2018 AUDI A4 radio

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Voice recognition system
The majority shown are main commands. This
system also recognizes synonyms in certain cas-es
. For a bu siness add re ss, yo u can also say busi­
ness , work , office or at the office .
Commands
Global commands
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
You can a lways use the global commands, re­
ga rdless of the me nu selected.
Function Say:
Open ing a menu Tel ephon e/ Directory / Navigation / Radio / Medi a/ Audi con -
n ec t*
I Car I Tone
Hav ing the possible commands Help / Help Speech dialog system I Help Telepho ne /
read aloud Help Na vigat ion / Help Map / Help Radio / Help Med ia / He lp
Aud i connect *
Telephone fu nctions Call (XV ), for example Call "John Smith" /
Enter numbe r/ Redial / Di rectory / Read out new te xt me s-
s age
I Read out new e -mail
Navigation funct ions* Drive me to (XV ) or Navigate to (XV ), for example Navigate to
"John Smith" /
Enter addre ss/ Cancel r oute guidance / Map / Online de stin a-
tion s*
I Online destinat ion (X V)*
Access ing favorites Favorites > follow the system prompts
Selecting an entry from a list Line (XV)
Scrolling through a list N ex t page / Pre viou s page
Correcting the command given Correction
Switching the vo ice recogn it io n sys-Canc el
tern off
Telephone
Applies to: veh icles with vo ice recognition system and telephone
Req uirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI ¢
page 175 and the Telephone menu
must be open ¢
table on page 169.
Depending on the vehicle equipment and these­
l ected menu item, you can say the following com­
mands:
Function Say:
Calling a contact from the directory Call (X V ), for example Call "John Smith "
Selecting a specific contact number Call (XV) at work / Private / Landline /Cellphone ,
for example, Call "John Smith" p riv at e
Selecting a phone number with an Call/ Call wo rk / Call private / Call land l ine / Call cell phone
address card open wo rk
C alling a contact from yo ur favor -Teleph one fav orite s > After being prompted, say the desired
ites list contact > Dial
Displaying the call list Call list
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Voice recognition system
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Req uirement: the Radio must a lready be open. Depend ing on the vehicle equipmen t and these­
lected frequency band, you can say the fo llow ing
commands :
Function
Say:
Selecting the frequency band FM*/ Siriu sXM * / FM / AM
Selecting a station from the station Channe l (XY) / Frequency (XV)
list
Selecting a stat ion from favorites/
Rad io prese ts > Line (XV )
presets
Setting the frequency
Frequency (XV) I Frequency (XV ) HD 1
Correcting data input No I mea nt ( XV)
Clos ing the full-sc reen command Clo se
list
Media
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system
Req uirement: you must be in the Media menu. Depending on the vehicle equipment and the ac­
t ive media, yo u can say the following commands:
Function
Say:
Selecting a so urce directly Jukebox */ CO / DVD / SO card l / SO card 2 / Aud i music inte r-
face *
I iPhone* /USS */ Bluetooth* / Wi-Fi * / Medium (X V ), for
example "Jolhn's player"
Selecting aud io/video files* from
Media fav orites / Arti sts/ Album s/ Genr es / Track s/ Playli st s /
the Jukebox* V id eos
Selecting aud io files on an iPod Art ists I Albums / Genre s I Tracks / Pla ylists /Composer s/
(source: Audi music interface*) Podcast s / Audio books
Navigating w ith in a folder struc-Fo lde r up / Line (XV )
tu re/list
Selecting shuffle
Shuffle on / Shuffle off
Correcting data input No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the full-screen command Clos e
list
(D Note External voice operation
Always follow the i nformat io n found in ~0 in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and exter­
nal voice operation
Requirement:
The ignition and the MMI must be switched on.
No phone call is in progress.
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Telephone
-You can o btai n mo re information from your
ce ll phone service prov ider or from your cell
phone user guide .
- W hen leaving the vehicle, the Bl uetooth
connection to the ce ll phone wi ll automat i­
cally disconnect. Depending on your cell phone, phone ca lls in progress may be a uto­
matically redirected from t he MMI to your
cell phone and yo u can cont inue the call on
your phone.
- The display of a n in coming phone call in the
Infotainment system d is pl ay may still be
v is ib le for a few seconds after a call is an ­
swered/ ig nored depe nding on the cell
p hone in use .
Making an emergency call
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
~ Se lect: I M ENU I but ton > Telephone > left con ­
trol button >
Enter number > Enter emer gency
ca ll number (for examp le, 911) >
OK.
A WARNING
- Beca use your phone wo rks with radio s ig­
nals, a connection cannot be guaranteed un­
der all ci rc u ms tances. Do not rely on only
yo ur phone when it comes to essent ial com ­
mun ication (s uch as a medica l emer ge ncy).
-Always follow the ins truct ions gi ven by the
em ergency perso nnel during an eme rgency
c a ll and only e nd th e call whe n they inst ruct
y ou to d o so .
{1) Tips
Eme rg en cy numbers are not the same eve ry­
wher e. Fin d ou t which eme rgency number is
used in yo ur cur rent lo ca ti on.
Favorites
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Up to 5 0 contacts, in addition to the voicemail
num ber, can be stored in any order in the favor­
ites lis t.
~ Select: I M ENU I button> Telephone > lef t con­
tro l but ton.
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Storing an existing phone number as a
favorite:
- Select and confirm Call list /Directory.
- Sele ct a contac t or phone n umbe r from the list.
- Select: r ig ht con trol button>
Store as favorite .
-Enter a name for the favor ite or select a s ug-
gestion.
- Select and confirm
Store .
Renaming stored favorites
- Select: Favorites > a favorite from the list.
-Select the right contro l button > Rename fa-
vorite .
Moving stored favorites
- Sele ct: Favorites > a favorite from the lis t.
- Sele ct the rig ht cont ro l bu tton > Move favorite .
-Select and confirm t he location of the se lected
favor ite.
Deleting a stored favorite
- Select: Favorites > a favorite from the list.
-Select the right contro l button > Delete f avor-
ite
> Delete this favor ite or Delete all fa vor­
i tes .
Messages
Text messages
Applies to: cell phones with Bluetooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
Depending on the cell phone being used and the
cell phone network contract, you can receive and
send text messages using the MMI .
Requirement
A cell phone must be connected to t he MM I via
B luetoot h MAP ( Message Access Profi le)
¢ page 175.
~ Select: !ME NUI button> Telephone > le ft con ­
trol button >
Text message (MyPhone )/Text
message (secondary phone)* .
Write new text message
Se lec t and confi rm Write new text message .
- Using a template :
select and confirm the de­
sired template from the list .

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The follow ing Audi connect In fota inment services
are current ly available:
- Naviga tion wi th
online map view an d Street
View ¢ page 216.
-Point of Interest (POI) online search with
voi ce re cognition
(such as res taur ants): plan
rou te g uidance using t he M MI con trol panel
¢ page 208 and the voice recognition system
¢ page 168 .
-Set up des tina tions i n your M MI using yo ur
myAudi account or online map view
¢page 216 .
-Online traffic information : receive up-to -the ­
minute traffic info rmation about accidents,
road constr uction and other incidents
¢ page 220.
- Map update : import navigation map updates
directly to yo ur vehicle using an SD ca rd or as
an on line
update ¢ page 218.
(D Tips
-Fo r the map update A udi connect Infotain ­
ment service via SD card, check the current
software vers ion in your vehicle and t hen
check
www .audiusa.com/myaudi to see if a
newe r version is ava ilable. You can a lso have
t h e new navigation da ta insta lled by an Audi
dealer , w hich can be done for an add itio nal
c ha rge.
- Y ou can also find addi tiona l info rmation
abo ut the
map update onl ine a t
www.audiusa .com/myaudi .
Audi connect (Infotainment) on the phone
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Se lect : I MENU I button > Audi connect > left
contro l button >
Communication .
The follow ing A udi con nect In fot ainm ent service s
a re cu rrent ly availab le:
- Stor ing contacts on yo ur computer using yo ur
myAudi Account and load ing the con ta cts in to
t h e M MI
direct ory ¢ page 185.
Audi connect (Infotainment)
Audi connect (Infotainment) in Media
menu
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect {Infota inment}
~ Sele ct : iME NUI button> Audi connect > right
control button >
Entertainment.
- Online media and Internet radio :
offers acce ss
t o d ifferent online media se rvices as well as I n­
ternet radio an d ope ration th ro u gh the MMI us ­
ing the
Audi MMI connect app ¢ page 232.
Applies to: vehicles with Wi·Fi audio player
- Wi-Fi audio player : you can access the med ia
cen ter through a Wi-Fi connec ted med ia p layer
(su ch as a smartp hone)
¢ page 231.
_&. WARNING
It is only safe to use table ts, l aptops , m obile
d evi ces and other simila r devices whe n the ve­
hicl e is stationary beca use, like a ll loose ob ­
j ects, they could be thrown aroun d the inside
of the vehicle in a crash an d cause serious in­
jur ies. Store these types of devices sec urely
while driv ing .
(D Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in ¢ 0 in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194 .
(D Tips
-Also see the cha pter ¢ page 195, Audi con ­
nect (Infotainment) general information .
- For more in forma tion on the Wi -Fi a ud io
p layer a nd sup ported devices, contact an
authorized A udi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment}
~ Select: ! M EN UI button> Audi connect > right
cont rol button .
The following options a re available in the Aud i
connect Infota inment serv ices overv iew :
Log in*
See ¢ page 188, Logging into myAudi in the vehi -
de. ~
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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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SiriusXM alerts
Applies to: vehicles w ith SiriusXM
You can display an overview of your favorite ar­
tists or tracks that are currently being played on
a SiriusXM channel.
Y. MM iiH A
Fig . 20 6 S iriusXM alert not ificat io n
~ Se lect : I RADIO I button > left control button >
Siriu sXM.
After you have stored a SiriusXM alert for your fa­
vor ite tracks or artists , you can display an over­
view of your favorite tracks or artists currently
be ing received i n the
SiriusXM alert s menu and
p lay them immed iate ly. Yo u can also receive a
SiriusXM alert notifi cation @ for these tracks o r
artists in the entertainment sliding menu
~ fig . 206 .
Storing a SiriusXM alert
Requiremen t: your favo rite trac k or artist must
be play ing on a S iriusXM channel.
-Se lect : right contro l button > Re ce iv e alerts fo r
thi s track
or Rece ive alert s for this arti st.
Sw itch ing SiriusXM alert notifications on
a nd off
-Se lect: right control button > S ir iusXM alert
notifications .
When the function is sw itched on ~. a SiriusXM
Alert
notification @~ fig. 206 is displayed for
several seconds in the entertainment sliding
menu for the
Radio and Na vigation menus.
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Playing tracks /artists from Sirius XM alerts
Requireme nt: a SiriusXM alert must be store d for
a track/artist and it must be currently playing on
a SiriusXM channe l.
-Select: left control button > Sirius XM alert s >
an entry from the list . The selected track/art ist
is played .
Playing tr acks /arti sts from the
entertainment sliding m enu
Requirement: the SiriusXM alert notification s
functio n must be switched on. You must be in the
Rad io and Navigation men u. A SiriusXM alert no­
tification
i s d isp layed in the enterta inme nt slid­
i ng
men u@ ~ fig. 206.
-Push the control knob down.
-Select and confirm the desi red track/artist .
Managing Sirius XM alerts
- Select: r ight con trol b utton> Manage Siriu sXM
alerts .
- Swit ch ing SiriusXM alerts on /off :
when the
function is sw itched
on~. you are no tified
when th is track o r ar tist is being p layed on a
SiriusXM channel.
- Deleting Sirius XM alert s: select an entry from
the list>
right control bu tton > Delete fr om
a lert s
> Delete thi s entr y or Delet e all entries.
View: additional station information
F ig . 207 Rad io v iew: add it io nal sta tion informa tion
Requirement: you must be tuned to a radio sta ­
tion . The
Sh ow "Now Playing " screen option
must be switched on
q page 226.
Symbols in the "Now Playing" screen c!; fig. 207:
@ Radio tex t a vailabilit y

Radio text is avai lable for the selected station .
See
¢ page 223.
@ FM HD Radio technology
The station is received throug h FM H D Radio
technology .
@Screen view
Disp lay Cover art or Station logo. See
¢ page 226 , Preferred picture view*.
Display ing the station list:
T urn the contro l knob. Or : press the I BACK ! but­
ton .
Radio menu
Fig. 208 Exam ple: Rad io m enu
.. Se lect : I RADIO I button > left con trol but ton .
Setting the frequency band : selec t and co nfi rm
t he de sired freq uen cy band in t he radio menu
q fig. 20 8. Or : press t he I RADIO I button repea t­
e dl y un til the desi red frequency band is set. The
station list is disp layed .
(D Presets
Th e presets list is dis p layed q p age 2 2 5, Pre­
s ets .
@ SiriusXM alerts
Applies to : ve hicl es with SiriusXM alerts
After you have s to red a SiriusXM alert for your fa­
vor ite tracks or a rtists ¢
page 224, an overview
of your favor ite tracks or a rtists c urren tly be ing
re ceived on SiriusXM is dis played .
@SiriusXM
Appl ies to: ve hicles with SiriusXM alerts
The SiriusXM* station list is disp layed.
Radio
Additional frequency bands
D epen ding on the vehicle equipmen t, you may al­
so be able to select add itiona l frequency bands
@ /@ ¢ fig. 208 in the se lection men u.
Presets
You can store your favorit e stations from every
frequency band in the presets list.
.. Select: the I RADIO ! button > left cont rol but ton
> Presets .
Req uireme nt: th e pr eset s list must b e displa yed.
-Storing presets : select and confirm a fr ee p re­
se t space.
Fo llow the syste m instr uctions.
- Select an d confirm
a station from the list if
necess ary.
Requirement: a station list mus t be d isplayed .
-Storing presets : selec t: an en try from the lis t>
righ t con trol butt on > Store as preset. Or :
press and ho ld t he con tro l knob fo r severa l se c­
onds .
T he shortc ut keys are auto ma tic ally assig ned t o
th e p re set s 1 to 8. You can selec t t he station s di­
rectly usin g the preset bu ttons ¢
page 162 .
- Displaying the presets list : selec t: I RADIO I b ut-
t on>
Presets .
Requireme nt: the favorites list must be d is ­
p layed .
-listening to presets : selec t a nd confi rm a pre ­
set from the list .
-Move preset : select a p reset from the list>
right control button > Move preset . Or : press
an d hold the control kno b for seve ral secon ds.
Select an d confirm the location of the selected
preset.
- Deleting presets: select a preset from the list >
right control b utton > Delete preset > Delete
this preset or Delete all presets .
Additional settings
Radio settings
.. Select: I RADIO I butto n > ri g ht c ontrol but ton >
Radio settings. ..,.
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