2018 AUDI A8 language

lL t:0 ....
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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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" N .... 0 0 :c ' Voice recognition system
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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Playing media
Sound settings
For additional information, see ¢ page 205.
Repeat options
When the function is sw itched on~' the current
track or folder repeats .
Random playback also depends on the repeat
options settings.
Shuffle
Requirement: an audio/video file must be playing
and repeat options must be set ¢
page 192.
-Repeat opt ions Off: all of the files in the active
source play in random order. This function is
on ly avai lab le for the Jukebox and the CD
c h anger*.
- Folder repeat option: the tracks in the current
folder are p layed in random order .
-Song repeat option: the song currently being
played wi ll be repeated.
Track display
Requirement: an audio file must be play ing.
- File name: the name of the file is displayed
without the file extension.
-Track name : the name of the current track or
the track that was just played is d isplayed.
Display track info
Requirement: an audio file must be playing.
Various information for the current track (such as
album, artist, song) is disp layed depending on
avai lability .
Audio track
Requirement: a video DVD must be p layin g.
The audio track (language and audio format) ca n
be adjusted manually . The availability of the lan­
guage and audio format depend on the video
DVD .
Subtitles
Requirement: a video DVD must be playing.
Subtit les can be selected manually for playback.
The languages availab le depend on the DVD .
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Picture format
Requirement: A video file/DVD must be pla ying.
Picture format : the picture format can be adjust­
ed automatically with
Auto. The picture w idt h
varies depending on the film forma t. The formats
4:3 , 5:4 and 16:9 can also be selected.
Zoom : the image is enlarged to fill the ent ire In­
fota inment display .
Original: the film is shown in the stored p icture
format.
Cinemascope : the image is displayed in the
2.35: 1 format.
Screen settings
Requirement: a portable audio device must be
connected using the iPod adapter cable plus*/AV
adapter cable*
¢ page 186.
Select I MEDIAi button> Source control button >
Audi music interface (for example iPod) > Set­
tings
control button.
- Brightness : reduce or increase the brightness.
-Contrast : reduce or increase the contrast .
-Color : reduce or increase the color intensity.
- Tint: adjusting the color tones (with AV stand-
ard
NTSC ).
- AV standard:
you can select the PAL or NTSC
standards on the MMI for an externally con­
nected audio device . The same standard must
be selected on the device.
Input level
Requirement: a portable audio device must be
connected with a 3.5 mm stereo jack adapter ca­
ble*/ AV adapter cable* /iPod adapter cable
(plus)*
¢ page 186 .
The volume of the portab le device is adapted to
the MMI. Audi recommends adjusting the volume
of the portable device to 70 percent of the maxi­
mum output .
Wi-Fi active
See ¢page 161.
Wi-Fi settings
See ¢page 161.

System settings
sound di stribu tion)/ Driver (sound dis tribution
aime d towa rd the d river) or
All /Front /Rear.
- Surround level* :
you can a dju st the vo lume of
t h e sur round effect by tu rning the contro l
k no b.
-AudioPilot (dynamic road noise compensa­
tion)* :
select and confirm Active /Inactive.
When t he f unct io n is act ive, the vo lume is auto ­
matically ad justed depending on t he leve l o f
noise ins ide the ve hicle.
- Sound focus * (adjusting the sound distribu­
tion ):
select and confi rm All (symmet rical
sound d istr ibutio n)/ Movie (optima l so und dis­
tribution fo r playing a
movie)/ Front/Rear .
- Volume balancing *:
the dynamic road noise
compensation ca n be ad justed by turning the
contro l knob.
@ Subwoofer* I @ Bass/ @Treble
You can a djust the Subwoofer *, Bass and Treble
sett ings by turning the contro l kno b. The
cha nged settings only apply fo r the aud io so urce
that is active at the t ime . This allows you to ad­
jus t th e sound se tt in gs for eac h aud io so urce sep­
ara tely.
® Balance/Fader (sound focus)
- Adjusting the sound distribution using the
MMI touch :
move your finger on the MMI t ouch
contro l pane l in the des ired d irec tion.
Adjusting the system
volume
.,. Se le ct: the IMENU ! butto n> Tone .
Navigation* control button
Voice guidance volume /Music volume during
nav. prompts:
vol ume o f navigation prompts
d ur ing ac tive ro ute g uidance . Mu sic volume dur­
i n g nav iga tion prom pts mea ns tha t th e vol ume
of audio playb ack is te m porar ily lowered whe n
t he p arkin g sys tem or v oic e gu idance i s act ive.
Voice guidance: se e ¢page 175.
Voice guidance during call : see ¢ page 175.
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Telephone* control button
Ringtone volume /Phone call volume :
you ca n
adjus t the sele cte d r ing tone vo lume or call vol ­
u me by tu rnin g the cont ro l knob. The
Phone call
volume
can on ly be adjusted durin g a call.
Systems control button
Speech dialog system volume :
you can adju st
th e vol ume o f th e ann ounc emen ts by tur ning the
contro l kno b.
MMI touch volume *: the vo lu m e of the MM I
tou ch pro mpts can be adjus ted by tur ning the
c on tro l k no b.
Other settings
.,. Sele ct: th e I M ENU I button > MMI setup contro l
bu tton.
Language
The language can be changed fo r the Info ta in­
men t display, t he dr iver i nfo rm ation system dis­
play, voice guid ance* and t he voice recogn itio n
sys te m* .
En glish, French and Spanish are ava ila bl e.
Measurement units
The following meas urement u nits ca n be set in
the Infotainment d isp lay a nd dr iver info rmat ion
system.
- Speed (mph o r km/ h)
- Distance (miles o r kilomete rs)
- Temperature (°For 0
( )
-Fuel consumption (l/l0 0km, mpg (US), mpg
(U K) or k m/l)
- Volume (lite rs, ga llons ( UK) o r gallo ns (US))
Speech dialog system
App lies to : vehicles wi th voice recog nitio n syste m
Display speech commands : th e d isplay of poss i­
ble commands dur ing vo ice input can be switc h­
ed
On or Off .
Short dialog :
prompts in a s horter format can be
switc hed
On or Off .
Input signal :
the beep input signa l dur ing a dia-
l og can be switc hed
On or Off. ..,.

Index
Rear fog lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Light/rain sensor Headlights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I ntermittent mode (w indshie ld wipers) . . . SO
Lighting Exterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
I nterior . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Lights Interior/reading lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Interior lighting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 46
Listening to music
refer to Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181, 190
Listening to the radio MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
RSE ............................... 202
L ocking/un locking . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 30
Low-profile tires . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 299
L ow beams . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
Luggage compartment . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
12 volt socket . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Storing cargo correctly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Stowing luggage . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 213
Valet parking function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Luggage compartment lid . . . . . . . . . . . . 33, 36
Opening from the inside in an emergency . 36
Luggage rack . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 65
L umbar support . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 56
M
Maintenance . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 336
Maintenance intervals . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Making emergency call.......... .... .. . 151
Malfunction Indicator Lamp (MIL) . . . . . . . . 25
Map Online . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 172
Operating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Set tings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 173
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54, 56
Mechanical key . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 28, 29
Mechanical key (replacement key) . . . . . . . . . 28
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Audi music interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 186
Bluetooth audio player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 184
Drives (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
Format . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
346
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Restrictions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 181
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 203
Supported formats . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 187
Wi-Fi media player . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 185
Media drives
RSE . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 201
Memory capacity
Directory ...... .. .. .. ........... 154, 155
Jukebox . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 183
Memory card
SD card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 182
Memory function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 59
MENU button . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Menu language
refer to Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . 206
Mirror compass . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 52
Mirrors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 47
MMI
refer to
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . 135
MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 139
MMI touch.. .... .. .. .. ............. .. 137
Monitoring the Advanced Airbag System . . 237
Multifunction steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . 11
Multi Media Interface . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 135
Mute ...... .... .. .. .. ........... 135, 195
myAudi Finding a destination . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
N
Name tag
Navigating .. .... .. .. .. ............. . .
MMI control panel .. .. .............. .
RSE ......... ... .. .. .............. .
Navigation Address input .. .. .. .. ............. . .
Map display ... .. .. .. ............. . . 155
166
166
201
166
171
Online destinations . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 168
Route plan . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 175
Starting/canceling route guidance . . . . . . 171
also refer to Entering a destination . . . . . 166
also refer to Map . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 171
Network connection (Wi-Fi) . . . . . . . . . . . . . 161
Next/previous track
NHTSA 191
Contacting . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 215

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" N .... 0 0 :c ' Cleaning . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 309
Convenience side view . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Correct seating position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 209
Massage function . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 54
Seat symmetry . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 60
Seats (number) ................. ..... . 219
Selecting a source MMI control panel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 190
Selector lever
Selector lever position . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 83
Serial number (radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 179
Service and disposal
Safety belt pretensioner . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 226
Service interval display . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 281
Settings Directory . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 157
Media . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 191
System (MMI). . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Telephone . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
Voice recognition system . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Setting the frequency band . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Setting the language . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 206
Shades . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40, 49
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Ship (transporting your vehicle) . . . . . . . . . 330
Shuffle (media) ................. ..... . 191
Side airbags Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 243
Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Cleaning the sensors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 307
also refer to Side assist . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 105
Side curtain airbags . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Description . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 246
Safety instructions . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 248
Side marker lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 43
SIM card reader . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 158
Sirius (satellite radio) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Ski bag............................... 66
Sliding/tilting sunroof Emergency closing . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Emergency operation . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Snow chains . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 298
Socket 115 volt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
12 volt . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 61
Index
Software update . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
also refer to System update (MMI) . . . . . . 206
Software version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 197
Software (MMI) Update ... .. .. .. .. ... .. ..... ... .. .. 207
Version . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
Solar operation (automatic climate control
system) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
Sources of information about child restraints
and their use . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 267
Spare tires...... .. .. ................ . 319
Spare tire (compact spare tire) . . . . . . . . . . 319
Speed-dependent volume increase . . . . . . . 205
Speedometer . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9
Speed warning system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 93
Speller . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 138
Sport differential . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
111
Start/Stop system . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 78
Messages . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting/stopping the engine . . . . . . . . . . . 79
Switching off/on . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 80
Starting to drive . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 82
Sta tion list . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 178
Steering . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 130
Steering wheel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 75
Shift paddles . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 86
Steering wheel heating . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 72
also refer to Multifunction steering wheel. 11
Steps for determining correct load limit . . . 297
Stopover . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 170
Storage compartments . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 63
Subwoofer (sound) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
Sunroof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 38
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 39
Sunshade Emergency operation (panorama glass roof) .40
Panorama glass roof . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 40
Rear window, rear doors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Sun visors . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 49
Swapping (telephone) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
Switching the audio output off (RSE) . . . . . 196
Symbols
refer to Indicator lights . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 17
SYNC (Automatic climate control) . . . . . . . . . 71
System settings . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 205
System update (MMI) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 207
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