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adapter(¢ page 231). They may impair the
functionality.
- You can purchase the AUX connector cable
from an authorized Audi dealer or at spe
cialty stores.
- Audi recommends setting the volume of a
mobile device connected to the AUX input to
approximately 70% of the maximum vol ume .
- Functionality is not guaranteed for mobile
devices that do not conform to the USB 2.0
specification.
- USB hubs are not supported.
- Some versions of the iPod such as the iPod
shuffle cannot be connected to the USB
adapter for devices with Apple Dock connec
tor. Connect these devices using a AUX con nector cable.
- Changed content on a mobile device
l) that
is connected to the Audi music interface
may not be displayed in the media center.
In this case, reset the
Media settings back
to
Factory settings ¢ page 246.
- Video playback through the Audi music in
terface is only supported if the connected
device is recognized as a USB storage device
(for example a USB stick). Apple devices and
MTP devices (such as smartphones) are not
recognized as USB storage devices.
- iPod/iPhone malfunctions also affect the
operation of the MMI. Reset your iPod/
iPhone if this happens.
- Audi recommends updating the iPod/iPhone
software to the latest version. For impor
tant information on operating your iPod/ iPhone, refer to the user guide for the de
vice.
- The USB adapter on the Audi music inter
face will support iPod touch/iPhone from
the 5th generation or later with the light
ning connector.
- For more information about the Audi music
interface and supported devices, check the
Audi database for mobile devices at
www .audiusa .com/mp3 or contact an au -
.... o l) A ppli es o nly t o MTP devic e s. Doe s not a pply to Ap ple de vi
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
USB charging ports in the rear
Applies to: vehicles with USB charging ports in the rear
You con charge the battery on your mobile device
through a USB charging port.
Two USB charging ports are located at the back
of the center console .
-USB adapter: refer to ¢ page 2 31, USB adopter
for Audi music interface or USB charging port.
- Charging a mobile device using the USB
adapter:
connect your mobile device to a USB
charging port using a suitable USB adapter.
- Disconnecting a mobile device from the charg
ing port:
remove the USB adapter from the USB
charging port .
-Disconnecting mobile devices with an Apple
Dock connector :
remove the Apple Dock con
nector from the Apple device with the release
tabs pressed in.
A WARNING
= -
Driving requires your complete and undivided
attention. As the driver, you have complete
responsibility for safety in traffic. Never oper
ate your mobile devices while driving, because
this increases the risk of an accident.
@ Note
Extremely high or low temperatures that can
occur inside vehicles can damage mobile devi
ces and/or impair their performance . Never
leave mobile devices in the vehicle in ex
tremely high or low temperatures .
(D Tips
-In preparation at the time of printing.
- Always follow the information found in
<=> page 60 .
-When you switch the ignition off, the USB
ports are still supplied with power until the
energy management intervenes .
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Media
-Do not use any additional USB extension ca
bles or adapters to connect mobile devices
to the USB charging port that have already
been connected by a USB adapter. They may
impair the functionality.
- USB hubs are not supported.
- Refer to the manufacturer's operating man-
ual for important information regarding the
operation of your mobile device.
- Correct funct ion of all mobile devices can
not be guaranteed .
- The vehicle batte ry drains when mobile de
vices are turned on but the engine is off .
Rear Seat Entertainment preparation
Applies to: ve hicles with Rea r Seat E nte rtainment preparation
The Rear Seat Entertainment preparation in
cludes cables and a mount for Audi Entertain
ment mobile in the driver's and front passenger's
seat backrests.
The suitab le Audi Entertainment mobile Rear
Seat Entertainment package is available through
Audi Genuine Accessories.
Using Audi Genuine Accessories is recommended.
Audi has established their rel iability, safety and
suitability.
We cannot eval uate or endo rse other products in
this way, even if the product is approved by a cer
tified testing agency or government agency .
(D Note
Only use devices that are approved for the
Rear Seat Entertainment preparation. Unap
proved devices may cause damage to the vehi
cle e lectronics.
@ Tips
- Contact an authorized Audi dealer or au
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional
information about
Audi Entertainment mo
bile.
- Always read the chapter ~ page 371.
-The Rear Seat Entertainment preparation is
not intended to charge external electron ic
devices.
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Playing media
Accessing media
You can start and operate various media
through the
MMI control panel .
Fig. 210 Diag ram: possible sources in t he Me dia menu
Fig. 211 Diagra m: possible sources in t he Med ia me nu
Requireme nt: a media source must contain au
dio/video*
files ¢ page 226.
.,. Press the I MEDIA i button . Press the left control
button unti l the sources overview is displayed .
.,. Select and confirm the desired source. Or:
press the !MEDIA ! button repeatedly until the
desired source is selected.
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the follow
i ng sources may be displayed in the
Media menu:
(D Jukebox* ... .. .. .. .. ........ .
@ DVD/CD drive* ... .. ... ..... .. .
@ SD card reader .. .. ..... ..... .
@ Audi music interface* ......... .
such as an iPhone, USB stick
® External audio player ......... .
®
(j)
®
such as an MP3 player connected to
the AUX input
Bluetooth audio player*
Wi-Fi audio player* .. ........ .
Online media*
and Internet radio*
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226,227
226
232
232
228
229
230
..,_
-Playing audio/video files : select a source in the
Media menu > Category (such as artists > al
bum> track) .
-Moving one leve l up in the folder structure :
press the I BACKI button. Or: select and confirm
Folder up .
- Selecting the previous or ne xt track/chapter*
1>: press the On/Off knob on the M MI cont rol
panel br iefly to the left
l«1 or right l»t.
-Fast-forwarding and rewinding audio/video*
file s:
press and hold the On/Off knob on the
MMI control panel to the left
l«1 or right l»t for
a longer time.
-Pausing or resum ing playb ack : press the On/
Off knob on the MMI contro l pane l br iefly.
@ Tips
- You can scro ll th rough long lists quickly by
turning the contro l knob q uick ly. The scroll
i ng speed depends on the number of list e n
tries.
- Fo r safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary . On
l y the sound from t he v ideo plays while driv
i ng .
Media center
Various categories for selecting audio/video*
files are available in the media center .
Fig. 212 Exa mple: USB stick cate gories
u co ..... N r-N ..... ~ 1l Depe ndi ng on the DVD, this m ay not be poss ib le d urin g
~ playba ck .
Media
Fi g. 21 3 Examp le: USB stick cat egories
.,. Press the I MEDIA i button. Press the left cont rol
button unti l the sources overv iew is d isplayed .
Select and confirm the desired source.
(D Active source
The active source is hig hlighted . The ac tive
sou rce symbol
(D may change depending on the
connected dev ice, the on line media service * or
Internet radio*. The device name may be dis
played (for example: myPhone). As an example, a
U SB stick is shown
c:::;, fig. 212 connected to the
Audi music inte rface *.
Depend ing on the act ive source, yo u can select
audio/v ideo fi les* from the follow ing categories
and add them to the playlist:
@ Favo rites
T he Favorites category ap pears if at least one e n
try is stored in the favo rites list . See
c:::;, page 237,
Favorites.
@ Artists
All av ailable art ists a re displayed . Sele ct and con
firm an a rtist, an album and then a t rack .
@ Albums
All ava ilab le albums are d isplayed. Se lect and
c o nfirm an alb um and then a track .
® Genres
All ava ilab le ge nres are disp layed. Select and
confirm a gen re (s uc h as
Pop ), an artist, an al
bum and then a so ng .
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Media
@Tra cks
All available tracks are displayed. Se lect and con
f irm a track.
(J) Folders
The fo lder structu re or track/chapter list is dis
p layed. Select a folder, if necessary. Select and
confirm a track.
@ Playli sts
All available playlists from the source and the
smart playlists are displayed. Select and confirm
a playlist and then a track .
Sm art play list s:
- La st pl ayed track s:
the last tracks played in the
selected source are disp layed.
- Mos t pl ayed: the most p layed songs in the se
lected source are disp layed.
- S sta rs to 1 st ar: tracks from the se lected
source are displayed according to their rating.
- Unr ated : all files from the selected source
without rat ing informa tion (for example, i n the
103 tag) are displayed .
@Vid eos *
All available video files are displayed . Select and
confirm a v ideo file .
@ Note
Applies to: vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment) and
use of the radio category with iPod/iPhone
Always follow the information found in q(i) in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
@ Tips
- Only the categories supported by the medi
um are available. For example, CD/DVD
ROM tracks cannot be selected with catego
ries such as
A rti sts, Alb um s or Genre s.
With an iPod/iPhone (source: Audi music in
terface
q page 231), the P odca st s, Audi o
book s
and Compo ser s catego ries are also
available.
- Fo r safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On l y the sound from the v ideo p lays while driv
ing.
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- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, playlists may display incor
rectly in the MMI. Use the med ia center in
the device.
- With an iPod/iPhone (media source: Audi
music interface
q page 231), the P od casts ,
Aud io boo ks
and C ompos ers categories are
also available.
(D Tips
Applies to: iPod/iPhone on Audi music interface
- An Internet connection is required to use
the additional
Radio category, an onl ine
media se rvice . Also see the chapter
q page 193, Wi -Fi hotspot . Also read the in
formation on the Audi music inte rface and
the supported devices
q page 231 .
-Depend ing on the In ternet connection and
network traffic, a connection loss can occur
during playback of online media services.
- T he use of on line media serv ices depends on
the service availability of the third party
provider.
- Audi AG simply makes the access to on line
media services possib le through the MMI
and does not take any responsibility for the
contents of the online media services.
Free text search
Applies to : vehicles with free text search
You con search in the active source by tracks and
video files*, for example
Fig . 214 Input field and resu lts list for free text search
You can open the free te xt se a rch depending on
the selected source.
Requirement: the p layl ist
q page 23 7 or media
center
q page 235 must be displayed . ..,.
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Opening free text search
.,. Keep turning the control knob to the left until
the
free text search input field (D ¢ fig. 214
appears . Or: push the contro l knob up.
Using the free text sear ch : see ¢ page 157, Free
text search .
Entries that contain the entered search term are
listed in the results
list @ ¢ fig. 214. You can
sea rch for
artists @¢ fig. 214, albums @ or
tracks @as we ll as genres and videos .
(D Tips
-It will then search thro ugh the files in the
active so urce.
- If yo u open free text search in the
Folders
category (i) ¢ page 235, fig. 213 or the
Composers , Podcasts and Audio books cat
egories, it wi ll only search through the files
in that folder.
Playlist
Fig. 215 Example: playlist
The track, artist, album and album cover, if appli
cab le, w ill appea r in the playlist
¢fig. 215 .
Options menu
See ¢ page 23 7, Additional settings .
Favorites
Up to 50 entries for every media source can be
stored in any order in the favorites list.
Requirement: the pla ylist or media center must
be open .
- Select the desired entry from the playlist or
media center .
Media
-Select: right control button > Store as favorite.
Or:
press and ho ld the control knob for several
seconds.
When you store a track as a favorite, the associ
ated a lbum will appear in the favorites list as an
entry.
Requirement: at least one entry must be sto red
in the favorites list.
Displaying the favorites list : press the I MEDIAi
button. Press the left control button until the
sources overview ¢
page 234 is displayed. Select
the source that contains the
categories
¢ page 235 (for examp le, SD card). Select the Fa
vorites
category .
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis
played .
-Listening to a favorite: select and confirm a fa
vorite from the list.
- Move favorite : select a favorite from the list >
right control button > Move favorite. Select
and confirm the location of the selected favor
ite .
-Deleting a favorite : select a favorite from the
list>
right control button> Delete favorite >
Delete this favorite
or Delete all favorites .
Additional settings
Options menu
Context-specific functions and settings are avail
able depending on the selected source.
.,. Press the right control button.
Sound settings
See ¢ page 249.
Input level
Requirement: a mobile device must be connected
to the AUX connection cab le or to a USB adapter
¢ page 231, Multimedia connections .
The volume of the mobile device is adapted to
the MMI. Audi recommends ad justing the volume
on the mobi le device to 70% of the maximum
volume output .
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Media
Bluetooth settings
See ¢ page 248.
Wi-Fi settings*
See ¢ page 193, Wi-Fi hotspot.
Connection manager
See ¢ page 246.
Show "Now Playing" screen
W ith the funct ion switched on~ and a pla ylist
open, various information about the current track
(such as artist, album and album cover*) as well
as the playing time and the remaining playing
time are displayed.
Jukebox memory capacity*
I nformation on the Jukebox memory capacity and
the number of stored tracks in the Jukebox is dis
p layed .
Rewind/Fast forward
Turn the control knob to the left or to the right .
Or: move your finger across the MMI touch con
t rol pad* from left to right .
Shuffle1
)
With the function sw itched on~. all files in the
playlist are played and shown in random order .
Repeat track1l
When the function is switched on~. the current
track repeats.
Repeat*
Requirement: an iPod/iPhone* must be selected
as the media source in the Audi music interface
¢ page 234, Accessing media.
- Track : the current track will be repea ted.
- Folder : the tracks in the current folder are re -
peated continuously in a loop.
- Off : the funct ion is switched off .
l) Th e fun ction auto mat ic ally sw itches off w he n th e source
is c ha ng ed.
2> Thi s fun ctio n is not avai lab le fo r all cell phone s.
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Back to 'Playback'
The options menu is closed. The track currently
playing appears in the p laylist .
Play similar music*
The track currently playing is quick ly analyzed
(suc h as artists, ge nres, mood , beat) and a smart
playlist with similar tracks is shown .
Play more ...
A smart playlist is shown based on the track cur
rently playing . You can select between a playl ist
with more tracks
by this artist , from this album
or of this genre.
Copy to jukebox*
See¢ page 22 7, Adding files to the Jukebox.
Set as ringtone*2
)
Requirement: a ce ll phone must be connected to
the MMI. The track currently p laying must be in
the
Jukebox* ¢ page 227.
The selected track will be used as the ringtone
for incoming calls .
Gracenote online database*
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet.
Depend ing on availab ility, var ious information
will load about the track currently playing when
t hi s function is switched
on~ -
Favorites
See¢ page 237.
Additional options
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
a video fi le* or a DVD* must be playing .
Parental control*
Playback of video DVDs can be restr icted using
parental control.
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Enter the password fo r parental control. Pass
word set at the factory:
1234 . You have the fol
l owing options:
- Protection level : select and confirm the protec
tion level (for example, Leve l 5). Eight different
protection levels can be set for parental con
tro l. If you set the parental control leve l at Lev
el 5, all DVDs from level 1 -5 can be played. Vid
eo DVDs with a higher leve l will not play. Se lect
Unrestricted to remove all of the restrictions.
-Change password : edit the current password.
Switch to full screen
The video image is displayed. Turn the con trol
knob to display the playlist.
Or: press the I BACKI
button.
Replay video1>
When this function is sw itched on~. the current
v id eo w ill replay.
Show DVD menu
The DVD main menu opens in the Infotainment
system display.
- Selecting a menu item : select and confirm a
menu item .
Or: move your finger on the MMI
touch control pad* and press the control knob.
Audio track 2)
You can manually set the audio track (language
and audio format). The language and aud io for
mat options depend on the video DVD.
Subtitles2>
You can set subtit les for playback manua lly. The
l anguages available depend on the DVD .
Aspect
Audi recommends the Automatic setting for the
picture format . You can set the picture format
depending on the active fi le or source (for exam
ple video file*, DVD*).
1> The fun ction automatica lly sw it c he s off when the source
is changed .
2> Dependi ng o n the DVD, this may not be possible during
pla ybac k.
Media
Picture for- Description
mat
Automatic
The MMI detects the picture for-
mat of the source and displays the
image in the opt imum rat io. Black
bars may appear on the sides of
the display , depending on the
so urc e fo rmat and the Infotain-
ment system display that is ins tal-
led.
Zoom The image is enlarged to fill the
entire Infota inment system dis-
play. Switch the function off if the
image is disto rted.
Cinema-Use this setting for f ilms in cinema
scope format 21:9. Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infota inment system display.
Original The image is disp layed in the ratio
of the source format. Select this
opt ion if the image is distorted or a
section of the image is cut off
when
Auto is selected .
4:3 The image is fixed in the 4:3 pie-
ture format . Black bars are shown
on the sides of the Infotainment
system display.
16:9 T he image is fixed in the 16:9 pie -
ture format. Black bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system display.
(D Tips
-Not all video DVDs have parental control.
- Th e protection levels for the
Parental con-
trol
are based on the US standards from the
Motion Picture Association of America
(MPAA) . Note that the age levels for video
DVDs in European countr ies may differ.
- Password entry for
Parental control will be
locked for approx imately one m inute if you
enter the incorrect password three t imes in
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Media
a row. The password ca n only be reset by a n
a uthorized Audi dea le r.
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The Jukebox*, SD card reader and the USB storage device" connection support the following audio/vid
eo file properties :
Audio files Video files*
Supported SD/SDHC/SDXC /MMC memory cards:
w it h a capacity of up to 128 GB
media DVD drive: aud io CDs ( up to 80 min) with CD tex t (art ist, album, song)*, CD-ROMs w ith
a capaci ty of up to 700 M B; DVD ±R/RW; DVD v ideo; DV D audio wi th a udio trac ks tha t
are compat ib le w ith a DVD v ideo p laye r;
Audi music interface : mobile dev ices (su ch as a n iPo d ~ page 231, MT P player, U SB
stor age dev ice in "US B Devi ce Subcl ass 1 and 6" tha t conforms to USB 2.0 : U SB sticks,
U SB MP3 players ( Plug -and -P lay -capa ble), externa l USB flash drives and ha rd drives
File system Memory cards: exFAT, FA T, FAT3 2, NTFS
USB storage device : FAT, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device partitions (primary /logical *: 2 per US S-connect ion
CD/DVD file system: 1509660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover : GIF, )PG, PNC with max.
800x800 px . The album cover from the
med ium or from Grace note * is disp layed,
depend ing on ava ilability .
Format MPEG Windows MPEG
FLAC MPEG 1/2 MPEG4 AVC W
indows Media
1/2 Med ia 2/4 (H.264) Video 9
Laye r 3 Audio 9
and 10
File exten-.mp3 .wma .m4 a; . flac .mpg; .mp 4; .wmv;
sion .m4b; .mpeg .
m4v;
.asf
. aac .mov;
.avi
Playlists .M3 U; .PL S; .WPL; . M3U8; .ASX
Character is-up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kH z up to maxim um 2,000 kbit/s and
tics 48 kHz samp ling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at max imum 25 fps
freq uen -
cy
Number DVD drive*
: max. 1,000 files per medium
of files Jukebox *: app rox imately 10 GB memo ry capacity; max. 3,000 fi les can be imported
USB storage device and memory cards : max. 10,000 files per medium; max . 1,000
files pe r playlist/directory
(D Tips
- The med ia d rives do not s upport the W in
dows Media Audio 9 Voice fo rmat. - For compress
ing MP3 f iles, Audi recom
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kbit/s. The
display showing the remain ing p lay time
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