2018 AUDI S3 SEDAN auto

Audi conn ect (Infotainment)
connection to the Internet cannot be
established.
- F or additional in format io n about t he Aud i
connect Infotainment services, visit
www.audiusa.com/myaudi .
Configuring the data
connection
A pp lies to ve hicles wi th A ud i co nn ect (I nfotainment)
The data connection for Audi connect Infotain­
ment services is pre-configured at the factory .
However, if a configuration should be necessary,
you can adjust the following settings.
.,.. Select: IMENUI button> right control button>
Conn ection man ager.
.,.. Se lect : rig ht contro l butto n > Online se tt ing s>
Da ta co nn ection setting s.
Using the D ata c onnection settings menu, you
can set when an Internet con nection should be
made . T he Inte rnet connect ion disconnects auto ­
matica lly once the requested Audi connect Info ­
tainment service no longer requires any data .
The fo llow ing settings can be selected:
Audi connect (MMI )
With the Audi conn ect ( MMI) function, you can
Allo w or Deny the use of Audi connect Infota in ­
ment services if the connect io n is set to
No re­
quest or With reque st .
Wi-Fi de vices*
Using the Wi-Fi d evices function, you can Allo w
or Deny a connection to the Internet.
A WARNING
- As the dr iver, do not allow usage of the Wi ­
Fi hotspot to distract you from d riving, as
t hi s could inc rease the risk of an acc ident.
- It is only safe to use tablets, laptops, mo­
bile devices and other s imilar dev ices when
the veh icle is stationa ry because, like all
loose objects, they could be th row n aro u nd
the inside of the vehicle in a crash an d cause
serious injuries . Store t hese types of devices
sec urely whi le driving.
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- Do not use any wire less devices on the front
seats within range of the airbags while dr iv­
ing. Also read the warnings in the chapter
¢ page 2 73 , Front airbags .
@ Note
Always fo llow the information fo und in¢(!) in
Wi -Fi hotspot on page 195.
Audi connect
(Infotainment) general
information
Audi connect Infotainment services
App lies to vehicles w it h Audi connect (I nfotai nme nt)
(D Tips
- You can only use serv ices supported by Aud i
connect (Infota inment) if yo u have the op­
t ional MMI Navigation plus eq uipment w it h
M MI touch* and A udi connect (Infotai n­
ment).
- Use of the LT E* mobile ne twork standard is
not ava ilab le i n every country . Contact an
authorized A udi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility or your cell phone service
prov ider for add itiona l information .
- Usage of Audi connect Infotainment serv­
ices depends on the avai labi lity of services
through third party providers.
- Audi connect Infotainment services are on ly
availab le w ith in the cell phone network cov­
erage from your cell phone service provider.
- Audi connect Infotainment services are
available in the USA . Audi connect Infota in­
ment serv ices are currently not availab le in
Canada or in Mexico.
- Also read the info rmation in the chapter
¢page 177, Telephone.
- Availability, scope, prov iders, screen display
and costs of services may vary depending on
the country, model, model year, end device
and rates . For add itiona l information, v is it
www .aud iusa .com .
- An initial registration/act ivat ion on the
myAud i platform at www .audiusa .com/

Navigat ion
-If avai lab le, confirm the input suggestion* to
complete the entry or a word suggestion*. See
¢ page 161 , Letter/number speller.
- Turn the control knob to the rig ht to change
the results list.
- Se lect and confirm a destination from the re -
su lts list .
- Se lect and confirm
Start rout e guidance .
The route d isplays as an ove rview in the map.
Route g uidance is a lready act ive.
Na rrow ing the se arch area
All countr ies/states are se lected at the factory
for the free text search.
- Se lect the right control button >
Country /state
selection
i n the input field (D ¢ page 201,
fig. 182.
- Se lect the country or state ( • ) that shou ld be
searched for in the free text search in order to
narrow the number of results and increase the
search speed. The selected entry in the coun­
try/state se lection is sto red .
Or : select All
countrie s/ state s.
(D Tips
- The MMI input suggest ions depend on the
l ast navigated destinations .
- Up to 50 entries ca n be sto red in the last
dest inat ions list.
- Additional informat io n on free text searches
ca n be found unde r
¢page 162.
Loading previous destinations
App lies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
Your last destinations are automatically stored
and can be loaded directly as a destination .
Requirement: a destination was already navigat­
ed to.
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeated ly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
¢ page 201, fig . 182.
Your last destination is listed direct ly in t he Enter
de stination
menu under the home add ress and
ident ified with the
symbol @¢ page 201,
fig. 182.
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- Select and confirm one of the last destinations
from the list .
- Select and confirm
Start route guidance.
D eleting previous destinations
- Select one of the last destinations from the list.
- Select: r ight control button>
Delete destina-
tion
> Del ete this last de stination or Delete all
last destinations.
The selected destinat ion or all last dest inat ions
i s/are deleted and no longer d isplayed in the
En­
ter destination
men u.
Entering an address
App lies to: vehicles wit h navigat ion syste m
As an alternative to free text search, you can al­
so enter an address in stages .
~ Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destinat ion menu is displayed
¢page 201, fig . 182 .
~ Select: left control button > Enter address .
- Ente ring a destination using a country /state :
select and confirm Country . Select and confirm
a country/state d irectly from the list .
Or :
search for a co unt ry/state us ing the input f ield .
-Entering a de stination u sing the City /ZIP
code :
select and confirm City/ZIP code . Enter a
city or a ZI P code .
Or: select and co nfirm a city
from the list.
- Select and confirm additional details about t he
destination s uch as
Street , Hou se number or
Downtown .
- De stination entry using a street intersection *:
Requirement: you must ente r a street. Select
and co nfirm
Int erse ction . Selec t and confi rm a
s tr eet directly from the list.
Or : search for a
s treet us ing the inp ut fie ld .
- Sele ct and confirm
Start route guidance .

Navigat ion
-If a contact is grayed out in the directory,
this contact has neither a destination nor an
address assigned to them.
Point of interest search
Applies to: ve hicles w ith navigation system
.. Press the I NAV /MAPI bu tton repeatedly until
t he
E nte r d estination menu is displayed
¢page 201 , fig . 1 82 .
.. Select : left cont rol button > Point s of intere st.
-C hanging the search area : select and confirm
Sear ch ar ea > a search area from the list .
The following search categories are avai lab le:
Nearb y: points o f interes t can be sele cted from
different categories . The points o f interest are
list ed starting from the immediate vicinity of the
vehicle up to a radi us of approximate ly 124
miles (200 km).
Along the route: points of inte rest a long the
route can on ly be select ed during active rout e
gu idance. The points of interest are located d i­
rect ly along or in the immediate vicinity of the
calcul ated route. The points of interest can like­
wise be selected from various categor ies . For ex ­
ample, you can search for a hotel or park ing lot
at the destination .
Near destin ation /Near stopo ver : po ints of inter­
est near a destination or a stopover can only be
selected dur ing active route guidance . T he poi nts
of interest can likewise be se lected from va rious
ca tegor ies. For examp le, you ca n search fo r a ho ­
tel or parking lot a t the destination.
In new city : select a country/state or searc h in a
new c ity . Ente r the name of the des ired c ity .
P oints of i nte rest can be selected from var ious
ca tegor ies. Th is f unction allows you to searc h for
points of interes t in any ci ty regardless of the ac ­
tive route guidance or the vehicle position.
-Sea rch for a p oint of inter est name in these­
lec ted search are a:
en ter the name of the po int
of inte rest .
-Sear ching f or a poin t of inter est in a specifi c
ca tegory :
select Select cat egory . Select and
confirm a ca tegory such as
Restaurant s.
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(D Tips
-Distances to points of interest are displayed
as a stra ight -line d istance from your current
location. The actual d istance from your cur­
rent location to the point of interest is up­
dated automatically. The list of found
points of interest is not resorted when this
happens.
-T here may be entr ies in the l ist that cannot
be displayed comp letely due to t heir length .
Select the cor respond ing ent ry from the
list. Select: r ight cont rol b utton> Show des­
ti na tion det ails. De tailed informa tion fo r
the se lected entry in the list is then dis­
played .
Online point of interest search (online
search)
App lies to: vehicles wit h a navigation system and Audi co n­
nect (Infota inment)
You can search for points of interest on the In ­
t e rnet .
Requirement: the requirements for Aud i connect
(Infotai nment) must be met
¢ page 190 .
.. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter des tination me nu is displayed
~ page 201, fig. 182 .
.. Select: left control button > Online sear ch . Th e
searc h area last set is displayed in the inpu t
fie ld .
-C hanging the search area : select: right cont rol
bu tton >
S elect sear ch are a.
-Searching for onlin e destinations in thes e­
l ec ted search ar ea :
ente r a new c ity/state if
necessary. En ter the search term, such as hotel.
Press the contro l knob. Se lect and confirm an
online destination from the list.
-Sea rching for online de stinations in a specific
categor y:
se lect and confirm Sele ct category.
Select and confirm a category such as Re stau­
rants .
Find w hich search areas are avai lab le under
¢ page 204 , Point of interest search .
You can search for online destinations using the
vo ice recog nitio n
sys tem ¢ table on page 173. .,..

Navigation Cancel route guidance
App lies to: vehicles with navigation system
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
.,. Press the I NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the
Enter destination menu is displayed
c:::> page201, fig .182 .
.,. Turn the control knob to the left until the active
route gui dance is shown
c:::> page 205, fig. 184 .
.,. Select and confirm Cancel route guidance (D
c:::> page 205, fig. 184 . The destination is delet ­
ed.
Or : select the right control button > Cancel
route guidance .
Additional options when entering a
destination
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
.,. Press the right control button .
Depending on the selected function, the follow­
ing options may be available when entering a
destination:
Cancel route guidance : Requirement: route guid­
ance must be active. Route guidance is canceled. For addit ional information, see
c:::> page 206 .
Country information: you can d isp lay the appli­
cable urban and rural speed limits for any coun­
try/state. If this function is activated, the infor­
mat ion will be automatically shown to you in the
route information
(z) c:::> page 210, fig . 189 when
the speed limit is exceeded
c:::> page 212 .
Country/state selection: see c::> page 202, Nar­
rowing the search area.
Route criteria: see c:::> page 209, Route criteria.
Show location on map : Requirement: you must
have se lected a destination from the results list.
The destination entered is displayed on the map .
Parking at this lo cation *: Requirement: you
m ust have selected a destination from the re­
sults list . All parking options near the selected
location are displayed in the Infotainment sys ­
tem .
Delete : th e selected en try is deleted. You can de­
lete individua l entries or all entries (for example,
favorites or last destinations).
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Audi connect at this location* : Requirement: yo u
must have se lected a destination from the re­
su lts list. A llows you to search for items in the v i­
cinity of the selected location, such as
Travel in­
formation.
Online traffic data *:
the on line traffic informa­
tion
c:::> page 216 can be sw itched on or off .
Add destination to contact: see c:::> page 208.
Store as favorite: see c:::> page 208 .
Voice guidance : see c:::> page 210.
Navigation settings: see c:::> page 209.
(D Tips
Information on on line traff ic data* can also
be found on line at www.audiusa .com .
Personal route
assistance
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system and personal
ro ute assistance
Your MMI con learn the routes that you drive fre­
quently and, depending on the current vehicle
position, suggest route guidance (for example,
your daily commute to work and back).
Fig. 185 E xample : personal route disp lay
Fig. 186 Info rmation o n personal route

u. co .-< N l'­ N
@ When the trailer m ode fu nction is switched
on~' the corresponding symbo l is displayed
next to the arriva l time.
© Scale: turn the cont rol knob to the left or
right to decrease or increase the scale . When
the
Automa tic zoom fu nct ion is swit ched on
~' an "A" fo r "Automatic" is displayed in the
magnifying glass .
® Altitude
@ Ve hicle posit ion
(J) Route information: various information wi ll
be disp layed during active route guidance
(for example, the upcoming maneuver in­
cluding calculated d istance and street
names) . The disp lay also prov ides traffic in­
formation or po ints of interest on the current
route.
@ Street being driven on: displayed here as
"offroad" w hen the vehicle is stationary .
When th e crosshair s ar e swit ch ed on ¢ fig. 190:
® Crosshairs: move the cross ha irs in t he de­
sired direction us ing the MMI touch control
pad* o r the control knob and set a po int on
the map as the dest inat ion or have i nfo rma ­
tion about the foca l point displayed .
@) Speed limit disp lay1>: display of the maxi­
mum permitted speed on the expressways
and highways .
@ Enterta inme nt s liding men u*: see
¢ page 159.
@ Addit ional information on the crosshairs po­
sition: if you move the crosshairs to a loca­
tion on the map, ava ilable information for
the current crossha irs pos ition is displayed .
Pr ess the cont rol knob to open destination
det ails o r to sta rt ro ute gu idance. When the
crossh airs a re tur ned off, the road being cur ­
ren tly driven on is shown .
@ Map contents (points of interest, favorites).
When there are multip le points of i nterest in
the immed iate vicinity, the symbols are
shown stacked on the map.
8 l ) O nly applies to vehicles without camera-based speed limit N
ii; display.
Na vigation
@ Better route~: if a better route is available
for the current route guidance, it will be indi ­
cated on the map including the t ime t hat
would be saved. Mo re information can be
found
under¢page215.
Map functions
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
"Press the !NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed
¢page 210, fig . 189 .
" Press the left control button .
The following map functions can be se lected:
Switch to de stination input
T he free text search in the Enter destination
men u is displayed ¢ page 201, fig. 182.
Traffic messages
Cu rren t traffic informa tion is disp layed i n the In ­
f ota inment system display. You can a lso find ad ­
ditional information under
¢ page 215 .
Route list
The route list can o nly be disp layed when route
guidance is a ctive and con ta ins informat io n re ­
gard ing the ro ute, the names of t he s treets and
the lengt h of the ro ute sec tions . W hen traveling
on highways, possible parking lots and rest areas
are shown, which you can se lect as a stopover.
POis along the route
Requirement: rou te g uid ance must be active.
Searching for po ints of inte rest a long your cur­
r e nt route Fo r additional informat ion, see
¢ page 20 4.
Additional options on the map
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
"Press the !NAV/MAPI button repeatedly u nti l
the map is displayed
¢page 210, fig . 189.
" Press the right control button.
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Navigation
Depending on the function selected, the follow­
ing options can a lso be selected under the
Map
menu :
Cancel route guidance : see c:;, page 206.
Adjust position : you can manually move the veh i­
cle position on the map to change the route.
Map settings: see c:;,page 212 .
Route criteria: see c:;, page 209.
Voice guidance: see c:;,page 210.
Navigation settings: see c:;, page 209.
Show alternative routes: see c:;, page 208.
Parking along the route*: parking options near
the vehicle are displayed.
Save current position* : you can save your current
vehicle position as a favorite
c:;, page 208 or save
it as a contact in th e directory
¢ page 208 .
Audi connect at this location *: allows you to
sea rch for
Travel information at the entered lo­
cation (events, weather at the destination, etc.).
Online traffic data *: you can switch the on lin e
traffic data on or
off~.
Country information: see c:;, page 206 .
Avoid route* : when route guidance is act ive, the
calculated route w ill avoid the area you have
specified (max imum : 12 mi (20 km)), if possible .
The navigation system calculates an alternat ive
ro ute . The route to be avoided that you have en­
tered applies only to the current route and must
be set again, if needed. The areas you have se­
lected to avoid will appear with red and wh ite
shading on the map .
Move route *: move your finge r over the MMI
touch control pad* or use the con trol knob to ad­
just the ro ute on the overview map .
ll AUDI AG pr ovide s access to se rvices from third part y p ro ­
v ider s. Pe rma ne nt ava ilabil ity c ann ot be g uara nteed , be­
c a use that depen ds on the th ird party p ro vide r.
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Map settings
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
.,. Press the I NAV /MAPI button repeatedly unti l
the map is displayed.
.,. Select: r ight control button> Map settings.
Depend ing on the selected fu nction, the follow­
in g settings can be selected:
Map colors
Day /Night :
the map is displayed wit h a light/
dark background .
Automatic: the map display adapts to the light­
i ng condit ions (for examp le, changing from
Day
to Night when dr iving through a tunnel).
Map display
Standard :
see c:;, page 210, fig. 190.
Satellite map1>: see c:;, page 213.
Electric range : see c:;, page 217.
Map orientation
Destination :
the map indicates the destination
and is oriented to the north.
2D heading up map /2D north up map : the cur­
rent vehicle position is displayed. The map is ori­
ented in the direction of trave l or to the north.
3D position map *: the cur rent veh icle position is
shown on a three-dimensional map and is aligned
to the direction of travel. At a scale of 62 mi
(100 km) and larger, the map orientation is to
the north.
Overview map : the entire route from the vehicle
position to the destination or the next stopover is
displayed on the map. The map scale depends on
the length of the route and adapts automatically.
The map is oriented to the north.
Route information
The disp lay o f route information, such as the cur­
rent street being driven on or points of interest
a long the current route, can be switched on/off
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or can be minimized on the display of upcoming maneuvers.
Automatic zo om
On : the map scale is adapted a utomat ica lly de­
pending on the type of road being trave led (ex­
pressway, hig hway, other roads) so that you al­
ways have an optimal overview o f the road ahead.
The sca le is also automatica lly adapted when
there are upcoming maneuvers to provide a bet­ ter detailed view.
Inter section : when route guidance is active, the
map temporarily zooms in to a detailed scale
when there are upcom ing maneuvers so that you
can see the street or turn better.
Off: the map sca le you have chosen is main ­
tained.
M ap content
Map content such as weathe r, traff ic information
or favorites can be displayed or hidden .
The weather forecast* is d isplayed o n a 3 m i (5
km) scale on the map ¢
page 208, fig. 187.
Satellite map
Appl ies to: ve hicles with a nav igatio n system an d Audi con ­
nect (I nfotainment)
You can display the navigation map with satel­
lite images .
Fig. 191 Example: satellite map
Requirement: the requirements for Audi connect
(Infotainment) must be met
¢ page 190.
1> Prov ider at time of printing .
2> AUDI AG provides access to se rvices from th ird party pro ·
v iders . Pe rman ent ava ilability cannot be guaran teed , be ­
c ause that depe nds on th e th ird party provider.
Na viga tion
.. Press the !NAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
.. Select: r ight control b utton > M ap settings >
Map displa y> Google Earth ll2l_
T he map v iew is based on data packets received
from the Internet in the form of satellite images,
which are then combined with the roadways from
the
Standard map view. There are two gigabytes
of memory space in the MMI memory that can be
u sed to temporarily store the map or nav igat io n
data that was received . This is roughly the
amount requ ired for the map/navigation data for
a 2, 485 m ile ( 4,000 km) ro ute. As long as the
sate llite images loaded for route guidance are
stored, you can use them witho ut having a n ac ­
tive data connection .
(D Tips
- The sto red sa tell ite map2> d ata can be de ­
leted in
Factory setting s> Navigation and
online memory ¢
page 244.
- The s atellite map2> is updated regularly
whenever the function is opened . The proc ­
ess may take several seconds.
- When the satellite map d isplay
2> is switch ­
ed on with the 30 position map, the map
display automatically sw itches to the 20
map type when driving through tunnels.
- Always read the chapter¢
page 196, Audi
connect (Infotainment) general informa­ tion .
-For add itiona l information, v is it
www.audiusa.com.
Map update
Introduction
Applies to: vehicles wi th navigat ion syste m
The re are mu ltip le opt io ns avai lab le for updat ing
yo ur map mate rial:
- Map updates through the
online map upd ate *
¢page 214 . ..,_
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Accessing traffic information
Traffic information (TMC)
Appl ies to: vehicles with navigation system
.,. Press the I NAV /MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed .
.,. Select : left control button > Traffic messages .
An overview of all the traffic messages is dis ­
p layed in the Infotainment system. Traffic inci­
dents on your route are shown in the upper sec ­
tion of the list, sorted according to distance.
-Displaying all traffic messages for a street/
highway :
select and confirm the[] symbo l. A
li st of a ll the traffic messages for the selected
street/h ighway is displayed.
-Opening a detailed view of traffic information :
select and confirm the traffic information from
the list.
-Displaying the selected traffic information on
the map :
select the right control button >
Show on map . The shaded line shows the
street and the length of the traffic jam.
-Displaying the next traffic message on the
map:
press the control knob.
Traffic information display
Colored warning symbols:
traffic incidents on
your route are shown in the upper section of the
list and are sorted according to distance.
Warning symbols with~: avoided traffic inci­
dents.
Grayed out warning symbols: traffic incidents
that are not on yo ur route. They are sorted ac­
cording to road type (expressway, hig hway, othe r
road), country and name.
(D Tips
-Critical traffic informa tion, such as warn­
ings about wrong- way drivers, is automati­
ca lly displayed . To hide the traffic informa ­
tion, press the
I BACK I button or the control
u. knob. 00 .-< ~ -TMC traffic reports are not avai lab le in Can -
~ ada. For more information, please contact 0
~ Sirius Canada. 00
Navigation
Better route
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
By receiving traffic information through TMC,
your MMI calculates a better route -if available -
and the possible time saved for the current route
guidance. You can decide yourself which route
you would like to use.
.,. Press the INAV/MAPI button repeatedly until
the map is displayed.
Requirement: route guidance must be active.
If your MMI has ca lculated a better route than
the current route guidance, the message
A better
route is available.
appears for several seconds
along with the time that may be saved . A better
route is ind icated in the map view by the symbol
rS ~page 210, fig. 190 .
Apply better route
-Press the right control button.
-Select and confirm the better route. Or: select
and confirm
Details to display details about the
optimized route. You can zoom in or out on the
map using the MMI touch control pad. Require­
ment : there must be more than one opt im ized
route calculated. Press the control knob to
sw itch to the next route in the detailed view.
Closing the detailed view: press the I BACKI
button.
-The better route is used for the remaining
route guidance and the route is recalcu lated.
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