I MEDIAi bu tton> Fun ctions contro l
button.
The fo llow ing funct ions can be selected in the
d isp lay, depending on wh ich so urce is se lected:
(D Album browser
All available album covers are displayed. Select
and confi rm an album cover from the overv iew.
Or : select a nd confirm the Album browser in t he
upper level of the
Jukebox . The fi rst track in the
selec ted album is played.
@ Previous /next track or chapter
The previous I~ or next ...,, track or chapter plays.
If you select
I~ and confirm within the first ten
seconds of playback, the prev ious t rack will p lay.
I f you press it after app roximate ly ten seconds,
the current track w ill begin playi ng aga in from
the beginning.
Or : press the arrow keys on t he
MMI control panel
(lt>I).
@ Fast forward /rewind
P ress and hold the contro l knob to rew ind ~ or
fast forward .,...,.. an audio/video file.
Or: press and
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ho ld the arrow keys on the MM I control panel
(lt>I).
@ Pause
The mute symbol@ c::>page 138, fig. 159 ap­
pears in the status line in the I nfota inment dis­
play . To res ume playb ack, se lect and co nfirm
I I
( pause) again. Or : press the On/Off knob briefly.
@Track info
Stored info rmation (such as art ist, alb um, t rack
o r genre) is displayed w ith the c urrent track .
@ DVD main menu
Requirement: A video DVD must be play ing and
the ve hicle m ust be stopped .
Se lect and confirm a menu item.
Or : use the DVD
main menu with the MMI touch control panel*.
0 Full screen
Requirement: a v ideo m ust be playing while the
vehicle is stat iona ry.
The video im age enla rges to fill the e ntire Info ­
ta inme nt display. P ress t he
I BACKI but to n or any
contro l bu tton to sw itch the full screen d isp lay
off.
@ Information window
Va rious informa tion about the current t rack
(s uch a s the embed ded a lb um cove r*), the play­
i ng t ime and remaini ng p lay ing time may be dis­
played, depe nding on ava ilability .
(D Tips
Fo r o ptim um use of the album brow ser, only
i mpor t audio/v ideo files w it h embedde d al­
bu m covers up to 8O Ox8OO px i nto the Juke ­
box.
Other settings
Requireme nt: a source m ust be selecte d.
,.. Sele ct: the
I M EDIAi button> Settings cont rol
bu tton.
The following sett ings can be selected, depend·
i ng on the act ive source and the storage med ium: .,..

Sound settings
For additional information, see ¢ page 204.
Repeat options
When the function is switched on~' the current
track or folder repeats.
Random playback also depends on the repeat
options settings .
Shuffle
Requirement: an audio/video file must be playing
and repeat options must be set
¢ page 191.
-Repeat options Off: all of the files in the active
source p lay in random order. This function is
only avai lable for the Jukebox and the CD
changer *.
-Folder repeat option: the tracks in the current
folder are played in random order.
- Track repeat option : the song currently being
played will be repeated.
Track display
Requirement: an audio file must be playing.
-File name: the name of the file is displayed
without the file extension .
-Track name : the name of the current track or
the track that was just played is displayed .
Display track info
Requirement: an audio file must be playing.
Various info rmation for the current track (such as
album, artist, song) is displayed depending on
avai lability .
Audio track
Requirement: A DVD must be playing.
T he audio track (language and audio format) can
be adjusted manually . The language and audio
format depend on the v ideo DVD .
Subtitles
Requirement: A DVD must be p lay ing.
0 !:! Subtitles can be selected manually fo r playback.
~ The languages available depend on the DVD . N ...... 0 0 :c ' Playing media
Picture format
Requirement: A video file/DVD must be playing .
Picture format: the picture format can be adjust­
ed automat ica lly with
Auto . The picture width
varies depending on the film format. The formats
4:3 , 5:4 and 16:9 can also be selected.
Zoom : the image is e nlarged to fill the entire In­
fotainment display.
Original: the film is shown in the stored picture
format .
Cinemascope : the image is displayed in the
2.35:1 format.
Screen settings
Requirement: a portable audio device must be
connected using the iPod adapter cable plus */AV
adapter cab le*
¢ page 185.
Select I MEDIA i button> Source control button>
Audi music interface (for examp le iPod) > Set­
tings
control button.
-Brightness : reduce or increase the brightness .
-Contrast: reduce or increase the cont rast .
-Color : reduce or increase the color intensity .
-Tint: adjusting the co lor tones (with AV stand-
ard
NTSC ).
- AV standard :
you can select the PAL or NTSC
standards on the MMI for an externally con­
nected audio device . T he same standard must
be selected on the device .
Input level
Requirement: a portable audio device must be
connected with a 3.5 mm stereo jack adapter ca­
ble*/AV adapter cable*/iPod adapter cable
(plus)*
¢ page 185 .
The volume of the portable device is adapted to
the MMI. Audi recommends adjusting the volume
of the portable device to 70 percent of the maxi­
mum output .
Wi-Fi active
See¢ page 160.
Wi-Fi settings
See ¢page 160.
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C) C0 ....
"' " "' .... 0 0 :r Rear Seat Entertainment
RSE components
overview
A ppl ies to: ve hicl es w ith Re ar Seat E nte rtainment
The Rear Seat Entertainment, abbreviated RSE ,
combines different entertainment systems . The
RSE control panel is located in the rear center
console .
Fig . 202 RSE compo nen ts
The RSE components are located centra lly in the
rear of t he vehicle
9 fig. 202 . You can also access
the MMI DVD changer* .
CD DVD changer*
@ Left/right RS E disp lay
® Audi music interface
© RSE control unit
® RSE media drives
The standard RSE sys tem is equipped with two
d isp lays, two sets of wire less headphones, a DVD
drive, two SD card readers as well as an Audi mu ­
sic interface that can be used to connect portable
audio/video devices . The RSE also has a Jukebox
(20 GB memory capacity) available.
Rear Seat Entertainment
A WARNING
-- Driving requires your complete and undivid-
ed attention. As the drive r, you have com ­
plete responsib ility for safety in traff ic. Only
use the Rear Seat Entertainment system
when t raff ic conditions permit and always in
a way tha t allows you to maintain comp lete
control over your vehicle . For examp le, do
not reach behind you when driving to oper­
ate the Rear Seat Entertainment system .
-Adj ust the volume of the audio system so
that signals from outside the vehicle, suc h
as police and fire sirens, can be heard easi ly
at all times.
(D Tips
Note that this chapte r on ly describes RSE
components . For deta iled information about
operating indiv idual RSE funct ions, refer to
the descriptions in the corresponding chapter
(for example the Radio functions
¢ page 177).
Switching the RSE on
and off
Applies to : vehicles wit h Rear Seat Enterta inment
Operating the RS E corresponds to the operation­
al conc ept for the MMI control pan el. You us e
the RSE control unit for both RSE displays.
F ig . 203 RS E cont ro l un it
.,. Swit ching the RS E on : press the left/right On/
Off knob
CD ¢ fig . 203 briefly . Or: press one of
the buttons to open a menu direct ly @ .
"" Swit ching the R SE off : press and hold the left/
r igh t On/Off knob until the RSE turns off.
IJ,,
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Rear Seat Ente rtainm ent
The last selected menu is disp layed when it is
switched on.
When the ig nition is swit ched off, a message in­
d icating that the RSE is in standby mode appears
in the left or right RSE display. The RSE switches
off automatically if you do not press the left or right On/Off knob while the system is in standby
mode.
(D Tips
- The RSE switches off automatica lly if the
engine is not running and the vehicle bat­
tery is low.
Symbols
Applies to: vehicles with Rear Seat Entertainment
F ig. 204 RS E display symbo ls
Symbol /Description E xplanation
- If you cannot sw itch the RS E on again, check
the parenta l control settings in the M MI
r=:> page 196.
Adjusting the volume
Applies to: vehicles with Rear Seat Entertainment
.,. Increasing o r decre asing the volume: turn the
On/Off knob to the right or left .
.,. Muting : press the On/Off knob brief ly.
.,. Unmuting: press the On/Off knob briefly or
turn the On/Off knob to the right .
(D Tips
Volume that is too high or too low is auto­
matically adjusted to a preset level when the
RSE is sw itched on.
© [t] Active med ia source
@ Headphones Aud
io outp ut throug h headphones that a re wireless or connected
by a cable
® Speaker Aud io output throug h the vehicle's aud io system
@ Importing process
Import ing a udio/v ideo fi les to the Jukebox r=:> page 182
® Time Set time
® Parental control Parental control is switched on r=:>page 196
(J) L/R Display for RSE when RSE cont rol panel is act ive
(D Tips
A headphone or speaker symbol that is
crossed out @ /@ r=;,
fig. 204 indicates that
the active aud io/video sou rce is m uted.
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