Media
connector from the Apple device with the re
lease tabs pressed in@
¢page 161, fig. 137 .
The med ia are started and ope ra ted through the
mob ile devi ce or the MM I, depend ing o n the de
vice being used
c;, page 163.
Conne cting two mobile devi ces: if two mob ile
dev ices (for examp le iPod and sma rtphone) are
connec ted at the same time, then both devices
can be used as p layback so urces.
You can connect mobile devices using the ana log
AUX port .
-Connecting a mobile dev ice to the AUX input:
connect the cable ® ¢ fig. 138 to the AUX in
put @ on the Audi music interface and then to
the mob ile device @ (such as an MP3 player or
smartphone).
- Di sconnect ing a mobile device from the AUX
input :
remove the cable®¢ fig. 138 from the
Audi music interface .
-Operat ion: select and confirm the Exte rnal au
dio play er
source @¢ page 163, fig. 139 . The
med ia are started and ope rated through the
mobile device@c:v fig. 138.
.8, WARNING
Dr iv ing requ ires you r complete and und ivided
attent ion . As the d river, you have comple te
respons ibility for safety in traffic . Never oper
ate mobile devices while driving, because this
increases the risk of an accident.
0 Note
- Remove the connector from the Aud i m us ic
interface carefu lly so it is not damaged.
- Use a USB ex tension cable to connect devi
ces tha t have an integrated USB connector
(such as a USB stick) to prevent damage to
your USB device and the Audi m usic inter
face.
- Ext remely high or low temperatures that
can occur inside vehicles can damage mob ile
devices and/or impair their performance.
Never leave mobile devices in the vehicle in
extremely high or low temperatures.
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(D Tips
- Do not use an additiona l adapter or USB ex
tension cab le to connect mobile devices to
the A udi music interface that already have a
cable or that must be connected w ith a USB
adapter
(¢page 161). They may impair the
functionality.
- You can purchase the AUX connector cab le
from an authorized Audi dea ler or at spe
cialty sto res .
- Functionality is not guaranteed for mob ile
devices that do not conform to the USB 2.0
standard .
- USB hubs are not supported.
- Some versions of the iPod such as the iPod
shuff le cannot be connected to the USB
adapter for devices with Apple Dock connec
to r. Connect these devices us ing a AUX con
necto r cable.
- Video playback th rough the Aud i m usic in
terface is o nly supported if the co nnected
device is recognized as a USB storage device
(for examp le a USB stick). Apple devi ces and
M TP devices (su ch as smartphones) are not
recognized as USB sto rage devices .
- iP od/ iPhone m alfunctions a lso affec t the
operation o f the MMI. Reset you r iPo d/
iPhone if this happens.
- For impo rtant information on operating
your iPod/iPhone, refe r to the user g uide for
the device. Audi recommends updating the
iPod/ iPhone software to the latest version.
- For more information about the Aud i music
interface and suppo rted devices, check the
Audi database for mob ile dev ices at
www .audiusa .com/bluetooth or contact an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Aud i
Service Facility .
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Playing media
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
@
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©
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
-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
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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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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Individual speech training (o nly when the vehi
cle is stationary): yo u can adapt the vo ice recog
n it ion system to yo ur voice or pron unc iation in
order to improve the system's ability to recogni ze
your speec h. Individua l tra in ing is comp rised of
20 speec h entries that cons ist o f comman ds and
sequences of nu mbers . Yo u can delete t he p ro
g ra m med vo ice tr aining w it h t he
Reset individu
al speech training
f unc tion.
Factory settings
The fo llow ing funct io ns can be reset to the facto
ry de fault set tings :
-Sound settings
- Radio
- Media settings
-Jukebox *
- Directory *
- Telephone*
- Bluetooth and Wi -Fi *
- Navigat ion settings *
- Navigation and online memory*
- Voice recognition system*
- Message settings *
-Apps *
- Tool tips
- Audi connect *
You can se lect the desi red functions individually
or all at once with t he
Select all entries option.
Selec t and confi rm
Restore factory settings .
@ Tips
-Make s ure t hat not only t he settings we re
deleted but also the store d data, if ap plica
ble.
- If yo u reset the
Navigation and online
memory* or Audi connect*
to t he factory
default settings, t he system automatically
r estarts after approximate ly 20 seconds.
Th e In fota inm en t system display will b e
b lac k for sev eral minu tes when restar ting.
System settings
Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your conn ected d evices and their network sta
tus .
"'Select: !M EN UI button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI settings > Connection manager .
"'Select and confirm a m enu i tem .
If a mobi le device was already c onnected and you
select and co nfirm the co rresponding menu item,
the device name and co nnect io n mode a re dis
played under the men u item .
You can ind iv id ually
connect (~) or disconnect
(0) a pa ired device.
Using the telephone
App lies to : vehicles wit h te lepho ne
- Connect new device: searc h fo r a nd con nect a
cell p hone .
- List of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
pho ne from t he list of all th e de vic e s tha t are
alr eady pair ed .
Second telephone
App lies to : vehicles wi th telepho ne
- Connect new device: se arch for an d co nne ct a
c ell p hone.
- List of devices already paired : selec t your c ell
p hon e fr om th e list o f all the dev ices that ar e
a lready paire d.
Data connection
Appl ies to: vehicles wi th Audi connec t
-Connect new device: sea rc h fo r and con nect a
mob ile dev ice (such as a sma rtphone) .
-List of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
p ho ne from t he list of a ll the dev ices t hat a re
already paired.
Or : inse rt a m ini SIM ca rd into
the SIM card reader*¢
page 126.
175
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.
176
- 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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A
A/C (climate control system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Accessories . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 303
Active lane assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Activating vibration warning . . . . . . . . . . . . 74
Adjusting steering time.......... ...... 74
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Switching on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 73
Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Adapt ive light (indicator light) . . . . . . . . . . . 17
Additional phone ............ .. .. . 115, 175
Adjusting a ir distribution (Cl imate control sys-
tem) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Adjusting the air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 53
Adjusting the center console lighting . . . . . . 39
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Adjusting the temperature (climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
52
Advanced Airbag System
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Componen ts . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
204
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
How the components work together . . . . 206
Airbag . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Advanced Airbag-System . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
198
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Front airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
H ow do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 207
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 204
Important information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system ................. ..... .
215
Knee airbags. ....................... 213
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
PASSENGER AIR BAG light . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Repairs ... . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 212
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 211
Index
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 218
Warning/Ind icator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
When must the system be inspected? . . . 209
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . 25 , 30
Alignment pin (chang ing the wheel) . . . . . . 281
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 270
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
All wheel drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 91
Alternative routes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Amb ient lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
AMI
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface 172
Announcements (sett ings)
refer to Voice guidance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 142
Anti -freeze
Windsh ield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . .
253
Anti-lock braking system (ABS) . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Anti-s lip regulat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Apple CarP lay
refer to Audi smartphone interface . . . . . 172
Arm rest.. .. .... .. .. ............... .. . 45
Ashtray . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Aspect ratio (video) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Audi connect . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Data connection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 131
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 133
Services (overview) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 128
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 126
Audi magnetic r ide
refer to Adaptive dampers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 163
Audio player
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
158
Wi-Fi audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 159
Audio track . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 166
Audi Service Repair Manuals and Literature 301
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 172, 176
Audi virtual cockpit (instr ument cluster) . . . . 8
305