2018 AUDI A5 COUPE Owners Manual

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@ 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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Navigation
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles w ith navigat ion system
Problem Solution
Free text search:
the desired des- The dest inat ion might not be entered in the navigation database.
ti nation cannot be found.
Or: check the spelling of the term that was searched. Check if the
desired country/state was selected for the free text search using
the
Country/state selection c> page 208 or the option All coun-
tries/states .
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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 .
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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
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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.
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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>

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The following settings can be selected, depend­ing on the band that is selected:
Station names (FM )
Variabl e:
scroll ing text transmitted by the FM
stations is shown in the Infotainment system d is­
p lay .
Fixe d: scro lling text transm itted by the FM sta­
tions is no t shown in the Infotainment system
d isp lay. On ly the cu rrent sect ion of the scro lling
text is displayed .
FM/ AM HD Radio*
You can switch HD Radio recept ion on or off .
Channel sorting (Siriu sXM* )
You can set the station sort ing for SiriusXM sta­
tion lists* by:
- Channel number : the stations are sorted in as ­
cending order according to their cha nnel num­
ber.
- Channel name : the stations are listed in a lp ha­
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
t ions are sorted by their category and then by
their channe l names.
Cat egory filter (Siriu sXM* )
The stations shown in t he s ta ti on list c an be fi l­
t ered by your personal prefe re nces and by pro­
gram type. The program categories that you can
select depend on what is offered by yo ur provid ­
er. Select the
All catego ries option to deactivate
all filter opt ions and disp lay all ava ilable stations
in the sate llite station list .
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Radio
Show "Now Playing" screen
When the funct io n is swi tched on@' a nd the sta­
t ions or presets list is open, the disp lay w ill
switch to the
Show "Now Playing" screen view
after approximate ly five seconds
¢ page 22 7 . De­
pending on availab ility, information about the
set station (such as station name, artist and sta­
t ion logo) is displayed in this v iew .
Prefe rred picture view*
You can set your preferred screen v iew for the
Show "Now Playing " screen ¢ page 22 7.
- Stati on logo : the stat ion logo is displayed, de ­
pending on availability .
-Cov er ar t: the album cover is displayed if availa­
b le.
Gracenote online database*
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet. The
Cover art op tion m ust be selected
¢ page 229, Preferred picture view *.
When the funct io n is switched on@', the album
cove r or genre cover for the song that is p lay ing
is loaded from the Gracenote online database,
depe nd ing on ava ilabil ity.
Subscription status (SiriusXM )*
This opt io n is available when your subscription is
about to expire or has already expired . The expi ­
ration date fo r your license is displayed .
Call to SiriusXM *: the contact info rmat ion for
your sate llite rad io prov ider is displayed . To call
your satellite rad io prov ider using the MMI, press
Call to SiriusXM *.
A station with poo r reception is no longer Store the stat ion as a preset in advance . Access the pre-
displayed in the station list once you se ts usi ng the presets list
¢ page 228 .
switch to a d ifferen t sta tion .
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Media
Media
Introduction
There are various media drives and connections
avai lab le in the MMI. For example, you can p lay
aud io/video* fi les from the Jukebox* or connect
your mob ile dev ice to the Aud i m usic interface *
and operate it through the MMI.
Notes
General information
Media and format restrictions :
the MMI (includ­
in g the SD card reade r and the USB storage de­
vice co nnect ion *) was tested w ith a var iety of
products and media on the market. However,
there may be cases where ind iv idual devices or
media and audio/video files" may not be recog­
n ized, may play o nly w ith restr ictions, o r may not
p lay a t all.
Dig ital Rights Management : please note that
t he audio/v ideo" files are subject to copyright
protection .
The media drives do not p lay f iles that a re pro ­
tected by OR M and that are ident ified with the
symbo l
!'.TI.
Data secu rity : never store im portant data on SD
cards, the Ju kebox *, CDs/DVDs o r mobile devices.
Aud i AG is not responsib le for damaged or lost
fi les and media .
Loading times : th e mo re files/fo lde rs/ play lists
that are on a sto rage medium, the longer it will
take to load the audio/video* files . Audi recom­
mends us ing storage media tha t on ly conta in au­
d io/video files* . T o decrease the t ime it takes to
load audio/v ideo f iles*, crea te subfo lders ( fo r ex­
a m ple , fo r th e a rt ist o r album). The loading time
will also increa se whe n importing fi les.
Additional information : when playing, audio
fil es are automatically displayed with any add i­
tional informa tion that is s to red (such as the ar­
tis t, track and al bum cover).
If this in forma tio n is
no t a vai lable o n the storage mediu m, t he MMI
wi ll check the Gr ace no te met adata database .
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However, in some cases, the additional in forma ­
tion may not be dis played.
Restri cted functionality : reset the Media set­
tings
t o the facto ry de fault se ttings i f func tional ­
i ty is res tric ted
¢ page 2 5 2.
If functionality is restr icte d, reset the Jukebox*
to t he fa ctory defa ult se tt in gs ¢ page 252.
Fo r informa tion abo ut the propert ies of s upport ­
ed med ia and fi le formats, see ¢
page 245.
W Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in c::> (D in
W i- Fi hotspot on page 197 .
CD/DVD operation
CD /DVD and format restrictions :
th e f unct iona li­
ty o f indivi dual sto rage media m ay be limi ted due
to t he v ariety of b lank C Ds/DV Ds av a ila b le and
t h e v arious cap acities. Audio CDs or video DV Ds
with copy protection, CDs/D VDs that do not con­
form to the standard and mult isess ion CDs may
hav e limit ed playback or may not play at all. Audi
r ecommends finali zing the recording process
whe n creat ing mult isess ion CDs . Mult isess ion is
not supported for DVDs .
Using CDs/DVDs, the CD dr ive or the DVD drive :
to ensure correct, hig h-q uality playback and to
prevent damage to the dr ive or disc read ing er ­
r ors, always store CDs/DVDs in a protec tive
s leeve and do no t expose them to direct s unlight .
Do
not u se:
- Damaged, dirty or sc ratched CDs/DVDs
- Single CDs/DVDs with 3 in (8 cm) d iameter
- CD/DVDs that a re not roun d
- CDs/DV Ds w ith labe ls
- Protec tive rings
- Clean ing CDs
Thermal protection switch : CD/DVD playback
may be temporarily unavailable if o utside tem ­
p eratures a re extremely hot or co ld. A t hermal
pro tect io n sw itch is insta lled t o protect the C D/
DVD and t he laser.
Laser devices : las er devices a re divide d into safe -
ty classes 1 to 4 in accordance with DI N IE C 76
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