2018 AUDI A4 reset infotainment system

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Error messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Trai ler hitch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 144
Intelligent Technology . . . . . . . . . . 146
Elect ronic stabilization control (ESC) . . . . 14 6
Brakes ... .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. .... . 14 9
Electromechanica l steer ing, Dynamic
steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
All-wheel drive (quattro) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Energy ma nagement . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 151
Not ice about data reco rded by the Event
D ata Reco rde r and vehicle control
mod ules . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 153
Infotainment system . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Traffic safety information . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
I n troduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
M MI On/Off knob with joystic k function . . 155
Infotainment system display . . . . . . . . . . 156
M MI operat ion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
MMI touc h . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Contro l knob with joystick f unction . . . . . 160
Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
L etter/numbe r speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 162
Fr ee tex t sea rch . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 164
M enus and Symbols . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 165
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . 168
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 167
Command overview inform ation . . . . . . . . 168
Commands . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 169
External vo ice operat ion 173
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
I ntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17 S
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Using the te lephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 177
Favorites . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 180
Listening to voicema il . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
D irectory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Addit ional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Tr oubleshoo ting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Audi connect (Infotainment) . . . . 188
I ntroduction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 188
Table of contents
Configuration thro ugh myAudi . . . . . . . . . 188
Opening A udi connect (Infotainment) . . . 189
A udi connect Infotainment services . . . . . 189
Wi-Fi hotspot . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 194
Configuring the data connection........ 195
Audi connect (Infotainment) general
i nformation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 195
T roub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Audi connect vehicle control . . . . 198
I n trod uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Setup . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 198
Additional o ptions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Remote locking and un lo cki ng . . . . . . . . . 199
Vehicle sta tus report . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Parking location . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 199
Geofencing Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Speed Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Valet Alert . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Stolen Vehicle Locator . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Online Aud i serv ice reques t . . . . . . . . . . . . 200
Eme rgency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
I n trod uction . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
E mergency call . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 202
Online roads ide ass ista nce . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
N avigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
Open ing navigation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 204
E nte ring a des tina tion . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Persona l rou te ass istance . . . . . . . . . . . . . 210
Alte rnative rou tes . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 2 11
Additional settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 212
Map. ... .. .. .. .. .. .... . ..... ... .. .. 214
Online map d isp lay . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 216
Map update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 217
Traffic information . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 219
T roubleshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 221
Radio ............................. 222
Open ing the radio . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 222
Radio funct ions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 223
Radio menu . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 225
Presets . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5
Addition al settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 22 5
T roub leshooting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
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(!) side assist displays, warning abo ut
exiting the vehicle ..... ... .. .. .
@ Door handle
@ Cent ral locking switch ....... .. .
@ Memory buttons ........... .. .
® Vent
® Thumbwhee l for vent
(J) Lever for:
- T urn signals and h igh beams
- High beam assistant ........ .
- Active lane assist .. ..... ... . .
- Traffic jam assist ....... .. .. .
@ Mul tifunction steer ing wheel with:
- Horn
- Driver's airbag . ..... ... .. .. .
- Drive r information system con -
t rols .. .. ............. .. .. .
- Audio/v ideo, telephone, nav iga­
t ion and voice recognition con-
trols . ... .... .. .... ... .. .. .
- ~ button/stee ring wheel heating
- Sh ift paddles .............. .
® Instrument cluster .... ... .. .. .
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Reset trip odometer ........ .. .
W indshie ld washer system lever
Emergency flashers .... ... .. .. .
Knee a irbag ........ ..... ... . .
Adjustable steer ing column
Lever for:
- Cruise cont rol system ..... .. .
- Adaptive cruise cont rol .. ... . .
@ Instrument i llum ination ... .. .. .
@ Data link connector for On Board
Diagnostic System (OBD II) .. .. .
@ H ood release . ........... .. .. .
@ Button for switching the head-up
d isplay on/off, adjust ing the
height .. .. ............... .. .
@ Lig ht switch ............... .. .
@ Buttons for :
- All -weather lights
- Rear fog lights ........... .. .
@ Sw itch for luggage compartment
lid .. .. .. .. ............. .. .. .
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67
55
55
125
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275
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15, 16
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94
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12
60
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108
58
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Coc kpit o ve rv iew
@ Power exterior m irror adjustment
@ Power windows .............. .
@ Child safety lock . ............ .
@ Infotainment system display . .. .
@ Lockable glove compartment . .. .
@) Drives for CD, DVD, SI M cards .. .
@ Front passenger's airbag ...... .
@ Valet Park ing funct ion ... .. ... .
@ Climate contro l system . ..... .. .
@ Depend ing on equ ipment, buttons
for:
- drive select .. .. ............ .
- Start/Stop system .......... .
- Elect ronic Stabilization Control
(ESC) . .... .. .............. .
- Park ing aid .. .. ............ .
- Hill descent ass ist .. . ..... .. .
- Switching the Infota inment sys-
tem disp lay on/off .......... .
@ Socke t ..... .. .............. .
@ Cup holder . .. ... .... . ..... .. .
@ Infotai nment system on/off
button ....... .. ............ .
@ Center armrest with sto rage com­
partment . Depending on vehicle
equipment, it may have:
- Aud i m usic interface .. ..... . .
@ Sta rt ing t he engine when there is a
malfunction ... .. .... . ..... .. .
@ E lectromechanical parking brake
@) Depend ing o n eq uipment:
- Selector leve r (a utomatic trans -
m iss ion) .. .. .. ............ .
- Gearshift lever (manua l transmis-
sion)
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69
228
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85
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136
148
156
68
69
155
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@ In fotai nment unit . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
@ I STAR T ENGINE ST OP I button 83
(D Tips
Some the equipment listed he re is only instal­
l e d in certa in models or is available as an op ­
tion.
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Cockpit over view
The short -term memory collects driving informa­
tion from the time the ignition is switched on un­
til it is switched off . If you cont inue driv ing with­
in two hours after switching the ignition off, the
new values are included when calculat ing the cur­
rent tr ip informat ion.
Unlike the short-term memory, the long-term
memory is not erased automat ically. You can se­
lect the time period for evaluat ing trip informa­
tion yourself .
Fuel con sumpti on
The current fue l consumption can be shown us­
ing a bar graph
cc> fig. 14. The average cons ump­
tion stored in the short-term memory is also dis­
played. If the bars are green or the gray tone on
the bars changes (depending on the equipment),
your veh icle is sav ing fuel by the following func­
tion:
- Recupe ration : electrical energy can be stored in
the ve hicle battery when the vehicle is coasting
o r driving downhi ll. The bar will move toward
0 /0.
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The date, time of day and t ime and date for­
mat can be set in the Infotainment system
cc>page248 .
Energy consumers
Fig . 15 Inst rume nt cluste r: e nergy cons ume rs
In the En ergy con sumer s view, the othe r equip­
ment that is currently affecting fuel consumption
is listed in the first tab (on-board comp ute r) . The
d isp lay shows up to three ene rgy consumers @
cc> fig. 15. The eq uipme nt using the most powe r is
listed first. If more than three items using power
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are switched on, the eq uipment that is c urren tly
using the most power is disp layed .
A ga uge @ also shows the c urrent tota l con­
s u mption of a ll othe r consumers .
. Radio
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel
.,. Press the I MODE i button on the m ultif un ction
s teer ing whee l repeatedly u nti l the Radio/ Me­
dia tab is d isp layed.
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel plus
.,. Press the I <11>I button repeatedly until the Ra-
dio/Med ia tab is d isplayed.
.,. Press the left control b utton cc> page 14 .
Depending on veh icle equipment, the following
funct ions may be ava ilable i n the dr iver informa­
tion system .
-Select ing the frequen cy band : select and con ­
firm a freq uency band .
-Selecting a station from the station list : select
and confirm a radio station.
- Select ing a station from the preset s list : select
and confirm
Presets and then a radio station .
-Opening a media sou rce: se lect and confirm
Swit ch to media.
Additional settings
- Sele ct: r ight cont rol b utton> desired entry.
Depend ing on the function se lected, the follow­
i ng additional settings may be possible:
- "Now Playing" screen : see cc> page 226.
Media .
Requirement: a media drive must contain audio/
video files
cc> page 228 .
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel
.,. Press the I MODE i button on the mu ltifunction
steer ing whee l repeatedly until the Radio/Me-
dia tab is d isplayed .
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Audi connect vehicle control
Audi connect vehicle
control
Introduction
Applies to veh icles with Audi co nnect vehicle control
With the Audi connect vehicle control services 1>,
you can access various information or use individ­
ual functions in the
Audi MMI connect app or in
myAudi .
Audi connect vehicle control includes the follow­
ing services:
- Remote locking and unlocking ¢
page 199.
-Vehicle status report <:!>page 199 .
-Parking location o page 199.
-Geofencing Alert r::!> page 200.
-Speed Alert o page 200 .
-Valet Alert o page 200 .
- Stolen Vehicle Locator o page 200.
-Online Audi service request o page 200.
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-Accessing specific data or controlling func­
tions remote ly depends on the charge level
of the vehicle battery. Therefore, these
funct ions only have limited availability after
switching off the ignit ion.
- The services are provided through a SIM
card installed in the vehicle. The cost of the
call and data connections is included in the
price for the services . Services are provided
assuming that the cell phone network re­
quired for the installed S IM card is funct ion­
in g and ready to operate. The available serv­
ic es set by Aud i AG are only available within
the cell phone network coverage area for
the cell phone service provider selected by
Audi AG .
- You can also find more information on Audi
connect on line at www .audiusa .com .
ll In pr ep aratio n at t he tim e of p rinting. The ava ilab ilit y o f
the serv ice s offe re d depends on th e co untry and may
c han ge ove r tim e.
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Setup
Applies to vehicles w it h Aud i connect vehicle control
To use Audi connect vehicle control services l),
please note the fo llowing :
Creating and verifying a user account
""Create an account at www.audiusa.com/myaudi
and verify it.
Setting a key user in the vehicle
Requirements : the ignit ion must be switched on .
Anothe r key user must not be set in the veh icle .
If necessary, reset the key user ¢
page 199.
""Select in the Infotainment system: IMENU ! but-
ton >
Audi connect > if necessary, Display
available functions >
right control button>
Audi connect user management > Key user >
Set key user .
"" Enter the user name for your ve rified account
and enter the IO-digit vehicle code. You can rub
the key tag for your remote control key to re­
veal the vehicle code
r::!> page 38.
"" Select and confirm Log in .
You can now use the veh icle control services
through the
Audi MMI connect app or through
www.audiusa.com/myaudi .
Using vehicle control services in the Audi
MMI connect app
Requirement: your mobile devices must be com­
patible.
"" Insta ll and start the
Audi MMI connect app on
your mobi le device .
"" Log in to the
Audi MMI connect app using your
user name and Audi online password and select
your vehicle .
(D Tips
-Store the vehicle code in a secure place. It
may be necessary to re-enter the vehicle
code.

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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Show DVD menu
The DVD main menu opens in t he Infotainment
system display.
- Sele cting a m enu it em : select and confirm a
menu item.
O r: move your finger on the M MI
touch contro l pad* and press the control knob.
Aud io track1
)
You can manually set the audio track (language
and audio format). The language and aud io for­
mat options depend on the video DVD.
Subtitle sl)
You can set subtit les for playback manually. The
l anguages available depend on the DVD.
A sp ect
Aud i recommends the Automat ic setting for the
picture format. You can set the picture format
depending on the active file or source (for exam­
p le video file*, DVD*).
Picture for- Description
mat
Automatic
The MMI detects the picture for-
mat of the source and d isplays the
image in the optimum ratio . B lack
ba rs may appea r on the sides of
the display, depending on the
source format and the Info tain-
ment system d isp lay that is instal-
l ed .
Zoom The image is enlarged to fill the
ent ire Infota inment system d is-
p lay. Switch the function off if t he
image is distorted.
l ) Depe ndi ng o n the DVD, t his may not be poss ib le dur ing
playback .
Media
Picture for- Description
mat
Cinem a-
Use this setting for fil ms in cinema
scope format 21:9. Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display .
Original The image is disp layed in the ratio
of the source format . Select this
opt ion if the image is distorted or a
section of the image is cut off
when
Auto is selected .
4:3 T he image is f ixed i n the 4:3 pie -
ture format . Black bars are shown
on the sides of the Infotainment
system display.
16 :9 The image is fixed i n the 16:9 p ie-
t ur e format. Blac k ba rs are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display.
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- Not all video DVDs have parenta l cont ro l.
- The p rotection levels for the
Parental con-
trol
are based on the US s tandards from the
Motion Picture Association of America
(MPAA) . Note that the age levels for video
DVDs in European countr ies may di ffer.
- Password ent ry for
Parental control will be
locked for approx imately one m inute if you
enter the incorrect password th ree t imes in
a row. The password can on ly be reset by an
authorized Audi dealer.
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-Do not use a glass cleaner that contains
paint solvents, because this could damage
the paint.
Service interval display
The service interval display detects when your ve­
hicle is due for service.
Checking service intervals
You can check the remaining distance or time un­
til the next oil change or next inspection in the
Infotainment system .
.,. Select in the Infotainment system: the I MENU I
button >
Vehicle > left control button > Service
& checks > Service intervals.
Resetting the indicator
An authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility will reset the service interval dis­
play after performing service.
If you have changed the oil yourself, you must re­
set the oil change interval.
.,. Select in the Infotainment system: the !MENUI
button >
Vehicle > left control button > Service
& checks > Service intervals > Reset oil change
interval.
If an oil change or inspection is due, you can ac­
cess it in the Infotainment system. The display
works in two stages:
-Service reminder: after a certain distance is
driven, a message appears in the instrument
cluster display every time the ignition is switch­
ed on. The remaining distance and time is dis­
played briefly.
- Service due: if your vehicle has reached a serv­
ice interval , a message appears briefly after
switching the ignition on.
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-Only reset the oil change indicator if the oil
was changed.
- Following the service intervals is critical to
maintaining the service life and value of
your vehicle, especially the engine. Even if
Checking and Filling
the mileage on the vehicle is low, do not ex­
ceed the time for the next service.
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