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.
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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
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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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.
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-Version information : information on the MMI
software version and the navigation database *
software version is displayed . The
Software in
format ion
function a lso provides information
on the software contained in the MMI and the
licensing agreement .
Sound settings
The sound distribution and volume of the MMI
can be adjusted individually . The settings depend
on vehicle equipment.
Fig. 226 Adjusti ng the balance/fader
" Se lect: I MENU I button> Sound > left contro l
button
> Entertainment .
Treble / Bass
You can adjust the Treble and Bass settings by
turning the control knob. The changed settings
only apply fo r the audio source that is act ive at
the time. This allows you to adjust the sound set
tings for each audio source separately .
Balance/fader (Sound focus)
-Adjusting the sound distribution to the left or
right :
press the control knob. Turn the control
knob to the left or right to the desired position .
-Adjusting the sound distribution to the front
or rear:
press the control knob again. Turn the
contro l knob to the left o r right to the desired
position.
-Adjusting the sound distribution using the
MMI touch* :
move your finger on the MMI
touch control panel in the desired direction.
Sound effects
Select and confirm a Focus sett ing:
-All : all speakers in the vehicle are active (sym
metr ical sound distribution) .
System settings
-Front: only the speakers in the front of the ve
hicle are active.
-Rear* : only the speakers in the rear of the vehi-
cle are active .
Select and confirm a
30 effect* setting (surro und
sound):
-Off : the 3D effect is switched off.
-Low : the 3D effect is optimized, for example
for aud io books .
-Medium : the 3D effect is optimized for all sour-
ces.
-High : the 3D effect is at the maximum .
Subwoofer*
Turn the cont rol knob to adjust the subwoofer .
Speed dependent volume control
Turn the control knob to adjust the playback vol
ume to the noise ins ide the veh icle.
Volume settings
Adjusting the volume
The volume of an audio source or a system mes
sage (for example, from the voice recognition
system*) can be adjusted directly while the
sound is playing using the On/Off knob.
-Increasing or decreasing the volume : turn the
On/Off knob
(D ~ page 158, fig. 162 to the
r ight or left.
-Muting or pausing: press the On/Off knob
briefly .
Or: turn the On/Off knob to the left un
til the
symbol @~ page 168 appears. An ac
tive audio/video source is stopped .
-Unmuting or resuming: press the On/Off knob
briefly .
Or: turn the On/Off knob to the right.
A WARNING ~
To reduce the risk of an accident, adj ust the
volume of the a udio system so that audible
signals from outside the vehicle, such as po lice and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times.
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System settings
(D Tips
Volumes that are too h igh o r too low are a u
tomatically a djuste d to a set leve l w hen the
MM I is switched on .
Adjusting the system volume
.,. Select : I MENU I button > Sound > left contro l
button .
Telephone
App lies to: ve hicles w ith t elep hone
Mute telephone: messages and ringtones are set
to mute.
Ringtone : see¢ page 188, Ringtone and volume
settings .
Ringtone volume :
you ca n adjust the volume of
the se le cte d r ing to ne by tur ning the con tro l
knob.
Me ssage volume : you ca n ad just t he volume of
the not ifi cat io n for an in comi ng tex t me ssage by
tur ning t he con trol kno b.
Microphone input level : you can adjust the call
volume du ring a phone ca ll by tu rning the co ntro l
knob.
Navigation
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
Voice guidance: see ¢ page 216 .
Voice guidance during phone call: see
¢ page 216.
Voice guidance volume : you can ad just the vo ice
gu idance volume by tur ning the control kno b.
Or :
you can ad just the vo ice gui dance volume during
active route g uidance by turning the On/Off
knob.
Enterta inment fader : the volume of au dio play
bac k can be tempo rarily lowe red w hen the pa rk
ing system or voice g uidance is active .
Voice recognition system
Applies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recogni tion sys te m
Command display : see ¢page 251.
Short dialog : see¢ page 251 .
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Volume: see¢ page 251 .
Individual speech training: see ¢ page 2 51.
Parking aid*
You can adjust the vol ume of the sig na l tone by
turning the co ntro l knob.
- Adjusting the Front volume : select and con
firm
High , Medium or Low .
- Adjusting
th e Rear volume : select a nd confirm
High , Medium or Low .
MMI touch volume*
You c an adjus t the vol ume of the prompt s for t he
M MI tou ch * by t urning the control knob .
Restarting the MM I
Fig. 22 7 Butto n co mbin at ion to res ta rt t he syste m
.,. Briefly p ress the cont rol knob and bo th bu ttons
at the same time to imm ediately open t he
m enu upward
¢fig. 227 .
Software license
information
Information on the software contained in the
MMI and the license agreement .
-Sele ct: !ME NUI but ton> Settings > left co ntr ol
bu tton >
System maintenance > Version infor
mation.
- Or :
onli ne a t www.audiusa. com/softwareinfo .
Information on the software contained in the head-up display and the license agreement.
- Req uiremen t: the vehicle mus t be s ta tionary .
- P ress the contro l knob to close t he i nformat io n.
Or : sta rt driv ing.