2018 AUDI A3 SEDAN navigation

Audi conn ect (Infotainment)
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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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 .
.,.
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Navigat ion
-If avai lab le, confirm the input suggestion* to
complete the entry or a word suggestion*. See
¢ page 161 , Letter/number speller.
- Turn the control knob to the rig ht to change
the results list.
- Se lect and confirm a destination from the re -
su lts list .
- Se lect and confirm
Start rout e guidance .
The route d isplays as an ove rview in the map.
Route g uidance is a lready act ive.
Na rrow ing the se arch area
All countr ies/states are se lected at the factory
for the free text search.
- Se lect the right control button >
Country /state
selection
i n the input field (D ¢ page 201,
fig. 182.
- Se lect the country or state ( • ) that shou ld be
searched for in the free text search in order to
narrow the number of results and increase the
search speed. The selected entry in the coun­
try/state se lection is sto red .
Or : select All
countrie s/ state s.
(D Tips
- The MMI input suggest ions depend on the
l ast navigated destinations .
- Up to 50 entries ca n be sto red in the last
dest inat ions list.
- Additional informat io n on free text searches
ca n be found unde r
¢page 162.
Loading previous destinations
App lies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
Your last destinations are automatically stored
and can be loaded directly as a destination .
Requirement: a destination was already navigat­
ed to.
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
¢ page 201, fig . 182.
Your last destination is listed direct ly in t he Enter
de stination
menu under the home add ress and
ident ified with the
symbol @¢ page 201,
fig. 182.
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- Select and confirm one of the last destinations
from the list .
- Select and confirm
Start route guidance.
D eleting previous destinations
- Select one of the last destinations from the list.
- Select: r ight control button>
Delete destina-
tion
> Del ete this last de stination or Delete all
last destinations.
The selected destinat ion or all last dest inat ions
i s/are deleted and no longer d isplayed in the
En­
ter destination
men u.
Entering an address
App lies to: vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
As an alternative to free text search, you can al­
so enter an address in stages .
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destinat ion menu is displayed
¢page 201, fig . 182 .
~ Select: left control button > Enter address .
- Ente ring a destination using a country /state :
select and confirm Country . Select and confirm
a country/state d irectly from the list .
Or :
search for a co unt ry/state us ing the input f ield .
-Entering a de stination u sing the City /ZIP
code :
select and confirm City/ZIP code . Enter a
city or a ZI P code .
Or: select and co nfirm a city
from the list.
- Select and confirm additional details about t he
destination s uch as
Street , Hou se number or
Downtown .
- De stination entry using a street intersection *:
Requirement: you must ente r a street. Select
and co nfirm
Int erse ction . Selec t and confi rm a
s tr eet directly from the list.
Or : search for a
s treet us ing the inp ut fie ld .
- Sele ct and confirm
Start route guidance .

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Setting a home address/favorite as the
destination
Ap plies to: ve hicles wit h nav igation system
You can quickly and easily start route guidance
to your home address using the home address
function. Favorites allow easier access to fre­
qu ently used destinations .
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly un til
the
Enter de stination menu is displayed
¢ page 201, fig. 182 .
Setting a home address as the destination
Requirement: a home address must be stored
¢page 207 .
Your Home address is shown d irectly in the Enter
de stination
menu @Q page 201, fig . 182 .
-Se lect : Home address > Start route guidan ce .
Setting a favorite as the destination
Req uiremen t: a f avorite must be stored as a des ­
tination
¢ pag e 208 .
- Ente r at leas t the first three lette rs of the de­
s ir ed favorite in the free text search inp ut fie ld.
T he f avorites found are shown in the Info tain­
ment system
display @) ¢pag e 201, fig . 18 2.
- Se lect and co nfirm the desi red en try.
- Se lect and confirm
Start route guidance .
@ Tips
- Additional settings for the home address
can be found un der
¢ pag e 20 7.
- Additional settings for the favorites can be
fo und
u nder ¢ page 208 .
Naviga tion
Transferring a destination from the directory
Applies to: veh icles w it h navigat ion syste m
You can navigate dir ectly to destinations in the
direc tory.
Fig . 18 3 Possible di rec to ry/c onta cts
Requireme nt: an address with navigation data or
a nav iga tion dest inat io n m ust already be as­
s igned to a
contac t¢ page 208, Direc tory con­
tacts.
.. Press the I NAV /MAPI button repeatedly u ntil
t he
Enter destination men u is displayed
¢page 201, fig. 182.
.. Sele ct: left con trol bu tton > Dire ctory > a con-
tact .
The di rectory/con tac ts are shown in a lphabe tical
order and are marked with symbols to indica te
the storage locat ion:
@ B usiness add ress
@ Private add ress
@ Bus iness destination
@ Pr iv a te des tination
- Select and confirm an address or a des tina tion .
W hen you have selected a destination, t he
route guid ance can be sta rted directly.
- Check the address input again when se lecting
an add ress.
- Then select and co nfirm
Start route guidance .
Additional directory functions in the navigation
system can be found unde r¢
page 208.
{!) Tips
-Addresses that have been imported from
your cell phone into the MMI can also be used as a destination.
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Navigat ion
-If a contact is grayed out in the directory,
this contact has neither a destination nor an
address assigned to them.
Point of interest search
Applies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
.. Press the I NAV /MAPI bu tton repeatedly until
t he
E nte r d estination menu is displayed
¢page 201 , fig . 1 82 .
.. Select : left cont rol button > Point s of intere st.
-C hanging the search area : select and confirm
Sear ch ar ea > a search area from the list .
The following search categories are avai lab le:
Nearb y: points o f interes t can be sele cted from
different categories . The points o f interest are
list ed starting from the immediate vicinity of the
vehicle up to a radi us of approximate ly 124
miles (200 km).
Along the route: points of inte rest a long the
route can on ly be select ed during active rout e
gu idance. The points of interest are located d i­
rect ly along or in the immediate vicinity of the
calcul ated route. The points of interest can like­
wise be selected from various categor ies . For ex ­
ample, you can search for a hotel or park ing lot
at the destination .
Near destin ation /Near stopo ver : po ints of inter­
est near a destination or a stopover can only be
selected dur ing active route guidance . T he poi nts
of interest can likewise be se lected from va rious
ca tegor ies. For examp le, you ca n search fo r a ho ­
tel or parking lot a t the destination.
In new city : select a country/state or searc h in a
new c ity . Ente r the name of the des ired c ity .
P oints of i nte rest can be selected from var ious
ca tegor ies. Th is f unction allows you to searc h for
points of interes t in any ci ty regardless of the ac ­
tive route guidance or the vehicle position.
-Sea rch for a p oint of inter est name in these­
lec ted search are a:
en ter the name of the po int
of inte rest .
-Sear ching f or a poin t of inter est in a specifi c
ca tegory :
select Select cat egory . Select and
confirm a ca tegory such as
Restaurant s.
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(D Tips
-Distances to points of interest are displayed
as a stra ight -line d istance from your current
location. The actual d istance from your cur­
rent location to the point of interest is up­
dated automatically. The list of found
points of interest is not resorted when this
happens.
-T here may be entr ies in the l ist that cannot
be displayed comp letely due to t heir length .
Select the cor respond ing ent ry from the
list. Select: r ight cont rol b utton> Show des­
ti na tion det ails. De tailed informa tion fo r
the se lected entry in the list is then dis­
played .
Online point of interest search (online
search)
App lies to: vehicles wit h a navigation system and Audi co n­
nect (Infota inment)
You can search for points of interest on the In ­
t e rnet .
Requirement: the requirements for Aud i connect
(Infotai nment) must be met
¢ page 190 .
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter des tination me nu is displayed
~ page 201, fig. 182 .
.. Select: left control button > Online sear ch . Th e
searc h area last set is displayed in the inpu t
fie ld .
-C hanging the search area : select: right cont rol
bu tton >
S elect sear ch are a.
-Searching for onlin e destinations in thes e­
l ec ted search ar ea :
ente r a new c ity/state if
necessary. En ter the search term, such as hotel.
Press the contro l knob. Se lect and confirm an
online destination from the list.
-Sea rching for online de stinations in a specific
categor y:
se lect and confirm Sele ct category.
Select and confirm a category such as Re stau­
rants .
Find w hich search areas are avai lab le under
¢ page 204 , Point of interest search .
You can search for online destinations using the
vo ice recog nitio n
sys tem ¢ table on page 173. .,..

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(D Tips
Always read the chapter¢ page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general information .
Accessing destinations from myAudi
account
Applies to: veh icles with a navigation system and Audi con­
nect (Infotainment)
Import individual destinations from your myAudi
account into the
MMI.
Req uirement:
The requ iremen ts for Aud i connect (Infotain­
ment) must be met
¢ page 190 .
You must have a registered myAudi account at
www .audiusa .com/myaudi . You must have
ave ­
hicle assigned to your myAudi account and yo u
must have sto red one or mo re destinations .
... Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Ent er destination menu is displayed
¢ page 201, fig . 182 .
... Select: left cont rol button > myAudi contacts .
... If necessary, enter your myAudi user data o r
yo ur myAud i PIN¢
page 190 . The contacts
stored in myAudi are d isp layed.
- Se lect and confir m a conta ct.
- Se lect and confirm a priva te or b usiness desti-
nation .
- Select and co nfirm
Start route guidance .
(D Tips
-You only need to enter the myAud i user data
one time.
- You can receive your myA udi PIN if you have
set up a myAudi account.
- Fo r additional informat ion, visit
www.audiusa.com .
Entering a destination using geo
coordinates
App lies to: vehicles with navigation system
... Press the I N AV/MAPI but ton repeated ly un til
t h e
Enter de stination menu is dis played
¢page 201 , fig . 182.
Na viga tion
... Sele ct: left control button > Geographi cal coor­
dinates .
-Sele ct Latitude /Longitude .
-Press the cont ro l knob to set the individ ual va l-
ue s.
- Tur n the control knob to the left/ right to
change the selected va lue.
- Select and confirm
Start route guidance .
Adding a stopover
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
You can enter an additional destination when
route guidance is active .
Fig. 184 Example: act ive route gu ida nce w it h stopover
Requireme nt: route guidance must already be ac ­
t ive.
... Press the ! NAV/MAP I button repeatedly unti l
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
¢ page 201 , fig.182 .
Entering a destination as a stopove r
-Enter a destination in the input line
¢ page 201 .
-Select an d confirm a destinat ion from the re -
sults list .
- Select and confirm
Add as stopover.
Deleting a stopover
- Push the contro l knob up. Fre e tex t sea rc h and
ac tive route g uidance are disp laye d.
Or : turn
t he co ntro l knob to t he left un til the act ive
route guid ance is shown.
- Sele ct and confirm
Delete stopover @
¢ fig. 184 .
-The stopove r is deleted .
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Navigation Cancel route guidance
App lies to: vehicles with navigation system
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
c:::> page201, fig .182 .
.,. Turn the control knob to the left until the active
route gui dance is shown
c:::> page 205, fig. 184 .
.,. Select and confirm Cancel route guidance (D
c:::> page 205, fig. 184 . The destination is delet ­
ed.
Or : select the right control button > Cancel
route guidance .
Additional options when entering a
destination
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
.,. Press the right control button .
Depending on the selected function, the follow­
ing options may be available when entering a
destination:
Cancel route guidance : Requirement: route guid­
ance must be active. Route guidance is canceled. For addit ional information, see
c:::> page 206 .
Country information: you can d isp lay the appli­
cable urban and rural speed limits for any coun­
try/state. If this function is activated, the infor­
mat ion will be automatically shown to you in the
route information
(z) c:::> page 210, fig . 189 when
the speed limit is exceeded
c:::> page 212 .
Country/state selection: see c::> page 202, Nar­
rowing the search area.
Route criteria: see c:::> page 209, Route criteria.
Show location on map : Requirement: you must
have se lected a destination from the results list.
The destination entered is displayed on the map .
Parking at this lo cation *: Requirement: you
m ust have selected a destination from the re­
sults list . All parking options near the selected
location are displayed in the Infotainment sys ­
tem .
Delete : th e selected en try is deleted. You can de­
lete individua l entries or all entries (for example,
favorites or last destinations).
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Audi connect at this location* : Requirement: yo u
must have se lected a destination from the re­
su lts list. A llows you to search for items in the v i­
cinity of the selected location, such as
Travel in­
formation.
Online traffic data *:
the on line traffic informa­
tion
c:::> page 216 can be sw itched on or off .
Add destination to contact: see c:::> page 208.
Store as favorite: see c:::> page 208 .
Voice guidance : see c:::> page 210.
Navigation settings: see c:::> page 209.
(D Tips
Information on on line traff ic data* can also
be found on line at www.audiusa .com .
Personal route
assistance
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and personal
ro ute assistance
Your MMI con learn the routes that you drive fre­
quently and, depending on the current vehicle
position, suggest route guidance (for example,
your daily commute to work and back).
Fig. 185 E xample : personal route disp lay
Fig. 186 Info rmation o n personal route

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~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Enter de sti na tion menu is displayed
¢page 201, fig. 182 .
~ Select : right contro l button > Per son al rout e
a ss is tance .
When the function is switched on~, the MMI re ­
cords the frequently-driven routes regardless of
whether a destination was entered and reached
or not .
As long as route guidance is not active, your per ­
sonal routes are listed in the
Enter destination
menu under the home address and indicated with
the
symbol ~@ ¢ fig. 185 . When persona l
route assistance is sw itched on, th is symbol is
d isplayed in the Navigation menu a nd in the Info­
tainment system d isp lay stat us line at the same
time.
The distance to the destination and the calculat ­
ed arr ival t ime are also displayed for you r person­
a l routes. W ithout sta rt ing route gu idance, you r
MMI mo nitors the t raff ic condi tions fo r you r pe r­
sona l routes a nd s hows possib le t raff ic incidents
for the possible routes to be driven in the Info­
tainment system
disp lay @ ¢ fig. 185 .
A message will be d isp layed if the re is a large
traffic inc iden t (more than 12 m inute de lay) re ­
gardless of which menu is se lected
¢ fig. 186.
Select and confirm one of the following options :
-Start route guidance : the MMI starts the route
guida nce for the persona l route displayed and
searches for a fas ter route i f available.
- Ignor e this rout e and this m essage: the d is ­
played destination with a ll app licab le personal
routes is no longer factored into the current
trip. No more messages are shown for the dis­
played destination. The displayed destination
with all applicable personal routes w ill be fac­
tored into the trip again only after stopp ing the
vehicle and switching the ignition on aga in .
- Igno re all mes sages : all persona l routes are no
longer factored into the current trip . No more
messages are d isplayed . Messages for personal
r outes when there is increased traffic will ap­
pear aga in afte r the vehicle is stopped and t he
i gnition is sw itched on aga in.
Na vigation
As soon as you switch off personal route assis­
tance, the symbol in the status line turns off and
your trips are no longer recorded. Trips that were
already stored remain stored.
Deleting per sonal routes :
-Select the desired pe rsonal route in the Enter
de stination
menu @¢ fig. 185.
-Select: r ight control button > Delete d estina ­
tion .
D elet ing all per sonal rout es:
-Select: !MENU I button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI set tings > Factory setting s.
-Select: Navigation and online memory > Re­
store fa ctory
sett ing s¢ page 244.
(D Tips
- Persona l routes are learned based on the ve ­
hicle position. The ro ute is p rioritized ac ­
cording to how freq uent ly you drive to a
destination.
- A maximum of three personal ro utes are
displayed in the
Enter dest ination menu.
Based o n the current vehicle position, the
traff ic situat ion for the route that is most
likely to be drive n out of the three routes
w ill always be monitored .
- Please note that personal routes that have
already been stored will rema in stored after
the ignition is sw itched off and they must
be deleted ma nually.
Home address
App lies to : vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
~ Press the INAV/MAPI button repeatedly unti l
the
Enter de stination menu is disp layed
¢ page 201, fig.182 .
Storing a home address
-Select and confirm Home address @
¢ page 201, fig. 182 . After opening the home
add ress fo r th e fi rst time, you will be as ked to
create a home add ress.
- Select and confirm
Creat e now .
-Enter a dest ination or select a destination from
the l ist .
Or : .,.
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