2017 AUDI A8 audio

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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
N .
. av1gat1on ... .. .. ................ .
Opening navigation ................. .
Entering a destination ............... . 165
165
165
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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Cockpit over view
CD
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Door hand le
S ide assist d isp lay
Cent ral locking switch ....... .. .
Side assist button .. ..... ... .. .
A ir vents w ith thumbwheel
L ever fo r:
- Turn signals and h igh beams
- High beam assistant ... ... .. .
- Active lane assist . ..... ... .. .
(J) Multifunction steering wheel with :
- Horn
D. ' . b - rivers air ag .... ... .. .. .. .
- Driver informat io n system con -
trols .. .... .......... ..... .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, naviga­
t ion and voice recognition con -
t rols .. .. .. ... ... ... .. .. .. .
- Shift paddles and~ button for
ma nual shifting .. .... .. .. .. .
@ Ins trument cluster . ..... ... .. .
® W indshield washer system lever
@ H ead-up Display ........... .. .
@ Buttons/ indicator light for :
- Start/Stop system . ..... .. .. .
- Extending/retracting the Info-
ta inment display ...... ..... .
- E lectron ic Stabili zation Contro l
(ESC) .. .. ............... .. .
- Emergency flashers ......... .
@ Starting the engine if there is a
malfunction
@ Knee airbag .. .. . .. ..... ... .. .
~ Buttons for :
- Stee ring wheel adjustmen t ... .
- Stee ring w heel heat ing
@ L everfor:
- Cru ise control system ....... .
- Adaptive cruise control .... .. .
@ Butto n for sw itching the Head-up
d isplay on/off , adjust ing t he
he igh t .. .. .. .. . .......... .. .
8
104
3 1
104
44
44
10 2
230 12
11
86
9
so
1 6
78
135
127
46
78
240
75
7 2
92
94
16
@ Instrument illumination ... .... .
@ Hood release .... .. .. ........ .
@ Da ta link co nne ctor for On Board
Di agnos tic Sys tem (OB D II) .....
@ Light sw itch
@ Buttons for:
- All -weather lights
- Night vision assist .......... .
- Rea r fog lights . .. .. ........ .
@ Exterior mirror adjustment .... .
@ Switch for luggage compartment
l id ........ ... ... ........... .
@ B uttons fo r:
- Power windows .. .......... .
- Ch ild safety lock .. .. . ... .... .
@ Memo ry funct ion buttons ...... .
@ Infotainment system d isplay
@ Buttons/indicator light for:
- PA SSE NG ER AIR BAG OFF .... .
- Park ing system ............. .
- Power sunshade (rear blind) .. .
@ Glove compartment ... ....... .
@) Front passenger 's airbag ...... .
@ Valet Park ing func tion ........ .
@ Analog clo ck .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .
@ Climate contro l system ........ .
@) Infotainment system u nit ..... .
@ Se lector lever (automatic transm is-
s ion) ... .. .. .. .. .. .......... .
@) Center conso le w ith cup holder ..
@) Buttons fo r:
- Electromechan ica l park ing brake
@ I START EN GINE STOP! button
(D Tips
43,47
271
25
4 3
10 7
43
47
33
37
36
59
135
23 7
114
49
63
230
40
16
70
134
83
63
81
76
Some the equipment listed here is only instal ­
l ed i n certa in models or is available as an op­
tion.

Cockpit overview
(D button(;;g
- Repeating the last navigation prompt :
press
the ~ button.
-Changing the voice guidance volume: turn the
right thumbwheel up or down dur ing vo ice
guidance.
@ button ~
- Switching the voice recognition system* on:
press the 5J button briefly on the multifunc ­
tion steer ing whee l. Say the desired command
after the
Beep.
- Switching the voice recognition system* off:
press and hold the 5J butto n. Or : say the com­
mand
Cancel.
For more information abo ut the vo ice recog nition
system, see~
page 141.
@ Right thumbwheel
You can adjust the vo lume of an audio source or a
system message (for example, from the voice recognit ion system*) whe n the sound is playing.
-Increasing or decreasing the volume: turn the
right thumbwheel up or down.
-Muting or pausing : turn the right thumbwheel
down.
Or : press the rig ht thumbwheel.
-Un muting or resuming: turn the right thumb­
wheel up .
Or: press the right thumbwheel.
© Manual shifting
See ¢ page 86 .
Driver information
system
On-board computer
F ig . 8 Instrument cluster: fuel co nsumption display
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You can call up the fo llowing information in the
on-board computer:
- Da te
- Dr iv ing time from the short-te rm memory
-Average consumption from the short -term
memory
- Average speed from the short-term memory
- Distance driven from the short-term memory
- Current fuel consumption
- Short-term memory overv iew
- Long-te rm memory overview
The short-term memory collects driv ing inf orma­
tion from the time the ign ition is switched on un­
til it is switched off. If you continue driving with­
i n two hours after switch ing the ignit ion off, the
new values are included when ca lculating the cur­
rent trip information.
Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term
memory is not erased automatically. You can se­
lect the time period for evaluating trip informa ­
tion yourself .
Fuel consumption
The current fu el consumption can be shown us­
in g a bar graph ¢
fig. 8. The average consump­
tion stored in the short-term memory is also dis­
played . If the bar is green, your vehicle is saving
fuel through one of the fo llowing functions :
-Recuperation : electrical energy can be stored in
the vehicle battery when the vehicle is coast ing
or dr iving down hill. The bar will move towa rd
0 .
-Cylinder on demand system*: the engine auto­
matically switches four cylinders (4 .0L TFSI) or
six cylinders (6.3L FSI) off when lower power
output is required and other conditions are
met. This change is not noticeable to the pas­
sengers . The cylinders w ill switch on again
when higher power output is needed .

Cockpit overview
Media
Applies to: vehicles w ith mu ltifunct ion steering wheel
F ig. 12 Media men u
Requirement: a media drive must contain audio/
video files ¢
page 180 and the radio/media tab
must be displayed .
.. Playing an audio/video file : select and confirm
a f ile.
.. Pausing /continuing playback : Press the right
thumbwheel. To resume playback, press the
right thumbwheel again.
.. Restarting playback of an audio file : select the
file that is currently playing, if necessary. Press
the left thumbwheel.
The following functions are available when you
p ress the~ button:
- Selecting a source: select and confirm a source
such as the
Jukebox .
- Selecting a radio station using the source list:
select and confirm a frequency band and then
select a station from the station list.
Telephone
Appl ies to : ve hicles w ith multifunct ion steering wheel and
telep hone
F ig . 13 Telepho ne menu
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Requirement: a ce ll phone must be connected to
the MMI ¢
page 146 and the telephone tab
must be d isp layed
~ fig . 13 .
.. Press the ~ button on the multifunction steer­
ing wheel.
- Calling a contact in the directory : select and
confirm
Directory . Select and confirm a con­
tact.
- Calling a contact in a call list : select and con­
firm
Dialed numbers , Missed calls or Received
calls.
Select and confirm a contact.
Directory contacts: the driver information sys­
tem only disp lays directory contacts that have a
phone number stored.
If several phone numbers
are stored with a contact, the list of stored num­
bers is displayed first when the entry is selected .
For more information about the displayed sym­
bols, refer to ¢
page 150 .
Caller information : the name, phone number or
Unknown appears in the driver information sys­
tem display depending on if the caller has been
stored in the directory and if the phone number
has been transm itted.
- Accepting a call : press the left thumbwheel
when there is an incoming call.
-Ignoring a call : select and confirm Ignore
when there is an incoming call.
-Ending a phone call : select and confirm End
call.
Functions during a phone call
- Making an additional phone call*:
select and
confirm
Hold >~button > Directory or an en­
try in one of the call Lists.
-Accepting an incoming call when there is an
active call and a call on hold:
select and con­
firm
Replace . The active call is replaced with
the incoming call .
Additional functions:
Mute *:
if you select and confirm this function,
the other person on the phone cannot hear yo u.
You can hear the other person.
Holding /resuming a call : you can put a current
ca ll on hold and resume a ca ll. .,..

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r .. Inse rt the key in the inside slot and turn it all
the way to the right (r ight door) or left (left
door).
Once the front passenger's door/rear doors close, it is no longer possible to open them from the
outside . The door can b e opened from the inside
by pull ing the door handle . If the child safety
lock in one of the rear doors is activated , you
must first pull the door handle from the inside .
Then you can open the door from the outside .
.,&. WARNING
Read and heed all WARNINGS c:> &. in Descrip­
tion on page 27.
Anti-theft alarm system
If the anti-theft alarm system detects a vehicle
break-in, audio and vis u al warning signals are
triggered. The anti-theft alarm system is activat­
ed when the vehicle is locked as usual.
It
switches off when the vehicle is unlocked.
If the alarm is triggered, it will shut
off automat­
ically after a ce rtain amount of time. Switch the
ignition on or press the~ button on the remote
control key to turn
off the alarm.
Luggage compartment
Lid
Opening/closing the luggage compartment
lid
Fig. 29 Drive r's door : u nl oc kin g th e lug gage compar tment
li d
Open ing and closing
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Fig. 30 Handle in the rea r lid
Opening the luggage compartment lid
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.. Briefly press the~ button on the remote con ­
trol key. The rear lid wi ll unlock .
.. Press the
~ button on the remote control key
for at least several seconds to open the luggage
compar tment lid. Or
.. Pull the button~ in the driver's door
c:> fig. 29
briefly . Or
.. Press the hand le in the luggage compartment
lid
<=> fig . 30 .
Closing the luggage compartment lid
.. Pull down the luggage compartment lid at the
grip and let it close using a gent le push
c:> ,A .
The sett ings in the Infotainment system deter ­
mine if the luggage compartment lid can be
opened using the handle
¢ page 32.
A WARNING
- After closing the luggage compartment lid,
make sure that it is latched. Otherwise the
luggage compartment lid could open sud­
denly when driving, which increases the risk
of an acc ident.
- Never drive with the luggage compartment
lid ajar or open, because poisonous gases
can enter the vehicle interior and create the
risk of asphyx iation .
- Never leave your veh icle unattended when
the luggage compartment l id is open. A
child cou ld climb into the vehicle through
the luggage compartment. If the luggage
compartment lid was then closed, the child
wou ld be trapped in the vehicle and unable
to escape . To reduce the risk of injury, do
not allow children to play in or around the
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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r ~-- -~ -Di st a nce 3: this setting corresponds
to a distance of 164
ft (SO m) when traveling at
62 mph (100 km/h), for examp le (time between :
1.8 seconds).
~-- --~ Dist a nce 4: This setting corresponds
to a distance of 210
ft (64 m) when traveling at
62 mph (100 km/h), (time distance of 2.3 sec­
onds).
A WARNING
Following other vehicles too closely increases
the risk of coll isions and ser ious personal in ­
jury.
- Setting short distances to the traffic ahead
reduces the t ime and distance available to
br ing your vehicle to a safe stop and makes
it even mo re necessary to pay close atten­
t ion to traffic.
- Always obey applicable traffic laws, use
good j udgment, and select a safe following
distance for the traffic, road and weather
condit ions .
@ Tips
- Di stance 3
is set automatically each time
you switch the ignition on.
- Your settings are automatically stored and
assigned to the remote control key being
used.
Selecting the driving mode
A pp lies to: ve hicles with Audi adaptive cruise co ntrol
.,. Se lect the des ired driving mode in dr ive se lect
c> page 110 .
@ Tips
Your se ttings a re au toma tical ly s to red and as­
signed to the remote control key being used.
A ss ist
Driver intervention request
App lies to : vehicles wit h Aud i ada ptive cr uise control
Fig. 112 Instrume nt cl uster : request fo r drive r in terven ­
tio n
In certain situa tions, the system will request you
to take action:
- if the braking from the adap tive cruise contro l
system is not enough to ma intain eno ugh dis­
t ance to the object ahead.
The da nger is indicated by the. indicator light
r:!> fig . 112. An audio signal will a lso sound .
- Press the brake pedal to slow your vehicle
down.
Audi braking guard
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h Audi ada ptive cr uise control
Fig. 113 Instrument cluster : approach wa rnin g
The braking guard uses radar sensors and a v ideo
camera. It also functions within the limits of the
system when adaptive cru ise control is switched
off .
Wh at can the b raking guard do?
When detected in time, the system can assess
dangerous situations where an object ahead
brakes suddenly or if your own vehicle is traveling .,..
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Ass is t
at a high speed and approaching an object that is
moving more slowly. The braking guard does not
react if it cannot detect the s ituation.
The sys tem advises you of various dangerous si t­
uations :
- T he
distan ce warning occurs if you drive too
closely to t he object ahead for a long period of
time . If the ob je ct ahead b rakes strongly, you
would not be able to avoid a collis ion . The .
indicator light appears as an indication for this.
- T he
app roach wa rning occurs when an object
ahead is traveling more slow ly or brakes
strongly . When this warning occurs, it may on ly
be possib le to avoid a co llision by swerv ing or
braking strong ly. The danger is indicated by the
• indicator light
c> fig. 113. An audio signal
will also sound.
If you do not react early enough or at a ll to a dan­
gerous situation, the braking guard supports you
with a brak ing intervention. The approach warn­
ing indicators and the message
Braking guard :
e n gaged
also appear .
- If a collision is imminent, the system will first
provide an
ac ute wa rni ng by braking sharply.
- If you do not react to the acute warning, the braking guard can increase the braking force
within the limits of the system. This reduces
the vehicle speed in the event of a co llision.
- The system can init iate comp lete deceleration
sho rtly before a collision
ll . Full decele ration at
high speeds occurs only in vehicles with adap­
tive cru ise cont rol and s ide assist (pre sense
pl us).
- If the braking guard determines that you are
not brak ing strongly enough when there is an
impending co llision, it can increase the bra king
f o rce .
- T he pre se nse functions also engage when
the re is an impend ing collision
c:> page 216.
Which functions can be controll ed ?
You can switch the braking guard and the dis ­
tance/approach warn ing on or off in the lnfotain-
l ) Ma rket -spe cific
100
ment system c:> page 101, Settings in the Info­
tainment system.
A WARNING
Lack of attent ion can cause collisions, other
accidents and ser ious personal inju ries. The
braking guard is an assist system and cannot
p revent a collision by itself . The driver must
a lways inte rvene . The driver is always respon­
sib le for braking at the co rrect t ime .
- Always pay close attention to traffic, even when the b raking guard is sw itched on. Be
ready to intervene and be ready to take
comp lete contro l whenever ne cessa ry . Al­
ways keep the sa fe and legal dist ance be­
t ween your vehi cle and veh icles up ahead .
- Br ak ing g uard works w ithin limits and will
no t respond o utside the system limits, for
examp le when approaching a stopped vehi ­
cle or stationary obstacle (en d of a traffic
jam or vehicle that has broken down in traf­
fic).
- Always remember that the radar sensor for
the brak ing g uard works only within def ined
detection and range limits that may prevent
the prope r detection o f other vehicles.
- The radar sensor 's function and range can
be reduced by rain, snow and heavy spray.
Moving vehicles up ahead may not be
promptly detected or may not be detected
at al l.
- Reflective surfaces including crash barr iers
or tunnel entrances may impair the function
of the radar sensor.
(D Tips
- You can cancel the braking with increas ing
force that is initiated by the system by bra k­
ing yourself, by acce le ra ting not iceably or
by swerving.
- Keep in mind that braking gua rd can brake
unexpectedly. Always secure any cargo or
objects tha t you are transpo rting to redu ce
t h e risk of damage or injury.

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"' " "' .... 0 0 :r Parking system plus
Description
Applies to: vehicles with parking system plus
Parking system plus provides audio and visual
signals when parking .
Fig. 130 D isp lay field
Sensors are located in the front and rear bump­
e rs. If these detect an obstacle , audible and visu­
al signa ls warn you.
Make sure the sensors are not covered by stick­
ers, depos its or any other obstructions as it may
impair the sensor function. Fo r information on
cleaning, refer to¢
page 306.
The display field begins approximate ly at:
® 4 ft (1.20 m)
® 3 f t (0.90 m)
© 5 .2 ft (1.60 m)
® 3 f t (0.90 m)
The closer you get to the obstacle, the sho rter
the interval between t he audible s ignals. A con ­
tinuous tone so unds when the obstacle is less
than approximately
1 foot (0.30 meters) away .
Do not cont inue driving forwa rd o r in reverse
¢ &. in General information on page 114, ¢(D in
General information on page 114!
If the distance to an obs tacle remains constant,
the vol ume of the distance wa rning gradually
d rops afte r about four seconds (th is does not ap­
p ly in the continuous tone range) .
Parking systems
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles w ith park ing system plus
F ig. 131 Ce nter console: parking a id b utto n
Switching on
.. Shift into reverse, or
.. Press the
P wA button in the center console
¢
fig. 131. A short confirmation tone sounds
and the LED in the b utton turns on.
Switching off .. Drive faster than 6 mph (10 km/h), or
.. Press the
PwA button, or
.. Switch the ignit ion off.
Vi sual d isplay
T he segments in front of and behind the veh icle
help you to determine the distance between you
and an obstacle .
T he red lines mark the expected direction of trav­
el according to the steering angle. A white seg­
ment indicates an identified obstacle that is out­
side of the vehicle 's path. Red segments show
identified obstacles that are in your vehicle's
path . As your vehicle comes closer to the obsta­
cle, the segments move close r to the veh icle . The
collision area has been reached when the next to
last segment is displayed. Obstacles in the colli­
s io n area, in cl uding those ou ts ide of the vehicle's
pa th , a re shown in red. Do not cont in ue driving
f orward or in reverse
¢ &. in General information
on page 114 , ¢ (D in General information on
page 114!
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