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N .... 0 0 :c ' Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Multi Med ia Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Switching the MMI on and off . . . . . . . . . . 134
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 134
Infotainment d isplay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
MMI operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
MMI touch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
L etter/number speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
Menus and symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Voice recogni tion sy st em . . . . . . . . 14 1
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Command overview information . . . . . . . . 141
Global commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Telephone. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 143
Info..... .......................... 144
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 145
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 146
Opening the telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 147
Dialing a telephone number . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Storing a phone number . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Accepting/ending a call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
During a phone call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
Emergency call functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Opening the directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Searching for a contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . lSl
Using contacts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 152
Import ing and exporting contacts . . . . . . 153
Storing a new contact . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Name tags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Memory capacity . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Addit ional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Operating the browser . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Overview of Audi connect services . . . . . . 159
Wi-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 160
Conf iguring a data connection . . . . . . . . . 161
Table of contents
About Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
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Opening navigation ................. .
Entering a destination ............... . 165
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Starting/canceling route guidance . . . . . . 170
Operating the map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Online map view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Accessing traffic information . . . . . . . . . . 175
Other sett ings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 176
Radio ...... ... . ......... ...... .. .. 177
Accessing the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Radio funct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Other settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Media d rives and connections . . . 180
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Notes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
DVD drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
DVD changer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Supported med ia and file formats . . . . . . 186
T roub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Playing medi a . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Accessing media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 189
Media functions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Other settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Rear Seat Enter tainm ent . . . . . . . . 193
RSE components overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . 193
Switching the RSE on and off . . . . . . . . . . 193
Adjusting the volume . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Audio output . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Restarting the RSE (reset) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Display settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Parental control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r -In certain situations, people or objects in
the display appear closer or farther away:
- For objects that do not touch the ground,
such as the bumper of a parked vehicle, a
trailer hitch or the rear of a truck. Do not
use the orientation lines in this case.
- If driven from a level surface onto an in­
cline, or a downward slope.
- If driven toward protruding objects.
- If the vehicle is carrying too much load in
the rear.
- The accuracy of the orientation lines and
blue surfaces decreases when the vehicle is
raised/lowered ¢
page 110.
(D Note
-Always read and follow the applicable warn­
ings
c:> © in General information on
page 114 .
-The orange-colored orientation lines in the
Infotainment display show the vehicle path based on the steering wheel angle . The
front of the vehicle swings out more than
the rear of the vehicle. Maintain plenty of
distance so that an exterior mirror or a cor­
ner of the vehicle does not collide with any
obstacles.
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with rearv1ew camera
Switching on
"'Shif t into reverse, or
"' Press the
p,,,A button in the center console
c:>page 115, fig. 131. A short conf irmation
tone sounds and the LED in the button turns
on.
Switching between the rearview camera and
optical display
"' Press the Graphic contro l button ®
c:, page 117, fig. 136 to see the optical display .
"' Press the
Rear view control button to see the
. . rearv,ew camera image.
Switching off
"'Drive faster than 6 mph (10 km/h), or
"' Press the
P'"A button, or
Parking systems
"'Sw itch the ignition off.
@ Tips
- The visual display in the left part of the dis­
play should help you detect the critical vehi­
cle areas.
- You can change the volume and pitch of the
signals as well as the display ¢
page 124.
Perpendicular parking
Applies to: vehicles with rearview camera
This view may be used when parking in a garage
or in a parking space.
Fig. 136 Infota inment system: a iming at a park ing space
Fig. 137 Infotainment system: aligning the vehicle
"'Turn the Infotainment system on and shift into
reverse gear.
"' The orange orientation lines
(D show the direc­
tion of travel of the ve hicle. Turn the steering
wheel until the orange orientation lines appear
in the parking space
c:> fig. 136. Use the mark­
ings @to help you estimate the distance to an
obstacle. Each marking represents approxi­
mately 3 ft (1 m). The blue area represents an
extension of the vehicle's outline by approxi­
mately 16 ft (S meters) to the rear.
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Parking system s
• While driving in reverse gear, adjust the steer­
ing whee l angle to fit the parking space using
the orange orientation lines for assistance
c> & in General information on page 116, c> (D
in General information on page 117. @ repre­
sents the rear bumper . At the very latest, stop
the veh icle when t he red orientation line @
borders an object .
Parallel parking
App lies to: ve hicles w ith rearview ca mera
This view may be used when parallel parking
along the side of a street.
F ig. 1 38 Infotainment: blue surfaces aligned in th e par k­
i ng space
Fig . 1 39 In fotainment: contact of the bl ue curved line with
t h e curb
Parking on the r ight is described here. It is identi­
cal whe n pa rking on the left.
If there is an obstacle next to the parking space (such as a wall), refer to Informat ion for parking
next to obstacles
c:::> page 118 .
• Activate the turn signal.
• Pos ition your vehicle next to a parked veh icle in
front of the desired parki ng space. The distance
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to this vehicle should be approximate ly 3 ft . (1
m) .
• Turn the Infotainment system on and shift into
reverse gear. The parking system is turned on
and the
C ro ss park ing view is disp layed.
• Press the contro l butto n on the Infotainment
unit ©~
fig. 138 . The Parallel parking view is
disp layed.
• Backup and align your veh icle so the blue a rea
@ bo rders on the rear end of the vehicle be­
hind you or on the park ing space line
c:::> & in
General information on page 116,
c:::> (D in Gen­
eral information on page 117.
The blue area
represents an extension
of the vehicle's outline
by approximately 16 ft (5 meters) to the rear.
The long side of the blue area should be on the curb. The entire blue area must fit into the
parking space.
• With the vehicle stopped, t urn the steering
wheel to the right as far as it will go.
• Back into the p arking space unt il the bl ue curve
<=:> fig. 139 touches the curb c:::> & in General in­
formation on page 116,
<=:> CD in General infor­
mation on page 117 .
Stop the vehicle.
• With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering
wheel to the left as far as it will go.
• Continue to back into the parking space until
the vehicle is parked paralle l to the curb
c> &
in General information on page 116, c> (D in
General information on page 117 .
@ repre­
sents the rear bumper. A t the very latest, stop
the vehicle whe n the red or ientat ion line @
borders an object . Keep an eye on the front of
your vehicle whi le doing this.
Parking next to obstacles
If there is an obstacle (s uch as a wall) nex t to t he
parking sp ace, posi tion the veh icle so there is
more sp ace on that side. Position the long side o f
the b lue surface so that there is s ufficient space
from the obstacle. The surface must not be
touching . You will a lso need to start turning the
steering wheel earlier. The bl ue curve
c> fig. 139
must not touch the obstacle, but rather there
should be enough distance .

@ Tips
The left or ri ght orientation lines and surfaces
w ill be displayed, depending on the turn sig­
nal being used.
Peripheral cameras
Introduction
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with per ip heral came ras
W ith this equipmen t, the parking system p lus*
c::!;> page 115 is supplemented with various periph ­
e ral cameras.
The fo ur cameras g ive you the fo llow ing v iews :
a rea around the vehicle, front corner view and
rear corne r view, view in front of the ve hicl e and
behind the vehicle .
General information
Appl ies to: ve hicles with pe rip heral ca meras
Fi g. 14 0 Locatio n of perip he ra l cameras
The fo ur per ipheral cameras are located i n the ra­
d iator grille, in the luggage compa rtment lid and
on both exterior mirrors
¢ fig . 140 . Make sure
that the lenses are not covered by deposits or any
other obstructions as this may impa ir the system.
For information on cleaning, refer to
¢page 306.
In the Top view mode, black corners are shown i n
the vehicle silhouette. Objects in these areas are
outside of the camera's fie ld of view and are not
detected.
The accuracy of the orientation lines and the blue
~ surfaces is reduced if the adapt ive air suspen-...,
~ sion/sport* is faulty, if the vehicle is lifted or if N
8 the D ynamic mode is activated ¢ page 110. 0 :r Parking systems
A WARNING
-
-Always read and follow the applicab le warn-
i n gs¢ &.
in General information on
page 114 .
-If the position or the installat io n angle of a
camera was changed, for example afte r a
coll is ion, do not cont inue to use the system
for safety reasons. Have it c hec ked by a n au­
thori zed A udi dealer or authorized A udi
Serv ice Facility.
- Keep in mind that the image in the display is
i n cor rec t if the exterio r mirror housing ha s
been manually adjus ted.
- Use the
Rear mode and the corner view
( rear)
mode only when the luggage com­
partment lid is comp letely closed. Other ­
wise the image in the disp lay w il l be distort­
ed .
- The vehicle surround ings are shown using
the camera images . The vehicle image is
shown by the system. Objects and obstacles
above the camera are not disp layed.
- Camera lenses enlarge and distort the field
of vision. The objects appear both a ltered
and inaccurate on the screen.
(D Note
- Always read and fo llow the applicab le wa rn­
ings
¢ (Din General information on
page 114.
- The Infotainment display shows the direc­
tion in which the rear of the ve hicle is travel­
ing based on the steering whee l ang le. The
front of the vehicle swings out more than
the rear of the vehicle . Maintain plenty of
dis tance so that a n exte rior m irror or a cor­
ner of the vehicle does not coll ide with any
obsta cles.
¢j) Tips
If the 8/cr;J'J/c:s symbol appears in the d is­
p lay and the respective d isp lay area is grayed
o ut, then the powe r exter io r mir rors we re
fo lded in or one of t he doors/l ugg age com ­
partment lid w as opened .
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Parking system s
You can choose between three different views in
this mode.
.,. To cross park, parallel park or position the vehi ­
cle in front of a tra iler*, press the control but­
ton ® on the contro l pane l repeatedly unt il the
symbol for the des ired mode is selected .
Perpendicular parking
Applies to: ve hicles w ith perip hera l cameras
This view may be used when parking in a garage
or in a parking space .
Fig . 14 8 Infotainment system: aiming at a parking space
Fig . 149 Infotainment system: aligning the veh icle
Requ irements: cross parki ng must be selected
q page 121 .
.,. The orange orientation lines (D show the d irec­
tion of travel of the vehicle . Turn the steering
wheel until the orange orientation lines appear i n the pa rking space
¢ fig. 148 . Use the ma rk­
ings @to he lp you estimate the distance to an
obstacle . Ea ch marking represents approxi­
ma tely 3 ft (1 m). The blue area represents an
extension o f the vehicle's outline by approxi ­
mately 16
ft (S meters) to the rear.
.,. While driv ing in reverse gear, adjust the steer­
ing wheel angle to f it the parking space using
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the o range or ientation lines for assistance
q A in General information on page 119, q (D
in General information on page 119. @repre­
sents the rear bumper. You should stop revers­
ing at the latest when the red o rientation line
@ borders an object<=>.&. in General informa ­
tion on page 116.
Parallel parking
App lies to: vehicles wit h peripheral cameras
This view may be used when parallel parking
along the side of a street.
Fi g. 15 0 In fota inment: blue surfaces alig ned in the park ­
in g space
Fig. 151 Infota inment: contact of the blue c urved line w ith
the cu rb
Parking on the right is descr ibed here . It is identi­
ca l when parking on the left.
If there is an obstacle next to the parking space (such as a wall), refer to Information fo r parking
next to obstacles
q page 118 .
.,. Activate the turn signal.
.,. Posit ion your veh icle next to a parked vehicle in
front of the des ired park ing space . The distance
to this vehicle should be approximate ly 3 ft. ( 1
m). ..,.

.. Turn the Infotainment system on and shift into
reverse gear. The parking system is turned on
and the
Cross park ing view is displayed.
.. Press the control button on the Infotainment
unit @¢
page 118, fig. 138. The Para llel pa rk ­
ing
view is displayed .
.. Back up and align your vehicle so the blue area
@ borders on the rear end of the vehicle be­
hind you or on the parking space line¢.,&.
in
General information on page 119, ¢(Din Gen­
eral information on page 119 .
The blue area
rep resents an extension of the vehicle's outline
by approximately 16 ft (5 meters) to the rear .
The long s ide of the blue area should be on the
curb. The entire b lue area must f it into the
parking space .
.. With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering
wheel to the r ight as far as it w ill go .
.. Back into the parking space until the b lue curve
¢
fig . 151 touches the cu rb ¢.,&. in General in­
formation on page 119, ¢(Din General infor­
mation on page 119.
Stop the vehicle .
.. With the vehicle stopped, turn the steering
whee l to the left as far as it will go.
.. Continue to back into the parking space until
the vehicle is parked parallel to the curb¢
/A
in General information on page 119, ¢(Din
General information on page 119.@
repre­
sents the rear bumper . At the very latest, stop
the vehicle when the red o rie ntation line@
bo rders an object . Keep an eye on the front of
you r vehicle while doing this.
Parking next to obstacles
If there is an obstacle (such as a wall) next to the
parking space, pos ition the vehicle so t here is
mo re space on that side. Position the long s ide of
the blue area so that there is s ufficient space
from the obje ct. The area must not be on the ob­
stacle . You will also need to start tu rning the
steering whee l earlier. The blue curve
¢
page 118, fig . 139 must n ot touch the obsta­
cle, but rather there should be enough distance.
@ Tips
C)
~ The left or right orientation lines and surfaces
"' ~ w ill be displayed, depending on the turn sig-
8 na l being used. 0 :r Parking systems
Trailer mode
Applies to : vehicles wit h peripheral cameras a nd tra iler hitch
This view assists you in positioning the vehicle in
front of a trailer .
Fig. 15 2 In fotainment system: rear mo de
Requirement: the trailer mode m ust be selected
¢page 121, Rear .
.,. Now yo u can posit ion your ve hicle in front of
the t railer
¢ .,&. in General information on
page 119,
¢ (Din General information on
page 119.
The orange orient ation line indicates
the expected path toward the trailer h itch. Use
the blue lines to help you est imate the distance
to the trailer hitch.
Setting the mode
Applies to : vehicles wit h peripheral ca meras
.,. Select: !CAR ! function button> Car systems
control button > Driver assi st > Pa rking aid >
Change to front /re ar > Auto or Manual.
Auto -
This view behind the vehicle (Rear mode)
is d isplayed automat ically when you shift into re­
verse. Th is view in front of the vehicle
( Front
mode) is d isplayed automat ica lly when you shift
i n to the forward gea rs.
Manu al -When you switch the system on, the
view beh ind the ve hicle
(Rear mode) is always
displayed and it does not switch to the
Front
mode when a forward gear is se lected .
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Parking systems
Adjusting the display
and the warning tones
Applies to: vehicl es with parking system plus/rearview cam­
era/per ipheral came ra
The display and warning tones can be adjusted in
the Infotainment.
~ Select: the ICARI function button > Car systems
control button > Driver assist > Parking aid.
Display
On* -
An optical display is shown for the parking
system plus, a rearview camera image is shown
for the rearview camera*.
Off -When the parking system is switched off,
only audib le signals are given.
Signal tones
Front volume -
volume for the front area
Rear volume -volume for the rear area
Front frequency -frequency for the front area
Rear frequency -frequency for the rear area
Entertainment volume -when the parking sys­
tem is turned on, the volume of the audio/video
source is lowered.
The new ly selected level is demonstrated briefly
by the sound generator.
{!) Tips
- The warning tones can also be adjusted di­
rectly by the v isual disp lay or the picture
from the camera. Simply press the
Settings
contro l button .
- Changed settings are act ivated when the
parking system is switched on aga in.
- The settings for volume and frequency are automat ically saved and assigned to the re­
mote control key being used.
Error messages
Applies to: ve hicles w ith parking system plus/rearview cam­
era/peripheral came ra
There is an error in the system if the LED in the
P,YA button is blinking and you hear a continuous
alarm for a few seconds after switching on the
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parking system or when the pa rking system is al­
ready activated . If the error is not corrected be­
fore you switch off the ignition, the LED in the
P wA
button will blink the next time you switch on the
parking system by shifting into reverse.
Parking system plus*
If a sensor is faulty, the~ symbol will appear in
front of/behind the vehicle in the Infotainment display. If a rear sensor is faulty, on ly obstacles
that are in areas @and @ are displayed
c>page 115, fig . 130. If a front sensor is faulty,
only obstacles that are in areas © and @are dis­
played. There is a lso a system malfunction if all
segments around the vehicle are red or if no seg­
ments are disp layed.
Peripheral cameras*
There is a system malfunc tion if the ~· symbol
appears and the corresponding display area is
shown in blue. The camera is not working in this
a rea.
Drive to an authorized Audi dealer or authorized
Audi Service Facility immediately to have the
malfunction corrected .
Trailer hitch
Applies to: vehicles with parking system plus/rearv iew cam­
era/peripheral cameras and t ra iler hitc h
For vehicles using the trailer socket, the parking
system rear sensors are not activated when you
shift into reverse gear or when you press the P
1
1.A
button . This results in the following restrictions .
Parking system plus*
There is no distance warning for the rear. The
front sensors remain activated. The visual display
switches to trailer mode.
Rearview camera* /Peripheral cameras*
There is no distance warning for the rear. The
front senso rs remain activated . The visua l display
switches to trailer mode . The rearview camera
image will not show the orientation lines and the
blue surfaces .
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Symbol/Description
TMC
Importing process* Cell phone signal
strength bars*
Data connect ion signa l
strength bars *
Arrow Mute
I mport ing p rocess
Bluetooth
2G/3G*
Select ion list
Multi Media Interfac e
Ex planat ion
Reception of TMC traffic reports
Import or update the contacts in the directory or the call lists
Cell phone netw ork signal streng th fo r a connected cell phone
Signal streng th fo r the ac tive data connection, o r
PIN: enter the PIN (SIM)
PUK: enter the PUK
SIM: insert the Aud i SIM card
Submenu w ith add it iona l functions that are accessed by p ressing the
contro l knob
The audio source is muted ¢
page 134
Importing audio/video files to the J ukebox ¢page 182
Bluetoot h dev ice connected
Netwo rk coverage for the active d ata connection
2G : GSM network
3G: UMTS network
Settings for the se lected function that are accessed by press ing the
contro l knob
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