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pushing the control knob up again i=:>page 155,
Letter/number speller.
On the map
Requiremen t: a map must be disp layed
i=:>page 213 .
-Di spla ying the input field : push the control
knob up .
-Di spla ying rout e guidan ce : when route guid
ance is active, you can also display the route
guidance by pushing the contro l knob up
i=:> page 208, fig . 187.
- Zoomi ng in /out on the map (zoom): tur n the
contro l knob to the right/ left to zoom in/out on
the map .
Applies to : vehicles without MMI touch with joyst ick function
- Sho win g/h id ing the cros shairs : press the con
trol knob . The crosshairs are shown on the
map. Press the
I BACK I button to hide the cross
hairs.
- Mo ving the cro ssha ir s: when the crosshairs are
vis ible, turn the control knob in the d irection
the crossha irs shou ld move. Press the control
knob and ho ld it unti l the crossha irs are in the
desired poi nt on the map .
-Add itional options on t he map : see
i=:>page 214
Adjusting the sound focus
Applies to: vehicles without MMI touch with joystick function
Requirement: the balance/fader function must
be selected
c> page 249.
- Mo ving the sound fo cus using th e crosshair s:
the crosshairs can be moved hori zontally. Turn
the control knob to the left o r to the r ight.
Press the control knob to move the crosshairs
vertically . Turn the control knob to the left or
to the right . Press the control knob aga in to
save the setting .
Using the DVD main menu
Requirement: a DVD must be p lay ing
i=:> page 234 . The DVD main menu is shown .
-Sele cting a menu item : move the control knob
with joystick funct ion up or down or to the left
or right.
- Confi rming a selection : press the control knob.
154
Opening the selection/options menu with
the control knob
Applies to: vehicles with joystick function
Applies to: MMI control panel with control knob and joy
stick function
Fig. 162 Ope ning the se lec tion/opt ions menu w it h t he
contro l kn ob
Requirement : the se lection menu symbo l 3 must
be displayed in the Infotainment system display
¢ fig. 162 .
Opening /cl os ing the se lection menu : push the
contro l knob to the left
i=:> fig. 162 to open these
l ection menu . Then you can select and confirm a
function using the control knob.
Press the
I BACK I button (J) c> page 147, fig . 148
to return to the function one leve l up .
Requirement: the options menu symbo l
El must
be displayed in the Infotainment system display
i=:> fig. 162.
Press the I BACK I button 0 c> page 147, fig . 148
to return to the function one leve l up .

Shortcut keys
Frequently used radio stations can be stored on the s hortcut keys.
T he sho rtc ut key s are located on the M MI control
panel ®¢ page 147, fig. 148 .
Storing radio stations : tur n t he control kno b to
the desired rad io station in a list ( for example, a
radio station in the FM station list). Press and
h o ld the desired shortcut key for several seconds.
The active radio station will be stored on t he
shortcut key.
Accessing a radio station: press the shortcut key .
Letter/number speller
Fig. 163 D iagram: lette r/ n um be r spe ller
You can enter letters, numbers and symbo ls in
the MMI using the letter/number speller. This
option is ava ilab le when the input f ield @is ac
tive
¢ fig . 163.
-Opening /clos ing the letter /number speller :
move the control knob up/down when t he in put
field is active.
O r: select the right contro l but
ton
> Open speller /Close speller .
-Entering characters : turn the control knob with
t h e character selection
@ ¢fig . 163 to the de
s ir ed symbo l. Press the control knob to confirm
t h e cha racter . You r input is disp layed i n the in
pu t field @. When you have en te re d all of the
~ ch aracters, sele ct an d confirm t he I L IST I button .....
~ © c::> fig. 163 . Or: push the con trol knob dow n.
N .....
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Displaying a radio station : swipe you r finger ove r
t h e shortcut keys .
Deleting a stored radio station : reset the Short
cut keys
to the fa ctory default se tt ings
¢ page 246 .
{l) Tips
It
i s no t pos sible to en ter num bers u sing the
s hor tc u t k eys . Use the number spe ller
¢ page 155 or MMI touch* ¢page 151 to e n
ter n umbe rs .
-Entering accented characters (such as a, ~. n,
o) *: tu rn the contro l knob with the character
select io n @ c::>fig . 163 to a character. To open
the selected accented characters, press and hold the con trol knob. Tu rn the control knob
w ith the character selec tion
@ c::> fig. 163 to an
ac cen ted charac ter. Press the cont ro l knob to
inser t the a ccen ted ch ara cter. To close t he ac
c ented characters wit hout select ing a charac
ter, press an d hold the contro l knob again.
Or :
select a nd confi rm !aou I 0 c::> fig . 163. Se lect
and confirm an accented cha racter .
-Deleting chara cters : select an d confirm
fie ld, press and hold the control knob on
...,
155

u co ..... N r--N ..... 0 <( 0 00
Free text search
Applies to: vehicles wit h free text search
Using the free text search, you can select the or
der that the search terms are entered in the in
put field.
Fig. 164 E xample: free text searc h on telep hone
Free text search is available in the Vehicle*, Ra
dio* , Media *, Telephone *, Navigation *
and Audi
connect*
menus .
Opening free text search
~ Select : IMENUI button> desired menu item
(such as Telephone ).
~ Keep turning the contro l knob to the left until
th@ free text search input field (D c::> fig. 164
appears . Or: push the control knob up to open
the input field
(D .
The handwriting recognition for the MMI touch
control pad* is automat ically act ivated. Simply
start wr iting.
Free text search for an entry
~ Enter one or more search terms in any order in
to the input f ield. The individ ua l search terms
must be separated by spaces when enter ing .
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An input suggestion to comp lete the entry* ®
¢fig. 164 is shown depending on the input . Ad
ditional entries that conta in the entered search
terms are listed In the results
list@¢ fig. 164.
If the desired term is still not displayed, enter
additional letters until it is displayed.
It is often enough just to ente r the first letters of
the search term in order for it to display in the re
s ul ts list. For example, in the
Telephone* menu,
write the initials of the contact being searched,
separated by a space.
Selecting the input suggestion to complete
the entry
Requirement: an input suggestion to comp lete
the
entry* ®¢ fig. 164 must be displayed.
~ MMI touch input* : press the control knob. Or:
press on the MMI touch contro l pad*.
~ Speller input : push th e control knob up.
Selecting an entry from the results list
Requirement: at least one entry must be dis
played in the res ults
list @¢ fig. 164.
~ MMI touch input* : turn the control knob to the
r ight . Select and confirm an entry from the list.
~ Speller input: select and confirm I LIS T! (D
¢ page 155, fig. 163 . Or: push the control knob
down. Select and confirm an entry from the
list .
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Menus and Symbols
Fig. 165 Diagram: menus and symbols
Symbol /Description Description
CD Selected text Selected function
@ TMC Receiving TMC/online traffic information c> page 217
Displays informat ion about the media so urce that is currently se-
Entertainment sliding lected or
a situat ion (such as an incom ing ca ll). Depending on veh i-
® cle equipment, operation might also be possible using the open en-
menu tertainment sliding menu (such as select ing a radio station or ac-
cepting a call)
<=> page 153 .
@
Jukebox* import ing proc-
Importing audio/video files to the Jukebox <=>page 227
ess
® Repeat track The track currently playing is repeated c> page 238
® Shuffle All files on
the playlist are played in random order c> page 238,
Shuffle
0 Arrow Access information by pressing the control knob when the selected
text is active
®
Telephone signal
Telephone signal strength
strength bars
®
Exclamation point on the
Indicates missed calls
telephone
Data connection signal Signal strength for the active data connection, or
@ PIN
: enter the PIN (SIM)
strength bars*
PUK : enter the PUK
Network coverage for the active data connection
c> page 194
@ 2G/3G/LTE* 2G: GSM network
3G: UMTS network
LTE* : LTE network
@ Mute The aud io source is muted <=>page 249
@) Roaming Outside the mobile network for the
connected cell phone or the in-
serted SIM card
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(0)
@
@
@
@
@
@
@
@
Symbol/Description
Importing process
Options menu* Bluetooth*
Scroll bars
Input field
MMI touch*
Knob
Check boxes
Selection list
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Description
Import/update the contacts in the directory or the call lists
Select and confirm context-dependent functions as we ll as settings
w ithin a menu item
Bluetooth device connected
¢ page 228 or ¢ page 174
Indicates a long list.
Move within lists by turning the control knob.
Informat ion that can be changed using the letter/number speller
¢page 155 or the MMI touch* ¢page 151.
Possible to operate using the MMI touch control pad*
Setting for the selected function by turning the control knob
You can switch certain functions
on ~ or offO by pressing the con -
trol knob.
Sett ings for the selected function that are accessed by pressing the
control knob
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Multifunction steering wheel
Multifunction steering
wheel
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel
In the driver information system display, you can
control numerous Infotainment functions using
the multifunction steering wheel plus*
¢ page 12 or the mult ifunct ion steer ing wheel*
¢pag e 15.
You can control additional Infotainment func
tions using the
MMI control panel¢ page 147 in
the Infota inment system display.
.&_ WARNING
Direct your full attention to driving. As the
dr iver, yo u have complete responsibility for
safety in traffic. Only use the functions in
-
such a way that you a lways maintain com
plete control over your vehicle in all traffic sit-
uations.
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and ra
dio
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel
"' Press the I MODE I button on the multifunction
steering wheel repeatedly until the Rad io/Me
dia tab is displayed.
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel plus
"'Press the l<1 t>I button on the multifunction
steering wheel repeatedly until the Radio/Me
dia tab is displayed.
"' Press the le ft contro l button ¢ page 13.
Dep ending on vehicle equipm ent, the following
functions may be available in the drive r informa
tion system.
- Selecting the frequency band: select and con
firm a frequency band .
-Selecting a station from the station list: select
and confirm a radio station.
- Selecting a station from the presets list : select
and confirm
Presets and then a radio station .
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-Opening a media source: select and confirm
Switch to media.
Additional settings
-Select: r ight cont rol button> desired entry.
See¢ page 223 .
Q) Tips
Pay attention to the Infotainment system dis
play if necessary. Depending on the selected
funct ion, it may be necessary to use the MMI
control panel.
Media
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and media
Requirement: a media drive must contain audio/
video
files¢ page 226.
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel
"'Press th e I MODE ! button on the mu ltifunction
steering whee l repeatedly unti l the Radio/Me
dia tab is d isp layed.
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel plus
"' Press the l<1 C> I button on the multifunction
steer ing whee l repeatedly unt il the Radio/Me
dia tab is displa yed.
"' Press the left control button ¢ page 13.
Depending on veh icle equipment, the following
funct io ns may be available in the driver informa
tion system .
-Selecting a media source: select and confirm a
source such as the SD card.
-Switching to the radio : select and confirm
Switch to radio.
- Playing an audio/video file:
select and confirm
a file .
-Pausing/resuming playback : press the right
thumbwheel @¢page 14, fig . 11 . To resume
playback, press the right thumbwheel again.
-Opening additional track information: select:
r ight control button >
Show "Now Playing "
screen .
For additional information, see ¢page 238.

(D Tips
-Always fo llow the information found in
~ page 225 .
-Please note that w ith in a media sou rce in
t h e driver i nfo rmation system, on ly playlists
that we re se lected throug h the MMI contro l
panel can be
p layed~ page 235.
- Pay attention to t he Infotainment system
d isplay if necessary . Dependi ng on these
l ected function, it may be necessary to use
the M MI co ntrol panel.
Telephone
App lies to: ve hicles with multifunction steering wheel and
telepho ne
F ig . 166 Exa mpl e: t e lep hone fu nct ions in t he d river infor
mat io n system
Req uirement: a cell p hone must be connected to
the MMI
~ page 174.
Ap plies to: ve hicles with multifunction steering wheel
• Press t he I M ODE i butto n on the multifunction
stee rin g wheel repeate dly until the Te lephone
tab is displayed .
Applies to: vehicles w ith multifunction steering wheel plus
• Press the l
phone ta b is disp laye d.
• Press t he left co ntro l but ton ~ p age 13.
D epending on vehicle equip men t, the following
f unc tions may be availab le in the dr ive r informa
tio n syste m.
-Accessing a contact : select and confir m Call
u list/ Favorite s I Directory . Select and confirm co
~ a contact. r--N ......
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Multifunction steering wheel
Directory contacts *: the driver inform ation sys
tem on ly disp lays directory contacts that have a
phone num ber stored . If several phone numbers
are stored with a contact, the list o f stored n um
bers is displayed first when the entry is selected .
Recent calls*: the recent calls list contains all in
com ing, outgoing a nd missed ca lls.
Caller information* : the name , phone number or
Unknown a ppe ars in the drive r informa tion sys
tem dis play depend ing on whether the ca ller has
been stored in t he d irecto ry and if the p hone
numbe r has been transmitted.
Functions during an incoming call
-Accepting a call : press the left th umbwheel
w hen there is an incomi ng cal l.
-Declining a call : selec t and conf irm Decline
w hen t he re is an incom ing ca ll.
-Ending a phone call : se lect and confirm End
call.
Functions during a phone call :
-Making an additional call*: select and conf irm
Hold call. Press the left contro l bu tton > Direc
tory or Call list >
the desired entry.
-Answering a call while in a call and while
there is another call on hold *:
select and con
firm
Answer . The active ca ll is replaced with the
incom ing ca ll.
Additional funct ions include:
Mute*: if you se lect a nd co nfirm this func tio n,
t h e o ther person on the phone canno t hear yo u.
Yo u can hear the ot her perso n.
Holding/resuming a call *: you can p lace the ex
i s ting ca ll on hold and res ume it aga in.
Swap call* : you can alterna te betwee n two phone
calls at t he same time. One o f the calls will be on
hol d. Sele ct ing
End call will end the acti ve ph one
c a ll. A c all th at was pl aced on ho ld st ays on hold
and can be taken o ff hold wi th
Resume.
Conference call *:
a ca ll o n hold and up to five a c
ti ve p arties ( depen ding o n the ce ll phone serv ice
provider) can be add ed to a conference call . To
m ake an ad ditional ca ll, pu t all participants in
t h e current co nference call on hold using
Hold ..,
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c all* .
By press ing the left contro l butto n, you can
make additional calls from t he directo ry o r th e
call list .
Resume* takes all pa rties off hold.
@ Tips
- The telephone functions can only be con
tro lled w it h the mu ltifunction stee ring
whee l if t he telep ho ne eq uipment was in
stalled
at the factory.
- The telephone functions de pend on the cell
phone and whether they are suppo rted by
your cell phone se rvice provider o r not .
- The
Call waiting* function must be activat
ed in your cell phone and in the M MI in or
der to be alerted w hen t here is an incoming
call duri ng an active call. T he call options
depen d on t he ce ll phone and servic e pro
v ider. You can o btain mor e in fo rm ation
fro m your cell ph one se rvi ce pr ovider.
Navigation
Operation in the driver information system
App lies to: ve hicles w ith multifunction steering wheel and
navigation system
Requ ir ement: a destination mus t be e nte red
¢ page 20 4 and the route g uidance must be
started .
.. Pres s th e l 1 bu tto n on t he mult if u nct io n
stee ring wheel repeate dly un til the Navigation
ta b is displayed .
.. Press the left co ntro l but ton ¢ page 13 .
Depending on vehicle eq uipment, the following
fu nctions may be availab le in t he driver informa
tion system .
-Displaying navigation during active route
guidance:
selec t and confirm Map* / Street
view * or Arrow view* .
- Showing the map when route guidance is not
active* :
select and co nfirm Map *.
- Acces sing last destinations :
sele ct and co nfirm
Last destinations > the desired destination .
-Ac ces sing favorites *: selec t and confi rm Favor
ites >
the de sired destina tion.
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- Starting route guidance to the stored home
address :
select and co nfirm Cancel route guid·
ance
i f necessa ry and then Home address .
If you have not st arted any rou te g uidance, a
com pass (a na log instrument cluster) or the ar
row view (monoc hrome instrument cluster) is
displayed depending on t he eq uipme nt. The map
i s d isp layed in the Audi virtua l cockpit *.
Canceling active route guidance
- S elect: r ight control button> Cancel route
guidance
Additional settings
- Select: r igh t con trol b utton> d esi red entry .
Depending o n the function se lected, the follow
i ng additional settings may be possible :
-Map disp lay ¢ page 214 .
-Map colo rs ¢ page 214 .
- Map orien ta ti on ¢ page 21 4.
- Au tom atic z oom ¢ page 215 .
Navigation view with route guidance
started
Appl ies to: vehicles with navigat ion system a nd Aud i v ir tual
cockp it
Fig. 16 7 Standard map when ro ute gu idance is act ive (Aud i
virt ual cockpit)
Requireme nt: a dest inat ion m ust be entered
¢ pag e 204, route guidance must be sta rted and
the nav iga tion tab must be display ed .
Depend ing o n the vehicle equipment and these
l ected view
cc> page 14, the fo llow ing information
will be d isplayed in th e driver info rmation sys
tem :
(D Map content (such as po ints of interest)
@ Current vehicle pos ition