2018 AUDI A4 infotainment

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a list of gas stations in the area. When a gas sta­
tion is se lect ed, route guidance from the current
ve hicle position is calcu lated .
Trailer mode *
Trailer mode is sw itched off at the factory.
When the function is switched
on~' the maxi­
mum permitted speed for vehicles with trailers is
in corporated into the route guidance and the ca l­
culated arrival time is adjusted acco rding ly. Trail ­
e r mode is d isp layed us ing symbols -"" in the side
menu on the map .
Personal route assistance *
Pe rsonal ro ute assistance is sw itched off at the
factory.
Your tr ips are recorded and destinat ions are sug ­
gested by the MMI when this funct io n is switched
on~ <>page210 .
The persona l route ass istance is indicated by the
~ symbo l in the status line of the Infotainment
system display.
Not ification when ne arby *
The notification when nearby is switched off at
the factory .
The MM I notifies you when you are approaching
selected points of interest when this function is
switched
on ~-You can also have a Notification
tone .
Pres entation mode
The Pre sentation mode he lps yo u to e ffect ively
p lan a trip and follow the p lanned route without
moving the ve hicle . You can
Select starting point
when, for example, you wou ld like to ca lculate a
route starting from a locat ion other than the ve­
h icle posit ion . Start
Pre sentation mod e to simu­
late route gu idance .
1) Hig h occupa ncy v ehi cle
Na vigation
Route criteria
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Jl
Fig . 1 95 Possible ro ute c riter ia
.,. P ress the ! NAV/MAP I button repeatedly until
the
Enter dest ination menu is displayed
<> page 204, fig. 189 .
.,. Select: right cont rol button> Route criteri a.
@ HOV lanes 1>: with the Avoid function, HOV
lanes are excluded when ca lculating rou tes. With
Allow , the MMI w ill route you throug h HOV lanes
and show them .
@Highways /@ Toll roads /@ Ferries : if the nav­
igation system should not include highways, toll
roads or ferries
-if possible -when calculating
routes , you can se lect the
Avoid function .
Voice guidance
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
.,. Press the !NAV/MAPI button repeatedly u nti l
t he
Enter destination men u is disp layed
<> page 204, fig. 189.
.,. Sele ct: righ t con trol b utton > Voice guidance.
Voic e guidan ce :
vo ice gu idance can be compl ete
o r shortened . With the Traffic function, spoken
cues are on ly given when there are traffic inc i­
dents on your route. When
Off is selected, no
vo ice guidance is given .
Voice guidance during phone call : voice guid­
an ce d uring a phone call can be switched on or
off.
Entertainment fad er: see <> page 253 .
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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 .

Radio
The following settings can be selected, depend­
ing on the band that is selected :
Station names (FM)
Varia ble:
sc roll ing text transmitted by the FM
s ta tions is shown in the Infotainment system dis ­
p lay .
Fixed : scrolling text transm itted by the FM sta­
tions is no t sh own in the Infota inment system
d isp lay. On ly the cu rrent sect io n of the scro lling
text is disp layed.
FM /AM HD Radio*
You can sw itch HD Rad io recept ion on o r off .
Station sorting (Siriu sXM*)
You can set the station sorting for SiriusXM sta­
tion lists* by:
- Channel number: the stations are sorted in as ­
cending order according to their station num­
ber.
- Channel name : the stations are listed in a lpha­
betica l order.
- First category, then channel number : the sta­
tions are sorted by their category and then by
their channe l numbers.
- First category, then channel name : the sta­
tions are sorted by their category and then by
their channe l names.
Category filter (SiriusXM* )
The stations shown in the s ta tion lis t can be fi l­
tered by your pe rsonal prefe rences and by pro ­
gram type. The program categories that yo u can
select depend on what is offered by yo ur provid­
er. Select the
All catego ries option to deactivate
all filter options and display all ava ilable stations
i n the satellite station list.
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution Show "Now Playing" screen
When
the fun ct io n is switched on~ and the st a­
tions or presets list is open, the display w ill
switch to the
Show "Now Playing " screen view
after approximate ly five
seconds ~ page 224. De­
pending on avai lab ility, information abo ut the
set stat ion (such as stat ion name, artist and sta­
tion logo) is displayed in this v iew .
Prefe rred picture vi ew*
You can set your preferred screen view for the
Show "Now Playing " screen ~ page 224.
-Station logo : the st ation logo is displayed, de­
pending on ava ilability .
-Cover art : the album cove r is d isplayed if availa -
ble.
Gracenote online database *
Requirement: the MMI must be co nnected to the
Intern et. Th e
Cover art option m ust be selected
~ page 226, Pr eferred picture vi ew *.
When the funct io n is switched on~, the alb um
cover or genre cover for the song that is p lay ing
i s loaded from the Gracenote online da tabase,
depe nd ing on ava ilability.
Subscription status (SiriusXM }*
This opt io n is available when your subscr ipt io n is
about to expire or has already expired . The expi ­
r ation date for your license is displayed .
Call to SiriusXM *: the contact info rmation for
you r sate llite radio provider is d isplayed . To call
you r sate llite rad io provider using the MMI, press
Call to Siriu sXM*.
A station with poo r reception is no longer Store the stat ion as a preset in advance . Access the p re-
displayed in the station l ist once you sets using the presets
list~ page 225.
swit ch to a d ifferen t sta tion.
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@ Tips
-Check for any connection requests on your
Bluetooth device.
- Multiple Bluetooth audio players can be
connected to the MMI, but only one mobile
device can be active.
- Bluetooth protocols AVRCP (1.0/1.3/1.4)
and A2DP are supported.
- Note the volume setting on your Bluetooth device. Audi recommends setting your
mo­
bile device to the maximum volume when
using it as a Bluetooth audio player.
- The supported media functions (such as
shuffle) depend on the Bluetooth device
be­
ing used.
- For more information on the supported
de­
vices, visit www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or
contact an authorized Audi dealer or author­
ized Audi Service Facility.
Wi-Fi audio player
Applies to: vehicl es with Wi ·F i audio player
Using the Wi-Fi audio player media source on the
MMI, you can connect and operate your Wi-Fi-ca­
pable media player (such as a smartphone) to
wirelessly play music from your media player
li­
brary. The media player is connected through the
vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot. A UPnP Server app or an
integrated UPnPIDLNA server on your media
player is required to access your media player
li­
brary.
Requirement: the Wi-Fi function on your media
player must be switched on. The
Audi MMI con·
nect
app or a UPnP server app must be installed
on your media player .
Or: you must be using a
media player with an integrated UPnP/DLNA
server.
- Connecting a media player: press the I MEDIA !
button. Press the left control button until the
sources
overview¢ page 236 is displayed . Se­
lect and confirm Wi-Fi audio player (J)
¢page 236, fig . 216 .
~ -If necessary, select and confirm Wi-Fi off>
;::; Turn on Wi-Fi to activate Wi-Fi in the MMI. Se-,....
:::l Leet Wi·Fi settings, if necessary. Select the 0 0
3 Media
same settings on the wireless media player
that are used for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
-Starting the Wi-Fi audio player: start the Audi
MMI connect
app or a UPnP server app, or set
media permissions on your media player.
Operating the media player: the media player is
operated through the MMI.
- Press the left control button repeatedly until
the
Folders menu item appears. Select and con­
firm
Folders.
-Playing music from the media player: select
and confirm
Media center .
Web radio:
see ¢ page 232.
A WARNING
= -
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo·
bile 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
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv­
ing. Also read and follow the warnings in
¢ page 2 75, Front airbags.
(D Note
Always follow the information found in ¢Q) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
(D Tips
-Always read the chapter¢ page 195, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
- Please note that a Wi-Fi connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Internet. For additional information,
see
¢ page 188.
- To avoid interruptions during playback, de­
activate the power saving function on the
media player or connect it to a charger.
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