2018 AUDI A8 Owners Manual

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Traffic safety information
Audi recommend s performing certain Infotain­
ment system fun ctions, such as entering a desti­
nation, only when the vehicle is stationary . Al ­
ways be prepared to stop operating the Infotain­
ment system in the interest of your safety and
the safety of other road users.
_& WARNING
Only use the Infotainment system when traf­
fic conditions permit and always in a way that
allows you to maintain complete control over
your vehicle.
Introduction
T he Multi Media Interface , or MMI for short ,
combines various systems for communication,
naviga tion and entertainmen t in your Audi. You
can operate the MMI using the MMI control pan­
el, the multifunction steering wheel or the voice
recognition system* .
Fig. 153 MMI control pa nel wi th MMI touc h control pad
MMI control panel overview
(D MMI touch control pad . . . . . . . . . 137
@ Buttons for open ing menus
directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
® On/Off knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
@ Arrow buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 137
® Control buttons . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
@ Control knob . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
0 IBACKlbutton . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 136
Multi Media Inte rface
Switching the MMI on
and off
The MMI switches on and off automatically with
the ignition. It can also be switched on or off
manually .
-Switching on manually: press the On/Off knob
® briefly c::;, page 135, fig. 153 . Or: press the
IM ENU I button or one of the buttons to directly
open the
menus @,:::;, page 136, fig . 154 .
When the system is switched on, the last menu
that was selected is displayed and the last audio
source that was selected begins playing .
-Switching off manually: press and hold the
On/Off
knob ® c::;, page 135, fig. 153 until the
MMI switches off.
If the MMI has been switch­
ed off manually, it does
not switch on again au­
tomatically the next time the ignition is switch­
ed on.
The MMI can still be operated for approximately
ten minutes after switching the ignition
off. If
you do not press any buttons or the control knob
on the MMI control panel with in this time, the
MM I switches
off automatically.
a) Tips
-The MMI switches off automatically if the
engine is not running and the veh icle bat­
tery is low.
-There may be delays when extending or re­
tracting the display.
Adjusting the volume
The volume of an audio source or a system mes­
sage (for example, from the voice recognition
system) con be adjusted directly while the sound
is playing using the On/Off knob.
-Increasing or decreasing the volume: turn the
On/Off
knob ® c::;, page 135, fig. 153 to the
right or left.
- Muting or pausing : press the On/Off knob@
,:::;,page 135, fig. 153 briefly . Or: turn the On/
Off knob to the left . ..,.
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-Unmuting or resuming: press the On/Off knob
@ r=>page 135, fig . 153 briefly. Or: turn the
On/Off knob to the right.
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Volumes that are too high or too low are au ­
tomatically adjusted to a set leve l when the
MMI is switched on .
Infotainment display
The Infotainment display extends automatically
when the MMI is switched on. It retracts auto ­
mat ically when the system is switched off.
Extending/retracting the Infotainment system
display manually:
press the ~ button @
r=:> page 7, fig. 1 .
Adjusting the Infotainment display brightness :
see r=:>page 207.
(D Tips
-If the vehicle has a cell phone p rep*, the In­
fotainment system display will automatical­
l y extend whenever there is an incoming
phone call.
- Use the
arrow buttons to switch stations,
for example, when listening to the radio, af­
ter the disp lay has retracted in .
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MMI operation
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Fig. 154 Operating
Selecting and confirming a function
.,. @ Selecting a function : turn the control knob
to the desired f unction .
.,. @ Confirming a selection: press the control
knob .
Accessing functions in a corner of the display
.,. Press the control button© r=;, fig. 154 in the
corresponding corner of the display . For exam­
ple, the upper r ight control button corresponds
to the upper right corner of the display.
Opening the main menu
.,. Press the I MENU I button @ r=;, page 135,
fig. 153 The MMI menus (such as Radio) are
disp layed .
Opening a menu directly
.,. Press the respective button @ r=;, page 135,
fig. 153 for the desired menu (such as I RADIO I
or!MEDIA D.
Returning to functions at higher levels
.,. Press the I BACKI button (J) r=;, page 135,
fig. 153 .

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Selecting the previous /next function (for exam ­
ple, a radio st a tion/track) :
briefly press the On/
Off knob @
c::> page 135, fig . 153 toward the left
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Fast forw arding/rewinding (for example
songs ):
press and hold the On/Off knob @
c::> page 135, fig. 153 toward the left l t>t>I.
MMI touch
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch control pad
The MMI touch allows you to enter data on the
MMI touch control pad using handwriting recog­
nition.
F ig. 155 Ente ring a nav igat ion dest inat io n
Fig. 156 Sav ing a rad io stat io n
Entering numbers, letters, and symbol s
Requirement: it must be possib le to enter text or
numbers .
- Wr ite lette rs, numbers or characte rs on the
MMI touch co ntro l pad with your finger. Char ­
acters that are recognized are shown i n the In­
fota inment display
(D <=> fig. 155 and may be
co nfirmed with a prompt.
Multi Media Inte rface
- Selecting a different symbol : turn the co ntro l
knob to the left/right @<=>
fig. 155 and press
the contro l knob. The selected symbol appears
in the input field @<=>
fig. 155.
-Entering spaces : move your finger across t he
MMI touch control pad from left to right .
-Delet ing characters : move your finger across
the MMI touch contro l pad from right to left.
- Ending the input /selecting directl y from the
selection list :
tap the MMI touch contro l pad
briefly.
Or : press the control knob.
Searching for a contact in the phone book
Requireme nt: The d irecto ry must be open
c::> page 152 .
-Jumping to a specifi c initial letter in the list :
writ e t he des ired lette r using your finge r on the
M MI to uch cont rol pad.
- Narrowing the search results : draw additional
le tte rs o n the MMI touch co ntro l pad w it h your
fin ger.
- Ending the input /sele cting directl y from the
selection list :
ta p the MM I tou ch co ntrol pad
briefly.
Or : press the con trol knob .
Moving the map
Requireme nt: a map must be d isplayed
c::> page 171.
- Moving the crosshairs on the map: press the
cont rol knob . T he crossha irs are shown on the
map . To move the crosshairs, move your fi nger
in the desired d irec tion on the MM I touch con­
t rol pad .
Or : place your fi nger o n the respec tive
edge of the MM I tou ch contro l pad.
Adjusting the sound focus
Requireme nt: the balance/fader fu nction must
be se lected
c::> page 205.
- Moving the crosshairs for sound focus : move
your finger in the desired direct io n on the MMI
to uch con trol pad .
Saving /selecting a radio station
Requirement: the Radio menu must be open
c::> page 178 .
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-Storing the radio station currently set: hold
your finger on a number (1 to 6) on the MMI
touch contro l pane l until you hear a signal
tone. The radio station will be stored on these­
lected number in the list .
-Selecting a stored radio station: tap a number
(1 to 6) on the MMI touch control pad briefly.
The preset buttons (1-6) appear in the Infotain­ ment
display @¢ fig. 156 .
-Moving a stored radio station: move your fin­
ger on the MMI touch control pad to the left/
right until the preset buttons (1-6) appear in
the Infotainment
d isplay @.
Browsing/selecting album covers
Requirement: the Media menu must be open and
a source must be
selected ¢ page 190.
-Browsing through album cove rs: move your
finger across the MMI touch contro l pad from
Letter/number speller
Fig. 157 Spe ller
-Entering characters : turn the control knob with
the selec tion
arrow @¢ fig. 157 to the desired
character. Your selection is shown enlarged in
the input ring @. Press the contro l knob to
confirm the character. Your input is displayed
in the input
field @. When you have entered all
the characters, select and confirm
OK ®·
-Deleting characters: turn the control knob with
the selection arrow to
+ @ and press the con­
trol knob . To delete all characters in the input
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left to right. Or: place your finger on the re ­
spective
ar row edge of the MMI touch control
pad .
-Selecting an album cover: tap the MMI touch
cont rol pad briefly.
Using the DVD main menu
Requirement: a DVD must be playing
¢page 182.
- Selecting a menu item: move your finger up/
down or left/ right on the MMI touch control
pad.
Or : place your finge r on the respective ar­
row
edge of the MMI touch control pad.
-Confirming a selection: tap the MMI touch con­
trol pad briefly.
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The volume of the prompts for the M MI touch
can be adjusted
separately ¢ page 206.
fie ld, press and hold the control knob
on+ un­
til all characters in the input f ield are deleted.
-Entering special characters : press the 0-9 con­
trol button
0 ¢ fig. 157 and enter the desired
special character (for examp le, a hyphen or pe­
riod) using the number speller.
- Input assistance : in some cases, such as in the
Navigation* menu, the selection of letters may
be limited to avai lable entries. This means that
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you can only select letters if they appear in that
position in a possible word. Overview of symb ols in the sp ell er
The symbo ls in the letter/number speller are ex­
plained in the following tab le:
Sym bo ll De scr iption E xplanat ion
CD Selection arrow T
he selected character is highlighted with a wh ite background and
appears large in the input ring.
@ Input ring The character selected with the selection arrow is displayed large.
® ..___. Adds a space in the input field .
@ ~~ The cursor moves forward or back in the input fie ld.
® OK The input is confi rmed.
®
+
Deletes the character to the left of the cursor .
0 0-9/A-Z Switches
from letter to number input or from number to letter in-
put.
® 'AAA Displays language-specific special characters.
® List A list of suggestions is d isplayed.
@ + Delete Deletes
the character to the left of the cursor.
@ Number of entries The number of l ist entries that was found is disp layed.
@ L ist with suggestions For example, when entering a
destination, major cities are listed
first and then additional cities in alphabetical order.
@ Input field D isplays the cu rrent in put.
~ Cursor The current edit
ing position is marked.
Menus and symbols
Fig . 158 Men us and symbo ls
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Symbol/Description Explanation
CD Tit le line Se lected menu (such as Telephone)
@ Selected text Se lected function
@
•T
Additional functions for selection
@ TMC Reception of TMC traffic reports
® Importing process* Impo rt or update the contacts in the directory or the call lists
®
Cell phone signal
Cell phone netwo rk s ign al strength fo r a connected cell phone
strength bars*
Signal strength for the active data connection, or
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Data connection signal PIN: enter the PIN (SIM )
strength bars*
PUK : enter the PUK
SIM: insert the Audi S IM card
® Arrow Submenu
with additional functions that are accessed by pressing the
control knob
® Mute The audio source is muted¢ page 135
@ Im port ing process Copy audio/video files to the Jukebox¢ page 183
@ Bluetooth Bluetooth dev ice connected
Network coverage for the active data connection
@ 2G/3G* 2G: GSM network
3G: UMTS network
@ Sele ction list Settings for
the selected function that are accessed by pressing the
control knob
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• TELEPHONE
• NAVIGATION
• INFO
• RADIO
• MEDIA
• HELP
•
HELP VOICE RECOGNmON
• HELP TELEPHONE
• HELP NAVIGATION
• HELP MAP
• HELP INFO
•
HELP RADIO
• HELP MEDIA
TELE ~HONE
• ENTER NUMBER
• DIAL
• REPEAT
• CORRECTION
• DELETE NUMBER
• REDIAL
• CALL (XV)
(BUSINESS/ PRIVATE/ LANO LINE/ CELL)
NAVI GAT:ION
• ENTER ADDRESS
• ENTER COUNTRY
• ENTER ZIP CODE/ CITY
• ENTER STREET
• ENTER HOUSE NUMBER
• ENTER DOWNTOWN
• START/ CANCEL ROUTE GUIDANCE
• NAVIGATE TO
(XV)
• LAST DESTINATIONS
• FAVORITES
• HOME ADDRESS
• SHORT / FAST/ ECONOMY ROUTE
• DYNAMIC ROUTE ON/ OFF
• ROUTE UST
• VOICE GU I DANCE ON/ OFF
• ROUTE INFO ON/ OFF
• SCALE (XV) MILES / VAROS
• READ TRAFFIC REPORTS
RADIO
• SET STATION
• STATION (XY)
• SET FREQUENCY
• SET BAND
• FM/ AM/ SIRIUS
• STATION LIST
• READ STA
TYON LIST
• PRESETS
• READ PRESETS
• UPDATE STATION LIST
Fig. 1S9 Com mand o verv iew
Voice recognition system
• CALL (XV)
• ENTER NUMBER
• REDIAL
• NAVIGATE TO
(XV)
• DIRECTORY
• ENTER ADDRESS
• ONLINE DESTINATIONS
• ONLINE DESTINATION
(XV)
• CANCEL ROUTE GUIDANCE
• MAP
• LINE
1·6
• NEXT/ PREVIOUS PAGE
•
RECEIVED CALLS
• DIALED NUMBERS
• MISSED CAll5
• FINO CONTACT
• STORE CONTACT
• READ CONTACT
•
CALL VOICE MAIL
• ONLINE DESTINATIONS
• ONLINE DESTINATION (XV)
• ENTER POINT OF INTEREST
• NEXT GAS STATION
• NEXT DIESEL FUEL STATION
• NEXT PARKING LOT
• NEXT RESTAURANT
• NEXT ACCOMMOOA TION
• NEXT HOSPITAL
• NEXT AUDI DEALER
• NEXT POLICE ST A TION
• NEXT ATM
• NEXT COFFEE SHOP
• DESTINATION MAP/ OVERVIEW MAP
• 20 / 30 MAP
• DAY/ NIGHT MAP
MEDIA
• SELECT MEDIUM
• NEXT/ PREVIOUS MEDIUM
• NEXT/ PREVIOUS CO/ DVD
• CO/ DVD
1·6
•CO/ DVD CHANGER
• SO CARO l / SO CARO 2
• JUKEBOX
• AUDI MUSIC INTERFACE
• BLUETOOTH
y
• GENRE (XV)/ ALBUM (XV)/ ARTIST (XV)/ TRACK (XV)/
VIOEO()(Y)
• SELECT GENRE/ ALBUM/ ARTIST/ TRACK/ VIDEO
• NEXT/ PREVIOUS TRACK
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Voice recognition s ystem
Voice recognition system
Operating
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith vo ice recognition system
You con operate many Infotainment functions
conveniently by speaking.
R equirement: the ignition and the MM I must be
switched
on <=> page 135, there must be no phone
call in progress and the parking system m ust not
be active .
~ Switching on : briefly press th e ~ button @
<=> page 11, fig. 7 on the multifunction steering
whee l* and say the desired command after the
Beep .
~ Sw itching off : press and hold the~ button.
Or: press any button on the MMI control panel.
~ Canceling : press the~ button a nd say a new
command.
Or: say the command Cancel.
Input assis tance
The system gu ides you through the input with
visual and audio feedback .
-Vi sual inpu t as sistan ce : after t urning on voice
recognition, a d isp lay with a select ion of possi­
ble commands appears in the Infotainment dis­
play . The command d isplay can be turned on or
off in the ma in menu using the
MMI setup con ­
trol button .
-Audio input a ssistance : to have the poss ible
comma nds read, turn the voice recogn ition sys­
tem on and say
Help.
For the s ystem to understand you:
Speak clearly and dist inct ly at a normal volume.
Speak louder when driving faster.
Emphasize the words in the commands even ly
and do not leave long pauses.
Do not speak a command when t he voice recogni ­
tion system is making an anno uncement.
C lose t he doors, the windows a nd the sunroof* to
reduce bac kg round noise . Make s ure t hat passen ­
gers a re not speaking when yo u are giving a voice
command.
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Do not d irect the air vents toward the hands -free
microp hone, which is on the roof headliner nea r
t h e front interior lights .
Only use the system from the dr ive r's seat be ­
ca use the hands -free microphone is directed to ­
ward that seat .
Additional settings
Additional settings, s uch as individual speech
training
based on yo ur voice, Display sp eech
command s
or the prompt volume , can be adjust ­
ed in the main menu using the
MMI setup con ­
tro l button
<=> page 206.
A WARNING
- Direct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
driver, you have complete responsibility for
safety in traff ic. On ly use the functions in
such a way that you a lways maintain com­
p lete co ntro l over your veh icle in all traff ic
situat ions.
- Do not use the voice recognition system in
emergencies beca use your voice may change
in st ressfu l situ at ions.
It may t ake longe r to
d ial t he number or th e sys tem m ay no t be
a bl e to d ial it a t all. Dia l th e emer gen cy
number manually.
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- Th e dia log pauses w hen the re is a n in com­
ing pho ne call and will con tinue if you ig ­
nore the call. T he dialog en ds if yo u answer
t h e ca ll.
- Yo u ca n sele ct an i tem in the list using ei ­
ther the vo ice recognit ion sys tem o r the
cont ro l knob .
Command overview
information
App lies to: vehicles wit h voice recog nitio n syste m
The following overv iews describe the commands
that can be used to operate the MMI using the
vo ice recog nition system .
A lternative commands are separated by a
" I" , for
example, say:
Telephone I (or) Na vigation I (or)
R adio .