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.. Select: right control button > Show alternative
routes.
Up to three route suggestions and their proper
ties are displayed on the map when this function
is switched on¢ fig.
123.
If available, the following information will ap
pear on the route suggestions:
- Route type (fast@, fast alternative @, eco
nomic route@)
- Distance to the destination and the calculated arrival time
- Heavy traffic along the route including time de
lays
Map
Operating the map
A pp lies to: ve hicles with naviga tion sys tem
Escondido Fwy
Escondido
Fig. 124 Diagram: map with cross hairs tu rned on
Fig. 125 Diagram: map with cross hairs turn ed off
Navigation
The route that was calculated according to the
route criteria you selected is shown on the map.
The special properties of the route (such as ferry
connections) may be displayed @qfig.
123. Ad
ditional information about individua l route crite
ria can be found in
¢page 142 .
Using the control knob, you can select the possi
ble routing for the alternative routes and show
them on map Select and confirm the desired
route that you would like to use for route guid
ance.
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"' Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is disp layed
¢ fig. 125 .
Zo oming in /out on the m ap
- T urn the control knob to the left or to the right .
As an alternat ive, you can a lso zoom in/out on
the map using the MMI touc h
¢page 100. Or:
turn the left thumbwheel on the mu ltifunction
steering wheel*¢
page 20 .
Turning th e cros shair s on /off
- Sw itching the crosshai rs on :
press the control
knob in the map view .
-Sw itching the crossh air s o ff : press the I BACKI
button.
When the crosshairs are switched on ¢ fig. 124:
(D Orientation : the map is eithe r displayed as a
2D n orth up m ap or a 2D hea ding up map.
@ Scale: turn the control knob to the left or
right to decrease or increase the scale .
@ Zoom: when the Automa tic zo om func tion is
sw itched on, an "A" for "Automatic" is dis
p layed in the magnifying g lass.
© Crosshairs: move the crossha irs in the de
sired direction using the MM I touch control
pad and set a po int on the map as the desti
nation or have information about the focal
point displayed.
® Map content (points of interest, favorites) : if
there are mu ltiple POis in the immediate vi
cinity, they will be shown stacked on the
map .
@ Addit io nal info rmation on the crosshairs po
sition : if you move the c rosshairs to a loca
tion on the map, avai lab le information for
the current crossha irs position is displayed.
Press the control knob to open destination
deta ils or to start route guidance. When the
crossha irs are turned off, the road being cur
rently driven on is shown .
0 Display of an upcoming ma neuver. If the re is
n o upcoming maneuver, the distance and cal
culated arrival time to the destination/stop
over is disp layed in this location.
l ) O nly app lies to veh icl es withou t camer a-b as ed speed limi t
dis play .
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@ Display of a better route. For additional in for
mation, see
¢ page 149.
When the cro ssha ir s are swit ched off ¢ fig. 125:
® If a turn arrow is d isplayed, a bar graph turns
on. The fewe r bars are shown , the shorter the
distance is until the turn.
@ Speed limit display1>: d isp lay of the max i
mum permitted speed on the expressways
and highways.
@ Road current ly being driven on . When t he ve
hicle is stat iona ry, "off road " is displayed
here.
@ Vehicle location (@)
@ Display of active traffic information
dO NLIN EI* or I TM Cb
@ Altitude disp lay (.d\)
@ Route information : various information will
be displayed dur ing active route guidance
(for example, the upcom ing maneuver in
cl ud ing ca lculated distance and street
names). The d isplay a lso provides traff ic in
format ion or points of interest on the current
route.
Map functions
Appl ies to: vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
"'Press the I NAV/MAP I button repeatedly until
the map is displayed
¢ page 143, fig. 125.
"'Select: left control button > desired function.
Switch to de stination input
The Ente r de stination menu is disp layed
¢ page 135, fig. 118 .
Traffic messages
Cu rrent traffic informa tion is displayed in the In
fot ainment system display. See
¢ page 147.
Route list
The route list can only be displayed when route
guidance is active and conta ins informat ion re
gard ing the ro ute, the names of the streets and
t h e lengt h of t he ro ute sections. When traveling
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on highways, possible parking lots and rest a reas
are shown, which you can select as a stopover .
POis along the route
Requirement: route gu idance mus t be ac tive .
Searching for points of interest along you r cur
rent ro ute See
¢ page 138.
Additional options on the map
Applies to: ve hicles with navigation system
.,. Press t he I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is d isplayed
¢ page 143 , fig. 125.
.,. Press t he right contro l bu tton.
Depending on the f unction selec ted , the follow
i n g options can a lso be se lected unde r the
Map
menu :
Cancel route guidance : see¢ page 140 .
Map settings : see ¢ page 145 .
Route criteria : see ¢page 142 .
Voice guidance : see ¢page 142.
Navigation setting s: see¢ page 141 .
Online traffic data* : see ¢ page 147 .
Show alternative routes : see¢ page 142.
Parking along the route : parking options near
the veh icle are disp layed.
Save current po sition : you can save your current
ve hicle position as a favor ite ¢
page 141 or save
i t as a contact in the directo ry ¢
page 141 .
Audi connect at this locat ion *: allows you to
search for
City events or Weather at the entered
l ocat io n.
Country info rm ation : you can disp lay the appli
cable urban and rural speed limits for any coun
try/state. This information w ill be automatically
shown to you in the route information @
¢
page 143, fig . 125 when the speed lim it is ex
ceeded, if this function is act ivated ¢
page 14 6.
Avoid route *: when route gu idance is active, the
calculated ro ute w ill avoid the area you have
spec ified (max imum : 12 m i (20 km)), if possible .
The navigation system ca lcula tes a n alternat ive
Na vigation
route. The route to be avo ided that you have en
te red applies only to the cur rent route and must
be set agai n, if needed. The areas you have se
l ected to avoid w ill appea r with red and white
shading on the map .
Map settings
Applies to: vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
.,. Press the INAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
t he map is displayed
¢ page 143, fig . 125 .
.,. Sele ct: r igh t cont rol b utton > Map settings .
Depending on the selected function, the fo llow
i ng setti ngs can be selected:
Map colors
Day /Night :
the map is displayed with a light/
dar k background.
Automatic : when the lights switch on, the map
colors switch from day to n ight .
Map display
Standard
¢ page 143, fig . 124.
Google Earth * ¢page 146 , fig. 126.
Traffic ¢ page 147.
Map orientation
Destination :
th e map i ndic ates the destin ation
and is or ien ted to the no rth .
2D heading up map /2D north up map : the cu r
r ent vehicle pos it ion is d isplayed . T he map is or i
en ted in the d irect io n of t ravel o r to the no rt h .
3D map : when this func tion is sw itched on, the
cu rrent veh icle posit io n is shown on a three-di
mens iona l map and orien ted in the d irec tion of
t ravel. At a sca le o f 62 mi ( 100 k m) and la rge r,
the ma p orientation is to the north.
Overview : th e en tire route from the veh icle pos i
tion to the des tina tion o r the ne xt stopover is dis
played on the map. The m ap s cale depends on
the leng th of the ro ute a nd adapts au tom atically .
The map is orie nte d to the north .
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Route information
The display of route information such as the cur
rent road being driven on, upcoming maneuvers,
traffic information or points of interest along the
route can be switched on/off.
Automatic zoom
On: the map scale is adapted automatically de
pending on the type of road being traveled (ex
pressway, highway, other roads) so that you al
ways have an optimal overview of the road ahead.
The scale is also automatically adapted when
there are upcoming maneuvers to provide a bet
ter detailed view.
Off: the map scale you have chosen is kept .
Map content
Map content, such as traffic information, favor
ites or restaurants, can be displayed or hidden
(~).
Online map display
App lies to: ve hicles with navigation system and Audi connect
With the online map view, you con display the
mop with satellite images.
F ig . 126 Online map view
F ig. 127 Map view with on line Street V iew
Requirement: the requirements for Audi con nect
must be met ¢
page 126.
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.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
.,. Select: r ight control button>
Map settings>
Map display
> Google Earth.
The map display is based on data packets re
ceived from the Internet in the form of satellite
images, which are then combined with the road
ways from the
Standard map view. There are two
gigabytes of memory space in the MMI memory
that can be used to temporarily store the map or
navigation data that was rece ived . This is roughly
the amount required for the map/ navigation data
fo r a 2,485 mile (4,000 km) route. As long as the
satellite images loaded for route guidance are
stored, you can use them without having an ac
tive data connection .
Street View
With Street View, you can explore many places in
the world through the eyes of a pedestrian.
Street View is available when the symbol
(J)¢ fig. 126 is displayed in the crosshairs mode.
Activating street view: turn the control knob to a
sca le less than 32 ya rds (30 m) .
The following functions are then available :
-Exploring an area step-by-step : press the con
trol knob when the symbol@ is displayed.
-Zooming in or out on the current view in four
stages :
turn the control knob to the left or to
the right @.
-Navigating in street view: move your finger on
the MMI touch in the desired direction.
Additional information
Showing additional information in the Infotain
ment system display can be switched on in the
Map content menu ¢page 146. 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 settings > Navigation and
online memory
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-The online map view is an Audi connect serv
ice and is regularly updated when the func
tion is opened. The process may take several
seconds.
- When the on line map view is switched on
us ing the 30 map orientation, the MMI dis
play automatically switches to the 20 map
orientation when driving through tunnels.
- For safety reasons, the Street View func
tions can only be used when the vehicle is
stationary.
- Always read the chapter
c:::> page 132 .
Online traffic information
Applies to: ve hicles with navigation system and Audi co nnect
Na vigat ion
-Add ition al information can be found under
www .audiu sa .com/audiconnect .
Accessing traffic
information
Auto rerouting (traffic)
Applies to: vehicles wit h navigation syste m
When receiving traffic information t hrough TMC/
online -depending on availability -you can have
the MMI navigate you around traffic incidents, if
poss ible.
Reception of traffic information is indicated by
the ITMC ! or ION LINE I symbo l on the map
c:::> page 147, fig. 128.
The MMI con receive real-time traffic information about congestion accidents, rood construction and
other incidents from the Internet.
Fi g. 12 8 Example : o nline traffic information d isplay * without better ro ute
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
must be met
c:::> poge 126.
• Press the I NAV /MAP I but ton repeated ly until
the map is displayed.
• Se lect: right contro l button
> Online tr affic da
ta >
On( ~).
• Select : left control button > Traff ic messages.
The traffic information overv iew is shown.
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
information may be shown in the traff ic informa
tion overview
c:::> fig. 128:
© A message will appear if the M MI calcu lates a
better route for the current route g uidance .
More information can be found under
c:::> page 149 .
@ The s tat us line in the Infotainmen t display
indica tes the recept ion of traffic information
(ITMCI or! ONLINEI) .
@ The current se lected traffic message is also
shown as a map preview in the Infotainment
system display .
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© Color-coded markings along the route indi -
cate the traffic flow@.
Traffic display
Gr een:
traffic is flowing freely
Red : congest ion
Orange : stop-and-go traffic
Shaded markings indicate the leng th of the area
with congestion .
Colored warning symbol s: there is a t raffic inci
dent immediate ly ahead on the route.
Gra yed o ut w arning symbols : traffic inc idents
that are not on yo ur route .
Red warning s ymbo ls : all warning symbols will
be red when route guidance is not active .
The display of colored markings, warning sym bols, etc. can be set in the
Map content menu
c::;,page 146
You can switch off the reception of on line traffic
information at any time
¢ page 147.
Sw itching the traff ic map display on
F or an optimum traffic information display:
I NAV/MAPI bu tton > right cont rol button> Map
se tting s > Map di spla y> Traffi c.
You can a lso display the onlin e traffi c informa
ti on
in the on line map view c::;, page 146 or i n the
s tanda rd map view
c::;, page 143, fig. 124.
(D Tips
- Online t raff ic information is not available in
Canada.
- Always read the chapter
c::;, page 132, About
Audi connect.
- Every vehicle with the On line traffic d ata
funct ion sw itched on has the most accu ra te
r eports of traffic s ituations as well as t raff ic
forecas ting . You r vehicle transmits and
processes its anonymous, encrypted posi
tion information at regular intervals to the
traffic data provider. If yo u do not want to
use this, you can switch
off the online traf
fic info rm ation
function at any time.
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The
online traffic information network is
currently not available in all countries, and
the coverage is not nationwide . Addit ional
information can be found under
www .audiusa.com /audiconnect .
· Traffic information (TMC)
App lies to: vehicles with navigat ion system
.., Press the I NAV /MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed .
.., Select: left control b utton
> Traffic me ssages .
TMC traffic messages are switched on at the fac
tory.
Mult iple traffic messages are summari zed in the
overview under the correspond ing street names
or highway names .
-Displaying all traffi c me ssage s for a street/
highway :
select and conf irm the [ill symbol. A
list of all the traff ic messages for the selected
street/highway is disp layed .
-Opening the detailed vie w of a traff ic mes
s a ge :
if you select an entry from the list , the
traffic information w ill be shown as a map pre
view @
c::;, page 147, fig. 128. Select and con
firm a t raff ic message to d isplay the details fo r
tha t message.
- Displaying th e sele cted traffic message on the
map :
select and confi rm the right cont rol but
ton >
Show on map .
- Di spl aying th e next traffic mes sage on the
map :
press the con trol knob.
Traffic information display
C olor ed warn ing symbol s:
traffic incidents o n
your route are shown in the upper sect ion of the
li st and are sorted acco rding to d istance .
Warning symbols with ~: avo ided traffic inci
dents.
Grayed out warn ing symbol s: traffic incidents
that are not on your route. They are sorted ac cording to road type (expressway, highway, other
road), country and name .
Shaded markings indicate the length of the area
with congest ion. ...,
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Critical traffic information, such as warnings
about wrong-way drivers, is automatically dis
played. To hide the traff ic information, press
the
I BACKI button or the control knob.
- TMC traffic reports are not ava ilable in Can
ada. For more information, please contact
Sirius Canada.
Better route
App lies to: veh icles with navigation system
By receiving traffic information through TMC,
your MMI calculates a better route -if available -
and the possible time saved for the current route
guidance. You con decide yourself which route
you would like to use .
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed .
Troubleshooting
Applies to: veh icles with navigation system
Problem Solution Na
vigation
Requirement:
Route guidance must be active.
If your MMI has calculated a better route than
the current route guidance, the message
A better
route is available.
appears on the map a long
with the time that may be saved. A better ro ute
is i ndic ated in the map view by the symbol
rS@
¢ page 143, fig . 124.
Accept better route
Requirement: the ta symbol must be shown on
the map .
- Press the right control button.
- Select and confirm the better route.
- The better route is used for the remaining
route guidance and the route is recalcu lated .
Free text search: the desired des- The dest ination might not be entered in the navigation database .
t i nation cannot be found .
Or: check the spelling of the search term and whether the right
country/state was selected using the
Country/state selec -
tion ¢
page 136 for the free text search.
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Opening the radio
The radio supports the FM, AM and SiriusXM*
(satellite radio) bands. Using the HD Radio re
ceiver also allows you to receive radio stations
on the FM and AM bands in digital format.
Fig . 129 FM station list (HO Radio technology FM)
Radio: S ir iusXM
E l
0 . 000 RADIO ID m
120 001
Preview NoSignal
&
002 Hits 1
''' .I
003 20 on 20 NoSignal
=Gl
004 40s on 4 NoSignal
Fig. 130 S
iriusXM stat ion list
~ Press the I RADIO I button .
After opening the radio, the last opened station
list is displayed.
.
I
Selecting a station: select and conf irm a station
from the station list. FM/ AM stations that can be
received by digital radio are marked with the HD
Radio technology symbol
1-Q) @ ~ fig. 129. If re
ception quality declines, the radio automatically
sw itches to the analog FM/AM station depending
on availability. Digital HD Radio stations* may
contain multiple additional stations*. The avai la
b le additional stations* are listed under the radio
station. If you lose reception, the additional sta
tions* are muted since they can no longer be re
ceived .
Setting the frequency band : press the I RADIO I
button repeatedly until the desired frequency
band is set.
Updating the station list: station lists are updat
ed automatically .
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The following information is displayed in the sta
tion lists:
@ Favorites
The stat ion is stored as a preset. The symbol
shows the stored location in the presets list (for
example, 21).
@ Radio text (shortened display)
If available, program information about the set
station is displayed in all of the stat ion lists.
@ Frequency
@ Station name
® Channel number
If there is a Loss of radio signal (Sir i usXM*), the
following system information is displayed in the
station list:
NoSignal : the tuner is current ly not receiving a
sate llite s ignal ®
c::> fig. 130.
The system informa tion turns off when the radio
stations are received again.
@ Tips
- Contact the SiriusXM" provider if you would
like to receive satellite programming.
- Buildings, tunnels, bridges, open areas, oth
er vehicles or objects on the vehicle roof can
affect reception.
- Satellite radio is not available in Alaska and
Hawaii.
- iT unes tagging* is not support ed by all radio
stations.