2018 AUDI Q7 radio

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 AUDI 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.
192
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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''JI 001 Preview NoS,gnal
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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. 200 Input field and results l ist for free text search
- Opening the free text search: when in a stat ion
list, keep turning the control knob to the left
until the
free text search input fie ld is dis ­
played.
- Using the free text search: see¢ page 158,
Free text search.
You can also search for frequencies .
Stations from the presets ® are disp layed in the
results list
(D ¢ fig. 200. The symbol @ indicates
which station list you switched to based on the
stat ion selection .
Additional options
"'Se lect: I RADIO ! button > right control button.
The following options are ava ilable depending on
the frequency band:
- Sound settings: see ¢page 249.
-Store as favorite : see ¢ page 223, Presets .
-Manage SiriusXM alerts: see¢ page 222, Sir-
iusXM alerts.
- Receive SiriusXM alerts for artist /Receive Sir­
iusXM alert for track :
see¢ page 222, Sir­
iusXM alerts.
~ - Manual tuning: the frequency bars are dis-
~ played. Select and confirm the desired frequen-
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-Seek : the radio tunes to the previous or next re­
ceivab le station .
-Scan : all stations are played for 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: right control button
> Radio text .
Information that accompanies the program (such
as artist, composer, track) is disp layed .
Browsing through radio text entries: turn the
control knob to the left o r right.
Requirement: a radio text entry must be dis­
played and the station must be broadcast ing a
phone number, a navigation destination or a text
message number as Radio Text Plus informat ion.
If a location, a phone number or a text message
numbe r is incl uded with a radio text entry, the
radio text will be shown with a colo red border .
You have the following options:
Call* /Start route guidance* /Write text mes­
sage*:
- Select a radio text entry with Radio Text Plus in­
formation and press the control knob.
- Select and confirm
Call*/Start route guid­
ance*/Write text message* . Or :
press the
I BACK ! button to cancel.
(D Tips
The availability of radio text and Radio Text
P lu s depends on the radio 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.MMMiiiA
Fig . 201 SiriusXM ale rt not ificat io n
~ Se lect : I RADIO I button > left 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 >
Receive SiriusXM
alert for track
or Receive SiriusXM alerts for
artist .
Switching SiriusXM alert notifications on
and off
- Select : 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 men u. 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 Rad io v iew: add it io nal stati on informa tion
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:
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See
~ page 221.
@ FM HD Radio technology
The station is received through FM HD Radio
technology .
@ Screen view
Display Cover art or Station logo. See
~ page 224, Preferred picture view*.
Display ing the station list:
Turn the control knob. Or: press the I BACK ! but­
ton .
Radio menu
Fig. 203 Example: Rad io menu
.. Select : I RADIO I button > left control button.
Setting the frequency band : select and confirm
the desired freq uency band in the radio menu
~ fig. 203. Or: press the I RADIO I button repeat­
ed ly until the desi red frequency band is set. The
station list is displayed .
@Presets
The presets list is displayed ~ page 223, Pre­
sets .
@ SiriusXM alerts
App lies to: ve hicles with SiriusXM alerts
After you have stored a SiriusXM alert for your fa­
vor ite tracks or artists ~
page 222, an overview
of your favor ite tracks or artists currently be ing
received on SiriusXM is displayed .
@SiriusXM
Appl ies to: ve hicles with SiriusXM alerts
The SiriusXM* station list is displayed.
Radio
Additional frequency bands
Depending on the vehicle equipment, you may al­
so be able to select additional frequency bands
@!@ ~fig. 203 in the se lection men u.
Presets
You can store your favorite stations from every
frequency band in the presets list.
.. Select: the I RADIO I button > left control button
> Presets.
Requirement: the presets list must be disp layed .
-Storing pre sets : select and confirm a free pre­
set space.
Follow t he system instructions.
- 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 shortcu t keys are automatically assigned to
t h e prese ts 1 to 8. You can selec t the stat ions di­
rectly using the preset buttons~
page 156 .
-Displaying the presets list : select: I RADIO I but-
ton
> Preset s.
Requirement: the favorites list must be dis­
played.
- listening to presets : select and confirm a pre­
set from the list.
- Move preset : select a preset from the list>
right control button > Move preset . Or : press
and hold the control knob for several seconds .
Select and confirm the location of the selected
favorite.
- Deleting presets: select a preset from the list >
right control button > Delete preset > Delete
this preset or Delete all presets .
Additional settings
Radio settings
.. Select: I RADIO I button > rig ht control button >
Radio settings. ..,.
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Radio
The following settings can be se lected, depend­
ing on the band that is se lected :
Station names (FM )
Variabl e:
scrolling text tra nsmi tted by the FM
s tat ions is shown in the Infotainment system d is­
p lay .
Fixed : scrolling text transm itted by the FM sta­
tions is not s hown in the Infota inment system
d isp lay. O nly the cu rrent sect io n of the scro lling
text is d isplayed.
FM /AM HD Radio*
You can sw itch HD Rad io recept ion on o r off .
Channel sorting (Sirius XM *)
You can set the station so rting for SiriusXM sta­
tion lists* by:
- Channel number: the channe ls are sorted in as­
cending order according to their channel num­
ber.
- Channel name : the channels are listed in alpha ­
betica l order.
- First categor y, then channel number : the
c h annels are sorted by their category and then
by the ir channe l numbers .
-First categor y, then channel name : the chan­
nels are sorted by their category and then by
their channe l names.
Categor y filter (SiriusXM *)
The stations s hown in t he s ta tion lis t can be fi l­
tered by your pe rsonal prefe rences and by pro ­
gram type. The program categories that yo u can
select depend on what is offered by yo ur provid ­
er. Select the
All categor ie s 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 functi on is swi tched on~ and the st a­
tions o r presets list is open, the disp lay w ill
switch to the
"Now Pla ying " sc reen view after
approximate ly five seconds ¢
page 222. Depend­
i ng on ava ilability, information about the set sta­
tion (such as stat ion name, artist and station
logo) may be disp layed in this v iew .
Prefe rred picture vie w*
You can set your preferred screen view for the
Show "Now Pla ying " screen ¢ page 222.
-Station logo : the station logo is displayed, de ­
pending on avai lability .
-Cov er art : the album cove r is d isplayed if availa ­
ble.
Gracenote online database *
Requirement: the MMI must be connected to the
Internet. The
Co ver art opt ion must be selected
¢ page 224, Pr eferred picture vi ew *.
When the funct ion is switched on~, the album
cover or genre cover for the so ng that is play ing
i s loaded from t he Gracenote online database,
depend ing on ava ilability.
Subscription status (SiriusXM )*
This opt io n is available when your subscr ipt io n is
about to expire or has already expired . The expi ­
r ation date for your license is displayed .
Call to SiriusXM *: the contact information for
your sate llite rad io provider is d isplayed . T o ca ll
your sate llite rad io provider using the MMI, press
Call to Siriu sXM*.
A station with poor reception is no longer Store the stat io n as a preset in advance . Access the pre-
displayed in the station l ist once you sets using the presets list ¢
page 223.
switch to a d ifferen t sta tion.
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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 off>
Turn on Wi-Fi
to activate Wi-Fi in the MMI. Se­
lect
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: vehicles 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 (~).
230
-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 overview <=>
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
-