2017 AUDI A8 infotainment

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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. ..,.

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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Route criteria
Au to rerouting (traff ic):
when auto rerouting is
On , the route is automatically adjusted based on
TMC traffic information. If the MM I does not cal­
culate a detour even though you have se lected
dynamic route
On and a traffic jam was reported
on the ca lculated route, then the detour the sys­
tem calculated would take more time than the
time spent wa it ing in the traff ic jam .
Alternati ve route s: when the fun ction is On , up
to three suggested routes and their criteria ap­ pear in the Infotainment d isplay in the side
menu . After chang ing to map view, the new route
that was calculated according to your cr iteria is
hi ghlighted. Yo u can select the poss ib le routing
i n the alte rnative routes by turning and press ing
the cont rol knob .
Route option s: you can se lect a Short , Fas t or
Mix ed route .
Highway /Toll road /Fe rry : select the Minimize
option you do not want the navigation system to
include highways, toll roads o r ferries when cal­
culating a ro ute.
T ime rest ricted roads : using the Minim ize func­
tion will exclude t ime restricted roads, such as
pedestrian zones, from the route ca lculation .
When
Auto i s selected , the M MI decides if the
time rest ricted roads s hou ld be included when
calculat ing the ro ute guidance based on the en ­
tr ies stored in the navigation data .
Seasonal clo sing : using the Minimize function
will exclude seasona l closings, su ch as mountai n
passes, from the route calcu lation . When
Auto is
se lected, the MMI decides if the seasonal re ­
stricted roads should be included when calc ulat­
ing the route guidance based on th e entries stor ­
ed in the navigation data .
Map colors
Day/Night :
the map is displayed with a light/
dark background.
Auto : when t he lights switch on, the map co lors
~ sw itch from day to night . .... N ,..._
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~ l) Only po ssible in th e 2D map view
Na vigation
O rientation
North 1
l:
the map orienta tion is facing north.
Dir. of travel : the map orientat ion is in the direc­
t ion of t ravel. At a sca le of 62 mi les (100 km) ,
the map is or iented to t he no rth for eas ier o rien­
tation.
Auto : at a scale up to 3 miles (5 km), the map
o rientation is in the direction of travel. At a scale
greate r than 3 miles (5 km), the map is oriented
to the no rth.
Map type
D estination :
the destination is marked with a
c h ecke red flag . The map indicates the destina­
t ion and is o riented to the north.
2D: the current veh icle position is displayed. The
map or ientation corresponds to the sett ing in the
Map orientation menu ~ page 173.
3D : when th is function is switched on, the cur­
rent vehicle pos ition is displayed in a three-di­
mensional terrain map and the map or ientat ion
is set automat ica lly to the
Dir. of travel. At a
sca le of 100 km and la rger, the map is o riented
to the no rth. At a sca le between 30 -100 meters,
the d isplay will show three-d imens iona l city
models and landmarks will be shown at a scale of
30 -200 meters.
Ov ervi ew : the entire route from the veh icle loca­
t ion to the destina tion is disp layed on the map.
T he map scale depends on the length of the
route. The map is oriented to the north.
Map disp lay
Online map view 9 page 171
Map content
Map contents such as traffic information, favor­
ites or restaurants can be displayed (~) or hid ­
den .
The functions in the
Map content menu depend
on the map d isplay that is selected .
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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 ...

Radio
Radio functions
Fig . 192 Radio mai n functio n s
.. Se lect: the I RADIO I b utton> Functions cont rol
button.
The fo llow ing f unct io ns can be selected, depend­
i n g on the band that is se le cted:
(!) Store station /Store channel
The se lected stat ion is stored in the next empty
position in the presets list
c:, page 178 . Select
a nd confi rm the desired p rese ts loca tion.
@ Seek down/Seek up (FM , AM)
The prev ious
I~ or next ~I receivable station is se­
lected.
Or : press the arrow keys on the MMI con­
trol pane l
lt>I.
Previou s channel /Next channel (Si rius*)
The prev ious I~ or next ~ I channel is selecte d. Or:
press the arrow keys on the MMI control pane l
lt>I.
@ Tuning
The frequ ency bars are disp laye d. Sele ct and con ­
fi rm the desired frequen cy .
Tuning (Sirius*)
Select a nd confirm the des ired channel from the
S ir iu s frequency ban d*.
@ Scan
All stations are played for several seconds each.
® Information (FM )/Info (Sirius*)
The radio text (such as station name, artist o r ti ­
tle) is show n in the Infotai nment display, de­
pending on availability.
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@ Information window
Va rious in forma tion about th e se lected st ation
(s uch as the sta tion name, ensemble or p rogram
type) is displaye d, depending on availability.
(J) Presets
The prese ts lis t can co nta in up to 50 sta tions
fro m al l frequency bands.
- Storing stations : select the Presets control
bu tton >
Store station name. The selected sta­
tion is sto red in t he nex t emp ty pos ition in the
presets list. Sele ct and confir m th e des ired pre­
se ts lo cati on .
- Selecting a stored station : press the Presets
control b utton. Selec t and con firm a st atio n
from t he p rese ts lis t.
Or: press the arrow keys
on the MMI cont rol panel
(l [> I).
-Moving stored station s: press the Presets con ­
t rol b utt on. Se lect and confirm the s tat ion
from the station list and then
Move station
name.
Se lect and conf irm the desired presets
location.
Other settings
.. Select: the I RADIO I button > Settings control
button.
The following se tt ings can be sele cte d d epend ing
o n the band that is selected ( FM, A M, Siri us*) :
HD Radio* (FM/AM)
Yo u can swit ch HD Radio reception o n or off.
HD station information* (FM/AM)
Requirement: HD radio recept io n must be switch­
ed on .
When the funct ion is switched on, va rious i nfor­
mation abo ut the t itle t hat is c urrent ly playing
(such as artist or album) is displayed, depending
o n ava ilab ility.
Station names (FM )
- Scrolling:
scro lling text t ransm itted by the FM
stat ions is shown in the Infotainment system
disp lay.
- Fixed : scrolling text transmitted by the FM sta­
tions is not shown in the In fota inment system .,,.

0 co .... N ,..... N .... 0 0 :c ' display. Only the current section of the scroll­
ing text displayed.
-Off: scrolling text transmitted by the FM sta­
tions is not shown in the Infotainment display.
Scro lling text from HD stations is shown in the
Infotainment display.
Channel info (Sirius*)
If track informat ion is available for the current ti­
tle (such as artist or album), it will be displayed
in a pop-up window if this function is activated.
Station sorting (Sirius*)
-Channel number : the stations are sorted in as­
c ending order a ccording to their station num­
ber.
- Channel name : the stations are listed in alpha­
betical order.
- Category and channel number : the stations are
sorted according to their category and then ac­
cording to their channel number.
- Category and channel name : the stations are
so rted according to their category and then ac­
cording to their station name.
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Radio
Category filter (Sirius*)
The stations shown in the station list can be fil­
tered by yo ur personal preferences and by pro ­
gram type . The program categories that you can
select depend on what is offered by your provid­
er. Select the
Deactivate category filter option to
deact ivate all filter opt ions and disp lay all availa­
ble stations in the satell ite stat ion list.
Receiver serial number (Sirius*)
The electronic seria l number (ESN) is d isp layed.
The number is required when logging in to Sir­
ius*.
Deleting presets
Requirement: a station must be stored in the
presets list¢
page 178 .
Stored stations can be deleted Individually or All
at once .
A station with poor reception is no Store the station ahead of time and then select it from the pre-
longer disp layed in the station list sets list later
(z) ¢ page 178, fig. 192.
once you switch to a different sta-
t ion.
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Media drive s and conn ections
DVD changer
Applies to: vehicles w ith DVD changer
The DVD changer is located in the glove com­
partment.
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F ig . 195 DVD c hanger
- Loading a CD /DVD : press the I LOADI button @
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fig. 195. The DVD change r is not ready to
load if the L ED in the DVD slot is red . The LEDs
in the DVD s lot @ blink green when the DVD
changer is ready to load . Slide the CD/DVD
straight into the DVD slot @with the labe l fac­
ing up. The CD/DVD is automat ica lly loaded in
the next empty position in the DVD changer .
The corresponding button © lights up .
-Loading mul tiple CD s/ DV Ds at the same t ime :
press and hold the I LOAD I button @ longer
than two seconds . Wait until the green LEDs in
the DVD slot @start to blink . Slide the CDs/
DVDs one after the othe r straight into the s lot
@ wit h the label facing up. The CDs/DVDs are
a utomat ica lly loaded in the nex t empty posi­
tions in the DVD changer .
-Loading a CD /DVD to a specific position : press
the
I L OAD I button @. The next empty pos it ion
© blinks. The occupied positions light up and
do not b link . Press the button for the desired
position and remove the CD/DVD if necessary .
Slide the CD/DVD you would like to load
straight into the DVD slot @with the labe l fac­
ing up .
-Ejecting the current CD/DVD : press the button
CD briefly two times. The CD/DVD is pu lled back
i nto the DVD changer automatically if it is not
removed from the DVD slot w ith in 30 seconds
of ejecting it .
-Ejecting any CD /DVD : press the b utton CD and
then press a blink ing button @.
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-Ejecting all CD s: press and ho ld the button CD
longer .
-Canceling the load ing pro ce ss: press the
!LOAD I button @ again d uring the loading proc­
ess.
S ix CDs/DVDs can be loaded into the DVD chang ­
er. For information on the properties of support ­
ed file fo rmats, refer to ¢
page 187.
The DVD c hanger is sta rted and oper ated throug h
the MMI
¢ page 189.
(1} Tips
-Follow the instructions fo r handling C Ds/
DVDs.
- Whe n playi ng MP3 f iles w ith a variable b i­
t rate, t he re may be a disc repancy between
t h e p lay time d isplayed and real t ime.
Jukebox
Audio/video files from a CD/DVD -ROM, a USB
storage device or an SD card can be copied to the
Jukebox.
... Select the I MEDIAi button> Source con trol b ut­
ton >
Jukebox.
Adding fil es to the Jukebox
- Select ing files /fold ers :
select the Import con­
trol b utton >
desired source > individual files or
folders.
P ress the All c o ntro l butto n to se lec t
All files o r fo lde rs. Or : selec t and confirm a
folder and press and hold the contro l knob.
- Starting the importing proc ess: press the
Start import con trol b utton . T he stat us o f the
import p rocess is shown in the Infotainment
disp lay and in the status line with the symbo l
@¢page 138, fig . 159.
- Hid ing the importing proce ss: se lect and con­
firm
Continue importing in the background .
The importing process is hidden.
- Canceling the impo rt ing process : select and
confirm
Can cel import. Or : remove the source
that is being imported. Files a lready copied re-
ma in.
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