2018 AUDI A4 Owners Manual

Navigation
Map colors
Day /Night :
the map is displayed with a light/
dark background.
Automatic : the map display adapts to the light­
i n g conditions (for example, changing from
Day
to Night when driving through a tunne l).
Map display
Standard :
see c::>page 214, fig. 197 .
Online map view: see c::> page 216, fig. 198.
Map orientation
Destination :
the map indicates the destination
and is oriented to the north.
2D heading up map /2D north up map : the cur­
rent vehicle position is d isp layed. The map is ori­
ented in the direction of travel or to the north.
3D map *: the current vehicle pos ition is shown
on a th ree-dimensional map and is aligned to the
d irect ion of travel. At a scale of 62 mi (100 km)
and larger, the map orientation is to the north.
Overview: the entire route from the vehicle posi­
tion to the destination or the next stopover is dis­
p layed on the map. The map scale depends on
the length of the route and adapts automatica lly.
The map is oriented to the north.
Route information
The display of route information, such as the cur­
rent street be ing driven on or points of interest
a lo ng the current route
c::> page 214, fig . 196, can
be switched on/off or can be minimized on the
disp lay of upcoming maneuvers .
Automatic zoom
On :
the map scale is adapted automatically de­
pending on the type of road being traveled (ex­
p ressway, highway, other roads) so that you
al­
ways have an optimal overview of the road ahead.
The sca le is also automatically adapted when
there are upcoming maneuvers to provide a bet­
ter detailed view.
Intersection : when route gu idance is active, the
map temporarily zooms in to a detailed scale
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when there are upcoming maneuvers so that you
can see the street or turn better .
Off: the map scale you have chosen is kept.
MMI map contents
Map contents, such as weather, points of inter ­
est, traffic information or favorites, can be dis­
played or hidden.
The weather forecast is disp layed on a 3 m i (5
km) scale on the map.
Instrument cluster map contents
You can also set which map content displays in
the instrument cluster
c::> page 21.
Online map display
App lies to : vehicles wi th a nav iga tion sys te m and Aud i co n·
n ect ( Infota inm ent)
With the online map view, you can display the
mop with satellite images.
Fig. 198 Examp le: on line map view
Fig. 199 Example: map view wit h online St reet
V iew
Requirement: the requi rements for Aud i connect
(Infotainment) must be met
c::>page 188.
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed .
.,. Select: right control button> Map settings>
Map display > Google Earth.

The map display is based on data received from
the Internet in the form of satellite images,
which are then combined with the roadways from
the
S tand ard map view . There are two gigabytes
of memory space in the MMI memory that can be
used to temporar ily store the map or navigation
data that was received. This is roughly the
amo unt required fo r the map/navigation data for
a 2,485 mile (4,000 km) route. As long as t he
satellite images lo aded fo r rou te g uidance are
stored, you can use them w ithout having an a c­
tive data connection.
Street View
W ith St reet V iew, yo u can explore many places in
t he world through the eyes of a pedestrian.
S treet View is available whe n the
symbo l@
¢ fig . 198 is d isp layed in the crosshairs mode.
Activating str eet view : turn the cont rol knob to a
scale less than
32 yards (30 m).
T he follow ing funct ions are then ava ilable:
- Ex plo ring an area step-by -step : press the con­
trol knob when the
symbol @¢ fig. 199 is d is­
played .
-Zoom ing in or out on the current view in four
stages :
turn the control knob to the left or to
the
right @¢ fig. 199 .
-Navigat ing in street view : move your finger in
t h e des ired direct ion on the MMI touch control
pad *.
Additional information
Showing additional informat ion in the Infotain­
ment system disp lay can be switched on in the
Map content menu ¢ page 216. To disp lay any
applicable additional information, move the
crossha irs onto an item on the map and press the
control knob .
(D Tips
-The stored onli ne map view data can be de­
l eted in
Factory sett ings > Navigation and
online
memory ¢ page 249.
~ -The online map view is an Audi connect In-
.... ~ fota inment service and is regu larly updated
:::l when the func tion is opened . The process 0
3 m ay ta ke several seconds.
Na vigation
- When the online map view is switched on
using the 3D map or ientat ion, the MMI dis­
play automatically switches to the
2D map
orientation when driving through tunnels.
- For safety reasons, t he Street View func­
tions can only be used when the vehicle is
stat iona ry.
- Always read the
chapter ¢ page 195, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
- For add itiona l information, v is it
www .audiusa .com .
Map update
Introduction
Applies to: veh icles w ith navigat ion syste m
The re are m ultip le opt io n s av ailabl e for up dat ing
you r map mate rial:
- Map updates through the
online map updat e*
¢page 218.
- I mport map updates from the SD card * to your
M MI. Yo u can fi nd addi tion al i nfo rmation on­
line at
www.audiu sa .c om /myaud i.
-Map update at an autho rized Aud i dea le r o r au ­
t hori zed A udi Servi ce Facili ty. Thi s can resul t in
a ddi tio na l c osts .
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Navigation
Online map update
Applies to: vehicles w ith a nav igatio n system a nd Audi con ­
n ect (I nfotainment)
Using the online map update, you can update
the map material in your navigation system di­
rectly from your vehicle.
F ig. 20 0 Example: d isp lay of a new o nlin e map update
F ig . 201 Example: se lect io n of a cou ntry pac kage
Req uirement:
The requ irements for Aud i connect Infotainment
services must be met
¢ page 188.
You must have a my Audi account and have as­
sig ned your ve hicle to it .
Using your vehicle pos itio n, the M MI identifies
regions which you a re frequently in. Based on
this, the MMI suggests update packages for
these regions, if they are avai lab le.
.,. Se lect and confirm (D Start download
q fig . 200 if the message for a new map update
appears i n the Infota inment system display.
Or :
.,. Se lect I MENU I button> Settings > left co ntro l
button >
System maintenance > System up­
date > Online update .
A selection w ith the availab le update packages
appears in the Infotainment system disp lay
¢fig. 201 .
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Selecting the online map update
-Sele ct an upd ate p ack age fro m the list(~ )@
.:;, fig . 201.
-Confi rm y our select io n w ith the I BACK I button
a nd go back to the sele ction.
- Th e nu mbe r and amoun t of d ata for the se le ct­
ed upd ate pa ckage are n ow d is pla yed in the In­
fo tainmen t sys tem .
Starting the download
-Select an d confirm Start download .
-Confi rm the secu rity p rompt by selecting Start
download
aga in .
The update packages begin to download and the
status of the down load progress is shown in the
Infotainment system d is p lay.
Installation of online map update s
The downloa ded map material installs after yo u
stop yo ur vehicle . The new update pac kages in­
stall o nly after you switch
off the ign ition. After
restarting the MMI, t he Infotainment system dis­
play i ndicates if the updates insta lled successf ul­
l y .
- Confirm the successful update with
OK .
The new map material can now be used for navi­
gation .
@ Tips
-Alw ays re ad the ch apter¢ p age 1 88.
- Th e am ount o f available onlin e m ap u p-
d at es in th e veh icle i s lim ited. To update
more regions, use the ma p up date v ia SD
card at
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
- Always read the cha pter¢ p ag e 19 5, Au di
connect (In fo ta inment) genera l inf orma­
tion .

Traffic information
Introduction
Applies to: ve hicles with nav iga tion system
Fig. 202 Example: traffic information overview
"P ress the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed
c>page 214, fig. 196 .
"Se lect: left control button > Traffic messages .
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
information may be shown in the traffic informa­
tion overview
c> fig. 202:
@ A message will appear if the MMI calculates a
better route for the current route guidance.
More information can be found under
c>page220.
@ When route guidance is active, traffic inci­
dents on your route are displayed in the up­
per sect ion of the list and are sorted by dis­
tance.
@ The traffic messages are sorted by street
name.
If there are multiple traffic messages
for the same street, an arrow is d isplayed in
front of the street
name( ~). Select and con­
firm the corresponding line to display
all of
the traffic information .
© The current selected traffic message is also
shown as a map preview * in the Infotainment
system disp lay .
® The status line in the Infotainment display
also always indicates the recept ion of traffic
i nformation
dT MCI or IONLINE b.
Showing traffic messages on the map: select:
one traffic message> right control button>
Show on map.
Displaying the next traffic message on the map :
press the control knob.
Navigation
Traffic information display on the map/Map
preview*
Color -coded markings along the route indicate
the traffic flow:
Green: traffic is flowing freely
Orange: stop-and-go traffic
Red: congestion
Shaded markings indicate the length of the area
with congestion.
Colored warning symbols: an impe nding traffic
incident directly ahead on your route .
All traffic incidents w ill display in color when
route guidance is inactive.
Grayed out warning symbols : traffic incidents
that are not on your route .
Warning symbols with~: avoided traff ic inci­
dents .
The display of colored markings, warning sym­ bols, etc. can be set in the
Map content menu
c>page 216.
(@ Tips
Particularly critical traffic information, such
as warnings about wrong-way dr ivers, is auto­
matically disp layed. To hide the traffic infor­
mation, press the
I BACK ! button or the con­
tro l knob.
Traffic information (TMC)
App lies to : veh icles w ith navigat ion syste m
Receiving traffic information through TMC is
switched on at the factory.
"Press the INAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
" Select: left control button > Traffic messages.
An overview of all the traffic messages is dis­
played in the Infotainment system .
-Opening a detailed view of traffic information:
select and confirm the traffic information from
the list.
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Navig ation
(D Tips
- TMC traffic reports are not avai lab le in Can­
ada. For more information, please contact
Sirius Canada.
- Critical traffic information, such as warn­
ings about wrong-way drivers, is automati­
cally displayed. To hide the traffic informa­
tion, press the
I BACK I button or the control
knob.
Better route
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
By receiving traffic information through TMC,
your MMI calculates a better route
-if available -
and the possible time saved for the current route
guidance . You can decide yourself which route
you would like to use.
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is d isplayed .
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
If your MMI has calculated a better route than
the c urrent ro ute guidance, the message
A bette r
route is a vailable.
appears for several seconds
along w ith the time that may be saved. A better
route is indicated in the map v iew by the symbol
tS ¢ page 214, fig . 197 .
A message a lso appears in the traff ic information
overview (i)¢page219, fig. 202.
Apply bette r route
- Press the right contro l button .
- Se lec t and confirm the bet ter rou te.
- T he better route is used for the route guidance
and the ro ute is recalculated.
Online traffic information
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith a nav igatio n system a nd Audi con·
n ect (Infotainment)
The MMI can receive real-time online traffic in­
formation about congestion, accidents, road
construction and other incidents .
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢ page 188.
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~ Switch ing online traffic information on and
off :
select I NAV/MAP I b utton> right control
button >
Online tr affic dat a on (~) or off (0).
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
~ Select: left control button > Traffic messages.
The online traff ic information will also be dis­
played in the on line map
v iew ¢ page 216 or on
the standard map
¢page 214, fig. 196 .
If!ONLINEI traffic information cannot be re­
ce ived, then traffic information will automatical­
l y be rece ived through
! TMCI ¢ page 219 .
@ Tips
-Online traffic i nformation is not availab le in
Canada.
- Always read the
chapter¢ page 195, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa ­
tion.
- Hav ing the Online traffic data funct ion
switched on provides the most accurate re­
ports of traffic situations as well as traffic
forecasting. Your vehicle transm its and
processes its anonymo us, encrypted posi­
t ion info rmation a t regular i nte rvals to the
t raffic data provider. If you do not want to
u se th is, you c an sw itch off the
online traf­
fic information
funct io n at any time.
- Th e
online traffic information netwo rk is
c u rren tly not available in all countries, and
the coverage is not na tionwi de. F or addi­
tional information, visi t
www.audiusa.com .

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Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Problem
Free text search :
the desired des-
t i nation cannot be found.
Navigation
Solution
The destination might not be entered in the navigation database.
Or: check the spelling of the term that was searched. Check if the
des ired
countiry/state was selected for the free text search using
the
Country/state selection c> page 205 or the option All coun-
tries/states .
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Radio
Radio
Opening the radio
The radio supports the FM, AM and SiriusXM*
(satellite radio) bands. Using the HD Radio
re­
ceiver also allows you to receive radio stations
on the FM and AM bands in digital format.
F ig . 203 FM station list (HD Radio technology FM)
F ig. 2 04 Siri usXM stat ion list
~ Press t he I RADIO I button .
After opening the radio, the last opened station
list is displayed.
S e le cting a station : select and conf irm a station
from the station list . FM/ AM stations that can be
received by digital radio are marked with the HD
Rad io technology symbol
1-Q) ® ¢fig. 203. If re­
ception quality declines, the radio automatically
sw itches to the analog FM/AM station depending
on availability. Digital HD Radio stations* may
contain multiple additional stations*. The avai la­
b le additional stations* are listed under the radio
station. If you lose reception, the additional sta ­
tions* are muted since they can no longer be
re­
ceived .
Setting the fr equ ency band : press the I RADIO I
button repeated ly until the desired frequency
band is set.
The fo llowing information is displayed in the sta­
tion
list ¢ fig. 203/ ¢ fig. 204:
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(D Pre set s
The stat ion is stored as a preset. The symbo l
shows the sto red loc ation in the p resets list (for
example, 21) .
@ Radio text (s horten ed di spl ay)
If availab le, program information about the set
station is d isplayed in all of the statio n lists .
® Frequenc y
@Stati on name
® Stat ion w ith HD Radio technol ogy ava ilable
~
® Chann el numbe r
If there is a Loss of radio signal (Sir i usXM*), the
following system information is displayed in the
station list:
N oSignal : the tuner is current ly not receiving a
sate llite
signal (!).
The system informa tion turns off when the radio
stations are received again.
@ Tips
- Con tact the SiriusXM" provide r if you would
like to receive satel lite programming .
- Buildings, tunnels, bridges, open areas, oth­
er veh icles o r objects on the veh icle roof can
affect reception.
- Sate llite rad io is not avai lab le in Alaska and
Hawaii.

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Radio functions
Free text search
Appl ies to: ve hicles wit h 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 . Search in all frequency bands for a sta­
tion name or program type such as
News ).
Fig. 2 05 Input f ield and results l ist fo r free text search
- Opening the free text search: when in a station
li st, keep turning the co ntro l knob to t he left
u nti l the
free text s earch in put fie ld is dis­
played.
- Using the free text search : see ¢ page 164,
Free text search.
You can a lso search for frequencies.
Stat ions from the presets @are d isp layed in the
results list
(D ¢ fig. 205. T he symbo l@ indicates
which station list yo u switched to based o n the
station se lection.
Additional options
"' Se lect: I RADIO ! button > right co ntro l bu tton.
The follow ing options are ava ilab le depend ing on
the frequency band:
- Sound settings : see ¢page 252.
- Store a s preset : see¢ page 225, Presets.
-Manage SiriusXM alert s: see ¢ page 224, Sir-
iusXM alerts.
- Re ceive alerts for thi s arti st/ Re ceive alerts for
thi s track :
see¢ page 224, Sirius XM alerts.
- Manual tuning : the frequency bars a re dis­
played. Se lect and confirm the desi red fre quen ­
cy .
-Se ek: the radio tunes to the previo us or next re­
ce ivable station .
Radio
-Scan : all stat ions are p layed fo r severa l se conds
each.
- Radio setting s: see ¢ page 225.
Radio text
"'Select: !RADIO I button> left control button> a
frequency band (such as
FM ) > a station.
"'Select: right control b utton > Rad io te xt.
Info rmation that accompanies the prog ram (such
as art ist, composer, track) is disp layed .
Browsing through radio text entrie s: turn the
contro l knob to t he left or rig ht.
Requirement: a radio tex t ent ry must be d is­
played and the st ation mus t be b road cas tin g a
phone num ber, a naviga tion dest ina tion or a text
message number as Radio Text Plus in fo rmat ion .
If a location, a phone n umbe r or a text message
numbe r is incl uded wi th a radio text entry, the
ra dio tex t will be shown wi th a colo red bor de r.
Yo u have the following o ptions :
Call* /Start route guidance* /Write text mes­
s age* :
-Select a rad io text ent ry with Radio Text Plus in­
formation and press the control knob.
- Select an d confirm
Call*/Start route guid­
ance* /Write text message* . O r:
press the
I BACK ! button to cancel.
(D Tips
The availability of radio te xt an d Ra dio Text
P lus depends on the rad io station.
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