2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN bluetooth

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Media
-Specia l characte rs (such as those in 10 3 tag
i nformat ion) d isp lay different ly depending o
n the sys tem lan guage an d cannot always
be guaranteed.
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface /Bluetooth
Read the instructions in the chapter ¢ page 229, Multimedia con -
audio player*: mobile dev ice is nections/ ¢ page 226, Bluetooth audio player. You can lear n
not supported. about supported mobile devices in the Aud i database for mobile
dev ices at www .audiusa .com/bluetooth .
Audi music interface : the volume A
dju st the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70% of
is too high/too low when sta rt ing the maxim um output ¢
page 235, Input level.
playback th rough the AUX inp ut.
Audi music interface : the porta- For many ce ll phones o r mobi le devices, playback is not possib le
ble device is no t recogni ze d a s a when t he batt ery leve l is to o low (less th an 5% of its cap aci ty).
so urce . The mobile de·vice will on ly be recog nized as a so urce in t he MM I
afte r con necting if the ba tte ry charge is s ufficient.
Audi music interface : malfunc-The Bluetooth audio player function is switched on . Sw itch this
t ions during audio playback function off
ca> page 246 when yo u are not using the Bluetooth
t h rough an iPod/ iPhone. audio player .
Audi music interface :
contents Reset the Media settings to the factory defau lt settings
that are c hanged on a mob ile de-
¢page 244.
vice connected to the Audi music
interface
a ) a re not d isp layed in
t he med ia center .
AUX input : there is stat ic when W
hen connecting a nd disconnecting, the External audio player
connect ing and disconnect ing the source is a lready selected. Before connecting or disconnecting the
AUX connection cable. mobile device, eithe r mute the dev ice (see
¢ page 247) or switch
to a different audio so urce (fo r example
<=> page 218 , Opening the
radio) .
Bluetooth audio player * /Wi-Fi On ly one interface s hou ld be ac tively used at a time to ens ure
audio player *: audio playback in- p ro blem -free playback .
te rfe rence.
Wi -Fi audio player* : audio p lay- Aud io playb ac k i nterfe re nce can o ccur on some ce ll phones if the
back inte rference . In ter net connect ion in t he vehicle was not es tablished throug h
t he S IM ca rd reade r on the MM I contro l pane l and the
mobile da-
ta
option on the ce ll phone is swi tc h ed on . Deactiva te t he mobile
data
option on your cell p hone .
Jukebox *: tracks on the impo rted W hen import ing p lay lists, a ll of the fi les themse lves mus t be im-
playlist are g raye d ou t. ported.
Jukebox*: imported tracks cannot I f yo u cannot find imported trac ks in the media center, they may
be played o r found. not be supported . Only copy supported fi les
¢ page 237to the
J ukebox .
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Media
Problem Solution
Wi-Fi audio playe r*:
multiple de- Close the Audi MMI connect app on the connected devices (for ex -
vices are connected to the Wi-Fi ample, smartphones) that are not being used as the Wi-Fi audio
hotspot. A media player (such as a player*. Likewise, close the UPnP server apps or the media permis-
smartphone) appears as the sions on the integrated UPnP/DLNA server. Connect the desired
source and cannot be changed. dev ice as a Wi-F i aud io player*
~page 227.
Online media*: connection failed
To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection switch
between the MMI and the
Audi must be switched on in the Audi MMI connect app status screen .
MMI connect app.
Bluetooth audio player *: inte rfer -Playback interfere nce can occur when us ing the Bluetooth audio
ence wi th t rack d isp lay and audio player if a music player app from a third party provider is open.
playback. Audi recommends using the integrated media p layer on your Bl ue-
tooth device (such as a smartphone).
Wi-Fi hotspot *: your Wi-Fi device Make sure the network optim izat ion functions are sw itched off in
is disconnected from the W i- Fi the Wi-Fi setti ngs or in the network settings for your W i- Fi dev ice.
ho tspot. For additional information refer to the user guide for your Wi-Fi
device.
Audi music interface: aud io play- Make sure the USB mode MTP is selected in the sett ings on your
back through the connected mo- mob ile device.
bile device is not possible .
a) Applies only to MTP devices. Does not app ly to Apple dev ices and USB m ass storage dev ices.
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System settings
wait for the sig nal t one (bee p) to say a new
command.
Volume : you can a djust th e vol ume of th e
p romp ts by turning the con tro l k no b.
Individual speech training (on ly when the v ehi­
cle is s ta ti onary): yo u ca n ad apt the vo ice recog­
ni tion sy ste m to your voic e or pro nunciati on in
or der to im prove the sys tem's a bili ty to re co gni ze
your speec h. Indivi dua l speech train ing is com ­
p rised of 20 s peech ent ries t hat consist o f com ­
mands and sequences of numbers . You can de­
lete the p rogrammed voice t rain ing with the
Re­
set individual speech training
function.
Display brightness
You can a djust the brigh tness o f the Info tain ­
ment system disp lay by t urning the cont ro l knob.
Factory settings
D epe ndi ng on t he ve hicle eq uipme nt, th e fo llow­
i ng fu nctio ns ca n b e rese t to factory se ttings :
-Sound settings
- Radio
- Media settings
- Jukebox *
- Directory
-Telephone
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi*
- Navigation settings*
- Navigation and online memory *
- Speech dialog system*
- Message settings *
-Apps*
- Tool tips
- Audi connect*
- Audi smartphone interface *
You can select the des ired functions individually
or all at once with the option
Select all entries .
Select and confirm Restore factory settings .
(D Tips
-Make s ure that n ot on ly t he settings we re
d eleted but also the stored data, if ap plica­
b le.
- Pleas e note t hat the vo ice reco gnit io n sys­
te m* is not availab le in Cabr io lets .
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Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your conn ected devic es and th eir network sta­
tus .
Settings Conne -ction manager I
-====- ,.· • Prima hone: MyPhone .,.
c M yPhone
• Second ary phone :
• Data conn ection :
• MM I connect App :
• Audi smartphone:
Fig. 214 Co nnec tion man ag er
Ii'!
Not connected
Not
conn.,ct.,d
Not connected
Not
conn..cted
"' Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left con trol
bu tton >
MMI settings > Connection manager .
"'Sele ct a nd confirm a menu item.
If a mobile device was already connected and you
select and co nfirm the co rresponding menu item,
t h e dev ice name and co nnect ion mode a re dis­
p layed under the menu i tem
r:!;> fig. 214 .
You can indiv id ually Connect (~ ) or Disconnect
(0) a pa ired device .
Requirement:
- The ve hicl e m ust be statio na ry and the ignit io n
m ust be switc hed on .
- Th e Bluetooth sett ings will open on yo ur mo ­
bi le device dur ing the connection setup .
- T he Blue tooth func tion and v is ibili ty of the MMI
c:!;> page 24 6 and mobile device must be switc h­
ed on.
- T he mo bile device to be con nected m ust not be
connected to any othe r Bluetoot h dev ice .
Primary phone
App lies to: vehicles wit h telepho ne
- Connect new device: search for and connect a
cell p hone.
- List of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
phone from the list of all the dev ices that a re
already paired.

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Secondary phone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
-Connect new device : search for and connec t a
c e ll phone.
- List of devices already paired : selec t your cell
p hone fro m the lis t of all the devices t hat are
al re ad y p aired.
Data connection
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
- T he data conne ct ion is made using the em bed ­
ded SIM car d
ll i=>page 190. You do not need to
adjust a ny a ddit io n al sett ings.
{Ll) Note
Always follow t he inf ormat ion foun d in i=> @ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195 .
MMI connect app
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement: the Audi MMI connect app m ust
be installed and open on your mobile device.
- Connect new device : search for and connect a
mobile device (s uch as a smartp hone) .
-List of devices already paired : selec t your mo ­
bile device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paire d.
Audio player
Applies to vehicles with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi audio player
Bluetooth player*
Requirement: the Bluetooth funct ion and v is ibili ­
ty must be sw itched on in the MMI
i=> page 246
and on the B luetoot h aud io player.
- Connect new device : press the control knob.
Se lect
Bluetooth audio player . Search fo r and
connect a mobile device .
-List of devices already paired : select a Bl ue­
tooth device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paire d.
ll SIM card inst alle d in t he v eh icle at the fa ctory.
System settings
Wi-Fi audio player*
R eq uiremen t: th e W i-Fi h otspo t* on the M MI
i=> page 195 an d on yo ur Wi -Fi audio playe r must
be switched o n.
-Connect new device: press the co ntrol knob.
Se arch for and conne ct a W i-Fi ca pabl e dev ice.
- Disconnect Wi-Fi audio player: de activate t he
W i-Fi on you r W i-Fi capa ble dev ice. The devi ce
w ill be au tom atic a lly removed from the lis t.
@ Note
Alway s follo w the inf ormat ion foun d in i=> @ in
W i-F i h ots pot on p age 195.
Directory
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Display contacts from a cell phone (or an addi­
tiona l cell phone).
Requirement: no ce ll phones can be connec ted to
the MMI using the
Handsfree pro file.
- Connect new device: search for and connect a
new ce ll phone .
-List of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
phone from t he list of all the cell phones that
are a lready paired .
Audi smartphone
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
-Connect yo ur cell phone to the A udi music in­
t erface
i=> page 230 using a USB adap ter
i=> page 22 9, fig. 2 06.
- Sel ect your cell p ho ne from t he list of cell
p ho nes th at h ave already bee n con nec ted.
Additional options
D epen ding on the sele cted fun ct ion, yo u ca n use
t h e righ t contro l bu tton to access the ava ila bl e
additional options in t he connection mana ger .
.,.
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System settings
Delete Bluetooth device*
The se lecte d cell p ho ne/mo bile dev ice is dis con ­
nected from t he M MI and is removed from the
list of all devices that are alrea dy paire d.
Show Bluetooth profiles*
You can Connect or Disconnect the Handsfree ,
Me ssages *, Dire ctory /contacts
an d Bluetooth
audio player
pro files sep arately.
Bluetooth settings*
- Bluetooth :
select and confirm a set ting for the
B luetoot h connec tion v is ibility . Select
Visible
fo r th e MM I to be vis ib le to o ther dev ices. Se­
l ec t
Invisible fo r th e M MI to not be v is ible t o
othe r devi ce s. H oweve r, it is still possib le to es ­
tab lish a Bl uetoo th con nection with pai red de ­
vices when the v is ibi lity is switched off. Se lect
Off to t urn visibi lity off . Then a B luetooth con ­
nect ion is not possible .
-Bluetooth audio player : when this function is
switc hed
on ~' the Bluetooth audio player is
available as a so urce in t he
Media menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI B luetooth name (for
example "AUDI MMI") is d isp layed and ca n be
c h anged.
Online settings*
- Data usage counter :
the amount of data pack ­
ets that a re sent a nd received throug h the MMI
is d isp layed. You can reset the data usage infor­
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
option.
- Network status : the mobile netwo rk p rovider
fo r data se rvice as well as the netwo rk status
are disp layed .
Wi-Fi settings*
See ¢ page 195, Wi -Fi hotspot.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requir emen t: a cell phone must be connected to
t he MM I
¢page 17 7.
As soon as t he cell phone is i n range and the
B lue tooth func tion on the ce ll phone and in the
MM I is swi tched o n, this ce ll phone is g iven pr io r­
ity ove r th e ot her Blue tooth devices and is c on-
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necte d dir ectly to the M MI. The connec ted ce ll
p hone is d is pl ayed first in t he dev ice li st .
Network settings*
- Login :
you can chose an automatic log in to
your cell p ho ne servi ce pro vider 's ne twor k, or
you can ch oose a
manual log in from t he list of
avai la bl e netwo rks .
-Network selection : availabl e netwo rks in t he
presen t loca tion can be sele cte d unde r network
select io n. This f unction is on ly avai la bl e for the
Manual log in setting.
Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
See q page 24 7.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill find l ega l informa tion regarding
t h e use o f A pple Car Play o r And ro id Aut o and in­
fo rmat ion a bout device -s p eci fic d ata exch ange.
Delete Apple CarPlay device/Delete Android
Auto device
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Require ment: yo ur cell phone must not be con ­
n ect ed to the Au di music interf ace wi th a USB
adap ter.
Se lec t:
Audi smartphone > a dev ice from t he lis t
> r igh t con trol b utto n.
To remove your cell p ho ne from the list, se lect
and co nfirm
Delete Apple CarPlay device or De­
lete Android Auto device .
System update
"'Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left control
bu tton >
System maintenance.
- System update :
slide the storage device with
t he update da ta into the a pprop ria te drive
¢ page 224 . Selec t and conf irm the dr ive>
Start update . The length of the p rocess de ­
pe nds on the s ize of the upd ate.
- Reset driver installation: the selected media
dr iver p ackage is rese t to t he se ttings a t the
t im e of delivery .

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A
A/C (automatic climate control system)
Accessories
. . .. ................ ...
Active lane assist ..
.. 69
62 ,385
refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . . . . . 133
Active rollover protection system . . . . . . . . 257
Retracting rollover protection . . . . . . . . . . 257
Adapt ive cruise control
refer to Audi adaptive cruise control . . . . 123
Adaptive light
refer to Audi adaptive light . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Adjusting the additiona l display . . . . . . . . . . 15
Adjusting the air d istr ibut ion
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting the air vents . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 71
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . . 70
Adjusting the sound . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 76
Airbag .. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. . 269
Airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 269, 289
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 276
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Children
Child restraints 296
297
Components (front airbags) . . . . . . . . . . . 276
Danger of fitting a child seat on the front
passenger seat . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
2 70
Disposal . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Fr ont airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 274
How do the front airbags work? . . . . . . . . 279
How many airbags does my vehicle have? 276
How the Advanc ed Airbag System compo-
nents wo rk together . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 278
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Knee airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
Monitoring . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
PASSENGER AIR BAG OFF light . . . . . . . . . 281
Repairs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 284
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 283
Side airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 287
Warning/Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Wh en must the system be inspected? . . . 281
Air pressure
Tire Pressure Monitoring System indicator 348
Index
Alarm system
refer to Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . 36
Al ignment pin (tire change) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 360
All-weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 346
All wheel drive
refer to quattro (all wheel drive) . . . . . . . 152
AMI
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 229, 230
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface 241
Anti-freeze Windshield washer system . . . . . . . . . . . . 328
Anti-Lock Braking Sys tem (ABS) . . . . . . . . . 148
Anti-Slip Regu lation (ASR) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Anti-theft alarm system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Apple CarP lay
refer to Audi sm artphone interface . . . . . 241
ASR
refer to Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR) . . . . . . 148
Audi active lane assist Cleaning the camera area
Messages ... .. .. .. ............... . .
Audi adaptive cruise control ............ .
Cleaning the sensor ................. .
Distance display, distance warning .. .. . .
Messages ... .. .. .. ............. .. . .
Audi adap tive light ... ............... . .
Audi connect e-tron services
............
Doors and lights .... ................ . 133
355
135
123
355 129
130
140
199
199
Audi connect (Infotainment) ........ 190, 196
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Services overview . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Starting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
Audi drive select . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Audi magnetic ride
refer to Suspension control . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 229
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-Fi . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Audio files . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 232
Audio player
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Wi-Fi audio p lay er . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 227
Audio track 235
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Index
Audi pre sense . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130, 133
Aud i Service Repair Manuals and Literature 383
Audi side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 140
Rear cross-traffic assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
Audi smartphone interface . . . . . . . . . 241, 245
Aud i virtual cockp it
refer to Instrument cluster . . . . . . . . . . . . . 10
AUTO
Automatic climate control system . . . . . . .
69
Automatic headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Auto Lock (centr al locking system) . . . . . . . . 31
Automatic belt retractor . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 264
Automatic climate control system
refer to Climate control system
(automatic) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
68, 69
Automatic power top
refer to Power top . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 42
Automatic transmission . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Driving tips . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Emergency mode . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Hill descent control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 87
Kick -down . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
88
Launch control program . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 89
Malfunction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Manual shift ing (tiptronic mode) . . . . . . . . 88
Selector lever . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Selector lever emergency re lease . . . . . . . . 90
Selector lever lock . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Selector lever positions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 84
Shift padd les . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 88
Automatic wipe/wash system . . . . . . . . . . . . 55
Auto Safety Hotline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
258
Auxiliary climate contro l . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
AUX input . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 230
Average consumption ........... .... . 17, 18
Average speed . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17, 18
B
BACK button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 154
Bag hooks . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
63, 65
Balance (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
Bass (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 247
388
Battery
In the key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
32
also refer to High-voltage battery . . . . . . . 92
also refer to Vehicle battery . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Before driv ing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 249
Belt tensioners . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Blended gasoline . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 314
Blower
Automat ic climate control system . . . . . . .
70
Bluetooth
Audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
226
Connecting a cell phone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Boost . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Booster seats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 304
Boost pressure indicator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 19
Brakes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Brake assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 148
Brake fluid . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 326
Electromechanical parking brake . . . . . . . . 81
Emergency braking function . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Break-in security feature . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 36
Breaking in
New brake pads . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
150
New engine . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
New tires . .... .. .. .. ............. .. 337
Browser
refer to Media center . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 233
Bulbs . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 373
Buttons
Control panel (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
154
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . 13, 16
Programming (multifunction steering
wheel) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 15
Switching the Infotainment system display
on/off . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
155
C
Cable (USB adapter/AUX connector cable) 229
California Proposition 65 Warning . . . . . . . 319
Battery specific . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 327
Call list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Call options . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188