2017 AUDI A8 Owners Manual

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r -Unmuting or resuming: press the On/Off knob
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page 134, fig. 154 briefly . Or: turn the
On/Off knob to the r ight.
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Volumes that are too high or too low are au­
tomatically adjusted to a set level when the
MMI is switched on .
Infotainment display
The Infotainment display switches on automati­
cally when the MMI folds out . T he MMI folds in
automatically when it is switched off.
Adjusting the Infotainment display brightnes s:
see c:> page 206.
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- If the vehicle has a cell phone prep*, the In­
fotainment system display will automatical­
l y extend whenever there is an incoming
phone cal l.
- Use the
arrow buttons to switch stations,
for example, when listening to the radio, af­
ter the disp lay has retracted in.
MMI operation
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Fig. 155 Opera ting
Multi Media Interface
Selecting and confirming a function
.,. @ Selecting a function :
turn the control knob
to the desired funct ion .
.,. @ Confirming a selection: press the control
knob .
Accessing functions in a corner of the display
.,. Press the control button© ~ fig. 155 in the
corresponding corner of the display . For exam­
ple, the upper right control button corresponds
to the upper right corner of the display.
Opening the main menu
.,. Press the !M ENU I button @c:> page 134,
fig. 154 The MMI menus (such as Radio ) are
disp layed .
Opening a menu directly
.,. Press the respective button @¢ page 134,
fig. 154 for the desired menu (such as l RADIO I
or! MEDIA I).
Returning to functions at higher levels
.,. Press the !BACKI button (J) c:> page 134,
fig . 154 .
Additional functions :
Selecting the previous/next function (for exam­
ple , a radio station/track) :
briefly press the On/
Off knob @ c:>
page 134, fig. 154 toward the left
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Fast forwarding/rewinding (for example
songs):
press and ho ld the On/Off knob @
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page 134, fig . 154 toward the left l l>t>I.
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Multi Media Interface
MMI touch
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch cont rol pad
The MMI touch allows you to enter data on the
MMI touch control pod using handwriting recog­
ni tion.
F ig. 1 56 Ente rin g a nav iga tion dest inat ion
F ig . 15 7 Sav ing a rad io st atio n
Entering number s, letters , and symbol s
Requirement: it must b e possib le to enter text or
numbers.
- Write lette rs, numbers or characters on t he
MM I touch contro l pad with your finger. Char­
acters that are recog nized are shown i n the In­
fotainment display © c:>
fig. 156 and may be
confirmed with a prompt .
-Selecting a different symbol : turn the control
knob to the left/right@c:>
fig. 156 and press
the control knob. T he se lected symbol appear s
in the input fie ld @ c:>
fig. 156 .
-Entering spaces : move your finger ac ross the
MMI touch control pad from left to r ight.
- Delet ing characters : move your finger across
the MMI touc h control pad from r ight to left.
- Ending the input /selecting directly from the
selection list :
tap the MMI touch control pad
briefly.
O r: press the control knob .
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Searching for a contact in the phone book
Requirement: The di re ctory must be open
c:> poge 150.
-Jumping to a specifi c initial letter in the list :
writ e the des ired lette r using your finger on t he
M MI touch cont rol p ad.
- Narrowing the se a rch result s: draw additional
le tte rs o n the MMI touch co ntro l p ad w it h your
finger.
- Ending the input/selecting directly from the
selection list :
tap the MM I touch control pad
briefly.
Or : press t he control knob .
Moving the map
Requirement: a map must be displayed
c:>
page 1 70.
- Moving the cro sshairs on the map: press the
cont rol knob . T he crossha irs are shown on the
map . To move the crosshairs, move your finger
in the desired d irection on the MM I touch con­
t rol pad .
Or : place your fi nger on the respe ct ive
edge of the MM I tou ch control pa d.
Adjusting the sound focus
Requireme nt: the balance/fader function must
be se lected c:>
page 204 .
-Moving the crossha irs for sound focus : move
your finger in the desired d irect ion on the MM I
to uc h control pad .
Saving /selecting a rad io st a tion
Requirement: the Radio menu must be open
c:>
page 177.
- Storing the radio station currently set : hold
your fi nger on a number (1 to 6) on the MMI
to uch control panel unti l you hear a s ignal
tone. The rad io stat ion w ill be stored on these­
lected number in the list.
- Select ing a stored radio station : tap a number
(1 to 6) on the M MI touch control pad briefly.
The preset buttons (1-6) appear in the Infota in­
ment disp lay © c:>
fig . 157 .
-Moving a stored radio station : move your fin­
ger on the MMI touch contro l pad to the left/
r ight unti l th e p reset buttons (1-6) appear i n
the Infota inment display
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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r Browsing/selecting album covers
Req uirement: the Media menu must be open and
a so urce must be selected
<:}page 189 .
-Browsing through album cover s: move you r
finger across the MMI touch control pad from
left to right .
Or: place your fi nger on the re­
spective
arrow edge of the MMI touch control
pad .
-Selecting an album cover: tap the MMI touch
contro l pad briefly.
Using the DVD main menu
Requirement : a DVD must be play ing
<:} page 181.
Letter/number speller
Fig. 158 Speller
-Entering characters: turn the control knob wi th
the selection arrow@<>
fig. 158 to the desired
character. Your selection is shown enlarged in
the input ring@. Press the contro l knob to
confirm the character. Your input is displayed
in the input field @ . When you have entered all
the characters, select and confirm
OK @.
-Deleting characters: turn the control knob with
the selection arrow to +@ and press the con­
trol knob . To delete all characters in the input
field, press and hold the control knob on+ un­
t il all characters in the input field are deleted.
-Entering special characters: press the 0-9 con ­
trol button
(i) I::} fig . 158 and enter the desired
Multi Media Interface
- Selecting a menu item :
move your finger up/
down or left/right on the MMI touch control
pad .
Or: place your finger on the respective ar­
row
edge of the MMI touch control pad.
- Confirming a selection: tap the MMI touch con­
trol pad briefly.
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The volume of the prompts for the MMI touch
ca n be adjusted separately
c::> page 205.
special character (for example, a hyphen or pe­
r iod ) using the number speller.
-Input assistance : in some cases, such as in the
Navigation* menu, the selection of letters may
be limited to avai lable entries. This means that
you can only select letters if they appear in that
position in a possible word .
Overview of symbols in the speller
The symbo ls in the letter/number speller are ex-
plained in the follow ing table:
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Multi Media Interface
Symbol /Description E xplanation
CD Se lection arrow The selected character is highlighted with a white background and
appears large in the input r
ing .
@ Input ring The character selected with the selection arrow is displayed large .
® Adds a space in the input field . ..........
@ ~~
The cursor moves forward or back in the input fie ld.
® OK The input is confirmed.
®
+
Deletes the character to the left of the cursor .
0 0-9/A-Z Switches from letter to numbe
r input or from number to lette r in-
put .
® AAA Displays language -specific special characters .
® List A list of suggestions
is displayed.
@ + Delete Deletes the character to the left of
the cursor .
@) Number of entries The number of
list entries that was found is displayed .
@ List with suggestions For example, when entering a destinat
ion, major cities are listed
first and then additional cities in alphabetical order.
@ Input field The current input is displayed.
0 Cursor The current editing position is marked.
Menus and symbols
Fig. 159 Men us an d sy mbols
Symbol/Description Explanation
CD Title line Selected menu (such as Telephone)
@ Selected text Se lected function
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Additional functions for selection ...
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Symbol/Description
TMC
Importing process* Cell phone signal
strength bars*
Data connect ion signa l
strength bars *
Arrow Mute
I mport ing p rocess
Bluetooth
2G/3G*
Select ion list
Multi Media Interfac e
Ex planat ion
Reception of TMC traffic reports
Import or update the contacts in the directory or the call lists
Cell phone netw ork signal streng th fo r a connected cell phone
Signal streng th fo r the ac tive data connection, o r
PIN: enter the PIN (SIM)
PUK: enter the PUK
SIM: insert the Aud i SIM card
Submenu w ith add it iona l functions that are accessed by p ressing the
contro l knob
The audio source is muted ¢
page 134
Importing audio/video files to the J ukebox ¢page 182
Bluetoot h dev ice connected
Netwo rk coverage for the active d ata connection
2G : GSM network
3G: UMTS network
Settings for the se lected function that are accessed by press ing the
contro l knob
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Voice recognition system
• l ELEPHONE
• NAVIGATION
• INFO
• RADIO
• MEDIA
• HELP
• HELP VOICE RECOGNlTION
• HELP TELEPHONE
• HELP NAVIGATION
• HE LP MAP
• HELP INFO
• HELP RADIO
• HELP MEDIA
liEttEPHONE
• ENTER NUMBER
• DIAL
• REPEAT
• CORRECTION
• DE LETE NUMBER
• REDIAL
• CAL L (XV)
(BUSINESS/ PRIVATE/ LAND LINE/ CELL)
• ENTER ADDRESS
• ENTER COUNTRY
• ENT ER ZIP CODE/ CITY
• ENTER STREET
• ENTER HOUSE NUMBER
• ENTER DOWNTOWN
• START/ CANCEL ROUTE GUIDANCE
• NAVIGATE
TO (XV)
• LAST DESTINATIONS
• FAVORITES
• HOME ADDRESS
• SHORT /FAST/ ECONOMY ROUTE
• DYNAMIC ROUTE ON / OFF
• ROUTE UST
• VOICE GUI DANCE ON / OFF
• ROUTE INFO ON/ OFF
• SCALE (XY) MILES / YARDS
I r-.1 F.O
• READ TRAFFIC REPORTS
RADIO
• SET STATION
• STATION (XV)
• SET FREQUE NCY
• SET BAND
• FM / AM/ SIRIUS
• STATION LIST
• READ STATION LIST
• PRESETS
• READ PRESETS
• UPDATE STATIO N LIST
Fig. 160 Com mand overv iew
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• CALL (XY)
• ENTER NUMBER
• REDIAL
• NAVIGATE TO (XY)
• DIRECTORY
• ENTER ADDRESS
• ON LINE DESTINATIONS
• ONLINE DESTINATION (XV)
• CANCEL ROUTE GUIDANCE
• MAP
• LINE
1·6
• NEXT/ PREVlOUS PAGE
• RECEIVED CALLS
• DIALED NUMBERS
• MISSED CALLS
• FIND CONTACT
• STORE CONTACT
• READ CONTACT
• CALL VOICE MAIL
• ONLINE DESTINATIONS
• ONLINE DESTINATION (XV)
• ENT ER POINT OF INTEREST
• NEXT GAS
ST A TION
• NEXT DIESEL FUEL STATION
• NEXT PARKING LOT
• N EXT RESTAURANT
• NEXT ACCOMMODATION
• NEXT HOSPITAL
• NEXT AUDI DEALER
• NEXT POLICE STATION
• NEXT ATM
• NEXT COFFEE S HOP
• DESTINATION MAP/ OVERVIEW MAP
• 20 / 30 MA P
• DAY/ NICHT MAP
MEDIA
• SELECT MEDIUM
• N EXT/ PREVIOUS MEDIUM
• NEXT/ PREVIOUS CO/ DVD
• CD/ DVD
1·6
• CD / DVD CHANCER
• SD CARD l / SD CARO 2
• JUKEBOX
• AUDI MUSIC INTERFACE
• BLUETOOTH
• CENRE (XV)/ ALB UM (XV)/ ARTIST (XV)/ TRACK (XV)
I
VIDEO (XV)
• SELECT CENRE /ALBUM/ ARTIST/ TRACK/ VIDEO
• NEXT/ PREVIOUS TRACK

0 co .... N ,..... N .... 0 0 :c ' Voice recognition system Operating
Appl ies to: vehicles with vo ice recog nitio n system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking .
Requirement: the ignition and the MM I must be
switched on~
page 134 , there must be no phone
call in progress and the parking system m ust not
be active .
~ Switching on : briefly press the~ button @
~ page 11, fig. 7 on the m ultif unction steering
whee l* and say the desired command after the
Beep .
~ Switching off : press and hold the l2;J button .
Or: press any button on the MMI control panel.
~ Canceling : press the 10, I button and say a new
command.
Or : say the command Canc el.
Input as sistance
The system gu ides you through the input with
visua l and audio feedback .
-Vi su al input a ssistance : after turning on voice
recognition, a d isplay with a select ion of possi­
ble commands appears in the Infotainment dis­
play . The command d isplay can be turned on or
off in the ma in menu using the
S etup MMI con­
t rol button.
- Aud io input assi stance : to have the possible
commands read, turn the voice recognition sys­
tem o n and say
Help .
For the system to underst and you:
Speak clearly and distinct ly at a normal volume.
Speak louder when driving faster.
Emphasize the words in the commands even ly
and do not leave long pauses .
D o not speak a command when the voice recogni­
tion system is mak ing an anno uncement.
C lose the doors, the windows a nd the sunroof* to
reduce background noise . Make su re that passen­
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command.
Voice recognition system
Do not d irect the air vents toward the hands free
microphone, which is on the roof headliner near
the front inte rior lights .
Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be­
ca use the hands free microphone is directed to ­
ward that seat .
Additional settings
Additional settings, such as individual speech
training
based on yo ur voice, the Command dis­
play
or the prompt volume , can be adjusted in
the main men u using the
Setup MMI control but ­
ton
~ page 205.
A WARNING
--Direct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility for
safety in traff ic. Only use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com­
plete control over your vehicle in all traffic
situa tions.
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in stressfu l situations. It may ta ke longe r to
dia l the numbe r or the sys tem may not be
a ble to dia l it at all. Dia l the emergency
number manually.
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- The d ialog pauses w hen the re is a n incom­
ing phone call and will con tinue if yo u ig­
nore the cal l. T he d ia log ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- Yo u can select an item in the list using ei­
ther the vo ice recogn it io n sys tem or the
cont rol knob.
Command overview
information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recogn it ion system
The following overv iews describe the commands
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
vo ice recognit io n system .
Alternative commands are separated by a
" I", for
example, say:
Telephone I (or) Na vigation I (or)
Rad io . .,..
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Voice recognition system
Sequences of comman ds used to perform an ac­
tion are identified with a">", for examp le say: es
. For examp le, for bu siness address , you can
also say
busi ness, work, office or job .
Enter de stination
> (then) Ente r country .
The major ity shown are main comm ands. This
system also recognizes synonyms in certain cas -
Global commands
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
You can always use the global commands, re­
gardless of the men u selec ted.
Function Say:
Opening a menu Tel epho ne* I Dire ctory * I Navigation * I Map* I Radio I Media I
Info
Having the possible commands Help I Help voic e recognition I Help Telephon e* I Help Naviga-
read a loud tion * I Help Map* I Help Radio I Help Media I Help Info
Telephone functions* C all (X V) , for example Call John Smith I
Ente r numbe r I Redial I Directory
Navigation funct ions* Navigate to (XY), for examp le Navigate to John Smith I
Enter addre ss I Cancel route guidance I Map
Selecting an entry from a list Line (XV)
Scro lling thro ugh a lis t Next page I Previou s page
Switching the voice recogn ition sys-Cancel
tern off
Telephone
App lies to: veh icles with voice recognition system and telephone
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI
Q page 146 and the Telephone menu
m ust be open
Q page 147.
Function Say:
Call contact from directory Call (XV), for example Call John Smith
Selecting a specific contact number Call (XV ) bu siness I priv ate I land line I cell ,
for example, Call John Smith private
Selecting a phone number w ith a n Call I Call bus iness I Call private I Call l andl ine I Call busines s
address card open mobile
Show contact informat ion Directory I Find contact > the desired contact when prompted,
such as John Smith
Personalizing a contact with a Find contact> the desired contact when prompted, such as John
name tag Smith > Name contact > the personal name tag, such as Uncle
Jo hn
Dialing a phone number Enter number > After being prompted, say the telephone num-
ber in groups of individual numbers,
fo r example. 888 555
1212 > Dial
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