Voice recognition system
Voice recognition system Operating
Applies to: vehicles with vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Req uirement: the ignition and the MM I must be
sw itched on, there m ust be no p hone call in p rog
ress and the park ing system must not be active .
... Switching on : briefly press the~ but ton @
¢page 21, fig. 10 on the mu ltifunction stee r
ing whee l an d say the desired command after
the
Beep .
... Switching off :
press and hold the l2!J button.
Or: say the command C ancel.
.., Pause :
say the command Pause . To resume,
press the
l2!I button .
... Corre cting : press the ~ button one t ime
@ ¢
page 20, fig. 8. Or: say the command Cor
r ec tion .
Input assistance
The system gu ides you through the input with
visual and audio feedback .
-Visual input assistance : after switching on
vo ice recognit ion, a display with a se lection of
poss ible commands appea rs. The command
display can be sw itched on/off under
I M ENU !>
Setting s> left control bu tton > MMI setting s>
Speech dialog sy stem .
-Audio input as sistance :
to have the poss ible
comma nds read, press the
10, I button on the
mul tifunction steering wheel briefly and say
Help .
For the syst em to understand you:
Speak clearly and dist inctly at a normal volume .
Speak louder when d riving faster .
Emphasize the words in the commands evenly
and do not leave long pauses .
Do not speak a command when the voice recogni
tion system is making an announcement .
Close the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to reduce bac kground noise. Make sure t hat passen-
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gers are not speaking when you are giv ing a voice
command .
Only use the system from the dr ive r's seat be
c au se the hands free microphone is direc ted to
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See¢ page 179, Voice recognition system .
&_ WARNING
-Dire ct yo ur full attention to dr iv ing. As the
d river, you have complete responsibili ty fo r
safety in traff ic. Only use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com
p lete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations .
- Do not use the voice recognition system i n
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in stressful s ituations. It may take longer to
dia l the number or the system may not be
ab le to dia l it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually.
(D Tips
- The d ia log pauses when there is an incom
ing phone call and will continue if you ig
nore the call. The dia log ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- There are no navigation prompts* when a di
alog is act ive .
- You can select an item in the list using ei
ther the vo ice recognit ion system or the
cont rol knob .
Command overview
information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
The following overv iews des cribe the commands
t h at can be used to operate t he M MI using the
vo ice recognit ion system.
Alternative commands are separated using a"/",
fo r example say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of commands used to perform an ac
tion are ident ified w ith a
"> ", fo r example say:
Enter addre ss > (then) Enter country /state . II>
Telephone
Telephone Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
To make phone coils in your vehicle using the
/11/111, connect your cell phone to the /11/111 via
Bluetooth.
Hand sfree
Afte r you have connected you r ce ll phone to the
MMI via Bluetooth , you can use the handsfree
system and operate telephone functions through
your MMI. You can make calls using the antenna
on your cell phone.
A WARNING
-Med ical experts warn that cell phones can
interfere w ith the funct ion of pacemakers .
Always mainta in a m inimum d istance of 20
c ent imeters between the cell phone anten
na and the pacemaker.
- Do not carry the cell phone in a pocket di
rectly over the pacemaker when the phone
is switched on.
- Sw itch the cell phone off immediately if
you suspect it may be interfering w ith the
pacemaker.
- Do not use the vo ice recognit ion sys-
tem* c>
page 108 in emergenc ies because
your vo ice may change in stressful situa
t ions. It may take longe r to dial the number
o r the system may not be able to dial it at
all. Dial the emergency n umbe r manually .
- Switch your cell phone off in areas where
there is a risk of an exp losion . These loca
tions are not always clea rly mar ked. This
may include gas stations, fuel and chemical
storage facilities or transport vehicles, or lo cations where fue l vapors (such as propane
or gaso line vapor in vehicles or bui ld ings),
chemicals or large quantities of dust parti
cles (such as flour, sawdust or metal) may
be present in the air. This also applies to all
other locations where you would normally
turn yo ur vehicle engine off .
- The demands of traffic requ ire yo ur full at
tent ion. Always read the chapter c>
page 96,
Traffic safety information.
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(D Tips
- To learn which Bluetooth connections and
wh ich of the funct ions in your cell phone are
supported, check with your cell phone serv
ice provider or the database for mobile devi
ces at
www .audiu sa.com /bluetooth .
-The Bluetooth connection range is limited
to inside the vehicle . It can also be affected
by local condit ions and interference with
other devices .
Setup
Connecting a cell phone using Bluetooth
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Fig. 109 D isp laying the PIN for entering in the cell phone
Requirement
The vehicle must be stationary and the ignition
must be sw itched on.
The Bluetooth funct ion and visibility of the MMI
c>
page 176 and cell phone must be switched on.
The cell phone to be connected must not be ac
tive ly connected to any othe r Bluetoot h dev ice .
The MMI must not be connected to a cell phone.
Connecting a cell phone
... Select: !MENUI button> Tel ephone > Connect
mob ile d ev ice > Ne xt .
The available Bluetooth
dev ices are shown in the Infotainment system
disp lay .
Or : search for the MMI in your cell
phone through the Bluetooth device search .
... Sele ct and confirm the des ired cell p hone from
the list of d isplayed B luetooth devices.
... The MMI generates a PIN for the connection
setup
c> fig. 109.
... Select and confirm Yes. .,..
Telephone
-Ending a phone call/cancel dialing: select and
confirm End call. Or : press the control knob.
A ccepting another call: see
q page 118, During
a phone call.
Caller information : the name, phone number or
Unknown appears in the Infotainment system
display depending on if the ca ller has bee n stored
in the directory and if the phone number has
been transmitted. A picture may also be dis
p layed, depending on whether you have assigned
a picture to a contact in your directory and if it
was transferred to your MMI. You can find out if
your cell phone supports this function from your cell phone network provider, your cell phone
owner's manual or at www.audiusa .com/blue
tooth .
{D) Tips
The radio or media playback is muted during a
phone call.
During a phone call
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requirement: there must be a call in progress.
"" Press the right control button.
The fo llowing options are possible during a call
depending on the ce ll phone being used and the
type of connection:
- Making an additional call: select: Find contact
> Recent calls /Directory /Favorites > an entry
from the list.
- Accepting an incoming call when there is an
active call and a call on hold : select Replace .
The active call is replaced with the incoming
call.
- Answering an additional call : if there is an in
coming call w hile another call is active, you can
select Accept call to put the exist ing call on
hold and answer the incomi ng call.
If you select
Decline , the incoming call w ill be declined.
Addit ional functions include:
Mute: if you se lect and confirm this function, the
other person on the phone cannot hear you . You
can hear the other person.
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Hold call /Resume : you can place the existing call
on hold and resume it again . To res ume the call,
se lect and confirm the call you would like to re
sume .
Transfer call to mobile device* : select and con
firm Transfer call to mobile device to transfer
the exist ing ca ll from the MMI to your cell phone .
Switch to hands-free mode*: Requiremen t: you
must have a phone call in progress on your cell
phone. Select and confirm Switch to hands-free
mode to transfer the call from your cell phone to
the MMI.
Swap call: alternate between two phone calls
while one of the calls is on hold. Se lecting End
call will end the active phone call. A phone call on
hold can be resumed through the right control
button
> Resume .
Add to conference : a party on hold and up to five
active part ies (depending on the network) can be
added to a conference call. To make an addit ional
ca ll, put all participants in the current conference
call on hold using the right control button
> Hold
conference . Press the left control button . Se lect
and confirm Call list/Directory /Favorites
> an
entry from the list.
You can add called contacts
to the conference using the right control button
> Add to conference. Resume takes all part ies off
hold.
Multi-party calling: select the right con trol but
ton
> Telephone settings > Call options . When
the function is switched on~ you can accept an
additional ca ll using Accept call or decline a ca ll
using Decline. When the function is switched off,
you can Replace the call or Decline.
Connection manager: see
qpage 175.
Telephone settings: see q page 124 .
(D Tips
-To be notified of a n incom ing call dur ing a
phone call, the call wa iting function in your
cell phone must be switched on when using
the hands-free profile (Handsfree ).
- You can obtain more information from your
cell phone service provider or from your cell
phone user guide.
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-W hen leaving the vehicle, the Bl uetoo th
co nnection to the ce ll phone wi ll automati
ca lly disconnect . Depending on your cell
phone, phone ca lls in progress may be a uto
matically redirected from the MMI to your
ce ll phon e and yo u can cont inue the call on
you r phone .
- The display of an i ncoming phone call in the
Infotainment system d is p lay may still be
v is ible fo r a f ew s eco nd s de pending on the
ce ll phone in use. Using th e
Replace or De·
dine
f unct ions m ay then end the a ctive
p ho ne call.
Favorites
Appl ies to: vehicles with telephone
Up to 50 contacts, in addition to the voicemail
number, can be stored in any order in the favor
ites list.
.. Se le ct: I M ENU I bu tton >Telephone > left con
t rol but ton .
-Storing an existing phone number as a favor ·
ite :
sele ct an d c onfirm Recent calls /Directory .
Select and co nf irm a conta ct or phone num ber
from the list . Select: right cont rol button >
Store as favorite. Enter a name for the favor ite
o r se lect a suggest ion. Select and confirm with
Store .
- Renaming a stored favorite :
select and confirm
Favorites > a favorite from the list. Select the
rig ht cont rol button>
Rename favorite .
- Moving a stored favorite :
select and confirm
Favorites > a favorite from the list. Select the
rig ht cont rol button>
Move favor ite . Se lect
and co nfirm the locat ion of t he se lected favor
it e.
- Deleting a stored favorite : select and confirm
Favorites > a favorit e from the list . Select the
r ig ht cont ro l but ton >
Delete favorite > Delete
this favorite or Delete all favorites .
Telephone
Messages
Text messages
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
Depending on the cell phone being used and the
cell phone network contract, you can receive and
send text messages using the MMI.
Requirement
A cell pho ne mus t be c onnec ted t o th e MMI via
Bl ue toot h M AP (M essage A ccess Pro fil e)
<=> page 11 4 .
.,. Sele ct: ! M EN UI button> Telephone > left con
t rol button
> Text message (MyPhone )/Text
message (additional phone)* .
lnbox
All received text messages are displayed .
Sent text messages
All sent text messages are displayed.
Outbox
All text messages to be sent a re displ aye d.
(D Tips
- Ple ase not e that you may hav e to activat e
t he receivi ng a nd se nding of te xt messages
in y our c ell pho ne dependin g on th e SI M
c ar d be ing use d (for ex am ple, when using a
M ulti -SIM) . Yo u ca n obtain more info rma
tion from yo ur ce ll phone service p rovider or
from your cell phone user guide.
- For more in format ion on t he suppo rted ce ll
p hones, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth
or contact an a uthorized Audi dea ler or a u
thorized Audi Service Fac ility.
- You need a cell phon e with Message Access
Prof ile that a lso s upports the sen ding func
tion t o be able to se nd te xt messages
t hroug h the MMI.
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Telephone
Writing a text message
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
"' Select : I MENU I button >Telephone > left con
trol button
> Text message (MyPhone)/Text
message (additional phone)*> Inbox
> right
control button.
Write text message
Select and confirm the desired template from
the list . Enter a recipient . Select and confirm
Send .
Reply*
Select and confirm the desired template from
the list. Select and confirm
Send.
Message options
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
.. Se lect: I MENU I button >Telephone > left con
trol button >
Text message (MyPhone)/Text
message (additional phone)* > Inbox /Sent /
Outbox
> right control button.
The fo llowing options may be ava ilab le depend
ing on the se lected menu.
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the selected message in
the
Inbox.
Forward
The selected text message can be forwarded to a
different recipient.
Send again*
The se lected text message can be resent.
Delete this text message*
The selected text message can be deleted.
Read aloud1>
You can have the MMI read an open text mes
sage.
1> Not availa ble in all l ang uage s.
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Text messaging settings*
To display when a new text message is received,
activate the
Text message notifications. New
text messages are indicated with an enve lope 121
in the Infotainment system display status line.
Connection manager
See ¢page 175.
Telephone settings
See¢ page 124 .
{!) Tips
Messages that are deleted in the MMI are also
deleted in the cell phone automatically.
' E -mail*
App lies to: ce ll ph ones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
Depending on the type of cell phone used, you
con receive and send e-mails through the MMI .
Requirement: the Message Access Profile (MAP)
must be activated in the Bluetooth settings on
you r ce ll phone and your cell phone m ust be con
nected to the MMI
¢page 114. You can find out
in your cell phone owner's manual if your cell
phone supports this function .
.. Select:
!MENU I button> Telephone > left con
trol button >
E-mail (MyPhone)/E-mail (addi
tional phone)*.
Write new e-mail
- Using a template :
select and confirm the de-
sired template from the list .
- Enter one or more rec ipients.
- Select and confirm
Send .
Inbox
All received e-mails are displayed.
Sent
All sent e-mails are displayed.
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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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Navig ation
(D Tips
- Information on importing map updates us
i ng an
SO card in your MMI can be found in
the
Aud i con nect (m yAud i) ope rating man
u al
under m y. audiu sa .com .
- Snow and obstructions on the GPS antenna
or interference caused by trees and large buildings can impair satellite reception and
affect the system's ability to determine the
vehicle position . Several deact ivated or mal
funct ion ing sate llites ca n also inte rrupt GPS
r eception and affect the system's ab ility to
determ ine the veh icle posi tion.
- Because st reet names sometimes change,
the n ames stored in the MMI may in rare
cases differ from the ac tual s treet name .
Entering a destination
Free text search for destinations
Applies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
Using the MMI touch control pad, you can enter
the data fo r a navigation dest inat ion in any orde r
all at once (fo r example , monument Wash ing
ton). Likew ise, you can sea rch fo r po in ts of inter
est, contacts, previous desti nations or favor ites
to naviga te to the des ired add ress.
"' Press the
I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly un til
the
Enter de stination menu is displayed
¢ page 135, fig . 118.
"' Keep turning the contro l knob to t he left until
the input fie ld appears.
- Write one or more search terms in the input
field
(J) ¢page 135, fig. 118 . A list of all re
su lts fo und will appear in the Infotainment sys
tem display.
- Se lect and confirm a destination from the re -
s ul ts list.
- Se lect and confirm
Start route guidance .
The route is displayed as an ove rview in the map
and the route guidance is al ready active .
Narrowing the se arch area
-Se lect : right contro l button > Countr y/state se
lect ion.
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All co untries/states are selected at the factory
for the free text search. Using the
Countr y/state
sele ct ion ,
you can deselect the irre levant coun
tries/states to increase the search speed and nar
row the results list.
(D Tips
- The MMI input suggestions depend on the
last nav igated destinat ions.
- Up to SO entries can be stored in the last
destinations list .
- Additional information on free text sea rches
can be found under ¢
page 104.
- For additional information about entering
information on the MMI touch, see
q page98.
Load last destination
App lies to : vehicles with navigat ion syste m
Your last destinations are automotically stored
and can be loaded directly as a destination .
Requirement: a destinat io n was a lready navigat
ed to.
"' Press the
I NAV /MAPI button repeatedly u nti l
t he
Enter de stination me nu is displayed
¢page 135, fig . 118 .
You r last dest inations will be listed directly in the
Enter d estination me nu and a re marked wi th the
symbol @qpage 135, fig. 118.
-Select and confirm one of your last destina-
tions.
- Select and confirm
Sta rt route guidance .
Delete la st destination s
-Select and confirm one of the last destinations
from the list.
- Select: right control button
> Delete.
-Select and confirm Delete th is last destination
or Delete all last de stin ations.
The selected destinat ion or all last dest inat ions
i s/are deleted and no longer d isp layed in the
en
ter dest ination
q page 135, fig. 118 menu.
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Entering an address
Appl ies to: vehicles with navigation system
.,. Press t he I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
t h e
Ent er de stination menu is d isplayed
¢ page 135, fig. 118 .
.,. Se lect : left control button > Ente r address .
-Se lect and confirm a line (s uch as Street , H ouse
numb er or Country /state )
and enter t he de
s ired information.
- Se lect and confirm
Start rou te guidanc e.
Setting a destinat ion from the map
Appl ies to: vehicles with navigation system
A point on the map can be used as the destina
tion.
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is d isplayed .
-Adjusting the scale : turn the control knob to
the left/right to decrease the map sca le.
- Acti vating c rosshairs : press the control knob.
The crosshairs are shown on the map .
-Mo ving the crosshairs : move the crosshairs to
the destination using the MMI touch contro l
pad .
-Setting as dest inat ion : press the control knob
when the crosshairs are shown . If necessary,
select and confirm
Add as stopover and then
Start route guidance.
- Hiding the cro ssha irs :
press the I BACKI button .
Additional info rmation about the location of
the crossha irs :
if you select map content wi th
crossha irs, the avai lab le information is d isplayed
(such as the name of the c ity or points of inter
est) ®¢
page 143, fig . 124 .
Navigation
Setting a home address/favorite as the
destination
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can quickly and easily start rout e guidance
to your home address using the home address
function. Favorites allow easier access to fre
quently used destinations.
.,. Press the INAV/MAPI button repeatedly unti l
t he
Enter destination men u is displayed
¢ page 135, fig . 118 .
Setting a home address as the destination
Requirement: a home address must be stored
¢page 141.
Your home address is directly shown in the Enter
destination
menu @¢page 135 , fig . 118 .
-Select and confirm the home address.
- Select an d confirm
Start route guidance.
Setting a favorite as the destination
Requirement: a dest inat io n must be stored as a
favorite ¢
page 141.
-Enter one or more letters into the free text
search input fie ld. The favo rites that are found
are shown in the Infotainment system display
a nd marked w it h t he symbol ©¢
page 1 35,
fig. 118.
- Sele ct and confirm the des ired favorite.
- Select and confirm
Start route guidance .
(D Tips
-Add itiona l setti ngs for the home address
can be fo und under ¢
page 141 .
-Add itiona l settings for the favorites can be
found under ¢
page 141.
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