
Intelligent Technology
Intelligent Technology Electronic Stabilization
Control (ESC)
Description
Electronic Stabilization Control (ESC) supports
driver safety. It reduces the risk of slipping and improves driving stability. ESC detects critica l sit
uations such as when the vehicle is oversteering
and understeering or the wheels are spinning.
The vehicle is stabilized by applying the brakes or
reducing eng ine torque. When the ESC engages,
the
D.1 ind icator light blinks in the instrument
cluste r.
The follow ing systems are integrated in the ESC:
Anti-lock braking system (ABS)
ABS prevents the wheels from locking when brak
ing. The vehicle can still be steered even during
hard braking. Apply steady pressure to the brake
pedal. Do not pump the pedal. A pulsing in the
brake pedal indicates that the system is acting to
stabilize the vehicle .
Brake assist system
The brake assist system can decrease braking dis
tance. It increases braking power when the driver
presses the brake pedal quickly in emergency sit
uations . You must press and hold the brake pedal
until the dangerous situat ion is over . In veh icles
with adapt ive c ruise control*, the brake assist
system is more sensitive if the distance detected
t o the vehicle dr iv ing ahead is too small.
Anti-Slip Regulation (ASR)
ASR reduces engine power when the drive wheels
beg in sp inning and adapts the force to the road
conditions . This makes it easie r to start, acceler
ate and dr ive up hill s.
Electronic Differential Lock (EDL)
EDL applies the brakes to a wheel that starts
spinning and transfers the drive power to the
other driving wheels. This funct ion is not availa
b le at higher speeds.
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In extreme cases, EDL automatica lly switches off
to keep the brake on the braked whee l from over
heating. The vehicle is still working correctly. ED L
will switch on again automatically when condi
tions have returned to normal.
Power steering
The ESC can also support vehicle stability
through steering .
Selective wheel torque control
Selective wheel torque control is used when driv
in g on curves. Brak ing is targeted toward the
whee ls on the inside of the curve as needed. This
a llows more precise driving in curves.
Automatic post-collision braking system
The "automatic post-collis io n braking system"
can help to reduce the risk of sl iding and of addi
tional collisions after an accident. If the airbag
contro l modu le detects a collision, the vehicle is
braked by the ESC.
The vehicle does not brake automatically if:
-the driver presses the accelerator pedal, or
-the ESC, the brake system or the veh icle electri-
cal system are not functioning.
A WARNING
-The ESC and its integrated systems cannot
overcome the lim its imposed by natura l
p hys ical laws. Th is is espec ially impo rtant
on slippery or wet roads. If the systems be
gin acting to stabilize your vehicle, you
should immediately alter your speed to
match the road and traffic conditions. Do
not let the increased safety provided tempt
you into taking risks. This could increase
your r isk of a coll is ion.
-Please note the risk of a collision increases
when dr iv ing fast, especially through curves
and on slippery or wet roads, and when dr iv
ing too close to objects ahead . The ESC and
its integrated systems cannot always pre
ve nt co llisions
-there is still a risk of acci
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-If the brake booster is not working, you
must press the brake pedal with much more
force than normal.
- If you retrofit your vehicle with a front spoil
er, whee l covers or similar items, make sure
that the a ir flow to the front wheels is not
in terrupted. Otherw ise the brake system
can become too hot .
Electromechanical
steering, Dynamic
steering
The electromechanical steering supports the
driver's steering movements.
Power steering adapts electronically based on
the vehicle speed.
Indicator lights and messages
• Steering: malfunction! Please stop vehicle
If th is ind icator light turns on and stays on and
this message appears, the power steering may
have fa iled.
Stop the vehicle in a safe location as soon as pos
sible . Do
not continue driving . See an author ized
Aud i deale r or authorized Aud i Serv ice Facility fo r
assistance .
,~n Steering: malfunction! You can continue
driving
If the indicator light turns on and the message
appears, the steering wheel may be more diffi
cult to move or more sensit ive than usual. The
steer ing wheel may also be at an angle when
driving st raight.
Drive slowly to an au thorized Audi dealer or au
thor ized Audi Service Fac il ity to have the mal
function corrected .
I@ Dynamic steering: correcting steering wheel
position
If the indicator light turns on and this message
appears, the dynamic steering* is reinitializing.
The steering wheel will be easy to move after
starting the engine. Re initialization might be
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necessary if the steering wheel was moved while
the engine was switched
off. T he disp lay turns
off if the initialization was successfu l.
(D Tips
-If the . or Erfl indicator light only stays on
for a short time, you may continue driving.
- T he dynamic steering stability systems
¢page 140 are not avai lab le in the event of
a system malfunction .
- For additional information on dynamic
steering, see
¢ page 125.
All-wheel drive (quattro)
General information
In all wheel drive, the driv in g power is distribut
ed between all four whee ls when needed. This
happens automatically depending on your driving
behavior as well as the current road conditions.
Also see
c> page 140 , Electronic Stabilization
Con trol (ESC).
The all-whee l drive system distributes the driving
power variably to the front and rear axle. It works
together with selective wheel torque control,
which activates when driving through curves
c> page 140. With the sport differential*, power
distribution to the rear wheels is variable and can
be adjusted using the drive select
c>poge 125 .
The all wheel drive concept is designed for high
engine power . Your vehicle is excep tionally pow
erful and has excellent driving characteristics
both under normal driving conditions and on
snow and ice. Always read and follow safety pre
cautions ¢.&. .
Winter tires
By using all wheel dr ive, your veh icle has good
forward motion w ith standard tires in winter con
ditions. However, using winter or all season t ires
o n oil four wheels in the winter is recommended,
because this w ill imp rove the braking effect.
Snow chains
If there are snow chain laws, snow chains must
also be used on veh icles with all wheel drive
c> page 340, Snow chains . .,.

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Multi Media Interface
Traffic safety information
Audi recommend s performing certain Infotain
ment system fun ctions, such as entering a desti
nation, only when the vehicle is stationary . Al
ways be prepared to stop operating the Infotain ment system in the interest of your safety and
the safety of other road users.
_& WARNING
Only use the Infotainment system when traf
fic conditions permit and always in a way that
allows you to maintain complete control over
your vehicle.
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Certain functions are not available while driv
ing .
Multi Media Inte rface
Introduction
The Multi Media Interface, or MMI for short,
combines various sys tems for communication,
navigation* and en tertainment in your Audi. You
can operate the
MMI using the MM I control pan
el, the multifunction steering wheel or the voice
recognition system* .
Fig. 148 MMI co ntrol p an els · integ rated s hortcu t keys
T op : w it ho ut MM I tou ch Bottom : w ith MM I touch
MM I control panel overview
© Control knob with joystick function 149, 153
@ MM I touch control pad* . . . . . . . . 151
@ Left control button . . . . . . . . . . . . 150
© Right control button . . . . . . . . . . . 150
® Buttons for opening menus
directly . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 149
@ IMENUI button . . . . . .. .. . . .. . . . 149
0 IBACKI button . . . .. . . . . . . . . . . . 149
@ Shortcut keys . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 155
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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
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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.

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-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
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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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Multifunction steering wheel
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

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@A bar graph appears when there is an upcom
ing tu rn. The fewer bars are shown, the shorter
the distance is until the turn. If there is not an
upcoming turn, the distance to the dest ination/
stopover and the ca lculated arrival time is dis
played in the right speedometer .
© Name of the street where you are currently
driving
Map view with route guidance started
Ap plies to: ve hicles with navigation system and map v iew
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you con al
so hove the active route guidance display in the
mop view* in the driver informa tion system .
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Ill
Ho est
Fig. 168 Diagram : map when rou te g uidance has started
( an alog inst rum en t cluster)
Street view with route guidance started
Applies to: veh icles with navigation system and street view
Multifunction steering wheel
Requirement: a destination must be entered
<=> page 204, route guidance must be started and
the navigation tab must be displayed.
Depending on vehicle equ ipment, the following
information may be shown in the d river i nforma
tion system.
(D Distance to the destination or stopo ver
@ Distance to the next maneuver
@ Display of the road that is currently being
traveled or the road that you will turn onto dur ing the next maneuver
© Map content such as points of interest or traf
fic informat ion
Zooming in/out on the map (Zoom): when a
map is displayed, turn the left thumbwhee l
down/up to zoom in/out on the map .
Depending on the vehicle equipment, the active route guidance will be displayed in the street view* in
the driver information system.
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Fig. 169 Example: d is play of a t urn in th e street v iew (a nalog instr um ent cl ust er)
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The ignition and the MMI must be switched on.
No phone call is in progress.
The parking aid as well as the Audi voice recogni
tion system must not be active .
A cell phone must be connected to the MMI with
the
Handsfree profile ¢page 174.
The cell phone being connected must have voice
control that can be controlled externally .
.. Switching on: press and hold the 5) button on
the multifunction steering wheel* and say the
desired command after the external speech di
alog begins .
.. Continuing/resuming the dialog: the system
remains ready to use for a short time after end
ing the dialog. You can start a new external dia
log during this time. Press the
51 button if
needed, and say a new command .
Or: select
and confirm
Resume on the MMI control panel.
.,. Switching off: press and hold the 5) button .
Or: select and confirm Cancel on the MMI con
trol panel.
(D Tips
- There are no voice guidance* prompts when
a dialog is active.
- This function depends on the cell phone
used. You can obtain more information
from your cell phone service provider or
from your cell phone user guide.
- AUDI AG simply provides access to control
your cell phone with voice operation and
does not take any responsibility for the con
tents and commands within the external
voice control.
Voice recognition system
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