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Audi music interface
Connect your mobile devices to the Audi music
interface in order to operate them through the
MMI and charge the battery.
Fig. 212 Connecting mo bile dev ices
T he Audi music interface consists of a USB inter
face and an AUX input in the center console un
der the
armrest @Q page 8, fig. 2, as well as an
other USB interface in the center
console @
Q page 8, fig . 2 .
- Disconnecting a mobile device from the Audi
music interface:
remove the USB adapter @
Qfig . 212 from the Audi music interface .
-Disconnecting mobile devices with an Apple
Dock connector:
remove the Apple Dock con
nector from the Apple device with the release
tabs pressed in@ c:>page228, fig . 211.
The media are started and operated through the mobile device or the MMI, depending on the de
vice being used
c:> page 230 .
Connecting two mobile devices : if two mobi le
devices (for example iPod and smartphone) are
connected at the same time, then both devices
can be used as playback sources .
You can connect mobile devices using the analog
AUX port.
-Connecting a mobile device to the AUX input:
connect the cable ® Q fig. 212 to the AUX in
put@ on the Audi mus ic interface and then to
the mobile device© (such as an MP3 player or
smartphone).
- Disconnecting a mobile device from the AUX
input :
remove the cable ® c:> fig. 212 from the
AUX
input @Qfig. 212.
Media
-Operation : select and confirm the External au
dio player
source ® c:>page 230, fig. 213. The
media are started and operated through the
mobi le
dev ice @ c:>fig . 212.
A WARNING
Driving requires your complete and undivided
attention . As the dr iver, you have complete
re sponsibility for safety in traffic . Never oper
ate mob ile dev ices while driving, because this
i nc reases the risk of an accident.
(D Note
-Remove the connector from the Audi music
interface carefully so it is not damaged.
- Use a USB extens ion cable to connect dev i
ces that have an integrated USB connector
(such as a USB stick) to prevent damage to
your USB device and the Audi music inter
face .
- Extremely high or low temperatures that
can occur inside vehi cles can damage mobile
devices and/or impair the ir performance.
N ever leave mob ile devices in the vehicle in
extreme ly high or low temperat ures.
(D Tips
-Do not use an additional adapter or USB ex
tension cable to connect mobile devices to
the Audi music interface that already have a
cable or that must be connected w ith a USB
adapter
( c:> page 228). They may impair the
functionality.
- You can purchase the AUX connector cab le
from an authorized Audi dealer or at spe
cialty sto res.
- Functionality is not guaranteed for mobile
devices that do not conform to the USB 2.0
specification .
- USB hubs are not supported.
- Some versions of the iPod such as the iPod
shuff le cannot be connected to the USB
adapter for devices with Apple Dock connec
tor . Connect these devices using a AUX con-
nector cable .
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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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223,224
223
229
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2 25
226
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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
l
- Fast-forwarding and rew inding audio /video *
files :
press and hold the On/Off knob on the ..,.
Media
Copy to jukebo x*
Refer to¢ page 224, Adding files to the Jukebox .
Set as ringtone*1
)
Requ irement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI. The track current ly playing must be in
the Jukebox* ¢
page 224.
The selected track will be used as the ringtone
for incoming calls .
Gracenote online d atab ase*
Req uirem ent: the M MI must b e connected to the
Internet.
Depending on availability, various in format ion
will load abo ut the track currently playing when
this function is switched
on~ -
Favorites
Refer to ¢ page 232 .
Additional options
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
a
video file* or a DVD* must be p lay ing .
Parental control*
Playback of v ideo DVDs can be restricted us ing
parental control.
Enter the password fo r parenta l contro l. Pass
word set at the factory:
1234. You have the fol
lowing options :
-Protection level: select an d conf irm the pro tec
tion level (for example, Leve l 5). Eight different
protect ion leve ls can
be set fo r parenta l con
trol. If you set the pa rental control leve l at Lev
el 5, a ll DVDs from level 1-5 can be played. Vid
eo DVDs with a higher leve l will not play . Se lect
Unrestri cted to remove all of the restr ictions.
- Change password : edit the current password.
l ) Thi s fun ctio n is not ava ilabl e for all ce ll phone s.
2> Th e fun ctio n au to m at ic a lly sw it ch es o ff when the s ource
i s c ha ng ed .
3> Depe nding o n th e DVD , thi s may not be poss ible d uring
p layba ck.
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Switch to full screen
The video im age is disp laye d. T urn the contro l
k nob to d is play the playlist .
Or: press the I BACK I
button.
Replay video2
)
When this f unct ion is switched o n ~. th e cur rent
v ideo will replay .
Show DVD menu
The DVD main menu opens i n the Infotai nment
system d is p lay .
-Select ing a menu item : select and confirm a
menu item.
Or : move your finger on the MMI
to uch control pad* and press the control knob .
Audio track3>
You can manually set the aud io t rack (lang uage
and audio fo rmat). The lang uage and audio fo r
mat options depend on the video DVD.
Subtitles3l
You can set subti tles for p lay ba ck manually . The
la nguages availab le depend o n the DVD .
Aspect
Audi recommends the Automatic setting for the
pi ctu re fo rmat. Yo u ca n se t the p icture forma t
depe nding on the a ctive file or source ( for exam -
ple v ideo fi le *, D VD*).
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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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Media
Problem Solution
Wi -Fi audio pl ayer* :
audio play- Aud io playback interference can occur on some ce ll phones if the
back interference . Internet connectilon in the vehicle was not established through
the SIM card reader on the MMI control panel and the
mob ile da-
ta
option on the cell phone is switched o n. Deactivate the mobile
dat a
option on your cell phone.
Jukebox *: tracks on the imported When importing
play lists, a ll of the files themse lves must be im-
playlist are g rayed out . ported.
Jukebox *: imported tracks ca nnot If you canno t find impo rted trac ks in t he media center, they may
be played o r fo und . not be supported . Only copy s upported fi les
~ page 235 to the
Juk eb ox .
Wi-Fi aud io pl ay e r*: multiple de- Close the Audi MMI connect app on the connected dev ices (for ex-
vices a re connected to the Wi-Fi ample, smartphones) that a re not being used as the Wi -F i audio
hotspot . A media player (such as a p laye r*. L ikewise, close the UP nP server apps or the media perm is-
smartphone) appears as the sions o n the integrated U PnP/DLNA server. Connec t the desi red
sou rce and cannot be change d. dev ice as a Wi -Fi
:aud io playe r* c::> page 226 .
Online med ia *: connect io n fa iled To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection switch
between the M MI and the
Audi must be switched on in the Audi MMI connect app status scree n.
MMI conn ect app .
Audi music inte rface: contents Reset the Media settings to the factory default settings
that are changed on a mob ile de-
c::> page 242.
vice connected to the Audi music
interface are not displayed in the
med ia ce nter.
Bluetooth audio player *: inte rfer- Playb ack in terference can occur when us ing the Bluetooth audio
ence with track disp lay and au dio player if a music player app from a thi rd party provider is open .
playback. Au
di recommends using the integrated media p layer on your Bl ue-
tooth dev ice (suc h as a smartphone).
Wi-Fi hotspot *: your Wi-Fi device M ake sure the network optim izati on fun ctions are sw itched off in
is d iscon necte d from t he W i- Fi t he Wi-Fi setti ngs or in t he network setti ngs for your W i- Fi dev ice.
hotspot . For add itional info rm ation refer to the user guide for your Wi- Fi
dev ice .
Audi music interface : audio play- Make sure the USB mode MTP is selected in the sett ings on your
back thro ugh the connec ted mo- mob ile device .
bile device is not possib le.
• > A pp lies o nly to M TP dev ices . Doe s no t app ly to Ap ple dev ices and USB mass storage devices .
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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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Audi smartphone interface
Operating
Applies to: vehicles w ith Audi smartphone interface
Android Auto: to go back to the Android Auto
menu bar, push the contro l knob down.
Opening a menu Opening a menu item
Apple CarPlay:
you can go back to the App le Car
Play main menu regardless of the selected menu
item by pressing and holding the
I BACKI button. Se
lect and confirm a menu item using the MMI
contro l panel.
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Problem Solution
Audi smartphone interface
can-
Check the charge level of your smartphone battery.
not be opened. Check the USB cable and use a different one if necessary.
Check if Android Auto or Apple CarPlay is available in your country.
Check if the Android Auto app is installed on your smartphone .
Connecting the smartphone to Check if you
are U1sing the corre ct USB adapter and if the USB
the MMI failed.
adapter is connected correctly to your smartphone and the Audi
mus ic interface
c:> page 228 .
Check if Apple CarP lay is activated on your smartphone .
Check in the Android Auto app if Android Auto permits new
veh icles .
T he smartphone is not automati-
Check if you are U1sing the correct USB adapter and if the USB
cally detected . adapter is connected correctly to your smartphone and the Aud i
music interface
c:> page 228 .
Check if the requirements needed to connect a smartphone have
been met.
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System settings
switched on~, you can say new commands dur
ing announcements. You do not need to wait for
the signal tone (beep) during an announcement.
When the function is switched off
0, you need to
wait for the signa l tone (beep) to say a new com
mand .
Volume: you can adjust the volume of the
prompts by turning the control knob.
Speech training (only when the vehicle is station
ary): you can adapt the voice recognition system
to your voice or pronunciation in order to improve
the system's ability to recogni ze your speech. In
d iv idual training is comprised of 20 speech en
tr ies that consist of commands and sequences of
numbers . You can delete the programmed voice
training with the
Reset individual speech train
ing
function.
Display brightness
Display brightness:
you can adjust the bright
ness of the Infotainment system display by turn
ing the control knob .
Factory settings
The following functions can be reset to the facto
ry default settings :
-Sound settings
- Radio
- Media settings
-Jukebox*
- Directory
- Telephone
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi*
- Navigation settings*
- Navigation and online memory*
- Speech dialog system*
- Message settings*
- Apps *
- Tool tips
- Audi connect*
- Audi smartphone interface*
You can select the desired functions individually
or all at once with the option
Select all entries .
Select and confirm Restore factory settings.
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(D Tips
-Make sure that not only the settings were
deleted but also the stored data, if applica
ble .
- If you reset the
Navigation and on line
memory* , Apps* or Audi connect*
to the
factory default settings, the system auto matically restarts after approximately 20
seconds . The Infotainment system display
will be black for several minutes when re
sta rting.
- Please note that the voice recognition sys
tem* is not available in Cabriolets.
Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your connected dev ices and their network sta
tus .
Fig. 219 Connect ion manager
.. Select: !MENU I button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI settings > Connection manager.
.. Select and confirm a menu item.
If a mobile device was already connected and you
select and confirm the corresponding menu item,
the device name and connect ion mode are dis
played under the menu item
c::>fig. 219.
You can individually Connect(~) o r Disconnect
(0) a paired device.
Using the telephone
Appl ies to: vehicles with telephone
-Connect new device: search for and connect a
cell phone.
..,.