2018 AUDI A8 radio

Intelligent Technology
Your vehicle is equipped with an intelligent ener­
gy management system for distributing electrici­
ty. This significantly improves the starting ability
and increases the vehicle battery life.
The energy management system Is made up of
battery diagnosis, idling current management,
and dynamic energy management.
Battery diagnosis
The battery diagnosis determines the vehicle bat­
tery charge level. The sensors determine the bat­
tery voltage, the battery current, and the battery
temperature. The current charge level and the
performance of the vehicle battery are deter­
mined based on this.
Idling current management
The idling current management decreases the
energy used while parked. With the engine
switched off, it manages the energy distribution
to the different electrical components. Data from
the battery diagnosis is taken into account for
this .
Depending on the vehicle battery charge level,
electrical equipment is switched off one item af­
ter the other to prevent the vehicle battery from
draining and to maintain the starting ability.
Dynamic energy management
While driving, dynamic energy management dis­
tributes the appropriate amount of energy to the
electrical equipment. It controls the battery
charge level so that the amount of energy is not
greater than the amount being generated in or­
der to maintain an optimal vehicle battery charge level.
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- Energy management cannot overcome the
laws of physics . Note that the charge level
and length of the vehicle battery life are
limited.
- When the starting ability is endangered, the
(•) indicator light turns on ~ page 21.
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What you should know
Maintaining the starting ability is the highest
priority.
A lot of stress is placed on the vehicle battery
when driving short distances, during city driving,
and at cold times of the year . A lot of energy is
used but little is generated. It is also critical
when the engine is not running but electrical
equipment is switched on. In this case, energy is
used but none is generated.
In situations like this, energy management will
actively regulate the distribution of energy.
Long periods without use
If you do not drive your vehicle for several days or
weeks, electrical equipment is gradually scaled
back or switched off . This reduces energy use and
ensures the vehicle will be able to start after long
periods of time . Some convenience functions,
such as interior lighting or power seat adjust­
ment, may not be available under certain circum­
stances. These convenience functions will be
available again once you switch the ignition on
and start the engine.
With the engine switched off
The vehicle battery will drain if you use Infotain­
ment functions such as listening to the radio
while the engine is switched off.
If the starting ability is impaired by the energy
use, the following message will appear in the In­
fotainment system display:
Please start the engine, otherwise the system
will turn off shortly.
This message indicates that the system will
switch off automatically after 3 minutes. If you
would like to continue using the functions, you
must start the engine.
With the engine running
Although electrical energy is generated while
driving, the vehicle battery can drain. This can
happen if little energy is generated but much is
used, and the charge level of the vehicle battery
is not optimal.
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Multi Media Interface
-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.
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-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
lt>I .
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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Multi Media Interface
-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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"' .... N ,.._ N .... g :r st
• 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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Sequences of commands used to perform an ac­
tion are identified with
a" >", for examp le say: es
. Fo r examp le, for
business address, you can
also say
business , work, office or job.
Enter destination
> (then) Enter country .
The majority shown are main commands. This
system also recognizes synonyms in certain cas-
Global commands
App lies to: ve hicles with vo ice recogni tion sys te m
You can always use th e global commands, re­
gardless of the menu selected.
Function Say:
Opening a menu Telephone* I Directory* I Navigation* I Map* I Radio I Media I
Info
Having the possible commands Help I Help speech dialog system I Help Telephone* I Help Nav-
read aloud igation* I Help Map * I Help Radio I Help Media I Help Info
Telephone functions* Call (XV), for example Call John Smith I
Enter number I Redial I Directory
Navigation functions* Navigate to (XV), for examp le Navigate to John Smith I
Enter address I Cancel route guidance I Map
Selecting an entry from a list Line (XV)
Scrolling through a list Next page I Previous page
Switching the voice recognition sys-Cancel
tern off
Telephone
App lies to: ve hicles with vo ice recognition system and telep hone
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI
~ page 147 and the Telephone menu
must be open
~ page 148.
Function Say:
Call contact from directory Call (XV), for example Call John Smith
Selecting a specific contact number Call (XV) business I private I land line I cell,
for example, Call John Smith private
Selecting a phone number with an Call I Call business I Call private I Call landline I Call business
address card open cell phone
Showing contact information Directory I Find contact > the desired contact when prompted,
such as John Smith
Personalizing a contact with a Find contact> the desired contact when prompted, such as John
name tag Smith > Name contact> the personal name tog, su ch as Uncle
John
Dialing a phone number Enter number > after being prompted, say the telephone num-
ber in groups of individual numbers,
for example. 888 555
1212 > Dial
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Function Say:
Selecting an online destination in Online destination (XV) , such as "Online destination: "Lakeview
the immediate v ic ini ty direct ly Hotel'"'
Online search in the immediate vi-
Online dest inations > Immediate vicinity I Vicinity of destina-
cin ity/vic inity of the destination tion > the desired online destination, such as "F ive star hotel">
Line (XV) I Show on map > Start route guidance
Online search in a new city Online dest inations > In new city I the desired city> the de-
sired online destination,
such as "Five star hotel" Line (XV) I
Show on map > Start route guidance
You can say the following commands for more
settings in Navigation:
Function Say:
General map options Map I Day map I Night map I Split screen info off
Map type 2D position map I 3D position map I Destination map I Over-
view map
Map orientation Map orientation north I Map orientation in direction of travel I
Map orientation automatic
Changing the map view Zoom in I Zoom out
Automatic map zoom Automatic zoom I Automatic zoom off
Changing the map scale Scale (XV) meters/kilometers/yards/miles
Showing the route list Route list
Switching voice guidance on or off Voice guidance on I Voice guidance off
during active route guidance
Auto rerouting (traffic)
Auto rerouting on I Auto rerouting off
Route criteria Fast route I Mixed route I Short route
(0 Tips you are located and which menu language
you have selected.
- Destinations may have to be spelled when
entered, depending on the country where
Info
A ppl ies to : ve hicl es w ith vo ice recogni tion sys te m
Requirement: the Info menu must be open.
Function Say:
-Refer to the notes in the chapter About
Audi connect
c::> page 163.
Accessing TMC traffic information Read traffic reports
Radio
Appl ies to : ve hicl es w ith vo ice recogni tion sys te m
Requirement: the Radio menu must be open
c::> page 178.
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" N .... 0 0 :c ' Requirement: the re must be a call in prog ress .
.,. Select t he Options contro l button.
-Making an additional call : select Additional
call > Directory
or a call list> an entry in th e
list.
-Accepting an incoming call when there is an
active call and a call on hold :
select Accept.
T he act ive ca ll is replaced with the incoming
call.
Addit ional functions incl ude:
Mute : if you se lect and confirm this function, the
other person on the phone cannot hea r you. You
can hear the other person .
Hold call/Resume on-hold call : you can put an
active phone call on ho ld and resume it.
On hold
a n d the durat io n of the phone ca ll is shown in the
Infotainment d isp lay .
Swap call : you can alte rnate betwee n two phone
calls at the same time . One of the calls w ill be on
h o ld.
End call ends the active phone call. A phone
call that is on hold stays on ho ld and can be re­
sumed using t he
Options control button and Re­
sume on-hold call .
Join conference :
a party on hold and up to five ac­
tive parties (depending on t he network) ca n be
added to a confe re nce cal l. To make an add itiona l
call , put all pa rticipan ts in the c urren t confe rence
call on hold using
Hold conference . Press the Op ·
tions
con trol butt on. Se lec t a nd confi rm Addi·
tional call
and sele ct a phone numbe r from the
Call list or the Directory , or selec t Enter number.
To add this party to the confe re nce call, select
Join conference . With Resume , all pa rtic ipants
a re ta ke n off hold .
Show conference members
shows all participants .
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-To be notified of an incoming call during a
phone ca ll, the Call waiting function in y our
cell phone must be switched on when us ing
the handsfree p rofile
( Handsfree ).
- The display of an incoming phone call in the
Infotainment system d isp lay may still be
v is ibl e fo r a few seconds de pending on the
cell phone in use. I f you use the
Replace or
Telephone
Decline fu nctions in the MMI while the dis ­
play is still visib le, the active phone call may
end .
Emergency call functions
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
t h e M MI
¢ page 147.
.,. Sele ct: !T EL! bu tton > Enter number > En ter
emergency call number (for example, 911)
>
OK.
.,. Setting an automatic emergency call* : select
the
!TEL! button> Settings cont rol button >
Telephone settings > Automatic emergency
call .
A WARNING
-
-Becaus e you r phone wor ks with radio sig­
n al s, a con nection cannot be gua ranteed un ­
de r all circumst ances. Do not rely o n only
your ph one when i t co me s to e ssen tia l com­
m unicat ion (such as a medi cal emergen cy) .
- Always f ollow t he in stru ctions given by the
emergen cy personnel dur ing an emergency
call and on ly end the ca ll when they instruct
you to do so .
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Emer gen cy n umb ers are not the same every­
where . Find out wh ich emer gen cy number is
used in your cur rent loca tion .
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