2018 AUDI A4 Owners Manual

Requirement: it must be possible to enter text or
numbers and the
symbol (!)¢ fig. 166 must ap­
pear in the Infotainment system display.
- Initial entry: write an individua l uppe r case or
lower case letter or number/symbol on the
MMI touch contro l pad using your finger.
A
symbol that is recognized clearly by the system
is disp layed in the Infotainment system display
(D ¢ page 158, fig. 165, confirmed with an au­
dible s ignal if necessary, and transferred to the
i nput field.
- Entering spaces: move your finger across the
MMI touch control pad from left to right.
-Deleting characters : move your finger across
the MMI touch control pad from right to left.
-Selecting the input suggestion: press the con­
trol knob.
- Switching directly to the results list: turn the
control knob to the right
- Opening the speller: select the right control
button
> Open speller. Text or numbers are en­
tered in using the speller
¢ page 162.
- MMI touch volume: press the right control but­
ton.
See r::;, page 253.
Moving the crosshairs
Appl ies to: ve hicles with MMI touch
Fig . 167 Moving the c rossha irs
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Requirement: a map must be displayed
r=>page 214.
-Showing/hiding the crosshairs: press the con­
trol knob to show the crosshairs
(D ¢ fig. 167.
To hide the crosshairs again, press the !BACK !
button (J) c:;, page 155, fig. 15 7 or¢ page 155,
fig. 158.
-Moving the crosshairs on a map : move the
crosshairs shown in the desired direction using
your finger on the MMI touch control pad
¢fig. 167.
Moving the map
Applies to : vehicles wi th MMI to uch
Fig. 168 Moving the map
gJ
I
Requirement: a map must be displayed
¢page 214.
- Showing/hiding the crosshairs : press the con­
trol knob to show the crosshairs
(D ¢ fig. 168.
To hide the crosshairs aga in, press the !BACK !
button (J) ¢ page 155, fig. 157 or c:;, page 155,
fig . 158.
-Moving the map: when the crossha irs are visi­
ble, pull two fingers in the des ired direction
across the MMI touch control pad
r=>page 216 . .,,_
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-M oving the map quickl y: when the crosshairs
are v isible, pull two fingers ac ross the
MMI
touch contro l pad quickly in the desired direc ­
tion. The map will come to a stop after several
seconds.
Zooming in/out on the map
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
Fig. 169 Zoo m in /Zoom out
Requirement: a map must be disp layed
c:> page214 .
-Zooming in /out on the map : press the control
knob to show the crosshairs . Touch the
MM I
touch contro l pad with two fingers and pull
yo ur fingers a part or together
c;, fig. 169.
Press the !BACK I button 0 to hide the crosshai rs
c;, page 155, fig . 157.
Adjusting the sound focus
Applies to : veh icles w ith MMI touch
Requirement: the Balance /fa der function must
be selected
c;, page 252.
-Moving the crosshairs for sound focus : move
your finge r in the desired direction on the
M MI
touch contro l pad.
-Storing the cro sshai rs location : press the con ­
trol knob twice.
Or : press the IBACK ! button 0
c:>page 155, fig . 157.
Using the DVD main menu
App lies to: veh icles with MMI touch
Requirement: a DVD must be p lay ing
c;, page 236 . The DVD main menu is show n.
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-Selecting a menu item : move your fin ger up/
down or left/right on the
M MI to uch control
pad .
-Confirming a selection: press the cont ro l knob.
(i} Tips
T he v olume of the voi ce g uidance pro mpts f or
the
M MI to uch * ca n be adju sted separ ately
¢ page 253 .
Control knob with
joystick function
Operation
Applies to: vehicles wi th joystick function
Fig . 170 Operat ing co ncept fo r the cont ro l knob w ith joy ·
s t ick fun ction
You can push the control knob up or down @
c;, fig. 170 or to the right or left @ .
Opening the entertainment sliding menu
Applies to : vehicles with MMI touc h
Opening the entertainment sliding menu : push
the control knob down to open the enterta in­
ment s liding
me nu@ c:>page 165, fig . 174 .
Then you can se lect and conf irm a function .
Closing the enterta inment sliding menu : push
the control knob up to close the entertainment
slid ing men u.
Or : Press the I BACK I button 0
¢ pag e 155, fig . 157 or c:> page 155, fig. 158 .

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Additional functions
Appl ies to: ve hicles with joystick function
Display ing the input field /sw itching to
s p ell er input
Push the contro l knob up ¢page 160, fig. 170 to
reach the beginning of a list in the central area or
the input field. If the input field is a lready open,
switch directly to the speller in the input fie ld by
push ing the control knob up again
¢ page 162,
Letter/number speller.
On the map
Requirement: a map must be disp layed
¢ page 214.
- Di splaying the in put fi eld : push the control
knob up.
- Di spla ying rout e guidan ce : when route guid­
ance is active , you can also display the ro ute
guidance by pushing the control knob up
¢ page 209, fig. 191 .
-Zooming in /out on the map (zoom ): turn the
contro l knob to the right/ left to zoom in/out on
the map.
A ppl ies to: ve hicles witho ut MMI touch with joystick functi on
- Showing /h iding th e cro ssha irs: press the con­
trol knob . The crosshairs are shown on the
map. Press the
I BACK I button to hide the cross­
hairs.
- Moving th e cro sshair s: when the crosshairs are
visible, turn the cont rol knob in the d irection
the crossha irs shou ld move. Press the contro l
knob and ho ld i t unti l the crossha irs are in the
desired po int on the map.
- Additional option s on the map : see
¢page 215
Adjusting the sound focus
Appl ies to: ve hicles witho ut MM I touch with joystick fun ction
Requirement: the ba la nce/fader funct ion must
be selected
¢ page 252.
- Mo ving the sound focus using the cro sshai rs :
the crossha irs can be moved horizontally. Turn
the control knob to the left or to the r ight .
Press the control knob to move the crosshai rs
vertically. Turn the contro l knob to the left o r
to the right. Press the con trol knob aga in to
save the setting.
Multi Media Interfac e
Using the DVD main menu
Requirement: a DVD must be playing
¢
page 236 . The DVD main menu is shown.
-Selecting a menu item : move the contro l knob
w it h joys tic k function up or down o r to t he left
or r ight.
- Confirming a s election : press the cont rol knob.
Opening the selection/options menu with
the control knob
Appl ies to : vehicles wi th joys tick fun ctio n
Fig . 17 1 Ope ning the select ion/opt ions menu with the
cont ro l knob
Requirement: the selection menu symbo l 3 must
be displayed in the Infotainment system d isp lay
¢fig. 171.
Opening /closing the sel ect ion m enu: push the
contro l knob to the
left ¢ fig. 171 to open these­
lection me nu. Then you can select and confirm a
funct ion usi ng the cont rol knob.
Press the
I BACK I button (J) ¢ page 155, fig. 15 7
or ~ page 155, fig . 158 to ret urn to the funct ion
one leve l up.
Requirement: the options menu symbo l
G must
be displayed in the Infotainment system display
~ fig . 171. ...
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Opening /closing the opti on s menu : push the
control knob to the rig ht
r=> fig. 171 to open the
options menu. Then you can se lect and confirm a
function using the control knob.
Press the
! BACK I button (J) r=:> page 155, fig . 157
or r=:> page 155 , fig. 158 to return to the function
one level up .
Shortcut keys
Frequently used radio stations can be stored on
the shortcut keys.
A pp lies to : ve hicles w ith a uto mat ic t ra nsmi ssio ns
T he s ho rtcu t keys a re loc ated on the M MI co ntrol
p a nel @
c> page 155, fig. 15 7.
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith manu al transmiss ion
The shortcut keys are located on the center con­
sole @r=> page 155, fig. 158.
Letter/number speller
Fig . 172 D ia gram: letter/ numbe r spe ller
You can enter letters, numbers and symbo ls in
the
MMI us ing the letter/number speller. Th is
option is ava ilable when t he input field
@ is ac­
tive <=>
fig. 172.
-Opening/clos ing the letter /number speller :
move the control knob up/down when the input
field is active .
Or: select t he right control but·
ton
> Open speller /Close speller .
-Entering characters : turn the control knob with
the character
selection @c> fig. 172 to the de -
162
Storing radio st ation s: turn the contro l knob to
the desired radio station i n a list (for examp le, a
rad io station in the FM station list). Press and
hold the desired shortcut key for several seconds.
The act ive radio station w ill be stored on the
sho rtc ut key .
Accessing a radio station : press the shortcut key .
Displaying a radio station : swipe you r finge r over
the shortcut keys.
Deleting a stored radio station : reset the Short·
cut keys
t o t he fa ctory default se tt ing
r=:> page 249.
{!) Tips
It
is no t possible to enter numbers using the
s h or tcut keys. U se the number spe ller
c>page 162 or MM I touch* c>page 158 to en­
ter numbers .
sired symbol. Press the control knob to confirm
the character. Your input is displayed in the in­
put field @. When you have entered a ll of the
characters, select and confirm the
I L ISTI butto n
@r=> fig . 172 . Or: push the control knob down .
-Entering accented characters (such as a, ~. ii,
o )*: tu rn the control knob with the characte r
se lec tio n @ c=> fig. 172 to a character. To open
the selected accen ted char acters, press an d
hold the con trol knob. Turn the con trol knob
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N .... 0 0
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with the character selection@¢ fig. 172 to an
accented character. Press the control knob to
insert the accented character. To close the ac ­
cented characters without se lecting a charac­
ter, press and hold the control knob again.
Or:
select and confirmlaou l(z) ¢fig .172. Select
and co nfirm an accented character .
-Deleting characters: select and confirm<&I @
<=> fig. 172. To delete all characters in the input
field, press and hold the control knob on
<&I un­
t il all characters in the input field are deleted.
-Entering special characters : select and con­
firm I
!&?I@ <=> fig. 172 or I 123 1@ . Select and
confirm the desired special character (for ex­
amp le, a hyphen or period) with the number
speller .
-Input assistance: in some cases such as in navi­
gation*, there is a wo rd suggestion* @
Symbol/Description Description
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¢ fig. 172 based on available entries while you
are entering data. You can select this sugges ­
tion by pushing the control knob upward .
-Results list: in some cases, such as in the direc­
tory, the system switches automatically to the
resu lts list based on available entries ®
<=> fig. 172. Select and confirm a suggestion
from the list.
Requirement: the input
field @<=> fig. 172 must
be active.
- Switching between speller and MMI touch* :
the handwriting recognition for the MMI touch
control pad* is activated automatically. Simply
start wr iting.
Overview of symbols in the speller
The symbols in the letter/number speller are ex­
plained in the followin g table:
CD ILIST lorB Switches to the rresults list.
@ Input field Displays the current input .
® Results list Displays
a list with suggestions based on the letters already
en-
tered.
@
+
Switches from lower case to upper case letters or from upper case
to lower case letters.
® E
Opens additional speller options, for example Close speller and
Clear input field
® 1,&71 Character sets and special characters
0 laou l Displays accented characters (such as a,~. f\, o).
Switches from letter to number input or from number to letter in-
® 1123!/IABCI
put .
® ...__. Adds a space in the inp ut field .
@ Character selection Highlights the selected character .
@ ..
Inserts the suggested word" when you push the control knob up .
@ ~ Deletes the character to the left of the cursor.
@ Tips
Accented characters are not available for ev­
ery letter.
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Free text search
Applies to: ve hicles w ith free tex t search
Using the free text search, you can select the or­
der that the search terms are entered in the in­
put field.
Fig . 173 Diagram : free text search o n te lepho ne
Free text search is available in the Vehicle", Ra­
dio *, Media *, Telephone *, Navigation*
and Audi
connect*
menus .
Opening free text search
"'Select: I MENU I button > desired menu item
(such as Telephone ).
"' Keep turning the control knob to the left until
th@ free text search input field (D c::> fig. 173
appears . Or: push the control knob up to open
the input field
(D .
The handwriting recognition for the MMI touch
control pad* is automatically activated. Simply
start writ ing .
Free text search for an entry
"'Enter one or more search terms in any order in­
to the input field. The individual search terms
must be separated by spaces when entering.
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An input suggestion to comp lete the entry* @
c::> fig. 173 is shown depending on the input. Ad­
dit ional entries that conta in the entered search
terms are listed In the results
list@ c::> fig. 173.
If the desired term is still not displayed, enter
additional letters until it is displayed.
It is often enough just to enter the first letters of
the search term in order for it to display in the re­
su lts list . For example , in the
Telephone* menu,
write the initials of the contact being searched
separated by a space.
Selecting the input suggestion to complete
the entry
Requirement: an input suggestion to comp lete
the entry *@
c::> fig . 173 must be displayed.
"' MMI touch input* : press the control knob.
"'Speller input : push the control knob up.
Selecting an entry from the results list
Requirement: at least one entry must be dis­
played in the results
list@c::> fig. 173.
"'MMI touch input* : turn the control knob to the
r ight . Select and confirm an entry from the list .
"'Speller input: select and confirm I LIST ! (D
c::> page 162, fig. 172 . Or: push the control knob
down. Select and confirm an entry from the
list .

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Menus and Symbols
Fig. 174 Diagram: men us and symbols
Symbol/Description
Description
© Selected text Selected function
@ TMC TMC/online traffic information reception c:> page 219
Displays information about the media source that is currently se-
Entertainment sliding lected or
a situat ion (such as an incom ing call) . Depend ing on veh i-
® cle equipment, operat ion might a lso be possible using the open en-
menu tertainment sliding menu (such as selecting a radio station or
ac-
cepting a call) c:>page 160 .
@
Jukebox* import ing proc-
Copy audio/video files to the Jukebox c:> page 229
ess
® Repeat track The track currently playing is repeated . c:> page 240
® Shuffle All files
on the playlist are played in random order
c:> page 240,
Shuffle
text is active
®
Telephone signa l
Telephone s ignal strength
strength bars
®
Exclamation point on the
Indicates missed calls
telephone
Data connection signal Signal strength
for the active data connect ion, or
@ PIN : enter PIN (SIM)
strength bars*
PUK: enter PUK
Network coverage for the active data connection
c:> page 195
2G: GSM network
@ 2G/3G/LTE*
3G: UMTS network
LTE*: L TE network
@ Mute The
audio source is muted c:> page 252
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Symbol /Description Descr ipt ion
@ Roaming Outside
the the mobile network for the connected cell phone or the
inserted SIM card
@ Importing process Import/update the contacts in the directory or the call lists
@) Options menu* Select and
confirm context-dependent functions as well as settings
w ith in a menu item
@) Bluetooth* Bluetooth device connected ¢ page 230 o r¢ page 175
@ Scroll bars Name of
a long list
Move within lists using the control knob
@ Input field Information that
can be
changed using the letter/number speller
¢page 162 or the MMI touch* ¢page 158.
@) MMI touch* Poss ible to operate us ing the MMI touch control pad*
@) Knob Setting for the selected funct ion by turning the control knob
@ Check boxes You can sw
itch certain functions on~ or off by pressing the control
knob .O
@ Selection list Settings
for the selected function that are accessed by pressing the
control knob
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