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Audi conn ect (Infotainment)
Audi connect
(Infotainment)
Introduction
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
With Audi connect Infotainment services, online information is transmitted directly to the vehicle
and then integrated .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, only use
Audi connect Infotainment services when
road and traffic cond itions permit. A lways
read and fo llow the notes
in~ page 154,
Traffic safety information.
Setup
Requirements for Audi connect (Infotainment)
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
-
The data connection fo r A udi connect Infota in­
ment services is made thro ugh an embedded SIM
card (eS IM card) that is equipped in the veh icle.
The fo llow ing requ irements must be met to use
the embedded SI M card:
- You have already reg istered at
www .aud iusa.com/myaud i and ass igned a vehi­
cle.
- You have also already logged in to your myAud i
account under Audi connect plan for the em­
bedded SIM card and accepted the terms of use
given there. For add it io na l information, co ntact
an a uth orized Aud i de aler o r au th orized Audi
Service Facility .
Then you r Audi connect Infota inment serv ices are
activated and can be used in your ve hicle.
(D Tips
- After the free subscription has ended or the
data volume has been used up, data pac kets
can be purchased for the use of Audi con­ nect Infot ainment serv ices. You can find a d­
dit ional info rmation about fees and pur­
chasing at www .audiusa .com/myaudi.
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- Read this chapter before operating
~ page 196, Audi connect (Infotainment)
general information.
Configuration through myAudi
Audi connect (Infotainment) configuration
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Some A udi connect Infotainment services must
be conf igured through your personal myAud i ac­
count before using them for the first time.
- If you do not have a persona l myAudi account
yet, you can register on line at
www.a udiusa.com/myaudi.
- Add your vehicle to your myAudi account.
- Ac tivate/config ure the A ud i connect (Infotain -
ment) services you would like for your veh icle in
your myA udi account.
- For some Audi connect Infotainment services,
you may also have to enter your myAudi user
data or your myAudi PIN when accessing serv­ ices in the MMI to connect your veh icle to
myAudi.
For detailed information on configuration, visit
www.audiusa .com/mya udi .
Logging into myAudi in the vehicle
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
To use some Audi connect Infotainment services
(such as Twitter*), you must first connect your
vehicle to myAudi to transfer your personal set­
tings from your myAudi account.
Fig . 180 Logging into myA udi
.,.. Select: !MENUI b utton> Audi conne ct > right
control button > Log in.

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The following categories can be selected in the
Twitter menu:
-My tw eets: News Feed and the Tweets you have
posted are listed.
- Home: the Tweets for everyone you follow are
displayed.
- Trends : topics on Twitte r that are cur rently
popular w ithin a country .
D ifferent functions are available depending on
the Twitter category you have selected:
- New tweet : you can post a new tweet using
pre-made templates or using myAudi tem­
plates that you have created yourself .
-Refresh : the selected Tw itter function is re­
freshed .
-Favorite : mark a Tweet as favorite to show you
liked it .
-Retweet: you can quote a Tweet to share it with
others.
(D Tips
- Other settings such as account, language,
Tweet security and location settings
cannot
be changed in the MMI. These changes must
be made on the Twitter webs ite.
- You can only connect
one Twitter account
with your myAudi account.
- Audi connect (Infotainment) makes it possi­ ble to access Tw itter. Permanent ava ilability
cannot be guaranteed, because that de­ pends on Twitter.
Travel (travel guide)
Applies to: ve hicles with Trave l (travel guide)
You can use the Audi MMI connect opp to store
points of interest on your mobile device (such as a smartphone) and then use them for route
guidance in the
MMI.
Requirement:
The
Audi MMI connect app must be insta lled and
open on your mobile device.
Audi connect (Infotainment)
You must be logged into your myAudi account in
the
Audi MMI connect app and you must have se­
l ected your vehicle.
T he Wi-Fi function on your mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
T he M MI must be connected to the network.
.. Press: !MENU ! button> Audi connect> left con-
trol button >
Information category> Travel.
After opening the trave l guide, trave l tips in your
area w ill be displayed including current ratings as
well as the corresponding category .
.. Press the left control button to change the cat­
egory (such as bars nearby).
,&. WARNING
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is sta tionary because, like all
loose objects, they co uld be thrown around
the inside of the ve hicle in a crash and cause
serious inj uries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
¢ page 2 73, Front airbags .
(D Tips
-Units of measurement, language settings
and time are shown in the Infotainment sys­
tem display based on how they were set in
the MMI system sett ings
¢ page 243.
Audi connect (Infotainment) in navigation
App lies to : vehicles wit h a navigat ion syste m and Audi co n­
nect (Infota inment)
.. Select: IMENU! button> Audi connect> left
control button>
Navigation.
-
T he following Audi connect Infotainment services
are currently available:
..,.
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- Navigation with satellite map1> r::!>page 213.
- Po in t o f Inter est (PO I) online se a rc h with
v o ic e re co gni tion
(such as restaurants): plan
route g uidance using the MMI control panel
¢ page 204 and the voice recognition system
¢page 170.
-Set up destinations in your MMI using your
m yAudi acco unt or the sa tellite m ap vie w l)
¢ page 213.
- Online traffic informat ion : receive up-to-the ­
minute traffic information about accidents,
road construction and other incidents
¢page 216.
- Map updat e: import navigat ion map updates
directly to your vehicle using an SD card or as
an online update
¢page 214.
(D Tips
-For the map update Audi connect Infotain­
ment service via SD card, check the current
software vers ion in your vehicle and then
check www.aud iusa .com/myaudi to see if a
newer ve rsion is ava ilable. You can a lso have
the new navigation data insta lled by an A udi
dealer, w hich can be done for an add itional
cha rge.
- You can find add itiona l information abo ut
the
map upda te on line a t
www.audiusa.com/myaud i.
Audi connect (Infotainment) in Media
menu
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
.,. Se lect : IMENUI button> Audi connect > right
control button >
Ente rtainment .
- Online medi a and Internet r adio :
offers access
to different online media services as well as In­
ternet rad io and operat ion through the MMI us­
ing the
Audi MMI conne ct app.
Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi audio player
-Wi-Fi audi o player : you can access t he media
center through a Wi -Fi connected media player
(such as a smartphone)
¢ page 22 7.
ll AU DI AG provides access to services fro m third party pro ­
v iders . Pe rma nent availabil ity can not be guaran teed , be­
c a use that depen ds on the th ird party provider.
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A WARNING
It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mobile
devices and other similar devices whe n the ve­
hi cle is stationary because, like all loose ob­
jects, they could be thrown around the inside of the vehicle in a cras h and cause se rious in­
j ur ies . Store these types of devices sec urely
while driv ing.
((D} Note
A lways fo llow the information found in r::!> 0 in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 195.
(D Tips
- Also see the chapter r::!> page 196, Audi con­
nect (Infotainment) general information.
- For more informat ion on the W i-F i aud io
player and suppo rted devices, contact an
autho rized A ud i dealer o r autho riz ed Aud i
Serv ice Facility.
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
.,. Select: IMENUI b utton> Audi conn ect > right
control button.
The following opt ions are available in the Aud i
connect I nfota inment serv ices overv iew :
About Audi conn ect
Here you w ill find legal information for Audi con­
nect (Infota inment) usage .
Lo g in *
See ¢ page 190, Logging into myAudi in the vehi ­
cle.
Connection manager
Seer::!> page 244.
Licens e subscription
The validity and exp iration date of your licenses
a re disp layed. W hen the fu nction is sw itched on
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10, the message Warning befo re sub scripti on
e x pire s
will display to warn you that your license
is about to expire.
Refresh
The content of the selected A udi connect Info ­
tainment service o r the entire Audi connect (Info ­
tainment) list is updated .
Data privacy
Requirement: the ign it ion must be switched on.
Locat ion and personal data are transmitted when
using Aud i connect Infotainment services . If you
do not want this information to be transm itted,
activate data p rivacy .
-Acti vate pri vacy: the data connection is switch ­
ed off. Some Audi connect Infotainment serv ­
ices are not available.
- Deacti vate data priv acy : if the data connection
is switched off, you can switch on the data con ­
nect ion for the use of all Audi connect Infota in­
ment services. Select and confirm
A cti vate d ata
conn ection.
Wi-Fi hotspot
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Wi-F i hotspot
You can use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con­
nect up to eight Wi-Fi devices to the Internet.
While driving, restricted use of unsecured, light,
small wireless devi ces is only possible from the
rear of the vehicle.
Requirement: the ign ition must be switched on.
"' Select : I MENU I button> Telephone > right con-
trol button >
W i-Fi settings.
The fo llow ing settings can be selected:
Wi-Fi
The MM I Wi -Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac ­
tory. Switch the Wi-Fi hotspot to
Hot spot before
establishing a connection between your vehicle
and your Wi -Fi device.
- On : the MMI Wi -Fi hotspot is active and visib le
to ot her devices. You can connect your Wi -Fi
device to the MMI and use the Internet connec­
t ion if necessary.
Audi conn ect (Inf otainment )
-Off : the M MI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
Internet connection for Wi -Fi devices is not
possible .
A WARNING
= -
- To reduce the r isk of an accident, use the
Aud i connect Infotainment services with a
W i- F i hotspot only in the rear seat when the
ve hicle is in mot io n, or only when the vehi­
cle is stat ionary .
- It is o nly safe to use tablets, laptops, mo ­
b ile dev ices and other sim ilar devices when
the vehicle is stat ionary because, li ke all
loose objects, they co uld b e thrown around
t he inside o f th e ve hicl e in a c rash and ca use
serio us inj uries . Store these types of devices
secure ly while driving .
- D o not use any wireless dev ices on the front
seats within range of the airbags whi le driv ­
ing . A lso read the warnings in the chapter
¢ page 2 73, Front airbags .
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi ­
F i hotspot to distract yo u from driving, as
this cou ld increase the r isk of an accident.
@ Note
- Under some conditions, ce rtain mobile devi ­
ces and operating systems may automati ­
cally switch from your vehicle's Wi -Fi hot­
spot to the device's mobi le data connection.
In that event, standa rd text and data usage
rates would apply wh ile the device's mobile
data connect ion is in use. Please refer to
documentation prov ided by your mob ile de­
vice's manufacture a nd you r data carrier for
details , rela ted te rms an d pr iva cy sta te ­
ment.
- Yo u ar e respons ib le for all precautions ta k­
en for d ata prote ct io n, a nti -vir us p rotec tion
and protec tion agains t loss of data on mo ­
bile devices t hat are used to access the In ­
ternet through the Wi -Fi hotspot.
(D Tips
- In ve hicl es w it h out Audi con nect (I nfota in ­
ment)*, the use of the Wi -Fi hotspot is on ly
possible fo r the Wi -Fi audio player *. A data
.,.
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connection to the Internet cannot be
established.
- F or additional in format io n about t he Aud i
connect Infotainment services, visit
www.audiusa.com/myaudi .
Configuring the data
connection
A pp lies to ve hicles wi th A ud i co nn ect (I nfotainment)
The data connection for Audi connect Infotain­
ment services is pre-configured at the factory .
However, if a configuration should be necessary,
you can adjust the following settings.
.,.. Select: IMENUI button> right control button>
Conn ection man ager.
.,.. Se lect : rig ht contro l butto n > Online se tt ing s>
Da ta co nn ection setting s.
Using the D ata c onnection settings menu, you
can set when an Internet con nection should be
made . T he Inte rnet connect ion disconnects auto ­
matica lly once the requested Audi connect Info ­
tainment service no longer requires any data .
The fo llow ing settings can be selected:
Audi connect (MMI )
With the Audi conn ect ( MMI) function, you can
Allo w or Deny the use of Audi connect Infota in ­
ment services if the connect io n is set to
No re­
quest or With reque st .
Wi-Fi de vices*
Using the Wi-Fi d evices function, you can Allo w
or Deny a connection to the Internet.
A WARNING
- As the dr iver, do not allow usage of the Wi ­
Fi hotspot to distract you from d riving, as
t hi s could inc rease the risk of an acc ident.
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other s imilar dev ices when
the veh icle is stationa ry because, like all
loose objects, they could be th row n aro u nd
the inside of the vehicle in a crash an d cause
serious injuries . Store t hese types of devices
sec urely whi le driving.
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- Do not use any wire less devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
¢ page 2 73 , Front airbags .
@ Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in¢(!) in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 195.
Audi connect
(Infotainment) general
information
Audi connect Infotainment services
App lies to vehicles w it h Audi connect (I nfotai nme nt)
(D Tips
- You can only use serv ices supported by Aud i
connect (Infota inment) if yo u have the op­
t ional MMI Navigation plus eq uipment w it h
M MI touch* and A udi connect (Infotai n­
ment).
- Use of the LT E* mobile ne twork standard is
not ava ilab le i n every country . Contact an
authorized A udi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility or your cell phone service
prov ider for add itiona l information .
- Usage of Audi connect Infotainment serv­
ices depends on the avai labi lity of services
through third party providers.
- Audi connect Infotainment services are on ly
availab le w ith in the cell phone network cov­
erage from your cell phone service provider.
- Audi connect Infotainment services are
available in the USA . Audi connect Infota in­
ment serv ices are currently not availab le in
Canada or in Mexico.
- Also read the info rmation in the chapter
¢page 177, Telephone.
- Availability, scope, prov iders, screen display
and costs of services may vary depending on
the country, model, model year, end device
and rates . For add itiona l information, v is it
www .aud iusa .com .
- An initial registration/act ivat ion on the
myAud i platform at www .audiusa .com/

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Audi connect e-tron services
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
With Audi connect e-tron services l), you can ac­
cess various information or control individual
functions remotely using mob ile dev ices (such as
a smartphone) or a web portal.
- Trip
data¢ page 199.
- Doors and lights ¢page 199.
-Vehicle status report ¢ page 200.
- Car
Finder ¢ page 200.
- Charging
¢ page 200.
- Climate
control¢ page 200 .
A WARNING
Also read and follow the instructions regard­
ing traffic safety
¢ page 154.
Setup
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
To use Audi connect e-tron services 1), please
note the following:
Requirements
-An authorized Audi dealer must complete a
one-time activation of Audi connect e-tron serv­
i ces for your veh icle before you can reg ister on­
line .
- Then register at etron.audiusa .com . You can
use and manage the Audi connect e-tron serv­
ices there .
- If you require assistance w ith your Aud i connect
e-tron services, please contact an authorized
Audi dealer or authorized Audi Service Facility.
- Your mobile devices must be compatible .
1> The mob ile network service is offered by a serv ice provid­
e r. Yo u can obtain more informa tion abou t your mobile
network provider at an au th or ized Aud i dealer. Connected
dev ices are not always 4G-compatible. Th e ava ilability o f a
high -speed network may be red uced dur ing pea k usage or
b y your location, the reception, and other factors . Ne t­
wo rk coverage ca nnot be guaranteed everywhere. Fo r
mo re info rmation on mobile cove rage, see the Audi con ­
n ect overv iew from your mobile network provider.
Audi connect e-tron services
Trip data
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
The Driver Information System collects data un­
der certain conditions and sends it to a server.
When data is stored, you can access values such
as these using the service:
- driving durat ion,
- average speed driven,
- distance driven,
- average electric consumption.
Doors and lights
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
You can access and disp lay the current status of
the following vehicle data on your mobile devices
without having to be inside the vehicle.
- If the vehicle doors and lids are open/closed,
- Parking lights are on/off.
For additional information on opening and clos­
i ng the doors or for the vehicle lighting, refer to
¢ page 31, Opening and closing or to ¢ page 49,
Exterior lighting.
(D Tips
-If the high-voltage battery is not charged,
the amount of access requests is limited to
15 after switching off the ignition. This
helps conserve the 12 vo lt vehicle battery.
You cannot contro l functions or access in­
formation if the charge leve l of the 12 volt
vehicle battery is too low.
- If at least two minutes have passed after
the last time the ignition was switched off,
you can reset the access counter back to "O" as needed after switch ing the ignit ion on/
off again.
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Vehicle status report
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
You can access various vehicle statuses using the
services, such as:
- high-voltage battery charge level ,
- electric range,
- mileage,
- next inspection.
F or additional information, s ee
¢ page 95, Power
meter overview
and ¢ page 97, Range display.
A WARNING
Do not ignore messages and warning or indi­
cator lights that turn on in the vehicle be­
cause of the information in the status report.
Th is could lead to break downs in on the road,
accidents and se rious injuries.
Car Finder
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
The vehicle collects data under certain conditions
and sends it to a server .
When data is stored, you can access values such
as these us ing the service:
- Vehicle location disp lay,
- Display of one's own location,
- Ro ute to your veh icle.
If your mobile device also has a nav igation func­
tion, you can navigate to your last know n parking
locat ion.
@ Tips
- The new parking location cannot be deter­
mined with this service if the vehicle is
moved after shutt ing the veh icle
off and
wi thout sw itching the ign ition on and
off
again, for example when be ing towed o r if
the vehicle is stolen .
- If the vehicle is moved an d shut
off again
us ing the second key, for example, the new
parking location is t ransmitted to the server
after switching the ignition off .
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Charging
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
You can control and access the hig h-voltage bat ­
tery c harging proc ess r emotely using these serv ­
i ces. You have the following options:
- check the battery charge leve l,
- star t/end t he cha rging process,
- prog ram the charging t imer with/w itho ut cl i-
mate cont rol,
- deactivate/activate the cha rg in g timer .
Fo r addi tional information,
see ¢ page 106,
Charging the battery with the Audi e-tron charg­
ing system .
A WARNING
Only perform charging f unctions on the high­
voltage battery if the vehicle is shut
off co r­
rect ly, is connected to a suitable socket and if
the ign ition is swi tched off.
Temperature control
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect e-tron services
You can contro l the climate control in your vehi­
cle remotely using these services:
- start/end climate control ,
- program the timer,
- deactivate/activate the timer.
For addi tional informa tion, see
¢ page 116, Cli ­
mate control .
A WARNING
Only perform the climate control functions if
your vehicle was shut
off correct ly and the ig­
n ition is switched off.

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Navigation
Opening navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
The navigation system directs you to your desti­
nation, around traffic incidents and on alterna­ tive routes, if desired.
Fig. 182 D iagram: Enter dest ination menu
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button.
The
Ente r de stin ati on menu is displayed after
opening navigation. The following information
can be displayed in the Infotainment system dis­
p lay:
(D I nput field for free text searc h 201
@ Home address . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
@ Last dest inatio ns . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
© Stored favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
I f yo u have connec ted a ce ll phone to the
M MI,
your di rectory contacts wi ll also be listed i f they
have navigation data assigned to them .
The
Favori tes@¢ fig. 182 men u item as we ll as
the directory con ta cts are only shown in t he
En­
ter destination
menu if you have entered one or
more characters using the input field.
Swi tching betwe en d estination en try and th e
m ap :
- Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is d isp layed.
Or : select the left contro l
button
> Switch to map .
_& WARNING
- The dem ands of t raff ic re quir e your full at­
tention . Always read t he chapter
¢ page 249, Driving safety .
- Obey all tra ffic laws when d riving .
-
Na vigation
- The route calculated by the navigation sys ­
tem is a recommendation fo r reaching your
destination. Obey traffic lig hts, stopp ing re­
strictions, one-way streets, lane change re­
str ictions, etc .
@ Note
- If the driving directions conflict with t raffic
laws, obey the traffic laws.
- To red uce the risk of an accident, adjust the
vol ume of the nav igat ion system so that sig­
nals from outs ide the ve hicle , such as police
and fire s irens, can be heard easi ly at all
t imes .
(D Tips
-Snow and obstruct ions on the GPS antenna
or interference caused by trees and large
buildi ngs can impair satell ite recept io n and
affect the sys tem's ability to dete rm ine the
veh icle pos it io n. Severa l de activated o r ma l­
functioning sa tell ites can also in ter rup t G PS
recept ion and affect the system 's ability to
determine the vehicle pos ition.
- B eca u se street names somet imes c hange,
t he names sto red in the MMI may i n rare
cases differ from the actual street name.
Entering a destination
Free text search for destinations
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
With the free text search, you can enter the navi­
gation destination data all at once in any order using the MMI touch control
pad* or the letter/
number speller (for example, 20 Main St., Los
Angeles). Likewise, you can search for points of
intere st, contacts, previous destinations or fa ­
vorites to navigate to the desired address .
Press t he I N AV/MAPI button repeated ly until the
En ter de stination me nu is displayed ¢ page 201,
fig. 182 .
.,. Push the contro l knob up . The input f ield is dis­
p layed @¢ page 201, fig . 182.
- Enter one or more searc h terms into the input
fie ld .
.,.
201