2018 AUDI Q5 xm radio

Telephone
- Delete call list :
select and con firm if you would
lik e to
Delete this entry or Delete all entries.
- Store as favorite :
store the selec ted cont act a s
a favo rite.
- Show contact details : see ¢ page 1 83.
-Connection manager: see ¢ page 246.
-Bluetooth settings : see ¢ page 248.
-Online settings : see¢ page 248.
-Wi-Fi settings : see¢ page 193, Wi-Fi hotspot.
-Telephone settings : see¢ page 1 84.
Favorites
Requir em en t: a phon e numb er or c onta ct mu st
be s to re d a s a f avo rit e
¢ p age 1 79.
Selec t and conf irm a favor ite in t he favo rit es list.
Directory
Req uirement: you must have at least one contact
sto red in yo ur cell phone .
Select an d confirm a phone num ber from the di ­
rectory
¢ page 183.
Enter number
- Entering a phone number as a sequence of
numbers :
enter th e n umber usi ng the number
s p ell er
¢fig. 1 75.
- Entering the phone number as a sequence of
letters :
select an d con firm !ABC ! above the
num ber sp elle r. Ente r a se quence of lette rs us­
ing t he letter speller, for examp le
AUDISER ­
VICE.
- Dialing a phone number : select and confi rm ef1" .
Or : push the cont rol knob down . Select an d
confi rm
OK.
- Deleting individual characters : select and con ­
f irm
- Deleting all characters entered at once : tur n
t h e control knob w it h the character se lection to
l ect t he right contro l button
> Clear input field .
Accepting/ending a call
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith tele phone
-Accepting a call : select and confirm Answer .
- Declining a call :
select and confirm Decline.
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-Muting the active call : select and conf irm
Mute.
- Ending a phone call/cancel dialing :
select and
confirm
End call.
Caller information :
the name, ph one number o r
Unknown app ea rs in th e Info ta inm en t syst em
d isplay depen ding o n if the ca ll er has been store d
i n the di rectory and if the p hone number has
b een t ransmitted . A pict ure may also be dis ­
played, depen ding on whether you have assigned
a p ictu re to a contact in yo ur directory and if it
was transfe rred to your MMI. You ca n find out if
you r ce ll phone s upports t his fu nction from your
c ell phone ne twor k prov ider, your cell p ho ne
owner 's ma nual or at www.a udiusa .co m/
bl uet ooth .
(D Tips
- The radio or media playback is m uted dur ing
a phone call.
- Missed calls ar e displ ayed wi th a symbol i n
the status line o f th e Info tai nme nt syst em
di spl ay @ ¢pa ge 158 , fig. 165 .
During a phone call
App lies to: vehicl es wi th telepho ne
Re quire ment : th ere must b e a call in pr ogress.
~ End call: you ca n end a phone call.
~ Send tone sequence: you can e nter tone s e­
que nces
(DTMF ) direct ly usin g t he nu mbe r
speller and s end t o the o ther pers on on t he
call.
~ Other call options : press the r ight control but-
ton .
T he followi ng op tions are poss ible du ring a call
d epen din g on the ce ll phone be ing used and t he
type of connect io n:
- Answer ing an add iti on al c all: if there is an in­
c omin g ca ll while a not her ca ll is a ctive, you can
sele ct
Answer to put t he exist ing c all on ho ld
an d answer t he in comin g call. If you select
De­
cline ,
the incom ing ca ll w ill b e de clined .
- Accepting an incomin g call when t here is an ac ­
tive ca ll and a ca ll on ho ld: sel ect
Replace. T he
ac tive ca ll is replaced with the incoming ca ll.
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Audi conn ect (Infotainment)
The fo llowing A udi connect Infotainment services
are current ly availab le:
- Nav igat ion with
s atellit e map1> ¢page 215.
- Po int of Int eres t (POI) online search with
v o ic e re cogni tion
(such as restaurants) : plan
r oute g uidance using t he M MI con trol panel
¢ pag e 207 and the voice recognition system
¢ page 167 .
- Set up dest ina tions in your MMI using yo ur
myAudi account or the satellite map vie w l)
¢ page 215 .
-Onlin e traffic inform ation : receive up-to -the ­
minute traffic information about accidents,
road construction and other incidents
¢ page 219.
- Map updat e: import navigation map updates
directly to your v ehicl e using an SD card or as
an on line
update ¢ page 216.
(D Tips
-For the map update Audi connect Infotain ­
ment service via SD card, check the current
software vers ion in your vehicle and then
check www.aud iusa.com/myaudi to see if a
newer version is ava ilable. You can a lso have
the new navigation data installed by an Audi
dealer, wh ich can be done for an additional
ch arge.
- You can find add itiona l information abo ut
the
map updat e on line at
www.audiusa.com/myaud i.
Audi connect (Infotainment) in Media
menu
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Select : IMENUI button> Audi conne ct > right
cont rol button >
Ente rt a inment .
- Online m edia and Internet radio :
offers access
to different online media servic es as we ll as In­
ternet radio and operation through the MM I us ­
ing the
Audi MMI connect app ¢ page 230.
ll AU DI AG pr ovide s access to services fro m third party pro ­
v ider s. Pe rma ne nt ava ilabil ity c anno t be guara nteed, be­
c a use that depen ds on th e th ird party provider.
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Applies to: vehicles with Wi-Fi audio player
-Wi -F i audio pla yer: you can access the med ia
center through a Wi-Fi connected media player (such as a smartphone)
¢ page 229.
& WARNING
It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mobile
devices and other simi lar devices when the ve­
hicle is stationary beca use, like a ll loose ob ­
jects, they could be thrown around the inside
of the vehicle in a crash and cause serious in­
juries . Store these types of devices securely
while driv ing .
@ Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in ¢ \@ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
(D Tips
-Also see the chapter ¢ page 194, Audi con­
nect (Infotainment) general information.
- For more information on t he Wi -Fi audio
player and supported devices, contact an
authori zed Aud i dealer or autho riz ed Aud i
Service Facility.
Additional options
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
~ Select: ! M ENUI button> Audi conn ect > right
cont rol button .
The following options are available in the Aud i
connect In fota inment services overview :
About Audi connect
Here you wi ll find lega l information for Audi con­
nect (Infotainment) usage.
L o g in *
See ¢page 187, Logging into myAudi in the vehi ­
cle.
Connection manager
See ¢ page 246 .

Radio
Radio
Opening the radio
The radio supports the FM, AM and SiriusXM*
(satellite radio) bonds. Using the HO Radio re­
ceiver also allows you to receive radio stations
on the FM and AM bonds in digital format.
F ig. 19 8 FM stat ion list (HD Radio technology FM)
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~ 000 Rad,olD e NoS19n,1l
''JI 001 Preview NoS,gnal
J 002 H its 1
~
6 003 20 on 20 · NoS19nal
004 40s on 4 NoS19nal
Fig. 1 99 Sir iu sXM stat ion list
..., Press t he I RADIO I bu tton .
After opening the radio, t he last opened station
list is displayed.
.
I
Selecting a station : select and conf irm a stat ion
from the station list . FM/AM stations that can be
received by digital radio are ma rked with the HD
Rad io technology
symbol ~® ¢ fig. 198. If re­
ception quality de clin es, the r ad io automatically
sw itches to the analog FM/ AM station depending
on availab ility. D igital HD Rad io sta tions * may
contain multiple additional stations *. The ava ila­
b le add itiona l stations* are listed under the radio
station. If yo u lose reception, the add itiona l sta­
tions* are muted since they can no longer be re­ ceived .
Setting the frequency band : press the I RADIO I
button repeated ly until the desired frequency
band is set.
The fo llow ing information is displayed in the sta­
tion list
¢ fig. 198/ ¢fig . 199:
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(D Presets
The stat ion is stored as a preset. The symbo l
shows the s to red loc ation in the p rese ts list (fo r
example, 21).
@ Radio te xt (shortened di spla y)
If availab le, program information about the set
station is d isplayed in al l of the stat io n lists .
® Frequency
@Stati on name
® Stat ion w ith HD Radio technolog y available
1-W
@ Channel number
If there is a loss of radio signal (Sir iusXM*), the
fo llow ing system information is displayed in the
station list:
NoSignal : the tuner is cu rrent ly not receiving a
sate llite s ignal
(J) .
The system informa tion turns off when the radio
stations are received again.
(I} Tips
- Con tact the SiriusXM" provide r if you would
like to receive satel lite prog ramming .
- Bui ldings, tu nnels, bridges, open areas, oth­
er veh icles o r obje cts on the veh icle roof can
affect reception.
- Sate llite r ad io is not av aila ble in Alaska and
Hawaii.

Radio functions
Free text search
App lies to: ve hicles with 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 . Search in all frequency bands for a sta­
tion name or program type, such as
News .
Fig . 20 0 Input f ield and results l ist fo r free text search
- Opening the free text search: when in a s tat ion
li st, keep tu rning the contro l knob to t he left
u nti l the
free text s ear ch in put fie ld is dis ­
played.
- Using th e free text search : see¢ page 157,
F ree text search.
You can a lso search for frequencies .
Stat ions from the p resets ® are disp layed in the
results list
(D ¢ fig. 200. T he symbo l@ indicates
which station list yo u switched to based o n the
s tat ion se lection .
Additional options
"'Se lect: I RADIO ! button > right co ntro l butto n.
The fo llow ing options are ava ilable depend ing on
the frequency band:
- Sound settings : see ¢page 249.
- Store a s favorite : see ¢ page 223, Presets .
-Manage SiriusXM alerts : see¢ page 222, Sir-
iusXM alerts.
- Store arti st a s favorite /Store track as favorite :
see¢ page 222, SiriusXM alerts.
- Manual tuning : the frequency ba rs a re dis-
u played. Se lect and co nf irm the desi red frequen -co ..... N Cy. I"-
~ - Se ek: th e radio tunes to the previo us or next re -o
~ ceivable station . 00
Radio
-Scan : all stat ions a re p layed fo r severa l seconds
each.
- Radio settings: see ¢ page 223.
Radio text
"' Select: I RADIO I button > left control button > a
frequency band (such as
FM ) > a station.
"' Select: r ight control b utton > Radio te xt.
Info rmation tha t accompanies the program (such
as art ist, composer, track) is disp layed .
Browsing through radio text entrie s: turn the
contro l kno b to t he left or rig ht.
Requirement: a rad io tex t ent ry must be d is­
played and the sta tion mus t be b road cas tin g a
phone nu mber, a navig ation des tina tion or a text
message number as Radio Text Plus informat io n.
If a location, a phone numbe r or a text message
numbe r is incl ud ed wi th a radio text entry, the
ra dio tex t will be shown wi th a colo red bor der.
Y ou have the following opt ions :
Call* /Start route guidance* /Write text mes­
sage* :
-Select a rad io text ent ry with Radio Text Plus in ­
formation and press the control knob.
- Select and confirm
Call* /Start route guid­
ance* /W rite text message* . O r:
press the
I BACK ! button to cancel.
(D Tips
The availability of radio text a nd Rad io Text
P lus depends on the rad io station.
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Radio
SiriusXM alerts
Applies to: ve hicles w ith S iriusXM
You can display an overview of your favorite ar­
tists or tracks that are currently being played on
a SiriusXM channel.
Y.@Miiiil&
Fig . 201 SiriusXM ale rt notificat ion
~ Se lect: I RADIO I button > le ft control button >
SiriusXM .
After you have stored a SiriusXM alert for your fa­
vor ite tracks or artists, you can display an over­
view of your favorite tracks or artists currently
be ing re ceived i n the
SiriusXM alerts menu and
p la y them immed iately. You can also receive a
SiriusXM alert notifi cation @ for these tracks or
artists in the entertainment sliding menu
¢fig . 201.
Storing a SiriusXM alert
Requirement: your favorite track or artist must
be play ing on a SiriusXM channel.
- Se lect : right contro l button
> Store track as fa-
vorite
or Store artist as favorite .
Switching SiriusXM alert notifications on
and off
- Se lect: right contro l button > SiriusXM alert
notifications .
When the function is switched on~. a SiriusXM
Alert notification @¢ fig. 201
is displayed for
several seconds in the entertainment sliding menu for the
Radio and Navigation menus.
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Playing tracks/artists from Sirius XM alerts
Requireme nt: a SiriusXM alert must be stored for
a track/artis t and it must be currently playing on
a SiriusXM channe l.
- Select: left control button
> SiriusXM alerts >
an entry from the list . The selected track/artist
is played .
Playing tracks/artists from the
entertainment sliding menu
Requirement: the SiriusXM alert notifications
functio n must be switched on. You must be in the
Radio and Navigation menu. A SiriusXM alert no­
tification
is displayed in the enterta inment slid­
i ng menu
(D ¢fig. 201.
- Push the control knob down.
- Select and confirm the desired track/artist .
Managing SiriusXM alerts
-Select: r ight control button> Manage SiriusXM
alerts .
- Switching SiriusXM alerts on/off :
when the
function is sw itched
on~. you are notified
when this track or artist is being p layed on a
SiriusXM channel.
- Deleting Sirius XM alerts : select an entry from
the list>
right control button > Delete from
alerts
> Delete this entry or Delete all entries.
View: additional station information
Fig. 202 Radio view: additional stat ion informat ion
Requirement: you must be tuned to a radio sta­
tion . The
Show "Now Playing " screen option
must be switched on
q page 224.
Symbols in the "Now Playing" screen¢ fig. 202:
(D Radio text availability

Radio text is availab le for the selected station .
See
¢ page 221.
@ Screen view
Display Cover art or Station logo. See
¢ page 224, Preferred picture view *.
Displaying the station list:
Turn the control knob. Or : press the I BACK ! but­
ton .
Radio menu
Fig. 203 Example: Ra dio menu
~ Se lect : I RADIO ! button > left control button.
Setting the frequency band : select and confirm
the desired frequency band in the radio menu
¢ fig. 203 . Or: press the I RADIO I button repeat­
edly until the desired frequency band is set . The
station list is displayed.
@ Presets
The presets list is displayed q page 223, Pre­
sets .
@SiriusXM alerts
App lies to: ve hicles with SiriusXM alerts
After you have sto red a SiriusXM alert for your fa­
vorite tracks or artists
page 222, an overview
of your favorite tracks or artists currently being
received on SiriusXM is displayed .
@SiriusXM
App lies to: ve hicles with SiriusXM alerts
The SiriusXM* station list is disp layed.
Additional frequency bands
u co ~ Depending on the vehicle equ ipme nt, you may al-
:::. so be able to se lect additional frequency bands ......
~ @ /@ ¢ fig. 203 in the selection menu. 0 co
Radio
Presets
You can store your favorite stations from every
frequency band in the presets list.
~ Select: the I RADIO I button > l eft control button
> Presets.
Requirement: the presets list must be displayed.
-Storing presets : select and confirm a free pre­
set space.
Follow the system instr uctions.
- Select and confirm
a station from the list if
necessary.
Requirement: a station list must be d isplayed .
-Storing presets : select: an entry from the list>
right control button > Store as preset. Or:
press and hold the contro l knob for several sec­
onds .
T he shortcut keys are automatically assigned to
the presets 1 to 8. You can select the stations di­
rectly using the preset buttons
page 155.
-Displaying the presets list : select: I RADIO I but­
ton
> Presets .
Requirement: the presets list must be displayed .
-Listening to presets: select and confirm a pre­
set from the list.
- Move favorite : select a favorite from the list >
right control button > Move favorite. Or : press
and hold the control knob for several seconds.
Select and confirm the location of the selected
preset.
- Deleting presets: select a preset from the list >
right control button > Delete preset > Delete
this preset or Delete all p resets .
Additional settings
Radio settings
~ Select: I RADIO I button > rig ht control button >
Radio settings.
The following se ttings can be selected , depend-
in g on the band that is selected :
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Radio
Station names (FM)
Variable :
scrolling text transmitted by the FM
stations is shown in the Infotainment system
display.
Fixed : scrolling text transmitted by the FM sta­
tions is not shown in the Infotainment system
disp lay. Only the current section of the scro lling
text is displayed.
FM/AM HD Radio*
You can sw itch HD Rad io recept io n on o r off.
Channel sorting (SiriusXM*)
You can set the station sorting for SiriusXM sta­
tion lists* by:
-Channel number: the channels are sorted in as­
cending order according to their channel num­
ber.
- Channel name : the channels are listed in alpha­
betical order.
- First category, then channel number: th e
channels are sorted by the ir category and then
by the ir channel numbers.
- First category, then channel name: the chan­
nels are sorted by their category and then by
their channel names.
Category filter (SiriusXM*)
The stations shown in the station list can be fi l­
tered by your personal preferences and by pro­
gram type. The program categories that you can
select depend on what is offered by your provid­
er. Select the
All categories option to deactivate
all filter options and display all ava ilable stations
in the satellite station list.
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution Show "Now Playing"
screen
When the function is switched on~ and the sta­
tions or presets list is open, the disp lay wi ll
switch to the
Show "Now Playing" screen view
after approximate ly five seconds ¢
page 222. De­
pending on availability, information about the
set stat ion (such as stat ion name, artist and sta­
tion logo) may be displayed in this view.
Preferred picture view*
You can set your preferred screen view for the
Show "Now Playing" screen¢ page 222.
-Station logo: the station logo is displayed, de­
pending on availability .
-Cover art: the album cover is displayed if availa­
ble.
Gracenote online database*
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet. The
Cover art option must be selected
¢ page 224, Preferred picture view *.
When the funct ion is switched on~. the album
cover or genre cover for the song that is play ing
i s loaded from t he Gracenote online database,
depend ing on availability.
Subscription status (SiriusXM)*
This optio n is available when your subscr ipt ion is
about to expire or has already expired . The expi­
ration date for your license is displayed.
Call to SiriusXM *: the contact information for
your satellite radio provider is displayed . To call
your satellite radio provider using the MMI, press
Call to SiriusXM *.
A station with poo r reception is no longer Store the stat io n as a preset in advance. Access the pre-
displayed in the station list once you sets using the presets list¢
page 223.
switch to a different station.
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The media is started and operated through the
mobile device or the
MMI, depending on the de­
vice being used.
(D Tips
-Check for any connection requests on your
Bluetooth device.
-Multiple Bluetooth audio players can be
connected to the
MMI, but only one mobile
device can be active.
-Bluetooth protocols AVRCP (1.0/1.3/1.4)
and A2DP are supported.
-Note the volume setting on your Bluetooth
device. Audi recommends setting your mo­
bile device to the maximum volume when
using it as a Bluetooth audio player.
-The supported media functions (such as
shuffle) depend on the Bluetooth device be­
ing used.
-For more information on the supported de­
vices, visit www.audiusa.com/bluetooth or
contact an authorized Audi dealer or author­ ized Audi Service Facility.
Wi-Fi audio player
Appl ies to: ve hicles with Wi-F i audio playe r
Using the Wi -Fi audio player media source on the
MMI, you can connect and operate your Wi-Fi-ca­
pable media player (such as a smartphone) to
wirelessly play music from your media player
li­
brary. The media player is connected through the
vehicle's Wi-Fi hotspot. A UPnP Server opp or an
integrated UPnPIDLNA server on your media
player is required to access your media player
li­
brary.
Requirement: the Wi-Fi function on your media
player must be switched on. The
Audi MMI con­
nect
app or a UPnP server app must be installed
on your media player .
Or: you must be using a
media player with an integrated UPnP/DLNA
server.
-Connecting a media player: press the I MEDIA !
button. Press the left control button until the
sources overview
c::;, page 234 is displayed. Se­
lect and confirm
Wi-Fi audio player 0
c::;, page 234, fig . 211 .
Media
-If necessary, select and confirm Wi-Fi turned
off> Turn on Wi-Fi
to activate Wi-Fi in the
MMI. Select
Wi-Fi settings, if necessary. Select
the same settings on the wireless media player
that are used for the Wi-Fi hotspot.
-Starting the Wi-Fi audio player: start the Audi
MMI connect
app or a UPnP server app, or set
media permissions on your media player.
Operating the media player: the media player is
operated through the MMI.
-Press the left control button repeatedly until
the
Folders menu item appears. Select and con­
firm
Folders.
-Playing music from the media player: select
and confirm
Media center .
Web radio:
see c::;, page 230 .
A WARNING
-
-As the driver, do not allow usage of the Wi­
Fi hotspot to distract you from driving, as
this could increase the risk of an accident.
-It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other similar devices when
the vehicle is stationary because, like all
loose objects, they could be thrown around
the inside of the vehicle in a crash 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 while driv­
ing. Also read and follow the warnings in
c::;, page 2 73, Front airbags.
@ Note
Always follow the information found in ¢@ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194.
(D Tips
-Always read the chapter c::;, page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­
tion.
-Please note that a Wi-Fi connection does
not automatically make it possible to use
the Internet. For additional information,
see
c::;, page 187.
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