2017 AUDI S3 SEDAN Owners Manual

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-If a t least two minutes have passed after
the last time the ignition was switched
off,
you can reset the access counter back to "O" as needed after switching the ignition on/
off again .
Vehicle status report
Applies to: veh icles with Audi connect e·tron services
You can access various vehicle statuses using the
services, such as:
- high-voltage battery charge level,
- electri c range,
- mileage,
- next inspection .
For addit ional information,
see ¢ page 97, Power
meter overview
and ¢ page 99, Range display .
A WARNING
Do not ignore messages and warning or indi­
cator lights that turn on in the vehicle
be­
cause of the information in the status report.
T his could le a d to b reak downs in on the ro ad,
ac cidents and serious injuries .
Car Finder
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
The vehicle collects data under certa in conditions
a n d se nds it to a se rver.
When data is stored, you can access values such
as these us ing the service :
- Vehicle location d isplay,
- Display of one's own locat ion,
- Ro ute to your vehicle.
I f yo ur mobile device also has a navigation f unc­
tion, yo u can navigate to your last know n pa rking
l ocat ion .
(D Tips
-The new pa rking location canno t be dete r­
mined with this service if the vehicle is
moved after shutt ing the ve hicle
off and
without switching the ignition on and
off
again, for example when being towed o r if
the veh icle is stolen.
Audi connect e-tron s erv ic es
- If the vehicle is moved and shut off again
using the second key, for example, t he new
park ing location is transmitted to the server
after sw itching the ign ition
off.
Charging
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-t ron services
You can contro l and access the hig h-voltage bat­
tery charging process remotely using these serv­ ices. You have the followi ng options:
- check the battery charge level,
- start/end the cha rging p rocess,
- program the charging t imer with/wit hout cl i-
mate con trol,
- deactivate/activate the cha rg ing timer.
Fo r additional information,
see ¢ page 108,
Charging the battery with the Audi e-tron charg­
ing system .
A WARNING
Only perform c harg ing f unct io ns on t he h igh­
vol tage battery if t he ve hicl e is shut
off co r­
r e ct ly, is con nected to a suitable socket an d if
the ignition is switched
off.
Temperature control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
You can co ntro l the clima te control in your vehi­
cl e remo tely using these serv ices:
- start/end climate control,
- program the timer,
- deactivate/activate the timer.
For additional information,
see ¢ page 118 , Cli­
mate control.
A WARNING "---
Only perform the climate cont rol functions i f
your vehicle was shut
off cor rectly and the ig­
ni tion is switched off .
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Navigation
Navigation
Opening navigation
Applies to: veh icles w ith navigation system
The navigation system directs you to your desti­
nation , around traffic incidents and on alterna­
tive routes, if desired .
Fig. 185 Diagram : Ente r dest inatio n menu
"'Press the I NAV/MAPI button.
The
Enter destination menu is displayed after
opening navigation. If availab le, the following in­
formation can be d isplayed in the Infotainment
system display:
@ Input field for free text search 200
@ Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
@ Last destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
© Stored favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
If you have connected a cell phone to the MMI,
your directory contacts will also be listed if they
have navigation data assigned to them.
The
Favorites @¢ fig. 185 men u item as well as
the directory/contacts are only shown in the
En·
ter destination
menu if you have entered one o r
more characters using the input field.
Switching between destination entry and the
map :
-Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is d isp layed.
Or : select the left contro l
button
> Switch to map.
_& WARNING
- The demands of traffic require yo ur full at­
tention . Always read the chapter
~ page 247, Driving safety.
-Obey all traffic laws when driving.
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.
- The route calculated by the navigation sys­
tem is a recommendation for reaching your
destination. Obey traffic lights, stopping re­
strictions, one-way streets, lane change re­
strictions, etc .
(D Note
- If
the dr iv ing directions conflict with traffic
laws, obey the traffic laws.
- To reduce the risk of an accident, adjust the
volume of the navigat ion system so that s ig­
nals from outs ide the veh icle, such as police
and fire s irens, can be heard easily at all
t imes.
(D Tips
- Snow and obstruct ions on the GPS antenna
or interference caused by trees and large
buildings can impair satellite reception and
affect the system's ability to determine the
vehicle position. Several deactivated or mal­
functioning satellites can also interrupt GPS
reception and affect the system's ability to
determine the vehicle position.
-Because street names somet imes change,
the names stored in the MMI may in rare
cases differ from the actual street name.
Entering a destination
Free text search for destinations
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
With the free text search, you con enter the navi­
gation destination data all at once in any order using the MMI touch control
pad* or the letter/
number speller (for example, 20 Elm Street, Chi­
cago). Likewise, you can search for points of in­
terest, contacts, previous destinations or favor­
ites to navigate to the desired address.
Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until the
Enter destination menu is displayed~ page 200,
fig. 185 .
"' Push the control knob up. The input fie ld is dis­
played @¢ page 200, fig. 185.
- Enter one or more search terms into the input
field .
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-If availab le, confirm the in put suggestion* to
complete the entry or a word suggestion*. Re­
fer to
c::> page 165, Letter/number speller.
-T urn the control knob to the right to change
t h e results list .
-Select and confirm a destinatio n from the re -
s ul ts list .
-Se lect and confirm Start route guidance .
The route d isplays as an overview in the map .
R oute guidance is a lready ac tive ..
Narrowing the sea rch area
All countr ies/states are selected at the factory
for the free text search .
-Select the right control button > Country /state
selection
i n the input field @c::> page 200,
fig. 185.
-Se lect the country or state( ~) that sho uld be
searched using the free text searc h in order to
narrow the n umbe r of res ults and increase the
search speed. The selec ted entry in the coun­
t ry/state selection is stored.
@ Tips
-The MMI input suggest io ns depend on the
l ast navigated destinations .
-Up to SO entries can be stored in the last
dest inat ions lis t.
- Additional informat ion on free text searches
ca n be found unde r
c::>page 166.
Loading the last destination
App lies to: ve hicles with navigation system
Your last destinations are automatically stored
and can be loaded directly as a destination.
Requirement: a destination was already navigat­
ed to.
.,. Press t he I NAV/MAPI but ton repeated ly un til
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
c::> page 200, fig. 185 .
Your last dest ination is liste d di re ct ly in the Enter
destination
menu under the home address and
i d ent ified with the symbol @
c::> page 200,
fig. 185.
Na vigation
-Select an d confirm one of the last des tinations
from the list.
-Sele ct an d confirm Start route guidance.
Deleting last destinations
-Select and confirm one of the last des tinations
from t he list.
-Select: r ight con trol b utton > Delete destina­
tion
> Delete this last de stinat ion or Delete all
last destinations .
The selected destinat ion or all last dest inat ions
is/are deleted and no longer d is p layed in the
En­
ter destination
men u.
Entering an address
Applies to: vehicles wit h naviga tion system
As an alternative to free text search , you can al ­
so enter an address in stages .
.. Press the INAV/MAPI button repeatedly unti l
the
Enter dest ination menu is disp layed
c::> page200, fig.185 .
.,. Select: lef t control button > Enter address .
-Entering a destination using a country /state :
select a nd confirm Country . Select an d confirm
a country/sta te d irectly from the list .
Or :
se ar ch fo r a co unt ry/state us ing the input field.
-Entering a destination using the City /ZIP
code :
select and confirm City/ZIP code. Enter a
ci ty or a ZIP code.
Or : sele ct and confirm a city
from t he lis t.
-Entering a destination u sing a street intersec­
tion* :
select and confirm Inter section . Selec t
a nd confi rm a street d irect ly from t he lis t.
Or :
search for a street us ing the input f ield .
-Select an d co nfirm add itional de tails about t he
destin ation s uch a s
Street , House number o r
Downtown .
-Select and con firm Start route guidance .
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Nav igatio n
Setting a home address/favorite as the
destination
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You con quickly and e asily start r oute guidance
to your home address using the home address
function. Favorites allow easier access to fre­
quently used destinations.
• P ress the I N AV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Enter de stination menu is displayed
c:>page 200, fig. 185 .
Setting a home address as the destination
Req uirement: a home address must be stored
c:>poge207.
Your Home addr ess is shown d irectly in the Enter
d es tin ation
menu @c:> page 200, fig. 185 .
-Select: the home address > Start route guid ­
ance .
Setting a favorite a s th e destination
Requirement: a favorite must be stored as a des­
tination
c:> page 20 7 .
-Enter at leas t the first three le tters of the de­
s ir ed favorite i n the free text search input field.
The favorites found are shown in the Infotain­
ment system display ©
c:> page 200, fig. 185.
- Se lec t and confirm the desired en try .
- Se lect and co nfirm
Start route guidan ce .
@ Tips
- Additional settings for the home address
ca n be found under
c:> page 207 .
-Additional settings for the favorites can be
found under
c:> page 207 .
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Transferring a destination from the
directory
Applies to: vehicles with navigat ion system
You con navigate directly to destinations in the
directory.
Fig. 186 Possible d irecto ry/contacts
Requirement: an address wit h nav iga tion data or
a navigation dest inat ion m ust already be as­
s igned to a contact
c:> page 207, Direc tory con­
tacts.
• Press the I NAV/MAPI b utton repeatedly u ntil
t he
Enter de stination men u is displayed
c:>poge 200, fig. 185 .
.. Select: left control button > Directory > a con -
tact .
The dire ctory/con tacts are shown in a lphabet ical
o rder and a re marked wi th symbols to indicate
the storage locat ion:
(D Bu siness address
@ Private address
@ Bus iness destination
© Private des tina tion
- Select and confirm an address or a destina tion .
When you have sele cted a destination, the
route guidance can be st arted directly.
- Check the address input again when se lecting
an add ress.
- Then se lect and confirm
Start route guidance .
Additional directory functions in the navigation
system can be found under
c:> page 207.
(!} Tips
- Addresses that have been imported from
your cell phone into the MMI can also be
used as a destination.

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-If a contact is grayed out in the d irectory,
this contact has neither a destination no r an
address assigned to them.
Point of interest search
App lies to: ve hicles with navigation system
N.-w1gat1on . Po1nb of interest i
__ S_ e_ a_r_c _
h _a_ r_e _
a ______________ L _o _s _ A_ n_ g_ e_l_ e_s __ (_. ~
J
Find entry
Select category
0 Restaurant
ii) Diesel fueling station
fJ Coffee shop
Fig . 187 Exa mple: se arch fo r po int of inte rest
"' Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
t h e
Enter de stination menu is displayed
,:::;, page 200, fig . 185.
"' Se lect : left con trol but ton > Points of interest .
-Changing the search area : select and confirm
Search area and then a search area from the
li st.
The follow ing search catego ries are avai lab le :
Nearby : points of inte rest ca n be selected from
d ifferent categor ies. The po ints of interest a re
listed starting from the immediate vicinity of the
ve hicle up to a rad ius of approximate ly 124
m iles (200 km) .
Along the route : points of interest a long the
ro ute can only be selected d uring active route
gu idance . The points of interest are located d i­
rect ly along or in the immed iate vicinity of the
calculated route .
Near destination /Near stopover : points of inter­
est near a destination or a stopover can on ly be
se lected during active route guida nce. The po ints
of interest can likewise be se lected from various
categor ies. For examp le, you ca n sea rch for a ho ­
tel or parking lot at the destin ation.
In new city : select a country/state or search in a
n ew c ity . E nte r th e name of the desi red c ity .
P oints of i nte res t can be sele cted from var ious
ca tegor ies. Th is f unct ion allows you to sear ch for
Navigation
po ints of interest in any city re gard less of the ac ­
t ive ro ute guidance or the vehicle pos ition .
-Search for a point of int ere st name in these ­
lected search area :
enter the n ame of the poin t
of interest.
- Searching for a point of interest in a specific
category :
select Select category . Select and
confirm a category, such as
Restaurants .
(D Tips
-Distances to poin ts of i nte res t are displ aye d
as a s tra ight-line d ist ance from your current
location . The actual d istance from you r cur­
rent locat ion to the point of interest is up­
dated automatically . The list of found
points of interest is not resorted when this
happens.
-There may be entr ies in the list that cannot
be displayed completely due to t he ir length .
If you select these list entries using the con­
tr ol knob , detailed information about the
sel ected list e ntry will be shown a utomat i­
c ally af te r seve ral second s.
Online point of interest search (on line
search)
Appl ies to: vehicles with navigat ion system and Aud i connect
(Infotainment)
You can search for points of interest on the In ­
ternet.
Requirement: The requirements for Audi co nnect
(Infotainment) mus t be met
,:::;, page 190 .
"'Press the !NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
,:::;,page 200, fig.185.
"' Select: left control button > Online search . The
search a rea last se t is displayed in the inpu t
fie ld.
-Changing the search area : select: right cont rol
button
> Select search area .
-Searching for online destinations in these­
lected search area :
ente r a new c ity/state if
necessary . E nter the search term , such as hotel.
Press the contro l knob . Se lect and confi rm an
online des tination fro m the list.
..,.
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Navig ation
-Se arching for onl ine d estination s in a specific
categor y:
select and confirm Se lect catego ry.
Se lect and confirm a category, such as Rest au­
r a nts .
Find which search areas are available under
¢ page 203, Point of interest search.
You can sea rch fo r on line dest ina tions using the
voice recognition system
¢ table on page 173.
{I) Tips
Always read t he chapte r¢ page 196, Audi
c onnect (Infotainment) general informa tion.
Accessing destinations from myAudi
account
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith naviga tion sys tem and Audi co nn ect
(I nfota inmen t)
Import individual destinations from your myAudi
account into the
MMI.
Requirement:
The requirements for Audi connect (Infotain­ ment) must be met
¢ page 190.
You must have a registered myAudi account at
my.aud iusa.com . You must have a vehicle as ­
signed to your myAudi acco unt and you must
have stored one or more destinations .
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter de stin ation menu is displayed
¢ page 200, fig. 185.
~ Se lect: left control button > m yAudi cont act s.
~ If necessary, enter your myAudi user data or
your myAud i PIN¢
page 190 . The contacts
stored in myAudi are d isp layed .
-Select and confirm a contact .
-Select and confirm a private or business desti -
nation.
- Se lect and confirm
Start route guidance .
(D Tips
-You only need to enter the myAud i user data
one time .
-You can receive your myA udi PIN if you have
set up a myAudi account.
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- Additiona l information can be found under
www.audiu sa .com /audiconnect .
Entering a destination using geo
coordinates
App lies to : vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter dest inat ion me nu is displayed
¢ page 200, fig . 185 .
~ Sele ct: left control button > Geographi cal coor ·
dinate s.
-Select latitud e/longitude .
-Press the contro l knob to set the individual val -
ues .
- Turn the control knob to the left/right to
change the selected va lue.
- Select and confirm
Start route guidance .
Adding a stopover
App lies to : vehicles wit h naviga tion syste m
You con enter an additional destination when
route guidance is active.
Nac,,gat1on Er.tcr de'iot1r.ar.1on ~-
---------== = ==----,:.-jl: Bear Valley Rd 79 9 mi
'-,. Hesperia. CA, 9234S 7:22 AM
Cancel route gu idance ______ _
::, Elias Thomas Snack Bar
-..;: 111 N Hill St. Los Angeles. CA
De lete stopovc-r ====~ If}
J 250yd
6:05 AM
Fig. 188 Examp le: act ive route g uidance w it h stopover
Requirement: route guidance must already be ac­
tive.
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI b utton repeatedly unti l
the
Ente r dest ination me nu is displayed
¢ page 200, fig. 185.
Entering a destination as a stopover
-En ter a des tina tion in the input line
q poge 200 .
-Select and confirm a desti nat ion from the re ­
sults list .
-Select and confirm Add as stopo ver . jll,,

Deleting a stopover
- Push the cont rol knob up. Free text search and
active route guidance are displayed.
- Se lect and confirm
Del ete s topover @
¢fig. 188.
- The stopove r is de leted.
Cancel route guidance
A pp lies to: vehicles with naviga tion system
Req uirement: route gu idance must be ac tive .
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Ent er d estination menu is displayed
r::!v page 200, fig . 185.
.,. Turn the cont rol knob to the left until the active
route g uidance is
shown ¢ page 204, fig. 188 .
.,. Select and confirm Cancel route guidance (D
r::!v page 204, fig. 188 . The destinat ion is delet­
ed.
Or : select the right control button > Cancel
rout e gu idance .
Additional options when entering a destination
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with naviga tion system
D epending on t he se lected function, the follow­
i ng addi tional op tions may be available when en­
ter ing a destinat ion:
.,. Press the right contro l button .
Cancel rout e guidance : Requirement: route guid­
ance must be active . Route gu idance is canceled .
For addit ional info rmation, see
¢ page 205.
Country information :
you can display the appli­
cab le urban and rural speed limits for any coun­
try/state . If th is function is activated, the infor­
mat io n w ill be au tomatically shown to you in the
route information
Q) ¢ page 209, fig. 193 when
the speed lim it is
exceeded¢ page 212 .
Country /state selection:
select a country/state
(~) th at should be used i n the free text search,
for
example ¢ page 201. Or select a ll countr ies/
sta tes.
cc Route criteria : see¢ page 209, Route criteria. CXl .... N r---N .... 0 N > 00
Na vigation
Show location on map :
Requirement: you must
have selected a destination from the resu lts list.
The destination entered is displayed on t he map.
Parking at thi s location *: Requirement: you
must have se lected a dest inat ion from the re ­
s ul ts list. All parking options near the selected
l ocation a re displayed in the Infota inment sys ­
tem.
Delete: the selected entry is dele ted. Yo u can de ­
l ete individual ent ries or a ll entries (for examp le,
favorites o r last destinations) .
Audi connect at this location *: Requirement: yo u
must have se lected a dest inat ion from the re ­
s ul ts list. Allows you to search for items in the vi­
c inity of the se lected location, s uch as
Travel in ·
formation .
Online traffic data *:
the online traffic informa­
tion
r::!v page 215 can be switched on o r off.
Add destination to contact : see r::!vpage 207.
Store a s favorit e:
see ¢ page 20 7 .
Voice guidance :
see r::!v page 209.
Navigation settings :
see ¢ page 208.
(D Tips
Information on online traffic data* can also
b e fo und on line a t
www .audiusa.com /help /
audi-conne ct .
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Navigation
Personal route
assistance
App lies to: ve hicles w ith navigat ion system
Your MMI can learn your frequently driven routes
and, depending on the current vehicle position,
suggest route guidance (for example, your daily commute to work and back).
Fig. 189 Exa mple: perso nal rou te display
Fig . 190 In forma tion on personal ro ute
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
qpage 200 , fig . 185.
... Select : right contro l button > Personal route
assistance .
When the function is switched on~, the MMI re­
cords the frequently-driven routes regardless of
whether a destination was entered and reached
or not .
As long as route guidance is not act ive, your per­
sonal routes are listed in the
Enter destination
menu under the home address and indicated with
the
symbol ~ (D q fig. 189. When personal
route assistance is switched on, this symbol is
displayed in the Navigation menu and in the Info ­
tainment system disp lay status line at the same
time.
The distance to the destination and the calculat­ ed arrival time are also d isplayed for your person ­
al routes. Without start ing route gui dance, your
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MMI monitors the traffic conditions for your per­
sona l routes and shows possible traffic incidents
for t he possib le routes to be driven in the Info­
ta inment system
display @q fig. 189.
A message will be displayed if there is a large
traffic incident (more than 12 minute delay) re­
gardless of which menu is selected
¢fig . 190.
Select and confirm one of the following options :
-Start route guidance: the MMI starts the route
guidance for the personal ro ute disp layed and
searches for a faster route if available.
- Ignore this route and this message: the dis­
played destination with all applicable personal
routes is no longer factored into the current
trip. No more messages are shown for the dis­
played destination. The displayed destination
w ith all applicable personal routes will be fac­
tored into the trip again on ly after stopping the
veh icle and switching the ignition on again.
-Ignore all messages : all personal routes are no
longer factored into the current trip. No more
messages are displayed . Messages for pe rsonal
routes when there is increased traffic will ap­
pear again after the vehicle is stopped and the
ignition is switched o n again.
As soon as you switch off personal route assis­
tance, the symbol in the status line turns off and
your trips are no longer recorded. Trips that were
already stored remain sto red .
Deleting personal routes :
-Select the desired personal route in the Enter
destination
menu (D ¢ fig. 189.
-Select: r ight control button> Delete destina­
tion .
Deleting all personal routes:
-Select: !MENU I button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI settings > Factory settings.
-Sele ct: Navigation and online memory > Re·
store factory settings
¢ page 2 42.
(D Tips
-Personal routes are learned based on the ve­
hicle position. The route is prioritized ac­
cording to how frequently you drive to a
destination.