2017 AUDI Q7 CD player

Table of contents Media ... . ... ... .. .......... .. .. ...
228
Introduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 228
Notes ... .. .. .. ... .......... .. .. .. . 228
Media drives . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 231
Wi -F i aud io player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Online media and Internet radio . . . . . . . . 233
Multimedia connections . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 234
Pla ying media. .. ............. .... .. . 237
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 240
Supported media and file formats . . . . . . 243
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 244
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . 247
Setup ... .. .... ... .......... .. .. ... 247
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Troubleshoot ing. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Setting the date and time . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
MMI settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Connection manager . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
System update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 252
Sound settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Volume settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 253
Restarting the MMI . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 254
Software license i nformat ion 254
Safety first . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Driving safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Bas ics . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 256
Correct passenger seating positions . . . . . 257
D river's and front passenger's footwell . . 260
Pedal area . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 261
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Gene ral information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 265
Why use safety belts? . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 266
Safety belts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 268
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 271
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 273
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 277
Mo nito ring the Advanced Airbag System . 285
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Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 289
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 292
Child safety . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 295
Child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 301
Securing child safety seats . . . . . . . . . . . . 306
LATCH system (lower anchorages and
tethers for c hildren) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Additional information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 313
Maintenance and Care ........... 314
Checking and Filling . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Diesel fuel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 315
Refueling ..... .. .. .. .. ........... .. 316
Selective catalytic reduction (AdBlue/
DEF) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 318
Emissions control systems . . . . . . . . . . . . 321
Engine compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 322
Engine o il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 324
Cooling system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 329
Battery . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 330
Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 331
Service interva l display 332
Wheels ........ ... ...... ....... ... 333
Wheels and Tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 333
T ire pressure monitoring system . . . . . . . 351
Run-flat tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 352
Care and cleaning .... .......... .. 354
General informat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Car washes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 354
Cleaning and care information . . . . . . . . . 355
P lac ing your vehicle out of service . . . . . . 359
Troubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Emergency assistance . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Genera l information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Eq uip ment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Tire mobility kit . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
Replacing a whee l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 362

Voice recognition system Radio
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: the Radio mus t already be open. Depend ing o n the vehicle equipment and these­
l e cted frequency band, you ca n say the fo llow ing
commands :
Function
Say:
Selecting the frequency band FM*/ Siriu sXM * / FM / AM
Selecting a station from the station Channel (XV) / !Frequency (XV)
list
Selecting a station from favorites/
Radi o pre sets > Line (XV)
presets
Setting the frequency
Frequency (XV) / Frequency (XV ) HD 1
Correcting data inp ut No I meant (XV)
Closing the full-sc reen command Clo se
list
Media
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: you must be in the Med ia menu. Depending on the vehicle equipment and the ac­
tive media, you can say the following commands :
Function
Say:
Selecting a source directly Jukebo x*/ CO/ DVD / SO ca rd 1 / SO card 2 / Aud i music inte r-
face *
I iPhone* / USB * / Bluetooth* / Wi-Fi * / Medium (XV), for
example "John 's player"
Selecting aud io/video files* from
M edia favor ites/ Arti sts / Album s/ Genres / Tr ack s/ Playli st s /
the Jukebox* Video s
Selecting aud io files on an iPod Art ists / Albu m is / Genre s I Tracks / Pla ylists / Composer s I
(source: Audi music interface*) Podcast s / Audio books
Naviga ting within a folder struc -Folder up / Line (XV )
tu re/list
Selecting shuffle
Shuffl e on I Shuffle off
Correcting data inp ut No I meant (XV)
Closing the full-sc reen command Close
list
CJ) Note External voice operation
Always follow the info rmation found in ~CD in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and exter­
nal vo ice operation
Requirement:
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The ignition and the MMI must be switched on.
No phone call is in p rogress.

Audi connect (Infotainment)
The fo llow ing A udi connect In fota inment serv ices
are curre ntly availab le:
- Naviga tio n wi th
online map view a nd Street
View ¢
page 217.
-Point of Interest (POI) online search with
voice recognition
( such as res taur ant s): plan
r ou te g uida nce using t he M MI con trol panel
¢
page 209 and the voice recognition system
¢ page 169.
- Set up dest ina tions in you r M MI using yo ur
myAudi account or onl ine map view
¢ page 217.
-Online traffic information : receive up-to-the ­
minute t raffic info rmation about accidents,
r oad construction and other incidents
¢ page 221.
-Map update : import navigat ion map updates
directly to yo ur vehicle using a n SD ca rd o r as
an on line update¢
page 219.
@ Tips
-Fo r the map update Au di c onnect Infotain­
ment se rvice via SD car d, check the current
software vers ion in your vehicle and then
check
www.audiusa.com/myaudi to see if a
newe r ve rsion is ava ilable. You can a lso have
th e ne w naviga tion da ta insta lled by an A ud i
d eale r, w hich can be done for an addition al
c har ge.
- Y ou can a lso fin d ad dit io na l informat ion
a bout th e
map update onlin e at
www.audiusa.com /myaudi .
Audi connect (Infotainment) on the phone
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Se lect: I M ENU I but ton > Audi connect > left
contro l button >
Communication .
The fo llow ing A udi con nect Info tainment services
a re curre ntly availab le:
- Stor ing contacts on yo ur compute r us ing yo ur
myAudi A ccount and loadi ng the contacts into
t he MM I direct ory
¢ page 186.
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Audi connect (Infotainment) in Media
menu
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Sele ct: !ME NUI button> Audi connect > righ t
control button >
Entertainment.
- Online media and Internet radio :
offers access
t o di fferen t on line me dia services as well as In ­
ternet radio and ope ration th ro u gh t he M MI us ­
ing the
Audi MMI connect app ¢ page 233 .
Applies to: vehicles with Wi·Fi audio player
-Wi-F i audio player : you can access the med ia
center throug h a Wi-Fi connecte d media player
(su ch as a s martphone)
¢ page 232.
.8, WARNING
It is only s afe to u se ta ble ts, l ap to p s, mo bile
d evi ces and other simi la r devices whe n the ve­
hicl e is sta tionary beca use , like a ll loose ob ­
jects, they co uld be thrown a roun d the inside
of the vehicle in a cras h and cause serious in­
ju ries. Store these types of devices sec urely
while driv ing.
(D Note
A lways fo llow the information fo und in ¢ 0 in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 195.
@ Tips
- Also see t he cha pter¢ page 196, Audi con ­
nect (Infotainment) general information .
- For more in fo rmat ion on t he Wi-Fi a udi o
player and su pported devices, contact an
authorized A udi dealer or aut ho rize d Au di
Service Facility.
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Select: ! ME NUI button> Aud i connect > right
cont rol button.
The following options are available in the Aud i
connect In fota inment serv ices overview :
Log in*
See c:::> page 189, Logging into myAudi in the vehi -
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:E: ' Connection man ag er
See ¢ page 250.
Licen se sub scr ipt ion
The val idity and expirat ion date of your licenses
are displayed . When the function is switched on
~, the message
Warning befor e subscription
e xpire s
will display to warn you that your license
is about to expire.
Refre sh
The content of the selected Audi connect Info­
tainment service o r the entire Audi connect (Info­
tainment) list is updated.
Wi-Fi hotspot
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Wi -F i h otspot
You can use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con­
nect up to eight Wi-Fi devices to the Internet.
While driving, restricted use of unsecured, light,
small wireless devices is only possible from the
rear of the vehicle.
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
.,. Se lect :
I MENU I button >Telep ho ne> right con-
trol button
> Wi -Fi settin gs.
The follow ing settings can be selected:
Wi-F i
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory. Switch the Wi-Fi hotspot to
Hot spo t before
establishing a connection between your vehicle
and your Wi -F i dev ice.
- On: the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active and visib le
to other devices . You can connect your Wi-Fi
device to the MMI and use the Internet connec­
tion if necessary .
-Off: the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
Internet connection for Wi-Fi devices is not
poss ible.
A WARNING
- To reduce the risk of an accident, use the
Audi connect Infotainment serv ices w ith a
Wi -Fi hotspot on ly in the rea r seat when the
-
Audi c onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
vehicle is in motion, or only when the vehi­
cle is stat ionary.
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serio us injuries . Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless dev ices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapte r
¢ page 2 77, Front airbags.
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the W i­
F i hotspot to distract you from driv ing, as
this cou ld increase the r isk of an accident.
(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 mobi le da ta connection.
In that event, standard text and data usage
rates would apply whi le the device's mobile
data connection is in use . Please refer to
documentation provided by your mobile de­
vice's manufacture and your data carrier for
details , related terms and privacy state­
ment.
- You are responsib le for all precautions tak­
en for data protect 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.
(D Tips
- In vehicles w ithout Audi connect (Infota in­
ment)*, the use of the Wi-Fi hotspot is only
possible fo r the W i- Fi aud io player*. A data
c onnect io n to the Inte rnet cannot be es tab­
lished.
- For add itiona l information about the Audi
connect Info tainment services, visit
www .audiusa.com /myaudi .
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:E: ' When importing, the audio files are automatical­
ly sorted into the media center categories based
on the stored additional information
c:>
page 238. The copied video files are stored in
the media center under the
Videos category.
Playing the Jukebox
Requirement: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video files c:>
page 230, Adding files to the Juke­
box.
The Jukebox is accessed and operated through
the MMI (Dc:>page237,
fig. 215.
Displaying Jukebox memory capacity
Select: right control button > Jukebox memory
capacity.
Information about the Jukebox memory
capacity and the number of stored tracks is dis­
played.
Deleting tracks from the Jukebox1 )
Requirement: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video files.
- Deleting an entry : select an entry from the
Jukebox media center. Select: right control but­
ton
> Delete from jukebox> This entry or En­
tire list .
- The status of the deleting process is shown in
the MMI. Jukebox playback stops during the de­
leting process and starts again automatically
once the deletion is complete.
(D Note
Do not import audio/video files when the en­
gine is turned off because this will drain the
vehicle battery.
(D Tips
- Tracks from audio CDs cannot be imported
to the Jukebox for legal reasons .
- Files that have already been imported are
automatically recognized and cannot be
copied to the Jukebox again.
-It is not possible to play audio/video* files
in the CD/DVD* drive while importing them.
l) Not in the Playback view.
Media
- The Jukebox does not provide an export
function due to legal reasons.
- Files or tracks without additional stored in­
formation are listed as
Unknown. Audi rec­
ommends adding additional information
(such as ID3 tags) to audio files.
- Reset the
Jukebox to the factory default
settings when selling your vehicle
<=:>page 250.
Bluetooth audio player
Applies to: vehicles with Bluetooth audio player
With the Bluetooth audio player, you con ploy
music wirelessly from your Bluetooth-capoble
device (such as a cell phone) through the MMI.
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
the Bluetooth function on your Bluetooth device
and the
Bluetooth audio player c:> page 251 in
the MMI must both be switched on.
-Connecting a Bluetooth device: press the
!MEDIAi button. Press the left control button
until the sources overview is displayed. Select
and confirm Bluetooth audio player ®
<=:>page 237, fig. 216 .
-If necessary, select and confirm, Not connected
> Connect Bluetooth audio player . The Blue­
tooth device search starts. Follow the instruc­
tions in the MMI.
- Select and confirm the desired Bluetooth de­
vice from the list. The MMI generates a PIN for
the connection.
- Select and confirm
Yes.
- Enter the PIN for connecting on your Bluetooth
device.
Or: if the PIN is already displayed on
your Bluetooth device, confirm it in the Blue­
tooth device and in the MMI. The time allowed
for entering the PIN is limited to approximately
30 seconds.
The media is started and operated through the
mobile device or the MMI, depending on the de-
vice being used. ..,.
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Media
(D Tips
-Check for any connection requests on your
Bluetooth device.
- Multiple Bluetooth audio players can be
connected to the MMI, but only one mobile
device can be active.
- Bluetooth protocols AVRCP (1.0/1.3/1.4)
and A2DP are supported.
- Note the volume setting on your Bluetooth
device. Audi recommends setting your mo­
bile device to the maximum volume when
using it as a Bluetooth audio player.
- The supported media functions (such as
shuffle) depend on the Bluetooth device be­
ing used.
- For more information on the supported de­
vices, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or
contact an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility.
Wi-Fi audio player
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith Wi-F i audio playe r
Using the Wi-Fi audio player media source on the
MMI, you can connect and operate your Wi-Fi-ca­
pable media player (such as a smartphone) to wirelessly play music from your media player
li­
brary. The media player is connected through the
vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot. A UPnP Server opp or an
integrated UPnPIDLNA server on your media
player is required to access your media player
li­
brary.
Requirement: the Wi-Fi function on your media
player must be switched on. The
Audi MMI con­
nect
app or a UPnP server app must be installed
on your media player .
Or: you must be using a
media player with an integrated UPnP/DLNA
server.
- Connecting a media player: press the I MEDIA !
button. Press the left control button until the
sources overview
¢ page 237 is displayed . Se­
lect and confirm
Wi-Fi audio player 0
¢ page 237, fig . 216 .
- If necessary, select and confirm Wi-Fi off>
Turn on Wi-Fi
to activate Wi-Fi in the MMI. Se­
lect
Wi-Fi settings, if necessary. Select the
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same settings on the wireless media player
that are used for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
-Starting the Wi-Fi audio player: start the Audi
MMI connect
app or a UPnP server app, or set
media permissions on your media player.
Operating the media player: the media player is
operated through the MMI.
- Press the left control button repeatedly until
the
Folders menu item appears. Select and con­
firm
Folders.
- Playing music from the media player:
select
and confirm
Media center .
A WARNING
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could 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 wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv­
ing. Also read and follow the warnings in
¢ page 2 77, Front airbags.
(D Note
Always follow the information found in ¢(Din
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
- Always read the chapter¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
- Please note that a Wi-Fi connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Internet. For additional information,
see
¢ page 189.
-To avoid interruptions during playback, de­
activate the power saving function on the
media player or connect it to a charger.
- The loading times for the audio data depend
on the media player used and the number of
files that it contains .
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:E -A maxim um of 2 ,000 entries per directory
are displayed in the M MI.
- Songs dow nloaded for offline use using m u­
sic st reaming services are stored on you r
mobile device (suc h as a smartphone) an d
may be ORM protected. The Wi-Fi audio
player w ill not play ORM protected files.
- Contact an a uthorized Audi dea le r or a u­
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional i nformat ion on the Wi-Fi audio p layer.
Online media and
Internet radio
App lies to: veh icles with Audi connect
Yo u can playba ck and oper ate various onli ne me ­
dia servi ces and In ternet radio using the MMI.
F ig. 212 O nlin e med ia
• Press the I MEDIA i button . P ress the left contr ol
bu tton until the so urces overview ¢
fig. 212 is
displayed.
Applies to: using online media and Inte rnet rad io
Req uirement :
- The
Audi MMI connect app m ust be installed
and open on your mo bile device.
- You m ust be logged into your myA udi account
in the
Audi MMI connect app a nd you must
hav e selected your ve hicle.
- The Wi-Fi function on the mobi le device and on
t h e M MI m ust be switched on .
- If necessary, check in the connection manager
¢
page 250 i f the mobi le device you connected
is se lected under the
MMI connect app (~).
-The M MI must be con nected to the ne twor k.
- The symbo l for the
Online media source @
¢
fig . 212 is shown in the MMI.
Applies to : using online media
Additional requ irement :
Media
-A s uppor ted online me dia se rvice mus t be avail ­
a b le in yo ur cou ntry.
- You mus t have a n acco unt with a suppor ted on­
line me dia se rvice .
- Depending on t he on line m edia se rvice, yo u
m ust ins tall and open an app on yo ur mobile
dev ice.
Starting Online media
- Press the I MEDIA i button. Press the lef t control
button unt il the sources overv iew ¢
page 237
is displayed.
- Select an d confirm an o nline media serv ice .
Starting Internet radio
-Press the I MEDIA i button. Press the left cont rol
button unti l the sources overv iew
¢ page 237
is displayed.
- Select and confirm
Internet radio. The Internet
radio b rowser or the last stat io n that was play­
ing is shown.
- Selecting the station : if necessary, select and
confirm a category in the Inte rnet radio
Brows­
er >
a station.
Online media and Internet radio: additional op­
tions
- Press the r ight cont rol b utton.
The following options may be available, depend­ ing on the information shown (such as the sta­
t ion/t rack that is curre ntly playing):
- Sound settings : see¢ page 253 .
-Wi-Fi settings : see¢ page 1 95, Wi- Fi hot spo t.
- Connection manager : see¢ page 250 .
-Add itio na l options may be available, depend ing
on t he active online med ia service or In ternet
radio.
_& WARNING
- It is only s afe to use table ts, lap to ps, mo­
b ile dev ices and other si mila r devi ces whe n
t he vehicle i s st ati ona ry becau se, li ke all
loose objec ts, they co uld be thrown around
the inside of the ve hicl e in a c rash and ca use
serio us in juries. Store these types of devices
securely w hile d riving.
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Media
-Do not u se any wireless devices on the fro nt
seats within range of the airba gs w hile driv­
ing. Also read and follow the warnings in
c:> page 2 77, Fro nt airbags.
CD Note
- Always follow the information found in c> 0
in Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195 .
- Please note that there ge nerally are add i­
tiona l costs when using an online media
service account, especially when it is used i nternationally.
{!) Tips
- Depending on the Internet connection and
network traff ic, a connection loss can occur
during p layback of on line media serv ices.
- Online media and Internet radio usage de­
pends on the serv ice avai lability of the third
party provider.
- Audi AG simply makes the access to on line
media serv ices possible t hrough the MMI
and does not take any respons ibility for the
contents of the onli ne med ia serv ices .
- Always read the chapter
c:> page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
- Depending on the mobile device used, the re
may be interr uptions du ring media playback
and when using the
Audi MMI connect app.
T o avoi d inter ruption s when usi ng a mob ile
device, do no t loc k t he s creen on you r mo­
bi le dev ice a nd keep the
Audi MMI connect
app in the foreground .
- Co ntact an a utho rized Audi dea le r or a u­
thorized Audi Service Facili ty for additional
informat ion about on line media .
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Multimedia connections
USB adapter for Audi music interface
You can connect your mobile devices (such as a
smartphone or MP3 player) to the Audi music in­
terface and charge them using a special USB
adapter .
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Fig. 213 A udi USB adapters
You can purchase the USB adapter c>fig . 213
from an author ized Audi dealer or at spec ia lty
stores:
Q) USB adapter for devices with a micro USB con­
nect ion
@ USB adapter for devices with an Apple Light­
ning connect ion
@ USB adapte r for devices with an Apple Dock
connector
You can conne ct your mob ile dev ices throug h the
Audi music interface to the MM I using the USB
adapter and charge the battery at the same time.
Applies to: vehicles wit h Aud i music interface
- Audi musi c interface : see c> page 235.
CD Note
Handle the USB adapter carefully. Do not al­
l ow it to be pinched .