2018 AUDI S3 SEDAN Owners Manual

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approximately 70% of the maximum vol­
ume.
- Functionality is not guaranteed for mobile
devices that do not conform to the USB
2.0
specification.
- USB hubs are not supported.
- Some versions of the iPod such as the iPod
shuffle cannot be connected to the USB
adapter for devices with Apple Dock connec­
tor. Connect these devices using a AUX con­
nector cable.
- Changed content on a mobile device
l) that
is connected to the Audi music interface
may not be displayed in the media center.
In this case, reset the
Media settings back
to
Factory settings c> page 244.
- Video playback through the Audi music in­
terface is only supported if the connected
device is recognized as a USB storage device
(for example a USB stick). Apple devices and
MTP devices (such as smartphones) are not
recognized as USB storage devices .
- iPod/iPhone malfunctions also affect the
operation of the MMI. Reset your iPod/
iPhone if this happens.
- For important information on operating
your iPod/iPhone, refer to the user guide for
the device. Audi recommends updating the
iPod/iPhone software to the latest version.
- For more information about the Audi music
interface and supported devices, check the
Audi database for mobile devices at
www.audiusa.com/mp3 or contact an au­
thorized Audi dealer or authorized Audi
Service Facility.
8 l ) A pp lies o nly to MTP device s. Does not apply to App le dev i­
"' &j ces and USB mass storage d ev ices.
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USB charging ports in the rear
App lies to : vehicles wit h USB charging ports in the rear
You can charge the battery on your mobile device
through a USB charging port.
Two USB charging ports* are located at the back
of the center console.
- USB adapter: refer to c> page 229, USB adopter
for Audi music interface.
- Charging a mobile device using the USB
adapter: connect your mobile device to a USB
charging port using a suitable USB adapter.
- Disconnecting a mobile device from the charg­
ing port:
remove the USB adapter from the USB
charging port .
-Disconnecting mobile devices with an Apple
Dock connector :
remove the Apple Dock con­
nector from the Apple device with the release
tabs pressed in.
A WARNING
-
Driving requires your complete and undivided
attention . As the driver, you have complete
responsibility for safety in traffic. Never oper­
ate your mobile devices while driving, because
this increases the risk of an accident.
((D) Note
Extremely high or low temperatures that can
occur inside vehicles can damage mobile devi­
ces and/or impair their performance . Never
leave mobile devices in the vehicle in ex­
tremely high or low temperatures.
(D Tips
- Always follow the information found in
c>page 62 .
-When you switch the ignition off, the USB
ports are still supplied with power until the
energy management intervenes.
- Do not use any additional USB extension ca­
bles or adapters to connect mobile devices
to the USB charging port that have already
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been connected by a USB adapter . They may
impair the functionality.
- USB hubs a re not supported .
- Refer to the man ufactu rer's operating man-
ua l for important informat ion regarding the
ope ration of your mob ile dev ice .
- Co rrect funct ion of all mobile devices can­
not be guaranteed .
- The vehicle ba tte ry dra ins when mobile de­
v ices are turned on b ut the engine is off.
Playing media
Accessing media
You con start and op erat e various med ia
t hrough the
MM I control panel.
F ig . 208 Diagram : poss ible so ur ces in the Medi a men u
Fi g. 209 Diag ram : p ossible s our ces in the M ed ia m enu
Req uirement: a media sou rce must contain au ­
d io/video* fi les
9 page 224 .
• Press the I MEDIAi button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview is disp layed.
• Se lect and confirm the desired source. Or :
press the I MEDI Ai button repeatedly until t he
desired source is selected.
Depending on the vehi cle equ ipment, the follow­
ing sources may be disp layed in the
Media men u:
1) Depe ndin g o n th e DVD , th is m ay not be poss ib le dur ing
p la y ba ck.
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(D Jukebo x* ... .. .. .. ... .. ..... .
@ DVD/CD drive * ... .. ...... .... .
@ SD card re ader .. .. .. .... .... .
@) Audi music interface * .. .. ..... .
su ch as an iPhone, USB stick
® External audio p la y er ......... .
such as an MP3 pl ayer connected to
the AUX input
@ Bluetooth audio player * ...... .
(J) Wi-Fi audio pl ayer* ... .. ..... .
@ Online m edia * and Internet radio *
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- Playi ng audio /video files : select a source in the
Media menu> ca tegory (such a s art ists> al­
bum> track) .
-Moving one level up in the folder structure :
press the I BACKI button. Or: selec t and confirm
Folder up .
- Selec ting the p re v ious or ne xt track /chapter*
1>: press the On/Off knob on the MMI control
panel briefly to the left
l t>L
- Fa st-for warding and rew inding audio /video *
fil es :
press and hold the On/Off knob on the
MMI control pa nel to the left
lt>I for
a longer time .
-Paus ing or re suming pla yback : press the On/
Off knob on the MMI control panel b riefly .
(@ Tips
-You can scroll through long lis ts quickly by
turning the cont rol knob quickly . The scroll­
ing speed depends on the number of list en­
t ries .
- For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when t he vehicle is stationary. On­
ly the so und from the video plays while driv­
ing.

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Media center
Various categories for selecting audio/video*
files are available in the media center .
Fig. 210 Example: USB stick catego ries
Fig . 211 Examp le: USB stick categories
~ Press the I MEDIAi button. Press the left control
button until the sources overview is displayed .
Se lect and confirm the desired source.
(!) Active source
The active source is highlighted. The active
source
symbol @ may change depending on the
connected device, the online media service* or
Internet radio*. The device name may be dis­
p layed (for example: myPhone). As an examp le, a
USB stick is shown
c:> fig . 210 connected to the
Audi music interface*.
Depending on the active source , you can select
audio/video files* from the following categor ies
and add them to the p laylist :
@Favorites
The Favorites category appears if at least one en­
try is stored in the favorites list . See
¢ page 234 ,
Favorites.
@ Artists
All available artists a re displayed . Se lect and con­
firm an artist, an album and then a track.
Media
@ Albums
All available albums are displayed . Select and
confirm an album and then a track .
® Genres
All available genres are displayed . Select and
confirm a genre (s uch as
Pop), an artist, an al­
bum and then a song.
@ Tracks
All available tracks are displayed . Select and con­
firm a track .
(J) Folders
The folder structure or track/chapter list is dis­
played . Select a folder, if necessary . Select and
confirm a track .
@ Playlists
All available playlists from the source and the
smart playlists are displayed. Se lect and confirm
a playlist and then a track.
Smart playlists :
- Last played tracks :
the last tracks played in the
selec ted source are displayed .
-Most played : the most played tracks in these­
lected source are displayed .
-5 stars to 1 star: tracks from the selected
source are displayed accord ing to their r ating.
- Unrated: all files from t he se lected source
w ithout rating information (for example, in the
103 tag) are displayed.
@ Videos*
All avai lable video files are displayed. Select and
confirm a video file.
(D Tips
-Only the categories supported by the medi­
um are available . For example, CD/DVD­
ROM tracks cannot be selected with catego­
r ies such as
Artists , Albums or Genres .
With an iPod/iPhone (source: Audi music in­
terface*
c> page 229), the Podcasts , Audio
books
and Composers categor ies are also
available.
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- For safety reasons, the video image is only
displayed when the vehicle is stationary. On­ ly the sound from the video p lays while driv­
i ng .
- When synchronizing a portable device with
"Cloud" services, p laylists may display incor­
rectly in the MMI. Use the media center in
the dev ice.
Free text search
A pp lies to: ve hicles w ith free text search
You con search in the active source by tracks and
video file s*, for example
F ig. 2 12 Inpu t fiel d and results l ist for free text s earch
You can open the free te xt sea rch depending on
t he selected source.
Requirement: the playlist
c::> page 234 or media
cent er
c::> page 233 must be display ed.
Opening fr ee text sea rch
.,. Keep turning the contro l knob to the left until
the
fr ee te xt search inputfield (D9fig. 212
appears. Or : push the contro l knob up.
U sing the free t ext sear ch : see 9 page 162 , Free
text search.
Entr ies that contain the entered search term are
listed in the results
list @c::> fig. 212 . You can
search fo r artists @¢
fig. 212, albums @or
tracks @ as well as genres and videos .
(D Tips
-It will then search through the fi les in the
active so urce .
- If you open free text sea rch in the
Folder s
category (i)c::>poge233, fig. 211 or the
Comp osers , Podca sts and Audio book s cat-
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egories, it will only search through the files
in that folder .
Playlist
Fig. 213 Example : pl ayli st
The track, a rtist, album and album cover, if app li­
cable, will appear in t he playlist
¢ fig . 213.
Options m enu
See c::> page 235, Additional settings .
Favorites
Up to SO en tries for every media sour ce con be
stored in any order in the favorites list.
Requirement: the p lay list o r media center m ust
be open.
- Select the desired entry from the playlist or
media center .
- Select: right control b utton
> Store as favorite .
Or :
press and hold the contro l knob for several
seconds .
When you store a track as a favorite, the associ­
ated a lbum will appear i n the favorites list as an
entry .
Requireme nt: at lea st one entry must be sto red
i n the favorites list .
Displa ying the f avorite s list : press the I MEDIAi
button . Press the left cont rol button u ntil the
sources overview
9 page 232 i s disp layed. Selec t
the source tha t contains the
categories
¢ page 233 (for examp le, SD card). Select the F a ·
vorites
cat egory .
Requireme nt: the favo rites list must be d is­
played.
- Lis tening to a f avorite : select and confirm a fa-
vorite from the list .
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-Move favorite : select a favorite from the list>
right contro l button > Move favorite . Select
and confirm the location of the se lected favor­
ite.
- Deleting a favorite : select a favorite from the
list>
right contro l button > Delete favorite >
Delete this favorite or Delete all favorites .
Additional settings
Options menu
Context-specific functions and settings are avail­
ab le depending on the selected so urce.
.,. Press the right control button.
Sound settings
See q page 247.
Input level
Requirement: a mobile device m ust be connected
to the AUX connection cable or to a USB adapter
q page 229, Multimedia connections.
The vo lume of the mobi le device is adapted to
the MMI. Audi recommends adjusting the vo lume
on the mobile device to
70% of the maximum
volume output.
Bluetooth settings
See q page 246.
Wi-Fi settings*
See q page 195, Wi-Fi hotspot .
Connection manager
See q page 244.
Additional track information
With the function switched on l;1 and a playlist
open, var ious information about the current track
(such as a rtist, album and album cover*) as well
as the playing time and the remaining playing
time are displayed.
u. co ... N ~ l) Th e fun ctio n automat ic ally sw itc hes off when th e sou rce
8 is ch an ged . N &j 2> This fun ctio n is not availa ble fo r all cell phone s.
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Jukebox memory capacity*
Information on the Jukebox memory capacity and
the number of stored tracks in the Jukebox is dis­
played.
Rewind/Fast forward
T urn the cont rol knob to the left or to the right.
Or: move your finger across the MMI touch con­
trol pad* from left to right.
Shuffle1>
With the function switched on 1;1, all files in the
playlist are played and shown in random order.
Repeat track1>
When the funct ion is switched on 1;1, the current
track repeats.
Back to 'Playback'
The options menu is closed. The track currently
playing appears in the playlist.
Play similar music*
The track currently playing is quickly analyzed
(s uch as artists, genres, mood , beat) and a smart
playlist with simi lar trac ks is shown .
Play more ...
A smart playlist is shown based on the track cur­
r ently playing. You can select between a p laylist
with more tracks
by this artist , from this album
o r of this genre.
Copy to jukebox*
See q page 225, Adding files to the Jukebox .
Set as ringtone*2>
Requirement: a cell phone must be connected to
the MMI. The track currently play ing must be in
the Jukebox"
q page 225.
The selected track wi ll be used as the ringtone
for incoming calls.
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Gracenote onlin e datab ase*
Req uirement: the M MI mus t be connected to the
I n ternet.
Depending on availability , va rious informat io n
w ill load about the track cur rently play ing when
t his func tion is sw itched on
!;1.
Favorit es
See ~ page 234 .
Addition al options
Requirement: the vehicle must be stationary and
a video file* or a DVD* must be p lay ing .
Child safety loc k*
Playback o f video DVDs can be restric ted using
parental control.
E nter the password fo r parenta l control. Pass­
wo rd set at t he f actory:
12 34 . Yo u have the fol ­
lowing options:
- Prot ection level: select and confirm the protec­
t ion level (fo r example , Leve l 5). Eight diffe rent
pro tect io n leve ls c an be set fo r parenta l
cona
tro l. If you set the parental con trol leve l at Lev ­
el 5, a ll DVDs from level 1 -5 can be played . Vid ­
eo DVDs with a higher leve l will not play . Se lect
Un restri cted to remove all of the restrictions.
- Change pa ssword: edit the current password .
Switch to full screen
The video image is displayed. Turn the cont rol
knob to disp lay the playl ist.
Or : press the I BACKI
button.
Replay video1>
When th is function is sw itched on !;1, the current
video w ill replay .
Show DVD menu
The DVD main menu opens in the Infotainment
system display.
1> Th e fun ctio n au to m ati ca lly swi tches o ff when th e source
i s c ha nge d.
2> Depe nding o n th e DVD, th is may not be poss ib le dur ing
p layba ck.
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- Selecting a menu item: select and confirm a
menu item.
Or : move your finger on the MMI
to uch control pad * and press the contro l knob .
Audio track2
)
Yo u can ma nually se t the aud io t rack (lang uage
and audio format). The lang uage and audio for ­
mat options depend on the video DVD .
Subtitles2>
You can set subtitles for playback manually. The
l anguages availab le depend o n the DVD.
Aspect
Audi recommends the Automati c setting for the
picture format . You can set the picture format
depend ing on the act ive file or source (for exam­
ple v ideo fi le*, DVD*).
Picture for-
Description
mat
Automati c
The M MI detects the pict ure for-
mat of the so urce and displays the
i mage in the opt imum rat io. Black
bars may appea r on the sides of
the disp lay, depending on the
source format and the Infotain -
ment system display that is insta l-
led.
Z oo m The image is e nlarged to fi ll the
entire In fotainment system dis -
play. Switch the function off if the
image is distorted .
Cinema-Use this setting for fi lms in cinema
sc ope fo rmat 2 1:9. B lack bars are s hown
i n t he upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system d isplay .
Origin al The image is d isplayed in the ratio
of the so urce fo rmat. Select this
opt ion if the image is disto rted or a
section of the image is cut off
when
Au to is selected.

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Picture for-
mat
4: 3
16 :9
(D Tips Description
The image is fixed
in the 4:3 pie-
ture format. Black bars are shown
on the sides of the Infotainment
system d isplay.
The image is fixed in the 16 :9 pie -
ture format . B lack bars are shown
in the upper and lower edges of the
Infotainment system disp lay.
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-T he p rotection levels for the Parental con­
t rol
are based on the US standards from the
Motion P icture Associat ion of America
(MPAA). Note that the age levels fo r video
DVDs in European countr ies may differ.
-Password ent ry fo r Parental control will be
locked for approx imately one m inute if you
enter the incorrect password three t imes in
a row. The password can o nly be reset by an
au thori zed A udi dealer.
-Not a ll video DVDs have parental control.
Supported media and file formats
Overview
The following audio/video file properties are supported by the DVD drive*, the Jukebox*, the SD card
reader and the USB storage device* connection:
Audio files Video files*
Supported SD/SDHC /SDXC /MMC m emory cards :
with a capacity of up to 128 GB
media DVD drive : audi o CDs ( up to 80 min) w ith CD tex t (a rt ist, album, so ng)*, CD -R O Ms w ith
a ca pacity of up to 70 0 M B; D V D± R/RW; DVD video; DV D audio wi th audio t ra ck s tha t
are compatible with a DVD video p layer;
Audi music interface *: mobile devices (such as an i Pod i::> page 229, M TP playe r, USB
storage device in "USB Device Subclass 1 and
6" that conforms to USB 2 .0: USB sticks,
U SB MP3 p laye rs (P lug-and-P lay-capable), external USB flash drives and ha rd dr ives
File system Memory cards : exFA T, FA T, FAT32, NTFS
USB storage device : FA T, FA T32 , NTFS
USB storage device partition s (primary/logical* : 2 per USS-connec tion
CD/DVD file sy stem: IS09660, Joliet, UDF
Metadata Album cover : GIF, )PG, P NG with max.
800x800 px . The album cover from the
me diu m o r from Gracenote* is disp layed,
depe nding on ava ilabili ty.
Format MPEG Windows MPEG FLAC MPEG 1/2 MPEG4 AVC Windows Media
1/2 Med ia 2/4 (H
.264)
Video 9
Laye r 3 Aud io 9
and 10
File e xten-.mp3 .wma .m4a; .nae .mpg; .mp4; .wmv;
sion .m4b; .mpeg .m4v; .asf
.aac .mov;
.avi
Pla ylists .M3 U; .PLS; .WP L; .M3 U8; .ASX
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Audio files Video files*
C ha rac te ris-
up to maximum 320 kbit/s and 48 kHz up to maximum 2,000 kbit/s and
tic s 48 kHz samp ling frequencies sampling 720x576 px. at max imum 25 fps
frequen-
cy
Numbe r DVD driv e *: m ax. 1,000 files per medium
of fil es Jukebox*: approximately 10 GB memory capacity; max. 3,000 fi les can be imported
USB stor age de vice and memor y cards: max . 10,000 fi les per medium; max. 1,000
files pe r playlist/directory
(D Tips
- The med ia drives do not support the W in­
dows Media Audio 9 Voice format.
- Fo r compressing MP3 fi les, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The
display showing the remaining play t ime
may differ for audio files with variable bit
rate.
- Specia l characters (such as those in 103 tag
i nformat ion) d isplay d ifferent ly depending
CD drive
A pp lies to: ve hicles w it h a CD drive
on the system language and cannot always
be guaranteed.
- The manufacturer of the storage device can
prov ide informat ion about its "USB Dev ice
Subclass".
- Some M TP player functions are not s upport ­
ed, such as rating mus ic tracks and v ideo
playback.
The following audio file properties are supported by the CO drive:
Audio files
Supp orted
Audio CDs (up to 80 min) with CO text (artist, album, track)*, CO-ROMs with a capaci-
m edia ty of up to 700 MB
File system CD file sy ste m : IS09660, Joliet, UD F
M eta d ata Album co ver : GIF, )PG, PNG w it h max . 800x800 px . The album cover from the medi-
um may be d isplayed, depend ing on ava ilab il ity.
Format M PEG 1/2 Windows Media Au -MPEG 2/4
FLAC
Layer 3 dio 9 and 10
File exte nsion .mp3 .wma .m4a; .flac
. m4b;
.aac
Pla ylis ts .M3U; .PLS; .WPL; .M3U8; .ASX
Chara cte ris tic s up to maxim um 320 kbit/s and 48 k Hz sampling frequencies 48 k Hz sampling
frequency
Numb er Maximum 1,000 f iles per med ium
o f fil es
(D Tips
- Fo r compressing MP3 files, Audi recom­
mends a bit rate of at least 160 kb it/s. The display showing the remain
ing play time
may differ for aud io files with var iable b it
rate.
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