2018 AUDI A4 ESP

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 .
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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.
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- 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
The parking aid as well as the Audi voice recogni­
tion system must not b e active.
A cell phone must be connected to the MMI with
the
Handsfree profile ~ page 175.
The cell phone being connected must have voice
control that can be controlled externally.
~ Switching on: press and hold the l2.;J button on
the multifunction steering wheel* and say the
desired command after the external speech di­
alog begins.
~ Continuing/resuming the dialog: the system
remains ready to use for a short time after end­
ing the dialog. You can start a new external dia­
log during this time. Press the
!'1•1 button if
needed, and say a new command.
Or: select
and confirm
Resume on the MMI control panel.
~ Switching off: press and hold the l2.;J button .
Or: select and confirm Cancel on the MMI con ­
trol panel.
(D Tips
- There are no voice guidance* prompts when
a dialog is active .
-This function depends on the cell phone
used . You can obtain more information
from your cell phone service provider or
from your cell phone user guide .
-AUDI AG simply provides access to control
your cell phone with voice operation and does not take any responsibility for the con­
tents and commands within the external
voice control.
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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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.. 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
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~ 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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-when the camera-based t raffic sign recogni­
t ion* is malf unct ioning
¢ page 104
-when there are warnings from the camera-
based traffic sign recognit ion*
Switching traffic light information on and
off
-Se lect : I MENU I button > Audi connect > Tr affi c
li g ht inf orm ati on >
On(~) or Off (0 ).
A WARNING
-
-When traffic light information is shown, a l­
so always pay attention to the traffic situa ­
t ion, the distance to other vehicles and the
area around the vehicle. The driver is always
responsible for assessing the traff ic situa ­
t ion .
-Always adapt your speed to the current
weather, road and traff ic conditions . The
displayed informat ion must never cause you
to ignore legal traffic regulations and pose a
safety risk.
-Regardless of the traffic light informat ion,
yo u should always monitor your speed using
the speedometer and make su re you are ad­
hering to the legal speed limit .
-The traffic light information does not adjust
yo ur vehicle's speed to the speed recom­
mendat ion shown in the display.
(D Tips
-Traffic light information is not yet ava ilable
i n a ll cit ies and is not nationwide .
-Units of measurement and language set­
tings are displayed based on how they were
set in the MMI system se tt ings
¢ page 248 .
-Alw ays read the chapter r:¢> page 195, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion .
Weather
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on current weather conditions as
well as weather fo recasts for the selected search
a rea .
Audi c onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
.. Select and confirm Weather .
You can also disp lay the cu rrent weather condi­
tio ns on the map , fo r example .
.. Select: left control button > on entry.
Flight information
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on flights and current arrival/depar­
ture times in the selected search area .
.. Select and confirm Flight inform ation .
City events
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Info rmation on events in vario us categories in
the desired search area .
.. Select City E vent s > left cont rol button > cate­
gory.
Online news
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
You can check the c urrent headlines of your fa ­
vo rite publications in th e MMI.
Requirement: yo ur myAud i accoun t must be sub­
sc ribed to newsfeeds and your veh icle must be
connected to myAudi
r::¢> page 188.
.. Select: !M ENUI button> Audi conn ect> Online
new s>
desired newsfeed > a headline .
(i) Tips
If you have not s ubsc ribed to any pe rsonal
newsfeeds in your myAudi account, pre-con­
figured newsfeeds will be displayed.
Twitter
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
You can access the most important functions in
your Twitter account through your MMI.
Requirement:
You must have connec ted your myAudi ac coun t
with Tw itter. You can find additional information
for this on line at
www .audiu sa. com /myaudi. ..,
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Audi connect (Infotainment)
You must have connected your vehicle with
myAudi
¢ page 188.
.,. Se lect: I MENU I button> Audi connect> Twitter
> left contro l button > desired function (for ex­
amp le,
Trends ).
The following categories can be selected in the
Twitter menu:
- My tweets : News Feed and the Tweets you have
posted are listed.
- Home: the Tweets for everyone you follow are
displayed .
-Trends: topics on Twitter that are currently
popular within a country .
Different functions are available depending on
the Twitter category you have selected:
- New tweet : you can post a new tweet using
pre-made templates or using myAudi tem­
plates that you have created yourself.
- Refresh : the selected Twitter function is re­
freshed.
- Favorite: set a Tweet as favorite to show you
liked it.
-Retweet : you can quote a Tweet to share it with
others.
(D Tips
- Other settings such as account, language,
Tweet security and location settings
cannot
be changed in the MMI. These changes must
be made on the Twitter website.
- You can only connect
one Twitter account
with your myAudi account.
- Audi connect (Infotainment) makes it possi­
ble to access Tw itter . Permanent avai lability
cannot be guaranteed, because that de­
pends on Twitter.
Travel (travel guide)
Ap plies to veh icles with Audi co nnect (Infotainment)
You can use the Audi MMI connect opp to store
points of interest on your mobile device (such as
a smartphone) and then use them for route
guidance in the
MMI.
Requirement:
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The Audi MMI connect app must be installed and
open on your mobi le device .
You must be logged into your myAudi account in
the
Audi MMI connect app and you must have se­
l ected your vehicle.
The Wi-Fi function on your mobile device and on
the
MMI must be switched on.
The
MMI must be connected to the network .
"'Press: !MENU ! button> Audi connect> left con-
trol button >
Information category > Travel.
After opening the travel guide, trave l tips in your
area wi ll be displayed including current ratings as
well as the corresponding category .
"' Press the left control button to change the cat­
egory (such as bars nearby).
A WARNING
-
-It is o nly safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bi le devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries. Store these types of devices
secure ly while driving.
- Do not use any wire less devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
¢ page 275, Front airbags .
Q) Note
Always fo llow the information found in ¢@ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
(D Tips
Units of measurement, language settings and
time are shown in the Infotainment system
display based on how they were set in the
MMI system settings ¢ page 248.
Audi connect (Infotainment) in navigation
App lies to : vehicles wit h a navigation system and Audi co n·
nec t (In fo ta inm ent)
... Select: !MENUI button> Audi connect > left
control button >
Navigation .

Audi connect (Infotainment)
receive information on options for expand­
ing your usage and any costs that may re­
sult.
- The Audi connect Infotainment services are
a Wi-Fi/Internet-based system . If the sys­
tem does not function correctly even
though all of the requirements are met, please try again later or contact Audi con­
nect customer service at 877-505-AUDI
(2834).
- For detailed information on Audi connect
(Infotainment) and the Terms of Use, refer
to
www.audiusa.com .
Data protection
App lies to veh icles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
(D Tips
- You can find additional information in your
MMI in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service and also
on line at
www.audiusa.com.
- Your privacy is important to us.
-AUDI AG collects, processes, shares
and
transmits your personal information in ac­
cordance with legal regulations in order to
ensure proper function and availability of
the individual Audi connect Infotainment
services. You can view the complete, current
and valid Audi connect data protection poli­
cy in your MMI. The myAudi platform is
available for to you to activate additional
Audi connect Infotainment services and to
transfer data to your vehicle, among other
services. A one-time registration is required
to establish a connection to your vehicle.
For this purpose, AUDI AG collects, process­
es, transmits and uses your required per­
sonal information as required for you to use
the services provided by AUDI AG. Your in­
formation is not distributed to third parties .
Using your cell phone with your myAudi
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platform allows you to transmit data for
your Audi connect Infotainment services
functions to your vehicle and you can allow
specific vehicle data to be transmitted from
your vehicle.
- By activating special information services
that are part of your Audi connect portfolio,
you can use these functions directly in your
vehicle by entering data to confirm your identity (to use social networks, for exam­
ple) . To do this, the identification informa­
tion you provided is forwarded with the re­
quest to the respective service provider.
T hen you can access your personal content
using a secure connection. This content is
displayed in the vehicle for your use. Your
personal content is not stored within Audi
AG. The necessary connection information is processed and used for providing services
and the proper function of the services in
accordance with applicable legal guidelines.
- You can find additional information in your MMI in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service and also
online at
www.audiusa.com.
- By providing Audi connect Infotainment
services, Audi of America is authorized to
collect , process, transmit and transfer infor­
mation about you and your vehicle. Addi­
tional information can also be found in your
MMI in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service.
- Information on our data protection meas­ ures in conjunction with the mobile Audi
connect (Infotainment) application can be
found in the application's privacy policy. For additional information about the
www.audiusa.com/myaudi website or oth­
er applications, websites or online services
connected to Audi, visit
www.audiusa.com/
privacy .

Navig ation
-Se arching for a point of intere st in a specific
categor y:
select Select category . Select and
confirm a category such as
Restaur ant s.
(D Tips
-D istances to points of interest are d isplayed
as a straight-line distance from your current
l ocation. The actua l distance from your cur­
rent location to the point of interest is up­
dated automat ically. The list of found
po ints of interest is not resorted when this
happens.
-There may be entries in the list that cannot
be d isplayed completely due to their length.
Select the corresponding entry from the
li st. Se lect: right co ntro l button
> Show des­
tin ation details. Deta iled i nfo rmation for
the selec ted ent ry in the list is then dis­
played.
Online point of interest search (on line
search)
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con­
nect (Infotainment)
You con search for points of interest on the In­
ternet.
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
( I nfo tainment) m ust be met
r=v poge 188.
"'Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Ent er de stination menu is displayed
r=v poge 204, fig . 189.
.. Se lect: left cont rol button > Online search . The
search area last set is d isplayed in the inp ut
f ield.
-Changing the search area : select: right control
button
> Sele ct sear ch area .
-Searching for onl ine de stination s in the se­
lected search area :
enter a new city/state if
necessary. Ente r the se arch te rm, such as hotel.
Press the con trol knob. Select and confirm an
online destination from the list.
-Sea rching f or online de stination s in a specific
categor y:
select and confi rm S elect category.
Se lect and confirm a category such as Restau­
rants .
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Find which search areas are avai lab le under
r=v page 207, Point of interest search.
You can search for online des tinations using the
vo ice recog nit ion
sys tem¢ table on page 171.
¢j) Tips
-Always read the chapter r=v page 195, Audi
conne ct (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
-For add itio na l information, v is it
www .audiu sa .com .
Accessing destinations from myAudi
account
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con­
nect (Infotainment)
Import individual destinations from your myAudi
account into the MMI.
Requirement:
The requirements for Audi connect (Infotain­
ment) must be
met¢ page 188.
You must have a registered myAudi acco unt at
www.audiu sa.com /myaudi. You must have ave­
hicle assigned to your myAudi account and you
must have stored one or more destinations.
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly unti l
the
Enter dest ination me nu is displayed
r:!vpage 204, fig. 189.
"'Select: left control button > myAudi contacts .
"'If necessary, enter your myAud i user data or
your myA udi PIN
<=.> page 188. The contacts
sto red in myAud i are displayed .
-Select and confirm a contact.
-Select and confirm a private or business dest i-
nation.
-Select and confirm Start route guid ance .
(D Tips
-You only need to enter the myA udi use r data
one time.
-You can rece ive your myAudi P IN if yo u have
set up a myAudi account .
-For add itiona l information, v is it
www .audiu sa .com.