2018 AUDI A8 phone

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Two navigation des tina tions, Private /Business ,
can be assigned to e ach con tact. Yo u can access
the stored navigation destinations in the
Naviga­
tion
menu using the Route guidance control but ­
ton
c> page 170.
A sto red pr ivate/business m ailing address is a u­
tomatically downloaded into the
Address inp ut
fiel d for eac h nav igation destinat io n. You ca n
sto re these eas ily as navigation destinations us­
i n g
Set address .
You can find t he next rest sto p, gas stat io n, Aud i
dea le r or hospita l unde r the
Top categories menu
item . The
Point of inte rest men u item contains
addit io nal submenus that yo u can use to c reate
n av igation desti nat ions. For more in fo rmat io n
a bout the submenus, refe r to
c> page 168 .
Business mailing address/Private mailing
address
You can spec ify a busi ness and private address in
a n add ress ca rd . With the
Delete mailing ad­
dress
fu nction, you can dele te the busi ness or
pr iva te address .
St ructured addresses from a cell p hone that have
in fo rmation regard ing cou ntry, ZIP code , city a nd
s treet name ca n be impo rted directly in to the di­
r ectory.
(0 Tips
- Th e public contac ts in the local MM I memo­
r y are always visibl e and can be accessed by
other use rs.
- Th e new con tact w ill be s tored in th e memo­
r y in th e di re ctory that is currently b eing
us ed.
- Th e imp orti ng of n ew address es d epends on
th e cell p hone.
- Up to 100 con tac ts can be stor ed in memory
i n a p riva te or p ublic directory.
- Contacts edited in t he MM I dir ectory cannot
b e a utomat ically updat ed in the connect ed
ce ll phone. Audi recommends editing cell
p hone conta cts d irec tly in t he ce ll p hone.
Telephone
Name tags
Applies to: veh icles w ith telephone
The MMI automatically creates a name tag for
each contact in the directory. You can also assign
up to 50 personal name tags for contacts using
th e voice recognition system .
.. Select: the ITELI button >Directory > Settings
cont rol button .
-Playing personal name tags : select and con­
firm
Read name tags > contact from the list.
-Deleting name tags : select and confirm Delete
name tags > Delete individually /Delete all
>
Yes .
(D Tips
-You can only ass ign and store pe rsona l
name tags using the vo ice recogn it ion sys­
tem.
- You can only delete pe rsonal name tags you
hav e recorded.
Memory capacity
Applies to: veh icles w ith telephone
.. Select: t he ITE LI button >Directory > Memory
cont rol b utton > Memory capacity .
The Memory capacity fo r each directo ry and for
t h e e nti re memo ry is d isp layed .
Yo u ca n ma nage up to 5, 000 co ntact s with the
dire ctory. Yo u can load up to 2 ,00 0 co ntacts
from your cell phone into each private di re ctory .
In ad dition to this, you can store up to 1 00 pri ­
vate contacts an d up to 100 public contacts into
the MMI memory .
Additional settings
Telephone settings
Applies to: veh icles w ith te lep hone
.. S ele ct: th e ITE LI butt on > Settings co ntrol but -
t on.
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Telephone
Call options
Automati c redial :
when the func tion is swit che d
On , a phone number w ill be au toma tic ally re ­
d ia le d up to five times if it is busy. Automatic re ­
d ia l can be canceled with
End call . The function is
only active when the network gives a b usy signa l.
Auto answer : when the func tion is sw itched On ,
in com ing ca lls are automatically answered afte r
a br ief time.
Three-way conference (GSM)
- On :
you can answe r an incoming call while an­
othe r ca ll i s in progress by selecting
Accept.
The fi rst call is put on hold. Using the Hold op­
ti on, yo u can a lso put an act ive c all on hold and
sta rt another c all or a conference c all.
-Off : you ca n replace a call w it h an incom ing c all
b y se lec ting
Replace. Yo u can ig no re an in com ­
i n g ca ll using the
Decline opt ion . You cannot
p ut an active ca ll on ho ld o r sta rt a new ca ll.
Telephone settings
Volume settings
1> : fo r the Ringtone volume /
Phone call volume ,
see ~ page 2 06.
Voicemail number : the voicemail number can be
e nte red o r edi ted in t he
Number input field using
t he speller. Whe n a vo icemail numb er is store d,
t he vo icemail c an b e ac ces se d w ith
the ® sym ­
bol in the spe ller . T he
Delete voicemail number
function deletes the sto red voicemai l num ber .
Invert call lists : the phone nu mbers i n the call
lis ts ar e sorte d ac cordin g to t he time the call
t oo k place. When the f unc tion is swi tched
On ,
the so rting o rde r is reverse d.
Bluetooth
Bluetooth:
the MMI Bluetoo th fun ctio n can be
sw itche d
On or Off . The Blu etoo th symbol @
~page 139, fig. 15 8 appe ars in t he Infotain­
men t displ ay when the f unct ion is swi tched
on.
Visible:
t he visibili ty of the MMI in cell p hones o r
i n Bl ueto oth a udio players can be swit ched
On or
Off . When Auto is sele cted, the MMI will rem ain
visib le for cell phones or a Bluetooth audio player
1> Depen ds on th e co nnecte d cell p ho n e.
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fo r about five m inu tes when the ve hicle is sta ­
tiona ry and t he ignition is switched on. The visi ­
b ility sw itches o ff after that . However, it is still
poss ib le to establish a B luetooth connection with
ce ll phones o r devices that have already been
paired when the vis ibility is switched off . The visi­
bility of the MMI automatically swi tc h es
Off
wh en audio fi les a re bei ng played using a con­
n ecte d B lueto oth aud io player to avoi d pro ble m s
du rin g pla yb ack .
Bluetooth audio player : th e Bluetooth audio
player
func tion mu st be switche d On to be ab le
to sele ct the
Bluetooth audio player as the
sou rce in t he
Media menu. S w itch the Bluetooth
audio player
f unc tion Off if you are no t usi ng i t
to preven t mal func tions in the
Telephone or Me­
dia
men us.
Find Bluetooth devices: the sys te m s ear ches for
and lists Bluetoot h devices tha t ar e with in range .
Bonded Bluetooth devices : the B luetoot h devic e s
co nn ect ed t o the MMI are lis ted. The cur rentl y
c on necte d B luetooth device is la be le d wi th t he
Bl uetoot h sym bol. T o dele te con nect ed Blue­
tooth devices in dividua lly, se lect t he dev ice a nd
d elete it with t he
Delete Bluetooth device func­
tion. To disconnect or connect pa ired cell phones
i ndivid ua lly, select the B luetooth dev ice and
c h ange the p rofile us ing t he
Connect fu nct ion
wh ile t he vehicle is s tat io na ry . U se
Disconnect to
d isco nnect th e paire d Bluetooth dev ice.
Known Bluetooth devices : up to 50 known devi­
ces can be listed . T hese Bluetooth dev ices may no
l onger be in range when search ing to connect .
Bluetooth name : the Bluetooth name of t he M MI
(fo r example, "AUDI MMI 2613") is shown and
can be cha nged .
Delete Bluetooth devices : all connected Blue ­
tooth devices can be deleted by confirming with
Yes.
Wi-Fi settings
S ee ~ page 161.

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See ¢page 162.
(QJ) Note
Tele ph on e
Sort order
Yo u can so rt the contacts in your directo ry alpha ­
be tica lly according to
La st n am e/ Fir st name.
Always follow the info rmat io n found in ¢(@ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 161.
Show shared contacts
You can show or hide the public contacts . With
Y es, all the contacts in the local M MI memory
(public) are shown, and with
No , th ey are hidde n. @ Tips
- Several cell phones can be pa ired to the
MM I, but only one cell phone can be act ively
con nected.
Delete priv ate contacts /Delete shared
contacts
You can delete al l pr ivate contacts in the local
memo ry using t he
Del ete private conta ct s fu nc ­
t ion. Yo u can de lete the p ublic contacts in the lo­
ca l memory using the
Dele te shared contacts
function .
-
To de lete all connected Bluetooth devices,
t h e
Bluetooth funct ion can be reset to t he
factory settings¢
page 207.
Directory settings
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
~ Select: th e [fill bu tton > Dir ectory > Settings
contro l button .
Troubleshooting
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Problem Solution
Pairing
the cell phone to the MMI Check if the Bluetooth visibility on the cell phone and MMI is
failed. switched on. For some cell phones, the visibility turns off auto-
mat ically after a short period.
Or: restart your cell phone.
For more information on this, refer to the user gu ide for your cell
phone.
After pairing,
not all contact s/no Avoid using special characters in names .
contacts are loaded in the MMI. Avoid using contact groups.
Certa in
t e lephon e function s are The te lephone fu nct ions depend o n the cell phone service p rovider
grayed out o r not avai lab le. and the cell p hone you are using. You can ob tain more info rma -
tion from your cell phone se rvice provide r, in your cell phone user
guide or in the database for mobi le devices at
ww w.audiusa.com /
bluetooth .
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connection
type @HJ) ¢ page 139, fig . 158.
You can now use Audi connect.
• Select: the I MENU I button > Audi connect .
• Confirm the prompt ask ing to connect to the
Inte rnet with
Y es.
Remo ving th e Audi SIM c ard
•Presson the Audi SIM card briefly. The card is
released from the slot. Remove the Audi SIM
card .
A WARNING
The card reader must a lways be closed while
driving for safety reasons.
(D Note
-Audi connect is des igned for use only w ith
the provided Audi SIM card. Aud i AG is not
liable for the consequences of using other
S IM cards.
-If a SIM card of a d ifferent size is inserted i n
the SIM card reader instead of an Audi SIM
ca rd, do not under any circumstances re ­
move th is card yourse lf due to the risk of
damaging the SIM card reader. Contact an
authorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
(D Tips
To use your cell phone, you can connect your it through the
Hand sfree Bluetooth profile
¢ page 147 .
-Audi does not provide support for other SIM
cards.
-A udi recommends using only the provided
Audi SIM card.
-You can spec ify when the MMI connects to
the Internet
¢ page 162. The Internet con­
nection disconnects automatically once the
requested Audi connect service no longer re­
quires any data packets.
-T he data connection for Audi connect serv­
ices is preconfigured at the factory . You can
change the data connection at any time if
Audi connec t
you need to adjust the configuration
¢page 162.
Operating the browser
Applies to: veh icles w ith Aud i connect
F ig . 175 D isp la y of Audi conn ect servi ces
Fig . 1 76 Disp lay o f add it ional infor matio n abou t att rac ·
tion s or po ints of intere st
The browser can be used in various ways .
-Display of Audi connect services <=>page 160
-Display of additional informat ion about attrac-
tions or points of interest
T he following functions are available within the
browser <=> fig. 175:
© Open ing the home page
@ Open ing or closing the side menu
® Zooming in on browser content (50-200%)
© Stopping the page from loading
® Refreshing the current browser content
® Open ing the main menu
(J) Closing the browser
@ Opening the Destination details menu
® Prev ious point of interest or attract ion
@ Next point of interest or attraction
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my Audi Account <=> page 168 or on line map
view
<=> page 17 2.
- Traffic information (Sirius): receive informa­
tion about accidents, road construction and other incidents
c;,page 176
Audi connect services on the phone
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
The follow ing Audi connect serv ices are currently
ava ilable:
- Storing contacts on yo ur computer using your
myAudi Account and loading the contacts into
the MMI directory
c:;, page 154
Wi-Fi hotspot
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect
You can use the MMI as a Wi-Fi hotspot to con­
nect up to eight wireless devices to the Internet. While driving , restricted use of non-secured,
light, small wireless devices is only possible from the rear of the vehicle.
.,. Select : the IT EL! button > Settings control but-
ton
> Wi-Fi settings .
The following settings can be modified in the Wi­
Fi settings
menu:
Wi-Fi active
The MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated at the fac­
tory. Your Wi-Fi hotspot must be activated and
visible to establish a connection between your ve­ hicle and your w ireless device .
-Off : the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is deactivated. An
Internet connection is not poss ible.
- Visible : th e MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active and can
be used to connect to the Internet.
-Invisible : the MMI Wi-Fi hotspot is active but
not visib le to other devices. A connection can ­
not be established with a new w ireless device.
The Wi-Fi connection between your vehicle and
your wire less device (laptop, cell phone) is en ­
crypted. To establish a connection, yo u must en ­
ter the following settings when setting up your
wire less device. You can change them if necessa­
ry.
Audi connect
- Network ID (SSID) :
name of the Wi-Fi net­
work .
-Encryption type : WEP , WPA or WPA2
-Password : depending on the encrypt ion type, a
passwo rd may be generated in the MMI that is
used to encrypt the wireless connection. The
password can be changed. Be sure to se lect a
secure password. For t he WEP encryption type,
the password must be exactly 13 characters.
For the WPA or the WPA2 encrypt ion types, the
password must be at least
8 (maximum of 63)
characters.
- Apply settings : the modified settings are ap­
plied to the MMI. You must then update the
changes in your mobile wirel ess device .
A WARNING
-
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract you from driv in g, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
-It is only safe to use laptops and similar mo­
b ile devices when the vehicl e is stationary
beca use, like all loose objects, they could be
thrown around the inside of the vehicle in a
cras h and cause serious injuries . Store these
types of devices securely while driving.
- Do not use any wireless devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags whi le driv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
c:;, page 208.
@ Note
-Under some conditions, certain mobile devi­
ces and operating systems may automati ­
cally sw itch from your vehicle's Wi-Fi hot­
spot to the device's mobile data connection.
In that event, standard text and data usage
rates would apply wh ile the device's mobile
data connect ion is in use. Please refer to
documentation provided by your mobile de­
vice's manufacture and your data carrier for
details, rela ted terms and privacy state­
ment .
- You are respons ible for all precautions tak­
en for data protection, anti-virus protection
and protection against loss of data on mo­
bile devices th at are used to access the In­
ternet through the Wi-Fi hotspot.
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Audi connect
@ Tips
-In vehicles without Audi connect*, the use
of the Wi-Fi hotspot is only possible for the
Wi-Fi audio player*. A data connection to
the Internet cannot be established.
- A separate, paid mobile subscription may be
needed to use the Wi-Fi hotspot. You can
obtain more information from your cell phone service provider .
- Depending on your cell phone plan, rece iv­
i ng data packages through the Wi-Fi hot­
spot may result in additional charges, par­
ticularly w hen in another country. The use
of a flat rate data plan is highly recom­
mended. You can obtain more information
from your cell phone service provider.
Configuring a data
connection
A pp lies to: ve hicles with Aud i co nn ect
To use Audi connect services through a phone in
the vehicle, a data connection must be config­
ured.
F ig. 177 Configu ring the da ta conne ction
~ Se lect : the [fED button > Settings control but-
ton
> Data connection.
Using the Data connection menu , you can set
when an Internet connection should be made .
The Internet connection disconnects automati­
cally once the requested Audi connect service no
longer requires any data packets.
The following options can be selected:
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Connection setup
- On request :
a data connection is only establish­
ed when confirmed.
- Without request: a data connection is auto­
matically established to use Audi connect serv­
ices.
- Never : a data connection is not established .
Audi connect services cannot be accessed .
When a data connection is established, the sym­
bol for an active data
connection (!) appears in
the status line in the Infotainment system dis­
play
q fig. 177.
An active data connection can be ended manually
by selecting
Never under Connection setup.
Data roaming
Data roaming
is switched off at the factory. To
use a data connection outs ide of the country,
Da­
ta roaming
must be switched on~ -
Connection settings
Your vehicle is configured at the factory. The con­
figuration should not be changed. If you have
questions, contact Audi connect Support at 877-S0S-AUDI (2834) . Aud i connect is designed
for use only with the provided Aud i SIM card.
-APN: the access point depends on the cell
phone service provider and is assigned auto­
mat ically .
-User name: the user name for your on line pro­
file is assigned by the cell phone service provid ­
er.
- Password : the password for your online profile
is ass igned by the cell phone service provider .
-Authentication : depending on your cell phone
service provider, authentication (verify ing iden ­
tity) may be necessary .
If this is the case, select
Secure. If not, select Normal.
The changed settings are saved once you leave
the
Connection settings menu using the I BACK !
button.
SIM PIN entry
The PIN for the Audi S IM card that is currently in
use can be entered.

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The numbe r of data packets that are sen t and re ­
ceived through the MMI is displayed. You can re ­
set the data usage information to zero using the
Reset d ata usa ge option .
Start automatic configuration
An online profile is set up and configu red auto­
mat ica lly. The connection settings that you
changed manua lly are reset to the defa ult set­
tings.
Online status overvi ew
An on line status overv iew with information abo ut
your data connect io n (such as the cell phone
service provider) is shown in the Infotainment
disp lay .
Switching the data conn ection module off
The data connection module is sw itched off . An
I nternet connect ion is no longe r poss ible.
Network set ting s
Under Login , select Auto to log into a network
automatically or select
Manu al to select from a
list of networks w ith in range . The available net­
works in the area can be selected in the
Netw ork
se lec tion
list. Th is function is on ly avai lab le when
M anu al Login is set.
Seri al numb er (IMEi )
The serial number for the MMI that is installed is
d isplayed .
A WARNING
-As the dr iver, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to dist rac t you from d riving, as
th is could inc rease the risk of an ac cident .
-It is only safe to use tab lets and s imilar mo­
bile devices whe n the vehicle is s tat io nary
because, like all loose objects, t hey could be
thrown aro und the inside of the vehicle
when invo lved in an accident and can cause
serious injur ies. Store these types of devices
securely whi le driving.
-Do not use any wire less devices on the front
seats w it hi n range of the a irbags while driv -
Audi conn ect
ing . A lso read the warnings in the chapter
¢page 208.
@ Note
You are responsible fo r all precautions taken
for data protection, anti -virus protection and
protection against loss of data on mobi le de­
v ices that are used to access the Internet
through the W i-F i hotspot.
(D Tips
- When using On line map view, you are
prompted again to allow roam ing before
connect ing to a foreign mob ile network.
- The speed of the data connection may vary
depending on the veh icle location, the cov­
erage area of your cell phone serv ice prov id­
er and if the recommended provider is used
o r not.
- A data connection cannot be established if
incorrect data is entered in the
Conn ect ion
s ett ing s.
-The W i-F i hotspot recept io n quality depends
on the sig nal st rengt h and the availab ility of
the mobile network. You can obtain more
information from your cell phone se rvice
prov ider.
About Audi connect
Audi connect services
Applies to: vehicles with Aud i connect
(D Tips
- You can only use serv ices supported by Aud i
connect if you have t he optional MMI Nav i­
gation pl us eq uipment and Aud i connect.
- Audi connect is designed for use only with
the provided Aud i SIM ca rd . Receiving data
packets from the Internet w ill quickly in­
cr ease the vo lume of data used. Fo r more
information, contac t A udi connect cus tome r
support at 87 7-505 -AU DI (2834) .
-The Aud i connect se rvices a re availab le in
t he USA. Audi connect serv ices are currently
not avai lab le in Canada or in Mexico .
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Audi connect
-Availability, scope, providers, screen display
and costs of services may vary depending on
the country, model, model year, end device
and rates. Additional information can be
found under
www.audiusa.com/audicon­
nect .
-An initial registration/activation on the
myAudi platform at www.audiusa.com/
myaudi is necessary to use individual serv­
ices . You can contact an authorized Audi
dealer or Audi connect Support at 877-S0S­
AUDI (2834) to receive information on op­
tions for expanding your usage and any
costs that may result.
-It is only possible to use Audi connect serv­
ices with a valid Audi SIM card.
-To ensure all of the Audi connect features
work correctly, Audi recommends setting up
a data service and Wi-Fi package with your
cell phone service provider. Your cell phone service provider can be authorized by law,
through a judicial order or other lawful in­
structions, to disclose the position of your
vehicle. Additional information on your cell
phone service provider's privacy policies can
be found in their Terms of Use .
-The availability of Audi connect services,
such as weather information, depends on
the cell phone service provider .
-You can specify when the MMI establishes
an online connection
~ page 162. The Inter­
net connection ends automatically when the
Audi connect service in use no longer re­
quires any data packets.
-The Audi connect services are a Wi-Fi/Inter­
net-based system. If the system does not
function correctly even though all of the re­
quirements are met, please try again later
or contact Audi connect Support at 877-505-AUDI (2834).
-For detailed information on Audi connect
and the Terms of Use, visit
www.audiusa.com/audiconnect.
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Privacy protection
App lies to: vehicles with A udi connect
(D Tips
-Your privacy is important to us.
-AUDI AG collects, processes, shares and
transmits your personal information in ac­ cordance with legal regulations in order to
ensure proper function and availability of
the individual Audi connect services. You
can view the complete, current and valid
Audi connect data protection policy in your MMI. The myAudi website is available for to
you to activate additional Audi connect serv­ ices and to transfer data with your vehicle,
among other services. A one-time registra­
tion is required to establish a connection to
your vehicle. For this purpose, AUDI AG col­
lects, processes, transmits and uses your re­
quired personal information as required for
you to use the services provided by AUDI
AG. Your information is not distributed to
third parties. Using your cell phone with the help of your myAudi platform, you can
transfer information for Audi connect serv­ ices functions to your vehicle and allow spe­
cific information to be transmitted from
your vehicle.
- By activating special information services
that are part of your Audi connect portfolio,
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 respective service provider.
Then you can access your personal content
using a secure connection. This content is
displayed in the vehicle for your use. Your
personal content is not stored within Audi
AG. The necessary connection information is
processed and used for providing services
and the proper function of the services in
accordance with applicable legal guidelines.
- By providing Audi connect services, Audi of
America is authorized to collect, process,
transmit and transfer information about
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