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for an extremely small period of time. Data that
is recorded in such a case may include vehicle
speed, driving direction, the load on the brakes
and head restraints and performance in the event
of an acc ident or other change in status. The
stored data can only be read or downloaded with
special devices .
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Traffic safety information
Aud i recommends performing certa in Infotain
ment system functions, such as entering a desti
nation, only when the vehicle is stat ionary . Al
ways be p repared to stop opera ting the Info tain
ment system i n the interest of your safety and
t he safe ty of other ro ad u sers.
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O nly use the In fotain ment sys tem w hen tra f
fic con ditions permit and always in a way that
allows you to ma inta in complete control ove r
your vehicle.
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Cer tain functi ons are no t avail ab le wh ile driv
ing .
Introduction
The Multi Media Interface , or MMI for short,
combines various systems for communication ,
navigation* and entertainment in your Audi . You
can operate the MMI using the MMI control pan
el, the multifunction steering wheel or the voice
recognition system* .
Fig. 93 MMI con trol p an el
MM I cont rol panel overview
CD Control knob with joystick f unction
@ M MI to uch con trol pad* ... .... .
® Left contro l button . ..... ... .. .
© R ight con trol b utton ....... ... .
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® Buttons fo r opening men us
directly .... . .. .. .. .... .. .... .
@ IMENU I button
(J) I BACK I button . .. .. .... .. ... . .
MMI On/Off knob with
joystick function
Operating
Fig . 94 MMI O n/Off k nob w it h joys tick functio n
Switching the MMI on /off :
The M MI can be manua lly switched on and off .
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- Switching on manually : press the On/O ff kno b
CD¢ fig. 94 briefly . Or: press the !MENU I button
@ ¢page 96, fig. 93 or one of the b uttons to
direct ly open the menus®¢
page 96, fig. 93 .
-Switching off manually : press and hold the
O n/Off knob
CD ¢ fig. 94 unt il t he M MI switches
off. If the MMI ha s been switched off manua lly,
it does
not switch on agai n automatically the
next time the ignition is switched on.
Additional function s:
- Adjusting the volume :
turn the On/Off knob CD
¢fig. 94 .
-Muting (mute) : briefly press the On/Off knob .
-Selecting the previous /next function (for ex-
ample , a radio station/track ):
brief ly press the
On/Off knob toward the left
lt>I.
-Fast forwarding/rewinding (fo r example ,
tracks) :
press the On/Off knob longer toward
the rig ht t>t>I or left
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Adjust the vo lume of the audio system so that
signals from outside th e vehicle, such as
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all times.
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The M MI switches off automatically if the en
gine is not running and the vehicle battery is
low.
MMI operation
Selecting and confirming a function
Fig. 95 Operat ing the cont ro l knob
Selecting and confirming a function in a
menu/list
"'Selecting a function:
turn the control knob(!)
r:!>fig. 95 to the des ired function (such as se
lecting a frequency).
"'Confirming a selection: press the control knob
@¢fig. 95.
Returning to functions at higher levels
"'P ress the I BACKI button 0 ¢ page 96, fig. 93.
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Opening the main menu/menu
Fig. 96 Main menu
Opening the main menu
"'Pressthe lMENUlbutton @¢page96, fig. 93.
The MMI menus (such as Radio) are displayed
¢
fig. 96. Then you can se lect and confirm a
function using the control knob.
Opening a menu directly
"' Press the applicable button to d irectly open the
menus ®¢
page 96, fig. 93 in the direction of
t he desired menu (such as!RADIOn. Then you
can select and confirm a function using the
control knob.
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Opening the selection /options menu with
the control buttons
Using the selection menu, you co n open addition
al func tions wi thin a menu i tem ( such as Radi o).
F ig . 9 7 Control buttons on the MMI control panel
Selection menu : through the select io n menu,
you can open a ddi tional functions withi n a m enu
item (su ch as
Radio ).
Requirement: the select ion menu symbol must
be disp layed in the Infota inment system display
r=,;,fig. 97.
Opening/clos ing the selection menu : press the
left contro l button
r=,;, fig. 97. Then you can se lect
a nd confi rm a funct ion usi ng the cont rol knob.
Opt ions menu : using the options menu, you can
select a nd conf irm context-depen dent functions
as we ll as settings within a menu item (such as
Radio ).
Requirement: the options menu symbol El must
be d isp layed in the Infota inme nt system display
r=,;, fig. 9 7.
Opening/closing the options menu : press the
r ight control button
r=,;, fig. 97. Then you can se
lect and conf irm a function usi ng the cont rol
knob.
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Information about paths
This guide shows you at a glance the paths for
op ening a desired menu and its settings and
functions.
Example of a path
.. Select: !RADIO I button> left control knob> FM .
Following the path
.. Press the I RADIO I bu tton .
.. Press the left cont rol button .
.. Tu rn the control kno b to the
FM menu item to
select it .
.. Press the contro l knob to confirm the selected
FM menu item .
.. The se lected and confirmed function is exec ut
ed. I n this exa mple, the
FM freque ncy ba nd is
s et .
MMI touch
MMI touch control pad
You con enter da ta using handwriting recogni
tion on the MMI touch control pod.
Fig . 98 Ente ring a navigat ion destinat ion
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The MMI touch control pad @ q page 96, fig. 93
is located on the control knob (I)¢ page 96,
fig. 93.
Entering letters, numbers and symbols
Applies to: veh icles with MMI touch
The MMI touch allows you to enter data on the
MMI touch control pad using handwriting recog
nition.
F ig. 99 Display w hen MMI touch is ac tive
Requirement : it must be possible to enter text or
numbers and the symbol
(I) q fig. 99 must ap
pear in the Infotainment system display.
- Initial entry : write an individual upper case or
lower case letter or number/symbol on the
MMI touch control pad using your finger . A
symbol that is recognized clearly by the system
is d isplayed in the Infotainment system display
(I) ¢ page 98 , fig . 98, confirmed with an aud i
ble signal if necessary, and transferred to the
input field .
-Entering spaces: move your finge r across the
MM I touch contro l pad from left to right.
- Deleting characters : move your finger across
t h e MMI touch control pad from right to left.
-Deleting characters quickly: move your finger
quickly across the MMI touch control pad from
right to left .
-Selecting the input suggestion : press the con
trol knob .
-Switching directly to the results list: turn the
control knob to the right
-Opening the speller: select the right control
button
> Open speller . Text or numbers are en
tered using the speller
q page 102.
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Moving the crosshairs
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
Fig. 100 Moving the cross hairs
Requirement: a map must be displayed
¢ page 143, fig. 124.
- Showing/hiding the crosshairs: press the con
trol knob to show the crosshairs
(!)¢ fig . 100 .
Press the I BACK I button Q) ¢ page 96, fig. 93
to hid e the crosshairs.
- Moving the cros shairs on a map : move the
crosshai rs shown in the desired direction using
your fi nger on the MMI touch control pad.
-Moving the crosshairs quickly : when the cross
ha irs are visible
(I)¢ fig. 100 , slide your finger
quickly across the MMI touch control pad in the
desired direction
¢ fig. 100. The crosshairs w ill
come to a stop after several seconds.
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Moving the map
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
F ig . 101 Mov ing the map
Req uirement: a map must be d isp layed
¢page 143, fig. 124 .
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-Showing /hiding the cro sshairs : press the con
trol knob to show the crossha irs
(!) ¢fig . 101 .
-Moving the map : when the crosshairs are vis i
ble
(D ¢ fig . 101 pull two fingers i n the desired
direction ac ross the MMI touch cont rol pad
¢fig. 101.
- Moving the map qu ickl y: when the cross hairs
are visible (!)¢
fig. 101, pull two fingers across
the MMI to uc h con trol pad q uic k ly in the de
s ired direct io n ¢
fig . 101. The map w ill come to
a stop a fte r several seconds.
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Zooming in/out on the map
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
Fi g. 10 2 Zoo ming in a nd o ut on the m ap
Requirement : a map must be displayed
¢ page 143, fig . 124 .
-Zooming in /out on the map : press the control
knob to show the crossha irs . Touch the MMI
touc h control pad with two fingers and pull
your fingers apart or toget her ¢
fig. 102 .
Press the I BACK ! button (J) ¢ page 96, fig. 93 to
hide the crossha irs .
Adjusting the sound focus
Applies to : vehicles with MM! touch
Requirement: the Balance /fad er funct ion must
be se lected ¢
page 178.
-Moving the crossha ir s for sound focus : move
your finger in the desired direction on the MMI touch control pad.
- Storing the crosshairs location : press the con
trol knob twice.
Or : press the I BACK I button (J)
¢page 96, fig . 93.
Using the DVD main menu
Requirement: a DVD must be playing
c:}page 163. The DVD ma in menu is s hown.
- Select ing a menu item: move your finger up/
down or left/right on the M MI touch con trol
pad .
-Confirming a selection : press the control knob . .,.
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The volume of the prompts for the MMI
touch * can be adjusted separately
c:> page 179.
Operating
Fig . 103 Operat ing concept for t he cont ro l kn ob wi th joy
stick funct ion
You can push the control knob up or down (D
c:> fig. 103 or to the right or left@.
Open ing and closing th e selecti on menu
Push the contro l knob toward the left to open the
selection menu
c:> page 98 .
Press the I BACKI button (I) c:> page 96, fig. 93 to
r et urn to the function one level up.
Or: push the
control knob to the right to close the selection
menu .
Opening and clo sing th e opt ions menu
Push the contro l knob to the right to open the
options menu
c:> page 98.
Press the I BACKI button (I) c:> page 96, fig . 93 to
ret urn to the funct ion one level up.
Or : push the
control k nob to the left to close the options
menu .
Displaying the input field *
Push the control knob up to reach the beginning
of a list in the centra l area/ input field .
Switching to speller input *
When the input fie ld is already open, switch di
rectly to the speller in the input fie ld by pushing
the control knob up again
c:> page 102, Letter/
number speller .
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On the map
Requirement: a map must be displayed
c:>page 143, fig. 124 .
- Displ aying th e input field* :
push the cont rol
knob upwa rd .
- Di spl aying rout e gu idance : when route gu id
ance is active, you can also d isplay the route
guidance by push ing the control knob up
c:> page 136.
- Zooming in /out on th e map (zoom ):
turn the
cont rol knob to the right/left to zoom in/out on
t he map .
Adjusting the sound focus*
Requirement: the balance/fader function must
be se lected
c:> page 178 . The crosshairs are
shown.
- Moving th e sound focu s using th e crossh airs :
the crosshairs can be moved hor izontally . Turn
the co ntro l knob to the left o r rig ht. To move
the c rosshairs vertica lly, press the control
knob . T urn the cont rol knob to the left or r ight.
To store the setting, press the control knob again .
Using the DVD main menu
Requirement: a DVD m ust be playing
c:> page 163.
- Selecting a menu item:
move the co ntrol knob
w ith joystick function up or down or to the left
or r ight.
- Confirming a s election: press the control knob .
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Opening the selection/
options menu with the
control knob
Applies to: vehicles with joystick function
Fig. 104 Opening the sele ctio n/op tions men u w ith the
con tro l knob
Letter/number speller
Fig. 105 Diagram : letter/ number spe ller
You can enter letters, numbers and symbo ls in
the MMI using the letter/number speller. This
option is available when the input field
@¢fig. 105 is active .
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Opening/closing the selection menu: push the
contro l knob to the left @¢
fig. 104 to open the
selection menu . T hen you can select and confirm
a function using the control knob.
Press the
I BACK ! button 0 ¢ page 96, fig. 93 to
return to the funct ion one level up.
Opening/closing the options menu: push the
control knob to the right@¢
fig. 104 to open
the options menu. Then you can select and con
firm a function using the control knob.
Press the
I BACK I button 0 ¢ page 96, fig. 93 to
return to the function one leve l up .
-Opening/closing the letter/number speller:
move the contro l knob up/down when the input
field is active .
Or: select the right control but-
ton
> Open speller/Close speller. II>