2018 AUDI A8 Owners Manual

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'"" .... 0 0 :c ' -Entering a destination using a street: select
and confirm
Street. Select and confirm a city
from the list. Enter a street . T o enter a street
regardless of the city, turn the contro l knob to
In
all cities and press the control knob . Se lect
and confirm additional details about the desti ­
nation such as
House number or Intersection.
Start route guidance .
Assistance when entering an address: when en­
tering an address, locations that have been en ­
tered in the past are prov ided as suggestions in
the input field . By press ing the
List control but­
ton, you can accept the suggested loca tion as a
destination. Additional cities that match your en­
try are listed below. The number of locations
found is also
listed @¢ fig. 179.
When the des ired city is shown in the spe ller in­
put field or the list below, you can press and hold
the control knob to switch to the city list.
Destination on the map
You can se lect a new destination from the map
by mov ing the crosshairs horizontally, vertically
or diagonally using the MMI touch
¢ page 137
¢page 167.
Coordinates
Display of the geocoord inates where the cross ­
hairs are located (latitude and longitude).
Storing in the directory
Individual destinations can be stored d irect ly in
the directory after they are entered. Two naviga­
tion destinations,
Private /Business , can be as­
signed to each contact .
Navigation
Setting a destination from the map
A pp lies to : vehicles wi th navigat ion syste m
A location on the map can be used as a destina­
tion or be entered in the directory.
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Fig. 180 Select ing a destination on t he map
Fig . 181 Sett ing a ma p locatio n as the destinat ion
- Opening the map : press the I NAVI button (sev­
eral times if necessary).
- Adjusting the scale (to move the crosshairs
more quickly) :
turn the control knob to the
left/right .
-Switching the side menu on : press the control
knob .
-Sliding the crosshairs : slide the crosshairs hori­
zontally, vertically or diagonally to the desired
destination using the MMI
touch¢ page 137.
-Selecting a destination: press the control
knob . Select and confirm the
symbol @
¢ fig. 180 in the side menu. Select and confirm
Start route guidance .
Additional information
in the crosshairs loca­
tion :
if you select an item on the map with the
crosshairs, available information is d isp layed
(such as the address or traffic information) .
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Nav igatio n
@ Tips
-If a desti nation is not present in the naviga­
tion data, you can move the crosshairs to
the location of the desired city and set the
geocoordinates as a destination or add a
contact to the directory.
- If you stop moving the crosshairs for a mo­
ment, additional informat ion about the area
highlighted by the crosshairs will be dis­
played (such as the city or street name, if
available).
Enter point of interest
Applies to: veh icles w ith navigat ion system
.,. Select : I NAVI button> R oute guidance con trol
button
> Points of intere st.
- Changing the sear ch ar ea :
se lect Search area .
Select and confirm a searc h area in the list.
- Sea rching f or a point of inter est name in the
sele cted se a rc h are a:
select Find entry . Enter
the name of the point of interest.
- Sear ching for a point of intere st in a specifi c
category :
select and confi rm a category, such
as
Airport .
The follow ing search catego ries are avai lable:
Top catego ries : this function helps you find pop­
ular locations such as the nearest parking lot.
The po ints of interest are sorted in ascending or­
der according to the distance from the vehicle .
Searching for an entry in the current count ry :
the name of the country is entered in the speller.
The po int of interest does not depend on the ve­
h icle posit io n and the destination . This function
is useful fo r searchi ng fo r po ints of inte rest that
you know about in a new co unt ry.
Immed iate vicinity : points of interest can be se­
lected from d ifferent categories. The points of in­
terest are listed sta rt ing from the immediate vi­
cinity of the vehicle up to a radius of approxi ­
mately 125 miles (200 km).
Vicinity of dest ina tion /stopo ver : the points of
i n terested ca n be selected from var io u s catego­
ries, for example you can sea rch for a hotel at the
destinat ion.
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Along the route : points of interest along the
route can only be se lected during active route
guidance. The point of inte rest is located direct ly
along the calcu lated route or in the vicin ity of it.
In new city : the name of the city is ente red in the
speller . Points of interest ca n be selected from
various categories. This function is useful for
searching for points of interest in a city inde­
pendent from the destination.
Nationw ide : you can either search for the point
of interest by name or se lect it from various cate ­
gories. The point of interest is independent from
the vehicle position and destination. For exam­ ple, you can navigate to an airport in the current
country usi ng this function .
@ Tips
- The points of interest in Top categories and
Immediate vicinity are d isplayed according
to st raight-line distance (open arrow) from
your c urren t locat ion . The actual distance
from your curre nt location to the po int of
interest is u pda ted a utomat ically (so lid ar­
row) .
- T here m ay be entr ies i n the list that c an not
be displ ayed comp letely d ue to their length.
If you select these entries with the control
knob, a pop-up window contain ing detailed
information about the selected list entry
wi ll open .
Online destinations
Applies to: vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m and A udi connect
You can search for points of interest on the In­
ternet.
F ig. 182 Addit io nal informat ion about on line dest inat io ns Ill>

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services must be met¢
page 158.
.,. Select : I NAVI button> Route guidance control
button >
Online destinations.
- Search at location or vicinity of destination/
stopover
1> : select and confirm Search in imme­
diate vicinity or Search at destination/stop­
over.
Enter a search term, s uch as restaurant,
and confirm the inp ut with
OK. Select and con­
firm a point of interest>
Start route guidance.
- Search in new
city l): select and confirm In new
city > Find city.
Enter the name of the city and
confirm the input with
OK . Enter a search term,
such as restaurant, and confirm the input with
OK . Select and confirm a point of interest>
Start route guidance.
- Finding destinations from myAudi account
2>:
select and confirm Find destination from
myAudi account .
Enter the myAudi PIN for
your myAud i account, if necessary . The contacts
stored in the myAudi account a re displayed.
You only need to enter the
myAudi PIN one
time . You will rece ive the
myAudi PIN in yo ur
myAudi account once you have assigned a vehi­
cle to the account. Select and confirm a con ­
tact. Se lect and confirm a private or business
navigation destination >
Start route guidance .
You can display additional information about on­
line destinations in the
Destination details menu
¢fig . 182.
(D Tips
- For additional information on the myAudi
account, visit
www .audi.com/myAudi.
- Refer to the notes in the chapter About
Audi connect
¢ page 163.
1> Prov ider at time of printing .
2> Requ irement : yo u must have a m yAudi account set up at
my .audiusa .com. You must have a vehicle stored in your
my Audi accou nt and you must have a destinat io n sto red .
Navigation
Setting a favorite/home address as the
destination
Applies to : vehicles wi th navigat ion syste m
Favorites make it easier to enter a destination
that you use often.
Requirement: a favorite or home address must
be stored ¢
page 173.
.,. Select: !NAV ! button> Route guidance contro l
button >
Favorites.
.,. Select and confirm a favorite or t he home ad-
dress . Start route g uidance .
You can store up to ten ind iv idual desti nat ions
and your
Home address as favorites ¢ page 173.
(D Tips
- You can disp lay, find, ed it and delete your
stored favorites and home address on the
map
¢ page 173.
- Favor ites are displayed on the map at a
scale up to l.S miles (2.S km) .
Loading the last destination
Applies to: vehicles wit h navigat ion system
Your previous destinations are stored automati­
cally and can be loaded directly as destinations.
.,. Select: ! NAV ! button> Route guidance contro l
button >
Last destinations .
.,. Select and confirm a previous destination from
the list. Start route guidance .
(D Tips
The list of last destinations can be deleted
¢pag e 175.
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Nav igatio n
Setting the home address as the
destination
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
Start route guidance to the home address you
set simply and quickly .
Requirement: a home address must be stored
Qpoge 173 .
.. Selec t: I NAVI button > Route gu id anc e control
button
> Hom e address .
.. Start route guidance .
Transferring a destination from the
directory
A pplies to: ve hicles w ith naviga tion system
You con navigate directly to destinations in the
directory.
Requirement: the directory must contain con ­
tacts w ith private/bus iness addresses stored as
destinations.
.. Se le ct: I NAVI button > Ro ut e guidance control
button >
Dir ectory .
.. Select and confirm a contact . If a contact con­
ta ins two navigation destinations (private and
business) , se lect and confirm one destination .
Start route guidance.
Entering a destination using geo
coordinates
A pp lies to : ve hicles w ith navigation system
.. Se lect : I NAVI button > Route gu idan ce control
button >
Addr ess > Coordin ates .
.. Select and confirm the Latitude and Long itud e.
Start route guida nce.
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Entering a stopover/route plan
App lies to : vehicles wit h navigat ion system
You con enter up to nine stopovers directly in the
route pion or using the destination input op­ tions .
Route
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Fi g. 183 Rou te p lan
Sett rr 1ys
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Requirement: a dest inat ion must be entered
¢ page 166.
.. Select: !N A V ! button > Route control button .
-Ente ring a de stination as a s topo ver: select
and confirm the symbol for entering a stopover
@ Q fig. 183 . Enter a dest inat ion Q page 166 .
Select and confirm Add to route plan. Start
route guidance.
- Cha nging the route plan : press the Route con­
trol b utton . Se lect and confirm the destination
or s topove r and then
Change , Mo ve, Delete or
Start route plan from here .
- Save route plan :
press the Route control but ­
t on. Select and confi rm
Route mem ory and
t hen
S ave rout e plan . Enter a name .
-Load route plan /D ele ting : press the Route con­
t rol b utton . Se lect and confirm
Route memory
and then Load route pl an/D elete rout e plan.
The following information appea rs in the route
plan s ide menu
¢ fig. 183:
Q) Vehicle location
@ Symbol for ente ring a stopove r
@ Entered stopover
@ Destinat ion
To dele te all stopove rs from your route p lan , en­
ter the i ndividual dest ination and start the route
guidance
¢ page 166 .

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guidance
Applies to: ve hicles with navigation system
You can a lso cancel route guidance by enter ing a
new destination
¢ page 166 .
-Starting route guidance when entering a new
destination :
select the I NAVI button > Route
guidance
control button > Enter a des tination
> Start route guidance .
- Restarting/canceling last route guidance :
se­
lect the
I NAVI but ton> Route guidance control
button
> Start /Cance l.
The fo llow ing additional functions are ava ilable
when enter ing a new destination:
Display alternative routes: three route s ugges ­
tions are calcu lated for the destination that is
currently entered. The side menu shows informa­
tion about the alternative routes , such as dis­
tance to the dest inat ion and the calculated arriv­
a l time .
Alternat ive routes can only be calcu lated for indi­
vidual destinations .
Enter point of interest in city : allows you to
search for attractions and public places around
the specified locat ion, such as hospitals , mov ie
theaters , recreation areas, etc. The po ints of in­
terest can be selected direct ly as a destination.
Select downtown : the navigation system ca lcu ­
l ates the ro ute to the center of the city or distr ict
that is entered .
Display destination on map : the destination en­
tered is disp layed on the map.
1l O nly appl ies to vehicles w ithou t camer a-based speed lim it
d isp lay .
Navigation
Operating the map
Appl ies to: vehicles with navigation system
Fig. 184 Online map wit h crossha irs sw itched off
Fig. 185 Standard map wit h the c ross hair s sw itched o n
-Opening the map : press the I NAVI button (sev­
eral times if necessary).
- Switching the crosshairs on: press the contro l
knob in the map view.
- Switching the crosshairs off: press the I BACK I
button.
When the crosshairs are switched off:
(D Direction : the map is displayed eith er with an
orientation to the
North or to the Direction
of
travel ¢ page 174.
@ Scale: turn the control knob to the left or
right to decrease or increase the scale .
@ Distance to the destination or stopover
@ Calcu lated arriva l time at the destination or
stopover
® Speed display1l
® Altitude d isp lay
(J) Vehicle location
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Navigation
@ Display of selected map information
® Display of an upcoming maneuver
When the crosshairs are switched on:
@ Information regarding the location of the
crosshairs: If you select a city on the map us­
ing the crosshairs, any information available
is displayed, such as address, phone number
or traffic information.
@ Map content, such as traffic information, fa­
vorites or points of interest
@ Display of the geocoordinates where the
crosshairs are located (latitude and longi­
tude)
@ Moving along the route: This function can be
used while route gu idance is active. Turn the
control knob to the left or right to move the
map along the current route.
~ Destination details menu : Display of availa ­
ble details about the location of the cross­
hairs, such as address. The location of the
crossha irs can be used as a stopover, stored
in the directory or called
¢ page 166.
@ Repeat the last navigation message
If you select the map orientation
(I) and press
the control knob when the side menu is switched
on and the
20 map v iew is selected ¢ page 174,
the display switches from Dir. of travel to North
and vice versa. This setting is saved.
Online map view
Applies to: vehicles w ith navigation system and Audi connect
You can display the map with satellite images
using the online map view.
F ig . 186 Online map v iew
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Fig. 187 Map view w ith o nline Street View
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
services must be met
¢page 158.
.,.. Select the I NAVI button> Settings control but­
ton > Map display .
.,.. Select and confirm the provider for the online
map
v iew .
The online map view is based on data packets re­
ceived from the Internet in the form of satellite
i mages, which are then combined w ith the road­
ways from the Standard map view. There are two
gigabytes of memory space on the MMI hard
drive that can be used to temporari ly store the
map or navigation data that was received. This is
roughly the amount required for the map/naviga­
tion data from a 2,500 miles (4,000 km) route .
As long as the satell ite images loaded for route
guidance are sto red on the hard drive, you can
use them without having an active data connec­
tion.
Online Street View*
You can explore many places in the world
through the eyes of a pedestrian using on line
Street View . Online Street View is available when
the symbol
(D ¢ fig. 186 is displayed in the side
menu.
To activate the Online Street View, turn the con­
trol knob to a scale of less than 30 m .
The following functions are available:
-Exploring an area step-by-step: tap the MMI
touch control pad when the symbol is disp layed
@ ¢fig.187. ..,.

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stages:
turn the contro l knob to the left or to
the
right @.
-Turning the view to the left/right or tilting
up/down :
move your finger over the MMI touc h
contro l pad in the desired direction.
(D Tips
-Refer to the notes in the chapter About
Audi connect
¢ page 163.
- Stored data for the on lin e map view can be
deleted with
Factory settings ¢ page 207.
- The online map view is an Audi connect serv­
ice and is updated regularly when the func ­
tion is opened. The process may take several
seconds.
- When the on line map display is switched on
with the
3D map type, t he Infotainment dis­
play automatically switches to the
2D map
type when dr iv ing through tunnels.
- Content, scope and providers of availab le
Internet-based se rvices may vary.
- For safety reasons, the online Street View
funct ions can on ly be used when th e vehicle
i s stat ionary.
Additional settings
Storing a favorite or home address
Applies to : vehicles with navigation system
Favorites are stored automatically as a contact
in the directory .
.,. Select: I NAVI button> Route guidance control
button >
Favorites .
- Storing a favorite:
select Create favorite . Se­
lect and confirm a favorite with the displayed
functions.
- Storing a home address : select Home address .
Select and confirm a home address with the
displayed functions.
A home address can be stored for each cell phone
or SIM card that is paired with the
MMI as well as
for the public MMI directory . It is only visible
when the respective directory is active .
Addit ional functions include:
Navigation
- Call :
select and confirm a favorite or the home
address. Se lect and confirm
Call.
- Change:
se lect and confirm a favorite or the
home address. Select and confirm
Re-assign
home address/favorite.
- Showing on the map:
select and confirm a fa­
vorite/home address. Se lect and confirm
Show
destination on map.
- Delete :
select and confirm a favorite or the
home address. Se lect and confirm
Delete home
address/favorite .
Storing a destination in the directory
Applies to : vehicles wit h nav igation system and telep hone
Two addresses (private/business) can be as­
signed as destinations for each contact in the di­
rectory.
.. Select: I NAV ! button> Route guidance control
button >
enter a destination > Store in directo­
ry .
- Storing a destination as a new address card :
select New contact. Enter a name. Enter addi ­
tional data, if necessary. Select and confirm
Save contact .
- Assigning a destination to an existing address
card:
select and confi rm an address card. Select
and confirm
Save contact. If you already have
an address card for a destination, the old desti­
nation will be overwritten .
Add to favorites : to be able to access a destina­
t ion quickly, the destination can be displayed in
the list of favorites when the function is switched
on~ ¢ page 170 .
Stored destinations are identified on the map by
a b lue or red push pin (bus iness/private naviga­
tion destination) .
General settings
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
.. Select: INAV ! button> Settings control button .
Several criter ia are used to calculate route guid-
ance.
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Navigation
Route criteria
Auto rerouting (traffic):
when auto rerouting is
On, the route is automatically adjusted based on
TMC traffic information . If the MMI does not cal­
culate a detour even though you have se lected
dynamic route
On and a traffic jam was reported
on the calculated route, then the detour the sys­
tem calculated would take more time than the
time spent wa iting in the traffic jam.
Alternative routes : when the function is On, up
to three suggested routes and their criteria ap­
pear in the Infotainment d isplay in the s ide
menu . After chang ing to map view, the new route
that was calculated according to your criteria is
h ighlighted. You can select the poss ible routing
in the alternative routes by turning and press ing
t he control knob.
Route type: you can select a Short , Fast or Mixed
route.
Highway /Toll roads/Ferry: select the Avoid op­
tion you do not want the navigation system to in­
clude highways, toll roads or ferr ies when ca lcu­
lating
a route.
Time restricted roads : using the Avoid function
w ill exclude time restricted roads, such as pedes­
trian zones, from the route calcu lation. Whe n
Auto is selected, the MMI decides if the time re­
stricted roads should be included when calculat­
ing the route guidance based on the e ntries stor ­
ed in the navigation data.
Seasonal closing: using the Avoid function w ill
ex clud e seasona l closings, such as mountain
passes, from the route calculation . When
Auto is
selected, t he
MMI decides if the seasona l re ­
stricted roads should be included when calcu lat ­
ing the route guidance based on the entries stor ­
ed in the navigation data.
Map colors
Day /Night :
the map is displayed with a light/
dark background.
Auto : when t he lig hts switch on, the map colors
sw itch from day to night.
1> Only possible in the 2D map v iew
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Orientation
North 1
l: the map orientation is facing nort h.
Dir. of travel : the map orientation is in the direc­
t ion of travel. At a sca le of 62 miles (100 km),
t h e map is or iented to the north for easie r orien­
tation.
Auto: at a scale up to 3 m iles (5 km), the map
o rientation is in the direction of travel. At a scale
greate r than 3 miles (5 km), the map is or iented
to the north.
Map type
Destination :
the destination is marked with a
checke red flag. The map indicates the destina­
t ion and is oriented to the north.
2D: the current veh icle posit ion is displayed. The
map or ientation corresponds to the sett ing in the
Map orientation menu ~ page 174 .
3D: when th is function is switched on, the cur­
rent vehicle position is displayed in a three-di­
mens ional terrain map and the map or ientat ion
i s set automatically to the
Dir. of travel. At a
sca le of 100 km and larger, the map is oriented
to th e north . At a scale between 30
-100 meters,
the display will show three-dimensional city
models and landmarks will be shown at a scale of
30
-200 meters.
Overview : the entire route from the vehicle loca­
tion to the destination is d isp layed on the map.
The map scale depends on the length of the
route. The map is oriented to the north.
Map display
Online map view ~ page 172
Map content
Map contents such as traffic information, favor­
i tes or restaurants can be displayed
(~) or hid ­
den .
The functions in the
Map POis menu depend on
the map display that is selected.
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