Navig ation
@ Map contents (points of interest, favorites).
When there are multip le points of interest in
the immediate vicinity, the symbo ls are
shown stacked on the map.
@ Better route re: if a better route is availab le
for the curren t route gu idance , it wi ll be indi
cated on the map includ ing the time that
wou ld be saved . More information can be
found under
c> page 223.
Map functions
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the map is d isp layed
c> page 217, fig. 200.
~ Press the left control button.
The fo llowing map functions can be selected:
Sw itch to destination input
The free text search in the Na vig ation menu is
d isp layed
c> page 207, fig. 193.
Traffic mes sages
Curre nt traffic information is displayed in the In
fotainment system disp lay . You can also find ad
d itiona l information under
c> page 222 .
Route list
The route list can only be displayed when route
gu idance is active and contains information re
garding the route, the names of the streets and
the length of the route sections. Whe n trave ling
on hig hways, possib le pa rk ing lots and rest a reas
a re shown, wh ich yo u can select as a stopover.
POis along the route
Requirement: route guidance must be active .
Searching for points of interest along your cur rent route For addit iona l information, see
c> page 210 .
Additional options on the map
Applies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
~ Press the I N AV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is d isp layed
c> page 217, fig . 200 .
~ Press the right contro l button.
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Depend ing on the function selected, the follow
ing options can also be selected under the
Map
menu:
Cancel route guidance: see c> page 212 .
Map s etting s: see c> page 218.
Rou te cr iteria : see c> page 216.
Voice guidance : see c> page 216.
Navigation settings : see c> page 215.
Show alternative route s: see c> page 214 .
Parking along the route *: parking options near
the ve hicle are d isplayed .
Save current position : you can save your current
vehicle position as a favorite
c> page 215 or save
i t as a contact in the directory
c> page 215.
Audi connect at thi s location* : allows you to
search for
Travel info rmation at the entered lo
cation (events, weather at the destination, etc.).
Online traffic data *: you can switch the online
traffic da ta and, depending on the equipment,
the ha zard information* on or off(~) .
Countr y information : see c> page 212.
Avoid route *: when route guidance is active, the
ca lculated route will avoid the area you have
spec ified (maximum: 12 mi (20 km)), if possib le.
The nav igat ion sys tem calcu lates an alte rna tive
r oute . The route to be avo ided that yo u have en
te red applies only to the cur rent route and must
be set again, if needed. The areas you have se
l ected to avoid w ill appear with red and white
shading on the map .
Move route*: move your finger over the MM I
touch contro l pad* or use the contro l knob to ad
j ust the route on the overview map .
Map settings
Applies to : vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
~ Press the I NAV/MAP I button repeatedly until
the map is displayed .
~ Select: right cont rol button> Map settings .
Depending on the selected function, the follow-
i ng settings can be selected:
...,
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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Navig ation
The map disp lay is based on data received from
the Internet in the form of satellite images,
which are then combined with the roadways from the
S tand ard map view . There are two g igabytes
of memory space in the MMI memory that can be
used to temporar ily store the map or navigation
data that was received . Th is is roughly the
amount required for the map/navigation data for
a
2,485 mile (4,000 km) route . As long as the
satellite images loaded fo r route g uidance are
stored, you can use them without having an ac
tive data connection.
Street View
W ith St reet V iew, you can exp lore many places in
the world through the eyes of a pedest rian.
S treet View is available whe n the symbol ©
¢ fig. 202 is d isp layed in the crosshai rs mode.
Activating str eet vi ew : turn the cont rol knob to a
scale less than
32 yards (30 m).
The fo llow ing funct ions are the n ava ilable:
- Ex plo ring an area step -by -step : press the con
trol knob when the
symbol @¢ fig. 203 is d is
played .
-Zooming in or out on the cur rent view in four
stages :
turn the control knob to the left or to
the
right @¢ fig. 203 .
-Na vigating in street view : move your finger in
the des ired direction on the MMI touc h control
pad* .
Additional informat ion
Showing additional information in the Infotain
ment system disp lay can be switched on in the
Map co ntent menu ¢ page 219. To disp lay any
applicable addit ional in formation, move the
crossha irs onto an item on the map and press the
control knob.
(D Tips
- The stored online map view data can be de
l eted in
Factory settings > Navigation and
online
m emory ¢ page 252 .
-The online map view is an Audi connect In
fotainment service and is regularly updated
when the function is opened . The p rocess
may ta ke several seconds.
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- When the online map view is switched on
using the 3D map orientation, the MMI dis
play automat ica lly switches to the
2D map
orientation when driving through tunnels.
- For safety reasons, the Street View func
t ions can only be used when the vehicle is
stationary .
- Always read the
chapter ¢ page 198, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa tion.
- For add itiona l information, v is it
www .audiusa.com .
Map update
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with navigat ion sys te m
The re are mu ltiple opt ions avai lable for updat ing
you r map material:
- Map updates through the
online map update*
¢ page 221 .
-Import map updates from the SD card* to your
M MI. Yo u can find add it io na l info rmation on
line a t www .aud iu sa. com /myaudi.
- Map update at an aut ho rized Aud i dea le r or a u
thori zed A udi Service Fac ility. This can resul t in
ad dit ion al c osts .
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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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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System settings
Short dialog : when this function is switched on
~ ' a shorter form of the prompts is used.
Command during voice output*1>: this function
is switched on at the factory. When this function
is switched
on~' you can say new commands
during announcements . You do not need to wait
for the signal tone (beep) during an announce
ment. When the function is switched off
0, you
need to wait for the signal tone (beep) to say a
new command.
Volume: you can adjust the volume of the
prompts by turning the control knob.
Individual speech training (on ly when the vehi
cle is stationary): you can adapt the voice recog
n ition system to yo ur voice or pronunciat ion in
order to improve the system's ability to recognize
your speech. Individual train ing is comprised of
20 speech entries that consist of commands and
sequences of numbers . You can delete the pro
grammed voice tra ining w ith the
Reset individu·
al speech training
function.
Display brightness
You can adjust the brightness of the Infotain
ment system display by turning the control knob .
Factory settings
The following functions can be reset to the facto
ry default settings:
-Sound settings
- Radio
- Media settings
- Jukebox*
- Directory
- Telephone
- Bluetooth and Wi-Fi *
- Navigation settings*
- Navigation and online memory*
- Voice recognition system *
- Shortcut keys
- Message settings*
- Apps*
- Tool tips
1
> Please note that this func tion is not available in Cab rio
lets.
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- Audi connect*
- Audi smartphone interface*
You can select the desired functions individually
or a ll at once with the option
Select all entries .
Select and confirm Restore factory settings.
(D Tips
Make sure that not only the settings were de
leted but also the stored data, if applicable.
Connection manager
Introduction
The connection manager gives you an overview
of your connected devices and their network sta
tus .
Fig. 225 Connection manager
.,. Select: !MENUI button> Settings > left control
button >
MMI settings > Connection manager.
.,. Select and confirm a menu item.
If a mobile device was already connected and you
select and confirm the corresponding menu item,
the device name and connection mode are dis
played under the menu
item¢ fig. 225.
You can individually Connect(~) or Disconnect
(0) a paired device.
Primary phone
App lies to: vehicles wi th telepho ne
- Connect new device: search for and connect a
cell phone.
- List of devices already paired : select your cell
phone from the list of all the dev ices that are
already paired.