2018 AUDI A4 infotainment

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-Writing your own text*: select and confirm Do
not use template.
Enter text using the MMI
touch contro l pad* or the letter speller.
-Enter one or more recipients.
-Select and confirm Send .
lnbox
Displays all received text messages .
Sent
Displays all sent text messages.
Outbox
Displays all text messages to be sent.
Drafts
Displays all text messages that have not yet been
sent and stored text messages .
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-Please note that you may have to act ivate
the receiving and send ing of text messages
i n your cell phone depending on the SIM
card being used (for example, when using a
Multi-SIM). You can obtain mo re informa­
tion from your cell phone service provider or
from your cell phone user guide.
- Fo r more information on supported cell
phones, vis it
www.audiusa.com/bluetooth
or contact an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility.
- You need a cell phone with Message Access
Profile that also supports the sending func ­
tion to be able to send text messages
through the MMI.
Message options
Applies to: ce ll phones wit h Bl ue tooth Message Access Profile
(MAP)
~ Select : ITELI button> left control button > text
message (MyPhone)/text message (secondary
phone)* > lnbox/Sent/Outbox
> right control
button.
The following options may be avai lab le depend ­
ing on the se lected menu .
l) Not available in all la nguage s.
Telephone
Storing a text message as a template
Ten text message templates are stored in the
MM I. You can
save up to ten additiona l tem ­
plates .
-Create a text message.
-Select and confirm Store as template .
Resume last text message
The last ed ited text message can be resumed .
Reply*
A reply can be sent for the selected message in
the
lnbox.
Forward
T he selected text message can be forwarded to a
diffe rent recipient.
Send again*
The selected text message can be resent.
Delete this text message*
The selected text message can be de leted .
Read out1
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You can have the MMI read an open text mes­
sage .
Text messaging settings*
To display when a new text message is received,
activate the
Text message notifications . New
text messages are indicated w ith an envelope
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in the Infotainment system display status line .
Connection manager
See¢ page 249.
Wi-Fi settings
See ¢page 194.
Telephone settings
See ¢page 185.
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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.
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-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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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
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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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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.
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- 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)
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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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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

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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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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 .