2017 AUDI A8 navigation

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A WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, only use
Audi connect services when road and traffic conditions permit.
(D Tips
Some functions are only avai lable when the
vehicle is stationary.
Overview of Audi
connect services
Basic functions
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
.,. Se lect : the I MENU ! button > Audi connect > the
desired Audi connect service.
Depending on the selected Audi connect service,
you may need to set a search area first:
Setting the search area
- Immediate vicinity:
the desired information for
the area around your current location is dis­
played .
-In vicinity of destination or stopover: if you
have entered a navigat ion destination, you can
display the desired information for the area
around the destination.
- In new city: you can ente r any city for which
you wou ld like to receive the desired informa­
tion using the MMI touch or the speller ¢ page
137.
Travel information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Information on attractions and travel tips in the
selected search area.
.,. Select and confirm an attraction to display the
details.
Audi connect
Parking information
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Information on parking locations and fees in the
selected search area.
Fuel prices
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Info rmation on gas stations with the lowest fuel
prices for your vehicle in the selected search area .
Weather
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Information on current weather conditions as
well as weather forecasts for the selected search area (for example, at the
Destination ).
City events
Applies to : vehicles with Audi connect
Information on events in various categories in
the desired search area .
.,. Select and confirm a category, such as
Sports .
.,. Select and confirm an event to display the de-
tails.
Messages
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
View the most current headlines in the MMI.
.,. Select and confirm a headline.
Audi connect services in navigation
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
The following Audi connect services are currently
available:
- Navigation with the
online map service and on­
line Street View
¢page 171
-Point of interest search (POI) with voice oper·
ation
(for example restaurants): plan route
guidance using the MMI control panel and the
voice recognition system
¢ page 143 and desti­
nation setup in your MMI using your
myAudi
account ¢
page 167. .,..
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Opening navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
The navigation system directs you to your desti­
nation, around traffic incidents and on alterna­ tive routes,
if desired.
Fig . 179 Examp le: online map view
• Select: INAVI button.
After se lecting Navigation, the last menu that
was open is displayed.
- Sw itc hin g bet ween the m ap and th e dest ina­
t io n entr y:
press the !NAV ! button aga in.
,& WARNING
- T he demands of traffic require yo ur full at­
tent ion. Read and fo llow the guidelines pro­
vided in
~ page 134.
- Obey all traffic laws whe n driving.
- T he route calcu lated by the navigation sys-
tem is a recommendat ion for reaching your
des tination. Obey traffic lights, stopping re ­
strictions, one -way streets, lane change re ­
strictions, etc .
(D Note
- If the driving directions conflict with traffic
l aws, obey the traff ic laws.
- To reduce the risk of an ac cident, adjust the
vo lume of the navigation system so that sig­
nals from outside the vehicle, such as po lice
and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times.
Na vigat ion
(D Tips
-Snow and obstructions on the GPS antenna
or interference caused by trees and large
buildings can impair satellite reception and
affect the system's ability to determine the
vehicle position. Several deactivated or mal­
functioning satell ites can also interrupt GPS
recept ion and affect the system's ability to
determine the vehicle position.
- Because street names somet imes change,
the names stored in the MMI may in rare
cases d iffer from the actual street name.
- Contact your authorized Audi dealer for in­
formation on updating the navigation data.
- The navigation system can be opened in
Dem o m od e for s imulations or p lanning
purposes
9 page 174.
Entering a destination
Entering an address
Applies to : vehicles wit h navig ation system
Fig. 180 Entering a destination city
• Select: !NAV ! button> Route guida nce control
button
> Addr ess .
- Chan ging the c ount ry :
select and conf irm
C ount ry. Enter a country.
-Ent ering a d estin ation using the C ity/Zi p: se­
lect and confirm
City/Zi p. Enter a city or a ZIP
code using the speller. Select and confirm a city
from the list . Select and confirm additional de­
tails about the destinat ion, such as
Add str ee t,
S et as s topo ver, Set po int of int eres t in
cit y9
page 167 or S et di str ict. Start route
guidance .
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Navigation
- Entering a destination using a street:
select
and confirm
Street. Select and confirm a city
from the list. Enter a street . To enter a street
regardless of the city, turn the control knob to
In all cities and press the contro l knob . Se lect
and confirm additional deta ils about the desti ­
nation such as
House number or Intersection .
Start route guidance .
Assistance when entering an address: when en­
ter ing an address, locations that have been en ­
tered in the past are provided as suggestions in
the input field . By pressing the
List control but­
ton , you can accept the suggested location as a
destination. Additional cities that match your en­
try are listed below. The number of locations
found is also listed @¢
fig. 180.
When the desired city is shown in the speller in­
put field or the list below, you can press and hold
the control knob to switch to the city list.
Destination on the map
You can se lect a new dest inat ion from the map
by moving the crosshairs horizontally, vert ically
or diagonally using the MMI touch
9 page 136
¢ page 166.
Coordinates
Display of the geocoord inates where the cross ­
hairs are located (latitude and longitude).
Storing in the directory
Individual destinations can be stored direct ly in
the directory after they are entered. Two naviga­
tion destinations,
Private /Business , can be as­
signed to each contact.
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Setting a destination from the map
App lies to : vehicles wit h navigat ion system
A location on the mop con be used as a destina­
tion or be entered in the directory .
Fig. 181 Select in g a des tinatio n on the map
Fig. 182 Sett ing a ma p locatio n as the destinat ion
- Opening the map : press the I NAVI button (sev­
eral times if necessary) .
-Adjusting the scale (to move the crosshairs
more quickly) :
turn the control knob to the
left/right.
- Switching the side menu on : press the control
knob .
-Sliding the crosshairs: slide the crosshairs hori­
zontally, vertically or diagonally to the desired
destination using the MMI touch ¢
page 136 .
-Selecting a destination: press the control
knob . Select and confirm the symbol ©
¢
fig. 181 in the side menu . Select and confirm
Start route guidance.
Additional information in the crosshairs loca­
tion :
if you select an item on the map with the
crosshairs, available information is disp layed
(such as the address or traffic information) .

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-If a destination is not present in the naviga­
tion data, you can move the crossha irs to
the location of the desired city and set the
geocoordinates as a destination or add a
contact to the directory.
- If you stop moving the crosshairs for a mo­
ment, additional informat ion about the area
highlighted by the cross hairs will be dis­
played (such as the city or street name, if
available).
Enter point of interest
App lies to: ve hicles with navigation system
.,. Se lect : I NAVI button> Route guidan ce con trol
button >
Points of int ere st .
- Changing th e search area :
select Se arch area .
Select and confirm a search a rea in the list.
- Se arch ing for a po int of interest name in the
s elected search are a:
select Find entry . Enter
the name of the point of inte res t.
- Sear ching fo r a point of interest in a specifi c
categor y:
select and confi rm a catego ry, such
as
Airport .
The follow ing search catego ries are avai lable :
Top catego ries : this function helps you find pop­
ular locat ions such as the nearest parking lot.
The points of interest are sorted in ascending or­
de r according to the distance from the vehicle .
Searching for an entry in the cur rent country :
the name of the country is entered in the speller.
The point of interest does not depend on the ve ­
h icle posit ion and the destination . T his func tion
i s useful fo r search ing for po ints of inte rest that
you know about in a new co untr y.
Immediate vicin ity : points of inte rest ca n be se­
l ected from d ifferent categor ies. The po ints of in­
terest are lis ted sta rting from the immediate vi­
cin ity of the veh icle up to a r adius of approxi ­
mately 125 miles ( 200 km).
Vicinity of destination /stopover : the points of
i nte res ted ca n be selec ted from vario us ca tego­
ries, fo r example you can sea rch for a hote l at the
desti nation.
Na vigat ion
Along the route :
points of interest along the
route can only be se lected during active route
guidance . The point of inte rest is located direct ly
along the calculated route or in the vicinity of it.
In new city: the name of the city is entered in the
speller. Points of interest can be selected from
various categories. This function is useful for
searching for points of interest in a city inde­
pendent from the destination.
Nationwide : you can either search for the point
of interest by name or select it from various cate ­
gories. The point of interest is independent from
the vehicle position and destinat ion. For exam­
ple, you can navigate to an airport i n the current
country usi ng this function .
@ Tips
-The po ints of interest in Top categories and
Immediate vi cinity are displayed according
t o stra ight-line distance (o pen arrow) from
your c urrent locat ion. The actua l distance
from your cur rent locatio n to the po int of
interest is upda ted a utomat ically (solid ar­
row) .
- T here may be entr ies i n the list tha t cannot
be displaye d comp letely due to t heir length.
If you select these entries with the contro l
knob, a pop -up w indow containing detailed
information about the selected list e ntry
w ill open.
Online destinations
Applies to : vehicles wi th navigat io n syste m and A udi connect
You can search for points of interest on the In­
ternet.
F ig . 1 83 Add it ional information about on line destinat ions Iii'
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Navigation
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
services must be met
¢page 157.
.,. Select : I NAVI button> Route guidance control
button >
Online destinations .
- Search at location or vicinity of destination/
stopover
1>: select and confirm Search in imme­
diate vicinity or Search at dest./stopover.
En­
ter a sea rch term, such as restaurant, and con­
firm the input with
OK . Select and confirm a
point of interest >
Start route guidance .
- Search in new cityl}:
select and confirm In new
city
> Find city. Enter the name of the city and
confirm the input with
OK . Enter a search term,
such as restaurant, and confirm the input with
OK . Select and confirm a point of interest>
Start route guidance .
- Finding destinations from myAudi account
2>:
select and confirm Find destinations from
myAudi account .
Enter the myAudi PIN for
your myAud i account, if necessary. The contacts
stored in the myAudi account are displayed.
You only need to enter the
myAudi PIN one
time . You will receive the
myAudi PIN in your
myAudi account once you have assigned a vehi­
cle to the account. Select and confirm a con­
tact. Se lect and conf irm a private or business
navigation destination >
Start route guidance .
You can display additional information about on­
line destinations in the
Destination details menu
¢fig . 183.
@ Tips
- F or additional information on the myAudi
account, visit
www.audi.com/myAudi.
- Refer to the notes in the chapter About
Audi connect
r:!>page 162.
1> Provider at time of prin ting.
2> Requirement : you must have a my Audi accou nt set up at
my.a udiusa.com. You must have a vehicle stored in your
myA udi account and you must have a destinat ion stored .
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Setting a favorite/home address as the
destination
App lies to : vehicles wi th naviga tion sys te m
Favorites make it easier to enter a destination
that you use often.
Requirement: a favorite o r home address must
be stored ¢
page 172.
.,. Select: !NAV ! button > Route guidance control
button >
Favorites .
"' Select and confirm a favorite or the home ad­
dress. Start route guidance.
You can store up to ten ind iv idual destinat ions
and your
Home address as favorites ¢ page 172.
(j) Tips
-You can disp lay, find, ed it and delete your
stored favorites and home address on the
map
¢page 172.
-Favor ites are d isp layed on the map at a
scale up to 1.5 miles (2.5 km).
Loading the last destination
App lies to: vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
Your previous destinations are stored automati­
cally and can be loaded directly as destinations.
.,. Select: !NAV ! button > Route guidance contro l
button
> Last destinations .
"'Select and confirm a previous dest ination from
the list. Start route guidance .
(D Tips
The list of last destinations can be deleted
¢page 174.

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destination
App lies to: ve hicles with naviga tion sys tem
Start route guidance to the home address you
set simply and quickly .
Requirement : a home address must be stored
r=;, page 172.
"'Selec t: I NAVI button> Route guidance control
button >
Home address .
"'Sta rt route guidance .
Transferring a destination from the
directory
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with naviga tion system
You can navigate directly to destinations in the
directory.
Requirement: the directory must contain con­
tacts w it h priva te/bus iness addresses stored as
desti nations.
"' Se lect :
I NAVI button> Route guidance control
button >
Dire ctory .
"'Select and confirm a contact . If a contact con­
ta ins two navigation destinations (private and
business), se lect and confirm one destination .
Sta rt route guidance.
Entering a destination using geo
coordinates
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with navigation system
"' Select : I NAVI button > Route guid ance control
button >
Address > Coordinates .
"'Select and confirm the Latitude and Longitude .
Start route guidance.
Navigat ion
Entering a stopover/route plan
A pp lies to : vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
You can enter up to nine stopovers directly in the
route plan or using the destination input op­ tions .
Route
NV -593 W/E ~:~::~~ 'NA AVE ,,: ol
LAS VEGAS . NV
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~: EXCALIBUR. LAS VEGAS. N DI :
2 mi .. 7 : 10 ,~ _ _ _ _:::'.J
LUXOR RESORT AND CASINO
4 mi .. 7:15 -
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Fi g. 184 Route p la n
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Settings
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Requireme nt: a dest ina tion m ust be en tered
¢page 165.
"'Select: !NAV ! button > Route control button .
-Entering a destination as a stopove r: select
and confirm the symbol for entering a stopover
@ ¢ fig . 184 . Enter a dest inat ion r=;, page 165 .
Select and confirm Add to route plan . Start
route guida nce.
- Changing the route plan : press the Route con­
trol b utton . Se lect and confirm the destination
or s topove r and t hen
Change , Move , Delete or
Drive to this de stination now .
- Save route plan :
press the Route cont rol but ­
t on. Selec t and confi rm
Route memory and
t hen
Save route plan . Enter a name.
- Load route plan /Deleting : press the Route con­
t rol b utton . Se lect and con firm
Route memory
a nd then Load route plan /Delete route plan .
The following information appea rs in the rout e
plan s ide menu ¢
fig. 184:
(D Vehicle location
@ Symbol fo r ente ring a stopove r
@ Entered stopove r
@ Destinat io n
To delete all st opovers from your route plan , en­
te r th e i ndividual dest ination and start the route
guidance
r=;, page 165 .
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Navigation
Starting/canceling route
guidance
App lies to: ve hicles w ith navigat ion system
You can a lso cancel route guidance by enter ing a
new dest ination
c> page 165 .
-Start ing route guidance when entering a new
destination :
select the I NAVI button > Route
guidance
control button > Enter a destination
> Start route guidan ce .
- Resta rti ng/canceling last route guidance :
se­
lect the
I NAVI button> Route guidance control
button >
Start/Cance l.
The follow ing additional funct ions are ava ilable
when enter ing a new destination:
Alternative route s: three route suggest ions are
calculated for the destination that is cu rrent ly
entered. The side menu shows information about
the alternative routes, such as distance to the
destination and the ca lculated arrival t ime.
Alternative ro utes can only be calc ulated for indi­
vidual destinations .
Set point of intere st in cit y: allows yo u to search
for attractions and public p laces around the
specified location, such as hospita ls, movie thea­
ters, recreation areas, etc. The points of interest
can be selected d irectly as a destinat ion.
Set district : the navigation system calculates the
route to the center of the city or district that is
entered.
Display destination on map : the destinat io n en­
tered is disp layed on the map.
1l Only app lies to vehicles w itho ut camera -based speed limit
dis play .
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Operating the map
Appl ies to: ve hicles with navigation system
Fig. 185 Online map wit h cross hairs sw itc hed off
F ig . 18 6 Standard map wit h the c ross hair s sw itched o n
-Ope ning the map : press the INAVI button (sev­
eral times if necessary) .
-Switching the crosshairs on : press the control
knob in the map v iew.
- Switching the cro sshair s off: press the I BACKI
button .
When the crosshairs are switched off:
(D Dir ec tion: the map is disp layed e ithe r with an
orientation to t he
North or to the Driving di­
re ction
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@ Scale: turn the control knob to the left or
right to decrease or inc rease the scale .
@ Dista nce to the des tination o r stopover
@ Calc ulated arriva l time at the destination or
stopover
® Speed display1 )
® Altitude disp lay
0 Vehicle location

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® Display of an upcoming maneuver
When the crosshair s are switched on:
@ Information regarding the location of the
crosshairs: If yo u select a city on the map us­
ing the crosshairs, any information available
is displayed, such as address, phone number
or traffic information.
@ Map content, such as traff ic information, fa­
vorites or points of interest
@ Display of the geocoordinates where the
crosshairs are located (latitude and longi­
tude)
@ Moving along the route : This function can be
used while route guidance is active. Turn the
control knob to the left or right to move the
map along the current route .
@ Destination details menu: Display of availa ­
ble details about the location of the cross­
hairs, such as address. The location of the
crossha irs can be used as a stopover, stored
in the directory or called
¢page 165.
@ Repeat the last navigation message
If you select the map orientation(!) and press
the control knob when the side menu is switched
on and the
20 map view is selected ~ page 173,
the display switches from Dir. of travel to North
and vice versa. This setting is saved.
Online map view
Appl ies to: ve hicles with naviga tion sys tem and Audi co nnect
You can display the map with satellite images
using the online map view .
Fig. 187 Online map v iew
Navigation
Fig. 188 Map view w ith on line Street V iew
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
services must be met
~page 157.
., Select the I NAVI button> Settings control but­
ton >
Map view.
., Select and confirm the provider for the on line
map view .
The online map view is based on data packets re­
ceived from the Internet in the form of satellite
images, which are then combined with the road­
ways from the
Standard map view. The re are two
gigabytes of memory space on the MMI hard
drive that can be used to temporari ly store the
map or navigation data that was received. This is
roughly the amount required for the map/naviga­
tion data from a 2,500 miles (4,000 km) route.
As long as the satellite images loaded for route
guidance are stored on the hard drive, you can
use them without having an active data connec­
tion.
Online Street View*
You can explore many places in the world
through the eyes of a pedestrian using on line
Street View . Online Street View is available when
the symbol (!)¢
fig. 187 is displayed in the side
menu.
To activate the Online Street View, turn the con­
trol knob to a scale of less than 30 m.
The following functions are available:
- Exploring an area step-by-step : tap the MMI
touch control pad when the symbol is disp layed
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