2018 AUDI A5 COUPE ESP

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
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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
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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 . ..,.
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The parking aid as well as the Audi voice recogni­
tion system must not be active.
A cell phone must be connected to the MMI w ith
the
Handsfree profile ~ page 178.
The cell phone being connected must have voice
control that can be controlled externally .
.. Switching on: press and hold the 5l button on
the multifunction steering wheel* and say the
desired command after the external speech di­
alog begins .
.. Continuing/resuming the dialog: the system
remains ready to use for a short time after end­
ing the dialog . You can start a new external dia­
log during this time. Press the
5l button if
needed, and say a new command.
Or : select
and confirm
Resume on the MMI control panel.
.. Switching off: press and hold the 5] button .
Or: select and confirm Cancel on the MMI con­
trol panel.
(1) Tips
- There are no voice guidance* prompts when
a dialog is active.
- This function depends on the cell phone
used. You can obtain more information
from your cell phone service provider or
from your cell phone user guide .
-AUDI AG simply provides access to control
your cell phone with voice operation and does not take any responsibility for the con­
tents and commands within the external
voice control.
Voice recognition system
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Telephone
cell phone. Audi recommends editing cell
p hone contacts d irect ly in the ce ll phone .
- Only the co ntacts in the loca l M MI memory
ca n be ed ite d or de leted .
Importing and exporting contacts
App lies to: ve hicles w ith tele phone
Con ta cts in vCard forma t (. vcf) can be impor ted
in to the directory or e xported .
Requi remen t: a n SD c ard must be inse rted in one
of the S D card readers*
r=;, page 2 31 or a U SB
s to rage dev ice m ust be connected to the Audi
m usic interface *
r=;,page 236 or the require ­
ments for Au di connect Infotainment se rvices *
m ust be met
r=;, page 191.
~ Se lect: I MENU I but ton > Telephone > left con­
tro l button
> Directory.
~ Se lect: rig ht contro l butto n > Directory set­
tings .
- Importing contacts from a storage device :
se­
l ect and confirm
Import contacts > SD card 1 /
SD card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> de­
sired contacts
> Start import .
- Exporting contacts to a storage device :
select
and confirm
Export contacts > SD card 1 /SD
card 2 or USB device 1 /USB device 2
> desired
contacts
> Start export .
- Selecting all contacts at once to import /ex­
port :
select and confi rm Import contacts /Ex­
port contacts > SD card 1 /SD card 2
or USB de­
vice 1 /USB device 2 > All > Start import /Start
export .
(D Tips
-Always read the c hap ter r=;, page 198, Audi
connect (Infotainm ent) general informa ­
tion.
- Fo r additional informa tion on t he myAudi
account, v is it
www .audiusa.com/myaud i.
-The imported contacts are stored in the lo­
ca l m emory of the directory .
1> Depends on th e co nnected cell p ho n e.
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- A max imum of 1,0 00 contacts can be im­
ported . You can check t he directory memory
capacity at any
t ime r=;, page 189 .
-Never save impo rtant data on memory ca rds
or USB storage devices . A ud i is not responsi­
ble fo r damaged o r lost fi les an d media.
- Contacts t hat were dow nloaded from a ce ll
phone cannot be exported .
- There sho uld be no ot her files or fo lde rs on
t h e storage medium containing the contacts
to be impo rted.
Additional settings
Telephone settings
App lies to : vehicles wi th telepho ne
~ Sele ct: !ME NUI bu tton> Telephone > righ t co n-
t rol button >
Telephone settings .
Call options*
Call forwarding :
you can switch the forwarding
of i ncom ing ca lls to yo ur voicemai l o r to another
phone numbe r on and off. You can che ck if the
funct io n is act ivated or deactivated w it h Ch eck
status .
Call waiting :
you are alerted to an incom ing ca ll
d ur ing a pho ne c all when the fun ct io n is swit ched
o n~ -You can che ck if the func tion is a ct ivate d
o r d eact iva te d wi th
Check status .
Send own telephone number :
sending your
phone numbe r with an o utgo ing call c an be ac ti­
vate d and dea ct ivate d. Wit h the
Network -de­
pendent
setting, the setti ng listed in t he con ­
tract w it h t he ce ll phone serv ice p rovider is used.
The sett ings on ly apply to the
Telephone men u in
the MMI. Please note that the settings o n your
ce ll phone wi ll apply after disconnect ing the
B luetoot h connection. You can check if the f unc­
tion is activated or deactivated with
Check sta­
tus .
Ringtone and volume settings
1l
U sing the Mute telephone function, you can
switch the r ingtone p layback through the M MI
speaker on and off. You can play the r ingtones

Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Enter your myAudi user data. Or: enter your
eight-digit myAudi PIN .
~ Confirm your entry with OK.
Then you can open your persona l settings from
your myAudi account in your vehicle.
(D Tips
You can receive your myAudi P IN if you have
set up a myAudi account. For additional infor ­
mation, see
www.audiusa .com/myaudi .
Opening Audi connect
(Infotainment)
A pp lies to veh icles with Audi co nnect (Infotainment)
Fig. 188 Aud i connect ( Infotainmen t) ho me page
~ Select: the IMENU ! button> Audi connect .
~ If necessary, confirm the note displayed with
Accept.
A list of all of the available Audi connect Infotain­
ment services is shown in the Infotainment sys­
tem display
~ fig. 188.
You can also filter the Audi connect Infotainment
services by category:
~ Select: I M ENU I button > Audi connect > left
contro l button> for example,
Navigation for
the Aud i connect Infotainment services in the
navigation
menu ¢ page 195 .
Audi connect
Infotainment services
Basic functions
Applies to veh icles with Audi co nnect (Infotainment)
If available, funct ions specific to certain services
are in the selection menu of that particular Audi
l) Not available in all languages.
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connect Infotainment service ¢ page 160. The
basic functions are in the corresponding options
menu:
~ Select: ! MENUI button> Audi connect> desired
Audi connect Infotainment service>
right con­
trol button .
Depending on the Audi connect Infotainment
service selected, the following basic functions are
available :
Save as preview*
You can save every Audi connect Infotainment
service as a preview and display it on the Audi
connect (Infotainment) home screen
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¢ page 192, fig. 188 .
Show on map
You can show selected contents on the map and
use them for route guidance.
Log in
See¢ page 191, Logging into myAudi in the vehi­
cle .
Read
out1>
You can allow the MMI to read out the selected
contents .
Calling*
If a phone number was assigned to an entry, you
can call the number, for examp le to reserve tick­
ets.
Start route guidance
If a city was added to an entry, such as for City
Events ,
you can use it as a navigation destina­
tion. Route gu idance starts immediate ly.
Change search area
The set search area can be changed at any time.
Additional information on search areas can be
fo und
under ¢page210 .

Audi connect (Infotainm ent )
-when the camera-based traffic sign recogn i­
tion* is malfunctioning
¢ page 109
-when there a re warnings from the camera-
based traffic sign recognition*
Sw itch ing traffic light information on and
off
-Se lect: I MENU I button > Au di conne ct > Traffi c
ligh t info rm ati on >
On (~) or Off (0 ).
A WARNING
-When traffic light information is shown, a l­
so always pay attention to the traffic situa­
t ion, the distance to other vehicles and the
area around the vehicle. The driver is always
responsible for assessing the traff ic situa ­
t ion .
- Always adapt your speed to the current
weather, road and traff ic conditions. The
displayed information must never cause you
to ignore lega l traffic regulations and pose a
safety risk.
-Regardless of the traffic light informat ion,
you should always monitor your speed using
the speedometer and make sure you are ad­ hering to the legal speed limit .
-The traffic light information does not adjust
yo ur vehicle's speed to the speed recom­
mendation shown in the display.
{D) Tips
-Traffic light information is not yet ava ilable
i n a ll cities and is not nationwide .
-Units of measurement and language set­
tings are displayed based on how they were
set in the
M MI system settings
¢ page 251 .
-Always read the chap ter¢ page 198, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion .
Weather
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on current weather conditions as
well as weather forecasts for the selected search area .
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.. Select and confirm Weath er.
You can also display the current weather condi­
tions on the map , fo r example.
.. Select: lef t control button > on entry .
Flight information
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on flights and current arrival/depar­
ture times in the selected search area .
.. Select and confirm Flight inform ation .
City events
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on events in various categories in
the desired search area.
.. Sele ct C it y Ev ent s > left co ntro l button > cate­
gory.
Online news
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
You can check the current headlines of your fa­
vorite publications in the MMI.
Requirement: yo ur myAud i acco unt must be sub­
scribed to newsfeeds and your vehicle must be
connected to myAudi
~ page 191 .
.. Sele ct: !M EN UI button> Aud i conn ect> Online
new s>
desired new sfeed > a headline .
(D Tips
If you have not s ubs cribed to any pe rsonal
newsfeeds in your myAudi account, pre-con­
figured newsfeeds will be displayed.
'Twitter
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
You can access the most important functions in
your Twitter accoun t through your
MMI.
Requireme nt:
You must have connected your myAudi account
with Tw itter. You can f ind additional information
fo r this on line at
www .audiu sa .c om /m yaudi.

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You must have connected your vehicle with myAudi
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.,. Select: I MENU I button> Audi connect > Twitter
> left contro l button > desired function (for ex­
amp le,
Trends ).
The follow ing categories can be selected in the
Twitter menu:
- My tweets : News Feed and the Tweets you have
posted are listed.
- Home: the Tweets for everyone you follow are
displayed.
- Trends : topics on Twitter that are currently
popular w ith in a country .
Different functions are available depending on
the Twitter category you have selected:
- New tweet : you can post a new tweet using
pre-made templates or using myAudi tem­
plates that you have created yourself.
- Refresh : the selected Twitter function is re­
freshed.
- Favorite: mark a Tweet as favorite to show you
liked it.
- Retweet: you can quote a Tweet to share it with
others.
@ Tips
- Other settings such as account, language,
Tweet security and location settings
cannot
be changed in the MMI. These changes must
be made on the Twitter website.
- You can only connect
one Twitter account
with your myAudi account.
- Audi connect (Infotainment) makes it possi­
ble to access Twitter . Permanent avai lability
cannot be guaranteed, because that de­ pends on Twitter.
Travel (travel guide)
A pplies to vehicles with Aud i connect (Infotainment)
You can use the Audi MMI connect opp to store
points of interest on your mobile device (such as
a smartphone) and then use them for route
guidance in the
MMI.
Requirement:
Audi connect (Infotainment)
The Audi MMI connect app must be installed and
open on your mobile device .
You must be logged into your myAudi account in
the
Audi MMI connect app and you must have se­
lected your vehicle.
T he Wi-Fi function on your mob ile device and on
the
MMI must be switched on.
The
MMI must be connected to the network.
... Press: !MENU ! button> Audi connect > left con-
trol button >
Information category> Travel.
After opening the trave l guide, trave l tips in your
area wi ll be displayed including current ratings as
well as the corresponding category.
... Press the left control button to change the cat­
egory (such as bars nearby).
_& WARNING '---
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bi le dev ices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, lik e all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious inj uries. Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while driv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
r::> page 281, Front airbags.
(D Note
Always follow the information found in r=>(i) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 197.
(D Tips
Units of measurement, language setting s and
time are shown in the Infotainment system
display based on how they were set in the
MMI system settings r=> page 251.
Audi connect (Infotainment) in navigation
Applies to : vehicles wit h a navigat ion syste m and Audi co n·
nec t (I nfota inment)
... Select: !MENUI button> Audi connect > left
control button >
Navigation .
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Connection man ag er
See ¢ page 2 52.
Licen se sub scr ipt ion
The val idity and expirat ion date of your licenses
are displayed . When the function is switched on
~, the message Warning befor e subscription
e xpire s
will display to warn you that your license
is about to expire.
Refre sh
The content of the selected Audi connect Info­
tainment service o r the entire Audi connect (Info­
tainment) list is updated.
Wi-Fi hotspot
A ppl ies to: ve hicles with Wi -F i h otspot
You can use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con­
nect up to eight Wi-Fi devices to the Internet.
While driving, restricted use of unsecured, light,
small wireless devices is only possible from the
rear of the vehicle.
Requirement: the ignition must be switched on.
.,. Se lect : I MENU I button >Telep ho ne> right con-
trol button
> Wi -Fi settin gs.
The follow ing settings can be selected:
Wi-F i
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory. Switch the Wi-Fi hotspot to
Hot spo t before
establishing a connection between your vehicle
and your Wi -F i dev ice.
- On: the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active and visib le
to other devices . You can connect your Wi-Fi
device to the MMI and use the Internet connec­
tion if necessary .
-Off: the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
Internet connection for Wi-Fi devices is not
poss ible.
A WARNING
- To reduce the risk of an accident, use the
Audi connect Infotainment serv ices w ith a
Wi -Fi hotspot on ly in the rea r seat when the
-
Audi c onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
vehicle is in motion, or only when the vehi­
cle is stat ionary.
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serio us injuries . Store these types of devices
securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless dev ices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapte r
¢ page 281, Front airbags.
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the W i­
F i hotspot to distract you from driv ing, as
this cou ld increase the r isk of an accident.
(D Note
- Under some conditions, certain mobile devi­
ces and ope rating systems may automati­
cally sw itch from your vehicle's Wi-Fi hot­
spot to the device's mobi le da ta connection.
In that event, standard text and data usage
rates would apply whi le the device's mobile
data connection is in use . Please refer to
documentation provided by your mobile de­
vice's manufacture and your data carrier for
details , related terms and privacy state­
ment.
- You are responsib le for all precautions tak­
en for data protect ion, anti-virus protection
and protection against loss of data on mo­
bile devices that are used to access the In­
ternet through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
(D Tips
- In vehicles w ithout Audi connect (Infota in­
ment)*, the use of the Wi-Fi hotspot is only
possible fo r the W i- Fi aud io player*. A data
c onnect io n to the Inte rnet cannot be es tab­
lished.
- For add itiona l information about the Audi
connect Info tainment services, visit
www .audiusa.com /myaudi .
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receive information on options for expand­
ing your usage and any costs that may re­
su lt.
- The Audi connect Infotainment services are
a Wi-Fi/Internet-based system. If the sys­
tem does not function correctly even
though all of the requirements are met, please try again later or contact Audi con­
nect customer serv ice at 877 -505 -AUDI
(2834) .
-For detailed information on Audi connect
(Infotainment) and the Terms of Use, refer
to
www. audiusa.co m .
Data protection
Appl ies to vehicles w ith Audi connect (Infota inme nt)
@ Tips
- You can find add itiona l information in your
MM I in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service and also
on line at
w ww. aud iu sa. com .
- Your privacy is important to us.
= AUDI AG collects , processes, shares and
transmits your persona l information in ac­
cordance with legal regulations in order to
ensure proper function and availability of
the individual Audi connect Infotainment
services. You can view the complete, current
and valid Audi connect data protection poli­
cy in your MMI. The myAudi platform is
available for to you to activate additional
Audi connect Infotainment services and to
transfer data to your veh icle, among other
se rvices . A one-time registration is required
to establish a connection to your vehicle .
For this purpose, AUDI AG collects, process­
es, transmits and uses your required per­
sona l information as required for you to use
the services provided by AUDI AG. Your in­
formation is not distributed to third parties .
Using your cell phone with your myAudi
Audi c onn ect ( Inf ota inm ent )
platform allows you to transmit data for
your Audi connect Infotainment services
functions to your vehicle and you can allow
specific vehicle data to be transmitted from
your vehicle .
- By activating special information services that are part of your Aud i connect portfol io,
you can use these functions directly in your
vehicle by entering data to confirm your identity (to use social networks, for exam­
ple) . To do this, the identification informa­
tion you provided is forwarded with the re­
quest to the respect ive se rvice provide r.
Then you can access your persona l content
using a secure connection . This content is
displayed in the vehicle for your use . Your
personal content is not stored w ith in Audi
AG. The necessary connection information is processed and used for prov iding serv ices
and the proper funct ion of the services in
accordance w ith applicab le legal guidelines.
- You can find additional information in your MMI in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service and a lso
online at
www .audiu sa. co m.
-By p roviding Aud i connect Infotainment
serv ices, Audi of America is authorized to
co llect , p rocess, transmi t and transfer info r­
mation about you and your vehicle . Addi­
tional information can also be found in yo ur
MMI in the options menu for the selected
Audi connect Infotainment service .
- Informat ion on o ur data protection meas ­
ures in conjunction with the mobile Audi
connect ( Infotainment) app lication can be
found in the applicat ion 's privacy policy. For
add itiona l information about the
www .audiusa .com /myau di website or oth ­
er applications, websites o r on l ine services
connected to Audi, v is it
www .a udiu sa .com /
privacy .
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