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 ¢
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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.
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- 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
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page 105, fig. 107 appea rs in the In fota in-
ment system display.
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Online settings*
- Data connection settings :
see Q pag e 131 ,
C on fig uri ng the d ata connection
- Data usage counter : the am oun t o f data pack
e ts th at ar e sent and r eceived throug h the M MI
is d is pl ayed. You can rese t the dat a usage infor
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
opt ion.
- Network statu s: the mobile netwo rk provider
for data se rvice as well as t he netwo rk status
are displayed .
Wi-Fi settings*
See 9 p age 130, W i-F i ho tspo t.
SIM PIN settings*
- Automatic PIN entry:
when t his fu nction is
swi tched on@', the S IM PIN is automa tically
saved in t he MMI after it is e nte red for the firs t
t im e. The S IM PIN fo r f our di fferen t SIM car ds
c a n b e save d in t he MM I. W ith the func tion
swit ched o ff, the cu rrently store d SI M P IN i s
deleted from the MMI. When t he a utomat ic
PI N entry is switc hed on, there a re no SI M PIN
prompts.
- Disable PIN query : when switched on, the re are
no SIM PI N quer ies. The a utomat ic PIN entry is
not used in t his case.
- Change PIN : you can change t he PI N on your
SIM card . First enter the c urrent SI M PIN. The
SIM PIN may only contai n dig its 0-9. The new
SIM PIN must be ente red twice for secur ity and
then it w ill be saved to the SI M card.
Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
See Q page 178.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you will f in d l egal info rmat ion regar ding
the use of Ap ple Ca rPlay or Android Auto a nd in
formation about dev ice-specif ic data exchange.
System settings
Delete CarPlay device/Delete Android Auto
device
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i smartphone interface
Requirement: yo ur cell phone m ust not be con
nected to t he Aud i m usic inter face with a USB
adapter .
T o remove you r cell p hone from the list of a ll ce ll
p hones t hat are a lready paired, se lect and con
firm
Delete CarPlay device or Delete Android Au
to device .
{!) Tips
Some SIM ca rds do not a llow the SI M PIN
q ueries to be sw itche d off.
System update
.,. Select : !ME NUI button> Settings > left control
button >
System maintenance .
- System update :
slide the sto rage device w ith
the update data into t he a pprop riate drive
Q page 156. Se lect and confi rm the dr ive>
Start update . The length of the process de
pe nds on the s ize of the update .
-Reset driver installation : the selected media
driver package is reset to t he settings at the
time of delivery .
-Version information : information on the MMI
software version and the navigation database*
so ftware ve rsi on is d isplayed. The
Software in
formation
fu nction also prov ides info rmat io n
on t he softwa re co nta ined in th e MMI an d the
licensing ag ree ment.
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System settings
Sound settings
The sound distribution and volume of the MMI
can be adjusted individually. The settings depend
on vehicle equipment.
Fig. 145 Adjust ing the balance/fade r
.,. Select : I MENU I button> Sound> left control
button
> Entertainment .
Treble/ Bass
You can adjust the Treble and Bass settings by
turning the control knob. The changed settings
only apply for the audio source that is active at
the t ime. This allows you to adjust the sound set
tings for each audio source separately .
Balance/fader (Sound focus)
- Adjusting the sound distribution to the left or
right:
press the control knob. Turn the control
knob to the left or right to the desired position .
-Adjusting the sound distribution to the front
or rear:
press the control knob again . Turn the
control knob to the left or right to the desired
pos ition.
- Adjusting the sound distribution using the
MMI touch* :
move your finger on the MMI
touch control panel in the desired d irection .
Speed-dependent volume
You can adjust how much the vo lume changes to
compensate for noise inside the vehicle by turn
ing the control knob .
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Volume settings
Adjusting the volume
The volume of an audio source or a system mes
sage (for example, from the voice recognition system*) can be adjusted directly while the
sound is playing using the On/Off knob.
-Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn the
On/Off knob
(D q page 96, fig . 94 to the right
or left .
-Muting or pausing : press the On/Off knob
briefly .
Or: turn the On/Off knob to the left un
t il the mute symbol appears. An active audio/
video source is stopped .
-Unmuting or resuming : press the On/Off knob
briefly .
Or: turn the On/Off knob to the right.
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Volumes that are too high or too Low are au
tomatically adjusted to a set level when the
MMI is switched on.
Adjusting the system volume
""Sele ct: !MENU I button> Sound> left control
button .
Telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Mute telephone : messages and ringtones are set
to mute .
Ringtone: ¢ page 124, Ringtone and volume
settings.
Ringtone volume:
you can adjust the vo lume of
the selected ringtone by turning the control
knob.
Message volume: you can adjust the vo lume of
the notification for an incoming text message by
turning the control knob .
Microphone input level: you can adjust the vol
ume during a phone call by turning the control
knob.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigat ion system
Voice guidance : see¢ page 142, Voice guidance. IJJ>
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Voice guidance during phone call: see
¢ page 142, Voice guidance.
Voice guidance volume: yo u ca n ad just the v oice
g uid ance vo lume during ac tive rou te gu idance by
turning the control kno b.
Entertainment fader: the vo lume of au dio play
bac k can be tem pora rily lowe re d w hen the p ark
i n g sys tem or voi ce gui dance is ac tive .
Voice recognition system
App lies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Short dialog : prom pts in a s horte r format can be
switched on o r off .
Speech dialog system volume : you can adj ust
the vol ume of the prompts by tur ning t he control
knob .
Parking aid*
You can adjust th e signal tone vol ume by tu rnin g
the contro l knob .
-Adjusting the Front volume : select and con
firm
High , Medium or Low.
-Adjusting
the Rear volume : select and confirm
High , Medium or Low .
MMI touch volume*
You can a djust the vo lume of the prom pts for the
M MI to uch* by tu rning the con trol kn ob .
Audi Heartbeat
You can ad just the vo lume of Aud i Heartbeat by
turn ing t he control knob.
Restarting the MMI
(Reset)
Fig. 146 B ut to n co mbin at io n t o res tar t t he sys te m
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System settings
.. Brie fly press the con trol knob and bo th roc ke r
sw itches
at the same time ¢ fig. 1 46.
Software license
information
Information on the software contained in the
MMI and the license agreement.
- Select: !ME NUI button> Settings > le ft control
button >
System maintenance > Version infor
mation.
- Or :
online at www.audi.com/softwareinfo .
Information on the software contained in the
instrument cluster and the license agreement.
Pr ess t he rese t button 10 .01 ¢ page 23, fig . 12
twi ce wi thin five se conds of sw itching the ig ni
t io n on .
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.. Fasten your safety be lt and wear it properly. Al
so instruct your passengers to fasten their
safety belts properly ¢
page 189.
What impairs driving safety?
Safe driving is directly related to the condition of
the vehicle, the driver as well as the driver's abili
ty to concentrate on the road without being dis
tracted.
The driver is responsible for the safety of the ve
hicle and all of its occupants . If your ability to
drive is impaired, safety risks for everybody in the
veh icle increase and you also become a hazard to
everyone else on the road ¢,&. .Therefore:
.. Do not let yourself be distracted by passengers
or by using a cellular te lephone .
.. NEVER drive when your driv ing ability is im
paired (by medications, alcohol, drugs, etc.).
.. Observe a ll traffic laws, rules of the road and
speed limits and plain common sense.
.. ALWAYS adjust your speed to road, traffic and
weather cond itions.
.. Ta ke frequent breaks on long trips. Do not drive
for more than two hours at a stretch .
.. Do NOT drive when you are tired, under pres
sure or when you are stressed.
A WARNING
Impaired driving safety increases the risk of
ser ious personal injury and death whenever a
vehicle is being used.
Safe d riving
Correct passenger
seating positions
Proper seating position for the driver
The proper driver seating position is important
for safe, relaxed driving.
Fig. 147 Correct seating position
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of in
jury in the event of an accident, we recommend
that you adjust the driver's seat to the following position:
.. Adjust the driver's seat so that you can easily
push the pedals all the way to the floor while
keep ing your knee(s) slightly bent¢,&. .
.,. Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in
an upright position so that your back comes in
full contact wi th it when you dr ive.
.. Adjust the steering wheel so that there is a dis
tance of at least 10 in (25 cm) between the
steering whee l and your breast bone¢
fig. 147.
If not possible, see your author ized A udi deal
ership about adaptive equipment .
.. Adjust the steering wheel so that the steering
wheel and airbag cover points at your chest and
not at your face .
.,. Grasp the top of the steering wheel with your
elbow(s) slightly bent .
.. Fasten and wear safety belts correctly
¢page 193 .
.. Always keep both feet in the footwell so that
you are in contro l of the vehicle at all times.
For detailed information on how to adjust the
driver's seat, see¢
page 44, Seats and storage. ..,..
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Airbag system
A WARNING
Objects between you and the airbag will in
crease the risk of injury in a crash by interfer
ing with the way the airbag unfolds and/or by
being pushed into you as the airbag inflates.
- Always make sure nothing is in the front air-
bag deployment zone that could be struck
by the airbag when it inflates.
- Objects in the zone of a deploying airbag
can become projectiles when the airbag de
ploys and cause serious personal injury.
- Never hold things in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use .
-
-Never place accessories or other objects
(such as cup holders, telephone brackets,
note pads, navigation systems, or things
that are large, heavy, or bulky) on the doors;
never attach then to the doors or the wind
shield; never place them over or near or at
tach them to the area marked .,AIRBAG" on
the steering wheel, instrument panel or the
seat backrests; never place them between
these areas and you or any other person in
the vehicle.
- Never attach objects to the windshield
above the passenger front airbag, such as
accessory GPS navigation units or music players. Such objects could cause serious in
jury in a collision, especially when the air bags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenger seat to transport objects. Items can also move into
the deployment area of the side airbags or
the front airbag during breaking or in a sud
den maneuver. Objects near the airbags can
fly dangerously through the passenger com
partment and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined and the airbags in
flate.
A WARNING
A person on the front passenger seat, espe cially infants and small children, will receive
serious injuries and can even be killed by be
ing too close to the airbag when it inflates.
- Although the Advanced Airbag System in
your vehicle is designed to turn off the front
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passenger airbag if an infant or a small child
is on the front passenger seat, nobody can
absolutely guarantee that deployment un
der these special conditions is impossible in
all conceivable situations that may happen
during the useful life of your vehicle.
- The Advanced Airbag System can deploy in accordance with the "low risk" option under
the U.S. Federal Standard if a child that is
heavier than the typical one-year old child is
on the front passenger seat and the other
conditions for airbag deployment are met.
- Accident statistics have shown that children
are generally safer in the rear seat area than
in the front seating position.
- For their own safety, all children, especially
12 years and younger, should always ride in
the back properly restrained for their age
and size .
Advanced front airbag system
Your vehicle is equipped with a front Advanced
Airbag System in compliance with United States
Federal Motor Vehicle Safety Standard (FMVSS)
208, as well as Canada Motor Vehicle Safety
Standard (CMVSS)
208 as applicable at the time
your vehicle was manufactured .
The front Advanced Airbag System supplements
the safety belts to provide additional protection
for the driver's and front passenger's heads and upper bodies in frontal crashes . The airbags in
flate only in frontal impacts when the vehicle de
celeration is high enough.
The front Advanced Airbag System for the front
seat occupants is not a substitute for your safety belts. Rather, it is part of the overall occupant re
straint system in your vehicle. Always remember
that the airbag system can only help to protect
you, if you are sitting upright, wearing your safe
ty belt and wearing it properly. This is why you
and your passengers must always be properly re
strained, not just because the law requires you to be.
The Advanced Airbag System in your vehicle has
been certified to meet the "low risk" require-
ments for 3 and 6 year-old children on the ..,.
Airbag syste m
-Always install rear -facing child seats on the
rear seat.
- If you must install a rearward facing chi ld
seat on the front passenger seat because of
exceptional c ircumstances and the
PA SSEN
G ER AIR BAG OFF ~;
light does not come
on and stay on, immediately install the rear
facing child seat in a rear seating position and have the airbag system inspected by
you r Audi dealer.
_& WARNING
Objects between you and the a irbag w ill in
crease the risk of in jury in a crash by interfer
ing with the way the airbag unfo lds or by be
ing pushed into yo u as the airbag inflates.
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- Never hold th ings in your hands or on your
lap when the vehicle is in use.
- Never transport items on or in the area of
the front passenger seat . Objects could
move into the area of the front airbags du r
ing brak ing or other sudden maneuver and
become dangerous projectiles that can
cause serious personal injury if the a irbags
inflate.
- Never place or attach accessor ies or other
objects (such as cup holders, te lephone
brackets, large, heavy or bulky objects) on
the doors, over or near the area marked "AIRBAG" on the steering wheel, instru
ment pane l, seat backrests or between
those areas and yourself. These objects could cause injury in a crash, espe cially
when the airbags inflate.
- Never recline the front passenge r's seat to
t ransport objects . Items can also move into
the area of the side airbag or the front air bag during braking or in a sudden maneu
ver. Objects near the airbags can become projectiles and cause injury, particularly
when the seat is reclined .
- Never place or transport objects on the
front passenger seat. Objects on the front passenge r seat could cause the capac itive
sensor in t he seat to signal to airbag system
that the seat is occupied by a person when it in fact is not, or that the person on the seat
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is heavier than he or she actually is. The
change in electric capacitance because of
such objects can cause the passenger front
airbag to be t urned on when it should be
off, or can cause the airbag to work in a way
that is different from the way it would have
wo rked without objects on the seat.
- Always make sure that there is noth ing o n
the front passenge r seat that will cause the
capacitive passenge r de tection system in
the sea t to signal to the Airbag System tha t
the seat is occup ied by a person when it is
not , or to signal that it is occupied by some
one who is heavier than the person act ually
sitt ing on the seat. The presence of an ob
ject could cause the passenger front airbag
to be turned on when it should be off , or
could cause the airbag to work in a way that is diffe rent from the way it would have
wo rked without the object on the seat.
- Never til t the front passenger seat backrest
forward when the vehicle is mov ing . An in
flating airbag wi ll force t he bac krest back
ward and can injure rear seat occup ants .
_& WARNING
The fine dus t created when airbags deploy can
cause breathing prob lems for people with a
h istory of asthma or other breathing condi
tions.
- To reduce the r isk of breathing problems,
those with asthma o r other respiratory con
ditions sho uld get fresh ai r right away by
getting out of the vehicle or opening win
dows or doors.
- If you are in a co llision in which airbags de
ploy, wash your hands and face with m ild
soap and water before eating.
- Be carefu l not to get the dust into your eyes,
or into any cuts or scratches .
-If the residue shou ld get into your eyes,
flush them w ith water .
Airbag syste m
Make sure that the PASSENGER AIR BAG
OFF
11;; li ght comes on and stays on all t he
t ime whenever the ignition is switched on.
A WARNING
-
- If the PA SSEN GER AIR BAG OFF 11;; light
does not go out when an adult is si tting on
the front passe nger seat a fter ta king the
steps described above, make sure the adult is p roperly seated and restrained at one of
the rear seating positions.
- Have the airbag system inspected by your
Audi dealer befo re t ransporting anyone on
the front passenger seat.
@ Tips
If the capacitive passenger detection system
determines that the front passenger seat is
empty, the frontal airbag on the passenge r
side w ill be tu rned off, and the
PASSENGER
AIR BAG OFF
11;; light will stay on.
Repair , care and disposal of the airbags
Parts of the a irbag system are installed at many
different places on your Audi. Installing, remov ing, servic ing or repa iring a part in an area of the
ve hicle can damage a part of an airbag system
and prevent that system from working properly
i n a collision .
There are some important things you have to
know to make sure that the effectiveness of the
system w ill not be impaired and that discarded
components do not cause injury or pollute the
env ironment.
A WARNING
Improper care, serv icing and repai r proce
dures can increase the r is k of personal injury
and death by preventing an airbag from de
ploying when needed or dep loying an airbag
unexpectedly:
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- Never cover, obstruct, or change the stee r
ing wheel horn pad or airbag cover or the in
strument pane l or modify them in any way.
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- Never attach any objects s uch as c up ho lders
or telephone mountings to the surfaces cov
ering the a irbag un its.
- For cleaning the horn pad or instrument
panel, use only a soft, dry cloth or one mois
tened w ith plain water. Solvents or cleaners
could damage the airbag cover or change
the st iffness or strength of the material so
that the airbag canno t deploy and p rotect
properly.
- Never repair, adjust , or change any parts of
the airbag system.
- All work on the steering wheel, inst rument
panel, front seats or e lectr ica l system ( in
cluding the installation of a udio eq uipment,
cellular telephones and C B radios, etc.)
m ust be perfo rmed by a qualified techn ician
who has the training and specia l equipment
necessary.
- For any work on the airbag system, we strong ly recommend that you see your au
thorized A udi dealer or qualified workshop.
- Never modify the front b umper or parts of
the vehicle body.
- Always make sure that the side a irbag can
inflate w ithout interference:
- Never install seat covers or replacement
upholstery over the front seatbacks that
have not been specifically approved by
A udi.
- Never use additional seat c ushions that
cover the areas where the side airbags in
flate.
- Damage to the orig inal seat cove rs or to
the seam in the area of the s ide airbag
module mus t alway s be repaired immedi
ate ly by an autho riz ed Au di dealer.
- The a irbag system can deploy on ly once. Af
ter an airbag h as been deployed, i t m ust be
repla ced with new replacement parts de
signed and approved espec ia lly for your
Audi model version . Replacement of com
plete airbag systems or airbag components
must be perfo rmed by qua lified workshops
only. Make su re that any airbag service ac
tion is entered in your A udi Warranty
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Ma intenance boo klet under AIRBAG RE-
PLAC EM EN T RECORD.
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