2018 AUDI S3 SEDAN audio

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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.
Media
-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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Media
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
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- 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
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- 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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Media
-Specia l characte rs (such as those in 10 3 tag
i nformat ion) d isp lay different ly depending o
n the sys tem lan guage an d cannot always
be guaranteed.
Troubleshooting
Problem Solution
Audi music interface /Bluetooth
Read the instructions in the chapter ¢ page 229, Multimedia con -
audio player*: mobile dev ice is nections/ ¢ page 226, Bluetooth audio player. You can lear n
not supported. about supported mobile devices in the Aud i database for mobile
dev ices at www .audiusa .com/bluetooth .
Audi music interface : the volume A
dju st the volume of the mobile device to approximate ly 70% of
is too high/too low when sta rt ing the maxim um output ¢
page 235, Input level.
playback th rough the AUX inp ut.
Audi music interface : the porta- For many ce ll phones o r mobi le devices, playback is not possib le
ble device is no t recogni ze d a s a when t he batt ery leve l is to o low (less th an 5% of its cap aci ty).
so urce . The mobile de·vice will on ly be recog nized as a so urce in t he MM I
afte r con necting if the ba tte ry charge is s ufficient.
Audi music interface : malfunc-The Bluetooth audio player function is switched on . Sw itch this
t ions during audio playback function off
ca> page 246 when yo u are not using the Bluetooth
t h rough an iPod/ iPhone. audio player .
Audi music interface :
contents Reset the Media settings to the factory defau lt settings
that are c hanged on a mob ile de-
¢page 244.
vice connected to the Audi music
interface
a ) a re not d isp layed in
t he med ia center .
AUX input : there is stat ic when W
hen connecting a nd disconnecting, the External audio player
connect ing and disconnect ing the source is a lready selected. Before connecting or disconnecting the
AUX connection cable. mobile device, eithe r mute the dev ice (see
¢ page 247) or switch
to a different audio so urce (fo r example
<=> page 218 , Opening the
radio) .
Bluetooth audio player * /Wi-Fi On ly one interface s hou ld be ac tively used at a time to ens ure
audio player *: audio playback in- p ro blem -free playback .
te rfe rence.
Wi -Fi audio player* : audio p lay- Aud io playb ac k i nterfe re nce can o ccur on some ce ll phones if the
back inte rference . In ter net connect ion in t he vehicle was not es tablished throug h
t he S IM ca rd reade r on the MM I contro l pane l and the
mobile da-
ta
option on the ce ll phone is swi tc h ed on . Deactiva te t he mobile
data
option on your cell p hone .
Jukebox *: tracks on the impo rted W hen import ing p lay lists, a ll of the fi les themse lves mus t be im-
playlist are g raye d ou t. ported.
Jukebox*: imported tracks cannot I f yo u cannot find imported trac ks in the media center, they may
be played o r found. not be supported . Only copy supported fi les
¢ page 237to the
J ukebox .
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Media
Problem Solution
Wi-Fi audio playe r*:
multiple de- Close the Audi MMI connect app on the connected devices (for ex -
vices are connected to the Wi-Fi ample, smartphones) that are not being used as the Wi-Fi audio
hotspot. A media player (such as a player*. Likewise, close the UPnP server apps or the media permis-
smartphone) appears as the sions on the integrated UPnP/DLNA server. Connect the desired
source and cannot be changed. dev ice as a Wi-F i aud io player*
~page 227.
Online media*: connection failed
To establish a connection to the MMI, the MMI connection switch
between the MMI and the
Audi must be switched on in the Audi MMI connect app status screen .
MMI connect app.
Bluetooth audio player *: inte rfer -Playback interfere nce can occur when us ing the Bluetooth audio
ence wi th t rack d isp lay and audio player if a music player app from a third party provider is open.
playback. Audi recommends using the integrated media p layer on your Bl ue-
tooth device (such as a smartphone).
Wi-Fi hotspot *: your Wi-Fi device Make sure the network optim izat ion functions are sw itched off in
is disconnected from the W i- Fi the Wi-Fi setti ngs or in the network settings for your W i- Fi dev ice.
ho tspot. For additional information refer to the user guide for your Wi-Fi
device.
Audi music interface: aud io play- Make sure the USB mode MTP is selected in the sett ings on your
back through the connected mo- mob ile device.
bile device is not possible .
a) Applies only to MTP devices. Does not app ly to Apple dev ices and USB m ass storage dev ices.
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Secondary phone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
-Connect new device : search for and connec t a
c e ll phone.
- List of devices already paired : selec t your cell
p hone fro m the lis t of all the devices t hat are
al re ad y p aired.
Data connection
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
- T he data conne ct ion is made using the em bed ­
ded SIM car d
ll i=>page 190. You do not need to
adjust a ny a ddit io n al sett ings.
{Ll) Note
Always follow t he inf ormat ion foun d in i=> @ in
Wi-Fi hotspot on page 195 .
MMI connect app
Applies to vehicles with Audi connect (Infotainment)
Requirement: the Audi MMI connect app m ust
be installed and open on your mobile device.
- Connect new device : search for and connect a
mobile device (s uch as a smartp hone) .
-List of devices already paired : selec t your mo ­
bile device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paire d.
Audio player
Applies to vehicles with Bluetooth or Wi-Fi audio player
Bluetooth player*
Requirement: the Bluetooth funct ion and v is ibili ­
ty must be sw itched on in the MMI
i=> page 246
and on the B luetoot h aud io player.
- Connect new device : press the control knob.
Se lect
Bluetooth audio player . Search fo r and
connect a mobile device .
-List of devices already paired : select a Bl ue­
tooth device from the list of a ll the devices that
are already paire d.
ll SIM card inst alle d in t he v eh icle at the fa ctory.
System settings
Wi-Fi audio player*
R eq uiremen t: th e W i-Fi h otspo t* on the M MI
i=> page 195 an d on yo ur Wi -Fi audio playe r must
be switched o n.
-Connect new device: press the co ntrol knob.
Se arch for and conne ct a W i-Fi ca pabl e dev ice.
- Disconnect Wi-Fi audio player: de activate t he
W i-Fi on you r W i-Fi capa ble dev ice. The devi ce
w ill be au tom atic a lly removed from the lis t.
@ Note
Alway s follo w the inf ormat ion foun d in i=> @ in
W i-F i h ots pot on p age 195.
Directory
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Display contacts from a cell phone (or an addi­
tiona l cell phone).
Requirement: no ce ll phones can be connec ted to
the MMI using the
Handsfree pro file.
- Connect new device: search for and connect a
new ce ll phone .
-List of devices already paired : select yo ur cell
phone from t he list of all the cell phones that
are a lready paired .
Audi smartphone
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
-Connect yo ur cell phone to the A udi music in­
t erface
i=> page 230 using a USB adap ter
i=> page 22 9, fig. 2 06.
- Sel ect your cell p ho ne from t he list of cell
p ho nes th at h ave already bee n con nec ted.
Additional options
D epen ding on the sele cted fun ct ion, yo u ca n use
t h e righ t contro l bu tton to access the ava ila bl e
additional options in t he connection mana ger .
.,.
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System settings
Delete Bluetooth device*
The se lecte d cell p ho ne/mo bile dev ice is dis con ­
nected from t he M MI and is removed from the
list of all devices that are alrea dy paire d.
Show Bluetooth profiles*
You can Connect or Disconnect the Handsfree ,
Me ssages *, Dire ctory /contacts
an d Bluetooth
audio player
pro files sep arately.
Bluetooth settings*
- Bluetooth :
select and confirm a set ting for the
B luetoot h connec tion v is ibility . Select
Visible
fo r th e MM I to be vis ib le to o ther dev ices. Se­
l ec t
Invisible fo r th e M MI to not be v is ible t o
othe r devi ce s. H oweve r, it is still possib le to es ­
tab lish a Bl uetoo th con nection with pai red de ­
vices when the v is ibi lity is switched off. Se lect
Off to t urn visibi lity off . Then a B luetooth con ­
nect ion is not possible .
-Bluetooth audio player : when this function is
switc hed
on ~' the Bluetooth audio player is
available as a so urce in t he
Media menu .
-Bluetooth name : the MMI B luetooth name (for
example "AUDI MMI") is d isp layed and ca n be
c h anged.
Online settings*
- Data usage counter :
the amount of data pack ­
ets that a re sent a nd received throug h the MMI
is d isp layed. You can reset the data usage infor­
mation to zero using the
Reset data counter
option.
- Network status : the mobile netwo rk p rovider
fo r data se rvice as well as the netwo rk status
are disp layed .
Wi-Fi settings*
See ¢ page 195, Wi -Fi hotspot.
Storing as a default telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Requir emen t: a cell phone must be connected to
t he MM I
¢page 17 7.
As soon as t he cell phone is i n range and the
B lue tooth func tion on the ce ll phone and in the
MM I is swi tched o n, this ce ll phone is g iven pr io r­
ity ove r th e ot her Blue tooth devices and is c on-
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necte d dir ectly to the M MI. The connec ted ce ll
p hone is d is pl ayed first in t he dev ice li st .
Network settings*
- Login :
you can chose an automatic log in to
your cell p ho ne servi ce pro vider 's ne twor k, or
you can ch oose a
manual log in from t he list of
avai la bl e netwo rks .
-Network selection : availabl e netwo rks in t he
presen t loca tion can be sele cte d unde r network
select io n. This f unction is on ly avai la bl e for the
Manual log in setting.
Apple CarPlay sound settings/ Android Auto
sound settings
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
See q page 24 7.
About Apple CarPlay/ About Android Auto
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Here you w ill find l ega l informa tion regarding
t h e use o f A pple Car Play o r And ro id Aut o and in­
fo rmat ion a bout device -s p eci fic d ata exch ange.
Delete Apple CarPlay device/Delete Android
Auto device
Applies to: vehicles with Audi smartphone interface
Require ment: yo ur cell phone must not be con ­
n ect ed to the Au di music interf ace wi th a USB
adap ter.
Se lec t:
Audi smartphone > a dev ice from t he lis t
> r igh t con trol b utto n.
To remove your cell p ho ne from the list, se lect
and co nfirm
Delete Apple CarPlay device or De­
lete Android Auto device .
System update
"'Select : !ME NUI bu tton> Settings > left control
bu tton >
System maintenance.
- System update :
slide the storage device with
t he update da ta into the a pprop ria te drive
¢ page 224 . Selec t and conf irm the dr ive>
Start update . The length of the p rocess de ­
pe nds on the s ize of the upd ate.
- Reset driver installation: the selected media
dr iver p ackage is rese t to t he se ttings a t the
t im e of delivery .

-Ver sio n inf ormation : information on the MMI
software version and the navigation database*
software vers ion is displayed . T he
Softwa re in ­
form atio n
function a lso provides information
on the softwa re con tained in the MMI and the
l icensing agreement .
Sound settings
The sound distribution and volume of the MMI
can be adjusted individually . The settings depend
on vehicle equipment.
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Fi g. 215 Adju sting the balan ce /fade r
.,. Select: I M ENU I button> Sound > left contro l
button
> Ent ertainm ent .
Treb le /Ba ss
You can adjust the Treble and Ba ss settings by
turning the control knob . The changed settings
only apply for the audio source that is act ive at
the t ime. This allows you to ad just the sound set­
tings for each audio source separately .
Bal ance /fader (Sound focu s)
- Ad justing th e sou nd d ist ribut ion to the l eft or
right :
press the control k nob . Turn the control
knob to the left or right to the desired position .
-Adju sting t he sou nd d istribution to the fron t
or rear :
press the control knob again . T urn the
contro l knob to the left or right to the desired
pos ition.
- Adju sting the sound d istribution u sing th e
MMI t ouch* :
move your finger on the MM I
touch cont ro l panel* in the desi red direction.
Sound effects
LL Select and confirm a Fo cus setting: co ....
~ - All : all speakers in the vehicle a re a ctive (sym-
~ metr ica l sound dist ribution) . 0 N > co
Sys tem settings
-Front : only the speakers in the front of the ve­
hicle are active.
- Rear *: on ly the speakers in the rear of the vehi­
cle are active .
Surround level
Turn the cont rol knob to adjust the surround
sound level.
Subwoofer
Turn the control knob to adjust the subwoofer .
Speed dep end ent v olum e cont rol *
Turn the control knob to adjust the p layback vol­
u me to the noise ins ide the veh icle.
Volume settings
Adjusting the volume
T he volume of an audio source or a system mes ­
sage (for example, from the voice recognition
system*) can be adjusted directly while the
sound is playing using the On/Off knob .
-Incr easing or decreas ing the volume : turn the
On/Off
knob @~ page 154, fig . 155 to the
r ight or left .
-Mu ting or pau sin g: press the On/Off knob
briefly .
Or: turn the On/Off knob to the left un­
til the
symbo l@ ~ page 163 appea rs . An ac­
tive a udio/v ideo source is stopped.
- Unmuting or re suming : press the On/Off knob
briefly .
Or: turn the On/Off knob to the rig ht.
.&_ WARNING
To reduce the risk of an accident, adj ust the
volume of the audio system so that audible
signals from o utside the vehicle, such as po­
lice and fire sirens, can be heard easily at all
times.
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Volumes that are too high or too low are au­
tomatically adjusted to a set level when the
MMI is switched on.
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System settings
Adjusting the system volume
.,. Select : I MENU I button> Sound> left control
button.
Telephone
Applies to: vehicles with telephone
Mute telephone: messages and ringtones are set
to mute.
Ringtone : see c::> page 188, Ringtone and volume
settings .
Ringtone volume:
you can adjust the volume of
the selected ringtone by turning the contro l
knob.
Message volume: you can adjust the volume of
the notification for an incoming text message by
turning the control knob.
Microphone input level : you can adjust the call
volume during a phone call by turning the control
knob.
Navigation
Applies to: vehicles with navigation system
Voice guidance: see c::>page 210.
Voice guidance during phone call: see
c::> page 210.
Voice guidance volume: you can adjust the vo ice
gu idance volume by turning the control knob.
Or:
you can adjust the vo ice guidance volume during
active route guidance by turning the On/Off
knob .
Entertainment fader : the volume of audio play­
back can be temporarily lowered when the park ­
ing system or vo ice gu idance is active .
Voice recognition system
Applies to: vehicles with voice recognition system
Command display : see c::> page 243.
Short dialog : see c::> page 243.
Volume : see c::> page 243 .
Individual speech training : see c::> page 243.
1> Not availa ble in all vehicl es.
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Parking aid*
You can adjust the volum e of the signal tone by
turning the control knob.
-Adjusting the Front volume: select and con­
firm
High , Medium or Low .
- Adjusting
the Rear volume : select and confirm
High , Medium or Low .
MMI touch*
Turn the control knob to adjus t the volume of the
spoken prompts from the
MMI touch* .
Restarting the MMI
Fig. 216 Button co mbinatio n t o restar t th e sys te m
.,. Briefly press the control knob and both buttons
at the same time to immediately open the
menu upward
c::> fig. 216.
Software license
information
Information on MMI software and licensing
agreements
- Select: ~
I M~E=N~U~ I button >Settings > left control
button>
System maintenance > Version infor­
mation.
- Or : online at www.audiusa.com/softwareinfo.
Information on instrument cluster software and
licensing agreements
Press the reset button twice within five seconds
after switching the ignition on
ll.