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
(D
¢ 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 .
Closing Audi connect Infotainment services
Regardless of the function selected, you can
close an Audi connect Infotainment service at any
time and return to the home screen
r=:>page 192,
fig. 188.
Parking information
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on parking locations and fees in the
selected search area (for example
Nearby ).
~ Select and confirm Parking information .
You can use the right control button to sort the
parking locations
By distance or By availability.
Travel information
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on attractions in the selected search
area.
~ Select and confirm Travel information .
~ Select and confirm an attraction to display the
details .
Fuel prices
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Information on gas stations with the lowest fuel
prices for your vehicle in the selected search area.
~ Select and confirm Fuel prices.
You can use the right control button to sort the
fuel prices
By price or By distance .
1l Service in prepara tio n at the tim e of printing. Can add la t
e r or is only available in certa in regio ns.
Audi connect (Infotainment)
Traffic light information
Applies to vehicles w ith Audi connect (Infota inment)
Fig. 189 Examp le : display o f a speed recommendat ion
Fig . 190 Example: display of an estimated wa it time
The traffic light information ll gives you a speed
recommendation, at which to drive through the
next green traffic light
(Dr=:> fig. 189 or informs
you of the wait time at the next red light @. The
traffic light information can be displayed in the
driver information system, in the status line of
the Audi virt ual cockpit* or in the head -up dis
play*.
General information
The traffic light information is subject to certain
system limitat ions and may be unavailable or on
ly partially available in the following situations:
- when the perm itted speed lim it is exceeded
- if the next traffic light is less than 100
ft (30
m) away
- if the estimated wait t ime at a red light is less
than four seconds
- if there is no traffic light data available
- if the data connection was interrupted
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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.
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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. ~
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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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Audi connect (Infotainment)
Configuring the data
connection
App lies to veh icles with Audi co nnect (Infotainment)
The data connection for Audi connect Infotain
ment services is pre-configured at the factory .
However, if a configuration should be necessary,
you can adjust the following settings.
.,. Select: I MENU I button> right control button>
Connection manager.
.,. Select: right control button > Online settings>
Data connection settings.
Using the Data connection settings menu, you
can set when an Internet connection should be
made . T he Internet connection disconnects auto
matica lly once the requested Audi connect Info
tainment service no longer requires any data.
The follow ing settings can be selected:
Audi connect (MMI)
With the Audi connect (MMI) func tion, you can
Allow or Deny the use of Audi connect Infotain
ment services if the connection is set to No re
quest or With request.
Wi-Fi devices*
Using the Wi-Fi devices function, you can Allow
or Deny a connection to the Internet.
A WARNING
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident .
-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 ins ide of the vehicle in a crash and cause
serious injuries . Store these types of devices
securely whi le 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
cc> page 281, Front airbags.
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(D Note
A lways follow the information found in ¢(!) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 197.
Audi connect
(Infotainment) general
information
Audi connect Infotainment services
Applies to vehicles w it h Aud i connect (I nfotainment)
(D Tips
-You can only use services supported by Aud i
connect (Infotainment) if you have the op
tional MMI Navigation plus equipment with
MMI touch* and Audi connect (Infotain
ment).
-Use of the L TE* mobile network standard is
not available in every country. Contact an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility or your cell phone service
provider for additiona l information.
-Usage of Audi connect Infotainment serv
ices depends on the avai lability of services
through third party providers.
-Audi connect Infotainment services are only
available within the cell phone network cov
erage from your cell phone service provider.
-Audi connect Infotainment services are
available in the USA . Audi connect Infotain
ment services are currently not availab le in
Canada or in Mexico.
-Also read the information in the chapter
c:> page 178, Telephone.
-Availability, scope, providers, screen display
and costs of services may vary depending on
the country, model, model year, end device
and rates . For additional information, v is it
www.audiusa.com .
-An initial registration/activation on the
myAudi platform at
www.audiusa.com/
myaudi
is required to use individual serv
ices. You can contact an authorized Audi
dealer or Aud i connect (Infotainment) cus
tomer service at (877) SOS-AUDI (2834) to
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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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Audi connect (Infotainment)
Troubleshooting
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infota inment)
Problem Solution
Audi connect Infotainment serv·
Some Audi conn,ect Infotainment services must be activated/con-
ices : individual Audi connect Info- figured through your personal myAudi account before using
tainment services are grayed out or them for the first time. You can find detailed information on line
not available. at
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
Wi-Fi hotspot:
it is not possible to Delete all existing Wi-Fi connections on your mobi le device and
connect through Wi-Fi. restart it.
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Audi connect vehicle control
Introduction
Applies to vehicles with Aud i connect vehicle control
With the Audi connect vehicle control services l) ,
you can access various information or use individ
ual functions in the
Audi MMI connect app or in
myAudi .
Audi connect vehicle control includes the follow
ing services:
- Remote locking and unlocking ¢
page 202.
-Vehicle status report ¢ page 202.
-Parking location ¢ page 202.
-Geofencing Alert ¢ page 203.
-Speed Alert ¢ page 203.
-Valet Alert¢ page 203 .
- Stolen Vehicle Locator ¢ page 203.
-Online Audi service request ¢ page 203.
(D Tips
-Accessing specific data or controlling func
tions remote ly depends on the charge level
of the vehicle battery. Therefore, these
functions only have limited availability after
switching off the ignition.
- The services are provided through a SIM
card installed in the vehicle . The cost of the
call and data connections is included in the
price for the services. Services are provided
assuming that the cell phone network re
quired for the installed S IM card is funct ion
i ng and ready to operate. The available serv
ic es set by Audi AG are only available within
the cell phone network coverage area for
the cell phone service provider selected by
Audi AG .
- You can also find more information on Audi
connect on line at www.audiusa.com.
l) In pre parat io n at the time of pri nting. T he ava ilab ilit y of
the services offe red depends on th e co untry an d ma y
c hang e over tim e.
Audi connect vehicle control
Setup
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect vehicle control
To use Audi connect vehicle control services 1l,
please note the following:
Creating and verifying a user account
"'Create an account at www.audiusa.com/myaudi
and verify it.
Setting a key user in the vehicle
Requirements: the ignition must be switched on .
Another key user must not be set in the vehicle .
If necessary, reset the key user¢
page 202.
"'Select in the Infotainment system: I MENU ! but-
ton >
Audi connect > if necessary, Display
available functions >
right control button>
Audi connect user management > Key user >
Set key u ser.
"' Enter the user name for your ve rified account
and enter the 10-digit vehicle code. You can rub
the key tag for your remote control key to re
veal the vehicle code ¢
page 38.
"'Select and confirm Log in.
You can now use the vehicle control services
through the
Audi MMI connect app or thro ugh
www.audiusa.com/myaudi.
Using vehicle control services in the Audi
MMI connect app
Requirement: your mobile devices must be com
patible.
"' Install and start the Audi MMI connect app on
your mobi le device .
"'Log in to the Audi MMI connect app using your
user name and Audi online password and select
your vehicle.
(D Tips
- Store the vehicle code in a secure place. It
may be necessary to re-enter the vehicle
code.
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