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~ Select and confirm a contact from the di recto
ry. The p ho ne numbers for the selecte d contact
are disp layed .
~ To make t he call, se lect and confi rm a phone
number.
(D Tips
- You can scro ll through long lists quickly by
turning the contro l knob quick ly. The scroll
in g s peed depends on t he nu mbe r of list e n
tries.
- Additional informat io n on free text searches
ca n be found un der
r=> page 104.
Showing contact details*
App lies to: ve hicles with telep hone
Fig. 115 S h ow ing contact deta ils
~ Se le ct: I M ENU I button> Telephone > left con
t rol butt on. Selec t and confir m
Directory > a
conta ct from the dire ctory .
~ Se lect: rig ht contro l button > Show contact de
tails.
- Calling :
select and con firm the desire d tele
phone number.
- Adding a navigation de stination : to sta rt n avi
ga tion *, sele ct and confirm t he des ire d a d
dress . Select and co nfirm
Start route guidance .
Press the r igh t con trol button to open additional
opti ons fo r the con ta ct det ails.
- Read out contact : the MMI automat ically cre
ates a name tag tha t can be r ead a loud for each
en try in t he dir ecto ry.
- Store as favorite : seer=> page 119, Favorites.
l) Th e requireme nts for using A udi co nn ect services• must
b e met and you must have a myAudi account set up at
ht tp:// my.aud iusa.com . You must have a ve hicle sto red in
your myAud i accou nt and you must have contacts stored .
Telephone
-Send text message *: you can send a text mes
sage to the selecte d contact r=>
page 120
-Delete contact : th e se lec ted co ntac t can be de
leted.
(D Tips
- C ont acts edited in the MMI dir ector y cann ot
be au tom atic ally up date d in t he connected
cell p hone . Aud i recommends e diting ce ll
p hone contacts directly in t he cell p hone .
- Only t he con tacts i n the local M MI memory
can be edited o r deleted .
Importing and exporting contacts
Applies to: vehicles wit h telep hone
Conta cts in vCard format ( . vc f) can be imported
into the directory or expor ted.
R equireme nt: an S D card must be in t he SD c ard
re ad er
r=>page 156 or a US B storage device mus t
be connecte d to the Audi music in terface *
r=>
page 161 .
~ Select: ! ME NUI bu tton> Telephone > left c on
t rol b utton
> Directory .
~ Select: righ t con trol button > Directory set
tings .
- Importing conta cts from a storage device :
se
lect a nd confirm
Import contacts > SD card 1 /
SD card 2
o r USB device 1 /USB de vice 2 > de
sired contacts
> Start import.
- Exporting contacts to a storage device :
selec t
an d confirm
Expo rt cont acts > SD card 1 /SD
c ard 2
or USB device 1 /USB device 2 > desired
contacts
> Start export .
- Selecting all contacts at once to impo rt/ex
port :
select and con firm Import contacts /Ex
port contacts > SD card 1 /SD card 2
or USB de
vice 1 /USB device 2
> All > Start import /Start
export .
- Import ing contacts from your myAudi ac
count 1>:
select and confi rm Import contacts >
myAudi account
E nter your my A udi use r da ta. .,.
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Telephone
You must have a myAu di account in order to im
port contacts from the account. Entering your
myAudi user data or your myAudi PIN is on ly re
qu ired one time . You w ill receive the myAudi PIN
in your my Audi account once you have reg istered
a vehicle in the account .
(D Tips
- Always read the chapter¢ page 132, About
Audi connect.
- For additional informat ion on the myAudi
account, v is it
www .aud i.com /myaud i.
-The imported contacts are stored in the lo
ca l memory of the directory.
- A maxim um of 1,000 contacts can be im
ported. You can check the memory capacity
for the d irectory at any time¢
page 124.
-Never save important data on memory cards
or USB storage dev ices. Audi is not respons i
ble for damaged or lost files and media.
- Contacts that were downloaded from a cell
phone cannot be exported.
- There should be no other files or folders on
the storage medium conta ining the contacts
to be imported.
Settings
Telephone settings
App lies to: ve hicles with telep hone
... Se lect: I MENU I but ton > Telephone > right con-
tro l button >
Telephone settings .
Call options* Multi -party calling :
can be switched on/off .
R ing tone and volume settings
1>
Using the Mute telephone funct ion, you can
sw itch the ringtone on your MMI on or off . The
ringtones are played using the
R ingtone func
tion . Se lect and confirm an entry from the list .
F or the
Rin gtone volume /Mes sage vo lume set
tings, see ¢
page 178. The Microphone input
l e vel
can be adjus ted during a phone call usi ng
the control knob.
l) Depend s on th e connected cell phone.
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(D Tips
- Severa l cell phones can be paired to the
MMI, but only two* ce ll phones can be ac
t ively connected.
- To delete a ll paired B luetoot h devices, the
Bluetooth function can be reset to the fac
tory default settings
¢page 175.
· Additional options
App lies to: vehicles wit h telepho ne
... Select: !ME NUI button> Telephone > right con-
trol b utton .
Connection manager
See ¢page 175.
Bluetooth settings
See¢ page 176.
Online settings *
See¢ page 177.
Wi-Fi settings
See ¢ page 130, Wi-Fi hotspot .
Directory settings
Applies to: vehicles wit h telephone
... Select: !MENUI button> Te lephone > left con
trol button >
Director y> right control button >
Direc tory settings .
M emory capacity
Shows the Memory capacit y for the directory.
You can manage up to 1 7,000 co ntacts with the
MM I di rectory. Yo u can load up to 4,000 contacts
from your cell phone into each directory. You can
also import up to 1,000 contacts from a storage
device .
Sort order
You can so rt the contacts in your d irec to ry alpha
betically ac co rding to
Last name or First name . IJ,-
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Telephone
Import contacts
See¢ page 123, Importing and exporting con
tacts.
pending on the cell phone, the Bluetooth connec
tion may need to be disconnected and reconnect ed to update the contacts.
Export contacts Hide
contacts without phone number
See ¢ page 123, Importing and exporting con
tacts. When this funct ion is switched on~' contacts
that do not have any numbers assigned to them
will be grayed out in the directory .
Download directory
To update the contacts in the MMI, you can man
ually download your cell phone contacts . De-
Troubleshooting
App lies to: vehicl es with telephone
Problem Solution
Connecting
the cell phone to the Check if the requirements for connecting a cell phone have been
MMI failed . met¢
page 114 .
Or: check if you accidentally declined the connection setup PIN on
your cell phone. If necessary, repeat the connection setup process
¢page 114.
After pa iring, not all contacts/no Avoid using special characters in names.
contacts are loaded in the MMI. Avoid using contact groups on your cell phone .
Certain
telephone functions are The te lephone functions depend on the cell phone service provider
grayed out or not availab le. and the cell phone you are using. You can obtain more informa-
tion from your cell phone service provider, in your cell phone user
guide or in the database for mobile devices at
www.audi.com/
bluetooth .
Some telephone functions are On corporate
phones, some Bluetooth settings may not be com-
switched off or not availab le, even patib le or the ce ll phone B luetooth function may be deactivated .
though the cell phone is support- You can obtain more information from your system administrator.
ed .
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Inse rting th e Aud i SIM card
"' Se lect : the IMENU ! button> Audi conn ect.
"' To estab lish an Internet connection for Audi
connect services, confirm the message that ap
pears with
A ccept .
"'The angled corner of the Audi connect SIM card
must be at the left front corner. Slide the Audi
connect SIM card into the slot on the SIM card
reader until the card clicks into place
¢ fig . 116.
"' Se lect and confirm Enter PIN .
"'Ente r the PIN fo r your SIM ca rd .
"' Se lect and confirm
OK .
"'To connect to the Internet automatically in the
future, select and then confirm
Y es .
"'Confirm the system prompt asking to connect
to the Internet with either
Y es , connect once or
Y es , a lw ay s if requ ired .
After connecting succ essfull y
After connecting successfully, the signal strength
and connection type are displayed in the Info
tainment system status
line @/@ ¢page 105,
fig. 107.
You can now use Audi connect .
The list of ava ilable Audi connect services is d is
p layed in the Infota inment system display.
Removing the Audi connect SIM card
"' Press on the Audi connect S IM card briefly . The
card is released from the slot. Remove the Audi
connect SIM card.
(D Note
- A udi connect is des igned for use only w ith
the provided Audi co nnect SI M card. Audi
AG is not liable for the consequences of us
i ng othe r SIM cards.
- If a S IM card of a d ifferent size is inserted in
the SIM card reader instead of a n Aud i con
nect m in i S IM ca rd, do not under any cir
cumstances remove this card yourself due
to the risk of damaging the S IM card reader.
Contact your a uthorized Audi dea ler or a u
thorized Audi Service Facility .
Audi c onn ect
{!) Tips
- You can connect a cell phone with Bluetooth
(handsfree) to make phone calls
¢ page 114.
-Audi does not provide support for other SIM
cards. Audi recommends using only the pro
vided SIM card .
- You can specify when the MMI connects to
the Internet ¢
page 131. The Internet con
nection disconnects automatically once the
requested Audi connect service no longer re
quires any data packets.
Configuration through myAudi
Activating/configuring specific Audi connect services
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
Some Audi connect se rvices must be activated/
configured th ro ugh you r persona l myAud i ac
count before us ing them fo r the fi rst time.
- If you do not have a persona l my Aud i account
yet, you can reg ister on li ne at my .aud iu sa. com .
-Add your veh icle to your myAudi account .
- Activate/configure the Audi connect services
you would like for your vehicle in your myAud i
account .
- For some Audi connect services, you may also
have to enter your myAud i user data o r your
myAudi PIN when accessing serv ices in the MMI
t o connect your vehi cle to myAudi.
For detailed information on configuration , visit
my.aud iu sa .com .
Logging into myAudi in the vehicle
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
To use some Audi connec t services (such as Twit
ter*) , you must first connect your vehicle with
myAudi to transfer your personal settings from
your myAudi account.
"' Select: lM ENUI button> Audi connect > right
control button
> Log in .
"' En ter your myA udi use r data . Or: enter your
eight-digit myA udi PIN.
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- You can on ly connect one Twitter account
with your myAudi account .
- Audi connect makes it possible to access
Twitter . Permanent avai lab ility cannot be
guaranteed, beca use that depends on Twit
ter.
Audi connect services in navigation
Applies to: veh icles w ith navigation system and Audi connect
The follow ing Audi connect services are currently
ava ilable :
- Navigat ion with online map view and Street
View
c::> page 146.
-Point of Inte rest (POI) online search with
v oice recognition (such as restaurants) : plan
route gu idance using the MMI control panel
and the voice recogn ition system
c::> poge 108.
- Set up dest inations in your MMI using yo ur
myAudi account or onl ine map view
c::> poge 146.
-Online traffic informat ion : receive up-to-the
minute traff ic information about accide nts,
road construction and other incidents
c::> poge 147.
-Map updates* : import navigation map updates
i n your MMI usi ng a n SD card .
(Di Tips
- For the Map update Audi connect se rvice us
i ng an SD card, check the current softwa re
version in you r vehicle a nd compare it with
my.audiusa .com to see if a new version is
available. You can also have the new naviga
tion data in sta lled by an Audi dea ler, whi ch
c an be done for an add ition al charge.
- More inform ation on map updates can be
fo und in t he Audi conne ct Operating Man
ual under my.audiu sa .com .
Audi connect services on the phone
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
The fo llowing A udi connect services are currently
ava ilable:
S to ring con tacts o n your computer us ing your
m yAudi Account and loading the contac ts into
the MMI directory
c::> poge 123.
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' Audi connect services in the Media menu
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi audio player and Audi connect
-Wi -Fi audio player : you can access the med ia
center through W i- Fi connec ted med ia p laye rs
(such as sma rtphones)
c:>poge 159.
-Online media : offers ac cess to d ifferen t onli ne
media se rvices and operation through the MM I
using the Audi MMI connect app.
(D Tips
Fo r more info rm ation on the Wi -Fi audio play
e r and s upported devices, cont act a n au thor
iz ed A udi dealer or au thori zed A udi Se rvi ce
Fac ility.
Additional options
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i connect
... Select: !MENU I button> Audi conne ct > right
cont rol button.
The following options are available in the Audi
connect services overview :
- Log in :
see c:>poge 127, Logging into myAudi in
the vehicle.
- Connection manag er: see c::> page 175.
Wi-Fi hotspot
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi hotspot
You con use the MMI as o Wi-Fi hotspot to con
nect up to eight Wi- Fi devices to the Internet.
While driving, restricted use of unsecured, light,
small wireless devices is only possible from the
rear of the vehicle.
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
... Sele ct:
!ME NUI button> Telephone > right co n-
t rol butt on > Wi-Fi settings .
The following sett ings ca n be mod ified :
Wi-Fi
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac
tory. Sw itch the W i-F i hotspot to On before es
tablis hing an Internet connection betwee n your
vehicle and your Wi-Fi device . .,.
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-On: the MMI Wi- Fi hotspot is active and visib le
to other devices. You can connect your Wi-Fi device with the MMI.
- Off: the MM I Wi -Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
Internet connection for Wi -Fi devices is not
possible.
A WARNING
- As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident .
- It is only safe to use tab lets, laptops, mo
bile devices and other s imilar dev ices when
the vehicle is stationary because , like all
loose objects, they could be thrown aro und
the ins ide of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injur ies. S to re these types of devices
sec urely wh ile driving.
- Do not use a ny w ireless devices on the front
seats w it hi n range of the a irb ags while d riv
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
e:!> page 197 .
(D Note
You are respons ible for a ll precautions ta ken
for data protection , a nt i-virus p rotection and
protection against loss of data on mobile de
vices that are used to access the Internet
through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
@ Tips
- A separate, paid mobile subscription may be
needed to use the Wi-Fi hotspot. You can
obtain more information from your cell
phone service provider .
- In vehicles without Aud i connect *, the use
of the Wi-Fi hotspot is only poss ible for the
Wi-Fi audio p layer*. A data connection to
the Internet cannot be established.
-Additional informat ion can be found under
www.audiusa.com /aud iconnect . Audi c
onn ect
Configuring the data
connection
Appl ies to : vehicles wit h Audi connect
To use Audi connect services, a data connection
must be configured .
.. Select: !M ENUI button> right control button>
Connection manag er.
.. Select: r ight cont rol b utton > Online settings >
Dat a conne ction s ettings .
Using the Data conn ection settings menu, you
can set when a n Internet connect ion should be
made . The Internet connection disconnects auto
matically once the requested Audi connect serv
ice no longer requires any data packets.
T he following options can be selected:
Connection setup
- With request :
a data connect ion is only estab
lished when conf irmed.
- No reque st : a data conn ect ion is automatica lly
established to use Audi connect services.
- Ne ver : a data connection is not established.
Aud i connect services cannot be accessed.
If a da ta connection is established, the type of
connection and the s ignal strength is displayed in
the status line of the Infotainment system dis
play @/@
¢ pag e 105 , fig . 107.
An active data conne ct ion can be ended manually
by setting the
Connection setup to Nev er.
Data roaming
Data roaming
is switched off at the factory . To
u se a data conne ct ion outs ide of the cou ntry ,
Da
ta roam ing
m ust be switched on (~) . The sett ing
is sto red for the current SIM card o r the cell
phone that is c urrent ly connected.
Audi connect (MMI)
With this function, you can Allow or Den y the use
of Aud i connect se rvices if the connec tion is set
to
No r eques t or With request .
Connection settings
The connection is configured automat ically based
o n the SIM card be ing used . These values can be .,..
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changed. You can obtain more information from
your cell phone service provider.
- APN: the access point depends on the cell
phone service provider and is assigned auto
matically.
- User name: your cell phone service provider as
signs the user name for your on line profile.
-Password: your cell phone service provider as-
signs the password for your online profile.
Storing changed Connection settings: press the
I BACK ! button.
Reset configuration
An online profile is saved and configured auto
matically . The
Connection settings that you
changed manually are reset to the default set
tings .
.&_ WARNING
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
r:> page 197 .
-Do not use any Wi-Fi devices within range of
the airbags while driving. Also read the
warnings in the chapter
r:> page 197.
@ Note
You are responsible for all precautions taken
for data protection, anti-virus protection and protection against loss of data on mobile de
vices that are used to access the Internet through the Wi-Fi hotspot .
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(D Tips
-For more information on roaming fees, con
tact Audi connect customer service at
1 (877) SOS-AUDI (2834).
- The speed of the data connection may vary
depending on the vehicle location, the cov
erage area of your cell phone service provid
er and if the recommended provider is used
or not .
- A data connection cannot be established if
incorrect data is entered in the connection
settings.
- For more information on roaming charges,
contact your cell phone service provider.
- The Wi-Fi hotspot reception quality depends
on the signal strength and the availability of
the mobile network. For more information, contact your current network provider .
- For additional information, visit
www.audiusa.com/connect .
About Audi connect
Audi connect services
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i connect
(D Tips
-Audi connect services are only available with
an existing or separate cell phone contract
and only within the mobile network cover
age area. Depending on your cell phone
rates, there may be additional costs when
connecting to the Internet using data pack
ets, particularly with international service.
Based on the high data volume, using a flat
rate data plan is highly recommended.
- You can only use services supported by Audi
connect if you have the optional MMI Navi
gation plus equipment with MMI touch and
Audi connect.
- Use of the L TE* mobile network standard is
not available in every country. Contact your
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility or your cell phone service provider for additional information .
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-Using Audi connect services requires a mini
SIM card with data options and, when using
L TE*, it also requires L TE options.
- Usage of Audi connect services depends on
the availability of services through third par
ty providers.
- Also note the information in the chapter
¢ page 114, Telephone.
-Audi connect is designed for use only with
the provided SIM card. Receiving data pack
ets from the Internet will quickly increase
the volume of data used. For more informa
tion, contact Audi connect customer service
at 877-S0S-AUDI (2834).
- The Audi connect services are available in
the USA. Audi connect services are currently not available in Canada or in Mexico.
- Availability, scope, providers, screen display
and costs of services may vary depending on
the country, model, model year, end device
and rates. Additional information can be
found under
www.audiusa.com/audicon
nect.
- An initial registration/activation on the
myAudi platform at
my.audiusa.com is re
quired to use individual services. You can
contact an authorized Audi dealer or Audi
connect customer service at 877-505-AUDI (2834) to receive information on options for
expanding your usage and any costs that
may result.
- It is only possible to use Audi connect serv
i ces with a valid Audi connect SIM card.
- To ensure all of the Audi connect features
work correctly, Audi recommends setting up
data service and a Wi-Fi package with your
network service provider. Your network
service provider can be authorized by law,
through a judicial order or other lawful in
structions, to disclose the position of your
vehicle. Additional information on your cell
phone service provider's privacy policies can
be found in their Terms of Use.
- The Audi connect services are a Wi-Fi/Inter
net-based system. If the system does not
function correctly even though all of the re
quirements are met, please try again later
Audi connect
or contact Audi connect customer service at
877-505-AUDI (2834).
- For detailed information on Audi connect
and the Terms of Use, visit
www.audiusa.com/audiconnect.
Data protection
Applies to : vehicles wit h Aud i connect
(D Tips
- You can find additional information in your
MMI in the options menu¢
page 98 for the
selected Audi connect service and also on
the Internet at
www.audiusa.com/audicon
nect.
- Your privacy is important to us.
- AUDI AG collects, processes, shares and
transmits your personal information in ac
cordance with legal regulations in order to
ensure proper function and availability of
the individual Audi connect services. You
can view the complete, current and valid
Audi connect data protection policy in your MMI. The myAudi website is available for to
you to activate additional Audi connect serv ices and to transfer data with your vehicle,
among other services. A one-time registra
tion is required to establish a connection to
your vehicle. For this purpose, AUDI AG col lects, processes, transmits and uses your re
quired personal information as required for
you to use the services provided by AUDI
AG. Your information is not distributed to
third parties. Using your cell phone with the help of your myAudi platform, you can
transfer information for Audi connect serv
ices functions to your vehicle and allow spe
cific information to be transmitted from
your vehicle .
- By activating special information services
that are part of your Audi connect portfolio,
you can use these functions directly in your
vehicle by entering data to confirm your identity (to use social networks, for exam
ple). To do this, the identification informa
tion you provided is forwarded with the re
quest to the respective service provider.
Then you can access your personal content .,.
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