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@ Tips
-Depending on the Internet connection and
network traffic, a connection loss can occur
during playback of on line media services.
-Online media and Internet radio usage de
pends on the service availability of the third
party provider.
- Audi AG simply makes the access to online
media services possible through the MMI
and does not take any responsibility for the
contents of the online media services.
- Always read the chapter ¢ page 132, About
Audi connect.
- Depending on the mobile device used, there
may be interruptions during media playback
and when using the
Audi MMI connect app.
To avoid interruptions when using a mobile device, do not lock the screen on your mo
bile device and keep the
Audi MMI connect
app in the foreground.
- Contact your authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional
information about online media.
Multimedia connections
USB adapter for Audi music interface or
USB charging port
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can
connect your mobile devices (such as a smart
phone or MP3 player) to the Audi music interface
or a USB charging port using a special USB
adapter.
I
Fig. 137 Audi USS adapters
(D USB adapter for devices with a micro USB con
nection
Media
@ USB adapter for devices with an Apple Light
ning connection
@ USB adapter for devices with an Apple Dock
connector
You can purchase the USB adapter from an au
thorized Audi dealer or at specialty stores.
(D Note
Handle the USB adapter carefully. Do not al
low it to be pinched.
Audi music interface
App lies to: vehicles wi th Audi music interface
Connect your mobile devices to the Audi music
interface in order to operate them through the
MMI and charge the battery .
Fig. 138 Connecting mobile devices
The Audi music interface is located in the center
console storage compartment@¢ page 6,
fig. 2.
-Connecting a mobile device using a USB
adapter:
connect the applicable USB adapter@
¢ fig. 138 to the port on the Audi music inter
face @ and then connect the adapter to the
mobile device
(D (such as an iPod).
-Charging a mobile device using a USB adapter :
when you connect a mobile device to the Audi
music interface ® using the applicable USB
adapter @¢ fig. 138, the battery will auto
matically charge .
-Disconnecting a mobile device from the Audi
music interface :
remove the USB adapter@
¢ fig . 138 from the Audi music interface @
¢ fig. 138.
-Disconnecting mobile devices with an Apple
Dock connector :
remove the Apple Dock .,,.
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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 .
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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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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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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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.
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