2018 AUDI S3 SEDAN Owners Manual

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-Moving the crosshairs for sound focus : move
yo ur finge r in the desi red direction on t he M MI
touch co ntro l pa d.
-Storing the crosshairs location : press the con­
t ro l knob twice.
Or : press the I BACK ! button 0
c>page 154, fig. 154.
Using the DVD main menu
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
Requirement: a DVD must be p lay ing
c>page 232 .
-Selecting a menu item : move your finge r up/
down or le ft/r ight on the MMI touch contro l
pad.
- Confirming a selection : press the control knob.
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The vo lume of t he vo ice gu idan ce pr om pts fo r
the MMI touch* ca n be adjusted separate ly
c> page 24 8.
Control knob with
joystick function
Operation
App lies to: veh icles with joystick function
Fig. 164 Operat ing co nce pt fo r th e contro l kno b wit h joy ­
s ti ck funct io n
You can p ush the cont ro l knob up or down (D
c> fig. 164 o r to t he right o r left @.
Opening the entertainment sliding menu
Applies to: vehicles with MMI touch
Opening the entertainment sliding menu : push
t he cont rol knob down to open th e en tertain-
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ment s liding me nu@ c>page 16 3, fig. 16 8 .
The n you can se lect and conf irm a function .
Closing the entertainment sliding menu : push
t h e con trol knob up to close the en tertai nmen t
s lidi ng men u.
Or: press the !BACKI bu tton (f)
c> page 154, fig. 15 4.
Additional functions
Applies to: vehicles with joystick function
Displaying the input field/switching to
speller input
Push the cont rol knob up c> pag e 159, fig. 164 to
reach the begin ning of a list in the cent ral a rea o r
the input field . If the in put fie ld is al ready open ,
swi tch d irec tly to the speller in the inpu t field by
pushing the co ntro l knob up aga in
c> page 161 .
On the map
Requirement: a map must be displayed
c>page 210 .
-Displaying the input field : push the cont ro l
knob up.
- Displaying route guidance : when r oute g uid­
ance is active, you can also d isp lay the route
gu idance by p ushi ng the cont rol knob up
c> page 205 , fig. 184 .
-Zooming in/out on the map (zoom) : turn the
cont rol knob to the right/left to zoom in/out on
the map .
-Additional options on the map : see
c>page 211
Applies to: vehicles without MMI touch with joystick function
-Showing/hiding the crosshairs : press the co n­
t rol knob . T he crossh airs a re show n on t he
ma p. Pr ess the
I BACK ! button to hi de the cross ­
ha irs.
- Moving the crosshairs : when the crosshairs a re
visib le, t urn the contro l kno b in the direction
the c ross hairs should move . P ress the cont rol
knob and hold it until the crosshairs are in the
desired point on the map.
Adjusting the sound focus
Applies to: vehicles without MMI touch w ith joyst ick function
Requirement: the balan ce/fader fu nction mus t
be se lected
c> page 247. .,.
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-Moving the sound focus using the cro sshair s:
the crosshairs can be moved horizontally. Turn
the control knob to the left or to the r ight .
Press the control knob to move the crosshairs
vertically. Turn the contro l knob to the left or
to the right. Press the control knob again to
save the sett ing .
Using the DVD main menu
Requirement: a DVD must be p laying
c;, page232 .
-Selecting a menu item: move the control knob
with joystick function up or down or to the left
or right.
-Confirming a selection: press the control knob.
Opening the selection /options menu with
the control knob
App lies to: vehicles w ith joystick function
Applies to: MMI control panel wit h control
knob and joy·
stick function
Fig. 165 Open ing t he se lect io n/op tion s m enu w ith the
co ntrol knob
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Requirement : the se lection menu symbol 3 must
be displayed in the Infotainment system display
¢fig. 165.
Opening/closing the selection menu: push the
contro l knob to the
left ¢ fig. 165 to open these­
l ection menu . Then you can select and confirm a
funct ion using the control knob .
Press the
I BACK I button 0 ¢ page 154 , fig . 154
to return to the function one level up.
Opening/closing the options menu: push the
control knob to the right
¢fig. 165 to open the
opt ions men u. Then you can select and confirm a
function using the control knob.
Press the
I BACK I button 0 c;, page 154, fig . 154
to return to the function one leve l up.

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Letter/number speller
Fig . 1 66 Diagram : letter/ num be r spelle r
You can ente r letters, numbers and symbo ls in
the MMI us ing the letter/number speller. Th is
option is ava ilab le when the input f ield @is ac­
tive
r::!> fig . 166 .
-Opening /clos ing the letter /number speller :
move the control knob up/down when the input
field is active .
Or: select t he right contro l but ­
ton
> Open speller /Close speller .
- Entering characters :
turn the control knob with
t h e character
selection @¢ fig. 166 to the de­
s ir ed symbo l. Press the contro l knob to confi rm
t h e cha racte r. Yo ur inpu t is disp laye d in th e in­
pu t field @. On ce yo u have entered all of the
ch aracters, sele ct an d confirm t he
button (!) to
go to the res ults list.
Or : push the control knob
down.
- Entering accented characters (such as a, c;, ii,
o )* : turn t he con trol k nob wit h the c haracter
se lection @¢ fig. 16 6 to a character . To open
the selected accented cha racters, press and
hold the cont rol knob . Turn the cont rol knob
with the characte r
selection@¢ fig. 166 to an
accented cha racter . Press the control knob to
i nsert the acce nted character . To close the ac­
cented cha racters without se lecting a charac­
te r, p res s and hold the cont rol k nob ag ain.
Or:
sele ct and confir m la ou l(z) r::!> fig . 166. Select
and confirm an accented chara cter.
- Deleting character s: se lect and confirm <8J @
r::!> fig . 166 and press the con trol b utton . T o de-
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lete a ll characters in the input field, press and
hold the control knob on
in the input field are deleted .
-Enter ing special characters : select and con­
firm
! !&? l@ r::!>fig. 166, laou l(z) o rl 123 1@ . Se­
lect and confirm t he des ired specia l character
(for examp le, a hyphe n or pe riod) wi th the
number spe ller .
-Input assistance : in some cases s uch as in navi­
gation *, there is a word suggestion* @
r::!> fig. 166 based on ava ila ble e ntries while you
a re ente ring d ata. Yo u can sele ct this sugges­
t ion by p ushi ng the con tro l knob upward.
- Results list : in some cases, such as in the dire c­
t o ry, t he sys tem sw itches au to ma tically to the
res ults list b ased on available en tries ®
r::!> fig. 166. Select and conf irm a suggestion
from the list.
Re quire ment: the inpu t
field @r::!> fig. 166 must
be a ctive .
-Switching between speller and MMI touch* :
the handwriting recognition for the MMI touch
cont rol pad* is activated automatically. Simp ly
start wr it in g.
Overview of symbols in the speller
The symbo ls in the letter/numbe r speller are ex-
plained in the follow ing tab le:
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Symbol /Description Description
CD IL IST lorB Switches to the results list.
@ Input field Disp lays the cur re nt input .
® Results lis t Displays a
list with suggestions based on the letters already en-
tered.
@
+
Sw itches from lowe r case to upper case let ters o r from upper case
to lowe r case le tters.
® E
Opens additional spe ller options, for example C los e speller and
Clear input field
® 11
& 71 Character sets and specia
l characters
0 laoul D isp lays accented cha racters (suc h as a,<;, ri, o) .
Switches from letter to number inp ut or from n umber to letter in -
® I1231/IABCI
put .
® Adds a space in the input field . ..........
@ Character selection Highlights t he se lected c haracter.
@ ..
Inserts the suggested word* when you p ush the contro l knob up .
@ <&] D eletes t he cha racter to the left o f the cursor .
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Opening free text search
Accented c haracters are not available fo r ev­
ery let ter. .,. Select: IME NUI button> desired menu item
(such as Telephone ).
.,. Keep tu rn ing the cont rol knob to the left until
t he
free text sear ch inp ut fie ld CD ¢ fig. 167
appears . Or: push the con trol knob up to open
the input field
CD .
Free text search
Applies to: vehicles 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 .
Fig. 167 Example : free text search on telep hone
Free text sea rch is avai lab le in the Vehicle *, Ra­
dio *, Media* , Telephone *, Navigation *
and Audi
conne ct*
menus .
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The handwr it ing recogni tion fo r th e M MI to uch
con tro l pad* is automatically activated. S imply
st ar t w rit ing.
Free text search for an entry
.,. Enter one or more searc h terms in any order in­
to the input field . The ind iv idual sea rch te rms
m ust be separated by spaces whe n ente ring.
An input suggestion to comp lete the entry* ®
¢fig . 167 is shown depe nding on the input . Ad­
dit ional entries that co nta in the entered sea rch
te rm are lis ted I n the resu lts
list @.
If the desired term is still not displayed, enter
additional letters until it is d isplayed .

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It is often eno ugh j ust to enter the first letters of
the search term in order for it to display in the re­ sults list . For examp le, in the
Telephone * menu,
write the init ials of the contact being searched,
separated by a space.
Selecting an entry from the results list
Requireme nt: a t le ast one e ntry mus t be dis ­
played in t he results
list @o fig. 167.
• MMI touch input* : tu rn the contro l knob to t he
r igh t. S elec t and confi rm an entry from the lis t.
Selecting the input suggestion to complete
the entry •
Speller input : select and co nfirm I L IS T!@
o page 161, fig . 166. O r: push the cont rol knob
down . Select a nd confirm an entry from the
Req uirement : an input suggestion to complete
the
entry* ® o fig. 167 must be disp layed. list
.
• MMI touch input* : press the control knob .
Menus and Symbols
Fig . 16 8 Diagram: menu s and symbols
Symbol /Description Description
CD Sele cted text Selected function
@ TMC TMC/online traffic informat ion recept ion o page 215
Displays information about the media so urce t hat is current ly se-
Entertainment sliding le
cted or a si tuati on (such as an inco ming ca ll) . Depend ing o n veh i-
® cle eq uipment, operat io n m igh t al so be poss ib le using the open en-
menu tertainment sliding menu (such as select ing a radio station o r ac -
cepting a ca ll)
r::!) page 159 .
@
Jukebox* impo rt ing proc-
Copy audio/v ideo f iles to the Jukebox
o page 225 ess
® Repeat track The track c urrently p laying is repeated. o page 235
® Sh uffle All files on t
he p laylist are played in random o rder o
page 235,
Shuffle
0 Ar row Access information by pressi
ng the control knob w hen the selected
text is active
®
Telephone signa l
Telephone s ignal strength
strength bars
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Symbol /Description Description
®
Exclamation point on the
Indicates missed calls
telephone
Data connection signa l Signal st
rength for the active data co nne ctio n, or
@ PIN : ente r the P IN (SI M)
strengt h bars*
PUK : enter the PUK
Network coverage for the act ive data connect ion
ca:> page 196
@ 2G/3G/LTE* 2G : GSM network
3G: UMTS netwo rk
L TE *: L TE netwo rk
@ Mute The audio source is . muted <=:> page 247
@ Roam ing O
utside the mobile ne twork for the con nected cell p hone or the in -
serted SI M card
@) Importing process Import/update the contacts in the d irectory or the call lists
@ Options menu* Select and confirm context
-dependent functions as we ll as settings
within a menu item
@ B luetoot h* B luetooth device con nected ca:> page 226 o r ca:> page 177
@ Scroll ba rs Indicates a long
list .
Move within lists by turn ing the control knob.
@ Input fie ld Info
rmat io n that ca n be changed using the lette r/numbe r spelle r
<=:>page 161 or the M MI touch* <=:> page 157.
@ MMI touch" Operation us ing the MMI to uch control pad is p ossible
@ Knob Setting for the selec ted f unct ion by turning the con trol knob
@ Check boxes You can sw
itch certain functions
on~ or offO by press ing the con-
t rol knob .
@ Selection list Settings for the selected f
unction that a re accessed by pressing the
cont ro l knob
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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 13 or the multifunct ion steering wheel*
c> page 16.
You can control additional Infotainment func­
tions us ing the MMI control panel
c> page 154 in
the Infota inment system display .
A WARNING
Direct your full attention to dr iv ing. As the
dr iver, yo u have complete respons ibility fo r
safety in t raffic. Only use the functions in
-
such a way that you a lways maintain com ­
plete control over yo ur vehicle in a ll traffic sit-
uations.
Radio
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and ra­
dio
Requ irement: radio mode must be started
c> page 218 and the rad io/med ia tab m ust be
d isp layed.
.,. Press either the El butto n or the left control
button
<=:> page 14, depend ing on veh icle equ ip­
ment.
Depending on vehicle equipment, the following
functions may be availab le in the driver informa­
tion system.
- Se lecting th e fr equ ency band : select and con ­
firm a frequency band .
-Se lecting a station from th e pr esets li st *: se­
lect :
Preset s> the desired radio station .
-Selecting a station from the sta tion list *: se­
lect and confirm a radio station .
-Selecting a station from the presets li st : se­
lect :
Preset s> the desired radio station .
-Opening a med ia source : select and confirm
Sw itch to medi a. Multifunction
ste ering wheel
Additional settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
- Select: r ight cont rol b utton > desired entry.
Depend ing on the funct ion selected, the follow­
i ng additional settings may be possible:
- Sho w "Now Pla ying" screen : see c>page 222.
Media
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and
media
Requirement: a media drive must contain audio/
video files
c> page 224 and the radio/media tab
must be disp layed.
.,. Press eithe r the @Jbutton o r the left contro l
button
c> page 14, depending on vehicle equip ­
ment .
Depend ing on ve hicle equ ipment, t he following
f unct ions may be ava ilable in the dr iver informa ­
tion system.
- Sele cting a media sourc e: select and confirm a
so urce su ch as the
"SD ca rd".
- Playing an audio /vid eo fil e: select and confirm
a t rack/fi le.
- Pau sing /resuming pla yback : press the right
t humbwhee l@ c> page 15, fig. 11 . To resume
p layback, press the rig ht th umbwhee l again.
Applies to: vehicles with analog instrument cluster
-Sw itching to radio : select and confirm a fre­
quency band (such as
FM ).
Applies to: vehicles with Audi virtual cockpit
-Swit ching to the radio : select and confirm
Swit ch to radio .
- Opening additional tra ck information :
select :
r igh t con trol button
> Show "Now Playing "
sc reen.
For additional information, see
c> page235 .
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- The media dr ives do not p lay fi les t hat are
protected by ORM and t hat are iden tified
with the symbol
{n .
- Ple ase note th at within a med ia so urce in
t he drive r informa tion system, only p lay lists
that were selected through the MMI control
pane l can be played
ca:> page 233 . ..,.
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-Always pay attention to the Infotainment
system d isp lay . Add itiona l operat ion
th ro ugh t he M MI cont rol panel may be nec ­
essa ry, depend ing o n the selected f unction.
Telephone
Applies to: vehicles with multifunction steering wheel and
telephone
R equir emen t: a cell phone must be connec ted to
the MMI
¢ page 177 an d the telephone tab
m ust be displayed .
.,. Press ei ther the l== lbu tto n or the left con trol
but ton
~page 1 4 , d epe ndin g on veh icle eq uip­
ment.
D epe nding on vehicle equip men t, the follow ing
f un ctions may be av aila ble i n t he drive r info rma ­
t ion system .
-Accessing a contact : selec t and conf irm Call
list / Favorites / Directory .
Select and co nfirm
a c onta ct.
-Directory contacts : the drive r information sys­
tem o nly disp lays dire ctory co ntacts t hat have a
p hone num ber stored . If severa l pho ne n um­
bers are s to red w it h a contac t, the lis t of stored
num bers is dis played fi rst when the entry is se ­
l ected . For more informat io n about t he di s­
played symbols, refer
to ¢ page 186 .
-Recent calls: the recent ca lls list conta ins a ll in­
coming, o utgoing and missed ca lls.
-Caller information* : the name, phone number
or Unknown ap pears in t he dr ive r informat io n
system d isp lay depending on whether the ca ller
has been stored in the directory and if the
phone numbe r has been t ransm itted .
Functions during an incoming call
-Accepting a call : press the le ft thu mb whee l
whe n there is an incom in g ca ll.
-Declining a call : sele ct and c onfirm Decline
whe n there is an incom in g ca ll.
-Ending a phone call : selec t a nd confi rm End
call .
Functions during a phone call
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Applies to: vehicles with analog instrument cluster
-Making an additional phone call : selec t Hold >
[§] butto n > Directory or Call list > an entry in
t he lis t.
-Accepting an incoming call when there is an
active call and a call on hold:
sele ct and con ­
f ir m
Replace . The ac tive c all is repl aced with
t he incoming call.
Appl ies to: vehicles with Aud i v irtual cockp it
-Making an additional phone call : select: Hold
call
> l eft con trol button > Directory or Call list
> an entry .
-Accepting an incoming call when there is an
active call and a call on hold:
select and con­
fi rm
Answer . The act ive ca ll is replaced wi th t he
i n com ing c all.
Additional f unct ions include:
Mute : if you select and confirm this f unction, the
othe r person on the phone cannot hear you. You
can hea r the other person .
Holding/resuming a call : you can place the exist ­
i ng ca ll on ho ld and res ume it aga in.
Swap call : you can alt ern ate between two p ho ne
ca lls at the same time . One of t he calls will be on
h o ld. Select ing
End call will end t he active phone
ca ll. A call that was placed on ho ld stays on hold
and can be taken
off ho ld with Resume .
Conference call :
a call on ho ld and up to five ac ­
tive pa rties ( dep endi ng on the ce ll phone serv ice
provide r) ca n be added to a confe rence cal l. To
make an additional ca ll, put all participants in
the cur rent conference call on hold us ing
Hold
call .
By press ing the left contro l button, you ca n
make additional ca lls from the directory or the
ca ll list .
Resume takes all par ties off hold .
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-The telephone fu nctions can on ly be co n­
tr olled wi th t he mu ltifunc tio n steer ing
w heel if th e te lep hon e equip ment was in­
stall ed
at the fa ctory.
-The te le phon e fun ctions dep end on the c ell
ph one and wheth er they are suppor te d by
y ou r ce ll ph one serv ice pro vider or not.
-The Call waiting funct ion must b e ac tivate d
in y our c ell ph on e and in th e MMI in order to
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