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Depending on availability, various in format ion
will load about the t rack currently playing when
this function is switched on~-
Copy to jukebox
See o page 157, Adding files to the Jukebox.
Favorites
See opage 165.
Additional opt ions
Requirement: the veh icle must be stationary and
a video file * or a DVD* must be play ing .
Parental control*
Pla ybac k of video DV Ds can be res tricted using
pa rental contro l.
E nter the password fo r pare ntal cont ro l. Pass
wo rd set at t he factory:
1234 . You have the fol
l owi ng options :
-Protection level : select and confirm the protec
t io n level (fo r example, Leve l 5). Eight diffe rent
prote ct io n leve ls can be set fo r parental con
t ro l.
If you se t the paren tal con trol leve l at L ev
el S, a ll DVDs from level 1 -5 ca n be played . Vid
eo DV Ds with a higher leve l wi ll not play. Se lect
No restriction to remove all of t he rest rictions .
-Change password : edit the current password.
Switch to full screen
Th e vid eo image is displayed . T urn the cont rol
k nob to disp lay the play list.
Or : press the I BACK I
butt o n .
Replay video
When t his function is sw itched on~. the current
v ideo w ill replay.
Show DVD menu
Selecting a menu item :
select and confirm a
menu item.
Or : move your finger on the MMI
to uch control pad* a nd p ress the cont rol knob .
8 l) Depe ndi ng o n th e DVD, t his may not be poss ible d urin g 0 ~ playba ck .
Media
Audio track1
)
Yo u ca n m anually se t the audio track ( lang uage
and audio fo rmat). The lang uage and a udio fo r
mat options depend on the video DVD .
Subtitles1>
You can se t subti tles for p laybac k man ually. T he
la nguages avai lab le depend o n the DV D.
Picture format
Audi recommends the Automatic setting for the
pictu re format . You can set the picture format
depend ing on the act ive file or source (for exam
ple V ideo fi le*, DV D* ).
Picture for-
Information
mat
Automatic
T he M MI detects the pict ure for -
m at of the so urce and display s th e
image i n the opt imum rat io . Bl ack
bars may appear on the sides of
t h e display, de pendin g on the
so urce fo rmat and the Infotain-
ment system display that is insta l-
led.
Zoom T he image is e nlarged to f ill the
en tire In fotainment system dis -
play. Switch the function off if the
image is disto rted .
Cinema-Use this setting for fi lms in cinema
scope format 2 1:9. B lac k bars w ill appe ar
on the uppe r/ lower edge in the In -
f ota inment system display.
Original T he image is d isp layed in the ratio
of the sou rce format. Select this
opt io n if the image is dis to rted o r a
s e ct ion o f th e image is cut off
when
Auto is selecte d.
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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
(D Tips
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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on the system language and canno t always
be g uarantee d.
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music inte rface* /Bluetooth au-
Read the instructions in the chapter c:;, page 161 , Multimedia
dio playe r*: mobile dev ice is not sup -connections/ c:;, page 158, Blue tooth audio player. You can
ported. learn about supported mobile dev ices in the Audi database for
mob ile dev ices at
www.audiusa .com /bluetooth .
Audi music interface* /AUX input:
the Ad
just the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70%
vo lume is too high/too low when of t he maximum out put
c;, page 166, Input level.
sta rting playback thro ugh the AUX in -
put.
Audi music interface *: th e port able For many ce ll p ho nes o r mobile device s, pl ayback i s not pos si-
device is not recogni zed as a so urc e. b
le w hen the b attery level is too low (less th a n 5% o f its ca -
pacity). The mobi le device w ill on ly be reco gni zed as a media
source in the MMI after connecting if the batte ry c harge leve l
is s ufficient.
Audi music interface *: malfu nctions T he Bluetoot:h audio player fu nct io n is swit ched o n. Sw itch
dur ing a udio p layback t hroug h an t his funct io n off
c:;, page 1 76 whe n you are no t usi ng the
iPod/ iPhone.
Bluetooth audio player .
AUX input :
there is stat ic when con- When connecting and disconnecting , the E xternal aud io play-
nec ting and disconnect ing the AUX er source is al ready selected . Befo re con necting or d isconnect -
co nnect io n cabl e. ing the mobile device, ei ther mute the device (see
c:;, page 178) o r swi tch to a different aud io so urce (fo r exam-
p le
¢ page 15 0, Opening the radio).
Bluetooth audio player " /Wi-Fi audio On ly one interface should be active ly used at a time to ensure
player *: audio playback interference. problem -free playback.
Wi-Fi audio player* : audio playbac k Aud
io playb ack inte rference can occur on some ce ll phones if
in terference . t
he Inte rnet connection in t he ve hicl e was no t establis hed
through the SI M card reade r* on the MMI cont rol panel and
the
mobile data option on the cell phone is sw itched on. De-
activate the
mobile data option on your cell phone.
Jukebox *: tracks on the i mpo rted When importing p laylist s, al l of the files themselves mus t be
playlist are g raye d ou t.
import ed.
Jukebox *: imported tracks ca nnot be If you cannot find imported tracks in the media center, they
played o r found . may not be suppor ted . Only copy supported fi les
c:;, page 168
t o the Jukebox .
Wi-Fi audio player* : multiple devices Close the Audi MMI connect app on t he connected devices
are connected to the W i-F i h otspot . A (for examp le , sma rtphones) that are not being used as the
med ia p layer (s uch as a smartphone) W i-Fi audio player*. Likewise, close the UPnP server apps or
appea rs as the med ia source and can- the med ia pe rmissio ns on t he i nteg rated UPnP/DLNA se rver.
no t be changed . Connect the desired device as a W i- F i aud io play-
er* c:;,
page 159 .
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Problem
Online media*:
connection failed be-
tween the MMI and the
Audi MMI
connect
app.
Bluetooth audio player* : interference
with track display and audio pla yback .
Media
Solution
To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection
switch m ust be switched on in the
Audi MMI connect app sta-
tus screen.
Playback interference can occur when using the
Bluetooth au-
dio player
if a music player app from a third party provider is
open. Au di recommends using the integrated media player on
your Bluetooth device (such as a smartphone) .
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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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Audi smartphone interface
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
Setting the date and
time
You con set the clock time manually or using the
CPS .
"'Select: I MENU I button> Settings> left control
button >
MMI settings > Date & time .
"'Or: select: I MENU I button> Vehicle> left con-
trol button >
Vehicle settings > Date & time .
Automatic setting
When this function is switched on~. the time
and date are automatically set.
Time
Requirement: the Automatic setting must be
switched off .
Press the control knob. You can set the
Time
manually by turning and pressing the control
knob.
Date
Requirement: the Automatic setting must be
sw itched off.
Press the control knob . You can set the
Date
manually by turning and press ing the control
knob.
Time zone
When selecting the appropriate time zone, a
sampling of countries in this zone will be listed .
Automatic time zone*
When this function is switched on~, the time
will automatically adjust to the corresponding
time zone.
Time format
If you select 24h , the clock will display, for ex
ample,
13:00 . If you se lect AM/PM , the clock
w ill disp lay, for examp le,
1:00 PM.
Date format
If you select DD.MM .YYYY, the date display will
show, for examp le,
31.08.2017 . If you select
MM/DD/YYYY , the date display will show, for ex -
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ample, 08/31/2017. If you select YYYY-MM
DD ,
the date display will show, for example,
2017-08-31.
MMI settings
"'Select: !MENUI button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI settings .
Language
You can change the display language as well as
the language for the voice guidance* and voice
recognition system*.
The number of languages available depends on
the market .
Measurement units
The following units can be selected:
-Speed (mph or km/h)
-Distance (miles or kilometers)
-Temperature (°For 0
()
-Fuel consumption (l/l00km, mpg (US), mpg
(UK) or km/l)
- Volume (liters, ga llons)
Tool tips
When this function is switched on~. your MMI
shows you tips for input . The frequency of how
often it displays decreases with time. You can
switch off the operating tips at any time.
Speech dialog system
Applies to : vehicles wit h voice re cog nitio n syste m
Command display: when this function is switch
ed on~. the MMI will show you the possible
commands for voice input in the respective
menu. You can sw itch the funct ion off at any
time .
Short dialog: when this function is switched on
~. a shorter form of the prompts is used. You
can switch the function off at any time .
Speech dialog system volume: you can adjust
the volume of the prompts by turning the control
knob.
ll-