2017 AUDI S3 SEDAN display

Radio
Opening the radio
The radio supports the F M , AM and SiriusXM *
(satellite radio) bands. Using the HO Radio re ­
ceiver also allows you to receive radio stations
on the FM and AM bands in digital format.
Fig . 201 FM stat ion list ( HO Ra dio tec hn ology FM)
Radio: SiriusXM
~ 000 Rad,olD e· N oS,gnal
'JI 001 Prev iew N oS,gnal
J 002 H tts 1
~
f) 003 20 on 20
NoStgna l
004 40s on 4 NoS,gnal
F ig. 202 Siri usXM station list
.. P ress the I RAD IO I bu tton.
Afte r opening the rad io, t he last opened station
lis t is disp laye d.
.
I
Selecting a station : select and confirm a stat io n
from the station list . FM/ AM stations t hat can be
received by digital rad io are ma rked w ith the HD
R adio technology symbol
tQ) ® ¢fig. 201. If re ­
ception quality decl ines, the r adio automatically
switches to the analog FM/AM station depe nding
on availability , D igi tal HD Radio s ta tions * may
contain multiple additional stations* . The ava ila­
b le add itiona l stations* are listed under the radio
station. I f you lose reception, the add it iona l sta­
tions* are muted since they can no longer be re­
ceived.
Setting the frequency band : press the I RADIO I
button repeated ly until the desired frequency
a, band is set. a, ....
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Radio
T he s tation is stored as a preset . The symbol
shows the stored location in the presets list (for
example, 21).
@ Radio text (shortened display )
If availab le, program i nfo rmat ion about the set
station is d isplayed in a ll of the station lists.
@ Frequency
@ Station name
® Stat ion w it h HD Radio te chnology av aila ble
tQ)
@ Channel number ¢ fig. 202
If there is a loss of radio s ignal (Sir iusXM*), the
follow ing system informat io n is displayed in the
station list:
NoSignal : the tu ner is current ly not receiving a
sate llite signal
(fJ ¢ fig. 202 .
The system information turns off when the radio
stations are received again.
(D Tips
-Contact the Si riusXM* provider if you wou ld
like to receive satell ite programming .
- Buildings, tu nnels, b ridges, 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 Alaska and
Hawaii.
- iTun es tagging * is not supported by all radio
statio ns.
- When the App le CarPlay connection is ac­
tive,
Tag this song for iTunes * is not ava ila­
ble.
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Radio
Radio functions
Free text search
App lies to: ve hicles w ith free text search
Using the free text search, you can select the or­
der that the search terms are entered in the in­
put field. Search in all frequency bands for a sta­ tion name or program type such as
News ).
Fig. 203 Input field and results list fo r free text sea rch
- Opening the free text search : when in a s ta tion
list, keep turning the control knob to the left
u nt il the
free text search input fie ld is dis­
played .
-Using the free text search: see c::> page 166,
Free text search.
You can a lso search for frequencies.
Stat ions from the presets @ are disp layed in the
results list
(D c::> fig. 203. The symbo l@ indicates
which station list you sw itched to based on the
station selection.
Additional options
.,. Se lect: I RADIO I button > r ight contro l button.
The follow ing options are ava ilable depending on
the frequency band:
- Sound settings : see c::> page 245.
-Store as favorite : see c::> page 220, Presets.
-Tag this song for iTunes*1>: connect your Apple
device to the Audi music interface* on yo ur
MM I. Select and confi rm
Tag this song for
iTunes.
The track that is currently p laying is
stored on your App le device. Synchronize your
Apple device with iTunes. The tagged track w ill
display the next time you open your iTunes me-
1> I n preparation at the t ime of pr inting.
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dia center . If the re is no Apple device connect­
ed, the tagged tracks are stored temporarily in
the MMI (max imum of 50 tracks) . Once you
connect your Apple dev ice to the Audi music in­
terface, the tags are stored on the device.
- Manage SiriusXM alerts : see c::> page 219, Sir­
iusXM alerts .
-Store artist as favorite /Store track as favorite :
see c::> page 219, SiriusXM alerts.
-Manual tuner : the freq uency bars are dis ­
played . Select and confirm the desired frequen­
cy.
- Seek: the radio tunes to the previous or next re­
ceivab le station .
-Scan : all stations are played for severa l seconds
each.
- Radio settings: see c::> page 221.
Radio text
.,. Select: I RADIO I button > left control button > a
frequency band (such as
FM ) > a station.
.,. Select: r ight control button> Radio text .
Information that accompanies the program (such
as artist, composer, t rack) is displayed.
Browsing through radio text entries: turn the
contro l knob to the left o r right.
Requirement: a radio text entry must be d is­
played and the station must be broadcast ing a
phone number, a navigation destination or a text
message number as Radio Text Plus information .
If a location, a phone number or a text message
number is included with a radio text entry, the
radio text will be shown with a colored borde r.
You have the following options:
Call* /Start route guidance* /Write text mes­
sage* :
-Select a radio text entry with Radio Text Plus in­
formation and press the control knob.
- Select and confirm
Call* /Start route guid­
ance* /Write text message* . Or :
press the
I BACK I button to cancel.

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(D Tips
The availability of radio text and Radio Text
Plus depends on the radio station .
SiriusXM alerts
Applies to: vehicles with SiriusXM
You can display on overview of your favorite ar­
tis ts or tracks that are currently being played on
a SiriusXM channel.
11M&-48/M
Fig. 204 SiriusXM a le rt n otifi cat io n
.. Select : I RADIO I button > left control button >
SiriusXM.
After you have stored a SiriusXM alert for your fa ­
vorite tracks or artists, you can display an over­
view of your favorite tracks or artists currently be ing received in the
SiriusXM alerts menu and
p lay them immediate ly. You can also receive a
SiriusXM alert notification CD for these tracks or
art ists in the entertainment sliding menu
¢fig . 204 .
Storing a SiriusXM alert
Requirement : your favorite t rack or artist must
be playing on a SiriusXM channel.
- Select : right control button
> Store track as fa-
vorite
or Store artist as favorite.
Switching SiriusXM alert notifications on
and off
- Se lect : right control button > SiriusXM alert
notifications .
When the function is switched on~' a SiriusXM
Alert notification
CD 9 fig . 204 is displayed for
several seconds in the ente rtainmen t slidi ng
menu for the
Radio and Navigation menus.
Radio
Playing tracks/artists from Sirius XM alerts
Requireme nt: a SiriusXM alert must be stored for
a track/artist and it must be current ly playing on
a SiriusXM channel.
- Select: left control button
> SiriusXM alerts >
on entry from the list . The selected track/artist
is played .
Playing tracks/artists from the
entertainment sliding menu
Requirement: the SiriusXM alert notifications
function must be switched on . You must be in the
Radio and Navigation menu. A SiriusXM alert no­
tification
is d isplayed in the enterta inment slid­
ing menu
CD ¢ fig. 204.
-Push the control knob down .
-Select and confirm the desired track/artist .
Managing SiriusXM alerts
-Select: right con trol button > Manage SiriusXM
alerts .
- Switching SiriusXM alerts on/off :
when the
function is switched
on~ ' you are notified
when this track or artist is being played on a
SiriusXM channel.
-Deleting Sirius XM alerts : select an entry from
the list>
right control button > Delete from
alerts
> Delete this entry or Delete all entries.
View: additional station information
Fig. 205 Radio v iew : ad dit io nal sta ti on in forma tion
Requirement: yo u must be tuned to a radio sta­
tion . The
Show "Now Playing " screen option
must be switched on
9 poge 22 1.
Symbols in the additional station information
view ¢ fig. 205 :
CD Radio text availability
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Radio
Radio text is availab le for the selected stat ion.
Ref er to
~ page 218.
@ iTunes tagging
The Tag this song for iTunes option is available
for the set station . Refer
to ~ page 218 , Addi­
tional options.
@ FM HD Radio technology
The station is received through FM HD Radio
technology.
@ Screen view
Display Cover art or Station logo. Refer to
~ page 221, Preferred picture view *.
Displaying the station list:
Turn the control knob. Or: press the !BACK ! but­
ton .
Radio menu
Fig. 206 Example : Rad io menu
~ Select: the I RADIO I button> left control but­
ton.
Setting the frequency band : select and confirm
the desired frequency band in the radio menu
~ fig . 206 . Or: press the I RADIO I button repeat­
edly until the desired frequency band is set. The
sta tion list is displayed.
(!) Presets
The presets list is displayed ~ page 220, Pre ­
sets .
@SiriusXM alerts
Applies to: veh icles with SiriusXM alerts
After you have stored a SiriusXM alert for your fa­
vor ite tracks or artists
q poge 219, an overview
220
of your favorite tracks or artists currently being
received on S iriusXM is displayed .
@ SiriusXM
Applies to: vehicles with SiriusXM alerts
The SiriusXM * station list is displayed .
Additional frequency bands
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you may al­
so be able to select additional frequency bands
@ !@ ~ fig. 206 in the selection menu.
Presets
You con store your favorite stations from every
frequency bond in the presets list.
~ Select: the I RADIO I button > left control button
> Presets .
Requirement: the presets list must be displayed.
-Storing presets: select and conf irm o free pre­
set space.
Follow the system instructions .
-Select and confirm a station from the list if
necessary.
Requirement: a station list must be displayed.
-Storing presets: select: on entry from the list>
right control button > Store as preset. Or :
press and hold the control knob for several sec ­
onds .
-Displaying the presets list : select: IRADIOI but-
ton >
Presets .
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis­
played.
-Listening to presets: select and confirm a pre­
set from the list.
-Move preset : select a favorite from the list>
right control button > Move preset . Or : press
and hold the control knob for several seconds.
Select and confirm the locat ion of the selected
preset.
-Deleting presets : select a preset from the list >
r ig ht con trol button
> Delete preset > Delete
this preset or Delete all presets .

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Additional settings
Radio settings
"'Select: I RADIO! button> right control button>
Radio settings.
The following settings can be selected, depend­
ing on the band that is selected :
Station names (FM)
Variable:
scrolling text transmitted by the FM
stations is shown in the Infotainment system dis­ play.
Fixed : scrolling text transmitted by the FM sta ­
tions is not shown in the Infotainment system
display. Only the current section of the scrolling
text displayed.
FM/ AM HD Radio*
You can switch HD Radio reception on or off.
Channel sorting (SiriusXM*)
You can set the station sort ing for SiriusXM sta­
tion lists* by:
-Channel number: the stat ions are sorted in as­
cending order according to their channel num­
ber.
- Channel name: the stations are listed in alpha­
betical order.
-First category, then channel number: the sta­
t ions are sorted by their category and then by
their channe l numbers.
- First category, then channel name : the sta­
t ions are sorted by their category and then by
their channe l names.
Category filter (SiriusXM*)
The stations shown in the station list can be fil­
tered by your personal preferences and by pro­
gram type. The program categor ies that you can
Troubleshooting
Problem
Solution
Radio
select depend on what is offered by your provid­
er. Select the
All categories option to deactivate
all filter options and display all available stations
in the satellite station list.
Additional station information
When the function is switched on~ and the sta­
tions or presets list is open, the disp lay will
switch to the
Show "Now Playing" screen view
after approximately five seconds
c> page 219. De­
pending on availabi lity, information about the
set station (such as station name, artist and sta­
tion logo) is displayed in this view .
Preferred picture view*
You can set your preferred screen view for the
Show "Now Playing" screen r=> page 219.
-Station logo: the station logo is displayed, de­
pending on availability .
-Cover art: the album cover is displayed if availa-
ble.
Gracenote online database*
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet. The
Cover art optio n must be selected
c> page 221, Preferred picture view*.
When the funct ion is switched on~, the album
cover or genre cover for the song that is p lay ing
is loaded from the Gracenote online database,
depending on availability.
Subscription status (SiriusXM)*
This opt ion is available when your subscription is
about to expire or has already expired . The expi­
ration date for your license is displayed.
Call to SiriusXM*: the contact information for
your satellite radio provider is displayed . To call
your satellite radio provider using the MMI, press
Call to SiriusXM *.
A station with poo r reception is no longer Store the station as a preset in advance. Access the pre-
displayed in the station list once you sets usi ng the presets list
c> page 220 .
switch to a different station .
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Media
Media
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
avai lab le in the MMI. For example, you can p lay
aud io/video* fi les from the Jukebox* or connect
your mob ile dev ice to the Aud i m usic interface *
and operate it through the MMI.
Notes
General information
Media and format restrictions :
the MMI (includ­
in g the SD card reade r and the USB storage de­
vice co nnect ion *) was tested w ith a var iety of
products and media on the market. However,
there may be cases where ind iv idual devices or
media and audio/video files" may not be recog­
n ized, may play o nly w ith restr ictions or may not
p lay a t all.
Dig ital Rights Management : please note that
t he audio/v ideo" files are subject to copyright
protection .
The media drives do not p lay f iles that a re pro ­
tected by OR M and that are ident ified with the
symbo l
!'.TI.
Data secu rity : never store im portant data on SD
cards, the Ju kebox *, CDs/DVDs o r mobile devices.
Aud i AG is not responsib le for damaged or lost
fi les and media .
Loading times : th e mo re files/fo lde rs/ play lists
that are on a sto rage medium, the longer it will
take to load the audio/video* files . Audi recom­
mends us ing storage media tha t on ly conta in au­
d io/video files* . T o decrease the t ime it takes to
load audio/v ideo f iles*, crea te subfo lders ( fo r ex­
a m ple , fo r th e a rt ist o r album). The loading time
will also increa se whe n importing fi les.
Additional information : when playing, audio
fil es are automatically displayed with any add i­
tional informa tion that is s to red (such as the ar­
tis t, track and al bum cover).
If this in forma tio n is
no t a vai lable o n the storage mediu m, t he MMI
wi ll check the Gr ace no te met adata database .
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However, in some cases, the additional in forma ­
tion may not be dis played.
Restri cted functionality : reset the Media set­
tings
t o the facto ry de fault se ttings i f func tional ­
i ty is res tric ted
¢ page 2 42.
If functionality is restr icte d, reset the Jukebox*
to t he fa ctory defa ult se tt in gs ¢ page 242.
For informa tion abo ut the propert ies of s upport ­
ed med ia and fi le formats, see
¢ page 235 .
W Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in c::> (D in
W i- Fi hotspot on page 195 .
CD/DVD operation
CD /DVD and format restrictions :
th e f unct iona li­
ty o f indivi dual sto rage media m ay be limi ted due
to t he v ariety of b lank C Ds/DV Ds av a ila b le and
t h e v arious cap acities. Audio CDs or video DV Ds
with copy protection, CDs/D VDs that do not con­
form to the standard and mult isess ion CDs may
hav e limit ed playback or may not play at all. Audi
r ecommends finali zing the recording process
whe n creat ing mult isess ion CDs . Mult isess ion is
not supported for DVDs .
Using CDs/DVDs, the CD dr ive or the DVD drive :
to ensure correct, hig h-q uality playback and to
prevent damage to the dr ive or disc read ing er ­
r ors, always store CDs/DVDs in a protec tive
s leeve and do no t expose them to direct s unlight .
Do
not u se:
- Damaged, dirty or sc ratched CDs/DVDs
- Single CDs/DVDs (3 in diameter)
- CD/DVDs that a re not roun d
- CDs/DV Ds w ith labe ls
- Protec tive rings
- Clean ing CDs
Thermal protection switch : CD/DVD playback
may be temporarily unavailable if o utside tem ­
p eratures a re extremely hot or co ld. A t hermal
pro tect io n sw itch is insta lled t o protect the C D/
DVD and t he laser.
Laser devices : las er devices a re divide d into safe -
ty classes 1 to 4 in accordance with DI N IE C 76
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Media
CD drive
Applies to: vehicles w ith a CD drive
Fig. 209 CO drive
The CD drive is located in the glove compartment
@r=>page 8, fig. 2.
- Loading a CD : the CD is pulled in automatically.
Slide the CD straight into the CD
slot@
r=> fig. 209 with the label facing up.
-Automatic playback: playback will start auto­
matically if the inserted CD contains supported
audio files
r=> page 236, CD drive.
- Ejecting a CD : press the button (Dr=> fig. 209.
The CD is pulled in again automatically if it is not
removed from the slot within ten seconds of
ejecting it.
The CD drive is accessed and operated through
the MMI
r=> page 230, Playing media.
(D Note
- Never force a CD into the drive. The CD is
pulled in automatically.
- Do not insert CDs with labels into the drive.
Labels can come loose from the CD and
damage the drive.
@ Tips
CD playback cannot be guaranteed with audio
files that have a high data rate.
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· Jukebox
Applies to: vehicles wit h Jukebox
After you have filled the Jukebox with music and/
or videos, for example from your SD card, you
can play these files directly from the Jukebox. The Jukebox memory capacity is approximately
10 GB .
.,. Press the I MEDIA ! button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview
r=> page 230
is displayed. Select and confirm Jukebox.
Adding files to the Jukebox
- Press the IM EDIA ! button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview
r=> page 230
is displayed. Select one of the following sources
to copy to the Jukebox: SD card*, CD-ROM*,
DVD-ROM*, USB storage device*.
Requirement: the media center (for example,
tracks, albums) must be open .
-Selecting an entry: select an entry from the
media center. Select: right control button >
Copy to Jukebox> This entry or Entire list.
Requirement: the playlist must be open. Refer to
r=>page 232.
- Selecting a track: select the track that is cur­
rently playing. Select: right control button>
Copy to jukebox> This track or Entire album
or This artist.
Requirement: a video file must be playing.
- Select: right control button>
Copy to Jukebox.
The copying process begins. The status of the
copying process is shown in the MMI.
-Hiding the importing process : select and con­
firm
Continue copying in background. The im­
porting process is hidden.
- Canceling the importing process: select and
confirm
Cancel copying: Or: remove the source
that is being imported. Files already copied re­
main.
Requirement: the copying process must be active
in the background.
-Showing the copying process: select: right
control button >
Copying in progress.

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When importing, the audio files a re automatical ­
l y sorted into the media center categor ies based
on the stored addit ional info rmation
c:> page 231. The copied video files are stored in
the media ce nter under the
Videos category.
Playing the Ju kebo x
Req uirement: the J ukebox must contain audio/
vi deo fi les
c:> page 224, Adding files to the Juke­
box.
The Jukebox is a ccesse d and ope rated thr ou gh
the
M MI(D c:>page230, fig. 213.
Displaying Jukebox memory capacity
Select: r igh t control button > Jukebox memory
c apacity .
Inform ation abou t the J ukebox memory
c a pacity and the numbe r of store d tra cks is dis­
p layed .
Deleting tracks from the Jukebox1
)
Req uirement: the Ju kebox must contain audio/
video fi les.
- Deleting an entry : select an entry from the
Jukebox media center. Select: rig ht cont ro l but­
ton
> Delete from jukebox > This entry or En­
tire list .
- The s tatus of the de leti ng p rocess is shown in
the MMI. Jukebox playback stops d uring the de­
l eting process a nd starts again au tomatically
on ce the dele tio n i s comp lete.
(D Note
D o not import au dio/video files when the en­
g in e is t urned off because this will d rain the
ve hicl e battery.
(D Tips
-Tracks fro m aud io C Ds cannot be impo rted
t o the Jukebox for leg al re as ons .
- Files that have al rea dy been import ed are
a utomat ica lly recogn ized and ca nnot be
cop ied to the Juk ebox again.
-It is no t possib le to play audio/v ideo* files
i n the C D/D VD* drive while import ing the m.
N iii l) Not in th e Playba ck view .
Media
-The Jukebox does not provi de a n export
function d ue to legal reasons .
- F iles o r trac ks w ithout addi tion al store d in­
formatio n are listed as
Unknown . Audi rec­
ommends adding a dditio nal info rmation
(such as 103 tags) to a udio f iles.
- Reset the
Jukebox to the factory defa ult
sett ings when selling you r vehicle
<=:> page 242.
Bluetooth audio player
Appl ies to: vehicles with Bluetooth
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
t h e Bluetooth function on your Bl uetooth device
and the
Bluetooth audio player c:> page 244 in
the MMI m ust both be switched on .
- Connecting a
Bluetooth dev ice : press the
!MEDI Ai butto n. Press the left control button
until the sources overview is disp layed. Selec t
and confirm Bluetooth audio player ®
<=:>page 230, fig. 214 .
-If necessa ry, select and co nfirm, Not connected
> Connect Bluetooth audio player . The Blue­
t oot h dev ice searc h starts. Follow the inst ru c­
tion s in the M MI.
- Select and confirm the des ired Bluetooth d e­
vice from the list. The M MI generates a PIN fo r
t he conne ction.
- Select an d confirm
Yes .
-En ter the PIN for connect ing o n your Bl uetoo th
dev ice .
Or : if the PIN is already displayed on
your Bl uetoo th device, co nfi rm i t in the Bl ue­
t ooth dev ice and in the MMI. The t ime a llowed
for ente ring the P IN is lim ite d t o approx ima tely
30 seconds.
T he media is s tarted and operated thro ugh the
mobile device o r th e
M MI, depending on t he de-
vi ce being used.
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