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 .
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- 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
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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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Audi smartphone interface
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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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 .
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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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