
Audi connect (Infotainm ent )
Aud i conn ect (MMI)
W ith the Audi c onn ect (MMI) function, yo u can
Allo w or Deny the use of A udi connect Infotain
m ent services if the connection is set to
N o re
q uest
or With reque st .
Wi-Fi devic es*
Using the Wi-Fi de vic e s function, you can All ow
or D eny a connection to the Interne t.
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 tab lets, 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 injur ies. Store these types of devices
securely whi le driving .
- Do not use any w ireless devices on the front
seats w ith in range of the a irbags while driv
ing . Also read the warnings in the chapter
q page 2 71, Front airbags.
Audi connect
(Infotainment) general
information
Audi connect Infotainment services
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
@ Tips
- You can on ly use services supported by Audi
connect (Infotainment) if you have the op
tiona l MMI Navigation plus equipment with
MMI touch* and Audi connect (Infotain
ment) .
- Use of the LTE* mob ile network standard is
not available in every country . Contact an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Fac ility or your cell phone serv ice
provider for additional informat ion .
- Usage of Audi connect Infotainment serv
ices depends on the availability of services
through th ird party prov iders .
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- Audi connect Infotainment services are on ly
available within the cell phone network cov
erage from your cell phone service provider.
- Audi connect Infotainment services are
available in the USA. Audi connect Infotain
ment services are currently not availab le in
Canada or in Mexico.
- Also read the information in the chapter
q page 177, Telephone.
-Availability, scope, prov iders, screen display
and costs of services may vary depending on
the country, model, mode l year, end device
and rates. Additional information can be
found under
www .audiu sa .com /aud icon
nect
- An initial registration/act ivat ion on the
myAudi platform at
www .audiusa .com /
m yaudi
is requ ired to use individual serv
ices. You can contact an author ized Audi
dealer or Aud i connect (Infotainmen t) cus
tomer service at (877) SOS -AUDI (2834) to
rece ive information on options for expand
ing your usage and any costs that may re
sult.
- The Audi connect Infotainment services are
a Wi-Fi/lnternet-based system . If the sys
tem does not function correct ly even
though all of the requirements are met,
please try again later or contact Audi con
nect (Infotainment) customer service at
(877) SOS-AUDI (2834).
- For detailed information on Aud i connect
(Infota inment) and the Terms of Use, refer
to
www .audiusa.com /aud iconnect .
Data protection
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i connect (Infotainment)
(D Tips
- Your pr ivacy is important to us.
- AUDI AG colle cts, processes, s hares and
t ransmits your personal info rmation in a c
c o rdance w ith legal reg ulations in order to
ensure p roper function and availability of
the individua l Audi connect Infotainment
serv ices. You can view the complete, current
and valid Audi connect (Infotainment) data
protection policy in your MMI. The myAud i
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platform is available for to you to activate
additional Audi connect Infotainment serv
i ces and to transfer data to your vehicle,
among other services. A one-time registra
tion is required to establish a connection to
your vehicle. For this purpose, AUDI AG col lects, processes, transmits and uses your re
quired personal informat ion as required for
you to use the se rvices provided by AUDI
AG. Your information is not distributed to
third parties . Us ing your ce ll phone w ith
your myAudi platform allows you to trans
mit data for your Audi connect Infotain
ment services functions to your vehicle and
you can allow specific veh icle data to be
transm itted from your vehicle.
- By act ivat ing special information services
that are part of your Audi connect (Infotain ment) portfolio, you can use these funct ions
directly in your veh icle by enter ing data to
confirm your ident ity (to use social net
works, fo r example). To do this, the identifi
cation information you prov ided is forwa rd
ed with the reques t to the respect ive service
provider. Then you can access your personal
content using a secure connection. This con
tent is displayed in the vehicle for your use.
Troubleshooting
Appl ies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Problem Solution Audi c
onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
Your personal content is not stored within
Audi AG. The necessary connection informa
tion is processed and used for prov iding
serv ices and the proper funct ion of the serv
ices in accordance with applicable legal
guidelines.
- You can find additional information in your
MMI in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service and a lso
online at
www .audiusa.com /audiconn ect .
- By providing Aud i connect Infotainment
serv ices, Audi of America is authorized to
collect, process, transmit and transfer infor
mation about you and your vehicle. Addi
tional info rmation can also be found in yo ur
MMI in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service .
- Informat ion on o ur data protection meas
ures in conjunction with the mobi le Audi
connect (Infotainment) app lication can be
found in the application's privacy policy . For
additional information about the
ww w.audiusa .com /m yau di webs ite or oth
er applications, websites or on line services
connected to Audi, v is it
www.audiusa .com /
privacy .
Aud i connect Infot ainment ser v-
Some Audi connect Infotainment services must be act ivated/con-
ic es : individual Aud i connect Info- figured through your personal myAudi account before us ing
tainment serv ices are grayed out or them for the first time . You can find deta iled informat ion on line
not ava ilable. at
www.audiu sa.com /m ya udi
Wi-Fi hot spot :
it is not possible to Delete all existing Wi-Fi connections on your mobi le device and
connect throug h Wi- Fi. restart it.
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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.
200
.
- 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 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,,

Navigation
Route information
The display of route information, such as t he cur
ren t street be ing drive n on or po ints o f in terest
a long the c urrent route, can be switched on/off
or can be min imized on the display of upcomi ng
maneuvers.
Automatic zoom
On : the map scale is adap ted automatica lly de
pending on the type o f road being trave led (e x
p ressway, highway, other roads) so that you al
ways have an optimal overv iew o f the road a head .
The sca le is a lso automatica lly adapted when
there a re upcoming maneuvers to p rovide a bet
ter deta iled view.
Intersection : when route gu idance is active , the
map tempora rily zooms in to a detailed scale
when there are upcom ing mane uvers so that you
can see t he street or t urn better.
Off : the map scale yo u have chosen is main
tained .
Map content
Map content s uch as weather, tra ffic infor mation
or favorites can be displayed or hidden.
T he weather fo recas t* is d isp layed o n a 3 m i (5
k m ) s cale on the m ap
¢ page 208, f ig. 191 .
Online map display
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi connect
(Infotainment)
With the onlin e map view, you can display the
map with satellite images.
F ig . 19 5 Online map v iew
212
Fig. 196 M ap view w ith o nline St reet View
Requireme nt: The requirements for Audi co nnect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢ page 190.
.,.. Press the I NAV/MAP I button repeatedly u nti l
the map is displayed.
.,.. Select: right control b utton> Map settings >
Map display > Google Earth .
The map dis pl ay is based on da ta packets re
ce ived from the Inte rnet in the form of satellite
images, w hich are then combined with the road
ways from the
Standard map v iew. There a re two
gigabytes of memory space in the MMI memory
that can be used to tempora rily store the map or
navigation da ta that was rece ived . This is roughly
the amo unt requir ed fo r th e map/naviga tion data
fo r a 2, 485 mile (4,0 0 0 k m) ro ute. As lo ng as the
s ate llite ima ges l oaded for route guid ance are
stored, you can use them wi thout h avi ng an ac
tive data connect ion .
Street View
With Stree t View, you can explo re ma ny p lac es in
th e wo rld thr ough t he eyes of a pedes tria n.
S tree t View is availa ble w hen the
sy mb ol(!)
¢ fig. 195 is displayed in t he cross ha irs mode.
Activating street view : turn t he con trol knob to a
s c a le le ss th an 32 yar ds (3 0 m) .
The following functions a re then available :
-Exploring an area step-by-step : press the con
trol knob when t he
symbol @¢ fig. 196 is dis
played.
- Zooming in or out on the current view in four
stages :
turn the control knob to the left or to
the rig ht ®
c:> fig . 196 .
-Navigating in street view : move your finger in
the desired direction on the MMI touch contro l
pad*.

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Additional information
Showing additional informat ion in the Infotain
ment system disp lay can be switched on in the
Map content menu ¢page 212. To display any
applicable additional information, move the
crosshairs onto an item on the map and press the
control knob.
(D Tips
- The stored online map view data can be de
leted in
Factory sett ings > Navigation and
on line memory
¢ page 242.
- The online map view is an Audi connect In
fotainment service and is regu larly updated
when the function is opened. The process
may take several seconds.
- When the on line map view is switched on
using the 30 position map, the MMI display
a utomat ically switches to the 20 map orien
tation when driving through tunnels.
- For safety reasons, the Street View func
tions can o nly be used when the vehicle is
stationary .
- Always read the chapter
¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa tion.
- Additional informat ion can be found under
www.audiusa.com /audiconnect .
Map update
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
There are multiple options available for updating
your map mater ial:
- Map updates through the
on line map update*
¢page 213.
-Import map updates from the SD card to you r
MMI. You can find add itional information on
line at
my.audiusa.com.
-Map update at an authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Service Facility. This can result in
additional costs.
Navigation
Online map update
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and Audi connect
(Infota inmen t)
Using the online map update, you con update
the map material in your navigation system di
rectly from your vehicle.
Fig. 197 Example: display of a new on lin e m ap update
Fig. 198 Example: selection of a country package
Requirement:
The requirements for Audi connect Infota inment
services must be
met¢ page 190.
You must have a myAudi account and have as
signed your vehicle to it.
Using your vehicle position, the MMI identif ies
regions which you are frequently in. Based on
this, the MMI suggests update packages for
these regions, if they are available .
.. Select(!) Start download ¢ fig. 197 if the mes
sage for a new map update appears in the Info
tainment system display.
Or :
.. Select iMENU ! button> Settings> left control
button >
System maintenance > System up
date
> Online update.
A selection with the available update packages
appears in the Infota inment system display
¢ fig . 198 .
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Navigation
Selecting the online map update
- Se lect an update package from the list(~) @
<=>fig. 198 .
-Confirm you r se lection with the I BACK I button
and go back to the selection.
- T he number and amount of data for the select
ed updat e package are now displayed in the In
fotainment system.
Starting the download
- Select and confirm Start download .
-Confirm the secur ity prompt by selecting Start
download
again.
The update packages begin to down load and the
status of the download progress is shown in the
Infotainment system display .
Installation of online map updates
The downloaded map materia l installs after you
stop your vehicle. The new update packages in
stall only after you switch off the ignition. After
restarting the MMI, the Infota inment system dis
play ind icates if the updates installed successful
ly .
- Confirm the successful update with
OK .
The new map materia l can now be used for navi
gation.
(D Tips
- The amount of available on line map up
dates in the vehicle is lim ited . To update
more regions, use the map update via SD
card at
my.audiusa.com .
-Always read the chapter I:!) page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa tion.
Accessing traffic information
Traffic information (TMC)
Ap plies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is d isp layed .
.. Se lect : left control button > Traffic messages .
214 An ove
rview of all the traffic messages is dis
played in the Infotainment system. Traffic inci
dents on your route are shown in the upper sec
tion of the list, sorted according to distance.
- Displaying all traffic messages for a street/
highway :
select and confirm the [ill symbol. A
list of all the traff ic messages for the selected
street/highway is displayed.
- Opening a detailed view of traffic information:
select and confirm the traffic information from
the list.
-Displaying the selected traffic information on
the map :
select and confirm the right control
button
> Show on map . The shaded line shows
the street and the length of the traffic jam.
-Displaying the next traffic message on the
map :
press the control knob.
Traffic information display
Colored warning symbols:
traffic incidents on
your route are shown in the upper section of the
list and are sorted according to distance.
Warning symbols with~: avoided traffic inci
dents .
Grayed out warning symbols: traffic incidents
that are not on your route. They are sorted ac
cording to road type (expressway, highway, other
road), country and name.
(D Tips
-Critical traffic information, such as warn
ings about wrong -way drivers, is automati
cally displayed. To hide the traffic informa
t ion, press the
I BACK ! button or the control
knob.
- TMC traffic reports are not available in Can
ada. For more information, please contact
Sirius Canada.