2018 AUDI A5 COUPE audio

Voice recognition system Operating
Appl ies to: veh icles wit h vo ice recog nitio n system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking .
Requirements: the ignition and the MM I must be
switched on
~page 158, the re must not be any
phone call in progress and the park ing system
must not be active.
~ Switching on : press the 51 button@
~ page 15, fig. 11 or~ page 16, fig. 13 briefly
on the mu ltifunction steering wheel and say
the des ired command after the
Beep .
~ Switching off : press and hold the 51 button.
Or: press the [2] butto n.
~ Pau sing : say the command Pau se . To resume,
press the
l2;J button .
~ Correcting : say the command Corre ction . Or :
simply say a new command during an an ­
nouncement
<=> page 251.
Input assistance
The system gu ides you throug h the input with
v isua l and audio feedbac k.
- Vi sua l input as sistan ce: after switching on
vo ice recogn it io n, a display w ith a selection of
poss ible commands appears. This command
display can be sw itched on o r off. Se lect:
IMENU I button> Setting s> left cont rol button
> MMI setting s > Speech dialog system .
- Audio input a ssis tance :
to have the poss ible
commands read, tu rn the voice recognition sys ­
tem on and say
Help.
For the s yst em to understand you:
Speak clearly and dist inctly at a normal vo lume .
Speak louder when d riving faste r.
Emphasize the words in the commands evenly
and do not leave long pauses .
C lose the doors, the windows and the sunroof* to
reduce background noise . Make sure that passen-
;;!; gers are not speaking when you are giving a voice
;::; command. ,....
N .... 0 \0
3 Voice recognition system
Do not direct the air vents toward the hands-free
microphone, which is on the roof headliner near
t h e front inte rior lights .
Only use the system from the dr iver's seat be­
ca use the hands -free microphone is directed to­
ward that seat.
Additional settings
Seer=;, page 251, Spee ch dialog system .
A WARNING
-Direct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility for
safety in traffic . Only use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com­
p lete contro l over your vehicle in all traffic
situations.
-Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in stressful situations. It may take longer to
d ial the number or the system may not be
able to dial it at all. Dial the emergency
number manually.
@ Tips
- The d ialog pauses when there is an incom­
ing phone call and will continue if you ig­
nore the call. The d ialog ends if you answer
the ca ll.
- You can select an item in the list using ei­
ther the vo ice recognit ion system or the
cont rol knob .
Command overview
information
Appl ies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognit ion system
T he following overv iews describe the comma nds
t h at can be used to operate the MMI using the
voice recognition system.
Alte rnative commands a re separate d using
a"/",
for example say: Telephone / (or) Navigation /
(or) Radio.
Sequences of commands used to perfo rm an ac­
t ion are iden tified w it h
a"> ", fo r ex ample say:
Ente r addre ss > (t hen) Enter country /state . ..,.
171

Voice recognition system Radio
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: the Radio mus t already be open. Depend ing o n the vehicle equipment and these­
l e cted frequency band, you ca n say the fo llow ing
commands :
Function
Say:
Selecting the frequency band FM*/ Siriu sXM * / FM / AM
Selecting a station from the station Channel (XV) / !Frequency (XV)
list
Selecting a station from favorites/
Radi o pre sets > Line (XV)
presets
Setting the frequency
Frequency (XV) / Frequency (XV ) HD 1
Correcting data inp ut No I meant (XV)
Closing the full-sc reen command Clo se
list
Media
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Requirement: you must be in the Med ia menu. Depending on the vehicle equipment and the ac­
tive media, you can say the following commands :
Function
Say:
Selecting a source directly Jukebo x*/ CO/ DVD / SO ca rd 1 / SO card 2 / Aud i music inte r-
face *
I iPhone* / USB * / Bluetooth* / Wi-Fi * / Medium (XV), for
example "John 's player"
Selecting aud io/video files* from
M edia favor ites/ Arti sts / Album s/ Genres / Tr ack s/ Playli st s /
the Jukebox* Video s
Selecting aud io files on an iPod Art ists / Albu mis / Genre s I Tracks / Pla ylists / Composer s I
(source: Audi music interface*) Podcast s / Audio books
Naviga ting within a folder struc -Folder up / Line (XV )
tu re/list
Selecting shuffle
Shuffl e on I Shuffle off
Correcting data inp ut No I meant (XV)
Closing the full-sc reen command Close
list
CJ) Note External voice operation
Always follow the info rmation found in ~CD in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 197.
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system and exter­
nal vo ice operation
Requirement:
176
The ignition and the MM I must be switched on.
No phone call is in p rogress.

Audi connect (Infotainment)
The fo llow ing A udi connect In fota inment serv ices
are curre ntly availab le:
- Naviga tio n wi th
online map view a nd Street
View
¢ page 219 .
-Point of Interest (POI) online search with
voice recognition
( such as res taur ant s): plan
r ou te g uida nce using t he M MI con trol panel
¢page 2 11 and the voice recognition system
¢ page 171 .
- Set up dest ina tions in you r M MI using yo ur
myAudi account or onl ine map view
¢ page 219 .
-Online traffic information : receive up-to-the ­
minute t raffic info rmation about accidents,
r oad construction and other incidents
¢ page 223 .
-Map update : import navigat ion map updates
directly to yo ur vehicle using a n SD ca rd o r as
an on line
update¢ page 221.
@ Tips
- Fo r the map update Au di c onnect Infotain­
ment se rvice via SD car d, check the current
software vers ion in your vehicle and then
check
www.audiusa.com/myaudi to see if a
newe r ve rsion is ava ilable. You can a lso have
th e ne w naviga tion da ta insta lled by an A ud i
d eale r, w hich can be done for an addition al
c har ge.
- Y ou can a lso fin d ad dit io na l informat ion
a bout th e
map update onlin e at
www.audiusa.com /myaudi .
Audi connect (Infotainment) on the phone
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Se lect: I M ENU I but ton > Audi connect > left
contro l button >
Communication .
The fo llow ing A udi con nect Info tainment services
a re curre ntly availab le:
- Stor ing contacts on yo ur compute r us ing yo ur
myAudi A ccount and loadi ng the contacts into
t he MM I direct ory
¢ page 188.
196
Audi connect (Infotainment) in Media
menu
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Sele ct: !ME NUI button> Audi connect > righ t
control button >
Entertainment.
- Online media and Internet radio :
offers access
t o di fferen t on line me dia services as well as In ­
ternet radio and ope ration th ro u gh t he M MI us ­
ing the
Audi MMI connect app ¢ page 235 .
Applies to: vehicles with Wi·Fi audio player
-Wi-F i audio player : you can access the med ia
center throug h a Wi-Fi connecte d media player
(su ch as a s martphone)
¢ page 23 4.
.8, WARNING
It is o nly s afe to u se ta ble ts, l ap to p s, mo bile
d evi ces and other simi la r devices whe n the ve­
hicl e is sta tionary beca use , like a ll loose ob ­
jects, they co uld be thrown a roun d the inside
of the vehicle in a cras h and cause serious in­
ju ries. Store these types of devices sec urely
while driv ing.
(D Note
A lways fo llow the information fo und in ¢ 0 in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 197.
@ Tips
- Also see t he cha pter¢ page 198, Audi con ­
nect (Infotainment) general information .
- For more in fo rmat ion on t he Wi-Fi a udi o
player and su pported devices, contact an
authorized A udi dealer or aut ho rize d Au di
Service Facility.
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Select: ! ME NUI button> Aud i connect > right
cont rol button.
The following options are available in the Aud i
connect In fota inment serv ices overview :
Log in*
See c:::> page 191, Logging into myAudi in the vehi -
de. ~

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 .
230
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
.,..

(CO) 6/VDE 0837. The optical readers that are in­
stalled conform to safety class
1. Lasers in this
class are very weak and well shielded, so there is no danger if used correctly.
Media drives
SD card reader
Fig. 213 Inse rting the SD card
The SD card readers are located in the glove com ­
partment@)¢ page 8, fig. 2.
- Inserting the SD card: the angled corner of the
SD card must face toward the right front. Slide
the SD card into the card reader
slot @
¢fig . 213 until the SD card cl icks into place .
-Automatic playback: playback will start auto­
matically if the inserted SD card contains sup­
ported audio/video
files* ¢ page 245 .
-Removing the SD card: press briefly on the SD
card .
The SD card reader is accessed and operated
through the
MMI @ ¢page 239, fig . 219.
CD Note
On ly use one-piece SD cards. If adapter cards
(SD cards with more than one piece) are used,
the card could fall out of the adapter when
driving because of v ibrations . Ind iv idual
pieces could then become stuck in the drive
and impair the functionality.
@ Tips
The SIM card reader then does not function .
Media
DVD drive
Applies to: vehicles with a DVD drive
Fig. 214 CD drive
The DVD drive is located in the glove compart­
ment@)¢ page 8, fig. 2.
-Loading a CD/DVD: the CD/DVD is pulled in au­
tomatically. Slide the CD/DVD straight into the
DVD slot @with the label facing up ¢
fig. 214.
-Automatic playback: playback wi ll start auto-
matically if the inserted CD/DVD contains sup­
ported aud io/video*
files ¢ page 245 .
-Ejecting a CD/DVD : press the button @
¢fig.214.
The CD/DVD is pulled in again automatically if it
is not removed from the DVD slot within approxi­
mately ten seconds after ejecting it.
The DVD drive is accessed and operated through
the
MM1 @¢page239, fig. 219 .
CD Note
-Never force a CD/DVD into the drive. The
CD/DVD is pulled in automatically.
- Do not insert CDs/DVDs with labels into the
dr ive. Labe ls can come loose from the CD/
DVD and damage the drive.
(D Tips
- The CD/DVD playback is not ensured with
audio files that have a high data rate .
- Th e SIM card reader then does not function.
231

Media
CD drive
Applies to: vehicles w ith a CD drive
Fig. 215 CO drive
The CD drive is located in the glove compartment
@ <=>page 8, fig. 2.
- Loading a CD: the CD is pulled in automatically.
Slide the CD straight into the CD
slot@
<=>fig. 215 with the label facing up.
-Automatic playback : playback will start auto­
matically if the inserted CD conta ins supported
audio files
c:> page 246, CD drive.
- Ejecting a CD : press the button(!)<=> fig. 215.
The CD is pulled in again automatically if it is not
removed from the slot w ith in ten seconds of
ejecting it.
The CD drive is accessed and operated through
the MMI
<=> page 239.
(D Note
-Never force a CD into the drive . The CD is
pulled in automatically.
- Do not inse rt CDs with labels into the drive.
Lab els can come loose from the CD and
damage the drive.
@ Tips
CD playback cannot be guaranteed with audio
files that have a hig h data rate.
232
· Jukebox
Applies to: vehicles wit h Jukebox
After you have filled the Jukebox with music and/
or videos, for example from your SD card, you
can play these files directly from the Jukebox. The Jukebox memory capacity is approximately
10 GB .
.,. Press the I MEDIA ! button. Press the left control
button unti l the sources overv iew
c:> page 239
is displayed. Select and co nfirm Jukebox .
Adding files to the Jukebox
- Press the IM EDIA ! button. Press the left control
button until the sources overv iew
c:> page 239
is displayed. Select one of the following sources
to copy to the Jukebox: SD card*, CD-ROM*,
DVD-ROM*, USB storage device*.
Requirement: the media center (for example,
tracks, albums) must be open .
-Selecting an entry: select an entry from the
media cente r. Se lect: right contro l button >
Copy to Jukebox > This entry or Entire list.
Requirement: the playlist must be ope n. See
<=>page 242.
- Selecting a track : select the track that is cur­
rently playing. Select : right control button>
Copy to jukebox > This track or Entire album
or This artist.
Requirement: a v ideo f ile must be playing.
- Sele ct: r ight cont rol button>
Copy to Jukebox .
The copying process begins. The status of the
copy ing process is shown in the MMI.
-Hiding the importing process: select and con­
firm
Continue copying in background . The im­
porting process is hidden .
-Canceling the importing process: select and
confirm
Cancel copying: Or: remove the source
that is being imported . Files already copied re­
ma in.
Requirement: the copying p rocess m ust be active
in the background.
-Showing the copying process: select: right
control button >
Copying in progress .

<( a, .... N ,....
N .... 0 \0
3 a,
When importing, the audio files a re automatical ­
l y sorted into the media center categor ies based
on the stored addit ional info rmation
c:> page 240. The copied video files are stored in
the media ce nter under the
Videos category.
Playing the Ju kebo x
Req uirement: the J ukebox must contain audio/
vi deo fi les
c:> page 232, Adding files to the Juke­
box.
The Jukebox is a ccesse d and ope rated thr ou gh
the
M MI(D c:>page239, fig. 219.
Displaying Jukebox memory capacity
Select: r igh t control button > Jukebox memory
capacity .
Inform ation abou t the J ukebox memory
c a pacity an d the numbe r of store d tra cks is dis­
p layed .
Deleting tracks from the Jukebox1
)
Req uirement: the Ju kebox must contain audio/
video fi les.
- Deleting an entry : select an entry from the
Jukebox media center. Select: rig ht cont ro l but­
ton
> Delete from jukebox > This entry or En­
tire list .
- The s tatus of the de leti ng p rocess is shown in
the MMI. Jukebox playback stops d uring the de­
l eting process a nd starts again au tomatically
on ce the dele tio n i s comp lete.
(D Note
D o not import au dio/video files when the en­
g in e is t urned off because this will d rain the
ve hicl e battery.
(D Tips
-Tracks fro m aud io C Ds cannot be impo rted
t o the Jukebox for leg al re as ons.
- Files that have al rea dy been import ed are
a utomat ica lly r ecogn ized and ca n not be
cop ied to the Juk eb ox again.
- It is no t possib le to play audio/v ideo* files
i n the C D/D V D* drive while import ing the m.
l) Not in th e Playba ck view .
Media
-The Jukebox does not provi de a n export
function d ue to legal reasons .
- F iles o r trac ks w ithout addi tio nal store d in­
formatio n are listed as
Unknown . Audi rec­
ommends adding a dditio nal info rmation
(such as ID3 tags) to a udio f iles.
- Reset the
Jukebox to the factory defa ult
sett ings when selling yo ur vehicle
<=:>page 252.
Bluetooth audio player
Appl ies to: vehicles with Bluetooth audio player
With the Bluetooth audio player, you con ploy
music wirelessly from your Bluetooth-capoble
device (such as a cell phone) through th e MMI.
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
the Bluetooth function on your Bl uetooth device
and the
Bluetooth audio player c:> page 254 in
the MMI m ust both be sw itched on .
-Connecting a Bluetooth device : press the
!MEDI Ai butto n. Press the left control button
until the sources overview is disp layed. Selec t
and confirm Bluetooth audio player ®
<=:>page 239, fig. 220 .
-If necessa ry, select and co nfirm, Not connected
> Connect Bluetooth audio player . The Blue­
t oot h dev ice searc h starts. Follow the inst ru c­
tion s in the M MI.
- Select and confirm the des ire d B luetooth d e­
vice from the list. The M MI generates a PIN fo r
t he conne ction.
- Select an d confirm
Yes .
-En ter the PIN for connect ing o n your Bl uetoo th
dev ice .
Or : if the PIN is already displayed on
your Bl uetoo th device, co nfi rm i t in the Bl ue­
t ooth dev ice and in the MMI. The t ime a llowed
for ente ring the P IN is lim ite d t o approx ima tely
30 seconds.
T he media is s tarted and operated thro ugh the
mobile device o r th e
M MI, depending on t he de-
vi ce being used.
..,.
233

Media
(D Tips
-Check for any connection requests on your
Bluetooth dev ice .
- Mult iple 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 suppo rted.
- Note the volume setting on your Bluetooth device. A ud i recommends setting your mo ­
bile device to the maxim um vo lume when
us ing it as a Bluetooth audio player.
- The supported media functions (such as
sh uffle) depend on the Bluetooth device be­
i ng used.
- For more information on the supported de­
v ices, visit
www.aud iusa.com /bluetooth or
contact an author ized Audi dealer or author­
i zed Audi Service Facility.
Wi-Fi audio player
A ppl ies to: ve hicles w ith Wi-F i audio playe r
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 opp 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
p layer must be sw itched on. The
Aud i MMI con ­
n ect
app or a UPnP server app must be installed
on your med ia p layer .
Or: you must be us ing a
media player with an integrated UPnP/DLNA
server.
- Connecting a medi a playe r: press the I MEDIA !
button. Press the left control button unt il the
sources
overview ¢ page 239 is d isplayed . Se­
lect and co nfirm
W i-Fi audio play er 0
¢ page 239, fig . 220.
- If necessary, select and confirm Wi-F i turn ed
off > Turn on Wi-Fi
to activate Wi-Fi in the
MMI. Select
Wi-Fi s etti ng s, if necessa ry . Se lect
234
the same settings on the wireless media player
that are used for the Wi- Fi hotspot .
-Starting the Wi-Fi audio pla yer : start the Audi
MMI connect
app or a UPnP server app, or set
media permissions on your media player.
Operating the medi a pl ayer : the med ia p layer is
operated through the MM I.
- Press the left control button repeatedly until
the
Folders menu item appears. Select and con­
firm
Folder s.
- Playing music from the medi a pla yer:
select
and confirm
M edia cent er.
Web r adio :
see ¢page 235.
A WARNING
- As the d river, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the r isk of an accident.
- It is on ly safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bi le devices and other similar dev ices when
the vehicle is stat ionary because, like all
loose objects, they co uld be thrown around
the inside of the ve hicle in a c rash and ca use
serio us inju ries . Store these types of devices
secure ly while driving.
- Do not use any wire less devices on the front
seats wi thin range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing . Also read and follow the warn ings in
¢ page 281, Front airbags.
(D Note
A lways fo llow the information fo und in ¢ (!) in
Wi -Fi hotspo t on page
197.
(D Tips
- Always read the chapter¢ page 198, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
- Please note that a Wi-F i connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Interne t. For addit io nal info rm ation,
see
¢ page 191 .
- To avoid interr upt ions du ring playback, de­
act ivate the powe r saving function on the
media player or connect it to a charger.