2017 AUDI A8 phone

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contacts
Applies to: vehicl es with telep hone
Contacts in vCard format(. vcf) can be imported
into the directory or exported .
Fig. 173 Importing the phone book manually
Requirement: an SD card must be in the SD card
reader
c=;, page 181 or a USB storage device must
be connected to the A udi music inte rface
c:> page 185 .
.. Select: the lffilJ button > Directory > Memory
contro l button.
- Importing contacts from a sto rage device: : se­
lect and confirm
Import conta cts > SD card 1 ,
SD c ard
2 or USB stora ge device > desired con­
tacts
> I mport .
- Ex po rting contact s to a stor age d evice:
select
and confirm
Ex port conta cts> SD card or USB
storag e device
> desired contacts > Export .
- Se lecting all contact s at once for import or ex ­
port :
select and confi rm Import contact s/Ex­
port conta ct s
> SD card or USB sto rage devi ce
> All control but ton > Import /Export .
- Importing the ph one b ook manually :
select
and confirm
Import phone book . The symbol
© c:> fig . 173 appea rs in the status line in the
Infotainment display as long as the contacts
are being imported from the cell phone.
To make it easier to find a con tact, you can filter
the contacts according to their sto rage location
(Vehi cle, Telep hone or All ) using the Memor y
u sed
function.
Teleph one
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- The imported contacts are stored in the lo­
cal memory of the directory.
- A maximum of 100 contacts can be import­
ed. You can check the memory capacity for
the directory at any time
c:> page 154.
- Never save important data on SO cards or
USB storage devices. Audi is not responsible
for damaged or lost files and media.
- Refer to the notes in the chapter
About
Audi connect
c:> page 162.
Storing a new contact
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
F ig . 1 74 Stor ing a new contact
.,. Select: the IT ELI but ton> Directory > New con -
t ac t.
Last name/First n ame
Ente r the last name and first name using the
speller .
Telephone numbers
You can store up to five telephone numbers in an
address card. You can also assign a
Type (Busi­
n ess
or Private ) as well as a Category (Land line ,
C ell
or Fa x) for each phone numbe r. You can also
use
Default phone numb er to set a frequently
u sed phone numbe r as the defa ult number. That
number is then disp layed firs t in the open ad­
dress card .
You can import a phone number from the call l ists (such as
Di aled number s) into the address
card using the
New number f u nct ion and the List
contro l button . Ill>
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Telephone
Navigation destination (business)/
Navigat ion destination (private)
Two navigation destinations, Private /Business ,
can be assigned to each contact. You can access
the stored navigation destinations in the
Naviga­
tion
menu using the Route guidance control but­
ton
¢ page 169.
A stored private/business mailing address is au­
tomatically downloaded into the
Address input
field for each nav igation destination. You can
store these easily as navigation destinations us ­
ing
Create entry in directory .
You can find the next rest stop, gas station, Aud i
dealer or hospital under the
Top categories menu
item. The
Point of interest menu item contains
addit io nal submenus that you can use to create
nav igation destinations . For more info rmat ion
about the submenus, refe r to
¢ page 167.
Mailing address (business)/Mailing address
(private)
You can specify a business and private address in
an add ress card. With the
Delete mailing ad ­
dress
function, you can delete the business or
p rivate address .
Structured addresses from a cell phone that have
info rmation regard ing country, ZIP code, city and
street name can be imported directly into the di­
rectory .
(D Tips
-The public contacts in the local MMI memo­
r y are always visible and can be accessed by
other use rs.
- The new contact w ill be stored in the memo­
r y in the directory that is currently being
used.
- The import ing of new addresses depends on
the cell phone.
- Up to 100 contacts can be stored in memory
in a private or public directory.
- Contacts edited in the MMI directory cannot
be automatically updated in the connected
cell phone. Audi recommends editing cell
phone contacts di rect ly in the cell phone.
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Name tags
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
The MMI automatically creates a name tag for
each contact in the directory. You can also assign
up to SO personal name tags for contacts using
the voice recognition system .
.,. Select: the ITELI button >Directory > Settings
control button.
- Playing personal name tags : select and con­
firm
Read name tags > contact from the list .
-Deleting name tags : select and confirm Delete
name tags > Delete individually /Delete all en ­
tries > Yes .
(D Tips
-You can only assign and store pe rsonal
name tags using the voice recognition sys­
tem.
- You can only delete personal name tags you
have recorded .
Memory capacity
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
.,. Select: the ITELI button> Directory > Memory
control button > Memory capacity.
The Memory capacity for each directory and for
the enti re memory is disp layed .
You can manage up to 5,000 contacts with the
directory. You can load up to 2,000 contacts
from your cell phone into each private directory .
In addition to this , you can store up to 100 pri­
vate contacts and up to 100 public contacts into
the MMI memory.
Additional settings
Telephone settings
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
.,. Select: the ITELI button > Settings cont rol but­
ton .

Call options
Automati c redial :
when the func tion is swi tched
On , a phone number wi ll be au toma tic ally re ­
d ialed up to five times if it is busy. Automatic re­
d ia l can be canceled with
End call . The function is
only active when the network gives a b usy signa l.
Auto answer : when the func tion is switche d On,
incom ing ca lls are automatically answered afte r
a brief t ime.
Three-way conference (GSM)
- On :
you can answe r an incoming call while an­
othe r call is in progress by selecti ng
Answer.
T he fi rst call is pu t on hold. Using the Hold op­
ti on, you c an also put an ac tive c all on hold and
sta rt an other call o r a con ference ca ll.
-Off : you can repla ce a c all w ith an in com ing c all
by se lecting
Replace. Yo u can ignore an in com ­
ing ca ll using the
Ignore op tion . You ca nnot
p ut an active ca ll on ho ld or sta rt a new ca ll.
Telephone settings
Volume settings
1
): fo r the Ring tone volume /
Call volume, refer to~ p age 20 5.
Voice mail : the voicemai l number can be en tere d
or ed ited i n the
Number in pu t fie ld using th e
spe ller. W hen a voicemail nu mber is stored, t he
voicema il c an be a cces se d wi th the ® sym bol in
the speller. The
Delete number func tion deletes
the stored voicemail number.
Invert call lists : the phone number s in t he call
l is ts ar e sorted accor ding to t he time the call
too k place . When the f unct io n is swi tched
On,
the so rting orde r is reverse d.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth :
the MMI Bluetoot h fu nct io n can be
sw itched
On or Off. The Blu etoo th symbol @
~page 138, fig. 159 appears in the In fo ta in­
men t display when the fu nct ion is swi tched
on.
Visible :
the visibili ty of the MM I in cell phones o r
in B lu etoo th audio players ca n be switc hed
On o r
Off . When Auto is selec ted, the M MI w ill rema in
~ visib le for cell phones or a Blu etoo th a udio player .... N ,..._
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~ 1) Depends on the conn ected cell phone.
Telephone
fo r ab out five minu tes when the vehicle is sta ­
t iona ry and the ignition is switched on. The visi­
bility sw itches o ff after that. Howeve r, it is still
poss ible to estab lish a B luetooth connection with
ce ll phones or devices that have already been
paired when the vis ibility is switched off . The visi­
bility of the MMI automatically swi tches
Off
wh en aud io fi les are be ing pla yed using a con­
ne cted Bluetooth aud io player to avo id pro blems
du ring playb ack .
Bluetooth audio player : the Bluetooth audio
player
func tion must be switched On to be ab le
t o selec t th e
Bluetooth audio player as the
sou rce in t he
Media men u. S w itch the Bluetooth
audio player
f u nct io n Off if you are no t usi ng it
to preven t mal funct ions i n the
Telephone or Me­
dia
men us.
Find Bluetooth devices : the system sea rches for
and lists Bluetooth devi ces th at are with in range .
Bonded Bluetooth devices : the Bluetoot h dev ic es
c o nn ecte d t o the MMI are lis ted. The cur rently
conn ecte d B lueto o th device is labele d wi th the
Bl uetoot h symbo l. To dele te con necte d Blu e­
tooth devices individually, se lect the device and
delete it with the
Delete Bluetooth device func­
t ion. To disconnect or connect pa ired cell phones
individ uall y, select the B luetoot h dev ice and
c h ange the profi le using the
Connect funct io n
wh ile the vehicle is stat io na ry . U se
Disconnect to
disco nnect the paired Bluetoot h dev ice.
Known Bluetooth devices : up to 50 known devi­
ces can be listed. These Bluetooth dev ices may no
longer be in ra nge when searc hing to connect.
Bluetooth name : the Bluetooth name of the MMI
(for example, "AUDI M MI 2613") is shown and
can be cha nged.
Delete Bluetooth devices : all connected Blue­
tooth devices can be deleted by confirming with
Yes .
Wi-Fi settings
See~ page 160.
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Telephone
Connection s
See ~page 161.
([) Note Sort order
You can so
rt the cont acts in you r d irec tory alpha­
be tica lly acco rding to
Las t name /First name .
Always follow the info rmation found in ~CD in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 160.
Display public contacts
You can show o r hide the public contacts . With
Yes , all the contacts in the local M MI memory
(p ubli c) a re s hown, and with
No , th ey a re hidde n. (D Tips
- Several ce ll phones can be paired to the
MM I, but only one cell p hone can be act ively
con nected. Delete private contacts /Delete public
contacts
You can delete a ll pr ivate contacts in t he local
memo ry using t he
Delete private conta ct s fu nc ­
tion. Yo u ca n de lete the p ublic con tacts in the lo­
ca l memory using the
Delete public contacts
funct io n.
-
To delete all connected Bl uetooth devices,
the
Bluetooth f u nction can be reset to t he
fa ctory settings~
page 206.
Directory settings
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
~ Select: the ITEL ! button > Directory > Settings
contro l button .
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Problem Solution
Connecting
t h e cell phone to the Check if the Bluetooth visibility o n the cell phone and MMI is
MMI failed. switched on. For some ce ll phones, the v is ibility turns off auto-
mat ically after a short period.
O r: restart your cell phone.
For more information on this, refe r to the user g uide for your cell
phone.
After pairing,
not all contact s/no Avoid using special characters in names .
contacts are loaded in the MMI. Avoid using contact groups.
Certai n
telephone functions are The te lephone f unctions depend o n the cell phone servi ce p rovider
grayed out o r not availab le. a nd the cell p ho ne you are using. Yo u can ob tain more i nfo rma -
tion from your cell p hone se rvi ce p rovide r, in your cell phone use r
guide or in the d atabase for mobi le devices at
www.aud iusa.com /
bluetooth.
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Audi connect
line with one or two symbols, depending on the
connection type@/(J)
~ page 138 , fig. 159 .
You can now use Aud i connec t.
"' Se lect : the
IMENU I button> Audi connect .
"'Confirm the prompt ask ing to co nnect to the
Interne t with
Yes .
Removing the Audi SIM card
"' Press on the Audi SIM card b rief ly . The card is
released from the slot . Remove the Aud i SIM
ca rd .
A WARNING
The c ard reade r mus t always be closed while
dr iv ing for safety re aso ns.
(D Note
- A udi connect is des igned for use on ly w ith
th e prov ided Audi SIM card . Au di AG is not
li a ble for the co nsequences of usi ng other
SI M ca rd s.
- If a SIM card of a different size is inserte d in
the S IM card re ad er ins tead of an Aud i SI M
c ar d, do not under any circums ta nc es re­
move th is card yourse lf due to the r isk of
damag ing the SIM ca rd rea der. Contact yo ur
a uthorized Audi dea ler or authorized Audi
Service Fac ility.
@ Tips
To use your ce ll phone, yo u can co nnect your
it thro ugh the
Handsfree Bluetooth prof ile
~ page 146.
-Audi does not provide support for other SIM
ca rds .
-A udi recommends us ing o nly the provided
A udi S IM card .
- You can s pec ify when the MMI con nects to
the Internet ~
page 161. The Internet con­
nection disconnects automatically once the
requested Audi connect service no longer re­
q uires any data packets.
- The data connection for Audi connect serv­
i ces is preconfig ured at the factory. You can
change t he data connection at any t ime if
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yo u need to adjust the configura tion
~ page 161.
Operating the browser
Applies to: vehicles wit h Audi connect
Fig. 176 Disp lay of Audi con nect serv ices
Fig. 1 77 Disp lay of additio n al info rm atio n about a ttrac ·
tions or po ints of in terest
The browser can be used in various ways.
- Display of A udi connect services~
page 159
-Display of addi tional i nformatio n about a ttrac-
tions or points of i nte rest
The following func tions a re available w ith in the
brow se r ~
fig . 176:
(D Open ing the home page
@ Open ing or clos ing t he s ide menu
@ Zooming in on browser content (50-200%)
@ Stopping the page from loading
® Refreshing the curre nt browser content
@ Open ing the main menu
(J) C lo sin g the browser
@ Open ing the Destination details menu
® Prev ious point of interest or a ttract ion
@ Nex t point o f interest or attraction

Audi connect
- Destination setup in your MMI using your
myAudi A cco unt ¢ page 167 or online map
v iew
¢ page 171.
-Traffic inf orm ation (Sir ius ): rece ive informa ­
tion about accidents, road construction and
other incidents
¢ page 175
Audi connect services on the phone
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi co nnect
The fo llow ing Audi connect services are currently
ava ilable :
- Storing contacts on your computer using your
m yAudi Acco unt and loading the contacts into
the MMI directory
¢ page 153
Wi-Fi hotspot
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith Audi co nnect
You can use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con­
nect up to eight wireless devices to the Internet. While driving, restricted use of non-secured,
light, small wireless devices is only possible from the rear of the vehicle.
.,. Select: the (fa) button > Setting s control but-
ton
> W i-Fi setting s.
The follow ing settings can be modified in the Wi­
Fi setting s
menu:
Wi-Fi acti ve
The MMI Wi -Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory. Your Wi-Fi hotspot must be activated and
visible to establish a connection between your ve­ h icle and your wireless device.
- Off : the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
Internet connection is not possib le.
- Vis ible : the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active and can
be used to connect to the Internet.
- In visi ble: the MMI Wi -Fi hotspot is active but
not visible to other devices. A connection can­
not be established with a new w ireless device.
The Wi -Fi connection between your vehicle and
your wireless device ( laptop, cell phone) is en ­
crypted . To establish a connection, you must en­
ter the following settings when setting up your
wire less device. You can change them if necessa­
ry.
1 6 0 -
Netwo rk ID (SSID ):
name o f the Wi -Fi net ­
work .
-Enc ryption t ype : WEP, WPA or WPA2
- Pa ssword : depending on the encryp tion type, a
passwo rd may be generated in the MMI that is
used to encrypt the wireless connection. The
password can be changed . Be sure to se lect a
secure password. For the WEP encrypt ion type,
the password must be exactly 13 characters.
For the WPA or the WPA2 encrypt ion types, the
password must be at least
8 (maximum of 63)
characters .
-Apply sett ings : the modified settings are ap­
plied to the MMI. You must then update the
changes in your mob ile w ireless device .
A WARNING
-As the d river, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract yo u from driv ing , as
this could increase the r isk of an accide nt.
- It is o nly safe to use laptops and similar mo­
bi le devices when the veh icle is stationary
because, like a ll loose objects, they cou ld be
thrown around the inside of the vehicle in a
crash and cause serious injuries . Store these
types of devices securely while driving.
- Do not use any wire less devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
¢page 207.
(D Note
-Under some conditions, certain mobile devi­
ces and ope rating systems may automati­
cally sw itch from your vehicle's Wi-Fi hot­
spot to the device's mobile data connection.
I n that event, standard text and data usage
rates would apply while the device's mobile
data connection is in use. Please refer to
doc umentation provided by your mobile de­
vice's manufacture and your data car rier for
d etails, related te rms and pr iva cy sta te­
ment .
- Yo u ar e responsib le for all precautions ta k­
en for data pro te ct ion, anti-virus protection
and protection against loss of data on mo ­
bile devices that are used to access the In-
ternet through the Wi-Fi hotspot. ..,.

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-In vehicles without Audi connect*, the use
of the Wi-Fi hotspot is only possible for the
Wi-Fi audio p layer*. A data connection to
the Internet cannot be established.
- A separate, paid mobile subscription may be
needed to use the Wi-Fi hotspot. You can
obtain more information from your cell
phone service provider .
- Depending on your cell phone plan, receiv­
ing data packages through the Wi-Fi hot­
spot may result in additional charges, par­
ticularly when in another country. The use
of a flat rate data plan is highly recom­
mended. You can obtain more information
from your cell pho ne service provider.
Configuring a data
connection
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
To use Audi connect services through a phone in
the vehicle, a data connection must be config­
ured .
Fig. 178 Configu ring th e da ta conne ction
.,. Select : the [fa] button > Settings control but -
ton
> Data connection.
Using the Data connection menu, you can set
when an Internet connection should be made.
The Internet connection disconn ects automati­
cally once the requested Audi connect service no longer requires any data packets .
The following options can be selected:
Audi connect
Connection setup
- On request :
a data connection is only establish­
ed when confirmed.
- Without request: a data connection is auto­
matically established to use Audi connect se rv ­
ices .
-Never : a data connection is not established .
Audi connect services cannot be accessed .
When a data connection is established, the sym­
bol for an active data connection
(D appears in
the status line in the Infotainment system dis­
play
<=> fig. 178.
An active data connect ion can be ended manually
by selecting
Never under Connection setup.
Data roaming
Data roaming
is switched off at the factory. To
use a data connection outs ide of the country,
Da­
ta roaming
must be switched on~-
Connection settings
Your vehicle is configured at the factory. The con­
figuration should not be changed. If you have quest ions, contact Audi connect Support at
877-505-AUDI (2834). Aud i connect is designed
for use only with the provided Audi SIM card .
-APN: the access point depends on the cell
phone service provider and is assigned auto­
mat ically .
-User name : the user name for your on line pro­
file is assigned by the cell phone service provid ­
er .
- Password : the password for your on line profile
is ass igned by the cell phone service provider .
-Authentication: depending on your cell phone
service provider, authentication (verifying iden­
tity) may be necessary . If this is the case, select
Secure. If not, se lect Normal.
The changed settings are saved once you leave
the
Connection settings menu using the I BACK I
button.
SIM PIN entry
The PIN for the Audi SIM card that is cu rrently in
use can be entered . ..,.
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Audi connect
Data u sage info
The numbe r of data packets that are sent and re­
ceived through the M MI is displayed . You can re­
set the data usage information to zero using the
Reset d ata u sage option .
Start automatic configuration
An online profile is set up and configu red auto­
mat ica lly. The connection settings that you
changed manua lly are reset to the defau lt set­
tings.
Online status overview
An on line status overview with information abo ut
your data connect io n (such as the cell phone
service provider) is shown in the Infotainment
disp lay .
Sw itching the data connection module off
The data connection module is sw itched off. An
I n ternet connect ion is no longe r poss ible.
Network sett ings
Under Login , select Auto to log into a network
automatically or select
Manu al to select from a
list of networks w ith in range. The available net­
works in the area can be selected i n the
Network
se lection
list. Th is function is on ly availab le when
Manual Login is set.
Serial number (IMEi)
The se rial number for the MMI that is installed is
d isplayed .
A WARNING
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to dist ract you from d riving, as
t h is could inc rease the risk of an accident.
- It is only safe to use tab lets and s imilar mo­
bile devi ces when the vehicle is s tat ionary
because, like all loose objects, they could be
thrown aro und the i nside of the vehicle
when invo lved in an accident and can cause
serious injuries. Store these types of devices
sec urely whi le driving.
- Do not use any w ireless devices on the front
seats w ith in range of the a irbags while d riv-
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ing . Also read the warnings in the chapter
¢page 207 .
(D Note
You are responsible for all precaut ions taken
for data p rotection, anti-virus protection and
protection against loss o f data on mobi le de ­
v ices that are used to access the Internet
through the W i-F i hotspot.
(D Tips
- When using On line map view, you are
prompted again to allow roam ing before
connect ing to a foreign mob ile network.
- The speed of the data connection may vary
depending on the veh icle location, the cov­
erage area of your cell phone service provid­
er and if the recommended p rovider is used
or not .
- A data connection cannot be established if
incorrect data is ente red in the
Connection
s ettings .
-The W i-F i hotspot recept ion quality depends
on the sig nal st rengt h and the availabi lity of
the mobile network. You can obtain more
information from your cell phone se rvice
prov ider.
About Audi connect
Audi connect services
App lies to: vehicles wi th Audi connect
(D Tips
-You can only use services supported by Aud i
co nnect if you have the optional MMI Nav i­
gation pl us equ ipme nt and Audi connect.
- Audi connect is designed for use only with
the p rovided Aud i SIM card . Rece iving data
packets from t he Internet w ill quickly in­
c rease the vo lume of d ata used. Fo r more
information, contac t Aud i connect custome r
support at 877 -SOS -AUD I (2834).
- Th e Aud i connec t se rvices are availab le in
the USA. Audi connect serv ices are currently
not avai lable i n Canada or in Mexico. ..,.