2018 AUDI A4 Owners Manual

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Delete this message*
The selected e-mail can be deleted.
Read out 1
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You can have the MMI read an open e-mail.
E-mail settings*
To disp lay when a new e-mail is received, activate
the
E -mail notifications. New e-mails are indicat­
ed with an
envelope~ in the Infotainment sys­
tem display status line .
Connection manager
See q page 249.
Wi-Fi settings
See qpage 194.
Telephone settings
See qpage 185.
(D Tips
-Messages that are deleted in the MMI are
also automatically deleted in the connected
cell phone.
-You cannot read any messages while driv­
i ng .
Listening to voicemail
Applies to: vehicles with telep hone
.. Select : I MENU I button >Telephone > left con­
trol button. Select and confirm
Call list/Direc­
tory /Favo rites
> Voicemail.
- Entering the voicemail number:
enter the de­
s ir ed number. Select and confirm
OK .
-Dialing the voicemail number: select and con­
firm
Voicemail.
@ Tips
-This service must be set up and activated in
advance by the cell phone service provider.
You can obtain more information from your
cell phone service prov ider.
l) Not availab le in all la nguages .
Telephone
-The voicemail number depends on the cell
phone service provider.
Directory
Opening the directory
Applies to: vehicles wit h te lephone
After connecting the cell phone, the contacts in
it are automatically imported into the MMI .
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J • Voicemail
• Sm ,th, John
• Muster, Manfred
• Schmidt. Ralf
Fi g. 181 Directory
Requirement: you must have at least one contact
stored in your cell phone .
.. Select: !MENUI button> Telephone > left con­
trol button >
Directory .
- Calling a contact:
select and confirm a contact
from the directory. The phone numbers for the
selected contact are displayed . To make the
call, select and confirm a phone number.
- Free text search for a contact : see q page 164.
Contacts are displayed in alphabetical order and
can be sorted by first or last name
¢ page 186,
Sort order .
The directory can be opened through the Tele­
phone
menu as well as thr ough the Navigation*
menu.
(D Tips
-Add itiona l information on free text searches
can be found under
¢page 164.
-Check for a possible request to synchronize
on you r cell phone. Requests to synchronize
the directory must be confirmed so that
your cell phone contacts can be loaded into
the MMI.
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Telephone
-The contact display in the MMI depends on
the cell phone used. For more information
on supported cell phones, visit
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or contact an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
- Please note that only the directory from the
primary phone* is always displayed.
- The contacts from the cell phone may not be transferred in alphabetical order. If there
are too many entries, contacts with differ­
ent first letters may be missing in the MMI.
- The contacts in the local MMI memory are
always visible and can be accessed by other
users.
Free text search for a contact
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
.. Select: I MENU I button> Telephone> left con­
trol button >
Directory .
.. To limit the search, enter the initials of the con­
tact being searched with each initial separated
by a space in the input field. Enter additional
letters if necessary.
.. Select and confirm a contact from the directo­
ry. The phone numbers for the selected contact
are displayed.
.. To make the call, select and confirm a phone
number .
- You can scroll through long lists quickly by
turning the control knob quickly. The scroll­
ing speed depends on the number of list en­
tries.
-Additional information on free text searches
can be found under
<:}page 164.
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· Showing contact details*
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
You con show contact details depending on the
vehicle equipment.
Fig. 182 S h owing contact deta ils
.. Select: !MENUI button> Telephone> left con­
trol button .
.. Select and confirm Directory> a contact from
the directory .
.. Select: right control button> Show contact de­
tails.
- Calling :
select and confirm the desired tele­
phone number.
- Navigating: to start navigation, select and con­
firm the desired address . Select and confirm
Start route guidance.
Press the right control button to open additional
options for the contact details .
Add destination
To start navigation, select and confirm the de­
sired address. Select and confirm
Start route
guidance.
Store as favorite
See c::> page 180, Favorites.
Send text message*
You can send a text message c::> page 180 to the
selected contact .
Delete contact
The selected contact can be deleted .
(D Tips
-Contacts edited in the MMI directory cannot
be automatically updated in the connected
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cell phone. Audi recommends editing cell
p hone contacts d irectly in the ce ll phone .
- Only the con ta cts in the lo ca l M MI memory
ca n be ed ite d or de leted .
Importing and exporting contacts
Applies to: veh icles with telephone
Contac ts in vCard forma t (. v cf) can be impor ted
in to the directory or exported .
Requ irement: an SD car d mus t be inser ted in one
of the SD c ard readers *
¢ page 228 or a USB
sto rage dev ice m ust be conne cte d to the Aud i
m usic interface* ¢
page 233 or the require ­
ments for A udi connect Infotainment se rvices*
must be met
¢ page 188.
.,. Select: I M ENU I but ton > Telephone > left con­
t ro l butto n >
Directory .
... Se lect : rig ht contro l button > Di rectory set­
tings .
- Importing contacts from a storage device :
se­
l ect and co nfirm
Import contacts > SD card 1 /
SD card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> de ­
sired contacts
> Start import .
- Exporting contacts to a storage device :
select
and confirm
Export contacts > SD card 1 /SD
card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> desired
contacts
> Start export .
- Selecting all contacts at once to import/e x­
port :
select and conf irm Import contacts /Ex ­
port contacts > SD card 1 /SD card 2 or USB de­
vice 1 /USB device 2 >All > Start import /Start
export .
0) Tips
-Always read the chapte r¢ page 195, Audi
conn ect (Infotainm ent) g eneral informa ­
tion.
- Fo r additional in format io n on the myAudi
account, v is it
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
- The im po rt ed contacts are stored i n the lo­
ca l memory o f the di rectory.
l) Depe nds on th e co nnect ed cell p ho ne.
Telephone
- A m aximum of 1,0 00 cont acts can be im ­
ported . Yo u can check the directory memory
capacity at any t i me ¢
page 1 86.
- Never save im portant data on memo ry ca rds
or USB storage devices . A udi is not responsi­
ble for damaged o r lost files and media.
- Contacts t hat were downloa ded from a ce ll
phone cannot be e xported .
- The re sho uld be no ot her files o r fo lders o n
the stora ge medium containin g the contacts
t o be impo rted.
Additional settings
Telephone settings
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
.,. Sele ct: ! M EN UI bu tton> Telephone > right con-
t rol button >
Telephone settings .
Call options*
Call forwarding :
you can switch the forwarding
of incom ing ca lls to yo ur voicemai l o r to ano ther
phone nu mber on a nd off. You c an chec k if t he
funct ion i~ act ivated or deactivated w it h Check
status .
Call waiting :
you are alerted to an incoming call
dur ing a pho ne c all when the func tion i s swit ched
o n ~-You ca n che ck if the func tio n is acti vated
o r d eacti vate d wi th
Check status .
Send own telephone number :
sending your
phone num ber wit h an o utgo ing ca ll can b e acti­
va ted and dea ct ivate d. W it h t he
Network-de·
pendent
se tting , the se tting li ste d in the con­
t ract w it h t he ce ll phone service p rovider is used.
T he sett ings on ly app ly to the
Telephone men u in
the MMI. Please note that the settings on your
ce ll phone w ill apply after disconnecting the
B luetoot h connection. You can c heck if the f unc­
t ion is activated or deactivated with
Check sta­
tus .
Ringtone and volume settings
1>
U sing the Mute telephone function, you can
switch the r ingtone p layback through the M MI
speaker on and off. You can play the r ingtones
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Telephone
using the Ringtone fu nction . Select and confirm
an entry from the list. Fo r the
Ringtone volume /
Message volume
sett ings, refer to ¢ pag e 253 .
The Microphone input level can be ad justed d ur­
ing a phone call using the contro l knob .
(D Tips
-Seve ra l cell ph ones can be paire d to the
MM I, but only two* cell phones ca n be ac­
tive ly connected.
- To delete all paired Bluetooth devices, the
Bluetooth funct ion can be reset to the fac­
tory default sett ings
c:> page 249.
Additional options
... Se lect : I MENU I button> Telephone > right co n-
t ro l butto n.
Connection manage r
See c:> page 249.
Bluetooth settings*
See c:> page 25 0.
Online settings*
See c:> page 251 .
Wi-Fi settings*
See c:> page 194, Wi-Fi hotspot .
Directory settings
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith tele phone
... Select : I MENU I button> Telephone > left con­
trol button
> Directory > right control button>
Directory settings .
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Memory capacity
Sho ws the Memory capacity fo r t he direct ory.
You can ma nage up to 17 ,00 0 co nta cts wi th the
d irectory. Yo u can load up to 4, 000 contacts
from your cell phon e into each directory. Yo u ca n
a ls o im por t up to 1,00 0 c ontacts fr om a storage
d evice.
Sort order
You can so rt the contacts in your directo ry alpha­
b eti call y acco rdi ng to
Last name or First name .
Import contacts/Export contacts
See c:> page 185.
Download directory
To update the contacts in the MMI, yo u ca n man ­
u ally down loa d your cell phon e contacts . De ­
pending on the ce ll phone, the Bluetooth connec ­
tion may need to be disconnected and reconnect­
ed to upda te t he contacts.
Hide contacts without phone number
W hen t his fu ncti on i s s witch ed o n~ , conta cts
that do not have any num bers assig ned to them
will be g rayed ou t in the directory.

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Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Problem
Pairing
the cell phone to the MMI
failed.
After pai ring,
not all contact s/no
contacts
are loaded in the MMI.
Certa in
telephone functions are
gr ayed out o r not avai lab le.
Some
telephone function s are
switched off o r not avai lab le, even
tho ugh t he cell phone is support -
ed .
Telephone
Solution
Check if the requirements for pai ring a ce ll phone have been met
c::;,page 175.
Or: check if you accidentally declined the pairing setup PIN on
your cell phone . If necessary, repeat the pairing process
c::;, page 17 5.
Avoid using special c haracters in names .
Avoid using contact groups on your cell phone.
The te lephone funct ions depend o n the cell phone service p rovider
and the cell p hone you are using. Yo u ca n ob tain more info rma-
tion from your cell phone se rvice provide r, in your cell phone user
g ui de or in the database for mob ile dev ices at
www.audiusa.com /
bluetooth .
On corporate phones, some Bluetooth setti ngs may not be com-
patib le or the ce ll phone Bluetooth f unct ion may be deactivated.
You c an obtai n more informa tion from yo ur system adm inistrator.
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Audi connect (Infotainm ent )
Audi connect
(Infotainment)
Introduction
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
With Audi connect Infotainment services, on line
information is transmitted directly to the vehicle
and then integrated .
A WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, only use
Audi connect Infotainment services when
road and traffic cond itions permit. A lways
read and fo llow the notes in
9page 155,
Traffic safety information.
Setup
Requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment)
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infota inment)
The data connection fo r Audi connect Infota in­
ment services is made thro ugh an embedded SIM
card (eS IM card) that is equipped in the veh icle.
The fo llow ing requ irements must be met to use
the embedded SI M card:
- You have already registered at
www .audiu sa.com /my audi and ass igned ave­
hicle.
- You have also already logged in to your myAudi
account under
Audi conn ect plan for the em­
bedded SIM ca rd and accepted the terms of use
given there. For add it iona l info rmation, co ntact
an a uth orized Aud i de aler or a uthorized Audi
Service Facility .
Then you r Audi co nnect Infota inment services are
activated and can be used in your veh icle.
(D Tips
- After the free subscription has ended or the
data volume has been used up, data pac kets
ca n be purchased for the use of Audi con­
nect Infot ainment serv ices. Yo u can find a d­
dit ional info rmation about fees and pur­
chasing at
www .audiusa .com /myaudi.
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-Read this chapter before operating
~ page 195, Audi connect (Infotainment)
general information.
Configuration through myAudi
Audi connect (Infotainment) configuration
Applies to vehicles with Aud i connect (Infotainment)
Some Audi connect Infotainment services must
be configured through your personal myAudi ac­
count before using them for the first time.
-If you do not have a persona l myAud i acco unt
yet, you can register online at
www.audiusa.com /m yaudi .
-Add your vehicle to your my Audi account.
- Activate/configure the A ud i connect (Infotain -
ment) services you would like for your veh icle in
your myAudi account.
-For some Audi connect Infotainment services,
you may also have to enter your myAudi user
data or your myAudi PIN when accessing serv­
ices in the MMI to connect your vehicle to
myAudi.
For detailed information on configuration, visit
www.audiu sa.com /m yaudi .
Logging into myAudi in the vehicle
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
To use some Audi connect Infotainment services
(such as Twitter*), you must first connect your
vehicle to myAudi to transfer your personal set­
tings from your myAudi account.
Fig . 1 83 Logging into myA udi
... Select: !MENUI b utton> Audi conne ct > right
control button >
Log in.

.. Enter your myAudi user data. Or : enter your
eight-digit myAudi PIN .
.. Confirm your entry with OK.
Then yo u can open your persona l sett ings from
your my Audi account in your vehicle .
(D Tips
You can receive your my Audi P IN if you have
set up a myA udi account. For addi tional in for ­
mat io n, see
www.audiu sa.com /myaudi.
Opening Audi connect
(Infotainment)
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
F ig. 184 Aud i co nn ect (Infot ainmen t) home page
.. Select : the I MENU ! button> Audi connect .
.. If necessary, confirm the note displayed with
Accept .
A list of all of the ava ilable Audi connect Infotain­
ment services is shown in the Infotainment sys­
tem disp lay
c::;, fig. 184 .
You can a lso filter the Audi connect Infotainment
services by category:
.. Select : I MENU I button > Audi connect > left
contro l button> for example,
Na vig ation for
the Audi connect Infotainment services in the
navigation me nu
r::!) page 192.
Audi connect
Infotainment services
Basic functions
App lies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ If available, funct ions specific to certa in services
~ "' are in the selection menu of that particular Aud i ...... N ~ 0 0
~ 1> Not availab le in all la n guag es.
Audi conne ct (Inf otainment )
connect Infotainment service r=!)page 157. The
basic functions are in the corresponding options
menu:
.. Sele ct: !MENU I button> Audi con nect > desired
Audi connect Infotainment service>
right con­
trol button .
Depend ing on the Audi co nnect Infota inment
se rvice sele cted, the following basic f unct ions are
available :
Save as prev iew*
Yo u can save every Audi connec t Infotainmen t
se rvice as a preview a nd d isplay it on the Audi
connect (I nfota inme nt) home
scr een @
r=!)page 189, fig . 184 .
Show on map
You can show selected contents on the map and use them fo r route g uidance.
Login
See c::;, page 188 , Logging in to myAudi in the vehi­
cle .
Read out1l
You can allow the MMI to read out t he se lected
contents .
Calling*
If a phone number was assigned to an entry , you
can call the number, for examp le to reserve tick­
ets.
Start route guidance
If a c ity was added to an ent ry, such as for City
Event s,
you can use it as a nav igation dest ina­
t io n. Rou te g uidance sta rts immed iate ly .
Change search area
The set search area can be changed at any time .
Additional information on search areas can be
fo und
under ¢ page 207 .
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Audi connect (Infotainment)
Closing Audi connect Infotainment services
Regardless of the fu nction se lected, you c an
close an Aud i connect Infotainmen t se rvice at any
time and ret urn to the home screen¢
page 189,
fig. 184 .
Parking information
App lies to veh icles with Aud i co nn ect (Infotainment)
Information on parking locations and fees in the
selected search area (for example
Nearby ) .
.,. Select and confirm Park ing information .
You can use the rig ht cont rol but ton to sort the
pa rking loc ations
By distance or By availability.
Travel information
Applies to veh icles with Audi co nnect (Infotainment)
Information on att ractions in the selected search
area .
.,. Select and confirm Travel information .
.,. Select an d confirm an attraction to display the
details .
Fuel prices
Appli es to veh icles with Audi co nnect (Infotainment)
Information on gas stations with the lowest fue l
prices for your vehicle in the selected search area .
.,. Select and confirm F uel prices.
You can use the rig ht cont ro l button to sort the
f u e l pri ces
By price or By distance .
1l Service in preparat ion at t he t ime of print ing. Ca n add lat ­
e r or is only availab le in certa in regio ns.
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Traffic light information
App lies to vehicles w it h Au di connect (I nfo tainme nt)
Fi g. 185 Examp le : display of a speed recommenda tion
Fig . 186 Examp le: display of an estimated wa it t im e
The t raffic light information l) g ives you a speed
r ecommendation, at which to drive through the
next green traffic
li gh t@ ~ fig. 185 or informs
yo u of t he wai t time at the next red light @. Th e
tr affic ligh t info rm ati on ca n be displ aye d in the
dr ive r in forma tio n sy stem, in t he sta tus line of
the Audi virt ua l coc kp it* or in the he ad-up dis­
p lay *.
General information
The traff ic lig ht inform ation is subject to ce rtain
sy stem lim itation s and may be un avail able or on­
l y part ially ava ilable in the fo llow ing s itu ations:
- when t he pe rm itted speed lim it is exceeded
-if the next t raffic light is less tha n 100 ft (30
m) away
- if the estimated wait time at a red lig ht is less
t han four seconds
- if there is no traffic light data avai lab le
- if the data connection was interrupted