2017 AUDI A8 service

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.
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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. ..,.

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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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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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® 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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Accessing the radio
The radio supports the F M, A M and Sirius * (sate l­
lite radio) bands. By means of an HD Radio re ­
ceiver, you also receive radio stations on the FM
and AM band i n digital format.
Fig. 190 FM stat ion list (H D radio)
• 006
SIRIUS i.
60s Hits
( -
007 ___ 70s Hits
008 80s Hits
009 ThePulse
010
011
•
Bridge
Radio 1
Fig. 191 S iri us stat io n list
~ Se lect: the I RADIO I bu tton.
- , I
Linking
Linking
Linking ~_:
Linking
Linking
Linking
t•JG ,,111
Af te r se le ct ing the radi o, the last m enu t hat was
ope n is displ ayed .
-Showing the station li st : p res s th e I RAD IO I
bu tton agai n. T he receiva ble s tat ion s are show n
on a rad io s ta ti on lis t¢
fig. 19 0 an d ca n be se­
l ecte d direct ly .
- Selecting a station : sele ct and confir m a sta­
tion from the s ta tion list. FM/ A M stations th at
can be received by digital radio are marked with
the HD symbol (!)
c:;, fig. 190 . If reception quali­
ty declines, the radio automatica lly switches to
t h e a nalog FM/AM station. Digita l FM HD radio
stations may conta in mult iple addit io nal sta­
t ions *. The available additiona l stations* are
listed un der t he radio station . When you leave
the reception a rea, additiona l stations* that
Radio
cannot be received are marked wit h a symbol
@ c:;,fig. 190 .
-Quick storing from the stat ion list : select and
confirm a station from the station list. Press
an d hold the control knob u nti l
Store station
name
here appears in the presets list. Select
and confirm the desired presets location.
- Selecting a stored station: press the Presets
control button . Select and confirm a stat ion
from the presets list.
-Selecting the frequency band : press the Band
control button. Select and conf irm the desired
band.
Or : press the IRADIOI button repeated ly
until the desired frequency band appears in the
title line
c:;,fig. 190.
-Updating the station list : select and conf irm
Update stat ion list . The station lists in the FM
and Sir ius* bands are updated automatically. If
the last stat ion that was play ing is no lo nger
ava ilab le afte r the stat ion lis t is updated, sta­
t ion 184 is pl ayed automatically.
If there is a loss of radio signal (Sirius*), the fol­
lowing system informat ion may display in the
station l ist:
LINKING : the tuner is currently not receiving a
satellite signal @c:;,
fig. 191
ANTENNA : the antenna is not ready. For addi ­
t iona l information, contact an authorized Audi
dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
T he system information turns off when the radio
stations are received again.
(D Tips
-HD Rad io reception is not availab le in Cana­
da.
- Con tact the Si rius * prov ider if you wo uld like
to rece ive satellite p rogramming.
- Th at stat io ns in the AM station list are s till
displayed after you leave the reception area.
T here is no longer any reception .
- Bu ildings, tunnels, bridges, open areas, oth ­
er veh icles or objects on the veh icle roof can
affect reception.
- Sate llite rad io is not availab le in A laska and
Hawaii.
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