Voice recognition system
Voice recognition system Operating
Applies to: vehicles with vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Requirements: the ignition and the MM I must be
sw itched
on~ page 158, the re must not be any
phone call in progress and the parking system
m ust not be active.
.. Switching on : press the~ button @
¢ page 15, fig. 11 or@ ~ page 16, fig . 13
briefly on the multifunct ion steer ing whee l and
say the desired command after the
Beep.
.. Switching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or : press the l2l butto n.
.,. Pausing : say the command Pause. To resume,
press
the~ button.
.,. Corre cting : say the command Correction .
Input assistance
The system guides you through the input with
visua l and audio feedback.
- Visual input as sistance : after switching on
vo ice recognit ion, a display with a selection of
poss ible commands appears. This command
display can be sw itched on or off . Se lect:
IMENU I button> Settings > left control button
> MMI settings > Speech dialog sy stem .
- Audio input as sis tance :
to have the poss ible
commands read, turn the voice recognition sys
tem on and say
Help .
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and distinct ly at a normal volume.
Speak louder when driving faster.
Emphasize the words in the commands even ly
and do not leave long pauses.
Close the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
reduce background noise. Make sure th at passen
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command.
D o not direct the air vents toward the hands-free
microphone, whic h is on the roof head liner near
the front interior lights.
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Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be
cause the hands-free microphone is directed to
ward that seat.
Additional sett ings
Refer to~ page 246.
_&. WARNING
- Direct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility fo r
safety in t raffic. Only use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com
plete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
-
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies because your voice may change
in stressful s ituations.
It may take longer to
dial the numbe r or the system may not be
ab le to dia l it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually .
(D Tips
- The d ia log pauses when the re is an incom
ing phone call a nd will continue i f you ig
nore the cal l. The dia log ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- There are no vo ice gu idance* prompts when
a dialog is act ive.
- You can select an item in the list using ei
ther the vo ice recognit ion system or the
cont rol knob.
Command overview
information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
The following overv iews des cribe the commands
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
vo ice recog nit ion system.
Alte rnative commands are separated using a"/",
for example say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of com mands used to perform an a c
tion are iden tified w ith a
">", fo r example say:
Ente r addre ss > (then) Enter country /state. IJ,,
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Accepting/ending a call
Applies to: ve hicles with telephone
- Accepting a call: select and confirm Answer.
- Declining a call: select and confirm Decline.
- Muting the active call: select and confirm
Mute .
- Ending a phone call/cancel dialing: select and
confirm End call.
Caller information: the
name, phone number or
Unknown appears in the Infotainment system
display depending on if the caller has been stored
in the directory and if the phone number has
been transmitted . A picture may also be dis·
played, depending on whether you have assigned
a picture to a contact in your directory and if it
was transferred to your MMI. You can find out if
your cell phone supports this function from your
cell phone network provider, your cell phone
owner's manual or at www.audiusa.com/blue
tooth.
- The radio or media playback is muted during
a phone call.
- Missed calls are displayed with a symbol in the status line of the Infotainment system
display @
~page 167, fig. 174.
During a phone call
Applies to: ve hicles with telephone
Requirement: there must be a call in progress .
.. End call: you can end a phone call.
.. Send tone sequence: you can enter tone se
quences (DTMF) directly using the number
speller and send to the other person on the call.
.,. Other call options: press the right control but-
ton.
The following options are possible during a call depending on the cell phone being used and the
type of connection:
-Answering an additional call: if there is an in
coming call while another call is active, you can
select Answer to put the existing call on hold
Telephone
and answer the incoming call. If you select De
cline, the incoming call will be declined.
- Accepting an incoming call when there is an
ac
tive call and a call on hold: select Replace. The
active call is replaced with the incoming call.
- Muting the incoming call: select and confirm
Mute.
- Additional call: select: Find contact
> Call list/
Directory/Favorites
> an entry from the list.
Mute: if you select and confirm this function, the
other person on the phone cannot hear you . You
can hear the other person. To turn the micro
phone back on, select and confirm Un mute.
Hold call/Resume held call : you can place the
ex
isting call on hold and resume it again. To re
sume the call, select and confirm the call you
would like to resume.
Transfer call to mobile device*: select and con·
firm Transfer call to mobile device to transfer
the existing call from the MMI to your cell phone.
Switch to hands-free mode*: Requirement: you
must have a phone call in progress on your cell
phone . Select and confirm Switch to hands-free
mode to transfer the call from your cell phone
back to the MMI.
Swap call: alternate between two phone calls
while one of the calls is on hold . Selecting End
call will end the active phone call. A phone call on
hold can be resumed using the right control but
ton
> Resume.
Connection manager: see
¢page 242 .
Telephone settings: see~ page 187 .
(D Tips
- To be notified of an incoming call during a
phone call, the
call waiting function in your
cell phone must be switched on when using
the Handsfree profile.
- You can obtain more information from your
cell phone service provider or from your cell
phone user guide.
- When leaving the vehicle, the Bluetooth
connection to the cell phone will automati
cally disconnect. Depending on your cell
phone, phone calls in progress may be
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Radio
Radio functions
Free text search
App lies to: ve hicles w ith free text search
Using the free text search, you can select the or
der that the search terms are entered in the in
put field. Search in all frequency bands for a sta tion name or program type such as
News ).
Fig. 203 Input field and results list fo r free text sea rch
- Opening the free text search : when in a s ta tion
list, keep turning the control knob to the left
u nt il the
free text search input fie ld is dis
played .
-Using the free text search: see c::> page 166,
Free text search.
You can a lso search for frequencies.
Stat ions from the presets @ are disp layed in the
results list
(D c::> fig. 203. The symbo l@ indicates
which station list you sw itched to based on the
station selection.
Additional options
.,. Se lect: I RADIO I button > r ight contro l button.
The follow ing options are ava ilable depending on
the frequency band:
- Sound settings : see c::> page 245.
-Store as favorite : see c::> page 220, Presets.
-Tag this song for iTunes*1>: connect your Apple
device to the Audi music interface* on yo ur
MM I. Select and confi rm
Tag this song for
iTunes.
The track that is currently p laying is
stored on your App le device. Synchronize your
Apple device with iTunes. The tagged track w ill
display the next time you open your iTunes me-
1> I n preparation at the t ime of pr inting.
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dia center . If the re is no Apple device connect
ed, the tagged tracks are stored temporarily in
the MMI (max imum of 50 tracks) . Once you
connect your Apple dev ice to the Audi music in
terface, the tags are stored on the device.
- Manage SiriusXM alerts : see c::> page 219, Sir
iusXM alerts .
-Store artist as favorite /Store track as favorite :
see c::> page 219, SiriusXM alerts.
-Manual tuner : the freq uency bars are dis
played . Select and confirm the desired frequen
cy.
- Seek: the radio tunes to the previous or next re
ceivab le station .
-Scan : all stations are played for severa l seconds
each.
- Radio settings: see c::> page 221.
Radio text
.,. Select: I RADIO I button > left control button > a
frequency band (such as
FM ) > a station.
.,. Select: r ight control button> Radio text .
Information that accompanies the program (such
as artist, composer, t rack) is displayed.
Browsing through radio text entries: turn the
contro l knob to the left o r right.
Requirement: a radio text entry must be d is
played and the station must be broadcast ing a
phone number, a navigation destination or a text
message number as Radio Text Plus information .
If a location, a phone number or a text message
number is included with a radio text entry, the
radio text will be shown with a colored borde r.
You have the following options:
Call* /Start route guidance* /Write text mes
sage* :
-Select a radio text entry with Radio Text Plus in
formation and press the control knob.
- Select and confirm
Call* /Start route guid
ance* /Write text message* . Or :
press the
I BACK I button to cancel.
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Pregnant women
Special consid erations when w earing a safe-
ty belt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
pre sense
refer to Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Presentation mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Presets (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Program guide
Radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Prompt
refer to Command (vo ice recognition sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
Proper oc cupant seating positions . . . . . . . 248
Proper safety belt position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 263
Proper seating position Front passenger . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Occupants . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Rear passengers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 250
Q
quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Selective wheel torque control . . . . . . . . . 151
Que stion
What happens to unbelted occupants? 259
R
Radiator fan 324
Radio ... .. .. .. .... .. .. ....... .. .. .. . 217
Additional station information . . . . . . . . . 219
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 220
Rad io text .. .. ................ ..... . 218
Station list . .. ............. .. .. .. .. . 217
Ra in/light sensor
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
Switching the rain sensor on/off. . . . . . . . . 57
Random
refer to Shuffle . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Range (tank level) . .... ......... .. .. . 17, 18
Reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Rear Cleaning the rear window . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 57
L uggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Rear fog lamp(s) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 51
;:::: Rear lid ,.__
~ Escape latch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 353 0 N > 00
Rearview camera
refer to Parking systems
Rear w indow defogger
Index
148
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 72
Recirculation mode Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 72
Recuperation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Refresh station list (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Refueling... .... .. .. ............... .. 313
Fuel filler door emergency release . . . . . . 315
Plug- in hybrid drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
R emote control
refer to Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Remote control key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Repair manuals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 378
R epairs
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 282
Replacement key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 35
Replacing Light bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 366
R eplacing wip er blades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
Reporting Safety Defects . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 255
Reset
refer to Restart (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Reset button (trip odometer) . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Resetting the trip odometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . 12
Re sta rt (MM I) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 262
Reverse (automatic transmission) . . . . . . . . . 86
Rewinding (audio/video file) . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 14
Rims ......... ... .. ... ........... ... 342
Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 348
Ringtone settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Roaming
refer to Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
Rollbar
refer to Active rollover protection system 256
Roof load . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Roof rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 68
Route criteria . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Route guidance
refer to Navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22, 200
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