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the system, it warns you about vehicles that are
coming closer or that are traveling with you with
in sensor range(!)¢
fig. 81: if a lane change is
classified as critical, the display @ in the exter ior
mirror
¢ fig . 82 turns on.
The display in the left exterior mirror provides as
sistance when making a lane change to the left,
while the d isp lay in the right exterior mirror pro
vides assistance when mak ing a lane change to
the r ight.
Information stage
As long as you do not activate the turn signal,
side assist
informs you about vehicles that are
detected and classified as crit ical. The display in
the m irror turns on, but is dim.
The display remains dim in the information stage
so that your view toward the front is not distur
bed.
Warning stage
If you activate the turn signal, side assist warns
you about vehicles that are detected and classi
fied as critical. The display in the respective mir
ror blinks brightly . If this happens, check traffic
by glancing in the exterior mirrors and over your
shoulder¢ .&
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page 78.
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You can adjust the brightness on of the dis
play on the rearview mirror ¢
page 79.
Assist
General information
Applies to : veh icles w it h Aud i s ide ass ist
Fig . 83 Driv ing s ituat ions
Fig. 84 Rear of t he ve hicle: positio n of the sensors (exam
ple)
S id e assist funct ions at speeds above approxi
mately 19 mph (30 km/h).
@ Approaching vehicles
In certain cases, a vehicle will be classified as
critical for a lane change even if it is still some
what far away. The faster a vehicle approaches,
the sooner the display in the exterior m irror will
turn on.
@ Vehicles traveling with you
Vehicles traveling with yo u are indicated in the
exterior mirror if they are classified as critica l for
a lane change. All vehicles detected by side assist
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General information
Applies to: vehicles with rearview camera
Fig. 9 1 Are a co vered (!) and a rea not cove red @ bythe
r earv iew ca mera.
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Fig. 92 Luggage compartme nt lid: locat io n of t he rear
view c amera
The rearview camera is located above the rear li
cense plate bracket. Make sure that the lens for
the park ing system ~
fig. 92 is not covered by de
posits or any other obstructions because this can
i mpair the function of the par king system. For in
formation on clean ing, see ~
page 266 .
The rearview camera coverage area includes
@ ~ fig . 91 . Only th is area is shown in the Info
tainment display. Objects tha t are outside of th is
area @are no t displayed.
A WARNING
- Always read and fo llow the applicable warn
ings
~ A in General information on
page 82 .
- If the position and the installation ang le of
the rearview camera was changed, for ex
amp le after a collision , do not continue to
use the system for safety reasons. Have it
checked by an authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Aud i Serv ice Facility .
Parking systems
-On ly use the rearv iew camera to ass ist you if
it shows a good, clear pictu re. For example,
the image may be affected by the sun shin
ing i nto the lens, dirt on the lens, or if there
is a malfunction .
- Use the rearv iew camera on ly if the luggage
compa rtment lid is completely closed . Make
sure any objects you may have mounted on
the l uggage compa rtment lid do not b lock
the rea rview camera.
- The camera lens enlarges and d istorts the
field of vision. The object appears both a l
t ered and ina ccur ate on the s creen.
- I n ce rtain s itu ations, people or objects in
the display appea r closer or fa rther away:
- For objects t hat do not touc h the grou nd,
such as the bumper of a parked vehicle, a
trailer hitch or the rear of a truck . Do not
u se the orie ntation lines in this case .
- If driven from a level s urface onto an in
cline, or a downward slope .
- If driven toward protruding objects.
- If the vehicle is carrying too much load in
the rear.
(D Note
-Alw ays read and fo llow the applicable w arn
ings
¢ (D in General information on
page 82 .
- The orange-co lored orientation lines in the
Infotainment display show the vehicle path
based on the steering wheel ang le . The
front o f the vehicle swings out more than
the rear of the vehicle. Maintain plenty of distance so that a n exterior m irror or a cor
ner of the vehicle does not coll ide with any
obstacles.
Switching on/off
Applies to: vehicles with rearview camera
Switching on
.. Shift into reverse, or
.. Press the
P,qA button in the center console
~ page 84, fig. 88. A short confi rmation tone
so unds and the LED in the bu tton tur ns on . ...
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brake rotors and pads by caref ull y applying
the brakes several t imes .
-If the front spoiler is damaged or you install
another spoiler, make sure the front wheel
brakes are vent ilated properly. Otherwise,
the brake system could overheat, wh ich re
duces the ir effectiveness .
- Failure of a brake circuit impairs b raking
performance , which increases brak ing dis
tance. Avoid driving the vehicle and have it
towed it to the nearest author ized Audi
dealer or author ized A udi Se rvice Facility.
- Never let the vehicle roll while t he engine is
stopped because this increases the risk of a n
acc iden t.
- If the bra ke booste r is not working, you will
have to press m uch ha rder on the bra ke
ped al to compensate for the lac k of th e
booster.
- Never let the brakes "rub " by pressing the
pedal light ly when bra king is no t actually
ne cessary . T his cause s the brakes to over
hea t and i ncre ases br aking di stance and
ca uses wear.
- B efo re driv ing downh ill a long dis tance on a
steep h ill, decrease your speed and se lec t a
l ower gear . This makes use of the engine
braking effect and relieves the brakes . If
you need to b rake additionally, brake in in
tervals and not continuously.
@ Tips
- If the brake booste r is not working, you
must press the brake pedal with much more
fo rce than normal.
- If you retrofit yo ur vehicle with a front spoil
er, whee l
covers or similar items, make sure
that the air flow to the front whee ls is not
i nterr upted . Otherw ise the brake system
ca n become too hot .
Intelligent Technology
Electromechanical
steering
The electromechanical steering supports the
driver 's steering movements .
Power steering adap ts elec tronically based on
the ve hicle speed.
Indicator light s and message s
• Steering: malfun ction! Please stop vehicle
If this indica to r li ght tur ns on and st ays on and
t hi s message appea rs, the powe r steering may
have failed.
Stop t he vehi cle in a safe location as soon as pos
s ible. Do
not cont inue drivi ng. See an autho riz ed
Audi dealer or authorized A udi Service Fac ility for
assistance .
l;r- ij S teering : malfun ction! You may continue
driving
If the indicator light turns on, the steering wheel
may be more d ifficult to
move or more sensit ive
t h an usua l. Th e steer ing whee l may a lso be at an
angle when d riving s trai ght.
D rive slowly to an a uthorized Audi dea ler or au
t h orized Audi Serv ice Facility to have the mal
funct ion corre cted.
(D Tips
If the . or l;r, ij ind icator light only s tays on
fo r a short time, you may continue d riving.
All wheel drive (quattro)
In all wheel drive, all four wheels are powered.
General information
In all whee l dr ive, the dr iv ing power is divided be
tween all four wheels . This happens automatical
ly depending on you r dr iv ing behav ior as we ll as
t h e cur rent road condi tions. A lso see ~
page 88,
Elec tronic stabilization con trol ( ESC).
T he all whee l dr ive concept is des igned for high
engine power . You r vehicle is except ionally pow
erfu l and has excellent driv ing cha racteristics
bot h unde r normal d rivi ng conditions and o n
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Multi Media Interface
Multi Media Interface
Traffic safety information
Aud i recommends performing certa in Infotain
ment system functions, such as entering a desti
nation, only when the vehicle is stat ionary . Al
ways be p repared to stop opera ting the Info tain
ment system i n the interest of your safety and
t he safe ty of other ro ad u sers.
_& WARNING
O nly use the In fotain ment sys tem w hen tra f
fic con ditions permit and always in a way that
allows you to ma inta in complete control ove r
your vehicle.
@ Tips
Cer tain functi ons are no t avail ab le wh ile driv
ing .
Introduction
The Multi Media Interface , or MMI for short,
combines various systems for communication ,
navigation* and entertainment in your Audi . You
can operate the MMI using the MMI control pan
el, the multifunction steering wheel or the voice
recognition system* .
Fig. 97 MMI con trol p an el
MM I cont rol panel overview
CD Control knob with joystick f unction
@ M MI to uch con trol pad* ... .... .
® Left contro l button . ..... ... .. .
© R ight con trol b utton ....... ... .
96
97
9 9
98
98
® Buttons fo r opening men us
directly .... . .. .. .. .... .. .... .
@ IMENU I button
(J) I BACK I button . .. .. .... .. ... . .
MMI On/Off knob with
joystick function
Operating
Fig . 98 M MI O n/Off k nob w it h joys tick functio n
Switching the MMI on /off :
The M MI can be manua lly switched on and off .
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97
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- Switching on manually : press the On/O ff kno b
CD¢ fig. 9 8 briefly . Or: press the !MENU I button
@ ¢page 96, fig. 9 7 or one of the b uttons to
direct ly open the menus®¢
page 96, fig. 97.
-Switching off manually : press and hold the
O n/Off knob
CD ¢ fig. 98 unt il t he M MI switches
off. If the MMI ha s been switched off manua lly,
it does
not switch on agai n automatically the
next time the ignition is switched on.
Additional function s:
- Adjusting the volume :
turn the On/Off knob CD
¢fig. 98 .
-Muting (mute) : briefly press the On/Off knob .
-Selecting the previous /next function (for ex-
ample , a radio station/track ):
brief ly press the
On/Off knob toward the left
l
-Fast forwarding/rewinding (fo r example ,
tracks) :
press the On/Off knob longer toward
the rig ht t>t>I or left
l
Adjust the vo lume of the audio system so that
signals from outside th e vehicle, such as
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The volume of the prompts for the MMI
touch * can be adjusted separately
¢ page 180.
Operating
Fig . 107 Operat ing concept for t he cont ro l kn ob wi th joy
stick funct ion
You can push the control knob up or down (D
c::;, fig. 107 or to the right or left@.
Open ing and closing th e selecti on menu
Push the contro l knob toward the left to open the
selection menu
¢ page 98 .
Press the !BACKI button (I) ¢ page 96, fig. 97 to
r et urn to the function one level up.
Or: push the
control knob to the right to close the selection
menu .
Opening and clo sing th e opt ions menu
Push the contro l knob to the right to open the
options menu
c::;, page 98.
Press the !BACKI button (I) c::;, page 96, fig . 97to
ret urn to the funct ion one level up.
Or : push the
control k nob to the left to close the options
menu .
Displaying the input field *
Push the control knob up to reach the beginning
of a list in the centra l area/ input field .
Switching to speller input *
When the input fie ld is already open, switch di
rectly to the speller in the input fie ld by pushing
the control knob up again
c::;, page 102, Letter/
number speller .
Multi Media Interfac e
On the map
Requirement: a map must be displayed
¢page 144, fig. 129 .
-Displ aying th e input field* : push the cont rol
knob upwa rd .
- Di spl aying rout e gu idance : when route gu id
ance is active, you can also d isplay the route
guidance by push ing the control knob up
¢ page 137.
-Zooming in /out on th e map (zoom ): turn the
cont rol knob to the right/left to zoom in/out on
t he map .
Adjusting the sound focus*
Requirement: the balance/fader function must
be se lected
c::;, page 179 . The crosshairs are
shown.
- Moving th e sound focu s using th e crossh airs :
the crosshairs can be moved hor izontally . Turn
the co ntro l knob to the left o r rig ht. To move
the c rosshairs vertica lly, press the control
knob . T urn the cont rol knob to the left or r ight.
To store the setting, press the control knob again .
Using the DVD main menu
Requirement: a DVD m ust be playing
¢page 164.
-Selecting a menu item: move the co ntrol knob
w ith joystick function up or down or to the left
or r ight.
- Confirming a s election: press the control knob .
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• Telephone
• Audi connect
• Navigation
• Directory
• Radio
• Med ia
• Sound
• Help
• Help Speech dia log system
• Help Telephone
• Help Audi connect
• Help Navigation
• Help Map
• Help Radio
• Help Media
TELEPHONE
· Enter number
• Delete number/ correc tion
• Directory
• Call (XY)
·business/ private/ land line/ mobile
NAVIG:ATI0N
• Navigate to (XV)
• Business address/ Private address
• Start/ cancel route guidance
· Directory
• Last destinations
• N avigation favorites
• Drive home
• Enter address
• Enter country/ town/ street/ state
• Exclude routt / Exclude route for (XY) km/ m
• M ap
• Day map / Night map
Voice recognition system
• Favor ites
• Call (XY)
• Enter number
• Redial
• Read new tex t message
• N avigate to
(XV)
• Enter address/destination
• Onhne destinations
• Cancel route guidance
• M ap
• Line (XY)
• Next page/ previous page
• Cancel
• N o, l meant
()(Y)
• Correction
• Call list
• Redial
• Call mailbox
• Enter PIN/ delete PI N
• Telephone favori tes
• Exclude ne xt route section / Exclude
nex t street
• Route list
• Calculate alternative routes
· Online destinations
• Special destination
• 20 driving position map/ 20 north position map/ 30 map/ Destination map/ Overview map
AllJC !H C0NNECf
• Audi connect
• Travel information/ Parking Information
• Fuel prices
• Weather
RADIO
• Radio presets
• Last stations
• FM
• FM / AM/ SIRIUS XM
• Station (XY) / Frequency (XY)
• T raffic announcement on/ off
Fig . 112 Co mmand overv ie w
• Flight Information I Train Information
• City events
• Online news
• Twitter
MEDIA
• Jukebo x
• CO/ DVD y
• SO card l / SD card 2
· Audi music Interface/ !Pod/ USB / Bluetooth /
Wl ·Fi / Medium (XV)
• Media favorites/ Artists/ Albums/ Genres/
Tracks/ Playlists / Videos
• Folder up
· Random playback on / off
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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 MMI 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 .
Do no t direc t the air ve nts toward the handsfree
micropho ne, which is nea r the fron t interior
li ghts on the roof headliner/on thedriver's safety
belt*. For additional information on the safety
belt m icrophone, see ¢
page 125.
Only use the system from the dr ive r's seat be
ca use the hands free microphone is directed to
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See ¢ page 180, Voice recognition system.
.&_ WARNING
-Dire ct yo ur full attention to dr iv ing . As the
driver, you have complete responsibility fo r
safety in traffic. Only use the functions in
such a way that yo u always maintain com
plete contro l over your vehicle in a ll traffic
situations.
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
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 dial it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually .
(D Tips
-The d ialog 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
control knob .
Command overview
information
Appl ies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
The following overv iews describe the comma nds
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
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protection switch is installed to protect the CD/
DVD and the laser.
Laser devices: laser devices are divided into safe
ty classes 1 to 4 in accordance with DIN IEC 76
(CO) 6/VDE 0837. The various types of audio
equipment install ed conform to safety class
1.
T he laser uses so little power or is shielded so
there is no danger when it is used correctly .
Media drives
SD card reader
Fig. 139 In serting the SD ca rd
The SD card reader is located in the glove com
partment @)¢
page 6, fig. 2.
- Inserting the SD card: the angled corner of the
SD card must face toward the right front. Slide
the SD card into the card reader slot
@ ¢fig . 139 until the SD card clicks into place .
-Automatic playback: playback will start auto ·
matically if the inserted SD card contains sup
ported audio/video files ¢
page 169.
-Removing the SD card: press briefly on the SD
card .
The SD card reader is accessed and operated
through the MMI@¢
page 164, fig. 144.
CD Note
Only use one-piece SD cards. If adapter cards
(SD cards with more than one piece) are used ,
the card could fall out of the adapter when
driving because of vibrations . Individual
pieces could then become stuck in the drive
and impair the functionality.
Media
(D Tips
Always keep the SD card in a suitable case to
protect it from dirt, dust particles and other
damage.
DVD drive
Appl ies to : veh icles w ith a DVD drive
Fig. 140 DVD drive
The DVD drive is located in the glove compart
ment @)
c::> page 6, fig. 2.
-Loading a CD/DVD: the CD/DVD is pulled in au
tomatically. Slide the CD/DVD straight into the
DVD slot @with the label facing up
c::>fig. 140.
- Automatic playback: playback will start auto-
matically if the inserted CD/DVD contains sup
ported audio/video* files
c::> page 169.
- Ejecting a CD/DVD : press the button (D
c::> fig. 140.
The CD/DVD is pulled in again automatically if it
is not removed from the DVD slot within approxi
mately ten seconds after ejecting it.
The DVD drive is accessed and operated through
the MMI @c::>page
164, fig . 144.
CD Note
- Never force a CD/DVD into the drive. The
CD/DVD is pulled in automatically .
- Do not insert CDs/DVDs with labels into the
drive . Labels can come loose from the CD/
DVD and damage the drive.
(D Tips
The CD/DVD playback is not ensured with au
dio files that have a high data rate .
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