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Media
(D Tips
-Check for any connection requests on your
Bluetooth dev ice .
- Mult iple 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 suppo rted.
- Note the volume setting on your Bluetooth device. A ud i recommends setting your mo ­
bile device to the maxim um vo lume when
us ing it as a Bluetooth audio player.
- The supported media functions (such as
sh uffle) depend on the Bluetooth device be­
i ng used.
- For more information on the supported de­
v ices, visit
www.aud iusa.com /bluetooth or
contact an author ized Audi dealer or author­
i zed Audi Service Facility.
Wi-Fi audio player
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith Wi-F i
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
p layer must be sw itched on. The
Aud i MMI con ­
n ect
app or a UPnP server app must be installed
on your med ia p layer .
Or: you must be us ing a
media player with an integrated UPnP/DLNA
server.
- Connecting a medi a playe r: press the I MEDIA !
button. Press the left control button unti l the
sources
overview ¢ page 230 is displayed . Se­
lect and co nfirm
W i-Fi audio play er 0
¢ page 230, fig . 214 .
- If necessary, select and confirm Wi-F i turn ed
off > Turn on Wi-Fi
to activate Wi-Fi in the
MMI. Select
Wi-Fi s etti ng s, if necessa ry . Se lect
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the same settings on the wireless media player
that are used for the Wi- Fi hotspot .
-Starting the Wi-Fi audio pla yer : start the Audi
MMI connect
app or a UPnP server app, or set
media permissions on your media player.
Operating the medi a pl ayer : the med ia p layer is
operated through the MM I.
- Press the left control button repeatedly until
the
Folders menu item appears. Select and con­
firm
Folder s.
- Playing music from the medi a pla yer:
select
and confirm
M edia cent er.
Web r adio :
see ¢ page 22 7.
A WARNING
-As the d river, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the r isk of an accident.
- It is on ly safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bi le devices and other similar dev ices when
the vehicle is stat ionary because, like all
loose objects, they co uld be thrown around
the inside of the ve hicle in a c rash and ca use
serio us inju ries . Store these types of devices
secure ly while driving.
- Do not use any wire less devices on the front
seats wi thin range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing . Also read and follow the warn ings in
¢ page 271, Front airbags.
(D Note
A lways fo llow the information fo und in ¢ (!) in
Wi -Fi hotspo t on page 195.
(D Tips
- Always read the chapter¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
- Please note that a Wi-F i connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Interne t. For addit io nal info rm ation,
see
¢ page 190 .
- To avoid interr upt ions du ring playback, de­
act ivate the powe r saving function on the
media player or connect it to a charger.

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-The loading times for the audio data depend
on the media player used and the number of
files that it contains.
- A maximum of 2,000 entries per directory
are displayed in the MMI.
-Songs downloaded for offline use using mu­
sic streaming services are stored on your mobile device (such as a smartphone) and
may be ORM protected. The Wi-Fi audio
player will not play ORM protected files.
-Contact an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional information on the Wi-Fi audio player .
Online media and
Internet radio
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
You can playback and operate various online me­
dia services and Internet radio using the MMI .
Fig. 210 Online med ia
... Press the I MEDIAi button. Press the left contro l
button until the sources overview
c:> fig. 210 is
displayed.
Applies to: using online media and Internet radio
Requirement:
-The Audi MMI connect app must be installed
and open on your mobile device.
-You must be logged into your myAudi account in the
Audi MMI connect app and you must
have selected your veh icle.
-The Wi-Fi function on the mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on .
-If necessary, check in the connection manager
c:> page 242 if the mobile dev ice you connected
is selected under the
MMI connect app (~).
-The MMI must be connected to the network .
-The symbol for the Online media source@
<::>fig . 210 is shown in the MMI.
Applies to: using online media
Additional requirement:
Media
-A supported online med ia service must be avail­
able in your country.
-You mus t have an account with a supported on ­
line media service .
-Depending on the on line media service, you
must install and open an app on your mobile
dev ice.
Starting Online media
-Press the I MEDIA i button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview
c:> page 230
is displayed.
-Select and confirm an online media service .
Starting Internet radio
-Press the I MEDIAi button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview
c:> page 230
is displayed.
-Select and confirm Internet radio. The Internet
radio browser or the last station that was play­
ing is shown.
-Selecting the station: if necessary, select and
confirm a category in the Internet radio
Brows­
er>
a station.
Online media and Internet radio: additional op­
tions
-Press the right control button.
The following options may be available, depend­ ing on the information shown (such as the sta­
tion/track that is currently playing):
-Sound settings: see c:> page 245.
-Wi-Fi settings: see c:> page 195, Wi-Fi hotspot.
-Connection manager: see c:> page 242.
-Additional options may be available, depending
on the active online media service or Internet
radio.
_& WARNING
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
b ile 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.
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Media
-Changed content on a mobile device l) that
is connect ed to the Audi music interface
may not be disp layed in the med ia center .
In this case, reset t he
Med ia settings back
to
Factory settings ¢ page 242.
- Video p layback through the Audi music in­
terface is only supported if the connected
device is recog nized as a USB storage device
(fo r example a USB s tic k). Apple devices and
M TP devices (s uch as smartphones) a re not
r e cogni ze d as US B storage devices .
- i Pod/iPhone malfunct io ns also affect the
ope ration of the MMI. Reset your iPod/
iPhone if th is happens.
- For importa nt information on operating
your iPod/iPhone, ref er to th e user guide for
the dev ice. Audi re comme nds up dat ing the
i Po d/i Pho ne so ftwa re to t he lates t ve rsion .
- Fo r more information about the Audi music
i nte rfa ce and supporte d device s, check the
A ud i d ata base fo r mobile devices at
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or contact an
authorized Audi dea le r or a uthorized Audi
Service Fac ility.
Playing media
Accessing media
You can start and operate various media
through th e
MMI control panel.
Fig . 2 13 Diag ra m : p ossibl e sources i n the Med ia m enu
1> A pplies only t o MTP dev ices . Do es not app ly to Ap ple d evi­
c e s a nd U SB ma ss sto ra ge de vice s.
2> Depe ndin g o n the DVD , thi s m ay not be pos sib le d urin g
p la y ba ck.
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Fi g. 214 D ia gram: possible sour ces i n the Media m en u
Requir ement : a media source must contain au ­
dio/video*
files ¢ page 2 23 .
.,.. Press the IM EDIA ! button. Press the left cont rol
button unti l t h e sources overview is displayed.
.,.. Select and confirm th e desired source. Or:
press the I MEDIA ! button repeatedly unt il the
desired source is selected .
Depend ing o n the vehicle equipment , the follow­
ing sources may be d isplayed in the
Media menu :
(D Jukebo x* ... .. .. .. .. .. .. .... .
@ DVD/CD drive * ... .. .. .. .. .... .
@ SD card re ader ....... ....... .
@ Audi music interface * .. .. . .... .
su ch as iPod , USB st ick
® Extern al audio player ... .. .... .
su ch as an MP3 player connected to
the AUX inp ut
@ Bluetooth audio player* ...... .
(J) Wi-Fi audio player* .... .. .... .
@ Online media * and Internet radio *
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-Playing audio/ video files : select a sourc e in the
Media menu > Category (such as artists > al­
bum
> t rack).
-Moving one level up in the folder structu re :
press the I BACK ! button . Or: select and confirm
Fo lder up .
-Selecting the pre vious or ne xt track /chapter*
2>: press t he On/Off knob on the MMI cont rol
panel briefly to the left
ll>L
- Fast-forwarding and rew inding audio /video *
files :
press and hold the On/Off knob on the ..,.

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MMI control panel to the left l!>I for
a longer time.
-Pausing or resuming playback: press the On/
Off knob on the MMI control panel briefly.
@ Tips
- You can scroll through long lists quickly by
turning the control knob quickly. The
scroll­
ing speed depends on the number of list en­
tries.
- For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary.
On·
Ly the sound from the video plays while driv­
ing.
Media center
Various cat egori es for s electing audio/vid eo*
files ore available in the media center .
Fig. 215 Example: USB stick ca te gori es
Fig. 216 Example: USB stick ca tegorie s
"'Press the I MEDIAi button . Press the left control
button until the sources overview is displayed.
Select and confirm the desired source.
(D Active source
The active source is highlighted. The active
source symbol
(D may change depending on the
connected device, the on line media service* or
Internet radio*. As an example, a USB stick is
Media
shown ~ fig. 215 connected to th e Audi music in·
terfac e*.
Depending on the active source , you can select
audio/video files* from the following categories
and add them to the playlist:
@Favorites
The Favorites category appears if at least one en·
try is stored in the favorites list. Refer to
~ page 232, Favorites.
@Artists
All available artists are displayed . Select and con ·
firm an artist, an album and then a track.
@ Albums
All available albums are displ ayed . Select and
c onfirm an album and then a tra ck .
® Genres
All available genres are displayed. Select and
confirm a genre (such as
Pop), an artist, an al·
bum and th en a song.
@ Tracks
All available tracks are displayed. Select and con­
firm a track.
(f) Folders
The folder structure or track/chapter list is dis­
played . Select a folder, if necessary. Select and
confirm a track .
@ Playlists
All available playlists from the source and the
smart playlists are di splayed . Select and confirm
a playlist and then a track .
Smart playlists :
- Last played tracks:
the last tracks played in the
selected source are displayed .
-Most played : the most played songs in these­
lected source are displayed .
-5 stars to 1 star: tracks from the selected
source are displayed according to their rating.
- Unrated: all files from the selected source
without rating information (for example, in the ID3 tag) are displayed.
.,.
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Media
@Vid eos*
All available video files are displayed . Select and
confirm a video file .
(D Tips
-Only the categories supported by the med i­
um are available. For example, CD/DVD­
ROM tracks cannot be selected with catego ­
ries such as
A rtists , Album s or Genre s.
With an iPod (source: Audi music interface
c:;, page 228), the Podcast s, Audio book s
and Composers categories are also availa­
ble.
- For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On­
ly the sound from the v ideo plays while driv­
i ng.
- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, playlists may display incor­
rect ly in the MMI. Use the media center in
the dev ice.
Free text search
Applies to : vehicles wi th free text sea rc h
You con search in the active source by tracks and
video files*, for example
Fig. 2 17 Input field and r esults list for free text search
You can open the free te xt search depending on
the selected source.
Requirement: the playlist
c::;, page 232 or media
center
c:;, page 231 must be displayed.
Open ing free te xt search
~ Keep turning the contro l knob to the left until
the
free t ext sea rch input field (D c::;, fig. 217
appears. Or : push the control knob up.
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Us ing th e free text sea rch: see c::;, page 166, Free
text search .
Entries that conta in the entered search te rm are
li sted in the results
lis t@ c:;,fig. 217. You can
search for artists @
c:;, fig. 217, alb ums @ or
tracks © as well as genres and videos.
{!) Tips
-It will then search th rough the files in the
active source .
-If you open free text search in the Folders
category (i) c:;,poge 231, fig. 216 or
the Compo ser s, Po dca sts and Audio books
categories, it will only search through the
files in that folder.
Playlist
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The big B
Stories
Fig. 218 Example: playlist
The track, artist, album and album cover, if appli­
cable, will appear in the playlist
¢fig. 218 .
Options m enu
Refer to c:;, page 233, Additional settings.
Favorites
Up to SO entries for every media source can be
stored in any order in the favorites List.
Requirement: the p lay list or media center must
be open.
- Select the desired entry from the playlist or
media center.
- Select: right control b utton
> Store as f avorite .
Or:
press and hold the control knob for several
seconds.
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When you store a track as a favo rite, the assoc i­
ated album will appear in t he favo rites list as an
entry.
R eq uiremen t: at least one e ntry m ust be stored
in the favor ites list .
Displaying the favorites list : press the I MEDIA !
butt o n . Pr ess the left contro l bu tt on until the
sources overv iew¢
page 230 is displ ayed. Sele ct
the so urce that conta ins the
categories
¢ page 231 (for example, SD car d). Select the Fa­
vorites category .
Req uiremen t: the f avor ites lis t m ust be dis­
p layed .
-Listening to a preset : select and confirm a pre­
set from the list.
- Move favorite : select a favorite from the list>
rig ht cont rol button> Move favorite . Select
and co nfirm the locat ion of the selected preset .
-Deleting a favorite : select a favorite from the
list>
r ight co ntro l butto n > Delete favorite >
Delete th is favorite or Delete all favorit es.
Additional settings
Options menu
Context-specific functions and settings are ava il­
ab le depending on the se lected so urce .
.. Press t he right contro l bu tton .
Sound settings
Refer to ¢page 245.
Input level
Req uirement: a mob ile dev ice m ust be co nnected
to the AUX co nnect ion cable o r to a USB adapter
¢ page 228, Multimedia connections .
The volume of the mobi le device is adapted to
the MMI. A udi recommends adjusting the vo lume
on the mobile device to 70% of the max imum
volume output .
Bluetooth settings
R efer to ¢ page 244.
l) The fun ctio n automa tica lly sw itc hes off w he n th e source
i s c hange d.
Media
Wi-Fi settings*
Refer to ¢ page 195, W i-Fi h otspot.
Connection manager
Refer to ¢ pag e 242.
Additional track information
With the function switched on ~ and a playlist
open, va rious in format ion about the current t rack
(such as artist, a lbum and alb um cove r*) as well
as the playing time and the remaini ng play ing
t ime are display ed .
Jukebox memory capacity*
Info rmation on the J ukebox memo ry ca pac ity and
t h e number of sto red t racks in the Jukebox is dis­
played .
Change playing position
Turn the cont rol knob to the left or to the right .
Or: move you r finger across the M MI touch con­
tro l pad * from left to right.
Shuffle1>
W ith t he fu nction swi tched on~, all files in the
playlist are p layed and s hown in random ord er.
Repeat track1>
When th e funct io n is swi tched on~ , the curre nt
t rack repea ts .
Back to 'Playback'
The options menu is closed. The t rack cur rently
playing appea rs in the p laylist .
Play similar music*
The track cu rre ntly playing is quick ly ana lyzed
(s uch as artists, ge nres, mood, beat) an d a sma rt
playlist w ith sim ila r tracks is s hown.
Play more .. .
A smart playlist is shown based on the tra ck cu r­
r ently playing. Yo u can select between a p lay list
with more tracks
by this artist , from this album
o r of this genre .
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Picture for- Description
mat
Automatic
The MMI detects the picture for- mat of the source and displays the
image in the optimum ratio . Black
bars may appear on the sides of
the display, depending on the
source format and the Infotain-
ment system d isp lay that is instal-
led.
Zoom The image is enlarged to fill the
ent ire Infotainment system d is-
p lay . Switch the function off if the
image is distorted.
Cinema-Use this setting for films in cinema
scope format 21:9. Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display.
Original The image is displayed in the ratio
of the source format. Se lect th is
option if the image is distorted or a
section of the image is cut off
when
Auto is selected . Media
Picture for- Description
mat
4 :3 The image is fixed in the 4:3 pie-
ture format. Black bars are shown on the sides of the Infotainment
system display.
16:9 T he image is f ixed in the 16:9 pie-
ture format . Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display.
(D Tips
- Not all video DVDs have parenta l control.
- The protection levels for the
Parental con-
trol
are based on the US standards from the
Motion Picture Association of America
(MPAA). Note that the age levels for v ideo
DVDs in European countries may differ.
- Password entry for
Parental control will be
locked for approx imately one m inute if you
enter the incorrect password three times in
a row. The password can o nly be reset by an
authorized Audi dealer.
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The Jukebox*, SD card reader and the USB storage device* connection support the following audio/vid­
eo file properties:
Audio files Video files*
Supported SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC
memory cards:
with a capacity of up to 128 GB
media DVD drive : audio CDs (up to 80 min) w ith CO text (artist, album, song)*, CO-ROMs with
a capacity of up to 700 MB; DVD±R/RW; DVD v ideo; DVD audio with audio tracks that
are compatible with a DVD video player;
Audi music interface: mobile devices (such as an iPod ¢ page 228 , MTP player, USB
storage device in "USB Device Subclass 1 and 6" that conforms to USB 2.0: USB sticks,
USB MP3 players (Plug-a nd-Play-capable), exte rna l USB flash drives and hard dr ives
File system Memory cards: exFAT, FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device: FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device partitions (primary /logical* : 2 per USB-connection
CD/DVD file system: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover
: GIF, )PG, PNG with max.
800x800 px . The album cover from the
medium or from Gracenote* is disp layed,
depending on availability.
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Media
Form at
Fil e ex te n-
s ion
Pla ylists
C ha ra cteri s-
ti cs
Number
of fil es
(D Tips Audio files
Video files*
MPEG Windows MPEG FLAC MPEG 1/2 MPEG4 AVC Windows Media
1/2 Media 2/4 (H.264) Video 9
Layer 3 Audio 9
and 10
. mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
.m4b; .mpeg .m4v;
.asf
.aac .mov;
.avi
.M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kbit/s and
48 kHz sampling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at maximum 25fps
freq uen-
cy
D VD d riv e* : max . 1,000 files per medium
Jukebo x*: approximately 10 GB memory capacity; max. 3,000 files can be imported
USB stor age de vice a nd m emor y cards : max. 10,000 files per medium; max. 1,000
files per playlist/directory
on the system language and cannot always
be guaranteed.
- The med ia drives do not support the Win­
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format. - The
manufacturer of the storage device can
prov ide information about its "USB Dev ice
Subclass".
-
For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display showing the remaining play t ime
may differ for audio files with variable bit
r a te. -
Some MTP player functions are not support­
ed, such as rating mus ic tracks and video
playback.
- Special characters (such as those in 103 tag
i nformat ion) disp lay different ly depending
CD drive
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith a CD drive
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive:
Audio files
S upported
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, album, track)*, CD-ROMs with a capaci-
medi a ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file syste m: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadat a A lbum co ver : GIF , JPG, PNG w ith max. 800x800 px . The album cover from the medi-
um may be d isp layed, depend ing on avai lab ility.
Form at MPEG 1/2 Windows Media Au- MPEG 2/4 FLAC
Layer 3 dio
9 and 10
File exten sion .mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
.m4b;
.aac
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