2018 AUDI A4 android auto

Audi smartph one inte rfac e
Audi smartphone
interface
Setup
App lies to: ve hicles w ith Audi smartpho ne in te rface
You can connect your smartphone to th e MMI us­
ing the Audi smartphone int erfac e. Certain con­
te nt on your smartph on e is ada pted to the Info­
t ainment syste m display while driving and can
be operated through the
MMI control panel.
Requirement
The vehicle must be stat ionary and the ignition
must be switched on .
iPhone generation 5 or higher with Lightning
connector and iOS 7.1.2 operating system or h igher.
Or :
Sma rtphone with Android Auto app and Android
5 .0 Lo llipop operating system or h ighe r.
"' Connect your smar tphone to the Audi music in -
te rface <=?
page 234 using a USB adapter
r=;,page 233 , fig . 213 .
.. Select and confirm A cti va te Apple CarPla y or
Activate And roid Auto now .
.. Follow the system instruct ions.
"' Pay attention to any additional system prompts
on your smartphone if applicable .
If you chose not to use Apple CarPlay or Andro id
Auto when connect ing your sma rtphone for the
first time, you can start the Audi smartp hone in ­
terface later on using the
Connection manager .
.. Select: I MENU I button > Audi smartphone in-
terfa ce > Change to conne ction manager .
.. Connect your sma rtphone to the A udi music in ­
terface using a USB adapter
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fig . 213.
.. Se lect and confirm Audi smartphone in the
Conne ction man ager r=;, page 249 . You can se ­
lect your smartphone in the list of devices that
are already paired
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"' Fol low the system instruct ions .
{U) Note
Always follow the information found in r=;,(D in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
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- The functions t hat can be used depend on
t h e fo llow ing factors, among others :
- the brand of your smartpho ne
- the vers io n of the ope rating system in
your smartphone
- the software version of the app used
- the USB adapter cab le and correct connec-
tion
- your cell phone se rvice provide r
- the customized settings on your smart -
phone
- One o f the factors above or a combina tion
of any of them could cause your smartphone
to be incompatib le wit h the Audi smart­
phone interface. Compatibility cannot be
guaranteed for all types of smartphones.
For more informat ion and assistance, refer
to the user guide and the manufactu rer of
you r smartphone .
- If the connected smartphone has voice con­
t rol, you can ope ra t e you r smartpho ne usi ng
the externa l voice recognition system
r=;, page 173.
- The menu language shown in the MMI is
based on t he sett ing s in you r smartpho ne.
- Th e time d isp layed in the M MI is based on
t h e settings in yo ur smartp hone .
- Severa l MMI funct ions a re not availab le
when Apple Car Play o r Andro id Auto is ac­
t ive.
- Yo u cannot connect any mobi le devices via
B lu etoo th when an App le Car Play connec­
ti on is a ct ive .
Operating
App lies to: vehicles with A ud i smartp hone interface
Opening a menu
App le CarP lay:
you can go back to t he Apple Car­
Play main menu regardless of the selec ted menu
i tem by p ressing and holdi ng the
!BACKI b utton .
Android Auto : to go back to the Andro id Auto
menu bar, pus h the co ntrol knob down.

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Audi smartphone interface
Opening a menu item
Select and confi rm a menu item using the MMI
control panel.
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Problem Solution
Audi smartphone
Check the charge level of your smartphone battery.
interface cannot be Check the USB cable and use a different one if necessary.
opened. Check if Android Auto or Apple CarPlay is available in your country.
Android Auto : check if the Android Auto app is installed on your smartphone.
Connecting the Check if you are using the correct USB adapter and if the USB adapter is connect-
smartphone to the ed correctly to your smartphone and the Audi music interface
q page 233.
MMI failed . Apple CarPlay: check if AppLe Ca rPlay is activated on your smartphone.
Android Auto: check in the Android Auto app if Android Auto permits new
veh icles .
The smartphone is Check if you are using the correct USB adapter and if the USB adapter is connect-
not automatically ed correctly to your smartphone and the Audi music interface ¢
page 233.
detected. Check if the requirements needed to connect a smartphone have been met.
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for the MMI to be visib le to o ther dev ices . Se ­
l ect
Invisible fo r the MMI to not be vis ible to
othe r devices. Howeve r, it is still possib le to es ­
tab lish a Bl uetooth connection w ith paired de ­
v ices when the v is ibility is switched off. Se lect
Off to tur n visib ility off . The n a B luetooth con­
nect io n is no t possible .
-Bluetooth audio player : when this function is
switched
on~ , the Bluetooth aud io player is
available as a source in the
Media menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI Bluetooth name (for
example
,,AUDI MM I 2016") is displayed and
can be changed .
Online settings*
- Data usage counter :
the amount of data pack­
ets that are sent a nd received through the MMI
is d is pl ayed . You can reset t he data usage infor ­
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
opt io n.
- Network status : the mobile netwo rk provider
f o r da ta se rvice as well as t he network status
are disp laye d.
Wi-Fi settings*
See ¢ page 194, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requ irement: a cell phone must be connec ted to
the M MI
¢ page 175 .
As soo n as the cell phone is i n range and the
B lue too th func tion on t he ce ll phone and in the
M MI is swi tched on, this ce ll phone is given pr io r­
ity over the other Bluetoot h dev ices and is con ­
n ected direct ly to the MMI. The connected cell
p hone is displayed f irst in the device list.
Network settings*
- Login :
you ca n chose an Automatic lo gin to
yo ur cell phone serv ice p rov ider's ne twork, o r
yo u can choose a
Manual login from t he list of
available networ ks.
- Network selection : available networks in t he
p resent location can be se lected unde r networ k
se lection. Th is function is only available for the
Manual login sett ing.
System settings
Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i smartphone interface
See c::> page 2 52.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles wi th Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill fin d leg al informa tio n r egarding
th e use of App le Car Pla y or Andro id A uto an d in­
f o rmat io n a bou t devi ce-s peci fic data exc hange .
Delete CarPlay device/Delete Android Auto
device
A ppl ies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Req uireme nt: your c ell pho ne mu st n ot be con­
ne cted to t he Au di music in terf ace wi th a US B
adapter .
Se le ct :
Audi smartphone > a d evice from t he list
> r igh t co ntrol button.
T o re mov e your cell p hon e from the list , se lect
and confir m
Delete CarPlay device or Delete An­
droid Auto device .
System update
.. Select: !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left con trol
bu tton >
System maintenance .
- System update :
slid e the s torage device with
t h e u pdate da ta into the appro priate driv e
¢ page 228 . Sele ct and co nfi rm t he dr ive>
Start update . The leng th o f the pro cess de ­
pe nd s o n th e siz e of the updat e.
- Reset driver installation: the sele cte d medi a
d river p ack age i s reset to t he se ttings at the
t ime o f delivery .
-Version information : info rm ation on t he M MI
so ftwar e ve rsi on and the navig ation datab ase *
so ftware version is displ ayed. The
Software in­
formation
f u nction also prov ides informat ion
on t he softwa re co ntai ned in the M MI and t he
licensing agreement .
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A/C MAX (button) ................ .... .. 78
A/C (button) ... .. . ..... ..... ... ... .. . 77
ABS .. .. ... . .. .. ............. .. .. .. . 146
Accessories 68 ,385
Active lane assist
Cleaning the camera area . . . . . . . . . . . . .
355
also refer to Audi active lane assist . . . . . 125
Adaptive cruise control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 108
Cleaning sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 355
Distance indicator and distance warning . 118
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 118
Predictive control . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 115
Traffic jam assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 116
AdBlue .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..... 319
Messages
Additional accessories
Adjusting air distribution (automatic climate
control)
. .. .. .. ............... .. .. .. ..
Adjusting the sound ............ .. .. .. .
319
385
78
252
Adjusting the temperature (automatic climate
control) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
78
Advanced key
refer to Convenience key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Airbag .. .. .. .. ............... .. ..... 271
Airbag system . ................. .. 271,291
Advanced Airbag System components . . . 278
Care . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 286
Children . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Child restraints . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 297
Components (front airbags) .. ..... ... .
Danger of fitting a child safety seat on the
front passenger seat ................ .
D. l 1sposa ... .. ............... .. .. .. .
Front airbags . .. ........... .. .. .... .
H ow do the front airbags work? ....... .
How many airbags does my vehicle have?
How the Advanced Airbag System compo-
nents work together ........ .. .. .... .
Important safety instructions on the knee
airbag system .... .. ..... ..... .. .... .
Indicator light ............ ...... ... .
Knee airbags .. ............ ...... ... .
Monitoring . .. ............. .. .. .... .
PASSENGER AIR BAG light ....... .. .. .
Repairs .. .. .. .. ........... .. .. .... .
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286
Index
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 285
When must the system be inspected? 283
Air pressure
Tires ..... .. .. .. .. ............. .. ..
344
Alignment pin (changing the wheel) . . . . . . 360
All season tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 349
All weather lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
All wheel drive
Indicator light . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
35
also refer to quattro . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
AMI
refer to Audi music interface . . . . . . . 233, 234
Android Auto
refer to Audi smartphone interface . .. ..
Anti -freeze
Windshield washer system ........... .
Anti- lock braking system
refer to ABS ..... .. ................ .
Anti-Slip Regulation
refer to ASR ... .. .................. .
Apple CarP lay
refer to Aud i smartphone interface ... ..
Arrow view
ASR
Audi active lane assist Messages
Audi connect emergency call and service ..
Online roadside assistance .......... . .
Audi connect vehicle contro l ........... .
Parking location .. .................. .
Remote locking and unlocking ..... .. . .
Vehicle status report ............... . .
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Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . . . . . 188, 195
Data protection . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 196
Services overview ' .. ................ .
Starting ...... .. .. ................ .
Audi drive select
... .. ............. .. ..
Audi Entertainment mobile ...... ... .. . .
Audi music interface
.................. .
Audi music stream
refer to Wi-Fi .... .. ............... . .
Audio files
. . .... .. .. ............... . .
Audio player
B luetooth audio player .............. .
Wi-Fi audio player . ................. .
Audio track
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