2017 AUDI A8 phone

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N .... 0 0 :c ' -Availability, scope, providers, screen display
and costs of services may vary depending on
the country, model, model year, end device
and rates. Additional information can be
found under
www.audiusa.com/audicon­
nect.
- An initial registration/activation on the
myAudi platform at my.audiusa.com is nec­
essary to use individual services. You can
contact an authorized Audi dealer or Audi
connect Support at 877-505-AUDI (2834)
to receive information on options for ex­ panding your usage and any costs that may
result.
- It is only possible to use Audi connect serv­
ices with a valid Audi SIM card.
- To ensure all of the Audi connect features
work correctly , Audi recommends setting up
a data service and Wi-Fi package with your
cell phone service provider. Your cell phone
service provider can be authorized by law,
through a judicial order or other lawful in­
structions, to disclose the position of your
vehicle. Additional information on your cell
phone service provider's privacy policies can
be found in their Terms of Use .
- The availability of Audi connect services,
such as weather information, depends on
the cell phone service provider .
- You can specify when the MMI establishes
an online connection
¢ page 161 . The Inter­
net connection ends automatically when the
Audi connect service in use no longer re­
quires any data packets.
- The Audi connect services are a Wi-Fi/Inter­
net-based system.
If the system does not
function correctly even though all of the re­
quirements are met, please try again later
or contact Audi connect Support at
877-505-AUDI (2834).
- For detailed information on Audi connect
and the Terms of Use, visit
www.audiusa.com/audiconnect.
Audi connect
Privacy protection
App lies to : vehicles wi th Audi connect
{I) Tips
- Your privacy is important to us.
- AUDI AG collects, processes, shares and
transmits your personal information in ac­
cordance with legal regulations in order to
ensure proper function and availability of
the individual Audi connect services. You
can view the complete, current and valid
Audi connect data protection policy in your MMI. The my Audi website is available for to
you to activate additional Audi connect serv­ ices and to transfer data with your vehicle,
among other services. A one-time registra­
tion is required to establish a connection to
your vehicle. For this purpose, AUDI AG col­
lects, processes, transmits and uses your re­
quired personal information as required for
you to use the services provided by AUDI
AG. Your information is not distributed to
third parties. Using your cell phone with the
help of your myAudi platform, you can
transfer information for Audi connect serv­
ices functions to your vehicle and allow spe­
cific information to be transmitted from
your vehicle .
- By activating special information services
that are part of your Audi connect portfolio,
you can use these functions directly in your
vehicle by entering data to confirm your
identity (to use social networks, for exam­
ple). To do this, the identification informa­
tion you provided is forwarded with the re­
quest to the respective service provider .
Then you can access your personal content
using a secure connection. This content is
displayed in the vehicle for your use. Your
personal content is not stored within Audi
AG . The necessary connection information is
processed and used for providing services
and the proper function of the services in
accordance with applicable legal guidelines.
- By providing Audi connect services , Audi of
America is authorized to collect, process,
transmit and transfer information about
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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r @ Display of selected map information
® 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
@ ¢fig.188. ...
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Navig ation
- Zoomi ng in or out on the cur rent view in fou r
sta ges:
turn the contro l knob to the left or to
the right @.
-Turning the view to the left /right or tilt in g
up /do wn:
move your finger over the MMI touch
contro l pad in the desired direction.
@ Tips
- Refer to the notes in the chapter About
Audi connect
¢ page 162.
-Stored data for the on line map view can be
deleted with
Factory setting s¢ page 206 .
-The online map view is an Audi co nnect serv­
ice and is updated regu larly when the func ­
tion is opened . The process may take seve ral
seconds.
- When the on line map display is sw itched on
with the 30 map type, the Infotainment dis­ play automatically switches to the 20 map
type when dr iv ing through tunnels.
- Content, scope and providers of available
Internet-based services may vary.
- For safety reasons, the online Street View
funct ions can only be used when the veh icle
is stationary.
Additional settings
Storing a favorite or home address
App lies to: ve hicles with navigation system
Favorites ore stored automatically as a contact
in the directory .
"'Select : I NAVI button> Route guidance control
button >
Favor ite s.
- Storing a favo rite :
select Create fa vorite . Se­
lect and co nfirm a favorite with the displayed
funct ions.
- Storing a home addre ss: select Home address .
Select and confirm a home address with the
displayed functions .
A home address can be stored for each cell phone
or SIM card that is paired with the MMI as well as
for the public MMI directory . It is only visible
when the respective directory is active.
Addit ional functions include:
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- Call : select and confirm a favorite or the home
address. Select and confi rm
Call .
- Change :
select and confirm a favor ite or the
home address . Se lect and confirm
Re-a ssign
home add ress /favorite .
- Showing on the map:
select a nd confirm a fa ­
vorite/home add ress. Se lect and confirm
Dis­
play de stination on map .
- Delete :
select and confirm a favorite or the
home address . Se lect and confirm
Delete home
a dd ress /fa vo rite .
Storing a destination in the directory
App lies to: vehicles wit h navigat io n syste m and telepho ne
Two addresses (private/business) can be as­
signed as destinations for each contact in the di ­
rectory.
"' Select: !NAV ! button > Route guida nce contro l
button >
enter a destination > Store in di re cto­
ry .
- Sto ring a destinati on a s a new addre ss card :
select New contact. Enter a name . Enter addi­
tional data, if necessary . Select and confirm
Sto re contact .
- Ass igning a de stination to an e xisting addre ss
card :
select and confirm an address card. Select
and confirm
Stor e contact . If you already have
an address card for a destination, the o ld desti­
nation will be overwritten.
Di spla y as fav orite : to be able to access a desti­
nation qu ickly, the destination can be displayed
i n the list of favor ites when the function is
switched on~
¢page 169.
Stored destinations are ident ified on the map by
a b lue or red push p in (bus iness/private naviga­
tion destination).
General settings
App lies to: vehicles wit h nav igat ion system
"' Select : !NAV ! button > Sett ing s control button .
Several criteria are used to calculate route guid­
ance.
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Navig ation
Rout e info
When the function is switched On , the three up­
coming turns and the calcu lated distance and ar ­
rival time are shown in the Infotainment display
during route guidance@¢
page 170, fig. 185 .
The cu rrent st reet traveled, upcoming maneu­
vers, traffic in formation or points of interest on
the current ro ute are a lso displayed.
The next turn is d isp layed at the bottom of the
table.
Autom atic zoom
On : the map scale is adapted automatically de­
pending on the type of road being traveled on
(expressway, highway, other roads) so that yo u
always have an optima l overv iew of the road
a h ead. When there are upcom ing mane uvers, t he
scale is automatically reduced to provide a better
detai led view.
Inters ection : when route gu idance is active, the
map tempora rily zooms in to a detailed scale
when there are upcoming mane uvers so that you
can see the route better.
Off : the map scale yo u have chosen is kept in­
stead.
Gas station message
When th is function is sw itched On , a message
appears when the fue l gauge goes below the re­
serve mar king. Confirm ing this message displays
a list of gas stations in the area. When a gas sta­
tion is selected, route guidance from the current
vehicle position is calcu lated .
Speed limit display*1>
The max imum speed limits for expressways,
h ighways and ma in streets can be swit ched
On-/
Off if they are stored i n the navigation data .
Voice guidance
The voice guidance prompts can be Complete or
Compact . When Off is selected, no voice gu id­
ance is given.
l ) O nly app lies to vehicles w ithout camera -based speed limit
dis play .
174 Nav
igation prompts can be g iven by pressing the
Ill b utton.
Voice guidance on during call
Nav igation p rompts can be switched on~ or off
during a phone call.
Delete recent destinations
The destinations you have entered last are auto­
matically sto red. They can be deleted ind iv idually
or a ll at once .
Present ation mode
The Demo mode helps you to effectively plan and
display a route by showing map contents or route
c riter ia . You ca n
Set starting location when you
would like to calculate a route start ing from a lo­
cation other than t he ve hicle position. Start
Demo mode to sim ulate the route g uidance .
(D Tips
The route s imulation in presentation mode is
deact ivated while driving fo r safety reasons.
' Route settings
App lies to: vehicles with navigation system
.,. Select: !NAV ! button> Rout e control b utton.
Route list
The route list is v is ible only when route guidance
i s active and contai ns info rmation regard ing the
r oute, the names of the streets and the length of
the route sect io ns. On longer route sec tions, ad ­
dit ional info rmation may be disp layed such as
possib le i nterchanges when driving on exp ress­
ways.
Avoid route from here
D etermin ing th e le ngth of the rout e to be
avoided :
turn the contro l knob to t he left o r
r ight.
When route guidance is active and the
Standard
¢ page 170 map v iew is switched on, the ca lcu­
l ated route is avo ided fo r the d ista nce you have ...

Navig ation
- Traffic reports are shown in the driver infor­
mation system disp lay and can be selected
by turning the left thumbwheel.
Other settings
~ Se lect : IIN FO l button> Setting s control button.
Traffic report
Traffic info rmation that refers to a n active dest i­
nation is given as a spoken announcement when
the func tion is sw itched
On.
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Problem Solution Ent
ertainm ent volume
Turn the On/Off knob to the right or left to the
adjust the volume during traffic reports .
Favorites that were a lready star- The favorites in the public MMI directory are visib le for a ll u sers in
ed are no longer displayed .
the vehicle.
If a cell phone is connected, both the favor ites from the private
d irectory and the favorites stored as public are displayed.
If you w ant to make a favorite ava ilable for all users, it must be
stored in the public MMI directory . A favorite in the private direc -
tory must be marked as a
P u blic contact if you want it to be ava il-
ab le for all use rs .
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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.

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r Audi music interface
Introduction
Applies to: ve hicles with Audi music interface
You can connect a portable device (such as an
MP3 player) to the Audi music interface using a
special adapter cable* and operate the device through the MMI.
.,-.,.
F ig. 1 96 Adapter cables
® iPod adapter cable* /iPod adapter cab le plus*
® 3.5-mm stereo jack adapter c able*
© Mini USB adapte r cab le*
@ Micro USB adapter cab le*
© USB adapter cable *
® AV adapter cable*
@ Adapter cable for App le dev ices w ith Lightning
connector*
You can p urchase the adapter cable from an au­
thor ized Audi or at specialty stores.
(D Note
- Han dle the adapter cab le carefully . Do not
a llow it to be pinched.
- Ext reme ly h igh or l ow temperatures that
can occ ur inside vehicles can damage porta­
ble devices or affect their performance .
Never leave a portable audio dev ice in the
vehicle in extremely high or low tempera­
tures .
(D Tips
Be sure to pay attent io n to a ny messages on
your cell p ho ne when connect ing it w it h the
USB / Mini USB / Micro USB a dapte r cable. In
Media drives and connections
some c ases, i t may not be possi ble to access
the au dio files on your cell phone.
Setup
Applies to : vehicles wi th Audi music interface
The Au di music interfa ce is located inside the
center armrest.
Fig. 19 7 Connecti ng t he po rtab le dev ice
Requireme nt: T he center a rmrest is fo lded open .
-Connecting the adapter cable: connect the
adapte r cable* @¢
fig. 197 to the port on the
Aud i mus ic interface
(D and then co nnect it to
the portable audio device ® (such as an iPod) .
-Disconnecting the adapter cable from the
Audi music interface :
disconnect the connector
from t he Aud i mus ic interface wh ile press ing
th e re lease tab @.
-Disconnecting the iPod adapter cable (plus)*
from the iPod :
disconnect the iPod connec tor
from the iPod while p ressing the release tabs
@ .
The media are started and operated through the
p ort able device or the MMI, depending on the de­
vice being used
¢page 189.
Q) Note
Remove t he c onnector fro m the Aud i music
i nterface carefully so it is not damaged.
@ Tips
- Do not use USB extension cab les or adapt ­
ers. T hey may impa ir the fu nctionality .
- Functionality is not guaranteed for portable
devices that do not meet the USB 2.0 s peci­
fication .
- USB hubs are not suppo rted.
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