Telephone
"'Se lect and confirm the desired ce ll phone from
the list of disp layed Bluetooth devices.
"' The MMI generates a PIN for the connect ion
setup
¢ fig. 176 .
"' Select and confirm Y es.
"' Enter the PIN for connecting on your cell
phone .
Or: when the PIN is d isplayed on your
ce ll phone, confirm the PIN on you r ce ll phone
and in the MMI. The time a llowed for ente ring
the PIN is l im ited to app rox imately 30 seconds.
"' Pay attention to any additiona l system prompts
displayed on your cell phone, for example if the
system should connect automatically in the fu
ture . Depending on the ce ll phone, you may
have to confirm downloading the directory sep
arately .
After connect ing succ essfull y
After connecting successfully, a short message
with information about the connected profi les
will appear . You can also change profiles later.
Select:
! MENU ! button> Sett ings> left control
button
> MMI sett ings > Conn ection man ag er
c:::;, page242 .
In addition, the cell phone contacts are automat
ically loaded in the MMI directory. Th is process
can take several minutes, depend ing on the num
ber of contacts .
You can a lso make your connected cell phone the
default phone by select ing
Se t as de fault tel e
phone
in the Conne ct ion man ager c:::;, page 244 .
Q) Note
Always follow the information found in c:::;,(D in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
- Making phone calls through the MMI is only
possib le using the
Handsfree Bluetooth pro
file.
- You can apply additional settings to con nected mobile devices using the
Connection
manager
c:::;, page 242.
- You can also search for the MMI in your cell phone us ing the Bluetooth device search.
- You only have to pair your device one t ime.
Bluetooth devices that are already paired
178
automatically connect to the M MI when the
Bluetooth function is switched on, they are
within range and the ignition is sw itched on.
The last connected cell phone is given first pr iority.
-Authoriz ing the MMI connect ion in your cell
phone wi ll make automatic connection pos
sible .
- Pay attention to any system prompts dis played on your cell phone, for example if
the system should connect automatically in
the future. Depend ing on the cell phone,
you may also need to download the directo
ry and confirm a ccess to your text messages
separately.
- When leaving the vehicle, the Bluetooth
c onnect ion to the cell phone will automati
cally disconnect. Depending on yo ur cell
phone, phone calls in progress may be auto
matically redirected from the MM I to your
cell phone and you can continue the ca ll on
your phone.
- You can obtain more info rmation from your
cell phone service provider or from yo ur ce ll
phone user guide. For information on us ing
the te lephone, v isit
ww w.audiu sa.com /
bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi
dealer or author ized Audi Service Facility.
'
Operating two telephones through the
MMI
You can connect two cell phones to the MMI, for
example your business cell phone as the primary
phone and your private cell phone as the secon dary phone. You can be reached in your vehicle
through both cell phones .
The first connected cell phone is d isplayed as the
primary phone in the MM I. The second cell phone
i s connected as the secondary phone .
The directory from the con nected prima ry phone
will a lways be d isplayed . If yo u wo uld like to use
the d irecto ry from the secondary phone, you
must switch the primary and secondary phone
¢ page 179 .
a, co ..... N
" N ..... 0
.. Confirm your entry with OK.
Then you can open your personal sett ings from
your myA udi account in your vehicle.
@ Tips
You can receive your myAud i PIN if you have
set up a myA udi account. For additional infor
mat ion, see
my.audi usa.com .
Opening Audi connect
(Infotainment)
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Audi co nnect (Infota inment)
Fig . 184 Aud i co nnect (Infota inment) home page
.. Select: the I MENU ! button > Audi connect .
.. If necessary, confirm the note displayed with
Acce p t.
A list of all of the available Audi connect Infotain
ment services is shown in the Infotainment sys
tem
display¢ fig. 184 .
You can a lso filter the Audi connect Infotainment
services by category:
.. Select : I MENU I button > Audi connect > left
contro l button
> for example, N avi gat ion for
the Audi connect Infotainment services in the
navigation
menu ¢ page 193 .
Audi connect
Infotainment services
Basic functions
Ap plies to: ve hicles w ith Audi co nnect (Infot ainment)
If available, funct ions specific to certain services
are in the select ion menu of that particular Aud i
connect Infotainment
service ¢ page 160. The
N ~ 1> Not availab le in all la nguages.
Audi conne ct (Inf otainment )
basic functions are in the corresponding options
menu:
,. Select: ! MENUI button> Audi connect > desired
Audi connect Infotainment service>
right con
trol button.
Depend ing on the Audi conne ct Infota inment
service selected, the following basic funct ions are
available :
Save as prev iew*
You can save every Aud i connect Infotainment
service as a preview and d isplay it on the Audi
connect (I nfota inment) home
s c ree n@
¢ page 191 , fig . 184.
Show on map
You can show selected contents on the map and
use them for route gu idance .
Lo g in
Refer to ¢ page 190, Logging into myAudi in the
vehicle .
Read out1>
You can allow the MMI to read out the selected
contents.
Calling*
If a phone number was assigned to an e ntry, you
can call the number, for examp le to reserve tick
ets.
Start route guidance
If a c ity was added to an ent ry, such as for C ity
Ev ent s,
yo u can use it as a navigation dest ina
t ion. Rou te g uidance sta rts immed iately.
Change sea rch area
The set search area can be changed at any time.
Additional information on search areas can be
found
under ¢ page 203 .
Closin g Audi connect Infotainment ser vices
Regardless of the funct ion selected, you can
close an Audi connect Infotainment service at any
Ill>
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Different functions are available depending on
the Twitter category you have selected:
- New twe et: you can post a new tweet using
pre-made temp lates or using myAudi tem
plates that you have created yourse lf .
- Refr es h: the selected Tw itter function is re
freshed.
- Favori te: mark a Tweet as favo rite to show you
l ik ed it.
- Retw eet: you can quote a Tweet to share it with
others.
(j) Tips
- Other settings such as account, language,
Tweet security and location settings
cannot
be changed in the MMI. These changes must
be made on the Twitter website .
- You can only connect
one Twitter account
wi th you r myAudi account.
- Audi connect (Infotainment) makes it possi
ble to access Tw itter. Permanen t ava ilability
cannot be guaranteed, because that de
pends on Twitter.
Travel (travel guide)
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainmen t)
You can use the Audi MMI connect opp to store
points of interest on your mobile device (such as
a smartphone) and then use them for route
guidance in the MMI .
Requirement:
The
A udi MM I connect app must be installed and
open on your mobile device .
You must be logged i nto your myAud i account in
the
A udi MMI conn ect app and you must have se
l ected your vehicle.
The Wi-Fi funct ion on your mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
The MMI must be connected to the network.
.,. Press: I MENU I button > Audi conne ct > left con-
t ro l button
> Inf ormati on category > Tra ve l.
Afte r opening the travel guide, travel tips in yo ur
a rea will be displayed incl uding c urrent rat ings as
well as the correspond ing category.
Audi c onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
.,. Press the le ft control button to change the cat
egory (such as bars nearby) .
A WARNING
= -
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo
b ile dev ices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all loose objects, they co uld be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious inju ries. Store these types of devices
securely while d riving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapte r
¢ page 271, Front airbags.
(D Tips
-Units of measurement, language settings
and time are shown in the Infotainment sys
tem display based on how they were set in
the system settings
¢ page 241.
Audi connect (Infotainment) in navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi connect
(Infotainment)
.,. Select : !MENUI button> A udi conn ect > left
control button >
Na vig atio n.
The following Audi connect Infotainment services
are currently ava ilable:
- Navigation with
online m ap vie w and Street
Vi ew
¢ page 212.
- Point of Intere st (POI) on line sea rch with
v oi ce re cognit ion
(such as restaurants): plan
route guidance using the MMI contro l pane l
¢ page 203 and the voice recogn ition system
¢ page 170 .
-Set up destinations in your MMI using your
myAu di account or onl in e map vie w
¢page 212 .
-On line traff ic informat ion : receive up-to-the
m inute traffic informat ion about acc idents,
road construction and other inc idents
¢ page 215 .
-Map update: import navigation map updates
direct ly to your veh icle using an SD card or as
an online update
¢ page 213.
193
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.
204
- 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,,
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MMI control panel to the left l
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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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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Media
Audio files
Pla ylists
.M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Chara cter istic s up to maxim um 320 kb it/s and 48 kHz samp ling freque ncies 48 kHz sampling
frequency
N umber Maximum 1,000 files per medium
of fil es
(D Tips
- For compressing MP3 files, Audi recom
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display s howing the remaining play t ime
may diffe r for audio files with va riab le bit
r ate. -
Special characters (such as those in 1D3 tag
information) display differently depend ing
on the system language a nd can not always
be guaran teed .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface /Bluetooth
Read the in struc tions in the chapter c::> page 228, Multimedia con-
audio player* :
mobile dev ice is nections/ c::> page 225, Bluetoo th audio player. Yo u can learn
not supported . about s
upported mobi le devices in the A udi database fo r mobile
devices at
www.audiusa.com /bluetooth .
Audi music interface :
the volum e Adjust the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70% of
is too high/too low when sta rt ing the maximu m output
9 page 233, Input level.
playb ack th rough t he AUX inp ut.
Audi music interface : the porta- For many cell phones or mobile devices, playback is not possible
ble device is not recognized as a when the battery level is too low (less than 5% of its capacity) .
sou rce. The mobile de·vice will o nly be recogn ized as a so urce in the M MI
afte r con necting if the batte ry charge is sufficient .
Audi music interface : malfunc-
The Bluetooth audio playe r function is switched on. Switch this
t ions during audio playback function off
c> page 244 when you are not using the Bluetooth
through an iPod/ iPhone. audio player .
Audi music interface :
conten ts Reset the M edia setting s to the f acto ry de fau lt set tings
that are changed on a mobile de -
c::>page 242.
vice al connected to the Aud i m u-
sic inter face are not d isplayed in
the media center.
AUX input : there is s tat ic when W hen con necting and disconnec ting, the External audio player
co nne ct ing and dis co nne ct ing the source is alr e a dy sele cted. Befo re con necting or d isconnecting the
AUX connection cable. mo
bile device, either mu te the dev ice (see
c::> page 245) or switch
to a different audio so urce (fo r example
c::> page 217, Opening the
radio) .
Bluetooth audio player* /Wi-Fi
Only on e interface s hou ld be act ively used at a time to ens ure
audio player *: audio playback in- p roblem-free playback.
t e rfe re n ce .
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Audi smartphone interface
Setup
App lies to: ve hicles with Audi smartpho ne interface
You can connect your smartphone to the MMI us
ing the Audi smartphone interface . Certain con
tent on your smartphone is adapted to the Info
tainment system display while driving and can
be operated through the
MMI control panel.
R equirement:
The vehicle must be stationary and the ignition
must be switched on.
iPhone generation 5 or higher with Lightning
connector and iOS 7.1.2 operating system or
h igher.
O r:
Smartphone with Android Auto app and Android
5 .0 Loll ipop operating system or higher.
.,. Connect your smar tphone to the Audi music in
te rface
c:> page 229 using a USB adapter
c:> page 228, fig. 211 .
.. Select and confirm A cti va te Apple CarPl ay or
Acti vate And roid Auto no w.
.. Follow the system instruct ions.
.,. Pay attention to any add itional system prompts
on your smartphone if applicable.
If you chose not to use Apple CarPlay or Android
Auto when connecting your smartphone for the
first time, you can start the Audi smartphone in
terface later on using the
Connection m an ager .
.. Select: I MENU I button > Audi smartphone in ·
terfa ce
> Change to connecti on manager .
.. Connect your smar tphone to the Audi music in
terface using a USB adapter
c:> page 228,
fig .211.
.. Se lect and confirm Audi smartphone : in the
Connection manager c:> page 242. You can se
lect your smartphone in the list of devices that
are already paired
c:> page 243.
.,. Follow the system instruct ions.
N .... 0 N iii l) In preparat io n at t he t ime of pr inting.
Aud i smartphon e int erfac e
(D Note
Always fo llow the information found in c:> @ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
-The functions that can be used depen d on
the fo llowing factors, among others:
- the brand of your smartphone
- the vers ion of the operating system in
your smartphone
- the software version of the app used
- the USB adapter cab le and correct connec-
tion
- your cell phone service provider
- the customized se ttings on your sma rt-
phone
- O ne of the factors
above or a comb ina tion
o f any of them could cause your sma rtphone
to be incompatib le with the Audi smart
phone interface. Compatibility cannot be
guaranteed for all types of smartphones.
For more informat ion and assistance, refe r
to the user guide and the ma nufacturer of
your smartphone.
- If the connected smartphone has voice con
trol, you can operate you r smartpho ne usi ng
t he exter nal voice recognition system
c:> page 175.
- The menu language shown in the MMI is
based on the sett ings in you r smartphone.
- The time d isplayed in the MMI is based o n
the settings in yo ur smartphone .
- Severa l MMI functions are not avai lab le
when Apple CarPlay or Andro id Auto is ac
t ive.
- You cannot co nnect any mob ile dev ices
via
Bluetooth when an App le CarPlay connec
tion is act ive.
- Whe n the Apple CarPlay connection is ac
t ive,
Tag this song for iTunes*1> is not ava il
able
c:>page 218 .
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