
Media
-The loading times fo r the a udio data depend
on the media p layer used and the number of
files that it conta ins .
- A maxim um of 2,000 entries per directory
are displayed in the MMI.
- Songs down loaded for off line use using m u
sic streaming services are stored on your
mobile device (such as a smartphone) and
may be DRM protected. The Wi-Fi a udio
player will not play DRM protected files.
- Contact you r authorized Audi dea ler or a u
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional i nformat io n on the Wi-Fi audio player.
Online media and
Internet radio
Applies to: vehicl es w ith Audi connect
You can playback and opera te various online me
dia services and Internet radio using the MMI.
.,. Press the IM EDIA I button. Press the left control
button un til the so urces ove rview
¢page 163,
fig. 140
is d isp layed.
Applies to: using online media and Internet radio
Req uirement:
- The
Audi MMI connect app must be installed
and open o n your mob ile device .
- You must be logged into your myAudi account
in the
Audi MMI connect app and you must
have selected your veh icle.
- The Wi-Fi function on the mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
- If necessary, check in the connection manager
¢
page 175 if the mobile device yo u connected
is selected under the
MMI connect app (~).
-The MMI must be connected to the network.
- The symbol for the
Online media* sou rce @
¢page 163, fig . 140 is shown in the MMI.
Applies to: using online media
Addit io nal requirement:
- A suppor ted on line media serv ice m ust be avail
able in your country.
- You must have an accou nt w ith a supported on
li ne med ia serv ice .
- Depend ing on the online media service, you
must install and open an app on your mob ile
device .
160 Starting Online med
ia
- Press the IM EDIA I button. Press the left contro l
button until the sources overview ¢
page 163
is displayed.
- Select and confirm an o n line media serv ice.
Starting Internet radio
- Press th e I MEDIA i button. Press the left cont rol
button u nti l the sources overview ¢
page 163
is displayed.
- Select and confirm
Internet radio . The In ter net
radio b rowser or the last stat ion that was play
i n g is shown.
- Select ing the station : if necessa ry, select and
confirm a category in the I nte rnet rad io
Brows
er
> a s ta tion.
Online m edia and Internet radio : additional op
tion s
-Press the right control but ton.
The following op tions may be ava ilable, depen d
i ng o n the information shown (s uch as the sta
t ion/ track th at is cur rently playing):
- Sound sett ings : ¢ page 178.
-Wi-Fi settings : see¢ page 130, Wi-Fi hotspot.
- Connection manager : see ¢page 175.
- Add ition al opt ions may be ava ilable, dep end ing
on t he active online media service or In ternet
radio .
A WARNING
-It is on ly safe to use ta blets , laptops, mo
bi le devices and ot her simi lar devices when
the vehicle is stat ionary because, like all
loose objects, they cou ld be thrown around
the inside o f th e ve hicle in a c rash and cause
serio us inju ries. S tore these ty pes of devices
secure ly wh ile driving.
- Do no t use any wire less dev ices on the front
seats wi thin ra nge of the air bags while dr iv
ing . Also read t he war ning s in the chapte r
¢page 197.
0 Note
Please note that there genera lly are add it ion
a l costs when usi ng an on line media se rvice
a ccoun t, es pe ci ally w hen it i s used inte rna
tion ally.
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Accessing media
You can start and operate various media
th rough the MMI control panel.
F ig . 13 9 Diag ram: possible sources in the Med ia m enu
Fi g. 14 0 Diagram : poss ible sources in the Media me nu
Requ irement: a media sou rce must contain au
dio/video* files¢
page 156.
~ Press t he I M EDIA i button. P ress the left control
bu tton until the so urce overview is d isp layed.
~ S e lect and confirm the desi red sou rce. Or :
press the I MEDIAi button repeated ly until the
desired source is selected .
Depen ding on t he veh icle eq uipment, the fo llow
i ng sources may be disp layed in the
Media menu:
Switch to radio : the Radio menu opens
¢page 150.
(D Jukebox * 157
@
®
©
DVD/CD drive * . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156, 15 7
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 156
Audi music interface* ......... . 161
such as iPod, U5B st ick
® Exte rnal audio player . . . . . . . . . . 161
8 1l Depe nding on th e DVD, t his may not be possib le dur ing 0 :G playback .
su ch as an MP3 player connected to
t h e AUX input
@ Bluetooth audio player * .. .. .. .
(v Wi-Fi audio player* .......... .
@ Online media* and Internet radio *
Media
158
159
160
-Playing audio/video files : select a source in the
Media menu > Category (such as artists > al
bum> track).
- Mo ving one le vel up in the folder structure :
press the !BACKI button. Or : select and confirm
Folder up.
- Selecting the previous or next track /chapter
1l: press the On/Off k nob on the MMI control
panel briefly to the left
kJ
- Fast-forwarding and rew inding audio /video
files :
press and hold the On/Off knob on the
MMI control panel to the left
kJ
a longer time.
- Pausing or resuming playback : press the On/
Off knob on the MMI cont rol panel briefly.
(D Tips
-Yo u can scroll through long lists quickly by
t u rning the control knob quickly. The scro ll
ing speed depends on the number of list en
tries.
- For safety reasons, the v ideo image is only
disp layed when the vehicle is stationary. On
ly the sound from the video plays while dr iv
ing.
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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.
164
@ 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 .

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-For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On
ly the sound from the video plays while driv
ing .
- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, playlists may display incor
rectly in the MMI. Use the media center in
the device.
Free text search
You con search in the active source by tracks and
video files*, for example
Fig. 143 I npu t field and results list for free text sear ch
You can open the free text search c::> fig. 143 de
pend ing on the selected source.
Requirement : the playlist
c::> page 165 or media
center
c::> page 164 must be displayed .
Opening free text search
.,. Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the
free text search input field (D e:> fig. 143 ap
pears.
Or: push the control knob up.
Using the free text search: see c::> page 104, Free
text search.
Entries that contain the entered search term are
listed in the results list@c::>
fig . 143. You can
search for artists@¢
fig. 143, albums @ or
tracks @as well as genres and videos.
Q Tips
-It will then search through the files in the
active source.
- If the free text search was opened in the
Folders 0 category c::> page 164, fig. 142 or
in the
Composers, Podcasts and Audio
books
category, then it will only search
through files in that folder.
Media
Playlist
Fig. 144 Example: playlis t
The track , artist, album and album cover, if appli
cable, will appear in the playlist .
Options
See c::> page 166, Additional settings .
Favorites
You con store up to 50 entries for each source in
the favorites list.
Requirement : the playlis t or media center must
be open .
- Select the desired entry from the playlist or
media center.
- Select: right control button
> Store as favorite.
Or:
press and hold the control knob for several
seconds.
When you store a track as a favorite, the associ ated album will appear in the favorites list as an
entry .
Requiremen t: at least one entry must be stored
in the favorites list.
Displaying the favorites list: press the I MEDIAi
button . Press the left control button until the
sources overview
c::>poge 163 is displayed. Select
the source that contains the
cotego-
ries c::> page 164
(for example, SD card) . Select the
Favoritescotegory .
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis
played .
-Listening to a favorite: select and confirm an
entry from the favorites list . ..,.
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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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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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