2018 AUDI Q5 Owners Manual

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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 .
CD Note
-Always follow the information found in c:>@
in Wi-Fi hotspot on page 194 .
-Please note that there generally are addi­
tional costs when using an online media
service account, especially when it is used internationally .
(D Tips
-Depending on the Internet connection and
network traffic, a connection loss can occur
during playback of on line media services .
-Online media and Internet radio usage de­
pends on the service availability of the third
party provider .
- Audi AG simply makes the access to online
media services possible through the MMI
and does not take any respons ibility for the
contents of the online media services .
- Always read the chapter
c::> page 194, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­ tion .
- Depending on the mobile device used, there
may be interruptions during media playback
and when using the
Audi MMI connect app.
To avoid interruptions when using a mobile
device , do not lock the screen on your mo­
bile device and keep the
Audi MMI connect
app in the foreground .
- Contact an authorized Audi dealer or au­
thorized Audi Service Facility for additional
information about online media .
Media
Multimedia connections
USB adapter for Audi music interface o r
USB charging port
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you can
connect your mobile devices (such as a smart ­
phone or MP3 player) to the Audi music interface
or a USB charging port using a special USB
adapter.
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Fig. 208 A udi Genuin e Acce ssories: USB a dapter
You can purchase the USB adapter c::> fig. 208
from an authorized Audi dealer or at specialty
stores:
I
(D USB adapter for devices with a micro USB con­
nection
@ USB adapter for devices with an Apple Light­
ning connection
@ USB adapter for devices with USB type C con­
nection
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you may be
able to connect your mobile devices through the
Audi music interface to the MMI using the USB
adapters and charge the battery at th e same
time .
Applies to : vehicles wit h Aud i music interface
-Audi music interface : see c::> page 232.
Applies to: vehicles with USB charging ports in the rear
-USB charging ports in the rear : see
c::>page233.
CD Note
Hand le the USB adapter carefully . Do not al­
low it to be pinched.
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@ Tips
-The USB adapter on the Audi music inter­
fac e will support iPod touc h/iPh one from
the 5th generation or later with the light­
ning connector.
- Mobile devices with an Apple Dock connec­
tor can only be charged with a USB adapter
for devices with an Apple Dock connector
and cannot transmit data.
Audi music interface
Connec t your mobile devices to the Audi music
interface in order to operate them through the
MMI and charge the battery .
Fig. 2 09 Storage co m pa rtmen t unde r the c ente r armr est
and at the fro nt• o f the ce nter co nso le : diag ram : Audi mu­
s ic inte rfa ce
USB Input
- Connecting a mobile device u sing a USS
adapte r:
connect the applicable USB adapter @
c:::> fig. 209 to the port on the Audi music inter­
face @ c:::> fig. 209 or in the front of the center
console* a nd then connect the adapter to the
mobile device © (such as a n iP hone) .
-Charging a mobile device us ing a USS adapter :
when you connect a mobile device to the Audi
music inte rface @
c:::> fig. 209 or at the fro nt of
the cen ter console* using the appli cable USB
ad apter @
c:::> fig. 209, the batte ry wi ll a uto­
matically charge .
-Di sconnecting a mobile devi ce from the Audi
mu sic interface :
remove the US B ad apte r@
c:::> fig . 2 09 from the Au di m usic i nterface .
T he media are started and ope rated through the
mobile device or the MM I, depend ing o n the de ­
vice bei ng used
c:::> page 234 .
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Connecting multiple mobile devices : if a mobile
device (such as a smartphone) is connected at the
respective USB port on the Audi music interface,
then a ll devices can be used as a playback source.
AUX Input
- Connect ing a mobile device to the AU X input :
connect the cable ® c:::> fig. 209 to t he AUX in ­
put® on the Aud i music interface and then to
the mobile
device @) (such as a n MP3 playe r or
sma rtphone) .
-Di sconnecting a mobile device from the AUX
input :
remove the cable ® c:::> fig. 209 from the
AUX input @
c:::> fig. 209.
-Oper ation : select a nd confi rm the E xternal au ­
dio player
so urce ® c:::> page 234, fig. 210. The
medi a are sta rted and operate d through the
mob ile
dev ice @ c:::> fig. 209 .
_& WARNING
Driving requires your complete and undivided
attention. As the driver, yo u have comp lete
responsibility fo r safety in traffic. Never oper ­
ate mobi le dev ices wh ile driving, because this
i n creases the risk of an acc ident.
(D Note
- Use a USB extens ion cable to co nnect devi­
ces that have an integrated USB connector
(such as a USB stick) to prevent damage to
your USB device and the A udi music inter­
face .
- Extremely high o r low temperatures that
can occur inside ve hicles can damage mobile
devices and/o r impa ir the ir performance .
N ever l eave mobi le devices in t he vehicle i n
extremely high or low tempe ra tur es.
(D Tips
- Always follow the info rmation found in
c:::> page 60 .
- When you switch the ign ition off, the USB
ports a re st ill su pplied w ith power unt il the
e n ergy managem ent int erven es.
- Do not use a n addit iona l adapter o r USB ex ­
tension cab le to connect mobile devices to
th e A udi music i nte rfa ce tha t already have a
ca ble or th at must be c onnec ted w ith a U SB
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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 -
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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
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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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-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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-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
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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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@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
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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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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
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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.