2018 AUDI A4 infotainment

Multi Media Interface
Switching the MMI on /off : the M MI can be
switched on/off manua lly.
- Switching on manu ally : press the On/Off knob
@ c> fig. 159 briefly . Or: press the I MENU ! but­
ton ®
c> page 155 , fig. 157 or c> page 155,
fig . 158,
or one of the buttons to open the me ­
nus d irectly @.
-Switching off manually : press and hold the
On/Off knob
@ c> fig. 159 until the MMI
switches
off. If the MMI has bee n switched off
manually, it does not switch on again au tomati­
ca lly the next time the ignit io n is switched on .
Additional functions :
- Adjusting the volume :
tu rn the On/Off k nob @
.:>fig. 159.
-Muting : press the O n/Off knob @.:> fig. 159
briefly.
-Selecting the previou s/next function (for ex ­
ample, a radio stat ion /tra ck ):
press the On/Off
kn ob @ .:> fig. 159 briefly toward the le ft l«l or
rightt>C>I .
-Fast forwarding /re winding (for example
song s):
p ress and hold the On/ Off knob @
c> fig. 159 toward the left l«l or right t>C>I.
A WARNING
Adjust the volume of t he a udi o system so that
signa ls from outside t he ve hicle, such as po­
lice and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times .
@ Tips
The MMI sw itches off automatically if the en­
gine is not r unning and the vehicle battery is
low .
Infotainment system
display
Switching on and off
- Switching on and off manually :
press the roJ
button @ c> page 8, fig. 2.
When the M MI i s switched o n and the disp lay is
sw itched off, you can operate certa in f unct io ns
using the On/Off knob with t he M MI joystick
function
.:> page 155.
156
Information on display images
The display version depends on vehicle equip­
ment .
Fig. 16 0 Disp lay ve rs ion A
F ig. 161 Disp lay ve rs ion B
Additional content (such as album cover and map
mater ial) is shown on display ve rsion
B, if appli ­
cable@.:> fig. 161 . Because the other content
shown on the displays is nearly identical between
the two vers ions, this manual will p rimari ly de­
scribe display version A .

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
Multi Media Interface
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 . .,,_
159

a co .... N ,....
N .... 0 0
3 co
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. ...
161

Voice recognition system
Voice recognition system Operating
Applies to: vehicles with vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
Req uirements: the ignition and the MM I must be
sw itched
on~ page 155 , there must not be any
phone call in progress and the parking system
m ust not be active .
.. Switching on: press the~ button @
¢
page 15, fig. 11 or ¢ page 16, fig . 13 briefly
on the multifunction steering wheel and say
the des ired command after the
Beep .
.. Switching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or: press the l2l button.
.,. Pause : say the command Pause . To resume,
press
the~ button .
.,. Correcting : say the command Correction . Or :
simp ly say a new comma nd during an an­
no uncement ¢
page 248.
Input assistance
The system gu ides you throug h the input with
visual and audio feedbac k.
- Visual input as sistance : after switching on
vo ice recognit ion, a display with a selection of
poss ible commands appears . This command
display can be sw itched on o r off. Se lect:
IMENU I button> Set tings > left co ntrol button
> MMI setting s> Speech di alog system .
- Audio input a ssistanc e:
to have the poss ible
commands read, turn t he voice recogn ition sys­
tem on and say
Help.
For the system to understand you:
Speak clearly and dist inctly at a normal volume .
Speak louder when d riving faster .
Emphasize the words in the commands even ly
and do not leave long pauses .
Close the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to reduce background noise . Make sure that passen­
gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
command .
168
Do not direct the air vents toward the hands -free
microp hone, which is on the roof headliner near
the front interior lights .
Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be­
ca use the hands -free microphone is directed to ­
ward that seat .
Additional settings
See¢ page 248, Speech dialog system .
.8, WARNING
-Dire ct yo ur full attention to dr iv ing . As the
driver, you have complete responsibility fo r
safety in traffic. Only use the functions in
such a way that yo u always maintain com­
plete contro l over your vehicle in a ll traffic
situations .
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in stressful s ituations. It may take longer to
dia l the number or the system may not be
ab le to dial it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually.
(D Tips
- The d ialog pauses when there is an incom­
ing phone call and will continue if you ig­
nore the call. The dia log ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- You can select an item in the list us ing ei­
ther the vo ice recognit ion system or the
cont rol knob.
Command overview
information
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
The following overv iews des cribe the commands
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
voice recognition system.
Alte rnative commands are separated using a"/ ",
for example say:
Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of commands used to perform an a c­
tion are identified w ith a
"> ", fo r example say:
Enter addre ss> (t hen) Enter country /state . ..,.

Voice recognition system Function
Calling the last number dialed
Dialing a phone numbe r
Correcti ng the phone number that
was entered
Showing contact information
L iste ning to messages
Entering the PIN (SIM)
Co rrecting the P IN entry
Correcting data input
C los ing the full-sc reen command
list
(D Tips
Say :
Redial
Enter number
> ofter being prompted, soy the telephone num-
ber in groups of individual numbers,
fo r example. 888 555
1212 > Dial
Corr ect ion / Delete numb er
Director y
> After being prompted, soy the desired contact,
for example, "John Smith "
Call voicemai l
Ente r PIN
> when prompted, soy the PIN in individual numbers
> Store
Corr ection / Delete PIN
No I meant ( XV)
Clos e
-Please note th at commands can on ly be giv­
en for the primary
phone *¢ page 175 .
-Contacts in the directory can sele cted us ing
the full name ("first name las t name" and
"last name, first name") as well as with only
the fi rst or last name. This applies to cell
phones that transmit names separated into
first and last names. -
For more informat ion on s upported cell
phones, visit
www .audiusa. com /bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi dealer or au ­
thorize d Audi Service Facility.
Audi connect (Infotainment)
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognition system and Audi co nnect (Infota inment)
Req uirement: the requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢page 188.
Function Say:
Accessing Audi connect Infotain-Audi connect > follow the system prompts
ment serv ices
Audi connect Infotainment services
Weather/ On line new s/ Fuel p rice s/ Parking info rmation /
T rav el info rmat ion / Twitter / Online tr affic info rmation / City
e v ents / Fl ight informat ion
Search areas for Aud i connect Info-Near de stination / Nearb y/ In n ew city
ta inment serv ices
Correcting data input
No I meant (XV)
(0 Tips
Always read the chapter ¢ page 195, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general information.
170

a co .... N ,....
N .... 0 0
3 co
Voice recognition system
Messages (Audi connect (Infotainment))
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement : a cell phone w it h an ac tiv e MAP
( M essage Access Profi le) must be con nected to
the M MI
¢page 18 0 .
Function Say:
Text ed it ing com mands Read out / Add / Delete / Record everything again / Replace
with (XV) / Add recipient / Send
Read ing out a new message Read out new text message / Read out new e-mail
Reading a message Read out text mes sage / Read out e-mail
Replying to the open text message Reply
Forward ing the open text message Forward > Add recipient / Insert template / Send
Correct ing data in put No I meant (XV)
(D Tips
-For more information on sup ported cell
phones, v is it
www.audiusa.com /bluetooth
or contact an author ized A udi dealer or au­
t hori zed Audi Service Facili ty.
-Always read the chapter¢ page 195 , Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognitio n system and navigation system
Req uireme nt: the Navigation men u m ust be
ope n
¢table on page 169 .
Depend ing on the vehicle equipmen t an d these­
l ected menu item, you can say the following com ­
man ds to enter a destination:
Function
Say:
Open ing the list of previous nav iga -Last destinations
tio n destinations
Acc ess ing favo rites
Navigation favorites
Se lecting the home add ress Home address or Drive home
Ente ring a n add ress with guida nce Enter address > follow the system prompts
from the system
Individual comma nds for entering a
Enter country/state / Enter city / Enter ZIP code / Enter
destination street / Enter house number
Ma king a co rrection wh ile entering a Correction
destination
N avigating to a co ntact
Drive me to (XV ) or Navigate to contact , for example Drive me
to "John Smith"
N avigating to a specific address for Navigate to (contact) business / Private ,
a contact for example, "Navigate to John Smith private"
N avig ating to f avorites
Navigation favorites > Line (XV) / Line con tents> S tart route
guidan ce when promp te d
171

Voice recognition system Function Say:
Starting route g uidance with an ad-Na vigate / Navigate to p riv ate addre ss / Na vig ate to bu sin ess
dress card open address
Ente ring a new desti nation/stop-Enter addr ess > enter the desired address when prompted>
over when ro ute gu idance is ac tive confirm the new destination/stopover if prompted
Start ing route gu idance after enter-Start route guidance
ing a dest inat ion
Canceling current route gu idance
Cancel route guidance
Calc ulating alternative routes C alculate alternati ve route s
Entering a point of interest by se-POI > Change search a rea > category or subcategory when
lecting a searc h area with guidance prompted, for examp le "restaurant"
from the system
Dest ina tion input categor ies
Audi Service / Train station I Airport / Hot el / Ho spital / Park -
ing / Re st area /Restaurant / G as sta tion
etc.
Search areas for entering points of Nearb y/ Along the route I Near destination / Near stopove r/
interest In a new city / In a new state /country
Ente ring an online destination * Online destination ( XV), for example "Online de stin ation
" Lake view Hotel ""
Correct ing data input No I meant (XV)
Clos ing the full-screen command C lo se
list
Requirement: you must be in the
Navigation or
M ap menu. Depending on the vehicle equipment
and the selected menu item, you can say the fol-lowing
commands for additional settings in navi­
gation:
Function Say:
General map options Map/ Da y map / N ight map / Automatically change map colo r
Map type 2D heading up map I 2D north up map / 3D map / Destination
map
I Ov erview ma p/ Standard map */ Googl e Earth map *
Showing the route list Route l ist
Showing the remaining d istance/ De stin ation information
time when route guidance is active
Speed l imit prompt
How fa st can I dri ve here
Setting voice g uidance for active Voice guidance on I Vo ice guidan ce off I Vo ice guidance short-
route guidance en ed I Voi ce guidance complete I V oi ce guidance traffic
B locking a ce rtain sect ion on the Block route for (XV ) m eter s/kilometers /yard s/miles / Block
rou te next rou te I A void n ext se ction of r oute
(D Tips
- Destinations may have to be spe lled when
entered, depending on which region you are
i n and which men u language you have se­
l ected. -
Always read the
chapter~ pag e 195, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
172

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.
180
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 .