Map colors
Day /Night :
the map is displayed with a light/
dark background.
Automatic : the map display adapts to the light
i ng conditions (fo r example, changing from
Day
to Night when driving thro ugh a tunne l).
Map display
Standard :
see ¢page 217, fig. 201.
Online map view: see¢ page 219, fig. 202.
Map orientation
Destination :
the map indicates the dest ination
and is oriented to the north.
2D heading up map /2D north up map : the cur
rent vehicle position is dis played. The map is o ri·
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 a ligned to the
d irection 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·
played on the map. The map scale depends on
the length of the route and adapts a utomatica lly.
The map is oriented to the north.
Route information
The display of route information, such as the cur·
rent street being driven on or po ints of in terest
along the current route
c;,page 217, fig. 200, can
be switched on/off or can be m inim ized on the
display of upcoming maneuvers .
Automatic zoom
On :
the map scale is adapted automat ically de·
pending on the type of road being traveled (ex·
pressway , hig hway, other roads) so that you
al
ways have an optimal overview of the road ahead.
The sca le is also automatica lly adapted when
there are upcoming maneuvers to provide a bet·
ter detai led view.
Intersection : when route guidance is active, the
map temporarily zooms in to a detailed scale
Navigation
when there are upcoming maneuvers so that you
can see the street or turn better.
Off : the map scale you have chosen is main·
tained .
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 displayed on a 3 m i (5
km) scale on the map.
Instrument cluster map contents
You can also set which map content disp lays in
the instrument
cluster¢ page 21.
Online map display
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi co n·
nect (Infotainment)
W ith the on line map view, you can display the
map with satellite images.
Fig. 202 Example: on line map vie w
Fig . 203 Examp le: map view with onli ne St reet V iew
Requirement: the requirements for Aud i connect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢page 191 .
.,. Press the !NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
.,. Select: r ight control button > Map settings >
Map display > Google Earth.
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Online map update
Applies to: vehicles with a nav igation system and Audi con
nect (Infotainment)
Using the online mop updote, you con update
the mop material in your navigation system di
rectly from your vehicle.
Fig. 204 Example: display of a new o nline map update
Fig. 205 Example : select ion of a count ry package
Requirement:
The requirements for Audi connect Infotainment services must be met
Qpoge 191 .
You must have a myAudi account and have as
signed your vehicle to it.
Using your vehicle position, the MMI identifies
regions which you are frequently in. Based on
this, the MMI suggests update packages for
these regions, if they are available.
• Select and confirm (!) Start download
Q fig. 204 if the message for a new map update
appears in the Infotainment system display.
Or :
• Select I MENU I button> Settings> left control
button >
System maintenance > System up
date > Online update .
A selection with the available update packages
~ appears in the Infotainment system d isplay
;:::: Qfig. 205 . ...... N .-, 0
'° ~ co
Navigation
Selecting the online map update
- Select an update package from the list (~) @
qfig. 205.
-Confirm your select ion with the IBACKI button
and go back to the selection.
- The number and amount of data for the select
ed update package are now displayed in the In
fotainment system .
Starting the download
-Select and confirm Start download .
-Confirm the security prompt by selecting Start
download
aga in .
The update packages begin to download and the
status of the download progress is shown in the
Infotainment system display.
Installat ion of online map updates
The downloaded map material installs after you
stop your vehicle . The new update packages in
stall only after you switch
off the ignition. After
restarting the
MMI, the Infotainment system dis
play indicates if the updates installed successful
ly.
- Confirm the successful update with
OK .
The new map material can now be used for navi
gation.
(D Tips
- Always read the chapter q page 191.
-The amount of available online map up-
dates in the vehicle is limited. To update
more regions, use the map update via SD
card at
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
- Always read the chapter ¢page 198, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa
tion.
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Navigation
Traffic information
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles w ith navigat ion system
F ig. 206 Exa mple: t raffic info rmatio n overview
,.. Pres s th e I N AV/MAPI butto n repe ated ly un til
the map is d is pla yed
q page 217, fig. 200.
,.. Select: left co ntrol button > Traffic messages .
Dependi ng on vehicle equipment, the following
i n fo rma tion m ay be show n in t he t raff ic info rm a
tion ove rview
q fig . 206:
(!) A message will appear if the MMI calcula tes a
b et ter r oute for the cur rent r oute gui dance.
M ore in for mation can be found u nder
q page 223.
@ When route gu idance is active, traff ic inci
dents on your route a re displayed in the up
pe r section o f the lis t and a re sor ted by di s
t a nce .
@ The traff ic messages are sorted by street
n ame . If there are multiple traffic messages
for the same street, an arrow is d isp layed in
front of the street
name( ~). Select and con
f ir m the corresponding line to display
all of
t h e tr aff ic info rmation .
@ The curren t sele cted tra ffic mess age is also
shown as a m ap preview * in t he Inf ot ainmen t
system displ ay.
® The status line in the In fota inme nt display
a lso always indicates the rece ptio n of traff ic
i nfo rmatio n
dTMC I or IONLI NED.
Showing traffic messages on the map : select:
one traffic message> right cont rol button>
Show on map .
Displaying the ne xt traffic message on the map :
press the control knob.
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Traffic information display on the map/Map
preview*
Co lor -coded markings along the ro ute ind icate
the traffic flow:
Green : traffic is flowing freely
Orange: stop-and-go tr affic
Red : congestion
S haded markings indicate the length of t he area
with congest ion.
Colored warning symbols : an i mpen ding t raffic
in cident direct ly ahead on you r ro ute .
A ll tr affic in ciden ts w ill displ ay in co lor w hen
ro ute g uidance is inact ive.
Grayed out warning symbols : traffic incidents
that are not o n your rout e.
Warning symbols with..::> : avoided traffic inci
dents.
The disp lay of colore d ma rkings, warning sym
bo ls, etc. can be set in t he
Map content menu
q page 219.
@ Tips
Pa rtic ularl y critica l traffic i nformat io n, such
as wa rni ngs a bout wrong-way drivers, is auto
matically disp layed. To hi de the t raff ic info r
mation, p ress the
I B A CK ! button or the con
tro l knob.
Traffic information (TMC)
Applies to : vehicles wit h navigation system
Receiving tra ffi c info rm ation through TMC is
swi tched on at th e fa ctory.
,.. Press the I NAV/MAPI b utton repeatedly u ntil
th e map is displayed .
,.. Sele ct: le ft control bu tton > Traffic messages .
An overview of all the traffic messages is dis
p layed in the Info tainment system .
-Opening a detailed view of traffic information :
select and confirm the traffic information from
the list.
.,..
<( a, .... N ,....
N .... 0 \0
3 a,
@ Tips
-TMC traffic reports are not avai lable 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
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
By receiving traffic informa tion 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 displayed .
Requirement: route guidance must be active .
If your MMI has calculated a better route than
the current route guidance, the message
A better
route is available.
appears for severa l seconds
a long w ith the t ime that may be saved. A better
route is indicated in the map v iew by the symbol
ta ¢ page 217, fig . 201 .
A message also appears in the traff ic information
overview
(D ¢ page 222 , fig. 206.
Apply better route
-Press the right contro l button .
-Select and confirm the better route .
-The better route is used for the route guida nce
and the route is recalculated.
Online traffic information
Applies to: vehicles with a navigation system and Audi con
nect (Infotainment)
The MMI can receive real-time on/ine traffic in
formation about congestion, accidents, road
construction and other incidents .
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢ page 191.
Na vigation
.. Switching online traffic information on and
off :
select I NAV/MAPI button> right control
button >
Online t raffic data on (~) or off (0) .
.. Press the !NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
.. Select: left control button > Traffic messages .
The online traffic information will also be dis
played in the online map v iew
¢ page 219 or on
the standard
map ¢ page 217, fig. 200 .
If!ONLINE I traffic information cannot be re
ceived, then traffic information will automatical
ly be rece ived through
! TMCI ¢ page 222.
(D Tips
- Online traffic information is not availab le in
Canada.
-Always read the chapter¢ page 198, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa tion.
-Having the Online traffic data function
switched on provides the most accurate re
ports of traffic situations as well as traff ic
forecasting. Your vehicle transmits and
processes its anonymous, encrypted posi
tion informat ion at regular intervals to the
traffic data prov ider.
If you do not want to
use this, you can switch off the
online traf
fic information
function at any time .
- The
online traffic information network is
currently not available in a ll countries, and
t he coverage is not nationwide . For addi
tional information, visit
www.audiusa.com.
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Radio
Opening the radio
The radio supports the F M , AM and SiriusXM *
(satellite radio) bands. Using the HO Radio re
ceiver also allows you to receive radio stations
on the FM and AM bands in digital format.
Fig . 20 7 FM stat ion list ( HO Ra dio tec hn ology FM)
R.td10: SiriusXM
~ 000 ---=0---Radio ID , NoS19nal
... 001 Prev iew N oS19nal
J 002 H its 1
~
f) 003 20 on 20 N
oS19na l
004 40s on 4 NoS19nal
F ig. 208 S iri usXM station list
.. P ress the I RAD IO I bu tton.
Afte r opening the rad io, t he last opened station
lis t is disp laye d.
.
I
Selecting a station : select and confirm a stat io n
from the station list . FM/ AM stations t hat can be
received by digital rad io are ma rked w ith the HD
R adio technology symbol
tQ) ® ¢fig. 207. If re
ception quality decl ines, the r adio automatically
switches to the analog FM/AM station depe nding
on availability . D igi tal HD Radio s ta tions * may
contain multiple additional stations* . The ava ila
b le add itiona l stations* are listed under the radio
station. I f you lose reception, the add it iona l sta
tions* are muted since they can no longer be re
ceived.
Setting the frequency band : press the I RADIO I
button repeated ly until the desired frequency
band is set.
The follow ing information is displayed in the sta
tion
li st ¢ fig. 207 /¢ fig . 208:
Radio
(D Presets
The s tat ion is stored as a preset. The symbo l
shows the s to red lo cation in the prese ts list (fo r
example, 21).
@ Radio text (shortened display )
If avai lab le, program information about the set
station is d isplayed in a ll of the statio n lists.
@ Frequency
@Station name
® Stat io n w ith HD Radio t echnolog y available
tQ)
® Channel number
If there is a loss of radio signal (Sir iusXM*), the
fo llowing system in format ion is displayed in the
station list:
NoSignal : the tu ner is cu rrent ly not receiving a
sate llite s ignal
(j) .
The system informa tion turns off when the radio
st ations are rece ived again.
(D Tips
- Con tact the SiriusXM" provide r if you would
like to receive sa tel lit e programming .
- B uilding s, tu nnels, b ridges, open area s, oth
er veh icles or objects o n the veh icle roof can
affect reception.
- Satel lite ra dio is not availab le in Alaska and
Hawaii.
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Radio
Radio functions
Free text search
App lies to: ve hicles w ith free text search
Using the free text search, you can select the or
der that the search terms are entered in the in
put field. Search in all frequency bands for a sta
tion name or program type (such as
News ).
Fig . 209 In put field a nd results l ist fo r free tex t sea rch
- Opening the free text search : when in a s ta tion
l ist, keep turning the contro l knob to t he left
u nt il the
free tex t search inp ut fie ld is dis
played .
-Using the free text sear ch : see c::> page 167,
Free text search.
You can a lso search for frequencies .
Stat ions from the presets @ are disp layed in the
results list
(D c::> fig. 209. The symbo l@ indicates
which station list you sw itched to based on the
station selection.
Additional options
.,. Se lect : I RADIO I button > right contro l button.
The follow ing options are ava ilable depending on
the frequency band:
- Sou nd settings : see c::>page 255.
- Store a s fa vorite : see c::> page 228 , Presets .
-Manage Siriu sXM al ert s: see c::> page 22 7, Sir-
iusXM alerts.
- Stor e arti st a s favori te /S to re track as fa vorite :
see c::> page 22 7, SiriusXM alerts.
-Manu al tuner : the frequency ba rs a re dis
played . Se lect and confirm the desired frequen
cy .
-See k: the radio tunes to the prev ious or next re
ce ivable station .
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-Scan : all s tations are p layed for severa l seconds
each.
- Radio settin gs: see c::> page 228.
Radio text
.,. Select: I RADIO I button > left control button > a
frequency band (such as
FM ) > a station.
.,. Select: r ight control button> Rad io te xt.
Information that accompanies the program (such
as artist, composer, t rack) is displayed .
Browsing through radio text entrie s: turn the
contro l knob to t he left or right.
Requirement: a rad io text entry must be dis
played and the station must be broadcast ing a
phone number, a navigation dest inat ion or a text
message number as Radio Text Plus in formation .
If a location, a phone number or a text message
numbe r is included with a radio text entry, the
r ad io text will be shown wi th a colored borde r.
You have the following opt ions:
Call* /Start route gu idance */Write t ext mes
s age *:
-Sel ect a radio text entry with Radio Text Plus in
formation and press the control knob.
- Select and confirm
Call */Start route guid
a nce* /W rite te xt me ssage* . O r:
press the
I BACK I button to cancel.
(!') Tips
The availability of radio text and Radio Text
P lus depends on the radio station.
SiriusXM alerts
Appl ies to: ve hicles with SiriusXM
You can display an overview of your favorite ar
tists or tracks that are currently being played on
a SiriusXM channel .
Yll,IIMl1&1
Fig. 210 SiriusXM ale rt not if icat ion
• Select : I RADIO I button > left control button >
SiriusXM .
After you have stored a SiriusXM alert for your fa
vor ite tracks or artists, you can display an over
view of your favorite tracks or artists currently
be ing received in the
SiriusXM alerts menu and
play them immed iately. You can also receive a
SiriusXM alert notification CD for these tracks or
artists in the enter tainment sliding menu
¢ fig . 210.
Storing a SiriusXM alert
Requirement: your favorite track or artist must
be playing on a SiriusXM channel.
- Se lect : right contro l button
> Store track as fa
vorite
or Store artist as favorite.
Switching SiriusXM alert notifications on
and off
- Se lect: right contro l button > SiriusXM alert
notifications.
When the function is switched on~' a SiriusXM
Alert notification
CD¢ fig. 210 is disp layed for
several seconds in the entertainment sliding menu for the
Radio and Navigation menus.
Radio
Playing tracks/artists from Sirius XM alerts
Requireme nt: a SiriusXM alert must be stored for
a track/artist and it must be current ly playing on
a SiriusXM channe l.
- Select: left control button
> SiriusXM alerts >
an entry from the list . The selected track/artist
is played .
Playing tracks/artists from the
entertainment sliding menu
Requirement: the SiriusXM alert notifications
function must be switched on . You must be in the
Radio and Navigation menu. A SiriusXM alert no
tification
is d isplayed in the enterta inment slid
i ng menu
CD ¢fig. 210.
-Push the control knob down.
- Select and confirm the desired track/artist .
Managing SiriusXM alerts
-Select: right con trol button > Manage SiriusXM
alerts .
- Switching SiriusXM alerts on/off :
when the
fu nction is switched
on~ ' you are notified
when th is track or artist is being played on a
SiriusXM channel.
-Deleting Sirius XM alerts : select an entry from
the list>
right control button > Delete from
alerts
> Delete this entry or Delete all entries.
View: additional station information
Fig. 211 Radio v iew: add it io nal sta ti on info rma tion
Requirement: yo u must be tuned to a radio sta
tion . The
Show "Now Playing " screen option
must be switched on
q page 229.
Symbols in the "Now Playing" sc reen
~ fig. 211:
CD Radio text availability
227
Radio
Radio te xt
is availab le for the selected stat ion.
See
¢ page 226.
@ FM HD Radio technology
The station is received through FM HD Radio
technology .
@ Screen view
Display Cover art or Station logo. See
¢ page 229, Preferred picture view*.
Displaying the station list:
Turn the control knob. Or : press the !BACK ! but
ton .
Radio menu
Fig. 212 Example : Rad io menu
.,. Se lect: I RADIO I button > left cont rol button .
Setting the frequency band : select and confirm
the desired freq uency band in the radio menu
¢ fig. 212 . Or: press the I RADIO ! button repeat
ed ly until the desired frequency band is set. The
station list is displayed .
© Presets
The presets list is displayed c!) page 228, Pre
sets.
@ SiriusXM alerts
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith SiriusXM alerts
After you have stored a S iriusXM alert for your fa
vor ite tracks or artists
¢page 227 , an overview
of your favorite tracks or artists current ly being
received on SiriusXM is displayed.
@ SiriusXM
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith SiriusXM alerts
The SiriusXM* station list is displayed.
228
Additional frequency bands
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you may al
so be able to select additiona l frequency bands
@ f® c!) fig. 212 in the selection menu.
Presets
You can store your favorite stations from every
frequency band in the presets list.
.. Select: the I RADIO I button > left control button
> Presets.
Requirement: the presets list must be displayed.
-Storing presets : select and confirm a free pre
set space.
Follow the system instructions.
- Select and confirm
a station from the list if
necessary.
Requirement: a station list must be d isplayed .
-Storing presets: select: an entry from the list>
rig ht con trol button > Store as preset. Or :
press and hold the control knob for severa l sec
onds .
The shortcut keys are automatically assigned to
the p rese ts 1 to 8. You can select the stations di
rectly using the preset buttons <=)
page 165 .
-Displaying the presets list : select: I RADIO! but-
ton
> Presets .
Requirement: the favorites list must be d is
played .
-Listening to presets: select and confirm a pre
set from the list.
- Move favorite : select a favorite from the list>
rig ht control button > Move favorite. Or: press
and hold the control knob for several seconds .
Select and confirm the location of the selected
preset.
- Deleting presets : select a preset from the list >
right control button > Delete preset > Delete
this preset or Delete all presets .
Additional settings
Radio settings
.. Select: I RADIO I button > rig ht control button >
Radio settings. Ill>