2018 AUDI A4 Control

wait for the signal tone (beep) to say a new
command.
Volum e: you can adjust t he volume of the
prompts by turning the control knob.
Indi vidual sp eech training (only when the vehi­
cle is stationary): yo u can adapt the vo ice recog­
ni tion system to yo ur vo ice or pronunc iation in
order to improve the system 's ability to recognize
your speech . Individua l train ing is comprised of
20 speech entries that consist of commands and
sequences of numbers. Yo u can delete the pro­
grammed voice training w ith the
Reset indi vidu­
al speech training
function.
Display brightnes s
You can adjust the brightness of the Infotain ­
m ent system disp lay by turning the control knob.
Factory s ettings
The fo llow ing funct ions can be reset to the facto­
r y default settings :
-Sound setting s
- Rad io
- Media sett ings
- Jukebo x*
- Directory
-Tel ephone
- Bluetooth and Wi -Fi *
- Nav igat ion sett ings *
- Nav iga tion and onlin e mem ory *
- Voice recognition s ystem *
- Shortcut ke ys
- Me ssage se ttings *
-A pps*
- Tool tips
- Aud i conn ect *
- Aud i smartphone in terface *
You can se lect the desired functions individually
or all at once with the option
S ele ct all ent rie s.
Select and confirm Res tore factor y settings .
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Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your connected devices and their network sta ­
tus .
Settings Connection mana ger I
====-... · • Prima hone: MyPhone ..
c M yPhone
• Secondary phone :
" Data connection:
• MM I connect App :
• Audi smartphone:
Fig. 221 Co nnect io n manager
@
Not connected
Not connected
Not connected
Not
connect"d
.,. Select: ! M EN UI button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI setting s> Connection manager .
.,. Select and confirm a menu item.
If a mobile device was already connected and you
select and confirm the corresponding menu item,
the device name and connect ion mode a re dis­
played under the menu item
~ fig. 221.
You can indiv idually Connect(~ or Disconnect
(0) a pa ired dev ice .
Primary phone
Applies to : veh icles w ith telep hone
- Connect new de vice : search for and connect a
cell phone.
- List of d evic es alre ady pai red : select you r cell
phone from the list of all the dev ices that a re
already paired.
Secondary phone
Appl ies to: veh icles w ith telep hone
- Connect new device: sea rch fo r and connect a
cell phone .
-List of devi ces alre ad y paired : select yo ur ce ll
phone from the list of all the devices that a re
already paired .
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Sys te m setting s
Data connection
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
- The data conne ction is made using the embed­
ded SIM card
l) ¢page 188. You do not need to
adjust any additional se ttings.
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Always follow the info rmation found in ¢ (D in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
MMI connect app
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement: the Audi MMI conn ect app must
be installed and open on your mobile device .
-Co nnect n ew d evice: search for and connect a
mobile device (s uch as a smartphone).
- List of devic es already paired : select your mo­
bile device from the l ist of a ll the devi ces that
are already paired.
Audio player
Applies to vehicles with Bluetooth or Wi- Fi audio player
Blueto oth play er*
Req uirement: the Bl uetooth funct ion and visib ili­
ty must be switched on in the MMI
¢ page 250
and on the ce ll phone.
- Conn ect n ew devic e : press the contro l knob.
Se lect
Blue to oth audio pl ayer. Search for and
connect a mobile device.
- List of device s already pai red : select a Bl ue­
tooth device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paired .
Wi-Fi audio player *
Requirement: the Wi-Fi hotspot on the M MI
¢ page 194 and on you r cell phone must be
sw itched on.
- Connect new de vic e: press the contro l knob .
Search for and connect a Wi-Fi capable device .
-Di scon nect Wi -Fi audio pla yer : deact ivate the
Wi-Fi on your Wi-Fi capab le device . The dev ice
will be automat ically removed from the list .
l) SIM card in sta lled in t he veh icle at th e fact ory.
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(D Note
Always fo llow the information found in ¢(!) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
Directory
App lies to : vehicles wit h telepho ne
Display contacts from a cell phone (or an addi­
tional cell phone).
Requirement: no cell phones ca n be connected to
the MMI using the
Hand sfr ee profi le .
- Connect new devic e: search for and connect a
new cell phone .
-Lis t of devi ces alre ad y paired : select your ce ll
phone from t he list of all the cell phones that
are a lready paired .
Audi smartphone
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i smartphone interface
- Connect you r ce ll phone to the A udi music in ­
terface ¢
page 234 using a USB adapter
¢page 233, fig . 213.
- Select your cell phone from the list of cell
phones that have a lready been connected.
· Additional options
Depend ing on the selected function, you can use
the righ t control button to access the availab le
additional options in the connection manager .
Delete Bluetooth de vic e*
The selected ce ll phone/mobile device is discon­
nected from the MMI and is removed from the
li st of all devices that are already pai red.
Show Blu etooth profiles*
You can Connect or Disconne ct the H andsfr ee,
Me ssag es* , Di rector y/contact s
and Bluetooth
aud io pl ayer
p rofiles separately.
Bluetooth settings *
- Bluetooth :
select and confi rm a setting for the
Bl uetoo th connection visibility . Se lect
Vi sible Ill-

System settings
Sound settings
The sound distribution and volume of the MMI
con be adjusted individually. The settings depend
on vehicle equipment.
F ig . 222 Ad justing t he ba lance/fade r
.. Select : I MENU I button> Sound > left contro l
button >
Entertainment.
Treble/ Bass
You can a djust the Treble and Bass settings by
turning t he control knob . The changed settings
only apply for the a udio source that is act ive at
the t ime. Th is allows you to ad just t he sound set­
tings for each audio source sepa rately .
Balance/fader (Sound focus)
- Adjusting the sound dist ribution to the left or
right :
press the control knob . T ur n the control
knob to the left or right to the des ired position.
- Adjusting the sound dist ribution to the front
or rear :
press the contro l knob again. Turn the
contro l knob to the left or right to the desired
pos ition.
- Adjust ing the sound distribution using the
MMI touch* :
move your finger on the MMI
touch contro l panel in the desired d irection.
Sound effects
Select and confirm a Focus setting:
- All : all speakers in the vehicle are active (sym ­
metr ica l sound dist ribution) .
-Front : only the speakers in the front of the ve­
hicle a re active.
- Rear *: only the speakers in the rea r of the veh i-
cle are active .
Select and confirm a
3D effect * setting (surround
sound):
- Off : the 3 D effect is sw itched off.
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- low : the 3D e ffec t is optimized, fo r exam ple
for aud io books .
-Medium: the 3D effect is optim ized for all sour-
ces.
- High : the 3 D effe ct is at the m aximum.
Subwoofer*
Turn the cont rol knob to adjust the subwoofer .
Speed dependent volume control
Turn the control knob to adjust the p layback vo l­
ume to the no ise ins ide the veh icle.
Volume settings
· Adjusting the volume
The volume of an audio source or a system mes­
sage (for exampl e, from the voice recognition
system*) con be adjusted direc tly while the
sound is ploying using the On/Off knob.
- Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn the
On /O ff
knob @<=:> page 155, fig. 159 to the
r igh t or left .
-Muting or pausing : press the On/Off knob
briefly .
Or: turn the O n/Off knob to the left un­
til the symbo l@ <=:>
page 165 appe ars. An ac­
t ive audio/vi deo source is stopped .
-Unmuting or resuming : press t he On/Off knob
briefly .
Or: turn the O n/O ff knob to the right.
& WARNING
-To redu ce the ris k of an accident, ad just t he
volume of the a udio system so that a udible
signals from o utside the vehicle, such as po­
lice and fire sirens , can be hea rd easily at all
times.
(D Tips
Volumes that a re too high or too low are au­
tomatically adjusted to a set level when the
M MI is switched on.
Adjusting the system volume
.. Select : !ME NUI button> Sound > left cont rol
button .

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Telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Mute telephone : messages and ring tones are se t
to mute .
Ringtone : see¢ page 185, Ringtone and volume
se ttings .
Ringtone volume :
you can adjust the volume of
the selected ringtone by turning the co ntro l
knob.
Message volume : you can ad just the volume of
the no tifica tion for an i ncoming tex t message by
turn ing t he control knob .
Microphone input level : you can adjust the call
volume during a phone ca ll by tu rning the co ntro l
knob .
Navigation
Applies to: veh icles with navigation system
Voice guidance : see ¢page 213.
Voice guidance during phone call : see
¢page 213.
Voice guidanc e volume : you can adjust the voice
g ui dance vo lume by turn ing t he con trol knob. Or:
you can adj ust the vo ice gu idan ce vo lume durin g
active rou te gu idance by tu rning the On/Off
knob.
Entertainment fader: t he v olume of audi o play­
ba ck can be tempo rarily lowe red when the p ark­
in g system or voi ce g uidance is active.
Voice recognition system
App lies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Command display : see¢ page 248 .
Short dialog : see¢ page 248.
Volume: see ¢ page 248.
Individual speech training : see ¢page 248 .
Parking aid*
You can ad just the vo lume of the signal tone by
turn ing t he control knob.
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System settings
-Adjusting th e Front volume : select and con­
fi rm
High , Medium or Low .
- Adjusting
the Rear volume : select and con firm
High , Medium or Low .
MMI touch volume*
Yo u can adjus t the vol ume of t he p romp ts fo r the
MM I touch* by turnin g the cont rol k nob.
Restarting the MMI
Fig . 223 Button co mbinatio n to res ta rt t he syste m
.,. Briefly p ress the cont rol knob and both buttons
at the same time to immediate ly open t he
menu upward
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Software license
information
Information on the software contained in the
MMI and the license agreement.
- Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > le ft con trol
button >
System maintenance > Version infor ­
mation.
- Or :
online a t www.audiusa.com /softwareinfo .
Information on the software contained in the
head-up display and the license agreement .
-Re quir emen t: the vehicle mus t be sta tion ary.
- Press th e co ntro l knob to close the info rmat ion .
Or : sta rt dr ivin g.
Information on the software contained in the
instrument cluster and the license agreement.
Press t he reset button 10.01 twice within five sec­
onds of switching the ign ition
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Driving safety
-Always sit in an upright position and never
lean against or place any part of your body
too close to the area where the airbags are located .
- Before driving, always adjust the front seats
and head restraints properly and make sure
that all passengers are properly restrained .
- Never adjust the seats while the vehicle is
moving . Your seat may move unexpectedly
and you could lose control of the vehicle.
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted back, the greater the risk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety belt and improper seating position .
- Children must always ride in child safety
seats
c::> page 295 . Special precautions ap­
ply when installing a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat
c::> page 2 71 .
Proper seating position for the f ront
passenger
The proper front passenger seating position is
important for safe, relaxed driving.
For your own safety and to reduce the risk of in­
jury in the event of an accident, we recommend
that you adjust the seat for the front passenger
to the following position:
.. Adjust the angle of the seatback so that it is in
an upright position and your back comes in full
contact with it whenever the vehicle is moving.
.. Applies to: adjustable head restraints: Adjust
the head restraint so the upper edge is as even
a s possible with the top of your head . If that is
not possible, try to adjust the head restraint so
that it is as close to this position as possible
c::> page 66 .
.. Keep both feet flat on the floor in front of the
front passenger seat.
.. Fasten and wear safety belts correct­
ly <=:> page 266.
For detailed information on how to adjust the
front passenger's seat, see
c::> page 65.
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A WARNING , _
Front seat passengers who are unbelted, out
of position or too close to the airbag can be
seriously injured or killed by the airbag as it
unfolds. To help reduce the risk of serious
personal injury:
- Passengers must always sit in an upright po­
sition and never lean aga inst or place any
part of their body too close to the area
where the airbags are located.
- Passengers who are unbelted, out of posi­
tion or too close to the airbag can be seri­
ously injured by an airbag as it unfolds with
great force in the blink of an eye.
- Always make sure that there are at least
10 inches (25 cm) between the front pas­
senger's breastbone and the instrument
panel.
- Always make sure that there are at least 4 inches (10 cm) between the front passen­
ger's knees and the lower part of the instru­
ment panel.
- Each passenger must always sit on a seat of
their own and properly fasten and wear the
safety belt belonging to that seat.
- Before driving, always adjust the front pas­
senger seat and head restraint properly.
- Always keep your feet on the floor in front
of the seat. Never rest them on the seat, in­
strument panel, out of the window, etc . The
airbag system and safety belt will not be
able to protect you properly and can even in ­
crease the risk of injury in a crash .
- Never drive with the backrest reclined or
tilted far back! The farther the backrests are
tilted back, the greater the r isk of injury due
to incorrect positioning of the safety be lt
and improper seat ing position.
- Ch ildren must always ride in child safety
seats
c::> page 295. Special precautions ap­
ply when installing a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat
c::> page 2 71.

Pedal area
Pedals
The pedals must always be free to move and
must never be interfered with by a floor mat or
any other object.
Make sure that all pedals move freely without in­
terference and that noth ing prevents them from
returning to their original positions .
Only use floor mats that leave the pedal area free
and can be secured with floor mat fasteners.
If a brake circuit fails, increased brake pedal trav­
e l is required to bring the vehicle to a full stop.
A WARNING
Pedals that cannot move freely can cause loss
of vehicle control and increase the risk of seri­
ous injury.
- Never place any objects in the driver's foot­
well. An object could get into the pedal area and interfere w ith pedal function. In case of
sudden braking or an accident, you would not be ab le to brake or accelerate!
-Always make sure that nothing can fall or move into the dr iver's footwe ll.
Floor mats on the driver side
Always use floor mats that can be securely at­
tached to the floor mat fasteners and do not in­terfere with the free movement of the pedals .
... Make sure that the floor mats are properly se­
cured and cannot move and interfere with the
pedals
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Use only floor mats that leave the pedal area un­
obstructed and that are firmly secured so that
they cannot slip out of pos it ion . You can obtain
suitable floor mats from your authorized Audi
dealer.
Floor mat fasteners are installed in your Audi .
Fl oor mats used in your vehicle must be attached
to these fasteners. Properly securing the floor mats will prevent them from sliding into posi-
Driving safety
tions that could interfere with the pedals or im­
pair safe operation of your vehicle in other ways.
.&_ WARNING
-
Pedals that cannot move freely can res ult in a
l oss of vehicle control and increase the risk of
serious personal injury.
-Always make sure that floor mats are prop­
erly secured.
- Never p lace or install floor mats or other
f loor coverings in the vehicle that cannot be
proper ly secured in place to prevent them
from slipping and interfer ing with the ped­
als o r the ab ility to control the vehicle.
- Never p lace or install floor mats or other
f loor cove rings on top of already installed
floor mats . Additional floor mats and other
cover ings will reduce t he si ze of the pedal
a rea and in terfere with the pedals.
- Always p roperly re insta ll and secure floor
mats that have been take n out fo r clean ing .
- Always make sure that objects cannot fall
into the d river footwell whi le the vehicle is
mov ing. Objec ts can become trapped under
the brake pedal and accelerator pedal caus­
ing a loss of vehicle control.
Storing cargo correctly
Loading the luggage compartment
All luggage and other objects must be properly stowed and secured in the luggage compart­
ment.
F ig. 226 Safe load positio ning: place heavy objects as low
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Never rely on airbags alone for protection. Even
when they deploy, airbags provide on ly additional
protection. Airbags are not supposed to dep loy in
all kinds of accidents. A lthough your Audi is
equipped with airbags, all vehicle occupants, in­
cluding the dr iver, must wear safety belts cor ­
rectly in order to minimize the risk of severe in­
jury or death in a crash .
Remember too, that airbags will deploy only
once and that your safety belts are always there
to offer protect ion in those accidents in w hich
a ir bags are not supposed to deploy or when they
have already deployed. Unbelted occupants can
also be thrown o ut of the vehicle where even
more severe or fatal injur ies can occur.
It is also important for the rear passengers to
wear safety belts correctly . Unbelted passengers
in the rear seats endanger not only themse lves
but also the driver and other passengers
¢ fig. 231. In a frontal collision they will be
thrown forward violently, where they can hit and
injure the driver and/or front seat passenger .
Safety belts protect
People think it's possible to use the hands to
brace the body in a minor collision . It 's simply
not true!
Fig. 232 Driver is correct ly restra ined in a sudden b rak ing
maneuver
Safety belts used properly can make a big differ­
ence. Safety belts he lp to keep passengers in
thei r seats, gradually reduce energy leve ls ap­
plied to the body in an acciden t, and help prevent
the uncontrolled movement that can cause seri ­
ous injuries. In addition, safety belts reduce the
danger of being thrown out of the vehicle.
Safety belts
Safety belts attach passengers to the car and give
them the benefit of being slowed down more
gently or "softly" through the
"give" i n the safety
belts, crush zones and other safety features engi ­
neered into today's vehicles. By "absorbing" the
kinetic ene rgy over a longer period of time, the
safety belts make the forces on the body more
"tolerab le" and less likely to ca use injury .
Although these examples are based on a frontal collision, safety be lts can also substantially re ­
duce the r isk of injury in other k inds of crashes.
So, whether you're on a long trip or just go ing to
the corner store, always buckle up and make sure
others do, too. Acciden t statist ics show that vehi­
cle occupants properly wearing safety belts have
a lower risk of being injured and a much better
chance of surviving an accident . Properly using
safety belts also greatly increases the ability of
the supp lemental airbags to do their job in a col­
lision. For this reason, wearing a safety belt is le­
gally required in most count ries including much
of the United States and Canada .
Although your Aud i is equipped with airbags, you
still have to wear the safety belts provided. Front
airbags, for example, are activated only in some
frontal collisions. The front airbags are not act i­
vated in all frontal collisions, in side and rear col­
lisions , in rollovers or in cases where there is not
enough deceleration through impact to the front
of the vehicle. The same goes for the other air bag
systems in your Audi . So, always wear your safety
belt and make sure everybody in your vehicle is
properly restrained!
Important safety instructions about safety
belts
Safety belts must always be correctly positioned
across the strongest bones of your body.
.,. Always wear safety belts as illustrated and de­
scribed in this chapter.
.,. Make sure that your safety belts are always
ready for use and are not damaged.
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Airbag system
Important information
Importance of wearing safety belts and
sitting properly
Airbags are only supplemental restraints. For
airbags to do their job, occupants must always
properly wear their safety belts and be in a prop­ er seating position.
For your safety and the safety of your passen­
gers, before driving off, always :
.,. Adjust the driver's seat and steering wheel
properly
9 page 255,
.,. Adjust the front passenger's seat properly
¢page 256,
.,. Wear safety belts properly¢ page 265,
.,. Always properly use the proper child restraint
to protect children ¢
page 295.
In a collision, airbags must inflate within the
blink of an eye and with considerable force. The
supplemental airbags can cause injuries if the
driver or the front seat passenger is not seated
properly. Therefore in order to help the airbag to
do its job, it is important, both as a driver and as
a passenger to sit properly at all times.
By keeping room between your body and the
steering wheel and the front of the passenger
compartment, the airbag can inflate fully and
completely and provide supplemental protection in certain frontal
collisions ¢ page 255, Correct
passenger seating positions .
For details on the
operation of the seat adjustment controls
¢page 65.
It's especially important that children are proper­
ly restrained
¢page 295.
There is a lot that the driver and the passengers
can and must do to help the individual safety fea­
tures installed in your Audi work together as a
system.
Proper seating position is important so that the
front airbag on the driver side can do its job. If
you have a physical impairment or condition that prevents you from sitting properly on the driver
seat with the safety belt properly fastened and
Airbag system
reaching the pedals, or if you have concerns with
regard to the function or operation of the Ad­
vanced Airbag System, please contact your au­
thori zed Audi dealer or qualified workshop, or
call Audi Customer Relations at 1-800-822-2834
for possible modifications to your vehicle.
When the airbag system deploys, a gas generator
will fill the airbags, break open the padded cov­ ers, and inflate between the steering wheel and
the driver and between the instrument panel and
the front passenger. The airbags will deflate im­
mediately after deployment so that the front oc­
cupants can see through the windshield again
without interruption.
All of this takes place in the blink of an eye, so
fast that many people don't even realize that the airbags have deployed. The airbags also inflate
with a great deal of force and nothing should be
in their way when they deploy. Front airbags in
combination with properly worn safety belts slow
down and limit the occupant's forward move­
ment . Together they help to prevent the driver
and front seat passenger from hitting parts of
the inside of the vehicle while reducing the forces
acting on the occupant during the crash . In this
way they help to reduce the risk of injury to the
head and upper body in the crash. Airbags do not
protect the arms or the lower parts of the body.
Both front airbags will not inflate in all frontal
collisions . The triggering of the airbag system de­
pends on the vehicle deceleration rate caused by
the collision and registered by the electronic con­
trol unit . If this rate is below the reference value
programmed into the control unit, the airbags
will not be triggered, even though the car may be badly damaged as a result of the collision. Vehi­
cle damage, repair costs or even the lack of vehi­
cle damage is not necessarily an indication of
whether an airbag should inflate or not.
Since the circumstances will vary considerably between one collision and another, it is not possi­
ble to define a range of vehicle speeds that will
cover every possible kind and angle of impact
that will always trigger the airbags . Important
factors include, for example, the nature (hard or
soft) of the object which the car hits, the angle of
impact, vehicle speed , etc. The front airbags will
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