Navigat ion
Transferring a destination from the
directory
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith naviga tion system
You can navigat e directly to d estinations in th e
directory.
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0
, ;== Jo;i hn Smith
~ :-Audi Beverly Hills
~ ,. Hawthorn Ave, Los Angeles, CA
&=9t<;'l, Wilshire B lvd, Beverly Hills, CA
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9, ~
Fig . 186 Possible directory/contacts
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Requirement: an address with navigat ion data o r
a nav igat io n destination must a lready be as
signed to a conta ct
¢ page 211 .
i. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
t h e
Enter de stination menu is displayed
¢ page 203, fig . 185.
i. Se lect: left con trol button > Director y > a con-
tact.
The d irectory/contacts a re shown in alphabetical
order and are marked w it h symbo ls to ind ic a te
the storage location:
(D Business address
@ Private address
@ Business dest ination
© Pr ivate dest inat io n
-Select and confirm a n address or a destination.
When you have se lected a dest inat ion, the
r oute g uidance can be started d irect ly.
-Check the address input aga in whe n select ing
an address.
-The n select and confirm Start rout e guid ance .
Addit iona l directory functions in the navigation
system can be found
under¢ page 211.
(D Tips
-Addresses that have been imported from
your cell phone into the MMI can a lso be
used as a dest ination.
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-If a contact is g rayed out in the directory,
this contact has neither a destination nor an address assigned to them.
Point of interest search
App lies to : vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
i. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter des tinat ion me nu is displayed
¢page 203, fig . 185 .
.. Select: left control button > Points of intere st.
-Changing the search area : select and confirm
Search area > a search area from the list .
The following search categor ies are available:
Nearby : poin ts of in teres t can be se lec ted from
diffe rent categories. The points of interest are
li sted starting from the immediate vicinity of the
vehicle up to a radius of approximately 124
miles (200 km).
Along the route : points o f interest a long the
route can only be se lected during active route
guidance. The points of interest are located di
rectly a long or in the immediate vicin ity of the
ca lculated route. The points of interest can like
wise be selected from various categories . For ex
ample, you can searc h for a hotel or parking lot
at the dest inat ion .
Near destination /Near stopo ver : points of inter
est near a destination or a stopover can only be
selected dur ing act ive route guidance. The po ints
of i nterest can likewise be selected from var ious
catego ries. Fo r example, you can sea rch fo r a ho
te l o r par king lo t a t the dest inat io n .
In a new city: select a co untry/state or sea rch in
a new c ity. Enter the name of the des ired c ity .
Po ints o f inte rest ca n be selected from va rio us
c a tego ries. This funct ion a llows yo u to se arch fo r
po ints of in terest in any city rega rd less of the a c
tive ro ute guidance or the vehicle position.
-Search for a point of intere st name in the se
l ec ted search ar ea :
ente r the name of the poin t
o f in terest.
-Searching for a point of interest in a specific
c ategory :
select Sel ect category . Select and
confirm a category such as
Re staurant s. .,.
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-Se lect and confirm a destination > right control
button
> Sto re as home addre ss.
Editing the home address
- Se lect the Home a ddre ss@ ~ page 203,
fig. 185.
- Se lect: rig ht contro l button > Edit hom e ad
dre ss.
-Select and confirm a new dest inat io n as the
home address.
The selected destination is stored as the new home address .
Favorites
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
"'Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Ent er de stinati on menu is displayed
¢page 203, fig . 185.
- Storing a destin ation a s a f avo rite : searc h for
the des ired destination us ing the input fie ld.
Or : select a dest inat ion from the list. Se lect:
r ig ht control button
> St ore as favorite.
- Renaming a favorite :
select the left cont rol
bu tton
> Favorite s > a favorite from the list >
right cont rol button > R enam e fa vorite .
- Mov e favorite :
select a favorite from the list>
r ig ht cont rol but ton > Move favorite . Select
and confirm the location o f th e se lected favor
ite .
-Deleting a fa vorite : select a favorite from the
list>
right contro l button > Delete fa vo rite >
Delete this fa vo ri te or Delete all favorites.
Directory contacts
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Two addresses (private/business) can be as
signed as destinations for each contact in the di
rectory.
"' Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Enter destinati on menu is displayed
¢ page 203, fig. 185 .
Navigation
Storing a destination as a contact in the
dir ector y
Requirement: a ce ll phone must be connected to
the MMI
¢ page 174 .
-Select: a destination > right contro l button >
Add de stination to contact .
-Enter the first letters of t he des ired contact in
the free text search inp ut fie ld ¢
page 203,
fig. 185
and then select a contact from the list .
- Select and confirm
Add bu sine ss destination or
Add pri vate de stina tion.
Navigation settings
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
"'Press the !NAV/MAP I button repeatedly unti l
the
Enter dest ination menu is displayed
¢page 203, fig.185 .
"' Select: r ight control button > Nav ig ation set-
ting s.
Depending on the selected function, the follow
ing settings can be selected:
Show alternati ve route s
Up to three suggested routes are shown on the
map when this function is switched
on ~
¢page 210 .
Low fuel warning
A message is d isplayed if the fue l gauge goes be
l ow the reserve marking w hen this function is
switched
on~-Confirming this message disp lays
a list of gas stations in the area. When a gas sta
tion is selected, route guidance from the current
vehicle position is calculated.
Trail er mode*
T railer mode is switched off at the factory .
When the funct io n is switched
on~, the max i
mum pe rm itted speed for ve hicles w ith t railers is
i nco rporated i nto t he ro ute guidance and the cal
c ul ated arriva l time is adjusted accord ingly. Trai l
er mode is displayed using
symbols- ':! in the side
menu on the map .
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Navigation
Personal route assistance*
P e rsonal ro ute assis tan ce is sw itc hed off at the
factory .
Your trips are reco rde d and desti nat ions are sug
gested by t he M MI when this f un ct io n is swi tched
on
~ ¢ page 209 .
The persona l rou te ass istance is indica ted by the
~ symbol in t he stat us line of t he Info tainmen t
sys te m disp lay.
Notification when nearby*
The notif ication w hen nearby is switched off a t
the fac tory .
The MMI notifies you when you are app roaching
selected po ints of interest whe n this function is
sw itched
on~-You can a lso have a Notification
tone .
Presentation mode
The Presentation mode helps yo u to effect ively
p lan a t rip and follow t he p la nned route witho ut
mov ing the ve hicle. You can use
Select starting
point
whe n you would like to calc ulate a route
starting from a loca tion o ther than the vehicle
position, fo r example . S tart
Presentation mode
to si mulate ro ute guid ance.
Route criteria
App lies to: ve hicles w ith naviga tion sys tem
J(
F ig . 191 Possib le route c rite ria
.. P ress t he I N AV/MAPI button repeated ly until
t h e
Enter destination menu is displayed
¢ page 203 , fig. 185 .
1> High occu pan cy v ehi cle
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.. Select: r ight con trol button > Route criteria .
@ HOV /carpool lanes
1l: wi th th e Avoid fu nc
t io n, HOV l ane s a re ex cluded whe n ca lc ulat ing
r ou tes . Wi th
Allow , the MMI w ill route yo u
t hr ough HOV lanes and show them .
@Highways /@ Toll roads /@ Ferries : if the na v
i g ati on sys tem should not i nclude hig hw ays, toll
r oads o r ferries -if poss ible -w hen c alcula ting
r outes, you can se lect the
Avoid f u nction .
Voice guidance
Applies to: vehicles wi th nav igat ion syste m
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI bu tton repeate dly unti l
the
Enter destination me nu i s displayed
¢page 203, fig. 185 .
.. Select: r ight cont rol button> Voice guidance.
Voice guidance :
voice guidance can be Complete
o r Shortened. With the Traffic fu nction, vo ice
g u idance prompts are o nly given when there are
traffic incide nts on your ro ute . W hen
Off is se
l ected, no vo ice gui dance is give n.
Voice guidance during phone call : voice guid
ance d uring a phone call can be switched on or
off .
Ente rtainment fader : see¢ page 250.
Voice guidance volume : you can adjus t the vol
u me dur ing vo ice gui dance usin g the On/ Off knob
¢ page 148 You can a lso find additiona l informa
tion unde r
¢page 250 .
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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Media
When importing, the audio files a re au tomatica l
ly sorted into the media center categories based
on the stored addit iona l info rmation
¢ page 235. The copied video files a re stored in
the media center under the
Videos category.
Playing the Jukebo x
Req uiremen t: the J ukebox must con tain audio/
video
fi les ¢ page 22 7, Adding files to the Juke
box.
T he Jukebox is accessed an d ope ra ted t hrough
the
MMI (D ¢ page 234, fig . 210.
Displaying Jukebox memory capacity
Select : righ t control button > Juk ebo x memory
capacity .
Info rmation abou t the J ukebo x memo ry
c a pacity and the numbe r of s to red tracks is dis
p layed .
Deleting tracks from the Jukebox1
)
Req uiremen t: the Jukebox must contain audio/
video fi les.
- Delet ing an ent ry : se lect an e ntry from the
Jukebox media center . Se lect: rig ht contro l but
ton
> Delete from jukebox > Thi s entry or En
tire list .
- The status of t he de leti ng p rocess is shown in
the MMI. J ukebox playback s tops d uring the de
l et ing p ro cess a nd s tarts again au toma tically
o nce the dele tion is comp lete .
(D) Note
Do not import aud io/video files when the en
gi ne is t urne d off because this will drain the
veh icle b attery.
(D Tips
- Tracks fro m audio C Ds cannot be im port ed
t o t he Ju ke box for legal reasons .
- Fil es that have a lready been importe d are
a utomat ica lly recogn ized and cannot be
cop ie d to the J ukebo x again.
- It i s no t possib le to play audio/v ideo* files
i n the C D/DVD* dr ive while importi ng the m.
1> Not i n the Pl ayba ck view .
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- Th e Juk eb ox does not provi de a n ex port
function due to legal reasons .
- Files o r tra cks w ithou t addi tional store d in
formation a re listed as
Unknown. A ud i rec
ommends adding a dditiona l info rmation
(such as ID3 tags) to a udio f iles.
- Reset the
Jukebox to the facto ry defa ult
settings when sel ling yo ur vehicle
¢ page 246.
Bluetooth audio player
Appl ies to: vehicles with Bluetooth audio player
With the Bluetooth audio player, you can play
music wirelessly from your Bluetooth-capable
device (such as a cell phone) through the MMI.
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
the ignit io n m ust be switched on. The B luetooth
settings w ill open on your mob ile dev ice d uring
t h e connection setup . The Blue tooth function
and vis ibili ty of the
MM I ¢ pag e 248 and mob ile
device must be sw itched on. The
Bluetooth audio
player ¢ page 248 must be switched on in t he
MM I.
-Connecting a Bluetooth player : press the
!MEDIA ! butto n. Press the left con trol b utton
un til the sources ove rview is d isp layed. Selec t
and confirm
Bluetooth audio player ®
¢page 234, fig . 211 .
-If n ecess ary, se lect and co nf ir m , Not connected
> Connect Bluetooth audio player . The Bl ue
tooth device search starts. Follow the instruc
tions in the
MMI.
- Select and confirm t he des ired Bl uetooth de
vice from the list . The
MMI generates a PIN fo r
the connection.
- Select and confirm
Yes.
- En ter the PI N for conne ct in g on your Bluetoo th
dev ice .
Or : if the P IN is already dis played on
your Bl uetooth device, confi rm it in the Bl ue
tooth device and in the
M MI. The time a llowed
for entering the PI N is lim ited to approx imately
30 seconds .
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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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Media
- To avoid interruptions during playback, de
activate the power saving function on the
media player or connect it to a charger.
- The loading times for the audio data depend
on the media player used and the number of
files that it contains.
- A maximum of 2,000 entries per directory
are displayed in the MMI.
- Songs downloaded for offline use using mu
sic streaming services are stored on your mobile device (such as a smartphone) and
may be DRM protected. The Wi-Fi audio
player will not play ORM protected files.
- Contact an authorized Audi dealer or au thorized Audi Service Facility for additional
information on the Wi-Fi audio player .
Online media and
Internet radio
Applies to: veh icles with Audi connect
You con playback and operate various online me
dia services and Internet radio using the MMI.
Fig. 207 Online med ia
.,. Press the I MEDIAi button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview
c> fig. 207 is
displayed.
Applies to: using online media and Internet radio
Requirement:
- The
Audi MMI connect app must be installed
and open on your mobile device.
- You must be logged into your myAudi account
in the
Audi MMI connect app and you must
have selected your veh icle.
- The Wi-Fi function on the mobile device and on
the MMI must be switched on.
- If necessary, check in the connection manager
<=> page 246 if the mobile device you connected
is selected under the
MMI connect app (~).
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-The MMI must be connected to the network.
- The symbol for the
Online media source @
c> fig. 207 is shown in the MMI.
Applies to: using online media
Additional requirement:
- A supported online media service must be avail
able in your country.
- You must have an account with a supported on
line media service.
- Depending on the online media service, you
must install and open an app on your mobile
device.
Starting Online media
-Press the IM EDIA I button . Press the left control
button until the sources
overview <=> page 234
is displayed .
- Select and confirm an online media service.
Start ing Internet radio
-Press the IM EDIA I button . Press the left control
button until the sources
overv iew <=> page 234
is displayed .
- Select and confirm
Internet radio. The Internet
radio browser or the last station that was play
ing is shown .
-Selecting the station : if necessary, select and
confirm a category in the Internet radio
Brows
er>
a station.
Online media and Internet radio: additional op
tions
- Press the right control button.
The following options may be available , depend
i ng on the information shown (such as the sta
tion/t rack that is currently playing):
- Sound settings: see c> page 249 .
-Wi-Fi settings: see c> page 193, Wi -Fi hotspot.
- Connection manager: see <=> page 246.
-Add itional options may be available, depending
on the active online media service or Internet
radio .
,&. WARNING
- It is on ly 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
-
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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.
@-
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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