
Media
Media center
Various categories for selecting audio/video*
files ore available in the media center .
Fig. 141 Example : USB st ick categories
F ig . 142 Example: USB s tick cat egories
~ Press the I MEDIAi but ton. Press the left control
button until the source overview is disp layed.
Se lect and confirm the desired source.
(D Active sourc e
The active source is h ighlighted . T he ac tive
source symbol (!) may change depending on the
connected device, the online media service* or
Internet radio* . As an examp le, a USB stick is
shown
c!;> fig. 141 connected to the Aud i mus ic in
terface* .
Depending on the active source, you can select
audio/video files* from the following categories
and add them to the playlist:
@ Favorites
The Favorit es catego ry appea rs if at least one en
try is stored in the favor ites list . See ~
page 165,
Favor ites.
@ Arti sts
All available artists are d isplayed . Se lect and con
fi rm an art ist , an a lb u m and then a track.
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@ Album s
All avai lab le albums are displayed . Se lect and
conf irm an a lbum and then a track.
® Genres
All available genres are displayed . Select and
confi rm a gen re (s uch as
Pop ), an a rt ist, an al
bum and then a song.
@ Tracks
All availab le tracks are displayed . Select and con
firm a track .
0 Fo lder s
The folder structure or track/chapter list is dis
played . Se lect a folder , if necessary. Select and
conf irm a track .
@ Playlists
All availab le playlists from the source and the
smart playlists are displayed . Se lect and confirm
a p laylist and then a track .
Smart pla yli sts:
- Last played tra cks :
the last tracks played in the
selected source are displayed .
-Mo st played : the most played songs in these
lected source are displayed.
- S s ta rs to 1 star : tracks from the selected
source are disp layed according to their rating.
- Not rat ed : all files from the selected source
w ithout rating information (for example, in the
ID3 tag) are displayed.
@ Videos*
All availab le video files are displayed . Select and
conf irm a video file .
@ Tips
- Only the categories suppo rted by the medi
um are available . For example, CD/DVD
ROM tracks cannot be selected with catego
ries such as
Art ists , Albums or Genres .
With an iPod (source: Audi music interface
<:!;> page 161), the Podcasts , Aud io books
and Composer s categories are also availa
ble .

Media
-Move fa vorite : select the des ired entry from
the favorites list. Select the right control but
ton
> Mo ve fav orite. Select and confirm the
desired presets locat ion.
- Delet ing a fa vorite : select the desired entry
from the favorites list. Select the right contro l
button
> Delete fa vo rit e > Del ete this f avorite
or Delete all favorit es.
Additional settings
Options menu
Context -specific functions and settings are ava il
ab le depending on the se lected source.
.,. Press the right contro l bu tton.
Sound settings
See ¢ page 178 .
Input level
Req uirement: a mobi le device must be connected
to the AUX connection cable or to a USB adapter
¢ page 161, Multimedia connections.
The vo lume of the mobile device is adapted to
the MMI. Audi recommends adjusting the vo lume
on the mobile device to 70% of the max imum
volume output.
Bluetooth settings
See ¢ page 176.
Wi-Fi settings
See ¢ page 130, Wi-Fi hotspot .
Connection manager
See ¢page 175.
Additional track information
With the funct ion sw itched on~ and a p laylist
open, vario us information about the current track
(such as artist, album and album cover *) as well
as the p lay ing t ime and the rema ining playing
time are displayed.
l ) The fun ctio n auto matic ally sw itche s off when th e source
is cha nge d.
2> This fun ction is not a vai la bl e fo r all cell phon es.
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Jukebox m emory capacity *
Information on the J ukebox memo ry capac ity and
the number of stored tracks in the Jukebox is dis
played .
Change playing position
Turn the cont rol knob to the left or r ight. O r:
move you r finge r on the MM I touch contro l pad
from the left to the r igh t.
Shuffle1>
With the function switched on~, all files in the
playlist are p layed and shown in random order .
Repeat track1l
When the funct ion is switched on~, the current
track repeats.
Back to 'Playback '
The options menu is closed. The track currently
playing appears in the playlist
¢ page 165,
fig. 144 .
Play similar music *
The track curre ntly playing is q uick ly ana ly zed
(such as artists, genres, mood , beat) and a sma rt
playlist with simi lar tracks is shown .
Play more ...
A smart playl ist is s hown based on the t rack cur
r ently playing . Yo u can sele ct between a p lay list
with more tracks
by thi s arti st , from thi s album
or of thi s genre.
Set as ringtone*
2l
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
t h e MMI. The track c urrently playing must be in
the
Juk ebo x* ¢ page 157 .
The selected track w ill be used as the ri ngtone
for incoming calls.
Gr acenote online databa se *
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet. .,.

Media
Picture for-
mat
4:3
16:9
(D Tips Information
The
image is fixed in the 4:3 pie-
ture format . Black bars are shown
on the sides of the Infotainment
system display .
The image is fixed in the 16:9 pie-
ture format. Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display. -
Th e security levels for the
Parental control
are based on the US standards from the Mo
t ion Picture Association of America (MPAA).
Note that the age levels for v ideo DVDs in
European countries may differ.
- Password entry for
Parental control will be
locked for approximately one minute if you
enter the incorrect password three times in
a row. The password can only be reset by an
authorized Audi dealer.
- Not all video DVDs have parental control.
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The following audio/video files are supported by the DVD drive, the Jukebox* , the SD card reader and
the connection for USB storage devices:
Audio files Video files*
Supported SD/SDHC/SDXC/MMC mem1ory cards:
w ith a capacity up to 128 GB
media DVD drive : audio CDs (up to 80 min.) with CD text (artist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs with
a capacity up to 700 MB; DVD±R/RW; DVD video; DVD audio with audio tracks that are
compatible with a DVD video player
Audi music interface : mobile devices ~page 161 such as iPods and MTP players, USB
storage devices in "USB Device Subclass 1 and 6" that conform to USB 2.0: USB sticks,
USB MP3 players (Plug-and-Play capable), external USB flash drives and hard drives
File system Memory cards: exFAT, FAT, FA T32, NTFS
USB storage devices: FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device partitions: 2 per USB connection
CD/DVD file systems: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover: GIF, )PG, PNG with max.
800x800 px. The album cover from the
medium or from Gracenote is displayed,
depending on availability.
Format MPEG-1/- Windows MPEG-2/- FLAC MPEG-1/- MPEG4 Windows Media Vid-
2 Media 4
2 AVC
eo 9
Layer-3 Audio 9 (H.264)
and 10
File exten-.mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
.mpg; .
mp4; .wmv;
sion .m4b; .mpeg .m4v; .asf
.aac .mov;
.avi
Playlists .M3U; .PLS; .WPL ; .M3U8; .ASX
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Media
Audio files Video files*
Characteris·
up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kbit/s and
tics
Number of
files
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48 kHz sampling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at maximum 25fps
frequen-
cy
DVD drive*: max. 1,000 files per medium
Jukebox* : approximate ly 10 GB memory capacity; max . 3,000 files can be imported
USB storage devices and memory ca rds: max. 10000 files per medium; max. 1000
fi Les per p laylist/ directory
on the system language and cannot always
be guaranteed.
- The media drives do not support the Win
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format. -
The manufacturer of the storage device can
provide information about its "USB Device
Subclass".
-
To compress MP3 fil es, a bit rate of at least
160 kbit/s is recommended. The display
showing the remaining play time may differ
for MP3 f iles w ith variable bit rate.
- Specia l characters (such as those in 103 tag
i nformat ion) d isplay differently depending
CD drive
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with a CD dr ive
- Some MTP player functions are not support
ed, such as rating music tracks and video
playback.
The following audio file properties are supported by the CD drive :
Supported
media
File system
Metadata
Format
File extension
Playlists
Characteristics
Number of
files
@ Tips
Audio files
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CD text (artist, album, track)*, CD-ROMs with a capaci- ty of up to 700 MB
CD file system: 1509660, Joliet, UDF
Album cover : GIF, JPG, PNG with max. 800x800 px. The album cover from the medi-
um may be d isplayed, depend ing on availab ility.
MPEG-1/-2 Windows Media Au-MPEG -2/ -4 FL AC
Layer-3 dio 9 and 10
.mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
.m4b;
.aac
.M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
up to maxim um 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz samp ling frequencies 48 kHz sampling
frequency
Maximum 1,000 files pe r medium
showing the remain ing play time may differ
for MP3 files with variable bit rate.
- To compress MP3 files, a bit rate of at least
160 kbit/s is recommended. The display -
Special characters (such as those in 103 tag
information) display differently depend ing .,,.
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Audi smartph one inte rfac e
Audi smartphone
interface
Setup
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi smartpho ne in te rface
You can connect your smartphone to th e MMI us
ing the Audi smartphone int erfac e. Certain con
te nt on your smartph on e is ada pted to the Info
t ainment syste m display while driving and can
be operated through the MMI control panel.
Requirement :
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.
Or :
Sma rtphone with Android Auto app and Android
5.0 Lo llipop operating system or higher.
"' Connect your smar tphone to the Audi music in -
te rface
<:? page 161 using a USB adapter
¢page 161, fig. 137 .
.. Se lect and confirm Activ ate Apple CarPla y or
Activate And roid Auto now .
.. Fo llow the system instruct ions.
"' Pay attention to any additional system prompts
o n your smartphone if applicable.
If you chose not to use Apple CarPlay or Andro id
Auto when connect ing your smartphone for the
first time, you can start the Audi smartp hone in
terface later on using the
Connection manager .
.. Se lect: I M ENU I button> Audi smartphone in-
terfa ce > Change to conne ction manager .
.. Connect your sma rtphone to the A udi music in
terface
<:?page 161 using a USB adapte r
¢page 161, fig. 137 .
.. Se lect and confirm Audi smartphone : in the
Connection manager ¢ page 175. You can se
lect you r smartphone in the list of devices that
are already paired
¢ page 176.
"'Follow the system instruct ions .
1> In p repa ratio n at the t ime of p rint ing.
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(D Tips
- The f unctions t hat can be used depend on
t h e follow ing factors, among others :
- the brand of your smartpho ne
- the vers io n of the ope rating system in
your smartphone
- the software version of the app used
- the USB adapter cab le and correct connec-
tion
- your cell phone se rvice provide r
- the customized settings on your smart -
phone
- One o f the factors above o r a combina tion
of any of them could cause your smartphone
to be incompatib le wit h the Audi smart
phone interface. Compatibility cannot be
guaranteed for all types of smartphones.
For more informat ion and assistance, refer
to the use r guide and the manufactu rer of
you r smartphone.
- If the connected smartphone has voice con
t rol, you can ope ra t e you r smartpho ne usi ng
the ext erna l voice recognition system*
¢page 113.
- The menu language shown in the MMI is
based on t he sett ing s in you r smartp ho ne.
- Th e time d is pl ayed in the M MI is based on
t h e settings in yo ur smartp hone.
- Severa l MMI funct ions a re not availab le
when Apple Car Play o r Andro id Auto is ac
t ive.
- You cannot connec t any mobi le devices via
Bl uetoo th when an App le Car Play connec
ti on is a ct ive .
- Whe n the Apple CarPlay connec tion is ac
t ive,
Tag this song for iTunes*1
) is not avai l
able
¢page 15 1 .
Operating
App lies to: vehicles with A udi smartp hone interface
Opening a menu
Apple CarPlay : you can go back to the Apple Ca r
Play main menu regardless of the se lec ted me nu
i tem by p ressing and holdi ng the
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Android Auto: to go back to the Android Auto
menu bar, push the contro l knob down. Opening a menu item
Select and confirm a menu item using the MMI
control panel.
Troubleshooting
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Audi smartpho ne in terface
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 yo u ar,e usin g the correct USB adapter and if the USB
the MMI failed. adapter is connected correctly to your smartphone and the Audi
music interface
¢ page 161 .
Check if Apple CarPlay is activated on your smartphone.
Check in the Android Auto app if Android Auto permits new
veh icles.
Th e smartphone is not automa ti- Check if yo u ar,e usin g the correct USB adapter and if the USB
cally detected. adapter is connected correctly to your smartphone and the Audi
music interface
¢ page 161 .
Check if the requirements needed to connect a smartphone have
been met.
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System settings
MMI connect app
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Req uiremen t: the Audi MMI connect app m ust
be installed and open on your m obile devi ce.
- Connect new device : search for and connect a
mobile device (s uch as a smartpho ne) .
- List of devices already paired : select your mo
bile device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paired.
Music
Applies to vehicles with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi audio player
Audio player
Requ ir emen t: the Bl uetoo th funct io n and v isib ili
ty mus t be sw itche d on in t he M MI ¢
page 1 76
and on th e ce ll p hone.
-Connect new device : press the control knob.
Se lect
Bluetooth audio player . Search fo r and
con nect a mobile device .
-List of devices already paired : select a Bl ue
t oo th d evice from the list of a ll th e devi ces that
are already paire d.
Wi-Fi audio player
Req uirement: the Wi -Fi hotspot on the MMI
¢
page 130 and the Wi-F i on your cell p ho ne
m ust be switch ed on .
-Connect new device : press the control knob.
Sea rch fo r and connect a Wi-Fi capable device .
-DisconnectWi-Fi audio player : deactivate the
Wi-Fi on your Wi-Fi capable device . The dev ice
will be automat ically removed from the list .
Directory
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Display contacts from a cell phone (or on addi
tional cell phone) .
Requirement: cell phones must not be connected
to the MMI through the B luetoot h remote SIM
access p rofile o r thr ough the
Handsfree profi le .
- Connect new device : search for and connect a
new cell p hone.
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- List of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
phone from the list of all the cell p hon es that
are a lready paired.
Audi smartphone
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
-Connect your ce ll phone to the A udi music in
terface¢
page 161 using a USB adapter
¢ page 161, fig . 137 .
-Select your cell p hone from the list of cell
phones that have a lready bee n connected .
Additional options
Depending o n the selected fu nction, yo u can use
t he right control bu tton to access the avai lab le
addi tional options in t he connection man ager.
Bluetooth settings
- Bluetooth:
select a nd confi rm a setting for the
Bl uetooth connection visibility. Se lec t
Visible
for the MM I to be v is ible to othe r devices . Se
lec t
Invi sible for the MM I to not be visible to
o th er dev ices. H owev er, i t is st ill poss ible t o es
t a b lish a Blue tooth connect ion w ith pai red de
vices when the visibili ty is sw itche d off. Select
Off to turn v is ib ility off . Then a Bluetooth con
nection is not possib le .
- Bluetooth audio player: when t his function is
sw itche d on ~, the B luetoot h aud io p laye r is
avai lab le as a source in the
Media men u.
-Delete Bluetooth device : the selected cell
phone/mob ile dev ice is disco nnected from the
M MI.
- Show Bluetooth profile : you can Connect or
Disconnect the Handsfree profile and the Di
rectory /contacts *
separately.
- Bluetooth audio player: sw itch this f unction on
~ to be able to se lect the Bluetooth audio play
er as a source in the Med ia menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI Bluetooth name (fo r
example ,.AUDI MMI 2017") is d isp layed and
can be c hanged.
When the f unct io n is switched on~, th e symbo l
@ ¢
page 105, fig. 107 appea rs in the In fota in-
ment system display.
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Online settings*
- Data connection settings :
see Q pag e 131 ,
C on fig uri ng the d ata connection
- Data usage counter : the am oun t o f data pack
e ts th at ar e sent and r eceived throug h the M MI
is d is pl ayed. You can rese t the dat a usage infor
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
opt ion.
- Network statu s: the mobile netwo rk provider
for data se rvice as well as t he netwo rk status
are displayed .
Wi-Fi settings*
See 9 p age 130, W i-F i ho tspo t.
SIM PIN settings*
- Automatic PIN entry:
when t his fu nction is
swi tched on@', the S IM PIN is automa tically
saved in t he MMI after it is e nte red for the firs t
t im e. The S IM PIN fo r f our di fferen t SIM car ds
c a n b e save d in t he MM I. W ith the func tion
swit ched o ff, the cu rrently store d SI M P IN i s
deleted from the MMI. When t he a utomat ic
PI N entry is switc hed on, there a re no SI M PIN
prompts.
- Disable PIN query : when switched on, the re are
no SIM PI N quer ies. The a utomat ic PIN entry is
not used in t his case.
- Change PIN : you can change t he PI N on your
SIM card . First enter the c urrent SI M PIN. The
SIM PIN may only contai n dig its 0-9. The new
SIM PIN must be ente red twice for secur ity and
then it w ill be saved to the SI M card.
Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
See Q page 178.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you will f in d l egal info rmat ion regar ding
the use of Ap ple Ca rPlay or Android Auto a nd in
formation about dev ice-specif ic data exchange.
System settings
Delete CarPlay device/Delete Android Auto
device
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i smartphone interface
Requirement: yo ur cell phone m ust not be con
nected to t he Aud i m usic inter face with a USB
adapter .
T o remove you r cell p hone from the list of a ll ce ll
p hones t hat are a lready paired, se lect and con
firm
Delete CarPlay device or Delete Android Au
to device .
{!) Tips
Some SIM ca rds do not a llow the SI M PIN
q ueries to be sw itche d off.
System update
.,. Select : !ME NUI button> Settings > left control
button >
System maintenance .
- System update :
slide the sto rage device w ith
the update data into t he a pprop riate drive
Q page 156. Se lect and confi rm the dr ive>
Start update . The length of the process de
pe nds on the s ize of the update .
-Reset driver installation : the selected media
driver package is reset to t he settings at the
time of delivery .
-Version information : information on the MMI
software version and the navigation database*
so ftware ve rsi on is d isplayed. The
Software in
formation
fu nction also prov ides info rmat io n
on t he softwa re co nta ined in th e MMI an d the
licensing ag ree ment.
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