2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN car play

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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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Audi conn ect e-tron ser vic es
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.

Navigation
-Select: a destination> right control button>
Store as home address.
Editing the home address
-Select the Home address@¢ page 201,
fig. 182.
-Se lect: right contro l button > Edit home ad ­
dress .
-Select and confirm a new desti nat io n as the
home address.
The selected destination is stored as the new home address .
Favorites
Applies to: veh icles with navigation system
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
t::> page201 , fig .182 .
-Storing a destinat ion as a favorite: search for
the desired destination us ing the input field.
Or: select and confirm a destination from the
list . Se lect: right control button >
Store as fa­
vorite .
-Renaming a favorite : select the left control
button >
Favorites > a favorite from the list >
right control button >
Rename favorite .
-Move favorite: select a favorite from the list >
right control button>
Move favorite . Select
and confirm the location of the selected favor­
ite .
-Deleting a favorite : select a favorite from the
list>
r ight control button > Delete favorite >
Delete this favorite or Delete all favorites.
Directory contacts
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Two addresses (private/business) con be as­
signed as destinations for each contact in the di­ rectory .
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
¢page 201, fig . 182.
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Storing a destination as a contact in the
directory
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI
¢page 177 .
-Select: o destination > right contro l button >
Add destination to contact.
-Select and confirm Add business destination or
Add private destination.
-Enter a name. Or: select and confirm a directo­
ry contact from the list .
- Select and confirm
Save business card.
Alternative routes
Applies to: vehicles with navigat ion system
Fig. 187 Diagram: d isp lay of a lternat ive routes in t he ove r­
view map
Requirement: a destination must be entered and
the route guidance must be started .
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
¢page 201, fig. 182 .
.. Select: right control button> Nav igation set-
tings
> Show alternative routes.
Three routes will be displayed in the overview
map after you enter a
dest ination ¢ fig. 187 .
.. Select and confirm the des ired route that you
would like to use for route guidance.
Up to three route suggestions and their proper­
ties are d isplayed on the overview map when the
function is switched
on~¢ fig. 187.
If available, the fo llow ing information will ap­
pear on the route suggestions :
-Route type (fast(!), fast alternative @, eco­
nomic route @)
- Distance to the destination and the calculated
arrival time
...

Navigation
CD HOV/carpool lanes 1): with the Avoid fu nc ­
tion, HOV lanes are excluded when calculating
ro utes . When
Allow is se lected, t he MMI will
ro ute you thro ugh HOV lanes and show them on
the map.
@Highways /@ Toll roads /@ Ferries : if the nav­
igation system sho uld not incl ude highways, to ll
roads or ferr ies
-if possib le -when calcu lating
routes, yo u can select the
Avoid function .
Voice guidance
Applies to: ve hicles with navigation system
• Press the I N AV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Enter destination menu is d isplayed
¢ pag e 201, fig. 182.
• Se lect: rig ht cont rol butto n > Voice guidance .
Voice guidance :
voice guidance can be Complete
or Shortened. With the Traffic function, voice
gu idance p romp ts are only given when the re are
traffic inc iden ts o n yo ur route. When
Off is se­
lec ted, no voice g uidance is given .
Voice guidance during phone call: voice guid­
a nce du ring a phone c all can be swi tc h ed o n or
off.
Enterta inment fader : see ¢ page 248.
Voice guidance volume : you can adjust the vo l­
ume during voice guidance using the On/Off knob
¢ page 154 Yo u can also find additional informa­
tion
u nder¢page248 .
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Map
Map operation
App lies to: vehicles with navigation system
Fig. 189 Examp le: 3D pos ition map w ith the cross hairs
switc hed off
•IN
@
Fig. 190 Examp le: standard map with the crosshairs
switc hed on
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI b utton repeatedly until
t he map is
d isplayed¢ fig . 189.
Zooming in /out on the map
-T ur n the control knob to the left or to the right.
You can also zoom in and out on the map using
the MMI touch control
pad*¢ page 158. Or:
turn the left thumbwheel on the mult ifunct ion
s t eer ing whee l*
¢page 13 .
Turning the crosshairs on/off
-Switching the cro sshairs on : press the contro l
knob in the map v iew
¢fig. 189 .
-Swit ching the crosshairs off: p ress the ! BACKI
button .
When the crosshairs are switched off¢ fig. 189:
CD Orien tation: the map is e it h er displayed as a
2D north up map or as a 2D heading up
map .
@ Distance to the destination

Navigation
-Import map updates from the SO card* to your
MMI. You can find additional information on­
li ne at www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
-Map update at an authorized Audi dealer or au ­
thorized Audi Service Facility. This can result in
additional costs.
Online map update
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con­
nect (Infotainment)
Using the online map update, you can update
the map material in your navigation system di­
rectly from your vehicle.
Fig. 192 Exa mple: disp lay of a new onl ine map update
Fig. 193 Example : select ion of a country package
Requirement:
The requirements for Audi connect Infotainment
services must be met
r=> page 190.
You must have a myAudi account and have as­
signed your vehicle to it.
Using your vehicle position, the MMI identifies
regions which you are frequently in. Based on
this, the MMI suggests update packages for
these regions, if they are avai lable .
• Select @Start download c> fig. 192 if the mes­
sage for a new map update appears in the Info­
tainment system display.
Or :
214
.. Select !MENUI button> Settings> left control
button >
System maintenance > System up­
date > Online update.
A selec tion with the available update packages
appears in the Infotainment system display
¢fig. 193.
Selecting the online map update
-Sele ct an update package from the list(~) @
r=>fig. 193.
-Confirm your select ion w ith the ! BACK I button
and go back to the select ion.
-The number and amount of data for the se lect­
ed update package are now displayed in the In­
fotainment system.
Starting the download
-Select and confirm Start download .
-Confirm the security prompt by selecting Start
download
again.
The update packages begin to download and the
status of the down load progress is shown in the
Infotainment system display.
Installation of online map updates
The downloaded map material installs after you
stop your vehicle. The new update packages in­
stall on ly after you switch
off the ign ition. After
restarting the MMI, the Infotainment system dis­
play indicates if the updates installed successful­
ly.
-Confirm the successful update with OK.
The new map material can now be used for navi­
gation.
{i) Tips
-Th e amount of available on line map up­
dates in the vehicle is limited. To update
more regions, use the map update via SD
card at www.audiusa.com/myaudi .
-Always read the chapter c> page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.

Radio
Radio
Opening the radio
The radio supports the FM, AM and SiriusXM*
(satellite radio) bonds. Using the HO Radio re­
ceiver also allows you to receive radio stations
on the FM and AM bonds in digital format.
Fig. 196 FM station list (HD Radio technology FM)
Fig. 1 97 Sir iu sXM station lis t
..,. Press t he I RADIO I bu tton .
After opening the radio, t he last opened station
list is displayed.
Selecting a station : select and conf irm a stat ion
from the station list . FM/AM stations that can be
received by digital radio are ma rked with the HD
Rad io technology
symbol ©® ¢ fig. 196. If re­
ception quality de clin es, the r ad io automatically
sw itches to the analog FM/ AM station depending
on availab ility. D igital HD Rad io sta tions * may
contain multiple additional stations *. The ava ila­
b le add itiona l stations* are listed under the radio
station. If you lose reception, the add itiona l sta­
tions* are muted since they can no longer be re­
ceived.
Setting the frequency band : press the I RADIO I
button repeatedly until the desired frequency
band is set.
(!) Pre sets
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The stat ion is stored as a preset. The symbo l
shows the stored location in the presets list (for
example, 21).
@ Radio text (shortened display )
If availab le, prog ram info rmation about the se t
station is d isplayed in a ll of the s tat io n lists.
@ Frequency
@ Station name
® Stat io n w ith HD Radio te chnolog y availa ble
©
@ Channel number ¢ fig. 197
If there is a loss of radio signal (Sir iusXM"), the
follow ing system informat io n is displayed in the
station list:
NoSignal : the tuner is current ly not receiving a
sate llite signal
0 ¢ fig . 197 .
The system information turns off when the radio
stations are received again.
(D Tips
-Contact the Si riusXM* provider if you would
like to receive satell ite programming .
- Buildings, tunnels, bridges, open areas, oth­
er veh icles o r objects on the veh icle roof can
affect reception .
- Sate llite radio is not availab le in Alaska and
Hawaii.
- iT unes tagging* is not supported by all radio
stations.
- When the App le CarPlay connection is ac­
t ive,
Tag this song for iTunes * is not availa­
ble.

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Media
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
avai lab le in the MMI. For example, you can play
audio/video* fi les from t he Jukebox* or connect
your mobi le device to the Audi mus ic interface*
and operate it through the MMI.
Notes
General
Media and format re strictions :
the MM I (includ ­
ing the SD card reader and the USB storage de ­
vice connection *) was tested wit h a variety of
products and media on the market. However,
there may be cases where ind ividual devices or
media and audio/video files* may not be recog­
n ized, may play on ly w ith restrictions, or may not
play at all.
Digital Rights Management : please note that
the audio/video* files are subjec t to copyright
protection .
The med ia drives do not play f iles that are pro ­
tected by
ORM and that are ident ified with the
symbol
rfl.
Data secu rity : never store important data on SD
cards, the Jukebox*, CDs/DVDs or mobile devices .
Aud i AG is not responsib le for damaged or lost
f il es and media .
Loading times : th e more files/fo lders/p lay lists
that are on a storage medium, the longer it will
take to load the audio/v ideo* files . Audi recom­
mends using storage med ia tha t on ly conta in au­
d io/video files* . To decrease the t ime it takes to
l oad audio/v ideo f iles*, create subfolders (fo r ex­
ample, fo r th e a rt ist o r album). The loading time
will also increase when importing fi les.
Additional information : when playing, audio
f iles are automatically displayed with any add i­
tional informat ion that is sto red (such as the ar­
tis t, trac k and albu m cover). If this informa tion is
n o t availa ble o n the sto rage med ium, t he
M MI
will check the Grace note metadata database .
Media
However, in some cases, the additional in fo rma ­
tion may not be displayed.
Re stri cted functionality : reset the Media set­
tings
t o the fac to ry defau lt settings if func tional ­
ity is restr icted
¢ page 244.
If fu nctionali ty is rest ricted, reset the Jukebox *
to the fa ctory default se tt ings ¢ page 244.
For information about the propert ies of s upport­
ed med ia and fi le formats , see
¢ page 237 .
@ Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in ¢ @ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195 .
CD/DVD operation
CD /DVD and format restrictions :
the funct iona li­
ty of individ ua l st orage media may be limited due
to the v ariety of b lank CDs/DVDs avai lab le and
t h e various capacities. Audio C Ds or video DV Ds
with copy p rotection, CDs/DVDs that do not con ­
fo rm to the standard and multi session CDs may
have limit ed playback or may not play at a ll. Audi
recommends finaliz ing the recording process
whe n creat ing mult isess io n CDs . Mult isess ion is
not supported for DVDs .
Using CDs/DVDs , the CD dr ive or the DVD drive :
to ensure correct, hig h-quality playback and to
prevent damage to the dr ive or d isc read ing er­
rors, always store CDs/DVDs in a protective
sleeve and do not expose t hem to direct sunlight .
Do
not u se:
- Damaged, dirty or scratched CDs/DVDs
- Sing le CDs/DVDs with 3 in (8 cm) d iameter
- CD/DVDs that a re not round
- CDs/DVDs w it h labe ls
- Protec tive rings
- Clea ning CDs
Thermal protection switch : CD/DVD playback
may be temporarily unavailab le if outs ide tem ­
peratures a re extremely hot or co ld . A thermal
pro tect io n sw itch is insta lled to p rotect the C D/
D VD and the laser.
La ser devi ce s: lase r devices a re divided i nto safe -
ty classes 1 to 4 in acco rdance w ith DIN I EC 76
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Media
(CO) 6/VDE 0837. The optical readers that are in ­
stalled conform to safety class
1. Lasers in this
class are very weak and well shielded, so there is no danger if used correctly.
Media drives
SO card reader
Fig. 202 Glove compa rtment : SD ca rd reader
-I n se rt in g th e S D card : the angled corner of the
SD card must face toward the right front . Sl ide
the SD ca rd into the card reader
slot @
9fig. 202 until the SD ca rd cli cks into place .
-Automatic pla yback : playback will start auto­
matically if the inserted SD ca rd contains sup­
po rted audio/v ideo fi les*
r:::.> page 23 7.
-Remo vin g the SD card : press briefly on the SD
ca rd.
The SD card reader is accessed and operated
through the
MMI @9 page 232, fig . 208 .
(D Note
Only use one-piece SD cards. If adapter cards
(SD cards with more than one piece) are used,
the card cou ld fa ll out of the adapter when
driving because of v ibrations . Ind ividual
pieces cou ld then become s tuck in the d rive
and impair the func tionality.
(D Tips
The S IM ca rd reader then does not func tion.
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DVD drive
App lies to : vehicles with a DVD dr ive
Fig. 2 03 Glove comp art m en t: DVD d riv e
-Loading a CD /DVD : the CD/DVD is pu lled in au­
tomatically . Slide the CD/DVD straight into the
DVD s lot @ with the label fac ing up
9 fig. 203 .
-Automa tic playback: playback w ill start auto­
matically if the inserted CD/DVD conta ins sup­
ported aud io/video* f iles
r:::.> page 23 7 .
-Ej ect ing a CD /DVD : press the button @
r:::.>fig . 203 .
The CD/DVD is pulled in again automat ica lly if it
is not removed from the DVD slot w ith in approx i­
mately ten seconds after ejecting it.
T he DVD drive is accessed and operated through
the
MMI @r:::.>page 232 , fig . 208.
(D Note
-N ever force a CD/DVD into the drive. The
CD/DVD is pulled in automatically .
-Do not insert CDs/DVDs with labels into the
drive. Labe ls can come loose from the CD/
DVD and damage the drive.
(D Tips
-T he CD/DVD p layback is not ensured with
audio files that have a high data rate.
-T he SIM card reader then does not function .